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Boomin has announced the appointment of six agents, described as independent representatives, who are now on the new portal’s strategic board. The...

Annual house price growth remains above 10 per cent despite a small monthly dip in July according to the Nationwide. A 0.5...

One of the leading housing market analysts says some of the extreme house price rises seen this year could unwind during...

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

One of the country’s longest-standing independent buying agencies has rebranded. Haringtons, established in 2004 and covering both London and the country, has...

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

Hello and welcome to another Property Jobs Today, your chance to see the latest moves in our industry. Why not be a...

London’s super prime residential market has recorded its strongest half year in volume and value terms since the rush to beat...

Knight Frank’s network of residential sales offices in London had a record month in June as the end of the main...

New research from Zoopla appears to show that buyers typically move further away for larger homes rather than smaller or same-size...

An announcement by Foxtons this morning says it is considering future options for its mortgage business, Alexander Hall. The announcement - made...

An agent support service set up in the early days of the pandemic has closed down with its architect saying “If...

New research suggests that the number of owners enquiring to sell across Greater London has increased by 68 per cent since...

Property consultancy LonRes says June was a record-breaking month for property sales in the capital, with exchanges up 140 per cent...

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond and strategist Sir Lynton Crosby - the architect of many Conservative election campaigns -...

A new analysis off the housing market suggests that the current frenzy is down partly to activity in the most expensive...

Over a fifth of properties have risen in value by more than the average salary according to a calculation made by...

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

London agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is opening four new branches this year. KFH recently opened new lettings offices in Brook Green...

A prominent London estate agency owner wants an industry anti-racism campaign to counter what she describes as the “discrimination and prejudice...

A commercial property agency in London says it will open a residential sales and lettings operation this year. Bermondsey-based Henshall & Partners...

A property that used to house one of London’s best known prostitutes - and which carries a blue plaque celebrating her...

An estate agency is opening a large new office in London which it claims will be “very different” to the traditional...

Agents should use a mixture of next-generation 3D style technology and traditional, old-school estate agency to allow them to thrive. That's...

There are currently 341,419 homes across England, Scotland and Wales that have been vacant for at least six months.  Collectively, these homes...

A leading agent says the supply of homes coming to the market is still insufficient to match demand. London estate agent Jeremy...

Foxtons’ chairman and longest-serving board member is to stand down at the end of this year at the latest, after a...

The Halifax is reporting a 0.5 per cent monthly drop in house prices, plus a fall in the annual rate from...

Veteran agent and property consultant Dominic Grace, who recently left Savills after 37 years, is to take up a new role...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says research into pricing strategies has suggested around a third of sellers at least consider using...

The second man to appear in a notorious video showing an estate agent accosting Professor Chris Whitty has now been charged...

A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...

A north London new homes agency is to rebrand as Connells-owned Hamptons. Lanes New Homes has been owned by Hamptons for some...

Purplebricks will this week reveal the result of almost two years of trials into a new pricing structure.  The details will come...

It may be the height of summer but the industry is still super-busy and new appointments continue to come thick and...

The industry’s two leading trade bodies have spoken out about the incident in which an agent accosted England’s chief medical officer,...

Several estate agencies have reported record months of business thanks to the rush of transactions ahead of the main stamp duty...

Labour says the stamp duty holiday is an example of the government’s “failed approach” to home ownership and housing affordability. Labour’s Shadow...

Knight Frank claims that the number of UK property transactions in June is on track to be the highest on record.  Although...

All eyes on Rome this weekend as England face Ukraine on their way - we hope - to winning Euro 2020. Some...

An estate agent has been sacked after being identified as one of two people accosting England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty. A...

The founder and managing director of FCS Compliance, Jerry Walters, has died suddenly. A statement from the company says he died during...

New NAEA Propertymark president Liana Loporto-Brown has assumed office, hoping to reset the organisation after a tumultuous year. In February chief executive...

Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...

No fewer than seven estate and lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme today. Most of them are now...

High end agency Savills says prime central London remains “relatively subdued” ahead of the return of foreign travel and overseas buyers. PCL...

A new analysis claims Help To Buy has improved building volumes and has not been a drain on taxpayers. The scheme which...

Estate agency comparison website GetAgent has calculated the typical fees charged to vendors in different parts of the country. It says agents...

The Competititon and Markets Authority says it’s to look into reviews on Google and Amazon, and see whether the online giants...

The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...

Price renegotiations are underway between buyers and sellers in danger of missing Wednesday’s stamp duty holiday deadline, says Knight Frank. The agency...

Property auctions have boomed during the pandemic, despite auction houses having to quickly move away from their traditional in-room events since...

Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...

Phil Spencer has interviewed five key regional estate agents in the latest of his Move iQ industry videos. It’s a fascinating insight...

London-focussed agency Winkworth - which has around 60 of its 100 franchise branches in the capital - has now opened another...

Iain McKenzie, chief executive of the Guild of Property Professionals, has given Estate Agent Today readers four exclusive marketing tips. In a...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

New research has thrown light on how much buyers must pay on average to trade up to a property with one...

Franchise giant Winkworth has launched a new property podcast to boost its marketing. The Property Exchange podcast will air monthly, with the...

London property is still a draw for the wealthiest in the world according to Knight Frank. Despite international travel restrictions, the number...

In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...

The row over whether agents should be allowed to vet people who view properties on the basis of their wealth has...

Fine & Country has a new prime London licensee covering Notting Hill and Chelsea - but there will be no High...

London’s housing market may be distinctly lacklustre compared to much of the rest of the UK right now but one development...

Kerfuffle founder Simon Whale has given Estate Agent Today readers three top tips for improving their performance. The trio of suggestions -...

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

A traditional problem for agents has been ‘tyre kickers’ who come to view a home out of curiosity with little or...

A leading agent has been in touch with EAT to vent his frustration at the government for extending most of the...

The cost of the average mortgage deposit has climbed £11,000 in some areas thanks to the stamp duty holiday fuelling the...

A home within 500 metres of a tube or railway station in London will carry a massive premium compared to a...

A senior estate agent says even if the restrictions easing lockdown, still formally scheduled for June 21, are delayed by several...

An estate agent has been accused of charging prospective clients to view a property. The claim has been made on Twitter by...

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

The pandemic and lockdowns have made over a third of those aged 18 to 34 want to move house according to...

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

Foxtons shareholders will today give their verdict on the company’s plans to ‘go national’, revealed at the start of the weekend. On...

Prices in prime central London grew by 0.3 per cent in the year to May - tiny rise but a significant...

Leaders Romans Group is to bolster its finance services with the expansion and rebranding of its mortgage arm. Leaders and Romans Mortgage Services...

Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...

The Grenfell Tower disaster in June 2017 exposed the dangers of inflammable cladding on residential tower blocks, and what has come...

It’s been reported that Foxtons is to create ‘virtual branches’ in as many as 15 UK cities outside London, plus commuter...

A council cracking down on the increase of illegally positioned estate agent boards. Agents are required, under Planning and Highways legislation to...

The MP who chairs one of the most important committees in the House of Commons has urged the government to increase...

In a trading statement this morning Foxtons has revealed that following a 49 per cent increase in sales revenue in the...

A senior figure in the UK activities of the Keller Williams estate agency has died at the shockingly young age of...

Books about property are, relatively speaking, commonplace - books by estate agents are far less so, hence the interest in The...

An agency says two thirds of its sales valuations in London in the first quarter of the year have been conducted...

An anonymous conveyancer has admitted increasing fees to deter buyers and sellers in the frenzied housing market during the stamp duty...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...

A global financial software and analytics firm says it’s launching a new PropTech tool which promises in the near future to...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the government’s First Homes initiative, describing it as “creative” and saying it’s a sign of...

The number of transactions is scheduled to reach 1.52 million this year - way above the norm of between 1.0 and...

The apparent plight of first time buyers hits the headlines frequently but new research shows that second steppers face a wide...

An assessment by a risk solutions firm shows that estate agents are on average just 53 per cent of the way...

One of the country’s leading estate agents claims some solicitors are charging exorbitant fees on transactions as they near the latest...

With property fraud on the rise and an ever-increasing number of transactions taking place in the lettings sector, having strict anti-money laundering...

An analysis of over 1.6m listings by Rightmove shows a big return to normality - demand for smaller city centre properties...

London agency Benham and Reeves says a new analysis it’s conducted of the capital’s property market since last summer shows a...

Data consultancy LonRes has given a typically upbeat assessment of the Prime London sales market - despite the effects of Coronavirus...

A new four part TV series is to lift the lid on some of the agency activities that go on to...

A family-run agency has launched a campaign to back the High Street following the reopening of most shops and businesses. London agency...

An agency says sellers should improve the attractiveness of their properties for sellers - so it's linked with a florist to offer...

A London agency is rejecting the suggestion that sellers are heading to the countryside - instead, it says they’re likely to move...

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US and led by Adam Day, a veteran of three online firms -...

Welcome to another working week and with it, our regular update on appointments and moves within our industry. Please let us know...

The asking price of a typical home in the UK has hit a third of a million pounds for the first...

A new boutique estate agency is to open in London, run by a former director of both Dexters and Hanover Residential. Jeremy...

It’s been quite a week for the rental sector. Lettings agents and landlords have had such a torrid time in recent years...

Over the next few years, the property sector is set to change for the better – all thanks to PropTech. While the...

The number of properties coming on the market is still not meeting the huge demand from buyers, but the level of...

The end of the week is always charity day here on EAT, and this week we have a typical cross section...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

Two former directors of the prestigious Beauchamp Estates agency in central London have set up their own new company. They say their...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

London’s super prime residential market shows signs of recovery with more £5m-plus sales recorded in the first four months of 2021 than...

A row has blown up over a house raffle where the property prize was withdrawn and a cash alternative offered because...

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

In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...

The group chief executive of south east England’s largest independent agency is retiring. David Lench of Arun Estates has revealed that he is...

The ESTAS Awards ceremony is traditionally held each May but no prizes for guessing why this year, as with 2020, things...

An agent has contacted Estate Agent Today to issue what he calls “an urgent alert” about the risk of Capital Gains...

London-based estate agency Orlando Reid is opening an additional office in Manchester - the start of a long-term growth programme for...

The Prime Central London pain throughout the pandemic can be seen by new figures just released by an investment consultancy, showing...

The so-called race for space as the pandemic drives buyers to reconsider their lifestyle options has led to prices for prime...

Mortgage lending has shown the biggest net increase on record according to the Bank of England.  Mortgage borrowing in March rose by...

Parts of the UK property market face a supply shortage with a quarter fewer properties listed for sale in England and...

The new Mayor of London, to be decided in an election tomorrow, has just received a six point set of demands...

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

Local elections rarely set the pulse racing and this year’s poll on Thursday faces a similar problem. But this time, it’s a...

Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...

This time last year the industry was awaiting the launch of a new portal - the free to list public site...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity as we are on the threshold of May why not get on to the...

Britain’s second largest estate agency has outlined radical new plans to shift direction, making financial services and not sales or rentals...

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

The UK affiliated agency of Warren Buffett’s global real estate company has acquired a historic independent company operating in prime central...

One of the earliest London agencies to adopt a hub-style operation with self-employed agents working on a high commission basis, has...

A former senior Foxtons and Douglas & Gordon agent has hit out at “the relentless key performance indicator culture” of some agencies. Matthew...

The estate agency industry is besotted with digital canvassing to try to win business - but that’s the wrong approach to take...

A prime London estate agency is going global - not only with a new office in the UK capital but with...

As London plays catch-up with the buoyant housing market seen in the rest of the country, two agencies have announced new...

The UK affiliated agency of Warren Buffett’s global real estate company has unveiled its new website. Berkshire Hathaway Homes Services (Kay &...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

An insolvency specialist is warning that the real estate sector of the UK is seeing more firms in financial distress despite...

Hello and welcome to a sunny Friday and this week’s round-up of the industry’s good works. We’re keen to feature agents and...

The Nationwide Building Society has launched a product which, controversially, allows some first time buyers to borrow 5.5 times their income. From...

The average UK house price has risen 8.6 per cent - that’s typically £20,000 - in the past year. This is the...

The veteran estate agent who led criticism of Countrywide’s former management is turning his glare on Foxtons. The London estate agency has...

A hybrid agency which until now has been active only in London is launching new hubs in Manchester and Brighton. Agent &...

The market share of hybrid and online agents has remained at eight per cent, according to property industry consultancy TwentyCi. This figure...

Some 80 per cent of the property market will remain free of stamp duty for first-time buyers, even after the current...

A leading agent says that for every house he puts on the market, he has over 40 requests for viewings -...

Hello and welcome to another working week, and the latest on jobs and staff movement across our industry. You can be part...

There’s been a surge in activity in London’s prime housing market according to LonRes. The property data company says that new instructions in March...

For many, the funeral of HRH Prince Philip will be a solemn affair, while for some it will also be a...

New research shared with Estate Agent Today suggest that in areas of the country almost four in 10 homes for sale...

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

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

Foxtons has reassured investors that 2021 has started well and the agency is on the road to recovery after the Coronavirus...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

Purplebricks is this summer starting a £7m campaign in a bid to to increase market share, using a new media partner. The...

Winkworth says Covid and its aftermath will not derail plans to open five offices a year.  In a trading statement to shareholders...

Boutique estate agency D S Churchill is to open a countryside office serving the Cotwolds, Oxfordshire and surrounding counties. D S Churchill...

A new name is to appear at the top of Knight Frank from next spring - and he is charged with bringing...

The sizes and numbers of gardens in London are reducing because stamp duty is encouraging more extensions as an alternative to moving. That’s...

The MP leading a new parliamentary committee on the housing market says a radical reform of tax would help more people move...

First time buyers are now saving more than £800 a year in comparison with tenants, new analysis suggests.  The Halifax says the...

Licensing of the short-term lets sector in Scotland was due to be introduced next month. However, it was recently announced that...

Annual house price growth remains strong but it has slowed significantly according to the Nationwide. Prices dropped 0.2 per cent on average...

A prominent London agency says today’s new two per cent stamp duty surcharge imposed on most overseas buyers will not dampen...

A company in the German Axel Springer publishing empire - which also invested in Purplebricks in the past - has put...

Bank of England figures reveal that in February there were 87,700 mortgage approvals - down from a peak of 103,700 in...

Fine & Country is opening a new branch in the Welsh capital, Cardiff. It covers the city and surrounding areas, the Vale...

As an indication of the frenzied property market, this may take some beating - an agent has had 18 viewings on...

Hello, and as we near the first Bank Holiday of the year (and a little light at the end of the...

Liverpool - where commissioners have been ordered by Whitehall to run part of the council following corruption allegations - is the...

You can’t blame agents for trying to get the highest possible price for their vendor’s property, but Purplebricks probably wins the...

Data from Rightmove suggests a sharp increase in the number of chain-free properties on the market because sellers are increasingly willing...

Normal life still seems far away so there hasn’t been the usual spotlight on a good-news-feeling that comes every year on...

Residential transactions totalled 147,050 last month according to HMRC - that’s 23 per cent higher than the previous month and an...

The London housing market is enjoying the end of the lull before the storm, according to a leading buying agent. Sara Ransom...

The Building Societies Association says there’s been a surge in consumer confidence in the housing market following the Budget. Some 37 per...

Zoopla has crunched the numbers for the continuing stamp duty holiday in England and Northern Ireland, calculating 500,000 buyers will have...

OnTheMarket has completed its purchase of PropTech firm Glanty - a deal which began 15 months ago.   OTM took an initial 20...

One year on from the UK’s first stay-at-home order, London has been overtaken as the most searched-for location on Rightmove, according...

There is growing speculation that a raft of tax proposals to be unveiled next week will include reform of Capital Gains...

London’s residential market appears to be showing renewed signs of life thanks to the rollout of the government roadmap and vaccine...

Welcome to Agents Do Charity, the weekly fund-raising catch up - as ever, even during challenging times, it’s great to see...

Purplebricks has unveiled changes to its For Sale and To Let boards to reflect its continuing sponsorship of Team GB and...

One of London’s best known and well respected agents has given insights into how he believes his own prime patch of...

Later this year, on October 22, the ESTAS 2021 will take place in London. The glittering ceremony will welcome property professionals...

There’s a warning this morning that possible tax reforms to be unveiled next Monday could wreak huge damage on the property...

A London agency has opened its second office in the south of the capital. Kalmars’ new branch is on the historic Old...

If it’s Monday, it’s jobs news day on EAT - welcome to the latest update. Want to be featured in our next...

Another leading research team in a major agency has revised upwards its forecast for the 2021 market. Savills revised its predictions recently...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

You could be forgiven for overlooking International Women’s Day on Monday. Well, almost. Focus was instead turned to the first day back...

Pressure is building on London agency Foxtons to repay its furlough funding. The company issued an upbeat trading statement on Wednesday; while...

High end purchasers of homes in London paid 15 per cent of the stamp duty in 2020, yet the value of...

Another TV programme will this weekend examine the fate of Suzy Lamplugh, the London estate agent who disappeared 35 years ago...

Agents are up in arms at a Rightmove restriction temporarily preventing access to parts of its listing back-end.  Agents received an email...

Foxtons says it's set for radical new investment and further takeovers following the acquisition of rival London agency Douglas and Gordon. In...

Savills has upgraded its house price and transaction forecasts following the Budget - and prime London, especially the centre, is tipped to...

Hello and welcome to this edition of Property Jobs Today, a chance to catch up with who’s moving where in the...

The extraordinary consolidation in the estate agency industry continues apace today with two of the biggest deals reaching critical points. Firstly Hunters’...

Agencies and suppliers today mark International Women’s Day with events and declarations shining a light on the achievements of female colleagues and...

One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been the Netflix show Call My Agent! It’s a surprise success, perhaps, because...

Agents in England are told that sellers should market their homes by March 23 - only 18 days from now - if...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak with Anthony Payne, Managing Director and co-founder of LonRes, a data and network...

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...

When I joined Zoopla, I took the same approach that I always take whenever I enter a new sector: I was...

A leading market commentator says the acquisition of London agency Douglas & Gordon represents “a strategic step change” for Foxtons -...

It's been confirmed that Foxtons has bought rival London-focussed agency Douglas & Gordon. In a trading statement this morning Foxtons tells its...

Mortgage approvals declined slightly in January as the market braces itself for the end of the stamp duty holiday - currently...

Dexters, which last week secured a reported £130m in new investment for the coming years, has snapped up the historic Roy...

The Countrywide name is set to disappear from the stock market in a week’s time - and may soon be gone...

A leading agent says the worst thing that could happen with Wednesday’s Budget is if the Chancellor does not deliver on...

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...

Older homeowners gifted an average of £42,500 to younger relatives to help them buy in the past year, according to new...

An agent working for a Countrywide brand in Lancashire has been given a suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of...

Foxtons is in talks to takeover rival London agency Douglas & Gordon. A statement from Foxtons to shareholders this afternoon says: "Further to...

An agency says it now sells more prime London properties than any of its rivals. Chestertons makes the claim based on figures...

A study by estate agency Coulters has revealed which areas of the country make the biggest savings courtesy of the stamp...

A high-profile London agency is asking the police and property industry bodies including Trading Standards to investigate a fake company posing under...

Wild speculation about the sale of Dexters yesterday turned out to be plain wrong - and instead the company has landed substantial investment. Oakley Capital, a...

Hello and welcome to Friday, the day when we highlight agents’ great work to raise funds for good causes despite the continuing...

This week’s In Conversation Today interviewee needs no introduction. One of the property industry’s most recognisable names, she has been a...

London still dominated the league table of locations with the highest volumes of sales by value in 2020, despite the apparent...

Reservation Agreement specialist Gazeal is to sponsor the Estate Agent categories at The ESTAS later this year. Gazeal chief executive Bryan Mansell...

Hello - another Monday dawns but the good news is that we can update you on the industry’s latest appointments. Everyone here...

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...

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

It’s now more than a year since the government offered an additional £4 million to councils to combat rogue landlords. At the...

The rise and rise of portal listings and changing consumer habits during the pandemic may mean the death of the High...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced “an exceptional intervention” promising that leaseholders in high-rise buildings above 18 metres will bear no...

One of the early operators of the self-employed agency model has launched a scheme under which its agents receive shares in the...

One of the chief figures behind Brexit and Boris Johnson’s role as London Mayor is now advising that stamp duty should be...

Affordability across the housing market is at its worst for 10 years according to an analysis by a London agency. Benham and Reeves...

Some 100 new apprentice estate agents are to be recruited in London. Dexters, which has 70 offices across the capital including 12...

The biggest awards in the residential property sector, The ESTAS, has confirmed an autumn date for its main 2021 event.  Traditionally the...

An estate agency says 10 per cent of its sellers have already dropped their asking prices to keep buyers on board,...

It’s pretty cold out there, making a difficult time that much worse - except for fans of sledging of course. But many...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

Estate agents have kept up the pressure on the Westminster government to consider some kind of tapered ending to the stamp...

One of the country’s most popular tourist destinations may ban the sale of new builds to second home buyers. The council in Padstow -...

Welcome to the start of another week and this catch up on the latest moves within the agency world. Everyone featured here...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we evaluate our lives and, looking more specifically at the property market, it...

Properties are currently taking 29 per cent longer than average to sell once under offer, according to research by a home...

Covid-19 has caused the number of new homes registered by UK house builders to fall 23 per cent in 2020. The NHBC...

A new appeal has been launched to discover what happened to missing London agent Suzy Lamplugh. She disappeared in July 1986, aged 25....

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

The property sector is set to lead the UK out of its Covid slump according to Ernst & Young’s latest forecast....

A new firm has been launched by two agents who formerly worked at Carter Jonas and are aiming at the £400,000...

An international property and residency consultancy claims the sold prices of homes in some prime London locations have collapsed by up to 40...

Talks continue between The Property Franchise Group and Hunters with both companies agreeing a new deadline of next Friday, January 29. Just...

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

A leading analyst is questioning whether buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holiday because demand has purshed up prices far...

Free-to-list portal One Dome has launched a dedicated New Homes section - in line with the longer-established paid-for portals - and...

A hybrid agency is appealing to corporate estate agents to jump ship and try its self employed business model. Mr & Mrs...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

A property platform claims the current pipeline stock is so large that the average UK agency branch is waiting on £105,000...

Some 70 per cent of first time buyers in 2020 took out mortgages in excess of 25 years, says the Nationwide. A decade...

London buyers have been by far the biggest winners from the stamp duty holiday according to new research. The Keller Williams UK...

The buying and property management service run by high profile agent Jo Eccles has changed its name. SP Property Group has now...

The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

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

London mayor Sadiq Khan is reported to be asking the Prime Minister to review the status of ‘essential retail’ which can...

Estate agencies have been named by HM Revenue & Customs for breaching anti-money laundering regulations. The list of those breaching the rules...

An appeal has gone out to agents wanting to jump from being employees to running their own businesses - and there are...

Just a week ago, I thought it was all over. Christmas and New Year had gone, as had the passionate calls...

The UK outlet of Warren Buffett's estate agency empire is launching its first TV advert in this country.  Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Kay &...

Connells has cemented its takeover of Countrywide - it now has backing from over 52 per cent of shareholders. In a statement...

There’s growing optimism that an extension to the stamp duty holiday - thought to be off the agenda just days ago...

Agents have been outlining how they have beefed up their measures to combat the risk of Coronavirus, especially during property viewings. “We...

London’s largest independent estate agency, Dexters, suggests that the stamp duty holiday ending in 12 weeks time will have relatively little...

Connells has revealed that it’s to keep the existing Countrywide branch structure and staff headcount when the acquisition process is completed...

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

In a dramatic New Year’s Eve statement on the London Stock Exchange, Countrywide has agreed the terms of a recommended offer...

House prices surged in December to post their fastest growth in six years, according to the Nationwide.  Prices rose 7.3 per cent...

Zoopla has revealed precisely how much house prices have risen over the course of 2020. Across the UK as a whole prices...

London and other urban areas dominate the league table of locations seeing the biggest house price rises of 2020. This is despite...

The Brexit deal agreed in dramatic form on Christmas Eve is one part of a cocktail eventually boosting the London market...

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

One of the country’s most exclusive agencies, UK Sotheby’s International Realty, was the subject of a Channel 4 documentary last evening. The...

High end agency Hamptons has quantified the trend of Londoners quitting the capital in the light of the pandemic. It says that...

Entrants for the 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards have only until December 31 to sign up. Founder Simon Brown says: “The bounce...

The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...