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The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering an extension to the current stamp duty holiday according to media reports today - and the...

A housing index says the market continues to defy Coronavirus and Brexit worries with asking prices up 4.9 per cent in...

London mayor Sadiq Khan is reported to be asking the Prime Minister to review the status of ‘essential retail’ which can...

The housing market remains open in Scotland, despite tighter restrictions announced yesterday by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The only significant difference specific...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

There’s a call this morning for estate and letting agents to regard the physical viewing of any property on sale or...

New figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage approvals rose 7.0 per cent in November to reach 105,000 -...

Agents are sharply split over how they should operate during the current phase of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a poll of almost...

Agents and the housing market in England are still in business even during the third national lockdown which begins on Wednesday and...

The government is considering stricter tier structures for the coming weeks as the number of Coronavirus infections continues to rise. There is...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

Many agents have been operating under Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions for some days, but today sees another 20 million residents in...

Zoopla has revealed precisely how much house prices have risen over the course of 2020. Across the UK as a whole prices...

A house price index that is routinely one of the most pessimistic about the market claims the New Year will see...

Propertymark has told the government that it needs to introduce overarching regulation of agents now, because existing piecemeal provisions are unmanageable...

One of the founder agencies of the new Boomin portal, scheduled to launch in the New Year, has also rejoined Zoopla. Farrell...

A north of England agency is opening two new branches which will also have coffee shops and deli counters.  Redbrik’s two new...

The shock and almost immediate increase in stamp duty on additional homes in Wales has prompted one question in the industry...

The Bank of England is to review the affordability tests imposed on  borrowers, opening the door to a possible relaxation of...

The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...

Figures from Zoopla suggest there’s a Christmas present being unwrapped by agents across the country - a far busier housing market tha this...

The housing market is to stay open across the UK, including in the new Tier 4 areas of England. An announcement from Housing Secretary...

The Bruce brothers’ portal Boomin has signed two high profile regional agencies from the north of England. Manning Stainton and Farrell Heyworth...

Another day, another index, another record - house prices rose 5.4 per cent annually in October according to official figures from the Office...

If you fear the market will slow after Christmas, think again - Rightmove is expecting several months of frenzied transactions to...

Solicitors’ leaders say members of their industry are suffering mental health problems as a result of the workload to meet the...

Hello and welcome to our latest doffing of the cap in honour of those in our industry fund-raising for great causes....

The design quality of new homes and neighbourhoods across the UK remains stubbornly low, according to a new report by academics.  The...

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

The Property Franchise Group has approached Hunters about a possible takeover. Confirmation came this morning in a statement from Hunters, which you can...

It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has been and gone and the run-up to Christmas is well and truly...

The housing market may be slowing as we enter December but the latest snapshot suggests there’s still momentum with mortgage approvals...

Public sentiment over the housing market remains stable despite the Coronavirus crisis and the possibility of a No Deal Brexit. That’s the conclusion...

Back in September, Westminster Council launched a new strategy to help 'protect tenants' and 'ensure they live in good-quality and well-managed...

The housing market in England and Wales is stabilising, according to analysis of web traffic from a property advice site.  Valuation requests...

The high profile Yorkshire agency chain Dacre, Son & Hartley has been appointed by the largest charity care provider for older...

Stamp duty breaks have historically done little to help the housing market - and it’s the same now. So says David Hannah,...

Average house prices in Wales have risen three per cent in the past year, despite multiple difficult lockdowns considered more severe...

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...

Zoopla’s research team is anticipating the first quarter of next year will see the current boom continue as 100,000 additional sales...

Propertymark is in touch with the government to see how the new Tier structure being introduced on December 3 will affect...

Agents should know in the next 36 hours how new Coronavirus restrictions will affect how they work. The Prime Minister is announcing...

The mixture of the stamp duty holiday and generally fast-rising house prices has led to a resurgence of flipping. Data released this...

A mortgage technology platform has released figures suggesting the housing market remains strong, with high numbers of searches by buyers for...

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

Transactions appear to be edging higher than in 2019 for the first time this year - despite lockdowns and concerns caused...

The government has revealed new regional price caps for its revamped Help To Buy Equity Loan scheme, set to operate between...

The Home website, which publishes a detailed monthly snapshot of the market, has raised the alarm over London because of a...

Asking prices are down for the first time in many months. It’s a small drop - an average of 0.5 per cent...

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

The second England-wide lockdown is here. The good news is that this time round, the property market remains open for business,...

An unidentified estate agency has been threatened with prosecution by a local council after opening its office to the public during...

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

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...

Your Move is to become the English Football League’s official Communities Supporter for the coming season. The agency is already an Official...

While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...

The trend of buyers apparently fleeing the city to get more for their money in the country has hit the buffers...

High end agents usually keep their powder dry when it comes to party politics, to avoid upsetting customers. However Knight Frank has...

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

The government has unveiled the public health regulations which will underpin the second national lockdown in England - and the exemptions...

Buyers in around 30 per cent of English cities are almost certainly already too late to complete a purchase by March 31...

The national lockdown beginning on Thursday makes the case for an extension to the stamp duty holiday, according to a tax...

There’s one key takeaway for agents from the weekend’s announcements on the next England-wide lockdown - the housing market is staying...

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

The housing market is to remain open in the four week lockdown in England. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government...

The housing market boom looks set to continue for some months yet as mortgage approvals for home purchases hit their highest...

The so-called hub model of estate agency adopted by a growing number of firms appears to be part of a wider...

A conveyancing firm is blaming councils for delays in transactions. Conveyancers have themselves been sharply criticised in recent weeks as the sharp...

There are 140,000 more buyers waiting to complete on their properties right now than there were this time last year. The claim, by...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...

In recent years, the extent and role of the private rented sector (PRS) in the housing market has seen significant changes. The...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is taking credit for saving thousands of agency jobs through increased transactions prompted by the stamp duty holiday. A...

Savills says the shape and size of the housing market in the coming months will be determined by the capacity of conveyancers...

A tax expert says his research suggests some buyers of homes with annexes may have paid too much stamp duty on...

One of the industry's senior agency leaders says it would be a mistake for agents to be stopped from working in...

Some 713 estate agency branches have failed to reopen following the spring lockdown according to a business consultancy. TwentyCi says that is the...

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

An estate agency in Lancashire has been taken over by a hotel group, which pledges to expand and create more jobs. Mikhail...

One of the country's largest group of independent agencies has named its new chief executive officer - and says it’s a...

With many transactions now delayed by up to three weeks by slow searches, a body representing local search providers is urging...

The south of England is not the only region to benefit as city-dwellers search for more greenery and outdoor space, says...

An estate agency in the south of England has abandoned its online-only strategy and has decided to open a physical office...

Many agents, certainly those in London, will have faced the difficult task of selling a flat with a shorter lease. A...

How to stay on top of arrears during a global pandemic Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has admitted that getting the number one portal to change its fee structure “may take...

A North of England estate agency has been acquired in a management buyout. Dowen Estate Agents has eight branches across the North...

We all know what the problem is, but what’s the solution? The problem is that landlords, thinking they offer a valuable service...

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 have been in place for several months now. While letting...

Almost half of the country’s first time buyers say their plans have been delayed - or worse - thanks to Coronavirus,...

Mortgage approvals for house purchases have soared to a 13 year high according to Bank of England figures up to the...

A league table drawn up by a quick buy property firm claims that some estate agents' average commission has hit 2.32 per...

Are agents swimming upstream against the Electrical Safety Regulations? 3 months on from the introduction of the ‘Electrical Safety Standards in the...

One of the country’s major regional agencies has unveiled a ‘super hub’ structure which began life as a lockdown measure but...

Hello and at the start of another working week, welcome to our regular jobs slot announcing who’s moving where within the...

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...

Independent agency Sawyer & Co has announced the opening of a new branch in the Preston Park area of Brighton -...

Logjams in the mortgage, conveyancing and removal stages of house moving mean sales are taking much longer than usual, according to...

Another regional agency group has returned to Zoopla, attributing the move to the portal's “receptive audiences” amongst the house buying and renting...

NAEA Propertymark has written a letter to Housing Minister Christopher Pincher, asking what measures the government is taking to get more...

The strong house price growth experienced in recent months could soon be 'marred' by oversupply, according to Home.co.uk. The property website says...

The Residential Property Surveyors’ Association appears to be taking on the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in a battle for authority...

Hunters chairman Kevin Hollinrake - who is also a backbench Conservative MP - has been criticised on Twitter by Manchester United...

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

A specialist property lender says transactions are being delayed by key staff being furloughed. Gareth Lewis, commercial director of property lender MT...

You might be forgiven for thinking we’ve been cheated out of our Bank Holidays this year, as so many fell during...

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...

Since June 1, under The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, landlords in England have been...

Data from Rightmove shows that demand is up 61 per cent compared to the same period last year - and the...

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

Asking prices are up again for a third consecutive month in all English regions and across Scotland and Wales.  The measurement, from...

The government’s new Kickstart scheme is the ideal way for agents to encourage new talent without incurring any cost. That’s the view of The...

Almost all estate agents are still saying Yes to Rightmove, according to figures produced by the portal this morning. Membership numbers for...

The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison...

It’s probably not a surprise but new research has revealed where people want to move to - as well as where...

Following the easing of lockdown restrictions on England’s property market in May, NAEA Propertymark reported a sharp increase in business for...

One of the main points I’ve had reinforced to me from agent after agent over the last year of hosting a...

Mortgage approvals - a key indicator of short-term activity in the housing market - beat expectations in June according to Bank...

New guidance on face coverings for agents working in branches, and for those dealing directly with visitors, was issued last evening. A statement...

Zoopla's Research and Insight Director Richard Donnell writes: Just over a fortnight on since the Chancellor announced the Stamp Duty holiday and...

Home owners in England will be entitled to add up to two storeys to the height of their home via a...

The online agency Housesimple has rebranded to become 'Strike' with immediate effect. The news comes as a surprise given the apparent success...

Rightmove is reporting a mini-boom that was existing even before the stamp duty holiday - enough to propel average asking prices...

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...

The latest monthly index suggests that the average asking price in England and Wales has jumped 1.5 per cent in the...

A think tank says the stamp duty holiday introduced a week ago is understandable and may be helpful to the housing...

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 - which require increased electrical testing in rental properties...

More than 24 hours after the government's announcement about the compulsory wearing of facemasks by shoppers in England, and there is...

The new thresholds for the Scottish equivalent of stamp duty come into effect today - a week after the SDLT holiday...

Wearing a face covering in shops and supermarkets is to be made mandatory in England.  Anyone failing to comply with the order...

The Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford, has suggested that there will be further housing market lockdown easing later this month. His announcement...

The threshold at which Scotland’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax is paid by purchasers is to be raised from £145,000 to...

At a recent Conveyancing Association webinar focused on the provision of upfront information in the property sale process, there was a...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak - and the agency industry - will no doubt be delighted to know that visits to Rightmove soared...

It looks like the stamp duty holiday for England and Northern Ireland, already in effect following yesterday’s announcement, is unlikely to...

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

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

Unnamed government sources quoted in many newspapers today suggest stamp duty reforms may be announced later this year. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

We recently issued our Zoopla House Price Index, which analyses the latest real-time trends from the sales market. In our analysis, we...

A regional agency in the east of England says the Coronavirus lockdown working environment has made it rethink its structure -...

Revenue for The Property Franchise Group was hit by 20 per cent cent thanks for the lockdown - but sales listings...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign says the portal has merely kicked the fees can down the road, deferring a long-term...

An analysis of Countrywide branch data outside London has revealed that one in 10 applicants who registered to buy were from...

Zoopla predicts that the price strength that has been seen since the reopening of the housing market is likely to continue...

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have announced that they are extending their cut-price fees deals, introduced because of Coronavirus. This morning Rightmove says: "We have...

It’s been confirmed by the Scottish Government that the housing market north of the border resumes for business - and house...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Darren Loftus and it says Commercial Director on...

Rightmove has given a regional breakdown in where  buyer demand is strongest in the past two weeks. It’s perhaps no surprise that...

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...

The devolved government in Wales - where the housing market is still officially closed - has urged agents to report rivals...

Two estate agency directors have been disqualified by the Competition and Markets Authority after taking part in an illegal price fixing...

Data released this morning by Rightmove suggests that agents in England have agreed no fewer than 40,000 sales since the market...

To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...

Typical house prices in England and Wales are set to fall over the rest of summer according to home moving service...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

An agent in the unusual position of operating across the England and Welsh border says many of his competitors appear to...

There has been a huge surge in demand in some regions of the UK according to new data from Rightmove.  The portal...

The outlook for the housing market is still taking shape, but here I take a look at three market indicators to...

Rightmove has enjoyed over six million visits to its portal in one day, for the first time ever. Three days ago -...

Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week, and there is a great deal of positive things to be said about a...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to release a set of options for member agents to consider if the portal...

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

Research from Zoopla suggests that demand from buyers across England surged 88 per cent shortly after the housing market reopened -...

Letting agents up and down the country have undoubtedly felt the financial strain added by the outbreak of COVID19. Whilst this will continue,...

Housing Minister Chris Pincher and Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick stayed well clear of the Dominic Cummings row over the weekend -...

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

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

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to hold a seminar for agents who have already left the portal or are...

The Bank of Ireland UK is the latest mortgage lender to resume physical valuations of properties in England, subject of course...

The number of full property details viewed on Rightmove - a key indicator of market health - is already stronger than...

Veteran estate agency owner Paul Rooney has again featured as the most wealthy individual agency owner in the annual Sunday Times...

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...

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

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is expected to announce tomorrow that the housing market in England can resume with estate and letting...

There’s been a surge in buyers wanting to view properties - but agents must sit on their hands and wait for...

There’s a warning today to agency chiefs to keep in touch with their staff as lockdown eases across England in a...

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...

In these unprecedented times, Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) aims to reassure letting agents, landlords and tenants on any legislative changes, relating...

Three of the highest profile industry suppliers and house moving services have given government a four-step plan to restart the housing...

HM Land Registry is making it easier to verify individuals’ ID from today. In addition to conveyancers and chartered legal executives, verification...

Housing minister Chris Pincher is drawing up guidelines which could allow agents to return to something like normal working in the near...

Fine & Country says now is “a great time” for estate agents to go upmarket and become “the luxury agent” in...

An economic consultancy predicts house prices will fall by a sixth as unemployment grows across Britain this year. The consultancy, Cebr, says...

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...

Staff and senior management at a large franchise company running a string of major High Street agency brands are taking voluntary...

Kays Estates in the north of England - one of the agencies ‘powered by Keller Williams’ - has prepared packs for...

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

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...

Although all bets are off as to what the housing market will be like after the Coronavirus subsides, there is now...

New research of the buying habits of first-time buyers in the UK we’ve undertaken here at reallymoving.com shows that Shared Ownership...

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice.  A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...

Another index shows how strong the market was in the build-up to the escalation in Coronavirus across the country.  The website Home...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

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

The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted once again how fragile and interconnected our societies have become. We don’t know yet how dangerous Covid-19...

Hello and because it’s Friday there are two pieces of good news: it’s nearly the weekend and it’s the day for...

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...

A survey suggests that 77 per cent of first time buyers do not purchase their initial property in the same town...

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

The government has launched a competition to attract what it calls “the best and brightest talents of the housing industry” to...

Forget the Boris Bounce - this might be the Rightmove Retreat. A new tool produced by the portal measures price per...

Two agencies are looking to the future with optimism, and striking new deals for their own premises. Vickers & Barrass is reported...

A free-to-list portal says the costs of listing on the established sites - especially Rightmove - are contributing to estate agencies...

A conveyancing firm has launched what it claims to be one of the first ever apps for vendors and buyers in...

For several years the regular monthly RICS market snapshot has made depressing reading - now, for there second month in a...

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

Agents have reacted angrily to the government contemplating introducing a Mansion Tax, and to the Housing Secretary not ruling out the...

Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes according to a Sunday newspaper. The Telegraph - citing two...

The government has announced its First Homes scheme - a policy under which it says some new homes will see their...

The Law Society is telling prospective house purchasers to probe flood risks in the light of a new practice note it...

Rightmove may continue to be a target for criticism from some agents and rival portals but it has just enjoyed it...

An online agency’s claim that it sells homes “for free” has been disputed by a High Street rival - but the...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets today for its monthly decision on whether the move base rate - and...

Zoopla’s Hometrack data research arm says the start of 2020 has seen buyer demand up 26 per cent compared to the...

The proportion of 25 to 34 year olds who own their own home in England has risen for the first time...

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

As I look towards this year, I am sure that my thoughts are the same as many within the industry. I am...

At the end of a strong week for housing market indicators, the latest survey from the website Home suggests a major...

New build homes cost 19 per cent more than comparable pre-owned properties according to a new survey - and sometimes 50...

The total value of the UK’s housing stock hit £7.39 trillion in 2019, a new record high. The claim, in an analysis...

A survey of readers of Estate Agent Today suggest that the majority believe the Chancellor will fail to honour a pledge...

There’s been a long-term trend of growing numbers of Londoners quitting the capital to afford a home elsewhere - and typically...

Almost exactly one quarter of house sales in England and Wales fell through prior to completion according to new figures. In the...

The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager for the South West of...

OnTheMarket has started 2020 as it ended 2019 - with an attack on Rightmove via an agency which urges others to...

Multi-national financial institution UBS says there could be a cut in the Bank of England base rate as early as May...

A veteran agent says the new government’s Budget, expected in the next few weeks, should not provide too much help to...

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

The scores are in….and it looks like house prices are going to rise gently in 2020 according to forecasts from almost...

The year just ending was when the North-South divide in house prices and capital appreciation slammed into reverse gear according to...

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...

There are reasons to be optimistic that a majority government will improve the housing market, simply by ending political and economic...

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

Connells has confirmed that it has closed two branches in Dorset in the south west of England, in addition to the...

Government figures from the Office for National Statistics show that house prices across the UK rose by a mere 0.7 per...

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

House prices in England and Wales are set to fall over the next three months according to a price index produced...

The election is over and there’s nothing on the agenda except the run-up to Christmas - although there’s still time for...

Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands.  The offer is...

OnTheMarket’s TV advert, promoting its ‘New & exclusive’ feature, will be back on screens from Boxing Day ahead of what it calls a...

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

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

No one would argue that unfair fees and practices by rogue landlords is a problem that should be ignored, but the...

It’s beginning to look a lot like…we’re running a very popular service for agents, as we’ve been inundated with more fund-raising...

Zoopla has revealed the most searched-for property terms on its portal in the past 12 months with ‘garage’, ‘parking’ and ‘garden’...

The Property Franchise Group has issued a trading statement that is upbeat on lettings but warns that the sales market has...

A survey conducted by Estate Agent Today suggests there is huge anger from agencies against Rightmove in particular for its fees. On...

A shock prediction from a property management firm suggests that around 10 estate agencies have gone bust every week in Britain...

The listings website Home, which conducts a monthly survey of asking prices and wider market monitors, is reporting a show 10...

This morning’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors confirms the worst - that the market is in...

House prices are forecast to dip as the year ends and stagnate at the start of 2020 according to the latest...

Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...

If you haven’t noticed, it’s November already - a month where it’s increasingly popular for men to grow moustaches for charity....

One of London’s leading estate and lettings agents has criticised the government over what he calls its “pitiful” record on affordable...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

Zoopla is continuing its aggressive expansion of listings and services to agents with news this morning that it has added a...

It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...

There may be lots of agents giving time this weekend to see England at the Rugby World Cup final and Lewis...

A small online agency which in six months of trading has secured around 140 sales says it’s on course to be...

A former 10 Downing Street adviser says stamp duty on house sales should be scrapped or at least slashed in order...

Countrywide’s upmarket brand Hamptons International is urging all owners of homes with septic tanks to prepare for new regulations that kick...

A new league table of High Street agents’ charges published over the weekend reveals the locations where agents charge an average...

The number of prime residential housing transactions has increased rapidly in the past two decades and even in the past five...

The latest housing market snapshot from the listings website Home suggests more regional markets are heading for price corrections. Home says that...

Data from an agency comparison website reveals that in the current market it takes well over a year for a home...

This is stating the obvious to estate agents but the government has revealed that homes near parks, gardens, playing fields and...

There has been a surprise, but small, increase in the market share of online estate agents according to the latest survey. Business...

There are fewer ‘accidental landlords’ - vendors who resort to letting out their homes because the sales market is difficult. That’s the...

England rugby fans will have been disappointed to find out that Saturday's planned World Cup group stage clash with France in...

The boss of a 15+ branch estate agency group has explained how he thinks regulation could 'ruin' the estate agency industry. Simon...

Of all the UK properties for sale over the last year, 59% would have been exempt from any type of transaction...

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - your Monday roundup of all the latest employment news from the industry. If you have...

In a revival of the Natter’s day in the life of series, I catch up with Rajeev Nayyar, managing director of...

It may only be October 4, but temperatures have already started to drop this week as preparations for winter begin. As we...

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

As an agent, it’s part of your role to protect and advise your clients throughout the buying and selling process. Mortgages are...

A high profile estate agency selling some of the most expensive homes in the west of England has shut two of...

A north of England estate agency is marking its 160th anniversary with the pledge to announce an acquisition by the end...

Around one person in seven in England are living in unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable accommodation. The claim comes from the research produced...

The Bank of England has once again maintained base rate at 0.75 per cent - but it is warning that the...