The number of house sales falling through pre-completion during the first quarter of 2018 reached its highest level for this time...
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A magazine claims its investigations into the sales tactics of Countrywide and Connells suggest the two agency are “harming consumers, stopping them from...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News

When it comes to property, ‘Japanese knotweed’ are the two words most homeowners and prospective buyers do not want to hear. With...
03 March 2018
From: Features

What do you need to know if you are considering selling your sales or lettings business? Here’s ten top tips to think...
24 January 2018
From: Features

In a sign of how technology has become a mainstream part of the house sales process. the consumer group Which? has...
15 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A buying agent in Melbourne says ‘old dinosaurs’ in traditional estate agencies ‘have no idea’ how to deal with the arrival of...
05 January 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts says Purplebricks-style disruptive agencies will be a trend to look out for in...
29 December 2017
From: Breaking News

This week, news broke of the ‘first bitcoin homes’ being sold in the UK by Go Move, an estate agency in...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The government should take a close look at gazundering as well as gazumping in its review of the house sales process,...
27 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Another week, yet more consultations - the agency industry can’t complain about not being asked for its views recently. The latest were on...
21 October 2017
From: Features

What is your experience in the property industry? I worked in estate agency for 12 years before joining Moneypenny and really enjoyed...
09 October 2017
From: Sponsored Content

More than one in four house sales across England and Wales fell through before completion in the third quarter of 2017...
05 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Government figures suggest house prices are still rising by 5.1 per cent a year, with the average property value in the...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s not happening here (yet) but several articles on US websites have started talking up the possibility of Amazon going into...
14 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Over a quarter of prospective house sales completed in the past three months had fallen through at some stage according to...
05 July 2017
From: Breaking News

New figures released this morning from Purplebricks shows the onward march of the hybrid agency and its Local Property Experts. For the...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The Green Party, one of the final political groups to launch their manifesto for the June 8 General Election, wants an end...
23 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The Conservative Party says it wants greater competition and more digitisation to cut the costs and reduce the amount of time...
22 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The next few weeks leading to the General Election on June 8 are likely to have “a short term adverse impact...
10 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Land Registry data shows that homes across the UK have risen in price by an average 5.8 per cent in the...
12 April 2017
From: Breaking News

More than one in three house sales across England and Wales fell through before completion in the first quarter of 2017,...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News

An online estate agency which says it could be the next Purplebricks says prejudice against internet property transactions is waning “With Neil...
17 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...
28 January 2017
From: Features

Countrywide’s controversial hybrid estate agency business has produced “fantastic results” according to Sam Tyrer, the group’s Managing Director, Retail & London. In...
13 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Three members of staff are celebrating 25 years with the same company this month. Gail Shepherd, Frances Slocombe and Cath Bradbury all...
12 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Forecasts are so last year: who anticipated Bowie, Brexit or Balls for example? Quotes, on the other hand, really ARE last year...
17 December 2016
From: Features

The latest official house price index, released by the Office for National Statistics, shows that house price growth was 6.9 per...
14 December 2016
From: Breaking News

The industry has reacted angrily to the Chancellor declining to change stamp duty despite pleas from agents and suppliers ahead of the Autumn...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The award-winning online agency HouseSimple has had one of its advertisements banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The advert was a poster for...
09 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Thirty one per cent of residential sales fell through before completion in the third quarter of 2016, showing a sizeable increase...
14 October 2016
From: Breaking News

With almost a fifth of house sales in Britain collapsing every year, it’s now more vital than ever that we –...
19 August 2016
From: Features

Surveys on housing and Brexit are coming thick and fast - the latest have Haart estate agency reporting a £30,000 price...
10 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England has, as expected, cut its base rate to 0.25 per cent after a record seven years at...
04 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has confounded its critics with an upbeat performance in the first six months of the year, growing revenues by nine...
28 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Agents have been giving their reaction to the shock Brexit referendum result - and their comments have ranged from the gloomy...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News

There has been an 11 per cent increase in sales in Scotland over the past year - and one major agency...
15 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The first new ‘official’ UK House Price Index, released this morning, shows an annual price increase of 8.2 per cent which takes...
14 June 2016
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading high-end buying agencies says it has ‘mystery shopped’ Purplebricks - with mixed results. For while it found its...
13 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Almost three in 10 buyers have seen their house purchase fall through after making an offer - typically leaving them almost...
06 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has decided not to uphold a complaint made against a quick property sale firm's radio advert. The...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A City investment consultancy says one leading private agency chain has slashed its fees to 0.5 per cent in order to...
27 April 2016
From: Breaking News

An executive director at hybrid estate agency EweMove has hit out at the government’s apparent support for innovation in the house...
12 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of house sales failing to successfully complete fell in the first quarter of 2016, with just one in five...
07 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The sale of country houses - already tough as buyers increasingly want to live on the edge of market towns and...
23 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The number of property sales in Scotland during January was the highest recorded since 2008, according to figures from Your Move. The...
16 March 2016
From: Breaking News

A survey of 1,000 people shows that a significant number in each region of the UK are putting their sales plans...
02 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Uncertainty before the EU Referendum could lead to fewer house sales and reduce the number of new homes being built warns...
01 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Hometrack claims that the number of sales over the past 12 months has fallen by two per cent on average across...
26 February 2016
From: Breaking News

A detailed analysis by Hometrack reveals that new-build transactions - running at roughly 10 per cent of all house sales for...
24 February 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s not just organised charity fund-raising that our industry throws its weight behind - it’s also individual acts of kindness and...
05 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The Accessible Property Register, a website specialising in promoting wheelchair-accessible homes, has been taken over by TheHouseShop.com. APR was set up by...
13 January 2016
From: Breaking News

More than one in four sales across the UK fell through last year, claims a quick-sale company. Quick Move Now claims a...
07 January 2016
From: Breaking News

HMRC says that more homes were sold in the UK in August than in any month since February last year. The Revenue...
23 September 2015
From: Breaking News

easyProperty today launches a TV and multi-media advertising campaign “costing very much into seven figures” as it attempts to boost its...
21 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Central London estate agent Lurot Brand has opened a new Notting Hill and Holland Park office. Founded by Antoine Lurot in 1971,...
09 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The latest data released by the agents’ favourite house price source, the Land Registry, shows that prices in England and Wales...
01 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Controversial agency eMoov, which has already raised over half a million pounds in a weekend of crowdfunding, says online agencies now...
01 September 2015
From: Breaking News

More than one in three house sales in the second quarter of this year failed to reach completion, according to data...
10 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Stacks Property Search, one of Britain’s largest buying agencies, has entered the debates over portals and the use of DIY house...
19 June 2015
From: Breaking News

An online property sales platform - with a catchphrase that says traditional agents’ fees “are bigger than a Texan’s waistband and...
19 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The average property price in England and Wales reached £179,817 in April, according to the Land Registry. The latest data shows that...
02 June 2015
From: Breaking News

More than one in four house sales in the first quarter of 2015 failed to complete according to a quick sale...
21 May 2015
From: Breaking News

UK house price growth accelerated to an annual rate of 9.6 per cent in the year to March, according to the...
20 May 2015
From: Breaking News

House prices dipped by 0.8 per cent in March according to the Land Registry - a marked contrast to figures produced by Nationwide...
01 May 2015
From: Breaking News

To the surprise of some, the National Association of Estate Agents says Labour’s proposals to scrap stamp duty for first time buyers...