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Research in the United States shows that traditional full-service estate agencies achieve better sale prices than the biggest alternative in that...

Ten out of 14 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News say Brexit and economic uncertainty are likely to stall London’s housing market...

New data from UK Finance - previously the Council of Mortgage Lenders - paints a relatively optimistic assessment of the UK-wide...

For the second successive week the Advertising Standards Authority has banned an online estate agency’s advertisement.  Last week it was HouseSimple and...

Almost half of all property purchase valuations last month were conducted on behalf of first-time buyers according to Connells - well...

The number of existing home owners moving house fell two per cent in the first six months of 2017 compared with...

Shelter, the campaigning charity that has been hugely critical of private landlords and letting agents in recent years, has now launched...

Jackson-Stops & Staff has revealed what it believes to be the main noise problems that deter buyers and distress existing owners. A...

Savills has apologised to a potential client who accidentally received emails between agents saying one was “lumbered” with an enquiry about...

Black Brick says its turnover in 2016 tripled to £3m with new business so far this year focussing increasingly on owner-occupier...

One of the founding figures behind OnTheMarket, which currently bans listings from online agencies, now says bricks and mortar agencies that...

The police are investigating a quick sale company after a claim by an individual that he received less than half of...

The two main political parties have squared up to each other over the issue of increasing council tax on second homes...

Record low stock numbers, political uncertainty and the aftermath of tax changes are the obstacles hindering the housing market, according to...

The government has poured cold water over industry speculation that Help To Buy could be phased out or significantly modified between...

The housing market may be a little sticky in the middle of summer right now, but there’s certainly no shortage of...

The government is thought to be reviewing Help To Buy which, it is claimed, could end with the scheme being scrapped...

Well over a third of buyers will view between four and eight houses before putting an offer in on their choice,...

As the mainstream mortgage market braces itself for yet another clampdown on buy-to-let lending, a growing number of property investors are...

The Guild of Professional Estate Agents and Fine & Country are offering agent members the option to have in-person reviews and...

Agents say the latest Nationwide index showing a surprise rise in house prices does not change the fact that it is...

Some 1.8m UK adults have stayed or would stay in a relationship chiefly in order to get on the housing ladder,...

The latest market snapshot by high-end agency Strutt & Parker reveals more bad news for London - despite the agency itself...

House hunters in the UK are the global leaders in online property research according to a new study from HSBC.    The bank...

  You’ll see a lot of 10th anniversary stories in the property industry and consumer media in the coming days: early August...

It’s traditional for estate agents to support each other when they come under attack from the press or public. After all,...

Foxtons has reported its half-year figures for the six months to the end of June and, as expected, they show how...

The latest figures from NAEA Propertymark suggest that the market is bouncing back after its hiatus during the General Election and...

The government says it wants to ban “unfair” leasehold charges imposed on buyers of new-build homes in England.  Under the measure, subject to...

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...

As discussed in our previous article, it’s all about the first impression. Once your team have handled that initial phone call...

Given the shift change in the estate agent world at the moment, with online models becoming more prevalent (think easyProperty’s £60...

A third of ‘quick sale’ companies - those that buy homes in bulk at discounted prices - say the rise of...

The buying agency Black Brick says 38 per cent of its transactions the first half of the year were off market...

The housing market is approaching something of a standstill as the summer holiday season begins according to a downbeat report from...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...

For those of us working within the property sector, we’re in the very midst of what, for generations, has been one...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows price growth dipping further, struggling transaction volumes and the...

First time buyers have finances stretched beyond their means, buy to let is attracting fewer investors because of taxes, and affordability...

Former RICS residential chief Jeremy Leaf says he is not downcast by the latest Halifax house price index which shows prices...

We’ve had the Bank of Mum and Dad so is the next big thing to hit the market a growing number...

One of the industry’s leading trainers and consultants claims there is “a gaping hole” in the way agents use marketing content...

The chief economist of Price Waterhouse Coopers says that although by some measures the London housing market looks ripe for a...

Supporting the adoption of technology does not mean we have to stop protecting the core values of the property industry. In...

Major westcountry agency Wilkinson Grant has told the Advertising Standards Authority it will not re-use wording following a complaint from a...

One of the country’s leading buying agents says over six million people are living in the wrong property because they are...

The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country have launched a new referral system app which allows its members to...

Government schemes like Help To Buy, supposedly assisting more people get on the ladder, have little impact on improving social mobility...

The chief executive of Purplebricks, often criticised by detractors for failing to reveal completion rates as opposed to listings, says his...

When it comes to provoking anger in property professionals, taxation takes some beating. Press releases are still arriving berating the December...

Dear Sales Doctor, The biggest challenge I’m facing right now is winning more instructions. What advice do you have for my listers...

Prime London house prices are now 5.3 per cent lower than at the time of the EU referendum admits Savills, following...

A new PropTech venture aims to do what the ill-fated Veyo system failed to achieve -  creating an online platform bringing...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the General Election led to a drop in the number of registered house hunters...

LonRes has launched a new product which it says helps developers and agents ensure maximum exposure to previously untapped buyers. A new...

The new anti-money laundering regulations introduced this week will delay the routine buying and selling of homes, a lawyer warns -...

A gathering of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has called on the industry to unite and improve the buying and selling process...

New research suggests the Bank of Mum and Dad is now helping so-called ‘second steppers’ - existing owners moving up the...

Figures released by the government suggest that over 285,000 people, including 240,000 first time buyers, have used one or more of...

The Property Ombudsman’s annual report reveals a significant increase in the number of formal complaints resolved by the scheme and a...

A new report, conducted by the Centre for Economics and Business Research for the financial services group Legal & General, claims...

A cluster of conveyancing and legal experts, known as the Legal Sector Group, has published a raft of proposals on leasehold...

A study using ‘eye-tracking’ technology has revealed what prospective buyers pay most attention to during viewings and shows critical differences between...

TV property expert and online agency owner Sarah Beeny says there will always be some sellers who prefer to use traditional...

Luxury global estate agency Sotheby's International Realty has expanded its operation in Italy. The firm has opened a new office in the...

Great Expectations was a fantastic novel-cum-social-history written by Charles Dickens, who once lived in my adopted home city of Portsmouth. But these...

“Housing policy should be in independent hands.” That was the conclusion of a panel debate that Andrews held, not recently, but two...

Any good estate agent knows that they have to be available for customers when they need them. But many forget that...

This week, the obvious thing to write about would be easyProperty's merger with GPEA. It's such a huge and potentially influential...

The sealed bids process - where purchasers submit their final offer by a specific time and date - should be more transparent,...

Estate and letting agents' property descriptions are becoming increasingly likely to appear in keyword searches, according to a web marketing expert. Director...

The housing industry has responded with shock, joy, and jitters, after Theresa May’s snap general election went catastrophically wrong, leaving her...

As the nation waits with bated breath to see if Theresa May can form either a minority or coalition government after...

Calls made to estate agents to book property valuations increased by 26% this spring, according to telephone answering service Moneypenny. Enquiries made...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint made against hybrid estate agency Pink and Cow. The Portsmouth-based firm claimed on...

As we approach Thursday's General Election, more property professionals have criticised stamp duty and called for the Government to make changes...

A distinctive boutique estate agency that describes itself as a hybrid between traditional and online operators, and which set up a...

London Central Portfolio, a property investment consultancy, has set out a five point plan for the next government elected this week...

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...

House prices recorded their third consecutive monthly fall in May says the Nationwide. It's the first time this has occurred since 2009, and...

Any good estate agent knows that they have to be available for customers when they need them. But many forget that...

The number of house hunters registered per estate agency branch fell last month to 381 - well down on its figure...

The banning of letting fees levied on tenants has dominated the industry headlines in recent months but this election campaign suggests...

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...

The overall mortgage market has grown in the past month according to e.surv - bringing to an end months of decline...

First time buyers who were supposed to be helped by the high-profile Help To Buy ISA have in fact found it...

The proportion of mortgage products available for investor buyers operating through limited companies has risen by over 50 per cent in...

Baroness Diana Warwick (below right) has been appointed chair of The Property Ombudsman scheme’s independent council. A life peer for the past 18...

Asking prices of homes coming to the market have now been rising for five consecutive months says Rightmove.  Asking prices rose 2.0...

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...

News headlines talk more and more about a slowdown in the property market, a drop in house prices and the need...

A ‘disrupter’ estate agent says the English housing market operates in a way that is far less efficient than Scotland’s -...

Over 250,000 non-homeowners appear to have given up on the dream of owning their own property in the past year alone,...

The Liberal Democrats have set a building target of 300,000 new homes a year, have pledged to scrap housing association Right...

Home buyers borrowed £11.2 billion in March - down on the ‘stamp duty bonanza‘ period at the same time last year...

Viewber, the outsourced property viewing service and brainchild of high-profile former estate agent Ed Mead, says its network of 'Viewbers' now...

The boss of the UK's largest independent agency has called on the government to be 'radical' and consider a range of...

New research has identified homebuyers' top 20 'must-have' features that would encourage them to purchase a seller's property. According to the survey...

Given that around 95% of property searches now start online, it is more important than ever that an agent has an...