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An estate agent is marking two years of running her own business through eXp and claims it has been better for...

The latest government house price data has sparked a fear that the market may be heading towards an affordability crisis. The Office...

Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...

For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...

Foxtons has this morning announced that it’s selling off the sales wing of a rival London agency that it bought just...

The surge in Omicron cases and possible future restrictions are set to hit the housing market in 2022 - and may...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

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

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

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

Knight Frank has reported a record pre-tax profit and has reimbursed staff who sacrificed some salaries during the pandemic. The agency - which has...

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

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

OnTheMarket figures for the first half of this year show stronger revenue and improved profits. Agency numbers have increased modestly since January...

House prices rose by the most in almost 15 years in September ahead of the end of the stamp duty holiday.  The...

By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...

Controversial London agency Foxtons is to review its policy on top management bonuses. This follows a shareholder revolt at the agency's AGM...

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

Following speculation overnight, Foxtons - one of London's leading and most high-profile agencies - has this morning announced the appointment of Nigel Rich CBE...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....

Many Britains are apparently under-estimating the impact of furlough on their ability to get a mortgage and buy a property. A new...

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...

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

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

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

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

The end of a largely-forgotten mortgage initiative connected with the pandemic could end up derailing the current strong housing market, agents...

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

Foxtons’ chairman and longest-serving board member is to stand down at the end of this year at the latest, after a...

The Halifax is reporting a 0.5 per cent monthly drop in house prices, plus a fall in the annual rate from...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

The leading reason for property sales falling through is gazumping, according to new research from Comparethemarket. Over the past year, nearly two-fifths of...

A rush to beat next week’s stamp duty holiday deadline has caused a 200 per cent increase in demand for removal...

An authoritative study on the housing market has shown that the big losers from the pandemic have been first time buyers. The...

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

The policy and campaigns team at Propertymark, headed by Mark Hayward, has been expanded after what it calls “a number of...

Right now it seems that another day means another house price record, an all-time high for transactions, and a conveyancing log-jam...

OnTheMarket’s new chief executive has posted his first full year’s trading figures - and they suggest the portal is making progress...

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

Banks and building societies want the government to offer more help to the housing market through additional assistance to home owners...

In an industry which is faced with constant changes in day-to-day practices and even more so given the Covid terrain which agents...

A controversial league table of corporate agents’ market share is deliberately excluding Purplebricks and other online agencies.  This is despite Purplebricks this...

Over the next few years, the property sector is set to change for the better – all thanks to PropTech. While the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Christopher Keen and Company Director  What is ‘company name’ and what...

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

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

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity as we are on the threshold of May why not get on to the...

Another major agency group has agreed to repay substantial sums it claimed under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, introduced to...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

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

Controversial Foxtons chief executive Nic Budden is to pocket a bonus package of around £1m - despite a huge shareholder rebellion at...

The veteran estate agent who led criticism of Countrywide’s former management is turning his glare on Foxtons. The London estate agency has...

A leading analyst has told Knight Frank that the end of furlough this autumn is unlikely to kill off the housing...

Foxtons is facing another shareholder revolt over the bonus being given to its chief executive despite taking £7m in state Covid...

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

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

The Building Societies Association says there’s been a surge in consumer confidence in the housing market following the Budget. Some 37 per...

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...

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

Pressure is building on London agency Foxtons to repay its furlough funding. The company issued an upbeat trading statement on Wednesday; while...

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

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

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

With just two days to go, it's fair to say the property industry is eagerly awaiting Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget statement...

In a video interview for Letting Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Mike Dawson, Group Head of Sales at...

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

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

As part of our third PayProp Special Report on COVID-19 rental arrears in the UK, we surveyed over 600 agents, tenants...

Property commentator Phil Spencer says lockdown - which we know will now last for another six weeks at least, and possibly...

The property market became somewhat fractious during 2020. After receiving a much-needed boost with the promise of stamp duty relief, things...

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

Revenues for LSL Property Services - owner of Your Move and Reeds Rains - dropped last year by 15 per cent. Although...

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

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

Sir Kier Starmer has told the government it should look again at whether estate agents’ viewings of properties for sale and...

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

The Chancellor has announced new measures to help businesses in the light of the lockdown announced in the past 24 hours. The...

An estate agency group has launched new franchise business models to help those in the industry impacted by Covid-19. Century 21 UK...

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

The proportion of sales that fell through at the worst point of this year was 52 per cent it’s been claimed. However...

MPs want the government to publish the names of estate agencies and other companies claiming furlough funding. The all-party Public Accounts Committee of...

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...

The next Budget will be held on March 3 next year - in time for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to change his...

A leading conveyancing sector spokesmen says some mortgage lenders are making the current delays in the house buying process worse. Rob Hailstone,...

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

Mark Hayward, who was scheduled to retire at the end of this month, is to stay on at NAEA Propertymark as...

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

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

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...

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

Connells Group has announced a major recruitment drive as it looks to create 250 new agents' positions - and it’s launched...

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

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

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

Foxtons has announced that its remuneration policy for senior management is to stay unchanged - and it says a voting problem...

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

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the furlough scheme until the end of March. It will continue under the current rules, with the...

Knight Frank is in talks with HM Revenue and Customs to return furlough money as a result of relatively strong trading, notwithstanding...