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The latest data from Your Move reveals London as still being the area of England and Wales with the lowest house...

One of the more puzzling questions in London's estate agency industry has been resolved - how a company which appears to...

Labour’s shadow housing minister John Healey is reported to be one of a number of prominent front bench opposition spokespeople being...

It appears activity in the housing market in 2017 will be around 15% down on 2016. The number of housing transactions...

Government figures suggest house prices are still rising by 5.1 per cent a year, with the average property value in the...

The Daily Telegraph claims that what it calls “dodgy practices” are leaving customers “thousands of pounds out of pocket.” The article quotes...

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...

Over the past few months, hundreds of agents across the UK have been improving their photography skills by taking part in...

There’s good news for the housing market from new mortgage and remortgage approval figures showing growth in July after three flat...

Analysis by the Nationwide suggests that the proportion of UK-wide stamp duty payments paid by purchasers in the south east of...

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...

It’s not just the evenings drawing in that marks the approach of autumn - it’s also the return to work of...

Countrywide has issued forecasts for the housing market over the next two years amidst a warning that Brexit volatility is the...

Experts in Property - the network of independent estate agencies across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and Bristol - has revealed two...

The typical asking price of a home coming on sale has fallen by 0.9 per cent, equivalent to £2,758 - precisely...

An analysis of data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals that inheritance tax paid by UK families has topped £5 billion...

UK house prices grew by 4.9 per cent in the year to the end of June according to the government’s official...

Stamp duty has become the latest weapon in the ongoing war of words between different wings of the Conservative party, as...

Record low stock numbers, political uncertainty and the aftermath of tax changes are the obstacles hindering the housing market, according to...

The head of a regional portal in the north of England has welcomed the likely demise of the controversial One Other...

Twenty areas in Greater London have an average price in excess of £5,000 per square metre according to new research from...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

Let’s start with a quick fire quiz. How many more leads do you think you’d get with photos that have been...

New figures produced by estate agency Carter Jonas show that the long-term consequences of the credit crunch have exacerbated the historic...

  You’ll see a lot of 10th anniversary stories in the property industry and consumer media in the coming days: early August...

Without wishing to blow our own trumpet at this time, we did say at the start of the year that 2017...

There has been general support from the industry for the government’s apparent intention to ban new homes in England being sold...

The government says it wants to ban “unfair” leasehold charges imposed on buyers of new-build homes in England.  Under the measure, subject to...

The latest figures from business consultancy Hometrack shows that house price inflation in the UK’s major cities is likely to reach...

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

PwC says the drop in the number of property transactions is the economic indicator where the uncertainty over Brexit is most...

A London agency says it’s angry that out of 200,000 homes officially classified as long term empty across the UK, just...

Your Move says the surprise General Election and the creation of a weaker minority government has exacerbated the slowdown in the...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

That the private rental sector has become the government’s whipping boy for housing problems - landlords in particular, letting agents almost...

A leasehold enfranchisement expert wants government action over what he calls the "forgotten casualties" of the recent ground rent scandal.    Louie Burns,...

The UK property market has entered a period of stagflation where house price growth is consistently lower than the rate of...

Gently rising house values in the mainstream market and problems facing the prime market in the capital mean that over half...

The housing market may appear stagnant but one of the leading monitors of the mortgage market says many rates for borrowers...

An organisation that calls itself the Cornish Republican Army - and which has claimed responsibility for starting a fire in one...

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

We’ve had the Bank of Mum and Dad so is the next big thing to hit the market a growing number...

Over a quarter of prospective house sales completed in the past three months had fallen through at some stage according to...

**The free photography course for estate agents (part one) offer has now expired. It is still available in special circumstances so...

When it comes to provoking anger in property professionals, taxation takes some beating. Press releases are still arriving berating the December...

The start of Wimbledon means we’re reaching peak summer - even if the weather suggests otherwise. But distractions like sporting events...

A gathering of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has called on the industry to unite and improve the buying and selling process...

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...

A consumer group says it is giving what it calls “the top 1,000 estate agents in England and Wales” badges to...

The detailed paperwork accompanying the Queen’s Speech includes the Conservative party manifesto pledge to streamline house buying - but gives no...

Average prices in prime central London remained flat in May but are down 6.6 per cent on the year according to...

“Housing policy should be in independent hands.” That was the conclusion of a panel debate that Andrews held, not recently, but two...

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

National average house price growth bounced back in April after a slow March, according to official figures. The latest UK House Price...

The introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of additional properties has 'shattered' the property market, according to...

A sales progression tool claims to have analysed how long it takes to expedite sales chains of different lengths, and to...

The latest measure of house price rises in key UK cities by the property consultancy Hometrack shows house price in many...

The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...

Home ownership has halved for young families across some parts of the UK according to a charity.  The Resolution Foundation says its...

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...

In November 2016 when the Autumn Statement was delivered by Chancellor Philip Hammond, the announcement was made to ban letting agent...

The Conservatives now say they are not resuscitating Home Information Packs, despite a suggestion by a prominent former minister that they "had...

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

This might just be one of the busiest Agents Do Charity columns we’ve ever had with many firms having a mixture...

The Conservatives have this morning announced a reform of the house buying process in the party’s manifesto for the June 8...

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

Since the seventies, housing starts and completions across England and Wales have been on a downward trajectory. The long run average...

Average asking prices in London have fallen, while the majority of regional markets are performing strongly, according to the latest index...

The Bank of England is warning that approvals of mortgages for property purchases in March were at a lower-than-expected 66,837, the weakest...

Lomond Capital has purchased a majority stake in one of the south coast of England’s major estate and letting agency groups,...

Lomond Capital has secured up to £37.5m for new acquisitions of sales and lettings agencies across the south of England -...

First time buyer registrations in the past month have jumped nearly 20 per cent across the UK and almost 30 per...

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

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

England has 200,145 long-term empty homes according to an analysis of government figures by an investment company.  In London alone, there were...

By Wednesday April 19th, a UK citizen, on an average income, had earned £7,789 from their day job so far this...

Your Move’s latest house price index shows that the average house price in England and Wales is now £301,278 after a...

My apologies if this causes you to break your Easter egg with a little too much aggression, but I reckon the...

The website Home, which monitors asking prices, says prices have rallied strongly in the last month but thanks to growing inflation...

Land Registry data shows that homes across the UK have risen in price by an average 5.8 per cent in the...

Savills is warning that while low interest rates will probably keep house prices relatively static, transaction volumes are likely to remain...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...

Ten years ago this month (April 2007) tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales.  You need to go a...

More than one in three house sales across England and Wales fell through before completion in the first quarter of 2017,...

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

There are more first-time buyers (FTBs) finding a way on to the property ladder than at any time since the Financial...

It’s been another busy week of fund-raising for agents across the industry, sparing time to do good works despite the market...

The consumer group HomeOwners Alliance claims new research indicates that more than a million UK adults have shelved plans to purchase...

Carter Jonas is expanding its activities in south west England by opening new branches and through the unusual route of a...

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

Contrary to some reports suggesting London’s housing market may be recovering, new data from Hometrack reveals the capital’s performance is still...

At the end of a week dominated by grim news, it is worth remembering our capacity for good far outweighs rare...

An analysis of homes listed for sale on Rightmove has identified what one estate agency claims to be the slowest-moving local...

You may have noticed some subtle changes to Estate Agent Today in recent weeks, aimed at improving the ‘user experience’ we...

House prices in the UK increased by 6.2 per cent in the year to January according to government figures. The Office for...

Hunters has boosted its office network over the 200 mark through the acquisition of Besley Hill, one of the longest established...

Forget the popular term ‘housing affordability’ - the latest government figures suggest the real issue may be housing un-affordability. Data from the...

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

An online estate agency which says it could be the next Purplebricks says prejudice against internet property transactions is waning  “With Neil...