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Sellers seeking to differentiate their homes from others on the market may consider solar panels - but they should be wary...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
UK house prices may be broadly static but sales volumes are up 12% year on year according to Zoopla data out...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Thousands of people will be invited to take part in new research to help provide information on why one particularly badly...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
New data from one of Britain’s largest mortgage lenders shows that nearly one in five first-time buyers are now aged 40...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
There’s been broad support from within the agency and wider property sectors for Labour’s proposal to build on selected parts of...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Data and statistics are never in short supply for those of us working in the property sector. But one set which really...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
When we talk in general terms about the UK housing market, we tend to draw a picture of generality. Facts and figures...
13 April 2024
From: Features
The share of homes purchased by first-time buyers so far this year has been pushed to record levels, but most are...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Interesting report this week in Estate Agent Today on an analysis by the Resolution Foundation thinktank which suggests that the UK’s...
30 March 2024
From: Features
Time on the market for property listings has hit a five-year high, according to Rightmove. Data from the portal shows it is...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Spicerhaart's top performers have been honoured at an awards ceremony showcasing the agency brand’s culture. The 2024 Elevate Awards were hosted by...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Olympic gold medallist Victoria Pendleton and Dragon’s Den investor Steven Bartlett are the latest speakers scheduled to appear at this summer’s...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A baby born today will need to earn £95,121 to get on the property ladder, research suggests. The analysis forecasts that the...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
North Berwick in East Lothian, has been named the best place to live in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Britain is in the midst of a senior living housing crisis – according to CBRE, an undersupply of 614,000 mid-market senior...
17 February 2024
From: Features
There has been an 80% annual increase in the number of homes entering the market in the past two weeks across...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The times, they are indeed a-changin’. But what Dylan may not have appreciated, however, was how fast that change would be...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Estate agents in Liverpool and Portsmouth have had the busiest start to the year, new analysis suggests. Self-employed agency brand eXp UK...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Housebuilders have indicated that they would prefer a Labour government is formed after the next General Election. The latest Land Index and...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The total number of property millionaires fell last year as the ‘race for space’ reversed, research suggests. Analysis by Savills has revealed...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Labour Party has proposed introducing 25-year fixed term mortgages should it win the next General Election. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves suggested...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A record 50% of homes sold in England & Wales last year were purchased following a price reduction, Hamptons analysis has revealed. The...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The number of Londoners leaving the capital to move elsewhere in Great Britain has fallen back this year but first-time buyers...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The Government has published long-awaited reforms to its National Planning Policy Framework, confirming that local housebuilding targets will be advisory rather...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLHUC) has hit back at media claims about its housebuilding targets. The Times newspaper...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The borough of Richmond upon Thames in London has been crowned the happiest place to live in Great Britain, according to...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
It was actor Charlies Sheen who said: ‘I have one speed. I have one gear. Go!’ The same might not be said...
25 November 2023
From: Features
Over a hundred years before the climate emergency became a global concern, it was recognised that, ‘He who plants a tree,...
28 October 2023
From: Features
Fewer buyers are purchasing at auctions despite more sellers resorting to them. Quick buying firm House Buyer Bureau analysed auction stock that...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Most weeks there are stories within the property sector that quietly slip under the radar - but which hold huge significance. Last...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The level of new for sale stock reaching the market across Britain has surged by 128% since the start of the...
18 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Hilary Grayson is a Director at Sava focusing much of her time on the development of new qualifications to enhance skills...
14 October 2023
From: Features
Home ownership has become a “luxury for the few rather than a privilege for the many”, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer...
11 October 2023
From: Breaking News
I listened carefully, and I even played it back afterwards. But, even now, I remain astonished by what I didn’t hear. On Wednesday, in his...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Homes in England are less affordable and in worse condition than those in most other developed nations, new research claims. Analysis from the...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents are securing sales closer to asking price but properties are taking longer to sell, new data suggests. Analysis by Hamptons, using...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Agency fees account for 81% of upfront home selling costs on average, research suggests. Industry comparison website GetAgent has used its My...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Almost a third of homes sold across Britain have been purchased by a cash buyer, new research shows. Analysis of the latest...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices won’t fall by as much as the 1990s and 2008 financial crashes but it will take until 2025 for...
11 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Forget the Bank of Mum & Dad, now even siblings are chipping in to help brothers and sisters onto the property...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
It seems even celebrity music moguls and TV judges aren’t immune to the housing market slowdown. X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
It was a genuine pleasure to read this week about Yorkshire estate agent Ian Bradbury who clocked up 40 years selling...
19 August 2023
From: Features
Higher mortgage rates have replaced the 'race for space' as the primary reason for buying outside of London this year, research...
07 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove and Propertymark have unveiled a two-year partnership to provide agents with the latest local market data and easier access to...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
29 July 2023
From: Features
Only the top 10% of income earners can afford an average house with less than five years of income in England,...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices may be cooling but some local markets are actually heating up with property values increasing by up to 10%,...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A successful European self-employed agency business has entered the UK market. With annual revenues of more than £500m and 20,000 partner agents,...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Almost half of adults who currently pay rent or a mortgage have seen their payments increase over the past six months...
17 July 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s not a sentence that I thought I would be writing, but Housing Secretary Michael Gove has indeed finally done something...
15 July 2023
From: Features
Properties are taking longer to go under offer but there is no evidence of large discounts on asking prices yet, Hamptons...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Savills and the Daily Telegraph newspaper have combined to produce a league table of what they claim to be Britain’s 50...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Our data shows vast regional differences in current house prices and many areas are defying the current overall national dip. The study...
28 June 2023
From: Features
Property supply appears weighted toward couples and small families, an agent has claimed. Analysis by self-employed agency brand eXp UK analysed current...
19 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Sotheby’s Realty International is set to return to the small screen next week. Its agents will feature in Channel 4's prime residential property...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Higher mortgage rates are pushing buyers to smaller homes and those that are selling are taking longer, research shows. Analysis of the...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The boss of new Purplebricks owner Strike has said he has “exciting plans” for the brands. It comes as Strike was officially...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
New analysis from Rightmove claims to reveal the cheapest UK city for a first time buyers to get on the property...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The average first-time buyer in Britain has seen the cost of a home increase by £25 per day since interest rates...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket Group has been named among the top places to work in the UK. The property website was included in last weekend’s...
16 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England’s strategy to tackle inflation isn’t working, an agent has claimed, after policymakers hiked rates for the 12th...
12 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes, has been announced as Propertymark’s final keynote speaker for its landmark conference next month. She will...
10 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The housing market hasn’t yet tipped in favour of buyers, new agency data suggests. Figures from 550 estate agency branches across Great...
09 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agents across Britain sold 5.3 homes on average each month in 2022, new research suggests. Analysis by Nested has found there...
26 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The number of home sales being agreed is now back to its pre-pandemic level for the first time since before the...
12 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents are taking almost a month longer to sell homes than last year as the market adjusts to new pricing, seller...
11 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Falkirk has been named as the UK’s fastest-selling market. New figures from Rightmove show sellers in the area are finding a buyer...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings: Last week...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents in some parts of the UK are still struggling to sell properties that they first listed more than a decade...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Higher mortgage rates have meant that new buy-to-let purchases are increasingly being funded by cash rather than a mortgage, new research...
13 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Last month marked the slowest February to sell a home since 2013 but prices are improving, new analysis claims. Insight from agency...
08 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agents have been bringing more listings to the market since the start of the year but professionals in the north...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The number of property millionaires in Great Britain has “shot up,” with one in 40 homes now valued at £1m or...
09 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Vendors are cutting asking prices by as much as 20% on average to secure a sale, new research claims. Quick-buy firm House...
08 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Almost 155,000 home sellers could be impacted by a drop in house prices but it may only last for a couple...
31 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Readers of a certain age may remember 1983. The Space Shuttle Challenger made its first flight, Neil Kinnock was elected Labour leader,...
14 January 2023
From: Features
The level of new housing sale stock has almost halved when compared to the closing stages of 2022, research suggests. Estate agent...
10 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents in the North East recorded the largest increase in asking prices on listings last year, Rightmove has revealed. It comes as...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents from eXp UK filled the Waldorf Hilton hotel in London’s Aldwych earlier this month with more than 250 of its...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Is it really just a year ago that we were nervously wondering whether yet another Christmas would be Covid-affected? Little did we...
10 December 2022
From: Features
England beat Wales at the World Cup in Qatar this week, confirming the team’s progression to the next round while their...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
And…breathe. For a while back there, the only certainty for the housing market was uncertainty. That isn’t to say the election of Rishi...
29 October 2022
From: Features
A third of adults are struggling to pay their monthly rent or mortgage payments, new data shows. The figures from the Office...
26 October 2022
From: Breaking News
I can’t really write about anything else this week, can I? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have...
22 October 2022
From: Features
Britain’s secret property market witnessed nearly £30.9 billion worth of property transactions last year, the highest yearly market value in well...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
How did the housing market transform from incredibly strong - almost too strong - early in the year, to a situation...
15 October 2022
From: Features
As I watched Liz Truss take to the stage at this week’s Conservative Party conference, my eyes were drawn to the sign behind her. “Getting Britain...
08 October 2022
From: Features
First off, my own quick tribute to the Queen, who died on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Despite her age and declining...
10 September 2022
From: Features
The results are finally in, and to no-one’s surprise Liz Truss has been named the new leader of the Conservative Party...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Sellers are willing to cut their asking price expectations by as much as £150,000 to attract a cash buyer for a...
05 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Hamptons is anticipating an 12% drop in property transactions across Great Britain next year as interest rate rises and the cost of...
02 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Zoopla has teamed up with homelessness charity Crisis to help campaign for reform of housing benefits and to tackle the affordable...