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Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...

As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...

The latest measures for property the Chancellor included in his Autumn Statement may not have been dramatic, but has it given...

You are aware of the business benefits of digital transformation. You understand the need for your estate agency to leverage technology to...

As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...

Over the last few months, The Letting Partnership has seen an increase in calls from agents who are struggling to open...

If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...

Digital transformation is not a new concept. It has been around for many years in various forms and across multiple industries,...

In a recent McKinsey poll* 85 per cent of people said that fear of criticism, fear of uncertainty and fear of...

It’s time to abolish what is colloquially called Landlord Licensing. If you’re a casual reader and perhaps not in our industry, a...

When is a landlord a business, and when is (s)he not a business? I’m not referring to landlords who have gone down...

Back in 2013 the posh head of PR of a posh estate agency took me to a London restaurant (yes, posh)...

Sir Simon Clarke’s call for Rishi Sunak to be ousted from Downing Street may well express what many of his MP...

Like so many I’ve been infuriated by the injustice meted out to sub-postmasters and postmistresses over many years.  I was aware of...

The last thing you want as we rake through the dying embers of 2023 is a journalist’s prediction of what’s going...

As we move closer to the end of the year, we invariably begin to think of what 2023 will bring, how...

With UK interest rates on the rise, following the mini-Budget announcement (now since almost entirely reversed), and several lenders pulling mortgage...

As the summer draws to a close, and we begin to move towards the final few months of the year, I’m...

The ripple effect of a property sale that falls through is, without exception, one of the most frustrating and disappointing events...

The best news for the property sector to come from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget statement came not from any fiscal...

The property market is awash with data. A quick Google search and any prospective buyer can find property prices, listing history,...

The For Sale board is one of the oldest marketing tools available to agents, but it is still considered one of...

In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...

Many experts are predicting that house price growth will slow for the remainder of the year as the cost of living...

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

Adam Day will be a well-known figure to many in the industry, having been the founder of Hatched (the online agency...

Inventory clerks and letting agency staff have been warned to put safety first when lone working or entering tenants’ properties for...

A report earlier this month warned that conveyancing firms should stress test their businesses for a sharp decline in work volumes. These businesses...

HMRC has fined estate agents over £500,000 for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches in the past two months. Yet despite property managers...

Readers of a certain age may remember 1983. The Space Shuttle Challenger made its first flight, Neil Kinnock was elected Labour leader,...

Usually, I enter January with a spring in my step - optimistic about what the future holds.  Two years ago, after the...

Over the later part of 2022, we have experienced unprecedented economic and political turmoil, which will remain as we head into...