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As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...

Purplebricks has written to shareholders urging them to reject “disruptive” resolutions calling for chairman Paul Pindar to be sacked and replaced...

Estate Agent Today has been told that Lecram Holdings – the investment vehicle of Adam Smith which last week increased its...

A high-profile Purplebricks investor has backed the beleaguered online agent for bringing more experienced individuals to its board but has urged...

Purplebricks has unveiled two senior board appointments. The online agent has appointed Adrian Gill and Gareth Helm, two highly experienced property industry...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...

OnTheMarket has entered a PropTech commercial partnership with Autoenhance.ai Limited, the AI photo editing platform.  Autoenhance was founded by PropTech entrepreneur Jamie...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...

Reapit has named Mark Armstrong as the new chief executive officer, the post occupied by the high profile and popular Gary...

LSL Property Services has named Helen Buck as executive director of its estate agency business.  Buck has been a non-executive director at...

House prices increased by 0.4% between June and July, according to the latest UK House Price Index. The data for July, the...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

Speculation continues to grow within the industry over a potential merger involving Connells and the newly-combined agencies of Leaders and Romans.   Connells...

Property sales slowed dramatically in April as the market readjusted following the frenzy of buying before the stamp duty surcharge deadline...

The latest price index from LSL Property Services suggests that the average home in Greater London has risen in price by...

The numbers of households purchasing their first home has grown by almost seven per cent annually, despite the surge in buy...

In the latest of many mixed signals from the housing market, a survey by agents Your Move and Reeds Rains suggests...

The director of two major agencies says George Osborne’s stamp duty surcharge and stock at an “historically low level” will force...

Last month was the strongest September since 2007 for home sales, with a distinct north-south divide when it comes to transactions...

In a new sign that the housing market is strengthening, mortgage lending increased in August by the largest amount since 2008. Data...

LSL Property Services, owner of Reeds Rains and Your Move amongst other high street chains, says last month’s sales market was the...

Average house price growth is slowing and is now just a third of what it was this time last year according...

The true impact of the election on the housing market has been revealed as the latest government figures on house transactions...