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A prominent estate agent has started an online petition to reverse stamp duty so it is paid by the vendor, not...

After yet another tumultuous week in the property market, many of those working sector will be breathing a huge sigh of...

The amount of housing wealth owned by the older generation has reached a record level, new figures show. The data, from agency...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned tough times were coming ahead of his Autumn Statement yesterday and agents were left with plenty to...

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

If agents wonder why more older home owners don’t sell and downsize, it may be because they’re taking equity out of...

Over-65s saw their property wealth increase by £800 a month recently thanks to frenzied demand during the stamp duty holiday, an equity release...

Older homeowners gifted an average of £42,500 to younger relatives to help them buy in the past year, according to new...

A mortgage has been launched targeting borrowers who believe they are unlikely to complete their purchase before the stamp duty holiday’s...

Homeowners staying at home during another lockdown are doing more than sharing memes of groundhog day or doing family quizzes on...

Even the prospect of a stamp duty holiday is not enough to persuade many buyers and sellers to enter the market...

In the second of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio, the Estate Agents Sales Progression platform, explores...

A survey claims that millions of potential sellers would use online estate agents - and bizarrely, this includes an online agency...

An equity release provider says there is now £382 billion worth of equity available within older homeowners’ properties following recent house...

We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party and, rather more importantly, a new Prime Minister. That individual is Boris...

Equity release, seen by many agents as a reason why fewer older homeowners are downsizing these days, has reported more growth...

The issue of ‘intergenerational fairness’ has been raised in recent weeks, some might say somewhat ironically by a House of Lords’...

As many as one transaction in three is now undertaken by a so-called Last Time Buyer - twice as many as...

A survey by the Centre for Ageing Better recently showed that 72% of people want to see every new home built...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

The average over-65 homeowner in Britain has seen her or his property wealth gain £159,000 – or £7,000 annually - in...

Whenever any research is released, part of me can’t help thinking of that old adage, ‘lies, damn lies and statistics’ especially...

A survey from a financial organisation suggests that nearly half of the UK public says they would support a government incentive...

Around six in 10 estate agents say their experience shows that mortgage lending restrictions targeting customers aged 55 or over are...

Older homeowners are unrealistic about how much money they will raise from downsizing, and estate agents are warning them to manage...