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31 August 2024
From: Features
![Tax fears trigger boom in luxury lettings market](/upload/images/shutterstock_1932094298(2).jpg)
Uncertainty triggered by the new Labour Government and taxation concerns that await the 30th October Autumn Budget, have made many wealthy...
31 August 2024
From: Features
![Young homeowners more in favour of greener properties](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_EfficientHome-400x310.png)
The latest Greener Homes Attitudes Tracker from NatWest and S&P Global, reveals that younger homeowners are more in favour of policies...
31 August 2024
From: Features
![Property listings up 23% since interest rate cut - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/3-MortgageRates1.png)
The number of home sellers entering the market increased by almost a quarter in the two weeks following the Bank of...
30 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![New AI property app function lets users describe their dream home](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertySearch-400x310.png)
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property search app Jitty has launched a new feature that lets buyers find their dream home by simply...
30 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buyers in Scotland still squeezed by property taxes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Tax-Image-400x310.png)
Property taxes in Scotland raised almost £640m over the past twelve months, according to analysis of the latest statistics by agency...
30 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![High-profile host named for Variety NW PROPS](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
TV presenter and property expert Martin Roberts has been named as host of the 2024 Variety North West Property Awards. Known for...
29 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: estate agency stock hits new high but pricing remains key](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property%20Budget.jpg)
Agency stock has hit a seven-year high but realistic pricing is essential, Zoopla warns. The portal’s latest House Price Index for August...
28 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![London landlord exodus on the rise - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/LandlordNews-400x310.png)
Ongoing tax and regulatory clampdowns on landlords have led to warnings of a buy-to-let exodus and new data suggests that may...
28 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Savills recruits new homes department boss](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Savills has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of Tommy Newbigging to lead its new homes department across Essex and parts...
28 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Homebuyers will ‘closely consider’ EPCs after price cap rise - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPC-2-400x310.png)
Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings may become a bigger factor for homebuyers in the Autumn market, Rightmove suggests. It comes as energy...
27 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Lower mortgage rates slow first-time buyer London exodus](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/mortgage-400x310.png)
Lower mortgage rates have slowed the exodus of first-time buyers from London ,research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons for the first half of...
27 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Winkworth: 90-minute commute is here to stay for buyers](/upload/images/shutterstock_745090654.jpg)
The 90-minute commute continues to flourish for family homes, it has been claimed. Speaking on the Winkworth’s latest Property Exchange podcast, the...
27 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Can we build 370,000 homes a year?](/upload/images/shutterstock_403894639.jpg)
The new Labour government has committed to building 370,000 homes per year, but is it realistic? The housing crisis in the UK...
24 August 2024
From: Features
![Major agency hits the acquisition trail with lettings focus](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
Spicerhaart is reigniting its acquisition strategy with a multi-million pound investment in its estate agency and lettings businesses after posting a...
23 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Leasehold scandal play hits the Camden Fringe](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The National Leasehold Campaign’s (NLC) heroic journey to get reform of the controversial tenure type on the statute book has hit...
23 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Why building more homes isn’t enough to fix our broken property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
EVER since Rishi Sunak stood in the rain and effectively announced he’d soon be moving house, Labour have been saying the...
23 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - summer fundraisers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
23 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![UK ranks as the slowest home moving market - research](/upload/images/shutterstock_2496759497.jpg)
The UK has the slowest home moving timeline among 12 global nations, research suggests. Upfront information provider Moverly has analysed the average...
20 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Spicerhaart names new regional sales director](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Spicerhaart has appointed former Countrywide sales manager Victoria Kelly to lead its Land and New Homes division in the Midlands. She has...
20 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove urges agents to get ready for a busy Autumn](/upload/images/shutterstock_1420610747(1).jpg)
Average asking prices for new property listings had their usual summer drop this month but Rightmove is predicting a busy Autumn. The...
19 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: Will first-timers be thrown a Budget lifeline?](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Natter%20Will%20first-timers%20property%20natter2.jpg)
The expected dip in mortgage rates following the Bank of England’s base rate cut continued this week with NatWest’s lowest price...
17 August 2024
From: Features
![What should the government do to support first time buyers?](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20What%20Should%20the%20New%20Government%20do%20Support%20First%20Time%20Buyers%20.jpg)
One key point of difference in the parties’ housing policies during the recent general election campaign was that the Conservative Party...
17 August 2024
From: Features
![Smart homes spark £8.6bn revenue boost](/upload/images/3%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Smart%20Homes%20Spark.jpg)
The smart home movement has been gathering pace for some time and connected living should be top of the agenda for...
17 August 2024
From: Features
![Urgent need for more age-appropriate housing](/upload/images/4%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Urgent%20need%20for%20more%20age-appropriate.jpg)
The ‘UK Seniors Housing Market Update Q2 2024’ from Knight Frank brings positive news that the supply of new seniors housing...
17 August 2024
From: Features
![Substance AND style: The real reason independents are leading the charge in London’s prime markets](/upload/images/5%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Substance%20and%20style%20-Jon%20Byers%20.png)
I have been an agent for 25 years and have represented a large corporate agency and Anderson Rose (my own independent...
17 August 2024
From: Features
![A new approach to brownfield regeneration?](/upload/images/6%20--%20Proofed%20--%20A%20new%20approach%20to%20brownfield%20regeneration.png)
The new Labour government has pledged to prioritise a ‘brownfield first’ approach to urban planning, as part of its promise to...
17 August 2024
From: Features
![Vendor ‘optimism’ blamed as homes take longer to go under offer](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Overvaluations are making properties taking longer to go under offer but sales are at least finally completing faster, research suggests. Analysis by...
16 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - walking tall](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
16 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![New-build demand on the rise now the election is over - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-3-400x310.png)
Demand for new-build homes in London eased in the run up to and just after the General Election but more recent...
16 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla seals developer listings deal](/upload/images/shutterstock_1977698210.jpg)
Bloor Homes, the UK’s largest non-listed housebuilder has signed a 12-month contract Zoopla. All Bloor Homes' 80 developments across all nine regions...
16 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![New index reveals fastest and slowest property markets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
Plymouth has been named as the fasted location to sell a home in a new index. OnTheMarket has unveiled a new monthly...
14 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![More protection needed for new-build buyers - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1560641951.jpg)
Homeowners need greater protection from poor quality housing amid the Government’s plans for 1.5m new homes, an industry body claims. That’s the...
13 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Hampshire agent expands as it hits £40m of listings in six months](/upload/images/shutterstock_2210468405.jpg)
A new estate agency in Hampshire is celebrating expansion after securing more than £40m of property listings in its first half...
13 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property fraud sign-ups rise but most homes aren’t registered - warning](/upload/images/shutterstock_1989013049.jpg)
Homeowners are becoming more concerned about property fraud, research suggests. A freedom of information request has shown a 26% increase in the number...
13 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Buyers ignore most important features when viewing homes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/HomeViewing-400x310.png)
A new analysis of buyers’ actions during viewings suggests many effectively ignore the truly important features, and are instead distracted by...
12 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agent says you need £100k income to buy in ‘cheap’ part of London](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/rent-calculation-1-400x310.png)
The director of a London estate agency claims a buyer needs an income of £100,000 a year to purchase a home...
12 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Warning that Budget may temper prime London sales this autumn](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
The latest prime London market snapshot from Knight Frank suggests muted activity so far this summer and warns of possible hesitancy...
12 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Are agents making the most of eco-features to achieve sales targets?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2442670631.jpg)
Now that a new government has been elected and interest rates appear to be on their way down, many buyers who...
10 August 2024
From: Features
![Interest cut to further boost confidence north of the border](/upload/images/shutterstock_1749204629(1).jpg)
The three months of May-July provide welcome news for both active buyers and sellers, and those thinking of buying or selling...
10 August 2024
From: Features
![Rental market stabilises – despite landlord resistance](/upload/images/shutterstock_1230968284.jpg)
Rents have begun to stabilise, despite an exodus of landlords from the sector and resistance over rent reductions. The market is witnessing...
10 August 2024
From: Features
![Technology transforms homes, but it’s an open door to cyber criminals](/upload/images/shutterstock_2155743629.jpg)
IT was the day the world malfunctioned. From airport lounges to the reception areas of GP surgeries, the CrowdStrike IT Outage caused...
10 August 2024
From: Features
![Balconies and containers – a microcosm of biodiversity](/upload/images/shutterstock_2156951943.jpg)
One of the most popular recent additions to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has been the Balcony and Container Gardens category....
10 August 2024
From: Features
![Regulator tells property firms to sort out local problems - or else…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/DamagedProperty-400x310.png)
The Competition and Markets Authority has raised an unusual issue concerning Barratt’s £2.5 billion deal to buy rival house builder Redrow...
09 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency enjoys more ‘core’ property sales but fewer high-end deals](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Estate_Agents-400x310.png)
Savills has produced a strong ‘half year report’ to shareholders - but with an interesting take on how it’s operating in...
09 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Price premiums for waterside homes lowest in five years - agency analysis](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Price premiums on waterside properties are at their lowest in five years, according to Jackson-Stops’ annual Waterside Review. While waterside homes in...
09 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![First Time Buyers purchase further away to find affordable homes](/upload/images/shutterstock_1879991992.jpg)
Moving further away from family, friends and familiar places to get onto the property ladder is becoming more common for first-time...
08 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Don't bother asking people to move to smaller homes, says think tank](/upload/images/shutterstock_754974106.jpg)
Most households in England today are ‘under-occupying’ their homes, according to the think tank the Resolution Foundation. And it says there doesn’t...
07 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![New figures show big local differences in overall stable market](/upload/images/shutterstock_1588827391.jpg)
The Scottish housing market is proving remarkably stable according to figures from the Edinburgh Solicitors Property Centre. The average selling price of...
07 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tax Break: new call for stamp duty help to free-up larger homes](/upload/images/shutterstock_1926931358.jpg)
A building society is calling for stamp duty reforms to incentivise downsizing. A statement from the Suffolk Building Society says it believes...
06 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![New Homes Boost for Labour as developers backs local targets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuildHomes-400x310.png)
Some 74% of developers believe that the government setting targets for councils would be the key to unlocking planning issues faced...
06 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage scheme gives up to £2,000 Cashback for home eco-improvements](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1487630333.jpg)
Home buyers, movers, and existing owners making energy-saving improvements to their properties can now get up to £2,000 cashback from a...
06 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Why do two-bed terraced houses sell faster than other homes?](/upload/images/shutterstock_2146570525.jpg)
Research from Zoopla shows that two-bed terraced homes are the fastest-selling property type in England and Wales, with a sale agreed...
05 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: The first cut is the deepest… for all of us](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Property%20Natter.jpg)
At last! Well, they say small is beautiful and, if you’re in the property sector right now, you’d better believe it! The...
03 August 2024
From: Features
![Cautious welcome for Raynor’s radical planning shake-up](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/1%20RVG%20announces%20%C2%A32bn%20plan%20to%20build%205000%20new%20homes%20-%20PIT%20Construction-400x310.png)
We welcome the thrust of the Deputy Prime Minister’s announcement this week on planning reform. In particular, we support the return of...
03 August 2024
From: Features
![Data is the key to unlocking the grey area around grey belt](/upload/images/23%2011%2013%202%20shutterstock_1318349732.jpg)
SINCE the new Labour government was elected in early July, one phrase has been circulating more than any – grey belt....
03 August 2024
From: Features
![Rethinking the Green Belt](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1750387934.jpg)
Throughout the general election campaign, the Green Belt was central to the debate about the housing crisis. The new Labour government...
03 August 2024
From: Features
![Agency brand eXp UK backs OnTheMarket to overtake Rightmove](/upload/images/shutterstock_576771979.jpg)
Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has agreed a listings deal with OnTheMarket (OTM), claiming that the CoStar-backed portal will overtake Rightmove...
02 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Councils begin signing up for First Homes property logbooks](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
The first councils are finally being signed up to a new logbook partnership between the Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) and the...
01 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to think small on housebuilding targets](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1487630333.jpg)
Small and medium-sized housebuilders are the key to delivering more new homes, according to Winkworth. Adam Stackhouse, head of developments and commercial investments...
01 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Housing Secretary unveils planning reforms to boost property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Construction-400x310.png)
All councils in England will be given new, mandatory housebuilding targets under planning reforms unveiled by the Government yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister...
31 July 2024
From: Breaking News
!['Roomscrolling app’'reaches 75,000 users](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1208701588.jpg)
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property app Jitty has surpassed 75,000 users since its launch earlier this year. Jitty, coined the ‘Instagram for homes,’...
31 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: 'Asking price discounts narrow as property market heats up'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
The UK housing market is heating up, with buyers now agreeing to pay 96.8% of asking price, Zoopla claims. The figure is...
30 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Chestertons acquires James Pendleton in latest industry deal](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-2-400x310.png)
Chestertons has continued its London expansion with the acquisition of James Pendleton. With branches across Wandsworth, Battersea and Clapham, James Pendleton will...
30 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Upstix launches new-build part exchange partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuild-2-400x310.png)
Upstix has launched a part exchange partnership for a new-build development in Aylesbury. The aim is to boost plot sales for MCR...
30 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rising agency fees boost Rightmove revenues](/upload/images/shutterstock_2371333095.jpg)
An increase in agents, fees and rising take-up of its extra packages contributed to a 6% annual rise in average revenue...
29 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to maintain first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty--2-400x310.png)
The Government is being urged to keep the first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief threshold at its current level. Labour signalled before it...
29 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Survey raises doubts over Government housebuilding targets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Builders-400x310.png)
Survey raises doubts over Government housebuilding targets Close to two thirds of Brits are not confident that the Government can meet its...
29 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Hamptons appoints head of residential development](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Estate agency brand Hamptons has named a new head of residential development. Tom Hawkins, who began his career at Hamptons in 2005,...
29 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Ambitious Labour may hit homes target if rates come down](/upload/images/2%20--%20Ambitious%20labour%20may%20hit%20new%20homes%20target.jpg)
There is no doubt that the residential market in the UK slumped last year. Transactions were at around 1 million, whereas...
27 July 2024
From: Features
![Can the Labour Government get Britain building again?](/upload/images/4%20--%20Can%20the%20labour%20government%20get%20Britain%20building%20again.jpg)
Mandatory housing targets are back, alongside a pledge to build 1.5 million homes in the next five years. But can Prime...
27 July 2024
From: Features
![Small can be beautiful for housing growth](/upload/images/5%20--%20Small%20can%20be%20beautiful.jpg)
A recent appeal decision which allowed housing development on the Hertfordshire Green Belt highlights the need for greater flexibility on locational...
27 July 2024
From: Features
![Daytime TV blamed for auction stigma](/upload/images/shutterstock_555955690.jpg)
Further consumer education is needed to remove the stigma of auction property sales, iamproperty co-founder Jamie Cooke claims. Cooke has suggested TV...
25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Landlord property purchases hit record low](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
A lack of new investment rather than landlords selling-up is causing rental market supply issues, research suggests. The latest Hamptons Lettings Index...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Borrowing costs rather than housebuilding key to boosting property market - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1219076071.jpg)
The Government will need the financial markets to play ball if its housebuilding plans are to be successful, a property expert...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Gap between asking and sold property prices grows](/upload/images/shutterstock_2109943514.jpg)
The gap between what sellers want for their home and what buyers are actually paying has increased by a further 1.1%...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Can the Government deliver on King's Speech promises?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1634178964.jpg)
NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Why are we waiting? Delays are suffocating…](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Mistakes%20milkshakes%20and%20military%20memories%20-%20Natter.jpg)
It’s so good to see housing at the top of the government’s agenda for change. Finally! The housing crisis has been met...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![Building sites and battlegrounds - will Labour’s 1.5m new homes plan collapse?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/ConstructionWorkers-400x310.png)
The new Government’s plan to ‘Get Britain Building’ is ambitious, to say the least. And it is central to their mission, not...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![The new government, planning policy and challenges ahead](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/ConstructionBlueprints-400x310.png)
The Chancellor’s plans to ‘get Britain building again’ are very significant for the property sector and property investment, specifically. The plans...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![What is needed to create genuine communities?](/upload/images/shutterstock_277549817.jpg)
We all know what defines a successful community: not just a range of homes to address a range of requirements, but...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![Zoopla named data partner for Channel 4 property show](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyStats-400x310.png)
Zoopla has been named as the official data partner of the latest series of popular Channel 4 programme ‘Worst House on...
19 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![King’s Speech: Labour policies back housebuilding and leasehold reform](/upload/images/shutterstock_1100834378(1)(1).jpg)
Housebuilding, leasehold and rental reform are set to be key roles of the new Labour Government’s legislative agenda but agency regulation...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: 10m UK homes increased in value by £5,000-plus this year](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NB%20-%20M%26P%20March%20blog%201%20-%20No%20budget%20boost%20from%20the%20Chancellor%20but%20it's%20not%20all%20doom%20and%20gloom.jpg)
Half of all UK homes (15m) have increased in value in the first half of 2024 by 1% or more, research...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer: One More Housing Campaign Our MPs Should Champion](/upload/images/Phil%20Spencer%20NEW%20image(5)(1).png)
We’ve probably all had enough of people campaigning in recent weeks but I have to admit to one disappointment with the...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Election result has placed the market under starter's orders](/upload/images/shutterstock_1850685934.jpg)
Just a week after Labour’s landslide election victory and already their top team is coming under scrutiny and being asked to...
17 July 2024
From: Features
![King’s Speech: what policy policies will new government reveal?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/BuildToRent-400x310.png)
The new Labour Government will set out its legislative agenda today with the King’s Speech set to reveal its policy priorities. Agents...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![East of England agents ‘worst-hit’ if Stamp Duty threshold drops - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty1_400x310.png)
Agents in the East of England could face the toughest task filling the void left by first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government urged to avoid ‘one size fits all’ planning policy](/upload/images/shutterstock_2350994731.jpg)
Reforms to the UK’s planning system must move from a one size fits all approach to boost development, the Government has...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Billionaire buyers worried about prime London purchases under Labour - claim](/upload/images/shutterstock_1438959695.jpg)
Competition from Dubai and concerns about taxation under the new Labour Government have led the world’s super-rich to spend less and...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Demand for energy efficient homes on the rise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EPCx400x310.png)
Demand for energy efficient new homes is on the rise, according to recent data from Knight Frank. A recent buyer sentiment survey...
16 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![CoStar and Realtor.com clash over number two US portal claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/ForeignMoney-400x310.png)
A war of words is escalating between OnTheMarket owner CoStar and its rival Realtor.com in the US. It comes as CoStar was...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove: ‘Asking prices hit by election and Euros’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
Asking prices dropped at the start of July as estate agents and sellers attempted to attracted buyers who have been distracted...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Where Labour should start on housing](/upload/images/shutterstock_1032274147.jpg)
It's more than a week since we saw the removal vans enter Downing St and Labour’s promise to hit the ground...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - Three Things Starmer May Have Forgotten About Housing](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews%20-%20Purplebricks%20is%20right.png)
Like a breath of fresh air, we now have a government that actually appears to be governing. OK, it’s only 10 days...
13 July 2024
From: Features
![Election result has placed the market under starter's orders](/upload/images/23%2008%2024%202%20shutterstock_1718282725.jpg)
Just a week after Labour’s landslide election victory and already their top team is coming under scrutiny and being asked to...
13 July 2024
From: Features
![Reapit webinar to coach agents on how to unlock profitability](/upload/images/shutterstock_1545205661.jpg)
The UK sales and lettings markets are in a state of flux, but an upcoming webinar from Reapit, the leading technology...
13 July 2024
From: Features
![Unlocking opportunities in the single-family rental sector](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/FamilyBuyers-400x310.png)
The Single-Family Rental (SFR) sector is experiencing rapid growth in the UK, presenting a unique opportunity for local lettings and estate...
13 July 2024
From: Features
![Can Labour government help fix Scotland’s housing crisis?](/upload/images/shutterstock_194216909.jpg)
While housing is a devolved matter, ESPC hopes that the promises made by Labour in the recent general election might help...