With snow and ice causing chaos across the UK, freezing mornings are back, and so are hazardous driveways. Experts are warning homeowners to watch their step and consider how they de-ice their driveways.
Most people reach straight for rock salt, but doing so could end up costing homeowners thousands. Not only does it leave a messy residue, but it can also slowly damage concrete,...
Op-ed/interview pitch by Mike Lord, CEO and Chairman of Stiltz Homelifts
Bungalows have long been a staple of retirement living. A single-storey property can be easier to maintain and there are usually no stairs. The large gardens also allow people to spend their free time nurturing plants and communing with nature. All this encourages downsizing from the family home. But Mike Lord,...
As we move into 2026, the UK real estate market stands at a pivotal crossroads. Economic uncertainty, political shifts, and changing lifestyles are converging to reshape how people live, work, rent, and invest. With a major Budget announced just weeks before year-end, the sector faces a rare mix of volatility and opportunity.
Here are the key dynamics set to define the year ahead....
The most recent government data shows that the UK is monitoring more high-rise buildings with potential cladding risks than ever before, yet fewer are actually entering remediation. Property Inspect UK is now warning that the widening gap between identification and action reflects a persistent structural issue in how remediation is managed, verified, and delivered.
The latest research from The Property DriveBuy reveals that Scotland and Yorkshire have been home to the UK's most active housing markets in 2025, with Birmingham, Somerset, Cornwall and Buckinghamshire also ranking within the top 10.
The Property DriveBuy has analysed the latest Government figures on residential sales volume and found that so far this year, the UK has seen a total...
The South West has been ranked 9th in the UK for smart home technology adoption in a new nationwide study commissioned by Argos.
The UK's Smartest Homes Index explores how the nation is embracing connected living by region, generation and lifestyle. It combines a nationally representative survey of 2,000 UK adults who use smart home tech with search trend analysis and official third-...
The World Class Real Estate podcast is to launch a new estate agency training workbook designed to support senior agents, managers and business owners in how teams learn and develop on the job.
Co-hosts Mark Worrall and Ian Macbeth are set to unveil the WCRE Annual Manual 2026 - a practical, structured training resource built from the most valuable insights shared across World Class...
With Christmas fast approaching, falling mortgage rates could be doing more than easing household finances this festive season. In fact, if Santa himself were to secure a mortgage on the North Pole today, he would be saving more than £2,000 a year on his monthly mortgage repayments compared to taking out the same mortgage at the start of this year - enough to fund the production of around 600...
Avocado Property Agents has announced five major milestones for 2025, including surpassing 2,000 completed property sales since launching in 2020, expanding its network to more than 40 agents and securing a third consecutive national award win for its operating model.
Since its launch in 2020, Avocado says completed over 2,000 property sales in September - a landmark moment that now...
The latest research from Property DriveBuy suggests that the nation's estate agents are on course to see the sums paid to Rightmove in fees outpace the growth in commission earned for a third consecutive year, having already seen significantly higher increases in Rightmove fees over the last two years versus the commission bagged per property sold.
