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AI platform launches to connect sellers with personal estate agents
8+ hour, 32+ min ago (268+ words) A new online platform designed to match home sellers with personal estate agents using AI has launched. Personal Estate Agent. com has been developed by Leigh Brown, a personal estate agent with more than 20 years" industry experience, and AI consultant…...
Fraudsters target homes in title hijack attempts
7+ hour, 52+ min ago (368+ words) Fraudsters attempted to hijack dozens of properties by posing as legitimate homeowners over the past year, according to new figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request. Data from HM Land Registry, obtained by property consultancy Novus Strategy, shows 55 attempted…...
Survey challenges government's leasehold reform priorities
8+ hour, 9+ min ago (531+ words) Leaseholders are more concerned about rising service charges than ground rents, according to a new survey that challenges some of the priorities of the government's leasehold reform programme. The findings, published in The Leaseholder Intelligence Report 2026, are based on an…...
Comings & Goings
7+ hour, 44+ min ago (755+ words) George Tsielepis joins Montagu Evans as partner from Knight Frank" Montagu Evans has appointed residential valuation specialist George Tsielepis as a partner in its residential valuation team, continuing a series of senior hires across the business. Tsielepis joins from Knight…...
After almost 40 years, estate agency unveils new identity
8+ hour, 31+ min ago (217+ words) Burnham-on-Sea estate agency Creswick Estates Ltd has rebranded as Edward Creswick & Sons. The business will continue to operate from its High Street office, serving Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge. The rebrand follows almost four decades in business and reflects the firm's continued…...
Major house price index set for revamp
8+ hour, 1+ min ago (337+ words) The Halifax House Price Index is set to be renamed as part of a wider rebrand by parent company Lloyds Banking Group, bringing to an end more than 170 years of the Halifax brand. The banking group has confirmed that the…...
Estate agency giant acquires historic firm
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (564+ words) LRG has completed the acquisition of Doolittle & Dalley, a long-established Midlands estate agency that has remained in the same family's ownership for more than 130 years. Founded in the late 19th century, Doolittle & Dalley has operated continuously as a family business, with…...
Estate agency taps World Cup fever to raise cash for grassroots clubs
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (361+ words) As England prepares for its World Cup knockout match against DR Congo today, Yopa has launched a fundraising campaign aimed at helping grassroots organisations raise additional income. The estate agency's Fund the Future initiative enables schools, sports clubs, charities and…...
Watch now: New webinars explain the biggest rental law changes in years
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (337+ words) The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has released a new series of webinars covering the key changes being introduced under the Renters" Rights Act. The free-to-view videos are designed to help letting agents and landlords understand the practical implications of the…...
Andy Burnham's new property tax proposals 'creating uncertainty for homeowners"
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (710+ words) Property sales and mortgage approvals declined in May, with activity expected to remain subdued over the summer as buyers contend with economic pressures and growing political uncertainty. According to audit, tax and business advisory firm Blick Rothenberg, the housing market…...