Remove reliance on the portals & put the focus back on your brand
For the first time, a software is solving the issue of the public feeling that you just advertise their property on portals by Lifesycle enabling the agents with something called Heads Up Property Alerts and the effect for those agents doing it is blowing them away, with 8 of the UK’s most famous Agents speaking on stage at Estate Agency X 9 about how it has transformed the way they work and ...
Why First-Time Buyers Are Facing the Toughest Market in 50 Years
The average house price has jumped from just £10,027 in 1974 to an astonishing £265,012 in 2024. This represents a massive increase of 2,534%, while salaries have only risen by 1,791% during the same period.
Lomond unveils major agency acquisition
Lomond has acquired renowned London sales and lettings agent Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward (KFH) just days after securing new investment from ICG. It adds 60 London branches to Lomond’s nationwide network, close to 14,000 properties under management, as well as build to rent, block management ...
ESTAS Awards 2024: more than just a trophy - Estate Agent Today
Chris Goodfellow, Director of Goodfellows echoes this sentiment, emphasising the value of ESTAS in building trust with clients.“It’s a good way to illustrate to our clients, past, present and future, that we do provide exceptional service, and it’s not just us saying it, it’s our clients saying it,” he says. Goodfellows utilises the ESTAS review platform to generate new business ...
Knight Frank: ‘House price forecasts need more caveats than usual’
UK housing market forecasts should come with a longer list of caveats than usual due to current market uncertainties, Knight Frank claims. Tom Bill, head of UK residential research for the agency brand, warned that short-term distortions created by the Budget and doubts about the long-term effectiveness of Labour’s economic plan mean buyers and sellers will need to pay close attention to the ...
Increase in Additional Dwelling Supplement damning for property …
As CEO of Scottish property portal ESPC, I have to express disappointment at the Scottish Government’s announcement in the 2025-26 Budget that the Additional Dwelling Supplement (ADS) will increase from six percent to eight per cent. Shona Robison, Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Finance and ...
Portal wars! Zoopla consumer survey puts it ahead of OnTheMarket
Zoopla has struck another blow in its portal war battle with OnTheMarket. A survey of 2,149 nationally representative respondents, commissioned by the portal, puts it firmly ahead of OnTheMarket when it comes to where consumers would like to see their home listed.
Progress on the Long Road to Leasehold Reform
When we held our annual conference in October, the overwhelming sentiment among ALEP members was one of uncertainty. This was evident in a live poll, in which we asked, “If you were advising the participants as at today, would you advise them to serve notice now or wait until the relevant part of the LFRA 2024 are in force?” 36.73% said that they would serve notice now, while a ...
Rayner declares war on NIMBYs with sweeping planning reforms
The government is set to transform councils by restricting the powers of local planning committees to block housing developments. Housing Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner will this week announce the revolution in councils as part of a “sweeping overhaul” aimed at “unblocking the clogged-up” system.
Asking price discounts rise ahead of Stamp Duty changes
In England & Wales, 55% of buyers successfully negotiated a discount of £2,500 or more last month, up from 51% in October 2024. However, discounts remain less common than last year when mortgage rates peaked.