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It’s tempting to think that Michael Gove’s proposed clampdown on Airbnb-style short lets is a uniquely British form of small-mindedness, part...

Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show, the lowest level since...

Interesting report this week in Estate Agent Today on an analysis by the Resolution Foundation thinktank which suggests that the UK’s...

The UK’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, new research suggests. Analysis by the Resolution Foundation...

SPRING cleaning is an annual ritual for many households, but firms in the property sector would do well to spend some...

The UK timeframe for selling a property has been branded as “embarrassing.” New research shows the UK ranks as the slowest country...

Self-employed estate agency brand iad UK has launched a consumer app that lets anyone earn money through word-of-mouth referrals. Propertips is an...

Savills has announced the launch of a residential business in Barcelona covering the sales and lettings markets in the city and...

When moving abroad, many people weigh up the pros and cons of renting or purchasing their own property.  In its new survey,...

A new self employed agency business that launched into the UK market last month claims its success elsewhere in the world...

A successful European self-employed agency business has entered the UK market. With annual revenues of more than £500m and 20,000 partner agents,...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. This is the week when...

New research shows that while the UK homebuyers are paying far more than those in many other countries, the properties they...

Labour says it will reform how land is valued under Compulsory Purchase Order powers in a bid to increase house building...

Hundreds of property professionals from international premium estate agency Fine & Country gathered in London for the brand’s annual conference and...

Fine & Country has unveiled details of its 2023 International conference and awards ceremony The upmarket agent brand will hold its annual...

As the great sporting summer continues – with the Lionesses triumphant against Germany last Sunday, the ongoing Commonwealth Games, and the...

Hidden amongst the annual results released by Purplebricks on Tuesday – which saw revenue and profits down, as well as a...

A rewards and recognition programme has been launched at an agency chain, with claims that it will enhance staff careers and...

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...

Identity verification service Credas claims the UK sits second in the list of global money laundering hotspots. The amount laundered - much...

A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...

Spicerhaart - which is radically reshaping its structure to encourage hybrid operations and working from home as part of a new...

Property values may seem high in the UK but spare a thought for buyers in other countries such as Israel, Switzerland...

An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...

So, who would have thought it? England finally beat Germany in a knockout game at a major competition - and it...

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

New research shows that UK estate agents are amongst the best value in the world. Using data from the Global Property Guide...

A family is appealing for help in tracing the whereabouts of a motorhome stolen from outside their house at Whitstable in Kent...

A company in the German Axel Springer publishing empire - which also invested in Purplebricks in the past - has put...

A high-profile London agency is asking the police and property industry bodies including Trading Standards to investigate a fake company posing under...

Rightmove, which recently posted a 37 per cent drop in revenue for the first six months of 2020, has lost almost...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday means prime property in the UK now enjoys lower tax rates than most European countries. Buyers...

Purplebricks has revealed that its new board member is one of the world’s leading digital executives.  Dr Stephanie Caspar is the new...

A respected estate agency has revised downwards its price forecast for the housing market for the second time since the start...

In this time of economic uncertainty, more and more people are becoming unwilling to leave their homes, yet you and your...

An international comparison of how major portals have discounted their charges to agents show Rightmove and Zoopla making “deeper and longer...

A property portal is making the controversial claim that the Coronavirus has led to an increase in online interest in UK...

UK estate agents are amongst the worst paid in any country in the world according to new data. Digital marketing firm Yell...

The National Association of Estate Agents is warning UK agents to take stock of their data collection and retention procedures following...

Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference - that’ll be Brexit, quelle surprise. But if the government...

Troubled star fund manager Neil Woodford has sold another slice of his share in Purplebricks, prompting further speculation about the future...

Recently a number of politicians and charities have been calling for the introduction of rent controls or rent freezes in the...

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...

Purplebricks share price has risen over 10 per cent - at least temporarily - on news of a major expansion of...

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...

One of the largest investors in Purplebricks has now joined forces with an off-shoot of luxury car firm Porsche to launch...

The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...

One of the world’s leading PropTech analysts says Purplebricks has turned the UK online/hybrid estate agency business into “a one horse...

Purplebricks’ share price dipped below the psychologically-important 200p level yesterday as the hybrid agency’s longer-term slide continues. In the summer of 2017...

One of London’s most prominent buying agencies says post-Brexit the interest in buying in the capital will return - whether there...

Purplebricks says its performance in the UK “is currently showing double-digit growth year-on-year in monthly instructions.” In a brief UK trading update...

Knight Frank appears to have shrugged off the problems hitting the high end of the housing market, reporting a 14 per...

Boris Johnson is calling for a cut to Britain’s “absurdly high” stamp duty. Writing in this morning’s Daily Telegraph - the same newspaper...

One of the country’s largest regional agencies is moving into the sale of homes overseas despite Brexit uncertainty and concern over...

Purplebricks has told the Press Association it wants to secure over 10 per cent of the agency market share in the...

As always seems to be the case with Purplebricks, the hybrid agency has had a good week...and a bad one. Undeniably impressive...

It’s traditional before Christmas to either review the year past or anticipate the one ahead - but I’m intrigued about what...

The investment service arm of international ratings agency Moody's is warning that affordability issues are likely to lead to a slowdown...

John Taylor, a high-end international estate agency which until earlier this year had a presence in London, says it intends to...

I’ve written before about the impact of headlines on the property industry. Interest rate speculation.   Market booms and busts. Demand...

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

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

This week I’m lucky enough to be out here in Cannes as a PropTech Ambassador for MIPIM, the international real estate...

1.For those who are not familiar with Properstar yet, how would you summarise your services? Properstar is an online portal that helps...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...

Estate agency Keller Williams has set up a specialist team to help military personnel with mortgages and property investment.   "The needs of...

So this weekend some of us will see our first snow of the season. Harsh weather, Christmas adverts and winter generally...

I make no apologies for returning to Build To Rent, the institutional investment in building and managing blocks of flats to...

OnTheMarket has written to a number of members of the Independent Network of Estate Agents, saying they should remove properties from...

easyProperty says it is looking at the prospect of exporting its online agency business model to other countries. Chief executive Rob Ellice...

The largely unpredictable June weather is yet to dampen the UK’s agents’ spirits when it comes to charity as thousands more...

easyProperty, the online lettings agency set to launch a sales operation later this year, plans an Initial Public Offering after the...