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26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...
25 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
Businesses in the real estate sector have seen one of the biggest rises in sick leave over the past year, research...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
From the uptick in house sales in January to a house price rise the first time in over a year in February,...
09 April 2024
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Zoopla’s property announcement last week was welcome reading for many of us feeling a bit beleaguered by seller over-expectation, buyer lethargy...
05 April 2024
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Housing affordability ratios have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels but remain high, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows. The latest figures...
26 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
Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket is set to bring back its popular town hall meetings with agents. It will be the first since its acquisition by...
07 March 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
Yopa’s latest accounts for 2022 have revealed a “material uncertainty” that the business could continue ahead of a restructure in 2023. The...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
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...
30 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
The average household in England and Wales who purchased in the past 20 years and sold last year achieved profits of...
22 January 2024
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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...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket has signed a multiyear listing agreement with Leaders Romans Group (LRG). The CoStar-backed portal has been selected as one of just...
16 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
London agent Maskells has expanded further into the capital. Having opened its second office in Kensington and Notting Hill in 2021 to...
09 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
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
The number of Londoners leaving the capital to move elsewhere in Great Britain has fallen back this year but first-time buyers...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s a myth that the property market slows over the festive period, The ValPal Network (TVPN) claims. Data from the lead generation...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Prime buying agency Black Brick has seen cash buyers double this year. Data from the buying agent shows 66% of clients have...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Rightmove is forecasting a Boxing Day bounce this festive period. Analysis by the portal suggests that the number of new properties coming...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Self-employed agency models are helping drive growth in the estate agency sector, while larger firms struggle to maintain positive momentum, research...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Household finances remain stretched and the full impact of higher interest rates and mortgage pricing has yet to fully hit the...
07 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
Self-employed agency brand eXp has terminated the contract of agent Ian Wyn-Jones following allegations about his working practices. Wyn-Jones, who joined eXp...
23 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
The rate of inflation has fallen to the lowest level in two years, raising hopes of a boost for the property...
16 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
In this interview, Riccardo Dawson, Chief Operating Officer at Alto and Chris Hutchinson, CEO of Canopy discuss the benefits of their...
08 November 2023
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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
Savills has appointed Mark Redfern to head its Notting Hill sales department. Having worked in the prime central London property market for...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Over a hundred years before the climate emergency became a global concern, it was recognised that, ‘He who plants a tree,...
28 October 2023
From: Features
An opinion piece by Sam Reynolds, CEO of Zero Deposit Just weeks ago, the Bank of England brought a halt to its...
21 October 2023
From: Features
The number of homes being demolished and rebuilt from scratch has increased by 3.7% over the past year, research reveals. The analysis...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the evolving world of Estate Agency and Estate Agents. 2020...
18 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
House prices fell for the sixth consecutive month in a row during September and dropped at the fastest rate since August...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The “ticking time bomb” of Help to Buy repayments could be set to explode due to the cost of living crisis,...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The old adage that estate agency is a people business is rarely more relevant than right now, when the market is...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Higher agency fees and the end of pandemic support boosted Zoopla’s revenue in 2022. The portal’s annual accounts for the year to...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Stamp Duty changes and planning reform should be high on the party conference season agenda, agency executives have suggested. Leaders Roman Group...
25 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Since the Bank of England base rate started making large jumps around the middle of last year, mortgage rates have increased...
23 September 2023
From: Features
Build to Rent (BTR) is the UK’s fastest-growing sector and this trend looks set to continue throughout 2023 and beyond. The...
23 September 2023
From: Features
A recent analysis of the UK property market by Zoom Property Buyer reveals that detached houses have seen the most significant...
23 September 2023
From: Features
The Bank of England has held off on further interest rate rises for now but agents warn that there is still...
22 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...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Around half a million mortgage-holders are facing an imminent financial shock as their fixed deals end in the run-up to Christmas...
20 September 2023
From: Breaking News
To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...
16 September 2023
From: Features
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...
15 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage borrowers now have the greatest choice of home loan products since February 2022, Moneyfacts data suggests. It is a boost for...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Labour’s Deputy Leader, Angela Rayner is to add the housing brief to her deputy leader role. She takes over from Lisa Nandy...
05 September 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s no secret that sea levels are rising, leaving millions of homes at risk globally and according to a recent report,...
02 September 2023
From: Features
The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) and Gumtree have teamed up to help fightback against fraudsters, particularly when it comes...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Spicerhaart’s shift to a hybrid model and investment in the business and staff has contributed to a £5m loss for 2022,...
29 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Changes to consumer behaviour usually arrive in waves. Most of the time these waves are small. They drive minimal impact, with...
19 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...
19 August 2023
From: Features
Over 20,000 UK agency branches have now registered with HMRC for anti-money laundering supervision. A new analysis from risk management platform Thirdfort...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Retail queen Stacey Cartwright will succeed Nicholas Ferguson as chair of Savills from December 31 - but she inherits a company...
11 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Property taxes collected in Scotland have risen nearly 50 per cent in just two years according to analysis of the latest...
11 August 2023
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The size of the UK property auction house market hit the highest point in a decade in 2022, approaching half a...
10 August 2023
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Knight Frank has spoken out over what it claims is a severe lack of appropriate accommodation being marketed exclusively to the...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
After a bumpy six months media-wise, I was fascinated to see that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle chose a tech-based project...
05 August 2023
From: Features
Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...
05 August 2023
From: Features
The property market is unstable at the moment making it increasingly difficult for first-time buyers to get on the ladder. As a...
05 August 2023
From: Features
We all want more transactions - the Holy Grail when it comes to agencies’ bottom lines - but an interesting aspect...
03 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Andrew Jones, Group Director, Corporate Lettings & Build to Rent, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) In the past 10 years, the Build to...
29 July 2023
From: Features
The number of people taking out mortgages with terms of 35 years or more hit a high of 88,059 in 2022,...
25 July 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...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A mortgage expert has expressed concern about the level of borrowers still taking out high loan-to-value government-backed home loans despite falling...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The average anti-money laundering (AML) fine issued to estate agents for non-compliance so far during 2022/23 has already crept beyond the...
19 July 2023
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London’s £5m-plus residential market is back in business after a slow first quarter, according to new analysis from Savills. The agent does...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Tackling economic crime is part of the day job for estate agents. But how can the latest digital ID tools help...
12 July 2023
From: Features
There’s a warning today that confusion over plans to transition rural properties to greener heating systems may be deterring buyers. Trade association...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
TM Group, a high profile provider of data and technology services such as tmconvey, mio, and tmconnect, has been sold to...
10 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill was finally introduced in Parliament in May, but is it really good news for tenants? Several...
08 July 2023
From: Features
Ceredigion estate agent Cardigan Bay Properties has been recognised as one of the top start-ups in the UK. The brand overcame competition...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
In the fiercely competitive property industry, staying ahead of the game is essential for thriving and achieving success. That's where the...
30 June 2023
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Increasing numbers of sellers are turning to auction rooms to combat the cooling housing market conditions, research suggests. Upfront information provider Moverly...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Dexters has hinted at more acquisitions, particularly around greater London. Andy Shepherd, chief executive of the London agent, suggested the brand is...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The hit to the economy from soaring mortgage rates will be equivalent to a 2p income tax hike, new analysis by...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest interest rate rise has heightened the risk of forced sales and buyers shying away from the market, agents have...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Fall-throughs are at their lowest quarterly level since the start of 2019, new data suggests. Analysis by House Buyer Bureau has found...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Connells group chief executive David Livesey has announced his intention to retire during 2024. Highly respected throughout the industry, Livesey joined Connells...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A family-owned Surrey estate agent has rebranded as the next generated takes over. Grosvenor Billinghurst, which serves the towns and surrounding areas...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Keller Williams UK’s (KWUK) Gatwick market centre is rumoured to have closed but the self-employed agency network’s chief executive Ben Taylor...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Increasing numbers of estate agents are submitting suspicious activity reports (SARS) but questions are being raised about whether there should be...
15 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A standoff between sellers looking back at the 2021 and 2022 markets and buyers anticipating a weaker one is stifling the...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...
07 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
House price growth may be slowing but Sottish agency brand DJ Alexander has revealed that it recorded its highest ever sales...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A man has been jailed for fraud after conning potential property buyers out of nearly £16,000. Jaspal Singh Juttla, 64 of Northwood...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A new survey suggests the overwhelming majority of the public are critical of the government’s apparent housing failures. A study of 1,323...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The average first-time buyer in Britain has seen the cost of a home increase by £25 per day since interest rates...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Sustainability has become a watch word for businesses the world over but there’s one element of this equation that is too...
27 May 2023
From: Features
Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month during March and remains negative on a monthly basis, Land Registry...