NFB Events – Face to Face v Virtual
COVID-19 impacted every sector and everyone in the UK and across the world. Sporting events, concerts and all social contact was stopped or minimised. The National Federation of Builders event programme was no exception. Events planned needed to be postponed or the way they were delivered to members changed. The COVID-19 crisis meant that NFB…
LiFE Ventures acquires TEQDEN and their popular #PropTechDen events
Christopher Walkey, founder of Estate Agent Networking, sells his recent #PropTech networking concept TEQDEN to LiFE Ventures: For the last year #proptech start-ups and investors have been using the popular #PropTechDen events that have been held at Google Campus London and also up in Manchester with already some positive results and actual investments taking place…
Reasons to host your own events and start increasing your business profile
In business we must always strive to get that competitive edge, to stand out from the crowd, build new audiences and improve profiles. Though in today’s world we are very much concentrate on the online side of marketing from websites to emails, social media to apps, we must still remain focused on face to face…
Estate Agent Networking Events
Following popular demand – Estate Agent Networking is now organising ‘evening Networking events’ starting in London. In association with Anastasia Fox-Cavendish, founder of The Fox Property Club, Estate Agent Networking will offer key networking evenings monthly across London allowing Estate / Letting Agents and Industry Service Providers to network more easily. Launched in January 2016,…
Landlords still backing buy-to-let
The latest research from London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that more than half of landlords (50.6%) still believe residential property remains a good long-term investment despite increased regulation, with almost two-thirds (62.7%) intending to maintain their current portfolio over the next year. However, just 3.9% plan to expand, with landlord taxation…
Breaking Property News 17/8/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. New regional property roadshow to generate conversations with vendors, buyers and homeowners Fine & Country West Wales, in partnership with Homes of Wales, is launching a new regional property roadshow designed to generate conversations with vendors, buyers and homeowners whose moving plans have…
Why Cases Stall in Summer and What Agents Can Do About It
By Cara Stanbridge, Head of Relationship Management at Nova Conveyancing Every year, we hear talk of the summer slowdown. But from what I see working closely with agents, conveyancers and clients, the issue isn’t usually a lack of activity. More often, it’s keeping transactions moving when everyone involved is juggling higher workloads, holidays and competing…
House prices stable in July (0.0%), following a +0.2% rise in June Average property price now £299,253 compared with £299,396 in June Annual growth of +0.1% is the slowest rate of house price inflation since November 2023 Northern Ireland continues to record the UK’s strongest annual growth at +7.4% Amanda Bryden, Head of Mortgages…
UK Construction Sector Activity Remains Stagnant
Glenigan’s data shows construction sector performance is depressed in a tough socio-economic landscape The value of underlying (under £100 million) work starting on-site during the three months to the end of July declined 11% and fell 29% below last year’s levels. Residential construction starts fell sharply, declining 25% against the preceding three months and dropping…
Seven fire safety myths every business should avoid
Fire safety is one of those responsibilities that often doesn’t receive the attention it deserves – until something goes wrong, that is. For many businesses, compliance has fallen into the trap of being a tick-box exercise that’s centred around annual inspections, manual training exercises, and having the right paperwork in place. And although these are…
House price growth remained subdued in July
UK annual house price growth slowed to 1.8% in July, from 2.2% in June House prices were up 0.1% month on month Average time in a home is 14 years: 24 years for those owning outright and 5 years in private rented sector Three quarters of moves were within same tenure type in 2024/25 Headlines…
Bank of England Holds Interest Rates at 3.75%
Colleen Babcock, property expert at Rightmove says: “There’s stability for now as the Bank of England holds its Base Rate as widely expected. We’ve seen average mortgage rates increase over the last few weeks as geopolitical tensions have escalated, and the average two-year fixed rate is currently coming it at 5.11%. For broader context, this…
Burnham’s property and land tax: what would it mean for property owners?
With reports suggesting that property and land taxes could be on the cards under Burnham, Simon Gerrard, Chairman of Martyn Gerrard Estate Agents, comments on what these proposals could mean for homeowners, particularly those in London who are likely to bear the brunt of any changes, given the capital’s significantly higher property values. On uncertainty:…
Breaking Property News 23/7/26
Daily bite-sized proptech and property news in partnership with Proptech-X. Guide to AI in Commercial Real Estate: Executive Summary by Ascendix AI in commercial real estate – a beginners manual Wes Snow, co-founder & CEO of Ascendix Technologies, ”Approximately 75% of US real estate companies have already started using AI in their operations in…