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We all know that first-time buyers have had a tough time of it lately. Mad mini-budgets resulting in higher interest rates...

An analysis of Rightmove data shows that sale stock levels were up 9.2% across England during the first quarter of 2024,...

Would-be home-buyers are enjoying the highest level of spring-time choice of homes in five years says Zoopla. The portal claims that there...

A report in the Times newspaper says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning a stamp duty cut in the early autumn. The paper...

The new financial year is often an opportunity to get organised for the year ahead. For self-employed property professionals who are...

Strike remained in the red in the run up to its acquisition of Purplebricks last year and has new financial backing...

The majority of buyers and sellers in the prime housing market will not be deterred by the upcoming General Election, according...

Prime central London (PCL) property values flattened out during the first quarter of 2024 after six consecutive quarterly falls, figures suggest. Analysts...

The best news for the property sector to come from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget statement came not from any fiscal...

Average asking prices have increased at their highest rate for 10 months during March but the property market remains sensitive, Rightmove...

The Spring Budget missed the mark when it comes to boosting current market conditions, agents have claimed. A survey of 833 UK...

North Berwick in East Lothian, has been named the best place to live in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live...

The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...

Today, I am reflecting on the Chancellor’s surprise Spring budget decision to abolish multiple dwellings relief for Stamp Duty Land Tax...

Last week the Government published new housing data which has largely gone unreported.  The vacuum was probably linked to the Budget, and...

Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...

Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...

Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...

When the Chancellor stood up to deliver the Spring Budget on Wednesday, those of us in the property business could be...

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has almost halved its house price forecasts after another relatively quiet fiscal update for the...

Agents are hopeful of support for the property market in today’s Spring Budget. It could be the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s final fiscal...

House prices are growing annually for the first time since January 2023, Nationwide claims. The latest Nationwide House Price Index found average...

Analysts have given their backing to Rightmove’s stock market prospects but there are warnings that it can’t “rest on its laurels”...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reported to be considering scrapping non-dom status in the latest rumour ahead of this week’s Budget. It comes...

I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...

As the Budget approaches and the housing crisis intensifies, it is important to consider what the Chancellor could – and should...

Mortgage approvals increased for the fourth consecutive month in a row during January but that hasn’t fed into official sales yet, data...

Propertymark has added its name to calls for Stamp Duty reform and has also urged lenders to develop more affordable mortgage...

Rightmove has joined growing calls for Stamp Duty reform ahead of the Spring Budget next week. The property portal has outlined three...

Dave Sayce, Founder and Managing Director of Compare My Move, reflects on the legal changes that will make leasehold purchase more...

Rumours of the launch of a 1% mortgage deposit scheme have re-emerged with just weeks to go until the Spring Budget  Chancellor...

More than a third of property professionals view the Spring Budget as an opportunity to boost new build and the first-time...

Average asking prices have grown on an annual basis for the first time in six months but properties are taking longer...

Last weekend, Levelling Up and Housing Secretary, Michael Gove wrote in the Sunday Times that the nation’s housing crisis was so...

If a week is a long time in politics, then I’d say it’s a lifetime for anyone working in the property...

Yopa’s latest accounts for 2022 have revealed a “material uncertainty” that the business could continue ahead of a restructure in 2023. The...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the strongest hint yet that housing measures could be included in the Spring Budget. Chancellor Jeremy...

There has been an 80% annual increase in the number of homes entering the market in the past two weeks across...

Did you manage to make it through the month without reaching for the bottle to console yourself.  No, I’m not enquiring if...

A new service has launched to provide buyers of prime and super-prime residential properties with an appraisal of the property’s suitability,...

Leaks and water-based issues are more likely in rental properties than any other type of emergency, according to data we gathered...

OnTheMarket has a “puncher’s chance” of displacing Rightmove after the challenger portal was taken over by CoStar but needs to persuade...

The Government’s latest attempt to bolster the property appears to be 1% deposit mortgages. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reported to be considering...

A housing market analyst has admitted he is “happy being wrong” after predicting house prices would fall between 8% and 10%...

Happy New Year and welcome to what’s looking like a busy - perhaps even hectic - 2024! I thought it worth running...

The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice...

The level of mortgage approvals hit a four-month high in November, Bank of England data reveals. There were 50,067 mortgage approvals in...

There will be many of us working in the property sector who will have raised a glass and toasted seeing the...

Agency trade body Propertymark has expressed hope that housing will be a key part of the Spring Budget after the Treasury...

We’re now just 2 days away from the end of 2023 and what a year it’s been for the property industry....

As 2023 trundles towards the buffers and we look forward to our Christmas break, it is something of a seasonal phenomenon...

There are now less than 40 days until self-employed property professionals will need to submit their self-assessment tax return, and pay...

The Scottish Government’s Budget has been described as a “missed opportunity.” The update yesterday from Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison, outlined a...

Agents are hoping for further support for the housing market north of the border as the Scottish Government prepares to set...

The 2023 Autumn Budget, amongst its considerable 110 growth measures, contained an important announcement for the property sphere, with £3 million...

The Bank of England maintained interest rates at 5.25% yesterday, raising hope among agents that this would boost buyer confidence and...

There is rarely a quiet year in the property market. And 2023 has felt like the usual rollercoaster at times. On...

When almost all agents and developers use the tried and tested formula of floorplan, professional photography  and a well-crafted description, what can be...

Average asking prices in December have fallen more than usual for the seasonal slowdown, Rightmove claims. The portal’s latest House Price Index...

Rightmove is anticipating a 1% average drop in national asking prices by the end of next year. The latest forecasts from the...

The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase has hit a three-month high, Bank of England data shows. Figures from the Bank...

House prices will fall 7.6% 'peak to trough' by the end of 2024, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has claimed...

A lawyer has called for Help to Buy to be resurrected in the Autumn Statement. Paul Sams, head of property at Dutton...

As sure as night follows day, so our industry sets out a wish list of tax changes which it hopes the...

Stamp Duty should reflect the current market conditions, an agency boss claims. Speaking exclusively to Estate Agent Today,  Michael Polzler, chief executive...

The Land Registry has recorded the first annual drop in property values for a decade in its house price index. Both the...

Low deposit home buyers have been given a boost after product choice hit a 14-month high. Data from Moneyfacts shows the number...

Many first-time buyers are unaware of the upfront costs they need to budget for before applying for a mortgage and purchasing...

A Stamp Duty holiday would be more beneficial now than at the start of the pandemic, Knight Frank has suggested. The latest...

Single first-time buyers with low deposits are priced out of much of the property market, research suggests. New analysis using the latest...

London’s troubled sales market has turned a corner and is set to end the year on a high according to one...

Propertymark has urged the Treasury to do more to alleviate the cost of living crisis for those on low-income budgets, reduce...

The property market’s 18-month “white-knuckle ride” is coming to an end, Tom Bill claims. Speaking on the Guild of Property Professionals’ The...

House price growth fell to its lowest annual rate since 2012 in August, official data shows. The latest Land Registry House Price...

Buyers and sellers are still factoring energy efficiency into property valuations despite Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rolling back net-zero reforms. Analysis by...

It is just over one year since former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated mini-Budget and homeowners and...

Since the Bank of England base rate started making large jumps around the middle of last year, mortgage rates have increased...

The Bank of England has held off on further interest rate rises for now but agents warn that there is still...

Funny how time flies faster as you get older and I’m reminded that next week, (23rd September, to be precise) it...

Agency fees account for 81% of upfront home selling costs on average, research suggests. Industry comparison website GetAgent has used its My...

An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...

House price growth and inflation has continued to slow but there are warnings that further interest rate cuts could still dent...

It won’t come as a surprise that forecasts show mortgage approvals will fall this year. But a new analysis says the drop...

New data from respected consultancy TwentyEA showed that the market is proving unexpectedly resilient - and in the case of new...

Propertymark says that sellers who strive to find a “middle ground” in today’s difficult market can still turn a healthy profit...

Cash purchasers, younger needs-based buyers and relocators are the driving force behind the current prime UK property market, according to research...

Can you start by telling us a bit about yourself and how you got into the property industry? My name is Andrea...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Property market activity has returned to levels last seen in the aftermath of last October’s mini Budget, data from the Royal...

The average rate for a two-year fixed rate mortgage has passed the “devilish” 6.66% point, figures show. Moneyfacts yesterday revealed the average...

House prices are falling at their fastest rate in 12 years, dropping £7,500 on average over the past 12 months, according...

Borrowers have been dealt a new blow after five-year fixed rates passed the 6% barrier yesterday. Moneyfacts data showed the average five-year...

Annual house price growth remained negative in June as mortgage rates hit buyer budgets but there is still a chance of...

So much has changed in the world of property of late that it’s easy to be behind the times - and...

After yet another tumultuous week in the property market, many of those working sector will be breathing a huge sigh of...

The property market is braced for another interest rate rise today after the latest inflation data shows the cost of living...

Two sets of housing data have suggested a declining property market, with further price drops on the horizon. Halifax has recorded the...

The property market appears to have stalled in April and May, with official data showing a dip in house prices and...

The chief executive of the Building Societies Association is warning that mortgage lending - already down on last year - is...

The average age of a UK home mover has dropped but the number of actual moves has hit a record low,...