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10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Average house prices in Wales have risen three per cent in the past year, despite multiple difficult lockdowns considered more severe...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...
14 November 2020
From: Features

The National Association of Estate Agents wants the government to initiate a mortgage guarantee scheme to encourage more 95 per cent...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The total Sales Agreed in 2020 so far has overtaken Sales Agreed up to this point in 2019, despite the Coronavirus...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Customers must be told about third party referral fees when buying or selling a home says the National Trading Standards Estate...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Agents Here To Help initiative, launched recently by Kristjan Byfield of The Depositary, is now developing fast and becoming a...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has temporarily suspended its official house price index as a result of the Coronavirus crisis. In a long and far-reaching announcement...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

At the moment, it somehow seems like tempting fate to think too far into the future, especially in terms of the...
25 April 2020
From: Features

Foxtons is warning that 2020 will be yet another difficult year for the agency despite the so-called Boris Bounce helping the...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A new analysis from a financial services trade body shows that gross mortgage lending is expected to rise significantly in the...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A conveyancing company has thrown its weight behind reforms to surveys outlined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. As Estate Agent Today...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a surprise, but small, increase in the market share of online estate agents according to the latest survey. Business...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Continuing political uncertainty over Brexit and now a significant chance of an autumn or winter General Election makes the case for...
17 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Seemingly-endless uncertainty over Brexit and now speculation over whether there will be an easing of stamp duty on transactions is making...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Foxtons’ sales slumped another 10 per cent and its total revenue dropped another 3.5 per cent according to figures released this...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has warned shareholders and the City that sales volumes are at a “record low” and that the agency suffered another fall...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s a silver lining to another set of stodgy housing market figures - at least one sector, for those buying their...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has this morning revealed that group income is down yet again - it blames continuing Brexit-related problems. It says: “The ongoing...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has revealed that its six branch closures announced towards the end of last year will save the company £3m in...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Estate agents have been warned that if new guidance over referral fees is not taken seriously, they could be faced with...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide's report to shareholders this morning warns that the residential market is heading for a difficult 2019 which may hit the...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services, the parent company of Your Move and Reeds Rains, has substantially 'written down' its investment in online estate...
05 March 2019
From: Breaking News

More downbeat house price figures have prompted one leading estate agent to admit that the 2019 market had not taken off...
01 March 2019
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A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...
07 January 2019
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One of the country’s most influential bodies says house price rises over 2019 will be limited to around two per cent...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...
24 November 2018
From: Features

It’s November so forecasts for next year are beginning to emerge from high-end agencies with research departments - and the first one...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The EY ITEM Club, regarded as one of the most influential groups of economists in the UK, says it’s still “dubious”...
09 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The housing market “is clearly currently struggling to gain traction” and any real upturn ”will remain elusive over the coming months”...
20 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...
02 June 2018
From: Features

Research by Zoopla suggests that homeowners' confidence in the property market is on the rise. The property website's latest Housing Market Sentiment...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The Ernst & Young ITEM Club - a group of economists highly regarded by politicians and some sectors of the property...
12 March 2018
From: Breaking News

House prices fell unexpectedly in February with the Nationwide Building Society reporting a drop of 0.3 per cent. This ended some analysts’...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

This year is going to be “challenging” for the housing market according to the influential Ernst & Young ITEM Club, a...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Savills has given a pessimistic outlook for the mainstream housing market for the next five years. It says average house prices across...
03 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Gross mortgage lending reached £22.1 billion in June - that’s nine per cent higher than in May and three per cent...
21 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Savills is warning that while low interest rates will probably keep house prices relatively static, transaction volumes are likely to remain...
11 April 2017
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A house builder has set aside £7m to spend on repairs to its own new properties after a series of complaints...
21 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...
11 February 2017
From: Features

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

Estate agency Knight Frank says that the UK housing market has rebounded more strongly than expected after the Brexit referendum -...
01 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...
30 September 2016
From: Features

The British Banking Association’s latest mortgage lending figures suggest early signs of fall-out from the surprise vote for the UK to...
25 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Significant national events such as elections and, in this case, referendums bring with them a level of uncertainty. No-one can predict...
17 June 2016
From: Features

House prices dipped by 0.8 per cent in April, the first month of the stamp duty surcharge and the period when...
10 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Countrywide says there’s “no change of course” after a 37 per cent slump in operating profits were...
25 February 2016
From: Breaking News

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

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