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The term ‘time bomb’ is sometimes overly used in the housing market, and while it has been linked to many things...

New data suggests Thursday 28 March was the biggest day for the number of new sellers coming to market so far...

Connells Group has boosted its affordable housing offering after appoint Roy Hind as a director. Hind has been named affordable housing director...

The share of homes purchased by first-time buyers so far this year has been pushed to record levels, but most are...

Housing affordability ratios have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels but remain high, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows. The latest figures...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has surpassed 15,000 advertisers for the first time in its history. The milestone comes in the first 60 days since...

Epsom and Ewell, Epping Forest and Dartford have been named as the top London leaver hotspots as buyers continue to move...

Both 'beauty' and ‘gentle density’ are central themes of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).. The notes which accompany the NPPF state...

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

The gap between the price a seller wants and what a buyer is willing to pay is at risk of widening,...

Estate agency stock has hit the highest level since February 2021, new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...

Propertymark has added its name to calls for Stamp Duty reform and has also urged lenders to develop more affordable mortgage...

Average asking prices have grown on an annual basis for the first time in six months but properties are taking longer...

New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...

Winkworth has appointment its former general counsel to join the board. Tara Tan has become an executive director of the agency franchise...

Record numbers of future vendors sent a request for an estate agent to come and provide a market appraisal of their...

The times, they are indeed a-changin’. But what Dylan may not have appreciated, however, was how fast that change would be...

Potential self-builders are struggling to find suitable plots and many are planning to turn to estate agents for support. A survey by...

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...

Most agents may argue that every month is the best time to list but Rightmove has identified February as the optimum...

Beauchamp Estates has opened two new offices in the south of France. The prime luxury agent is now located in the luxury...

OnTheMarket has a “puncher’s chance” of displacing Rightmove after the challenger portal was taken over by CoStar but needs to persuade...

Buyers and sellers, along with their agents, appear to have started the new year with renewed confidence as Rightmove data shows...

As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...

Savills has promoted its residential sales director Natalie Howlett-Clarke to head of its Norwich office. Effective from the start of this year,...

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...

When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...

It wouldn’t be sensible to jump to a firm conclusion about the prospects of the housing market this side of Christmas,...

Winkworth has expanded further in Dorset with the acquisition of Christopher Batten in Wimborne – its seventh office in the county.  Christopher...

By Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group As the cost-of-living crisis continues to impact the UK, many of us...

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

The number of homes being demolished and rebuilt from scratch has increased by 3.7% over the past year, research reveals. The analysis...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the evolving world of Estate Agency and Estate Agents. 2020...

Proptech – it’s a people thing. It might seem like a strange thing to say but the best of tech is a...

One in four mortgages lent to those under 30 now have a term of 35 years or more, new research suggests. This...

A recent analysis of the UK property market by Zoom Property Buyer reveals that detached houses have seen the most significant...

Annual house price growth has returned to its lowest level since the pandemic, Land Registry data shows. The latest figures from the...

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...

The net housing supply in England could be set to fall to decade lows, builders have warned. New analysis by the Home...

And suddenly it’s autumn. It’s just six weeks before the clocks change, days are getting shorter and - the real sign...

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

House prices have fallen at the steepest rate since 2009, Halifax data shows. The latest Halifax House Price Index for August suggests...

The cities of Liverpool, Nottingham and Manchester have enjoyed the biggest house price rises since pre-Covid. Despite interest rates at a 13-year...

Record numbers of homebuyers are set to get on the property ladder with the help of the “Bank of Family” this...

House price growth and inflation has continued to slow but there are warnings that further interest rate cuts could still dent...

A house removal specialist and a consumer property group reckon they’ve discovered the busiest day of the year for moving. It’s Friday...

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

The size of the UK property auction house market hit the highest point in a decade in 2022, approaching half a...

Open Property Group has carried out research which looks into where UK homeowners are moving to and if there is a...

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

HMRC has recorded the lowest level of UK property sales for the month of June since 2020. The latest property transaction data...

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

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

Properties are taking longer to go under offer but there is no evidence of large discounts on asking prices yet, Hamptons...

MPs have cast doubt on the Government’s ability to achieve its target of 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s...

Tackling economic crime is part of the day job for estate agents. But how can the latest digital ID tools help...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

The UK is heading for a further drop in housebuilding, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index data by S&P and...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Increasing numbers of homeowners are signing up to a property alert scheme to protect against fraudulent property transactions. New figures obtained from...

The property market had its quietest May for sales excluding the pandemic for at least a decade, HMRC data suggests. Provisional seasonally-adjusted...

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

Just because you don’t live in London - and of course the vast majority of people don’t - doesn’t mean you’ve...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Increasing numbers of estate agents are submitting suspicious activity reports (SARS) but questions are being raised about whether there should be...

The value of mortgage lending has slumped to its lowest level since the second quarter of 2020, Bank of England data...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Olympic sailing gold medallist Eilidh McIntyre has embarked on a new adventure as she joins Henry Adams estate agency.  Eilidh, who won...

The level of sales agreed has reached its highest point this year and is encouraging more sellers to the market, Zoopla...

The average age of a UK home mover has dropped but the number of actual moves has hit a record low,...

Following publication of the Renter’s Reform Bill and the media coverage surrounding it, many agents and their landlords will understandably have...

Rightmove has been named as the most effective portal for driving leads but there is a sense of frustration about fake...

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

The race for space is reversing as more employers are calling staff back into the office. Research by agency brand Jackson-Stops has...

Despite most businesses across industry now adopting some form of digital alternative to traditional work methods, many in the private rental...

An award-winning charity will cut the cost of homeownership in Wigan by up to £10,000, by offering buyers the chance to...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the Lifesycle CRM platform.  Last month saw Lifesycle become one of the...

Homes have decreased in size every decade since the 1950s, despite house prices rising exponentially, according to new data. Intriguingly the average...

The Landsite platform for real estate professionals has partnered with RICS to provide its members with access to its features. The digital...

Lawyers are warning of a growing number of incidents of septic tank conveyancing negligence, which could prove costly for homebuyers. House buyers...

Industry charity Agents Together is celebrating reaching new mentorship and volunteering milestone. It has revealed that 800 free mentorships have now been...

Another interest rate hike could further dampen property market activity, research suggests. It comes as new analysis shows the average number of...

Agents are being urged to ensure they are up to speed with anti-money laundering (AML) requirements as the market enters its...

Did you know that 46% of withdrawn properties will return to the market within 24 months? Here are 3 steps showing...

You don’t need me to tell you that buy to let has had a torrid time of it lately. For agents trying...

Rightmove has reported its second highest year for average revenue per advertiser (ARPA) despite agency branch membership dipping slightly. The portal revealed...

Annual house price growth has fallen for the first time since June 2020 and is now at its weakest level since...

The average price for larger detached homes has grown at almost twice the rate than for smaller properties such as flats...

SmartSearch, the UK’s leading provider of digital compliance, has published an agenda-setting whitepaper to highlight the anti-money laundering shortcomings and sanctions...

The level of property sales in the UK is declining, HMRC has suggested, after it revealed that transactions dipped for the...

Purplebricks’ share price has continued falling after it informed the markets that it is up for sale last week. The beleaguered agency’s...

A well known critic of stamp duty has returned to his long-standing theme of querying whether buyers have paid too much...

The cost of living crisis in the UK has majorly impacted thousands of peoples’ plans to move home, with mortgage lending...

The pandemic has left a “structural and lasting impact” on London’s property market, Chestertons claims. Analysis of Land Registry data by the...

The north-south house price divide may be narrowing, eXp UK claims. Research by the self-employed agency brand has found that while the...

Lenders approved the lowest number of mortgages since May 2020 in December. The latest Bank of England data shows mortgage approvals for...

The London property market has started the year better than expected, with sales instructions and buyer demand both rising, according to...

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...