Wild speculation about the sale of Dexters yesterday turned out to be plain wrong - and instead the company has landed substantial investment. Oakley Capital, a...
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On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...
18 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content

London still dominated the league table of locations with the highest volumes of sales by value in 2020, despite the apparent...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

As we move towards the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the first lockdown, it is a good time to reflect...
13 February 2021
From: Features

One auctioneer Iamsold, which operates the Modern Method of Auction, says it’s enjoyed its strongest January on record. It’s seen a 26...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

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

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

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, we have all seen a dramatic change in that way that we live and work,...
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

REACH, a programme encouraging start-ups in the property world, has released a list of UK companies that will feature in its...
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

Welcome to the start of another week and this catch up on the latest moves within the agency world. Everyone featured here...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...
30 January 2021
From: Features

Property commentator Phil Spencer says lockdown - which we know will now last for another six weeks at least, and possibly...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

It now looks likely that Hunters will be taken over by The Property Franchise Group after several months of talks, subject...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Homeowners staying at home during another lockdown are doing more than sharing memes of groundhog day or doing family quizzes on...
27 January 2021
From: Features

Connells, which already has the explicit support of a majority of Countrywide shareholders for its takeover of the company, has now...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An international property and residency consultancy claims the sold prices of homes in some prime London locations have collapsed by up to 40...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...
23 January 2021
From: Features

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

A leading analyst is questioning whether buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holiday because demand has purshed up prices far...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 70 per cent of first time buyers in 2020 took out mortgages in excess of 25 years, says the Nationwide. A decade...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

London buyers have been by far the biggest winners from the stamp duty holiday according to new research. The Keller Williams UK...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A housing index says the market continues to defy Coronavirus and Brexit worries with asking prices up 4.9 per cent in...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

London mayor Sadiq Khan is reported to be asking the Prime Minister to review the status of ‘essential retail’ which can...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the most respected figures in the industry, trainer and consultant Richard Rawlings, is suggesting that stamp duty should be...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells has cemented its takeover of Countrywide - it now has backing from over 52 per cent of shareholders. In a statement...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents have been outlining how they have beefed up their measures to combat the risk of Coronavirus, especially during property viewings. “We...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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

The sudden end of the stamp duty holiday at the end of March could throw away the market gains achieved in...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

London’s largest independent estate agency, Dexters, suggests that the stamp duty holiday ending in 12 weeks time will have relatively little...
05 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

In a dramatic New Year’s Eve statement on the London Stock Exchange, Countrywide has agreed the terms of a recommended offer...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has revealed precisely how much house prices have risen over the course of 2020. Across the UK as a whole prices...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

London and other urban areas dominate the league table of locations seeing the biggest house price rises of 2020. This is despite...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Hunters has agreed to extend the deadline for talks about a possible takeover by its rival, The Property Franchise Group. In early...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

High end agency Hamptons has quantified the trend of Londoners quitting the capital in the light of the pandemic. It says that...
29 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

A 10 week marketing campaign is being launched by Zoopla - and the portal urges agents to stay open as much...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Hello - and here we are nearing the end of the strangest of years. With agents and industry suppliers rushed off their...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A prominent London agency says cash buyers are securing substantial discounts in prime areas of the capital. The biggest cash discount currently...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading property consultancy is suggesting that a possible increase in Capital Gains Tax could end up losing money for the...
10 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

The saga over the future of Countrywide continues with the company urging its shareholders to take “no action” over the latest...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Connells has this morning made a dramatic improvement in its bid to takeover Countrywide. It has increased its cash offer from 250p...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has added over 1,000 branches since lockdown began in March, taking total membership of offices and new homes to a...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...
05 December 2020
From: Features

The private equity company which wants to take control of Countrywide has issued a statement saying it now has the support...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group has approached Hunters about a possible takeover. Confirmation came this morning in a statement from Hunters, which you can...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Over 100 Zoopla member branches have signed up to the Modern Method of Auction system offered via the portal. Over the summer Zoopla...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has this morning rejected an £80m offer made for it by Connells Group. On November 23 Connells announced that its due...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...
28 November 2020
From: Features

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has resisted changing any property taxes in the short term, but has used his Spending Review statement to...
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

A statement this morning from Countrywide's board says both its executive chairman and its group managing director are leaving the company. It...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

New research attempts for the first time to identify the most lucrative property markets in the country - with surprising results...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The Home website, which publishes a detailed monthly snapshot of the market, has raised the alarm over London because of a...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where in the agency and supplier...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s leading commentators says an unintended consequence of a possible Capital Gains Tax increase could be a bonus...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A report commissioned by the government suggests a doubling of Capital Gains Tax on profits from the sale of second homes. The government -...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform that says it halves the time taken for transactions has just completed a multi-million pound investment round. Coadjute - which...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Various investors in Countrywide have submitted early online paperwork to The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers - the red tape required to...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A former London estate agency owner and finalist on The Apprentice says he’s now returning to the sector to sell new-builds. Jamie...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide shares soared yesterday, rising 47 per cent on the previous close at one point as investors relished the prospect of...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Connells has issued a counter statement to this morning’s announcement by Countrywide that a possible takeover is underway. At 7am Countrywide revealed...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been announced this morning that Connells is in takeover discussions with the troubled Countrywide agency group. Countrywide has given Connells until...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

I remember so clearly in my Foxtons days, working as a lettings manager in Putney, that lettings, though less sexy than...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A London property investment consultancy says 22 per cent of properties it’s advised overseas purchasers on this year have been bought sight-unseen. London...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

An agency in London which was stung by fierce criticism in the spring lockdown has announced its policy for branch activity...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has issued a statement to its shareholders saying it’s ‘never been more relevant’. However, the expected radical change to its fees structure appears...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A London agency says it's discovered the five key priorities that buyers want, following a survey of its own database. “Lockdown and...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s Halloween time, and while this year’s festivities may be muted there’s plenty to celebrate as far as agents’ good deeds...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning provides a rare piece of good news for the troubled London agency. It says business...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The rise and rise of £1m-plus homes continues apace with new research from Rightmove showing the biggest growth areas. Data released this...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A developer operating in prime central London is offering buyers a deferred-payment scheme. K10 Group says it’s doing this because of the...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...
27 October 2020
From: PropTech & Innovation

The outgoing chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents is warning that the sales system continues to struggle with...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to a new week - and evenings that get darker earlier. As winter approaches we’re continuing to bring you...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

In recent years, the extent and role of the private rented sector (PRS) in the housing market has seen significant changes. The...
24 October 2020
From: Features

Shorter days and darker nights deflate the spirits, especially in today’s challenging circumstances, but there’s some bright news - a large...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The troubled Countrywide group has announced a £90m investment by Alchemy Partners, a private equity company that specialises in investing in...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the industry's senior agency leaders says it would be a mistake for agents to be stopped from working in...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

I had a wry smile when I read the article on Monday from the conveyancers complaining about people getting off their...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Online auction service Iamsold secured £52.7m in total for vendors in September, an increase of 16 per cent on the same period last...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A prominent housing market analyst is warning that in 14 years of studying prices and transactions he has never seen the...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s to be a new Marsh & Parsons office in London as the LSL-owned brand expands its network to Acton in...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

National chartered surveyor firm Bruton Knowles has acquired long-established Herefordshire based John Amos & Co Ltd. The move is part of Bruton...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

In July, here at Environet UK, we transferred 100% ownership of the company to our employees, in the form of an...
07 October 2020
From: Features

London’s properties are “over-valued” according to a leading bank. UBS, which has what it calls a Global Real Estate Bubble Index, says...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Recently, when giving speeches, I have discussed investment trends and industry trends that the built environment is experiencing. They are quite...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The so-called ‘trade up gap’ for people buying for the second time has grown to a record £67,761 according to Rightmove. The...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants to create a ‘Generation Buy’ to help young people purchase homes with low-deposit mortgages. In...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

We all know what the problem is, but what’s the solution? The problem is that landlords, thinking they offer a valuable service...
03 October 2020
From: Features

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

Property technology company OneDome, which operates two portals - OneDome and Nethouseprices - has raised another £5m in funding. It says it...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Two reports this morning suggest that activity in the most expensive sectors of the housing market is doing as well as...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News

I was giving an interview this week for an upcoming conference - yet another to convert from a physical to a...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Almost a third of property sellers (29%) say they won't accept a lower offer for their property, according to new research. Online...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A highly-experienced former Savills agent has launched his own buying agency focusing on the prime country market in Surrey. The new company,...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The green light for a vacant office building in the capital to be redeveloped into residential housing has been given after...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The strong house price growth experienced in recent months could soon be 'marred' by oversupply, according to Home.co.uk. The property website says...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

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

A buying agency targeting what it calls the “prime and super-prime” London market is offering clients not only a sourcing service, but also...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank has launched an auction business to give vendors a wider range of sale options as market uncertainty remains because...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A new league table shows how many listings exist per agency in 23 different cities across the UK. The analysis looks at the...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A sentiment survey conducted amongst 585 estate agents by the OnTheMarket portal suggests fewer than half have witnessed price rises since...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank says its analysis of the whole housing market across the UK shows that transactions in the final full week...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

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

In the week the Nationwide recorded the UK’s highest ever average house price, high-end agency Savills has forecast that prime markets...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Two City consultancies instructed by OnTheMarket have talked up the company’s fortunes after the appointment of its new chief executive. Shore Capital, which in...
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

With access to finance being such a hot topic at the moment, more and more estate agents are turning to commercial...
29 August 2020
From: Features

An overview of the global PropTech sector is often what I am asked to cover at conferences around the world. This generally...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has been awarded £50,000 of premium ad space with the Telegraph Media Group in recognition of a campaign to help the UK...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Hindsight is 20-20 vision, of course, and we can all see things we did ‘then’ that we would not do ‘now’....
22 August 2020
From: Features

A prominent industry figure says the current stamp duty holiday could effectively be a trap to lure in buyers who will...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The supply of homes coming to the market could struggle to meet the demand from buyers shown in recent weeks, with...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading buying agency is warning sellers and buyers not to jump the gun and abandon London in the belief that...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Life as we know it has changed – for everybody – and what tenants want, need and expect in this post-pandemic...
15 August 2020
From: Features

The Zoopla Rental Market Report, published this week, mentioned a two-speed rental market, but what does that mean? We are seeing two...
08 August 2020
From: Features

Following the easing of lockdown restrictions on England’s property market in May, NAEA Propertymark reported a sharp increase in business for...
05 August 2020
From: Features

Agents have long been the victim of a poor public reputation, from scoring highly in most disliked profession polls to being...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has confirmed it is “considering” making redundancies - the second of the large portals to be in this position. Rumours have been...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News

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

The number of Hong Kong buyers looking at property in London has doubled in just five weeks according to an agency...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning reveals that 85 per cent of staff are now off furlough, and that the...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla says while there may be speculation about people fleeing London and big urban areas for the countryside, the evidence suggests...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s a record number of property industry companies, including agencies, in financial distress according to the latest Red Flag alert monitor. The...
27 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

Large scale increases in and changes to the Capital Gains Tax regime could seriously hurt the housing market, a senior figure...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Speculation is mounting that Capital Gains Tax could for the first time be applied to gains made when owners sell first...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is selling its Canadian business. The sale comes little over a year after the troubled agency closed both its failed Australian and...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...
11 July 2020
From: Features

A London agency says it’s seen over 30 new agents join its hub franchise operation during the lockdown, taking the total...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Savills has revealed the measures it has taken to mitigate the impact of the Coronavirus on its activities and balance sheet. The...
26 June 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

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...
18 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Price discounts are diminishing as the housing market strengthens, according to data from Knight Frank. The average discount to the asking price...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A 27 year old agent with a background working in London’s Canary Wharf has headed north to set up his own...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The death has been announced of Colin Lowman, a veteran south London estate agent who had a 64 year career in...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A quarter of vendors and buyers contacted by a high-end agency say the lockdown and the Coronavirus crisis have made them...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News

How prime London has changed. In 2002 work began on The Knightsbridge. Located within a stone’s throw of Harrods and a near-neighbour...
06 June 2020
From: Features

A taxation institute is urging the government to delay Capital Gains Tax changes relating to housing transactions until the virus crisis...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A group representing 600 tax experts working in UK legal and accounting firms is warning buyers not to purchase a new...
28 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

New figures released by Foxtons this morning show a collapse in commission income to the agency during the Coronavirus period. Sales commissions...
26 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

London estate agency Benham & Reeves says there’s been a sharp fall-off in demand for ultra-expensive homes in prime suburbs of...
21 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

Although few expect virtual viewings to continue their popularity now that lockdown restrictions have been eased, there’s news this morning that...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A study by Rightmove suggests that 94 per cent of buyers and sellers currently in the market are determined to go...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s senior staff earning over £45,000 per year have had their pay cut by a fifth while some 78 per cent...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A major consumer survey of existing home owners and potential movers has resulted in a plea to government to allow house...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A property tax specialist is warning that sellers of buy to lets or holiday homes may have to estimate their own...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News

At the moment, it somehow seems like tempting fate to think too far into the future, especially in terms of the...
25 April 2020
From: Features

The Say No To Rightmove campaign, which expects to have some 3,000 offices signed up by the end of the month,...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News

One of prime central London’s most respected estate agencies is warning that it could take until spring 2021 for the luxury...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The market could take five years to recover from the Coronavirus crisis after possible double-digit percentage price falls and fast-increasing repossessions. That’s the...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The peak of the 2020 sales market is likely to be September instead of the usual early summer - but that...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

This month saw the introduction of the final stages of the Section 24 tax changes, first introduced in April 2017. Whereas buy-to-let...
18 April 2020
From: Features

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign says that agents are demanding that there is “no return to full...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Investment bank RBC Capital has downgraded its rating of Rightmove and is warning that the property market is entering a prolonged...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agency that runs its own TV shows via YouTube has launched a second season featuring local companies, amenities and...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Working from home is something of a leveller right now, applying to people in the capital and in the sticks, but...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News

New temporary rules have thrown a lifeline to troubled agencies like Countrywide and Purplebricks which may need to raise additional funds...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The boss of controversial estate agency Dexters has hit out at social media reports and press articles about company staff working...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

One of London’s most experienced estate agents says there has been a very significant surge in foreclosure sales in part of...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been national newspaper publicity and widespread social media criticism of the Dexters estate agency which asked its staff to report...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is anticipating “a prolonged period of low activity” during the Coronavirus crisis with 25 instructions a day according to a...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide shares fell by just over 30 per cent yesterday as the stock market blood-letting continued for property stocks. The value fell 30.86...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

It's been revealed this evening that Bruce Marsh, who was to become Countrywide's chief operating officer, is now not going to...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...
14 March 2020
From: Features

OnTheMarket has announced this morning that it has given notice to its chief executive, Ian Springett, with immediate effect. The troubled portal's...
09 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

Foxtons is warning that 2020 will be yet another difficult year for the agency despite the so-called Boris Bounce helping the...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Forget the Boris Bounce - this might be the Rightmove Retreat. A new tool produced by the portal measures price per...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that under takeover rules, LSL Property Services and Countrywide have until March 23 to make merger or takeover...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Estate agency Chestertons has named the new chief operating officer for the roll out of its UK and Europe franchising operation. Some...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News

This week I fly to Spain to present at a conference called Immotechnia. I am opening the conference with a 45-minute...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Savills has smoked out another money-making opportunity with a new enterprise which it claims has “enormous growth potential.” The property consultancy is teaming...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide is remaining silent over the stalled sale of its commercial arm. The troubled agency group’s share price dropped over 3.5 per...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes according to a Sunday newspaper. The Telegraph - citing two...
08 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has revealed a mysterious delay in the sale of its commercial arm, Lambert Smith Hampton - a sale considered crucial for the...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the end of the week, which always means a round-up of our industry’s good work for charity....
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...
06 February 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

Welcome to the first February PJT. As the year progresses the industry embarks on more appointments, especially with a market that’s...
03 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

Is that a headline appropriate for Brexit Day? Surely not. No, instead it’s a description of the results of a survey...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons's trading statement this morning reveals another huge slump in sales - but no new announcement about future branch closures after a spate...
30 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla’s Hometrack data research arm says the start of 2020 has seen buyer demand up 26 per cent compared to the...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...
27 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

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...
22 January 2020
From: Features

The ValPal Network claims its new product allows agents to gather the maximum amount of information from customers using its automated...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Another hub-based agency has launched in the capital, following in the footsteps of operations like Harding Green, Orchards and Keller Williams. Mariel...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to a new week, and a new edition of PJT. If you’re on the move or your firm has...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Winkworth says it’s achieved a big jump in London sales market share despite “an uncertain and difficult year that was dominated...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...
15 January 2020
From: Features

The Property Franchise Group - which operates five High Street agency brands and the EweMove hybrid - has set up a...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a long-term trend of growing numbers of Londoners quitting the capital to afford a home elsewhere - and typically...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News

House prices rose 4.0 per cent in 2019 according to Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax, as a December bounce - some...
09 January 2020
From: Breaking News

We are facing a new world in the lettings industry, with the proportion of households in the private rented sector (PRS)...
08 January 2020
From: Features

A digital platform claims its taken “a massive step” towards speeding up property sales with what it says is the first...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

House price growth in the past decade was at its weakest for 30 years - and despite that it remains though...
08 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

Bristol is the location outside London most searched for on Rightmove this year, by both buyers and renters. The average asking price...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The year just ending was when the North-South divide in house prices and capital appreciation slammed into reverse gear according to...
31 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide's senior management has won overwhelming backing from shareholders for its strategy of selling its commercial arm and consoliating its shares. Today's...
27 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, is to open three new offices in the New Year. The...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The financial consultancy advising OnTheMarket says the portal company will be in profit by Easter next year. “We now expect OnTheMarket to...
24 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Major UK cities have seen average house price rises of 54 per cent in the past decade - an increase of...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The troubled London agency Foxtons says its fleet of branded Minis will go electric - but it has generously set itself...
17 December 2019
From: Breaking News

In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...
14 December 2019
From: Features

When we launched Reapit’s Foundations Platform as a Service (PaaS) in November, it may have seemed like a recent development in...
11 December 2019
From: Features

Foxtons is reported to have closed four more branches across London, backing up widespread industry speculation that the agency is retrenching further in...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Yes, you can promise yourself that you won't eat all the mince pies, or yet another roast potato, nor drink as...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...
07 December 2019
From: Features

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The legendary Mayfair estate agency Wetherell is linking with London’s Dexters chain in a new partnership. Wetherell, run by high profile chief...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has this morning revealed that its special general meeting of shareholders to agree the sale of its commercial arm will...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Another estate agency has provided evidence of the problems that continue to hurt the prime central London housing market. Strutt & Parker,...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The man who founded Zoopla is now a second hand car salesman - but with a digital difference. Alex Chesterman, who founded...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Property voyeurism and the festive season have long been bedfellows for many Brits. The heady combination of over-indulgence and regret, close proximity...
30 November 2019
From: Features

It’s been clear for a while that the additional regulation landlords and agents are facing has helped professionalise the private rental...
30 November 2019
From: Features

Cash-strapped Countrywide has this morning announced that it is selling its commercial business, Lambert Smith Hampton, for £38m. In a surprise statement...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

House prices increased 0.5 per cent in November, which was the strongest monthly rise since April according to the Nationwide. However, annual...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

He portrays himself as a scourge of the Remoaner elite and a champion of the people, but when it comes to...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests new build sales have plummeted in prime areas of the capital...
28 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents continues to show how political uncertainty is dampening sentiment and...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News

London’s specialist mews estate agency, Lurot Brand, is opening a new office in the capital. Established in 1971 and widely regarded as...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Election time means setting out your stall and getting support - so how about a vote of confidence for those agents,...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Great Debate over the charges levied on agents by portals and the huge profits that Rightmove and Zoopla make has...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket’s share price slumped to an all-time low just before the end of trading last week. The price fell to 69.0p during trading on...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of...
07 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Housing Minister Esther McVey has launched an expert advisory council that the government says is “dedicated to the digital transformation of...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Milton Rodosthenous, Director of Equity and Capital & LetsBid Property. What...
01 November 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

A tax expert is urging owners of second homes, as well as property investors and existing landlords, to seek independent financial...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The big day is here and thanks so much to all the agents who have this year sent in their Halloween...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News

London Central Portfolio, the investment consultancy which saw signs of an upturn in the prime market in the capital this autumn,...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Another estate agency has come out in favour of reservation agreements. High-end agency Chestertons says transactions currently fall through too frequently and the...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There are many adjectives that can be applied to Boris Johnson, probably very few of them complimentary, but there’s one that...
26 October 2019
From: Features

It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...
23 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank - which a year ago loudly announced a 14 per cent profits leap - has now reported an 11...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Independent family-run agency Kalmars, which currently has just one office in the capital, has revealed the first of four new branches...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Yopa – launched in 2015 as part of the new breed of hybrid operators seeking to shake up the industry –...
19 October 2019
From: Features

The latest housing market snapshot from the listings website Home suggests more regional markets are heading for price corrections. Home says that...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

As the country nears a Brexit deal (maybe… perhaps… possibly) there’s time to reflect on a quite contrasting process - the no-nonsense...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents have expressed quiet optimism that the market may be over the worst as it continues to show resilience in the...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Data from an agency comparison website reveals that in the current market it takes well over a year for a home...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

An equity release specialist says the scrapping of stamp duty for so-called last time buyers would lead to more downsizing, freeing...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is delivering agents “a higher marketing yield than Rightmove” according to an investment consultancy which works with OTM. Investors appear to...
14 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

I have been banging on about partnerships and collaborations for years now. Whether it’s between two real estate firms, two PropTech firms,...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News

We know that the tenant fee ban has cost letting agents dearly, with an estimated loss of £300 million paid to...
02 October 2019
From: Features

I want to take the time this week to talk about PropTech startups and how they can often be seen to...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A growing free-to-list property portal says there's never been a better time for estate agents to target foreign investors. Residential People, which,...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Leaders Romans says it has won new funding to acquire more agencies. “We have made no secret of the group’s intention to...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Cash buyers have fallen in 90 per cent of major UK cities over the past three years according to a Zoopla...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...
28 September 2019
From: Features

The price premium paid by purchasers for a freehold property rather than a leasehold is at its highest for eight years. An...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s bizarre but true (apparently). London’s golf courses could provide the land for homes that could house a million people. An interesting...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A study from Santander Mortgages has blown the cover on first time buyers, suggesting they know almost nothing and research very...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A PropTech start-up says its service allows investors from anywhere in the world to buy property in the UK which can...
17 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Two former directors of Savills in Cornwall have set up their own agency based near the county capital, Truro. Shore Partnership has been...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A rock bottom supply of homes on sale is helping to reinvigorate London sales according to a market monitor. The website Home...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A banking company used by OnTheMarket has issued a note to its investor clients claiming the portal “arguably beats its peers...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Cluttons has downgraded its forecasts for the housing markets in London and the rest of the UK for the remainder of...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The parent company of franchised hybrid estate agency EweMove says that experienced estate agents outperform inexperienced franchisees - but only for...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agent in Cardiff has come up with a marketing wheeze in a bid to win more instructions - but...
05 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank has expanded its residential London network with the addition of a new South Bank office. While many agencies have shut...
05 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Whinge. Moan. Lead quality. Crap market. Decision procrastination. Fee pressure. Bloody competitors. Especially Purplebricks. Brexit, of course, Brexit... These are just some...
05 September 2019
From: Features

A senior estate agency director is warning that house price growth could continue to stall “with Boris loose at the wheel”. Benham...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News

An independent estate agency says a No Deal Brexit will prompt a “feeding frenzy” of foreign buyers who are already “piling...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The London market has “plummeted” because almost a third of vendors have cut their asking prices in anticipation of Brexit. Using data...
27 August 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

Recently a number of politicians and charities have been calling for the introduction of rent controls or rent freezes in the...
24 August 2019
From: Features

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...
22 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The international estate agency Engel & Volkers is closing its single prime central London office - despite past claims that sales...
22 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Innovate or Die. But What is Innovation? It Isn’t just PropTech A certain Mr Dick Whittington Esquire was once convinced that the...
22 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

A dramatic slump in the supply of homes being put on sale in London means that parts of the capital now...
20 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A former Local Property Expert and manager at Purplebricks has gone on record to reveal what it was really like to work...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Prime Central London’s average prices remain 20 per cent below their 2014 peak according to high end estate agency Strutt &...
15 August 2019
From: Breaking News

This week, you find me in Italy. Now that we’ve entered that languid month of August, where all of real estate...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A newspaper claims that a crowdfunding site used by some estate agencies and other property industry companies has suspended trading on...
12 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

A Northern Irish woman with suspected links to serious organised crime has been ordered to explain how she financed the purchase...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A record £8.2 billion was paid in Capital Gains Tax in 2017/18 - over £1 billion more than the year before. The...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading figure in urban design is urging new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stand up for the pioneering space standards...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to go further with property tax reform and not just stop at reducing stamp...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News

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

We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party and, rather more importantly, a new Prime Minister. That individual is Boris...
27 July 2019
From: Features

Foxtons’ sales slumped another 10 per cent and its total revenue dropped another 3.5 per cent according to figures released this...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Some estate agents are charging as much as 2.9 per cent commission according to a survey by comparison website GetAgent. While the...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News

An online agency which last autumn said it wanted to have as much as a three per cent market share of...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News

High end London estate agency Aston Chase says there’s already been a surge in interest in property in the UK capital...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading estate agents says shifting the burden of stamp duty away from the buyer - which is...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents have put a brave face on official government figures which have shown a shock fall in London house prices and...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading London estate agency with US connections says there has been a surge in high net worth American buyers in...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Home, the property platform that often produces downbeat market forecasts, now says there are signs of improvement in London at least. It...
16 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The average British homeowner stays in their property for 20.8 years, according to new research by Zoopla. The property portal analysed the...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest report commissioned by the Labour party to resolve the UK’s housing problems would crash the housing market rather than...
28 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The income required for first time buyers to purchase in the three most expensive UK cities has fallen slightly according to...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News

London Central Portfolio, a respected property consultancy that has been pessimistic about the market in prime areas of the capital, says...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...
22 June 2019
From: Features

An interesting analysis of Rightmove’s performance on the stock market has led to questions about the long-term profitability and viability of...
20 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Facebook is set to enter the cryptocurrency business with the big reveal of its formal plans scheduled for some point this...
19 June 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

An analyst on shares website Motley Fool says Purplebricks is not only in surprisingly strong financial health, but is actually outperforming...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today - the Monday slot where you can catch up with...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...
15 June 2019
From: Features

Knight Frank says Brexit-related uncertainty has curbed trading activity across all UK residential markets over the last 12 months - and...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s London Tech Week, everybody! The sprawling city-wide event taking in dozens of conferences, events, workshops, panel debates and so on,...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Emoov and Countrywide: what a pair, observers might say. They present a tale of two failures - although, in the case of...
08 June 2019
From: Features

A portal specialising in prime and super-prime London property has turned perceptions of the capital’s housing market on their head -...
06 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Demand for shared ownership properties will rise by over 15,000 units a year when Help To Buy comes to an end...
06 June 2019
From: Breaking News
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Two of Britain’s largest and best known estate agencies have endured a day of turmoil at the hands of investors -...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A writer for the influential financial publication Money Week says investors should “steer clear” of Foxtons - at least for now. Sarah...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks share price has risen over 10 per cent - at least temporarily - on news of a major expansion of...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - because last week there was a Bank Holiday, we have a bumper edition...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Three ultra-high-value London properties cannot be sold while a money laundering investigation continues. The houses have not been identified but were most...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Rumours continue to circulate about possible large-scale branch closures at Countrywide; its share price ended trading today at its lowest ever...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s shares took another battering yesterday as they plummeted below the psychologically-painful 5p mark - reflecting a 95 per cent loss of...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A recently-launched free-to-list portal says it’s uniquely positioned to attract overseas buyers and investors interested in purchasing in major UK cities. Residential...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News

New data from respected property consultancy LonRes shows that prices in prime central London fell 9.7 per cent in the 12...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...
25 May 2019
From: Features

An outspoken building society chief has taken the unusual step of calling for stamp duty to be replaced by capital gains...
23 May 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the capital’s most outspoken estate agents at the upper end of the market has given eye-watering statistics to show...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Might the central London market gloom be broken by just a sliver of light? London Central Portfolio, an investment consultancy, has recently...
21 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the destination where you can catch up with the key moves announced in the...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The average time on the market for a property is soaring across the UK thanks to Brexit uncertainty, according to the...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A new portal for the prime London property market has launched this week, recruiting a string of big-name agents. Vyomm, founded by...
14 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A top London estate agency says interest in the capital's residential property from US and Indian buyers has soared over the...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Welcome back to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today (PJT) after a Bank Holiday break. Each week, we round up...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News

London agency Chestertons is launching a franchise offering which will allow businesses outside of the capital to operate under the Chestertons...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Thousands of homeowners listed their properties for sale in the days following the latest Brexit delay on April 12, new research...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the capital's best-known agents, Marsh & Parsons, has expanded its network with a new office in Streatham Hill, South...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

I hope you had another wonderful Bank Holiday weekend; only three weeks to hold on until the next one. Personally, it...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A London sales and lettings agent has revealed to Estate Agent Today some of the tactics used by his rivals in...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Some of the most expensive properties in London are selling typically between 13 and 21 per cent off the asking price. And...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A statement from London-focussed agency Chestertons claims to have bucked the poor market in the capital - and says it’s partly...
01 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Data produced by the government showed that some 211,000 homes have been bought using the Help to Buy: Equity Loan. The scheme...
01 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Respected investment consultancy London Central Portfolio is warning that “sales go on falling and falling” across the capital, fuelled by Brexit...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...
20 April 2019
From: Features

An ex-housing minister and ex-Brexit secretary says he wants to radically change taxes on buy to let capital appreciation to help...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News

At the end of a week consisting of largely depressing market reports, new data from Knight Frank suggests that the bad...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The investment bank which on Friday put Purplebricks under the cosh has now given a boost to two High Street estate...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Some branches of one of London’s largest agencies, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, have returned to Zoopla after dropping it just over four...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban. There’s no...
03 April 2019
From: Features

A long running property magazine delivered to homes in prime areas of London has shut down with immediate effect. London Property had...
03 April 2019
From: Breaking News

One in eight people buying or selling in the next six months say they will delay their plans because of Brexit...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Zoopla’s Hometrack index of 20 major UK cities shows that London property prices are starting to stabilise after a three year...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday edition of Property Jobs Today. Everyone here contacted us on press@estateagenttoday.co.uk to espresso the word;...
25 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...
23 March 2019
From: Features

One of the largest investors in Purplebricks has now joined forces with an off-shoot of luxury car firm Porsche to launch...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Average house prices in the UK increased by 1.7 per cent in the year to the end of January according to...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A survey of owners has revealed that recent leasehold scandals have deterred many would-be buyers from considering new build homes. The survey,...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Prices have dropped 0.5 per cent in the past year according to LSL Property Services, the parent company of Your Move...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The spring market has got off to a subdued start according to Rightmove - and the portal says more buyers are...
18 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...
16 March 2019
From: Features

You can tell it’s the onset of spring by the fact that this weekend sees the start of the Formula 1...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Savills has this morning talked up its investment in onliner Yopa, which it claims is the sixth largest estate agency in...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News

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

A PropTech firm claims agents are currently undervaluing properties in London because of what it calls “outdated and inaccurate property measurement...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Outsourced auction provider IAMSold says it is the top independent auctioneer for residential property lots sold in 2018, according to the...
05 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The row over whether Help To Buy benefits house builders’ personal wealth more than it assists the housing market is continuing...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Another estate agency has closed one of its prime London offices as the capital’s most exclusive areas continue to be hit...
26 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A design and renovation business has set up a property sourcing business which will find homes requiring renovation. What’s more, it claims...
14 February 2019
From: Breaking News

There are many misconceptions about the franchising world but, whether we’re talking about estate agency franchises or fast food franchises, it’s...
09 February 2019
From: Features

Strutt & Parker says transaction levels in Prime Central London, already at a low ebb, plummeted a further nine per cent...
08 February 2019
From: Breaking News

As an estate agent, you need to be ready to cater for the specific requirements of buyers and sellers, tailoring your...
06 February 2019
From: Sponsored Content

There’s been a big rise in the number of homes being listed for sale despite ongoing concerns over Brexit. That’s the news...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The former LSL director of estate agency, David Newnes, has made what is officially described as “a significant investment” in a...
06 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief executive of Emoov says he has the answer to Foxtons’ current downbeat performance - it should exploit its...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The online publication aimed at London’s high-rolling property professionals, Prime Resi, has named what it believes to be the capital’s 10...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A respected property investment consultancy is warning that the current premium put on the prices of new-build homes - around 15...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Shares in OnTheMarket hit another new low of 75.7p yesterday, dropping over nine per cent on the day and falling well...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A property platform that has chronicled the London sales market’s problems in recent years says the recovery will start in 2020...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A think tank is suggesting that micro-homes could be the answer to London’s shortage of available homes for first time buyers. The...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News

There may be a cloud over the economy right now but growth of 2.7 per cent in house prices last year...
14 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...
12 January 2019
From: Features

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

Ilchester Place in London’s Holland Park may be the most expensive residential street in Britain - but it’s cheaper than a year...
31 December 2018
From: Breaking News

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...
29 December 2018
From: Features

House price inflation across the UK has slowed to a six-year low of 2.6 per cent thanks to falls in London...
28 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Londoners paid some £30 billion on homes elsewhere in the UK this year - the highest amount since 2007. A report from...
27 December 2018
From: Breaking News

If your New Year’s resolution is to move to a four bedroom home in London or the south of England, you...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it has £100m net cash to exercise “relentless innovation” and benefit from an industry shake-out that will ”expose undercapitalised traditional...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Research by comparison website Netanagent claims the commission paid to estate agents in London could be over £70,000 depending on where...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of failed online agency Emoov has been named this week as one of the 500 top “tech influencers”...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Property analysts say ‘flippers’ - those who buy new homes and sell them quickly, hopefully for a profit - are losing...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK renting demographic is diversifying at a rapid pace. While the current market poses many challenges for traditional letting agents,...
05 December 2018
From: Features

Emoov has this afternoon appointed administrators as a result of not being able to secure a buyer - the move had...
03 December 2018
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...