Agents in the East of England could face the toughest task filling the void left by first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief...
Archive
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buyer demand rising amid hopes of rate cuts – research](/upload/images/shutterstock_2085767338.jpg)
Buyer demand levels climbed significantly between the first and second quarters of this year, research suggests. GetAgent’s Hotspots Demand Index monitors quarterly...
03 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right...](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Property%20Natter.jpg)
This week I reached the point of maximum political saturation. We’re now four weeks into the campaign with less than a...
22 June 2024
From: Features
![Longer days lead to more sales - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_2397539973.jpg)
A large proportion of estate agents are managing to get more deals over the line thanks to longer daylight hours, research...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents at risk of burnout as market heats up over summer – warning](/upload/images/shutterstock_2212937095.jpg)
Agents are being warned about the risk of burnout as research suggests 37% of property professionals won’t be taking a summer...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![General Election has caused ‘minor drop’ in market activity - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
Around a fifth of estate agents have seen a drop in buyer activity and almost a third claim sellers have gone...
11 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents split on how far interest rate cut will help property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The majority of estate agents expect a summer interest rate cut to help revitalise buyer market activity, however, they remain split...
04 June 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
![Varying property market performance shows benefits of local agents - report](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
Local property market performances vary from 12% gains to price reductions of as much as 24% since the pandemic house price...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents highlight biggest industry challenges and opportunities](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Help to Buy has been ranked as having the most positive influence on the property market in recent times. Agency comparison website...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![GetAgent: Buyer demand is rising](/upload/images/shutterstock_1932094298.jpg)
Buyer demand has continued to climb during the first quarter (Q1) of the year, research suggests. Analysis by agency comparison website GetAgent...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage approvals hit 17-month high](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageApplication_400x310.png)
Mortgage approvals rose for the sixth consecutive month in February and are at the highest level since September 2022, Bank of...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Spring Budget missed the mark, estate agents claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
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
![Increasing numbers of sellers are searching for ‘cheap agents’ - warning](/upload/images/shutterstock_2256175877.jpg)
Seller search interest for high street agents has dropped, while there has been a significant spike in searches for cheap fee...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents ‘confident’ about housing market despite buyer caution - survey](/upload/images/shutterstock_194216909(2).jpg)
Around half of agents remain confident about the housing market’s prospects this year, research suggests. A survey of almost 600 estate agents,...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Estate agency businesses on the rise despite branch closures - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
Branches may be closing but the number of estate agency businesses has increased by 2% across the UK over the past...
25 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property demand dropped in 2023 but is it set to rebound?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
Buyer demand across England crept up during the final months of 2023 but remains down annually, research has revealed. Analysis has revealed...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents set for busy month of Christmas completions - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3%20CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
The property market could be in for a strong end to the year based on typical seasonal trends, research suggests, New research...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Ad watchdog upholds ‘misleading marketing’ complaint against GetAgent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
GetAgent has been ordered to make its marketing claims clearer following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The advertising watchdog...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![UK property portal visits drop amid slowing market - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Visits to Rightmove have fallen by 18% in the past year as high mortgage rates hit the national market from the...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Autumn Statement: What can agents expect?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his Autumn Statement this afternoon amid rumours of Stamp Duty reforms and support for first-time buyers. The...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent unveils spellbinding Halloween window display](/upload/images/Dragon_2.jpg)
A London agent is looking to make Halloween unforgettable with a captivating window display that's sending shivers down spines. Location Location has...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buyers turn to demolition to boost property potential - research](/upload/images/shutterstock_647100445.jpg)
The number of homes being demolished and rebuilt from scratch has increased by 3.7% over the past year, research reveals. The analysis...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency sale stock on the rise – research](/upload/images/shutterstock_62980678.jpg)
The level of new for sale stock reaching the market across Britain has surged by 128% since the start of the...
18 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Percentage of asking price sales achieved drops](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BalancingPercentages-400x310.png)
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
![Agency fees makeup 81% of selling costs but is 'money well spent' - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
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
![GetAgent: Homes are selling 44 days faster](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousingMarket_400x310.png)
The time it’s taking to sell a home across England and Wales has fallen by an average of 44 days, new...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![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
![GetAgent: House price slump may only last two months](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
Almost 155,000 home sellers could be impacted by a drop in house prices but it may only last for a couple...
31 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![‘Economic gravity’ has pushed buyer demand back down to earth – GetAgent](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
The pandemic-inspired property demand boom is well and truly over, GetAgent claims. It comes as the agent comparison website’s latest Hotspot Demand...
05 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![GetAgent ranked among fastest growing UK tech firms](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
Estate agency comparison website GetAgent has been ranked amongst the UK’s 50 fastest growing technology companies in the 2022 Deloitte UK...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents facing falling demand as asking price cuts rise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
Property demand has dropped while price reductions have increased in recent weeks, data shows. Two separate pieces of industry data give new...
04 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Housing market heat to remain as autumn spike looms - claim](/upload/images/library/Brian400x310.jpg)
Autumn and winter have been identified as the best seasons to sell a property if an agent wants to get their...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! The best decade to have purchased a property](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/house123.jpg)
The 1980s may be most fondly remembered for bad hairdos and questionable fashion, but it may have also been the best...
22 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Cash only! Research reveals price discounts for mortgage-free buyers](/upload/images/library/UK-Cash-20-400x310.jpg)
Sellers are willing to cut their asking price expectations by as much as £150,000 to attract a cash buyer for a...
05 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency stock down 12.5% so far in 2022 - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/House-Percentage-MortgageRates-400x310.jpg)
Estate agents have listed an average of 7.3 homes for sale per branch during 2022, research suggests- down 12.5% annually. Agency comparison...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! The regions where agents are achieving above asking price offers](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertySold-400x310.jpg)
Agents are currently achieving 99.4% of the asking price on listings, research shows. The figure, calculated by agency comparison website GetAgent based...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![One in 10 homes going under offer within a fortnight – claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyPeople-400x310.jpg)
Stock shortages are seeing one in 10 homes get snapped up within 14 days of entering the market, GetAgent claims. The agent...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents back claims that pay is too low, but how does it compare globally?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-NEW-400x310.jpg)
Almost three quarters of property professionals agree that estate agent pay is too low. A poll conducted by Estate Agent Today found 73%...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Former Zoopla sales director among new high profile GetAgent recruits](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/TeamSelection2-400x310-min.jpeg)
Property industry veteran Mal McCallion is among two new high-profile recruits for GetAgent. McCallion, who helped launch Primelocation in 2000 and was...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! Where agents sold homes above asking price last year](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertySold-400x310.jpg)
Agents helped vendors sell homes at 97.9% of asking price on average last year, research claims. Analysis of portal and Land Registry...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Wannabee estate agents benefiting from 'hot jobs market](/upload/images/library/JobSharing-400x310.jpg)
Estate agency recruiter Josh Rayner has said job demand is at the highest level he can remember. Rayner, who runs property jobs...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty bills far higher since end of SDLT holiday - claim](/upload/images/library/Stamp-Duty400x310.png)
Typical stamp duty paid by property purchasers now is actually 84 per cent more than before the pandemic and the SDLT...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - the postcode where sellers got 117% of asking price](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Houses-Row-2019-400x310.jpg)
The average home sale in England and Wales in 2021 achieved 98 per cent of the asking price - slightly improved...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Where do estate agents charge the highest commission?](/upload/images/Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
A comparison website dealing with estate agency charges says commission varies hugely across 20 major cities of the UK. GetAgent looked at...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Buying a home is expensive - keeping it is even more…](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UKHouses-400x310.png)
An estate agency comparison website has conducted research into how much it costs to simply keep an average home in a...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![UK estate agents are excellent value - and that’s official!](/img/default/eat.png)
New research shows that UK estate agents are amongst the best value in the world. Using data from the Global Property Guide...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks excluded from industry league table despite surge in instructions](/img/default/eat.png)
A controversial league table of corporate agents’ market share is deliberately excluding Purplebricks and other online agencies. This is despite Purplebricks this...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Exclusive: Estate agents’ fees are least important issue for sellers](/img/default/eat.png)
A league table of the most important issues facing vendors places the scale of estate agents’ charges at the bottom - and this...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Asking price/Sold price gap narrows thanks to stamp duty holiday](/img/default/eat.png)
The stamp duty holiday frenzy has reduced the gap between asking and sale prices according to new research. Before the start of...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Transaction volumes edging higher than 2019 despite Covid](/img/default/eat.png)
Transactions appear to be edging higher than in 2019 for the first time this year - despite lockdowns and concerns caused...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Where will agents find the most lucrative housing markets?](/img/default/eat.png)
New research attempts for the first time to identify the most lucrative property markets in the country - with surprising results...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Vendors spend extraordinary sums each day to sell their homes](/img/default/eat.png)
Vendors spend an average £41 a day for 144 days when selling their home - but some spend a remarkable £140 a...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Average sale price is £13k below asking, new survey shows](/img/default/eat.png)
The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks market share and revenue drop sharply - new analysis](/img/default/eat.png)
The market share for all online agents fell sharply in the period up to the start of the pandemic according to new...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Average sale price was 4% below asking in pre-Boris bounce period](/img/default/eat.png)
Sellers in the past 12 months accepted an average of 96 per cent of their asking price according to new research. Comparison...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Apartments branded ‘least popular’ property type based on sales](/img/default/eat.png)
A PropTech website has broken down the sales recorded by HM Land Registry in 2019 into property types - and apartments...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Cash is king - but does it really mean lower sale prices?](/img/default/eat.png)
A new study suggests cash buyers secure lower sale prices than mortgaged purchasers - but is that really the case? The survey by...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![“A Rightmove gimmick”: website slams idea of ‘Boxing Day bounce’](/img/default/eat.png)
A website has slammed the idea that there is a surge of interest in buying homes on Boxing Day, describing the...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit: industry at loggerheads over its impact on the market](/img/default/eat.png)
Two very different views on Brexit have come forward in the past 24 hours from different players in the industry. First off,...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Homes sell for 96 per cent of asking price in England and Wales](/img/default/eat.png)
Sellers across England and Wales achieve an average 95.94 per cent of their asking price according to research from estate agency...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents charge average 1.2% but highest hits 2.9% says comparison website](/img/default/eat.png)
Some estate agents are charging as much as 2.9 per cent commission according to a survey by comparison website GetAgent. While the...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![When selling doesn’t actually mean ‘selling’ - website warns vendors](/img/default/eat.png)
The head of a website that contrasts the performances of rival estate agents is urging buyers to ‘drill down’ and find...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Traditional agents are good value say sellers, but deals take too long](/img/default/eat.png)
Traditional High Street estate agents have been given the thumbs up by sellers in a new survey of over 5,000 vendors...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![UK agents 'charge lowest commission anywhere in EU' says new research](/img/default/eat.png)
UK estate agents charge the lowest commission in the European Union according to new research from a comparison website. Despite high levels...