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Estate agents and property professionals are being encouraged to share their views on new government proposals aimed at transforming the home buying and selling process in England and Wales. The Home Buying and Selling Reform and Material Information consultations opened…

Steve Reed The government has announced that it is consulting on new proposals to transform the homebuying and selling process in England and Wales. As part of the proposed reforms, estate agents and sellers must publish information from searches and…

Yesterday’s story announcing that more than 4,000 estate agency branches have signed up to Homesearch’s AI Listings Optimiser (HAILO) sparked some interesting comments and questions. Chief among them: What exactly is the product? How does it work? And is the…

Cardiff Rugby has confirmed a new partnership with MGY Estate Agents, who join as the club’s Official Estate Agent Partner. Founded over 38 years ago, MGY is an independent estate agency operating across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, with…

Tenants are more likely to report a positive renting experience when dealing directly with individual landlords than with letting agents or Build to Rent companies, new research shows. A poll of over 3,000 private renters across the UK, conducted by…

Purplebricks has rolled out a new CRM and workflow system from global software provider Creatio, replacing its legacy technology stack as part of a wider digital overhaul. The online estate agency says the switch is aimed at improving lead volume,…

Campions Group appoints new department head Rupert Bennett Campions Group, owner of the Chestertons and Chase Buchanan estate agency brands, has appointed Rupert Bennett as its new head of property services. Having held senior roles at Countrywide, Marsh & Parsons,…

Sadiq Khan The Greater London Authority (GLA) is reportedly considering lowering the affordable housing requirement for developers from 35% to around 20% in an effort to stimulate more housebuilding in the capital. Developers have expressed concerns that the current 35%…

Welcome to the 38th UK Property Market Stats Show of 2025, your weekly ‘TV programme’ on the UK housing market. This week, I’m joined by Ben Madden, a leading estate agent in West London,  as we unpack the key headlines…