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Agents have welcomed the surprise news from the Halifax that house prices last month saw their largest rise since the start...

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...

[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...

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

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

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

House prices increased 0.5 per cent in November, which was the strongest monthly rise since April according to the Nationwide.  However, annual...

It’s beginning to look a lot like…we’re running a very popular service for agents, as we’ve been inundated with more fund-raising...

A Georgian mansion described as an oasis of seclusion and including a lake with 2,000 fish is being raffled by its...

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...

Agents have reacted angrily to General Election proposals by all three main political parties to hike stamp duty for foreign buyers. The...

Winkworth says the central London market has picked up from its lows of a year or more ago, but warns that...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs has revealed that residential property transactions have increased by 4.3 per cent year-on-year. In October 2019...

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

A new survey suggests that an overwhelming majority of householders want a legal ban on gazumping. The result is likely to be...

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’s been a significant drop in the number of housing transactions dealt with by conveyancers in the first nine months of...

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

Rightmove is this morning reporting a huge fall in the number of new sellers coming to the market - a drop...

The listings website Home, which conducts a monthly survey of asking prices and wider market monitors, is reporting a show 10...

A PropTech company that monitors search times for transactions says only just over two thirds of them are now completed in...

This morning’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors confirms the worst - that the market is in...

House prices are forecast to dip as the year ends and stagnate at the start of 2020 according to the latest...

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...

House prices dipped a tiny 0.1 per cent in October - but this led to the annual rate coming in at...

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 stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of...

An online agent claims to have the answer to why fewer people are buying and selling these days. It’s not Brexit, stamp...

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

A London council wants government backing for a borough-wide Section 7 direction - effectively banning all agents’ boards being erected without...

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

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

Buyers and sellers changing their minds lie behind almost a third of fall-throughs - the single biggest reason why transactions collapse,...

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

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

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

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

Reservation Agreements may require bigger financial penalties than the £500 to £1,000 currently envisaged if they are to work. That’s the view...

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

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

London Central Portfolio, the investment consultancy which  saw signs of an upturn in the prime market in the capital this autumn,...

Agents have interpreted the latest house price figures as evidence that the market is in limbo waiting for the Brexit -...

Another estate agency has come out in favour of reservation agreements. High-end agency Chestertons says transactions currently fall through too frequently and the...

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

The number of prime residential housing transactions has increased rapidly in the past two decades and even in the past five...

There are many adjectives that can be applied to Boris Johnson, probably very few of them complimentary, but there’s one that...

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

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

A London agency has told Estate Agent Today that it makes some of its buyers pay upwards of £5,000 in Reservation...

It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...

Young homebuyers want tech-savvy, astute and attentive estate agents who are able to handle their complex requirements via a range of...

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

One of the country’s most prominent estate agents has given renewed backing to a pilot project on reservation agreements, being tested...

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

First details have emerged of the information vendors may have to provide up-front In future transactions if government house buying reforms...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has given more details of the trial of reservation agreements likely to take...

The latest Rightmove asking price index indicates a smaller than usual autumn bounce - that’s a sign, the portal says, of...

A London estate agency chain says It’s seen a 59 per cent surge in the number of its clients who have...

Since I started working with Zero Deposit for me the market leader in deposit replacement alternatives, the most common question I am...

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

A trade body has sharply criticised HM Land Registry for its slow progress on digitising local searches after a promising start...

Agents have expressed quiet optimism that the market may be over the worst as it continues to show resilience in the...

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

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

Reservation agreements locking in buyers and sellers could be trailed with some agencies and conveyancers early in 2020, a government official...

November 6 has been declared Budget Day - at least if there is a Brexit deal agreed in principle in the...

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

A London agent is urging rivals to provide realistic valuations, even if vendors want more and despite temptations to over-value to...

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

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

The latest figures from Halifax show annual house price growth has dipped to a six-year low. Average property price growth in...

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

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

Prospective property buyers have been provided with several reasons why they should stop delaying purchasing decisions due to Brexit uncertainty. Buying agency...

House price growth in the UK 'ground to a halt' last month, according to the latest Nationwide figures. The lender's house price...

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

The reform of the buying process is to take centre stage at a special conference called Bold Legal LIVE! taking place...

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

Cash buyers have fallen in 90 per cent of major UK cities over the past three years according to a Zoopla...

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...

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

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents shows that the late summer period was a good one...

The annual number of property transactions edged down slightly according to the figures released applying to August. However, buyers and sellers email...

Shadow defence secretary Nia Griffiths is pledging to improve the quality of housing for serving military personnel if Labour gets into...

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

The Conservative Party conference agenda, now published, gives the housing issue several bites of the cherry in Manchester next week. Housing minister...

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...

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

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

The first speakers have been announced for the 2020 conference of the National Association of Estate Agents, to be held on...

The annual rate of growth of UK house prices has slowed to its lowest level since September 2012. Official government data from...

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

There's good news for the market in at least one sector - mortgages offered to first time buyers. Latest figures from the...

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

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 pessimistic set of figures on asking prices, transaction volumes and stock levels culminates in Rightmove urging vendors to be willing...

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

Who knows how long any housing minister will last, especially with a General Election widely expected in the coming months. So Esther...

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

The Guild of Property Professionals has welcomed government steps to provide buyers and sellers with greater transparency in transactions - and...

A £3.6 billion Towns Fund to support towns across England to build prosperous futures through innovative regeneration is a perfect chance...

The government has issued a revised version of its official How To Buy and How To Sell documents, aimed at consumers...

Another house price index has suggested the housing market continuing to show great resilience despite the continuing economic and political uncertainty. The...

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...

A housing market monitor that for some months has been pessimistic about London and the rest of the England and Wales...

A leading London estate agent has written to The Times dismissing MPs who have been squabbling over Brexit and a possible...

A senior estate agency director is warning that house price growth could continue to stall “with Boris loose at the wheel”. Benham...

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...

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...

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

A well-respected agent who was president of the NAEA just five years ago has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking...

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

The Bank of Mum and Dad is now officially one of the 10 biggest mortgage lenders according to data from Legal...

Purplebricks has revealed it is considering changes to its pricing structure to correct “mistakes” of the past. Chief executive Vic Darvey has...

The Essential Information Group reports that the number of auctions held in the UK in July was just 107. This was 21...

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

This is the busiest week of the year for house moves, with the single busiest day being Friday according to a...

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...

The former Countrywide chief executive Grenville Turner says it is an option for online estate agency Yopa to go to an...

The Liverpool Echo says housing minister Esther McVey, who was born in the city, is now ”reviled” there following comments about poor families. According...

New figures produced by Zoopla’s research team shows for the first time the huge scale of regional variations in terms of...

A new digital platform has been set up in a bid to provide a one-stop-shop for self-build enthusiasts - and it...

The international estate agency Engel & Volkers is closing its single prime central London office - despite past claims that sales...

Residential property transactions totalled 86,630 in July, representing a monthly drop of 8.5 per cent and an annual fall of 12.4...

A briefing note for MPs prepared from government statistics shows that housing starts and completions have increased from the lows observed...

If anyone thought a Boris Johnson government would be more decisive than Theresa May's when it came to housing policies, the last...

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...

The property website Home has identified the four regions of the UK where it says the current market slowdown is at...

Average house prices in the UK increased by a mere 0.9 per cent in the year to June - the lowest...

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

There’s been only a vague government response to the recommendations for an estate and lettings agency regulator. Last month the Regulation of...

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

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

A new house price index that in June predicted big house price rises over the summer has now repeated its claim,...

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

House prices fell unexpectedly for the second month in a row in July according to the Halifax - but the mortgage...

The latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that last month’s optimistic assessment of the housing market has...

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

A leading figure in urban design is urging new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stand up for the pioneering space standards...

Despite optimistic reports on prime London’s housing performance from some sources in recent weeks, figures from subscription service LonRes paint a...

Rising house prices and the gender pay gap means that there is no English region where a single woman on median...

Countrywide has thrown its weight behind the proposals for a new single industry-wide regulator taking on the roles of Trading Standards...

I missed the biggest property story of the week and it’s only scant consolation that almost everyone else seemed to miss it...

With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...

If you’d asked me at the start of the year how I thought the political landscape might look now, I wouldn’t...

A report by Santander says stamp duty cuts should be used as incentives for older home owners to downsize and allow...

New research has identified those local housing market potentially worst hit by the planned changes to Help To Buy in 2021,...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee - which meets monthly to set the base rate on which the costs of...

It’s another Friday so it’s another Agents Do Charity - of course! It’s August and the height of the holidays but as...

Seemingly-endless uncertainty over Brexit and now speculation over whether there will be an easing of stamp duty on transactions is making...

Sellers across England and Wales achieve an average 95.94 per cent of their asking price according to research from estate agency...

Connells Group has this morning announced a profits dip for the first six months of the year.  Its pre-tax profits were £26.2m...

There may be signs that the gloomy housing market which has hit Prime Central London for some years may finally be...

Housing experts have expressed their concerns that speculation about a radical stamp duty reduction to be introduced by Boris Johnson’s government...

The National Association of Estate Agents says that  both demand and particularly supply have dipped in the past month - but...

The average house price growth across southern cities is running at the lowest level recorded since January 2012, according to Zoopla.  Prices...

Countrywide is now “beyond salvation” according to former chief executive Harry Hill. The industry veteran, who also founded Rightmove, made the remark...

Those who bought and sold the same property in 2018 made an average of £30,150 - but the number who do...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new Property Jobs Today column, bringing you the industry’s...

British homes have increased in value by an average of £11 per day since the beginning of the year, but with...

An equity release provider says there is now £382 billion worth of equity available within older homeowners’ properties following recent house...

We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party and, rather more importantly, a new Prime Minister. That individual is Boris...

Foxtons’ sales slumped another 10 per cent and its total revenue dropped another 3.5 per cent according to figures released this...

Some 115,000 house moves are delayed annually because of funds not being cleared on time or because sellers have not vacated...

Esther McVey is to be the new housing minister - one of the most seasoned politicians to take the job in...

Data from UK Finance, which represents most of the country’s lenders, shows that gross mortgage lending across the residential market in...

The new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government is the relatively unknown Robert Jenrick -  but his new housing...

One of the country’s most respected agents has advised the agency industry to treat Boris Johnson’s pledges with real caution. Black Brick buying...

London and South East England are to see house price falls this year and only “very modest” growth in 2020 -...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

This may be the final full day in office for Kit Malthouse, the latest politician to occupy the short-term position of housing...

Property pundit Henry Pryor says he is invited on TV and radio in order to provide “balance” against estate agents who...

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...

One of the country’s leading estate agents says shifting the burden of stamp duty away from the buyer - which is...

There’s more ammunition today for those agents who argue that equity release stops people moving and thus cuts the number of...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

Agents have put a brave face on official government figures which have shown a shock fall in London house prices and...

There’s more bad news for online estate agencies this morning as a survey reveals that they have only a seven per cent...

Online estate agency Yopa is warning of price falls ahead in London and south east England - although price rises elsewhere...

Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson has expressed an interest in switching the stamp duty burden from buyers to sellers. Until now Johnson’s comments on...

Home, the property platform that often produces downbeat market forecasts, now says there are signs of improvement in London at least.  It...

Some of the most radical reforms ever proposed for estate and letting agents are expected to be signed off today by...

The price of property coming to market fell by 0.2 per cent or an average of £656 in the past month...

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your Monday catch-up on all the key appointments news in the industry. Please...

The Nationwide building society is to go into house building. It has received planning permission to build 239 new homes for sale...

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

Once a year you might be perfectly justified in putting your feet up for a weekend and enjoying some great sport...

A new industry regulator is likely to be in place within two years according to the chair of the government’s Regulation...

A more stable trend is now emerging in the UK housing market, according to the latest results for the RICS UK...

Specialist providers catering for the over-50s has welcomed a move by high-end estate agency Knight Frank to move into equity release. Commenting...

Two Countrywide brands have joined forces to launch Airspace Exchange – a service to push the idea of constructing homes and...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

With somewhere in the region of 1.2 million property sales transactions being completed each year, and 16,500 estate agents actively vying...

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...

The summer market momentum building thanks to warmer weather and reduced Brexit uncertainty took a hit in June, according to new...

Friday is Agents Do Charity day and as the country enjoys the delights of Wimbledon and rues the Lionesses' departure from...

New figures released show High Street estate agents taking an increasingly large market share as online operators continue to crumble. According to the...

It’s unlikely to bring out the violins but the number of properties sold for £1m or more in Britain rose only...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...

The latest report commissioned by the Labour party to resolve the UK’s housing problems would crash the housing market rather than...

The number of cash buyers in London has recently plummeted by very nearly a fifth - and every other part of...

New figures from the National Association of Estate Agents suggest that supply is at last creeping back up to seasonal norms...

The minister at the centre of reforms to the estate and lettings industry sector has apologised for what she calls “inappropriate...

The weekend is over all-too-quickly but at least if it’s Monday, it’s Property Jobs Today - your weekly catch up with...

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...

You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...

LSL Property Services’ Land & New Homes division says it’s set a record by selling 50 per cent of the units...

Over a third of homes across Southern England are at risk of suffering price falls as the housing market slowdown extends...

The latest asking prices data from Rightmove suggests that the national housing market is being dragged down by poor performance in...

Some 10 per cent of Britons now own a second home, a buy to let or an overseas property according to...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

It's becoming increasingly difficult to sell a property, especially in those regions undergoing a price correction. That’s the verdict from Home, a...

The National Audit Office says many users of Help To Buy would have been able to purchase a home anyway, without...

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

South west regional agency Luscombe Maye has amended an advertisement for a new housing development following a complaint to a watchdog. A...

Sellers are back with a vengeance according to figures from online agency HouseSimple.  It claims the Brexit date extension has given sellers...

Over 80 per cent of home owners say they expect house prices to rise in their area before the end of...

An analysis of transactions agreed this spring suggests there will be a surge in prices which will ultimately be reflected later...

Hello and here’s another PJT to start the week: we hope it’s your first port of call when you want to...

Average UK house prices rose 0.5 per cent in May according to the latest Halifax house price index as the long...

Four years ago, as we approached the general election, Andrews Property Group held a roundtable debateon the impact the election might have...

With summer in full swing (will someone tell the weather?) we’re having bumper editions of Agents Do Charity, and this weekend’s is...

A portal specialising in prime and super-prime London property has turned perceptions of the capital’s housing market on their head -...

Demand for shared ownership properties will rise by over 15,000 units a year when Help To Buy comes to an end...

The estate agency industry is at a crossroads. A turbulent market, unstable political situation and a chronic lack of public confidence has...

A writer for the influential financial publication Money Week says investors should “steer clear” of Foxtons - at least for now. Sarah...

Housing minister Kit Malthouse appears to have some difficulty being taken seriously as a candidate for Conservative party leader and Prime...

The latest house price index shows very little happening in the market, with analysts expecting little significant movement until Brexit is...

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...

The number of sales agreed per branch has increased for the first time this year, rising from an average of seven...

The gap between average asking prices and average selling prices has increased in recent months according to Zoopla. Its latest study of...

In a surprising announcement overnight, housing minister Kit Malthouse says he is standing to become the Conservative party leader and next...

New research suggests it takes, on average, six months and 24 days to buy a home. The study, for PropTech virtual tours...

Homeowners will be able to extend properties more easily instead of moving home. In a surprise announcement this morning - less than...

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...

The Property Ombudsman says its members must in future disclose referral fees in a bid to make previously-hidden costs open and...

A firm supporting leaseholders across the UK says the ongoing Competition and Markets Authority probe should “punish” what it calls “rip off...

An outspoken building society chief has taken the unusual step of calling for stamp duty to be replaced by capital gains...

House prices have remained roughly stagnant according to the latest figures produced by the Office for National Statistics and HM Land...

The number of residential property transactions across the UK fell very slightly last month according to new figures from HM Revenue...

Might the central London market gloom be broken by just a sliver of light? London Central Portfolio, an investment consultancy, has recently...

Rightmove’s latest house price statistics reveal that asking prices for newly-marketed property are on average 0.9 per cent higher than a...

It appears almost certain that there will be another new housing minister named when a new Conservative leader - and thus...

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the commitment by the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate the mis-selling of...

Agents have reacted gloomily to the release of figures showing that the number of new mortgages offered to both movers and...

The average time on the market for a property is soaring across the UK thanks to Brexit uncertainty, according to the...

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...

North East England regional agency chain Bradley Hall has amended details for a property listed on its website following a complaint...

With a mere matter of weeks until the Tenant Fees Act comes in to effect, I can’t help but wonder just...

Fresh analysis by Zoopla has revealed Britain's fastest moving property markets with the lowest number of average days for a seller...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has launched its long-awaited ‘How to sell a home’ and ‘How to...

Some of the most expensive properties in London are selling typically between 13 and 21 per cent off the asking price. And...

Equity release, seen by many agents as a reason why fewer older homeowners are downsizing these days, has reported more growth...

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...

The issue of ‘intergenerational fairness’ has been raised in recent weeks, some might say somewhat ironically by a House of Lords’...

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

The breathing space offered by the October Brexit deadline and the receding prospect of a No Deal exit from the EU...

A new and comprehensive analysis of the housing market shows a jaw-dropping collapse in stamp duty revenue going to the Treasury...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

There’s a silver lining to another set of stodgy housing market figures - at least one sector, for those buying their...

With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...

Data produced by the government showed that some 211,000 homes have been bought using the Help to Buy: Equity Loan. The scheme...

There may be rain outside but the housing market is now officially in a drought according to the National Association of...

Respected investment consultancy London Central Portfolio is warning that “sales go on falling and falling” across the capital, fuelled by Brexit...

A property listings platform has revealed what it describes as ‘the best places to sell a home’ in England and Wales. The...

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

The trade body for ‘home stagers’ says that properties that have been dressed sell three times faster than those that have...

House prices in 20 UK cities analysed by Zoopla show an average 1.7 per cent increase over the 12 months to...

Estate Agent Today has been given details of the new National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team - the body...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

The leasehold scandal continues to generate plenty of column inches, with fresh stories emerging almost daily of people living in unsellable...

The fledgling trade body the Federation of Independent Agents has revealed another new partner - this one dealing with housing and...

A new team has been set up to police all estate and letting agency legislation including the upcoming tenants' fees ban. The...