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Agents address skills shortage with automation and AI – even as real estate job growth rate slows

Agents across the UK are turning to AI and automation to combat a skills shortage in the industry, according to analysis by leading PropTech provider Reapit. This comes as the number of payrolled people working in real estate is growing at its slowest pace since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The company's inaugural Property Outlook Report 2025 reveals that most agencies that are hiring are struggling...

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Student accommodation causes Covid concern for 78% of students

Research by Manor Interiors , the expert in build-to-rent furnishing solutions, has found that the majority of UK students feel their accommodation could be better designed to minimise the risk of Covid on campus.

The survey commissioned by Manor Interiors found that 78% of students felt their student accommodation could be improved in order to minimise the risk of catching Covid....

Are we too inconsiderate when viewing someone else’s home?

Research by the next-generation, virtual property viewings platform, U-See Homes, has found that the majority of home viewers are failing to consider the cultural differences of homeowners when entering their home during the viewing process - and it could cost them should they make an offer.

The UK is a melting pot of different cultures, religions and nationalities and, as a result,...

Wildflower Meadow, Ash, Surrey

ASH IN SURREY WELCOMES THE LAUNCH OF A NEW SHOW HOME

Bellway is pleased to introduce a fabulous show home at Wildflower Meadow. Situated in the Surrey village of Ash – just five minutes from Aldershot – this stylish development comprises 154 new homes, ranging from two to four-bedroom houses. Buyers can visit the latest show home at Wildflower Meadow from August 28th – a beautifully appointed four-bedroom house.

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Lack of natural light in the home a problem for two in five in South West

Homeowners and renters in the South West admit a lack of natural light at home is making them miserable, with 41% admitting their home lacks natural light or they wish they had more. This resulted in almost a quarter feeling fatigued and unhealthy.

The nationwide study from MyGlazing.com , the consumer advice site from the Glass & Glazing Federation (GGF), asked 1,000 homeowners...

Property industry sees 10.8% increase in greenhouse gas emissions in the last decade

Research by the next-generation, virtual property viewings platform, U-See Homes, has revealed just how much work the property industry has to do in order to lower its impact on the environment.

Greenhouse gas emissions are falling

U-See analysed data on greenhouse gas emissions across each industry over the last decade and found that as a whole, there’s been a reduction of...

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New-build prices up 272% this Millenium as price premium climbs by £78,090

The latest research from Warwick Estates has revealed how the new-build market has outperformed the rest both where price growth and price premiums are concerned since the turn of the Millenium.

The average homeowner is thought to spend 21 years in a home on average , so Warwick Estates analysed new-build and existing house prices between 2000 and 2021 and found that across England...

The quietest areas of the UK property market in the last five years revealed

The latest research from the homebuying platform, YesHomebuyers , has revealed which areas of the UK property market have seen the least action over the last five years based on the average number of annual transactions.

Homes are selling at an alarming rate in current market conditions as buyers fight it out for what limited stock is available on the market. But the scramble for...

£68.8bn of property has been sold so far in 2021 - These are the most valuable property postcodes

Research from the national estate agent, Keller Williams UK , has found that Brighton is home to the nation’s most valuable property postcode so far in 2021, outside of London, of course.

Keller Williams UK analysed sold prices across the market in England and Wales since the start of the year and found that so far, a stamp duty holiday fuelled market has seen residential property...

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