Propertymark urges MPs to change the County Courts system
There are many areas that need developing if the County Courts are to be improved
Marc da Silva
More lenders to offer mortgages on properties affected by building safety issues
Virgin Money, TSB and Skipton Building Society have added their names to a statement already signed by six major lenders
Surge in renters on high salaries being asked to provide guarantors
Higher rate of guarantor requests is now the norm
Furious landlord filmed using a chainsaw to cut through door to evict tenant
Landlord took to X, formerly Twitter, to explain why he pulled out a chainsaw on a tenant - watch now!
Agency could be struck off after losing legal battle
The agency could even be reported to the police
Letting agent handed three-year ban
The banning order will take effect from tomorrow
The best agents in the UK? And the winners are…
The 2023 Property Awards honours the vanguard of the UK property sector
Homebuyers stress as thousands of house purchases frozen by cyber attack
Buyers and have spoken of their "serious stress" after a cyber attack created mayhem in property chains across the UK
UK house prices set to fall by up to 4% in 2024
The Office for Budget Responsibility estimates that house prices will not return to their autumn 2022 peak until the end of 2027
Comings & Goings
Snippets of industry news: Carter Jonas appoints head of residential sales; Strutt & Parker makes senior appointment; UPSTIX eyes growth with new hire
Top tips to help estate agents create a successful marketing plan
To ensure estate agents can gauge the true impact of their efforts, it is important to track specific metrics that provide insights into the performance of their digital marketing strategies
Short-term rental businesses eye growth after merger
The capabilities of the combined company will enable the group to work with customers across the entire short term rental ecosystem
Number of super-prime property sales hits eight-year high
A two-tier super-prime market has emerged, estate agency says
Agency training platform launches CPR guidance course
The course covers all the key elements of Consumer Protection Regulations for sales and letting
Estate agents are among the least-trusted professionals
New research indicates a persistent public wariness toward estate agents
Property industry reacts to interest rate announcement
Downwards pressure on mortgage rates is growing by the day as the housing market starts to take positive steps in the right direction
UK property market continues to prove doomsayers wrong
The recent uptick in property prices contradicts forecasters who had predicted that the market would tank
New data shows ‘positive trends emerging’ in this area of the property market
In a market often clouded by negative news, it is refreshing to see positive trends emerging, says analyst
Zoopla to launch major new marketing campaign on Christmas Day
Capitalising on the expected Boxing Day bounce, Zoopla's latest campaign will launch on Christmas Day
Test your knowledge with Christmas estate agent quiz
Do you and your team know your CPRs from your AML? Can you recall the number of housing ministers we've had? How well do you know your Christmas films?