Overall market conditions for the UK show welcome signs of improvement, according to data collated in the Move with Us Residential Market Review for the first quarter of 2013.

“Applying for planning permission can be a daunting experience, but it needn’t be that way if some thought is put into potential pitfalls that can be avoided,” says Michael Holmes, spokesperson for The Southern Homebuilding & Renovating Show which will be at Surrey’s Sandown Park on Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30.

The largest independent estate agency in the UK has launched a new upmarket sister agency in response to the growing demand for a niche estate agent to meet the needs of discerning buyers at the top end of the property market.

It’s coming up to half term, and it’s a key time of year for many parents as arrangements are made for the allocation of school places.

Owners of leasehold flats will get greater protection against poor service from managing agents following the launch of a new regulatory regime.

Chartered surveyors say that their expectations for property sales in the East were at their most positive in more than four years during April – and point to the the government’s announcement on the ‘Help to Buy’ scheme making a real impact on the housing market.

Anti-social neighbours are the biggest turn-off to prospective homebuyers, according to a recent survey of over 4,000 potential purchasers by PrimeLocation.com.

Break out the bubbly and propose a toast – today, Sunday, May 12, is this year’s Rental Freedom Day.

Spring cleaning is a ritual that is centuries old, so it is surprising to learn that over a third (37 per cent) of UK homeowners do not undertake a yearly spring clean of their property.