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![East of England agents ‘worst-hit’ if Stamp Duty threshold drops - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
Agents in the East of England could face the toughest task filling the void left by first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to avoid ‘one size fits all’ planning policy](/upload/images/shutterstock_2350994731.jpg)
Reforms to the UK’s planning system must move from a one size fits all approach to boost development, the Government has...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![How agents can use comparable data to price properties with accuracy](/upload/images/NB%20-%20Cosy%20Resi%20Sep%20blog%201%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20in%20Property%20Management%20Tools%20for%20Landlords.jpg)
As mortgage rates remain high, estate agents report that housing market conditions continue to be demanding. A 0.1% fall in the average...
06 July 2024
From: Features
![Independent agent signs long-term Zoopla listings deal](/upload/images/shutterstock_246715795.jpg)
Arun Estates has signed a new long-term deal with Zoopla. The independent agent’s 100 high-street branches in the South East of England...
21 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove: UK asking prices hit by summer slump](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Average asking prices had their usual seasonal dip this month, dropping by just £21 to £375,110, according to Rightmove data. The portal’s...
17 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Danger - Housing Market at risk of Chronic Over-Supply Until Rates Fall](/upload/images/shutterstock_2051919698.jpg)
There’s a growing supply-demand imbalance in the sales market according to the prominent industry asking price index, Home. It says despite greater...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Savills makes drastic U-turn on housing market forecast for 2024](/upload/images/shutterstock_2371809077.jpg)
Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty causes Sales Slump for investors in southern England](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty-Image--400x310.png)
The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Startling figures show mortgage costs holding back house prices](/upload/images/shutterstock_2300256545.jpg)
Higher mortgage rates are a drag on house price growth says Zoopla - and it’s produced startling figures to prove it. The...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![London has lowest level of tenanted properties for buy-to-let investors](/upload/images/5%20--%20Proofed%20--%20%20Weekend%20features%20-%20London%20has%20the%20lowest%20By%20Director%20of%20Benham%20and%20Reeves%2C%20Marc%20von%20Grundherr.jpg)
The latest research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that while a rental property with a...
27 April 2024
From: Features
![Average estate agent fees hit £4,500 to £10,300 - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1558337399.jpg)
A new analysis of the cost-of-moving suggests that the typical seller will incur expenses of £5,867 - and that rises hugely...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![High mortgage rates close gap between buying and renting costs - Halifax](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
The gap between the costs of home ownership and renting has reached its smallest level since 2019, according to the latest...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! The property hotspots for London leavers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Epsom and Ewell, Epping Forest and Dartford have been named as the top London leaver hotspots as buyers continue to move...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Newborns face paying £500,000 for homes when they hit first-time buyer age](/upload/images/shutterstock_451758460.jpg)
A baby born today will need to earn £95,121 to get on the property ladder, research suggests. The analysis forecasts that the...
20 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: Property market is improving but buyers remain price-sensitive](/upload/images/shutterstock_1906337941.jpg)
Lower mortgage rates gave the housing market a boost in February with supply and sales all moving higher, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove calls for regional Stamp Duty thresholds](/upload/images/shutterstock_2199764593(1).jpg)
Rightmove has joined growing calls for Stamp Duty reform ahead of the Spring Budget next week. The property portal has outlined three...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: First-time buyer homes selling at 8% below local average](/upload/images/2%20Have%20Mortgage%20Rates%20Peaked%20by%20Sarah%20Thompson.jpg)
Properties favoured by first-time buyers are typically selling for an average of 8% or £20,300 below the local market average, Zoopla...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: New estate agency sale stock has hit a four-year high](/upload/images/shutterstock_119999488.jpg)
New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Land Registry reveals 1.4% house price drop in 2023](/upload/images/shutterstock_2218189005%20(1).jpg)
Average house prices fell 1.4% during 2023, Land Registry data has revealed. The latest Land Registry House Price Index for December 2023...
15 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Hamptons: Housing market has “firmly turned the page” as activity improves](/upload/images/shutterstock_165388550.jpg)
The housing market is "turning a page" with fewer price reductions and higher achieved prices, Hamptons claims. A January market activity update...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![UK housing stock value dips for first time since 2012](/upload/images/shutterstock_227143492.jpg)
The total value of all homes across the UK has dropped for the first time since 2012. Research by Savills shows the...
14 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
![Will housing be a major battleground in the 2024 general election?](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature%20-%20Will%20housing%20be%20a%20major%20battleground%20in%20the%202024%20general%20election%20-%20Christopher%20Roberts%20(Boyer).png)
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...
13 January 2024
From: Features
![‘Affordability pressures’ set to push house prices down again in 2024 - reports](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices cut on hundreds of listings per day - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
Hundreds of properties are having their asking prices cut each day, new analysis reveals as agents and sellers continue to try...
07 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![North East home sales least affected by market slowdown - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Homebuyer appetite has abruptly fallen across all regions this year, new data suggests. Property purchasing specialist the House Buyer Bureau measured transactions...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Online market share falls as sellers ‘seek traditional expertise’](/upload/images/shutterstock_81519820.jpg)
The market share of online and hybrid agents for exchanges has fallen again during the third quarter. Figures from property data firm...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![TwentyEA: Exchanged prices are still rising](/upload/images/shutterstock_98277620.jpg)
Exchanged prices across the UK have grown at an average of 3.8% over the past year despite ‘gloomy headlines’, TwentyEA claims. New...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Will housing be a major battleground in the 2024 general election?](/upload/images/__thumbs/4%20From%20Penny%20Norton%20-%20Will%20housing%20be%20a%20major%20battleground%20in%20the%202024%20general%20election%20by%20Christoper%20Roberts%2C%20Associate%20Director%2C%20Boyer.jpg/4%20From%20Penny%20Norton%20-%20Will%20housing%20be%20a%20major%20battleground%20in%20the%202024%20general%20election%20by%20Christoper%20Roberts%2C%20Associate%20Director%2C%20Boyer__400x266.jpg)
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...
19 August 2023
From: Features
![TwentyCi: Property market remains ‘stubbornly resistant’ to collapse](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
There is uncertainty in the market but it is still moving, TwentyCi claims. It comes as figures from the property data company...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency salaries revealed! Are you paid enough?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2291233431.jpg)
A new report highlights levels of agency pay across the property sector. The figures, from Rayner Personnel’s latest Property Sector Salary Report,...
07 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![TwentyCi: Housing market remains ‘remarkably resilient’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The property market remains ‘resilient’ with more listings and homes going under, according to the latest TwentyCi data. It comes as figures...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Only top 10% of English earners can afford average home in under five years - ONS](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Only the top 10% of income earners can afford an average house with less than five years of income in England,...
28 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! The property pockets defying cooling house prices](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
House prices may be cooling but some local markets are actually heating up with property values increasing by up to 10%,...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Market is cooling but buyers are more committed – claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
Cooling market conditions and the higher cost of borrowing have resulted in one property market silver lining, Moverly claims. The upfront information...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![House price growth slows for fifth month in a row – Land Registry](/upload/images/shutterstock_1713659548.jpg)
Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month in May, Land Registry data shows. The official figures show house prices...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket: Sentiment remains strong despite slower market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
Sentiment among movers is proving to be remarkably resilient despite the challenging news in recent months on mortgage rates, inflation, and...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency produces controversial league table of ‘best towns’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Savills and the Daily Telegraph newspaper have combined to produce a league table of what they claim to be Britain’s 50...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property transactions down by half so far this year - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_balancing-400x310.png)
The number of property sales in England and Wales has dropped by more than 50% so far this year, research suggests. Analysis...
05 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sellers head to auction houses to combat cooling market - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1657604122.jpg)
Increasing numbers of sellers are turning to auction rooms to combat the cooling housing market conditions, research suggests. Upfront information provider Moverly...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency franchise brand expands into Wokingham](/upload/images/shutterstock_1476390641.jpg)
Winkworth has expanded further in the South East of England with a new office opening in Wokingham – its fourth office...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent reveals market recovery in some parts of the UK](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
High-end estate agency Strutt & Parker says its research points to a sales market recovery underway in some parts of the...
02 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![TwentyCi: Cautious optimism may have replaced doomsday scenarios](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousingMarket_400x310.png)
There is a sense of “cautious optimism” in the market with sales agreed on the rise despite the number of overall...
11 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Online agents hit by decline in market share](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertySearch-400x310.png)
Online agents have failed to capitalise on the cost of living crisis and have seen their market share for exchanges drop...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket: Experienced agents key to selling homes in ‘magic 30-day window’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Buyers and sellers remain confident about getting moving in the property market but homes are taking longer to shift, OnTheMarket data...
18 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Only 41% of homes in England meet recommend energy rating](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EPC6-400x310.png)
New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...
29 March 2023
From: Features
![Revealed! The homes still on the market since 2009](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/ApartmentSearch-400x310.png)
Agents in some parts of the UK are still struggling to sell properties that they first listed more than a decade...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - egg hunting](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
17 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![South East remains busiest housing market as ‘green shoots’ emerge - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
The South East of England continues to lead the way as TwentyCi revealed its latest statistics on property market activity. The property...
16 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Homebuyers £500 better off each year than renters - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/NewHomeowners1-400x310.png)
Homeowners are now almost £500 better off annually than renters, new research suggests. Analysis by Halifax shows the monthly cost of owning...
15 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Landlords using cash ‘to avoid failing stress tests’ on buy-to-let purchases](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Higher mortgage rates have meant that new buy-to-let purchases are increasingly being funded by cash rather than a mortgage, new research...
13 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency listings rise but where are firms most busy?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_400x310.png)
Estate agents have been bringing more listings to the market since the start of the year but professionals in the north...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Upmarket agency branches out to Dubai](/upload/images/Today%20Site%20Images/EAT_Breaking.png)
Premium property agency Prestige & Village is expanding beyond its home base in the South East of England. It has launched the...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents wanted! Research reveals where new talent is most needed](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_360897173.jpg)
The South East of England is currently most in need of an estate agency personnel boost, new research claims. The analysis, by...
01 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Halifax reveals pandemic's legacy on the property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
The average price for larger detached homes has grown at almost twice the rate than for smaller properties such as flats...
28 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sales slide by 30% as buyer demand wanes - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
Reduced homebuyer activity has led to a 30.5% drop in UK house sales, new research suggests. The data also shows that one...
17 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![South East dominates as February sales instructions rise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Estate agents have brought more homes to market this month compared with January but February instruction figures are not as high...
13 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Sellers are slashing asking prices by up to 20% - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
Vendors are cutting asking prices by as much as 20% on average to secure a sale, new research claims. Quick-buy firm House...
08 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Downsizing on the rise amid cost of living crisis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/StressedTenant-2-400x310.png)
Record energy bills and the cost-of-living crisis has prompted a surge in downsizing activity over the past 12 months, new research...
03 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Online agents grow market share but ‘fail’ in higher-value markets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/AgentOnline-400x310.png)
Online agents increased their market share in 2022 but are struggling to break into higher value markets, new data has revealed. Data...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![South East dominates ‘positive start’ to 2023 for property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_400x310.png)
The South East of England has been the dominant region across the board this month for instructions, sales agreed and exchanges...
23 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla records 42% ‘Boxing Day boost’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BritishPound-400x310.png)
Agents put 11,613 new listings live on Zoopla during Boxing Day, the portal has revealed. That is a 42% increase compared with...
04 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency instructions end the year on the rise as demand slows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Statistics-400x310.png)
Agents are seeing more instructions as the year ends but fewer properties are selling, industry data shows. Figures from property data company...
21 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Increasing numbers of SSTC homes returning to the market – Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousingMarket_400x310.png)
One in 15 homes formerly sold by agents are returning to the market after the original sale collapsed, new data shows. Analysis...
28 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Online agents 'slightly' increase market share](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
The market share of hybrid and online agents increased slightly during the third quarter of 2022 but firms are still struggling...
20 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property investor backs Stamp Duty cut to boost new-build stock](/upload/images/library/Stamp-Duty400x310.png)
The government’s Stamp Duty reforms could provide a boost to homebuilding in the UK, a property investor claims. Real estate investor Alliance...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty cut ‘could save’ homebuyers £1bn per year, says research](/upload/images/Back-link-images/9_Steps_to_getting_a_mortgage_after_an_IVA.jpg)
The stamp duty cut announced by the government in last week’s mini-Budget could save homebuyers across England more than £1 billion...
27 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![‘Slow to sell properties’ command discounts of up to 17% - research](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Balance-400x310.jpg)
Properties that are slow to sell are typically commanding a discount of up to 17% off England’s average house price, research...
12 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
![Property forecast: Demand remains strong despite UK inflation](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Property-MagnifyingGlass--1-400x310.jpg)
Many first-time buyers and homeowners are becoming more cautious of the property market. The cost of living crisis, combined with rising...
03 September 2022
From: Features
![Savills calls for change in attitudes to downsizing](/upload/images/library/Savills-NEW-logo400x310.png)
Downsizing could become more attractive to older homeowners as the cost of living crisis intensifies, Savills claims. It comes as analysis by...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents ‘wrongly’ rely on hard copy AML checks](/upload/images/library/Anti-Money-Laundering-4-400x310.jpg)
Agents are ‘wrongly’ relying on hard copies of identity documents to verify people’s identities in anti-money laundering (AML) checks, new research...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Estate agents ‘too busy’ to add images on property listings – claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Houses-Row-2019-400x310.jpg)
Hundreds of homes reaching portals for sale with no supporting photos, research suggests. Estate agent media provider Giraffe360 analysed current sales stock...
23 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![House price growth slows to single digits as property market 'awaits gravity'](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/bridging-finance-applications.jpg)
Annual house price growth has dropped to its lowest level this year and is back to single digits, official data shows. The...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![On the up - cost of selling rises by as much as £1,000 due to pandemic boom](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/house-prices-rise400x310.png)
A property purchasing specialist has revealed how the UK’s home sellers are now paying £793 more in estate agent commission when...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Relisted homes coming back up to £21,000 cheaper – claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/GenerateRevenueImage-400x310.jpg)
Homes that agents are putting back on the market after a fall-through are being relisted for as much as £21,000 cheaper,...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Number of £1m-plus homes on the rise, says research](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/PrimeHomesUK03-400x310.png)
Despite the cost-of-living crisis causing many to tighten their belts and the beginnings of a slowdown of the property market, the...
02 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents 'unprepared for necessary conversations' on unsold listings](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/BusinessWomen3-695x395-min.jpeg)
Agents are being urged to discuss pricing with vendors after research shows 52% of listings have been on the market for...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Online agents ‘struggling to break into higher value markets’](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/london-property400x310.png)
The market share of hybrid and online agents has increased slightly but they are still struggling to break into the higher...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buyer demand cools but 'remains above pre-pandemic levels'](/upload/images/Back-link-images/AdobeStock_227500145.jpeg)
More than a third of England’s regions have seen buyer demand fall over the previous quarter, research claims in the latest...
19 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
![Industry data suggests more agency stock is coming to market](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
All regions of the UK have seen at least a 2% increase in property supply, TwentyCi claims. A June update from the...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Estate agents down £119m a year from missed calls](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-BusinessWoman-Communication-400x310.jpg)
Estate agents could be losing thousands of pounds a year to missed calls. Communications platform YourBusinessNumber analysed data on the typical number of...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Ex-estate agent: 'Low pay and high pressure made me quit the sector'](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Millennial-Agent-Training-400x310.jpg)
An anonymous ex-estate agent has revealed how poor pay and high pressure forced them to quit the profession. The mystery agent said...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Industry data suggests spring supply boost but fewer sales agreed](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/housing-market400x310.png)
Supply is slowly increasing but there are signs that buyers are now biding their time. Analysis by property data company TwentyCi shows...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pandemic helps push up the number of half a million-pound hotspots](/upload/images/Locations/PrimeLondonHousesArc-400x310.jpg)
The number of areas where the average house sale price exceeded £500,000 has surpassed 15% of Great Britain for the first...
16 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
![ESTAS 2022 - award shortlists to be revealed from this Friday](/upload/images/ESTAS/0248-ESTAS-Angels-Media-Eshot-June-2019-AW3_01.gif)
The shortlists for this year’s much-coveted ESTAS awards will be revealed from the end of this week. The ESTAS Customer Service Awards,...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Record numbers of homes are being purchased chain-free](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HomeInHands-400x310.jpg)
Record numbers of buyers are now purchasing homes chain-free research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons has found that an increase in the share...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Inflation may overtake house price growth soon - warning](/upload/images/library/House-Percentage-MortgageRates-400x310.jpg)
Rising inflation may soon overtake house price growth even in the most buoyant areas of the UK, a property market analysis...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Is Your Agency Here? Industry award winners named](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Award-400x310.png)
Some 86 Bronze, Silver, Gold and Special Awards have been presented to agents in the Guild off Property Professionals at its...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents braced for third interest rate rise as economic woes grow](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/House-Percentage-MortgageRates-400x310.jpg)
Storm clouds continue to gather over the UK economy with growing inflation, another likely interest rate rise, and a warning from...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - fantastic work for Ukraine in its hour of need](/upload/images/library/AgentsDoCharity-1-18-400x310.png)
Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC, an opportunity for see how selfless our industry can be at times of hardship...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Will your agency dig deep? Plea for industry to donate to Ukraine](/upload/images/Locations/russia%20ukraine.png)
A prominent estate agency figure is urging the industry to dig deep to help the Ukrainian humanitarian effort. Arun Group managing director...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Speeding Up - typical time to complete a transaction falls](/upload/images/library/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
The time it takes to complete a transaction is beginning to drop according to an analysis by comparison website GetAgent. The average...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency pledges £50,000 and 100 jobs for Ukrainian refugees](/upload/images/library/RefugeeCrisis-400x310.jpg)
A well known UK estate agency has pledged £50,000 to help the growing Ukrainian refugee crisis. Brown & Co - the 13-branch...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Do interest rates matter? Number of mortgaged homes falls](/upload/images/library/MortgageDepositImage-400x310.jpg)
Only 6.8m homes in England now have mortgages, just 28 per cent of the overall market and about two per cent...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Asking prices show no sign of Levelling Up](/upload/images/library/HousePricesRiseFall-400x310.jpg)
Average asking prices in Britain have risen by 53 per cent over the past 10 years according to Rightmove. They have risen...