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Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...

Would-be home-buyers are enjoying the highest level of spring-time choice of homes in five years says Zoopla. The portal claims that there...

Regional agency Mundys has snapped up a sales business, taking its branch total to five. It currently has two offices in Lincoln...

A new analysis of the cost-of-moving suggests that the typical seller will incur expenses of £5,867 - and that rises hugely...

Lomond has announced its latest acquisition within the East Midlands, bolstering its John Shepherd brand following two recent acquisitions within the...

The gap between the costs of home ownership and renting has reached its smallest level since 2019, according to the latest...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Forget the Oscars, the biggest even in town last week was the Fine & Country International Annual Conference and Awards Gala. The...

Buyers and sellers should focus on their own local market rather than national house price indices, the chief executive of Properytmark...

OnTheMarket is set to bring back its popular town hall meetings with agents. It will be the first since its acquisition by...

A home staging firm that partners with estate agents to present properties has secured financial backing. Lemon and Lime Interiors has received...

Rightmove has joined growing calls for Stamp Duty reform ahead of the Spring Budget next week. The property portal has outlined three...

Properties favoured by first-time buyers are typically selling for an average of 8% or £20,300 below the local market average, Zoopla...

Average house prices fell 1.4% during 2023, Land Registry data has revealed. The latest Land Registry House Price Index for December 2023...

The total value of all homes across the UK has dropped for the first time since 2012. Research by Savills shows the...

The search for the very best of the property industry is officially on for The Midlands PROPS Awards 2024. The awards is...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

Branches may be closing but the number of estate agency businesses has increased by 2% across the UK over the past...

The total number of property millionaires fell last year as the ‘race for space’ reversed, research suggests. Analysis by Savills has revealed...

Propertymark has welcomed a move by the Government to lift restrictions on development along the abandoned HS2 route. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...

Two estate agency businesses have already signed up to self-employed agency brand eXp’s new brokerage model just weeks after launch. Mackays, a...

Lomond has strengthened its foothold in the Midlands with its 50th acquisition since launching just three years ago. Through its John Shepherd...

The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice...

Property brand and auctioneer Bond Wolfe has recorded total sales revenues of more than £178 million for 2023. The auctions division raised...

House prices may have slumped for most of the year but some areas have bucked the trend. Analysis by Halifax shows that...

Homeowners in the East Midlands, North East, North West and Scotland may be at higher risk of property fraud, research suggests. Anti-money...

Almost three quarters of buyers are still confident about purchasing a property in the new year, while sellers are a bit...

Fisher German is aiming to grow its Midlands agency team following continued success in residential sales during the year. The agency and...

Hundreds of properties are having their asking prices cut each day, new analysis reveals as agents and sellers continue to try...

The borough of Richmond upon Thames in London has been crowned the happiest place to live in Great Britain, according to...

Regional differences are emerging when it comes to homebuyer and seller sentiment, research suggests. OnTheMarket’s latest Property Sentiment Index showed 72% of...

Homebuyer appetite has abruptly fallen across all regions this year, new data suggests. Property purchasing specialist the House Buyer Bureau measured transactions...

Asking prices for newly listed homes dropped by the largest rate for November in five years, Rightmove has revealed. The portal’s latest...

Simon Jackson is Managing Director of SDL Surveying If we look at the latest data, it looks like there is something of...

A new self-employed estate agency says it’s signed-up 30 new recruits in four months. iad - which had 20 recruits until recently...

The “ticking time bomb” of Help to Buy repayments could be set to explode due to the cost of living crisis,...

The number of homes going under offer within 30 days of listing has dropped from 54% to 38% as buyers become...

Deliveroo may have revolutionised the way we order takeaways and now three former executives from the delivery app have set their...

Exchanged prices across the UK have grown at an average of 3.8% over the past year despite ‘gloomy headlines’, TwentyEA claims. New...

Prominent industry figure Sean Newman has renewed his licence agreement with Fine & Country for five more years.  Newman has licenses in...

New data from respected consultancy TwentyEA showed that the market is proving unexpectedly resilient - and in the case of new...

The property market is unstable at the moment making it increasingly difficult for first-time buyers to get on the ladder. As a...

The property market remains ‘resilient’ with more listings and homes going under, according to the latest TwentyCi data. It comes as figures...

Cooling market conditions and the higher cost of borrowing have resulted in one property market silver lining, Moverly claims. The upfront information...

A park home specialist provider claims demand for that niche property increased significantly in the second quarter of this year. The Quickmove...

Sentiment among movers is proving to be remarkably resilient despite the challenging news in recent months on mortgage rates, inflation, and...

Midlands property group Bond Wolfe has marked its 40th anniversary with a reception for 250 guests at Birmingham’s Town Hall, where...

Savills and the Daily Telegraph newspaper have combined to produce a league table of what they claim to be Britain’s 50...

More than a third of homes have declined in value over the past six months, Zoopla data shows. It comes despite the...

Higher interest rates have already softened UK prime regional markets but cities are proving resilient, Savills claims. Research by the agent shows...

Increasing numbers of sellers are turning to auction rooms to combat the cooling housing market conditions, research suggests. Upfront information provider Moverly...

Our data shows vast regional differences in current house prices and many areas are defying the current overall national dip. The study...

Property supply appears weighted toward couples and small families, an agent has claimed. Analysis by self-employed agency brand eXp UK analysed current...

Proptech firm iamproperty has reported 40% growth in its partner agent network over the past 12 months. It now works with more...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

The race for space is reversing as more employers are calling staff back into the office. Research by agency brand Jackson-Stops has...

First-time buyers in the UK are paying almost a third more to get on the property ladder than they were five...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has acquired Liberty Gate, a Nottingham-based residential lettings and sales business which operates one branch in Nottingham...

Estate agents across Britain sold 5.3 homes on average each month in 2022, new research suggests. Analysis by Nested has found there...

Online agents have failed to capitalise on the cost of living crisis and have seen their market share for exchanges drop...

Annual house price growth dropped for the fourth month in a row in February and dropped further into negative territory on...

Family-run estate agency Hannells is celebrating after reaching the final of a prestigious local business awards. Launched back in 2009, the Midlands Family...

The number of home sales being agreed is now back to its pre-pandemic level for the first time since before the...

Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) is celebrating its 180th year with the opening of a new flagship office. The Midlands-based land and property...

New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Agents in some parts of the UK are still struggling to sell properties that they first listed more than a decade...

The South East of England is currently most in need of an estate agency personnel boost, new research claims. The analysis, by...

The average price for larger detached homes has grown at almost twice the rate than for smaller properties such as flats...

Midlands-based land and property company Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) has kicked off the new year by snapping up another business. Coventry sales...

Annual house price growth slowed in December and ended the year negative on a monthly basis, the latest Land Registry figures...

Property professionals have started the year in a relatively less despondent mood compared with the end of 2022 but the market...

The number of home sellers looking to sell their home quickly in the current market has increased by 12%, new research...

Fewer first-time buyers got on the property ladder last year but there was an increase in people buying for business purposes,...

Plenty of inspirational examples of fundraising activities by agents and property professionals have been coming in from the end of 2022. Whatever...

Agents put 11,613 new listings live on Zoopla during Boxing Day, the portal has revealed. That is a 42% increase compared with...

Agents are seeing more instructions as the year ends but fewer properties are selling, industry data shows. Figures from property data company...

West Midlands estate agency Berriman Eaton has completed a £250,000 investment drive that has seen it establish a new Worcestershire office...

Connells Group estate agency operations director Simon Arnes is set to step down next year after marking 50 years with the...

Fine & Country has elected new representatives to its National Advisory Council (NAC). The NAC is responsible for providing advice, suggestions and...

Northern Ireland has been named as a potential hotspot for money laundering. New data from anti-money laundering software provider SmartSearch has identified...

A West Midlands estate agent has backed Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s plans to reverse cuts to Stamp Duty, claiming they should never...

The market share of hybrid and online agents increased slightly during the third quarter of 2022 but firms are still struggling...

Buyer demand has dropped by a fifth in the fortnight since the mini-Budget while supply has increased from worried homeowners, Zoopla...

Buyer demand is cooling but the property sector still remains in a sellers’ market for now, new analysis claims. The latest National...

House prices in some regions of the UK could continue increasing, despite concerns over the economic downturn and forecasts of house...

Property demand has dropped while price reductions have increased in recent weeks, data shows. Two separate pieces of industry data give new...

The government’s Stamp Duty reforms could provide a boost to homebuilding in the UK, a property investor claims. Real estate investor Alliance...

The UK’s real estate sector is set to lose some 127,320 jobs by 2030, according to a new report by Arden...

There has been an understandable focus on things other than Government since the death of Queen Elizabeth was announced, but Prime...

There is a big walking theme to this week's charity exploits, showing you don't have to break too much of a...

Properties that are slow to sell are typically commanding a discount of up to 17% off England’s average house price, research...

Connells Midlands has launched a new Shared Ownership Hub to help deliver affordable housing in the region. It will provide an end-to-end...

Downsizing could become more attractive to older homeowners as the cost of living crisis intensifies, Savills claims. It comes as analysis by...

Properties are being down valued by up to 5% in some areas of the UK in the sign of a housing...

A regional independent agent has shifted its focus to sales after offloading its lettings business to The Lomond Group. Warwickshire and Worcestershire-based...

Hundreds of homes reaching portals for sale with no supporting photos, research suggests. Estate agent media provider Giraffe360 analysed current sales stock...

Despite the cost-of-living crisis causing many to tighten their belts and the beginnings of a slowdown of the property market, the...

A record share of buyers are leaving London to purchase their first home, research shows. Analysis by Hamptons found that a record...

Two major regional agents have expanded their geographical presence and sales focus. Midlands-based land and property agent Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) has...