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OnTheMarket (OTM) has surpassed 15,000 advertisers for the first time in its history. The milestone comes in the first 60 days since...

A recent analysis of the UK property market by Zoom Property Buyer reveals that detached houses have seen the most significant...

House prices have fallen at the steepest rate since 2009, Halifax data shows. The latest Halifax House Price Index for August suggests...

Properties are taking longer to go under offer but there is no evidence of large discounts on asking prices yet, Hamptons...

Industry charity Agents Together is celebrating reaching new mentorship and volunteering milestone. It has revealed that 800 free mentorships have now been...

Annual house price growth has fallen for the first time since June 2020 and is now at its weakest level since...

The cost of living crisis in the UK has majorly impacted thousands of peoples’ plans to move home, with mortgage lending...

Mortgage approvals for home purchase hit their lowest level since June 2020 during November, the latest Bank of England data has...

The property market is ‘recalibrating’ but should be seen in context of economic events, agents are being urged. Kris Mclean, managing director...

House price growth slowed annually and fell for the third month in a row during November, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House...

Fall-throughs are up and the number of properties under-offer in prime London areas has fallen below the pre-pandemic average for the...

The stamp duty holiday last year has caused a surge of borrowers taking on mortgages with terms of more than 35...

Typical stamp duty paid by property purchasers now is actually 84 per cent more than before the pandemic and the SDLT...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

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

In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...

One of the leading figures in trade body Propertymark wants stamp duty to be reformed, and claims that the success of...

Record numbers of properties sold above asking price in August, agents claim. Data from NAEA Propertymark shows that despite the summer lull,...

First-time buyers are £25,000 worse off thanks to the stamp duty holiday, according to estate agent comparison site GetAgent. The website revealed...

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

An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...

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

Demand for all types of houses, from terraced to detached, has more than doubled in the current housing market - creating...

“There is an average of 19 buyers for every available property on the market” according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot for...

HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...

The signs are that even with the stamp duty holiday tapering to a close at the end of the summer, the...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...

One in six properties sold for over the original asking price last month, higher than the proportion in February and another sign...

Mental health – and the importance of good mental health – has become a vital thing for all of us in...

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...

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

A new survey of the market share split between High Street and online agencies shows that Purplebricks remains the digital market...

It was officially announced last week that the UK is in recession for the first time since 2009, and although this...

A statement by OnTheMarket this morning reveals that as of the end of last month it had a record 14,000 advertisers...

Rightmove says a study of some 400,000 homes on its portal has revealed that those with a coveted south-facing garden have...

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...

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

There’s been a big rise in demand for new-builds since the lockdown according to figures from Knight Frank - but the...

NAEA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a formal written...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...

As part of its commitment to promoting and enforcing high standards, RICS has launched its Home Survey Standard, which will become...

The Property Franchise Group has issued a trading statement that is upbeat on lettings but warns that the sales market has...

A new Home Survey Standard is being launched today in a bid to improve and speed up the house moving process. The...