Would-be home-buyers are enjoying the highest level of spring-time choice of homes in five years says Zoopla. The portal claims that there...
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23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A shareholder of Foxtons believes the agency could be worth £300m if sold today - substantially above its existing market capitalisation...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Almost one in five vendors admit to having failed to disclose disputes with neighbours to prospective buyers when selling their home,...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A new analysis of the cost-of-moving suggests that the typical seller will incur expenses of £5,867 - and that rises hugely...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Foxtons’ share price got a mini boost on Monday morning after rumours that the agency brand is preparing for a sale. The...
16 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The European real estate market is the most distressed sector across Europe, research suggest. The latest Weil European Distress Index suggests the...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Southwark, Barnet, Camden, Croydon and Newham are the top five London boroughs with the highest number of vacant properties amid a...
13 April 2024
From: Features
From the uptick in house sales in January to a house price rise the first time in over a year in February,...
09 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
2023 was the highest year on record for ‘rental scam’ searches in the UK, with an increase of 11% from 2022...
06 April 2024
From: Features
The share of homes purchased by first-time buyers so far this year has been pushed to record levels, but most are...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Zoopla has sealed a new long-term contract with London estate agent Dexters, which encompasses 156 offices across the capital. The the agency...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Epsom and Ewell, Epping Forest and Dartford have been named as the top London leaver hotspots as buyers continue to move...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Global property consultancy Knight Frank has launched its latest UK Build to Rent Market Update, revealing that investment in the UK...
23 March 2024
From: Features
The UK Government should make better use of property taxes to deter foreign buyers, boost property supply and raise tax revenue,...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Government has taken the unusual step of intervening in the London Plan to boost housebuilding in the capital. Housing Secretary Michael...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Spring Budget missed the mark when it comes to boosting current market conditions, agents have claimed. A survey of 833 UK...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...
16 March 2024
From: Features
The landmark deal between The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) and Belvoir was ‘inevitable’ and more acquisitions could be on the card,...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
London agent Martyn Gerrard has launched a new flagship office in Hampstead, expanding its presence across the capital. It follows the launch...
11 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...
09 March 2024
From: Features
Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...
09 March 2024
From: Features
Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Belvoir’s shares were temporarily suspended yesterday after the high court approved its high profile merger with The Property Franchise Group. This paved...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has almost halved its house price forecasts after another relatively quiet fiscal update for the...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country agent Luke Hammond is looking to make his mark on Mayfair after 13 years covering central London. Hammond established...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Our latest research has revealed London’s six best performing boroughs when it comes to positive property price growth. But a wider trend...
24 February 2024
From: Features
Every year the media writes a lot about house price crashes, and often pose the question whether this is the year...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Reading the news on Estate & Letting Agent Today every day (as I’m sure you all do, too), there appears to...
17 February 2024
From: Features
Belvoir shareholders have backed the agency brand's merger with The Property Franchise Group (TPFG), paving the way for the high-profile deal...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The search for the very best of the property industry is officially on for The Midlands PROPS Awards 2024. The awards is...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A first-of-its-kind degree has launched that focuses on residential estate agency. The Swindon campus of the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has launched...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the strongest hint yet that housing measures could be included in the Spring Budget. Chancellor Jeremy...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Winkworth is expanding its country house operation to capitalise on demand from UK and international buyers. The operation will work from Winkworth’s...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The majority of shareholders of The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) have backed a merger of the brand with Belvoir. TPFG and Belvoir...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Annual house price growth hit a 12-month high last month as values rose for the fourth consecutive month but future drops...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK’s largest housebuilder has agreed a deal to acquire its rival Redrow. The £2.5bn deal, backed by both company boards, would...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Following the release of Material Information Parts B & C, iamproperty’s Product Manager, Tania Bonesi, shares insights on how Estate Agents...
07 February 2024
From: Features
There are several pros to cohabitation, and it’s always a wonderful experience when you’re handed your set of keys as a...
03 February 2024
From: Features
Estate agents sold a record-breaking number of properties via online auction in 2023, research suggests. The latest Online Auction Index from iamproperty...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Beauchamp Estates has opened two new offices in the south of France. The prime luxury agent is now located in the luxury...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The total number of property millionaires fell last year as the ‘race for space’ reversed, research suggests. Analysis by Savills has revealed...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Paul Hilton, CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC Homeowners who are considering moving on to a new property in 2024 are...
20 January 2024
From: Features
The property industry is no stranger to shifts in the technology landscape. The past year in particular saw rapid growth in technology...
20 January 2024
From: Features
Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and said it now expects average values to rise this year rather than...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Happy New Year and welcome to what’s looking like a busy - perhaps even hectic - 2024! I thought it worth running...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Most markets appear to be either at, or past, the moment of peak uncertainty, Savills claims. A trading update from the agency...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The chief executive and chief financial officer of Belvoir will lose their jobs if the brand’s merger with The Property Franchise...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The intellectual property of collapsed online agency brand Doorsteps has sold for just £3,666. Begbies Traynor, the liquidator for Doorsteps, sought offers...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Extra tax and rising costs drove agency acquisitions last year and more are expected in 2024. Agency broker Atomic Consultancy has said...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
London agent Maskells has expanded further into the capital. Having opened its second office in Kensington and Notting Hill in 2021 to...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Home movers have been given a “belated Christmas present” as mortgage rates continue to drop, it has been claimed. It comes as...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The number of Londoners leaving the capital to move elsewhere in Great Britain has fallen back this year but first-time buyers...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Off-market property platform Invisible Homes is confident of hitting its target of 1,000 listings by the end of this year. Originally launched...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The factor most likely to influence the housing market next year is entirely outside the industry’s control: the General Election. Knight Frank...
16 December 2023
From: Features
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket (OTM) can still pursue its original aims of challenging the duopoly in the property portal market, its chief executive Jason...
13 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The partners of Cluttons have completed a management buyout of the agency and property consultancy brand. James Gray continues as chief executive...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Swimming pools, both indoor and outdoor, his and her bathrooms, accommodation for staff, and endless tech-powered gadgets are just some of...
25 November 2023
From: Features
Foxtons shareholders are reportedly putting the board under pressure to put the agency brand up for sale Two shareholders who own a...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...
18 November 2023
From: Features
Agency brand Chestertons has joined calls for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to include Stamp Duty reform in his Autumn Statement. Hunt will deliver...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Foxtons has described itself as a “lettings-focused” business after announcing the acquisition of rival London agency Ludlow Thompson. The deal is worth...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...
04 November 2023
From: Features
Single first-time buyers with low deposits are priced out of much of the property market, research suggests. New analysis using the latest...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agents sold a record number of properties via online auction between July and September, figures from proptech firm iamproperty have...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A fifth of all homes sold so far this year in London have been for over £1m. London estate agency Benham and...
25 October 2023
From: Breaking News
By Simon Shinerock At the time of writing, Rightmove had a market capitalisation of just under £4 billion, down almost 15% on...
21 October 2023
From: Features
OnTheMarket (OTM) has accepted a takeover offer for the business. A stock market announcement this morning, following its interim results, said Co-Star...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Foxtons has regained its position as London’s number one agent in Guy Gittins’ first year as chief executive. Former Chestertons boss Gittins...
18 October 2023
From: Breaking News
September has been ‘underwhelming’ for sales in prime London except for at the high-end £5m price point, figures suggest. Separate analysis from...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Demand for residential property remains fragile despite a pause in interest rate rises, Knight Frank claims. While the number of new prospective...
10 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Chestertons: London agent Chestertons has added two...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...
30 September 2023
From: Features
The average home seller across England and Wales has achieved 97.3% of asking price, a -2.4% drop versus the previous six...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Clive Humby of Dunn Humby (the Mega Minds behind the Tesco Clubcard) declared that "Data is the new oil" in 2006....
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Fewer sellers are willing to cut their asking prices, Chestertons claims. The agent said vendors in the capital have already priced in...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Welcome back to the second instalment of our blog series on social media marketing tips for estate agents! In part one,...
19 September 2023
From: Marketing & Social Media
To help or not to help: that is the question the government is facing with regard to under-pressure private rented sector...
16 September 2023
From: Features
Agency fees account for 81% of upfront home selling costs on average, research suggests. Industry comparison website GetAgent has used its My...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage searches on behalf of borrowers using gifted equity or making a concessionary purchase from a family member rose by 75%...
12 September 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices near to the higher ranked schools in the capital are getting a welcome boost, according to research from London...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks co-founder Kenny Bruce has returned to the estate agency world. Bruce, who helped launch Purplebricks with his brother Michael as well...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The roll out of ULEZ has been one of the big stories of the week. The new zones will have implications...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
It seems even celebrity music moguls and TV judges aren’t immune to the housing market slowdown. X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Buyers are waiting for mortgage rates to stabilise before making a move in the property market, Chestertons claims. It comes as the...
21 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Hamptons is warning landlords disillusioned with buy to let that they may have missed the top of the sales market -...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A cost-of-living crisis, higher interest rates and an increase in bureaucratic regulation might point to a bleak future for the lettings...
12 August 2023
From: Features
It won’t come as a surprise that forecasts show mortgage approvals will fall this year. But a new analysis says the drop...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Higher mortgage rates have replaced the 'race for space' as the primary reason for buying outside of London this year, research...
07 August 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone has issued a second open letter to shareholders of the portal, accusing it of “irresponsibly diluting shareholders”...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Andrew Jones, Group Director, Corporate Lettings & Build to Rent, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) In the past 10 years, the Build to...
29 July 2023
From: Features
The London property market is facing a "bleak" second half of the year, the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) has...
26 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Agency brand Hat and Home has launched a new branch in Ascot that will be led by Paul Price. He joins the...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agents sold a record number of properties via auction between April and June, data from iamproperty suggests. The proptech firm’s latest...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
A London-focussed agency is today launching a recruitment drive for 12 new team members as part of what it calls ”an...
18 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Challenger portal Jangle has secured its first round of funding and has had hundreds of agents sign up so far. Jeremy Rosenblatt,...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage approvals rose between April and May but are down by a quarter annually, underlining the uncertain market. Bank of England data...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Dexters has hinted at more acquisitions, particularly around greater London. Andy Shepherd, chief executive of the London agent, suggested the brand is...
27 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Supply and demand is rising but there is still a shortage of larger properties for buyers, Chestertons claims. An update from the...