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Annual house price growth figures returned to double digits in April but there are warnings that this could be as good...

More than 500,000 homes are currently sold subject to contract, creating a conveyancing logjam, Rightmove claims. Data from the portal suggests the...

The remaining amount of agency stock still for sale remains at the same level as last year, TwentyCi claims. The property data...

A housing analyst has urged buyers to look beyond average prices. Kate Faulkner, founder of Propertychecklists.co.uk, said she is on a mission...

The balance of power in the property market may be shifting back to buyers. It comes as Halifax data showed annual house...

The lack of agency stock for sale has pushed the gap between asking and sold prices to record lows, research claims. Research...

Annual house price growth slowed for the second consecutive month during May. The latest Nationwide House Price Index showed average prices rose...

The property market is starting to get hit by price cuts and slower sales times. Research by Zoopla has highlighted that one...

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

Belvoir has reported that group revenue is up 14% in the first four months of the year, helped mainly by its...

Average asking prices have hit new highs but there are signs of the market easing, Rightmove claims. The portal’s latest listings data...

Agents have heralded the beginning of the house price slowdown. The latest Land Registry House Price Index yesterday showed values increased by...

There are signs that properties are starting to take longer to sell. A lack of stock in recent months has meant agents...

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...

The property market is bracing for the start of the slowdown in the rate of house price growth.  The Halifax House Price...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

The property supply shortage may be easing but Zoopla has warned it will still take some time for stock to be...

House price growth is expected to hit single digits by the end of the year as the cost of living crisis...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

Properties are selling faster than ever either at or above asking price, Rightmove claims. It comes as the portal revealed that the...

Agency stock is shifting faster and buyers who hesitated last year are now finding it harder to afford similar priced properties,...

House price growth hit a five-month high in February, according to Land Registry data but there are warnings that this will...

The Ukraine conflict and cost of living crisis is likely to but a dent in the spring market for agents, an...

The proportion of homes sold to landlords has hit a five-year high but buyers are paying above asking price due to...

PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...

Homeowners are now earning almost as much from their property as they are from their salary after prices hit new highs. The...

One of the country’s leading estate agents has played down the significance of the latest house price index which at first...

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...

Earlier this month, the government’s energy regulator Ofgem announced a record 54 percent increase to the energy bill price cap. Combined...

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeh­olds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...

Rising inflation may soon overtake house price growth even in the most buoyant areas of the UK, a property market analysis...

Despite a backdrop of the Ukraine crisis, soaring fuel bills, rising interest rates and high inflation, buyer sentiment remains strong according...

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...

The market boom goes on, for now at least. In February, house prices rose at their fastest since June 2007 according to...

An analyst is warning that the latest buoyant house price figures could be the last hurrah before a significant depression. The Nationwide’s...

The founder of fledgling portal Boomin says the latest Nationwide house price index findings demonstrate that there’s no sign yet of...

Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...

The rental market is recalibrating after Covid, and this is evident in the latest data from Zoopla’s rental index. For 18 months...

One of the country’s leading agencies says the recent and expected interest rate rises, and the surging inflation, will not blow...

The Chartered Institute of Housing, set to unveil its latest annual housing review next month, has indicated that to no one’s...

OnTheMarket says buyer and seller confidence has not been adversely affected by the first base rate rise in more than three...

The latest house price data from the Halifax shows another absolute record but with a sharply reduced monthly rise indicating a...

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb is warning that we might be near the top of the market. His portal’s latest sentiment index...

Another day, another house price index record. The latest, from the Halifax, shows that typical house prices increased by over £24,500 in...

High-value properties were the top-performers in the country house market in 2021, according to an agency that majors in this sector.  In...

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...

UK house prices have reached an all time high - but 2022 will see a more normalised housing market thanks to...

Data out today from Rightmove shows the predictable seasonal effect of around 0.7 per cent knocked off the typical asking price. The...

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...

Rightmove claims to have found the happiest place in the UK - and it’s in Northumberland. The market town of Hexham has...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

The average price of a house in the UK has hit £250,000 for the first time as the  market shows no...

At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...

A property specialist is warning about “modern day ambulance chasers” who try to convince buyers they have paid too much stamp duty.  “An increasing...

Rising inflation triggered by the supply chain crisis following Brexit and the pandemic may undermine recent house price gains according to...

A leading business consultancy is warning that supply chain shortages as a result of Brexit and the pandemic will push up...

The latest market snapshot of prime London by estate agency Benham and Reeves shows demand up 5.8 per cent annually for...

It’s a truism that most property enquiries from buyers these days come through portals but there are several reasons why agents...

House prices rose by just 0.1 per cent in September - but they are still increasing by 10 per cent a...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

Buyer demand per property for sale is more than double that of pre-pandemic levels, Rightmove claims. The property portal’s latest House Price...

One of the property market's leading names has welcomed young people into its company for work experience through a partnership with...

In what will be seen as the latest win for leaseholders across the UK, it’s been revealed that – following action...

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

The lifestyle changes triggered by the pandemic are likely to have a lasting effect on the housing market, pushing property prices permanently...

The first house price index for August suggests they rose 2.1 per cent in just a month - despite forecasts that the...

Scotland was the first UK nation to scrap the equivalent of its stamp duty holiday, yet already the official economic monitor...

A new survey shows that there’s just a 1.7 per cent house price premium on homes with EPC ratings A or...

Politicians in one of the most exclusive property enclaves are complaining after average house prices have risen around £100,000 in just...

A housing expert says the psychology of a population coping with the pandemic lies behind the house moving frenzy of recent...

Average house prices increased by 13.2 per cent over the year to June - the highest annual growth rate since November...

A nationalist party has blasted a Labour government in one national region of the UK for its lack of intervention in...

House prices in Wales - where the equivalent of the stamp duty holiday has fully ended - rose to a new...

High end agency Strutt & Parker is doubling its prediction for this year’s house price growth. For the UK-wide mainstream market the...

The average asking price, as recorded by Rightmove, has fallen for the first time this year. In another sign that the market...

Almost £730 billion of equity is available in British homes - a record figure. The sum, assessed during the second quarter of...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

There’s already plenty of talk about autumn - depressing huh? - with agents pondering how the housing market will respond to...

Since 2017, The DPS has used the data we collect to track the rental values of properties across all regions of...

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...

The housing market across the country shows little or no sign of cooling despite the end of the main stamp duty...

OnTheMarket, which until now has lagged behind the leading two portals in terms of consumer-facing housing market information, has today launched...

A conveyancing services firm is warning that buyers are making “hasty rather than considered” decisions over properties because they feel under...

Average house prices have risen by £29,000 over the course of the stamp duty holiday as house price annual inflation hits...

A company supplying data to conveyancers and other property professionals warns that Japanese Knotweed is a bigger headache than usual this summer. A wet and frosty spring,...

Average house prices in the year to the end of April increased by 8.9 per cent according to the government’s Office...

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says its monthly sentiment measure of house prices is at its highest level since 1988. A...

There are an estimated 2.7 million landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) providing rental accommodation to multiple generations of tenant,...

Annual house price inflation is now at its strongest level in nearly seven years, says the Halifax House Price Index. The average...

House prices have soared 10.9 per cent in the past year - the highest level since 2014 - according to the...

The head of one of the UK’s largest conveyancing legal practices is warning the property market could “fall off a cliff...

The latest Coutts Prime Property Index has revealed that activity in this sector of the market - based mostly in London...

The last 12 months have heralded significant change across the property market and indeed we could argue across all markets in...

House prices are 7.1 per cent above their level a year ago as the boom continues. The latest house price index, from...

One housing market index suggests that average house prices in England and Wales have risen by 9.8 per cent in the...

The Chancellor’s decision to extend the stamp duty holiday has “put a spring in the step" of the housing market according...

Another house price index shows a super-charged housing market with prices rising 7.5 per cent in the year to January according...

Two of Britain’s largest house builders have reacted sharply to calls by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick and the Competition and Markets...

The latest house price index from the Halifax suggests the market has softened ahead of the original scheduled end of the stamp...

An open letter from Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce shows how fierce the competition is going to be in the portal field...

We’re now well into the third national lockdown and as the nation’s thoughts start to focus on how and when we’ll...

As we move towards the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the first lockdown, it is a good time to reflect...

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...

The Nationwide has pulled no punches with Chancellor Rishi Sunak - it’s made it clear that if the stamp duty holiday...

As part of our third PayProp Special Report on COVID-19 rental arrears in the UK, we surveyed over 600 agents, tenants...

Homeowners staying at home during another lockdown are doing more than sharing memes of groundhog day or doing family quizzes on...

The property market became somewhat fractious during 2020. After receiving a much-needed boost with the promise of stamp duty relief, things...

The latest Rightmove analysis shows it now takes 126 days from the time an offer is accepted until legal completion -...

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...

A housing index says the market continues to defy Coronavirus and Brexit worries with asking prices up 4.9 per cent in...

The average UK house price is now a record £253,374 according to the Halifax - but the rate of growth is...

A house price index that is routinely one of the most pessimistic about the market claims the New Year will see...

The pandemic has reignited the flagging country house market and boosted demand for larger homes with gardens, claims Savills. Larger country houses...

Well, what a year it has been for everyone, including the property market. I don’t think there’s anyone out there who...

Another day, another index, another record - house prices rose 5.4 per cent annually in October according to official figures from the Office...

The sales market is currently strong but the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued a warning about a slowdown next...

Another day, another house price record as the bull market continues. The latest Halifax index shows prices surging 7.6 per cent to...

It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has been and gone and the run-up to Christmas is well and truly...

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

What’s the happiest place in Britain? Rightmove has the answer. In a new ‘Happy At Home’ index calculated by the portal and...

The government has revealed new regional price caps for its revamped Help To Buy Equity Loan scheme, set to operate between...

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

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

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

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

Agents in some parts of the country may be able to make use of data from utilities comparison service uSwitch, which...

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

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

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

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

Logjams in the mortgage, conveyancing and removal stages of house moving mean sales are taking much longer than usual, according to...

A new league table drawn up by a property advice website may be the most authoritative yet for first time buyers...

I’m sure I speak for most in the property industry when I say that back in March and April I had...

The strong house price growth experienced in recent months could soon be 'marred' by oversupply, according to Home.co.uk. The property website says...

The property market experienced a slowdown last month as a result of more people going on summer holidays, according to the...

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...

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

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

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...

An overview of the global PropTech sector is often what I am asked to cover at conferences around the world. This generally...

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

Rightmove’s latest house price index shows the highest number of sales agreed in a month for over a decade. It’s 20 per...

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

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

Purplebricks’ sale of its Canadian operation for some £35m begs the question - where can it now recoup some of its losses...

The latest monthly index suggests that the average asking price in England and Wales has jumped 1.5 per cent in the...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

As the impact of coronavirus unfolds, we are in constant conversations with customers to understand the challenges they’re facing and to...

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

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

A mortgage broker that’s just become a partner of OnTheMarket is warning that house prices are likely to fall 10 per...

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

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

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

Agents and senior industry figures fear Coronavirus may derail the strong start to the  2020 housing market. One of the country’s leading...

Forget the Boris Bounce - this might be the Rightmove Retreat. A new tool produced by the portal measures price per...

In another positive sign for the housing market, every region of the UK has seen a price rise according to the...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets today for its monthly decision on whether the move base rate - and...

There’s been an average asking price rise of 2.3 per cent in the past four weeks - the biggest ever increase...

At the end of a strong week for housing market indicators, the latest survey from the website Home suggests a major...

The total value of the UK’s housing stock hit £7.39 trillion in 2019, a new record high. The claim, in an analysis...

House prices rose 4.0 per cent in 2019 according to Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax, as a December bounce - some...

Annual UK house price growth exceeded one per cent for the first time in 12 months in December according to the...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

Government figures from the Office for National Statistics show that house prices across the UK rose by a mere 0.7 per...

In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...

House prices in England and Wales are set to fall over the next three months according to a price index produced...

I got an overnight flight to Nigeria yesterday. I landed at 5am local time and am only just now getting sensation...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents continues to show how political uncertainty is dampening sentiment and...

The latest market snapshot of prime central London suggests that homes there are now 15.2 per cent cheaper than five years...

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

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

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

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

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

Recently a number of politicians and charities have been calling for the introduction of rent controls or rent freezes in the...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Recent figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have revealed a rather worrying landscape for small business owners across the...

Too many sellers are wedded to the idea that prices will rise after a Brexit deal is resolved, says one of the...

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

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

Thousands of homeowners listed their properties for sale in the days following the latest Brexit delay on April 12, new research...

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

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

It’s a new index but it tells an old story - how prime central London prices have dropped significantly since their...

Having a responsive website - one which is designed to automatically resize to fit the size of the screen of the...

It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...

Purplebricks has been named one of Britain’s ‘most relevant’ brands to consumers. The agency came in 13th in a list of...

House prices rose slightly more rapidly in the first three months of the year but growth is likely to remain subdued...

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

Agents appear to be speaking with one voice in response to the latest house price index, saying that once Brexit is...

Zoopla’s Hometrack index of 20 major UK cities shows that London property prices are starting to stabilise after a three year...

Average house prices in the UK increased by 1.7 per cent in the year to the end of January according to...

Thinking about the state of communication across residential property chains is enough to induce a severe migraine. We work in a world...

Latest data from property platform Home suggests that instruction numbers across the UK as a whole are down four per cent...

Just when you thought it was all Brexit doom and gloom, a major index shows that house prices in February grew...

A new sales portal has launched with a radically different business model, aiming to pay agents to list on it. It’s the brainchild of...

The latest Rightmove price index suggests that homes are at their most affordable level for some years thanks to wage growth...

Government figures show the UK’s annual house price growth now being down to 2.5 per cent - the lowest rate since...

The monthly index of house price changes in Britain’s major cities, for many years operated under the Hometrack banner, has been...

The former boss of Emoov, the controversial Russell Quirk, has resuscitated his career as a public relations man and pro-Brexit commentator. Just...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

Purplebricks’ global chief executive Michael Bruce has taken a swipe at the property and mainstream media for being too London-centric in...

Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...

House prices showed an unexpected pre-Christmas boost last last month but worries about Brexit remain foremost for buyers according to the...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in our lives – from virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and...

Price growth in the housing market is slow across the UK but London is again the most troubled region, seeing an...

Coutts Private Bank is the latest institution to express its concern over London’s housing market. The latest Courts London Prime Property Index...

An early sign of a possible recovery in the London housing market may be appearing, according to data consultancy Hometrack.  It’s just...

It’s Budget day and the government is once again on the receiving end of a blast from one of the country’s...

An open rental market, where neither landlord nor tenant is in a dominant position, enables rents to rise and fall, which...

We’re sorry to be starting the week with more evidence of the housing market in the doldrums, but Rightmove’s latest index...

The latest assessment of supply across the housing market undertaken by online agency HouseSimple claims that the number of new properties...

New build house prices rose 5.1 per cent in the year to the end of August - substantially more than the...

The income first-time buyers need to purchase a home in the UK’s largest cities has shot up by 18 per cent...

Estate agents say the continuing gentle slowdown reflected in the latest government house price figures will be the story of the...

Those of you who receive (and read) my Sunday PropTech Review will know that, by far and away, the most shared...

The old cliche about statistics may be cruel but the government has perhaps left itself open to its use after announcing...

With the news that Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to sellers, is this something...

Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain orange-tinted president in recent years. And everyone, from tech giants like...

The latest house price index from Nationwide shows a monthly fall of 0.5% in August, the largest decline recorded since July...

Speculation is growing that Rightmove could drop out of the prestigious FTSE-100 within the next few days as the stock exchange...

House prices are rising at their slowest rate for nearly five years as London suffers its largest decline in prices since...

The buy-to-let sector, which has been under sustained pressure for a number of years now thanks to tax changes designed to...

Outspoken property commentator and buying agent Henry Pryor has made a scathing attack on some of the main house price indices. In...

A leading estate agent is warning that an interest rate increase today ould hurt the delicate balance of the housing market. The...

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

With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...

Agents appear to be getting more pessimistic over the housing market as the latest government figures show prices still growing - but...

Asking prices are at a virtual standstill as the summer lull kicks in, according to the latest Rightmove index. New seller asking...

Everyone wants to rank highly on Google. Why? Well, as the world’s biggest search engine, with more than 65% market share,...

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...

Hometrack says other cities are now closing the gap on London in terms of house prices and market value. The latest Hometrack UK...

House prices rose at their slowest annual rate in five years in June according to the latest indicator of this summer’s...

Summer is traditionally the time of the year when the property market slows down, with people going away on their holidays...

Prices grew at a faster than expected rate last month according to the Halifax House Price Index, which has reported a...

Average property prices fell in all but one English region during March, according to the latest official UK House Price Index. Overall,...

Two online agents and a number of PropTech companies have been named in startups.co.uk's Startups 100 index. Coming in at number 64...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

There is a common misconception that the private rented sector (PRS) is entirely made up of young professionals and students. While...

A service that tracks different types of mortgage demand reveals that remortgaging is on the rise while borrowing for new purchases...

New figures from Hometrack show that a typical home in Greater London now takes 17 weeks to find a buyer -...

Average house prices in the UK have increased 4.4 per cent in the year to February according to the latest official...

Agency Express, which reported a muted housing market in February, says the pace picked up considerably last month. The board company, which...

The latest house price index figures from the Halifax gives just the spur the market may need as the spring sales...

A leading estate agent says his findings confirm those of the latest house price index in suggesting that prices are turning...

House price growth in London has hit a seven year low according to Hometrack, with prices actually down across 42 per...

House prices started 2018 with a modest 0.3 per cent drop across the UK as a whole, including 0.5 per cent...

Investment consultancy London Central Portfolio has launched a new index which it claims uses “the most comprehensive data available” to assess...

In a show of changing consumer behaviour in the property market, new research has revealed that digital-savvy movers are favouring specialist...

Rightmove says it has enjoyed its highest ever monthly number of visitors - 141 million in January. They spent a total of...

House price indices provided each month by Halifax and the Nationwide have been branded as “misguiding” and “out of date” and...

For a while now, property and technology have been combining seamlessly to offer the industry innovative solutions to often complex problems....

There has been general surprise at the appointment of legal expert and outspoken Brexiteer Dominic Raab to the post of housing...

The latest house prices as indicated by the most recent index offer confirmation of “a slowing rather than collapsing market” according...

Figures out this morning from the Nationwide show the first annual fall in London-wide house prices for eight years - and...

In 2018, Google will introduce changes to the way it ranks websites, meaning sites will be ranked on the quality of...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

HM Land Registry has revealed how major house price indices are compiled - showing the huge variation in transactions behind the headline figures. The critique,...

House price growth appears to have stabilised at 2.5 per cent per year according to the latest index to appear, that...

House price growth has been strongest in the north west of England according to the latest government figures from the Office...

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...

London house prices are stuck in neutral according to the latest figures from property consultancy Hometrack, which says values in the...

Analysts believe a rise in the Bank of England base rate is on the cards next month as a result of the...

There’s much said in the mainstream press about estate agency fees and how costly they can be for consumers. But one point...

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