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Foxtons says it wants to extend what it calls its “full digitisation of the lettings journey” to its sales side, as...

Supply has continued to build while demand remained steady, which increased downwards pressure on rents in the first quarter of 2024...

Propertymark has batted away any possible market pessimism as a result of a downbeat price index result from the Halifax  Just before...

Promising figures from the latest house price index doesn’t mean underlying problems in the market have been solved, warns Propertymark. UK house...

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

There appears to be more evidence that these are good times for auctions. Network Auctions says it’s witnessed a sales surge, with...

The Open Property Data Association has released a new version of its property data standards framework to help letting agents comply...

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

A think tank is urging the UK government to consider tax perks for private renters to help them save faster for...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new Residential Retrofit Standard in a bid to help the housing industry...

A prominent property expert who runs a buying and property management service for high end clients says London still attracts international...

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

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...

The Building Research Establishment - which undertakes research, advice, training, testing, certification and standards-setting for the housing sector - is calling...

A prominent lettings agency is advising landlords to fit out homes in prime locations to the same high specification as if...

A return of pent-up demand and mortgage rates falling below five per cent have boosted the start of the year for...

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

Two agencies have today joined eXp UK, the platform which now wants existing branch-based firm to convert to its self employed...

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

Insurance giant Aviva is urging consumers to be on their guard after seeing a seven per cent increase in customer claims...

Knight Frank has taken the unusual step of warning that Tory splits over Rwanda and immigration could force an early election...

The Jackson-Stops agency is warning that the Renters Reform Bill is driving investors away - and making the market worse, not...

A property portal has announced the inaugural graduation of its first-ever qualification. Some 55 students were awarded the SPC Property Practice Certification,...

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

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

Pattinson estate agency in the north east of England has snapped up Ryedales Estate Agents, an independent in Northumberland. Ryedales owners Geoff...

Attention estate agents: if you're looking for a bumper Christmas bonus, then maintaining your marketing spend throughout December might just be...

Belvoir has expanded its presence in Scotland following the opening of a brand-new office in Kirkcaldy.  The branch is the sixth Belvoir...

Prime London markets are proving more resilient to rising interest rates than their mainstream equivalents, says Savills. Prices in prime central London...

UKSotheby’s International Realty - which handles high end lettings and sales - has opened a new London office. It’s in St John’s...

It’s vital for agents to have a process in place to check documentation received at their office, to avoid potential claims.  This...

Propertymark has created a series of fact sheets to help letting agents understand the Building Safety Act 2022, which carries complex...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ross Nichols, and it says i’m Co-Founder at Just Move...

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...

A property industry commentator wants buy to let mortgage rules to be relaxed so that frustrated sellers can let out their...

Jackson-Stops has announced the opening of its newest branch in Colchester, Essex.  This follows the launch of its virtual office covering Stockbridge,...

As an estate or letting agent, you may already know that having a strong online presence is crucial for success in...

Move iQ, the consumer-facing online service operated by TV property guru Phil Spencer, is linking with the Build To Rent trade...

More property is likely to come onto the sales market in the weeks and months ahead as rising numbers of landlords...

Oakfield Estate Agents in Hastings has snapped up a rival firm - Redwell Estates - in nearby Bexhill oil Sea. Neil Newstead,...

Twitter owner Elon Musk and 1,000 other technology leaders including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak have called for a pause on the...

Veteran UK actor Rupert Everett, a star in Hollywood movies for over 40 years, is to voice radio adverts for Fine...

The cost of coastal homes in Britain more than doubled - rising 56 per cent - between 2012 and 2022 says...

Several lettings agents have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme; they are amongst eight named as having been kicked out...

A prominent business analyst has given a bleak warning about the prospects for property investors and other home owners in 2023. Sarah...

Trade bodies have been trying to shore up investor confidence after the latest house price index, by the Nationwide, showing another...

Introduce yourself A: My name is Sean Hooker. I have worked for the HFIS group for sixteen years, originally helping set...

Propertymark’s showcase event this year is to be addressed by a person who is a chartered psychologist, neuroscientist, science communicator, author...

“Optimism has survived another difficult month” says business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown in response to the latest house price index.  Indeed, the industry...

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

Atomic Consultancy, the specialist acquisition management business, believes that 2023 is likely to present significant opportunities for those looking to sell...

The chief executive of Propertymark is warning that interest rates are likely to rise at least one more time. The remarks by...

OnTheMarket’s software off-shoot - called, appropriately enough, OnTheMarket Software - is launching a new management tool that it claims is the...

The Property Redress Service claims to be the largest lettings redress service now, with over 13,250 letting agency branches on board. In...

An end-of-year assessment by Zoopla suggests the price of flats across the UK have underperformed the rest of the market and...

The Halifax has released a snapshot of the housing market as the year ends - with the cost of living crisis...

The Bank of England has increased its base rate from 2.25 per cent to 3.0 per cent. This is the largest hike...

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

One of the two official redress bodies, the Property Redress Scheme, has announced a beefed up advisory panel with a substantial...

Fine & Country is preparing to start an eight-stop roadshow in which it will take a deep dive into local property...

Part of the rebranded OnTheMarket suite of PropTech products has announced another partnership, this time to help home movers. Teclet - now...

Agents are being dragged into a debate over whether locals should be given priority to rent or buy, as a result...

An agency connected with high profile developer Churchill Retirement Living has been rebranded and is offering a new lettings service. Churchill Sales...

A council has purchased some 40 properties to avoid them becoming holiday homes and Airbnbs. Highland council in Scotland is spending up...

An agency has opened its 10th residential lettings office in south west London. The new Savills branch, which will also handle sales,...

The UK lettings and estate agency is being targeted by crime syndicates in order to launder dirty money. That’s the claim of...

An increasing number of house purchases are made by buyers who are not in chains - a trend driven by the...

One of the brands at the centre of the new Lomond Group has snapped up a 640-home lettings portfolio - taking...

Expanding North East agency Hive Estates has acquired a Newcastle lettings business as part of its plans for growth - and...

A business consultancy is warning that buy to let sellers in the current market are likely to be squeezed - and...

Staging a home during the selling process could boost a sale price by up to £47,000; meanwhile lettings asking prices could...

Five PropTech firms have linked up to produce a so-called White Paper giving a glimpse in what they think the agency...

A Foxtons-owned lettings agency says 60 per cent of tenants and would-be buyers say they are not confident negotiating asking rents...

The telecoms solutions company behind "Phone-in-a-Phone" (PiP) now brings property professionals the UK's first mobile-only business phone system in an app...

A property app firm, which describes itself as a second-generation digital property management service, is aiming to raise a ‘significant six figure...

Linley & Simpson, one of the North of England’s leading residential letting agents, has expanded its Sheffield operations just six months...

There’s been a 21 per cent rise in demand for properties from buy to let investors according to a new analysis...

A prominent lettings agency owner has given his verdict on the concept of charging renters to view a property - “it...

A study by Hamptons shows that so far this year 10 per cent of new tenancies have been taken by someone...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

A referencing service provider has launched a portal designed to improve commission-based revenue streams for letting agents.  Vouch says its Home Move...

There’s been a spectacular surge in demand for lettings properties as vendors take advantage of the stamp duty holiday by selling...

OnTheMarket now owns PropTech firm Glanty outright. Glanty is best known for its lettings platform teclet, a cloud-based lettings software service. Glanty's revenues grew...

Marketing platform TheHouseShop says letting agents can secure over £300 per property listed as it is “redefining the relationship between agents...

A new agency doesn’t hold back about its importance, describing itself as “the future of buy to let property offering a...

A EweMove branch has acquired a nearby Martin & Co operation, including its portfolio of 150 managed properties. Both firms are owned...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

A property company has analysed Google Search Data from the past year to reveal what movers were looking for in 2020...

An end-of-year market snapshot by the Association of Residential Letting Agents shows the supply of rental accommodation was the highest on record...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

A 47-year-old south coast lettings and sales agency has been acquired by Oakfield Estate Agents. Andrews Estate Agents first opened a branch...

Propertymark is staging a webinar later this month on the topical subject of referral fees. Last month the National Trading Standards for...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

ARLA Propertymark is backing a cross-industry call for more information to be provided to politicians who go on to make housing...

Rents continue to fall in Prime Central London according to agency Knight Frank. After September’s data is taken into account the annual...

A lettings portal says almost half of the prospective renters it has surveyed claim to have regarded some viewings as “disgusting”...