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We all know what did happen in 2021 - Covid and more Covid, the stamp duty holiday frenzy, a soaring rental...

I’ve never written the three letters ‘EPC’ more often than I have in the past week. Law changes for the private rental...

Robert Jenrick has been sacked from his post as Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary. He was the third major name to...

Prices in prime central London grew by 0.3 per cent in the year to May - tiny rise but a significant...

The Prime Central London pain throughout the pandemic can be seen by new figures just released by an investment consultancy, showing...

A prominent London agency says today’s new two per cent stamp duty surcharge imposed on most overseas buyers will not dampen...

Anthony Codling, the City analyst who made his name as a scourge of Purplebricks, says Brexit may be good news for the...

The country producing the largest number of buyers of prime London properties is not China, nor from north America or the...

London’s properties are “over-valued” according to a leading bank. UBS, which has what it calls a Global Real Estate Bubble Index, says...

Savills has boosted its forecast for housing transactions this year because the stamp duty holiday has been such a success at...

The property market is used to change, and I’m confident it will bounce back from any lockdown effects. Despite being acutely aware...

Mortgage lenders approved the highest number of loans for house purchase in nearly four years in January, according to Bank of...

There’s been an average asking price rise of 2.3 per cent in the past four weeks - the biggest ever increase...

In its latest State of the Property Nation report, which questions over 650 agents and 6,000 consumers, Zoopla says 55 per...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

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

High end agency Knight Frank says prices in prime central London have fallen again - although the 4.4 per cent drop...

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

A leading London estate agency with US connections says there has been a surge in high net worth American buyers in...

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

A more stable trend is now emerging in the UK housing market, according to the latest results for the RICS UK...

London Central Portfolio, a respected property consultancy that has been pessimistic about the market in prime areas of the capital, says...

Knight Frank says Brexit-related uncertainty has curbed trading activity across all UK residential markets over the last 12 months - and...

New research by comparison website GoCompare suggests almost a million house sales have been lost because of Brexit.  The study claims that...

Four years ago, as we approached the general election, Andrews Property Group held a roundtable debateon the impact the election might have...

Might the central London market gloom be broken by just a sliver of light? London Central Portfolio, an investment consultancy, has recently...

Respected investment consultancy London Central Portfolio is warning that “sales go on falling and falling” across the capital, fuelled by Brexit...

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

A mortgage firm claims that around a third of all those who have moved homes since 2016 have done so -...

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

The National Association of Estate Agents says the number of house hunters registered per branch fell 15 per cent in February...

A quick-buy firm that buys homes at around 85 per cent of market value claims the industry is concealing how slow...

Rightmove has this morning given its 2018 report to shareholders, laying bare the huge financial wealth of the company which dominates...

If anyone thought Brexit may allow domestic buyers a bigger share of the market, think again: no fewer than 57 per...

There was a huge 33 per cent collapse in transactions in central London in the final quarter of 2018 compared with...

The chief executive of Haart, Paul Smith, is warning that a No Deal exit from the EU could leave Britain with...

A London buying agent has called for a second referendum on Britain’s EU membership, suggesting that it would give more certainty...

A leading London estate agency is reporting a surge in overseas buyers sealing deals ahead of the government’s new stamp duty...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says a no-deal Brexit exit could lead to a 35 per cent house price crash. The...

The investment bank Jefferies says Foxtons’ long-running share price slump is a reflection of Brexit uncertainty “until we find out what...

One of London’s leading estate agents says Brexit has had at worst a neutral effect on the housing market and may...

Mortgage Advice Bureau has batted off the flat housing market by reporting good figures for 2017. Revenue for the year increased by...

Outspoken buying agent Henry Pryor says some “pretty dodgy” overseas buyers have purchased homes in the UK in the past -...

The HomeOwners’ Alliance says vendors must put their homes on the market no later than Tuesday if they are serious about selling by...

Investors from countries as diverse as South Africa and Russia are getting a 21 per cent discount on UK property according...

Winkworth says solid performances from its lettings and property management services, plus new franchise deals, have compensated for a challenging sales...

New research has revealed that Britain's impending exit from the European Union is not a consideration for 71% of consumers. A study...

Savills has reported strong figures for the first half of 2017 across its worldwide activities, but its UK residential divisions have...

A third of small building firms say that soaring material prices are squeezing their margins and almost a quarter have had...

Countrywide has revealed a massive plunge in its profits for the first six months of 2017.   Pre-tax profit for the six months...

The housing market is approaching something of a standstill as the summer holiday season begins according to a downbeat report from...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows price growth dipping further, struggling transaction volumes and the...

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

Prime London house prices are now 5.3 per cent lower than at the time of the EU referendum admits Savills, following...

The number of house hunters registered per estate agency branch fell last month to 381 - well down on its figure...

A ‘disrupter’ estate agent says the English housing market operates in a way that is far less efficient than Scotland’s -...

Five per cent of homeowners say they will definitely not be buying a property until the Brexit process is over, while...

Humberts - until now known as an agency operating predominantly in market towns across southern England - is opening a Mayfair office in...

Property transactions rose marginally in March this year, up 0.5 per cent on February’s total according to figures from HM Revenue...

Yesterday’s decision by MPs to agree to Theresa May’s snap General Election on June 8 means that the current government -...

A series of strong sales performances at recent auctions has led one firm to claim the sector is leading the residential industry’s...

Savills has revealed relatively strong figures for 2016 in its report to the City this morning, with group revenue up 13...

Foxtons has received lavish praise from investment consultancy Jefferies despite long-term share price worries reflecting its mixed performance in the troubled...

We’re almost nine months on from the EU Referendum and yet the issue remains the big divide across the nation: an...

Foxtons' figures released to the City this morning confirm a huge slump in sales in 2016 - and even lettings revenue...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

An analysis of estate agents quoted on the London Stock Exchange suggests that almost all the traditional firms have suffered since...

There's bad news for the government in the form of house building targets on the eve of its long-awaited Housing White...

The Independent Press Standards Organisation has ruled that a Daily Express newspaper story - “EU Exit Boosts House Prices” - was...

Brexit and the economic uncertainty since the EU Referendum have not prevented Connells delivering overall growth in 2016 - despite a...

Two reports produced by Savills suggests continuing struggles for high-priced properties in prime locations to combat economic uncertainty and the deterrent...

The flexibility of Foxtons’ business model - especially its ability to control headcount, including the number of agents it employs -...

Most would-be house buyers have moved on from the shock result of the EU referendum and are likely to renew their...

The managing partner of a property investment firm says London residential property values have fallen by 15 to 25 per cent...

Brexit and wider economic uncertainties worsened by changes to property taxation have forced the Council of Mortgage Lenders to cut its...

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

Forecasts are so last year: who anticipated Bowie, Brexit or Balls for example? Quotes, on the other hand, really ARE last year...

Becky Fatemi of central London estate agency Rokstone says prime areas of the capital are to suffer a “prolonged phase of...

One of the key factors associated with an active private rental market in the UK, as detailed in the Dataloft PRS...

Prominent top end London estate agent Trevor Abrahmsohn says some homes in the higher levels of the market may now have...

A housebuilder that has in the past profited from its concentration on high-end London schemes says demand for its units is...

A trading update released by Countrywide this morning shows a 29 per cent slump in London exchanges in the third quarter...

There’s good news for London’s troubled market - a report from the CML shows that buyers in the capital took out 12...

Foreign exchange giant Moneycorp says the number of Britons buying homes abroad has slumped 25 per cent since the EU referendum. In...

Jefferies, the City investment service known for its analysis of major residential sector firms, forecasts Foxtons’ transactions to fall 10 per...

Barratt Homes, the UK’s largest housebuilder, is slashing the asking prices of some of its most expensive London homes by 10 per cent. In...

Figures released by the government show sales during July - the first month after the EU referendum - tumbling by well over...

Confidence in the UK housing market has fallen to its lowest point in three years, according to the latest Halifax ‘confidence...

Knight Frank says overseas buyers are not only benefitting from a significant drop in the effective price of central London properties...

It is fair to say that 2016 is a year full of surprises. Anyone who had the foresight to predict Britain...

Although Brexit, portal juggling and portal wars have stolen property industry headlines in recent months, there's been one story almost constantly...

The latest Bank of England data on mortgage approvals - a key barometer for likely transactions for agents - shows Brexit...

We are now less than a month away from Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement to the nation, depending of course on...

The average number of house hunters registered at each branch of the National Association of Estate Agents rose to 333 from 287...

House purchase mortgage approvals last month were 15 per cent lower than in September 2015 according to figures from the British...

Most householders taking part in a sentiment survey by estate agency Knight Frank say they believe the value of their home...

Strutt & Parker says it has achieved record annual sales figures from its latest National Open House day on October 8. It says...

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...

The huge consequences of the EU referendum, and the impending Brexit negotiations, have drawn into sharp light the consequences for a...

Thirty one per cent of residential sales fell through before completion in the third quarter of 2016, showing a sizeable increase...

Countryside Properties and Telford Homes are the latest housebuilders to report good trading conditions following the result of the EU referendum. Countryside,...

Knight Frank has reported a four per cent rise in annual revenues to £461m but a five per cent drop in...

Research from the consumer organisation Which? suggests that the number of mortgages on the market has increased by 13 per cent...

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

Those working within the UK housing market would have felt considerable worry about the immediate impact of the vote to leave...

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

Given the uncertainty that shrouded the immediate build up to, and aftermath of, the EU referendum, the current lettings market in...

House prices increased by 0.4% between June and July, according to the latest UK House Price Index. The data for July, the...

House prices dipped 0.2 per cent last month but remain 0.7 per cent higher than three months ago and a full...

Barratt Homes is the latest housebuilder to report strong figures - for the period up to the EU referendum - with...

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

Confidence in the UK housing market has slumped according to an annual survey conducted by economic consultancy ING.  The survey, called Homes...

Average house prices across the UK increased by 0.6 per cent in August, taking the annual rate of growth to 5.6...

The Bank of England says the number of new mortgages fell to 60,912 in July, down from 64,152 the previous month...

The see-saw of conflcting post-Brexit indicators is continuing with figures from house builder Persimmon suggesting a strong housing market - contradicting...

Several agencies have unveiled expansion plans despite the EU referendum, economic uncertainty and fears of a major downturn in the London...

An estate agency is claiming that the psychology of buying and selling has come to the fore following the EU referendum,...

Average house prices across the UK rose 8.7 per cent in the year to the end of June - so including...

There has been another indicator that the Brexit effect on the UK housing market has been less severe than some anticipated. Bovis...

No fewer than 174,000 people moved home in the first six months of 2016 - a rise of nine per cent...

Jackson-Stops & Staff says the housing market has weakened a little since the EU referendum but prices have not suffered and...

New data from LonRes shows that transaction volumes across the capital’s prime markets tumbled 41 per cent in the second quarter...

Prices of homes in Prime Central London have fallen across all sectors in the second quarter of the year and over...

Savills residential fee income rose 10 per cent in the first six months of 2016 but the firm warns that it’s...

Over 37 per cent of prospective buyers are worried that concern over Brexit will trigger a housing market crash according to...

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

A property supply index suggests there has been a bounce-back of homes on the market in July, following the EU referendum.  HouseSimple...

Countrywide says there will “almost certainly” be no more acquisitions of agencies or other firms for the group over the rest...

LSL Property Services - which owns agency brands including Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has reported strong...

The Centre for Economics and Business Research says that house prices across the UK are set to increase by 5.7 per...

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

Foxtons is reviewing its programme of branch openings in London because of the slowdown in the capital's housing market. In figures released...

Countrywide has confounded its critics with an upbeat performance in the first six months of the year, growing revenues by nine...

Rightmove says it is confident of keeping on track to deliver its expected results and profits throughout 2016 despite the unexpected...

The Registers of Scotland is the latest barometer to suggest the market has performed well in the second quarter of the...

The latest figures on mortgage lending suggest that higher house prices led to greater lending in June this year than 12...

Allsop’s latest residential auction in London - its first since the EU referendum - raised £51m, less than 10 per cent...

There has been a gloomy response to the latest Knight Frank measure of house price sentiment - the first of its...

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...

London’s rising supply of homes on sale and relatively low level of transactions are “pointing to slower house price growth in...

The price of an average house or flat in the UK rose by £16,000 in the year to May after another...

House price falls triggered by weaker economic growth and a drop in economic confidence following the EU referendum may not actually...

House prices in Scotland rose 0.9 per cent in May, taking the average value to £172,119 - still down on a...

Rightmove’s latest house price index, covering two weeks either side of the EU referendum at the end of June, suggests average...

With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...

The Bank of England has kept its base rate to 0.50 per cent despite many analysts expecting it would be cut...

One of the first major pieces of research to come from an estate agency following the EU referendum suggests the short-term...

Sherry Fitzgerald, a major agency in the Republic of Ireland, says it has seen “exceptionally strong” interest in homes from British...

Buying agent Johnny Turnbull claims that 83.2 per cent of the properties sold in prime central London in the second quarter...

The news that Theresa May will be installed as Prime Minister tomorrow has immediately stabilished the share prices of estate agents...

The pace of property valuations conducted last month grew on both an annual basis and since the previous month, despite jitters...

As I sit and write this piece, even with the FTSE 100 back up and sterling having recovered some of its...

Estate agents from around the country are reporting only limited damage to business or prices caused by the Brexit result of...

Housebuilder St Modwen has been forced to write down the value of the landmark Nine Elms regeneration scheme because “recent transactional...

Uncertainty - even that which existed before the EU referendum just a week ago today - means demand for property has...

Data from Your Move and Reeds Rains - for May, so well before the EU referendum result - suggests average prices slumped 0.4...

Foxtons says the vote to leave the EU means the expected upturn in the housing market in the second half of...

Agents have been giving their reaction to the shock Brexit referendum result - and their comments have ranged from the gloomy...

Much of the nation’s attention may have been on saying Remain or Leave in the EU Referendum but this enormous decision...

Members of the property industry join the rest of the country in going to the polls today to decide whether the...

The agency which describes itself as the UK’s first hybrid - EweMove - is claiming a record quarter of property sales...

An analysis of 750,000 homes on sale across the UK reveals areas where activity remains high despite economic uncertainty surrounding the...

Rightmove says fewer new sellers are coming to market, with this month’s total some 5.3 per cent below the monthly average...

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

A few of our Industry Views pieces this week focus on the upcoming EU referendum. I don’t think I can add...

I pride myself as a logical person, so much so that it amazes me how most people seem to struggle to...

Berkeley Group, which has given a trading report to the City, says reservations for its new homes are down 20 per...

Three separate surveys appear to suggest that even a long-term shortage of homes on sale is not enough to stop a...

Let’s face it - the biggest distraction for many estate agents in the coming weeks may well be the Euro 2016...

As we have just passed the 6 month half way point of 2016 we thought it would be a good idea...

Home loans activity has fallen to a 12 month low as market torpor sets in ahead of the EU referendum.  According to...

A developer is making an offer to buyers of selected units at his new scheme in Slough - buy now but...

Valuation activity in May rose by nearly a fifth on an annual basis despite the upcoming EU referendum according to research...

One of the UK's largest estate agency chains has issued its latest trading update, reporting a strong start to the year. Hunters,...

A high-end agency claims that despite prices falling in Prime Central London (PCL), demand was subdued in May due to the prospect...

It’s nearly June – June! – already. Seriously, where has this year gone? This means summer is nearly upon us, with a...

An increasing number of UK households say they plan to buy a property in the next 12 months.  Knight Frank's latest house...

George Osborne has claimed that average house prices could fall by up to 18% if the UK leaves the EU following...

The National Association of Estate Agents and Association of Residential Letting Agents say that although there are no conclusive ‘leave’ or...

New figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors backs up the theory that the market is slowing down significantly ahead...

Property sales slowed dramatically in April as the market readjusted following the frenzy of buying before the stamp duty surcharge deadline...

Another agency has warned of the likely market slowdown caused by the June 23 EU referendum and political uncertainty over the...

A City investment consultancy says one leading private agency chain has slashed its fees to 0.5 per cent in order to...

Political and economic uncertainty caused by the upcoming EU referendum is beginning to hit the housing market according to two different...

Forget the gloomy stamp duty news, or the prospect that a new house price index might revalue house prices downwards, or...

Winkworth, the franchise giant with most offices concentrated in or close to London, says the high-end of the capital’s prime market...

A survey of 1,000 people shows that a significant number in each region of the UK are putting their sales plans...

Uncertainty before the EU Referendum could lead to fewer house sales and reduce the number of new homes being built warns...

And so it begins. Four months and counting before we vote to leave or remain. For a country apparently so divided about...

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

A high-end estate agent who was one of the founding directors of Agents' Mutual says a British exit from the EU may not...

Cluttons is warning that the prime central London market may stagnate for at least the early part of this year thanks...