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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...