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There’s been broad support from within the agency and wider property sectors for Labour’s proposal to build on selected parts of...

It’s tempting to think that Michael Gove’s proposed clampdown on Airbnb-style short lets is a uniquely British form of small-mindedness, part...

Data and statistics are never in short supply for those of us working in the property sector.  But one set which really...

2023 was the highest year on record for ‘rental scam’ searches in the UK, with an increase of 11% from 2022...

North Berwick in East Lothian, has been named the best place to live in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live...

Last week the Government published new housing data which has largely gone unreported.  The vacuum was probably linked to the Budget, and...

Estate agents in Liverpool and Portsmouth have had the busiest start to the year, new analysis suggests. Self-employed agency brand eXp UK...

A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal has launched its app with an initial focus on Bath. The brand, called Jitty, aims...

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

As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...

The debate over the Green Belt, and the newly branded ‘grey belt’, has made the headlines a lot recently and will...

In July the Government committed to ‘a new era of regeneration, inner-city densification and housing delivery across England, with transformational plans...

Forget the King’s Speech, Zoopla is hoping for a Christmas Day boost with the launch of its new marketing campaign. The portal...

The borough of Richmond upon Thames in London has been crowned the happiest place to live in Great Britain, according to...

A new analysis of the housing market has assessed 50 cities in the UK to establish which is best for first...

A fifth of all homes sold so far this year in London have been for over £1m. London estate agency Benham and...

More families need a home they can call their own, the Housing Secretary Michael Gove has claimed. Speaking at the Tory Party...

Twenty-minute neighbourhoods, 15-minute cities, low traffic neighbourhoods, walkable neighbourhoods: these concepts are suddenly everywhere. They boil down to a simple idea:...

The cities of Liverpool, Nottingham and Manchester have enjoyed the biggest house price rises since pre-Covid. Despite interest rates at a 13-year...

The roll out of ULEZ has been one of the big stories of the week. The new zones will have implications...

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

Open Property Group has carried out research which looks into where UK homeowners are moving to and if there is a...

It is no secret that our climate is getting warmer. 2022 was one of the six warmest years on record globally,...

Andrew Jones, Group Director, Corporate Lettings & Build to Rent, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) In the past 10 years, the Build to...

The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...

A new study of 130 locations across the UK reveals huge ‘postcode lottery’ differences as to how quickly a first time...

Savills and the Daily Telegraph newspaper have combined to produce a league table of what they claim to be Britain’s 50...

Higher interest rates have already softened UK prime regional markets but cities are proving resilient, Savills claims. Research by the agent shows...

New analysis from Rightmove claims to reveal the cheapest UK city for a first time buyers to get on the property...

Cooling house prices are resulting in the average estate agent losing around £441 of per month, research suggests. Hybrid agent Nested has...

Just 8% of estate agencies launched last year were started by women, new research suggests. Companies House data analysed by Instant Offices...

The RICS Residential Survey Report for March caused a bit of a stir this week – despite the fact that it...

Falkirk has been named as the UK’s fastest-selling market. New figures from Rightmove show sellers in the area are finding a buyer...

New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...

Recent tragic deaths of women walking home alone, notably Sarah Everard, have highlighted the need to address gender inequality in the...

Do you have lots of hipsters on your books looking for a home? New analysis aims to identify the hotspots for hipster...

The number of properties advertised for sale in Scotland has increased by 75% in some parts of the country as vendors...

Winkworth has expanded further in the South West of England with a new office opening in the Bishopston area of Bristol. The...

London has returned as the go-to destination for potential property buyers, Rightmove claims. The portal has revealed the most searched for locations...

The level of homes being snapped up within two weeks of being listed has fallen to 6.8% across the UK market...

Buyer demand is cooling but the property sector still remains in a sellers’ market for now, new analysis claims. The latest National...

You've finally found the perfect house. It's within your budget, has the desired number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and even comes...

Forget the ‘race for space’ or room for an extension, should agents start highlighting the green features of a vendor’s property...

In this guest piece, Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director at Leaders Romans Group, looks at whether house prices will start to cool...

Two senior estate agency figures have given their views on the prospects for the property market as commentators warn that longer-term...

The Guild of Property Professionals is set to embark on a roadshow next month to meet agents and share insights and...

We are only a fortnight away from having a new Prime Minister, following a contest in which housing has played a...

In this Guides & Tips piece, Brian Murphy, Head of Lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau, offers insight into what rate rises...

A leading firm has claimed that the number of properties advertised for sale in Scotland has almost halved over the last...

There has been plenty of movement in the property jobs market this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

As another round of property firms is fined, named and shamed for breaching anti-money laundering rules, it feels like the road...

A housing analyst has urged buyers to look beyond average prices. Kate Faulkner, founder of Propertychecklists.co.uk, said she is on a mission...

Agents were busy marking the Platinum Jubilee over the past week but there was still time for fundraising exploits including tree-planting...

First-time buyers are now facing up to a nine-year wait to save enough of a deposit to get on the property...

The new owner of Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, has set his sights on rivalling...

The government last night revealed more details on its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill including letting local authorities double council...

The Queen’s Speech has unveiled proposed overhauls on planning, consumer and economic crime laws that could all have an effect on...

What a difference two months and some local elections make. Cast your minds back to March 9 and the annual report of...

You can tell that spring is in the air as this week's Agents Do Charity is full of outdoor fundraising pursuits...

The trend for remote working could continue to influence the property market into next year, Rightmove claims. The portal’s data shows there...

Although Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement did not include many announcements regarding housing, it did provide a good...

A French billionaire who made his money from estate agency is promising to transform the UK property industry with his unique...

Rightmove has created a league table to identify where new buyer competition is hottest across the UK housing market. Across the country...

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...

Earlier this month, the government’s energy regulator Ofgem announced a record 54 percent increase to the energy bill price cap. Combined...

For the second time in recent weeks, Purplebricks has de-listed a property after an unacceptable comment by the seller on social...

Lomond Group, which says it is the UK’s fastest-growing estate agency network, has appointed Ed Phillips as its new Group Chief...

Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...

These are undeniably darker days as news comes through of a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine - we have the first agency...

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...

Properties selling without a chain not only sell more quickly, as one might expect, but also appear to attract a substantial...

Netflix’s period romantic comedy Bridgerton appears to have registered with Asian property buyers - and as a result they want to...

The rental market is recalibrating after Covid, and this is evident in the latest data from Zoopla’s rental index. For 18 months...

Rightmove - which issues its annual figures to shareholders later this week - has released a bullish snapshot of the housing...

A leading agent and market commentator says he has identified one part of the UK where the current stock shortage is...

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

Rightmove says the level of business owners enquiring about leasing office space has now surpassed even pre-pandemic levels in January. Demand is...

As debate rages over levelling up and a north/south property divide, in the first of a new monthly column, property expert...

Purplebricks’ decision to de-list a property after the Christian vendors made anti-gay comments has won widespread support from industry figures, including...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

Purplebricks is reported to have removed a property listing from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple...

The Nationwide has released data listing the most and least affordable locations in Britain - background information for agents. Some entries are...

Buyers typically pay 10.8 per cent extra for chain-free properties than for similar homes with chains, according to new research. Website GetAgent...

A wealth tax on overseas owners of UK homes could raise £5 billion a year to help local people buy their...

Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...

Every year we at EAT are impressed by the pleasingly political festive cards sent out by the STANLEY Chelsea agency -...

Lenders’ umbrella group UK Finance has given its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2022 and 2023 together, plus a year-end report for 2021. It estimates...

As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....

Tomorrow sees the Relocation Agent Network’s first in-person conference since 2019.   The event, at the Metropole Hilton in Birmingham, will focus...

Relocation Agent Network, the network of primarily independent agencies, says it’s looking at global options for growth thanks to its relationship...

Rightmove claims to have found the happiest place in the UK - and it’s in Northumberland. The market town of Hexham has...

Just as city centre traffic is reminiscent of life before the pandemic, the rental market in central zones of UK’s largest...

Surprise figures released through Freedom of Information requests show that the number of homes in England and Wales with owners registered...

The push for greater sustainability, energy efficiency and generally being ‘green’ has existed in the agency world for several years -...

A comparison website dealing with estate agency charges says commission varies hugely across 20 major cities of the UK.  GetAgent looked at...

The clocks have fallen back, the nights are longer and the temperature has definitely dropped - winter is here and with...

Sir David Amess, murdered at a constituency surgery last month, may have an unexpected housing market legacy for his constituents. To commemorate...

An online intelligence platform has started ranking agencies in terms of their SEO and Google searches. The platform - Industry Alerts, which...

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

In the UK, 3.5 million households — which is over one-third of UK households — are either privately or socially rented,...