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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...

Although property transactions have, unsurprisingly, recently seen a decline which is almost certainly in part due to the ‘B-word’, this doesn’t...

I think I speak for most people when I say that we are not currently where we thought we would be...

Average house prices in the UK increased by a mere 0.9 per cent in the year to June - the lowest...

A new analysis of stamp duty suggests that a cut of around a third in SDLT could produce a 40 per...

If you’d asked me at the start of the year how I thought the political landscape might look now, I wouldn’t...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee - which meets monthly to set the base rate on which the costs of...

Seemingly-endless uncertainty over Brexit and now speculation over whether there will be an easing of stamp duty on transactions is making...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

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

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...

The number of cash buyers in London has recently plummeted by very nearly a fifth - and every other part of...

The number of residential property transactions in May was a thumping 11.3 per cent lower than the same month last year,...

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

The head of EweMove, the hybrid agency operated by The Property Franchise Group, says he applied for the top job in...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

Average UK house prices rose 0.5 per cent in May according to the latest Halifax house price index as the long...

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...

A survey undertaken by the respected Economist Intelligence Unit and a risk solutions company suggests that estate agency may be one...

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

Low risk letting is everyone’s aim, but unless legitimate guidelines are followed it’s difficult to know if a tenant will prove...

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

For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to the tried-and-tested 9am-6pm opening hours framework. But is this now changing,...

You can tell it’s the onset of spring by the fact that this weekend sees the start of the Formula 1...

The proliferation of big data is paving the way to improving our economy on almost every front as entrepreneurial digital companies...

Countrywide’s senior executives have set out reasons why investors should put their money into the group, despite its troubled recent years. Yesterday...

Cast your minds back to the summer of 2014. It’s 9.55 am somewhere in east London ‘Sorry I’m late’ offers the...

The government has launched an official consultation about a new stamp duty surcharge - the long-awaited additional one per cent for...

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

He may not yet have had time to produce a Brexit plan but Boris Johnson has at least had a few...

Strutt & Parker says transaction levels in Prime Central London, already at a low ebb, plummeted a further nine per cent...

House prices grew at the slowest annual rate for nearly six years in January, according to Nationwide, which says the market...

There has been a nine per cent rise over the past year in estate agency and property industry firms in so-called...

There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...

The Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, Margot James, has used social media to say she is “thrilled to see...

There may be a cloud over the economy right now but growth of 2.7 per cent in house prices last year...

A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...

Phil Spencer is on the warpath against “constant tinkering” by government in housing matters - and instead, he wants the problems...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

An analysis of property branding by more than 200 companies suggests that Purplebricks and OnTheMarket are two of the big winners with...

Uncertainty will be a key characteristic of the housing market for “the next few years” warns Countrywide - and not just...

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...

House prices showed an unexpected pre-Christmas boost last last month but worries about Brexit remain foremost for buyers according to the...

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...

A leading property consultancy has called out Manchester as the location which has seen the highest urban price growth of anywhere...

Savills has issued its forecast for the housing market for the next five years, and while it highlights some bright spots...

A recent 'red flag alert' report from an insolvency firm warned that the number of real estate businesses defined as being...

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

An insolvency firm is warning that the real estate sector of the economy is showing a growing number of businesses defined...

Mortgage approvals fell again in September - this means that every month of 2018 so far has seen a drop against...

Transactions across England and Wales in September dropped 7.6 per cent year on year while Prime Central London now sees fewer than...

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

A city’s housing market that suffered badly because of the collapse in North Sea oil prices is now likely to rebound...

I’ve spoken many times before of my desire to see government take property more seriously. For more than just lip service...

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

We’ve all heard the comments - the countryside is being covered in concrete, new houses are springing up everywhere, our green...

Estate agents say the continuing gentle slowdown reflected in the latest government house price figures will be the story of the...

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

Speculation is growing that Rightmove could drop out of the prestigious FTSE-100 within the next few days as the stock exchange...

Research by Estate Agent Today reveals that there have been 12 different stamp duty regimes in the UK since the Millennium. What’s...

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

With the continued indecision surrounding Brexit and the final divorce settlement still months away, it seems property buyers are choosing to...

A report out today shows a 19 per cent rise in the number of property businesses classified as being in “significant...

Humberts’ new owner has issued a statement saying he is on “a personal mission to revolutionise the industry and become the...

A left-leaning think tank is urging the Bank of England to manipulate the housing market to ensure house prices don’t rise...

Major online agencies appear to be unaffected by yesterday’s Supreme Court decision over workers' rights in the so-called 'gig economy'.  Yesterday’s case concerned...

An outspoken estate agent has given the government a clear message - get off our backs , ease the red tape...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the base rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent this month. The...

Ever wondered what it’s like to be on the frontline of property journalism? Well, wonder no more, as our very own...

James Brokenshire - yesterday appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government - joins the rank of senior politicians...

The UK’s real estate sector, embracing estate agencies as well as other aspects of the property industry, has been facing “increased...

Leading housing analyst Kate Faulkner says the current low transaction level is “a little scary” because with so few sellers, buyers...

The proportion of first time buyers in the market is still 11 per cent below the level seen before the 2008...

Smart sensors, and smart technology as a whole, are enjoying a period of accelerated innovation and adoption.  It’s my opinion that such...

House prices fell unexpectedly in February with the Nationwide Building Society reporting a drop of 0.3 per cent. This ended some analysts’...

The UK property sector has been a hotbed for financial crime in recent years, with many criminals seeing it as an...

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

Annual house price growth is now 3.2 per cent according to Nationwide - an unexpected rise from the 2.6 per cent recorded at...

What do you need to know if you are considering selling your sales or lettings business?  Here’s ten top tips to think...

A House of Commons committee has prepared a briefing document on areas of the UK residential and commercial properties sectors most impacted...

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

It’s traditional before Christmas to either review the year past or anticipate the one ahead - but I’m intrigued about what...

Some 62 per cent of current home owners feel that moving house has become more difficult over the past 10 years...

It’s not breaking new ground to say that younger people have what many regard as the raw end of the deal...

Hands up if you’ve read all of the property reports that have been published in the past week or so? Forever...

The London-focussed estate agency Cluttons says chains in central London are becoming increasingly fragile thanks to general uncertainty in the wider...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

The rise of Airbnb has been majestic, going all the way from conception to becoming a common noun in less than...

The government's call for evidence from agents and others in a bid to improve the house buying process has pushed some...

The notion of a North-South divide in the UK has been around for as long as I can remember – certainly...

The spread and sophistication of financial crime in the UK in recent years has been unprecedented.  Figures from UK Finance show that...

Savills has given a pessimistic outlook for the mainstream housing market for the next five years.  It says average house prices across...

Saudi Arabia has announced it’s to build a new mega-city, rising out of the desert sands in the kingdom’s north, adorning...

It has been revealed that a paper on Brexit’s impact on the property market, prepared by a government department, is one...

The UK estate agency and construction industries are not ready for the huge workload and responsibilities involved in the General Data...

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...

I’ve written before about the impact of headlines on the property industry. Interest rate speculation.   Market booms and busts. Demand...

House prices in June, July and August were a tiny 0.1 per cent higher than in the previous three months according...

The average price of a home in the UK is now £211,6712 - up slightly on last month but with growth...

Property consultancy Hometrack says London’s 12 month market slowdown has bottomed out with the annual growth rate rising to 2.8 per...

Ten out of 14 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News say Brexit and economic uncertainty are likely to stall London’s housing market...

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

Given the shift change in the estate agent world at the moment, with online models becoming more prevalent (think easyProperty’s £60...

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