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What Is Gazumping?

Gazumping Still Alive And Well According To Research

According to research by Phil Spencer’s consumer service Move iQ, gazumping – the practice of offering a higher price on a property already sold subject...

easyProperty Review

Future Of Online Estate Agent, easyProperty, In Doubt After Takeover Bid

The future of easyProperty estate agents is in doubt following a takeover bid for the parent company by investment company Toscafund. easyProperty, which also owns...

Estate Agent Dual Fees

Ombudsman To Issue Guidance Over Agents’ Dual Fees

With growing numbers of home sellers complaining to The Property Ombudsman (TPO) over dual fees means there will be new guidance issued to estate agents...

Understanding Commercial Property Surveys

Commercial Property Surveys & Reports – Why It’s Important You Understand Them

Owners, managers and tenants of commercial premises and industrial property have a huge responsibility to look after the asset. To do so you need to...

World Cup House Prices

House Prices 106 Times Higher Than When England Last Won The World Cup

Property prices in the UK are now 106 times higher than they were in 1966 when England last won the World Cup. That’s according to...

Settled Estate Agent Review

Settled Promo Code

They may not be the best-known online estate agent but is there a Settled promo code you can use? It’s a question that’s increasingly being...

The Number Of Over 55s Wanting To Downsize Is Falling

The Number Of Over 55s Wanting To Downsize Is Falling

7 February 2024 – A new survey reveals that only 14% of adults aged over 55 and are not yet retired consider downsizing. In contrast,...

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First-Time Buyer Numbers Reach 12-Year High

The numbers of first-time buyers reached an estimated 353,436 in 2019, the highest level since 2007, according to the Yorkshire Building Society (YBS). First-time buyers...

English cottage

First-Time Buyers Find Over Half Of UK Properties Affordable

According to an annual study on housing affordability conducted by Post Office Money, over 50% of UK properties are located in areas that first-time buyers...

Over 50,000 property sales fell through so far in 2022

Over 50,000 property sales fell through so far in 2022

According to upfront information provider Gazeal, in the first 10 weeks of this year 53,856 property sales fell through, which is an astoundingly high number....

Property Spring Market - Will It Be Business As Usual?

Property Spring Market – Will It Be Business As Usual?

We are entering a season that is traditionally the strongest season for the property market. But how will this year’s spring market perform? With Christmas...

How do Purplebricks make money? The catch of its new free-to-sell promise

How Do Purplebricks Make Money? The Catch Of Its New Free-To-Sell Promise

After a recent takeover, Purplebricks now promise to sell your home for free. So, where’s the catch and how do Purplebricks make money? Find out...
Ways To Sell Your House Faster

Sell Your House Faster With These 101 Tips (And For More Money, Too)

If you’re considering moving house, or your home is already up for sale, the following list of 101 ways to sell your house faster will...

Buy To Let Or Buy To Sell?

Should You Buy To Let Or Buy To Sell?

Whether you’re new to property investing or something of a seasoned pro, there will likely be a time when you are asking the question “should...

Big Ben

RLA Comments On Parties’ Housing Manifestos

The three main political parties have all now published their manifestos as they seek to form the next government. What are their policies for the...

Rural Cottage

ASA Rejects Complaint About Housesimple

Leeds-based agent Manning Stainton’s complaint regarding Housesimple has been rejected by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The estate agent argued that the small-print clauses in...

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