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A report by the influential Public Accounts committee of MPs has been highly sceptical of the effectiveness of Help To Buy. It...

The new housing minister has admitted that her party has tried to “put a lid” on house price rises and has...

If you thought - perhaps hoped - that five weeks of prorogued Parliament meant a break from politics, think again: the...

A banking company used by OnTheMarket has issued a note to its investor clients claiming the portal “arguably beats its peers...

Barratt Developments’ three consumer brands - Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes and Barratt London - are the first developers to list...

It’s been six years since the Help to Buy scheme was launched, with the honourable intentions of helping more people onto...

It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...

An independent estate agency says a No Deal Brexit will prompt a “feeding frenzy” of foreign buyers who are already “piling...

There has been a sceptical response by agents and others in the property industry to the government’s latest headline-grabbing tweaks to...

A new digital platform has been set up in a bid to provide a one-stop-shop for self-build enthusiasts - and it...

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

A property industry trade body claims 85 per cent of agents believes a ‘staged’ property sells three times faster than a...

I missed the biggest property story of the week and it’s only scant consolation that almost everyone else seemed to miss it...

Rightmove’s half year figures this morning continue to show strong growth in profits and revenue - but there are the first...

Seven in 10 agents fail to use video or YouTube to assist in their marketing according to an analysis by free-to-list...

A bid to ban the building of new homes for out-of-town buyers has backfired on a Cornish community - and now...

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your regular weekly column giving all the key appointments news in the...

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

Two of the highest profile independent estate agencies in the north of England have merged following a spectacular acquisition. Linley & Simpson...

Two Countrywide brands have joined forces to launch Airspace Exchange – a service to push the idea of constructing homes and...

The weekend is over all-too-quickly but at least if it’s Monday, it’s Property Jobs Today - your weekly catch up with...

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today - the Monday slot where you can catch up with...

Property developing is an incredibly diverse and exciting career choice, and something that many people aspire to do in the UK.  I...

Figures released from OnTheMarket this morning suggest that its conversion programme for agents shifting from free deals to paid membership is...

The National Audit Office says many users of Help To Buy would have been able to purchase a home anyway, without...

The Competition and Markets Authority has formally launched an investigation into the sale of leasehold properties - including possible mis-selling. This follows...

A review website set up by a former estate agent says £1m of new funding will allow it to roll out...

Welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - because last week there was a Bank Holiday, we have a bumper edition...

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...

Hello - it’s that time of the week again when we celebrate the agency industry’s fantastic fund-raising. We were delighted that our...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the commitment by the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate the mis-selling of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jake Gready Managing Director NEXA Bristol What services do you provide? buying - selling...

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...

It’s an eye-catching combination - former professional rugby players turn estate agents, set up in converted shipping containers, and promise in time-honoured fashion...

The trade body for ‘home stagers’ says that properties that have been dressed sell three times faster than those that have...

Research  by HouseSimple suggests that over 31 per cent of homes currently on sale in major UK towns and cities have...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

The leasehold scandal continues to generate plenty of column inches, with fresh stories emerging almost daily of people living in unsellable...

An ex-housing minister and ex-Brexit secretary says he wants to radically change taxes on buy to let capital appreciation to help...

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...

First time buyers purchasing new homes using the government’s Help to Buy equity loan scheme paid on average 12 per cent...

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...

Mortgage brokers are claiming that “a big number” of buyers are being cajoled into using estate agents’ in-house brokers. The Financial Conduct...

It’s no secret that the UK’s housing sector is in crisis. Headlines scream about the shortage of new-build homes. TV pundits...

Almost as soon as the government yesterday made its latest announcement to outlaw rogue leasehold deals, the measure was branded “pathetic. More...

Extended Permitted Development Rights unveiled in the Chancellor’s recent Spring Statement could create issues concerning Right To Light for homes near...

When it comes to major issues confronting housing, and in particular the direction that the government would like to take the...

The Law Society claims that the unforeseen charges faced by some purchasers of leasehold properties could be addressed “if developers and...

The leasehold system has created many unsellable and unmortgageable homes and should change, MPs say. The all-party Housing, Communities and Local Government...

The founder and former chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, is back in the headlines with a new but until now...

A survey by the Centre for Ageing Better recently showed that 72% of people want to see every new home built...

Savills has this morning talked up its investment in onliner Yopa, which it claims is the sixth largest estate agency in...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your weekly chance to catch up on major moves in our industry. Everyone here has...

It’s time, surely, for government to crackdown not just on rogue agents and landlords but on rogue councils that confuse the...

The row over whether Help To Buy benefits house builders’ personal wealth more than it assists the housing market is continuing...

The vast majority of people want homes built as standard for all age groups - a contrary view to those in...

Government figures show the UK’s annual house price growth now being down to 2.5 per cent - the lowest rate since...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...

A review website has launched that describes itself as “a new and powerful research and marketing tool in the residential property...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT.  Everyone here let us know about their jobs news by emailing press@estateagenttoday.co.uk - please do...

A respected property investment consultancy is warning that the current premium put on the prices of new-build homes - around 15...

The government has this morning set out wide-ranging changes to redress systems for agents, the sales and lettings sectors, and other...

A firm which recently joined the ‘hub club’ of agencies using centralised services offices says its won a major new build...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

A new portal which had branded itself as “the UK’s first decentralised property listing database” appears to have had a setback...

A new portal called YourMoov and describing itself as “the UK’s first decentralised property listing database” is to launch shortly. In an...

The government says it will be releasing details of its ideas to revamp redress systems concerning agents and new homes “in...

Developers have continued to sell thousands of new-build houses with leaseholds, despite a government pledge to ban the “unscrupulous” practice a...

A bid by online property platform TheHouseShop to raise £500,000 investment via crowdfunding appears to be flatlining. TheHouseShop - until 2015 known...

Having built over 1900 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 16 years, we know a thing or two...

A specialist property portal says it’s offering estate agents “a captive audience for the ski properties on their books.” SnowOnly says that...

There is a perfect storm brewing in the lettings market, and as the saying goes, “you can’t change the direction of...

Two weeks to Christmas but no sign of our industry slowing down with more job moves announced in recent days.  Please let...

Figures released by the government over the weekend show that 14,867 Help To Buy equity loans were taken out in the...

Communities have missed out on more than 10,000 affordable homes in the past three years as a result of government rules...

A website that lists private sale properties and calls itself “the all in one property marketplace” has valued itself on a...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

On the face of it, this year’s Budget was not what you could describe as ‘housing heavy’ in terms of the...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

One of London’s most prominent buying agencies says post-Brexit the interest in buying in the capital will return - whether there...

The cost of new-build leasehold properties has surged 16 times faster than freeholds according to research from property investment platform. The revelation...

Hello and welcome to a new working week, which means your chance to catch up on the key moves in our...

One of London’s highest profile and most outspoken estate agent chiefs has scolded ‘Maybot’ Theresa May on the day she is to...

The government, which only recently said there would be one Ombudsman covering the entire housing sector, has announced that there is...

Agents have continued to express their shock and opposition to the announcement by the government that it wants a stamp duty...

You will perhaps have seen recently that the Government has decided to boost funding to the regulator, the National Trading Standards...

Having delivered over 1,800 websites for estate agents over the last 15 years, I have come to recognise one major common...

Emoov’s founder Russell Quirk has outlined how he would help Britain get out of its current housing crisis to a Labour...

The Land & New Homes Network has announced a part exchange and assisted move collaboration with Relocation Agent Network in a...

Any day now we’ll hear the date for the Autumn Budget: it may be delayed to wait for a Brexit deal...

The raison d'être for estate agents everywhere is to get their properties noticed! It’s as simple as that. These days you’re likely...

A full 100 per cent of 20 to 24 year olds hope to buy their own home one day -  but...

With all the recent change and upheaval in the rental sector it may be time to consider how letting agencies will...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - a slim edition given how quiet the industry is at the...

It may not be a good idea for a journalist to be personal about a politician, so I write about our...

Former housing minister Dominic Raab, who yesterday left his post after just six months in office, may have had a lucky...

Another update from OnTheMarket this morning claims the portal is now listing over 550,000 UK residential property listings, in excess of...

The government says its funding schemes such as Help To Buy will no longer be applied to what it calls “unjustified...

The vast majority of estate agents say dressing a property for sale improves its chances of a sale by leaving a...

High-end housebuilder Berkeley Homes says “macro and political uncertainty, including Brexit” is leading to some developers previously building in London to...

The pace of change is extraordinary. As we reach the middle of one conversation, rumblings of the next already begin. I think...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, and although we’re well into the summer season now there are still plenty of...

Having recently attended FUTURE: PropTech in London, it struck me just how far the integration of property and technology has progressed...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - and just because it’s half term, don’t think the industry has...

A new online platform claims agents can now offer people a chance to buy a property with, literally, just one click...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our weekly feature on who’s moving where throughout our industry. And it’s...

One of the three official redress bodies serving the estate and lettings agency industry has conducted a survey of complaints across...

Hybrid agency Emoov is now offering a tailored sales package aimed at attracting developers listing and selling new homes. Rather than paying...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone mentioned here...

At any given moment it’s difficult to say which issue dominates our marketplace, but I think it’s fair to acknowledge during...

An estate agent and former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the government’s latest drive to build new...

The well-respected buying agency Black Brick has revealed the scale of discounts it secures on prime properties being sold for different...

Having built over 1,800 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 20 years, it will come as no surprise...

Three councils are encouraging local residents to sign a new register which aims to bring more quality homes for sale to...

Claims by President Donald Trump that the US got a bad deal by selling its prime central London embassy and building...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

HouseSimple is reported to have secured £20m in growth capital which it says will help it “challenge Purplebricks as the UK’s...

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

Here we are again: another much anticipated Budget has been and gone and, yet, still nothing much has changed! Yes, of course,...

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing.  The decision to cut stamp duty...

An online agency which claims to be the first in the world to be dedicated to sealed bid property sales, is...

An influential consumer group has responded to the government’s commitment to reform the house buying process by advocating legally-binding reservation agreements...

The Conservative party, in a press statement released to clarify comments made by Theresa May, says the government’s proposed extra £2...

Figures in the property industry have sharply criticised the announcement made at the Conservative party conference to pump an estimated £10...

Online petitions appear to be the flavour of the week - the latest is calling for the government’s Help to Buy...

Even so close to the event, I don’t think anyone will be deeming 2017 as the ‘summer of love’.  The summer of...

Regional property portal MoviNorth says it plans to secure additional investment to expand its coverage by the end of 2017. The portal...

Savills is remaining silent on the issues surrounding the apparent filing of a High Court order that may oblige the agency...

The government is thought to be reviewing Help To Buy which, it is claimed, could end with the scheme being scrapped...

Historically, short-term rentals have been an unattractive business for the majority of estate agents and property managers. Scarcity of demand from tenants...

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...

Purplebricks has landed a deal to sell new-build homes, an activity previously done usually directly by developers or traditional high street estate...

For those of us working within the property sector, we’re in the very midst of what, for generations, has been one...

Living next to inconsiderate neighbours can be a nightmare, but letting to bad tenants can prove costly, especially when issues, which...

The political ebb and flow continues - seemingly with all the subtlety of a Boris Johnson rugby tackle on a 10-year...

LonRes has launched a new product which it says helps developers and agents ensure maximum exposure to previously untapped buyers. A new...

A network which helps estate agents win more instructions in the land and new homes sector is launching a lead generation...

In their election rhetoric all the political parties informed us that the UK is experiencing a ‘housing crisis’, with all promising...

The housing industry has responded with shock, joy, and jitters, after Theresa May’s snap general election went catastrophically wrong, leaving her...

We take a break from the relentless election coverage to look at the great fundraising work being carried out by our industry. Once...

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a selection of tips for growing your business. We’re now...

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...

As Dataloft’s home town and having been declared the best place to live, we needed no further excuse to have a...

The Green Party, one of the final political groups to launch their manifesto for the June 8 General Election, wants an end...

The Liberal Democrats have set a building target of 300,000 new homes a year, have pledged to scrap housing association Right...

On behalf of The University of Oxford, Professor Andrew Baum has overseen the compiling of an academic study of the PropTech...

Given that around 95% of property searches now start online, it is more important than ever that an agent has an...

Four Proptech experts have listed the top 10 start up companies they believe are the ones to watch for agents and...

What does it say on your business card? Peter Mansfield, Group Chairman, The World Property Network, www.twpn.com  and TheWorldPropertyNetwork.com                                  What is The World Property Network...

Not only did Theresa May stun everyone with her decision to call a ‘snap election’ but with the campaign now underway...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Gavriel Merkado, Founder and CEO of REalyse Q: Who are REalyse? REalyse is a big...

A controversial new search engine claiming to be in the later stages of development is seeking investment from estate agents, corporates...

More than three quarters of developers want to see the government go into reverse on its stamp duty and mortgage interest...

A two year investigation by the Law Commission has ended with a claim that some owners of leasehold retirement properties, and...

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

Concern is growing over the stagnation in transactions in London generally and in prime central areas in particular. Consultancy JLL says there...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

A year ago, we were days away from the introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge on second homes – a...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

The World Property Network, a global property portal, has launched a show on Sky Property TV - the first portal in...

Jason Howes, the regional director for land and new homes at Barnard Marcus, has extended his role to lead the Fox...

A data portal called REalyse and aimed at professional property investors is launching today after raising £500,000 in seed capital.  The site...

Marsh & Parsons has expanded its Residential Development & Investment team - just one of a number of agencies to announce...

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

If you work in lettings, I’ll already have a pretty good idea on how you feel about the current Conservative Government.  The...

Housing minister Gavin Barwell has told the NAEA conference that there is no quick fix for the country’s housing shortage -...

The government has set out 29 key points in its Housing White Paper.   Introducing it in the Commons this afternoon, Communities Secretery Sajid...

A series of leaks to national newspapers and a flurry of broadcast interviews by housing minister Gavin Barwell means we already know...

Zoopla Property Group’s £120m purchase of Hometrack, announced yesterday evening, is part of its aim to create “the UK’s most valuable...

Zoopla Property Group is buying Hometrack, one of the country’s leading property market business consultancies. Established in 1999, Hometrack is one of...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

Sawyer & Co., an agency operating sales and lettings in Brighton and Hove, is the latest firm to be chosen to...

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

The end of 2016 saw the launch of 30,000 new build-to-rent (BTR) projects in London alone. With market growth projected to...

The Treasury should review the impact of stamp duty on London's market given recent political and economic changes according to London...

Fraser & Co is opening a new office in the City of London, despite gloomy reports from other agencies about the...

Now I’m not one to lose sleep over politicians, but it strikes me that Communities Secretary Sajid Javid and Housing Minister...

A new body set up to forge links between developers and estate agents has spoken up in favour of the government’s...

The Adam Smith Institute, a right-wing think-tank, has blasted the campaigning charity Shelter over its allegations of land-banking by house builders in...

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

Humberts says it is throwing its weight behind a fledgling organisation set up to bring estate agencies and new-build developers together...

The industry has reacted angrily to the Chancellor declining to change stamp duty despite pleas from agents and suppliers ahead of the Autumn...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

Forecasts are a tricky business. And as I wrote in a recent Industry Views opinion piece, any prediction in the current...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

It’s all been kicking off in recent weeks, hasn’t it? Marmite wars, the endless Trump v Clinton debate, Samsung phones blowing...

The almost non-stop series of tax changes affecting all aspects of the housing market in recent years looks set to continue...

The government has revealed that its £2 billion accelerated construction fund will be used to guarantee housing schemes, including deals to...

The government has signalled that it is going to publish a housing White Paper later this year with “significant measures” to...

Two high profile property firms have strengthened their land and new homes teams in order to cope with growing demand in...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...

The industry publication Property Week says it has exclusively discovered that the government is preparing a housing market stimulus package to...

This week, 25 years ago the world's first website went live to those of us who were around then.  Amazingly, despite the...

Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...

Rightmove has reported its half-year figures to the City and its investors with the stand-out claim being that it now says...

Property prices were at the forefront of the EU debate in the run-up to the referendum, with the now former Chancellor...

It has been revealed that the new housing minister, Gavin Barwell, appears to be campaigning to oppose a new housing scheme...

Housing appears to have a disappointingly low priority in the new Theresa May-led Cabinet - at least judging from the time...

I’m indebted to one of the most enthusiastic estate agents I’ve had the pleasure of meeting for suggesting the subject of...

What a month it has been. By the time you read this, we'll have a new Prime Minister, a new Cabinet,...

With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...

One of the many estate agencies hoping to market increasing numbers of new homes has been praised by a developer client...

A survey from property consultancy Plentific suggests 1.7m households in the UK may be less likely to sell up in the...

Humberts is introducing what it calls a ‘personal assistant’ for retirees in a bid to woo the growing market of elderly...

The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...

Property consultancy Arcadis, which monitors construction and development around the world, wants Chancellor George Osborne to offer temporary stamp duty relief...

The MP who pledged his support to a campaign against portal juggling has now submitted an application for a Westminster Hall...

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...

I wish it were otherwise, but there’s a crisis just beginning to sweep over newspapers – with, a bit beneath the...

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...

A Conservative MP is to raise the portal juggling controversy in the House of Commons. Derek Thomas, MP for St Ives in...

Winners’ reactions and views from a fantastic day of celebration! The Kings Group scooped the gold award for Best Estate Agent in...

The complete list of this year’s ESTAS award winners has now been released after a hugely successful ceremony in London hosted...

Who are you? My name is Sham, I am based in the UK and my core experience is in running cross border...

Despite being round the block quite a few times in the property world, it was only in 2008 that the importance...

The government’s official consultation exercise on the stamp duty surcharge - launched in controversial circumstances over the Christmas holidays - attracted...

When it comes to Budgets and Property, you have to hope that the old adage that ‘things happen in threes’ turns...

A new portal, New Home Finder, has agreed a contract with Redrow to market its entire UK portfolio, including forthcoming developments,...

The service charges for new-build flats coming on to the market this year are on average 96 per cent higher than...

A record 30,000 surveys have been submitted to the organisers of The ESTAS awards on the performance of estate and letting...

An influential committee of the House of Lords has waded into the argument over whether the government’s new Starter Homes are...

Discounted starter homes could be out of reach for the majority of families in need of an affordable home in many...

As we all know, Peter Redfern is critical to the future of the British housing market and.... What? Wait? You don’t know...

An OnTheMarket director says his portal can still challenge Rightmove - despite record figures from Rightmove itself. As we reported yesterday, Rightmove says...

Rightmove has announced a string of new records with visits in January up 21 million on the same period last year...

A suggestion that up to 50 per cent of new homes built in London should be affordable has come in for...

An impressive piece of research by London agency Kay & Co chronicles a huge surge in the volume and price of...

In January readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given the opportunity to give their views on proposed...

A ‘points of interest’ web portal is being offered to agents and developers who want to have additional information on property...

The Accessible Property Register, a website specialising in promoting wheelchair-accessible homes, has been taken over by TheHouseShop.com.  APR was set up by...

Today is the last chance for Estate Agent Today readers to have their concerns about proposed stamp duty increases and recent...

Estate Agent Today readers are being given the rare opportunity to have their concerns about proposed stamp duty increases and recent...

There’s been plenty of forecasting in recent weeks - banks, consultancies and high-end estate agents have predicted house prices in the...

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

The Treasury has admitted that stamp duty ‘take’ is expected to soar from £11.2 billion this year to £17.8 billion in...

- From April 2016 buy to let landlords and people buying second or holiday homes will have to pay an additional...

George Osborne has announced a shock additional 3.0 per cent stamp duty on second homes and buy to let properties. Details are...

The agency marketing expert Doctor Photo has launched what he calls a ‘digital surgery’ to provide agents and developers with images...

Jon Hunt, the property billionaire who founded, ran and then sold Foxtons, is worth a cool £1.186 billion - yet is...

High-end property business Savills has launched a new service called Retirement Living, aimed at securing business from retirement scheme developers. The team...

Property journalists, and more than a few estate agents, are beginning their annual autumn ritual – forecasting what’s going to happen...

Two more agencies have set up new home divisions - a barometer of how they anticipate residential development becoming a bigger...

A couple behind a new online estate agency want to establish what they describe as a US or Australian-style franchise system...

The government is telling councils to produce local plans for new homes in their area by 2017 – or Whitehall will...

There has been a mixed response from the agency world to David Cameron's pledge to reform planning, promise that 200,000 new...

The new shadow housing minister says Labour will build 100,000 new council houses and housing association homes a year with more...

More downsizing could release almost three million homes into the market according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Its latest policy...

Housing minister has Brandon Lewis has thrown his weight behind the right of foreign investors to purchase buy to let properties,...

The government has launched a £26m fund for house builders and developers to demonstrate the range of high quality homes appropriate...

Zoopla is set to announce its latest total of agent members later this week. Back in May Zoopla revealed that it had...

I received a call from a prominent agent known to many in the industry this week, asking an unexpected question: he wanted...

Introduce your properties to over 500,000 investors, increase sales and management stock... WHAT IS PRING Pring.co.uk is the largest investment property portal...

Rightmove and Foxtons have reported their half-year figures to the City this morning - and they tell very different stories. Rightmove’s customer...

Estate agents have given an enthusiastic endorsement to Chancellor George Osborne’s proposals to help boost housing building totals through changes to...

The annual RESI conference, usually dominated by developers and debates over housebuilding totals, is this year to include a discussion on...

The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors says it supports a call by housing minister Brandon Lewis for personnel retiring from the...

A north of England firm that claims to offer a more affordable route into home ownership than available with a conventional...

Over 28,000 people visited websites connected with the first ever online-only auction for new build properties, according to the event’s organisers,...

Zoopla Property Group has appointed Vin Murria as an independent non-executive director. Murria, who left her role as chief executive of AIM-listed...

Working with a well-connected local estate agent should be a priority for British house-hunters looking for property overseas, according to an...

Zoopla says it has lost 16 per cent of its global members in the year to the end of March -...

Auction house Allsop is launching the country’s first ever online-only auction for new build homes - and claims it's a first. The...

The Brian Cox estate agency, at the centre of a weekend newspaper allegation about £2,000 deposits from buyers, has strongly defended...

So, a sigh of relief.  Most agents will be pleased with the election result - even if they are not Tory supporters...

The issue of some estate agents insisting that buyers and/or sellers use a particular solicitor or conveyancer has reared its ugly...

Gentrification is a divisive, provocative issue, but why are estate agents (especially Foxtons) appearing to bear the brunt of the public’s...

Investors Chronicle says the creation of OnTheMarket was a “logical” step in the light of the Rightmove-Zoopla dupooly - but the...

There's bad news for Britain’s politicians who are using house-building targets as policy objectives in the election - over two thirds...

With pension reform, council licensing changes and a General Election on the horizon, many are anticipating a boom in the buy-to-let...