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19 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Election result has led to market turnaround says Savills](/img/default/eat.png)
Savills says the decisive General Election result appears to have suddenly turned the market around and gave “a strong close to...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Prime London prices to rise despite short-term Brexit woe](/img/default/eat.png)
A high end estate agency says prices in Prime Central London are poised to rise 18 per cent by 2024 despite...
30 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Boris and Brexit won’t boost transaction volumes in 2020 warns RICS](/img/default/eat.png)
The new mood of apparent political stability promoted by supporters of Boris Johnson and Brexit appears to have failed to win...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![30% ‘first timer’ discount: Top agent’s key questions for government](/img/default/eat.png)
A former residential chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has posed key questions for the government to answer over...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agent sells £53m of property within hours of General Election result](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent in London claims he did £53m of property deals within hours of the Conservative victory in the General...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Election result gives hope for 2020 asking price rises - Rightmove](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove predicts that the price of property coming to market in Britain will rise by two per cent next year. The portal...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Corbyn Road homeowners say they fear a price fall](/img/default/eat.png)
Home owners on Corbyn Road in a Midlands town are seeking a name change because they fear house prices will plummet. The...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Big Tory win: but agents warn over Stamp Duty and Section 21](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![House prices to fall in next three months according to latest forecast](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices in England and Wales are set to fall over the next three months according to a price index produced...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Blow for agents as buyer enquiries drop again ahead of today's election](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that the UK housing market is still on hold, pending...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Vote! Vote! Vote! ... for your favourite Christmas tree, that is...](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s polling day, and not just to decide whether Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn will become Prime Minister. Our latest estate agency...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Election 2019: how your home reveals how you are likely to vote](/img/default/eat.png)
Data scientists have released a study into the characteristics of homes and how they give away the likely voting intentions of...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![General election 2019: The housing crisis remains a top issue](/img/default/eat.png)
With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...
07 December 2019
From: Features
![Brexit is biggest danger to housing market say building societies](/img/default/eat.png)
[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents stay positive as house prices continue to creep up](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices increased 0.5 per cent in November, which was the strongest monthly rise since April according to the Nationwide. However, annual...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Prime London new build sales plummet even before SDLT surcharge](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests new build sales have plummeted in prime areas of the capital...
28 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit and Election uncertainty continue to dampen market](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents continues to show how political uncertainty is dampening sentiment and...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty surcharge could have benefits for UK buyers - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![London agency welcomes market pick-up but says uncertainty rules](/img/default/eat.png)
Winkworth says the central London market has picked up from its lows of a year or more ago, but warns that...
25 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Reform: have the Conservatives got cold feet?](/img/default/eat.png)
Pressure is building on the Conservative party to honour its previous commitment to reform stamp duty for British buyers and sellers...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Early Christmas gift for agents as transactions show surprise rise](/img/default/eat.png)
Data from HM Revenue & Customs has revealed that residential property transactions have increased by 4.3 per cent year-on-year. In October 2019...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Labour pledges ‘revolution’ based on revamped council housing](/img/default/eat.png)
Labour is pledging a “housing revolution” with the biggest council house building programme for decades Its manifesto being launched today will include new...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks to reveal trading details on General Election day](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks is to give its next trading update on General Election day, December 12, when it will tell shareholders the details...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Huge slump in new sellers as Brexit and Election kill off the market](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove is this morning reporting a huge fall in the number of new sellers coming to the market - a drop...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Buckle-up: Bumpy few months ahead for housing market](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices are forecast to dip as the year ends and stagnate at the start of 2020 according to the latest...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![30 sellers to each buyer if Corbyn wins, predicts anti-Labour agent](/img/default/eat.png)
A stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of...
07 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Shock advice to buyers: Consider waiting in case Labour scraps SDLT](/img/default/eat.png)
Until now General Election pledges of stamp duty reforms were restricted to the Conservatives - but now a tax consultancy says...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Regulating agents is key demand from leasehold campaigner](/img/default/eat.png)
A 10 point manifesto to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by prominent campaigner Louie Burns, of The Leasehold Solutions Group. The 10...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Home Logbooks, Property MOTs and agent regulation demanded by NAEA](/img/default/eat.png)
The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Labour’s housing energy efficiency plan to cost £60 billion](/img/default/eat.png)
A Labour proposal to dramatically improve energy efficiency in almost every British home would cost an estimated £60 billion. The upgrades would...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Election 2019: what agents should expect from the main parties](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents warn of market stagnation until Election and Brexit fog clears](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents have interpreted the latest house price figures as evidence that the market is in limbo waiting for the Brexit -...