NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...
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22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Poor financial literacy amidst the UK's Mortgage crisis](/upload/images/4%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Poor%20financial%20literacy%20V2%20By%20Zahra%20Hussain%2C%20co-founder%2C%20Eligible.jpg)
Major lenders including Barclays, HSBC, and TSB have reduced their interest rates on new fixed mortgages, offering a glimmer of hope...
08 June 2024
From: Features
![American dream? No, owning a property stateside is easy... if you know how](/upload/images/6%20--%20Proofed%20--%20American%20dream%20-%20US%20Property%20market%20By%20Alistair%20Brown.jpg)
HAVING spent decades closely following the UK and American property markets, I’ve seen and read many reports comparing the two. But...
01 June 2024
From: Features
![‘Hidden’ Service Charges trigger rise in housing costs, says Barclays](/upload/images/shutterstock_572835850.jpg)
Typical consumer spending on mortgages and rents increased 3.6% in April – the first increase in the rate of growth since...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - An Englishman's home is his castle.....more or less!](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
Interesting report this week in Estate Agent Today on an analysis by the Resolution Foundation thinktank which suggests that the UK’s...
30 March 2024
From: Features
!['Paying more for less' – report reveals state of UK housing](/upload/images/shutterstock_1357119902.jpg)
The UK’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, new research suggests. Analysis by the Resolution Foundation...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Millions of young people ‘unlikely’ to follow parents on property ladder](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AdultChildren-400x310.png)
Almost 2m aspiring homeowners do not think they will be able to follow in the footsteps of their parents by owning...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: The Government must step in soon](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_400x310.png)
After yet another tumultuous week in the property market, many of those working sector will be breathing a huge sigh of...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Don't be the restaurant that doesn’t turn the a/c on in the summer…](/upload/images/__thumbs/3%20ESTAS%20June%20Thought%20Leadership%20article%20FINAL_20_06_23%20by%20Simon%20Brown%20Founder%20The%20ESTAS%20Group.jpg/3%20ESTAS%20June%20Thought%20Leadership%20article%20FINAL_20_06_23%20by%20Simon%20Brown%20Founder%20The%20ESTAS%20Group__400x226.jpg)
It’s a brave business owner who actually invites criticism. I speak from the personal experience of asking the opinions of the...
24 June 2023
From: Features
![Buyers cite cost of living crisis as they put-off property purchases](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/EvictionNotice-400x310.png)
The rising cost of living and higher mortgage rates are forcing potential homebuyers to put their property plans on hold, research...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Size Matters - UK homes amongst world’s smallest but most expensive](/upload/images/shutterstock_1032274147.jpg)
New research shows that while the UK homebuyers are paying far more than those in many other countries, the properties they...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Money saving tips for movers as costs rise 24%](/upload/images/__thumbs/Money%20saving%20tips%20for%20movers%20as%20costs%20rise.jpg/Money%20saving%20tips%20for%20movers%20as%20costs%20rise__400x313.jpg)
The cost of moving home has soared in the past year, new figures reveal. According to new data compiled by insurers Admiral...
20 May 2023
From: Features
![Zoopla unveils inheritance calculator for Bank of Mum and Dad buyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculated_400x310.png)
Zoopla has launched a property inheritance calculator to help children work out what support they could get from the Bank of...
10 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![How much does it cost to move abroad](/upload/images/Site%20logos/How%20much%20does%20it%20cost%20to%20move%20abroad%20EAT%20or%20PIT%20Pinned_UKMap.png)
When Winter stabs its icy fingers at us Brits our thoughts tend to turn to sun-kissed beaches, the lapping Mediterranean and...
28 January 2023
From: Features
![Stripping it back – minimalist style most likely to attract buyers, says research](/upload/images/library/HomeHands-400x310.jpg)
A new survey by interior experts Hammonds Furniture has outlined how important interior style is to potential buyers, with 40% of...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Zut alors! French entrepreneur aims to guillotine UK agency fees](/upload/images/Locations/MapofEurope-400x310.jpg)
A French billionaire who made his money from estate agency is promising to transform the UK property industry with his unique...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Energy efficiency increasingly vital to buyers - claim](/upload/images/library/EnergyEfficiency-2-400x310.jpg)
Features often overlooked by agents and buyers now, such as double glazing and insulation, are likely to become high up on...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Brexit changes keep Fine & Country branches busy in 2021](/upload/images/Brexit/BrexitEgg-400x310.jpg)
Fine & Country says it’s celebrating the launch of offices in 12 new locations across Spain this year. The brand says that...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage trends and interest rates - what could happen in 2022?](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/MortgageReview-400x310.jpg)
As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...
18 December 2021
From: Features
![Poor connection! A third of buyers would pull out of an offer over bad wi-fi](/upload/images/library/MillennialTenantHome-2-400x310.jpg)
Picky buyers are walking away from property deals after realising the internet connection at a property is poor, research claims. A poll...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Sunak tells estate agents: I'm helping to keep you in a job](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is taking credit for saving thousands of agency jobs through increased transactions prompted by the stamp duty holiday. A...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Settled - people miss the point about failure](/img/default/eat.png)
I recently read the news about Settled closing its doors. As of 6.29am on Tuesday morning, the article had been read by 8,642...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: why the industry shouldn’t abandon best laid plans](/img/default/eat.png)
We are all operating in peculiar times. Times of great upheaval. Our lives are both in a complete state of flux...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Space - the final frontier. Sellers confused and buyers don’t check](/img/default/eat.png)
Barclays claims that property size and measurements are confusing home owners - and especially those considering going to the market this...
02 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Will flight-shaming kill the overseas holiday home?](/img/default/eat.png)
There used to be a consolation for some estate agents at this time of year - while it was wintry and...
07 December 2019
From: Features
![Here’s why agents need to keep a keen eye on the Christmas Prize](/img/default/eat.png)
Property voyeurism and the festive season have long been bedfellows for many Brits. The heady combination of over-indulgence and regret, close proximity...
30 November 2019
From: Features
![REVEALED: Britain’s Biggest Moving Home Fails](/img/default/eat.png)
A recent study has revealed what the biggest moving home fails are in the UK, including damaged furniture, scratched walls and...
18 July 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Building better homes is good for everyone – not just older people](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s no secret that the UK’s housing sector is in crisis. Headlines scream about the shortage of new-build homes. TV pundits...
30 March 2019
From: Features
![Transactions Trauma - Brits now move house every 19 years](/img/default/eat.png)
New data from Barclays Mortgages suggests Britons are now likely to stay in their homes for almost 19 years between house...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![The dos and don’ts of email marketing](/img/default/eat.png)
Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...
24 October 2018
From: Features
![Young adults make a splash in waterside living market](/img/default/eat.png)
Young adults rather than the older generations are driving demand in the waterside living market, according to Strutt & Parker. The agent's...
06 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Top London sales agents team up to form new buying service](/img/default/eat.png)
Lucie Hirst and Delphine Colombo, two of Prime Central London’s most high profile sales agents, have combined forces to set up Hirst...
23 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: The buzzwords of modern property](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello again from Italy. Only another week or so left out here, working every day from the same table at my...
08 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Summer is no time to check out if you’re an estate agent](/img/default/eat.png)
In recent weeks, you could have been forgiven for thinking that you’re not actually in the UK. Flash floods aside, the...
23 June 2018
From: Features
![Broken chains are biggest cause of fall throughs, costing buyers millions](/img/default/eat.png)
Breakdowns within property chains are the most common cause of fall throughs, according to a new study. Over the last ten years,...
25 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Locked out: agent says stock shortage stops buyers buying](/img/default/eat.png)
New data from Haart estate agency suggests that despite many homes sticking on the market, apparently would be buyers are locked...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Will the Conservatives introduce Capital Gains Tax on family homes?](/img/default/eat.png)
Speculation has grown that the Conservatives may make a manifesto pledge to remove some family homes’ long-established exemption from Capital Gains...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![The world is your oyster! Q & A with AIPP’s Peter Robinson](/img/default/eat.png)
Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...
01 April 2017
From: Features
![Buy-to-let mortgages: What opportunities and challenges lie ahead?](/img/default/eat.png)
The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...
17 February 2017
From: Features
![Brexit leads to 25% slump in Brits buying homes overseas](/img/default/eat.png)
Foreign exchange giant Moneycorp says the number of Britons buying homes abroad has slumped 25 per cent since the EU referendum. In...
21 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Let’s take the higher ground on foreign workers and buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
Some of this week’s headlines - ‘Firms must list foreign workers’ and ‘NHS to no longer rely on foreign doctors’ -...
07 October 2016
From: Features
![Is buy-to-let investing still a safe bet?](/img/default/eat.png)
The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...
09 September 2016
From: Features
![Foreign elite don't mind SDLT but Brits are priced out, says ex-Savills agent](/img/default/eat.png)
A former head of Savills’ buying arm says well-heeled overseas buyers are unphased by the recently-increased stamp duty on high value...