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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...

British homeowners have the most confidence in the Conservative Party to run the nation's housing market. A survey of almost 4,500 homeowners,...

London Central Portfolio, a property investment consultancy, has set out a five point plan for the next government elected this week...

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...

A consumer group which has consistently promoted online agencies says they achieve closer to sellers’ original asking price than the national...

Over 250,000 non-homeowners appear to have given up on the dream of owning their own property in the past year alone,...

Cash is becoming an increasingly large proportion of the funding used to buy homes according to a new analysis of transactions...

The HomeOwners' Alliance says it has identified what it describes as "the UK's best performing agent" based on how much it...

Five per cent of homeowners say they will definitely not be buying a property until the Brexit process is over, while...

First time buyer registrations in the past month have jumped nearly 20 per cent across the UK and almost 30 per...

By Wednesday April 19th, a UK citizen, on an average income, had earned £7,789 from their day job so far this...

A survey from a financial organisation suggests that nearly half of the UK public says they would support a government incentive...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

The results of a survey conducted by the Home Builders Federation has been attacked by consumer group, the HomeOwners Alliance. For over...

For my latest Property Natter I have sought the opinions of two well-known property consultants - Michael Day, managing director of...

The consumer group HomeOwners Alliance claims new research indicates that more than a million UK adults have shelved plans to purchase...

Total property wealth owned by over-65s who have paid off their mortgages grew to a new record high of £1.072 trillion...

New analysis shows what appears to be the correlation between rising house prices and falling burglary rates across the country.  The research,...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

One of the four estate agents fined by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for price-fixing has spoken about the details...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

Over the past two decades, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively easy way to make money, which is why so...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

Over 168,000 new homes were completed in the year to March 2016, according to data released by the government, over 15,500...

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

The highest number of 'risky' mortgages issued during 2015 was in South West London, according to new analysis of the latest...

Sellers should try to instruct estate agents with the largest local share of the market, even if that means ignoring well-known...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

Around six in 10 estate agents say their experience shows that mortgage lending restrictions targeting customers aged 55 or over are...

Zoopla says it delivered a record number of unique appraisal leads to its agent members in December, up 112 per cent...

The government’s blizzard of New Year announcements about new homes has received a distinctly frosty welcome from many within the property...

Home ownership rates among 25-year-olds have plummeted by more than half in 20 years, council leaders have warned.  New analysis for the...

The government has announced that its next Budget will be on March 8 next year. Until recently, Budgets and their ‘mini-me’ Autumn...

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

House prices in London are now rising at 7.6 per cent per year - the lowest figure for 39 months according...

Retired home owners have gained an average of £26,000 tax-free this year from their houses, new analysis from an over-55s financial...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

Forecasts are a tricky business. And as I wrote in a recent Industry Views opinion piece, any prediction in the current...

A building society that owns two estate agency companies has hit out at what it calls “a lack of sound estate...

Labour’s long-awaited Redfern Review, set up a year ago after the party’s defeat in the general election, finally reports tomorrow. Although it...

The award-winning online agency HouseSimple has had one of its advertisements banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The advert was a poster for...

Older homeowners are unrealistic about how much money they will raise from downsizing, and estate agents are warning them to manage...

There are now around 715,000 homes classed as ‘retirement housing’ which is equivalent to about 2.6 per cent of total housing stock. The...

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

Confidence amongst ‘second steppers’ - those aiming to sell up to move to larger homes - is improving according to a...

It is a tedious fact, but the housing market is underpinned by economic fundamentals. This won’t be a surprise.  However, at a...

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...

Those working within the UK housing market would have felt considerable worry about the immediate impact of the vote to leave...

A London estate agency has revealed that it is offering local homeowners cash incentives for valuations and instructions. Keating Estates, based in...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...

PropTech firm Plentific has teamed up with the HomeOwners Alliance to give another platform for its ‘Find a Pro’ service highlighting...

Surveys claiming to show the housing market’s reaction to Brexit continue to be released - there are two new ones this morning.  Firstly...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the controversial findings of an insurance firm’s research shows that millions of homeowners may...

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

There has been another warning that older home owners are reluctant to sell and free-up family housing because of the cost...

Barely a week goes by without news of the latest disastrous AirBnB experience suffered by an unsuspecting landlord.   Whether it’s damage...

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...

The HomeOwners’ Alliance claims that over the past two years alone over 500,000 owners aged 55-plus have had to ditch plans...

House owners and buyers with mortgages in today’s market should budget to ensure they can “have enough headroom” for a rise...

A survey from property consultancy Plentific suggests 1.7m households in the UK may be less likely to sell up in the...

The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...

So we now have a new 'official' index of house prices, and much good may it do us. For the chattering classes...

A firm says it wants to help agents and sellers frustrated by a stagnating housing market to short-let homes using controversial...

The influential consumer property body HomeOwners Alliance says Purplebricks-style hybrid estate agencies may be “the future”. In a blog on the HOA website,...

It’s the news that has got everyone talking: Barclays are bringing back the 100% mortgage.  The market has taken a bit of...

Property sales slowed dramatically in April as the market readjusted following the frenzy of buying before the stamp duty surcharge deadline...

It's become the sensation of Rightmove and it's being described as the ultimate cameo made in a house sale video by a...

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...

First time buyers with small deposits are among those likely to suffer as a result of new regulations on credit risk...

The summer term – rounders, cricket and hayfever. It's also the last dash before the housing market supposedly closes down for...

A consumer group which champions home owners claims twice as many members of the public support the stamp duty surcharge as...

We’re all talking about second home stamp duty, changes to tax relief and the Prudential Regulation Authority’s suggestion that banks should...

Later today chancellor George Osborne will make his latest budget speech. The announcement is expected to confirm the details of the 3%...

A centre-right think tank founded by Tory former planning minister Nick Boles is urging a review of stamp duty to link...

As we know, the property market in London is notorious for sitting a long way outside the conventions of the wider UK...

With the scale of devastation from flooding witnessed recently, anxiety about purchasing a property in a flood risk area is heightened....

The government claims 43 per cent of new homes built since the introduction of the Help to Buy equity loan scheme...

A consumer group which supports the principle of a stamp duty surcharge on second homes and buy to let properties has...

The Accessible Property Register, a website specialising in promoting wheelchair-accessible homes, has been taken over by TheHouseShop.com.  APR was set up by...

Purplebricks is very easily the most recognisable online estate agency, according to a survey of 1,300 home owners by respected polling...

What is the biggest change you’ve seen in the agency industry during your time at TPO?  For me, the biggest change has...

This week, Storm Desmond has left devastation in its wake. Once again, the nation’s attention is drawn to the threat flooding...

The National Association of Estate Agents has given a cautious welcome to new government plans to expand shared ownership.  David Cameron has...

The influential lobbying group the HomeOwners’ Alliance wants estate agents to quote the price per square foot of properties to allow...

A new survey of over 1,350 homeowners across the UK shows that a large number regard the conveyancing process as too...

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

Homes in the South East, South West and London change hands much more frequently than those in other parts of England.  Analysis...

It’s been revealed that the National Home Building Council has been helping the National Association of Estate Agents with a toolkit...