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31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Increasing numbers of people are citing housing as their main concern, official data suggests. The latest public opinions and social trends survey...
13 May 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
Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...
30 March 2024
From: Features
The level of mortgage approvals for home-movers hit the lowest level since the 1970s amid the cost of living crisis in...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
If a week is a long time in politics, then I’d say it’s a lifetime for anyone working in the property...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
As 2023 trundles towards the buffers and we look forward to our Christmas break, it is something of a seasonal phenomenon...
23 December 2023
From: Features
New homes – we need more in ‘24 2023 was a year which saw the 'need to moves' active in the housing...
23 December 2023
From: Features
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...
04 November 2023
From: Features
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A new analysis of the housing market has assessed 50 cities in the UK to establish which is best for first...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
As the UK economy faces a period of uncertainty characterised by a cost of living crisis and soaring inflation rates, many...
25 October 2023
From: Features
Propertymark has urged the Treasury to do more to alleviate the cost of living crisis for those on low-income budgets, reduce...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The “ticking time bomb” of Help to Buy repayments could be set to explode due to the cost of living crisis,...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A fifth of homeowners are considering moving somewhere cheaper due to the cost of living crisis, KPMG has revealed. The firms latest,...
29 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...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The process from a Local Plan allocation to a digger on site typically stretches beyond the length of a five-year political...
12 August 2023
From: Features
A park home specialist provider claims demand for that niche property increased significantly in the second quarter of this year. The Quickmove...
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
After yet another tumultuous week in the property market, many of those working sector will be breathing a huge sigh of...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Parents are compromising their own financial situation to help their children cope with the cost of living crisis, research shows. The latest...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The hit to the economy from soaring mortgage rates will be equivalent to a 2p income tax hike, new analysis by...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
There’s never a perfect time to set up in business, but many might think now is exactly the wrong time to...
24 June 2023
From: Features
This May, we saw almost twice as many properties listed for sale across the UK than there were in May 2022....
21 June 2023
From: Features
The rising cost of living and higher mortgage rates are forcing potential homebuyers to put their property plans on hold, research...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s a tough old road for today’s first-time buyers, with house prices and mortgage interest rates much higher than they were...
03 June 2023
From: Features
Great story this week about the estate agent in St John’s Wood who found a purse in the back of a...
27 May 2023
From: Features
The cost of moving home has soared in the past year, new figures reveal. According to new data compiled by insurers Admiral...
20 May 2023
From: Features
The UK is on its rear - fact. Whilst many were breathing a sigh of relief after surviving a global pandemic,...
29 April 2023
From: Features
Online agents have failed to capitalise on the cost of living crisis and have seen their market share for exchanges drop...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Average house prices have declined by their largest level on a monthly basis since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Homebuyers should prepare for short-term volatility as mortgage rates are currently being repriced, OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb has warned. Tebb warned...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Increasing numbers of young buyers are looking abroad to boost their chances of getting on the property ladder. New data from international...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
From first-time buyer support to Stamp Duty changes or just doing nothing at all, there is plenty that agents and property...
13 March 2023
From: Breaking News
With no ease up on the cost of living crisis, understandably many agents’ primary concern is whether or not their tenants...
11 March 2023
From: Features
I’ve found myself in contemplative mode this week, looking forward to the future and remembering times past. In the immediate future –...
11 March 2023
From: Features
More than a tenth of homeowners expect to delay buying or selling a home this year due to the cost of...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents may have been slightly put out by Rightmove reporting a boom in user fees despite a drop in members, but...
06 March 2023
From: Breaking News
ANY REPOSSESSION is a tragedy for the person involved, and latest figures indicate the number of victims falling victim is currently...
04 March 2023
From: Features
House prices could drop by almost 25% ‘start-to-trough’ or by as much as 40% in severe circumstances, Lloyds Banking Group has...
23 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks’ share price hit a new low last week after it announced a strategic review that could lead to the sale...
20 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The rising price of fuel and the wider cost of living crisis are causing significant concern and stress for UK homeowners...
11 February 2023
From: Features
There are plenty of inspiring examples of charity partnerships with property brands this week, from foodbanks to hospitals. If there are charitable endeavours...
10 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Falling mortgage rates are a “false positive” for the health of the property market, analyst Davy Research has warned. A housing research...
06 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The number of property businesses in the UK has increased over the past five years despite economic challenges. Business owners have had...
06 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The cost of living crisis in the UK has majorly impacted thousands of peoples’ plans to move home, with mortgage lending...
04 February 2023
From: Features
Record energy bills and the cost-of-living crisis has prompted a surge in downsizing activity over the past 12 months, new research...
03 February 2023
From: Breaking News
When Winter stabs its icy fingers at us Brits our thoughts tend to turn to sun-kissed beaches, the lapping Mediterranean and...
28 January 2023
From: Features
Agents and property professionals have kicked off the year by supporting a range of causes. Whatever the cause you are working for,...
20 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The property market is still active for ‘realistic’ sellers and serious buyers, OnTheMarket (OTM’s) claims. Jason Tebb, chief executive of the portal,...
18 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Usually, I enter January with a spring in my step - optimistic about what the future holds. Two years ago, after the...
07 January 2023
From: Features
Plenty of inspirational examples of fundraising activities by agents and property professionals have been coming in from the end of 2022. Whatever...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Scammers are “bombarding” homeowners with fraudulent offers on green energy or insulation to allegedly boost their property value and cash in...
03 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The mailing list will return as a key tool for agents next year, an industry trainer has predicted. Agents have benefited from...
23 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Property sales are yet to decline amid higher mortgage rates and the cost of living crisis but there are signs of...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents are seeing more instructions as the year ends but fewer properties are selling, industry data shows. Figures from property data company...
21 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Over the later part of 2022, we have experienced unprecedented economic and political turmoil, which will remain as we head into...
17 December 2022
From: Features
The Bank of England increased interest rates from 3% to 3.5% yesterday, potentially pushing up costs for those looking to purchase property...
16 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks is marketing itself as a way for homeowners to save money while selling their home amid the cost of living...
14 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The cost of living crisis and rising interest rates will lead to a decline in property transactions and mortgage lending next...
12 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
The estate agency sector is close to being hit by a fall-through per minute as an industry veteran warns that the...
05 December 2022
From: Breaking News
As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...
03 December 2022
From: Features
There have been plenty of heart-warming examples of agents supporting their local communities and charities this week, from sleep-outs to donations. Whatever...
02 December 2022
From: Breaking News
One in 15 homes formerly sold by agents are returning to the market after the original sale collapsed, new data shows. Analysis...
28 November 2022
From: Breaking News
I’ve just read an article saying that this is the time of the online estate agency. The time in question is, of...
26 November 2022
From: Features
Agents should consider risk-scoring buyers and refocus on customer experience in the face of the more challenging housing market, a senior...
07 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Mortgage rate hikes have already halved landlord profits according to latest research, and a base rate rise to 2.5% will see...
02 November 2022
From: Features
The housing market is set to turn “sluggish” rather than experiencing a major slump, new predictions claim. Agency and property consultancy brand...
01 November 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
Auctioneers claim they are benefiting from a sales market slowdown as buyers rush to make use of mortgage offers and sellers...
28 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Liz Truss became the shortest serving UK Prime Minister yesterday, resigning after just 45 days and prompting a new Conservative Party...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Hundreds of thousands of mortgage applications could fail in the coming decade as lending criteria tightens amid the cost of living...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The housing market is moving but sellers need to be more realistic about pricing, Propertymark claims. It comes as the agency trade...
20 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A significant number of estate agents are planning cutbacks in the coming months to cope with the cost of living crisis,...
17 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents are getting more listings but it is taking longer for properties to go under offer, new figures show. The latest Homemover...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
House prices in some regions of the UK could continue increasing, despite concerns over the economic downturn and forecasts of house...
10 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Agency stock has returned to 2019 levels as demand eases, Rightmove claims. The portal’s latest data revealed that the number of homes...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...
24 September 2022
From: Features
First-time buyers are set to wait up to two years longer to get on the property ladder due to the cost...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Homeowners and prospective buyers considering a move before Christmas should act quickly to increase their chances of a smooth relocation, as...
20 September 2022
From: Marketing & Social Media
Analysis: What did Boris Johnson do for the UK property market during his 3 years as Prime Minister?
Time is up for Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, serving 3 years and 44...
17 September 2022
From: Features
Many experts are predicting that house price growth will slow for the remainder of the year as the cost of living...
17 September 2022
From: Features
The number of mortgages available to borrowers has hit the lowest level for more than a year, Moneyfacts has warned. Analysis by...
13 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Lower income households and homebuyers could start seeing their mortgage options dwindle as interest rates rise and the cost of living...
09 September 2022
From: Breaking News
From housebuilding to planning laws and stamp duty reform, agents and property professionals were ready with plenty of suggestions for Liz...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A financial analyst has suggested homeowners may be better off staying put in the current market. CMC Markets has predicted a likely...
06 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Many first-time buyers and homeowners are becoming more cautious of the property market. The cost of living crisis, combined with rising...
03 September 2022
From: Features
House price growth slowed in August but remains in double digits, Nationwide figures have revealed. The lender’s August House Price Index shows...
02 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
Property professionals and commentators have begun pondering an official definition of a house price crash. It comes amid forecasts that house prices...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Downsizing could become more attractive to older homeowners as the cost of living crisis intensifies, Savills claims. It comes as analysis by...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Russell Quirk has gone from online estate agency founder to PR guru and property commentator, but has now added national talk show...
30 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents have been warned that they risk letting down their clients by denying the prospect of a housing market correction. Charlie Lamdin,...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Increasing numbers of buyers are gazundering or ‘price chipping’ on their offers to force property sellers and agents into last minute...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
July was the most active month for home sales so far this year but agents acknowledge that a slowdown is coming. The...
24 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Buyers are putting off property purchases by at least one year due to increasing living costs, research claims. Research by savings websites...