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The UK Government should make better use of property taxes to deter foreign buyers, boost property supply and raise tax revenue,...

The UK timeframe for selling a property has been branded as “embarrassing.” New research shows the UK ranks as the slowest country...

A housing market analyst has admitted he is “happy being wrong” after predicting house prices would fall between 8% and 10%...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...

Visits to Rightmove have fallen by 18% in the past year as high mortgage rates hit the national market from the...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...

New research shows that while the UK homebuyers are paying far more than those in many other countries, the properties they...

Axel Springer’s investment in beleaguered online agent Purplebricks is now worth half its original value, it has been claimed. An article by...

Hidden amongst the annual results released by Purplebricks on Tuesday – which saw revenue and profits down, as well as a...

Dye & Durham says it could potentially appeal the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to effectively disallow its acquistion...

Almost three quarters of property professionals agree that estate agent pay is too low. A poll conducted by Estate Agent Today found 73%...

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

Identity verification service Credas claims the UK sits second in the list of global money laundering hotspots. The amount laundered - much...

The name of Purplebricks - which once claimed its business model was a global success - has now been removed in...

The UK is reported to have dropped down the league table of governments that secure vast amounts of income from property...

A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...

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

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...

An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...

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

All eyes on Rome this weekend as England face Ukraine on their way - we hope - to winning Euro 2020. Some...

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

New research shows that UK estate agents are amongst the best value in the world. Using data from the Global Property Guide...

The government has set up a committee to push forward ideas on the collective form of homeownership known as commonhold. Housing Secretary...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...

The UK is only the eighth most popular country for Asian investment buyers, and accounts for just three per cent of...

A hybrid agency is appealing to corporate estate agents to jump ship and try its self employed business model. Mr & Mrs...

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to...

Swiss bank UBS has upgraded its investment rating on Purplebricks, raising its price target and urging investors to buy. In a note...

A founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, suggests there was nothing wrong with the controversial Commisery TV ads that contributed to making...

Purplebricks’ sale of its Canadian operation for some £35m begs the question - where can it now recoup some of its losses...

Purplebricks is selling its Canadian business. The sale comes little over a year after the troubled agency closed both its failed Australian and...

The National Association of Estate Agents has announced that it’s to offer US PropTech solutions to UK agents. The REACH programme has...

Purplebricks has won a ‘trusted service’ award - described as “an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses for delivering exceptional experiences,...

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...

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

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

A high-end estate agency which describes itself as 'the world's only global lifestyle real estate company' is recruiting new partner agents. Quintessentially...

Purplebricks has spent £26.7m on marketing in the past year - that represents £382 per instruction.  The figures, revealed in the agency’s...

Purplebricks has revealed it is considering changes to its pricing structure to correct “mistakes” of the past. Chief executive Vic Darvey has...

An equity release provider says there is now £382 billion worth of equity available within older homeowners’ properties following recent house...

There’s more ammunition today for those agents who argue that equity release stops people moving and thus cuts the number of...

Purplebricks has revealed its annual results for the year ending April 30 2019.  The hybrid agency has posted an operating loss of...

A veteran of three online estate agencies has been named as the first UK head of a US real estate operation...

Purplebricks has announced that it is to give a trading update and the result of its review of its US activities on...

Purplebricks’ most influential investor says there is “opportunity aplenty” for the company but says it would back the closure of the US...

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

A top PropTech analyst says Purplebricks is as much an advertising firm as an estate agency but is nonetheless a huge success...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

Purplebricks says it has £100m net cash to exercise “relentless innovation” and benefit from an industry shake-out that will ”expose undercapitalised traditional...

Purplebricks’ share price dipped below the psychologically-important 200p level yesterday as the hybrid agency’s longer-term slide continues. In the summer of 2017...

One of London’s most prominent buying agencies says post-Brexit the interest in buying in the capital will return - whether there...

The online agency acquired by Purplebricks in Canada has started facing the same criticisms that its parent company have faced in...

Emoov’s latest crowdfunding campaign has now gone well over £1.5m, making it already 50 per cent over-funded already from its original...

Leading PropTech guru Mike DelPrete has revealed that he was involved in Purplebricks’ latest expansion, entering the Canadian agency market via the...

Purplebricks is reported to be set to reveal increasing losses when it issues its full-year financial results to the London Stock...

Purplebricks has acquired another fixed-fee agency for £29.3m - it’s in Canada and marks another new territory for the hybrid agency. The...

London estate agency Kay & Co says it is targeting Chinese buyers following research data produced by a portal. The China property...

Here’s some good news to take into the Bank Holiday weekend.  Research undertaken by Estate Agent Today suggests that fees charged by...

PayProp had an exceedingly good 2017, enjoying excellent growth in client numbers, new regions – and, best of all, our customers’...

Chris Philp, a Conservative MP and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Chancellor Phillip Hammond, says 50 per cent of new homes in...

Investors from countries as diverse as South Africa and Russia are getting a 21 per cent discount on UK property according...

Google, under the command of parent company, Alphabet, has set its sights on building the world’s first digital city, in Toronto,...

Following the election of Donald Trump, there has been a rise in the number of United States investors searching for property...

One of the key factors associated with an active private rental market in the UK, as detailed in the Dataloft PRS...

It is fair to say that 2016 is a year full of surprises. Anyone who had the foresight to predict Britain...

One of the western world’s ‘hottest’ city residential markets has introduced a near-instant 15 per cent price surcharge on properties purchased...

With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...

Let’s face it - the biggest distraction for many estate agents in the coming weeks may well be the Euro 2016...

A London estate agency is opening its eleventh office this month in an area it believes has 'fast growth' potential. ludlowthompson is...

Some 51 per cent of postcodes within Greater London now have average property prices of £500,000 or more according to one...

OnTheMarket has written to a number of members of the Independent Network of Estate Agents, saying they should remove properties from...

The Resort Group, the developer of the all-suite Llana Beach Hotel and Spa, which is due to open in 2016, has...

Fracking could reduce house prices by as much as seven per cent and make homes harder to sell because of traffic...

Hello and welcome to my brand new blog! Every month I’ll be giving you an insight into the varied, exciting and...