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Residential property sales were up by 7% in July compared to the same month year, with 90,630 transactions, official figures show. But...

London-focussed property data firm LonRes, which analysis activity in the prime areas of the capital, says annual rental growth increased to...

Propertymark is urging the UK government to implement reforms that will make it more cost effective and simpler for people to...

A court has heard that a trusted lettings manager was discovered to have been diverting company funds to her personal bank...

A trading statement by Rightmove reveals that it’s  spent £3m on just an 8% share of a PropTech system that describes...

The major Scottish agency in the Lomond Group empire - DJ Alexander - has snapped up Sandstone Management and its lettings...

HMO Sales Expert, a 2024 start-up, has launched a UK-wide partnership programme. It’s commenced with Plymouth, Doncaster, Leicester, and Peterborough, and later...

Houseful - the company which operates Zoopla amongst other industry brands - has launched Movemnt, which it describes as “a national...

The UK housing market has returned to its pre-pandemic size, according to Savills analysis. Overall, the total value of the UK housing...

Independent agency Henry Adams says it wants “entrepreneurs and business owners” to “explore new growth avenues” The company is seeking acquisitions, joint...

As a result of an announcement back in March, in the government’s final Budget, a major change to stamp duty comes into...

Investment in UK purpose-built student accommodation in the first quarter of 2024 has been described as “robust.” A total of 21 transactions...

Recent substantial fines issued by HMRC are a harsh reminder to agents to ensure that their Anti-Money Laundering policies are up...

The chief executive of one of Britain’s largest franchise agency chains is warning that rents may no longer be able to...

It feels as though the UK housing market is waiting for something to happen. The prevailing mood is one of anticipation with...

The ESTAS awards event in October has a new principal partner. It’s Landmark Information Group, which includes Landmark Estate Agency Services, Searchflow,...

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

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

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

The largest lettings agency in Scotland says purchases by landlords and other investor buyers in that country have risen sharply despite...

Hamptons has launched a residential investment department - and it’s using the sister Connells brand to give new homes more exposure...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Budget is set to hit Build To Rent. The British Property Foundation is reacting to news that Multiple dwellings...

The PropTech sector has mostly agreed with the rest of the industry in its view on yesterday’s Budget - that it...

Stamp duty receipts dipped four per cent to £2.4 billion in Q3 of last year - no less than 25 per...

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

Property taxes in Scotland exceeded £600m over the last year according to analysis of the latest statistics by the country’s largest...

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

Winkworth’s first trading statement of 2024 reveals that it saw a five per cent rise in rental revenues in 2023 -...

Residential buy to let in the North West of England, London industrial property and retail warehouses are set to be the...

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

A new Bank of England survey has confirmed a growing outflow of landlords from the private rental sector since 2020. The Bank’s...

Strutt & Parker’s London New Homes staff attribute 50 per cent of their market this year as dollar-based - 30 per...

A major property industry supplier claims that the housing sector could meet government targets to improve the Energy Performance Certificate ratings for homes.  Landmark...

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

Propertymark says it’s delivering a powerful message to the Scottish Government - despite losing a recent key legal case. The agents trade...

Introduction The lettings market is no stranger to the complexities and challenges that come with finding the right tenants for the right...

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

PropTech service Propoly says it’s handled £50m of rental transactions so far this year. Propoly - launched in 2020 and boasting early...

It may still be 16 months until the furthest date for the next General Election but with party conference season in...

The ESTAS Group has unveiled a mobile version of its core Review and Insight products. ESTAS Mobile offers the same functionality of...

The apparent rise and rise of Belvoir Group is down to its resilient business model and the entrepreneurs who run its...

Financial support from family members - not just parents - is expected to help fund 318,400 housing transactions in 2023, according...

Annual rental growth in July was 9.1 per cent across prime London according to LonRes.   This figure took rents to 28.4 per...

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

A respected measure of investor confidence says it’s on the rise as a result of growing optimism over UK inflation figures...

A property website has produced startling figures giving an insight into the frenzied rental market. Property Pal, which looks at the housing...

The number of completed Build to Rent homes in the UK has increased 13 per cent in the past year to...

High profile regional lettings and sales agency Gascoigne Halman has unveiled a fresh new look at its Alderley Edge office. The agency...

A prominent lettings and sales agency says there’s been a dramatic 54 per cent slump in sales this year.  Research from Barrows...

Small but fast-growing agency Propertynest has been confirmed as a British Franchise Association member. BFA members commit to running an ethical standards-based...

A fraudster lettings agent must repay £122,922.68 to her old firm within three months - or face yet more time in...

Prime London’s housing market lacks its usual seasonal spring bounce with prices flat and transactions down, admits property data consultancy LonRes. And...

PropTech rental platform  Goodlord has partnered with an open banking platform to enhance its tenant referencing service. Goodlord, which first integrated open...

Just as transactions in the mainstream market ramp up for spring and summer, so enquiries about buy to let mortgages have...

Purplebricks has given its most pessimistic trading update yet, admitting its effects to find a buyer are tanking and its financial...

The scale of investment in UK commercial property has fallen in all sectors, new research suggests.  Sirius Property Finance has analysed UK...

Fast-growing agency network Lomond is launching its own national and regional market information - and it claims it’s using data rarely...

As a dedicated letting agent, or estate agent with a lettings portfolio, you already have a lot on your plate. Managing...

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...

A new tool is being marketed by industry supplier Landmark with the claim that it helps agents “assess climate change risk.” The...

At PayProp, customer service is a top priority. Our UK-based platform experts are always ready to go the extra mile to...

Key figures from across the industry will come together tomorrow to discuss the challenges currently facing the lettings sector.,  Starting at 10am...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

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

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

Technology Blueprint Ltd (TBL) has just announced the integration of Document Signing and ID Verification provider Yoti Sign into its market-leading...

Long-standing lettings expert Kate Faulkner has been given an OBE in King Charles’ first New Year Honours list. Faulkner is well known...

A prominent letting agent has written an open letter to Housing Secretary Michael Gove, calling for a halt on government attacks...

PropTech firm PayProp UK claims actual rent rises may be well below those suggested in some surveys. In response to the Scottish...

Data from the mortgage lenders’ trade body UK Finance shows the wisdom of agents having a lettings division. The body says: “We...

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

Lettings income for LSL Property Services increased two per cent in the past year - at just the time the company...

Referencing service Homeppl is expanding into Right to Rent checks. A digital R2R check can be integrated into Homeppl tenant referencing checks...

Agents should look to lettings to protect themselves when the sales market is hit by the coming recession and drop in...

The latest high end agency to predict the mainstream market next year is Strutt & Parker - and it’s less downbeat...

Propertymark’s chief executive Nathan Emerson has welcomed the dramatic government U-turn on taxes - but most importantly has retained the stamp...

According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, organisations worldwide lose $4.7 trillion to fraud each year, with real estate suffering...

Following new business wins, PropTech leaders Technology Blueprint Ltd now handles over a sixth of the entire UK’s agent-managed rental properties. After...

Foxtons is to advertise all of its lettings properties on OnTheMarket with immediate effect. The agency say it already “facilitates” 10 per...

Senior figures in the agency industry have backed new guidance from the National Trading Standards Estate and Lettings Agent Team regarding...

Some parts of London have recorded over 50 per cent of sales as second or additional properties. Research by lending firm Octane...

New figures indicate the ongoing growth of buy to let. Analysing data on additional property purchases made in the financial year 2020/21,...

A senior lettings chief says the supply drought is making the rental market as overheated now as at any time in...

PRS, one of the two official redress services for the lettings and sales agency sectors, says it’s seen an increase in...

Celebrating 25 years of unbroken profits growth, Belvoir has revealed a massive annual hike in revenue for 2021. Group revenue increased by...

Housing is back on the political agenda with a bang. The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper sets out sweeping reforms...

A lettings platform set up 18 months ago but under-the-radar until now claims to be the world’s first for women only...

Major London agency Dexters has acquired the lettings business Howsy, which handles the property management of 6,000 units across the country. Dexters...

A service which describes itself as Europe’s “largest end-to-end rental accommodation marketplace” has announced a new acquisition. Housing Anywhere has acquired a...

Lettings franchisees under the Belvoir banner delivered the group an additional 10 per cent management service fees last year according to...

Buy To Let lending is set to fall back this year, after a hectic 2021. That’s the forecast from the Intermediary Mortgage...

Blockchain PropTech operator Coadjute is to continue as Headline Partner for The ESTAS for 2022 and 2023.  Coadjute - which took over...

UK Finance, the umbrella group representing major mortgage lenders, says there will have been a massive 83 per cent surge in...

Belvoir Group has given yet another upbeat trading report to shareholders. It says in the 10 months to the end of October...

Property should take a leaf from some other industries’ books and embrace increased automation to help the sector recover quicker and...

New figures show how effective the stamp duty holiday was in stimulating buy to let - and how similar measures could...

Research from lettings management software provider teclet shows how important 24/7 transactions are in the industry today. Results show that 33 per...

Lettings agency Hamptons, part of Connells, says there’s little sign that the stamp duty holiday led to large numbers of new...

A leading property lawyer is warning that a tribunal case between a London letting agent and a tenant - involving a...