1+ hour, 10+ min ago  (597+ words) Homes are continuing to sell at almost the same pace as they did a year ago, at an average of 33 days, despite the disruption from the Middle East conflict, it has been revealed. The latest data from Zoopla also shows…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (300+ words) Demand for flats is weakening at the same time as supply is rising, as landlords sell up ahead of rental reforms and buyers choose larger homes, pushing more apartments onto the market and putting downward pressure on prices, Hamptons" data…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (247+ words) Proptech firm Street has released a new "game-changing" AI-driven customer interface for estate agencies. The "Cortex" tool can generate emails to all the clients in an agent database simultaneously, tailored to each individual and handle the responses automatically. It will…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (251+ words) A huge number of landlords are planning to exit the PRS directly because of the Renters" Rights Act, a leading law firm warns. The exodus could amount to a quarter of all landlords, according to research by Legalfor Landlords, with…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (373+ words) HMRC is ramping up its scrutiny of property valuations as part of a clampdown on inheritance tax avoidance. The number of cases referred to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has risen 23. 5% in the past year. HMRC has confirmed to The…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (259+ words) The number of homes undergoing an asking price reduction has jumped by 10. 8% year on year, as sellers are forced to adjust expectations to secure a buyer, suggests House Buyer Bureau, which analysed Twenty CI data. The analysis also shows fall-throughs…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (282+ words) Referral fees have been described as a "hidden tax" on homebuying that must be banned. The Conveyancing Task Force insisted that referral fees must end " despite them having provided a healthy additional form of income for many estate agents. The…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (346+ words) The conflict in the Gulf pushed up UK inflation to 3. 3% in March, according to the Office for National Statistics and CPIH, which includes owner-occupiers" housing costs, which rose to 3. 4%. Transport was the main driver of the increase, with prices rising…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (247+ words) A national newspaper investigation has revealed landlords in London advertising rentals for "Muslims or Hindus only. The Daily Telegraph found ads on Facebook and Gumtree, and one on an official estate agency website, with a "Muslims preferred condition taken out....

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (325+ words) Estate agents who use Reapit can now run their businesses almost entirely via new AI tech that officially launches today but which the London-based firm promises isn't designed or meant to replace staff. Called RAI, it a "copilot' that enables…...