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The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) is aiming to become the first carbon neutral estate agency network. It has teamed up with...

The number of areas where the average house sale price exceeded £500,000 has surpassed 15% of Great Britain for the first...

The government’s legislative agenda will be set out this morning in the Queen’s Speech and there are plenty of potential laws that...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

Record numbers of buyers are now purchasing homes chain-free research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons has found that an increase in the share...

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...

The proportion of homes sold to landlords has hit a five-year high but buyers are paying above asking price due to...

The government’s long awaited Energy Security Strategy has failed to spark excitement among estate agents. The government unveiled its plans to create...

A veteran estate agent who set up his own business in one of Britain’s most popular locations is being mourned after...

There’s been another large rise in fee earnings for Rightmove this morning, as the portal softens the blow by announcing a...

No matter how dark the news, there’s light in our industry thanks to so many agents and suppliers doing good deeds....

It’s feared one of the country’s oldest estate agencies may have entered receivership. The Drew Pearce company of agents and chartered surveyors...

The head of one of Britain’s most successful agency groups says he is a big fan of PropTech - but it...

Average asking prices in Britain have risen by 53 per cent over the past 10 years according to Rightmove. They have risen...

There’s been a huge rise in the amount of money contributed to the housing market by first time buyers. They paid over...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

The level of house price growth is at a 17 year high at 11.2 per cent according to the Nationwide. The annual...

The supply of new properties coming to the market is up on this time last year in every single region of...

New research suggests that the estate agency industry has bucked the nationwide trend of business liquidation that he plagued other sectors...

The Nationwide has released data listing the most and least affordable locations in Britain - background information for agents. Some entries are...

New research shows an estimated £200 billion worth of property sat vacant across Britain’s housing market - up 2.1 per cent...

Propertymark is reiterating its view that energy efficiency and EPC changes being considered by government must take account of property age...

Adam Day will be a well-known figure to many in the industry, having been the founder of Hatched (the online agency...

The number of locations where average house prices still stand at below £150,000 has shrunk by 28 per cent in recent...

Halifax has revealed the UK’s most expensive streets in 2021 - and it’s no surprise that the very dearest examples are...

Rightmove has revealed the UK’s property hotspot of 2021 - where prices have risen 31 per cent in just a year. The...

Rightmove has identified the UK’s strongest sellers’ market - and it’s in Easton, Bristol. Four of the top 10 sellers’ markets are...

The average first-time buyer’s home across Britain has increased in price by approaching £9,000 a year for the past decade. FTBs are...

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...

The agency that last year was showcased in the one-off Channel 4 show Britain's Most Expensive Houses is now to star...

Let’s begin with total transparency from this author: I believe there’s a place for Build To Rent in the wider portfolio...

Rightmove claims to have found the happiest place in the UK - and it’s in Northumberland. The market town of Hexham has...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

Rightmove will launch its latest outdoor campaign on Monday, with advertisements in over 1,000 roadside and rail locations remaining in place...

The market may be soaring in most of the country but there are still locations where significant numbers of properties sell...

Rightmove has revealed the strongest markets for sellers and buyers this autumn.  Grays in Essex has topped the list of the strongest...

There’s been a huge rise in references to electric car charging within property listings submitted to Rightmove. The number of homes listed...

The average time for home-movers to get through the conveyancing process has dropped by 27 days since the summer, according to Rightmove.  The...

Rightmove says sellers who have upgraded their Energy Performance Certificate rating to a C - from a D, E or F -...

Too few lorry drivers, hospitality staff and care home assistants - and now too few auctioneers, too. Propertymark says a surge in...

A small property portal has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of listing properties with asking prices far in excess of market...

Over-65s saw their property wealth increase by £800 a month recently thanks to frenzied demand during the stamp duty holiday, an equity release...

Rightmove is warning that it’s “highly likely” interest rates will rise in the near future. The portal believes this now seems inevitable...

Within weeks the focus of the industry will be on the White Paper to be issued on rental reform before Christmas. Let’s...

The total value of homes in Britain has risen 20 per cent - that’s £1.6 trillion – in the past five...

An estate agent claims he may be the highest paid in the industry this year - and he puts it down to...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given a ringing endorsement to home ownership as a central part of the government’s levelling up...

A new Rich List of the most expensive streets has been revealed by Zoopla.  Kensington Palace Gardens in London holds the title...

The first agency to give its market forecast for 2022 and beyond has suggested an upbeat performance next year.  Hamptons says the...

Purplebricks is launching its biggest advertising campaign in five years this evening. The multichannel campaign kicks off with a 60-second spot on Channel 4’s...

The pandemic has led to many people ditching more formal wear as they work from home on a more regular basis,...

First-time buyers are shifting to online-only banks to help get a mortgage. A survey by personal finance website NerdWallet found that with...

Buyers are getting less square foot for their money when buying a property. Research by insurer Churchill has found that the average...

Scotland and the south west of England have been identified as cash buyer hotspots. Analysis by Barrows and Forrester, found 27 per...

Forget London, Scotland is now the fastest-moving market for million-pound properties. Analysis by Rightmove has found that million-pound homes are selling 25...

Many Britains are apparently under-estimating the impact of furlough on their ability to get a mortgage and buy a property. A new...

Parts of Britain are so short of homes for sale they have only half the number of listings to be expected...

The Guardian has sharply criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for introducing and then extending the stamp duty holiday - because helping estate...

Almost £730 billion of equity is available in British homes - a record figure. The sum, assessed during the second quarter of...

A deep dive into Rightmove’s data by the portal itself has discovered that there’s one sector where homes sell 20 days...

Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside of the capital in the first half of 2021 - and many of those buyers...

A much higher than usual proportion of homes on sale in the current market have successfully found a buyer, according to...

With stock remaining perilously short for most agents, the industry has been advised to use data to identify those existing owners...

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...

New research from Zoopla appears to show that buyers typically move further away for larger homes rather than smaller or same-size...

Board company Agency Express has become a carbon neutral business - and that’s official. Working with Carbon Neutral Britain, which advises businesses...

The Covid-19 crisis has been marked by so-called high-wealth households amassing savings and benefitting from rising house prices far more than...

There are currently 341,419 homes across England, Scotland and Wales that have been vacant for at least six months.  Collectively, these homes...

Two of Britain's largest agency groups have sold their stakes in a property search firm. Both LSL and Connells have announced the sale...

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

Estate agency comparison website GetAgent has calculated the typical fees charged to vendors in different parts of the country. It says agents...

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

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...

The finance arm of a leading estate agency has taken the unusual step of warning about delays in the conveyancing process. “The...

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...

A leading agent has been in touch with EAT to vent his frustration at the government for extending most of the...

Right now it seems that another day means another house price record, an all-time high for transactions, and a conveyancing log-jam...

There are over 700,000 homes marked Sold Subject to Contract and going through conveyancing right now, according to a new Rightmove...

The average price of a property in a British seaside town is now £265,978, a leap of 10 per cent -...

The apparent plight of first time buyers hits the headlines frequently but new research shows that second steppers face a wide...

An analysis of over 1.6m listings by Rightmove shows a big return to normality - demand for smaller city centre properties...

A new four part TV series is to lift the lid on some of the agency activities that go on to...

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

It’s been quite a week for the rental sector. Lettings agents and landlords have had such a torrid time in recent years...

A leading industry trade body is warning that remote-working agents and smaller independent agencies are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...

Britain’s second largest estate agency has outlined radical new plans to shift direction, making financial services and not sales or rentals...

For many, the funeral of HRH Prince Philip will be a solemn affair, while for some it will also be a...

Rightmove has so far this year recorded 20 of its busiest ever days for visits to the site as the current...

The Chancellor’s decision to extend the stamp duty holiday has “put a spring in the step" of the housing market according...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...

Energy Performance Certificates ought to be scrapped because they are outdated and not fit for purpose. That’s the view of an influential...

Two of Britain’s largest house builders have reacted sharply to calls by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick and the Competition and Markets...

Purplebricks is to tilt its marketing increasingly towards local advertising on traditional and online platforms, and promoting the ‘on the street’...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been the Netflix show Call My Agent! It’s a surprise success, perhaps, because...

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...

The Chancellor’s rumoured six week extension to the stamp duty holiday has been backed by Rightmove. Over last weekend the Daily Telegraph,...

One of the country’s most popular tourist destinations may ban the sale of new builds to second home buyers. The council in Padstow -...

A property industry body representing developers wants the government to think again about making it easier for redundant High Street shops...

Labour has entered the cladding controversy by calling a vote in the House of Commons to force government action on the...

A new estate agency listing historic houses is to have “a select group of creatives and thinkers” that will assist in the...

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...

London and other urban areas dominate the league table of locations seeing the biggest house price rises of 2020. This is despite...

One of the country’s most exclusive agencies, UK Sotheby’s International Realty, was the subject of a Channel 4 documentary last evening. The...

It now takes an average 12 days longer to complete a sale in Britain compared to a year ago - but...

We’re just a few days from December so why not get into the festive spirit a little early and get some...

A new estate agency in one of the country’s most widely-mocked towns has opened its doors - and is not afraid...

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

With a new President elected and the old one reluctant to move out, this is a good time to see how...

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

One of Britain’s most respected agents is suggesting Chancellor Rishi Sunak could ‘taper’ the stamp duty holiday to avoid a cliff-edge...

The first leading agency to make a 2021 forecast says the market should be stable next year - so long as...

Vendors spend an average £41 a day for 144 days when selling their home - but some spend a remarkable £140 a...

The irrationality of Britain’s council tax system has been laid bare in a new league table drawn up by estate agency...

OnTheMarket has signed up one of the country’s biggest house builders, Taylor Wimpey. The builder - which has 24 offices and covers...

A sentiment survey conducted amongst 585 estate agents by the OnTheMarket portal suggests fewer than half have witnessed price rises since...

In the week the Nationwide recorded the UK’s highest ever average house price, high-end agency Savills has forecast that prime markets...

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...

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

Tens of billions of pounds of new taxes should be levied through a Capital Gains Tax imposed on main homes, not...

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

Britain’s second largest lender is to offer 90 per cent loan to value mortgages once again from next Monday - a...

A new study of British agents suggests that buyers with accents from most of the rest of the world receive less...

Propertymark is calling in the government for agents to be trained in the use of software operating the Unique Property Reference...

A brand and marketing strategic who also ran one of the country’s most successful lettings agencies for a decade has said...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Darren Loftus and it says Commercial Director on...

Dominic Cummings has been at worst a cause of huge anger to a nation that’s already extremely anxious. At best, he’s been...

The Chancellor has revealed how he will wean businesses off the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - meaning that agencies and suppliers...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

Veteran estate agency owner Paul Rooney has again featured as the most wealthy individual agency owner in the annual Sunday Times...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Sam Hunter, director of Homesearch. Alongside asking Hunter...

We all know the world has gone digital—nothing new there. Every time you jump online, you’re one of 4.5 billion internet...

If it’s really the case that estate agents’ offices could be in the category of High Street premises first allowed to...

Estate agents’ offices will be in the first category of High Street premises to reopen when the lockdown finally ends, newspapers claim this...

An economic consultancy predicts house prices will fall by a sixth as unemployment grows across Britain this year. The consultancy, Cebr, says...

One of Britain’s leading agents says online viewing and interest in videos for homes on sale continues to be relatively strong...

Some 2,500 estate agency branches have expressed an interest in a new portal, Homesearch, launching next month.  Although the Homesearch website lists...

Although all bets are off as to what the housing market will be like after the Coronavirus subsides, there is now...

One of Britain’s most outspoken and high profile agents has quit Rightmove in spectacular fashion, using an open letter to the...

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...

It may be that we’re facing another year - make that yet another year - of disruption in the housing market. Coronavirus...

Another westcountry town may ban new-build homes being sold as holiday properties, even though the idea has backfired elsewhere. Fowey in Cornwall -...

A free-to-list portal says the costs of listing on the established sites - especially Rightmove - are contributing to estate agencies...

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...

One of Britain’s most experienced estate agents says there’s no alternative to Rightmove, and the portal’s relationship with the industry is...

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

Some buying agents have batted away the many signs of an improving housing market but one says the Boris Bounce is...

Yesterday (January 10 2020), the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) became law. It forms part of ongoing international efforts to tackle...

House prices rose 4.0 per cent in 2019 according to Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax, as a December bounce - some...

We are facing a new world in the lettings industry, with the proportion of households in the private rented sector (PRS)...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

Countrywide's senior management has won overwhelming backing from shareholders for its strategy of selling its commercial arm and consoliating its shares. Today's...

Countrywide's senior management has won overwhelming backing from shareholders for its strategy of selling its commercial arm and consoliating its shares.         Earlier...

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

Humberts' experiment rejecting branches and promoting a supposedly one-stop-shop for property related services has failed with reports that the firm is likely...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

There used to be a consolation for some estate agents at this time of year - while it was wintry and...

Cash-strapped Countrywide has this morning announced that it is selling its commercial business, Lambert Smith Hampton, for £38m. In a surprise statement...

A report from Countrywide says the proportion of homes in Great Britain bought with cash fell to a mere 28 per...

A shock prediction from a property management firm suggests that around 10 estate agencies have gone bust every week in Britain...

Purplebricks claims it actually sells - not just lists - three times more than the UK’s next largest estate agency.  The claim...

A new study by the London School of Economics suggests that a high profile ban on the sale of new homes...

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

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

It’s that time again, with the clocks going back an hour to mark the start of slightly brighter mornings and significantly...

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...

Data from an agency comparison website reveals that in the current market it takes well over a year for a home...

There are fewer ‘accidental landlords’ - vendors who resort to letting out their homes because the sales market is difficult. That’s the...

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

Purplebricks - which is at the centre of a string of controversies - has joined the growing campaign for stamp duty...

Briefings from the Conservative Party to The Sun newspaper suggest that the party will this week announce further relaxation in planning...

Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, who earlier this month told a newspaper that he wanted to introduce a Right To Buy policy for...

The Conservative Party conference agenda, now published, gives the housing issue several bites of the cherry in Manchester next week. Housing minister...

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

A banking company used by OnTheMarket has issued a note to its investor clients claiming the portal “arguably beats its peers...

A comprehensive report into the changing complexion of the High Street suggests that some 143 estate agents’ offices closed in the...

One of the country’s largest regional estate and lettings agencies has now fully rejoined Zoopla. Yorkshire-based Dacre, Son & Hartley brings its...

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

In the run up to his appointment as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson suggested that he might cut Stamp Duty Land Tax...

New figures produced by Zoopla’s research team shows for the first time the huge scale of regional variations in terms of...

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

Akshay Ruparelia, the 21 year old who founded the online agency Doorsteps while he was still in sixth form, has called for...

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

British homes have increased in value by an average of £11 per day since the beginning of the year, but with...

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

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

A recent study has revealed what the biggest moving home fails are in the UK, including damaged furniture, scratched walls and...

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

Specialist providers catering for the over-50s has welcomed a move by high-end estate agency Knight Frank to move into equity release. Commenting...

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

Hello and welcome to both this week’s PJT and welcome to July. It may be summer and Wimbledon time, but there’s no...

Gazumping is alive and well in much of the country, despite the slowdown in the property market, according to new research...

It’s unlikely to bring out the violins but the number of properties sold for £1m or more in Britain rose only...

The minister at the centre of reforms to the estate and lettings industry sector has apologised for what she calls “inappropriate...

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

Purplebricks is the “Official Estate Agent Of Team GB” for the build-up to and completion of next summer’s Olympics in Tokyo. It is going...

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

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

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

A recent survey conducted by comparison website GetAgent found that traditional high street agents have been given a firm thumbs up...

Two of Britain’s largest and best known estate agencies have endured a day of turmoil at the hands of investors -...

New figures released to Estate Agent Today show that a net total of 284 agents’ offices closed down in 2018. This number -...

Ultra slow broadband speeds could knock a quarter off the value of a property according to research undertaken by online agency...

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

Fresh analysis by Zoopla has revealed Britain's fastest moving property markets with the lowest number of average days for a seller...

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...

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

Purplebricks has been named one of Britain’s ‘most relevant’ brands to consumers. The agency came in 13th in a list of...

A controversial online estate agency has gone into liquidation two years after describing High Street agents as “smug, suited slime-balls.” BetterMove, registered...

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

Campaigning groups like Generation Rent and Shelter like to think they are simultaneously edgy and radical; likewise some think tanks believe...

It’s no secret that the UK’s housing sector is in crisis. Headlines scream about the shortage of new-build homes. TV pundits...

Whether it is legacy providers with new, young businesses, or large banks with PropTech startups, all types of cross-collaboration are vital. It’s...

This article was originally written for City AM in response to an article it published attacking letting agents. See more here.  A...

Purplebricks’ and Foxtons’ apparent success on Trustpilot have come under scrutiny in a Times newspaper analysis of the review platform. The Times’...

As the clock ticks down and Britain’s future gets ever more difficult to predict, one of the few certainties to cling...

A newspaper claims that 1,228 estate agent branches closed on Britain’s High Streets last year. The Mirror’s business editor, Graham Hiscott, says the...

Both major portals have this morning revealed more evidence of a gently slowing housing market. The average time to sell a property...

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

The monthly index of house price changes in Britain’s major cities, for many years operated under the Hometrack banner, has been...

The 100 per cent mortgage for first time buyers, which many people thought had disappeared for good, is now back in...

If you want an engaging page-turner novel for cold winter evenings, my recommendation is Our House by Louise Candlish, a bestseller...

Purplebricks has increased its listings by an eye-opening 44 per cent in the past two weeks according to an updated analysis...

I don’t think I can add anything more to the excellent 2019 pieces we’ve seen on EAT in recent weeks –...

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

Hello and welcome to another PJT, your regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Please keep us informed of...

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

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

Phil Spencer is on the warpath against “constant tinkering” by government in housing matters - and instead, he wants the problems...

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

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

With a new year nearly upon us, it’s always a good idea to be aware of the major events that are...

A new analysis of the online estate agency business model claims that it ‘could be described as a Ponzi scheme’. The accusation...

When was the last time you looked at your business and really thought about what you could do to improve? Yesterday? Last...

The chief executive of Haart, Paul Smith, is warning that a No Deal exit from the EU could leave Britain with...

A property comparison website has made a defence of the controversial Help To Buy initiative, claiming it “acts as an important...

As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s online estate agency sector - and not in a good...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that franchise giant Belvoir will list all of its 300-plus branches on the challenger portal.  This includes...

A London buying agent has called for a second referendum on Britain’s EU membership, suggesting that it would give more certainty...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

It seems a lifetime ago but in fact we’re approaching just the first anniversary since the government triggered its Call for...

An accountancy trade body has revealed that last year it briefed MPs - including the Prime Minister and Housing Minister of...

Zoopla has once again released its list of the costliest streets in the UK - but for the second year running...

We’ve all heard the comments - the countryside is being covered in concrete, new houses are springing up everywhere, our green...

Emoov’s founder Russell Quirk has outlined how he would help Britain get out of its current housing crisis to a Labour...

This may not be a great way to start the week but a survey suggests that estate agents are Britain’s least...

“Baton down the hatches. Stockpile the food cupboard. Brexit is coming and it’s little more than six months away!” I jest, but there is...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says a no-deal Brexit exit could lead to a 35 per cent house price crash. The...

Owning a home has become almost impossible for many public sector workers across Britain, according to research from the union UNISON. Getting...

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

Boris Johnson is calling for a cut to Britain’s “absurdly high” stamp duty. Writing in this morning’s Daily Telegraph - the same newspaper...

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

Does your company apply adequate customer due diligence measures when carrying out estate agency work?  Does it establish and maintain appropriate policies...

With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...

If you’re an estate agent and have a property that is difficult to sell or the homeowner simply needs a fast...

Humberts’ new owner has issued a statement saying he is on “a personal mission to revolutionise the industry and become the...

It may not be a good idea for a journalist to be personal about a politician, so I write about our...

Auction House says the number of lots it sold in the first half of 2018 was some 3.8 per cent up...

Some of Britain’s top property experts say bureaucracy, lack of cooperation and a dwindling number of smaller builders are the main...

Senior management at Countrywide came in for a pasting on Twitter yesterday as TV market commentator and buying agent Henry Pryor...

The three per cent stamp duty additional properties surcharge is to blame for tumbling house prices in some of Britain’s holiday...

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

Hello - if it’s Monday, it must be Property Jobs Today, your chance to see a snapshot of the key moves...

The average over-65 homeowner in Britain has seen her or his property wealth gain £159,000 – or £7,000 annually - in...

Average first-time buyers in London spend double the amount paid by those across the rest of Britain. A typical London buyer now...

Our industry does great work for good causes not just in this country but around the world, as this week’s Agents...

The rise and fall - and perhaps rise again - of Countrywide has been of enduring interest to the agency industry...

New data from a private bank shows a five per cent rise in the number of £1m-plus homes sold in 2017.  The...

Scottish high-end agency Galbraith has revealed how one of the smallest and most exclusive property sectors in Britain - Scottish country...

Maplin, Toys R Us, Carpetright, Warren Evans – what do they have in common? All are well-known high street chains that...

The Henley Business School is often identified with cutting edge forecasts - but now it has revealed the history of what...

Gross mortgage lending is set to reach its highest level since 2007 despite Brexit, says the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association. But its...

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...

A Manchester-based property investment firm is claiming to be the first company in Britain to record an online exchange of a...

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

ZPG’s comparison website uSwitch is to be the headline sponsor of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent.  The company says it will use this...

London’s prime central market is turning around at last according to the chief executive of Belgravia estate agency Henry & James. James...

Countrywide appears to be in turmoil with Sky News reports that board members are discussing trying to get rid of controversial...

Andrews & Robertson, one of the UK’s highest profile auction houses, has been taken over by Ireland’s BidX1 and is set...

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

For a while now, property and technology have been combining seamlessly to offer the industry innovative solutions to often complex problems....

  A new league table showing how long it takes homes to sell on average in different postcodes across England and Wales...

A new national housing agency – Homes England – has been launched by the newly-rebadged Ministry of Housing Communities and Local...