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

This morning’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors confirms the worst - that the market is in...

House prices are forecast to dip as the year ends and stagnate at the start of 2020 according to the latest...

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

House prices dipped a tiny 0.1 per cent in October - but this led to the annual rate coming in at...

A stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of...

An online agent claims to have the answer to why fewer people are buying and selling these days. It’s not Brexit, stamp...

This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Milton Rodosthenous, Director of Equity and Capital & LetsBid Property.  What...

It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...

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

Foxtons' latest trading statement shows another fall in sales revenue - but this time lettings income is down too. In an announcement...

Agents and property industry figures have given a clear message to the government six weeks ahead of the General Election -...

London Central Portfolio, the investment consultancy which  saw signs of an upturn in the prime market in the capital this autumn,...

Agents have interpreted the latest house price figures as evidence that the market is in limbo waiting for the Brexit -...

The number of prime residential housing transactions has increased rapidly in the past two decades and even in the past five...

It has been said time and time again that the uncertainty around Brexit is causing, well, uncertainty. As I write this, the...

One of the most high profile estate agencies in the Republic of Ireland says it may re-enter the UK market after...

The number of new mortgages approved by banks fell to a six-month low in September - but the annual figure shows...

It’s only a week to the Big Day when gore-splattered figures wreak havoc on an unsuspecting industry and nation. But enough about...

There’s been an encouraging increase in property transaction volumes according to new figures from HM Revenue & Customs. The total number of...

Knight Frank - which a year ago loudly announced a 14 per cent profits leap - has now reported an 11...

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

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

The latest housing market snapshot from the listings website Home suggests more regional markets are heading for price corrections. Home says that...

As the country nears a Brexit deal (maybe… perhaps… possibly) there’s time to reflect on a quite contrasting process - the no-nonsense...

Agents have expressed quiet optimism that the market may be over the worst as it continues to show resilience in the...

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

There has been a surprise, but small, increase in the market share of online estate agents according to the latest survey. Business...

November 6 has been declared Budget Day - at least if there is a Brexit deal agreed in principle in the...

Fewer property sales fell through before completion, despite uneasy market conditions, according to Quick Move Now. The home buying company's data shows...

Auction House has reported a record number of sales for September, while its founder claims private treaty sales 'won't be able...

Consumer demand for new build homes has dropped to a six-year low, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The organisation's House...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Masters – Account Manager for the Midlands What is ‘company...

The latest figures from Halifax show annual house price growth has dipped to a six-year low. Average property price growth in...

Halloween is just over three weeks away and while the government prepares for the planned departure from the EU on the...

Prospective property buyers have been provided with several reasons why they should stop delaying purchasing decisions due to Brexit uncertainty. Buying agency...

It never rains but it pours. And that’s certainly been the case for the online estate agency sector in the last...

House price growth in the UK 'ground to a halt' last month, according to the latest Nationwide figures. The lender's house price...

A growing free-to-list property portal says there's never been a better time for estate agents to target foreign investors. Residential People, which,...

Cash buyers have fallen in 90 per cent of major UK cities over the past three years according to a Zoopla...

In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...

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

Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference - that’ll be Brexit, quelle surprise. But if the government...

A trading statement from OnTheMarket reveals that fewer agents than anticipated have so far converted from free or discounted deals to...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents shows that the late summer period was a good one...

Two prominent estate agency chiefs, both members of the Conservative Party, have both tweeted their opposition to some of the policies...

The annual number of property transactions edged down slightly according to the figures released applying to August. However, buyers and sellers email...

A well known regional agent has closed one of its offices saying “the old shop window of an estate agency is...

The Bank of England has once again maintained base rate at 0.75 per cent - but it is warning that the...

The annual rate of growth of UK house prices has slowed to its lowest level since September 2012. Official government data from...

Earlier this year, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group announced the initial details of plans for mandatory qualifications and...

Continuing political uncertainty over Brexit and now a significant chance of an autumn or winter General Election makes the case for...

New research shows that three bedroom homes are the quickest selling property type this autumn. After a series of sluggish house price...

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

A rock bottom supply of homes on sale is helping to reinvigorate London sales according to a market monitor. The website Home...

Cluttons has downgraded its forecasts for the housing markets in London and the rest of the UK for the remainder of...

Winkworth’s trading statement for the first half of 2019 show the company’s revenue and pre-tax profit both dipping slightly - but...

Hunters chairman Kevin Hollinrake, who is also a Conservative MP, has given notice that he would resign the party whip if...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

Another house price index has suggested the housing market continuing to show great resilience despite the continuing economic and political uncertainty. The...

The number of new property listings in the UK fell by a whopping 13.2 per cent in August according to online...

High end agency Knight Frank says prices in prime central London have fallen again - although the 4.4 per cent drop...

Whinge. Moan. Lead quality. Crap market. Decision procrastination. Fee pressure. Bloody competitors. Especially Purplebricks. Brexit, of course, Brexit... These are just some...

OnTheMarket’s selective fee freeze for agents has been challenged by a new portal which asks agents: ‘Why pay at all?’ OTM revealed...

A leading London estate agent has written to The Times dismissing MPs who have been squabbling over Brexit and a possible...

No less than 56 per cent of properties across the UK are in areas that are affordable for first time buyers...

OnTheMarket says it will not increase listing charges in 2020 for any agents currently paying full fees, while agencies which list on only...

Pressure continued to mount on the government to clearly address the issue of stamp duty as a leading business consultancy suggested...

A senior estate agency director is warning that house price growth could continue to stall “with Boris loose at the wheel”. Benham...

It’s been quite a week for news so you might have missed this story - there is yet another boost for...

I think I speak for most people when I say that we are not currently where we thought we would be...

Estate agent turned Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has provoked a furious response on social media by coming out in favour of...

An independent estate agency says a No Deal Brexit will prompt a “feeding frenzy” of foreign buyers who are already “piling...

As real estate firms begin to execute their Q3 strategies and think more closely about Q4, there is one major question...

Purplebricks has revealed it is considering changes to its pricing structure to correct “mistakes” of the past. Chief executive Vic Darvey has...

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

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

The international estate agency Engel & Volkers is closing its single prime central London office - despite past claims that sales...

Residential property transactions totalled 86,630 in July, representing a monthly drop of 8.5 per cent and an annual fall of 12.4...

A dramatic slump in the supply of homes being put on sale in London means that parts of the capital now...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Phil Smith - mio Account manager What is mio and what does...

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

Brexit is not deterring first time buyers this year according to an analysis by the Yorkshire Building Society. It says that despite...

Richard Rawlings’ annual roadshow opens on September 3 with the first of 17 stops across the UK, each giving a three...

Average house prices in the UK increased by a mere 0.9 per cent in the year to June - the lowest...

Prime Central London’s average prices remain 20 per cent below their 2014 peak according to high end estate agency Strutt &...

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

Savills, once a safe bet for year-on-year growth, has seen its underlying UK residential profits plunge 44 per cent with economic...

House prices fell unexpectedly for the second month in a row in July according to the Halifax - but the mortgage...

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

Speculation surrounding whether Boris Johnson will honour his pledge to reduce stamp duty risks bringing the housing market “to a grinding...

I missed the biggest property story of the week and it’s only scant consolation that almost everyone else seemed to miss it...

With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...

If you’d asked me at the start of the year how I thought the political landscape might look now, I wouldn’t...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee - which meets monthly to set the base rate on which the costs of...

Countrywide has told Estate Agent Today that it will not be releasing any figures on the branch closure programme it introduced...

Seemingly-endless uncertainty over Brexit and now speculation over whether there will be an easing of stamp duty on transactions is making...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new Property Jobs Today column, bringing you the industry’s...

Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career in property. She started out as a lettings negotiator for Nicholas...

Some estate agents are charging as much as 2.9 per cent commission according to a survey by comparison website GetAgent. While the...

Data from UK Finance, which represents most of the country’s lenders, shows that gross mortgage lending across the residential market in...

Transactions in the troubled prime London market have actually increased year on year according to Knight Frank’s latest market snapshot. The agency...

The new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government is the relatively unknown Robert Jenrick -  but his new housing...

Sometimes having prior knowledge of a stressful event can be more stressful than the event itself, just look at Brexit for...

London and South East England are to see house price falls this year and only “very modest” growth in 2020 -...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

High end London estate agency Aston Chase says there’s already been a surge in interest in property in the UK capital...

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...

Agents have put a brave face on official government figures which have shown a shock fall in London house prices and...

A leading London estate agency with US connections says there has been a surge in high net worth American buyers in...

There’s more bad news for online estate agencies this morning as a survey reveals that they have only a seven per cent...

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

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

A more stable trend is now emerging in the UK housing market, according to the latest results for the RICS UK...

Property sellers have been urged to list their properties now in the hope of selling their properties for maximum value within...

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

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

With somewhere in the region of 1.2 million property sales transactions being completed each year, and 16,500 estate agents actively vying...

The practices of competitive bidding and sealed bids have made a 'surprise return' to the Prime Central London (PCL) property market,...

The summer market momentum building thanks to warmer weather and reduced Brexit uncertainty took a hit in June, according to new...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

The number of cash buyers in London has recently plummeted by very nearly a fifth - and every other part of...

London Central Portfolio, a respected property consultancy that has been pessimistic about the market in prime areas of the capital, says...

The number of residential property transactions in May was a thumping 11.3 per cent lower than the same month last year,...

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...

Recent figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have revealed a rather worrying landscape for small business owners across the...

You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...

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

Too many sellers are wedded to the idea that prices will rise after a Brexit deal is resolved, says one of the...

Over a third of homes across Southern England are at risk of suffering price falls as the housing market slowdown extends...

A high-end estate agency is reporting a dramatic rise in the number of US buyers in London as they have taken...

Knight Frank says Brexit-related uncertainty has curbed trading activity across all UK residential markets over the last 12 months - and...

New research by comparison website GoCompare suggests almost a million house sales have been lost because of Brexit.  The study claims that...

Sellers are back with a vengeance according to figures from online agency HouseSimple.  It claims the Brexit date extension has given sellers...

An analysis of transactions agreed this spring suggests there will be a surge in prices which will ultimately be reflected later...

Average UK house prices rose 0.5 per cent in May according to the latest Halifax house price index as the long...

Four years ago, as we approached the general election, Andrews Property Group held a roundtable debateon the impact the election might have...

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...

It's been another busy 24 hours for publicly-quoted estate agencies. Swiss investment bank UBS has increased its stake in the troubled London...

A portal specialising in prime and super-prime London property has turned perceptions of the capital’s housing market on their head -...

A writer for the influential financial publication Money Week says investors should “steer clear” of Foxtons - at least for now. Sarah...

Sharp-witted marketing advisers for Marsh & Parsons have done it again with a clever poster and social media campaign to mark...

Housing minister Kit Malthouse appears to have some difficulty being taken seriously as a candidate for Conservative party leader and Prime...

The latest house price index shows very little happening in the market, with analysts expecting little significant movement until Brexit is...

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...

A recently-launched free-to-list portal says it’s uniquely positioned to attract overseas buyers and investors interested in purchasing in major UK cities. Residential...

In a surprising announcement overnight, housing minister Kit Malthouse says he is standing to become the Conservative party leader and next...

New data from respected property consultancy LonRes shows that prices in prime central London fell 9.7 per cent in the 12...

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...

House prices have remained roughly stagnant according to the latest figures produced by the Office for National Statistics and HM Land...

As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...

One of the capital’s most outspoken estate agents at the upper end of the market has given eye-watering statistics to show...

The number of residential property transactions across the UK fell very slightly last month according to new figures from HM Revenue...

The Annual General Meeting of Foxtons shareholders in London has seen a dramatic rebellion against bonuses for senior management. There were 14 resolutions put...

Might the central London market gloom be broken by just a sliver of light? London Central Portfolio, an investment consultancy, has recently...

Foxtons has warned shareholders and the City that sales volumes are at a “record low” and that the agency suffered another fall...

A Parliamentary committee has claimed that 160 properties in the UK are owned by “high corruption-risk individuals” and wants more to...

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

Agents have reacted gloomily to the release of figures showing that the number of new mortgages offered to both movers and...

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

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...

Home movers from the European Union have become less interested in moving to the UK, according to new research. Analysis of over...

Further details of Countrywide's closure and consolidation programme, first revealed by Estate Agent Today on Friday, have emerged over the weekend. A...

A top London estate agency says interest in the capital's residential property from US and Indian buyers has soared over the...

With a mere matter of weeks until the Tenant Fees Act comes in to effect, I can’t help but wonder just...

Thousands of homeowners listed their properties for sale in the days following the latest Brexit delay on April 12, new research...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jake Gready Managing Director NEXA Bristol What services do you provide? buying - selling...

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

1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...

The breathing space offered by the October Brexit deadline and the receding prospect of a No Deal exit from the EU...

A new and comprehensive analysis of the housing market shows a jaw-dropping collapse in stamp duty revenue going to the Treasury...

A new analysis suggests that sales of more than four out of five homes in the UK are taking at least...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

A statement from London-focussed agency Chestertons claims to have bucked the poor market in the capital - and says it’s partly...

Countrywide has this morning revealed that group income is down yet again - it blames continuing Brexit-related problems. It says: “The ongoing...

Respected investment consultancy London Central Portfolio is warning that “sales go on falling and falling” across the capital, fuelled by Brexit...

An estate agency has produced figures showing a 12.5 per cent slump in the number of homes listed to sell in...

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

House prices in 20 UK cities analysed by Zoopla show an average 1.7 per cent increase over the 12 months to...

Residential property transactions rose 1.4 per cent in March, making them a healthy 6.8 per cent higher than in March 2018. Data...

It’s a new index but it tells an old story - how prime central London prices have dropped significantly since their...

A new housing market survey paints a bleaker picture than that from Rightmove earlier this week - and instead speaks of...

A new snapshot of market share claims that online agents accounted for 7.0 per cent of all exchanges in the first...

An ex-housing minister and ex-Brexit secretary says he wants to radically change taxes on buy to let capital appreciation to help...

The estate agency industry is in a staffing dilemma because of the continuing uncertainty over Brexit and its effect on the...

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...

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...

There was a time when the mere mention of the financial services industry brought with it scorn and mistrust. The issues arising...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says house price sentiment improved by a small amount last month for the first time...

A national and regional property auction firm has delivered its best ever first quarter sales in the 12 year history of...

HM Revenue & Customs is set to pocket £60m less from one of its property taxes than it forecast. An analysis of...

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

At the end of a week consisting of largely depressing market reports, new data from Knight Frank suggests that the bad...

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

House prices rose slightly more rapidly in the first three months of the year but growth is likely to remain subdued...

Savills, which in the past has been restrained in its critique of Brexit’s effect on the housing market, now says that...

Winkworth’s latest trading statement reveals that while its rental side blossomed, sales suffered thanks to the familiar cocktail of Brexit, uncertainty...

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

Knight Frank says the number of exchanges in Prime Central London in the year to the end of February slumped 14...

A mortgage firm claims that around a third of all those who have moved homes since 2016 have done so -...

A statement this morning from the government says that property details must use Imperial Measurements after Britain leaves the EU. The Imperial...

Agents appear to be speaking with one voice in response to the latest house price index, saying that once Brexit is...

Foxtons has revealed that its six branch closures announced towards the end of last year will save the company £3m in...

One thing’s clear in the ongoing mess surrounding Brexit - a lot of people are simply putting their head down and...

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...

Four high-profile industry figures have sent an open letter urging agents to think about what they call “smarter marketing” in a...

One in eight people buying or selling in the next six months say they will delay their plans because of Brexit...

Zoopla’s Hometrack index of 20 major UK cities shows that London property prices are starting to stabilise after a three year...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the number of house hunters registered per branch fell 15 per cent in February...

A quick-buy firm that buys homes at around 85 per cent of market value claims the industry is concealing how slow...

A large-scale survey by a consumer group has revealed that over half of home owners regard stamp duty as a growing...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday edition of Property Jobs Today. Everyone here contacted us on press@estateagenttoday.co.uk to espresso the word;...

Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...

There’s good news from the market - property transactions increased by 1.7 per cent between the start of this year and February,...

Average house prices in the UK increased by 1.7 per cent in the year to the end of January according to...

Nested, an innovative online agency that offers vendors a form of guaranteed sale, has laid off 20 per cent of its workforce...

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

For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to the tried-and-tested 9am-6pm opening hours framework. But is this now changing,...

The latest RICS survey has one key message - 77 per cent of surveyors participating in the study say Brexit uncertainty...

Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...

Figures released this morning show a surge in first time buyers securing mortgages in recent months, despite the market showing continued signs...

Countrywide’s senior executives have set out reasons why investors should put their money into the group, despite its troubled recent years. Yesterday...

Just when you thought it was all Brexit doom and gloom, a major index shows that house prices in February grew...

Countrywide’s executive chairman and group managing director have spoken to Estate Agent Today about the impact of Brexit on the company,...

Countrywide's report to shareholders this morning warns that the residential market is heading for a difficult 2019 which may hit the...

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

A slew of bad news stories about online estate agencies may have taken the lustre off the sector in recent weeks,...

Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...

More downbeat house price figures have prompted one leading estate agent to admit that the 2019 market had not taken off...

Data from NAEA Propertymark suggests there were 20 per cent fewer buyers in January this year than in the same month...

An estate and lettings agency that has been trading in the centre of Exeter for 12 years has ceased trading and...

Connells Group says investment in PropTech will be the way to safeguard its almost-600 High Street branches - and it’s repeated...

The chief executive and founder of a developer and property investment group says Purplebricks is “an excellent business” but its recent...

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

Cast your minds back to the summer of 2014. It’s 9.55 am somewhere in east London ‘Sorry I’m late’ offers the...

Labour’s housing spokesman, John Healey, has spoken out against the split in the party which has so far seen eight MPs...

A 36 per cent collapse in sales between November and January has created an “unprecedented” five year low in the number...

If anyone thought Brexit may allow domestic buyers a bigger share of the market, think again: no fewer than 57 per...

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

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

Government figures show the UK’s annual house price growth now being down to 2.5 per cent - the lowest rate since...

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

What do BREXIT and PropTech have in common?  I got thinking about this question for a number of reasons this week but...

New data from LonRes shows that prices of homes in three key prime areas of London tumbled 5.7 per cent last...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...

He may not yet have had time to produce a Brexit plan but Boris Johnson has at least had a few...

Strutt & Parker says transaction levels in Prime Central London, already at a low ebb, plummeted a further nine per cent...

There’s been a big rise in the number of homes being listed for sale despite ongoing concerns over Brexit. That’s the news...

Average prices of flats and houses in prime central London are now the same as they were six years ago; meanwhile...

If former Chancellor George Osborne thought his 2014 stamp duty reform would produce more income for the government, it appears he...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

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

There was a huge 33 per cent collapse in transactions in central London in the final quarter of 2018 compared with...

House prices grew at the slowest annual rate for nearly six years in January, according to Nationwide, which says the market...

There has been a nine per cent rise over the past year in estate agency and property industry firms in so-called...

The British Property Federation has made an outspoken intervention into the Brexit debate, telling politicians that No Deal is the worst...

The seemingly-endless debate surrounding Brexit may be punishing for estate agents in London in particular but one, at least, is making...

Brexit may be continuing to dominate the headlines - try to stifle that yawn - but there is still a housing...

Agents need to focus on more targeted marketing using a mix of traditional and modern methods to optimise their position in...

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

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...

A review of the housing market at present, particularly when it comes to purchase transactions, might not necessarily feel overly positive.  The...

High-end agency Savills says London’s super-rich are now buying and selling more actively than a year ago.  The agency says London’s so-called...

There were 102,330 residential property transactions in December - that’s up 3.6 per cent on the same month last year on...

A PropTech firm that provides photography for virtual tours, floor plans and online and hard copy property details is relocating from Latvia to...

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and London agency Marsh & Parsons - has given a...

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

I often speak of my wish to see property taken out of the hands of politicians. Indeed, this is likely to...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the housing market outlook over the next three months is the worst for 20...

While even agents of the calibre of Savills struggle in today’s market - see the agency’s figures here - it’s a...

A maverick estate agent pictured wearing a yellow vest has threatened to mount what he calls a “civil protest” if Brexit...

Savills’ residential business grew market share last year in the UK despite what it calls “challenging conditions.” In a trading statement to...

One of Britain’s foremost property consultancies has given a relatively upbeat prediction for the UK housing market over the next five...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

Almost half of all house sales in England and Wales fell through before completion in the final quarter of 2018, according...

A leading buying agent says 2019 is likely to see the continuation of last year’s trend where distressed sellers accept discounts...

Recent years have seen tighter regulation and new legislation hit the lettings industry. Combined with the fee ban, there is no...

The former boss of Emoov, the controversial Russell Quirk, has resuscitated his career as a public relations man and pro-Brexit commentator. Just...

It’s time to think about planning the 2019 events calendar. This year, there are more PropTech conferences scheduled than ever before,...

The auctioneer Auction House has reported sales up 6.9 per cent in 2018, raising a total of over £455m – a...

A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...

It’s safe to say that the majority of agents will be glad to see the end of the past two years....

Ilchester Place in London’s Holland Park may be the most expensive residential street in Britain - but it’s cheaper than a year...

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...

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

A major UK city which previously appeared to have avoided Brexit-induced problems is now showing signs of being affected by political...