Glasgow-based tech company PropEco has secured seed funding of £275,000. By expanding its team and accelerating product development, the company aims to establish a “strong foundation” for international expansion over the next 12 months. Lead
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has vowed to tackle the barriers slowing down housebuilding, promising to eliminate the “blockers” in the current system during her speech at Labour’s annual party conference. Reeves emphasised the need to “rip
Following two surveys of letting and managing agents, new guidance has been published by The Property Ombudsman to help agents, landlords and tenants deal with condensation, damp and mould in their homes. A survey of
The Law Society of Northern Ireland have announced details of Conveyancing Week 2024 which aims to help create a better understanding of the conveyancing process for the public and parties involved in the local property
Overhauling the tax rules on property wealth gifting in the new Government’s first Budget can help over-50s to expand support for first-time buyers, equity release adviser Key Later Life Finance says. The UK’s new Labour
Addressing the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool today, Chancellor Rachel Reeves reiterated the Labour Government’s promise to “get Britain building again.” The Chancellor also pledged to make improvements to the planning system, in a bid
Family contributions are increasingly essential for home purchases, and generous parents and grandparents are looking to their own property wealth to help support younger buyers, according to new research from Legal and General and the
The Society of Licensed Conveyancers Conference will be held in Derby on Wednesday the 6th of November in Reach Events, Derby. Kate Faulkner OBE will be hosting the conference again this year. Simon Law, Chairperson
Women in Estate Agency (WiEA) have announced the launch of a leadership training programme, generously sponsored by Rightmove. Designed to empower women in the estate agency industry, this programme offers a unique opportunity for professional
New analysis has revealed how a prolonged climate of high interest rates and expensive borrowing has impacted market activity when it comes to the number of homebuyers choosing to climb up and down the ladder,
A new research project launched this month is set to discover what buyers think should be done to improve homebuying in the UK. The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has issued a survey through over
New research has uncovered that 19% of homeowners feel that the technological features offered by lenders are falling short of their expectations. finova surveyed over 500 borrowers and 500 brokers to understand how time consuming
The number of sales being agreed is up by 27% year on year, a “strong rebound” compared with last year’s more subdued market as pent-up buyer demand is released, according to Rightmove’s recent House Price
NatWest Group has joined the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) to support its drive to “radically improve” the homebuying process by sharing digital property information across the mortgage market. Currently, homebuying is taking on average
eConveyancer has announced the renewal of its longstanding partnership with L&C Mortgages, providing L&C with access to a bespoke panel of over 70 audited and benchmarked conveyancing firms. eConveyancer’s integrated software continues to allow L&C
