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The Bank of England’s continued rise in interest rates – the latest being a shift up to 1.25% - is, in...

Right now, one topic seems to be dominating talk in the industry. Everywhere I go people tend to quiz me about...

As another round of property firms is fined, named and shamed for breaching anti-money laundering rules, it feels like the road...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to unveil a flagship policy today to help more people onto the property ladder. It is...

The fast-moving property sales market is increasing the risk of fraud, an anti-money laundering expert claims. Olly Thornton-Berry, co-founder of risk management...

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...

The Queen’s Speech has unveiled proposed overhauls on planning, consumer and economic crime laws that could all have an effect on...

The property market is bracing for the start of the slowdown in the rate of house price growth.  The Halifax House Price...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

Although Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement did not include many announcements regarding housing, it did provide a good...

PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...

The government has failed to take the opportunity of the Spring Statement to provide clarity on its business rates reform agenda,...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a dramatic future income tax cut, changes to National Insurance thresholds and scrapping VAT on more...

If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...

The Building Societies Association’s regular confidence tracker about the housing market shows rising pessimism over interest rates, the escalating cost of...

The Bank of England has confirmed that base rate is to rise again, for the third time in three months, to a...

Storm clouds continue to gather over the UK economy with growing inflation, another likely interest rate rise, and a warning from...

A rural body in Wales has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals for draconian new taxes on second homes.  Earlier this...

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...

A new analysis has revealed those areas of England and Wales with the largest numbers of Russian-owned homes. Credas Technologies analysed Land...

A prominent analyst says he expects a U-turn on the “folly” of interest rate rises sooner rather than later - but...

Here’s the odd thing about interest rates - we all care about them, but they don’t directly affect that many people...

Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce wants government action to help save the housing market as the cost of living crisis grows.  Following...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee is set to meet today to consider a possible rise in base rate -...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

New research suggests that the estate agency industry has bucked the nationwide trend of business liquidation that he plagued other sectors...

Will he stay or will he go? You don’t need me to say who ‘he’ is - it’s the only story...

Fears that the housing market may be seriously damaged by the worsening economy led to share price falls for Rightmove and others...

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to surging...

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...

In a first for the Natter, this week's interview is a video affair, with me posing the questions to Stephen Brown,...

Annual house price growth hit 10.0 per cent last month - and is now tracking close to the level seen before...

Tomorrow sees the Relocation Agent Network’s first in-person conference since 2019.   The event, at the Metropole Hilton in Birmingham, will focus...

A pilot scheme has been announced to test ways of limiting second home ownership and reducing the impact additional properties have...

The Relocation Agent Network has unveiled its speakers for its national conference and exhibition early next month. Called RAN Live! 2021 it...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

Knight Frank says it’s already being contacted by prospective vendors wanting their homes to be listed for sale next spring. James Cleland,...

A leading agency predicts that prime central London house prices, so long in the doldrums throughout the pandemic, will bounce back...

Annual house price growth increased to 8.1 per cent in October according to the Halifax.  The average UK property price is now...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has defied expectations by keeping base rate at its historic low of 0.1 per...

Analysts suggest there is a 50:50 chance of a base rate rise being announced by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy...

The average price of a house in the UK has hit £250,000 for the first time as the  market shows no...

At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

A recruitment expert says the estate agency industry has joined those sectors suffering from a shortage of staff. And in the case...

A business once called “the UK’s poshest estate agent” has revealed that it’s under new management. Bective - formerly called Bective Leslie...

Rightmove is warning that it’s “highly likely” interest rates will rise in the near future. The portal believes this now seems inevitable...

The  housing market is not immune from the supply shortage hitting the economy, according to Knight Frank - with London the...

There were 13 new buyers for every property listed for sale in the UK in September according to Knight Frank.  Over the...

An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

One of the leading figures in trade body Propertymark wants stamp duty to be reformed, and claims that the success of...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...

First-time buyers are £25,000 worse off thanks to the stamp duty holiday, according to estate agent comparison site GetAgent. The website revealed...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

A survey conducted by a bank suggests that over half of the self-employed sector of the economy believes its financial position...

Few political policies have such a ring of the past as rent controls - they were last seen in this country...

A plea has been made to the government to help small companies and stop letting online firms off the hook. The Federation...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

House prices in Wales - where the equivalent of the stamp duty holiday has fully ended - rose to a new...

The average asking price, as recorded by Rightmove, has fallen for the first time this year. In another sign that the market...

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...

Some 18 months on, we’re only just beginning to understand the impact of Covid-19 and how it’ll shape the future economy...

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...

There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

A leading industry personnel expert says agencies must do more to attract new staff, including adapting how they work to compete...

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...

Is print dead as an advertising medium for estate agents? Many have suggested it is, thanks to the rise and rise of...

A leading agent says the supply of homes coming to the market is still insufficient to match demand. London estate agent Jeremy...

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...

Average house prices have risen by £29,000 over the course of the stamp duty holiday as house price annual inflation hits...

The Bank of England has played down worries that interest rates may have to rise as a result of growing levels...

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...

A leading agent has been in touch with EAT to vent his frustration at the government for extending most of the...

“A hybrid offering, which serves customers of all needs and capabilities, is what we should all be working towards.” Following Aconveyancing opening...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says its monthly sentiment measure of house prices is at its highest level since 1988. A...

There are an estimated 2.7 million landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) providing rental accommodation to multiple generations of tenant,...

Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...

Figures released from the government show 19,400 people in the real estate sector are still on furlough - suggesting some agents have back...

A gradual increase in the supply of homes coming to the market means the stellar price rises of recent months are...

The MP who chairs one of the most important committees in the House of Commons has urged the government to increase...

The Bank of England will intervene if it considers soaring house prices will affect the inflation rate says Sir Dave Ramsden,...

The number of transactions is scheduled to reach 1.52 million this year - way above the norm of between 1.0 and...

The Planning Bill, which will introduce changes to the planning system in England, was announced last week in the Queen’s Speech....

The Bank of England’s deputy governor says it’s possible that the current housing market boom may continue even after the end...

Nationwide Building Society is to become the largest mortgage provider to reintroduce 95 per cent Loan-to-Value home loans without government support.  These...

A relatively modest interest rate rise could trigger a crash in the housing market according to the housing analyst behind the...

Increasing optimism at the success of the Coronavirus vaccine programme and the relaxation of restrictions have contributed to house prices rising...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Mark Armstrong, and my business card says...

The last 12 months have heralded significant change across the property market and indeed we could argue across all markets in...

House prices are 7.1 per cent above their level a year ago as the boom continues. The latest house price index, from...

There’s a new warning that the estate agency industry may be in a more fragile financial condition than before the pandemic,...

An insolvency specialist is warning that the real estate sector of the UK is seeing more firms in financial distress despite...

The UK government has been told it should make the stamp duty cut permanent to encourage investment and make it easier...

One housing market index suggests that average house prices in England and Wales have risen by 9.8 per cent in the...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

Data from agency Knight Frank suggests the number of UK exchanges last month was the highest in 10 years - well above...

One of the most outspoken campaigners against stamp duty has been fined for avoiding tens of thousands of pounds in … stamp...

We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...

It’s 12 years since we opened our doors with the Fine and Country estate agency in Drayton on April 1 2009. The...

Annual house price growth remains strong but it has slowed significantly according to the Nationwide. Prices dropped 0.2 per cent on average...

Agents who use cheap PropTech could end up spending a lot more than they expect, according to an industry expert. Anton Babkov,...

Boomin co-founder Kenny Bruce says the UK economy should now be opening up thanks to the success of the Coronavirus vaccines. In...

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...

Following the fluctuation of the property market during the UK’s first national lockdown, the industry was given a lifeline by the...

Propertymark has set out a four point strategy for the future of the organisation. The body - which encompasses the National Association...

Transactions and house price forecasts for the mainstream housing market are being revised upwards by Savills following the Budget. The new predictions follow an...

The latest house price index from the Halifax suggests the market has softened ahead of the original scheduled end of the stamp...

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says the stamp duty holiday on properties up to £500,000 will be extended from March 31 to June 30; from...

Today’s Budget is the most eagerly-anticipated for many years, as it juggles to shore up the economy with the longer-term issue...

Mortgage approvals declined slightly in January as the market braces itself for the end of the stamp duty holiday - currently...

Tax experts suggest the widely expected reform of Capital Gains Tax is unlikely to be announced in tomorrow’s Budget - at...

Labour has accused the government of promoting “sky high mortgages” instead of providing stable accommodation for younger households. A new mortgage guarantee...

A prominent conveyancer has hit out at the extension to the stamp duty holiday, which is now ending in late June and...

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...

We’re now well into the third national lockdown and as the nation’s thoughts start to focus on how and when we’ll...

An MP demanding a root and branch reform of property taxation, including scrapping stamp duty, says the chance of fundamental reform is...

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

One of the chief figures behind Brexit and Boris Johnson’s role as London Mayor is now advising that stamp duty should be...

House price growth is running out of steam ahead of the stamp duty holiday cliff-edge. That’s the suggestion from the Halifax; its latest...

There is no scientific formula, no list of must-have elements in a successful campaign. That’s especially the case for a campaign involving...

New government figures show that stamp duty transactions in the final quarter of last year were 43 per cent higher than in...

The government is keeping everyone guessing about the stamp duty holiday but one comment by a senior minister suggests movement towards a...

Almost a year ago the government announced that estate and lettings agencies were to be included in the business rates relief...

One of the country’s most popular tourist destinations may ban the sale of new builds to second home buyers. The council in Padstow -...

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

Today’s the day when Parliament debates a possible extension to the stamp duty holiday beyond its March 31 cliff edge deadline...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

Homeowners staying at home during another lockdown are doing more than sharing memes of groundhog day or doing family quizzes on...

The Prime Minister this afternoon stated that lockdown will remain in effect until early March at the earliest. He told the House...

A large majority of estate agents fear a surge in 'failed sales’ as the stamp duty holiday cliff edge gets ever-closer. The latest National...

The property sector is set to lead the UK out of its Covid slump according to Ernst & Young’s latest forecast....

The stamp duty holiday should be extended to include properties that have exchanged but have yet to complete, a leading accountancy...

Despite the booming housing market the whole property sector - a key indicator of the economy's performance - has seen 11,000...

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...

If your house is anything like mine, the postman has a path beaten to your door over the last nine months. In...

Even the prospect of a stamp duty holiday is not enough to persuade many buyers and sellers to enter the market...

In the not-too-distant future, it will be possible to order a driverless car to collect you and then drive you to...

There’s growing optimism that an extension to the stamp duty holiday - thought to be off the agenda just days ago...

House prices surged in December to post their fastest growth in six years, according to the Nationwide.  Prices rose 7.3 per cent...

Well, what a year it has been for everyone, including the property market. I don’t think there’s anyone out there who...

A leading property consultancy is suggesting that a possible increase in Capital Gains Tax could end up losing money for the...

Another day, another house price record as the bull market continues. The latest Halifax index shows prices surging 7.6 per cent to...

MPs lobbied by agents to extend the stamp duty holiday are staying firmly on the fence with standard answers and no...

Annual house price inflation is now running at 6.5 per cent according to the latest Nationwide index after a 0.9 per...

The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...

Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has resisted changing any property taxes in the short term, but has used his Spending Review statement to...

Tenants, landlords, agents, and house buyers all breathed a sigh of relief on Halloween when the government announced that home moves...

Estate agents can stand out from the crowd and help consumers through lockdown by providing a more secure sales process, a...

With a new President elected and the old one reluctant to move out, this is a good time to see how...

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

Property is considered to be a safe investment. The buy-to-let market is booming, fuelled by a generation unable to get on...

A report commissioned by the government suggests a doubling of Capital Gains Tax on profits from the sale of second homes. The government -...

The first monthly market monitor to show activity in the housing market tailing off has appeared - and it says momentum...

As you may have seen over the weekend, the long-running Property Natter column – penned by Angels Media chief executive, Nat...

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...

The Bank of England’s monthly interest rate decision was made today - but instead of it being announced at 12 noon,...

Figures just released from HM Revenue & Customs show just how much stamp duty buyers pay, at least before the current holiday...

A leading market analyst says the widespread belief that we are ‘safe’ in our homes may indirectly lead to the recent...

Recent figures emanating from the mortgage and housing market suggest that – since lockdown was ended in mid-May – transaction levels...

One of Britain’s most respected agents is suggesting Chancellor Rishi Sunak could ‘taper’ the stamp duty holiday to avoid a cliff-edge...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

The property market has bounced back with all of the expected resilience and flexibility that is its hallmark since it reopened...

There is no doubting that 2020 has been a challenging year for all industries, with the lettings market being no exception. Following...

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

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

2020 has definitely been a year of change. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the day-to-day operations of almost every industry...

A Bank of England survey suggests it may be more difficult for prospective buyers to get a mortgage later this year. In...

The government has issued new guidance to estate and lettings agencies on their obligations regarding money laundering issues - and online...

OnTheMarket’s acting chief executive says the portal will embrace more social media and innovative marketing strategies in the coming period. Yesterday the...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants to create a ‘Generation Buy’ to help young people purchase homes with low-deposit mortgages. In...

The first leading agency to make a 2021 forecast says the market should be stable next year - so long as...

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to...

The government claims its stamp duty holiday has supported nearly 750,000 jobs thanks to the ripple effect in the economy. A statement from HM...

The letting industry has come a long way over the past few years, embracing regulation and taking pride in doing good...

There will not be a single business within the property sector that did not start the year in vastly different circumstances...

In the week the Nationwide recorded the UK’s highest ever average house price, high-end agency Savills has forecast that prime markets...

With access to finance being such a hot topic at the moment, more and more estate agents are turning to commercial...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has given a thumbs up to the new Boomin listings service created by the brothers...

With the UK officially in what has been described as the single worst national recession in the world, one agency has...

It was officially announced last week that the UK is in recession for the first time since 2009, and although this...

Whisper it quietly but in just 10 days time we have the final Bank Holiday before Christmas. We would like to mark...

The latest market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors warns the current boom may not continue as government support measures...

Government leaks to mainstream and building trade media suggest the controversial Help To Buy scheme will be extended beyond its end-of-2020 deadline. An...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday means prime property in the UK now enjoys lower tax rates than most European countries. Buyers...

What do General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and WhatsApp have in common? Yes, they are American companies that boasted revenues of $50...

There’s a record number of property industry companies, including agencies, in financial distress according to the latest Red Flag alert monitor. The...

If a week is a long time in politics (an old phrase, for younger readers), then a year is a very long...

As expected within the property industry, the Chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday in his Summer Statement. This now means that...

Rightmove says it’s going to reject over £150,000 in payouts from the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The portal furloughed 160 employees...

A London Labour council has won draconian powers to effectively ban For Sale and To Let boards in several parts of...

Savills has revised its market forecast for the enclaves of prime central London and now says prices will fall by 2.0...

The latest guidance from the government on the next phase of the HS2 high-speed railway confirms the previous demand that vendors...

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced that there will be no stamp duty on homes selling for £500,000 or...

Mortgage enquiries in June surged to double the rate of the previous month according to the latest halifax house price index. Although...

Agents have spoken out angrily against any uncertainty in the market caused by government leaks about future stamp duty changes. In recent...

One of the possible stamp duty options floated by Chancellor Rishi Sunak could mean 89 per cent of sales would be...

A survey of 2,000 prospective movers by Zoopla shows the vast majority still intent on buying - but younger purchasers’ plans...

Agents have remained calm in the light of Nationwide’s house price index which shows the first annual fall for eight years...

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...

The latest branch of Fine & Country says it intends to expand both its premises and its workforce by the end...

Online sector veterans Russell Quirk and Kenny Bruce have used social media to call for a temporary scrapping of all stamp...

The housing market in Northern Ireland is resuming on Monday after its lockdown because of the Coronavirus crisis. Arlene Foster, first minister...

If you are an established UK estate agent, the status quo dictates that you will most likely work for ‘the man.’ Corporate...

The housing market is set for long-term recovery, despite dips in the road on the way.  That's the message from the latest house...

There’s no doubt we’re in a less-than-rosy phase of the property cycle. This, however, is not another doom and gloom piece:...

The government is extending the eviction ban for a further two months. A tweet early this evening from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick...

A mystery group, believed to consist of high-level former agents and suppliers, is asking the industry for its feedback on current...

Zoopla’s head of research says a stamp duty holiday could encourage more home owners to move which in turn could help...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

The City regulator which is bringing a test case over insurance firms refusing to honour Business Interruption policies wants policyholders including...

Rightmove has taken the unusual step this weekend of issuing its usual monthly asking price index on a Saturday instead of...

High end London agency Beauchamp Estates has been selected to join the Bank of England’s advisory panel of companies and senior directors, and to...

The online estate agency Settled appears to have ceased trading with its customers refunded. It was launched in 2014 by former Google...

It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...

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

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

There’s been a furious response to the agent who appears to have breached government rules by opening his branch to the...

Agencies, many of which campaigned vigorously to be included in the business rates holiday announced in March by the government, have...

Countrywide has added its weight to the campaign asking the government to allow agents to get back to work - and...

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

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

NAEA Propertymark has today launched a campaign for the government to introduce what it calls a Property Sector Support Package. This would...

Business consultancy TwentyCi is the latest to try to put a value on the potential losses to the property industry and...

Agents and in some cases their brokers continue to do battle with insurers in a bid to secure pay-outs on their...

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

Estate agents in one small part of the British Isles are reopening their offices this weekend. Agents on the Channel Island of...

One of prime central London’s most respected estate agencies is warning that it could take until spring 2021 for the luxury...

One of the most important aspects of being a successful and profitable agent is selecting the right tenants. The industry manages this...

A regional agency has thrown its weight behind an independent report which says estate and lettings agents could lead the economy...

House sales edged down only slightly in March compared with February according to HM revenue & Customs, despite the lockdown in...

Property and construction are amongst the worst hit sectors for businesses in so-called ‘critical distress’ according to figures taken before the worst...

The government is being urged to allow estate and lettings agents to return to work as soon as possible when the...

If it’s really the case that estate agents’ offices could be in the category of High Street premises first allowed to...

Estate agents’ offices will be in the first category of High Street premises to reopen when the lockdown finally ends, newspapers claim this...

A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing...

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...

The John Bray agency based at Rock in Cornwall typically deals with some of the most expensive real estate in the...

An online estate agency which has described the Coronavirus pandemic as “a disrupter and game changer” for the agency industry says...

One of Britain’s leading agents says online viewing and interest in videos for homes on sale continues to be relatively strong...

Individual franchisees operating under the Winkworth banner are receiving what the company calls “comprehensive help” on a range of issues, including...

The Police and Crime Commissioner for an area with thousands of holiday homes wants their owners to make them available to...

The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...

The Nationwide says government measures mean the impact of Coronavirus on the housing market may be “much less” damaging than many...

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

New sales agreed have already plummeted by 15 per cent and over the next three months there’s going to be a...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column . Before we get on with it, a reminder to...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a sweeping range of financial measures to try to minimise the impact of Coronavirus...

The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...

House prices have risen 2.3 per cent in the past year - the strongest rate of inflation for property since July...

The government has been told that raising the stamp duty threshold would both trigger more house moves, and bring the tax...

Conservatives have been lining up to criticise a mansion tax which may be introduced on expensive homes to fund infrastructure improvements...

Annual house price growth increased to 4.1 per cent in January, up slightly from the end of 2019, according to Halifax...

The ‘on-demand’ economy is reshaping our world. The way we order food, get around, and even access healthcare has changed irreversibly...

Logbooks about properties must be made available up-front at the point of marketing and not later in the buying process if...

Insolvency firm Begbies Traynor says the estate agency and property industry sector of the UK economy has seen a big rise...

It's been confirmed that Humberts has been sold for an undisclosed amount to a consortium of franchisees - and that the...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows tax receipts from stamp duty fell a further 5.2 per cent between 2018 and...

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...

House prices rose 4.0 per cent in 2019 according to Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax, as a December bounce - some...

We are facing a new world in the lettings industry, with the proportion of households in the private rented sector (PRS)...

Annual UK house price growth exceeded one per cent for the first time in 12 months in December according to the...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

The next 12 months will be an opportunity to reassess the housing market according to property consultancy JLL. It says price growth...

Major UK cities have seen average house price rises of 54 per cent in the past decade - an increase of...

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

When looking back on the property market this year, the main message we can take is that it has remained extremely...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

I got an overnight flight to Nigeria yesterday. I landed at 5am local time and am only just now getting sensation...

A new study by the London School of Economics suggests that a high profile ban on the sale of new homes...

The phrase ‘death of the high street’ can be found in nearly any publication in any given week. And for fair...

It has been said time and time again that the uncertainty around Brexit is causing, well, uncertainty. As I write this, the...

There has been a real wind of change in estate agency and over the last 18 months we have seen the...

There’s no doubt that we live in politically charged times and every day appears to bring something new to the ‘party’. For...

House price growth in the UK 'ground to a halt' last month, according to the latest Nationwide figures. The lender's house price...

Purplebricks - which is at the centre of a string of controversies - has joined the growing campaign for stamp duty...