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Is there such a thing as an online estate agency any more? A decade ago, about the time I started editing Estate...
18 May 2024
From: Features
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
We were delighted to hold our first ESTAS Postcode Awards last Friday as part of our commitment to recognising service standards...
11 May 2024
From: Features
Price reductions fell to an 18-month low in April as transactions recover faster than prices, new industry data reveals. Figures from Hamptons,...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Agency stock has hit a three-year high but sales expectations have dipped as hopes of an imminent interest rate cut fade,...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Dawsons has overhauled its senior leadership team following the retirement of popular industry figure senior partner Chris Hope. The Swansea and South Wales-based...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Only realistic sellers willing to negotiate prices are successful in the current market, says one of the country’s leading estate agents. The...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A locally-owned property portal called Propertynews says it’s signed up over 40 more agents to list properties since New Year. More than...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform, has unveiled new headline partners for 2024. Reapit and PayProp will become the Headline...
30 April 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
Big demand for small properties has helped to drive growth in UK property prices in the early months of this year,...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The cost of housing continues to be a major concern to the majority of adults in the UK, according to the...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
TV property guru, Move iQ founder and Estate Agent Today columnist Phil Spencer to be a keynote speakers at Propertymark One...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Martin & Co’s Tonbridge office has a new owner. Chatham-born Stephen Castellani has taken the reins from Robert Gordon-James and his wife...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Agents are set to discover who has won the Best in Postcode accolades next week as part of a rejig of...
17 April 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...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Strutt & Parker has appointed Kraig Butler as director and head of residential saes in the consultancy’s Gerrards Cross office. It comes...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Landmark Information Group has been named as a principal partner for this year’s ESTAS Awards held in October. As part of this...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Savills has strengthened its residential sales team in Hertfordshire with the appointment of a new director to lead its Rickmansworth office. Steven...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The term ‘time bomb’ is sometimes overly used in the housing market, and while it has been linked to many things...
06 April 2024
From: Features
2023 was the highest year on record for ‘rental scam’ searches in the UK, with an increase of 11% from 2022...
06 April 2024
From: Features
House prices dipped on a monthly basis during March but annual growth improved, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A senior agency industry figure has criticised the lack of homebuilding targets after the latest Government data showed a drop in...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...
30 March 2024
From: Features
The gap between the price a seller wants and what a buyer is willing to pay is at risk of widening,...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Any estate agency will have noticed the rise of the “personal agent” in the industry, with interesting propositions from eXp, The...
16 March 2024
From: Features
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
Estate agency stock has hit the highest level since February 2021, new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Keller Williams UK (KWUK) brand is facing yet another restructure with its leadership in the country effectively removed. KWUK spent much...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
House prices are growing annually for the first time since January 2023, Nationwide claims. The latest Nationwide House Price Index found average...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Homeowners with mortgages have seen the highest increase in household costs over recent months, official data suggests. The latest Household Costs Index...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The housing market is "turning a page" with fewer price reductions and higher achieved prices, Hamptons claims. A January market activity update...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Martin & Co in South West London’s long-standing franchisee Michael van de Vyver has added a fifth branch to his growing...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The ESTAS Group has scheduled a Big Postcode Reveal event in April to detail winners of its latest award category. The Best...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Average house prices rose between December and January but a rapid rebound is unlikely, Nationwide has warned. The latest Nationwide House Price...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Savills has kicked off 2024 with two key external hires and an internal move into its country house team. James Toogood has joined...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Further adjustments in house prices are needed to match valuations with market expectations, Propertymark has warned. It comes as the agency trade...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has welcomed a move by the Government to lift restrictions on development along the abandoned HS2 route. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Paul Hilton, CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC Homeowners who are considering moving on to a new property in 2024 are...
20 January 2024
From: Features
Yulia Barnes is founder and managing partner of Barnes Law 2024 is set to be another significant year for the property...
20 January 2024
From: Features
House prices fell at their fastest rate since 2011 during November 2023, the Land Registry has revealed. The latest Land Registry House...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Negative outlooks appear to be reducing amid property professionals as falling mortgage rates filter through to the housing market, according to...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Good Estate Agent has attracted 16 franchisees to its new travel brand, with almost half even combining it with their existing...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and said it now expects average values to rise this year rather than...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...
13 January 2024
From: Features
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
London’s ultra-prime housing market for multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers rose by 10% in unit sales and 25% by value of property...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Average house prices ended 2023 down 1.8%, according to Nationwide. The lender’s December House Price Index, based on its own mortgage lending...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
As the world marches relentlessly forward to 2024, the government’s flagship legislation for the private rented sector (PRS) remains in limbo. This...
30 December 2023
From: Features
We’re now just 2 days away from the end of 2023 and what a year it’s been for the property industry....
30 December 2023
From: Features
House prices may have slumped for most of the year but some areas have bucked the trend. Analysis by Halifax shows that...
28 December 2023
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
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Average house prices fell annually for the second consecutive month during October, Land Registry figures show. The data may only reflect activity...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The prime central London market is set for a rebound, analysis claims. Research by Strutt & Parker reveals the PCL market was...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The recent cyber attack on CTS left around 80 conveyancing firms across the country commercially paralysed as the harm to their...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Scottish property portal ESPC has announced the inaugural graduation of its first qualification, with a 100% pass rate. EPSC revealed that 55...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Almost three quarters of buyers are still confident about purchasing a property in the new year, while sellers are a bit...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has backed the launch of the Government’s £80m brownfield regeneration scheme. Councils across England can now bid for a share of...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Fisher German is aiming to grow its Midlands agency team following continued success in residential sales during the year. The agency and...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
TV presenter Phil Spencer announced the winners at the 20th ESTAS Awards in October As most of you will know The ESTAS...
09 December 2023
From: Features
After months of doom and gloom about the property market, it finally feels like there are green shoots on the horizon. I’m...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents are feeling more positive about the next 12 months after reporting higher prices and fewer abortive sales. The Federation of Independent...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The winners of the AllAgents Customer Experience Awards have been revealed. A ceremony was held at the Crowne Plaza, Glasgow last week...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Visits to Rightmove have fallen by 18% in the past year as high mortgage rates hit the national market from the...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The number of agents reporting listings selling for under asking price has hit its highest level this year as Propertymark warns...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices increased for the third month in a row during November but are still down annually, Nationwide data shows. The lender’s...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Forget John Lewis or Marks & Spencer, the latest Hat and Home Christmas advert has been released. (Well it was released last...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
This week saw around 80 conveyancing firms across the UK paralysed by a service outage caused by a ‘cyber incident’ on...
02 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...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
HMRC recorded the slowest October for property sales since 2021 last month. The latest property transaction figures from the taxman estimates that...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase has hit a three-month high, Bank of England data shows. Figures from the Bank...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The market share of self-employed agents has grown by a third in the past year and by 500% since 2018 even...
28 November 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...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The number of lenders offering sub-5% mortgage deals has doubled in the past month in a sign that the cost of...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Regional differences are emerging when it comes to homebuyer and seller sentiment, research suggests. OnTheMarket’s latest Property Sentiment Index showed 72% of...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Homebuyer appetite has abruptly fallen across all regions this year, new data suggests. Property purchasing specialist the House Buyer Bureau measured transactions...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Achieved prime London sale prices fell by their largest levels since May 2021 last month, research suggests. Analysis by property data firm...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Low deposit home buyers have been given a boost after product choice hit a 14-month high. Data from Moneyfacts shows the number...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has written to the Housing Secretary Michael Gove to reiterate its longstanding call for regulation of property agents. The agency trade...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Three members of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners take a brief look at some of the trials and tribulations awaiting...
11 November 2023
From: Features
CoStar has defended its operations after a third open letter from OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone attempted to derail the US property...
10 November 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...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Houses prices stopped falling on a monthly basis for the first time since in six months during October but are still...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A Stamp Duty holiday would be more beneficial now than at the start of the pandemic, Knight Frank has suggested. The latest...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Interest rates were held for a second consecutive month yesterday, giving agents renewed hopes that the cost of borrowing has reached...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Nationwide has cautioned property market commentators about being too optimistic as its own house price index showed average prices surprisingly rose...
02 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A limited number of tickets are still available for this year’s Propertymark Qualifications Awards. Olympian Roger Black will appear at the awards...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Trading Standards has insisted it is still on track to introduce parts B and C of material changes rules for property...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
You’ll know by now that I’m a fully signed up member of the PropTech fan club. And I’ve had an exciting...
28 October 2023
From: Features
Simon Jackson is Managing Director of SDL Surveying If we look at the latest data, it looks like there is something of...
28 October 2023
From: Features
London’s troubled sales market has turned a corner and is set to end the year on a high according to one...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Athlete Roger Black will join star agents of the future at the Propertymark Qualifications Awards on December 1. The event at the...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The first Women in Estate Agency Award winners were announced at the ESTAS last week. The ESTAS Awards marked its 20th anniversary last...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Jackson-Stops has boosted its presence across the Cornish coast, with the hiring of three new directors, Richard Holder, Dean Lonergan and Daniel...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
What a waste. Islington council announced in recent days that it will buy back 310 ex-council houses this winter, to add to...