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An insurer claims there is a huge gulf between the cost of rebuilding a house and its market value because around...

The latest assessment of supply across the housing market undertaken by online agency HouseSimple claims that the number of new properties...

London has been identified as one of a number of ‘bubble risk cities’ in a report by Swiss bank UBS. In a...

The income first-time buyers need to purchase a home in the UK’s largest cities has shot up by 18 per cent...

New data reveals that new property listings have fallen for three successive months - and that includes a huge 17.1 per...

A few stories caught my eye this week from China, all of which announce the arrival of cutting-edge technological innovation in...

House prices in a quarter of the UK’s largest cities are struggling to recover to the level they were at during...

Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - and as ever we have a breakdown of key moves within our industry. To...

New property listings in July were down 6.0 per cent across the UK and down no less than 12.7 per cent...

With all the recent change and upheaval in the rental sector it may be time to consider how letting agencies will...

Labour says stamp duty receipts and other tax income from properties in the capital should go to the Mayor, Sadiq Kahn,...

A new market snapshot shows how there’s now a two-tier market with homes in London taking substantially longer to sell than...

By now we’ve all seen news about the long-term decline in property sales and competition from online alternatives leading to ‘more...

Hometrack says other cities are now closing the gap on London in terms of house prices and market value. The latest Hometrack UK...

Just as some estate agents are reported to be making plans to retrench if the housing market continues to be sluggish,...

Purplebricks is expanding its US activities by entering the markets of Las Vegas, Nevada and Phoenix, in the state of Arizona. A...

May saw the highest number of new sellers list their properties in any single month for at least 18 months, claims...

A new online platform claims agents can now offer people a chance to buy a property with, literally, just one click...

Property sellers in the South of England are having to accept asking reductions in order to achieve a sale.  Data from Hometrack...

A study of house price affordability has revealed that train drivers can afford a greater proportion of homes in the UK's...

New figures from Hometrack show that a typical home in Greater London now takes 17 weeks to find a buyer -...

The sun has finally returned to ours skies and you’re on the lookout for a little bit of summer reading. As...

There were 43 per cent more new properties listed for sale than in the same month last year according to online...

House price growth in London has hit a seven year low according to Hometrack, with prices actually down across 42 per...

Estate agency Jackson-Stops says it has discovered precisely how many existing home owners understand the difficulties facing first time buyers in...

There has been a 19.9 per cent increase in new property listings, with some locations seeing as many as 80 per...

New analysis by Hometrack shows that large regional cities like Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester look set for a 20 per cent...

The UK property sector has been a hotbed for financial crime in recent years, with many criminals seeing it as an...

An online agency says it knows exactly when a home should be marketed in order to sell in the optimum timeframe.  And...

There has been a 40 per cent increase in new vendors registering their properties for sale according to an online estate...

Lloyds Bank has revealed a league table of the cities which have seen the highest price growth over the past decade...

Q. How did you get in to the property industry? My career in the property industry actually started out as a holiday...

Homes for sale in some parts of inner London are seeing price discounts of up to 10 per cent says Hometrack...

According to The Branding Journal, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's...

Hunters is partnering with a PropTech firm to allow homes on the market and still awaiting buyers to be short-let for...

December saw the fewest number of people put their homes on the market than in any month in 2017, according to...

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

The property consultancy Hometrack says London is facing “a drawn-out period during which there will be a slow re-alignment of house...

Data from Hometrack shows that the gap between average earnings and house prices has reached an all-time high in London.  The price...

Coldwell Banker, the huge US-based international estate agency business, is warning that Brexit is beginning to damage the market and the...

The average UK property takes 96 days to sell, according to a new report. The survey, by Post Office Money and the...

An estate agency has used the experiences of Cambridge, Oxford and other cities to forecast that pockets of central London's housing...

The supply of homes coming to the market has slumped again according to a monthly survey conducted by online agency HouseSimple. September...

The rise of Airbnb has been majestic, going all the way from conception to becoming a common noun in less than...

Saudi Arabia has announced it’s to build a new mega-city, rising out of the desert sands in the kingdom’s north, adorning...

New Zealand’s new Labour prime minister elect has banned non-resident foreigners from buying existing homes anywhere in the country in a...

London house prices are stuck in neutral according to the latest figures from property consultancy Hometrack, which says values in the...

The housing market may appear sluggish at best in many areas but data from Rightmove suggests it’s now quicker to sell...

An upbeat survey by online website HouseSimple claims there has been a 20 per cent increase in the number of homes...

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...

UBS says London's housing market still faces the risk of becoming a bubble - although that risk has marginally eased over...

It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...

Nested, the chain-breaking estate agency that offers vendors a guaranteed sale of their property within 90 days, is to expand beyond...

In this week’s Natter I’m going to get all political. Don’t worry, I won’t be giving my opinions on Brexit, Trump...

Property consultancy Hometrack says London’s 12 month market slowdown has bottomed out with the annual growth rate rising to 2.8 per...

Historically, short-term rentals have been an unattractive business for the majority of estate agents and property managers. Scarcity of demand from tenants...

The latest figures from business consultancy Hometrack shows that house price inflation in the UK’s major cities is likely to reach...

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

The steep drop in price growth for homes across London is beginning to bottom out according to Hometrack, which says values...

A research report compiled by Strutt & Parker in partnership with Octopus Healthcare has revealed what the baby boomer generation expects...

There’s barely a week that goes by when you don’t read about an estate or letting agency business that’s been acquired...

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

It has been announced that Uber, the taxi company, has teamed up with build to rent firm, Moda Living, to ‘revolutionise renting’.    This...

The latest measure of house price rises in key UK cities by the property consultancy Hometrack shows house price in many...

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

In November 2016 when the Autumn Statement was delivered by Chancellor Philip Hammond, the announcement was made to ban letting agent...

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

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

Is it the Brexit triggering of Article 50, the snap General Election or the cold weather we have had until recently?...

What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com  and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com                                  What is The World Property Network...

House price inflation in London continues to slow and has now reached 4.9 per cent year-on-year according to Hometrack. London is now among...

Average UK house price growth will reach 2.2 per cent this year, a rise of £4,460 that will see the average...

“I predict that within a few years, folks advertising properties for rent or to buy will start to show if their property is a...

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

Contrary to some reports suggesting London’s housing market may be recovering, new data from Hometrack reveals the capital’s performance is still...

An analysis of homes listed for sale on Rightmove has identified what one estate agency claims to be the slowest-moving local...

This week I’m lucky enough to be out here in Cannes as a PropTech Ambassador for MIPIM, the international real estate...

The Office for Budget Responsibility, which released its latest economic forecasts on Wednesday, has adjusted its prediction for UK house prices…again.  It...

An assessment of new stock on sale through agents in February suggests a monthly rise in supply of 13.3 per cent...

Estate agents are angry that Chancellor Phillip Hammond made no attempt in his first Spring Budget to reform stamp duty -...

Not many of us have a multi-million property portfolio, so the results of the MSCI / IPD UK property index for...

Hometrack data suggests that annual house price inflation in London has fallen to 6.4 per cent, the lowest level since June...

London based property management startup Airsorted has raised £1.5m in a funding round led by Concetric and the ever present PiLabs.  What...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

Grant Shapps, housing minister between 2010 and 2012, has said the measures in the current government’s White Paper are not bold...

The Independent Press Standards Organisation has ruled that a Daily Express newspaper story - “EU Exit Boosts House Prices” - was...

Over 168,000 new homes were completed in the year to March 2016, according to data released by the government, over 15,500...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

Another agency says price reductions of 10 per cent or more are often found in some prime central London areas such...

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

The latest assessment of major UK cities’ housing markets by property consultancy Hometrack shows more locations overhauling London in terms of...

New data from LSL Property Services suggest that the image of London as one large housing market encountering difficulties at the...

As the old saying goes, just because it’s on the internet it doesn’t mean it’s true - and certainly a few...

The seasonal slowdown in property supply was much sharper than usual in December, claims an online agency which monitors property listings...

If you provide a service, you expect to be paid for it. Sound fair? But with the forthcoming ban on tenant...

The government’s blizzard of New Year announcements about new homes has received a distinctly frosty welcome from many within the property...

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

I recently came across a consumer comment expressing frustration at the length and complexity of UK conveyancing and raising the question...

House prices in London are now rising at 7.6 per cent per year - the lowest figure for 39 months according...

Just a couple of weeks ago, we waited with anticipation to see what the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, would say in...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s aim of creating a 24-hour city is one step closer with the appointment of London’s first Night...

Housing data consultancy Hometrack says the disparity between average earnings and house prices is reaching record levels in certain parts of...

The growing size and scale of the private rented sector is not new news. Headlines shout about the changing profile of...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

The average UK property takes 91 days to sell - and that’s down to greedy sellers according to the mortgage arm...

The latest Hometrack cities index suggests that London house prices in the last quarter recorded the lowest growth for 20 months...

An online agent monitoring the market claims there was a 10.4 per cent rise in new properties listed in September up,...

One of the world’s leading financial institutions, UBS, says any sustained economic recession triggered by Britain’s departure from the EU could lead...

Annual house price growth in 20 UK cities dipped to 8.2% last month, according to the latest figures from Hometrack. The research...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...

There has been a marked slowdown in house price growth in major UK cities in the past three months - led...

A property supply index suggests there has been a bounce-back of homes on the market in July, following the EU referendum.  HouseSimple...

Older readers may recall a terrific movie called Network where a character, disillusioned by life, shouts from a window: “I’m as...

Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...

London’s rising supply of homes on sale and relatively low level of transactions are “pointing to slower house price growth in...

Sherry Fitzgerald, a major agency in the Republic of Ireland, says it has seen “exceptionally strong” interest in homes from British...

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

Hometrack is the latest property organisation to forecast that the referendum result will impact turnover far more than house prices in...

Knight Frank says the prices of so-called ‘prime’ country houses are still on average 13.6 per cent below their peak, despite...

The summer term – rounders, cricket and hayfever. It's also the last dash before the housing market supposedly closes down for...

Respected housing analyst Kate Faulkner is accusing campaigning charity Shelter of ignoring key facts and scaremongering about the alleged difficulties of...

Property has long been a safe investment. Before the downturn in 2008, sellers were able to gain a healthy capital return.  Post-economic...

There has been a significant acceleration in house prices in Britain’s big cities with lower-priced locations such as Portsmouth, Nottingham and...

Hometrack claims that the number of sales over the past 12 months has fallen by two per cent on average across...

Surely people will start moving again soon. The employment rate for the last quarter of 2015 is likely to be the...

Online estate agency easyProperty is marking the start of 2016 by launching a Land and New Homes division. “It’s obviously one of...

There’s been plenty of forecasting in recent weeks - banks, consultancies and high-end estate agents have predicted house prices in the...

Newham in London recorded the biggest percentage rise in house prices among major UK towns and cities over the past year,...

A new agency called Sphere Estates will launch next month following a management buy-out of high end overseas property agency Abercrombie...

Hometrack says its index of house price growth in major cities is already 9.4 per cent per annum and looks set...

Connells has acquired Hatched, one of the pioneers of the online estate agency model. The acquisition is “aligned with Connells’ ambitious growth strategy...

Homes in the South East, South West and London change hands much more frequently than those in other parts of England.  Analysis...

The number of commuters spending more than two hours travelling to and from work has increased by 72 per cent over...

Up Estates, an online estate agency operating chiefly in Coventry, Nuneaton and Hinckley, says it will next year open a string...

Who are you? Ellie Hall. What does it say on your business card? Head of Acquisitions. You're on the hunt for acquisitions, what makes a...

Richard Donnell, one of Britain’s foremost housing market analysts, says there are signs that the underlying rate of growth in house...

The average price of an apartment has risen by 60 per cent over the past 10 years, far ahead of the...

The gap between house prices in London and other major regional cities is at its widest for 20 years, according to...

If there’s one thing that looks like a good move right now, it’s becoming a letting agent.  Whereas some years ago we...

New research from Countrywide reveals the homes built on the Green Belt surrounding towns and cities over the last 20 years...

Labour leadership front-runner Jeremy Corbyn has suggested a party run by him would consider a ban on the purchase of homes...

Online agents may soon sell and let across national boundaries as company websites and property portals operate on an increasingly global...

An independent estate agent based in Leicestershire has urged agents to play a more active and altruistic role in their community. William...

The number of buyers being gazumped has fallen by 40% since October 2014, according to online estate agent eMoov. The agency surveyed...

UK house prices increased by 4.3% in the three months to July 2015, the highest quarterly growth for eleven years, according...

Online estate agent HouseSimple claims that in July the number of vendors listing homes on Rightmove plummetted by 13.2 per cent...

Many Councils are now introducing Landlord Licensing within different boroughs, for those that have one of the requirements is a 24...

UK house prices have increased by an average of £11,500 over the last 12 months to May - but seven cities...

A new analysis of rising property values measured in price per square metre, suggests one location has risen 773 per cent...

Hunters is reported to be confirming its intention to float on the stock exchange today, after a series of high-profile expansions...

Kudos Residential, a Norfolk sales and lettings agency, today becomes part of the Hunters empire, bringing the number of Hunters-branded franchise...

Now that the General Election results have been counted and verified, and now that a new parliament has been sworn in,...

A pressure group says cities across England and Wales - including mid-size cities as well as the big urban conurbations -...

Twelve of the UK’s largest regional cities are now seeing higher price rises than central London as the capital’s performance continues...

With another hung parliament looking increasingly likely, the so-called ‘challenger parties’ look set to have a major say in who forms...