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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...

Foxtons, Chancellors and Douglas & Gordon have been named among the first paid-up agency brands on Boomin. The challenger portal, launched by...

We’re about to enter August and second half of the Olympic Games - and fund-raising is happening at a Gold medal...

Hello and we’re at the end of another week celebrating all those in our industry who do great work. And this...

One of the industry’s leading consultants has calculated staff turnover rates at the country’s leading estate agencies. Christopher Watkin, the consultant who...

Hello, and if it’s Friday it can only mean Charity day as we celebrate the industry’s continuing fund-raising despite challenges from...

Free-to-list portal group OneDome claims 425 estate agency branches joined its listing services last month,  OneDome Group operates two portals, OneDome and...

The soon-to-launch Boomin portal has signed up a national firm and now claims to have recruited 40 per cent of the...

OneDome, which operates two free-to-list property listing sites, says it’s had a record month as it strives to build an alternative...

OneDome has released a list of High Street agencies that have signed up to its free-to-list portal and sister website Nethouseprices  -...

A London estate agent has broken ranks with much of the industry and instead of welcoming the stamp duty holiday has...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

A former president of the National Association of Estate Agents has attacked “irresponsible agents” for over-valuing asking prices in London in...

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing.  The decision to cut stamp duty...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...

The housing industry has responded with shock, joy, and jitters, after Theresa May’s snap general election went catastrophically wrong, leaving her...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

Agency review website RaterAgent has listed its top 50 agents for 2016 based on customer reviews posted in the year to...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

Analysis of data from some 2,100 estate agents suggest that the single busiest period for prospective vendors seeking an automated valuation...

Rightmove has begun testing a virtual reality viewing platform which will allow prospective buyers to view properties without leaving their own...

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...

On Tuesday we managed hail, snow, rain, sun and a chilly wind all in one day. Whatever you want to say...