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A recent announcement by housing giants Persimmon has been heralded as a welcome boost to the property sector. In a trading update they...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A survey of homebuyers has found overwhelming support for a legal ban on gazumping. A mortgage lender - MFS - spoke with...
02 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
The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark, the leading membership body for property agents has written to London Mayor candidates highlighting proposals to tackle the unique housing...
30 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
There was a long-awaited return to the House of Commons this week when the Renters (Reform) Bill finally rose to the...
27 April 2024
From: Features
Stamp duty rebates and cash to improve energy efficiency are being demanded by one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders in...
26 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
An analysis of Rightmove data shows that sale stock levels were up 9.2% across England during the first quarter of 2024,...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A property industry group has called for a reduction in the discounts available for council tenants buying their own home, after...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
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...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
It’s taken eight years but one of London’s highest profile estate agencies says the value of its Under Offer pipeline has...
19 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
Winkworth has revealed that it has not renewed franchises on offices “where our standards were not being met and results were...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show, the lowest level since...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The plight of the nation’s first-time buyers may be the focus when it comes to government housing initiatives, but our latest...
13 April 2024
From: Features
Southwark, Barnet, Camden, Croydon and Newham are the top five London boroughs with the highest number of vacant properties amid a...
13 April 2024
From: Features
Lenders are predicting a busy quarter for supply and demand of mortgages. The Bank of England’s latest Credit Conditions Survey showed lenders...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The property market appears to be benefiting from the much-hoped for spring bounce, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...
11 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has urged the UK Government to consider other ways of boosting the supply of homes for purchase. The Government has two...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A lack of urgency among buyers is hitting the higher value property markets, new research suggests. Analysis of prime London activity by...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Sales agreed among Propertymark members hit a four-month high in February but the agency trade body has warned of a quieter...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Estate agents are hopeful for a busy spring market after official data showed a small rise in property sales in recent...
02 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
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
The UK’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, new research suggests. Analysis by the Resolution Foundation...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Buyer demand shot up in February, helped by a surge in ‘realistically priced’ property supply, research suggests. Data from TwentyEA shows the...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK Government should make better use of property taxes to deter foreign buyers, boost property supply and raise tax revenue,...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
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
Propertymark has welcomed the appointment of the new leader of Welsh Labour and subsequently First Minister for Wales Vaughan Gething. The agency...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Spring Budget missed the mark when it comes to boosting current market conditions, agents have claimed. A survey of 833 UK...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Last week the Government published new housing data which has largely gone unreported. The vacuum was probably linked to the Budget, and...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...
09 March 2024
From: Features
Renting a flat or house in the UK has never been more difficult. The market is tight, supply is limited and...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
As the Budget approaches and the housing crisis intensifies, it is important to consider what the Chancellor could – and should...
02 March 2024
From: Features
Lower mortgage rates gave the housing market a boost in February with supply and sales all moving higher, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has joined growing calls for Stamp Duty reform ahead of the Spring Budget next week. The property portal has outlined three...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into the UK’s largest housebuilders as it warns of “fundamental concerns”...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Every year the media writes a lot about house price crashes, and often pose the question whether this is the year...
23 February 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
Most agents agree that providing upfront information at the very start of the homebuying process would improve the buying and selling...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK’s largest housebuilder has agreed a deal to acquire its rival Redrow. The £2.5bn deal, backed by both company boards, would...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Property supply and demand have rebounded since the start of the year amid falling mortgage rates but sellers are still making...
29 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
Leaks and water-based issues are more likely in rental properties than any other type of emergency, according to data we gathered...
27 January 2024
From: Features
The UK and Europe’s “house price correction” isn’t over yet but the market will perform better than expected, a ratings agency...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Whether a General Election is held in May, November or in January one thing is guaranteed - we can expect to...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The housing sector remains locked in a buyers’ market and prices are unlikely to rise nationally this year, Zoopla claims. While some...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Prime London prices fell 6% annually over 2023 but remain higher over the long term, LonRes claims. Analysis by the data company...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...
13 January 2024
From: Features
In the current challenging market, housebuilders are increasingly looking for novel and engaging means of marketing to achieve the necessary supply/demand...
13 January 2024
From: Features
House prices ended 2023 up 1.7%, Halifax has claimed. The lender’s latest House Price Index for December 2023 suggests the price of...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice...
06 January 2024
From: Features
Chris Hemmings, Parter in Carter Jonas’ Planning & Development team We’re confident of a better start to 2024 than 2023. The news that...
06 January 2024
From: Features
The last thing you want as we rake through the dying embers of 2023 is a journalist’s prediction of what’s going...
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
Lower interest rates and real wage growth will halt price falls next year but sales will remain lower, Hamptons has predicted Forecasts...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
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
This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising rents, and the threat of falling property prices. Although average...
23 December 2023
From: Features
The final weeks of 2023 have recorded above average levels of new sales with a 17% increase compared to the same...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
What will happen to house prices? Should I rent or buy? Will a Labour or Tory Government be better for homeowners....
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Kerb appeal is often cited as an important factor if agents and sellers want to impress buyers and now research suggests...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A third of Jackson-Stops agents are expecting a “modest decrease” in house prices next year with some offices expecting drops of...
21 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 Scottish Government’s Budget has been described as a “missed opportunity.” The update yesterday from Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison, outlined a...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The supply of new homes could reach the lowest level since 2014, builders have warned. It comes as the Government is due...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
In July the Government committed to ‘a new era of regeneration, inner-city densification and housing delivery across England, with transformational plans...
16 December 2023
From: Features
There is rarely a quiet year in the property market. And 2023 has felt like the usual rollercoaster at times. On...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Heat pumps are become more prevalent across the UK to power our homes’ heating requirements and they are only likely to...
13 December 2023
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Exchanges are on the rise but the amount of stock and level of properties going through conveyancing has dipped, new figures...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
I think we can all agree that the National Trading Standards Material Information reforms are a good thing for the property...
06 December 2023
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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
Agents and sellers are taking an average 5.5% discount on listings to secure a sale, new Zoopla data shows. The portal’s latest...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has expressed its opposition to Scottish Government plans to increase council tax premiums on second homes. Speaking to the Scottish Parliament’s...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A lawyer has called for Help to Buy to be resurrected in the Autumn Statement. Paul Sams, head of property at Dutton...
21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
As domestic battery storage systems become increasingly prevalent in UK homes, enquiries about their usage and functionality are on the rise....
20 November 2023
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Nationwide has called for an independent review of the first-time buyer market as it urges the Chancellor to boost support for...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...
18 November 2023
From: Features
By Kevin Shaw, National Sales, Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising...
18 November 2023
From: Features
I’ve always been a half glass full kind of person. But I’ve got to confess I struggled to get too excited by...
06 November 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
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
Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest market snapshot from Propertymark suggests a more pessimistic view of the market. The trade body’s latest Housing Insight report says...
25 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
The government should reverse some of its latest energy efficiency policies so owners, landlords and tenants can enjoy cheaper fuel bills The...
25 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
September has been ‘underwhelming’ for sales in prime London except for at the high-end £5m price point, figures suggest. Separate analysis from...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Housing supply rather than the private rented sector (PRS) made the headlines during the Conservative and Labour Party conferences this year...
14 October 2023
From: Features
A few weeks ago I asked an estate agent friend how the market was treating him. "I feel like I’ve had a...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lenders are braced for a slower market over the rest of the year. The latest Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre. What is...
09 October 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
While some landlords may have breathed a sigh of relief following Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak’s announcement on energy upgrades, I suspect...
30 September 2023
From: Features
Winkworth is calling for the Government to take immediate action to fix the property market. On the eve of the Tory party...
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 average discount to asking price has hit a four-year high as the market swings in favour of buyers, Zoopla says. The...