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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has resisted changing any property taxes in the short term, but has used his Spending Review statement to...

A survey of completion times for house sales over the past four years suggests that the worst performing local authority area...

The London sales market is slowing as Christmas nears but no significant impact has been caused by the second wave of...

Buyers in around 30 per cent of English cities are almost certainly already too late to complete a purchase by March 31...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Vendors spend an average £41 a day for 144 days when selling their home - but some spend a remarkable £140 a...

The government claims its stamp duty holiday has supported nearly 750,000 jobs thanks to the ripple effect in the economy. A statement from HM...

Recent speculation that the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad would be playing a reduced role in the housing market has...

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...

The death has been announced of Colin Lowman, a veteran south London estate agent who had a 64 year career in...

As you know, having professional images of your properties is the best (only?) way to get people wanting to step through...

A series of polls taken by Estate Agent Today suggest substantial numbers of agents remain uncomfortable about returning to trading even...

There's widespread expectation that Foxtons’ senior management will face sharp criticism at the company’s Annual General Meeting today. The hottest issue at...

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

The government of one part of the British Isles has produced guidelines for removal firms. Until now, house moving in an era...

House sales edged down only slightly in March compared with February according to HM revenue & Customs, despite the lockdown in...

The peak of the 2020 sales market is likely to be September instead of the usual early summer - but that...

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

Almost exactly one quarter of house sales in England and Wales fell through prior to completion according to new figures. In the...

The portals say they are ready and willing to play their part in changes approaching the industry, ranging from new agency...

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

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

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

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

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

An online agency which last autumn said it wanted to have as much as a three per cent market share of...

New research by comparison website GoCompare suggests almost a million house sales have been lost because of Brexit.  The study claims that...

Tributes are being paid to David Hall, a senior partner at an agency in the Midlands where he worked for a...

Ultra slow broadband speeds could knock a quarter off the value of a property according to research undertaken by online agency...

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

Reforms to the house buying process in England and Wales to bring it more into line with Scotland could slash the...

1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...

A quick buy company that describes itself as an “express estate agency” is making a pitch for vendors who may be...

PropTech players behind a recent trial claim that use of Blockchain can cut a transaction time from a typical three months...

Whether it is legacy providers with new, young businesses, or large banks with PropTech startups, all types of cross-collaboration are vital. It’s...

A quick-buy firm that buys homes at around 85 per cent of market value claims the industry is concealing how slow...

Almost half of all house sales in England and Wales fell through before completion in the final quarter of 2018, according...

A new analysis claims transaction numbers fell in 241 of 374 local authority areas of the UK last year. Analysis of Land...

The Property Ombudsman scheme has taken action against another six rogue agents in recent days, bringing the total number expelled this...

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

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests the number of properties on estate agents’ books is now nearing...

One estate agent has described the latest price fall announced by the Halifax as “quite a retreat” for the housing market...

HM Land Registry says the full roll-out of its Local Land Charges digital register could take up to seven years, with...

A respected mortgage broker has found that there is widespread public uncertainty amongst the public about the effects of stamp duty...

Prices and transaction volumes have both fallen again in Prime Central London according to the index produced by Central London Portfolio,...

Press speculation suggests that Countrywide’s much-anticipated rights issue will this coming week aim to raise £125m - not just the £100m...

The latest transaction figures from HM Revenue and Customs make depressing reading - a three per cent drop between May and...

A magazine which earlier this year claimed that two big corporates pressured customers to use their preferred mortgage brokers has now...

New data from a private bank shows a five per cent rise in the number of £1m-plus homes sold in 2017.  The...

Ever wondered what it’s like to be on the frontline of property journalism? Well, wonder no more, as our very own...

The number of house sales falling through pre-completion during the first quarter of 2018 reached its highest level for this time...

A magazine claims its investigations into the sales tactics of Countrywide and Connells suggest the two agency are “harming consumers, stopping them from...

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

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

In a sign of how technology has become a mainstream part of the house sales process. the consumer group Which? has...

A buying agent in Melbourne says ‘old dinosaurs’ in traditional estate agencies ‘have no idea’ how to deal with the arrival of...

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts says Purplebricks-style disruptive agencies will be a trend to look out for in...

This week, news broke of the ‘first bitcoin homes’ being sold in the UK by Go Move, an estate agency in...

The government should take a close look at gazundering as well as gazumping in its review of the house sales process,...

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

What is your experience in the property industry? I worked in estate agency for 12 years before joining Moneypenny and really enjoyed...

More than one in four house sales across England and Wales fell through before completion in the third quarter of 2017...

Government figures suggest house prices are still rising by 5.1 per cent a year, with the average property value in the...

It’s not happening here (yet) but several articles on US websites have started talking up the possibility of Amazon going into...

Over a quarter of prospective house sales completed in the past three months had fallen through at some stage according to...

New figures released this morning from Purplebricks shows the onward march of the hybrid agency and its Local Property Experts. For the...

The Green Party, one of the final political groups to launch their manifesto for the June 8 General Election, wants an end...

The Conservative Party says it wants greater competition and more digitisation to cut the costs and reduce the amount of time...

The next few weeks leading to the General Election on June 8 are likely to have “a short term adverse impact...

Land Registry data shows that homes across the UK have risen in price by an average 5.8 per cent in the...

More than one in three house sales across England and Wales fell through before completion in the first quarter of 2017,...

An online estate agency which says it could be the next Purplebricks says prejudice against internet property transactions is waning  “With Neil...

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

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

Three members of staff are celebrating 25 years with the same company this month.  Gail Shepherd, Frances Slocombe and Cath Bradbury all...

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

The latest official house price index, released by the Office for National Statistics, shows that house price growth was 6.9 per...

The industry has reacted angrily to the Chancellor declining to change stamp duty despite pleas from agents and suppliers ahead of the Autumn...

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

Thirty one per cent of residential sales fell through before completion in the third quarter of 2016, showing a sizeable increase...

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

Surveys on housing and Brexit are coming thick and fast - the latest have Haart estate agency reporting a £30,000 price...

  The Bank of England has, as expected, cut its base rate to 0.25 per cent after a record seven years at...

Countrywide has confounded its critics with an upbeat performance in the first six months of the year, growing revenues by nine...

Agents have been giving their reaction to the shock Brexit referendum result - and their comments have ranged from the gloomy...

There has been an 11 per cent increase in sales in Scotland over the past year - and one major agency...

The first new ‘official’ UK House Price Index, released this morning, shows an annual price increase of 8.2 per cent which takes...

One of the country’s leading high-end buying agencies says it has ‘mystery shopped’ Purplebricks - with mixed results. For while it found its...

Almost three in 10 buyers have seen their house purchase fall through after making an offer - typically leaving them almost...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has decided not to uphold a complaint made against a quick property sale firm's radio advert.  The...

A City investment consultancy says one leading private agency chain has slashed its fees to 0.5 per cent in order to...

An executive director at hybrid estate agency EweMove has hit out at the government’s apparent support for innovation in the house...

The number of house sales failing to successfully complete fell in the first quarter of 2016, with just one in five...

The sale of country houses - already tough as buyers increasingly want to live on the edge of market towns and...

The number of property sales in Scotland during January was the highest recorded since 2008, according to figures from Your Move. The...

A survey of 1,000 people shows that a significant number in each region of the UK are putting their sales plans...

Uncertainty before the EU Referendum could lead to fewer house sales and reduce the number of new homes being built warns...

Hometrack claims that the number of sales over the past 12 months has fallen by two per cent on average across...

A detailed analysis by Hometrack reveals that new-build transactions - running at roughly 10 per cent of all house sales for...

It’s not just organised charity fund-raising that our industry throws its weight behind - it’s also individual acts of kindness and...

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

More than one in four sales across the UK fell through last year, claims a quick-sale company. Quick Move Now claims a...

HMRC says that more homes were sold in the UK in August than in any month since February last year. The Revenue...

easyProperty today launches a TV and multi-media advertising campaign “costing very much into seven figures” as it attempts to boost its...

Central London estate agent Lurot Brand has opened a new Notting Hill and Holland Park office.  Founded by Antoine Lurot in 1971,...

Controversial agency eMoov, which has already raised over half a million pounds in a weekend of crowdfunding, says online agencies now...

The latest data released by the agents’ favourite house price source, the Land Registry, shows that prices in England and Wales...

More than one in three house sales in the second quarter of this year failed to reach completion, according to data...

An online property sales platform - with a catchphrase that says traditional agents’ fees “are bigger than a Texan’s waistband and...

Stacks Property Search, one of Britain’s largest buying agencies, has entered the debates over portals and the use of DIY house...

The average property price in England and Wales reached £179,817 in April, according to the Land Registry. The latest data shows that...

More than one in four house sales in the first quarter of 2015 failed to complete according to a quick sale...

UK house price growth accelerated to an annual rate of 9.6 per cent in the year to March, according to the...

House prices dipped by 0.8 per cent in March according to the Land Registry - a marked contrast to figures produced by Nationwide...

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

House sales and buyer enquiries flat lined in March, while the number of properties coming onto the market fell for the...