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05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Another week and another frenzy of news, culminating in the Budget and the extension of the stamp duty holiday. A cliff edge...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

An independent agency has announced the opening of another office in what it calls a vote of confidence for the local housing...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

When I joined Zoopla, I took the same approach that I always take whenever I enter a new sector: I was...
03 March 2021
From: Features
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Today’s Budget is the most eagerly-anticipated for many years, as it juggles to shore up the economy with the longer-term issue...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A surge in demand from buyers, even those unlikely to benefit from the stamp duty holiday, offers hope for the market...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Mortgage approvals declined slightly in January as the market braces itself for the end of the stamp duty holiday - currently...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agent says the worst thing that could happen with Wednesday’s Budget is if the Chancellor does not deliver on...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has revealed its figures for the full year 2020 - down in terms of profit and revenue because of the impact...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An open letter from Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce shows how fierce the competition is going to be in the portal field...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent conveyancer has hit out at the extension to the stamp duty holiday, which is now ending in late June and...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells Group says it is the UK's largest estate agency group by market share - and that's before the Countrywide acquisition...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Transaction totals took a tumble last month for the first time since last summer as HMRC figures suggest the stamp duty...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Law Society for England and Wales says it wants action now to prevent tens of thousands of transactions collapsing at...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

London still dominated the league table of locations with the highest volumes of sales by value in 2020, despite the apparent...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

High net worth individuals are struggling when it comes to successfully applying for a mortgage, according to a lender. Research by Butterfield...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A huge number of additional transactions completing in the next few weeks due to the stamp duty holiday provides estate agents...
16 February 2021
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A new forecast suggests 70,000 buyers will miss the March 31 stamp duty holiday deadline. Zoopla has undertaken a new analysis to...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has given details of two new taxes to provide funds to address the cladding problem on high rise tower blocks...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and shifting tenant requirements are reinforcing the need for good broadband in the rental market...
10 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A leading bank says as many as one in three buyers pay too much for a property because they are afraid...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agency chief suggests there will have to be substantial bargaining between buyers and sellers as the stamp duty holiday cliff...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s now more choice in the mortgage market than at any time since last March, before the pandemic reached a peak. The...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the chief figures behind Brexit and Boris Johnson’s role as London Mayor is now advising that stamp duty should be...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Affordability across the housing market is at its worst for 10 years according to an analysis by a London agency. Benham and Reeves...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A housing market analyst says stamp duty, for all its unpopularity within the property industry, may not be so bad after...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a huge focus on both the stamp duty holiday and Help To Buy deadlines at the end of March...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

House price growth is running out of steam ahead of the stamp duty holiday cliff-edge. That’s the suggestion from the Halifax; its latest...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The high-end housing market on Jersey has been rocked by a plan from the island’s government which may ban foreign investors from...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There is no scientific formula, no list of must-have elements in a successful campaign. That’s especially the case for a campaign involving...
06 February 2021
From: Features

A mortgage has been launched targeting borrowers who believe they are unlikely to complete their purchase before the stamp duty holiday’s...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News
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A 10-point ’must have’ list of demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget on March 3 has been issued by NAEA Propertymark. It’s...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents have kept up the pressure on the Westminster government to consider some kind of tapered ending to the stamp...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Nationwide has pulled no punches with Chancellor Rishi Sunak - it’s made it clear that if the stamp duty holiday...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is keeping everyone guessing about the stamp duty holiday but one comment by a senior minister suggests movement towards a...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Almost a year ago the government announced that estate and lettings agencies were to be included in the business rates relief...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Mortgage approvals decreased slightly in December but remain well above pre-Covid levels thanks to the continuing incentive of the stamp duty...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Today’s the day when Parliament debates a possible extension to the stamp duty holiday beyond its March 31 cliff edge deadline...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Properties are currently taking 29 per cent longer than average to sell once under offer, according to research by a home...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Homeowners staying at home during another lockdown are doing more than sharing memes of groundhog day or doing family quizzes on...
27 January 2021
From: Features

There is little doubt that the last year was one which none of us will easily forget both personally and professionally....
27 January 2021
From: Features

The Prime Minister this afternoon stated that lockdown will remain in effect until early March at the earliest. He told the House...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A large majority of estate agents fear a surge in 'failed sales’ as the stamp duty holiday cliff edge gets ever-closer. The latest National...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla's latest figures suggest 70,000 transactions are likely to miss the stamp duty holiday deadline of March 31. And the portal says: “The...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Despite the booming housing market the whole property sector - a key indicator of the economy's performance - has seen 11,000...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...
23 January 2021
From: Features

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to buying agent and TV property pundit Henry...
23 January 2021
From: Features

Well, what a start to 2021! None of us thought things would change as the clock struck midnight on New Year’s...
23 January 2021
From: Features

A leading analyst is questioning whether buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holiday because demand has purshed up prices far...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The BBC says some buyers are taking advantage of lockdown rules to travel hundreds of miles to view homes. The story suggests...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The government may be stopping MPs debating an extension to the stamp duty holiday - despite a pledge they would do...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agent has shut both branches of his business for safety reasons and wants tighter Coronavirus restrictions on the industry. ITV...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest Rightmove analysis shows it now takes 126 days from the time an offer is accepted until legal completion -...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Revenues for LSL Property Services - owner of Your Move and Reeds Rains - dropped last year by 15 per cent. Although...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering an extension to the current stamp duty holiday according to media reports today - and the...
17 January 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the housing market’s senior analysts says the end of the stamp duty holiday on March 31 would not be...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The speed and success of the Coronavirus vaccine programme holds the key to the housing market rebounding in the second half...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A housing index says the market continues to defy Coronavirus and Brexit worries with asking prices up 4.9 per cent in...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The housing market remains open in Scotland, despite tighter restrictions announced yesterday by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The only significant difference specific...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Property auctioneer Pugh, which has 11 offices across the UK, has unveiled bespoke new technology to support its work with estate...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Even the prospect of a stamp duty holiday is not enough to persuade many buyers and sellers to enter the market...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Sir Kier Starmer has told the government it should look again at whether estate agents’ viewings of properties for sale and...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Property expert Phil Spencer is warning that “chaos” and “mayhem” looms in the housing market if the stamp duty holiday is...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Sunday Times has made new and detailed allegations regarding the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. For some weeks the newspaper has...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The average UK house price is now a record £253,374 according to the Halifax - but the rate of growth is...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

HSBC UK is re-introducing its 90 per cent Loan To Value mortgages from next week - a possible lifeline for first...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says it’s recorded the busiest ever start to a New Year in its two decade history with visits to the...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a call this morning for estate and letting agents to regard the physical viewing of any property on sale or...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage approvals rose 7.0 per cent in November to reach 105,000 -...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The sudden end of the stamp duty holiday at the end of March could throw away the market gains achieved in...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are sharply split over how they should operate during the current phase of the Coronavirus crisis. In a poll of almost...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents and the housing market in England are still in business even during the third national lockdown which begins on Wednesday and...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A trade body has called on House Secretary Robert Jenrick to intervene over the growing problem of delays in councils providing...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Daily Mail has mocked housing minister Chris Pincher for advising people to going £174-a-bottle champagne while awaiting the rollout of...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is considering stricter tier structures for the coming weeks as the number of Coronavirus infections continues to rise. There is...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Anthony Codling, the City analyst who made his name as a scourge of Purplebricks, says Brexit may be good news for the...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...
02 January 2021
From: Features

House prices surged in December to post their fastest growth in six years, according to the Nationwide. Prices rose 7.3 per cent...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has revealed precisely how much house prices have risen over the course of 2020. Across the UK as a whole prices...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

London and other urban areas dominate the league table of locations seeing the biggest house price rises of 2020. This is despite...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A house price index that is routinely one of the most pessimistic about the market claims the New Year will see...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Brexit deal agreed in dramatic form on Christmas Eve is one part of a cocktail eventually boosting the London market...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The pandemic has reignited the flagging country house market and boosted demand for larger homes with gardens, claims Savills. Larger country houses...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

High end agency Hamptons has quantified the trend of Londoners quitting the capital in the light of the pandemic. It says that...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla saw a record 70.5 per cent increase in traffic on Boxing Day as signs suggest the pre-Christmas boom is set...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The shock and almost immediate increase in stamp duty on additional homes in Wales has prompted one question in the industry...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England is to review the affordability tests imposed on borrowers, opening the door to a possible relaxation of...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Pressure is building on the government to agree a tapered end to the stamp duty holiday, even if a full-blown extension now...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Figures from Zoopla suggest there’s a Christmas present being unwrapped by agents across the country - a far busier housing market tha this...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market is to stay open across the UK, including in the new Tier 4 areas of England. An announcement from Housing Secretary...
20 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...
19 December 2020
From: Features

A 10 week marketing campaign is being launched by Zoopla - and the portal urges agents to stay open as much...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Around half of all estate agencies selling homes for £5m or more have not even registered for anti-money laundering processes, and/or...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents and property experts have reacted angrily to the government's refusal to extend the stamp duty holiday. The government has told campaigners that...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark has written to the Scottish Government demanding it extend the current Land and Buildings Transaction Tax holiday - the...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Douglas & Gordon, one of the highest profile London agency networks, is the latest signing for the yet-to-launch Boomin portal. The agency...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Down valuations could leave some surveyors liable to professional negligence claims, a law firm says. Nelsons law firm says down valuations have...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it’s to continue to test new pricing models next year - and has not ruled out completely moving away...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

If you fear the market will slow after Christmas, think again - Rightmove is expecting several months of frenzied transactions to...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - and here we are nearing the end of the strangest of years. With agents and industry suppliers rushed off their...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The industry seems almost back to normal. Not the ‘new normal’ we spoke so much of a few weeks and months ago,...
12 December 2020
From: Features

A leading property consultancy is suggesting that a possible increase in Capital Gains Tax could end up losing money for the...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The sales market is currently strong but the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued a warning about a slowdown next...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Another day, another house price record as the bull market continues. The latest Halifax index shows prices surging 7.6 per cent to...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

MPs lobbied by agents to extend the stamp duty holiday are staying firmly on the fence with standard answers and no...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A petition has been launched demanding a stamp duty holiday extension. The online petition is the idea of Jonathan Steel - a layperson...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has added over 1,000 branches since lockdown began in March, taking total membership of offices and new homes to a...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...
05 December 2020
From: Features

It now takes an average 12 days longer to complete a sale in Britain compared to a year ago - but...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Annual house price inflation is now running at 6.5 per cent according to the latest Nationwide index after a 0.9 per...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market may be slowing as we enter December but the latest snapshot suggests there’s still momentum with mortgage approvals...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest supporters of the self employed estate agent business model admits there are risks and it’s not for...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Public sentiment over the housing market remains stable despite the Coronavirus crisis and the possibility of a No Deal Brexit. That’s the conclusion...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark has renewed its warning that a cliff-edge threatens housing market stability as the stamp duty holiday ends. The organisation’s outgoing chief...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

As what now seems like a common occurrence everything has changed again since I last sat down to write about the...
28 November 2020
From: Features

The housing market in England and Wales is stabilising, according to analysis of web traffic from a property advice site. Valuation requests...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Stamp duty breaks have historically done little to help the housing market - and it’s the same now. So says David Hannah,...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Average house prices in Wales have risen three per cent in the past year, despite multiple difficult lockdowns considered more severe...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla’s research team is anticipating the first quarter of next year will see the current boom continue as 100,000 additional sales...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Today sees the government’s Spending Review, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak taking centre stage as he presents a 12 month spending plan to...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents should know in the next 36 hours how new Coronavirus restrictions will affect how they work. The Prime Minister is announcing...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The mixture of the stamp duty holiday and generally fast-rising house prices has led to a resurgence of flipping. Data released this...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A mortgage technology platform has released figures suggesting the housing market remains strong, with high numbers of searches by buyers for...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Tenants, landlords, agents, and house buyers all breathed a sigh of relief on Halloween when the government announced that home moves...
21 November 2020
From: Features

The director of a conveyancing technology company has hit out at what he calls “an over-reliance on outdated processes” and “age-old...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Transactions appear to be edging higher than in 2019 for the first time this year - despite lockdowns and concerns caused...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The founder of OneDome says a likely housing market slowdown is the perfect time for agents to optimise revenue by investing in PropTech. Babek Ismayil believes...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

New research attempts for the first time to identify the most lucrative property markets in the country - with surprising results...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The Home website, which publishes a detailed monthly snapshot of the market, has raised the alarm over London because of a...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Just when you thought the housing market was beginning to calm down... along comes a likely vaccine for Coronavirus. One of the country’s...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Asking prices are down for the first time in many months. It’s a small drop - an average of 0.5 per cent...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

With a new President elected and the old one reluctant to move out, this is a good time to see how...
14 November 2020
From: Features

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...
14 November 2020
From: Features

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors review of sales and rentals, often amongst the most pessimistic of analyses, says Covid 19...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The first monthly market monitor to show activity in the housing market tailing off has appeared - and it says momentum...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A relaunched home buying service says it wants to partner with agents to unlock sales if the housing market deteriorates. The service...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

House prices by the end of October were running 7.5 per cent above their level a year ago - but the...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lockdown 2, as it’s being known, is now with us, but fortunately...
07 November 2020
From: Features

An agency in London which was stung by fierce criticism in the spring lockdown has announced its policy for branch activity...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s one key takeaway for agents from the weekend’s announcements on the next England-wide lockdown - the housing market is staying...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has issued a statement to its shareholders saying it’s ‘never been more relevant’. However, the expected radical change to its fees structure appears...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading market analyst says the widespread belief that we are ‘safe’ in our homes may indirectly lead to the recent...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market is to remain open in the four week lockdown in England. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government...
31 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Recent figures emanating from the mortgage and housing market suggest that – since lockdown was ended in mid-May – transaction levels...
31 October 2020
From: Features

The housing market boom looks set to continue for some months yet as mortgage approvals for home purchases hit their highest...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market’s recovery will be threatened with drastic consequences for buyers and sellers if the stamp duty holiday isn’t extended beyond...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been told to avoid a stamp duty holiday cliff-edge next March at any price - because it...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The rise and rise of £1m-plus homes continues apace with new research from Rightmove showing the biggest growth areas. Data released this...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A conveyancing firm is blaming councils for delays in transactions. Conveyancers have themselves been sharply criticised in recent weeks as the sharp...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

There are 140,000 more buyers waiting to complete on their properties right now than there were this time last year. The claim, by...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

One of Britain’s most respected agents is suggesting Chancellor Rishi Sunak could ‘taper’ the stamp duty holiday to avoid a cliff-edge...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...
27 October 2020
From: PropTech & Innovation

Estate Agent Today can reveal that a string of Countrywide offices across the country have been closed in recent weeks - but...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The outgoing chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents is warning that the sales system continues to struggle with...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

In recent years, the extent and role of the private rented sector (PRS) in the housing market has seen significant changes. The...
24 October 2020
From: Features

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...
23 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Savills says the shape and size of the housing market in the coming months will be determined by the capacity of conveyancers...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Delays across the house buying sector mean those wanting to benefit from the stamp duty holiday need to begin the buying...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Sales of £1m-plus homes have surged since lockdown as affluent buyers seek more space and lifestyle changes. An average of 868 £1m-plus...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A mortgage service claims 46 per cent of buyers have had their prospective property down-valued by lenders - often forcing them...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest Rightmove asking price index shows the extraordinary market and amazing times we are living through. The average price of property coming...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

2020 has definitely been a year of change. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the day-to-day operations of almost every industry...
17 October 2020
From: Features

A prominent housing market analyst is warning that in 14 years of studying prices and transactions he has never seen the...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket’s acting chief executive says the portal will embrace more social media and innovative marketing strategies in the coming period. Yesterday the...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s not a big rise, but price growth has returned to the Prime Central London sales market for the first time...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The total Sales Agreed in 2020 so far has overtaken Sales Agreed up to this point in 2019, despite the Coronavirus...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

New figures released this morning give weight to calls for the complete scrapping of stamp duty. The dats shows there have been...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

House prices in September were 7.3 per cent higher than a year earlier – the highest house price inflation since June 2016. The Halifax...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News

London’s properties are “over-valued” according to a leading bank. UBS, which has what it calls a Global Real Estate Bubble Index, says...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The so-called ‘trade up gap’ for people buying for the second time has grown to a record £67,761 according to Rightmove. The...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agent in Liverpool has adopted the unusual technique of urging vendors to sell now “before prices crash.” Clearly unworried about...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants to create a ‘Generation Buy’ to help young people purchase homes with low-deposit mortgages. In...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest government rules combined with the Prime Minister’s recent address to the nation is clear – tougher measures are required...
03 October 2020
From: Features

Ed Mead has joined a growing chorus demanding government action on the cladding crisis. He is one of the industry’s leading figures from...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents have universally welcomed new Nationwide data showing annual price growth picked up to 5.0 per cent last month - the highest rate...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Savills has boosted its forecast for housing transactions this year because the stamp duty holiday has been such a success at...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Almost half of the country’s first time buyers say their plans have been delayed - or worse - thanks to Coronavirus,...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading agency says so-called Covid Clauses are being inserted into contracts as buyers become increasingly cautious ahead of a possible...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage approvals for house purchases have soared to a 13 year high according to Bank of England figures up to the...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Data from NAEA Propertymark shows that in August, some 13 per cent of properties sold for more than the original asking...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The first leading agency to make a 2021 forecast says the market should be stable next year - so long as...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Two reports this morning suggest that activity in the most expensive sectors of the housing market is doing as well as...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The frenzied housing market and the uncertain wider economic outlook during the pandemic have combined to lead to a surge in...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the growing number of free to list property portals, Residential People, claims a record-breaking number of sales and letting...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Two agencies have entered the debate on whether the current frenzied housing market is seeing delays in completions. Yesterday EAT reported that...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey of over 2,300 home owners across the UK suggests market sentiment is mixed, with most doubting house prices have risen. The...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

When it comes to the future of the property market in the wake of Covid-19, there are two main schools of...
19 September 2020
From: Features

PropertyHeads, a portal which describes itself as the industry’s social network, has sold a three per cent stake partly to raise funds...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove, which recently posted a 37 per cent drop in revenue for the first six months of 2020, has lost almost...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading agent says the government’s new Coronavirus clampdown from Monday will push more home owners to sell. Caspar Harvard-Wills, a partner at...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News

House prices rose again in August to reach a record high level according to Halifax, which is part of the Lloyds...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank says its analysis of the whole housing market across the UK shows that transactions in the final full week...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a Competitions and Markets Authority investigation into whether consumer protection law has been broken...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Record house prices recorded this week by the Nationwide index are set to go higher still according to a leading agent. Nationwide...
03 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A specialist property lender says transactions are being delayed by key staff being furloughed. Gareth Lewis, commercial director of property lender MT...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s good news from the think-tank the Resolution Foundation, which says the threat of negative equity because of the Coronavirus crisis...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Recent speculation that the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad would be playing a reduced role in the housing market has...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A new study reveals that two thirds of property professionals expect a pay rise in the next 12 months, despite Coronavirus and the recession. Of 1,100 professionals questioned...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News

OneDome, which operates two free-to-list property listing sites, says it’s had a record month as it strives to build an alternative...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Figures from Zoopla quantify how Coronavirus is changing the market, with houses selling significantly faster than flats. The latest market report from...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News

With the UK officially in what has been described as the single worst national recession in the world, one agency has...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Data from Rightmove shows that demand is up 61 per cent compared to the same period last year - and the...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

In another sign of the buoyant housing market, estate agency Savills is breaking tradition by staging its first ever August auction...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has been awarded £50,000 of premium ad space with the Telegraph Media Group in recognition of a campaign to help the UK...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The scale of the market bounce back after lockdown is made clear in new figures from HM Revenue & Customs. It registers...
24 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Whisper it quietly but in just 10 days time we have the final Bank Holiday before Christmas. We would like to mark...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of people moving home dropped by almost a third in the first half of 2020, as the global pandemic...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News

You may not actually have missed it, but the UK House Price Index - the official government index - returns this...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading expert on estate agency and the housing market in Australia has lifted the lid on how Purplebricks failed down...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors warns the current boom may not continue as government support measures...
13 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of jobs advertised as available in the UK real estate sector plummeted from 14,000 at the end of the...
13 August 2020
From: Breaking News

It has been three months since the property market was given the green light to reopen. During this time, we have...
12 August 2020
From: Features

Connells Group has announced its trading statement for the first half of 2020 - and its support for its staff is...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The share of owners putting their homes on the market within five years of buying is rising again according to an...
11 August 2020
From: Breaking News

An investment adviser says Purplebricks remains “far too risky” for investors even though it now has “a fighting chance of survival”. Rodney...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank says the stamp duty holiday for properties at £500,000 and below should be made permanent. The holiday is due to...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents have been understandably delighted at the latest Halifax index which shows house prices posting their biggest gain of the year...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News

It must have been a close thing on Friday as to whose faces were looking the most glum - those at...
08 August 2020
From: Features

Zoopla has revealed details of its biggest ever marketing campaign in a bid to cash in on agents’ growing dissatisfaction with...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK residential activities of high-end agency Savills suffered a 54 per cent reduction in profits and an eight per cent...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s probably not a surprise but new research has revealed where people want to move to - as well as where...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The chairman of LSL Property Services - Simon Embley - says he is “increasingly optimistic” about the outlook for the market,...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A BBC presenter has used her local newspaper column to mock an estate agency for suggesting fridge magnets be removed to improve...
04 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The Nationwide says annual house price growth has recovered to 1.5 per cent. Its July house price index says the fall in...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the main points I’ve had reinforced to me from agent after agent over the last year of hosting a...
01 August 2020
From: Features

The debate over whether For Sale boards remain a valuable source of publicity has been in the headlines of late -...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A housing market snapshot for prime London shows a fall of over half in the number of £1m-plus properties sold so...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage approvals - a key indicator of short-term activity in the housing market - beat expectations in June according to Bank...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Government leaks to mainstream and building trade media suggest the controversial Help To Buy scheme will be extended beyond its end-of-2020 deadline. An...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla says while there may be speculation about people fleeing London and big urban areas for the countryside, the evidence suggests...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market is still booming according to data released by the National Association of Estate Agents Propertymark - although the...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla says its sale and vendor leads have reached a 2020 high, beating volumes delivered even during the strong start to the...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News

If a week is a long time in politics (an old phrase, for younger readers), then a year is a very long...
25 July 2020
From: Features

The EweMove hybrid agency has been singled out for special praise in a trading statement from its parent company, which also...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla's Research and Insight Director Richard Donnell writes: Just over a fortnight on since the Chancellor announced the Stamp Duty holiday and...
23 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents have almost unanimously been reporting a big surge in business since the reopening of the housing market, but new figures...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Large scale increases in and changes to the Capital Gains Tax regime could seriously hurt the housing market, a senior figure...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Speculation is mounting that Capital Gains Tax could for the first time be applied to gains made when owners sell first...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says it’s going to reject over £150,000 in payouts from the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The portal furloughed 160 employees...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is reporting a mini-boom that was existing even before the stamp duty holiday - enough to propel average asking prices...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank has reported a remarkable set of figures for June showing how the housing market has bounced back with a...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Tuesday of this week was the busiest day of the year so far for searches for mortgages - widely seen as...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A think tank says the stamp duty holiday introduced a week ago is understandable and may be helpful to the housing...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News

With stamp duty cuts and 90% mortgages on their way back, anyone could think the housing market was about to go...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A major agency is warning that the current stamp duty holiday could leave the housing market in a state of lethargy...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Britain’s second largest lender is to offer 90 per cent loan to value mortgages once again from next Monday - a...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford, has suggested that there will be further housing market lockdown easing later this month. His announcement...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The investment bank UBS says it’s forecasting that Rightmove revenues will be down £53m in the first half of this year. “The...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A property law firm is calling on the government to backdate the stamp duty holiday to include those buyers who completed...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been another increase in the number of mortgage products available to buyers and landlords - a sign of all aspects...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s more confirmation this morning that the housing market is enjoying a short-term bounce - and that’s before the effect of...
09 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of offers agreed on homes priced below £1m since mid-May is a healthy 41 per cent higher than the...
09 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage enquiries in June surged to double the rate of the previous month according to the latest halifax house price index. Although...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents have spoken out angrily against any uncertainty in the market caused by government leaks about future stamp duty changes. In recent...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the possible stamp duty options floated by Chancellor Rishi Sunak could mean 89 per cent of sales would be...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...
04 July 2020
From: Features

We recently issued our Zoopla House Price Index, which analyses the latest real-time trends from the sales market. In our analysis, we...
04 July 2020
From: Features

A survey of 2,000 prospective movers by Zoopla shows the vast majority still intent on buying - but younger purchasers’ plans...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News

With the UK housing market now largely open - there are still restrictions in some areas on home moves to occupied properties...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A prominent tax specialist has suggested that stamp duty cuts would not help improve the housing market, despite many agents suggesting...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents have remained calm in the light of Nationwide’s house price index which shows the first annual fall for eight years...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Buyer demand for new-build property has bounced back 66 per cent in the six weeks since the resumption of the housing...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A former City analyst best known for his scathing criticisms of Purplebricks has launched a PropTech platform that he describes as...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Over 50 jobs have been lost as a result of a Midlands regional estate agency falling into administration. The Shropshire Star reports...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage product choices for buyers have increased to the highest level in three months according to new data. PropTech platform Mortgage Brain...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...
27 June 2020
From: Features

Countrywide has released details of its trading performance, including the knock its income has received as a result of the housing...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Few figures for the housing market can be truly representative in the current circumstances but NAEA Propertymark’s latest snapshot is showing...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Say No To Rightmove campaign says the portal has merely kicked the fees can down the road, deferring a long-term...
25 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The post-lockdown surge in housing market activity has continued into its sixth week, as at least one agency’s indicators hit record...
25 June 2020
From: Breaking News

As we adjust to a life post-Covid-19, letting agents, landlords, and tenants are thinking - ways to speed up the process...
24 June 2020
From: Features

Zoopla predicts that the price strength that has been seen since the reopening of the housing market is likely to continue...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

There was a big spike in the use of live chat across all agency sectors during lockdown - no doubt spurred...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of a property information platform says now is a “dangerous time” to buy or sell homes because of...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Welsh housing market is back in business today - at least in part. Letting and estate agents can reopen their offices...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Video tours, heralded as the next big thing just a few weeks ago, are being abandoned by buyers and dismissed as...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been confirmed by the Scottish Government that the housing market north of the border resumes for business - and house...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Darren Loftus and it says Commercial Director on...
18 June 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

A market commentator says it will take up to three months before the housing market stabilises into the ‘new normal’ after...
18 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Price discounts are diminishing as the housing market strengthens, according to data from Knight Frank. The average discount to the asking price...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Online sector veterans Russell Quirk and Kenny Bruce have used social media to call for a temporary scrapping of all stamp...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agency with a reputation for PropTech innovation says it now live-streams all instructions in a bid to operate more...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The devolved government in Wales - where the housing market is still officially closed - has urged agents to report rivals...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Data released this morning by Rightmove suggests that agents in England have agreed no fewer than 40,000 sales since the market...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Chris Pincher has now been named in media investigations into allegations concerning his political boss, Robert Jenrick, and the...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says it still aims to be the number one portal, but the acting chief executive has revealed a far more...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market in Northern Ireland is resuming on Monday after its lockdown because of the Coronavirus crisis. Arlene Foster, first minister...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Today is one month since the government lifted restrictions on agents and the housing market - and since that time the...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has upped the stakes in the war between rival websites with two major claims which implicitly challenge both Rightmove and...
11 June 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says in a trading statement this morning that as of May 31 only some 9,000 branches were on paying contracts...
11 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest sentiment snapshot produced by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors confirms the trend that the market is still improving...
11 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The managing director of a Winkworth branch is threatening to report a senior member of a nearby Countrywide office to the...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a strong rebound in demand for homes and an “unprecedented” bounce in new sales agreed according to Zoopla. The portal...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agency says the housing market could get a boost as a result of couples separating after the prolonged togetherness...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Typical house prices in England and Wales are set to fall over the rest of summer according to home moving service...
09 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market is set for long-term recovery, despite dips in the road on the way. That's the message from the latest house...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals says “a remarkable number” of agencies has joined it during the lockdown. Some 27 agencies signed up...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A quarter of vendors and buyers contacted by a high-end agency say the lockdown and the Coronavirus crisis have made them...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to former agent and founder of Viewber, Ed...
06 June 2020
From: Features

The Property Franchise Group - parent company of six agency brands including EweMove and Martin & Co - says all of...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents’ declining income - the result of the lockdown and the collapse in transaction volumes - has been revealed for the...
04 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has contacted all member agents saying it has enhanced its automated online viewing feature first introduced in April. As part of...
04 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Covid-19 crisis has forced the UK property industry to rethink the way it operates. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the...
03 June 2020
From: Features

A taxation institute is urging the government to delay Capital Gains Tax changes relating to housing transactions until the virus crisis...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Family houses are under-occupied and only incentives to downsize can help improve the housing market - with a stamp duty cut...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

UK house prices fell by 1.7 per cent in May, after taking account of seasonal effects – this is the largest...
02 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A senior property lawyer is to set up a franchise agency which he describes as embracing the best of the High...
02 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey of sellers by a high-end agency suggests that around a third expect price falls of six per cent or...
02 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The combined market share of agencies in the Guild of Property Professionals is now higher even than it was at the...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been a huge surge in demand in some regions of the UK according to new data from Rightmove. The portal...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Restrictions introduced a decade ago after the financial crisis are holding back many first time buyers from purchasing a home. That’s the...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The outlook for the housing market is still taking shape, but here I take a look at three market indicators to...
30 May 2020
From: Features

Rightmove has enjoyed over six million visits to its portal in one day, for the first time ever. Three days ago -...
30 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week, and there is a great deal of positive things to be said about a...
30 May 2020
From: Features

Zoopla’s head of research says a stamp duty holiday could encourage more home owners to move which in turn could help...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The government is jeopardising the success of the housing market relaunch through the inflexibility of the furlough scheme, claims a group...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Research from Zoopla suggests that demand from buyers across England surged 88 per cent shortly after the housing market reopened -...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A specialist legal advisory service is urging conveyancers to use the reopening of the housing market as an opportunity to increase...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...
23 May 2020
From: Features

Typical prices in the UK housing market will drop 12 per cent before long-term growth resumes in 2021 and beyond. That’s the...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says it enjoyed 5.3m visits on Tuesday of this week - up four per cent on the comparable day of...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s a Bank Holiday weekend and if you’re taking time off we hope you and your families enjoy a well-earned break. We’ll...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s another Bank Holiday weekend and the first since lockdown was eased and the housing market returns - so perhaps a...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News

An analysis of seven countries which underwent different forms of lockdown during the pandemic suggests the British and Italian housing markets...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey of agents’ attitudes which two weeks ago showed a big majority of agents wanting to work as self employed...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The number of full property details viewed on Rightmove - a key indicator of market health - is already stronger than...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has refuted claims that none of its branches have so far re-opened for business but has issued an explanation why...
19 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A daily monitor of mortgage market activity has reported “significant volumes” of business across the sector, even over the weekend. Mortgage technology...
19 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has suggested there may be massive changes underway in buyers’ priorities as the housing market resumes and the country begins...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has taken the unusual step this weekend of issuing its usual monthly asking price index on a Saturday instead of...
16 May 2020
From: Features

As you know, having professional images of your properties is the best (only?) way to get people wanting to step through...
16 May 2020
From: Features

There’s been a very significant increase in the number of listings carrying virtual viewings, accelerating during the period of the Coronavirus crisis and...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Over the past few weeks, estate agents have been forced to close high street branches and adapt to working from home,...
14 May 2020
From: Sponsored Content

A large majority of property professionals polled by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors say a stamp duty holiday would be...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a huge surge of public interest in the housing market again, just hours after the industry lockdown came to...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A respected estate agency has revised downwards its price forecast for the housing market for the second time since the start...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is expected to announce tomorrow that the housing market in England can resume with estate and letting...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a surge in buyers wanting to view properties - but agents must sit on their hands and wait for...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been an explosion of anger about Rightmove’s pledge to undertake its biggest-ever marketing campaign - while at the same time...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has temporarily suspended its official house price index as a result of the Coronavirus crisis. In a long and far-reaching announcement...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Three of the highest profile industry suppliers and house moving services have given government a four-step plan to restart the housing...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There could be a wave of legal disputes as off-plan buyers seek to get out of purchase deals after the lockdown...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has added its weight to the campaign asking the government to allow agents to get back to work - and...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A study by Rightmove suggests that 94 per cent of buyers and sellers currently in the market are determined to go...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market is likely to rebound relatively strongly after the Coronavirus lockdown eases, according to the Nationwide. House prices grew at...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...
02 May 2020
From: Features

NAEA Propertymark has today launched a campaign for the government to introduce what it calls a Property Sector Support Package. This would...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A major consumer survey of existing home owners and potential movers has resulted in a plea to government to allow house...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The government of one part of the British Isles has produced guidelines for removal firms. Until now, house moving in an era...
29 April 2020
From: Breaking News

An online auction platform is offering agents full legal packs with no upfront cost in a bid to keep the housing...
28 April 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s a warning today that the housing market could face a wave of legal disputes if buyers of off-plan new builds...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A property law firm is the latest to back a call for a stamp duty holiday to help kick-start the housing...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The market could take five years to recover from the Coronavirus crisis after possible double-digit percentage price falls and fast-increasing repossessions. That’s the...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove and Knight Frank are today both calling for a series of government incentives to kick-start the market after the Coronavirus...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News

This month saw the introduction of the final stages of the Section 24 tax changes, first introduced in April 2017. Whereas buy-to-let...
18 April 2020
From: Features

A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Allsop has staged its first principal residential auction entirely online, and has raised £28m. Some 76 per cent of all lots offered...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Another body is calling for a stamp duty holiday to help resuscitate the housing market following the Coronavirus standstill. The Royal Institute...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News
11 April 2020
From: Features

The government has been called upon by one of the industry’s most respected bodies to announce a stamp duty holiday to...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading estate agency says it has observed that some banks previously opposed to accepting remote and desktop valuations have started...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the first analyses of portal listings since the start of the Coronavirus crisis shows that new listings have plummeted...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has confirmed that it’s to extend its ‘three months free’ plan to five months of free portal usage for agents...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

One of Britain’s leading agents says online viewing and interest in videos for homes on sale continues to be relatively strong...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

What is thought to be the first survey of sellers since the start of the Coronavirus outbreak suggests that they anticipate...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

I won't be the first or last person to say that society and the property industry in which we operate is...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Nationwide says government measures mean the impact of Coronavirus on the housing market may be “much less” damaging than many...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

It seems an eternity ago but the housing market in February - that’s only last month - was in rude health...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

One of London’s most experienced estate agents says there has been a very significant surge in foreclosure sales in part of...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Two property portals insist they’re going to launch this spring despite the Coronavirus chaos effectively closing down much of the housing...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been reported that the government is talking with banks and building societies about putting the housing market ‘on ice’ during the...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

An international comparison of how major portals have discounted their charges to agents show Rightmove and Zoopla making “deeper and longer...
26 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Law Society says there is still some possibility that those home movers scheduled to complete in the near future might...
26 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Although all bets are off as to what the housing market will be like after the Coronavirus subsides, there is now...
26 March 2020
From: Breaking News

New research of the buying habits of first-time buyers in the UK we’ve undertaken here at reallymoving.com shows that Shared Ownership...
25 March 2020
From: Features

It’s far too early for authoritative figures on how devastating the Coronavirus lockdown has been on estate agents but there is...
25 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The extraordinary past week of anger over portals’ fees plus early-warning statements like that from Foxtons indicate the anxiety in the...
21 March 2020
From: Features

The two major portals have unveiled their discounts and deals for agents facing a dramatic loss of business because of the...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The current market crisis caused by Coronavirus should present OnTheMarket with an opportunity to pause its existing strategy, talk to agents...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Another index shows how strong the market was in the build-up to the escalation in Coronavirus across the country. The website Home...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove’s latest market snapshot, released this morning, appears starkly at odds with the situation described by some agents in recent days. “The...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Sales in February grew, for the third consecutive month, according to the latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered...
12 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There will be a two per cent stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of UK investment properties by non-resident overseas buyers...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been broad support and relief amongst property industry players following announcements from several lenders that they would grant mortgage...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Sellers in the past 12 months accepted an average of 96 per cent of their asking price according to new research. Comparison...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The agency behind a poll showing one in six buyers putting plans on hold because of Coronavirus is warning that if...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

It may be that we’re facing another year - make that yet another year - of disruption in the housing market. Coronavirus...
07 March 2020
From: Features

A survey shows over a sixth of buyers and sellers have already been deterred because of Coronavirus - and that figure...
05 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a surge in UK enquiries to global free-to-list portal Residential People, and a comparable rise in interest from Chinese...
05 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A second prominent agent has broken cover to say Coronavirus is slowing the market. Jess Simpson - an ex-Savills and ex-Strutt and...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Mortgage lenders approved the highest number of loans for house purchase in nearly four years in January, according to Bank of...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks banked more than £18m in fees for thousands of homes it did not sell last year according to this morning’s...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents and senior industry figures fear Coronavirus may derail the strong start to the 2020 housing market. One of the country’s leading...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News

House prices have risen 2.3 per cent in the past year - the strongest rate of inflation for property since July...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News

New figures from the National Association of Estate Agents show a big surge in demand despite the winter weather since the...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a significant rise in the number of transactions recorded in January - another sign of an improving housing market...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that the branch closure programme by Your Move and Reeds Rains last year resulted in 460 lost jobs...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News

In another positive sign for the housing market, every region of the UK has seen a price rise according to the...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News

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