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![Northern cities dominate top property sales hotspots - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Bradford has maintained its position as the leading hotspot in the country for the second consecutive quarter, according to OnTheMarket data. The...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Can traditional BTR learn from the successes of suburban BTR?](/upload/images/shutterstock_572192086(3).jpg)
We frequently read about how the traditional form of urban BTR has inspired the more recent model, suburban BTR. Our own...
29 June 2024
From: Features
![Average price of Edinburgh detached homes rose by almost £1,500 a week](/upload/images/4%20--%20PROOFED%20--%20Average%20price%20of%20Edinburgh%20By%20David%20Alexander%2C%20CEO%20of%20DJ%20Alexander.jpg)
The average price of detached homes in Edinburgh has risen by almost £1,500 a week according to analysis of the latest...
15 June 2024
From: Features
![Liberal Democrat manifesto: UK housing policies revealed](/upload/images/shutterstock_1975463168.jpg)
The Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto has been published, promising more housebuilding, abolishing leasehold tenures and its own buyer support scheme. Its...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Mistakes, milkshakes and military memories - what a week!](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Mistakes%20milkshakes%20and%20military%20memories%20-%20Natter.jpg)
In a week when the election campaign descended into claim and counterclaim of lies over tax plans and Nigel Farage was...
08 June 2024
From: Features
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: If your social media feed is anything like mine, it's now full of cries for help from tenants](/upload/images/shutterstock_2276271295.jpg)
Amid the frenetic news agenda of recent weeks, a story broke that may have easily passed you by. It revealed how tenant...
31 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![‘Disappointing’ number of agents selling homes within 30 days - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
Just 14% of properties currently listed for sale within the last 30 days have found a buyer, new research suggests. Agency comparison...
29 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![The Simple Solution to Addressing the Housing Shortage](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20The%20simple%20solution%20to%20building%20more%20new%20homes%20.jpg)
There’s a very important first step that needs to be taken in resolving the housing crisis: we need a greater understanding...
11 May 2024
From: Features
![Chain-free properties command 3.9% premium – research](/upload/images/shutterstock_1819794776.jpg)
Chain-free homes are commanding an asking price premium of 3.9% compared with other homes, rising to a premium of 7.2% in...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![How a Facebook group spearheaded a fight for change](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20%20The%20fight%20for%20change%20%E2%80%93%20the%20launch%20of%20a%20Facebook%20group%20%26%20change%20for%20women%20in%20estate%20agency%20by%20Liz%20Morrell.jpg)
Liz Morrell meets Women in Estate Agency’s co-founder Liana Loporto-Browne Liana Loporto-Browne, managing director of LB Residential, fell in love with the...
04 May 2024
From: Features
![Green Belt and Labour - broad industry support for new approach](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
There’s been broad support from within the agency and wider property sectors for Labour’s proposal to build on selected parts of...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - Airbnb Crackdown - this time it's not just Michael Gove...](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20-%20Purplebricks%20is%20right.png)
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...
20 April 2024
From: Features
![Jonathan Rolande: New build data is something to build on](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310%20(1).png)
Data and statistics are never in short supply for those of us working in the property sector. But one set which really...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Price hikes and fake images - Six red flags to avoid a rental scam](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Red%20flags%20to%20help%20you%20avoid%20a%20rental%20scam%20by%20Yassir%20Awan%20Director%20at%20SBA%20Propert.jpg)
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
![Best places to live revealed! Is your patch on the list?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
North Berwick in East Lothian, has been named the best place to live in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: Times to ask serious questions about the UK's social housing crisis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Last week the Government published new housing data which has largely gone unreported. The vacuum was probably linked to the Budget, and...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! The cities with the 'busiest' estate agents](/upload/images/LondonMapUK-400x310.png)
Estate agents in Liverpool and Portsmouth have had the busiest start to the year, new analysis suggests. Self-employed agency brand eXp UK...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![AI-powered property portal launches in Bath](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech3-400x310.png)
A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal has launched its app with an initial focus on Bath. The brand, called Jitty, aims...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Will housing be a major battleground in the 2024 general election?](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature%20-%20Will%20housing%20be%20a%20major%20battleground%20in%20the%202024%20general%20election%20-%20Christopher%20Roberts%20(Boyer).png)
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...
13 January 2024
From: Features
![2023 - That was year that was...](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature%20-%202023%20that%20was%20the%20year%20that%20was%20by%20Lloyd%20Davies(1).jpg)
As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...
13 January 2024
From: Features
![Will cities see an urban renaissance through 'gentle density'](/upload/images/4%20--%20EAT%20weekend%20features%20-%20Will%20cities%20seen%20an%20urban%20renaissance%20by%20Grant%20Leggett.jpg)
The debate over the Green Belt, and the newly branded ‘grey belt’, has made the headlines a lot recently and will...
30 December 2023
From: Features
![Michael Gove's Long-term plan for housing](/upload/images/2%20Michael%20Gove%E2%80%99s%20Long-term%20plan%20for%20housing%20by%20Sarah%20Cox.jpg)
In July the Government committed to ‘a new era of regeneration, inner-city densification and housing delivery across England, with transformational plans...
16 December 2023
From: Features
![Zoopla to launch ‘buyers’ market’ ad campaign on Christmas Day](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NB%20-%20M%26P%20March%20blog%201%20-%20No%20budget%20boost%20from%20the%20Chancellor%20but%20it's%20not%20all%20doom%20and%20gloom.jpg)
Forget the King’s Speech, Zoopla is hoping for a Christmas Day boost with the launch of its new marketing campaign. The portal...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! The happiest place to live in Great Britain](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The borough of Richmond upon Thames in London has been crowned the happiest place to live in Great Britain, according to...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the best city for First Time Buyers today](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
A new analysis of the housing market has assessed 50 cities in the UK to establish which is best for first...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Over fifth of London sales this year hit £1m or over](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
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
![Housing Secretary: We (still) need to do more on home ownership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
More families need a home they can call their own, the Housing Secretary Michael Gove has claimed. Speaking at the Tory Party...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Are 'doorstep communities' the answer to better urban living?](/upload/images/__thumbs/4%20EAT%20weekend%20feature%20Are%20doorstep%20communities%20the%20answer%20to%20better%20urban%20living%20by%20John%20Mason.jpg/4%20EAT%20weekend%20feature%20Are%20doorstep%20communities%20the%20answer%20to%20better%20urban%20living%20by%20John%20Mason__400x315.jpg)
Twenty-minute neighbourhoods, 15-minute cities, low traffic neighbourhoods, walkable neighbourhoods: these concepts are suddenly everywhere. They boil down to a simple idea:...
16 September 2023
From: Features
![Northern cities are UK property hotspots, says new report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/A%20surveyor's%20guide%20to%20finding%20a%20profitable%20HMO.jpg)
The cities of Liverpool, Nottingham and Manchester have enjoyed the biggest house price rises since pre-Covid. Despite interest rates at a 13-year...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: What will ULEZ expansion mean for estate agents?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
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
![Will housing be a major battleground in the 2024 general election?](/upload/images/__thumbs/4%20From%20Penny%20Norton%20-%20Will%20housing%20be%20a%20major%20battleground%20in%20the%202024%20general%20election%20by%20Christoper%20Roberts%2C%20Associate%20Director%2C%20Boyer.jpg/4%20From%20Penny%20Norton%20-%20Will%20housing%20be%20a%20major%20battleground%20in%20the%202024%20general%20election%20by%20Christoper%20Roberts%2C%20Associate%20Director%2C%20Boyer__400x266.jpg)
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...
19 August 2023
From: Features
![Are UK homeowners still wanting to move?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1892390203.jpg)
Open Property Group has carried out research which looks into where UK homeowners are moving to and if there is a...
09 August 2023
From: Features
![The Growing Risk of Summertime Overheating](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20image%20(4)(1).png)
It is no secret that our climate is getting warmer. 2022 was one of the six warmest years on record globally,...
31 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Introducing BTR Suburban Communities](/upload/images/4%20BuildToRent1-400x310.png)
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
![Government unveils latest planning overhaul to boost housing stock](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Frightening figures for first time buyers saving for deposits](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/SavingMoney_400x310.png)
A new study of 130 locations across the UK reveals huge ‘postcode lottery’ differences as to how quickly a first time...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency produces controversial league table of ‘best towns’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Savills and the Daily Telegraph newspaper have combined to produce a league table of what they claim to be Britain’s 50...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Higher interest rates are already hitting prime regional markets - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BalancingPercentages-400x310.png)
Higher interest rates have already softened UK prime regional markets but cities are proving resilient, Savills claims. Research by the agent shows...
03 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove reveals cheapest and dearest places for first time buyers](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CoinsHouses-2019-400x310.jpg)
New analysis from Rightmove claims to reveal the cheapest UK city for a first time buyers to get on the property...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents losing almost £500 per month due to lower house prices - claim](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/TenancyDeposit-400x310.png)
Cooling house prices are resulting in the average estate agent losing around £441 of per month, research suggests. Hybrid agent Nested has...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![More agencies launching but fewer women are at the helm](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
Just 8% of estate agencies launched last year were started by women, new research suggests. Companies House data analysed by Instant Offices...
25 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - No dire straits…but no money for nothing, either](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
The RICS Residential Survey Report for March caused a bit of a stir this week – despite the fact that it...
15 April 2023
From: Features
![Rightmove names fastest moving property market as sale times lag](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Falkirk has been named as the UK’s fastest-selling market. New figures from Rightmove show sellers in the area are finding a buyer...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Only 41% of homes in England meet recommend energy rating](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC6-400x310.png)
New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...
29 March 2023
From: Features
![Planning to address women's fear of crime](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1%20shutterstock_1589823088.jpg)
Recent tragic deaths of women walking home alone, notably Sarah Everard, have highlighted the need to address gender inequality in the...
25 March 2023
From: Features
![Revealed! The hotspots for hipster buyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
Do you have lots of hipsters on your books looking for a home? New analysis aims to identify the hotspots for hipster...
17 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Listings rise in Scotland as sellers ‘try to avoid price drops’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
The number of properties advertised for sale in Scotland has increased by 75% in some parts of the country as vendors...
10 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Winkworth plans South West expansion](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Winkworth has expanded further in the South West of England with a new office opening in the Bishopston area of Bristol. The...
09 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! The most searched-for locations of 2022](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
London has returned as the go-to destination for potential property buyers, Rightmove claims. The portal has revealed the most searched for locations...
21 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buyer urgency fading from the property market, agent claims](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-2-400x310.png)
The level of homes being snapped up within two weeks of being listed has fallen to 6.8% across the UK market...
24 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Demand is cooling but sellers' market remains for now - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Buyer demand is cooling but the property sector still remains in a sellers’ market for now, new analysis claims. The latest National...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Home Sweet Home: Experts Advise on What to Look for When Buying a House](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/MuirHomes-1-400x310.png)
You've finally found the perfect house. It's within your budget, has the desired number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and even comes...
13 October 2022
From: PropTech & Innovation
![Home hunters may pay 25% more for a ‘green property’ – claim](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenHomesGrant-400x310-min.jpeg)
Forget the ‘race for space’ or room for an extension, should agents start highlighting the green features of a vendor’s property...
15 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![House prices hit sixth consecutive high - will the market ever cool off in 2022?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
In this guest piece, Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director at Leaders Romans Group, looks at whether house prices will start to cool...
27 August 2022
From: Features
![Slowdown or slump? Agents give their view on a housing market crash](/upload/images/library/HousePriceDown-400x310.png)
Two senior estate agency figures have given their views on the prospects for the property market as commentators warn that longer-term...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![On the road again - The Guild launches agent roadshow](/upload/images/library/MillennialAgents-2020-400x310.jpg)
The Guild of Property Professionals is set to embark on a roadshow next month to meet agents and share insights and...
22 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Dear New Prime Minister - here's your housing to-do list](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/SunakvsTruss02_400x310.png)
We are only a fortnight away from having a new Prime Minister, following a contest in which housing has played a...
20 August 2022
From: Features
![What do rate rises mean for homeowners and potential homeowners?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BusinessImprovement-400x310.jpg)
In this Guides & Tips piece, Brian Murphy, Head of Lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau, offers insight into what rate rises...
18 August 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Down by half! Properties advertised for sale in Scotland falls dramatically](/upload/images/Locations/ScotlandFlag400x310.png)
A leading firm has claimed that the number of properties advertised for sale in Scotland has almost halved over the last...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the movers, shakers and people in the news](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyJobsToday-400x310.png)
There has been plenty of movement in the property jobs market this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Time is running out for legacy customer checks](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/FemaleInvestor4-400x310-min.jpeg)
As another round of property firms is fined, named and shamed for breaching anti-money laundering rules, it feels like the road...
18 June 2022
From: Features
![Analyst questions 'dangerous' use of average house price figures](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/house-prices400x310.png)
A housing analyst has urged buyers to look beyond average prices. Kate Faulkner, founder of Propertychecklists.co.uk, said she is on a mission...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - fundraising exploits continue to bloom](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
Agents were busy marking the Platinum Jubilee over the past week but there was still time for fundraising exploits including tree-planting...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Cost of living crisis delays deposit savings for first-time buyers](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PiggyBank-House-400x310.jpg)
First-time buyers are now facing up to a nine-year wait to save enough of a deposit to get on the property...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![New Century 21 UK owner sets sights on becoming an upmarket agency](/upload/images/Logos/Century21-NewLogo2019-400x310.jpg)
The new owner of Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, has set his sights on rivalling...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government unveils new levelling up law - what it means for estate agents](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Summer-400x310.jpg)
The government last night revealed more details on its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill including letting local authorities double council...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Queen’s Speech: How proposed laws may help or hinder estate agents](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/house%20of%20lords_jpg%20400%20x%20310.png)
The Queen’s Speech has unveiled proposed overhauls on planning, consumer and economic crime laws that could all have an effect on...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Right To Buy - what on earth is government playing at?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Mortgage-House-Keys-400x310.jpg)
What a difference two months and some local elections make. Cast your minds back to March 9 and the annual report of...
07 May 2022
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - fundraising activity in full bloom](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
You can tell that spring is in the air as this week's Agents Do Charity is full of outdoor fundraising pursuits...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Remote working to remain a factor for property purchases - Rightmove](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialTenantHome-2-400x310.jpg)
The trend for remote working could continue to influence the property market into next year, Rightmove claims. The portal’s data shows there...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Proptech and the future of the UK’s economy and property market](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-4-400x310.jpg)
Although Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement did not include many announcements regarding housing, it did provide a good...
23 April 2022
From: Features
![Zut alors! French entrepreneur aims to guillotine UK agency fees](/upload/images/Locations/MapofEurope-400x310.jpg)
A French billionaire who made his money from estate agency is promising to transform the UK property industry with his unique...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove’s hotspot league table - are you here?](/upload/images/library/first-time-buyer400x310.png)
Rightmove has created a league table to identify where new buyer competition is hottest across the UK housing market. Across the country...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Sigh of relief that Sunak avoids hurting housing market](/upload/images/library/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Unlocking £4.5bn of tenancy deposits is the key to the cost-of-living crisis](/upload/images/library/MortgageDepositImage-400x310.jpg)
Earlier this month, the government’s energy regulator Ofgem announced a record 54 percent increase to the energy bill price cap. Combined...
23 March 2022
From: Features
![Purplebricks de-lists another property after unacceptable vendor comment](/upload/images/Logos/PurplebricksLogo2020-400x310.jpg)
For the second time in recent weeks, Purplebricks has de-listed a property after an unacceptable comment by the seller on social...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons chief named as head of growing agency network](/upload/images/Property%20People/EdPhillips-400x310.png)
Lomond Group, which says it is the UK’s fastest-growing estate agency network, has appointed Ed Phillips as its new Group Chief...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Will The Lights Go On Again In Central London?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/london-property400x310.png)
Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...
05 March 2022
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - for so many heart-breaking, heart-warming causes](/upload/images/library/AgentsDoCharity-1-18-400x310.png)
These are undeniably darker days as news comes through of a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine - we have the first agency...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Affordability is the issue of the rent control argument](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/CoinsHouses-2019-400x310.jpg)
The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...
02 March 2022
From: Features
![No chains mean fast sales - but hefty premiums too](/upload/images/library/A-chain-view-400x310.png)
Properties selling without a chain not only sell more quickly, as one might expect, but also appear to attract a substantial...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![The Bridgerton Effect - lights! camera! house price premiums!](/upload/images/library/HouseSold-Price-400x310.jpg)
Netflix’s period romantic comedy Bridgerton appears to have registered with Asian property buyers - and as a result they want to...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![An outlook for the rental market in 2022](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/uk-housing400x310.png)
The rental market is recalibrating after Covid, and this is evident in the latest data from Zoopla’s rental index. For 18 months...
23 February 2022
From: Features
![Asking prices show largest monthly jump in over 20 years](/upload/images/library/HouseSold-Price-400x310.jpg)
Rightmove - which issues its annual figures to shareholders later this week - has released a bullish snapshot of the housing...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agent identifies stock shortages even worse than UK average](/upload/images/library/Property-portfolio400x310.png)
A leading agent and market commentator says he has identified one part of the UK where the current stock shortage is...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – events for agents to look out for in the first half of 2022](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...
12 February 2022
From: Features
![Office demand surges - so are major cities returning to normal?](/upload/images/library/BusyCrowdofPeople-400x310.jpg)
Rightmove says the level of business owners enquiring about leasing office space has now surpassed even pre-pandemic levels in January. Demand is...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![HS2 - is the Midlands likely to benefit more than anywhere else?](/upload/images/Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
As debate rages over levelling up and a north/south property divide, in the first of a new monthly column, property expert...
05 February 2022
From: Features
![Purplebricks wins praise for dropping prejudiced sellers](/upload/images/Logos/Purplebricks-2019Logo-400x310.jpg)
Purplebricks’ decision to de-list a property after the Christian vendors made anti-gay comments has won widespread support from industry figures, including...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![We survived 2021, so what has 2022 in store for estate agents?](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/2022Diary-400x310.png)
With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...
22 January 2022
From: Features
![Purplebricks de-lists home for sale after vendors’ anti-gay comments](/upload/images/Logos/PurplebricksLogo2020-400x310.jpg)
Purplebricks is reported to have removed a property listing from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ Market Info: Britain’s Least and Most affordable locations](/upload/images/Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
The Nationwide has released data listing the most and least affordable locations in Britain - background information for agents. Some entries are...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the premium buyers pay for chain-free properties](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-PayingCard-400x310.jpg)
Buyers typically pay 10.8 per cent extra for chain-free properties than for similar homes with chains, according to new research. Website GetAgent...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Wealth Tax proposed by former agency boss](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Tax-400x310.png)
A wealth tax on overseas owners of UK homes could raise £5 billion a year to help local people buy their...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Luckiest sellers of 2021 see price rises three times the average](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/2021MagnifyingGlass-400x310-min.jpeg)
Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Boris in a slump? Things WILL get better…](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/BorisJohnson-4-400x310.jpg)
Every year we at EAT are impressed by the pleasingly political festive cards sent out by the STANLEY Chelsea agency -...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage borrowing set to slow after record year](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/MortgageArrears-400x310.png)
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...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Keeping pace with the property boom - effective communications are critical to real estate operations](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-Meeting-400x310.jpg)
As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....