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Businesses in the real estate sector have seen one of the biggest rises in sick leave over the past year, research...

The great grandson of the founder of Jackson-Stops has returned to the sales side of the industry after running his own...

The market share of online and hybrid agents has continued to decrease this year but self-employed agency is growing. Data from Twenty...

Time on the market for property listings has hit a five-year high, according to Rightmove. Data from the portal shows it is...

The gap between the costs of home ownership and renting has reached its smallest level since 2019, according to the latest...

Waiting for a General Election is risky for sellers after the so-called Boris bounce in the property market failed to deliver...

The architect of the Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) reforms has expressed frustration that the recommendations have failed to materialise as...

Buyer demand shot up in February, helped by a surge in ‘realistically priced’ property supply, research suggests. Data from TwentyEA shows the...

Homeowners, particularly those in larger homes are staying put for longer, research shows. Analysis of Land Registry data between 2019 and 2022...

Average sold prices in prime London have returned to 2014 levels, research suggests. The latest market data from LonRes shows the prime...

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

Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...

Agents would be happy to pay for regulation but the sector should be wary of costs, a Propertymark executive has told...

Renting a flat or house in the UK has never been more difficult. The market is tight, supply is limited and...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

Attempts to get the long-awaited Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules introduced into the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill have failed. The...

Homeowners with mortgages have seen the highest increase in household costs over recent months, official data suggests. The latest Household Costs Index...

The number of properties going under offer and new instructions are on the rise but this has yet to translate into...

The total value of all homes across the UK has dropped for the first time since 2012. Research by Savills shows the...

Downsizers could free up an estimated £209,215 worth of equity, according to research from national estate agency Jackson-Stops. Its annual research on the ‘downsizer...

The total number of property millionaires fell last year as the ‘race for space’ reversed, research suggests. Analysis by Savills has revealed...

Estate agency regulations and minimum standards may finally see the light of day after Labour put forward amendments to the Government’s...

Momentum within London’s £5m-plus residential market slowed in 2023, according to Savills, but sales remain well above the pre-pandemic average. Research across...

A shift towards self-employed estate agency models has contributed to a decline in estate agency branches, research suggests. Analysis by property data...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

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

The number of Londoners leaving the capital to move elsewhere in Great Britain has fallen back this year but first-time buyers...

Rightmove is forecasting a Boxing Day bounce this festive period. Analysis by the portal suggests that the number of new properties coming...

Self-employed agency models are helping drive growth in the estate agency sector, while larger firms struggle to maintain positive momentum, research...

Winkworth is revving up its backing for young racing driver Zak O’Sullivan. At 18-years old he is already on the fast track...

TV presenter Phil Spencer announced the winners at the 20th ESTAS Awards in October As most of you will know The ESTAS...

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

The market share of self-employed agents has grown by a third in the past year and by 500% since 2018 even...

Agents and sellers are taking an average 5.5% discount on listings to secure a sale, new Zoopla data shows. The portal’s latest...

Achieved prime London sale prices fell by their largest levels since May 2021 last month, research suggests. Analysis by property data firm...

Asking prices for newly listed homes dropped by the largest rate for November in five years, Rightmove has revealed. The portal’s latest...

Propertymark has written to the Housing Secretary Michael Gove to reiterate its longstanding call for regulation of property agents. The agency trade...

Simon Jackson is Managing Director of SDL Surveying If we look at the latest data, it looks like there is something of...

Over a hundred years before the climate emergency became a global concern, it was recognised that, ‘He who plants a tree,...

The Guild of Property Professionals has announced eight new members to its network of independent agents. One is George F White in...

An opinion piece by Sam Reynolds, CEO of Zero Deposit Just weeks ago, the Bank of England brought a halt to its...

The market share of online and hybrid agents for exchanges has fallen again during the third quarter. Figures from property data firm...

The usual post-summer uplift has failed to materialise for the property market, new figures suggest. Analysis by data company the Landmark Information...

September has been ‘underwhelming’ for sales in prime London except for at the high-end £5m price point, figures suggest. Separate analysis from...

The Labour Party has committed to introducing the Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules if it wins next year’s General Election. Shadow...

UK housing market activity "remains weak" according to the Nationwide. Its latest house price index shows that prices declined 5.3 per cent...

The average discount to asking price has hit a four-year high as the market swings in favour of buyers, Zoopla says. The...

A pioneer of the so-called City Living movement, trying to create more residential units in city centres, is returning to the...

Asking prices have fallen by the largest level since March 2019 and discounts are at their highest in more than a...

Introduced to Parliament in May, the Renters (Reform) Bill seeks to improve the private rental sector for both tenants and landlords....

Even the super-rich don’t seem to be immune from the property market slowdown, Knight Frank’s latest Global Super-Prime Intelligence Report, following sales...

High mortgage rates and a lack of supply may mean the prime property market misses its typical seasonal boost in the...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

As money laundering compliance marks its twentieth year, more and more estate agents are being fined for breaches of HMRC’s ID...

Purplebricks co-founder Kenny Bruce has returned to the estate agency world. Bruce, who helped launch Purplebricks with his brother Michael as well...

If, like me, you’re an ardent England rugby fan or indeed a fan of rugby in general, you’ll be counting down...

Two directors of Spicerhaart are set to take over as joint chief executive of the independent agency brand. It comes as its...

Exchanged prices across the UK have grown at an average of 3.8% over the past year despite ‘gloomy headlines’, TwentyEA claims. New...

Foxtons remains confident about the property market despite sliding house price growth. It comes as data from Rightmove revealed that asking prices...

Asking prices of new listings have dropped 1.9% this month, the largest fall in August since 2018. Data from Rightmove shows asking...

St. George in Bristol has been identified as the UK’s strongest sellers’ market. Analysis by Rightmove found eight in ten homes listed...

A new self employed agency business that launched into the UK market last month claims its success elsewhere in the world...

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

Higher mortgage rates have replaced the 'race for space' as the primary reason for buying outside of London this year, research...

Keller Williams UK (KWUK) is set to change its chief executive in the latest restructure of the self-employed agency brand. Ben Taylor...

Cooling house prices are providing an opportunity for buyers even with higher borrowing costs, Propertymark claims. The agency trade body said it...

Increasing numbers of agent listings are highlighting green features as key selling points, Rightmove claims. It comes as the portal call for...

A recent poll of 11,000 private renters by SpareRooom reveals that 81% spend more than 30% of their take-home pay on...

Property supply is improving but fewer properties are going under offer, research suggests. Analysis of quarter two property market activity by data...

The market share of online and hybrid agents reduced further during the second quarter of 2023, new figures show. Analysis from property...

The average anti-money laundering (AML) fine issued to estate agents for non-compliance so far during 2022/23 has already crept beyond the...

The level of sales agreed has fallen below its normal market trend for this time of year but the “right-priced” properties...

London’s £5m-plus residential market is back in business after a slow first quarter, according to new analysis from Savills. The agent does...

Agents are facing challenges of rising price reductions but fewer listings are being withdrawn and the level of fall-throughs is dropping,...

LonRes has declared the prime London sales market to be “subdued” entering the second half of 2023. The data consultancy says that...

Higher interest rates have already softened UK prime regional markets but cities are proving resilient, Savills claims. Research by the agent shows...

Flat owners have seen their service charges rise by 8% over the past year, research suggests. A new service charge index launched...

Fall-throughs are at their lowest quarterly level since the start of 2019, new data suggests. Analysis by House Buyer Bureau has found...

The founder of an online agency that switched to the for sale-by-owner model has turned his attention to property portals. Kae Travis...

Asking prices have fallen on a monthly basis at this time of year for the first time since June 2017 as...

A standoff between sellers looking back at the 2021 and 2022 markets and buyers anticipating a weaker one is stifling the...

A man has been jailed for fraud after conning potential property buyers out of nearly £16,000. Jaspal Singh Juttla, 64 of Northwood...

Property market activity has slowed but conveyancers are still dealing with backlogs which has taken their average caseload to the second...

Homebuyers are entering bidding wars for bungalows, a property expert claims. The Daily Telegraph recently reported that young professionals in their 20s and...

Sellers and their agents have become more confident about pricing but there are still some signs of “over-optimism” for higher priced...

In simple terms, as you are probably aware, ‘lenders’ are the organisations who loan you something, in this case money to...

The prime London market appears to be lacking its usual spring buzz as buyers wait for prices to drop research suggests. Analysis...

Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes, has been announced as Propertymark’s final keynote speaker for its landmark conference next month. She will...

The housing market hasn’t yet tipped in favour of buyers, new agency data suggests. Figures from 550 estate agency branches across Great...

The worst of the pricing adjustment in response to higher mortgage rates appears to be behind us, Zoopla has claimed. The portal’s...

As Tennyson once observed…’.In the Spring, a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love…’.but not really. At the moment the...

Property supply has improved during the first quarter of 2023 following house price corrections and a settling of interest rates, according...

Sellers are becoming more realistic about pricing despite asking prices of typical first-time buyer properties hitting a new high, Rightmove claims. The...

Online agents have failed to capitalise on the cost of living crisis and have seen their market share for exchanges drop...

Shares in Winkworth rose close to their recent highs yesterday despite the agency franchise brand reporting a drop in revenues and...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has described its sales business as ‘operationally challenging’ for last year despite posting a record financial...

An extraordinary increase in estate agencies has been recorded over the past year. A total of 10.6% more estate agencies existed in...

The number of home sales being agreed is now back to its pre-pandemic level for the first time since before the...

The latest Halifax House Price Index gave estate agents renewed optimism last week amid the ongoing market crash debate after the...

I was delighted to read recently about the creation of the first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK, which offers...