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Purplebricks and Countrywide have each recently claimed to be the biggest agency group in the UK but now Connells says that...

A PropTech website has broken down the sales recorded by HM Land Registry in 2019 into property types - and apartments...

Forget the Boris Bounce - this might be the Rightmove Retreat. A new tool produced by the portal measures price per...

What an interesting few days it’s been. I don’t think the topic of this week’s column is doing anything good for our...

Another westcountry town may ban new-build homes being sold as holiday properties, even though the idea has backfired elsewhere. Fowey in Cornwall -...

A new call has been issued this morning by the Competition and Markets Authority for estate agents to confess if their...

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...

An estate agent has sold a home off-market by posting teaser photographs on Instagram.  The buyer - who was in the French...

The government has - once again - announced the introduction of a New Homes Ombudsman.  The news came yesterday when Housing Secretary...

Boydens, a seven branch family-owned business that dates back to 1852, has become the latest agency to join Zoopla. It will list...

Hello - it’s Monday and so it’s PJT, where you can catch up on the industry major moves of recent days. Please...

Earlier this month, Boris Johnson carried out a reshuffle of his cabinet, telling ministers they must 'repay the trust of those...

A free-to-list portal says the costs of listing on the established sites - especially Rightmove - are contributing to estate agencies...

Buying agents are making waves about the hit on asking prices suffered by properties that have been flooded or are at...

Estate agency Chestertons has named the new chief operating officer for the roll out of its UK and Europe franchising operation. Some...

In another positive sign for the housing market, every region of the UK has seen a price rise according to the...

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

A new study suggests cash buyers secure lower sale prices than mortgaged purchasers - but is that really the case? The survey by...

The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a shock warning that mortgage borrowers who purchased properties through the Help To Buy scheme...

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

A high profile and widely-respected estate agent is predicting a huge demographic change to one of the country’s wealthiest enclaves -...

New research shows that 77 per cent of consumers use portals to conduct property searches - meaning, surprisingly, that almost a...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week - and it’s been a frantic seven days since the last...

The government will not announce a Mansion Tax at next month’s Budget. It was first reported by the Sunday Telegraph a week ago,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Joanne (Jo) Tattum. Channel Manager - Property What is Moneypenny and...

A challenger portal says agents should reduce their reliance on the likes of Rightmove and Zoopla by using smaller rival portals...

Another weekend, another storm: it’s hard to put a smile on your face when winter goes on this long but the...

For several years the regular monthly RICS market snapshot has made depressing reading - now, for there second month in a...

A new homes portal says that in the past year it’s seen a rise of 82 per cent in website visitors and...

Conservatives have been lining up to criticise a mansion tax which may be introduced on expensive homes to fund infrastructure improvements...

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

Agents have reacted angrily to the government contemplating introducing a Mansion Tax, and to the Housing Secretary not ruling out the...

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...

Not for the first time, a government policy on housing ends up begging more questions than it provides answers - but...

The government has announced its First Homes scheme - a policy under which it says some new homes will see their...

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

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

New home registrations in the UK have risen over 80 per cent in the last decade, according to the NHBC. From 2010...

An online agency’s claim that it sells homes “for free” has been disputed by a High Street rival - but the...

A new renovation start-up is operating across eight cities and claims to be able to transform properties - including ones that...

An analysis of the market share of online agents shows they are on 4.8 per cent - virtually unchanged from the...

For a very long time, it was one of the best ways – if not the best way – of generating...

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

Hello and welcome to the last day of January, Brexit Day and - perhaps most importantly - the latest edition of...

An estate agent has set up his own buying operation because he claims the quality of service for high-end buyers has...

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...

Independent agents in a fast-growing trade body are to be given the opportunity to secure exclusivity on land deals and new...

Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...

The group charged with pioneering Reservation Agreements in the house buying process admits both the industry and the public are split...

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

The proportion of 25 to 34 year olds who own their own home in England has risen for the first time...

OnTheMarket has signed up another big-name house builder to list on its portal. Bellway, which is the UK’s fourth largest house builder...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows tax receipts from stamp duty fell a further 5.2 per cent between 2018 and...

A new website called Silver Sharers says it’s chief objective is to help older home owners remain in their properties without...

An agent is defying attempts by a property portal to get him to pay subscriptions for two branches - because he...

When is a property really off-market? There may be many answers to that question but it’s likely that few would consider...

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

Figures released this morning by data firm LonRes provide the latest evidence of a so-called Boris Bounce with the market improving...

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

A new analysis from a financial services trade body shows that gross mortgage lending is expected to rise significantly in the...

At the end of a strong week for housing market indicators, the latest survey from the website Home suggests a major...

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

New build homes cost 19 per cent more than comparable pre-owned properties according to a new survey - and sometimes 50...

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

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...

There’s been a long-term trend of growing numbers of Londoners quitting the capital to afford a home elsewhere - and typically...

The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...

The Law Commission has set out three ways to cut the cost that leaseholders have to pay to buy the freehold...

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

Agents are being offered a two week free trial of a service giving mobile telephone signal strength information and broadband connectivity...

Government figures suggest that the number of second homes in the UK has dropped two per cent in the eight year...

A digital platform claims its taken “a massive step” towards speeding up property sales with what it says is the first...

The new government has announced that its first Budget is to be held on Wednesday March 11 - and it’s giving...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager for the South West of...

Chancellors Estate Agents is next month opening its newest branch in Swindon - the first time the company has operated in...

A veteran agent says the new government’s Budget, expected in the next few weeks, should not provide too much help to...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2020 - and we’ve plenty to report even with the New...

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

A warning has been issued by a prominent industry figure that more bricks-and-mortar High Street agents will go under in 2020,...

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

Bristol is the location outside London most searched for on Rightmove this year, by both buyers and renters. The average asking price...

NAEA member agents have delivered a relatively downbeat forecast for 2020 - but the organisation says an injection of digital technology...

The number of residential sales rose 1.9 per cent to 102,050  in November compared to the same month last year, the...

A website has slammed the idea that there is a surge of interest in buying homes on Boxing Day, describing the...

There are reasons to be optimistic that a majority government will improve the housing market, simply by ending political and economic...

A former residential chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has posed key questions for the government to answer over...

The European Union’s highest court has ruled that Airbnb is not subject to strict rules governing estate and lettings agents in...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity’s final edition before this Christmas and the New Year. It’s been a terrific year for...

The government has given details of a scheme allowing 30 per cent reductions for what it calls ‘local first time buyers’...

An unknown website called EA League Tables has issued a list of agencies and agency-groups which it claims shows their order by...

Our mental health affects how we think, feel and act. It affects how we handle anxiety, relate to others and impacts...

A major regional estate agency is expanding with another physical office because it says the traditional High Street business model delivers...

“There won’t be a single home but millions of different homes”, is one quote.  “There will be an end to gadgets”, is...

Hello, and with exactly one week before Christmas Day we’re delighted to bring you yet more agents’ festivities. We have two for...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today before Christmas - and yes, there are still plenty of people moving...

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...

As part of its commitment to promoting and enforcing high standards, RICS has launched its Home Survey Standard, which will become...

In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...

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

Zoopla has this afternoon announced a massive growth programme for 2020 with 120 new staff and expansion in most of its...

Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands.  The offer is...

Agents who join the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents will have full access to the new Homesearch mine of data. Homesearch debuted...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio What is mio and what...

A leading estate agent has urged others in the industry to follow his example and make local TV programmes to build...

Christmas gets ever closer and we’re delighted that you’re sending in those splendid festive videos and still photographs. Everyone today got in...

The relaunched easyProperty hybrid agency is to rely exclusively on local marketing to drive awareness and customers, and not follow the...

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...

Data scientists have released a study into the characteristics of homes and how they give away the likely voting intentions of...

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

There used to be a consolation for some estate agents at this time of year - while it was wintry and...

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

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

You are an enterprising lot! Today we’ve got two fantastic Christmas videos from agents who’ve kindly responded to our call for...

The legendary Mayfair estate agency Wetherell is linking with London’s Dexters chain in a new partnership. Wetherell, run by high profile chief...

Another estate agency has provided evidence of the problems that continue to hurt the prime central London housing market. Strutt & Parker,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Hinkins and I’m a Sales Consultant...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where and why across our...

In the latest part of the Natter’s ‘day in the life of’ series, I catch up with Chris Osmond, sales director...

A new portal has been launched aiming to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket in the retirement property sector - and...

He portrays himself as a scourge of the Remoaner elite and a champion of the people, but when it comes to...

A new app is being launched which allows agents to gauge possible interest in a property before it is formally put...

Properties worth a combined £8.1m have been surrendered to the National Crime Agency following a tax probe. The properties included 16 homes...

Homesearch, the data service which launched this year as free-to-use with a subscription model launching in 2020, has announced it’s introducing...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Michelle O’Brien, mio Account Manager for Home Counties North What is...

In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents continues to show how political uncertainty is dampening sentiment and...

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...

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

A prominent regional agent says the industry owes it to vendors to try competing marketing outlets for property, and not to...

A report from Countrywide says the proportion of homes in Great Britain bought with cash fell to a mere 28 per...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today for November - the festive month of December is just around the...

Pressure is building on the Conservative party to honour its previous commitment to reform stamp duty for British buyers and sellers...

Election time means setting out your stall and getting support - so how about a vote of confidence for those agents,...

Labour is pledging a “housing revolution” with the biggest council house building programme for decades Its manifesto being launched today will include new...

Zoopla has revealed the most searched-for property terms on its portal in the past 12 months with ‘garage’, ‘parking’ and ‘garden’...

Last week, it was announced that Plentific, the London-based tenant experience, has raised $32 million in Series B funding. Plentific’s model sees...

There was an increase in the number of first time buyers getting on the property ladder in September compared to the...

A shock prediction from a property management firm suggests that around 10 estate agencies have gone bust every week in Britain...

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

The competition is hotting up between Zoopla and OnTheMarket for new homes listings. Today Zoopla has revealed that it has seen a...

A sales agency based in Warrington and set up originally to market new homes in Manchester is now expanding into Shanghai...

Well there’s little doubt that after this week’s weather winter is well on the way - the perfect time for fund-raising...

Purplebricks claims it actually sells - not just lists - three times more than the UK’s next largest estate agency.  The claim...

You don’t need to go far to find news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to...

Rightmove has been given the green light to continue using the claim that “every second someone contacts an estate agent about a...

“Multiple”members of the new trade body, the Federation of Independent Agents, are considering cancelling their subscriptions to Rightmove. FIA founder Graham Lock...

Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...

Hello, we hope you had a good weekend, and welcome to Monday - as ever, Property Jobs Today time, bringing you...

The latest market snapshot of prime central London suggests that homes there are now 15.2 per cent cheaper than five years...

Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...

It’s not-so-unlucky 13 for national property consultancy Bruton Knowles which has opened its 13th office in the country. The new office is...

A London estate agency says a new scheme of apartments being launched for sale this weekend will be the first ever...

One of London’s leading estate and lettings agents has criticised the government over what he calls its “pitiful” record on affordable...

Housing Minister Esther McVey has launched an expert advisory council that the government says is “dedicated to the digital transformation of...

Until now General Election pledges of stamp duty reforms were restricted to the Conservatives - but now a tax consultancy says...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Jason Wilson, mio Account Manager What is mio and what does...

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

A new study by the London School of Economics suggests that a high profile ban on the sale of new homes...

The National Audit Office, a spending watchdog, has exposed the government’s Starter Homes policy with a damning critique of its failure The...

OnTheMarket will on Wednesday of this week issue over a million shares to agents who have signed new long-term listing agreements...

A survey undertaken for estate agency Jackson-Stops reveals that 55 per cent of people do not believe housing is a priority...

Zoopla is continuing its aggressive expansion of listings and services to agents with news this morning that it has added a...

Hello there and welcome along to the latest PJT, your weekly catch-up on who’s moving where in agency, amongst suppliers and...

A Labour proposal to dramatically improve energy efficiency in almost every British home would cost an estimated £60 billion. The upgrades would...

This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...

The phrase ‘death of the high street’ can be found in nearly any publication in any given week. And for fair...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Milton Rodosthenous, Director of Equity and Capital & LetsBid Property.  What...

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

Two very different views on Brexit have come forward in the past 24 hours from different players in the industry. First off,...

Just because Halloween has officially been and gone for another year, doesn’t mean we would give up a chance to celebrate...

Agents and property industry figures have given a clear message to the government six weeks ahead of the General Election -...

A tax expert is urging owners of second homes, as well as property investors and existing landlords, to seek independent financial...

A small online agency which in six months of trading has secured around 140 sales says it’s on course to be...

We’ve had a particularly scary entry for our Halloween videos and photographs - and our sympathy goes out to the innocent...

A former 10 Downing Street adviser says stamp duty on house sales should be scrapped or at least slashed in order...

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

Hello and welcome to a new week - one with darker evenings and colder days. But there is still plenty of activity...

OnTheMarket is being accused by an agent of charging a monthly fee for a branch it knows to be shut. Ian King...

The number of new mortgages approved by banks fell to a six-month low in September - but the annual figure shows...

A controversial estate agent and former head of an online agency is urging agents to knock on the doors of vendors...

One of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or freelance agents operating under the same...

New figures released this morning by the National House Building Council show the number of new homes registered to be built...

Enhanced customer care strategies, relationship-building schemes, cost-cutting measures and new revenue streams can’t help the lettings industry if the fundamental underlying...

There’s been an encouraging increase in property transaction volumes according to new figures from HM Revenue & Customs. The total number of...

Independent family-run agency Kalmars, which currently has just one office in the capital, has revealed the first of four new branches...

Housing minister Esther McVey says Compulsory Purchase Orders and brownfield land registers are to be made digitally transparent.  This will allow CPO...

Zoopla has unveiled new functionality that it claims will make searching for new homes easier for consumers - and resumes the...

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...

The latest housing market snapshot from the listings website Home suggests more regional markets are heading for price corrections. Home says that...

Data from an agency comparison website reveals that in the current market it takes well over a year for a home...

Stories with good news about the prime central London market seem few and far between but the latest figures from B2B...

There has been a real wind of change in estate agency and over the last 18 months we have seen the...

This is stating the obvious to estate agents but the government has revealed that homes near parks, gardens, playing fields and...

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

A relatively new company which signs up vendors and then effectively sub-contracts their sales to strongly-performing local estate agents says it...

A leading agent and property management expert says the shock closure of online agency Upad is a sign that technology alone...

There are fewer ‘accidental landlords’ - vendors who resort to letting out their homes because the sales market is difficult. That’s the...

Hello, welcome to the new working week and the latest PJT. Before we kick off, a reminder to please let us know...

Midlands estate agency Centrick has launched a new specialist division to focus on the luxury homes market across the West Midlands...

The average age of a first-time buyer in the UK is 27, according to research from Nested.com. The online estate agency says...

A regional agency operating across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire has announced an acquisition which adds two branches to its network. This week, Alexander...

Of all the UK properties for sale over the last year, 59% would have been exempt from any type of transaction...

The share price of the UK's largest estate agency remained steady yesterday following its appointment of a new chief operating officer. Countrywide...

Consumer demand for new build homes has dropped to a six-year low, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The organisation's House...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Masters – Account Manager for the Midlands What is ‘company...

A high proportion of over-65s would consider moving to a bungalow and believe more properties should be designed exclusively for older...

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - your Monday roundup of all the latest employment news from the industry. If you have...

There’s no doubt that we live in politically charged times and every day appears to bring something new to the ‘party’. For...

Estate agents are being encouraged to consider providing increased flexible working options for their staff, including increased opportunities to work from...

A company that treats Japanese Knotweed has made startling claims about the extent of the problem across the UK. Environet claims that...

Savills, Knight Frank, Cushman & Wakefield and JLL are the main estate agencies now working with a review website allowing buyers...

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

Briefings from the Conservative Party to The Sun newspaper suggest that the party will this week announce further relaxation in planning...

There’s a clear change of mood music in the country now regarding environmental issues. You don’t need to be old to remember...

In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...

Although property transactions have, unsurprisingly, recently seen a decline which is almost certainly in part due to the ‘B-word’, this doesn’t...

Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference - that’ll be Brexit, quelle surprise. But if the government...

A trading statement from OnTheMarket reveals that fewer agents than anticipated have so far converted from free or discounted deals to...

One of the first so-called ‘hub’ hybrid estate agencies using self-employed freelances instead of staff says it’s moving to bigger premises...

A high profile estate agency selling some of the most expensive homes in the west of England has shut two of...

A north of England estate agency is marking its 160th anniversary with the pledge to announce an acquisition by the end...

The price premium paid by purchasers for a freehold property rather than a leasehold is at its highest for eight years. An...

Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, who earlier this month told a newspaper that he wanted to introduce a Right To Buy policy for...

Around one person in seven in England are living in unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable accommodation. The claim comes from the research produced...

Labour will this week discuss plans to allow councils to compulsorily purchase homes left empty for six months. Young Labour - a...

Last week we covered a story, broken by The Times, about a new website allowing users to discover the air quality...

Hello and welcome to your regular Monday PJT, the essential guide to who’s moving where in our industry. Everyone mentioned here got...

It’s bizarre but true (apparently). London’s golf courses could provide the land for homes that could house a million people. An interesting...

‘Workers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains’. So is written on the tombstone of the father...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Simon Trippett – Partner at The Property Centre. What services...

A report by the influential Public Accounts committee of MPs has been highly sceptical of the effectiveness of Help To Buy. It...

It’s been revealed this morning that the organisation behind a new clean-air website is encouraging buyers to seek reductions of as...

A PropTech company is suggesting that property mis-measurements and resulting over-valuations may be the next PPI scandal. The firm - Spec, which...

The new housing minister has admitted that her party has tried to “put a lid” on house price rises and has...

New research shows that three bedroom homes are the quickest selling property type this autumn. After a series of sluggish house price...

A rock bottom supply of homes on sale is helping to reinvigorate London sales according to a market monitor. The website Home...

If you thought - perhaps hoped - that five weeks of prorogued Parliament meant a break from politics, think again: the...

A blog for the British Property Federation has come up with three radically different proposals for stamp duty, providing food for...

A comprehensive report into the changing complexion of the High Street suggests that some 143 estate agents’ offices closed in the...

Cluttons has downgraded its forecasts for the housing markets in London and the rest of the UK for the remainder of...

Barratt Developments’ three consumer brands - Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes and Barratt London - are the first developers to list...

Two PropTech advocates have launched a podcast series telling agents how to improve their businesses. One of the couple is Mark Worrall,...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on key moves within the industry. Everyone mentioned here...

First time buyers will constitute the largest single group of purchasers in 2019, despite the apparent difficulties of deposits and securing...

It’s been six years since the Help to Buy scheme was launched, with the honourable intentions of helping more people onto...

The number of new property listings in the UK fell by a whopping 13.2 per cent in August according to online...

There’s plenty of action in and around Westminster these days, but while the political temperature rises, the marvellous work of agents,...

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

Knight Frank has expanded its residential London network with the addition of a new South Bank office. While many agencies have shut...

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

The number of new homes registered to be built in the UK during July was nine per cent lower than a...

It’s been quite a week for news so you might have missed this story - there is yet another boost for...

I think I speak for most people when I say that we are not currently where we thought we would be...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Tony Strover. On my business card it says...

Estate agent turned Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has provoked a furious response on social media by coming out in favour of...

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

A new survey claims to have discovered the sights and experiences that most deter would-be buyers when they view homes on...

The National Association of Estate Agents has told the government that it wants one single Ombudsman to provide redress across all...

A new analysis of privately owned homes with mortgages outstanding shows repossessions have risen in London - but they’re down in...

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

A new service which launched in June and pledged to provide estate and letting agents with “game changing” access to property...

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

The Guardian has revealed that small investors lured into putting money into TV property guru Kevin McCloud’s eco-friendly housing projects -...

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

In the run up to his appointment as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson suggested that he might cut Stamp Duty Land Tax...

Recently a number of politicians and charities have been calling for the introduction of rent controls or rent freezes in the...

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...

Innovate or Die. But What is Innovation? It Isn’t just PropTech A certain Mr Dick Whittington Esquire was once convinced that the...

Online estate agency Housesimple has appointed a company to handle its public relations and social media as it rolls it its...

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

News this week tells of Zehomes, the German property management company, raising €13 million in Series-A funding, bringing its all-time total...

A dramatic slump in the supply of homes being put on sale in London means that parts of the capital now...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Phil Smith - mio Account manager What is mio and what does...

Rightmove says the number of homes stuck in what it calls “the legal log jam” is at its highest for over...

Brexit is not deterring first time buyers this year according to an analysis by the Yorkshire Building Society. It says that despite...

Prime Central London’s average prices remain 20 per cent below their 2014 peak according to high end estate agency Strutt &...

Some homes in the UK are now worth 44 per cent less than they were a decade ago, claims the estate...

iamproperty, parent company of IAMsold, says it now works with 2,500 estate agency branches nationwide and has sold over 16,500 properties...

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

Yes it’s Monday, so it’s another edition of PJT, your guide to the key moves and changes in the agency and...

The number of owners' properties being repossessed jumped 15 per cent year on year in the second quarter of 2019. There were...

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

Savills, once a safe bet for year-on-year growth, has seen its underlying UK residential profits plunge 44 per cent with economic...

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

Zoopla is mining data from users of its website to target sellers on Facebook and Instagram, producing leads and making it unnecessary for agencies to...

Speculation surrounding whether Boris Johnson will honour his pledge to reduce stamp duty risks bringing the housing market “to a grinding...