Compliance
HMRC hits estate agents with 673 AML penalties worth £3.77m
HMRC penalties put estate agents on notice
Transactions
Skipton and Connells join forces to cut property transaction delays
Estate agents and lenders target homebuying delays through digital network
Agency
Property predictions for 2027 by a seasoned veteran, who should know better!
Examining the challenges, opportunities and changes facing estate agents and the UK housing market
Housebuilding
Housebuilding crisis deepens as government rules push up development costs
Taxes and red tape account for 57% of new London flat price, study claims
Lettings
Tenants face worsening affordability squeeze as rents swallow more earnings
UK rental affordability worsened in October
Agency
Fine & Country tackles slow property sales ahead of 2027
Fine & Country launches a seven-region UK tour to tackle slow property transactions, review agency performance and prepare business owners for 2027
Lettings
Rents surge in parts of UK as tenant affordability comes under pressure
Propertymark warns over rental housing supply
Charity
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas as industry veteran releases charity single
Mike Day releases Christmas charity single
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Agency
Estate agency collapses owing £470,000 as founder launches new brand from same premises
Same location, new estate agency brand
Agency
Estate agency’s debt problem is getting harder to ignore
Rising borrowing costs and falling property sales put debt-funded estate agency groups under pressure
Tech
Rightmove’s dominance faces growing test as housing market weakens, analysts warn
Rightmove's grip on estate agents faces growing scrutiny as market weakens
Lettings
Renters’ Rights Act already shutting out good tenants, letting agent warns
Letting agent warns that Renters’ Rights Act restrictions are making landlords more selective and leaving financially secure tenants struggling to rent
Acquisitions
Independent agency completes acquisition of rival’s lettings portfolio
Long-established estate agency sells lettings portfolio
Agency
Landlords reverse plans to sell as falling house prices change the sums
Landlords abandon plans to sell as rental demand strengthens
Prices
Estate agents face another year of falling prime house prices, Savills warns
Savills forecasts further prime house price falls in 2027, with London facing the greatest pressure
Tax
Buy-to-let landlords face fresh financial squeeze
Many landlords will need to reassess their finances as borrowing costs increase
Agency
Estate agents target £2bn Mayfair development
John Caudwell launches sales at his £2bn 1 Mayfair development
Marketing
Estate agency group backs FA Cup underdogs in five-goal thriller
Estate agency group sponsors historic FA Cup tie as non-league side comes agonisingly close to major upset
Tech
EYE NEWSFLASH: Rightmove cuts revenue forecast as buyer demand and sales fall
Rightmove expects to return more than £400m to shareholders between July 2026 and July 2027
Housebuilding
Major property firm to close almost half its offices as losses mount
Job losses likely as company prepares to shut 12 offices
Editorial Partner
- Skipton Group and LMS help bring mortgage lending and estate agency closer together to improve the digital homebuying journey
- Government rules can drive house prices up almost 60% in London, research suggests
- Chasing solicitors is the biggest frustation, more than half of mortgage brokers say
- Consumer panel backs LSB shake-up to strengthen public protection
- More than two thirds of firms exploring at how AI could change client due diligence
- Signable expands product to offer QES and other high-trust signing options
- Rejoining the EU? Britain has a public data problem it cannot ignore
