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18 June 2022
From: Features

The Bank of England raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive month yesterday. The cost of borrowing is now at a 13-year...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Rising property prices in the UK mean that occupiers are renting long past their forties. According to the government’s last English...
15 June 2022
From: Features
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The government’s new Right to Buy policy for housing association tenants appeared to unravel last night after the Housing Secretary said...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The balance of power in the property market may be shifting back to buyers. It comes as Halifax data showed annual house...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers are now facing up to a nine-year wait to save enough of a deposit to get on the property...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth slowed for the second consecutive month during May. The latest Nationwide House Price Index showed average prices rose...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News

House price growth is set to slow but talk of a correction is overstated, Savills claims. The latest house price forecasts from...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agents are in a unique position – we handle the meeting of people’s aspirations probably more than any other profession....
21 May 2022
From: Features

The limited amount of property stock continues to push up house prices despite cost of living concerns, surveyors claim. The latest RICS...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The property market is bracing for the start of the slowdown in the rate of house price growth. The Halifax House Price...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A third of first-time buyers have had to reduce their budgets as a result of recent interest rate hikes and the...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the most valuable assets to any company is the data it stores. According to a recent study completed by...
30 March 2022
From: Features

The latest government house price data has sparked a fear that the market may be heading towards an affordability crisis. The Office...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a dramatic future income tax cut, changes to National Insurance thresholds and scrapping VAT on more...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News
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If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...
19 March 2022
From: Features

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A popular myth suggesting 50 per cent of homes sell with a second agent, is simply untrue. That’s the claim from property...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Yesterday we reported on how the Chartered Institute of Taxation was warning of problems with new HMRC stamp duty rules to...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...
09 February 2022
From: Features

The latest house price data from the Halifax shows another absolute record but with a sharply reduced monthly rise indicating a...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Low fee agents such as Purplebricks and some other online operators are generally not trusted by the public when selling their...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...
22 January 2022
From: Features

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...
08 January 2022
From: Features

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...
22 December 2021
From: Features

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...
13 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Compliance check list - are you New Year ready? The start of a new year is a great time for estate agents...
10 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Let’s begin with total transparency from this author: I believe there’s a place for Build To Rent in the wider portfolio...
27 November 2021
From: Features

Rightmove has revealed the strongest markets for sellers and buyers this autumn. Grays in Essex has topped the list of the strongest...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...
06 November 2021
From: Features

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has defied expectations by keeping base rate at its historic low of 0.1 per...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A property media analyst claims Purplebricks has record-breaking website traffic thanks to its “relentless” and vast budget marketing. “Whether you like to...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Increasing house prices has encouraged HM Revenue and Customs to launch huge numbers of probes into Inheritance Tax payments. According to law...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Official forecasts suggest house prices will rise for five years at least, although at well below the rate of growth seen...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A petition calling on the government to set up an independent enquiry into the cladding crisis has reached a key 10,000...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News

We’ve probably all learned to be a little less cynical about politicians in recent weeks, given the tragic events. We perhaps...
30 October 2021
From: Features
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At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...
30 October 2021
From: Features

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...
30 October 2021
From: Features
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It’s been revealed that the government did consider a stamp duty RISE which would have been announced in this week’s Budget. The...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News

So with only hours to go before Halloween, here are our final three entries from agents who've entered into the ......
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News

With a Budget, mild weather and the continuing uncertainty over the pandemic, you might be forgiven for forgetting that we get...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget did not ignore Capital Gains Tax after all. For those selling UK residential property the deadline to file...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

There has been criticism of the new Residential Development Tax, levied to fund remedial work on dangerous cladding on high rise blocks. The tax...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents trade body Propertymark has given its verdict on yesterday’s Budget with this statement - “Some good news but it leaves...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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There’s been some cynicism amongst the industry in response to new homes promises made by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in yesterday’s Budget. Sunak...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...
23 October 2021
From: Features

The government has released details of a new property tax. It’s the Residential Property Developer Tax, first announced at the start of...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...
09 October 2021
From: Features
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An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is at the centre of a revolutionary advertising initiative involving Channel 4’s Location, Location, Location. Using Artificial Intelligence technology, a digital...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...
02 October 2021
From: Features

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...
29 September 2021
From: Features

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...
15 September 2021
From: Features

Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....
15 September 2021
From: Features

The property market is unlikely to enter a last-minute rush before the final stamp duty holiday ends in October, research claims. Analysis...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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Lost in the noise of yesterday’s social care announcements, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has named October 27 as his next Budget Day...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

We are living in the age of information. Our working and personal lives are underpinned by software, data and technology to...
04 September 2021
From: Features

Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...
04 September 2021
From: Features

A prominent London-focussed buying agent says she is seeing more foreign buyers returning to the UK capital - with more expected...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency comparison website has conducted research into how much it costs to simply keep an average home in a...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News
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The Guardian has sharply criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for introducing and then extending the stamp duty holiday - because helping estate...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading tax expert is advising investors to “plan your disposals” after new Capital Gains Tax figures have raised speculation of...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A new Home Buyer App has been launched by the Mortgage Advice Bureau in a bid to educate first time buyers...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Working in real estate can be incredibly rewarding, but it takes a lot of hard work to be able to succeed...
13 July 2021
From: Recruitment & Business Matters

Purplebricks will this week reveal the result of almost two years of trials into a new pricing structure. The details will come...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The possible introduction of higher levels of Capital Gains Tax for the sale of buy to let, holiday homes or even...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

New research has found that homebuyers would prioritise buying a home with superfast broadband over being close to a good school. A...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Banking has gone through radical changes in the past few years, in step with technology and the sheer amount we can...
29 May 2021
From: Features

The free to list portal Residential People has launched what it claims to be a new Map View feature which “goes...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Welcome to another working week and with it, our regular update on appointments and moves within our industry. Please let us know...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Changes to the way the property market operates over the last year - with increased flexibility and remote interactions - has...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading industry supplier says there’s been a jaw-dropping 495 per cent year-on-year increase in digital spend from agents - and that...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Whilst it was once seen as a way to sell niche or run-down properties, auction is now a mainstream method of...
05 May 2021
From: Features

The new Mayor of London, to be decided in an election tomorrow, has just received a six point set of demands...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News

House prices are 7.1 per cent above their level a year ago as the boom continues. The latest house price index, from...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

As an estate agent, you should of course be performing robust Know Your Customer (KYC) checks as part of your Anti-Money...
01 May 2021
From: Features

The government has launched a formal consultation process on a new residential property developer tax which is to contribute towards cladding...
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News

As the property market continues to boom, competition between portals such as Zoopla, Rightmove, OnTheMarket and Boomin has been hotting up...
21 April 2021
From: Features

There’s been a surge in activity in London’s prime housing market according to LonRes. The property data company says that new instructions in March...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

We’ve all spent the past nine months adapting to a more digital way of life. Whether that’s been working from home,...
10 April 2021
From: Features

The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...
07 April 2021
From: Features

The MP leading a new parliamentary committee on the housing market says a radical reform of tax would help more people move...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...
03 April 2021
From: Features

Annual house price growth remains strong but it has slowed significantly according to the Nationwide. Prices dropped 0.2 per cent on average...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month, Fixflo held a webinar with David Cox, legal and compliance director of Rightmove, to discuss key government policies...
31 March 2021
From: Features

With just days before the launch of new portal Boomin, Rightmove says it’s hit a record 9.1m visits in a 24...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

You can’t blame agents for trying to get the highest possible price for their vendor’s property, but Purplebricks probably wins the...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The Building Societies Association says there’s been a surge in consumer confidence in the housing market following the Budget. Some 37 per...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has crunched the numbers for the continuing stamp duty holiday in England and Northern Ireland, calculating 500,000 buyers will have...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Energy Performance Certificates ought to be scrapped because they are outdated and not fit for purpose. That’s the view of an influential...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

There is growing speculation that a raft of tax proposals to be unveiled next week will include reform of Capital Gains...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a warning this morning that possible tax reforms to be unveiled next Monday could wreak huge damage on the property...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Another leading research team in a major agency has revised upwards its forecast for the 2021 market. Savills revised its predictions recently...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Mortgage availability has risen for the fifth consecutive month according to respected market monitor Moneyfacts. With 3,532 products on offer, this is...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Transactions and house price forecasts for the mainstream housing market are being revised upwards by Savills following the Budget. The new predictions follow an...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Savills has upgraded its house price and transaction forecasts following the Budget - and prime London, especially the centre, is tipped to...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest house price index from the Halifax suggests the market has softened ahead of the original scheduled end of the stamp...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

As a property agent, fancy marketing terminology such as ‘omnichannel’ might not hold too much interest for you right now. We’re in...
06 March 2021
From: Features

Agents in England are told that sellers should market their homes by March 23 - only 18 days from now - if...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour says Chancellor Rishi Sunak “will give away half a billion pounds to second homeowners and landlords through the stamp duty...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Another week and another frenzy of news, culminating in the Budget and the extension of the stamp duty holiday. A cliff edge...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has issued an official note to detail the announcement made yesterday by Chancellor Rishi Sunak regarding stamp duty holiday...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak says the stamp duty holiday on properties up to £500,000 will be extended from March 31 to June 30; from...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
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Today’s Budget is the most eagerly-anticipated for many years, as it juggles to shore up the economy with the longer-term issue...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A surge in demand from buyers, even those unlikely to benefit from the stamp duty holiday, offers hope for the market...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

No fewer than 79 per cent of people want the stamp duty holiday extended according to a survey conducted by an...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Tax experts suggest the widely expected reform of Capital Gains Tax is unlikely to be announced in tomorrow’s Budget - at...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour has accused the government of promoting “sky high mortgages” instead of providing stable accommodation for younger households. A new mortgage guarantee...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A radical way to end the current stamp duty holiday has been suggested by three different legal bodies. The Society of Licensed...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that some far reaching changes to property taxes may not be unveiled at Wednesday’s Budget and may wait...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

With just two days to go, it's fair to say the property industry is eagerly awaiting Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget statement...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A new mortgage guarantee scheme to help buyers with small deposits will be revealed on Wednesday at the Budget. Chancellor Rishi Sunak...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agent says the worst thing that could happen with Wednesday’s Budget is if the Chancellor does not deliver on...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

New research from Propertymark suggests a typical fall through costs an agent £4,123. The association says that if the stamp duty holiday...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will extend the stamp duty holiday deadline until the end of June - a three month extension. The lead...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The online petition which prompted a debate by MPs has now won the support of around 150,000 signatures. Typically public support for...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 12 per cent of buyers will pull out of their transaction if it does not complete in time for their stamp...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Law Society for England and Wales says it wants action now to prevent tens of thousands of transactions collapsing at...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Chancellor is considering extending the stamp duty holiday for a short period according to a newspaper report this morning. The Daily...
13 February 2021
From: Breaking News

You can always tell when Budget day is approaching. There’s lots of comment from every imaginable quarter about what the Chancellor of...
13 February 2021
From: Features

Let’s address the elephant in the room first - the property sector and how we market properties is changing. Gone are the...
10 February 2021
From: Features

A leading agency chief suggests there will have to be substantial bargaining between buyers and sellers as the stamp duty holiday cliff...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the chief figures behind Brexit and Boris Johnson’s role as London Mayor is now advising that stamp duty should be...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 100 new apprentice estate agents are to be recruited in London. Dexters, which has 70 offices across the capital including 12...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There is no scientific formula, no list of must-have elements in a successful campaign. That’s especially the case for a campaign involving...
06 February 2021
From: Features

Pressure is building for widespread property tax reform beyond short term issues regarding stamp duty. Many MPs in this week’s 65-minute special...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News
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A 10-point ’must have’ list of demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget on March 3 has been issued by NAEA Propertymark. It’s...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A group that last year floated the concept of a one-off wealth tax - which would include taxing main homes as...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is keeping everyone guessing about the stamp duty holiday but one comment by a senior minister suggests movement towards a...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
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Today’s the day when Parliament debates a possible extension to the stamp duty holiday beyond its March 31 cliff edge deadline...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am the General Manager of Ravensworth, which is what...
28 January 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to buying agent and TV property pundit Henry...
23 January 2021
From: Features

The latest Rightmove analysis shows it now takes 126 days from the time an offer is accepted until legal completion -...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering an extension to the current stamp duty holiday according to media reports today - and the...
17 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Independent agents inspired by the Say No To Rightmove campaign are to launch a rival portal next month. Wearethemarket is a portal...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...
06 January 2021
From: PropTech & Innovation

New figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage approvals rose 7.0 per cent in November to reach 105,000 -...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...
02 January 2021
From: Features
02 January 2021
From: Features

There’s been a shock one per cent increase in the Welsh equivalent of stamp duty on second homes, coming into effect...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...
19 December 2020
From: Features

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...
19 December 2020
From: Features

The next Budget will be held on March 3 next year - in time for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to change his...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Described on this site as a ‘powerful disruptor’ in March 2020, few would deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on...
16 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A London estate agency chief executive says agents "have become good at pretending that they are qualified and regulated when the...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Public sentiment over the housing market remains stable despite the Coronavirus crisis and the possibility of a No Deal Brexit. That’s the conclusion...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

We’re just a few days from December so why not get into the festive spirit a little early and get some...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals is urging the industry - all agents, not just its own members - to lobby MPs...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Today sees the government’s Spending Review, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak taking centre stage as he presents a 12 month spending plan to...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Newspapers are pushed through the door, whereas websites have to pull in visitors - it’s a simple but fundamental difference with vast implications...
21 November 2020
From: Features

A leading enthusiast of the self-employed agency business model says even in these challenging times people can make a success of...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Many agents are brilliant at giving a personal touch and are professional in the way they treat customers, but I would...
11 November 2020
From: Features

Strike, the firm previously known as HouseSimple, has launched another attack on the charges levied by High Street agents. This time it is...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...
05 November 2020
From: PropTech & Innovation

Knight Frank is in talks with HM Revenue and Customs to return furlough money as a result of relatively strong trading, notwithstanding...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...
10 October 2020
From: Features

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has admitted that getting the number one portal to change its fee structure “may take...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Two independent agencies in London have joined forces to form a 'full circle' service for developers, promising to transform the property...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to...
26 September 2020
From: Features

Across the UK and Europe, lockdown measures are changing and the markets are kicking back into life as we grow accustomed...
16 September 2020
From: Features

If you’re in any way connected to estate agency all it takes is a quick glance at Facebook or LinkedIn to...
12 September 2020
From: Features

It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...
05 September 2020
From: Features

Research by Zoopla has revealed the scale of the mistakes by and regrets for disillusioned home buyers. For large numbers of people...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s good news from the think-tank the Resolution Foundation, which says the threat of negative equity because of the Coronavirus crisis...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hefty increases in taxes on the purchase and sale of holiday homes and buy to let properties are expected in the...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Figures from Zoopla quantify how Coronavirus is changing the market, with houses selling significantly faster than flats. The latest market report from...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Some 275,000 subscribers have signed up for the latest Zoopla email education programme under the Zooploma banner. This one is aimed at...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A new portal launches today with 100,000 listings and a pledge to target buyers largely ignored by established websites - investors. It’s...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News

London agency JOHNS&CO says the performance of its staff during the Coronavirus period has led it to launch what it regards as...
13 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Many young people are stuck unable to purchase their first home even if house prices fall in the wake of the...
13 August 2020
From: Breaking News

It must have been a close thing on Friday as to whose faces were looking the most glum - those at...
08 August 2020
From: Features

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...
01 August 2020
From: Features

Mortgage approvals - a key indicator of short-term activity in the housing market - beat expectations in June according to Bank...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Tens of billions of pounds of new taxes should be levied through a Capital Gains Tax imposed on main homes, not...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...
18 July 2020
From: Features

You have to feel for Rishi Sunak - well, at least a little. Leave to one side that he carries more presentational...
11 July 2020
From: Features

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced that there will be no stamp duty on homes selling for £500,000 or...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents have spoken out angrily against any uncertainty in the market caused by government leaks about future stamp duty changes. In recent...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News

An analysis of Countrywide branch data outside London has revealed that one in 10 applicants who registered to buy were from...
25 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank has merged two of its existing divisions to form a new Private Residence Consultancy team - and the new...
04 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A well-known saying in estate agency is that first-time buyers are the sellers of the future. If we believe this to...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has enjoyed over six million visits to its portal in one day, for the first time ever. Three days ago -...
30 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to release a set of options for member agents to consider if the portal...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News

High-end agency Beauchamp Estates is claiming to have bagged the capital’s biggest deal during the lockdown period - a mansion which...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing Minister Chris Pincher and Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick stayed well clear of the Dominic Cummings row over the weekend -...
26 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of full property details viewed on Rightmove - a key indicator of market health - is already stronger than...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has taken the unusual step this weekend of issuing its usual monthly asking price index on a Saturday instead of...
16 May 2020
From: Features

The fallout from Covid-19 has hit everyone hard. With breaking news today that agents are able to look at how to...
13 May 2020
From: Features

I won't be the first or last person to say that society and the property industry in which we operate is...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...
04 April 2020
From: Features

A senior figure in the industry has spoken out against the shock sackings and branch closures announced by Spicerhaart. Jon Cooke, chief...
21 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Beleaguered estate agency group Countrywide has asked the government to give agents a business rates holiday. Measures announced in last week’s Budget...
19 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s share price fell by as much as 17 per cent at one point yesterday afternoon as investors assessed the latest...
12 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty surcharge for non-resident investment buyers announced in yesterday’s Budget is dwarfed by discounts they receive thanks to the...
12 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There will be a two per cent stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of UK investment properties by non-resident overseas buyers...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted once again how fragile and interconnected our societies have become. We don’t know yet how dangerous Covid-19...
07 March 2020
From: Features

Increasing numbers of reports suggest that the government will use next week’s Budget to confirm a three per cent stamp duty...
05 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A second prominent agent has broken cover to say Coronavirus is slowing the market. Jess Simpson - an ex-Savills and ex-Strutt and...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The right wing political magazine that Boris Johnson used to edit has called on him to cut stamp duty. The Spectator says...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...
29 February 2020
From: Features

Earlier this month, Boris Johnson carried out a reshuffle of his cabinet, telling ministers they must 'repay the trust of those...
22 February 2020
From: Features

Why should agencies leave voicemail in the last decade and make 2020 the year to invest in a more modern solution? Voicemail...
22 February 2020
From: Features

Despite still being in the transition period after leaving the EU on January 31, we are seeing an upturn in the...
22 February 2020
From: Features

The government has dismissed a request from the NAEA and ARLA Propertymark to review business rates for agency offices on High...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The government will not announce a Mansion Tax at next month’s Budget. It was first reported by the Sunday Telegraph a week ago,...
16 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...
15 February 2020
From: Features

The government has been told that raising the stamp duty threshold would both trigger more house moves, and bring the tax...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents have reacted angrily to the government contemplating introducing a Mansion Tax, and to the Housing Secretary not ruling out the...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth increased to 4.1 per cent in January, up slightly from the end of 2019, according to Halifax...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...
01 February 2020
From: Features

A hub-style agency says it’s achieved what it calls a mega-sale - and claims it’s the largest ever by a hub...
28 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...
25 January 2020
From: Features

Some buying agents have batted away the many signs of an improving housing market but one says the Boris Bounce is...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News

He’s a young and very wealthy up-and-coming MP in his 30s, a Cambridge graduate who also studied in the US and...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey of readers of Estate Agent Today suggest that the majority believe the Chancellor will fail to honour a pledge...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The new government has announced that its first Budget is to be held on Wednesday March 11 - and it’s giving...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Estate agents who deliberately over-value properties in order to win instructions are effectively committing fraud according to a prominent industry figure. Russell...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A veteran agent says the new government’s Budget, expected in the next few weeks, should not provide too much help to...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...
04 January 2020
From: Features

First things first, a big happy New Year to everyone. Welcome to 2020! It looks set to be another interesting year...
04 January 2020
From: Features

The scores are in….and it looks like house prices are going to rise gently in 2020 according to forecasts from almost...
02 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A new year dawns - but will 2020 bring new change for the agency industry now that the market appears to...
28 December 2019
From: Features

An estate agent in London claims he did £53m of property deals within hours of the Conservative victory in the General...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...
14 December 2019
From: Features

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 at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...
30 November 2019
From: Features

The head of a new property portal is urging agents to forget about spending money on For Sale and To Let...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech company that monitors search times for transactions says only just over two thirds of them are now completed in...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

“Multiple”members of the new trade body, the Federation of Independent Agents, are considering cancelling their subscriptions to Rightmove. FIA founder Graham Lock...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

November 6 has been declared Budget Day - at least if there is a Brexit deal agreed in principle in the...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There are fewer ‘accidental landlords’ - vendors who resort to letting out their homes because the sales market is difficult. That’s the...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Picture this: You have finally pushed that sale or purchase through, which means your client is over the moon and happy...
25 September 2019
From: Features

A report by the influential Public Accounts committee of MPs has been highly sceptical of the effectiveness of Help To Buy. It...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

No less than 56 per cent of properties across the UK are in areas that are affordable for first time buyers...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News

In the run up to his appointment as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson suggested that he might cut Stamp Duty Land Tax...
24 August 2019
From: Features

One of the country’s leading estate agents is leading the calls on Chancellor Sajid Javid to sort out the government’s stamp...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

If anyone thought a Boris Johnson government would be more decisive than Theresa May's when it came to housing policies, the last...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...
10 August 2019
From: Features

Rising house prices and the gender pay gap means that there is no English region where a single woman on median...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News
The trouble with traditional property portals, and how Zillios is spearheading the next step forward

Traditionally speaking, users who are looking to buy, rent, or sell their property to customers on an international basis have been...
05 August 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Housing experts have expressed their concerns that speculation about a radical stamp duty reduction to be introduced by Boris Johnson’s government...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Conservative leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson's plans to reverse stamp duty changes could help to kickstart the prime property market, according to...
09 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Research from OnTheMarket shows that 40 per cent of London homes costing around £1m have only two bedrooms or fewer. And only...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A buying agent has revealed how she advises potential clients to use portals when looking for a property to buy -...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News

My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has been an interesting journey, however I don’t want to bore you...
08 June 2019
From: Features

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

An expert who has invested in an online agency in the past has slammed Purplebricks’ business model. James Max, who presents the...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...
15 May 2019
From: Features

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...
27 April 2019
From: Features

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...
06 April 2019
From: Features

This article was originally written for City AM in response to an article it published attacking letting agents. See more here. A...
23 March 2019
From: Features

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...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The two men behind a low-profile hybrid estate agency say their company is flourishing after two years in business, during which they...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
12 February 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

The government has launched an official consultation about a new stamp duty surcharge - the long-awaited additional one per cent for...
12 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so many Millennials aspire to - yet one that has become frustratingly...
02 February 2019
From: Features

By thinking outside the box, agents can truly embrace the idea of space-as-a-service and create entirely new, and highly valuable, streams...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News

If you want an engaging page-turner novel for cold winter evenings, my recommendation is Our House by Louise Candlish, a bestseller...
26 January 2019
From: Features

A review of the housing market at present, particularly when it comes to purchase transactions, might not necessarily feel overly positive. The...
26 January 2019
From: Features

Every day thousands of estate agency boards are erected across the UK. Even in the digital age the board remains one...
23 January 2019
From: Features

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Beccy Moore. Office Manager for Nicholas Humphreys Tell us more about Nicholas...
14 January 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the world’s leading PropTech analysts says Purplebricks has turned the UK online/hybrid estate agency business into “a one horse...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

House prices showed an unexpected pre-Christmas boost last last month but worries about Brexit remain foremost for buyers according to the...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Figures released by the government over the weekend show that 14,867 Help To Buy equity loans were taken out in the...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

PropTech has been mainstream for a few years now, and as more agents are familiar with the range of products and...
01 December 2018
From: Features

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...
24 November 2018
From: Features

A property comparison website has made a defence of the controversial Help To Buy initiative, claiming it “acts as an important...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A digital conveyancing platform says a lack of transparency in the house moving process - particularly regarding legal costs - is...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

On the face of it, this year’s Budget was not what you could describe as ‘housing heavy’ in terms of the...
03 November 2018
From: Features

Experts suggest that overseas buyers are likely to act quickly to take advantage of a delay in any stamp duty surcharge on...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A consumer group says agents are securing increasing income from online auctions, but it warns that for buyers there are pitfalls...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Stamp duty relief for first time buyers of full-priced houses and apartments is to be extended to first time buyers of...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s Budget day and the government is once again on the receiving end of a blast from one of the country’s...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of year again, when a tall ominous figure scares us all with a slow deep voice threatening endless...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...
27 October 2018
From: Features

Mortgage approvals fell again in September - this means that every month of 2018 so far has seen a drop against...
25 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows some 98,400 homes were sold across the UK in September - that’s slightly lower...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

New research by TheAdvisory consultancy, shared exclusively with Estate Agent Today, reveals exactly how fees have fallen for traditional agents in...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...
20 October 2018
From: Features

I’ve spoken many times before of my desire to see government take property more seriously. For more than just lip service...
13 October 2018
From: Features

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...
06 October 2018
From: Features

Experts suggest that overseas buyers are likely to act quickly to take advantage of the delay in any stamp duty surcharge...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News

You will perhaps have seen recently that the Government has decided to boost funding to the regulator, the National Trading Standards...
29 September 2018
From: Features

Landlords and letting agents might feel they’ve taken a bit of a battering from the government in recent years – and...
22 September 2018
From: Features

Those of you who receive (and read) my Sunday PropTech Review will know that, by far and away, the most shared...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Any day now we’ll hear the date for the Autumn Budget: it may be delayed to wait for a Brexit deal...
15 September 2018
From: Features

The number of new franchise applicants reported by Winkworth in the first half of the year rocketed 135 per cent -...
13 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Technology is transforming the way we comply with Anti Money Laundering (AML) regulation. It is providing a consistent approach, reliable outcomes...
05 September 2018
From: Features

The latest house price index from Nationwide shows a monthly fall of 0.5% in August, the largest decline recorded since July...
03 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The buy-to-let sector, which has been under sustained pressure for a number of years now thanks to tax changes designed to...
15 August 2018
From: Sponsored Content

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...
11 August 2018
From: Features

A respected mortgage broker has found that there is widespread public uncertainty amongst the public about the effects of stamp duty...
09 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The former Chancellor George Osborne - architect of drastic stamp duty reform - has come out fighting to defend the tax...
06 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The newly-appointed Group Managing Director of Countrywide says rumours of Hamptons International or other ‘crown jewels’ being put up for sale...
03 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading estate agent is warning that an interest rate increase today ould hurt the delicate balance of the housing market. The...
02 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A government announcement this morning claims 121,500 first time buyers have taken advantage of the stamp duty cut introduced at the...
31 July 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s holiday time: schools have broken up, quite a few estate agents are taking time off, and the MPs are in...
28 July 2018
From: Features

Traditional estate agencies should make their work appear more of a luxury and even showcase the prices of individual elements that...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The agonisingly painful decline of Countrywide continues, with no one sure whether it is the darkest hour before the dawn or...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Two more price reports from high-end agencies make grim reading about the prime London housing market. New data from Savills suggests that...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The housing market “is clearly currently struggling to gain traction” and any real upturn ”will remain elusive over the coming months”...
20 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Gone are the days of having to rush back to your office every time you win an instruction to market the...
16 May 2018
From: Features

Here’s some good news to take into the Bank Holiday weekend. Research undertaken by Estate Agent Today suggests that fees charged by...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Figures from the Treasury suggest that the annual revenue from stamp duty for the year to the end of March is...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News

I have total transparency. I love that. I know how the portals are doing, I know how many people are clicking on...
25 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading estate agent says his findings confirm those of the latest house price index in suggesting that prices are turning...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News

As the Easter sales weekend kicks off, the head of a prominent buying agency says estate agents confuse the true valuation...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News

One day, I’ll sit down to write for Estate Agent Today and I won’t express my dismay at the lack of...
24 March 2018
From: Features

One of the most important aspects of running a successful estate or letting agency is being able to generate new business...
21 March 2018
From: Features

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...
17 March 2018
From: Features

Chancellor Phillip Hammond claims over 60,000 first time buyers have already benefitted from the stamp duty relief he announced at his...
13 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...
03 March 2018
From: Features

Firstly, a huge thanks to everyone who shared and commented on my first blog and for all those that emailed me...
03 March 2018
From: Features

House prices fell unexpectedly in February with the Nationwide Building Society reporting a drop of 0.3 per cent. This ended some analysts’...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A 1.0 per cent interest rate rise would add £930 a year to the cost of servicing the average mortgage, according...
27 February 2018
From: Breaking News

In the great swathe of housing market data which is delivered each month, conveyancers’ case volumes often get overlooked, however the...
24 February 2018
From: Features

A forecast suggests HM Revenue & Customs will rake in no less than £8.8 billion in Capital Gains Tax in 2018...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The other day I met with two agents who have 30 years of property sales experience between them, and yet also...
17 February 2018
From: Features

An estate agency has started a petition to get bollards erected outside its branch after two accidents, in each of which...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News

I had an interesting meeting last week with a VR company called Garou. Based in New York, they claim to have...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The printing industry is in the midst of a decline as digital products and services displace printed materials, which is why...
03 February 2018
From: Features

The Mortgage Advice Bureau says early evidence suggests typical first time buyers are now spending more following the effective scrapping of stamp...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Analysts have given a frosty reception to the announcement by Agents’ Mutual that it is going to float shares priced at...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A senior figure at the UK arm of American agency Keller Williams has suggested that Purplebricks won’t succeed in the New...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Rightmove’s former lettings chief Sam Mitchell has taken over as chief executive of online agency HouseSimple, which recently won another £20m...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the most influential select committees in parliament has told the government that it needs to do more - much...
23 January 2018
From: Breaking News

For a while now, property and technology have been combining seamlessly to offer the industry innovative solutions to often complex problems....
19 January 2018
From: Sponsored Content

An overwhelming 86 per cent of RICS members questioned in a survey claim they have seen no increase in interest from...
18 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Department of Communities and Local Government has been rebadged as the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government in what...
08 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Mystery surrounds a claim made by Prime Minister Theresa May that the stamp duty changes for first time buyers made in...
04 January 2018
From: Breaking News

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...
30 December 2017
From: Features

The Nationwide says the Chancellor’s decision to effectively scrap stamp duty for the majority of first time buyers will have only...
29 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The last of the leading agency analysts and business consultancies have now given their predictions for the UK housing market in...
29 December 2017
From: Breaking News

House price growth will come to a halt next year as the number of transactions reduces, according to the RICS forecast...
22 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...
16 December 2017
From: Features

Some 62 per cent of current home owners feel that moving house has become more difficult over the past 10 years...
12 December 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s not breaking new ground to say that younger people have what many regard as the raw end of the deal...
02 December 2017
From: Features

Here we are again: another much anticipated Budget has been and gone and, yet, still nothing much has changed! Yes, of course,...
02 December 2017
From: Features

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents suggests that the proportion of sales made to first time...
30 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The London-focussed estate agency Cluttons says chains in central London are becoming increasingly fragile thanks to general uncertainty in the wider...
28 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt says she welcomes the government’s scrapping of stamp duty for first time buyers purchasing homes under...
27 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Figures from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility suggest that house prices across the UK will rise by 3.1 per cent...
27 November 2017
From: Breaking News

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been. Even better, this property-based...
25 November 2017
From: Features

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing. The decision to cut stamp duty...
25 November 2017
From: Features

The small print of the Budget has revealed that the government is to make minor changes to the ‘additional homes’ three...
24 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The government has defined the ‘first time buyers’ who will benefit from its immediate scrapping of stamp duty for FTB purchases...
23 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Agents and even the Labour Party have backed the government’s scrapping of stamp duty for first time buyers’ purchases up to...
23 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Housing may have taken centre stage in the Budget but most of the industry appears to remain sceptical of whether the...
23 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Stamp duty reform for first time buyers has taken pride of place in the Budget speech of Chancellor Phillip Hammond. From today,...
22 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Another Budget, another pledge of new house building: it appears from statements made over the weekend by Chancellor Phillip Hammond that...
20 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday. Despite...
18 November 2017
From: Features

British politics is extraordinarily volatile right now and the ongoing battle between austerity and anti-austerity, Leave and Remain, and Conservative and...
18 November 2017
From: Features

A large part of the DCLG’s Call for Evidence on the home buying and selling process focuses on the role of...
18 November 2017
From: Features

The London residential market is at last improving - but faces a make or break situation with next week’s Budget according...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A conveyancing body says it wants the government to allocate “a small fund” in next week’s Budget to promote research into...
16 November 2017
From: Breaking News

easyProperty, the online agency, says stamp duty should be paid by sellers and not by first time buyers. The online firm’s head...
16 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Nicky Morgan, a former Cabinet minister and now chair of the highly respected Commons' Treasury Select Committee, is the most senior...
15 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Former National Association of Estate Agents president Simon Gerrard is renewing his campaign for the government to adopt two innovative reforms...
13 November 2017
From: Breaking News

HMRC has refunded £185m to some 15,000 house buyers since the introduction of the stamp duty surcharge in April of last...
10 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The largest mutual life pension and insurance company in the UK has added its voice to growing calls for stamp duty...
08 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The head of a major Oxford estate and lettings agency has written an open letter to Chancellor Phillip Hammond urging him...
07 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Stamp duty on property sales is gumming up the housing market, stopping people from moving to the jobs they need, and...
31 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Another week, yet more consultations - the agency industry can’t complain about not being asked for its views recently. The latest were on...
21 October 2017
From: Features

With the Budget just over a month away, the steady stream of ‘leaks’ continues to grow as journalists and the industry...
21 October 2017
From: Features

Pressure is continuing to build on the government to reform stamp duty in next month’s Budget. Firstly a group of senior financial...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The death throes of the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents are continuing. A statement by software entrepreneur Charlie Wright, who...
19 October 2017
From: Breaking News

It has been revealed that the beleaguered government of Theresa May is to hold a summit at 10 Downing Street tomorrow...
16 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Stamp duty reform lies at the heart of the submission by the National Association of Estate Agents ahead of next month’s...
10 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Conservative MP John Stevenson is the latest to throw his weight behind switching the burden of stamp duty from the buyer...
09 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Investment website The Motley Fool says comparisons between forecast and actual profits reported by Purplebricks suggest the company’s position isn’t -...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News

It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...
23 September 2017
From: Features

The founder of a new online sales assistance service says agents are often unfairly blamed by the public for failings in...
19 September 2017
From: Breaking News

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...
09 September 2017
From: Features

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...
07 September 2017
From: Breaking News

With party conference season around the corner and the next Budget just a couple of months away, more industry players are...
07 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Some customers dislike entering traditional estate agency branches, occasionally feeling 'like prey' for sales staff when they enter. This is one of...
07 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Whenever any research is released, part of me can’t help thinking of that old adage, ‘lies, damn lies and statistics’ especially...
02 September 2017
From: Features

It’s not just the evenings drawing in that marks the approach of autumn - it’s also the return to work of...
26 August 2017
From: Features

An estate agency that has just launched in south Devon says it is giving its customers the advantages of a 24-hour...
23 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The roadshow of presentations of Agents’ Mutual’s plans to float on the stock market have just passed the half-way mark. Remaining sessions...
18 August 2017
From: Breaking News

An analysis of data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals that inheritance tax paid by UK families has topped £5 billion...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Stamp duty has become the latest weapon in the ongoing war of words between different wings of the Conservative party, as...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Well over a third of buyers will view between four and eight houses before putting an offer in on their choice,...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...
04 August 2017
From: Features

Some 19 per cent of estate agents in the UK currently show warning signs that indicate they are at risk of going...
31 July 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading buying agents says over six million people are living in the wrong property because they are...
04 July 2017
From: Breaking News

**The free photography course for estate agents (part one) offer has now expired. It is still available in special circumstances so...
03 July 2017
From: Sponsored Content

When it comes to provoking anger in property professionals, taxation takes some beating. Press releases are still arriving berating the December...
01 July 2017
From: Features

The Nationwide is warning that a slowdown in household spending is likely in the near future, leading to a ‘drag’ on...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News

White & Sons came to MPL Interiors specifically to counteract the growing threat from online and hybrid estate agents, commissioning a...
26 June 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Two leading property analysts have written a fiercely critical assessment of the merger between easyProperty and the Guild of Property Professionals. The...
23 June 2017
From: Breaking News

We live in world where the online economy is just as important as the offline economy. Whether your business is online...
12 June 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Former housing minister Gavin Barwell has been appointed as Theresa May's chief of staff. Barwell lost his Croydon Central seat – and...
12 June 2017
From: Breaking News

GPEA Ltd - the parent company of the Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country - has announced it has...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a selection of tips for growing your business. We’re now...
03 June 2017
From: Features

The UK Independence Party’s housing policy for the General Election hinges around a huge expansion in modular factory-built housing - but...
26 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The founder of the trade group seeking to represent independent agencies says he hopes the National Association of Estate Agents considers...
25 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Auctions are a great way to sell property competitively, with a wide range of homes often selling under the hammer, and...
06 May 2017
From: Features

House prices recorded their second consecutive monthly fall in April, while the annual rate of growth slowed to 2.6 per cent,...
02 May 2017
From: Breaking News

By Wednesday April 19th, a UK citizen, on an average income, had earned £7,789 from their day job so far this...
22 April 2017
From: Features

My apologies if this causes you to break your Easter egg with a little too much aggression, but I reckon the...
15 April 2017
From: Features

It’s never more obvious how important good communication is for letting agents than in times of bad weather. Havoc caused by...