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The latest data from Your Move reveals London as still being the area of England and Wales with the lowest house...

A company launching later this month, set up by an ex-Chestertons agent, wants to employ over 20 freelance associates who can...

One of the more puzzling questions in London's estate agency industry has been resolved - how a company which appears to...

Rightmove’s monthly price index says the average asking price of homes coming to the market has fallen 1.2 per cent in...

A former Savills agent and a former Sotheby’s and Knight Frank agent have joined forces to launch a new property consultancy...

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

Investors from countries as diverse as South Africa and Russia are getting a 21 per cent discount on UK property according...

One of the world’s leading property technology experts, who at one time was head of strategy at a property portal, says investing...

The housing market remains mixed across different parts of the UK but London and the south east remain the weakest areas...

Winkworth says solid performances from its lettings and property management services, plus new franchise deals, have compensated for a challenging sales...

Estate agency James Pendleton says it wants to give its clients more digital advantages without becoming an online operation itself -...

And so summer draws to a close. The slow, lazy months of July and August have come to pass and the...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a partnership with the ESTAS Group, which runs the customer feedback platform and customer...

Government figures suggest house prices are still rising by 5.1 per cent a year, with the average property value in the...

An online platform that allows the public to compare the services and fees of traditional estate agents in their areas has...

Sky News says the online estate agent eMoov is drawing up plans to float on the stock market.  Sky has been well-informed...

The flotation of Agents’ Mutual on the London Stock Exchange could happen as soon as later this year following the endorsement...

Long-established central London estate agency Kay & Co is opening what it calls “a stylish new boutique office” on the ground...

An early Gold member of OnTheMarket is making a last-ditch bid to stop its parent company, Agents’ Mutual, from floating on...

One of the founding agents behind Agents’ Mutual and OnTheMarket and one of the current directors of Countrywide will be amongst...

Beauchamp Estates has announced that it will have a fourth prime central London office following its merger with Marylebone-based Hanover.  The Marylebone...

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...

Agents' Mutual has told the London Stock Exchange that it is going to float after winning support from 89 per cent...

Today sees the launch of ARLA and NAEA Propertymark's first national television advertisement. The ad is intended to highlight the importance of...

Three prime London estate agents have this week launched a specialist recruitment company for the property industry.  Hanning Recruitment has been founded...

The ESTAS Group has today revealed the shortlist for its inaugural Conveyancer Awards.  Over 5,000 customers have completed a survey about the...

An estate agent who is campaigning for boards to be banned in his local area says they should be 'confined to...

In this week’s Natter I’m going to get all political. Don’t worry, I won’t be giving my opinions on Brexit, Trump...

Two years of stagnation fuelled by Brexit uncertainty and stamp duty increases may be coming to an end in prime central...

Over the past few months, hundreds of agents across the UK have been improving their photography skills by taking part in...

Jackson-Stops & Staff, a critic of the stamp duty system since its reform in 2014, now says the government should slash...

Analysis by the Nationwide suggests that the proportion of UK-wide stamp duty payments paid by purchasers in the south east of...

The growing anger of some OnTheMarket member agents about the portal’s parent company proposal to float on the London Stock Exchange...

A tech magazine has raised speculation, circulating in the industry for some months, that some online agencies have considered joining forces...

It’s not just the evenings drawing in that marks the approach of autumn - it’s also the return to work of...

Countrywide’s share price hit a record low during trading yesterday afternoon when it dropped to 137.75p, having opened the day at...

Property consultancy Hometrack says London’s 12 month market slowdown has bottomed out with the annual growth rate rising to 2.8 per...

Ten out of 14 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News say Brexit and economic uncertainty are likely to stall London’s housing market...

The Property Ombudsman has expelled a London lettings and estate agency for a year and is warning that the firm may...

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

Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals are to keep their current Mayfair office on London’s Park Lane -...

Countrywide has issued forecasts for the housing market over the next two years amidst a warning that Brexit volatility is the...

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

The roadshow of presentations of Agents’ Mutual’s plans to float on the stock market have just passed the half-way mark. Remaining sessions...

Network Auctions has revealed its 100th partner estate agency office ahead of its next auction in three weeks’ time. Rolfe East in...

Shelter, the campaigning charity that has been hugely critical of private landlords and letting agents in recent years, has now launched...

UK house prices grew by 4.9 per cent in the year to the end of June according to the government’s official...

If you’re a busy estate or letting agent, you’ll find that it can be quite difficult and time-consuming locating the right...

Savills has apologised to a potential client who accidentally received emails between agents saying one was “lumbered” with an enquiry about...

Black Brick says its turnover in 2016 tripled to £3m with new business so far this year focussing increasingly on owner-occupier...

One of the founding figures behind OnTheMarket, which currently bans listings from online agencies, now says bricks and mortar agencies that...

Stamp duty has become the latest weapon in the ongoing war of words between different wings of the Conservative party, as...

The stock exchange seems to be on everyone’s lips at the moment. There’s Agents’ Mutual seeking to float on the Alternative Investment...

There’s a distinct sense of déjà vu over the debacle of OnTheMarket. I avoided joining two years ago because I couldn’t see...

Savills has reported strong figures for the first half of 2017 across its worldwide activities, but its UK residential divisions have...

Let’s face it - summer seems to be on holiday itself, if the weather in the UK is anything to go...

Record low stock numbers, political uncertainty and the aftermath of tax changes are the obstacles hindering the housing market, according to...

The ‘lower priced’ 80 per cent of homes in prime central London are seeing price rises again, giving hope they have...

Mortgage broker The Mortgage Hut has signed distribution deals with Century 21, Taylor Hill & Bond, Aspire Estate Agents and Wayne...

The government has poured cold water over industry speculation that Help To Buy could be phased out or significantly modified between...

  The first two meetings in a roadshow which OnTheMarket has organised for local member agents take place today - another 18...

Twenty areas in Greater London have an average price in excess of £5,000 per square metre according to new research from...

Marsh & Parsons will be opening a new office in Islington on September 4 - defying many analysts who say the...

The government is thought to be reviewing Help To Buy which, it is claimed, could end with the scheme being scrapped...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

Historically, short-term rentals have been an unattractive business for the majority of estate agents and property managers. Scarcity of demand from tenants...

Agents’ Mutual has confirmed that it proposes to form a new company, OnTheMarket plc, to list on the AIM market of...

A detailed analysis of the UK housing market by The Economist suggest many reasons lie behind the slump in property transactions...

William H Brown, part of the Sequence UK network, has acquired Barnfields estate agents in Enfield, north London.    Barnfields was an independent...

The highly-popular FUTURE:PropTech conference, regarded as the leading event for showcasing and debating industry technology, has been confirmed again for next...

Agents say the latest Nationwide index showing a surprise rise in house prices does not change the fact that it is...

LSL Property Services - owners of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons amongst estate agency brands - has enjoyed...

Let’s start with a quick fire quiz. How many more leads do you think you’d get with photos that have been...

The latest market snapshot by high-end agency Strutt & Parker reveals more bad news for London - despite the agency itself...

The real estate division of French bank BNP Paribas has exchanged on the acquisition of Strutt & Parker, bringing together some...

New figures produced by estate agency Carter Jonas show that the long-term consequences of the credit crunch have exacerbated the historic...

In its latest report to shareholders, Rightmove has revealed yet more growth in agent numbers, traffic to its website, revenue per...

As we head into August there’s no let up on your fantastic efforts for charity - thank you!   Everyone below has let...

Foxtons has reported its half-year figures for the six months to the end of June and, as expected, they show how...

Hunters is opening a new branch in the fashionable area of Shoreditch in east London, despite a slump in sales across...

High end estate agency Savills says the credit crunch - roughly 10 years old next month - is still having an...

More than a third of the homes in London currently on the market have had their asking prices reduced according to...

Nick Dunning Associates - a firm led by senior ex-Countrywide staff - has acquired the well-known six-branch London agency Stirling Ackroyd. Stirling...

The number of transactions in the housing market has fallen for the third successive month - and for the first time...

The latest figures from business consultancy Hometrack shows that house price inflation in the UK’s major cities is likely to reach...

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...

It’s been an undeniably tough year for agents so far and no one can say the industry doesn’t deserve a summer...

PwC says the drop in the number of property transactions is the economic indicator where the uncertainty over Brexit is most...

Humberts has announced new overseas investment as it continues to shift emphasis away from its past rural-only outlook. The investment news came...

The first ever home to have a viewing staged over Facebook Live has sold after it received three offers as a...

  A hybrid agency called 99Home Ltd, which made its debut back in April, appears to have relaunched with what it calls...

LSL Property Services does not report its figures for the first half of 2017 until August 1, but even so it...

A London agency says it’s angry that out of 200,000 homes officially classified as long term empty across the UK, just...

The buying agency Black Brick says 38 per cent of its transactions the first half of the year were off market...

A London independent says it has doubled its valuations so far this year and is opening a new office, despite the...

Your Move says the surprise General Election and the creation of a weaker minority government has exacerbated the slowdown in the...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

That the private rental sector has become the government’s whipping boy for housing problems - landlords in particular, letting agents almost...

The UK property market has entered a period of stagflation where house price growth is consistently lower than the rate of...

Wimbledon finals and the British Grand Prix await us this weekend and The Open begins a few days later, completing what...