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Private landlords should hold fire on plans to sell up and exit the rental marketplace, according to letting agency

A quarter of people reported not benefitting from any workplace well-being initiatives, particularly within the estate agency sector

Estate agents reveal biggest challenges as market remains muted

Recruitment is a growing struggle for many estate agencies across the UK

This new product is designed exclusively for estate agents

Property transactions are recovering after hitting their low-point in January

A year-long pilot of using Upfront Material Information shows transaction times reduced by more than 50 days

The rented property portal will provide details of landlords and their properties let under residential tenancies

Political heat intensifies on the property market as fresh details are published on what the main political parties would do to boost housebuilding and improve tenants’ rights

Realistically-priced new instructions are selling best

It is the fifth time in six years that the proportion of homes sold off plan has fallen, with the drop traced back to introduction of stamp duty surcharge on second homes

Webinar will help agents and landlords understand what the Renters’ Reform Bill contains

The value of private outdoor space is one of the pandemic’s legacy trends that’s become permanently ingrained in the home buyer’s psyche, says analyst

Qualifications are fully online to ensure that agents can stay on top of new industry training

With just one in five of the public saying the government is doing a good job at improving housing, this will no doubt be a focus in the build up to the next general election

Rightmove says it will ‘take appropriate action’ against agents marketing properties from a non-paying branch after discovering that a firm in London had got away with not paying for 15 years

Latest figures show that estate agents are losing a high number of property listings as demotivated vendors opt against price cuts and withdraw their property from the market

New homeowners will not enjoy the same house price growth as their parents, says senior economist at the OBR, which forecasts that house prices will fall 10% from last year’s high

A recent headline in The Guardian stated, ‘Rental evictions in England and Wales surge by 98% in a year’, but that did not tell the full story