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Buyers typically pay 10.8 per cent extra for chain-free properties than for similar homes with chains, according to new research. Website GetAgent...

There’s been a surge in the number of sellers who resort to using quick buy firms, according to the sector’s trade...

House prices are up by as much as £100,000 on this time last year according to a mortgage company. Research by the...

The Bruce brothers’ new portal Boomin has given its first statistics regarding usage following the launch of a new marketing campaign...

An online auction company executive has been appointed to the National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers committee for Propertymark. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder...

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb is warning that we might be near the top of the market. His portal’s latest sentiment index...

Rightmove’s first housing market report of 2022 starts when last year’s ended - on a high.  The average price of property coming...

London’s super-prime residential market has recorded its strongest year since 2013, according to high end agency Savills. In total, there were 522...

From first-time buyers to serial investors, no two days are ever the same for a Sales and Investment Consultant at Walton...

A new survey of people who have sold their home in the past six months has given a strong backing to...

Soaring inflation means that house price growth in much of the country is being wiped out, according to a leading housing...

A wealth tax on overseas owners of UK homes could raise £5 billion a year to help local people buy their...

A new agency service has been launched seeking to attract vendors of second-hand residential park homes.  Quickmove Properties has partnered with park industry...

It’s often said that agency is a people business, and I can see no reason to disagree - agents dealing face-to-face...

A leading accountant is warning of a possible stamp duty change affecting residential property this year. HMRC is currently consulting on a...

Another day, another house price index record. The latest, from the Halifax, shows that typical house prices increased by over £24,500 in...

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

The government is clamping down - at least a little - on unvaccinated buyers and tenants in some specific circumstances.  New guidelines...

A survey of agents suggests the majority believe the process of buying and selling residential properties will be fully digital or...

An extensive online training programme has been devised to help properly professionals identify and treat Japanese Knotweed. A programme of 15 videos...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur with a lengthy pedigree as an estate agent says agents should use more technology in a bid...

For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...

High-value properties were the top-performers in the country house market in 2021, according to an agency that majors in this sector.  In...

Rightmove claims its visits over the Christmas period were its busiest ever with what it calls ‘buyer demand’ up 23 per...

Prime Central London’s attraction to multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers appears to have soared during the pandemic. High end agency Beauchamp Estates says...

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...

A conveyancer has contacted Estate Agent Today suggesting that the Simplify Group IT data crisis could be the death knell for the company...

Propertymark’s chief executive has rejected claims that his organisation’s housing market data inaccurately states the numbers of prospective buyers for each...

The surge in Omicron cases and possible future restrictions are set to hit the housing market in 2022 - and may...

Almost exactly two thirds of buyers questioned by Savills say their choice of home to purchase was a case of ‘love...

As agents return to work after the Christmas break, here’s an insight into possible new instructions. A quarter of owners apparently think...

A webinar in mid-January will help agents get an edge on securing leads and ensuring transactions are not lost. That’s the claim...

Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...

Dog facilities - even separate rooms for them - are now a major factor on the ‘want list’ for growing numbers...

This year, Londoners purchased 112,780 homes outside the capital, the highest number since 2007. New data, from Connells-owned agency Hamptons, shows that...

A housing market forecast based on conveyancing instructions says average prices will dip this month. Average prices will fall by 1.1 per...

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

A property finance expert is telling buyers to sit on their hands and not commit to purchases - as he believes...

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

The last Propertymark housing market snapshot for 2021, based on date from the end of November, finds that there is an...

Top Scottish agency Galbraith says key parts of the country saw some buyers snapping up properties this year without even visiting...

UK house prices have reached an all time high - but 2022 will see a more normalised housing market thanks to...

Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...

Propertymark has come out in support of the Scottish government’s demand that buyers take lateral flow tests before viewings. The measure is...

A company linked to the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower is being excluded from the government’s Help to Buy scheme, pending the outcome...

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

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

Leasehold, quite rightly, remains not just an emotive topic given what has happened over the past decade, but it’s very much...

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to surging...

A regional estate agency that markets homes without charging the vendor is set to expand next year. Midlands-based Chosen Home explains its...

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

Demand will continue to outpace supply well into next year.  That’s the view of the Reallymoving House Price Forecast, based on an...

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...

One part of the UK is to get a taste of the mandatory estate agent regulation that many want to see...

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...

EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...

As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...

OnTheMarket has revamped its website in a bid to shed the final connections with the portal’s failed leadership and strategy of...

An estate agency owner who is also a qualified independent mortgage adviser has hit out against the suggestion that lenders may...

There’s been yet another month of declining property listings according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market snapshot. Those responding...

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...

The product choice for buyers wanting mortgages is now the highest it has been since 2008 according to the independent service...

Rightmove is to try to help potential buyers get their finances in order much earlier in the transaction process, to reduce...

A survey of sellers shows that 61 per cent of them visit the agent’s website before instructing them. According to respondents the...

A leading agency has admitted that the uncertainty over the effects of the Omicron Covid variant has thrown forecasts for the...

A petition is being started, urging the government to ban the payment of referral fees to estate agents. It’s reported to have...

I’ve worked in financial crime for the past seven years, beginning my career as a white collar crime litigator in a law firm. I know that the...

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency.   We don’t have...

There are many features and functionalities a website must have to be successful. Ultimately, the purpose of your website should be...

HM Revenue & Customs is consulting on how it can clamp down on property professionals and buyers who allegedly try to...

New data from Rightmove has analysed millions of supply, demand and pricing data points across the property market, to assess activity...

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

Annual house price growth hit 10.0 per cent last month - and is now tracking close to the level seen before...

The chief executive of Propertymark says the number of homes on sale has fallen to an average of just 21 per branch. “Figures from...

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

A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...

A new survey by Leaders Romans Group shows a significant majority of buyers wanting homes to be more energy efficient -...

High house prices relative to average earnings make raising a deposit a big barrier for first time buyers, a new study...

Data released by Zoopla suggests that demand for new builds outside London remains above the five year average, but has failed...

There’s been a dramatic 48.4 per cent fall in the number of property sales between September and October, reflecting the end...

The Treasury has enjoyed a record period for stamp duty income. In England from April to October this year - so almost entirely...

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

A high-speed internet connection is the second most important factor for buyers after property size, a survey claims. And the study -...

The prospect of higher mortgage interest rates mean the housing market may get tougher soon despite another set of upbeat house...

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

As we all know, the sector is constantly evolving and as we start to get to grips with the changes, another...

Cluttons has given its market snapshot for the sales market in central London - and it’s echoing the familiar story of...

The push for greater sustainability, energy efficiency and generally being ‘green’ has existed in the agency world for several years -...

Boomin has launched a new tool - Chainmaker - which it claims cuts fall throughs and introduces agents to ‘hot buyers’. The software...

The average asking price of homes coming to the market has dropped by over £2,000 in the past month - the...

The latest update on the prime central London market from agency Knight Frank warns that it’s still not business as usual,...

I’ve never written the three letters ‘EPC’ more often than I have in the past week. Law changes for the private rental...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

Conveyancing firms in the Simplify Group, hit by a massive systems crash for much of this week, say they are working...

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

There’s been a significant rise in buyer interest in the energy efficiency of properties - but so far it’s making no...

The scheme behind two of this country’s most successful PropTech start-ups is marking what it calls a successful first year.  REACH UK...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...

OnTheMarket says it delivered a record number of instant valuation enquiries last month, beating its previous best period in June of...

PropertyHeads, a platform describing itself as a social network for house buyers and sellers, has a new PropTech partnership. It’s linked with...

Strutt & Parker has revealed where it believes the housing market will see the largest demand in 2022, outside of London. The...

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

Property experts have joined forces to call for faster and more secure transactions.  The PropTech and conveyancing voices have united in warning...

Auction House London says the Coronavirus pandemic has proved that the power of livestream sales far outweighs the impact of earlier online...

Knight Frank says it’s already being contacted by prospective vendors wanting their homes to be listed for sale next spring. James Cleland,...

A leading agency predicts that prime central London house prices, so long in the doldrums throughout the pandemic, will bounce back...

A stamp duty surcharge which has been labelled ‘forgotten’ because of its low profile has nonetheless bagged £45m for HM Treasury in...

Annual house price growth increased to 8.1 per cent in October according to the Halifax.  The average UK property price is now...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

Reservation Agreements provide agents with absolute certainty that both sellers and buyers are being honest. “If they’re lying or… shall we say,...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has defied expectations by keeping base rate at its historic low of 0.1 per...

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

Propertymark says more buyers are now looking at online auctions, making this a more viable route to sale than before. The latest...

Agents are being offered a theoretical £300,000 if they introduce a buyer willing to pay £30m for a mansion on sale in...

At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

The Pandora Papers - the biggest ever leak of offshore data - has revealed that the UK’s property market is being...

The Nested online agency, which recently revamped its business model to attract more self-employed agents, is expanding outside London for the...

The proportion of properties selling above asking price has dipped according to Propertymark - a likely sign the market is softening at...

There’s been some cynicism amongst the industry in response to new homes promises made by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in yesterday’s Budget. Sunak...

As you are no doubt aware, building mutually beneficial relationships with conveyancers in your local area can not only make your...

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...

There’s been another step to make house sales more secure and speedier, with a pilot scheme starting next month. Five major identity...

PropTech is booming, and its rise was only accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the real estate industry – as...

New research shows that despite media attention and new government policies, better energy efficiency is not a key issue for the...

The housing market is on track to record its strongest year since 2007 for transactions and house price inflation says Zoopla.  The...

New figures from Knight Frank show that price growth in the high end country market moderated in the third quarter of...

An agent is warning the government it must manage Covid and not simply react ‘too late and too little’. He’s suggesting some...

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

Buyers are being warned about scams conning people out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. The Law Society of England and Wales...

With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...

A property specialist is warning about “modern day ambulance chasers” who try to convince buyers they have paid too much stamp duty.  “An increasing...

Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown is predicting house prices will still rise, even after a possible hike in interest rates later this year or...

House price inflation accelerated to 10.6 per cent in August, up from 8.5 per cent in July as buyers rushed to...

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...

A business once called “the UK’s poshest estate agent” has revealed that it’s under new management. Bective - formerly called Bective Leslie...

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

There’s a rising number of over-65s but a short supply of suitable affordable properties for them, Propertymark has told government. The agents’...

Despite increasing public debate and media spotlight on energy efficiency, the issue appears relatively unimportant to seven out of eight buyers according to...

A portal says many buyers feel disappointed when viewing a property becuase it is typically smaller than agents’ photographs suggest.  MoveStreets claims...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

Remarkably, just 11 per cent of property sales fell through in the third quarter of this year as buyers raced to beat...

Agents are being advised to go above and beyond the legal requirements for anti-money laundering requirements.  Paul Offley, compliance officer for The...

One of the country’s leading buying agents has set out what’s hot and what’s not in London’s housing market as it...

The  housing market is not immune from the supply shortage hitting the economy, according to Knight Frank - with London the...

Fine & Country has opened another office - this time in Exeter, one of the most popular locations to which people...

There were 13 new buyers for every property listed for sale in the UK in September according to Knight Frank.  Over the...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

In the latest exclusive interview for our Weekend Features section, EAT's video reporter Chris Buckler - an agent himself with Keller...

House prices rose by the most in almost 15 years in September ahead of the end of the stamp duty holiday.  The...

The telecoms solutions company behind "Phone-in-a-Phone" (PiP) now brings property professionals the UK's first mobile-only business phone system in an app...

An agency says individual agents operating as self-employed can earn up to £64,000 more per year than fully-employed counterparts. Nested says the average UK...

British homebuyers take an average of 25 seconds to decide whether a house is right for them, according to Purplebricks. As a...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

It’s a truism that most property enquiries from buyers these days come through portals but there are several reasons why agents...

An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...

Rightmove - which for some time has linked solely with iamsold to provide the controversial Modern Method of Auction system to...

Propertymark has spoken out over the Pandora Papers leak scandal, which reveals many elite and super-rich buyers of properties in London...

Prices in prime central London have risen for the past two quarters, prompting a tentative claim that the market may be...

A leading market commentator is warning that transactions and prices will fall without the stimulus of the stamp duty holiday. Karen Noye,...

Foxtons has launched a new high-end department called Foxtons Private Office in a bid to woo the richest domestic and international...

In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...

Estate agents, even before Covid-19 reared its ugly head, were flexible, hybrid workers. It is a job that requires a significant...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

House prices rose by just 0.1 per cent in September - but they are still increasing by 10 per cent a...

One of the leading figures in trade body Propertymark wants stamp duty to be reformed, and claims that the success of...

One of the west of England’s largest independent agencies has signed a two year deal with Zoopla, running across portal listings...

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

A government report suggests that house prices are rising at three times the national rate in some rural and coastal areas...

Foxtons has given details of the PropTech it uses to help improve leads and business decisions.  The agency, which has some 50 offices...

An estate agency that charges buyers not sellers is proposing to roll out nationwide. FreeAgent247.com, has been set up by Daniel Lewis...

A leading agency says the new normal likely to establish itself in the housing market after the end of the stamp...

The Halifax claims that homes with the highest energy ratings are worth up to £40,000 more on average compared to less...

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

There’s good news and bad news from the shake-up in government ministers and ministries that was presented to the nation last...

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....

In this guest editorial, experienced property solicitor Lorraine Richardson argues that reservation agreements - designed to reduce the number of fall-throughs in...

Labour is to reveal a raft of new housing policies at its party conference this weekend - and it claims it’s...

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

Photography has become an increasingly important weapon in an agent’s armoury in recent years as listings compete for space on portals,...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

The government has been warned that its much-talked about levelling up agenda is ‘doomed to fail’ without major reform of the...

Every agent likes to have their phones ringing off the hook. So London agent Robert Irving Burns must have been excited when...

Forget en-suites and garden rooms, could you boost viewings with the postcode of a property? Research by comparison website Money.co.uk has identified...

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

Record numbers of properties sold above asking price in August, agents claim. Data from NAEA Propertymark shows that despite the summer lull,...

A Borders estate agency business, Hastings Legal and Property, has invested in Halo Digital Signage – hailed as ‘the new generation...

Being able to show proof of funds in a quick, transparent and simple way is more crucial than ever to keep fall-throughs...

First-time buyers are £25,000 worse off thanks to the stamp duty holiday, according to estate agent comparison site GetAgent. The website revealed...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

The value of mortgage lending hit a record high in the final months of the stamp duty holiday. Figures from the Bank...

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

Rightmove claims to have identified the dream home for buyers. A survey of more than 2,000 visitors to the portal’s website has...

Picky buyers are walking away from property deals after realising the internet connection at a property is poor, research claims. A poll...

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

Veteran retail chief executive John Browett is joining home setup service Just Move In as chairman. Browett has been chief executive of...

The property market is unlikely to enter a last-minute rush before the final stamp duty holiday ends in October, research claims. Analysis...

Property values may seem high in the UK but spare a thought for buyers in other countries such as Israel, Switzerland...

Warwick Estates has revealed the most in-demand features for new-build buyers. The firm has analysed Rightmove data and found that those buying...

Demand from buyers is set to be strong for the rest of 2021 as the stamp duty holiday unwinds but uncertainty...

A Midlands estate agency has come up with a solution to avoid confusion over property offers. Forget poor connections or bad handwriting that...

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

The UK’s biggest property auctioneer is considering whether to bring its sales back into the auction room in the near future. Managing...

A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...

Exchanges of properties in prime central London, following the end of the largest part of the stamp duty holiday, suggest the...

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...

Does this photo drive you mad? Do you see it everywhere (including on Estate Agent Today stories)?  Who are these people and...

More buyers in prime central London are choosing larger properties - a function of the pandemic and the race for space. That’s...

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are.  Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...

A new forecasting model from a consumer website is predicting that house prices will rise by an average 30 per cent...

We are living in the age of information. Our working and personal lives are underpinned by software, data and technology to...

Homebuyers are suffering huge delays in receiving responses to their search requests to council according to a study of local authorities. Consumer...

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...

Mortgage approvals declined over the last month as the tapering stamp duty holiday deterred home purchases, according to data from the...

A prominent London-focussed buying agent says she is seeing more foreign buyers returning to the UK capital - with more expected...

Zoopla-owned software company Yourkeys and mortgage, insurance and wealth management broker SPF Private Clients have integrated. Yourkeys’ software provides buyer and seller...

The chairman of the Commons housing, communities and local government committee has criticised the institutional bulk-buying of existing homes for denying...

It may be the final day of August but Propertymark has first out of the blocks with advice for agents to...

360 tour technology company Made Snappy has grown rapidly over the past 18 months and whilst many agents have grasped the...

A broker claims the high profile return of the 95 per cent mortgage has actually made little impact on the housing...

The very strong housing market seen throughout this year is set to extend into 2022 as a stock shortage is forecast...

An estate agent says the housing market now has a hidden characteristic - an absence of homes that are friendly for...

An estate agency is to launch its third branch, this time in a seaside location. Stoneridge Estate Agents’ new Brightlingsea town centre...

A sentiment survey amongst wealthy international buyers suggests the affluent sector of the western world is seeing similar house buying frenzy...

An estate agency comparison website has conducted research into how much it costs to simply keep an average home in a...

House sales slumped nearly two thirds last month as the main deadline for the stamp duty holiday passed.  HM Revenue and Customs...

The Property Ombudsman says there’s been a big increase in enquiries to its service in recent months, despite the pandemic.  In its...

A  mortgage expert says surveyors should improve their standard services to cover the threat of climate change.  This comes after a summer...

Things can change. For those who remember, it’s no secret that I became one of the industry's strongest critics of OnTheMarket (OTM). My reasons...

Every so often it comes around – the argument that stamp duty should be reformed/removed/replaced (delete as appropriate). But why? Where’s the...

A housing expert says the psychology of a population coping with the pandemic lies behind the house moving frenzy of recent...

Agents are reporting fewer sales and fewer deals above the asking price, as summer and the tapering stamp duty holiday take...

A company says it’s gathering £500m in funding to purchase properties for a “gradual home ownership” scheme - a variation on...

Average house prices increased by 13.2 per cent over the year to June - the highest annual growth rate since November...

A bulk quick buy company has surveyed purchasers who have been deterred from continuing their transactions to discover what the biggest...

Last month it was reported that up to 500,000 people had been ‘pinged’ by the NHS in a week. While the...

Fenn Wright, a prominent East Anglian independent agency, is to open its first office in Felixstowe this autumn, making this the...

Agents and developers are creating full-size show home-style properties overseas in a bid to woo wealthy foreigners who cannot travel to...

Three property agents feature on the latest list of businesses in trouble for failing to comply with money laundering regulations. The list...

The average asking price, as recorded by Rightmove, has fallen for the first time this year. In another sign that the market...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

Two prominent estate agencies are amongst those piloting a new financial product that allows aspiring buyers to purchase property with just...

HM Revenue & Customs is reported to be targeting recent home buyers after a slump in income from property taxes during...

A new survey suggests the majority of vendors remain wary of allowing too many unknown people into their home during viewings. Some...

The market slowdown continues with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reporting that new buyer enquiries have reduced for the first...

A report claims the flurry of transactions over recent months has been down mostly to families moving into larger homes and...

Savills has revised its price forecasts for prime property market across the UK, but when it coms to prime central London...

Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...

The controversial proposal by a PropTech start up to charge potential viewers of properties to let or for sale has been...

Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...

A major agency is predicting that the imbalance between supply and demand, which has characterised the housing market for all of...

A company says it will fund first time buyers’ bids to get on the property ladder by matching them with property...

Transaction volumes in prime London fell in July according to data from LonRes. Transactions were down 22 per cent compared with July...

Viewings are in the news right now and with good reason.  As the impact of the stamp duty holiday fades, and transaction...

House prices in July rose after falling in June, according to the Halifax. They were 0.4 per cent higher than in June,...

Propertymark says the supply of homes on the market has dwindled almost continuously since the start of the year, with 40...

A survey suggests that almost half of first time buyers have at some time pulled out of deals because of environmental...

There’s already plenty of talk about autumn - depressing huh? - with agents pondering how the housing market will respond to...

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

Are you experiencing Estate Agent burnout? As The Stamp Duty Holiday has begun to tail off, it didn’t bring the relaxation in...

If you were hoping for a summer lull during August, think again. That’s the messages from Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine...

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

NAEA Propertymark says there’s no appetite that it can see amongst its representatives across the UK for charging people £30 for...

A prominent advocate of a reformed transaction process says more secure moving systems can help agents maintain high business levels when...

Some 18 months on, we’re only just beginning to understand the impact of Covid-19 and how it’ll shape the future economy...

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...

We’re about to enter August and second half of the Olympic Games - and fund-raising is happening at a Gold medal...

The platform behind a controversial proposal to charge prospective buyers and renters £30 or more to view a property on the...

Annual house price growth remains above 10 per cent despite a small monthly dip in July according to the Nationwide. A 0.5...

Propertymark has worked with one of the UK governments to create an information sheet which, in virtual or hard copy firm,...

New research shows that the surge in house prices this year has taken homes in at least 25 areas of England...

The controversial ViewRabbit service, which proposes to charge prospective buyers and tenants for viewing properties, may seek international investment. The site has...

Demand for all types of houses, from terraced to detached, has more than doubled in the current housing market - creating...

“There is an average of 19 buyers for every available property on the market” according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot for...

One of the country’s longest-standing independent buying agencies has rebranded. Haringtons, established in 2004 and covering both London and the country, has...

Propertymark has welcomed the move by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to help make certain leasehold flats more attractive to would-be buyers...