Archive

A surge in demand from buyers, even those unlikely to benefit from the stamp duty holiday, offers hope for the market...

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...

House price growth is running out of steam ahead of the stamp duty holiday cliff-edge. That’s the suggestion from the Halifax; its latest...

There is no scientific formula, no list of must-have elements in a successful campaign. That’s especially the case for a campaign involving...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...

The average UK house price is now a record £253,374 according to the Halifax - but the rate of growth is...

London and other urban areas dominate the league table of locations seeing the biggest house price rises of 2020. This is despite...

Well, what a year it has been for everyone, including the property market. I don’t think there’s anyone out there who...

Another day, another house price record as the bull market continues. The latest Halifax index shows prices surging 7.6 per cent to...

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

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

House prices by the end of October were running 7.5 per cent above their level a year ago - but the...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

House prices in September were 7.3 per cent higher than a year earlier – the highest house price inflation since June 2016. The Halifax...

House prices rose again in August to reach a record high level according to Halifax, which is part of the Lloyds...

A sentiment survey conducted amongst 585 estate agents by the OnTheMarket portal suggests fewer than half have witnessed price rises since...

Agents have been understandably delighted at the latest Halifax index which shows house prices posting their biggest gain of the year...

Mortgage enquiries in June surged to double the rate of the previous month according to the latest halifax house price index. Although...

The housing market is set for long-term recovery, despite dips in the road on the way.  That's the message from the latest house...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

The government has temporarily suspended its official house price index as a result of the Coronavirus crisis. In a long and far-reaching announcement...

One of Britain’s leading agents says online viewing and interest in videos for homes on sale continues to be relatively strong...

The agency behind a poll showing one in six buyers putting plans on hold because of Coronavirus is warning that if...

Annual house price growth increased to 4.1 per cent in January, up slightly from the end of 2019, according to Halifax...

Whisper it quietly but the housing market could be significantly stronger in 2020 than in recent years. Two key indicators in the...

House prices rose 4.0 per cent in 2019 according to Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax, as a December bounce - some...

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

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

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

It’s been revealed that Countrywide is involved in a pilot exercise to help the creation of a so-called ‘affordability hub’ for...

Agents have welcomed the surprise news from the Halifax that house prices last month saw their largest rise since the start...

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

House prices dipped a tiny 0.1 per cent in October - but this led to the annual rate coming in at...

The latest figures from Halifax show annual house price growth has dipped to a six-year low. Average property price growth in...

Another house price index has suggested the housing market continuing to show great resilience despite the continuing economic and political uncertainty. The...

It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...

A senior estate agency director is warning that house price growth could continue to stall “with Boris loose at the wheel”. Benham...

An estate agent has been jailed for 19 months and will have to be on the sex offenders’ register for the...

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

House prices fell unexpectedly for the second month in a row in July according to the Halifax - but the mortgage...

Average UK house prices rose 0.5 per cent in May according to the latest Halifax house price index as the long...

With next Friday being Easter, this is the last ADC for a fortnight - so it’s our chance to honour those...

House prices rose slightly more rapidly in the first three months of the year but growth is likely to remain subdued...

Just when you thought it was all Brexit doom and gloom, a major index shows that house prices in February grew...

Agents have suggested that the latest price figures from the Halifax may be masking increased activity in the market in recent...

The former boss of Emoov, the controversial Russell Quirk, has resuscitated his career as a public relations man and pro-Brexit commentator. Just...

House price rises are now the slowest they have been for six years according to the Halifax. Across the UK, property values...

One estate agent has described the latest price fall announced by the Halifax as “quite a retreat” for the housing market...

Reapit’s popular former sales manager Peter Fenwick is today formally launching as an independent PropTech consultant. Fenwick, whose departure from Reapit was...

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

The EY ITEM Club, regarded as one of the most influential groups of economists in the UK, says it’s still “dubious”...

In a surprise announcement, house prices picked up in July with the annual rate of growth rising from 1.8 per cent...

Outspoken property commentator and buying agent Henry Pryor has made a scathing attack on some of the main house price indices. In...

The debate over alleged ‘down-valuing’ by mortgage lenders has flared again with one leading agent claiming that surveyors are just “covering...

One of the UK’s leading group of economic experts has repeated its warning that housing market is not going to see...

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...

The three per cent stamp duty additional properties surcharge is to blame for tumbling house prices in some of Britain’s holiday...

Prices grew at a faster than expected rate last month according to the Halifax House Price Index, which has reported a...

House prices in the three months to the end of April were 2.2 per cent higher than in the same period...

The latest house price index figures from the Halifax gives just the spur the market may need as the spring sales...

The Ernst & Young ITEM Club - a group of economists highly regarded by politicians and some sectors of the property...

House prices in the UK have suffered their first quarterly fall in almost a year - but strong transaction totals suggest...

Prices in the three months to the end of January were 2.2 per cent, indicating a further slowing from the previous...

House price indices provided each month by Halifax and the Nationwide have been branded as “misguiding” and “out of date” and...

The managing director of a bank has called for young people to be given more assistance in understanding the finances and processes behind...

The latest house prices as indicated by the most recent index offer confirmation of “a slowing rather than collapsing market” according...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

HM Land Registry has revealed how major house price indices are compiled - showing the huge variation in transactions behind the headline figures. The critique,...

The Halifax reports that house prices in the last three months, that’s between September and November, were 2.4 per cent higher...

It’s not breaking new ground to say that younger people have what many regard as the raw end of the deal...

House prices across the UK have jumped by an average of 4.0 per cent in the year to September says the...

The average cost of moving home in the UK has increased by £628 over the past year from £10,966 to £11,624...

House prices in June, July and August were a tiny 0.1 per cent higher than in the previous three months according...

Last week the Nationwide reported house prices rising unexpectedly in July - now the Halifax has done the same, reporting a...

Twenty areas in Greater London have an average price in excess of £5,000 per square metre according to new research from...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement which suggested that the firm behind it had “a physical office ... in...

Former RICS residential chief Jeremy Leaf says he is not downcast by the latest Halifax house price index which shows prices...

Average house prices in the three months to May were 3.3% higher than in the same period of 2016, according to...

The director of a respected mortgage broker is warning that market sentiment is changing with more down-valuations from surveyors and some...

The first meeting of fledgling trade group CIELA has ended with a pledge to expose what it calls ‘fake agents’ which...

Average house prices across the UK in the three months to March were only 0.1 per cent higher than in the...

The latest house price index from Halifax reports that annual house price growth dipped during February. The bank recorded annual house price...

Annual growth in house prices slowed in January - a taste of things to come in 2017 according to the house...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

This is the final Estate Agent Today until Tuesday January 3 2017, so everyone at Angels Media sends all good wishes for...

The Halifax says house prices across the UK will rise between 1.0 and 4.0 per cent in the next 12 months...

The latest index from the Halifax shows that prices in the three months to November were 0.8 per cent higher than...

Confidence in the UK housing market has fallen to its lowest point in three years, according to the latest Halifax ‘confidence...

House prices in the three months to late October were on average 5.2 per cent higher than over the same period...

House prices fell a negligible 0.1 per cent in the three months to September as compared to the previous quarter, but...

This week we have the Head Shepherd of EweMove, Glenn Ackroyd, in the hotseat. He’s been co-owner of EweMove Sales and Lettings,...

Rising estate agency fees account for more almost half of the increase in average moving costs in the past year, according...

House prices dipped 0.2 per cent last month but remain 0.7 per cent higher than three months ago and a full...

It’s been hot, hot, hot this week - but that's not deterred many in our industry from helping those in need...

Average house prices in June rose 1.3 per cent but as the shock Brexit result was not known until late in...

Journalists often get quick reactions to events from spin doctors helping put out their clients’ messages - and that applies to...

The first new ‘official’ UK House Price Index, released yesterday, has received mixed reviews from the industry. On the one hand there...

Worsening affordability caused by a sustained period of higher-than-earnings house price growth, should curb demand and result in a slowdown in...

House prices dipped by 0.8 per cent in April, the first month of the stamp duty surcharge and the period when...

House prices in the three months to March were 10.1 per cent higher than in the same quarter a year earlier...

So this is Easter - a busy time for many agents although once again the industry has shown its compassionate side...

The housing market will slow in the next three years as affordability problems and buy to let taxes combine to offset...

The number of first time buyers is estimated to have totalled 310,000 in 2015, virtually unchanged over the past year despite...

Prices in the three months to the end of 2015 were 9.5 per cent higher than in the same three month...

Newham in London recorded the biggest percentage rise in house prices among major UK towns and cities over the past year,...

In many respects 2015 has been a good year. Despite global challenges, we have seen a marked improvement in the UK...

The Halifax says UK-wide house prices are rising on average by nine per cent per year, but the rate of growth...

Britain’s biggest mortgage lender, the Halifax, says the housing market will slow next year with average price rises of four to...

News from the Halifax this week that the combined values of the residential properties in London amounts to £1.13 trillion, virtually...

The value of Britain's housing stock has risen 53 per cent over the past decade, despite most of that time being...

UK house prices are growing annually by 9.7 per cent according to the Halifax, which says "improving economic conditions" lie behind...

The average price of an apartment has risen by 60 per cent over the past 10 years, far ahead of the...

So housing made itself top of the list of questions by the new Leader of the Opposition’s first PMQs on Wednesday...

Agents across the country, hopefully refreshed by a nice holiday somewhere warm, will be gearing up for the phones to start...

House prices fell slightly in July, in the first drop for six months according to the Halifax. It says prices dipped 0.6...

Confidence in the outlook for house price growth hit its highest level in four years following the general election in May...

The Halifax house price index says house prices jumped 1.7 per cent in June and 3.3 per cent over the past...

A new analysis of rising property values measured in price per square metre, suggests one location has risen 773 per cent...

Average house prices in the UK’s seaside towns have increased by a third over the past decade.  The average property price in...