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An anonymous ex-estate agent has revealed how poor pay and high pressure forced them to quit the profession. The mystery agent said...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News

It is no longer significantly cheaper to rent compared with making monthly mortgage payments, Rightmove claims, but raising a deposit remains...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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In retrospect, it was perhaps inevitable that the infamous dead cat would come into the debate over government housing targets and...
21 May 2022
From: Features
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The issue of agency qualifications has finally been mentioned in the Houses of Parliament, almost three years since the landmark Regulation...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents have heralded the beginning of the house price slowdown. The latest Land Registry House Price Index yesterday showed values increased by...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Supply is slowly increasing but there are signs that buyers are now biding their time. Analysis by property data company TwentyCi shows...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A property lender claims to have identified signs that the property market is slowing. Analysis of Bank of England mortgage approval data...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Hamptons has created a new international department after its latest acquisition. The agent this week revealed it has acquired Venres, a specialist...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Buyers and sellers should focus on the Bank of England’s actions rather than words when it comes to the housing market,...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has expressed hope that the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will help boost much needed agency supply. The trade body has...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The number of areas where the average house sale price exceeded £500,000 has surpassed 15% of Great Britain for the first...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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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...
14 May 2022
From: Features

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Prime property purchasers are typically paying a 122% premium to be in the top 10% of buyers, research suggests. London agent Benham...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

What a difference two months and some local elections make. Cast your minds back to March 9 and the annual report of...
07 May 2022
From: Features

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...
07 May 2022
From: Features

Buyers are being urged to act now to secure decent mortgage pricing as interest rates hit a 13-year high yesterday. The Bank...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents helped vendors sell homes at 97.9% of asking price on average last year, research claims. Analysis of portal and Land Registry...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The property market could be set for further upheaval when the Bank of England makes its latest interest rate decision today. The...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Property data and estate agent prospecting platform Homesearch is expanding north of the border. After three years of operation in England and...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

More than half of properties across England and Wales only meet insulation standards of 1976 or older. The startling figures, based on...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

House price growth is expected to hit single digits by the end of the year as the cost of living crisis...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The shortlists for this year’s much-coveted ESTAS awards will be revealed from the end of this week. The ESTAS Customer Service Awards,...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Record numbers of buyers are now purchasing homes chain-free research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons has found that an increase in the share...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has given its backing to the ban on ground rents for new leasehold properties and has reminded agents of their...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Online agent Strike is preparing to name a home seller who will be reimbursed the equivalent of an estate agent fee...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Local residents are to be given the final say on changes to the name of their street under new government plans. The...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

House price growth hit a five-month high in February, according to Land Registry data but there are warnings that this will...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

All regions of the UK remain in a seller’s market as the traditional spring selling season begins for agents. Housing market consultancy...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The proportion of homes sold to landlords has hit a five-year high but buyers are paying above asking price due to...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

An industry group is predicting that record numbers of homes sold this year will be off-plan. The National Association of Property Buyers...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says only a national retrofitting programme can make UK homes more energy efficient - and it says a new government...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A government aim to improve the home buying process by making Local Land Charge search results instantly available is well underway,...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...
02 April 2022
From: Features

The extreme shortage of properties for sale has fuelled the first rise in new homes sold off-plan since 2016. In 2021 some...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...
26 March 2022
From: Features

Typical stamp duty paid by property purchasers now is actually 84 per cent more than before the pandemic and the SDLT...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, the weekly round up of fund-raising in our industry. Once more our thoughts are...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest government house price data has sparked a fear that the market may be heading towards an affordability crisis. The Office...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

haart, part of the Spicerhaart estate agency group, has accused rival agencies of copying its hybrid working model. Spicerhaart group managing director...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England has confirmed that base rate is to rise again, for the third time in three months, to a...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Rising inflation may soon overtake house price growth even in the most buoyant areas of the UK, a property market analysis...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Some 86 Bronze, Silver, Gold and Special Awards have been presented to agents in the Guild off Property Professionals at its...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Storm clouds continue to gather over the UK economy with growing inflation, another likely interest rate rise, and a warning from...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC, an opportunity for see how selfless our industry can be at times of hardship...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent estate agency figure is urging the industry to dig deep to help the Ukrainian humanitarian effort. Arun Group managing director...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s been a marked reduction in mortgage product availability for a second consecutive month. Independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says there are...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The time it takes to complete a transaction is beginning to drop according to an analysis by comparison website GetAgent. The average...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s going where and why in...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A well known UK estate agency has pledged £50,000 to help the growing Ukrainian refugee crisis. Brown & Co - the 13-branch...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An analyst is warning that the latest buoyant house price figures could be the last hurrah before a significant depression. The Nationwide’s...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The government is considering seizing British property owned by Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list without paying compensation. The Financial Times says Housing...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A new analysis has revealed those areas of England and Wales with the largest numbers of Russian-owned homes. Credas Technologies analysed Land...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents have told Housing Secretary Michael Gove that his Levelling Up agenda needs to include positive efforts to bring hundreds of...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England has issued a consultation on changing the affordability tests for large mortgages introduced in the wake of...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

It is claimed by Propertymark that the government’s Economic Crime Bill - to be debated in the House of Commons today -...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents have 21 per cent fewer homes on their books now than a year ago according to a quick buy company. In...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark, analyses the impact that the lack of available data is having on...
19 February 2022
From: Features

An agency which in 2020 moved from traditional branches to a hub-based business model, says it’s to become a ‘digital first’...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A financial analyst says there could be tough times ahead for the housing market, despite another upbeat set of figures regarding...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Only 6.8m homes in England now have mortgages, just 28 per cent of the overall market and about two per cent...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

It may be blowing a gale outside but we’re safe and warm here reading about our industry’s great work for good...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent analyst says he expects a U-turn on the “folly” of interest rate rises sooner rather than later - but...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

An Australian PropTech platform called PEXA aims to break into the UK property industry this year, claiming to improve transaction processes. PEXA...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Research by new homes sales service Unlatch has revealed how much cheaper energy bills are for new-builds, saving as much as...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading agent and market commentator says he has identified one part of the UK where the current stock shortage is...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The government is threatening to deny planning consent to developers who refuse to pay towards the removal of unsafe cladding on...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...
12 February 2022
From: Features

Average asking prices in Britain have risen by 53 per cent over the past 10 years according to Rightmove. They have risen...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The majority of homeowners and homebuyers believe Stamp Duty Land Tax is outdated and needs reform. The mortgage lender Butterfield commissioned an...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News

After a long period of improvement in the level of product choice for borrowers, February has seen mortgage availability fall for the...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Some regional property markets are perilously close to running out of any stock to sell. That’s the news from property data...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy. A...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Here’s the odd thing about interest rates - we all care about them, but they don’t directly affect that many people...
05 February 2022
From: Features

As debate rages over levelling up and a north/south property divide, in the first of a new monthly column, property expert...
05 February 2022
From: Features

Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce wants government action to help save the housing market as the cost of living crisis grows. Following...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News

With a Bank of England base rate rise expected as soon as tomorrow, new figures from the government add weight to...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England has increased the base rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. This means a typical tracker...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee is set to meet today to consider a possible rise in base rate -...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The average home sale in England and Wales in 2021 achieved 98 per cent of the asking price - slightly improved...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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The government’s Levelling Up White Paper, released today, contains an unexpected and shock commitment - to create a new 'lite' version...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The total value of all UK homes broke the £8 trillion barrier in 2021 according to Savills - and London is...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Hunters has tweaked its earlier version of hybrid franchising in a bid to attract self-employed agents. Hunters Personal was launched with a...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A fast-growing land and property consultancy has snapped up a respected independent to bolster its presence in the North of England. George...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Inflation could deal a double blow to the housing market, an agency expert warns. Last week it was revealed that UK inflation...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Three of Martin & Co’s most prominent branches in the north of England are under new ownership. The Saltaire, Keighley, and Thackley...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...
22 January 2022
From: Features

The Nationwide has released data listing the most and least affordable locations in Britain - background information for agents. Some entries are...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Boomin has issued research done on its behalf into the value of spare rooms - and it’s made some eccentric comparisons...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Government data shows the average UK house price increasing by 10 per cent on an annual basis in November. On a monthly...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Fears that the housing market may be seriously damaged by the worsening economy led to share price falls for Rightmove and others...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

House prices are up by as much as £100,000 on this time last year according to a mortgage company. Research by the...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

New research shows an estimated £200 billion worth of property sat vacant across Britain’s housing market - up 2.1 per cent...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is reiterating its view that energy efficiency and EPC changes being considered by government must take account of property age...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

John D Wood - the lettings and estate agency now part of the Connells empire - is celebrating its 150th birthday...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for estate and letting agents in...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Strong house price growth since the pandemic began has boosted seller gains with the typical vendor who bought two decades ago...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Another day, another house price index record. The latest, from the Halifax, shows that typical house prices increased by over £24,500 in...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...
08 January 2022
From: Features

The housing market boom of 2021 has given rise to an increasing number of £1m-plus deals. Government statistics analysed by mortgage firm...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The number of locations where average house prices still stand at below £150,000 has shrunk by 28 per cent in recent...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

High-value properties were the top-performers in the country house market in 2021, according to an agency that majors in this sector. In...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News

House prices in the UK have ended the year of yet another record high. The Nationwide says annual house price growth increased...
31 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News

This year, Londoners purchased 112,780 homes outside the capital, the highest number since 2007. New data, from Connells-owned agency Hamptons, shows that...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A housing market forecast based on conveyancing instructions says average prices will dip this month. Average prices will fall by 1.1 per...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...
22 December 2021
From: Features

Prospect Estate Agents in the south east of England have pulled out all the stops this festive season with a wonderful...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has revealed the UK’s property hotspot of 2021 - where prices have risen 31 per cent in just a year. The...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Leasehold, quite rightly, remains not just an emotive topic given what has happened over the past decade, but it’s very much...
18 December 2021
From: Features

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

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to surging...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has identified the UK’s strongest sellers’ market - and it’s in Easton, Bristol. Four of the top 10 sellers’ markets are...
16 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The average first-time buyer’s home across Britain has increased in price by approaching £9,000 a year for the past decade. FTBs are...
16 December 2021
From: Breaking News

An England football manager who resigned after a newspaper sting is in a podcast series launched by Boomin and Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello again and with just two weeks to go before the festivities begin, there’s a definite ramping up of fund-raising for...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A new report wants the government to consider slapping Capital Gains Tax on profits made from appreciating house values for all...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency owner who is also a qualified independent mortgage adviser has hit out against the suggestion that lenders may...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents, and indeed all professionals, should be offered the option of flexible working when they are appointed to the job. That’s...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agency has admitted that the uncertainty over the effects of the Omicron Covid variant has thrown forecasts for the...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...
04 December 2021
From: Features
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Propertymark has criticised the government over poor house building figures. New figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The price of new build homes could soar if developers are expected to pay for additional energy efficiency measures not necessarily...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

By the end of 2021, one in 16 homes will have changed hands, making it the busiest property market since 2007...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

High house prices relative to average earnings make raising a deposit a big barrier for first time buyers, a new study...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Data released by Zoopla suggests that demand for new builds outside London remains above the five year average, but has failed...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The scaling back of HS2 in the north of England, contained in the government's new Integrated Rail Plan, means hundreds of homes...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Treasury has enjoyed a record period for stamp duty income. In England from April to October this year - so almost entirely...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...
17 November 2021
From: Features

Surprise figures released through Freedom of Information requests show that the number of homes in England and Wales with owners registered...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The average asking price across the UK is now £43,000 higher than it was in late 2019 according to data and...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A business analyst is warning that the growing emphasis on energy efficiency of homes could spell trouble for the value of...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank says it’s already being contacted by prospective vendors wanting their homes to be listed for sale next spring. James Cleland,...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth increased to 8.1 per cent in October according to the Halifax. The average UK property price is now...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of research at a leading agency is warning that although the housing market remains buoyant, there may be macro-economic...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has defied expectations by keeping base rate at its historic low of 0.1 per...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Analysts suggest there is a 50:50 chance of a base rate rise being announced by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Despite the roaring housing market, a new report says that no fewer than 70,500 real estate and property businesses are showing...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Sir David Amess, murdered at a constituency surgery last month, may have an unexpected housing market legacy for his constituents. To commemorate...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A BBC investigation has revealed that a man’s house was sold and his furnishings removed without his knowledge, in the latest...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures from the Iamproperty group, parent of the Iamsold specialist in the Modern Method of Auction, show that the service...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News

We’ve probably all learned to be a little less cynical about politicians in recent weeks, given the tragic events. We perhaps...
30 October 2021
From: Features
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At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...
30 October 2021
From: Features

With a Budget, mild weather and the continuing uncertainty over the pandemic, you might be forgiven for forgetting that we get...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The average cost of buying and selling a home in England this year has soared from £6,877 before the end of...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A new survey by property consultancy TwentyCi shows that the market share of online and hybrid agents in the third quarter...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The housing market is on track to record its strongest year since 2007 for transactions and house price inflation says Zoopla. The...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Leeds estate agency Adair Paxton is enhancing its sustainability credentials and helping to tackle climate change by planting two trees for...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says sellers who have upgraded their Energy Performance Certificate rating to a C - from a D, E or F -...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Buyers are being warned about scams conning people out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. The Law Society of England and Wales...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown is predicting house prices will still rise, even after a possible hike in interest rates later this year or...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News

House price inflation accelerated to 10.6 per cent in August, up from 8.5 per cent in July as buyers rushed to...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Another market snapshot has identified low supply as the chief characteristic of the sales landscape this autumn. Landmark Information Group’s latest Property...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is warning that it’s “highly likely” interest rates will rise in the near future. The portal believes this now seems inevitable...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Rising inflation triggered by the supply chain crisis following Brexit and the pandemic may undermine recent house price gains according to...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

House prices rose by the most in almost 15 years in September ahead of the end of the stamp duty holiday. The...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Like most industries, estate agency is changing. A general trend to a more hybrid model, accelerated by the pandemic has resulted...
06 October 2021
From: Features

Rightmove has estimated how many people benefitted from the holiday and the estimated total saving in England. It says some one million...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Former BBC Director General Greg Dyke has been revealed as the man behind a £35m project to developer a historic part...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the west of England’s largest independent agencies has signed a two year deal with Zoopla, running across portal listings...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The self-employed partnership known as The Agency UK - founded by three refugees from Purplebricks - has announced a major expansion. The...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has calculated how much the average house price has risen every single day since the start of the pandemic in...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has hinted for the second time that he is looking towards property to help fund his...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agency says the new normal likely to establish itself in the housing market after the end of the stamp...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The Halifax claims that homes with the highest energy ratings are worth up to £40,000 more on average compared to less...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....
25 September 2021
From: Features

Strike, the digital-first estate agent previously known as Housesimple, has been selected to join Tech Nation’s Future Fifty programme. The online agent, which...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading planning consultancy has claimed that ‘the myth’ that housing developers are hoarding land after gaining planning consent in order...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...
22 September 2021
From: Features

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...
22 September 2021
From: Features

The government has been warned that its much-talked about levelling up agenda is ‘doomed to fail’ without major reform of the...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are being contacted by local council officers to check how Covid-safe their operations are. Paul Offley, compliance officer for The Guild,...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has changed its name to reflect the government’s levelling up agenda. The department’s...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has hailed the online agent’s no-fee model after reaching £5 billion worth of sales. The agency, previously...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A Borders estate agency business, Hastings Legal and Property, has invested in Halo Digital Signage – hailed as ‘the new generation...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers are £25,000 worse off thanks to the stamp duty holiday, according to estate agent comparison site GetAgent. The website revealed...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The value of mortgage lending hit a record high in the final months of the stamp duty holiday. Figures from the Bank...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Scotland and the south west of England have been identified as cash buyer hotspots. Analysis by Barrows and Forrester, found 27 per...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Forget London, Scotland is now the fastest-moving market for million-pound properties. Analysis by Rightmove has found that million-pound homes are selling 25...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...
11 September 2021
From: Features

The police investigation into the Savills agents who allegedly racially abused England players on Twitter after the Euros 2020 final is...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The Savills member of staff who allegedly racially abused England players online after the Euros 2020 final has been sacked. The Metro...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...
08 September 2021
From: Features

The lifestyle changes triggered by the pandemic are likely to have a lasting effect on the housing market, pushing property prices permanently...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents are being urged to future-proof and diversify by linking with retirement developers via part-exchange services. Property investment service HBB Solutions...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are. Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A new forecasting model from a consumer website is predicting that house prices will rise by an average 30 per cent...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The first house price index for August suggests they rose 2.1 per cent in just a month - despite forecasts that the...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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A plea has been made to the government to help small companies and stop letting online firms off the hook. The Federation...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Parts of Britain are so short of homes for sale they have only half the number of listings to be expected...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Mortgage approvals declined over the last month as the tapering stamp duty holiday deterred home purchases, according to data from the...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The very strong housing market seen throughout this year is set to extend into 2022 as a stock shortage is forecast...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agent says the housing market now has a hidden characteristic - an absence of homes that are friendly for...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency comparison website has conducted research into how much it costs to simply keep an average home in a...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News

House sales slumped nearly two thirds last month as the main deadline for the stamp duty holiday passed. HM Revenue and Customs...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News

There are 19 new distinct £1m-plus property markets in the UK thanks to the soaring house prices of the past 15...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Proposals to resuscitate the self-build housing sector have been welcomed by the government. Conservative MP Richard Bacon has published an independent report...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Awful isn’t it? Where was that sunshine? Well, the clouds have parted when it comes to fund-raising as the industry continues...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A company says it’s gathering £500m in funding to purchase properties for a “gradual home ownership” scheme - a variation on...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Average house prices increased by 13.2 per cent over the year to June - the highest annual growth rate since November...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The average size of homes in England has plummeted by over 10 per cent in the past four decades. Research from ElectricalDirect...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The average asking price, as recorded by Rightmove, has fallen for the first time this year. In another sign that the market...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The estate agents’ trade body has set out three ways conveyancers can further help the sales process. Propertymark has made the suggestions...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...
14 August 2021
From: Features

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...
14 August 2021
From: Features

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to another round-up of our industry’s wonderful work for good causes. Before we salute this week’s heroes, our usual...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Referral revenues shared between agents in a major industry trade group has hit over £1.35m. Daniel Pepperell, regional director at The Guild...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The market slowdown continues with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reporting that new buyer enquiries have reduced for the first...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s already plenty of talk about autumn - depressing huh? - with agents pondering how the housing market will respond to...
07 August 2021
From: Features

In this latest video feature, EAT’s video reporter Chris Buckler speaks to Christian Scandurra, Sales Director at VaultEA, and a former...
07 August 2021
From: Features

A prominent property consultancy is urging the government to ensure that holiday home owners pay more tax. Colliers claims local authorities are...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Thirty-five years after London estate agent Suzy Lamplugh disappeared, the trust that bears her name is calling for action to address...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News

If you were hoping for a summer lull during August, think again. That’s the messages from Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency has calculated precisely how much residential property has been sold so far this year, fuelled by the stamp...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The number of Energy Performance Certificates issued for new build homes in England rose 16 per cent in the year to...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A recent news story will have set alarm bells ringing for agencies up and down the country, when it was revealed...
31 July 2021
From: Features

Annual house price growth remains above 10 per cent despite a small monthly dip in July according to the Nationwide. A 0.5...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has worked with one of the UK governments to create an information sheet which, in virtual or hard copy firm,...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News

New research shows that the surge in house prices this year has taken homes in at least 25 areas of England...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the leading housing market analysts says some of the extreme house price rises seen this year could unwind during...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...
24 July 2021
From: Features

The post-lockdown housing market boom is showing signs of a significant slowdown according to a new forecast. The prediction, from the quote...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Keller Williams - which says it’s the UK’s leading business-owner or ‘self-employed’ firm with twice the agents of any direct rival -...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News

New research from Zoopla appears to show that buyers typically move further away for larger homes rather than smaller or same-size...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Boy it’s been hot out there - yet even 30 degrees or more have failed to stifle the enthusiasm of our...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A property quango wants industry experts to join its board - and will pay £25,000 a year for what it calls...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Creating a New Homes division could be a good way of expanding an agency business according to the head of a...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News
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A group of MPs has suggested the government consider a “proportional property tax” to replace the current council tax, in a...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The busiest first half of a year ever recorded by Rightmove has led to a raft of new records for the...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A new analysis off the housing market suggests that the current frenzy is down partly to activity in the most expensive...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Over a fifth of properties have risen in value by more than the average salary according to a calculation made by...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Greater Manchester Police have arrested the Savills estate agent who allegedly posted a racist tweet about black England football stars after...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A commercial property agency in London says it will open a residential sales and lettings operation this year. Bermondsey-based Henshall & Partners...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the most senior politicians involved in the property industry is embroiled in a row over her anti-Marcus Rashford social...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The police have now received complaints about the tweet believed to have been sent from a personal account of a Savills...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News

High end agency Savills is conducting “a full investigation” into a racist tweet posted overnight. A Savills statement posted on Twitter this...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A 3-2 loss on penalties. It’s sad and disappointing - desperately. Yet that gives way to pride when England’s performance across the whole...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News

At first sight it’s a tough ask to defend holiday homes when there’s evidence that many who want to buy can’t,...
10 July 2021
From: Features

Channel 4 Ventures is one of a number of investors who have collectively put the equivalent of £11m into the online...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News

There are currently 341,419 homes across England, Scotland and Wales that have been vacant for at least six months. Collectively, these homes...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News

As the country prepares to cheer on England (can we speak for the other UK nations too?) here’s a look at...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A former England international is an early graduate of a new estate agency academy in Yorkshire. Rebecca Rayner, a former England under-18...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News

How are the fingernails? After a tense night and with England destined for their first international tournament final in 55 years...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Like many of you, I have watched a lot of football recently and I’ve enjoyed every minute. It has been an...
07 July 2021
From: Sponsored Content

The chief executive of Purplebricks says research into pricing strategies has suggested around a third of sellers at least consider using...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The second man to appear in a notorious video showing an estate agent accosting Professor Chris Whitty has now been charged...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News

It may be the height of summer but the industry is still super-busy and new appointments continue to come thick and...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The industry’s two leading trade bodies have spoken out about the incident in which an agent accosted England’s chief medical officer,...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Have you recovered yet? We don’t mean the hangover, but the shock from the fact that England never gave their fans cause...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...
03 July 2021
From: Features

The estate agent who accosted England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, has been charged with common assault. Lewis Hughes, 23 and...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News
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Labour says the stamp duty holiday is an example of the government’s “failed approach” to home ownership and housing affordability. Labour’s Shadow...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency Strike - which used to be HouseSimple - is expanding its sell-for-free service out across the Midlands and...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

All eyes on Rome this weekend as England face Ukraine on their way - we hope - to winning Euro 2020. Some...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s no need for excuses if you’re not fund raising for good causes on Saturday evening - tens of millions will...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agent has been sacked after being identified as one of two people accosting England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty. A...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove estimates that 1.3m buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holidays across Great Britain since they were announced in July...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A third of owners would consider moving more regularly if the stamp duty holiday on the first £500,000 of a purchase...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News

So, who would have thought it? England finally beat Germany in a knockout game at a major competition - and it...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A new analysis claims Help To Buy has improved building volumes and has not been a drain on taxpayers. The scheme which...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agency comparison website GetAgent has calculated the typical fees charged to vendors in different parts of the country. It says agents...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Price renegotiations are underway between buyers and sellers in danger of missing Wednesday’s stamp duty holiday deadline, says Knight Frank. The agency...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Phil Spencer has interviewed five key regional estate agents in the latest of his Move iQ industry videos. It’s a fascinating insight...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News

London-focussed agency Winkworth - which has around 60 of its 100 franchise branches in the capital - has now opened another...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England has played down worries that interest rates may have to rise as a result of growing levels...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News

It was never going to be easy for Scotland - and there was no sense of jeopardy for an already-through England. Yet...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The frantic growth in house prices is showing its first sign of slowing down, says Rightmove. In its latest monthly market snapshot,...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

For a match between two great rivals, the England-Scotland 0-0 draw on Friday may have brought both nations together. After all it’s...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Average house prices in the year to the end of April increased by 8.9 per cent according to the government’s Office...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...
16 June 2021
From: Features

The cost of the average mortgage deposit has climbed £11,000 in some areas thanks to the stamp duty holiday fuelling the...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Welcome to our second Euros Agent Match Report, when we get leading agents’ and suppliers’ takes on the matches featuring England and Scotland. Today...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to our first Euros Agent Match Report, a really engaging piece on England's triumphant campaign start yesterday. Our thanks go to...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The youngsRPS agency now has a fifth branch in the north of England - it’s in Darlington and will cover the...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Buyers are not told the true scale of flood risk in many properties - and the rush to beat the stamp...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News

With just hours to go to the start of the Euros, we can announce our squad for writing Agents Reports on...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin says it’s added over 600 new agency branches during May, with the latest signing being the large Pattinson independent with...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency says it expects a 40 per cent boost in its turnover this year, its 10th in business. Croft Residential,...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Over 500,000 homebuyers in England are set to benefit from the stamp duty holiday to the tune of £3.4 billion, according...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There are an estimated 2.7 million landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) providing rental accommodation to multiple generations of tenant,...
09 June 2021
From: Features

The pandemic and lockdowns have made over a third of those aged 18 to 34 want to move house according to...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There are over 700,000 homes marked Sold Subject to Contract and going through conveyancing right now, according to a new Rightmove...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Law Society has published new guidance for what it calls “under-pressure conveyancing solicitors” as the stamp duty deadline of June...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Annual house price inflation is now at its strongest level in nearly seven years, says the Halifax House Price Index. The average...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency says disgruntled and delayed property buyers are fast falling out of love with the stamp duty holiday, which...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...
05 June 2021
From: Features

The Grenfell Tower disaster in June 2017 exposed the dangers of inflammable cladding on residential tower blocks, and what has come...
05 June 2021
From: Features

It’s been reported that Foxtons is to create ‘virtual branches’ in as many as 15 UK cities outside London, plus commuter...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England will intervene if it considers soaring house prices will affect the inflation rate says Sir Dave Ramsden,...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News

New data shows no let-up on the pressure on the conveyancing sector as the stamp duty holiday and the broader economic...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News

We’re only a little over a week away from the Euros, happening at last a year later than scheduled because of...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News
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One of the country’s leading politicians says a yet-to-be-revealed way of taxing property sales could be one way of helping homes...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...
22 May 2021
From: Features

The Planning Bill, which will introduce changes to the planning system in England, was announced last week in the Queen’s Speech....
22 May 2021
From: Features

The Bank of England’s deputy governor says it’s possible that the current housing market boom may continue even after the end...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s nearly two years since The Tenant Fees Act came into force for tenancies in England. On 1 June 2019 it...
19 May 2021
From: Features

Propertymark has produced a new guide for estate agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News

An online platform claims each agency branch in the UK has benefited from the stamp duty holiday by over £120,000. WiggyWam says...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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Over 300,000 new-builds in England have been purchased using the government's Help to Buy Equity Loan since its launch in 2013. Of the...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading industry trade body is warning that remote-working agents and smaller independent agencies are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has issued a statement saying it’s entering into a long-term partnership with the Leacders Romans Group, which will be “curated...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has set up a committee to push forward ideas on the collective form of homeownership known as commonhold. Housing Secretary...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A market analysis by Fine & Country suggests that annual house price inflation could hit 10 per cent next month. Nicky Stevenson,...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The group chief executive of south east England’s largest independent agency is retiring. David Lench of Arun Estates has revealed that he is...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS Awards ceremony is traditionally held each May but no prizes for guessing why this year, as with 2020, things...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Mortgage lending has shown the biggest net increase on record according to the Bank of England. Mortgage borrowing in March rose by...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Parts of the UK property market face a supply shortage with a quarter fewer properties listed for sale in England and...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Local elections rarely set the pulse racing and this year’s poll on Thursday faces a similar problem. But this time, it’s a...
01 May 2021
From: Features

With property transactions taking longer than ever and many people operating at capacity, it is easy to overlook the progress made,...
28 April 2021
From: Features

Independent estate agency Dacre, Son & Hartley plans to significantly grow its franchise network across Yorkshire and beyond. Dacres currently employs 125...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures from Zoopla today emphasise just how frenzied the housing market remains. Here are the figures: - so far in the first...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Potential house buyers may be fine with virtual tours during lockdown periods, but as the country opens up, people are going...
24 April 2021
From: Features

The Nationwide Building Society has launched a product which, controversially, allows some first time buyers to borrow 5.5 times their income. From...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The average UK house price has risen 8.6 per cent - that’s typically £20,000 - in the past year. This is the...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Research by an estate agency comparison service has revealed which type of road address produces the highest average price. GetAgent has analysed...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 80 per cent of the property market will remain free of stamp duty for first-time buyers, even after the current...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News

From today buyers will be able to purchase properties worth up to £600,000 with just a five per cent mortgage, under...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Another week begins, another record tumbles - Rightmove this morning reports a monthly price surge of 2.1 per cent has propelled...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

For many, the funeral of HRH Prince Philip will be a solemn affair, while for some it will also be a...
17 April 2021
From: Features

New research shared with Estate Agent Today suggest that in areas of the country almost four in 10 homes for sale...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

One housing market index suggests that average house prices in England and Wales have risen by 9.8 per cent in the...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agency claims the stamp duty holiday has actually had a minimal impact in the mainstream market, despite many suggestions...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

One in three property sales in England and Wales fell through before completion in the first quarter of 2021. The 32 per...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...
10 April 2021
From: Features

Winkworth says Covid and its aftermath will not derail plans to open five offices a year. In a trading statement to shareholders...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News

An agency has analysed sold prices since the first lockdown in March 2020 and February this year - and has found...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The MP leading a new parliamentary committee on the housing market says a radical reform of tax would help more people move...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty holiday has backfired and buyers almost everywhere are paying more for homes, rather than less. StripeHomes analysed house price...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agency offices in Wales, closed for many weeks as part of that country’s lockdown, will reopen from next Monday, April 12. The...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Licensing of the short-term lets sector in Scotland was due to be introduced next month. However, it was recently announced that...
03 April 2021
From: Features

A prominent London agency says today’s new two per cent stamp duty surcharge imposed on most overseas buyers will not dampen...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month, Fixflo held a webinar with David Cox, legal and compliance director of Rightmove, to discuss key government policies...
31 March 2021
From: Features

Two property directors have been banned from holding company office for a total of 25 years after abusing £7.7m taken from...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Bank of England figures reveal that in February there were 87,700 mortgage approvals - down from a peak of 103,700 in...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country is opening a new branch in the Welsh capital, Cardiff. It covers the city and surrounding areas, the Vale...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Unsurprisingly it’s been a busy few months in the property market so far this year, and a busy few months in...
27 March 2021
From: Features

Another house price index shows a super-charged housing market with prices rising 7.5 per cent in the year to January according...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has crunched the numbers for the continuing stamp duty holiday in England and Northern Ireland, calculating 500,000 buyers will have...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The Law Society is to pilot upfront conveyancers’ information for home buyers and sellers. This will involve the TA6 form which contains...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin co-founder Kenny Bruce says the UK economy should now be opening up thanks to the success of the Coronavirus vaccines. In...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

From 4 May 2021, your agency could be blocked from charging late fees, compounding interest on missing rent and taking any...
20 March 2021
From: Features

The Guild of Property Professionals is to offer a formal agency qualification as it goes increasingly on the offensive in a...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a warning this morning that possible tax reforms to be unveiled next Monday could wreak huge damage on the property...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

With much attention on those at risk of repossession or running up rent arrears, it's emerged that many others have actually used...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

High end purchasers of homes in London paid 15 per cent of the stamp duty in 2020, yet the value of...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A broker has launched the UK’s longest-ever fixed rate mortgage, with no early repayment charge or exit fees - the first product...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest breakdown of the stamp duty holiday extension has given a first estimate of the total number of deals to...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Savills has upgraded its house price and transaction forecasts following the Budget - and prime London, especially the centre, is tipped to...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The extraordinary consolidation in the estate agency industry continues apace today with two of the biggest deals reaching critical points. Firstly Hunters’...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Dan Muir, Area Sales Manager, LetsBid Property What is LetsBid and...
05 March 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Agents in England are told that sellers should market their homes by March 23 - only 18 days from now - if...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Varying decisions across the country means the dreaded stamp duty cliff-edge will hit the market at different times in different UK...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of a PropTech platform wants financial penalties on conveyancers if transactions miss deadlines. “The only way to accelerate the current...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Mortgage approvals declined slightly in January as the market braces itself for the end of the stamp duty holiday - currently...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Older homeowners gifted an average of £42,500 to younger relatives to help them buy in the past year, according to new...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Fixflo’s webinar on February 9 saw an industry panel debate 2021’s threats and opportunities for letting agents. The panel discussed a range...
20 February 2021
From: Features

Propertymark has slammed government energy efficiency proposals as being “unrealistic, too simplistic and could deter people from moving home.” A formal consultation...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Law Society for England and Wales says it wants action now to prevent tens of thousands of transactions collapsing at...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

London still dominated the league table of locations with the highest volumes of sales by value in 2020, despite the apparent...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Chancellor’s rumoured six week extension to the stamp duty holiday has been backed by Rightmove. Over last weekend the Daily Telegraph,...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A new forecast suggests 70,000 buyers will miss the March 31 stamp duty holiday deadline. Zoopla has undertaken a new analysis to...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The deadline to complete the purchase of a home under the current Help to Buy scheme in England has been extended...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Chancellor is considering extending the stamp duty holiday for a short period according to a newspaper report this morning. The Daily...
13 February 2021
From: Breaking News

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...
13 February 2021
From: Features

It’s now more than a year since the government offered an additional £4 million to councils to combat rogue landlords. At the...
13 February 2021
From: Features

The government has given details of two new taxes to provide funds to address the cladding problem on high rise tower blocks...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents and a wide range of property experts have demanded yet more government funds to end the cladding crisis that is...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced “an exceptional intervention” promising that leaseholders in high-rise buildings above 18 metres will bear no...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Pressure is building for widespread property tax reform beyond short term issues regarding stamp duty. Many MPs in this week’s 65-minute special...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Mortgage approvals decreased slightly in December but remain well above pre-Covid levels thanks to the continuing incentive of the stamp duty...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Covid-19 has caused the number of new homes registered by UK house builders to fall 23 per cent in 2020. The NHBC...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading analyst is questioning whether buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holiday because demand has purshed up prices far...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The government may be stopping MPs debating an extension to the stamp duty holiday - despite a pledge they would do...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Both Rightmove and Zoopla have issued new data showing how the market is changing as buyers’ aspirations alter. Zoopla has looked at where...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering an extension to the current stamp duty holiday according to media reports today - and the...
17 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A housing index says the market continues to defy Coronavirus and Brexit worries with asking prices up 4.9 per cent in...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

London mayor Sadiq Khan is reported to be asking the Prime Minister to review the status of ‘essential retail’ which can...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The housing market remains open in Scotland, despite tighter restrictions announced yesterday by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The only significant difference specific...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content

There’s a call this morning for estate and letting agents to regard the physical viewing of any property on sale or...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage approvals rose 7.0 per cent in November to reach 105,000 -...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are sharply split over how they should operate during the current phase of the Coronavirus crisis. In a poll of almost...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents and the housing market in England are still in business even during the third national lockdown which begins on Wednesday and...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is considering stricter tier structures for the coming weeks as the number of Coronavirus infections continues to rise. There is...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Many agents have been operating under Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions for some days, but today sees another 20 million residents in...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has revealed precisely how much house prices have risen over the course of 2020. Across the UK as a whole prices...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A house price index that is routinely one of the most pessimistic about the market claims the New Year will see...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has told the government that it needs to introduce overarching regulation of agents now, because existing piecemeal provisions are unmanageable...
24 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the founder agencies of the new Boomin portal, scheduled to launch in the New Year, has also rejoined Zoopla. Farrell...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A north of England agency is opening two new branches which will also have coffee shops and deli counters. Redbrik’s two new...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The shock and almost immediate increase in stamp duty on additional homes in Wales has prompted one question in the industry...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England is to review the affordability tests imposed on borrowers, opening the door to a possible relaxation of...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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