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Typical consumer spending on mortgages and rents increased 3.6% in April – the first increase in the rate of growth since...

You don’t have to be a mind-reader to believe there will be a large majority Labour government by the end of...

Propertymark, the leading membership body for property agents has written to London Mayor candidates highlighting proposals to tackle the unique housing...

Higher mortgage rates are a drag on house price growth says Zoopla - and it’s produced startling figures to prove it. The...

UK house prices may be broadly static but sales volumes are up 12% year on year according to Zoopla data out...

Stamp duty rebates and cash to improve energy efficiency are being demanded by one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders in...

Thousands of people will be invited to take part in new research to help provide information on why one particularly badly...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...

A property industry group has called for a reduction in the discounts available for council tenants buying their own home, after...

There’s been broad support from within the agency and wider property sectors for Labour’s proposal to build on selected parts of...

Keir Starmer set out Labour’s policy for housebuilding this week and targeted ‘ugly’ parts of the Green Belt. It will be a...

A new analysis of the cost-of-moving suggests that the typical seller will incur expenses of £5,867 - and that rises hugely...

Propertymark has urged the Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members.  Responding to a call for evidence...

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...

If you want to hear of a tale for our industry’s times - featuring housing shortages, planning disputes, rampant  inflation and...

Today, I am reflecting on the Chancellor’s surprise Spring budget decision to abolish multiple dwellings relief for Stamp Duty Land Tax...

Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...

Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...

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

As the Budget approaches and the housing crisis intensifies, it is important to consider what the Chancellor could – and should...

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

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

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

Calling all self-employed property professionals! With only one week to go until the 31 January self assessment deadline, the 3.8 million people...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...

In the current challenging market, housebuilders are increasingly looking for novel and engaging means of marketing to achieve the necessary supply/demand...

The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice...

The debate over the Green Belt, and the newly branded ‘grey belt’, has made the headlines a lot recently and will...

Landowners seeking to sell their land for development will have to adjust their expectations as the market, the planning system and...

March was the most popular month for completions this year as sales took longer and buyers focused on affordability, analysis has...

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

The Scottish Government’s Budget has been described as a “missed opportunity.” The update yesterday from Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison, outlined a...

The private rental landscape has been undergoing a profound transformation, with technology playing a pivotal role in shaping the way tenancies...

The United Kingdom stands on the precipice of a historic overhaul in property ownership. With the King's speech unveiling the anticipated...

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

Stamp Duty should reflect the current market conditions, an agency boss claims. Speaking exclusively to Estate Agent Today,  Michael Polzler, chief executive...

House price falls could continue into 2024 as high interest rates continue to make it difficult for homebuyers to transact, an...

A new analysis of the housing market has assessed 50 cities in the UK to establish which is best for first...

UK consumers are feeling financially worse off than they were a year ago but this sentiment isn’t necessarily reflected when it...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Jake Gann and my business card says...

Homes in England are less affordable and in worse condition than those in most other developed nations, new research claims. Analysis from the...

Agents are securing sales closer to asking price but properties are taking longer to sell, new data suggests. Analysis by Hamptons, using...

Industry figure Sean Newman has named seven additional speakers for the Estate Agent Success Summit, with 50% of tickets already sold. The...

As much of the country battened down the hatches for the first storm of the season, there may have been a...

The number of first-time buyers has fallen this year but the proportion of sales to this cohort remains the same due...

We might be at the start of an improving housing market, suggests Propertymark. In its latest market snapshot, concentrating mostly on August,...

After years - indeed a decade - of anti-rental sector policy and rhetoric it’s difficult not to see recent days as...

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

As estate agents, it is important to make sure that your business is efficient and cost-effective. One of the ways to...

Buyers are facing higher costs when moving home, research shows. Analysis by Barrows & Forrester found the costs associated with moving home,...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...

The process from a Local Plan allocation to a digger on site typically stretches beyond the length of a five-year political...

Price reductions have reached their highest level in at least nine years according to estate agency Hamptons.   Some 50 per cent of...

Propertymark says that sellers who strive to find a “middle ground” in today’s difficult market can still turn a healthy profit...

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

Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...

Landlords considering selling up are being urged to lease their homes to a trust catering for homeless people instead. With fears that...

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

Housing Minister Rachel Maclean MP is probably looking forward to her summer break this year. But wherever she's going and whatever she's...

Renters are putting off their buying plans until property becomes more affordable, according to the latest research from The Mortgage Lender...

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

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

Two all-party groups of MPs and Peers have called on the government to act to turn empty buildings into good quality,...

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

New research aims to address the age-old debate of which generation has it worse when it comes to housing affordability. Quick-buy firm...

A new survey suggests the overwhelming majority of the public are critical of the government’s apparent housing failures. A study of 1,323...

As a property market expert, I have been closely monitoring the challenges faced by the housing market, particularly the issue of...

High borrowing costs and an uncertain economic outlook remaining the main challenges for homebuyers, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...

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

Landlords are now quite accustomed to the challenges of operating in a market where they are often perceived as the antagonist...

For just over a decade, the Government has operated ‘Help to Buy’ schemes in England. The first of these, ‘NewBuy’, which...

The Labour Party has outlined three ways it will help first-time buyers onto the housing ladder as it ramps up its...

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

The financial regulator has revised its own data on how many mortgage borrowers may face repayment difficulties as it calls on...

A high-profile charity is calling for a Stamp Duty overhaul, local buyer restrictions and extra charges on property purchases by landlords...

Do you have lots of hipsters on your books looking for a home? New analysis aims to identify the hotspots for hipster...

Prices will fall during this year, but the outlook differs depending on location, according to Cluttons. A first quarter update from the...

Half of first-time buyers say house prices would need to fall up to 20% for them to consider making a purchase,...

Sellers are being urged to be upfront about property issues and consider lower offers from better buyers as increasing numbers of...

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

The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is the direct result of European Legislation. They were introduced because of the Energy Performance of...

Should commercial properties be converted into homes? I think so. I don’t mean the upscale barns becoming large houses, or the fashionable...

Fewer first-time buyers got on the property ladder last year but there was an increase in people buying for business purposes,...

The proportion of take-home pay that first-time buyers are having to put towards mortgage repayments is returning to levels last seen...

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and ex-Home Secretary Priti Patel had around three years in Government to sort out housing but...

The ‘race for space’ is over and the property market is returning to pre-pandemic levels, Nicky Stevenson claims. Stevenson, managing director of...

Talk of a housing market crash is overstated, Zoopla’s chief executive Charlie Bryant has claimed. Speaking in an exclusive video interview with Estate...

Property sales are yet to decline amid higher mortgage rates and the cost of living crisis but there are signs of...

The Bank of England increased interest rates from 3% to 3.5% yesterday, potentially pushing up costs for those looking to purchase property...

Purplebricks is marketing itself as a way for homeowners to save money while selling their home amid the cost of living...

Agents should use their market position to advise town halls about local housing needs, a senior MP has suggested. Labour and Co-op...

The Government has been urged to revise its plans for affordable housing as MPs warn it is set to fall short...

Zoopla’s homepage may look a little different from today. The portal is supporting homeless charity Crisis’s Christmas fundraising campaign with a homepage...

The property sector braced itself for the chill wind of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement this week. His pre-Budget comment that he...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will have a go at balancing the nation’s books today and the main thing agents seem to want...

An estate agency firm is urging sellers to resist cutting asking prices. Tom Cranenburgh, of GetanOffer, which describes itself as a quick...

Home repossessions have begun to rise but remain below pre-Covid levels, Government figures show. The number of mortgage possession claims increased by...

Increasing numbers of transactions have fallen-through and asking price cuts are increasing but the market is still on track for almost...