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Both Rightmove and Zoopla have issued new data showing how the market is changing as buyers’ aspirations alter. Zoopla has looked at where...

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

Millions of leaseholders will be given the right to extend their lease by a maximum term of 990 years at zero...

An auction house that's made a transition from ballroom operations to online streaming is to publish all fees for all lots -...

A house price index that is routinely one of the most pessimistic about the market claims the New Year will see...

The largest company involved in the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it’s producing a “disruptive digital market campaign to address...

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

A 10 week marketing campaign is being launched by Zoopla - and the portal urges agents to stay open as much...

This is a time of year when many people consider buying a pet as a present but for the millions of...

Described on this site as a ‘powerful disruptor’ in March 2020, few would deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on...

The Federation of Independent Agents trade group has unveiled a new automated nurture product available exclusively to members - and it claims...

We are on the threshold in December with the pandemic still dominating but we’re delighted there is still positive jobs news...

Safety checks which are apparently now preventing thousands of owners selling flats are to be eased - but there is confusion...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - Friday means charity day, with an update on our industry’s latest...

Property is considered to be a safe investment. The buy-to-let market is booming, fuelled by a generation unable to get on...

As we embark on another nationwide lockdown, the team at SDL Auctions are keen to help agents ride the storm, beat...

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

A London agency says it's discovered the five key priorities that buyers want, following a survey of its own database. “Lockdown and...

In recent years, the extent and role of the private rented sector (PRS) in the housing market has seen significant changes. The...

A tax expert says his research suggests some buyers of homes with annexes may have paid too much stamp duty on...

Online agency Purplebricks says an absence of technology in property details is one of the biggest turn-offs for potential buyers. A survey...

A new paper from a think tank warns that many low income owner occupiers risk losing their homes when the mortgage...

A survey says many people under-estimate the costs of moving with conveyancing and mortgage fees often higher than expected. Some 54 per cent of...

The regional agency group which master-minded the Say No To Rightmove campaign has made a big commitment to the future of...

If you’re in any way connected to estate agency all it takes is a quick glance at Facebook or LinkedIn to...

The Competition and Markets Authority is today opening enforcement cases focusing on the sale of leasehold homes by four leading housebuilders. They...

There’s good news from the think-tank the Resolution Foundation, which says the threat of negative equity because of the Coronavirus crisis...

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...

Figures from Zoopla quantify how Coronavirus is changing the market, with houses selling significantly faster than flats. The latest market report from...

Data from Rightmove shows that demand is up 61 per cent compared to the same period last year - and the...

The supply of homes coming to the market could struggle to meet the demand from buyers shown in recent weeks, with...

Life as we know it has changed – for everybody – and what tenants want, need and expect in this post-pandemic...

House raffles and similar competitions have become mired in controversy in recent years, thanks to some of them failing to abide by...

As expected within the property industry, the Chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday in his Summer Statement. This now means that...

Large scale increases in and changes to the Capital Gains Tax regime could seriously hurt the housing market, a senior figure...

Rightmove is reporting a mini-boom that was existing even before the stamp duty holiday - enough to propel average asking prices...

Zoopla has entered into a partnership with an online platform to promote the so-called Modern Method of Auction option to estate...

In the second of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio, the Estate Agents Sales Progression platform, explores...

With the UK housing market now largely open - there are still restrictions in some areas on home moves to occupied properties...

The chief executive of a property information platform says now is a “dangerous time” to buy or sell homes because of...

One in six home owners with a mortgage across the UK are now on some form of payment holiday with lenders...

A hybrid agency which set a target of rivalling Purplebricks when it launched has announced a recruitment drive and expansion in...

Two estate agency directors have been disqualified by the Competition and Markets Authority after taking part in an illegal price fixing...

There’s been a strong rebound in demand for homes and an “unprecedented” bounce in new sales agreed according to Zoopla. The portal...

A taxation institute is urging the government to delay Capital Gains Tax changes relating to housing transactions until the virus crisis...

Consumers are not as worried as they should be about conveyancing fraud, putting them at risk of losing life-changing sums of...

Restrictions introduced a decade ago after the financial crisis are holding back many first time buyers from purchasing a home. That’s the...

The financial services industry’s much-hyped mortgage holiday scheme, heavily endorsed by the government, could cost home owners hundreds of pounds in...

Zoopla’s head of research says a stamp duty holiday could encourage more home owners to move which in turn could help...

There’s been a cautious welcome for the extension to the current mortgage holiday scheme, due to run out for ‘early adopters’...

It’s been revealed that the home moving advice service set up by Phil Spencer is entering a collaboration with awards and...

Who are you? I’m Craig Fenner, a Customer Success Director at Feefo.  I work directly with Feefo’s Enterprise clients to ensure they...

The Financial Conduct Authority is reported to be considering offering homeowners up to 12 month’s mortgage holidays. Currently 1.2m mortgage payment holidays...

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

A major consumer survey of existing home owners and potential movers has resulted in a plea to government to allow house...

This month saw the introduction of the final stages of the Section 24 tax changes, first introduced in April 2017. Whereas buy-to-let...

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...

Just a month ago our homes felt, for many of us, to be a mere pitstop on a centrifuge of work,...

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

Based on our historical data over twenty years of nationwide operation and a survey conducted in partnership with YouGov, we estimate...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

Housing minister Christopher Pincher, who has been in the role for less than a month, has revealed that his home is...

There’s been a broad welcome from agents and other industry organisations for the latest report from the Competition and Markets Authority...

A prominent consumer group says homes sold precisely 14 days after first being listed typically achieve the best price - closest...

A number of estate agents have recently received phishing emails, fraudulently claiming to be from the main portals and trying to...

The HomeOwners Alliance, a leading property consumer group, has now suggested it has some concerns about the government’s First Homes scheme. This...

One of the leading consumer groups has backed the government’s controversial First Homes policy, which aims to give 30 per cent...

Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes according to a Sunday newspaper. The Telegraph - citing two...

The Law Society is telling prospective house purchasers to probe flood risks in the light of a new practice note it...

Agents “dread” buyers’ questions on value, asking prices and nearby new development according to a survey. Some 50 agents and over 1,500...

New research suggests the internet and broadband coverage have become even more important to buyers and tenants. The study - involving 228...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

The average time it took a home to sell last year - measured from its first day listed on a portal...

A BBC Radio probe into quick-sale firms claims some of them can lose sellers many thousands of pounds. It says Trading Standards...

It looks like the Equity Release bubble may have burst, with latest figures showing a four per cent fall in the...

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...

The  number of mortgage approvals rose 1.9 per cent in the final month of last year according to e.surv’s mortgage data...

The total value of the UK’s housing stock hit £7.39 trillion in 2019, a new record high. The claim, in an analysis...

First time buyers reached an estimated 353,436 in 2019, the highest level since 2007. This is the fifth time in six years...

Hello - HNY and all that from the team at Agents Do Charity. We’re delighted to be back with three great stories...

Barclays claims that property size and measurements are confusing home owners - and especially those considering going to the market this...

Home owners on Corbyn Road in a Midlands town are seeking a name change because they fear house prices will plummet. The...

The Council of Property Search Organisations has named three industry figures as members of its newly-formed compliance committee, set to regulate...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

Humberts has signed off in bizarre style leaving only false contact details on its website. The historic agency - which closed several...

Humberts' experiment rejecting branches and promoting a supposedly one-stop-shop for property related services has failed with reports that the firm is likely...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

It’s only five weeks to the New Year and new decade and the first agents have started making predictions for the...

A stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...

Countrywide’s upmarket brand Hamptons International is urging all owners of homes with septic tanks to prepare for new regulations that kick...

It has been said time and time again that the uncertainty around Brexit is causing, well, uncertainty. As I write this, the...

Young homebuyers want tech-savvy, astute and attentive estate agents who are able to handle their complex requirements via a range of...

A few weeks ago, I came across a couple of really interesting articles which I immediately thought worth writing a piece...

A new franchisee says she will combine 20 years of property knowledge with state-of-the-art PropTech to provide customers with what she...

There has been a surprise, but small, increase in the market share of online estate agents according to the latest survey. Business...

A yet-to-launch estate agency comparison site is nearing its crowdfunding target of £50,000. Invite Agents, which is crowdfunding on crowdcube, had, as...

Purplebricks - which is at the centre of a string of controversies - has joined the growing campaign for stamp duty...

As an agent, it’s part of your role to protect and advise your clients throughout the buying and selling process. Mortgages are...

There’s been a five per cent rise in the cases of mortgage fraud as increasing numbers of house buyers appear to...

A study from Santander Mortgages has blown the cover on first time buyers, suggesting they know almost nothing and research very...

The typical estate agency fee paid by a seller has actually fallen one per cent in the past year according to...

A survey claims that millions of potential sellers would use online estate agents - and bizarrely, this includes an online agency...

An estate agent in Cardiff has come up with a marketing wheeze in a bid to win more instructions - but...

No less than 56 per cent of properties across the UK are in areas that are affordable for first time buyers...

A company operating the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it is trying to improve the sector’s image after a series...

There has been a sceptical response by agents and others in the property industry to the government’s latest headline-grabbing tweaks to...

The Housing Secretary says he wants to make home ownership more affordable for first time buyers - which could mean discounts...

The London market has “plummeted” because almost a third of vendors have cut their asking prices in anticipation of Brexit. Using data...

This is the busiest week of the year for house moves, with the single busiest day being Friday according to a...

Estate agents have collectively been fiercely criticised for allegedly exaggerating valuations to win instructions, doing a disservice to vendors and not...

A property industry trade body claims 85 per cent of agents believes a ‘staged’ property sells three times faster than a...

One of the largest surveys of housing concerns amongst consumers suggests that agents fees - once a major issue - is...

A report by Santander says stamp duty cuts should be used as incentives for older home owners to downsize and allow...

British homes have increased in value by an average of £11 per day since the beginning of the year, but with...

An equity release provider says there is now £382 billion worth of equity available within older homeowners’ properties following recent house...

We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party and, rather more importantly, a new Prime Minister. That individual is Boris...

Some estate agents are charging as much as 2.9 per cent commission according to a survey by comparison website GetAgent. While the...

Some 115,000 house moves are delayed annually because of funds not being cleared on time or because sellers have not vacated...

There’s more ammunition today for those agents who argue that equity release stops people moving and thus cuts the number of...

A recent study has revealed what the biggest moving home fails are in the UK, including damaged furniture, scratched walls and...

There’s more bad news for online estate agencies this morning as a survey reveals that they have only a seven per cent...

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

Stories of a slow property market due to an ongoing lack of supply and Brexit woes have been well-documented in recent...

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...

The average British homeowner stays in their property for 20.8 years, according to new research by Zoopla. The property portal analysed the...

A survey of property sellers has revealed that 'achieving the asking price' (43%) and 'selling properties quickly' (35%) are the most...

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

The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found that four agencies broke competition law by taking part in a price fixing...

Sellers are back with a vengeance according to figures from online agency HouseSimple.  It claims the Brexit date extension has given sellers...

The Competition and Markets Authority has formally launched an investigation into the sale of leasehold properties - including possible mis-selling. This follows...

Over 80 per cent of home owners say they expect house prices to rise in their area before the end of...

There’s been a mixed response to the government’s surprise announcement that it would make permanent the right of home owners to...

Homeowners will be able to extend properties more easily instead of moving home. In a surprise announcement this morning - less than...

In recent years click & collect has become a popular way for retailers, supermarkets and online shopping sites such as Amazon...

Retired homeowners are increasingly using property wealth to clear unsecured debts and mortgages to strengthen their later life finances, a new...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the commitment by the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate the mis-selling of...

The trade body representing so-called quick sale companies is marking five years in business with two feathers in its cap. Firstly the...

Thousands of homeowners listed their properties for sale in the days following the latest Brexit delay on April 12, new research...

Equity release, seen by many agents as a reason why fewer older homeowners are downsizing these days, has reported more growth...

The issue of ‘intergenerational fairness’ has been raised in recent weeks, some might say somewhat ironically by a House of Lords’...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...

A new snapshot of market share claims that online agents accounted for 7.0 per cent of all exchanges in the first...

On the same day as one of the most optimistic Rightmove market snapshots of recent months, the latest mortgage monitor from...

A ‘property potential’ portal which claims to be highly successful across the south east of England is now going to launch...

As many as one transaction in three is now undertaken by a so-called Last Time Buyer - twice as many as...

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...

An insurance company claims that over 29,000 property deals fall through in a year because buyers get cold feet over their...

Agents appear to be speaking with one voice in response to the latest house price index, saying that once Brexit is...

One in eight people buying or selling in the next six months say they will delay their plans because of Brexit...

Mortgage prisoners - borrowers unable to switch lenders despite being up-to-date with payments - may have an escape route in sight...

A large-scale survey by a consumer group has revealed that over half of home owners regard stamp duty as a growing...

Another new online auction company has launched and is bidding to woo traditional estate agents with the controversial ‘modern method of...

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

A survey by the Centre for Ageing Better recently showed that 72% of people want to see every new home built...

Half of first time buyers say they made expensive mistakes during their process of purchasing their home, with mortgage brokers, removal...

The demand for rural properties is high, and with 20.7% of England’s population in countryside areas, estate agents have a large...

A member of a prominent legal network is warning buyers and their conveyancers to be ”wary” of the Modern Method of...

The controversial property portal Propertyheads has compiled a blacklist of tradesmen who have a criminal record. The website says this is the...

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

The first major estate agency business to launch a crowdfunding bid since the controversial collapse of Emoov has emphasised its “realistic”...

The dust may have settled on the government’s recent announcement regarding housing and property complaints, but opinion is still split on...

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

An annual study of transaction charges shows that house moving costs are now at a record average high of almost £10,000...

One in six mortgage holders has been rejected for a mortgage in the past, according to new research from Which? It says...

I often speak of my wish to see property taken out of the hands of politicians. Indeed, this is likely to...

Developers have continued to sell thousands of new-build houses with leaseholds, despite a government pledge to ban the “unscrupulous” practice a...

A new website is offering to contact owners of homes that are not for sale, on behalf of people who would...

The HomeOwners Alliance says a hack on its IT infrastructure was “a professional attempt at deception” by people who uploaded 5,000...

Agents should be on the alert after what appears to be the hacking of the email account of the consumer group...

Young people whose parents have property wealth are now almost three times as likely to be homeowners by the age of...

A tweet from Purplebricks’ chief executive Michael Bruce suggests that the agency may be about to play a role in the Emoov...

A statement by the administrators appointed by Emoov says there are prospective buyers for the listings on the online agency and...

The debate about online auction charges levied on buyers continues this morning with the release of figures showing that one company...

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...

A consumer group which has already expressed alarm at some aspects of the so-called ‘Modern Method of Auction’ says it has...

The chief executive of Haart, Paul Smith, is warning that a No Deal exit from the EU could leave Britain with...

The latest research from online estate agency Emoov shows at least one silver lining to the current Brexit-hit housing market -...

New research shows 35 per cent of deals fall through within three weeks of a seller receiving an offer and a...

An online auction platform which works with estate agents says this method of selling homes works, with four sales in one...

There was a drop in the number of new listings across the UK last month, suggesting that the usual autumn rush to...

Rather like doctors, estate agents are present at critical points in our lives – moving in together, bidding farewell to a...

New data from Barclays Mortgages suggests Britons are now likely to stay in their homes for almost 19 years between house...

On the face of it, this year’s Budget was not what you could describe as ‘housing heavy’ in terms of the...

A firm which links with agents to operate online auctions has hit back at a consumer group's allegations that this growing sector...

A consumer group says agents are securing increasing income from online auctions, but it warns that for buyers there are pitfalls...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

Transactions across England and Wales in September dropped 7.6 per cent year on year while Prime Central London now sees fewer than...

A London buying agent has called for a second referendum on Britain’s EU membership, suggesting that it would give more certainty...

The number of house sales falling through before completion is on the increase according to data collated by a home buying...

Just under one in five buyers in the past two years have suffered moving day delays, either because funds have been...

Is Help To Buy going to remain in existence for much longer? Question marks over the scheme’s future are being raised through...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the government’s move to ensure most future new-build houses are sold as freehold...

Even the cheapest local homes are out of reach for at least 40 per cent of young adults according to a...

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...

When Facebook first announced it would be entering the property listings market a few weeks ago it sent shockwaves across the...

The income first-time buyers need to purchase a home in the UK’s largest cities has shot up by 18 per cent...

Those of you who receive (and read) my Sunday PropTech Review will know that, by far and away, the most shared...

Tili does all the work to deliver a smooth home move for customers and income for agents. An innovative and easy to...

“Baton down the hatches. Stockpile the food cupboard. Brexit is coming and it’s little more than six months away!” I jest, but there is...

A full 100 per cent of 20 to 24 year olds hope to buy their own home one day -  but...

House prices in a quarter of the UK’s largest cities are struggling to recover to the level they were at during...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

Home ownership among the young has fallen across all income groups according to a large scale research project looking at adults...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

Most estate agents have tried to dismiss the impact of the Bank of England’s base rate rise, which came following a...

With the continued indecision surrounding Brexit and the final divorce settlement still months away, it seems property buyers are choosing to...

Many existing homeowners wanting to trade up now rely on financial help from family and friends to help make the jump...

Potential first-time buyers in every area of the UK would have lower monthly outgoings if they bought a property rather than...

So what did you think of the match? A deserved 2-1 win or a lucky victory snatched from the jaws of...

The average over-65 homeowner in Britain has seen her or his property wealth gain £159,000 – or £7,000 annually - in...

The new owner of Humberts has announced the new management structure of the rural estate agency which he bought out of...

100 years ago, 90% of the UK population rented a home. Today, that figure has flipped, and over two thirds are...

Research by Zoopla suggests that homeowners' confidence in the property market is on the rise.  The property website's latest Housing Market Sentiment...

One in five sellers suffer a fall-through costing them an average £2,700 - but many lose £5,000 or more. These are the...

As the world becomes ever more digital and people increasingly look to technology to provide convenient solutions to sometimes complex problems,...

I have sold hundreds of lettings businesses over the last twenty-five years. Based on this experience, these are the mistakes that you...

One of the three official redress bodies serving the estate and lettings agency industry has conducted a survey of complaints across...

The massive wealth of owners over 55 has been revealed by a new survey. They own £938 billion of UK housing, a figure...

Theresa May has appointed a controversial former Shelter executive as her new housing policy adviser working in Whitehall. Toby Lloyd was until...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Stubbornly high house prices and concerns over leasehold-related charges top the list of worries amongst the public about the housing market. That’s...

As the estate agency business in England moves towards being more robust with professional qualifications and higher standards being introduced, there...

Purplebricks has returned to the fray after recent controversies with a claim that home owners saved themselves over £140m in commission...

The Conveyancing Association has backed the government’s calls for extensive reform of the buying and selling process, announced at the weekend. The...

Hybrid agency EweMove says it has seen four portfolio acquisitions and 29 new areas ‘purchased’ by franchisees since June 2017, taking...

Gross mortgage lending is set to reach its highest level since 2007 despite Brexit, says the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association. But its...

A survey by consumer body Which? suggests askng prices and agents' fees are the most significant factors considered by a vendor choosing an...

Ombudsman Services, which recently announced it was quitting its role as one of three approved redress schemes for estate and lettings...

New research appears to show that Purplebricks, HouseSimple, Yopa and other prominent online agencies are most popular with vendors selling in...

When it comes to property, ‘Japanese knotweed’ are the two words most homeowners and prospective buyers do not want to hear.  With...

In the great swathe of housing market data which is delivered each month, conveyancers’ case volumes often get overlooked, however the...

An online agency says it knows exactly when a home should be marketed in order to sell in the optimum timeframe.  And...

The government has launched a surprise consultation on the creation of a new redress system for customers of agents and others...

There has been a 40 per cent increase in new vendors registering their properties for sale according to an online estate...

I had an interesting meeting last week with a VR company called Garou. Based in New York, they claim to have...

The printing industry is in the midst of a decline as digital products and services displace printed materials, which is why...

An analysis of one month’s listings on Purplebricks by City consultancy Jefferies concludes that it sold 51.6 per cent of its...

Japanese knotweed, the invasive plant brought over to Britain in the Victorian era, threatens millions of pounds worth of property transactions...

  A new league table showing how long it takes homes to sell on average in different postcodes across England and Wales...

With the year in full swing we have some more heroic fund-raising and grant-giving stories to tell this week. Thanks so much...

Estate agents are making buyers and sellers feel pressured into paying for additional services so as not to miss out on...

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

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

Some 62 per cent of current home owners feel that moving house has become more difficult over the past 10 years...

Foxtons says it takes just eight minutes for a purchaser to know whether they will go ahead with buying a home.  The...

The consumer group HomeOnwers’ Alliance says buyers of new build homes should be able to retain 2.5 per cent of the...

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing.  The decision to cut stamp duty...

A survey suggests that over 10 per cent of existing homeowners have been deterred from selling thanks to the recent interest rate...

Agents and even the Labour Party have backed the government’s scrapping of stamp duty for first time buyers’ purchases up to...

Fine & Country claims it has increased its brand awareness amongst its target audience - homeowners aged over 35 and earning...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

In the UK, there are over 3.9 million homes situated in off-grid areas with no access to mains gas, so it’s...

The Bank of England has raised the base rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. The Bank’s monetary policy committee was...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching a marketing campaign to promote the benefits of the No Sale, No Fee estate...

An influential consumer group has responded to the government’s commitment to reform the house buying process by advocating legally-binding reservation agreements...

New figures from UK Finance, the umbrella body for finance houses, show gross mortgage lending in September rose to £21.4 billion...

Three hundred of the UK’s top conveyancers have celebrated the success of the industry at the first ever ESTAS Conveyancer Awards. The...

There has been a wide range of views from trade bodies and individual agents on the government’s surprise ‘call for evidence’...

So at last someone has woken up to the fact that Purplebricks needs to be clearer about how it charges for...

Pressure is continuing to build on the government to reform stamp duty in next month’s Budget. Firstly a group of senior financial...

The 19 year old boss of online agency Doorsteps claims that his website has sold £100m worth of homes, currently lists...

The HomeOwners’ Alliance says vendors must put their homes on the market no later than Tuesday if they are serious about selling by...

Stamp duty reform lies at the heart of the submission by the National Association of Estate Agents ahead of next month’s...

The vast majority of sellers surveyed by a consumer group say rapport with branch staff in a locally-based office is important...

It appears activity in the housing market in 2017 will be around 15% down on 2016. The number of housing transactions...

Even so close to the event, I don’t think anyone will be deeming 2017 as the ‘summer of love’.  The summer of...

With party conference season around the corner and the next Budget just a couple of months away, more industry players are...

Nearly all home owners (96%) consider fees to be the most important factor when choosing an estate agent, according to research...

Whenever any research is released, part of me can’t help thinking of that old adage, ‘lies, damn lies and statistics’ especially...

Homeowners ready to take their second step up the property ladder say it's harder than getting on it in the first...

A think tank says the penalties now levied against second home owners - such as the stamp duty surcharge and phasing...

OneDome has launched a new online tool that allows users to scour Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket by setting up lifestyle criteria,...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned online agency HouseSimple from claiming that High Street agents charge “1.5% to 4% (plus 20%...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

Some 1.8m UK adults have stayed or would stay in a relationship chiefly in order to get on the housing ladder,...

Without wishing to blow our own trumpet at this time, we did say at the start of the year that 2017...

There has been general support from the industry for the government’s apparent intention to ban new homes in England being sold...

The fledgling trade body CIELA says it is going to institute a kitemark-style service for all estate agents to be able...

One of the industry’s leading trainers and consultants claims there is “a gaping hole” in the way agents use marketing content...

Supporting the adoption of technology does not mean we have to stop protecting the core values of the property industry. In...

It’s the morning after the festival before for the 150,000 estimated revellers who enjoyed the Glastonbury Festival which drew to a...

A consumer group says it is giving what it calls “the top 1,000 estate agents in England and Wales” badges to...

Online estate agency Settled has raised £1.2 million in funding to further develop its product. Settled describes itself as a 'powerful digital...

The vast majority of estate agents believe that not enough people are downsizing to free up family homes, according to conveyancing...