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The percentage of properties falling through has barely risen when compared with pre-pandemic, but it now takes significantly longer to buy a property.

The Lomond Group has broken new ground in its expansion drive by acquiring a well-known agency.

Annual house price growth set to slow to single digits as supply picks up and demand cools.

Snippets of property industry news: Amy Smith is promoted to branch manager; Fine & Country announces senior appointments; The Nottingham adds to BDM team

The company, founded more than 30 years ago, has become part of the estate agency giant.

Gazeal now has an app available and ready to install on Reapit’s AgencyCloud AppMarket. 

The Conveyancing Association has launched a new ‘Find an Expert’ service.

A quarter of sponsors of Ukrainians as part of the Homes for Ukraine scheme do not want to continue, as many early arrivals near the end of its six-month term.

The latest data demonstrate that output from the new homes market has made a solid return.

TV’s Phil Spencer will host the Propertymark Qualifications, which the organisation says will be the biggest ever ceremony so far.

Drink-driving estate agent crashed her Mercedes into a bus stop while twice the legal limit before trying to flee the police on foot, a court heard.

Joining at the start of the 2021/22 EFL season, the estate agency has used the football club to reach out to fans – and potential customers in a bid to increase local market share. 

A landlord has been prosecuted for repeatedly failing to comply with licensing regulations, including refusal to provide a kitchen for a tenant.

Property firms have six months remaining to register unresolved historical banking complaints .

Snippets of property industry news: Savills adds to sustainable design team; Strutt & Parker expands agency team; Bamboo Auctions appoints sales director

The Property Franchise Group has granted nominal cost options over 465,000 ordinary shares in the company to its CEO, CFO and members of its senior management team.

OnTheMarket has issued new shares for agents who have signed new long-term listing agreements with the property portal.

Michael Bichard has been named as RICS’ interim senior independent governor, a new role which he proposed as part of his independent review published in June.

LettsPay is deigned to solve agents client accounting needs, including issues being raised by banks about undesignated client accounts.

There has been a significant increase in fines for letting agents and landlords, new data shows.

Fine & Country has expanded by signing up to a new licence.

The Bank of England has warned the UK will fall into recession as it raised interest rates by the most in 27 years.

Plunging to a record low, mortgage products now only have an average shelf life of 17 days.

Online firm, which appointed Purplebricks’ former finance director last month, recently raised £750,000 to develop a new letting platform.

Fresh figures show a notable increase.

Tenancy fraud is getting harder to detect as scams become more sophisticated.

Management platform helps with the setting up of utilities, with tenants able to opt into new services as part of their registration process. It also assists with final billing and new tenancies.

The ongoing acute lack of stock and continued strong demand from tenants means that we can expect pressure on prime rents.

Helena Marston is the company’s recently appointed chief operating officer, having taken over from Vic Darvey.

EYE and Today’s Conveyancer poll results show a willingness among property professionals to better understand the conveyancing process