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There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...

There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...

It wasn’t exactly a champagne statement. More like Prosecco.  But, nevertheless, there are reasons to be cheerful in the wake of Jeremy...

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

House prices could drop by almost 25% ‘start-to-trough’ or by as much as 40% in severe circumstances, Lloyds Banking Group has...

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 warned tough times were coming ahead of his Autumn Statement yesterday and agents were left with plenty to...

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

New Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is expected to unveil the Government’s so-called “plan for growth” today during a mini-Budget. The property market is...

When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

Rising house prices boosted HMRC’s coffers during the previous tax year. Analysts suggest the booming housing market has meant HMRC has attracted...

A young entrepreneur has won an award for creating an online service making it simpler for couples to buy their first...

A new report wants the government to consider slapping Capital Gains Tax on profits made from appreciating house values for all...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

A leading tax expert is advising investors to “plan your disposals” after new Capital Gains Tax figures have raised speculation of...

Agency staff who worked from home at any point during the pandemic - even for just one day - can still...

The possible introduction of higher levels of Capital Gains Tax for the sale of buy to let, holiday homes or even...

An agent has contacted Estate Agent Today to issue what he calls “an urgent alert” about the risk of Capital Gains...

There’s a warning this morning that possible tax reforms to be unveiled next Monday could wreak huge damage on the property...

A 10-point ’must have’ list of demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget on March 3 has been issued by NAEA Propertymark. It’s...

Conveyancers are sending a blunt message to estate agents: transactions will take longer than usual and don’t chase us with queries and...

Figures drawn up by a property industry recruitment guru show that estate agents work only two thirds of the hours they...

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a sweeping range of financial measures to try to minimise the impact of Coronavirus...

There’s something of a conspiracy of silence over the problem of short lets. That is a stark claim but many siren voices...

In six years of editing Estate Agent Today, some of my most dramatic moments have been covering the troubles - some...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

A blog for the British Property Federation has come up with three radically different proposals for stamp duty, providing food for...

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

Stamp duty relief for first time buyers of full-priced houses and apartments is to be extended to first time buyers of...

Prime London’s transactions are now the preserve of so-called ‘needs-based buyers’ and not investors according to high-end agency Knight Frank -...

A company which creates interior displays for agency offices and other players in the property industry have introduced a so-called scrappage...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

It’s not just the evenings drawing in that marks the approach of autumn - it’s also the return to work of...

Not so long ago, new UK car sales were racing ahead, fuelled by confidence in the economic recovery, but car production...

An analysis of data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals that inheritance tax paid by UK families has topped £5 billion...

White & Sons came to MPL Interiors specifically to counteract the growing threat from online and hybrid estate agents, commissioning a...

Not only did Theresa May stun everyone with her decision to call a ‘snap election’ but with the campaign now underway...

My apologies if this causes you to break your Easter egg with a little too much aggression, but I reckon the...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

The government has announced that its next Budget will be on March 8 next year. Until recently, Budgets and their ‘mini-me’ Autumn...

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...

It’s been a heartening few weeks for those of us who thought that protest was dead – or, more precisely, that...

For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...

Sales skills, and the ability to negotiate in particular, have always been a core ingredient for any estate agent – and...

An estate agent is suggesting that the goverrnment’s new price index, coming into force in June, could be used to revalue...

We’re all talking about second home stamp duty, changes to tax relief and the Prudential Regulation Authority’s suggestion that banks should...

We talk about the unstoppable rise of buy-to-let and forget that it was only as recently as the early 1970’s that...

When it comes to Budgets and Property, you have to hope that the old adage that ‘things happen in threes’ turns...

Today is the last chance for Estate Agent Today readers to have their concerns about proposed stamp duty increases and recent...

Estate Agent Today readers are being given the rare opportunity to have their concerns about proposed stamp duty increases and recent...

I’m sure I’m not the only estate agent confused by the Government’s approach to residential property ownership. Many of the current ministerial...

It’s always interesting when Which? produces a report that includes estate agency. It asked 1,990 people their views on buying and selling...