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Fine & Country Tops Estate Agent Customer Satisfaction Survey
YouGov data reveals customer satisfaction scores for 30 UK real estate brands, with Fine & Country leading the pack New YouGov data,...
Aug 17, 20232 min read


Will Rightmove plug its data leak?
Ever since it started, the property portal has not been great at stopping others using its valuable data. As data becomes more valuable...
Aug 17, 20232 min read


Mortgage Price War Ignites as Big Lenders Slash Rates
NatWest and Virgin Money join the mortgage 'price war', slashing rates on fixed deals, following similar moves by four other UK lenders.
Aug 17, 20232 min read


The Renters (Reform) Bill: What it means for you
The Renters (Reform) Bill is set to change the UK rental landscape. Discover the key changes and what they mean for landlords and agents.
Aug 14, 20232 min read


Gove to hove out of housing view?
Speculation is mounting that Michael Gove will be reshuffled off the housing coil, in another bout of Cabinet swivel-chair-switching by...
Aug 8, 20231 min read


The solution to the UK's home shortage?
Great article and top analysis in Property Industry Eye this week, regarding the increasing interest in converting no-longer-used...
Aug 7, 20231 min read


10% of landlords quit sector
CBRE has launched a pretty damning analysis of the private rented sector, which it says shows that - at the current rate of disposals -...
Aug 5, 20231 min read


Sick (Purple)bricks
Purplebricks has been sold for a quid. But will the new owners be any more successful?
Aug 4, 20233 min read


Mortgage approvals jump unexpectedly
Mortgage approvals jumped unexpectedly in June 2023, with nearly 55,000 approved according to Bank of England data . This begs the...
Aug 2, 20232 min read


Rightmove's swagger
We're about to be introduced to a much more confident Rightmove. And that ought to worry every single other business in this space.
Jul 30, 20233 min read


Property 'is only for the rich now'
A report in the Guardian today declares that Office for National Statistics (ONS) data proves property is now the preserve only of the...
Jul 28, 20231 min read


Tenants 'competing with 20 others' for property
A BBC investigation, using Rightmove data, has found that there are an average of 20 potential tenants slugging it out for each rental...
Jul 27, 20231 min read
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