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Annual house price inflation is now running at 6.5 per cent according to the latest Nationwide index after a 0.9 per...

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

One of the biggest supporters of the self employed estate agent business model admits there are risks and it’s not for...

Public sentiment over the housing market remains stable despite the Coronavirus crisis and the possibility of a No Deal Brexit. That’s the conclusion...

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...

As what now seems like a common occurrence everything has changed again since I last sat down to write about the...

The housing market in England and Wales is stabilising, according to analysis of web traffic from a property advice site.  Valuation requests...

Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...

Stamp duty breaks have historically done little to help the housing market - and it’s the same now. So says David Hannah,...

Average house prices in Wales have risen three per cent in the past year, despite multiple difficult lockdowns considered more severe...

Zoopla’s research team is anticipating the first quarter of next year will see the current boom continue as 100,000 additional sales...

Today sees the government’s Spending Review, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak taking centre stage as he presents a 12 month spending plan to...

Agents should know in the next 36 hours how new Coronavirus restrictions will affect how they work. The Prime Minister is announcing...

The mixture of the stamp duty holiday and generally fast-rising house prices has led to a resurgence of flipping. Data released this...

A mortgage technology platform has released figures suggesting the housing market remains strong, with high numbers of searches by buyers for...

Tenants, landlords, agents, and house buyers all breathed a sigh of relief on Halloween when the government announced that home moves...

The director of a conveyancing technology company has hit out at what he calls “an over-reliance on outdated processes” and “age-old...

Transactions appear to be edging higher than in 2019 for the first time this year - despite lockdowns and concerns caused...

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...

New research attempts for the first time to identify the most lucrative property markets in the country - with surprising results...

The Home website, which publishes a detailed monthly snapshot of the market, has raised the alarm over London because of a...

Just when you thought the housing market was beginning to calm down... along comes a likely vaccine for Coronavirus. One of the country’s...

Asking prices are down for the first time in many months. It’s a small drop - an average of 0.5 per cent...

With a new President elected and the old one reluctant to move out, this is a good time to see how...

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors review of sales and rentals, often amongst the most pessimistic of analyses, says Covid 19...

The first monthly market monitor to show activity in the housing market tailing off has appeared - and it says momentum...

A relaunched home buying service says it wants to partner with agents to unlock sales if the housing market deteriorates. The service...

House prices by the end of October were running 7.5 per cent above their level a year ago - but the...

While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...

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

An agency in London which was stung by fierce criticism in the spring lockdown has announced its policy for branch activity...

There’s one key takeaway for agents from the weekend’s announcements on the next England-wide lockdown - the housing market is staying...

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...

A leading market analyst says the widespread belief that we are ‘safe’ in our homes may indirectly lead to the recent...

The housing market is to remain open in the four week lockdown in England. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government...

Recent figures emanating from the mortgage and housing market suggest that – since lockdown was ended in mid-May – transaction levels...

The housing market boom looks set to continue for some months yet as mortgage approvals for home purchases hit their highest...

The housing market’s recovery will be threatened with drastic consequences for buyers and sellers if the stamp duty holiday isn’t extended beyond...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been told to avoid a stamp duty holiday cliff-edge next March at any price - because it...

The rise and rise of £1m-plus homes continues apace with new research from Rightmove showing the biggest growth areas. Data released this...

A conveyancing firm is blaming councils for delays in transactions. Conveyancers have themselves been sharply criticised in recent weeks as the sharp...

There are 140,000 more buyers waiting to complete on their properties right now than there were this time last year. The claim, by...

One of Britain’s most respected agents is suggesting Chancellor Rishi Sunak could ‘taper’ the stamp duty holiday to avoid a cliff-edge...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that a string of Countrywide offices across the country have been closed in recent weeks - but...

The outgoing chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents is warning that the sales system continues to struggle with...

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

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...

Savills says the shape and size of the housing market in the coming months will be determined by the capacity of conveyancers...

Delays across the house buying sector mean those wanting to benefit from the stamp duty holiday need to begin the buying...

Sales of £1m-plus homes have surged since lockdown as affluent buyers seek more space and lifestyle changes.  An average of 868 £1m-plus...

A mortgage service claims 46 per cent of buyers have had their prospective property down-valued by lenders - often forcing them...

The latest Rightmove asking price index shows the extraordinary market and amazing times we are living through. The average price of property coming...

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

A prominent housing market analyst is warning that in 14 years of studying prices and transactions he has never seen the...

OnTheMarket’s acting chief executive says the portal will embrace more social media and innovative marketing strategies in the coming period. Yesterday the...

It’s not a big rise, but price growth has returned to the Prime Central London sales market for the first time...

The total Sales Agreed in 2020 so far has overtaken Sales Agreed up to this point in 2019, despite the Coronavirus...

New figures released this morning give weight to calls for the complete scrapping of stamp duty.  The dats shows there have been...

House prices in September were 7.3 per cent higher than a year earlier – the highest house price inflation since June 2016. The Halifax...

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

The so-called ‘trade up gap’ for people buying for the second time has grown to a record £67,761 according to Rightmove. The...

An estate agent in Liverpool has adopted the unusual technique of urging vendors to sell now “before prices crash.” Clearly unworried about...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants to create a ‘Generation Buy’ to help young people purchase homes with low-deposit mortgages. In...

The latest government rules combined with the Prime Minister’s recent address to the nation is clear – tougher measures are required...

Ed Mead has joined a growing chorus demanding government action on the cladding crisis. He is one of the industry’s leading figures from...

Agents have universally welcomed new Nationwide data showing annual price growth picked up to 5.0 per cent last month - the highest rate...

Savills has boosted its forecast for housing transactions this year because the stamp duty holiday has been such a success at...

Almost half of the country’s first time buyers say their plans have been delayed - or worse - thanks to Coronavirus,...

A leading agency says so-called Covid Clauses are being inserted into contracts as buyers become increasingly cautious ahead of a possible...

Mortgage approvals for house purchases have soared to a 13 year high according to Bank of England figures up to the...

Data from NAEA Propertymark shows that in August, some 13 per cent of properties sold for more than the original asking...

The first leading agency to make a 2021 forecast says the market should be stable next year - so long as...

Two reports this morning suggest that activity in the most expensive sectors of the housing market is doing as well as...

The frenzied housing market and the uncertain wider economic outlook during the pandemic have combined to lead to a surge in...

One of the growing number of free to list property portals, Residential People, claims a record-breaking number of sales and letting...

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...

Two agencies have entered the debate on whether the current frenzied housing market is seeing delays in completions. Yesterday EAT reported that...

A survey of over 2,300 home owners across the UK suggests market sentiment is mixed, with most doubting house prices have risen. The...

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

PropertyHeads, a portal which describes itself as the industry’s social network, has sold a three per cent stake partly to raise funds...

Rightmove, which recently posted a 37 per cent drop in revenue for the first six months of 2020, has lost almost...

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...

House prices rose again in August to reach a record high level according to Halifax, which is part of the Lloyds...

Knight Frank says its analysis of the whole housing market across the UK shows that transactions in the final full week...

NAEA Propertymark has thrown its weight behind a Competitions and Markets Authority investigation into whether consumer protection law has been broken...

Record house prices recorded this week by the Nationwide index are set to go higher still according to a leading agent. Nationwide...

A specialist property lender says transactions are being delayed by key staff being furloughed. Gareth Lewis, commercial director of property lender MT...

There’s good news from the think-tank the Resolution Foundation, which says the threat of negative equity because of the Coronavirus crisis...

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

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...

OneDome, which operates two free-to-list property listing sites, says it’s had a record month as it strives to build an alternative...

Figures from Zoopla quantify how Coronavirus is changing the market, with houses selling significantly faster than flats. The latest market report from...

With the UK officially in what has been described as the single worst national recession in the world, one agency has...

Data from Rightmove shows that demand is up 61 per cent compared to the same period last year - and the...

In another sign of the buoyant housing market, estate agency Savills is breaking tradition by staging its first ever August auction...

Zoopla has been awarded £50,000 of premium ad space with the Telegraph Media Group in recognition of a campaign to help the UK...

The scale of the market bounce back after lockdown is made clear in new figures from HM Revenue & Customs. It registers...

Whisper it quietly but in just 10 days time we have the final Bank Holiday before Christmas. We would like to mark...

The number of people moving home dropped by almost a third in the first half of 2020, as the global pandemic...

You may not actually have missed it, but the UK House Price Index - the official government index - returns this...

A leading expert on estate agency and the housing market in Australia has lifted the lid on how Purplebricks failed down...

The latest market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors warns the current boom may not continue as government support measures...

The number of jobs advertised as available in the UK real estate sector plummeted from 14,000 at the end of the...

It has been three months since the property market was given the green light to reopen. During this time, we have...

Connells Group has announced its trading statement for the first half of 2020 - and its support for its staff is...

The share of owners putting their homes on the market within five years of buying is rising again according to an...

An investment adviser says Purplebricks remains “far too risky” for investors even though it now has “a fighting chance of survival”. Rodney...

Knight Frank says the stamp duty holiday for properties at £500,000 and below should be made permanent. The holiday is due to...

Agents have been understandably delighted at the latest Halifax index which shows house prices posting their biggest gain of the year...

It must have been a close thing on Friday as to whose faces were looking the most glum - those at...

Zoopla has revealed details of its biggest ever marketing campaign in a bid to cash in on agents’ growing dissatisfaction with...

The UK residential activities of high-end agency Savills suffered a 54 per cent reduction in profits and an eight per cent...

The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison...

It’s probably not a surprise but new research has revealed where people want to move to - as well as where...

The chairman of LSL Property Services - Simon Embley - says he is “increasingly optimistic” about the outlook for the market,...

A BBC presenter has used her local newspaper column to mock an estate agency for suggesting fridge magnets be removed to improve...

The Nationwide says annual house price growth has recovered to 1.5 per cent. Its July house price index says the fall in...

One of the main points I’ve had reinforced to me from agent after agent over the last year of hosting a...

The debate over whether For Sale boards remain a valuable source of publicity has been in the headlines of late -...

A housing market snapshot for prime London shows a fall of over half in the number of £1m-plus properties sold so...

Mortgage approvals - a key indicator of short-term activity in the housing market - beat expectations in June according to Bank...

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...

Zoopla says while there may be speculation about people fleeing London and big urban areas for the countryside, the evidence suggests...

The housing market is still booming according to data released by the National Association of Estate Agents Propertymark - although the...

Zoopla says its sale and vendor leads have reached a 2020 high, beating volumes delivered even during the strong start to the...

If a week is a long time in politics (an old phrase, for younger readers), then a year is a very long...

The EweMove hybrid agency has been singled out for special praise in a trading statement from its parent company, which also...

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

Agents have almost unanimously been reporting a big surge in business since the reopening of the housing market, but new figures...

Large scale increases in and changes to the Capital Gains Tax regime could seriously hurt the housing market, a senior figure...

Speculation is mounting that Capital Gains Tax could for the first time be applied to gains made when owners sell first...

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...

Rightmove is reporting a mini-boom that was existing even before the stamp duty holiday - enough to propel average asking prices...

Knight Frank has reported a remarkable set of figures for June showing how the housing market has bounced back with a...

Tuesday of this week was the busiest day of the year so far for searches for mortgages - widely seen as...

A think tank says the stamp duty holiday introduced a week ago is understandable and may be helpful to the housing...

With stamp duty cuts and 90% mortgages on their way back, anyone could think the housing market was about to go...

A major agency is warning that the current stamp duty holiday could leave the housing market in a state of lethargy...

Britain’s second largest lender is to offer 90 per cent loan to value mortgages once again from next Monday - a...

The Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford, has suggested that there will be further housing market lockdown easing later this month. His announcement...

The investment bank UBS says it’s forecasting that Rightmove revenues will be down £53m in the first half of this year. “The...

A property law firm is calling on the government to backdate the stamp duty holiday to include those buyers who completed...

There’s been another increase in the number of mortgage products available to buyers and landlords - a sign of all aspects...

There’s more confirmation this morning that the housing market is enjoying a short-term bounce - and that’s before the effect of...

The number of offers agreed on homes priced below £1m since mid-May is a healthy 41 per cent higher than the...

Mortgage enquiries in June surged to double the rate of the previous month according to the latest halifax house price index. Although...

Agents have spoken out angrily against any uncertainty in the market caused by government leaks about future stamp duty changes. In recent...

One of the possible stamp duty options floated by Chancellor Rishi Sunak could mean 89 per cent of sales would be...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

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

A survey of 2,000 prospective movers by Zoopla shows the vast majority still intent on buying - but younger purchasers’ plans...

With the UK housing market now largely open - there are still restrictions in some areas on home moves to occupied properties...

A prominent tax specialist has suggested that stamp duty cuts would not help improve the housing market, despite many agents suggesting...

Agents have remained calm in the light of Nationwide’s house price index which shows the first annual fall for eight years...

Buyer demand for new-build property has bounced back 66 per cent in the six weeks since the resumption of the housing...

A former City analyst best known for his scathing criticisms of Purplebricks has launched a PropTech platform that he describes as...

Over 50 jobs have been lost as a result of a Midlands regional estate agency falling into administration. The Shropshire Star reports...

Mortgage product choices for buyers have increased to the highest level in three months according to new data. PropTech platform Mortgage Brain...

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...

Countrywide has released details of its trading performance, including the knock its income has received as a result of the housing...

Few figures for the housing market can be truly representative in the current circumstances but NAEA Propertymark’s latest snapshot is showing...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign says the portal has merely kicked the fees can down the road, deferring a long-term...

The post-lockdown surge in housing market activity has continued into its sixth week, as at least one agency’s indicators hit record...

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

Zoopla predicts that the price strength that has been seen since the reopening of the housing market is likely to continue...

There was a big spike in the use of live chat across all agency sectors during lockdown - no doubt spurred...

The chief executive of a property information platform says now is a “dangerous time” to buy or sell homes because of...

The Welsh housing market is back in business today - at least in part. Letting and estate agents can reopen their offices...

Video tours, heralded as the next big thing just a few weeks ago, are being abandoned by buyers and dismissed as...

It’s been confirmed by the Scottish Government that the housing market north of the border resumes for business - and house...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Darren Loftus and it says Commercial Director on...

A market commentator says it will take up to three months before the housing market stabilises into the ‘new normal’ after...

Price discounts are diminishing as the housing market strengthens, according to data from Knight Frank. The average discount to the asking price...

Online sector veterans Russell Quirk and Kenny Bruce have used social media to call for a temporary scrapping of all stamp...

An estate agency with a reputation for PropTech innovation says it now live-streams all instructions in a bid to operate more...

The devolved government in Wales - where the housing market is still officially closed - has urged agents to report rivals...

Data released this morning by Rightmove suggests that agents in England have agreed no fewer than 40,000 sales since the market...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has now been named in media investigations into allegations concerning his political boss, Robert Jenrick, and the...

OnTheMarket says it still aims to be the number one portal, but the acting chief executive has revealed a far more...

The housing market in Northern Ireland is resuming on Monday after its lockdown because of the Coronavirus crisis. Arlene Foster, first minister...

Today is one month since the government lifted restrictions on agents and the housing market - and since that time the...

Zoopla has upped the stakes in the war between rival websites with two major claims which implicitly challenge both Rightmove and...

OnTheMarket says in a trading statement this morning that as of May 31 only some 9,000 branches were on paying contracts...

The latest sentiment snapshot produced by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors confirms the trend that the market is still improving...

The managing director of a Winkworth branch is threatening to report a senior member of a nearby Countrywide office to the...

There’s been a strong rebound in demand for homes and an “unprecedented” bounce in new sales agreed according to Zoopla. The portal...

An estate agency says the housing market could get a boost as a result of couples separating after the prolonged togetherness...

Typical house prices in England and Wales are set to fall over the rest of summer according to home moving service...

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...

The Guild of Property Professionals says “a remarkable number” of agencies has joined it during the lockdown. Some 27 agencies signed up...

A quarter of vendors and buyers contacted by a high-end agency say the lockdown and the Coronavirus crisis have made them...

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

The Property Franchise Group - parent company of six agency brands including EweMove and Martin & Co - says all of...

Agents’ declining income - the result of the lockdown and the collapse in transaction volumes - has been revealed for the...

Rightmove has contacted all member agents saying it has enhanced its automated online viewing feature first introduced in April. As part of...

The Covid-19 crisis has forced the UK property industry to rethink the way it operates. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the...

A taxation institute is urging the government to delay Capital Gains Tax changes relating to housing transactions until the virus crisis...

Family houses are under-occupied and only incentives to downsize can help improve the housing market - with a stamp duty cut...

UK house prices fell by 1.7 per cent in May, after taking account of seasonal effects – this is the largest...

A senior property lawyer is to set up a franchise agency which he describes as embracing the best of the High...

A survey of sellers by a high-end agency suggests that around a third expect price falls of six per cent or...

The combined market share of agencies in the Guild of Property Professionals is now higher even than it was at the...

There has been a huge surge in demand in some regions of the UK according to new data from Rightmove.  The portal...

Restrictions introduced a decade ago after the financial crisis are holding back many first time buyers from purchasing a home. That’s the...

The outlook for the housing market is still taking shape, but here I take a look at three market indicators to...

Rightmove has enjoyed over six million visits to its portal in one day, for the first time ever. Three days ago -...

Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week, and there is a great deal of positive things to be said about a...

Zoopla’s head of research says a stamp duty holiday could encourage more home owners to move which in turn could help...

The government is jeopardising the success of the housing market relaunch through the inflexibility of the furlough scheme, claims a group...

Research from Zoopla suggests that demand from buyers across England surged 88 per cent shortly after the housing market reopened -...

A specialist legal advisory service is urging conveyancers to use the reopening of the housing market as an opportunity to increase...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

Typical prices in the UK housing market will drop 12 per cent before long-term growth resumes in 2021 and beyond. That’s the...

Rightmove says it enjoyed 5.3m visits on Tuesday of this week - up four per cent on the comparable day of...

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...

It’s another Bank Holiday weekend and the first since lockdown was eased and the housing market returns - so perhaps a...

An analysis of seven countries which underwent different forms of lockdown during the pandemic suggests the British and Italian housing markets...

A survey of agents’ attitudes which two weeks ago showed a big majority of agents wanting to work as self employed...

The number of full property details viewed on Rightmove - a key indicator of market health - is already stronger than...

Countrywide has refuted claims that none of its branches have so far re-opened for business but has issued an explanation why...

A daily monitor of mortgage market activity has reported “significant volumes” of business across the sector, even over the weekend. Mortgage technology...

Rightmove has suggested there may be massive changes underway in buyers’ priorities as the housing market resumes and the country begins...

Rightmove has taken the unusual step this weekend of issuing its usual monthly asking price index on a Saturday instead of...

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

There’s been a very significant increase in the number of listings carrying virtual viewings, accelerating during the period of the Coronavirus crisis and...

Over the past few weeks, estate agents have been forced to close high street branches and adapt to working from home,...

A large majority of property professionals polled by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors say a stamp duty holiday would be...

There’s been a huge surge of public interest in the housing market again, just hours after the industry lockdown came to...

It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...

A respected estate agency has revised downwards its price forecast for the housing market for the second time since the start...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is expected to announce tomorrow that the housing market in England can resume with estate and letting...

There’s been a surge in buyers wanting to view properties - but agents must sit on their hands and wait for...

There’s been an explosion of anger about Rightmove’s pledge to undertake its biggest-ever marketing campaign - while at the same time...

The government has temporarily suspended its official house price index as a result of the Coronavirus crisis. In a long and far-reaching announcement...

Three of the highest profile industry suppliers and house moving services have given government a four-step plan to restart the housing...

There could be a wave of legal disputes as off-plan buyers seek to get out of purchase deals after the lockdown...

Countrywide has added its weight to the campaign asking the government to allow agents to get back to work - and...

A study by Rightmove suggests that 94 per cent of buyers and sellers currently in the market are determined to go...

The housing market is likely to rebound relatively strongly after the Coronavirus lockdown eases, according to the Nationwide. House prices grew at...

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

NAEA Propertymark has today launched a campaign for the government to introduce what it calls a Property Sector Support Package. This would...

A major consumer survey of existing home owners and potential movers has resulted in a plea to government to allow house...

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

An online auction platform is offering agents full legal packs with no upfront cost in a bid to keep the housing...

There’s a warning today that the housing market could face a wave of legal disputes if buyers of off-plan new builds...

A property law firm is the latest to back a call for a stamp duty holiday to help kick-start the housing...

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...

Rightmove and Knight Frank are today both calling for a series of government incentives to kick-start the market after the Coronavirus...

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

A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing...

Allsop has staged its first principal residential auction entirely online, and has raised £28m. Some 76 per cent of all lots offered...

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...

Another body is calling for a stamp duty holiday to help resuscitate the housing market following the Coronavirus standstill. The Royal Institute...

Just a month ago our homes felt, for many of us, to be a mere pitstop on a centrifuge of work,...

The government has been called upon by one of the industry’s most respected bodies to announce a stamp duty holiday to...

A leading estate agency says it has observed that some banks previously opposed to accepting remote and desktop valuations have started...

One of the first analyses of portal listings since the start of the Coronavirus crisis shows that new listings have plummeted...

Zoopla has confirmed that it’s to extend its ‘three months free’ plan to five months of free portal usage for agents...

One of Britain’s leading agents says online viewing and interest in videos for homes on sale continues to be relatively strong...

What is thought to be the first survey of sellers since the start of the Coronavirus outbreak suggests that they anticipate...

I won't be the first or last person to say that society and the property industry in which we operate is...

The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...

The Nationwide says government measures mean the impact of Coronavirus on the housing market may be “much less” damaging than many...

It seems an eternity ago but the housing market in February - that’s only last month - was in rude health...

One of London’s most experienced estate agents says there has been a very significant surge in foreclosure sales in part of...

Two property portals insist they’re going to launch this spring despite the Coronavirus chaos effectively closing down much of the housing...

It’s been reported that the government is talking with banks and building societies about putting the housing market ‘on ice’ during the...

An international comparison of how major portals have discounted their charges to agents show Rightmove and Zoopla making “deeper and longer...

The Law Society says there is still some possibility that those home movers scheduled to complete in the near future might...

Although all bets are off as to what the housing market will be like after the Coronavirus subsides, there is now...

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

It’s far too early for authoritative figures on how devastating the Coronavirus lockdown has been on estate agents but there is...

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

The two major portals have unveiled their discounts and deals for agents facing a dramatic loss of business because of the...

The current market crisis caused by Coronavirus should present OnTheMarket with an opportunity to pause its existing strategy, talk to agents...

Another index shows how strong the market was in the build-up to the escalation in Coronavirus across the country.  The website Home...

Estate Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...

Rightmove’s latest market snapshot, released this morning, appears starkly at odds with the situation described by some agents in recent days. “The...

The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...

Sales in February grew, for the third consecutive month, according to the latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered...

There will be a two per cent stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of UK investment properties by non-resident overseas buyers...

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...

There has been broad support and relief amongst property industry players following announcements from several lenders that they would grant mortgage...

Sellers in the past 12 months accepted an average of 96 per cent of their asking price according to new research. Comparison...

The agency behind a poll showing one in six buyers putting plans on hold because of Coronavirus is warning that if...

It may be that we’re facing another year - make that yet another year - of disruption in the housing market. Coronavirus...

A survey shows over a sixth of buyers and sellers have already been deterred because of Coronavirus - and that figure...

There’s been a surge in UK enquiries to global free-to-list portal Residential People, and a comparable rise in interest from Chinese...