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A leading agency chief suggests there will have to be substantial bargaining between buyers and sellers as the stamp duty holiday cliff...

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...

Average house prices in Wales have risen three per cent in the past year, despite multiple difficult lockdowns considered more severe...

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...

The National Association of Estate Agents wants the government to initiate a mortgage guarantee scheme to encourage more 95 per cent...

The total Sales Agreed in 2020 so far has overtaken Sales Agreed up to this point in 2019, despite the Coronavirus...

Customers must be told about third party referral fees when buying or selling a home says the National Trading Standards Estate...

The Agents Here To Help initiative, launched recently by Kristjan Byfield of The Depositary, is now developing fast and becoming a...

The government has temporarily suspended its official house price index as a result of the Coronavirus crisis. In a long and far-reaching announcement...

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...

At the moment, it somehow seems like tempting fate to think too far into the future, especially in terms of the...

Foxtons is warning that 2020 will be yet another difficult year for the agency despite the so-called Boris Bounce helping the...

A new analysis from a financial services trade body shows that gross mortgage lending is expected to rise significantly in the...

A conveyancing company has thrown its weight behind reforms to surveys outlined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. As Estate Agent Today...

There has been a surprise, but small, increase in the market share of online estate agents according to the latest survey. Business...

Continuing political uncertainty over Brexit and now a significant chance of an autumn or winter General Election makes the case for...

Seemingly-endless uncertainty over Brexit and now speculation over whether there will be an easing of stamp duty on transactions is making...

Foxtons’ sales slumped another 10 per cent and its total revenue dropped another 3.5 per cent according to figures released this...

Foxtons has warned shareholders and the City that sales volumes are at a “record low” and that the agency suffered another fall...

There’s a silver lining to another set of stodgy housing market figures - at least one sector, for those buying their...

Countrywide has this morning revealed that group income is down yet again - it blames continuing Brexit-related problems. It says: “The ongoing...

Foxtons has revealed that its six branch closures announced towards the end of last year will save the company £3m in...

Estate agents have been warned that if new guidance over referral fees is not taken seriously, they could be faced with...

Countrywide's report to shareholders this morning warns that the residential market is heading for a difficult 2019 which may hit the...

LSL Property Services, the parent company of Your Move and Reeds Rains, has substantially 'written down' its investment in online estate...

More downbeat house price figures have prompted one leading estate agent to admit that the 2019 market had not taken off...

A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...

One of the country’s most influential bodies says house price rises over 2019 will be limited to around two per cent...

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...

It’s November so forecasts for next year are beginning to emerge from high-end agencies with research departments - and the first one...

The EY ITEM Club, regarded as one of the most influential groups of economists in the UK, says it’s still “dubious”...

The housing market “is clearly currently struggling to gain traction” and any real upturn ”will remain elusive over the coming months”...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

Research by Zoopla suggests that homeowners' confidence in the property market is on the rise.  The property website's latest Housing Market Sentiment...

The Ernst & Young ITEM Club - a group of economists highly regarded by politicians and some sectors of the property...

House prices fell unexpectedly in February with the Nationwide Building Society reporting a drop of 0.3 per cent. This ended some analysts’...

This year is going to be “challenging” for the housing market according to the influential Ernst & Young ITEM Club, a...

Savills has given a pessimistic outlook for the mainstream housing market for the next five years.  It says average house prices across...

Gross mortgage lending reached £22.1 billion in June - that’s nine per cent higher than in May and three per cent...

Savills is warning that while low interest rates will probably keep house prices relatively static, transaction volumes are likely to remain...

A house builder has set aside £7m to spend on repairs to its own new properties after a series of complaints...

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

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

Estate agency Knight Frank says that the UK housing market has rebounded more strongly than expected after the Brexit referendum -...

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...

The British Banking Association’s latest mortgage lending figures suggest early signs of fall-out from the surprise vote for the UK to...

Significant national events such as elections and, in this case, referendums bring with them a level of uncertainty.   No-one can predict...

House prices dipped by 0.8 per cent in April, the first month of the stamp duty surcharge and the period when...

The chief executive of Countrywide says there’s “no change of course” after a 37 per cent slump in operating profits were...

In many respects 2015 has been a good year. Despite global challenges, we have seen a marked improvement in the UK...

Agents across the country, hopefully refreshed by a nice holiday somewhere warm, will be gearing up for the phones to start...

UK average house prices rose 0.4 per cent in July taking the annual pace of change up to 3.5 per cent,...