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The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...

Some 36% of all homes which have had asking prices cut this year are now listed as sold subject to contract.  GetAgent...

The latest research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that while a rental property with a...

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

Dog-owning house buyers who want to live in areas of abundant green space in which to walk their four-legged friends are...

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

Annual house price declines slowed in January and values returned to growth on a monthly basis, Land Registry data shows. The latest...

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

Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...

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...

New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...

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

Zoopla is holding onto its predictions of a 2% average house price drop this year and said high- value regions in...

Savills has kicked off 2024 with two key external hires and an internal move into its country house team. James Toogood has joined...

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

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...

Average asking prices in December have fallen more than usual for the seasonal slowdown, Rightmove claims. The portal’s latest House Price Index...

TV presenter Phil Spencer announced the winners at the 20th ESTAS Awards in October As most of you will know The ESTAS...

A new analysis of the housing market has assessed 50 cities in the UK to establish which is best for first...

More than 20 property organisations and professionals have been named as finalists in the upcoming Variety North West PROPs awards. The winners...

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

The average home seller across England and Wales has achieved 97.3% of asking price, a -2.4% drop versus the previous six...

Property professionals have one more week to submit their entries for the inaugural North West PROPs Awards. The search for the very...

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

Almost a third of homes sold across Britain have been purchased by a cash buyer, new research shows. Analysis of the latest...

The inaugural Northwest PROPS Awards will be hosted by England and British Lions rugby legend Martin Bayfield. The two-time Grand Slam winner...

It’s a great time to be a homebuyer if purchasers can afford it, TwentyCi has claimed. It comes as the property data...

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

Agents are being invited to get involved in the inaugural North West PROPS Awards. The North West PROPS, a northern-focused version of...

There is uncertainty in the market but it is still moving, TwentyCi claims. It comes as figures from the property data company...

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...

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

The number of property sales in England and Wales has dropped by more than 50% so far this year, research suggests. Analysis...

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...

There’s never a perfect time to set up in business, but many might think now is exactly the wrong time to...

A man has been jailed for fraud after conning potential property buyers out of nearly £16,000. Jaspal Singh Juttla, 64 of Northwood...

The proportion of new homes sold off-plan across England & Wales has slipped to the lowest level since 2013, new data...

There is a sense of “cautious optimism” in the market with sales agreed on the rise despite the number of overall...

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

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

An award-winning charity will cut the cost of homeownership in Wigan by up to £10,000, by offering buyers the chance to...

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

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

Average house prices have declined by their largest level on a monthly basis since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty...

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 continues to lead the way as TwentyCi revealed its latest statistics on property market activity. The property...

Estate agents have been bringing more listings to the market since the start of the year but professionals in the north...

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

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

Estate agents have brought more homes to market this month compared with January but February instruction figures are not as high...

The north-south house price divide may be narrowing, eXp UK claims. Research by the self-employed agency brand has found that while the...

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has blamed uncertainty since the September mini-Budget and rising mortgage rates for making the market more...

Cash buyers are securing properties 6% below the average UK house price. Research by national agent Jackson-Stops has revealed the regions where...

Online agents increased their market share in 2022 but are struggling to break into higher value markets, new data has revealed. Data...

The South East of England has been the dominant region across the board this month for instructions, sales agreed and exchanges...

New Land Registry data is set to kick-off the debate about whether house prices have started to fall. Plenty of commentators are...

The level of new listings coming to market is at its weakest since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty holiday,...

London agency Martyn Gerrard opened its latest new office last weekend. It is based in Winchmore Hill, expanding the agency’s established service...

The level of new housing sale stock has almost halved when compared to the closing stages of 2022, research suggests. Estate agent...

An eXp UK agent has highlighted the importance of personal branding and his own beard in securing property sales. Ben Moore, who...

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

One of hybrid agent EweMove’s first franchisees has expanded his North West territory by rebranding as Property Franchise Group stablemate Whitegates. Chris...

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

Agents have been getting into the Christmas spirit and recognising the colder weather when it comes to charity this week. Whatever the...

The level of property sales fell by a quarter in the first half of this year in what is being described...

A team of estate agents from Sussex-based Mishon Mackay went the extra mile to assist a buyer who found herself in a...

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

Agency acquirer the Lomond Group has further extended its national footprint after targeting a burgeoning city in North West England for...

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

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

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

A North West England-based independent agent is marking its 40th anniversary. Independent agent Hackney & Leigh has reached the milestone in the...

In this guest piece, Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director at Leaders Romans Group, looks at whether house prices will start to cool...

Two senior estate agency figures have given their views on the prospects for the property market as commentators warn that longer-term...

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

Street Group is celebrating reaching 100 employees. The agency software and marketing provider said it is still looking to fill 15 more...

An independent estate agency has announced that it will extend its role as Bolton Wanderers Associate Partner into the 2022/23 season. Joining...

Homes that agents are putting back on the market after a fall-through are being relisted for as much as £21,000 cheaper,...

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

Agents have a “clear opportunity” to nudge high-value homeowners who are considering listing their properties for sale, Zoopla claims. It comes as...

More than a third of England’s regions have seen buyer demand fall over the previous quarter, research claims in the latest...

More than 100,000 property transactions have benefitted from access to digitised local land charges (LLCs) data. Conveyancing software provider Search Acumen has...

The remaining amount of agency stock still for sale remains at the same level as last year, TwentyCi claims. The property data...

Estate agents could be losing thousands of pounds a year to missed calls. Communications platform YourBusinessNumber analysed data on the typical number of...

House price growth may be slowing but there is still plenty of movement in the property jobs market. Here are some of...

Supply is slowly increasing but there are signs that buyers are now biding their time. Analysis by property data company TwentyCi shows...

Agents helped vendors sell homes at 97.9% of asking price on average last year, research claims. Analysis of portal and Land Registry...

The property supply shortage may be easing but Zoopla has warned it will still take some time for stock to be...

The shortlists for this year’s much-coveted ESTAS awards will be revealed from the end of this week. The ESTAS Customer Service Awards,...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

A well-known Yorkshire estate agency has expanded into another of its prime locations after striking a major acquisition deal. Linley & Simpson...

Knight Frank has issued a stark warning that house price growth is set to slow. House price indices from lenders such as...

Some 86 Bronze, Silver, Gold and Special Awards have been presented to agents in the Guild off Property Professionals at its...

The Chartered Institute of Housing, set to unveil its latest annual housing review next month, has indicated that to no one’s...

An agency which in 2020 moved from traditional branches to a hub-based business model, says it’s to become a ‘digital first’...

Only 6.8m homes in England now have mortgages, just 28 per cent of the overall market and about two per cent...