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Historic agency brand Humberts is looking to have between 20 and 30 offices over the next five years as it marks...

PropertyHeads has relaunched its valuation and insights tool as Mouseprice Pro in the UK after a period of major investment and...

Between you and me, dear reader, I had little to no idea about what the metaverse was before researching it for...

Fewer foreign buyers are purchasing property in the UK, anti-money laundering data suggests. The property market has been hampered in recent years...

Today’s consumers judge a business not just on the quality of its products, but also on their experience in using them....

A record number of anti-money laundering (AML) checks were carried out during the first quarter of 2022 across the UK property industry,...

The fast-moving property sales market is increasing the risk of fraud, an anti-money laundering expert claims. Olly Thornton-Berry, co-founder of risk management...

The Government was 120,000 homes short of its own new-build targets last year, research claims. Analysis by new-build sales optimisation platform Unlatch...

Limited supply is prompting more buyers to consider new-builds but the sector is also suffering from a stock shortage, Savills warns. Research...

The chance of a vendor selling a property is at its highest level for a decade, research claims.  The continuing imbalance between...

In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...

Sales remain the predominant source of income for most estate agency brands, research claims. The analysis warns that agents shouldn’t ignore lettings...

Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...

In retrospect, it was perhaps inevitable that the infamous dead cat would come into the debate over government housing targets and...

More than 30 agents and property firms such as auction houses and valuers were reprimanded by HMRC for anti-money laundering breaches...

A property lender claims to have identified signs that the property market is slowing. Analysis of Bank of England mortgage approval data...

Propertymark has expressed hope that the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will help boost much needed agency supply. The trade body has...

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...

The prime country market outside of London appears to be booming again in a rush to beat a slowdown in house...

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...

The outgoing chief executive of Rightmove has claimed he has a good relationship with the portal’s customers. It was announced this week...

Rightmove’s share price hit its lowest level for two years yesterday after it was announced that its chief executive is stepping...

In this guest piece, Colum Smith, a property expert at law firm Taylor Rose MW, sets out why speedier transactions could...

Agency trade bodies have backed the “clarity” provided by Trading Standards after it deemed “price on application” listings unlawful. It comes as...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) deemed yesterday that the use of POA or “price on application”...

The property market could be set for further upheaval when the Bank of England makes its latest interest rate decision today. The...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

The number of complaints about estate and letting agents increased last year but fewer gripes were upheld. Data based on members of...

Record numbers of buyers are now purchasing homes chain-free research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons has found that an increase in the share...

The trend for remote working could continue to influence the property market into next year, Rightmove claims. The portal’s data shows there...

Following a series of unexplained delays, Helena Marston has now finally been confirmed as the new chief executive of beleaguered agency...

A leading figure in the Say No To Rightmove (STNR) campaign says the attempts to get agents to ditch Rightmove have...

The stamp duty holiday last year has caused a surge of borrowers taking on mortgages with terms of more than 35...

Winkworth agents posted record sales income last year, attributed to the stamp duty holiday. The London-listed agent franchise group revealed in its...

All regions of the UK remain in a seller’s market as the traditional spring selling season begins for agents. Housing market consultancy...

An industry group is predicting that record numbers of homes sold this year will be off-plan. The National Association of Property Buyers...

The Property Franchise Group has reported record like-for-like revenue for 2021. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove,...

Savills suggests that London is returning to its role as the dominant element in the high end housing market in the...

For the record, this isn’t my last Industry Views for Estate Agent Today, although by the time you read this I'll be...

In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...

The extreme shortage of properties for sale has fuelled the first rise in new homes sold off-plan since 2016.   In 2021 some...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...

An estate agency which previously operated only through a remote working model has established a headquarters and expanded its team. Chosen Home,...

Typical stamp duty paid by property purchasers now is actually 84 per cent more than before the pandemic and the SDLT...

A new service launched in the UK this week selling one-eight to one-half ownership of luxury holiday homes insists it is...

Earlier this month, the government’s energy regulator Ofgem announced a record 54 percent increase to the energy bill price cap. Combined...

Buyers are already tightening their belts and choosing not to borrow as much as they could, but instead calculate what they...

The Skipton Building Society, which owns Connells estate agency, says the house-selling arm helped it reach a record profit pre-tax profit...

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeh­olds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...

This week, you will have all seen the sad news that Graham Norwood is stepping down as editor of Estate Agent...

A coroner says there is insufficient evidence to determine the cause of death of a 23-year-old estate agent found on a...

A Canadian investment fund with a roughly two per cent share in Foxtons is arguing for the agency to be put...

Storm clouds continue to gather over the UK economy with growing inflation, another likely interest rate rise, and a warning from...

The online agency brand eXp UK claims it’s growing at an industry leading pace - and it puts it all down...

The Purplebricks share price remained relatively unchanged yesterday following the shock announcement that chief executive Vic Darvey was quitting the company...

Purplebricks chief executive Vic Darvey has quit, citing “personal circumstances”.  He leaves at the end of this month with chief operating officer Helena...

There’s been a marked reduction in mortgage product availability for a second consecutive month.  Independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says there are...

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...

Lomond Group, which says it is the UK’s fastest-growing estate agency network, has appointed Ed Phillips as its new Group Chief...

The market boom goes on, for now at least. In February, house prices rose at their fastest since June 2007 according to...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

For all sales and letting agents, accelerating your business to new heights is a number one priority. You can’t be losing time...

A popular myth suggesting 50 per cent of homes sell with a second agent, is simply untrue. That’s the claim from property...

Foxtons has told shareholders that it has enjoyed "a good year of progress with revenues, profits and cash flow significantly ahead of...

There’s been another large rise in fee earnings for Rightmove this morning, as the portal softens the blow by announcing a...

The rental market is recalibrating after Covid, and this is evident in the latest data from Zoopla’s rental index. For 18 months...

One of the country’s leading agencies says the recent and expected interest rate rises, and the surging inflation, will not blow...

An average home appreciated more in 2021 than its owner will have earned, according to Savills. The agency says that with annual...

Analysts are gearing up for the full year figures to be revealed by Rightmove to its shareholders at the end of...

An agency which in 2020 moved from traditional branches to a hub-based business model, says it’s to become a ‘digital first’...

Strike, formerly known as Housesimple, is the latest online agency to claim it’s going to secure a 10 per cent market...

If 2020 was the year of survival, then 2021 was about the post-Covid boom. The impact of the pandemic on the...

Connells-owned Countrywide has announced a major deal in which 49 of its brands will use the ESTAS customer review platform. The deal...

Stamp duty statistics show that the introduction of a two per cent surcharge on residential properties by overseas buyers, means HM...

There’s been a huge rise in the amount of money contributed to the housing market by first time buyers. They paid over...

Reviews website Trustpilot has hit back after being attacked by property website allAgents.  allAgents chief Martin McKenzie is calling for Trustpilot chief...

After a long period of improvement in the level of product choice for borrowers, February has seen mortgage availability fall for the...

Rightmove says the level of business owners enquiring about leasing office space has now surpassed even pre-pandemic levels in January. Demand is...

The estate agent known to his thousands of followers on Twitter as Mayfair Guru is predicting a ‘Roaring 2020s’ for the...

Some regional property markets are perilously close to running out of any stock to sell. That’s the news from property data...

Location Location Location co-presenter Kirstie Allsopp has fought back after her comments on first time buyers were sharply criticised oil social...

Rightmove has revealed a major rise in visits to its site and app as the housing market boom shows no sign...

With a Bank of England base rate rise expected as soon as tomorrow, new figures from the government add weight to...

The average home sale in England and Wales in 2021 achieved 98 per cent of the asking price - slightly improved...

A study suggests that 70 per cent of buyers would be willing to pay more for a property with good indoor...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

Hybrid agency EweMove - which has a mix of working-from-home agents and High Street branches - has had an outstanding year...

Agents are losing tens of thousands of pounds each - in some cases even more - because of the volume of...

Our Agents Do Charity column each Friday does a fantastic job of highlighting the amazing charitable work of agents up and...

Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...

New research suggests that the estate agency industry has bucked the nationwide trend of business liquidation that he plagued other sectors...

A trading statement this morning confirms a large revenue rise for LSL Property Services. Group revenue increased by around 23 per cent last...

A stamp duty loophole in one part of the UK is likely to be closed later this year. Until now buying a...

A fast-growing land and property consultancy has snapped up a respected independent to bolster its presence in the North of England. George...

There’s been huge sale price inflation in the rarified high-end country estate market according to a buying agent. Jess Simpson, who runs...

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says that there is now clear evidence of the impact the pandemic has had on the...

The average age at which someone buys their first home has risen to 32, up from 29 in 2011 and is...

The market share of hybrid and online agents has fallen again, this time to 6.7 per cent. That figure - taken at...

The ESTAS Forum scheduled for March says its aim is to encourage agents and conveyancers to work more closely together.  “There doesn’t...

Will he stay or will he go? You don’t need me to say who ‘he’ is - it’s the only story...

The lettings sector looks set to steam ahead in 2022 after a record-breaking 2021, despite the financial and mobility challenges of...

Barely three weeks into the new year and we’re already talking about plans to raise tens, perhaps hundreds, of thousands of...

If agents wonder why more older home owners don’t sell and downsize, it may be because they’re taking equity out of...

The name of Purplebricks - which once claimed its business model was a global success - has now been removed in...

Rightmove’s first housing market report of 2022 starts when last year’s ended - on a high.  The average price of property coming...

The iamproperty group’s auction service, iamsold, says it’s raised over £804m in capital value from properties sold by the Modern Method...

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...

Estate Agent Today understands that the civil servant who has been at the heart of plans to reform the house buying...

Winkworth has told its shareholders that it expects approaches from prospective franchisees to open new branches this year. In a trading statement...

Strong house price growth since the pandemic began has boosted seller gains with the typical vendor who bought two decades ago...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

Welcome to 2022 and the first Agents Do Charity of the New Year. We’re all learning to live with Covid a little...

The number of locations where average house prices still stand at below £150,000 has shrunk by 28 per cent in recent...

For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...

High-value properties were the top-performers in the country house market in 2021, according to an agency that majors in this sector.  In...

Rightmove claims its visits over the Christmas period were its busiest ever with what it calls ‘buyer demand’ up 23 per...

Prime Central London’s attraction to multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers appears to have soared during the pandemic. High end agency Beauchamp Estates says...

The UK is reported to have dropped down the league table of governments that secure vast amounts of income from property...

House prices in the UK have ended the year of yet another record high. The Nationwide says annual house price growth increased...

Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...

This year, Londoners purchased 112,780 homes outside the capital, the highest number since 2007. New data, from Connells-owned agency Hamptons, shows that...

A probe by the Competition and Markets Authority has led housebuilder Taylor Wimpey to make changes for the benefit of leaseholders.  Taylor...

The last Propertymark housing market snapshot for 2021, based on date from the end of November, finds that there is an...

With the business model for self-employed agents hotly debated within the industry, new data has suggested that most freelance professionals are...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

With barely more than a week before Christmas, we’re delighted to bring you more heartwarming stories from agents. Despite the difficulties of...

A regional estate agency that markets homes without charging the vendor is set to expand next year. Midlands-based Chosen Home explains its...

A new guide to help avoid property title fraud, where home ownership can be stolen, has been released by the Fraud...

Lenders’ umbrella group UK Finance has given its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2022 and 2023 together, plus a year-end report for 2021. It estimates...

Data out today from Rightmove shows the predictable seasonal effect of around 0.7 per cent knocked off the typical asking price. The...

Mortgage lenders have announced a voluntary moratorium on possessions from today, December 13, until Tuesday January 4.  A statement from the umbrella...

As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...

The product choice for buyers wanting mortgages is now the highest it has been since 2008 according to the independent service...

A leading agency has admitted that the uncertainty over the effects of the Omicron Covid variant has thrown forecasts for the...

Purplebricks chief marketing officer Ben Carter is quitting the company; he was appointed late last year. Carter tweeted this afternoon: “Some personal...

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...

New data from Rightmove has analysed millions of supply, demand and pricing data points across the property market, to assess activity...

Annual house price growth hit 10.0 per cent last month - and is now tracking close to the level seen before...

A record number of conveyancers have been trained in the last 18 months, despite the challenges of the pandemic and extended...

The investment arms of Savills and the Daily Mail General Trust have pumped more cash into online agency Yopa which has...

Propertymark has criticised the government over poor house building figures. New figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show...

The chief executive of Propertymark says the number of homes on sale has fallen to an average of just 21 per branch. “Figures from...

Buying agency Middleton Advisors has made a commitment to go carbon neutral - and its method may be a template for...

There’s been a dramatic 48.4 per cent fall in the number of property sales between September and October, reflecting the end...

Figures from the Building Societies Association show continued momentum in the housing market, with gross lending by building societies up 22...

The equity release market is on course for a record year after customers took out £1.049 billion in property wealth in...

The Treasury has enjoyed a record period for stamp duty income. In England from April to October this year - so almost entirely...

Just as city centre traffic is reminiscent of life before the pandemic, the rental market in central zones of UK’s largest...

Trust has always been vital for building and nurturing good relations between an agent and their customer. Maintaining trust will keep...

The prospect of higher mortgage interest rates mean the housing market may get tougher soon despite another set of upbeat house...

The Propertymark Qualifications Awards annual ceremony taking place early next month have revealed their shortlist. There is a total of nine Awards...

The latest LonRes market snapshot for prime London carries mixed messages in terms of transaction volumes.  Overall, for the month of October,...

Hello and welcome to a new week - and even as Christmas approaches there remains plenty to report about people moving...

The latest update on the prime central London market from agency Knight Frank warns that it’s still not business as usual,...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

Franchise giant Winkworth says at least eight new offices will open next year, following an upbeat performance in 2021. In a trading...

It’s Remembrance weekend, and on Sunday at least we fall silent to honour those who gave so much for many generations. When...

Rightmove has revealed the strongest markets for sellers and buyers this autumn.  Grays in Essex has topped the list of the strongest...

A leading estate agency says the government may have to use stamp duty and council tax as incentives to persuade owners...

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p.  This is less...

The head of research at a leading agency is warning that although the housing market remains buoyant, there may be macro-economic...

The clocks have fallen back, the nights are longer and the temperature has definitely dropped - winter is here and with...

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...

A Connells senior negotiator has received a suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of wounding following an attack at a...

Analysts suggest there is a 50:50 chance of a base rate rise being announced by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy...

Despite the roaring housing market, a new report says that no fewer than 70,500 real estate and property businesses are showing...

A property media analyst claims Purplebricks has record-breaking website traffic thanks to its “relentless” and vast budget marketing. “Whether you like to...

The average time for home-movers to get through the conveyancing process has dropped by 27 days since the summer, according to Rightmove.  The...

Knight Frank has reported a record pre-tax profit and has reimbursed staff who sacrificed some salaries during the pandemic. The agency - which has...

Increasing house prices has encouraged HM Revenue and Customs to launch huge numbers of probes into Inheritance Tax payments. According to law...

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

The proportion of properties selling above asking price has dipped according to Propertymark - a likely sign the market is softening at...

Foxtons has given an upbeat trading update to shareholders this morning. It says so far this year sales revenue is a huge...

Pressure appears to be building for the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents working party finally to be implemented. It’s now...

The Guild of Property Professionals launches its Autumn/Winter 2021 Tour this week - the first time its members have met in person...

As a character from a fairly well-known TV show once said, winter is coming and we’re all contemplating where 2021 has...

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...

The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...

Research by price comparison service MoneySuperMarket has itemised the additional fees incurred by people moving home. This year’s 12 per cent rise...

Rightmove is warning that it’s “highly likely” interest rates will rise in the near future. The portal believes this now seems inevitable...

Propertymark’s chief executive - officially still in post on just an interim basis - is to face questions from a past...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

The  housing market is not immune from the supply shortage hitting the economy, according to Knight Frank - with London the...

There were 13 new buyers for every property listed for sale in the UK in September according to Knight Frank.  Over the...

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

The latest market snapshot of prime London by estate agency Benham and Reeves shows demand up 5.8 per cent annually for...

Like most industries, estate agency is changing. A general trend to a more hybrid model, accelerated by the pandemic has resulted...

A service that sells properties and elements of joint venture schemes to investors says it’s seeking to expand after completing on...

The right technology can reassure agents that transactions will complete on time - vital to retaining business following the end of the...

A leading market commentator is warning that transactions and prices will fall without the stimulus of the stamp duty holiday. Karen Noye,...

The Portico agency - set up in 1818 - has become part of the Leaders Romans Group, which has bought it...

Rightmove has estimated how many people benefitted from the holiday and the estimated total saving in England. It says some one million...

By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...

In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

We’re not sure if agents will agree with this but a high profile consumer group has come up with the final...

House prices rose by just 0.1 per cent in September - but they are still increasing by 10 per cent a...

One of the leading figures in trade body Propertymark wants stamp duty to be reformed, and claims that the success of...

Controversial London agency Foxtons is to review its policy on top management bonuses. This follows a shareholder revolt at the agency's AGM...

Shareholders in Purplebricks have given overwhelming backing to the company’s remuneration policy - including substantial bonuses for senior executives which had...

The stamp duty holiday which finally ends later this week might have a lasting legacy - encouraging more agents to use...

Zoopla has calculated how much the average house price has risen every single day since the start of the pandemic in...

A leading agency says the new normal likely to establish itself in the housing market after the end of the stamp...

Strike, the digital-first estate agent previously known as Housesimple, has been selected to join Tech Nation’s Future Fifty programme. The online agent, which...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...

Buyer demand per property for sale is more than double that of pre-pandemic levels, Rightmove claims. The property portal’s latest House Price...

Record numbers of properties sold above asking price in August, agents claim. Data from NAEA Propertymark shows that despite the summer lull,...

Boris Johnson's sudden and unexpectedly ruthless Cabinet reshuffle, which drew comparisons with Margaret Thatcher's 'purge of the wets' in 1981, ended...

In a day of unexpected drama, Boris Johnson carried out a surprisingly brutal and widespread Cabinet reshuffle which saw a number...

Being able to show proof of funds in a quick, transparent and simple way is more crucial than ever to keep fall-throughs...

First-time buyers are £25,000 worse off thanks to the stamp duty holiday, according to estate agent comparison site GetAgent. The website revealed...

Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....

In what will be seen as the latest win for leaseholders across the UK, it’s been revealed that – following action...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...

Property values may seem high in the UK but spare a thought for buyers in other countries such as Israel, Switzerland...

Demand from buyers is set to be strong for the rest of 2021 as the stamp duty holiday unwinds but uncertainty...

Forget London, Scotland is now the fastest-moving market for million-pound properties. Analysis by Rightmove has found that million-pound homes are selling 25...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

The police investigation into the Savills agents who allegedly racially abused England players on Twitter after the Euros 2020 final is...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another edition of good will and cheer generated by the industry’s fund-raising heroes. It’s...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well surmises the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

The Savills member of staff who allegedly racially abused England players online after the Euros 2020 final has been sacked. The Metro...

Franchise giant Winkworth says it has backed the start up of a commercial company advising on investment in retail or business...

The Property Franchise Group - the UK's largest property franchisor, which owns EweMove and other brands - has acquired 80 per...

The lifestyle changes triggered by the pandemic are likely to have a lasting effect on the housing market, pushing property prices permanently...

More buyers in prime central London are choosing larger properties - a function of the pandemic and the race for space. That’s...

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are.  Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...

A new forecasting model from a consumer website is predicting that house prices will rise by an average 30 per cent...

Homebuyers are suffering huge delays in receiving responses to their search requests to council according to a study of local authorities. Consumer...

Chestertons, the London high-end estate agency chain, is reported to be looking for a buyer. Sky News says it’s hired Deloitte, the...

A plea has been made to the government to help small companies and stop letting online firms off the hook. The Federation...

Parts of Britain are so short of homes for sale they have only half the number of listings to be expected...

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...

The work of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team is “vital” it claims - and the case of the...

Hello, and here’s the bad news to get it over with - this is the final Bank Holiday weekend before…Christmas. Now that’s...

A banned West Midlands estate agent has today been sentenced to a custodial sentence of six weeks, suspended for two years, and fined £4,000 at Wolverhampton Crown Court after pleading guilty...

The very strong housing market seen throughout this year is set to extend into 2022 as a stock shortage is forecast...

An estate agent says the housing market now has a hidden characteristic - an absence of homes that are friendly for...

A sentiment survey amongst wealthy international buyers suggests the affluent sector of the western world is seeing similar house buying frenzy...

There’s a lot being said about how the workforce will operate in the post-pandemic world. We’re still largely remote at Homesearch but as...

A date has been set for Purplebricks’ shareholders to give their verdict on a controversial remuneration package given to the agency’s...

The Guardian has sharply criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for introducing and then extending the stamp duty holiday - because helping estate...

There are 19 new distinct £1m-plus property markets in the UK thanks to the soaring house prices of the past 15...

The Property Ombudsman says there’s been a big increase in enquiries to its service in recent months, despite the pandemic.  In its...

A long-standing critic of OnTheMarket, who was once excluded from a presentation by the portal’s leadership, has spoken enthusiastically of the...

An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...

Like most aspects of life since the pandemic hit, the employment arena has been hit hard. But not just with uncertainty...

A housing expert says the psychology of a population coping with the pandemic lies behind the house moving frenzy of recent...

Agents are reporting fewer sales and fewer deals above the asking price, as summer and the tapering stamp duty holiday take...

Bramleys says it’s to resume property auctions in October. The auction will be the first held since March 2020. Previous auctions have been...

My neighbour had been seeking to move home for some time. Suggestions that he wanted to get away from his neighbours...

Three property agents feature on the latest list of businesses in trouble for failing to comply with money laundering regulations. The list...

The average size of homes in England has plummeted by over 10 per cent in the past four decades. Research from ElectricalDirect...

The largest player in the Modern Method of Auction sector has reported a record average number of bids per property. In July...

Over 55,000 households bought homes through the government’s Help to Buy equity loan scheme in the past financial year - a...

Yet another housing market snapshot is reporting the stock of property for sale plummeting further downwards.  Property website Home says that while...

Rightmove data released this morning shows that the average asking price of a detached house has risen literally 10 times the...

A major agency is predicting that the imbalance between supply and demand, which has characterised the housing market for all of...

Transaction volumes in prime London fell in July according to data from LonRes. Transactions were down 22 per cent compared with July...

House prices in July rose after falling in June, according to the Halifax. They were 0.4 per cent higher than in June,...

There’s already plenty of talk about autumn - depressing huh? - with agents pondering how the housing market will respond to...

Purplebricks has hired another creating PR agency to work on its consumer campaign. Taylor Herring - part of the larger Publicis group...

Savills has reported a bounce back after the Covid-hit performance in 2020. The agency has substantial overseas and commercial property and consultancy...

Thirty-five years after London estate agent Suzy Lamplugh disappeared, the trust that bears her name is calling for action to address...

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has reported record figures as...

A bank which a year ago told investors to sell Rightmove shares has now changed its tune - radically. In August 2020...

The UK government will not achieve its pledge of delivering 300,000 new homes a year until 2028, according to analysis from...

Belvoir has issued another upbeat trading report, saying its revenue for the first six months of the year is up 53...

New data shows the strongest quarter for new build home registrations since 2007.  According to NHBC, the new home warranty and insurance...

Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside of the capital in the first half of 2021 - and many of those buyers...

A much higher than usual proportion of homes on sale in the current market have successfully found a buyer, according to...

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...

Some 18 months on, we’re only just beginning to understand the impact of Covid-19 and how it’ll shape the future economy...

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...

Rightmove has reported a dramatic bounce back in its fortunes - and it’s making more money from agents even than before...

Hybrid agency EweMove has continued growing with the sale of 37 new territories in the first six months of the year...

Annual house price growth remains above 10 per cent despite a small monthly dip in July according to the Nationwide. A 0.5...

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...

Purplebricks’ annual report has revealed that a short term bonus scheme to provide incentives for executive directors to meet financial and...

One of the leading housing market analysts says some of the extreme house price rises seen this year could unwind during...