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Rightmove says it’s now cheaper to buy than rent in each of Great Britain’s biggest cities, highlighting why many determined first-time...

Rightmove is hosting a webinar tomorrow for owners and managers of lettings agencies, focused on growing their business to the maximum...

An online lettings platform claims to have launched the first “end-to-end self-service lettings platform” which could save landlords around £3,800. Hello Neighbour...

TV property guru and Move iQ founder Phil Spencer to be a keynote speakers at Propertymark One this year, the trade...

The UK’s largest multi-disciplinary property conference - Propertymark One in association with Rightmove - is in June and the organisers claim...

Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide, NatWest and Rightmove have announced a strategic investment in Coadjute, a prominent PropTech business.  This is the first...

Propertymark is telling the Bank of England that now is the perfect time to cut base rate and trigger wider interest...

There’s been a surge in enthusiasm for energy efficient homes according to research from heat pump advocates OVO. It says that a...

Inspirational broadcaster and author Katie Piper is set to take to the stage at the Propertymark One Conference at the ExCel...

London landlords have started the new year by dropping their rents according to lettings agency Chestertons, whose data suggests that there...

Lettings agency Edward Mellor, which operates its 15 branches across Greater Manchester, has signed up to OnTheMarket. This follows the controversial CoStar...

Propertymark’s property auction division - NAVA - has given ringing endorsement to the Material Information changes demanded under new Trading Standards...

Prime London rental values fell closer to their longer-term average in January, as supply continued to increase - but worries about...

A buying agent claims that rents could finally be tailing off despite some indices showing rises still taking place. According to Rightmove,...

A five year old consumer reviews website has been acquired by Rightmove. Homeviews was set up in 2019 and at the time...

A trades union has slammed the Bank of England over its decision to keep base rate at 5.25 per cent, saying...

The Bank of England has kept its base rate at 5.25 per cent but markets forecast this will drop from the summer as...

A managing partner at a letting agency has given an insight into the unique forces which he says is “strangling” the...

The average advertised rent for new properties coming to market hits another new record outside of London of £1,280 per calendar...

Labour is using a Bill currently going through Parliament as a backdoor method to introduce the regulation of lettings, estate and...

An event which claims to change the fortunes of letting agents has been recognised by the Professional Speakers Academy. Agent Rainmaker Live...

There are growing fears that the hoped-for Bank of England base rate cut this spring - the first off possibly several...

A large multi-brand lettings agency group is dropping its listings on Zoopla and instead going to list rental properties on OnTheMarket...

Knight Frank has revised its housing market forecasts for 2024, just two weeks into the new year. It’s done this on the...

A severe shortage of properties to rent, fierce competition to secure the homes that are available, and rising rental prices led...

The UK rental market is experiencing a gradual easing in demand, marking a shift from the peak levels witnessed in recent...

David Cox, the former ARLA chief executive, says the earliest that the Renters Reform Bill could come into effect is late...

Lower mortgage rates - still falling in the days since the end of the festive break - may be persuading some...

Agents’ group Propertymark is discounting early-bird tickets for its flagship Propertymark One event. The day, run in partnership with Rightmove, is billed...

The next phase of Rightmove’s 'believe it’ marketing push begins on Boxing Day, to coincide with the post-Christmas and New Year...

Rightmove has released its annual league table of busiest rental locations. Wrexham is this year’s busiest, with each home available to rent...

All eyes are on HM Treasury this week ahead of the next inflation figures, to be released on Wednesday morning. Analysts suggest...

There were 3.7 new prospective tenants for every rental property listed in prime London postcodes last month says Knight Frank. The figure,...

Almost two in five UK owners - landlords and homeowners - now consider improving the energy efficiency of their property an...

Long-standing activist investor Brett Stone has made a last-ditch bid to scupper a proposed takeover of OnTheMarket by US firm CoStar. CoStar...

Parts B and C of the process to improve material information disclosure in property listings are published today within comprehensive new guidance...

With less than a week to go before the Court Meeting and the General Meeting which will decide the fate of...

A new rental website which claims to list “all available homes for young people in one place” has raised well over...

Property portal Rightmove has increased its key revenue target in a bullish set of results which shows it has not been...

Rightmove has teamed up with the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team to create a new course on compliance...

Propertymark has announced an extensive regional 19-meeting schedule for 2024. A statement from the trade body says the schedule “will blend together...

A new rental property listings platform - called Krispyhouse - can completely by-pass letting agents. It describes itself as a ‘dating service’...

Propertymark’s regional conferences are now in full swing with the next event at the Canterbury Cathedral Lodge in Kent on  November...

Letting agents are currently managing 25 email and phone enquiries on average for every property they have to let across Britain,...

A leading lettings agency and property consultancy has revealed that it anticipate stronger-than-expected rental growth this year and next in prime...

Rental value growth in prime London postcodes declined further in August as supply built and demand cooled.  That’s the view of high...

Rightmove is launching a new marketing campaign which it calculates will reach 51m people - the overwhelming majority of the UK...

An ex-ARLA supremo says technology is the best way for letting agents to cope with a huge rise in telephone calls. ARLA...

Propertymark kicks off its regional conference campaign this week - the start of a programme that’s doubled in size this year. Across...

What is billed as Europe’s largest PropTech event takes place in London this week, on September 6 and 7.  PropTech Connect will...

One of the controversial Bruce brothers, founders of the ill-fated Purplebricks venture, is back in the agency business. It’s almost a decade...

Tenants seeking a way to buy a home have been given at least slightly reassuring news by Rightmove. The portal says the...

Rightmove is to provide agents with local market data and easier access to training at a series of Propertymark regional events. Rightmove...

Rightmove has launched a new tool to help agencies manage Rightmove training and make the most of the ever-growing range of...

Rightmove will host a webinar for agents tomorrow at 10:00am focused on tenergy efficiency, Energy Performance Certificates and greener homes. The portal...

A new analysis by Rightmove suggests it could take literally decades for the private rental sector to conform with stricter energy...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has thrown his weight behind Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s proposals to delay deadlines for EPC improvements in...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has this morning said his government should ‘relax the pace’ of EPC reforms expected from private landlords. In...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London reach another new record this quarter of £1,231 per calendar month. That’s the...

New research shows a 41 per cent reduction in the number of London properties available for private rent since the Covid-19...

Tomorrow sees the start of a month of webinars hosted by Rightmove to help agents understand compliance changes and how they...

The story of low supply in the prime London lettings market appears to be coming to an end, says Knight Frank. The...

Anti-money laundering consultancy FCS Compliance has announced its latest Webinar for agents using Rightmove. And with it comes a warning that the...

Lettings chain Fine & Country says rents are likely to steadily rise through the summer. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine &...

Agents wanting to get to grips with the Renters Reform Act are invited to a learning webinar hosted by Rightmove. It’s at...

A year on from the Elizabeth Line opening, new Rightmove analysis reveals the latest renter trends near stations along the line. The...

Rightmove has launched the first rollout phase of products for agents, described as linking the rental journey from advertising and receiving...

The latest data shows that while rents continue to climb, growth is starting to slow down.  According to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...

The Bank of England has announced its latest decision on base rate. This has been increased by 0.25 per cent to 4.5...

One of the high end lettings agencies dominating the prime London rental landscape says there’s no end in sight to the...

Propertymark has recognised the Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) offered by Rightmove. Both Propertymark and its training arm...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London have risen to yet another new record of £1,190 per calendar month. This...

Paul Shamplina, the chief commercial officer at Landlord Action and arguably the biggest name in the lettings sector today, is to...

After announcing a new license in Southwark and Camberwell earlier this month Fine & Country is now expanding further in London...

Rightmove says growing numbers of renters are leaving Britain’s cities to find a cheaper place to live or to get more...

New research from Rightmove suggests that all-inclusive rents are rising up the list of priorities for tenants using the portal.  The research...

Rightmove says it’s helping to digitise the rental processes, making the process less fragmented and frustrating for agents.  In its trading statement...

Lettings agents will be able to book their exam this week for the new Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Letting...

There’s a slowly growing optimism amongst property industry figures that the 2023 housing market will be relatively pain-free and not seeing...

Price growth in the rental market is predicted to continue throughout 2023 but there are tentative signs that rent hikes are...

The Bank of England has increased base rate to 4.0 per cent - its 10th rate rise in a row. Nathan Emerson,...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside London have risen to another new record of £1,172 per calendar month says Rightmove. This...

The National Crime Agency has the starring role at the first Rightmove Anti-Money Laundering webinar of the year, to be held next...

Purplebricks is set to cut 10 per cent of its staff within hours according to The Times. The company is reportedly laying...

A new analysis of the market released this morning by Rightmove shows that this year has seen the most competitive on...

Rightmove forecasts average asking prices will drop two per cent in 2023 - meaning they will remain higher than after the...

The chief executive of Purplebricks - chastened after a major split amongst the firm’s shareholders - claims there is a “big...

Rightmove says yesterday’s Bank of England base rate rise to 3.5 per cent - the ninth hike in as many Bank...

Rightmove has created thousands of personalised videos to help letting agency branches highlight this year’s achievements to prospective landlords. The video can...

A survey among letting agents on Rightmove has found that on average they are managing 36 enquiries per property and spending...

Purplebricks’ board has announced that a general meeting of shareholders will be held on December 19 - and it involves a...

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A new study from Rightmove reveals what aspiring first-time buyers are most likely to cut back on in a bid to...

One of the country’s most respected lettings agencies says tax is dominating the agenda ahead of Thursday’s Autumn Statement from Chancellor...

Rent rises are predicted to outpace house price growth over the next five years.  This is according to Nicky Stevenson, managing director...

Rightmove’s new agent qualification - launching later this month - has been officially approved by the government’s regulatory body, The Office...

Rebel shareholders at Purplebricks want the current chairman to be replaced by industry veteran Harry Hill. Lecram Holdings Limited - which has...

Boomin, the online property portal founded by the former boss of Purplebricks, has called in liquidators according to a Sky News...

Average asking rents for new tenants outside of London have risen to a new record of £1,162 per calendar month according...

The new chief executive of Rightmove is a former McDonalds digital executive. Johan Svanström will succeed Peter Brooks-Johnson at the helm of...