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The busiest first half of a year ever recorded by Rightmove has led to a raft of new records for the...

OnTheMarket, which until now has lagged behind the leading two portals in terms of consumer-facing housing market information, has today launched...

Rightmove estimates that 1.3m buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holidays across Great Britain since they were announced in July...

The leading reason for property sales falling through is gazumping, according to new research from Comparethemarket. Over the past year, nearly two-fifths of...

Price renegotiations are underway between buyers and sellers in danger of missing Wednesday’s stamp duty holiday deadline, says Knight Frank. The agency...

For the second time in two working days, a report suggests that ever-higher numbers of buying are paying over the asking...

Data from Rightmove shows that no less than 37 per cent of homes early this year sold for the asking price...

New research has thrown light on how much buyers must pay on average to trade up to a property with one...

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...

The frantic growth in house prices is showing its first sign of slowing down, says Rightmove. In its latest monthly market snapshot,...

London’s housing market may be distinctly lacklustre compared to much of the rest of the UK right now but one development...

A senior estate agent says even if the restrictions easing lockdown, still formally scheduled for June 21, are delayed by several...

Zoopla has unveiled new features which it says will deliver more value to agents. In-Search Ads gives agents and housebuilders the option...

Rightmove is to review the processes of an online platform which directly uploads sellers' property details via an app. Two years ago...

An all-time record high of one in three properties sold for more than the original asking price last month. This is according...

The asking price of a typical home in the UK has hit a third of a million pounds for the first...

The number of properties coming on the market is still not meeting the huge demand from buyers, but the level of...

A relatively modest interest rate rise could trigger a crash in the housing market according to the housing analyst behind the...

A first-time-buyer couple in a part of the country renowned for its second homes and shortage of stock has praised a...

A league table of the most important issues facing vendors places the scale of estate agents’ charges at the bottom - and this...

Even before the pandemic, the estate agency sector was evolving considerably as a younger generation started buying, selling and letting homes,...

The latest Coutts Prime Property Index has revealed that activity in this sector of the market - based mostly in London...

Agents are being advised on what course of action they should take to safeguard their right to fees should they be dis-instructed...

One in six properties sold for over the original asking price last month, higher than the proportion in February and another sign...

A major agency is reporting a “frenzy” with branches inundated with enquiries as soon as homes are listed. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of...

Another week begins, another record tumbles - Rightmove this morning reports a monthly price surge of 2.1 per cent has propelled...

We’re officially transitioning to summer – marked by the clocks going forward and warmer weather – just as restrictions start to...

An agent in part of the UK with the strongest seller’s market claims the stock shortage is the worst he’s seen...

NAEA Propertymark says a record number of transactions are taking four months to move from offer to exchange. The organisation says this...

As an indication of the frenzied property market, this may take some beating - an agent has had 18 viewings on...

With just days before the launch of new portal Boomin, Rightmove says it’s hit a record 9.1m visits in a 24...

You can’t blame agents for trying to get the highest possible price for their vendor’s property, but Purplebricks probably wins the...

The stamp duty holiday frenzy has reduced the gap between asking and sale prices according to new research. Before the start of...

Rightmove says the excess of demand over supply right now is bigger than at any time over the past decade -...

Recently I heard the stat that over 50% of property is sold with the second agent, which was backed up by...

Agents and conveyancers are expressing doubt over whether a possible six week extension to the stamp duty holiday will be enough...

You can always tell when Budget day is approaching. There’s lots of comment from every imaginable quarter about what the Chancellor of...

A leading bank says as many as one in three buyers pay too much for a property because they are afraid...

One of the chief figures behind Brexit and Boris Johnson’s role as London Mayor is now advising that stamp duty should be...

An estate agency says 10 per cent of its sellers have already dropped their asking prices to keep buyers on board,...

The latest Rightmove analysis shows it now takes 126 days from the time an offer is accepted until legal completion -...

A housing index says the market continues to defy Coronavirus and Brexit worries with asking prices up 4.9 per cent in...

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...

A new survey of prime London property shows 21 per cent of homes on sale have had their asking prices cut...

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...

What’s the happiest place in Britain? Rightmove has the answer. In a new ‘Happy At Home’ index calculated by the portal and...

Asking prices are down for the first time in many months. It’s a small drop - an average of 0.5 per cent...

One of the industry’s leading commentators says an unintended consequence of a possible Capital Gains Tax increase could be a bonus...

The first monthly market monitor to show activity in the housing market tailing off has appeared - and it says momentum...

The rise and rise of £1m-plus homes continues apace with new research from Rightmove showing the biggest growth areas. Data released this...

The latest Rightmove asking price index shows the extraordinary market and amazing times we are living through. The average price of property coming...

A prominent housing market analyst is warning that in 14 years of studying prices and transactions he has never seen the...

The south of England is not the only region to benefit as city-dwellers search for more greenery and outdoor space, says...

An estate agency in the south of England has abandoned its online-only strategy and has decided to open a physical office...

The so-called ‘trade up gap’ for people buying for the second time has grown to a record £67,761 according to Rightmove. The...

Data from NAEA Propertymark shows that in August, some 13 per cent of properties sold for more than the original asking...

Two reports this morning suggest that activity in the most expensive sectors of the housing market is doing as well as...

Logjams in the mortgage, conveyancing and removal stages of house moving mean sales are taking much longer than usual, according to...

Almost a third of property sellers (29%) say they won't accept a lower offer for their property, according to new research. Online...

Property sellers are twice as likely to find a buyer for their property if the original asking price does not change,...

The strong house price growth experienced in recent months could soon be 'marred' by oversupply, according to Home.co.uk. The property website says...

Knight Frank says its analysis of the whole housing market across the UK shows that transactions in the final full week...

If yet more proof were needed of the housing boom this summer, NAEA Propertymark says its sales agreed data suggests a...

Rightmove’s latest house price index shows the highest number of sales agreed in a month for over a decade. It’s 20 per...

Asking prices are up again for a third consecutive month in all English regions and across Scotland and Wales.  The measurement, from...

A home office set up in a dedicated room apparently adds £17,500 to the value of a property. Direct Line Insurance has...

Property raffles are a legal minefield and many are too good to be true, according to a leading lawyer. There has been...

The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison...

Following the easing of lockdown restrictions on England’s property market in May, NAEA Propertymark reported a sharp increase in business for...

One of the main points I’ve had reinforced to me from agent after agent over the last year of hosting a...

A housing market snapshot for prime London shows a fall of over half in the number of £1m-plus properties sold so...

Rightmove says a study of some 400,000 homes on its portal has revealed that those with a coveted south-facing garden have...

The housing market is still booming according to data released by the National Association of Estate Agents Propertymark - although the...

Rightmove is reporting a mini-boom that was existing even before the stamp duty holiday - enough to propel average asking prices...

The latest monthly index suggests that the average asking price in England and Wales has jumped 1.5 per cent in the...

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak - and the agency industry - will no doubt be delighted to know that visits to Rightmove soared...

The latest guidance from the government on the next phase of the HS2 high-speed railway confirms the previous demand that vendors...

The property market has been reopen for almost eight weeks now and during that time demand from prospective buyers has soared. Rightmove...

Few figures for the housing market can be truly representative in the current circumstances but NAEA Propertymark’s latest snapshot is showing...

In the latest of a recent flurry of consumer-facing research exercises by Rightmove, a league table of the most popular seaside...

The chief executive of a property information platform says now is a “dangerous time” to buy or sell homes because of...

The property market is used to change, and I’m confident it will bounce back from any lockdown effects. Despite being acutely aware...

Rightmove has given a regional breakdown in where  buyer demand is strongest in the past two weeks. It’s perhaps no surprise that...

A market commentator says it will take up to three months before the housing market stabilises into the ‘new normal’ after...

Price discounts are diminishing as the housing market strengthens, according to data from Knight Frank. The average discount to the asking price...

Data released this morning by Rightmove suggests that agents in England have agreed no fewer than 40,000 sales since the market...

To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...

There’s been a strong rebound in demand for homes and an “unprecedented” bounce in new sales agreed according to Zoopla. The portal...

The Covid-19 crisis hasn’t caused the revolution it has been reported to have. Despite the challenges it has brought, fundamentally, the...

The number of full property details viewed on Rightmove - a key indicator of market health - is already stronger than...

Rightmove has suggested there may be massive changes underway in buyers’ priorities as the housing market resumes and the country begins...

Rightmove has taken the unusual step this weekend of issuing its usual monthly asking price index on a Saturday instead of...

Rightmove and Knight Frank are today both calling for a series of government incentives to kick-start the market after the Coronavirus...

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...

It seems an eternity ago but the housing market in February - that’s only last month - was in rude health...

One of London’s most experienced estate agents says there has been a very significant surge in foreclosure sales in part of...

Another index shows how strong the market was in the build-up to the escalation in Coronavirus across the country.  The website Home...

Sellers in the past 12 months accepted an average of 96 per cent of their asking price according to new research. Comparison...

There’s been a surge in UK enquiries to global free-to-list portal Residential People, and a comparable rise in interest from Chinese...

A second prominent agent has broken cover to say Coronavirus is slowing the market. Jess Simpson - an ex-Savills and ex-Strutt and...

Forget the Boris Bounce - this might be the Rightmove Retreat. A new tool produced by the portal measures price per...

An estate agent has sold a home off-market by posting teaser photographs on Instagram.  The buyer - who was in the French...

Buying agents are making waves about the hit on asking prices suffered by properties that have been flooded or are at...

A prominent consumer group says homes sold precisely 14 days after first being listed typically achieve the best price - closest...

Rightmove has hit back at critics saying it’s no longer the force it used to be by reporting record traffic for...

Coutts has identified areas of London where house prices are still below peak. Although the wealth manager and private bank says there...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

Agents “dread” buyers’ questions on value, asking prices and nearby new development according to a survey. Some 50 agents and over 1,500...

A new renovation start-up is operating across eight cities and claims to be able to transform properties - including ones that...

A state-of-the-housing-market survey by Zoopla has led the portal to tell agents they have an opportunity to educate sellers about prices. “We...

A BBC Radio probe into quick-sale firms claims some of them can lose sellers many thousands of pounds. It says Trading Standards...

A buyer is apparently suing a London estate agent over a discrepancy in a property description. The Mirror newspaper reports that the...

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

There’s been an average asking price rise of 2.3 per cent in the past four weeks - the biggest ever increase...

Estate agents who deliberately over-value properties in order to win instructions are effectively committing fraud according to a prominent industry figure. Russell...

Bristol is the location outside London most searched for on Rightmove this year, by both buyers and renters. The average asking price...

A website has slammed the idea that there is a surge of interest in buying homes on Boxing Day, describing the...

Rightmove predicts that the price of property coming to market in Britain will rise by two per cent next year. The portal...

Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands.  The offer is...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

A new app is being launched which allows agents to gauge possible interest in a property before it is formally put...

Winkworth says the central London market has picked up from its lows of a year or more ago, but warns that...

Rightmove is this morning reporting a huge fall in the number of new sellers coming to the market - a drop...

The listings website Home, which conducts a monthly survey of asking prices and wider market monitors, is reporting a show 10...

The latest market snapshot of prime central London suggests that homes there are now 15.2 per cent cheaper than five years...

Two very different views on Brexit have come forward in the past 24 hours from different players in the industry. First off,...

A small online agency which in six months of trading has secured around 140 sales says it’s on course to be...

The latest Rightmove asking price index indicates a smaller than usual autumn bounce - that’s a sign, the portal says, of...

A London estate agency chain says It’s seen a 59 per cent surge in the number of its clients who have...

Yopa – launched in 2015 as part of the new breed of hybrid operators seeking to shake up the industry –...

Stories with good news about the prime central London market seem few and far between but the latest figures from B2B...

A London agent is urging rivals to provide realistic valuations, even if vendors want more and despite temptations to over-value to...

Midlands estate agency Centrick has launched a new specialist division to focus on the luxury homes market across the West Midlands...

Although property transactions have, unsurprisingly, recently seen a decline which is almost certainly in part due to the ‘B-word’, this doesn’t...

A story from America caught my eye this week. It’s about a company called Curbio partnering with another called The Keyes...

A pessimistic set of figures on asking prices, transaction volumes and stock levels culminates in Rightmove urging vendors to be willing...

A new PropTech online platform called BestAgent Property Marketplace is to launch next year following a series of 12 meetings this autumn. It...

The London market has “plummeted” because almost a third of vendors have cut their asking prices in anticipation of Brexit. Using data...

Rightmove says the number of homes stuck in what it calls “the legal log jam” is at its highest for over...

Estate agents have collectively been fiercely criticised for allegedly exaggerating valuations to win instructions, doing a disservice to vendors and not...

A property industry trade body claims 85 per cent of agents believes a ‘staged’ property sells three times faster than a...

The latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that last month’s optimistic assessment of the housing market has...

Despite optimistic reports on prime London’s housing performance from some sources in recent weeks, figures from subscription service LonRes paint a...

Sellers across England and Wales achieve an average 95.94 per cent of their asking price according to research from estate agency...

The price of property coming to market fell by 0.2 per cent or an average of £656 in the past month...

Stories of a slow property market due to an ongoing lack of supply and Brexit woes have been well-documented in recent...

A survey of property sellers has revealed that 'achieving the asking price' (43%) and 'selling properties quickly' (35%) are the most...

New figures from the National Association of Estate Agents suggest that supply is at last creeping back up to seasonal norms...

Homes in central parts of London sold for a typical 11.5 per cent below asking price in the first three months...

Research from OnTheMarket shows that 40 per cent of London homes costing around £1m have only two bedrooms or fewer. And only...

The latest asking prices data from Rightmove suggests that the national housing market is being dragged down by poor performance in...

Properties sold off market by a London agency found buyers more quickly, and for nearer the asking price, than those on the...

The gap between average asking prices and average selling prices has increased in recent months according to Zoopla. Its latest study of...

Rightmove’s latest house price statistics reveal that asking prices for newly-marketed property are on average 0.9 per cent higher than a...

Reforms to the house buying process in England and Wales to bring it more into line with Scotland could slash the...

The average time on the market for a property is soaring across the UK thanks to Brexit uncertainty, according to the...

Some of the most expensive properties in London are selling typically between 13 and 21 per cent off the asking price. And...

There’s been a spring bounce with prices of new-to-the market properties increasing an average of 1.1 per cent in the past...

Online estate agents have seized on the recent national newspaper article accusing estate agents of over-valuing properties to earn higher fees. The...

There’s anger in the industry over an article in The Times which accused agents of overvaluing properties - although why this was happening...

The spring market has got off to a subdued start according to Rightmove - and the portal says more buyers are...

GetAgent, the comparison estate agency business, has secured £2.2m in investment from a consortium of investors including Channel 4. The backers are...

Latest data from property platform Home suggests that instruction numbers across the UK as a whole are down four per cent...

It’s not just the high-end market for homes in the south east that’s hit by Brexit according to the Guild of...

Another estate agency has closed one of its prime London offices as the capital’s most exclusive areas continue to be hit...

As the sales market across much of Britain appears to be mired in political and economic uncertainty, figures from Scotland appear...

A new survey claims the market is at its worst for eight years. The latest market snapshot from property platform Home says...

The latest Rightmove price index suggests that homes are at their most affordable level for some years thanks to wage growth...

The first major estate agency business to launch a crowdfunding bid since the controversial collapse of Emoov has emphasised its “realistic”...

A design and renovation business has set up a property sourcing business which will find homes requiring renovation. What’s more, it claims...

At the end of January the Asian PropTech company PropertyGuru announced the imminent launch of beta-phase testing of its cutting-edge new product, PropertyGuru Lens. This...

The head of a For Sale By Owner website claims that some agents are making “vast amounts” of up to £7,000...

A respected property investment consultancy is warning that the current premium put on the prices of new-build homes - around 15...

Gloomy statements from some industry organisations have suggested the market is in trouble thanks to Brexit uncertainty but Rightmove says visits...

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

Asking prices of homes coming to the market have fallen for the second month in a row - and Rightmove says...

The chief executive of online agency HouseSimple says “sellers need to be prepared and willing to lower their expectations” in the current...

The chief executive of Emoov and the founder of the new portal Rummage4Property had a dramatic spat on Twitter just hours...

A senior figure in the Knight Frank agency says those buyers who may be expecting Brexit-inspired bargains in the so-called ‘super...

Rightmove is this morning reporting that the asking price of property coming to market has fallen 1.7 per cent in the...

The market is now over-supplied with homes to sell while at the same time demand is dipping and there are widespread...

Homes that require major structural work have asking prices which are on average £40,000 below the market norm, according to research...

The LonRes data consultancy that monitors transactions right across prime central London says Brexit is the single biggest factor impacting the...

Zoopla says 38 per cent of properties on sale have had their asking prices slashed. That’s a five per cent rise since...

A leading London estate agency is reporting a surge in overseas buyers sealing deals ahead of the government’s new stamp duty...

We’re sorry to be starting the week with more evidence of the housing market in the doldrums, but Rightmove’s latest index...

A buying agency says it has secured a prime London property for one of its clients at almost 40 per cent...

Rightmove is reporting a mini-boom as the autumn market gets into gear, with a surge in buyers and a one-month rise...

House prices fell further this month as the slowdown tightened its grip according to he latest data from property platform Home. It...

There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor in the housing market than it used to be - so...

The latest quarterly house price report published by property portal s1homes reveals that properties across Scotland sell on average at six...

Rightmove says the housing market is now into a ‘summer sale’ as newly-marketed property shows an average asking price fall of...

A sales platform that monitors the market is warning that house price falls are likely to spread beyond London and the...

A PropTech firm has adopted the unusual position of claiming some agencies deliberately over-value properties in a bid to win instructions. Agent...

LonRes says transactions in prime locations in London dropped another six per cent when the second quarter of 2018 is compared...

A leading buying agency is warning about asking prices that are higher than those acceptable to mortgage companies who therefore down-value...

The price per square foot for homes in central London is currently £1,194 - that’s 16.9 per cent below its 2014...

The couple at the centre of a court case about agents’ fees say the issue could have been resolved earlier had...

Figures from Savills suggest that there’s currently an average 1.14 price adjustments per sale across the prime regional markets of the...

The debate over alleged ‘down-valuing’ by mortgage lenders has flared again with one leading agent claiming that surveyors are just “covering...

A report in the Financial Times lays bare the scale of the housing market downturn in central London - it suggests...

Rightmove claims that homes with sea views attract an average price premium of 29 per cent. The analysis - aimed at publicising a...

Asking prices are at a virtual standstill as the summer lull kicks in, according to the latest Rightmove index. New seller asking...

There’s more gloomy reading for vendors from a new report by website Home, which says the volume of properties slashing their...

An estate agency chain has produced strikingly successful sales figures for the first half of the year - evidence, it says,...

The Money editor of The Mirror newspaper has finally sold a home he first put on the market in late 2016...

A major hybrid agency says there is a huge ‘reality gap’ between the typical asking price of homes on sale and the...

Summer is traditionally the time of the year when the property market slows down, with people going away on their holidays...

The average asking price of newly marketed property continues to rise according to Rightmove - and this is despite a dip...

More stock and longer times on the market are combining to create a surge in asking price reductions according to a...

Property sellers in the South of England are having to accept asking reductions in order to achieve a sale.  Data from Hometrack...

To demonstrate the lengths some buyers will go to make sure their offer is accepted, NAEA Propertymark has asked its agent...

Well last week was interesting. The column about my decision to put the property on with a letting agent went viral.  This was...

Property sellers in Scotland are profiting from buyers' willingness to pay above asking price for a home.  This is according to portal...

The latest data from Rightmove indicates that the average national asking price has reached another all-time high of £308,075 following a...

Akshay Ruparelia, the teenager who set up the Doorsteps online estate agency only 18 months ago, is now reported to be...

The chief executive of Winkworth says the upcoming Brexit is creating uncertainty and causing buyers and investors to delay purchasing plans. Dominic Agace,...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the base rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent this month. The...

I have sold hundreds of lettings businesses over the last twenty-five years. Based on this experience, these are the mistakes that you...

Only one property in every eight sold in the current market succeeds in achieving its asking price - while no fewer than...

Coutts bank has issued a starkly pessimistic snapshot of prime London’s housing landscape, reporting price falls, valuation mark-downs and slower sales...

The sun has finally returned to ours skies and you’re on the lookout for a little bit of summer reading. As...

Prices of new-to-the-market property rose by a modest 0.4 per cent over the past month says Rightmove - but that’s enough...

Average prices dropped another 1.1 per cent in prime central London in the year to March according to new figures released...

Last week, a story was published by CNBC about a couple who sold their home, for above the asking price, without...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the government’s first time buyer stamp duty incentive “seems to be having the desired...

A buying agent says a higher proportion of Britain’s rarified country estates market is now being sold off-market. Jess Simpson, an ex-Savills...

Average asking price of newly-marketed property have jumped 1.5 per cent - or over £4,500 - in the past month, says...

Rightmove’s latest assessment of the housing market suggests that Newport in Gwent is the fastest moving area in Britain for vendors. A...

A survey by consumer body Which? suggests askng prices and agents' fees are the most significant factors considered by a vendor choosing an...

Investment consultancy London Central Portfolio has launched a new index which it claims uses “the most comprehensive data available” to assess...

High-profile buying agency Black Brick has highlighted the scale of reductions now being made by sellers of some trophy properties in...

A survey by Lloyds Bank has revealed that the average ‘first time seller’ requires very nearly £136,000 to bridge the gap...

A former president of the National Association of Estate Agents has attacked “irresponsible agents” for over-valuing asking prices in London in...

The well-respected buying agency Black Brick has revealed the scale of discounts it secures on prime properties being sold for different...

Three councils are encouraging local residents to sign a new register which aims to bring more quality homes for sale to...

Scottish portal s1homes.com has reported that the average property in Scotland sold for £10,000 higher than its asking price during the...

Rightmove says it has enjoyed its highest ever monthly number of visitors - 141 million in January. They spent a total of...

An online estate agency brand launched a year ago by a traditional high street agent to ward off competition has exceeded...

I had an interesting meeting last week with a VR company called Garou. Based in New York, they claim to have...

House price indices provided each month by Halifax and the Nationwide have been branded as “misguiding” and “out of date” and...

Homes for sale in some parts of inner London are seeing price discounts of up to 10 per cent says Hometrack...

The housing market has returned to stability with exchanges up one per cent year on year and the average house price...

Japanese knotweed, the invasive plant brought over to Britain in the Victorian era, threatens millions of pounds worth of property transactions...

A poll of over 2,500 first time buyers suggests that on average they pay £5,300 less than the asking price -...

As the £1m-plus housing market continues to struggle in most parts of the country, so the use of stunts and gimmicks...

Rightmove says its visits so far in January are running over nine per cent higher than the same period a year...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

No fewer than 85 per cent of properties sold for less than the asking price in November, the highest seen since...

Rightmove has revealed the top 10 locations outside London where asking prices grew most and where homes sold fastest - and...

Asking prices are being cut more heavily than at any time in the past six years says Zoopla.  It says just over...

Rightmove is warning that the asking price of property coming to market has fallen by 2.6 per cent in the past...

A survey of the housing market in 2017 from the National Association of Estate Agents suggests much of the busiest activity...

The average home in England and Wales now sells for very nearly four per cent under its original asking price - a...

Online agency Settled is introducing a deposit scheme which it claims will assist sellers and buyers reach completion faster - and...

Sellers have launched "their own sale" in response to the stagnating market by slashing asking prices according to Rightmove - but...

A new website which completely by-passes all kinds of estate agents and allows vendors to upload details of their own properties...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued a downbeat snapshot of the current housing market with "subdued sales trends" across...

Garrington Property Finders says some two-thirds of homes in two high-value parts of prime central London have been on sale for...

The 19 year old boss of online agency Doorsteps claims that his website has sold £100m worth of homes, currently lists...

Asking prices have risen by an average of 1.1 per cent or £3,432 in the past month according to Rightmove.  This is...

Leamington Spa in Warwickshire has been named as the happiest place to live in Great Britain in Rightmove’s 2017 Happy at...

The vast majority of sellers surveyed by a consumer group say rapport with branch staff in a locally-based office is important...

Rightmove’s monthly price index says the average asking price of homes coming to the market has fallen 1.2 per cent in...

The Property Ombudsman has taken the unusual step of warning all estate and letting agents to act with caution over fraudulent...

The typical asking price of a home coming on sale has fallen by 0.9 per cent, equivalent to £2,758 - precisely...

Record low stock numbers, political uncertainty and the aftermath of tax changes are the obstacles hindering the housing market, according to...

More than a third of the homes in London currently on the market have had their asking prices reduced according to...

As discussed in our previous article, it’s all about the first impression. Once your team have handled that initial phone call...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

The UK property market has entered a period of stagflation where house price growth is consistently lower than the rate of...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the General Election led to a drop in the number of registered house hunters...

A consumer group says it is giving what it calls “the top 1,000 estate agents in England and Wales” badges to...

The latest Rightmove figures show that the number of sales agreed by agents over the last month is up 7% when...

Great Expectations was a fantastic novel-cum-social-history written by Charles Dickens, who once lived in my adopted home city of Portsmouth. But these...

The sealed bids process - where purchasers submit their final offer by a specific time and date - should be more transparent,...

Two leading voices in the PropTech sector suggest a radical overhaul of agents’ fee structures, saying that neither traditional full service nor online...

A consumer group which has consistently promoted online agencies says they achieve closer to sellers’ original asking price than the national...

The number of house hunters registered per estate agency branch fell last month to 381 - well down on its figure...

Asking prices of homes coming to the market have now been rising for five consecutive months says Rightmove.  Asking prices rose 2.0...

News headlines talk more and more about a slowdown in the property market, a drop in house prices and the need...

Official figures from the latest UK House Price Index show that average house prices fell by 0.6% between February and March. The...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved a complaint made against Connells. The case focused on a Connells Rightmove listing which...

Average asking prices in London have fallen, while the majority of regional markets are performing strongly, according to the latest index...

The tactic of reducing the asking price of a retirement apartment by £1,000 per week appears to have worked - the...

The director of a respected mortgage broker is warning that market sentiment is changing with more down-valuations from surveyors and some...

Even some of the most successful professionals from other professions fail to grasp the most important point when it comes to...

The HomeOwners' Alliance says it has identified what it describes as "the UK's best performing agent" based on how much it...

The snap General Election on June 8 adds to uncertainty but does not significantly worsen the market for prime properties in...