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

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

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

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

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

LSL Property Services, which embarked on a significant branch closure programme last year, has reported a 16 per cent slump in...

A trading statement this morning by LSL Property Services - owners of Reeds Rains, Your Move and Marsh & Parsons -...

Professional client account solutions for modern letting agents Letting agents will need to come up with new ways to manage client money...

Online estate agency Housesimple has appointed a company to handle its public relations and social media as it rolls it its...

LSL Property Services, parent firm of Your Move and Reeds Rains, says the company’s branch closure programme was a success with profits...

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

The 100 per cent mortgage for first time buyers, which many people thought had disappeared for good, is now back in...

Ilchester Place in London’s Holland Park may be the most expensive residential street in Britain - but it’s cheaper than a year...

Many existing homeowners wanting to trade up now rely on financial help from family and friends to help make the jump...

Location, Location, Location: it’s no coincidence the TV show seized on that title because the importance of a property’s position is...

Average first-time buyers in London spend double the amount paid by those across the rest of Britain. A typical London buyer now...

New data from a private bank shows a five per cent rise in the number of £1m-plus homes sold in 2017.  The...

Some 45 per cent of so-called Empty Nesters - older owners whose children have left home permanently - say they are...

A survey by Lloyds Bank has revealed that the average ‘first time seller’ requires very nearly £136,000 to bridge the gap...

Lloyds Bank has revealed a league table of the cities which have seen the highest price growth over the past decade...

The number of owners selling up and moving home is at its highest level since 2007 with one exception - London.  The...

Grosvenor Crescent, located in the heart of London’s Belgravia between Hyde Park Corner and Belgravia Square, is the most expensive residential...

Some 62 per cent of current home owners feel that moving house has become more difficult over the past 10 years...

The average cost of moving home in the UK has increased by £628 over the past year from £10,966 to £11,624...

Homeowners ready to take their second step up the property ladder say it's harder than getting on it in the first...

The number of existing home owners moving house fell two per cent in the first six months of 2017 compared with...

New research suggests the Bank of Mum and Dad is now helping so-called ‘second steppers’ - existing owners moving up the...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

There were an estimated 354,000 homemovers in 2016, a fall of 4% compared to the 367,000 recorded the previous year. Analysis by...

Eaton Square, in the heart of London’s wealthy Belgravia district, has been crowned the most expensive street in England and Wales,...

The average cost of moving house now is £10,996 after an alleged 26 per cent rise in typical estate agency fees...

The number of homes sold for £1m and above has risen by 12 per cent in the first half of 2016 -...

Rising estate agency fees account for more almost half of the increase in average moving costs in the past year, according...

No fewer than 174,000 people moved home in the first six months of 2016 - a rise of nine per cent...

Some 155,000 existing home owners moved to another property in the first six months of 2015, which is about nine per cent down...

A retail guru from Carphone Warehouse, a former Lloyds Banking Group chief and a human resources expert from BUPA are amongst...

Stamp duty revenue raised in England and Wales increased by an estimated £1.5 billion to £7.7 billion in the year to...