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

High-end agency Beauchamp Estates is claiming to have bagged the capital’s biggest deal during the lockdown period - a mansion which...

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

Housing Minister Chris Pincher and Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick stayed well clear of the Dominic Cummings row over the weekend -...

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

Rightmove has taken the unusual step this weekend of issuing its usual monthly asking price index on a Saturday instead of...

Although few expect virtual viewings to continue their popularity now that lockdown restrictions have been eased, there’s news this morning that...

A study by Rightmove suggests that 94 per cent of buyers and sellers currently in the market are determined to go...

Countrywide’s senior staff earning over £45,000 per year have had their pay cut by a fifth while some 78 per cent...

A major consumer survey of existing home owners and potential movers has resulted in a plea to government to allow house...

A property tax specialist is warning that sellers of buy to lets or holiday homes may have to estimate their own...

At the moment, it somehow seems like tempting fate to think too far into the future, especially in terms of the...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign, which expects to have some 3,000 offices signed up by the end of the month,...

One of prime central London’s most respected estate agencies is warning that it could take until spring 2021 for the luxury...

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...

The peak of the 2020 sales market is likely to be September instead of the usual early summer - but that...

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

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign says that agents are demanding that there is “no return to full...

Investment bank RBC Capital has downgraded its rating of Rightmove and is warning that the property market is entering a prolonged...

An estate agency that runs its own TV shows via YouTube has launched a second season featuring local companies, amenities and...

Working from home is something of a leveller right now, applying to people in the capital and in the sticks, but...

New temporary rules have thrown a lifeline to troubled agencies like Countrywide and Purplebricks which may need to raise additional funds...

The boss of controversial estate agency Dexters has hit out at social media reports and press articles about company staff working...

One of London’s most experienced estate agents says there has been a very significant surge in foreclosure sales in part of...

There’s been national newspaper publicity and widespread social media criticism of the Dexters estate agency which asked its staff to report...

Purplebricks is anticipating “a prolonged period of low activity” during the Coronavirus crisis with 25 instructions a day according to a...

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...

It's been revealed this evening that Bruce Marsh, who was to become Countrywide's chief operating officer, is now not going to...

The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...

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

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

Increasing numbers of reports suggest that the government will use next week’s Budget to confirm a three per cent stamp duty...

Foxtons is warning that 2020 will be yet another difficult year for the agency despite the so-called Boris Bounce helping the...

Forget the Boris Bounce - this might be the Rightmove Retreat. A new tool produced by the portal measures price per...

It’s been revealed that under takeover rules, LSL Property Services and Countrywide have until March 23 to make merger or takeover...

Despite still being in the transition period after leaving the EU on January 31, we are seeing an upturn in the...

Estate agency Chestertons has named the new chief operating officer for the roll out of its UK and Europe franchising operation. Some...

This week I fly to Spain to present at a conference called Immotechnia. I am opening the conference with a 45-minute...

Savills has smoked out another money-making opportunity with a new enterprise which it claims has “enormous growth potential.” The property consultancy is teaming...

Countrywide is remaining silent over the stalled sale of its commercial arm. The troubled agency group’s share price dropped over 3.5 per...

Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes according to a Sunday newspaper. The Telegraph - citing two...

Countrywide has revealed a mysterious delay in the sale of its commercial arm, Lambert Smith Hampton - a sale considered crucial for the...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week, which always means a round-up of our industry’s good work for charity....

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

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

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

Is that a headline appropriate for Brexit Day? Surely not. No, instead it’s a description of the results of a survey...

Foxtons's trading statement this morning reveals another huge slump in sales - but no new announcement about future branch closures after a spate...

Zoopla’s Hometrack data research arm says the start of 2020 has seen buyer demand up 26 per cent compared to the...

A hub-style agency says it’s achieved what it calls a mega-sale - and claims it’s the largest ever by a hub...

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

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

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

The ValPal Network claims its new product allows agents to gather the maximum amount of information from customers using its automated...

Another hub-based agency has launched in the capital, following in the footsteps of operations like Harding Green, Orchards and Keller Williams. Mariel...

Hello and welcome to a new week, and a new edition of PJT. If you’re on the move or your firm has...

Winkworth says it’s achieved a big jump in London sales market share despite “an uncertain and difficult year that was dominated...

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...

The Property Franchise Group - which operates five High Street agency brands and the EweMove hybrid - has set up a...

There’s been a long-term trend of growing numbers of Londoners quitting the capital to afford a home elsewhere - and typically...

House prices rose 4.0 per cent in 2019 according to Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax, as a December bounce - some...

We are facing a new world in the lettings industry, with the proportion of households in the private rented sector (PRS)...

A digital platform claims its taken “a massive step” towards speeding up property sales with what it says is the first...

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

A veteran agent says the new government’s Budget, expected in the next few weeks, should not provide too much help to...

Bristol is the location outside London most searched for on Rightmove this year, by both buyers and renters. The average asking price...

The year just ending was when the North-South divide in house prices and capital appreciation slammed into reverse gear according to...

Countrywide's senior management has won overwhelming backing from shareholders for its strategy of selling its commercial arm and consoliating its shares. Today's...

Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, is to open three new offices in the New Year.  The...

The financial consultancy advising OnTheMarket says the portal company will be in profit by Easter next year. “We now expect OnTheMarket to...

Major UK cities have seen average house price rises of 54 per cent in the past decade - an increase of...

The troubled London agency Foxtons says its fleet of branded Minis will go electric - but it has generously set itself...

In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...

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

Foxtons is reported to have closed four more branches across London, backing up widespread industry speculation that the agency is retrenching further in...

Yes, you can promise yourself that you won't eat all the mince pies, or yet another roast potato, nor drink as...

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

The legendary Mayfair estate agency Wetherell is linking with London’s Dexters chain in a new partnership. Wetherell, run by high profile chief...

Countrywide has this morning revealed that its special general meeting of shareholders to agree the sale of its commercial arm will...

Another estate agency has provided evidence of the problems that continue to hurt the prime central London housing market. Strutt & Parker,...

The man who founded Zoopla is now a second hand car salesman - but with a digital difference. Alex Chesterman, who founded...

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

It’s been clear for a while that the additional regulation landlords and agents are facing has helped professionalise the private rental...

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

House prices increased 0.5 per cent in November, which was the strongest monthly rise since April according to the Nationwide.  However, annual...

He portrays himself as a scourge of the Remoaner elite and a champion of the people, but when it comes to...

The latest figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests new build sales have plummeted in prime areas of the capital...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents continues to show how political uncertainty is dampening sentiment and...

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...

London’s specialist mews estate agency, Lurot Brand, is opening a new office in the capital.  Established in 1971 and widely regarded as...

Election time means setting out your stall and getting support - so how about a vote of confidence for those agents,...

The Great Debate over the charges levied on agents by portals and the huge profits that Rightmove and Zoopla make has...

Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...

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...

A stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of...

Housing Minister Esther McVey has launched an expert advisory council that the government says is “dedicated to the digital transformation of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Milton Rodosthenous, Director of Equity and Capital & LetsBid Property.  What...

A tax expert is urging owners of second homes, as well as property investors and existing landlords, to seek independent financial...

The big day is here and thanks so much to all the agents who have this year sent in their Halloween...

London Central Portfolio, the investment consultancy which  saw signs of an upturn in the prime market in the capital this autumn,...

Another estate agency has come out in favour of reservation agreements. High-end agency Chestertons says transactions currently fall through too frequently and the...

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

It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...

Knight Frank - which a year ago loudly announced a 14 per cent profits leap - has now reported an 11...

Independent family-run agency Kalmars, which currently has just one office in the capital, has revealed the first of four new branches...

Yopa – launched in 2015 as part of the new breed of hybrid operators seeking to shake up the industry –...

The latest housing market snapshot from the listings website Home suggests more regional markets are heading for price corrections. Home says that...

As the country nears a Brexit deal (maybe… perhaps… possibly) there’s time to reflect on a quite contrasting process - the no-nonsense...

Agents have expressed quiet optimism that the market may be over the worst as it continues to show resilience in the...

Data from an agency comparison website reveals that in the current market it takes well over a year for a home...

An equity release specialist says the scrapping of stamp duty for so-called last time buyers would lead to more downsizing, freeing...

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

There are fewer ‘accidental landlords’ - vendors who resort to letting out their homes because the sales market is difficult. That’s the...

I have been banging on about partnerships and collaborations for years now. Whether it’s between two real estate firms, two PropTech firms,...

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

I want to take the time this week to talk about PropTech startups and how they can often be seen to...

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,...

Leaders Romans says it has won new funding to acquire more agencies.  “We have made no secret of the group’s intention to...

Cash buyers have fallen in 90 per cent of major UK cities over the past three years according to a Zoopla...

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

The price premium paid by purchasers for a freehold property rather than a leasehold is at its highest for eight years. An...

It’s bizarre but true (apparently). London’s golf courses could provide the land for homes that could house a million people. An interesting...

A study from Santander Mortgages has blown the cover on first time buyers, suggesting they know almost nothing and research very...

A PropTech start-up says its service allows investors from anywhere in the world to buy property in the UK which can...

Two former directors of Savills in Cornwall have set up their own agency based near the county capital, Truro. Shore Partnership has been...

A rock bottom supply of homes on sale is helping to reinvigorate London sales according to a market monitor. The website Home...

A banking company used by OnTheMarket has issued a note to its investor clients claiming the portal “arguably beats its peers...

Cluttons has downgraded its forecasts for the housing markets in London and the rest of the UK for the remainder of...

The parent company of franchised hybrid estate agency EweMove says that experienced estate agents outperform inexperienced franchisees - but only for...

An estate agent in Cardiff has come up with a marketing wheeze in a bid to win more instructions - but...

Knight Frank has expanded its residential London network with the addition of a new South Bank office. While many agencies have shut...

Whinge. Moan. Lead quality. Crap market. Decision procrastination. Fee pressure. Bloody competitors. Especially Purplebricks. Brexit, of course, Brexit... These are just some...

A senior estate agency director is warning that house price growth could continue to stall “with Boris loose at the wheel”. Benham...

An independent estate agency says a No Deal Brexit will prompt a “feeding frenzy” of foreign buyers who are already “piling...

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

In the run up to his appointment as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson suggested that he might cut Stamp Duty Land Tax...

Recently a number of politicians and charities have been calling for the introduction of rent controls or rent freezes in the...

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...

The international estate agency Engel & Volkers is closing its single prime central London office - despite past claims that sales...

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

One of the country’s leading estate agents is leading the calls on Chancellor Sajid Javid to sort out the government’s stamp...

A dramatic slump in the supply of homes being put on sale in London means that parts of the capital now...

A former Local Property Expert and manager at Purplebricks has gone on record to reveal what it was really like to work...

Prime Central London’s average prices remain 20 per cent below their 2014 peak according to high end estate agency Strutt &...

This week, you find me in Italy. Now that we’ve entered that languid month of August, where all of real estate...

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

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...

A Northern Irish woman with suspected links to serious organised crime has been ordered to explain how she financed the purchase...

A record £8.2 billion was paid in Capital Gains Tax in 2017/18 - over £1 billion more than the year before.  The...

A leading figure in urban design is urging new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stand up for the pioneering space standards...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to go further with property tax reform and not just stop at reducing stamp...

Housing experts have expressed their concerns that speculation about a radical stamp duty reduction to be introduced by Boris Johnson’s government...

We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party and, rather more importantly, a new Prime Minister. That individual is Boris...

Foxtons’ sales slumped another 10 per cent and its total revenue dropped another 3.5 per cent according to figures released this...

Some estate agents are charging as much as 2.9 per cent commission according to a survey by comparison website GetAgent. While the...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

An online agency which last autumn said it wanted to have as much as a three per cent market share of...

High end London estate agency Aston Chase says there’s already been a surge in interest in property in the UK capital...

One of the country’s leading estate agents says shifting the burden of stamp duty away from the buyer - which is...

Agents have put a brave face on official government figures which have shown a shock fall in London house prices and...

A leading London estate agency with US connections says there has been a surge in high net worth American buyers in...

Home, the property platform that often produces downbeat market forecasts, now says there are signs of improvement in London at least.  It...

The average British homeowner stays in their property for 20.8 years, according to new research by Zoopla. The property portal analysed the...

The latest report commissioned by the Labour party to resolve the UK’s housing problems would crash the housing market rather than...

The income required for first time buyers to purchase in the three most expensive UK cities has fallen slightly according to...

London Central Portfolio, a respected property consultancy that has been pessimistic about the market in prime areas of the capital, says...

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

An interesting analysis of Rightmove’s performance on the stock market has led to questions about the long-term profitability and viability of...

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

Research from OnTheMarket shows that 40 per cent of London homes costing around £1m have only two bedrooms or fewer. And only...

An analyst on shares website Motley Fool says Purplebricks is not only in surprisingly strong financial health, but is actually outperforming...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today - the Monday slot where you can catch up with...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

Knight Frank says Brexit-related uncertainty has curbed trading activity across all UK residential markets over the last 12 months - and...

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

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

A portal specialising in prime and super-prime London property has turned perceptions of the capital’s housing market on their head -...

Demand for shared ownership properties will rise by over 15,000 units a year when Help To Buy comes to an end...

“You say tomato, I say tomato” is a line in a famous film score way back in the 1937 film Shall...

Two of Britain’s largest and best known estate agencies have endured a day of turmoil at the hands of investors -...

A writer for the influential financial publication Money Week says investors should “steer clear” of Foxtons - at least for now. Sarah...

Purplebricks share price has risen over 10 per cent - at least temporarily - on news of a major expansion of...

Welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - because last week there was a Bank Holiday, we have a bumper edition...

Three ultra-high-value London properties cannot be sold while a money laundering investigation continues. The houses have not been identified but were most...

Rumours continue to circulate about possible large-scale branch closures at Countrywide; its share price ended trading today at its lowest ever...

Countrywide’s shares took another battering yesterday as they plummeted below the psychologically-painful 5p mark - reflecting a 95 per cent loss of...

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...

New data from respected property consultancy LonRes shows that prices in prime central London fell 9.7 per cent in the 12...

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

An outspoken building society chief has taken the unusual step of calling for stamp duty to be replaced by capital gains...

One of the capital’s most outspoken estate agents at the upper end of the market has given eye-watering statistics to show...

Might the central London market gloom be broken by just a sliver of light? London Central Portfolio, an investment consultancy, has recently...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the destination where you can catch up with the key moves announced in the...

The average time on the market for a property is soaring across the UK thanks to Brexit uncertainty, according to the...

A new portal for the prime London property market has launched this week, recruiting a string of big-name agents.  Vyomm, founded by...

A top London estate agency says interest in the capital's residential property from US and Indian buyers has soared over the...

Welcome back to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today (PJT) after a Bank Holiday break. Each week, we round up...

London agency Chestertons is launching a franchise offering which will allow businesses outside of the capital to operate under the Chestertons...

Thousands of homeowners listed their properties for sale in the days following the latest Brexit delay on April 12, new research...

One of the capital's best-known agents, Marsh & Parsons, has expanded its network with a new office in Streatham Hill, South...

I hope you had another wonderful Bank Holiday weekend; only three weeks to hold on until the next one. Personally, it...

A London sales and lettings agent has revealed to Estate Agent Today some of the tactics used by his rivals in...

Some of the most expensive properties in London are selling typically between 13 and 21 per cent off the asking price. And...

A statement from London-focussed agency Chestertons claims to have bucked the poor market in the capital - and says it’s partly...

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

Respected investment consultancy London Central Portfolio is warning that “sales go on falling and falling” across the capital, fuelled by Brexit...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

An ex-housing minister and ex-Brexit secretary says he wants to radically change taxes on buy to let capital appreciation to help...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...

At the end of a week consisting of largely depressing market reports, new data from Knight Frank suggests that the bad...

The investment bank which on Friday put Purplebricks under the cosh has now given a boost to two High Street estate...

Some branches of one of London’s largest agencies, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, have returned to Zoopla after dropping it just over four...

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

A long running property magazine delivered to homes in prime areas of London has shut down with immediate effect. London Property had...

One in eight people buying or selling in the next six months say they will delay their plans because of Brexit...

Zoopla’s Hometrack index of 20 major UK cities shows that London property prices are starting to stabilise after a three year...

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;...

Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...

One of the largest investors in Purplebricks has now joined forces with an off-shoot of luxury car firm Porsche to launch...

Average house prices in the UK increased by 1.7 per cent in the year to the end of January according to...

A survey of owners has revealed that recent leasehold scandals have deterred many would-be buyers from considering new build homes.  The survey,...

Prices have dropped 0.5 per cent in the past year according to LSL Property Services, the parent company of Your Move...

The spring market has got off to a subdued start according to Rightmove - and the portal says more buyers are...

The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...

You can tell it’s the onset of spring by the fact that this weekend sees the start of the Formula 1...

Savills has this morning talked up its investment in onliner Yopa, which it claims is the sixth largest estate agency in...

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...

A PropTech firm claims agents are currently undervaluing properties in London because of what it calls “outdated and inaccurate property measurement...

Outsourced auction provider IAMSold says it is the top independent auctioneer for residential property lots sold in 2018, according to the...

The row over whether Help To Buy benefits house builders’ personal wealth more than it assists the housing market is continuing...

Another estate agency has closed one of its prime London offices as the capital’s most exclusive areas continue to be hit...

Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...

A design and renovation business has set up a property sourcing business which will find homes requiring renovation. What’s more, it claims...

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

Strutt & Parker says transaction levels in Prime Central London, already at a low ebb, plummeted a further nine per cent...

As an estate agent, you need to be ready to cater for the specific requirements of buyers and sellers, tailoring your...

There’s been a big rise in the number of homes being listed for sale despite ongoing concerns over Brexit. That’s the news...

The former LSL director of estate agency, David Newnes, has made what is officially described as “a significant investment” in a...

The former chief executive of Emoov says he has the answer to Foxtons’ current downbeat performance - it should exploit its...

The online publication aimed at London’s high-rolling property professionals, Prime Resi, has named what it believes to be the capital’s 10...

A respected property investment consultancy is warning that the current premium put on the prices of new-build homes - around 15...

Every day thousands of estate agency boards are erected across the UK. Even in the digital age the board remains one...

Shares in OnTheMarket hit another new low of 75.7p yesterday, dropping over nine per cent on the day and falling well...

A property platform that has chronicled the London sales market’s problems in recent years says the recovery will start in 2020...

A think tank is suggesting that micro-homes could be the answer to London’s shortage of available homes for first time buyers. The...

There may be a cloud over the economy right now but growth of 2.7 per cent in house prices last year...

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

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

Ilchester Place in London’s Holland Park may be the most expensive residential street in Britain - but it’s cheaper than a year...

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

House price inflation across the UK has slowed to a six-year low of 2.6 per cent thanks to falls in London...

Londoners paid some £30 billion on homes elsewhere in the UK this year - the highest amount since 2007. A report from...

If your New Year’s resolution is to move to a four bedroom home in London or the south of England, you...

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

Research by comparison website Netanagent claims the commission paid to estate agents in London could be over £70,000 depending on where...

The chief executive of failed online agency Emoov has been named this week as one of the 500 top “tech influencers”...

Property analysts say ‘flippers’ - those who buy new homes and sell them quickly, hopefully for a profit - are losing...

The UK renting demographic is diversifying at a rapid pace. While the current market poses many challenges for traditional letting agents,...

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

House prices showed an unexpected pre-Christmas boost last last month but worries about Brexit remain foremost for buyers according to the...

The closure of Foxtons’ Park Lane office and five other branches in the capital are merely the start of things to come...

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...

The latest research from online estate agency Emoov shows at least one silver lining to the current Brexit-hit housing market -...

A leading buying agent says the first quarter of 2019 may be crucial in determining the future of the current stamp...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

New research shows 35 per cent of deals fall through within three weeks of a seller receiving an offer and a...

New build property values are rising at a much greater rate than existing property values according to a study by DJ Alexander. The...

London estate agency JOHNS&CO, which specialises in new homes, has opened its seventh office in the capital - the announcement came...

A leading property consultancy has called out Manchester as the location which has seen the highest urban price growth of anywhere...

It’s been reported that Nested, an estate agency launched two years ago, has received a massive £120m cash injection from venture capitalists. Nested, which...

Coutts Private Bank is the latest institution to express its concern over London’s housing market. The latest Courts London Prime Property Index...

Homes that require major structural work have asking prices which are on average £40,000 below the market norm, according to research...

Two former High Street agents say their new hybrid agency has enjoyed an impressive launch gathering 40 instructions in just four...

An early sign of a possible recovery in the London housing market may be appearing, according to data consultancy Hometrack.  It’s just...

I am currently in the back of a taxi. The deadline for this piece is looming and I am desperate to...

A consumer group says agents are securing increasing income from online auctions, but it warns that for buyers there are pitfalls...

Stamp duty relief for first time buyers of full-priced houses and apartments is to be extended to first time buyers of...

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

An open rental market, where neither landlord nor tenant is in a dominant position, enables rents to rise and fall, which...

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

Few things anger the industry more than the effect of stamp duty and other costs on property transactions (well, maybe Purplebricks...

A new estate agency has come up with a novel way of taking prospective purchasers around its patch - by using...

A city’s housing market that suffered badly because of the collapse in North Sea oil prices is now likely to rebound...

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...

Hello and welcome to a new working week, which means your chance to catch up on the key moves in our...