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13 May 2024
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![CoStar defends track record after open letter from OnTheMarket critic](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
CoStar has defended its operations after a third open letter from OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone attempted to derail the US property...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![£100m price tag as London agency chain put up for sale](/upload/images/Logos/Chestertons-logo400x310.png)
Chestertons, the London high-end estate agency chain, is reported to be looking for a buyer. Sky News says it’s hired Deloitte, the...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![What leaving the EU means for anti-money laundering legislation](/img/default/eat.png)
The coronavirus pandemic has somewhat eclipsed Brexit this year – which is no mean feat. Cast your mind back to pre-Covid...
12 December 2020
From: Features
![Brexit and Coronavirus? Housing market sentiment strong despite crises](/img/default/eat.png)
Public sentiment over the housing market remains stable despite the Coronavirus crisis and the possibility of a No Deal Brexit. That’s the conclusion...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![A rare shining light: property must be protected and allowed to flourish](/img/default/eat.png)
Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...
14 November 2020
From: Features
![Brexit challenges for agents and the property industry](/img/default/eat.png)
Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...
25 January 2020
From: Features
![Bank says Brexit worries may lead to base rate reduction in spring](/img/default/eat.png)
Multi-national financial institution UBS says there could be a cut in the Bank of England base rate as early as May...
07 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Five things to watch for in 2020](/img/default/eat.png)
A new year dawns - but will 2020 bring new change for the agency industry now that the market appears to...
28 December 2019
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - and it’s a deal at last, isn’t it?](/img/default/eat.png)
As the country nears a Brexit deal (maybe… perhaps… possibly) there’s time to reflect on a quite contrasting process - the no-nonsense...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Will stamp duty reform be announced on November 6?](/img/default/eat.png)
November 6 has been declared Budget Day - at least if there is a Brexit deal agreed in principle in the...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Online estate agents and digital malfunction](/img/default/eat.png)
It never rains but it pours. And that’s certainly been the case for the online estate agency sector in the last...
03 October 2019
From: Features
![Will the current political landscape encourage Generation Rent to vote?](/img/default/eat.png)
In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...
28 September 2019
From: Features
![Brexit No Deal means interest rates ‘could go either way’](/img/default/eat.png)
The Bank of England has once again maintained base rate at 0.75 per cent - but it is warning that the...
20 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket snipes at Rightmove as it reveals price freeze for some agents](/img/default/eat.png)
OnTheMarket says it will not increase listing charges in 2020 for any agents currently paying full fees, while agencies which list on only...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty shift from buyer to seller ‘could offset Brexit price fall’](/img/default/eat.png)
Pressure continued to mount on the government to clearly address the issue of stamp duty as a leading business consultancy suggested...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![When will confidence return to the property market?](/img/default/eat.png)
I think I speak for most people when I say that we are not currently where we thought we would be...
31 August 2019
From: Features
![Agency chief blasted for backing Boris Johnson, Brexit and homes policy](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agent turned Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has provoked a furious response on social media by coming out in favour of...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![No Deal Brexit will create “feeding frenzy” of foreign buyers, says agent](/img/default/eat.png)
An independent estate agency says a No Deal Brexit will prompt a “feeding frenzy” of foreign buyers who are already “piling...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agency quits the UK as experts predict No Deal price slump](/img/default/eat.png)
The international estate agency Engel & Volkers is closing its single prime central London office - despite past claims that sales...
22 August 2019
From: Breaking News
15 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit: Deal or No Deal could hit base rate and then mortgage costs](/img/default/eat.png)
The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee - which meets monthly to set the base rate on which the costs of...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Early challenge for Johnson: “scary” transactions drop, prices set to fall](/img/default/eat.png)
London and South East England are to see house price falls this year and only “very modest” growth in 2020 -...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![What now for the agency industry as Boris Johnson takes over?](/img/default/eat.png)
Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - is a no deal Brexit real life, or is it just fantasy?](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...
13 July 2019
From: Features
![Vendors urged to sell now as prospect of no deal Brexit looms](/img/default/eat.png)
Property sellers have been urged to list their properties now in the hope of selling their properties for maximum value within...
09 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Landlords forced to conduct more background checks in post-Brexit Britain](/img/default/eat.png)
Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...
08 June 2019
From: Features
![Brexit breathing space leads to surge in applicants and deals done](/img/default/eat.png)
The breathing space offered by the October Brexit deadline and the receding prospect of a No Deal exit from the EU...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit splits first time buyers across the country say Guild agents](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s not just the high-end market for homes in the south east that’s hit by Brexit according to the Guild of...
06 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Labour housing guru disagrees with party's breakaway MPs](/img/default/eat.png)
Labour’s housing spokesman, John Healey, has spoken out against the split in the party which has so far seen eight MPs...
21 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Industry chief says No Deal is worst outcome as London prices drop 20%](/img/default/eat.png)
The British Property Federation has made an outspoken intervention into the Brexit debate, telling politicians that No Deal is the worst...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit: where does our industry stand? and where do you stand?](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![What next for property in 2019?](/img/default/eat.png)
As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...
29 December 2018
From: Features
21 December 2018
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![Two Brexit blows to London market as uncertainty worsens](/img/default/eat.png)
Two reports have suggested London’s residential market may be damaged by Brexit - both the past two and a half years...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Brexit's housing silver lining (but only for overseas buyers, it seems...)](/img/default/eat.png)
A high-end estate agency selling some of the country’s most expensive homes says the possible currency falls resulting from Brexit chaos...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Emoov speculation mounts as chief executive ‘sets up new company’](/img/default/eat.png)
More speculation has swirled around the future of Emoov as it appeared that company chief executive and founder Russell Quirk had...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Brexit Shambles: No Deal impact on house prices to take centre stage](/img/default/eat.png)
Newspapers are reporting that Brexit’s impact on house prices - especially if there is No Deal - are likely to take...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Deal or no deal – how could Brexit affect the property market?](/img/default/eat.png)
A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...
24 November 2018
From: Features
![No Deal Brexit would see ‘buyers and sellers hit the brakes’ - top agent](/img/default/eat.png)
The chief executive of Haart, Paul Smith, is warning that a No Deal exit from the EU could leave Britain with...
22 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Deal or No Deal? Housing market will improve post-Brexit says top agent](/img/default/eat.png)
One of London’s most prominent buying agencies says post-Brexit the interest in buying in the capital will return - whether there...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Second EU Referendum would help housing market, claims agent](/img/default/eat.png)
A London buying agent has called for a second referendum on Britain’s EU membership, suggesting that it would give more certainty...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![More market mayhem? Fall-Throughs rise as uncertainty grips buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
The number of house sales falling through before completion is on the increase according to data collated by a home buying...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Transaction volumes plunge in London - prime central areas hit worst](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s more bad news for the long-troubled Prime Central London market. A new analysis shows that transaction volumes have plunged 11.6 per cent...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents say current market slowdown to stay in place for rest of 2018](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agents say the continuing gentle slowdown reflected in the latest government house price figures will be the story of the...
20 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Is it time to take more notice of Brexit?](/img/default/eat.png)
“Baton down the hatches. Stockpile the food cupboard. Brexit is coming and it’s little more than six months away!” I jest, but there is...
15 September 2018
From: Features
![Don’t blame Brexit! Agent reveals who's behind housing market woe](/img/default/eat.png)
One of London’s leading estate agents says Brexit has had at worst a neutral effect on the housing market and may...