Archive

Choosing the right prospecting software can be the difference between finishing the year on a high or finishing it below target. Although...

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

The JLL Prime Central London Index saw signs of improvement in the first quarter of this year, with 4.5% more properties...

The prime London sales market has made a hesitant start to 2024, Knight Frank has said. Despite the agent and property brand...

Foxtons has recorded a 31% annual increase in the value of its under offer pipeline during the first couple of months...

January 2024 has shattered records to become the busiest ever for UK property auctions, data suggests. Auction data provider Essential Information Group...

Fine & Country is gearing up to host its International Annual Conference and Awards Gala titled ‘Dare to be Iconic’.  The event...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has acquired Stirling Ackroyd, Alexander & Co and Peter Ball in the latest high profile industry acquisition. All...

Prime London prices fell 6% annually over 2023 but remain higher over the long term, LonRes claims. Analysis by the data company...

More residential properties went under the hammer last year but a smaller proportion sold, industry figures show. Data from the Essential Information...

Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and said it now expects average values to rise this year rather than...

Buyer demand across England crept up during the final months of 2023 but remains down annually, research has revealed. Analysis has revealed...

We’re now just 2 days away from the end of 2023 and what a year it’s been for the property industry....

In assessing the outlook for property auctions in 2024, it's crucial to look beyond interest rates. The real driving force behind...

The property market is heading for around 23% fewer sales this year and some agents may need better training to deal...

The prime central London market is set for a rebound, analysis claims. Research by Strutt & Parker reveals the PCL market was...

When almost all agents and developers use the tried and tested formula of floorplan, professional photography  and a well-crafted description, what can be...

It’s that time of year already: Halloween’s happened, Bonfire Night’s blown itself out, and there’s now a feast of festivities leading...

A fifth of all homes sold so far this year in London have been for over £1m. London estate agency Benham and...

Foxtons has regained its position as London’s number one agent in Guy Gittins’ first year as chief executive. Former Chestertons boss Gittins...

Keller Williams UK (KWUK) is set to hold its largest ever UK event.  The KWUK Megacamp will take place at the VUE cinema in...

Industry figure Sean Newman has launched a new TedTalk-style event called the ‘Estate Agent Success Summit’. Speakers will be given 30 minutes...

An index of prime London properties suggests buyers standing back as economic uncertainty reaches the upper levels of the market. The Prime...

Auction House has sold a fifth more properties this year than the same period in 2022 despite the wider market slowdown. The...

Buyer expectations of price discounts are too high, a prime agent claims. Jo Eccles, founder and managing director of prime London buying...

House prices near to the higher ranked schools in the capital are getting a welcome boost, according to research from London...

Foxtons remains confident about the property market despite sliding house price growth. It comes as data from Rightmove revealed that asking prices...

Property market activity has returned to levels last seen in the aftermath of last October’s mini Budget, data from the Royal...

LonRes has declared the prime London sales market to be “subdued” entering the second half of 2023. The data consultancy says that...

The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill was finally introduced in Parliament in May, but is it really good news for tenants? Several...

Price sensitivity and a flight to quality is dominating prime London markets, research suggest. Analysis of second quarter property market activity by...

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

Hunters’ Surrey Quays office has been taken over by franchise partner Richard Wells. He is already owner of the Hunters Catford office...

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

A standoff between sellers looking back at the 2021 and 2022 markets and buyers anticipating a weaker one is stifling the...

The prime London market appears to be lacking its usual spring buzz as buyers wait for prices to drop research suggests. Analysis...

Chestertons has reported an increase in buyer enquiries and listings as it heads into the traditionally busy spring market. The London estate...

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

Foxtons completed the highest number of viewings for five years during the first quarter of 2023, giving it hopes of a...

Agents will receive automatic updates for ‘on market’ and ‘sold/let’ by area under the latest innovation from prospecting tool, Spectre. It will assist...

THE PROPERTY market continues to hold pretty firm - despite fears voiced by many that 2023 would herald a crash in...

There was little sign of a major spring bounce in March for prime London markets, Knight Frank analysis suggests, which the...

Higher utility and staffing costs pushed profits down in Savills’ UK residential business last year. The property and agency brand revealed in...

The financial regulator has revised its own data on how many mortgage borrowers may face repayment difficulties as it calls on...

Prime London demand and supply is on the rise but mainly for those without the need for a mortgage, new data...

The auction market has changed drastically with many business owners accepting that face to face auctions are in some cases, no...

Lenders approved the lowest number of mortgages since May 2020 in December. The latest Bank of England data shows mortgage approvals for...

The London property market has started the year better than expected, with sales instructions and buyer demand both rising, according to...

The top-end of the prime London market was a key driver for sales and new listings last year, LonRes figures suggest. Analysis...

The first half of 2023 will be more challenging than last year but the performance of the prime residential markets should...

Consumer demand for auction can no longer be ignored. Month after month this alternative method of sale sees increased uptake as...

It has been a mixed year for prime London markets, with some areas faring better than others when it comes to...

Agents within The Guild of Property Professionals are the only grouping in the top five positions that has seen new instruction...

Buyers are hesitant but haven’t disappeared form the prime London market, Knight Frank claims. The agent’s latest prime London property report shows...

The directors of London agent Churchill and Mathesons have taken on a Fine & Country license to cater for the upper...

There are Christmas gifts aplenty waiting for agents who maintain their focus on marketing plans throughout December, according to The ValPal...

Self-employed estate partnership brand The Agency UK (TAUK) is to host its first industry exhibition. Titled Grow your Agency in 23, the...

The property sector braced itself for the chill wind of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement this week. His pre-Budget comment that he...

Fall-throughs are up and the number of properties under-offer in prime London areas has fallen below the pre-pandemic average for the...

Buyers are facing hesitant sellers and a continuing shortage of properties, Chestertons claims. The agency reported that the number of property viewings...

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

Knight Frank’s head of London residential sales Rory Penn has been named ‘Property Adviser of the Year at the Spear’s Awards...

Relocation Agent Network (RAN) has announced a change in date for its annual RANCON conference. Taking into account the national rail and...

Fine & Country is to embark on a regional roadshow next month, starting in Wales and moving throughout the UK. The regional...

There are signs of caution in the prime London market with an increase in sales falling through during August, new figures...

Many experts are predicting that house price growth will slow for the remainder of the year as the cost of living...

Independent estate agency Hat and Home has opened its third branch just 18 months after launching the business. Hat and Home launched...

Most of us can only dream of buying a prime home, and new research by a mortgage broker has reinforced this...

Global property firm Knight Frank has revealed the pipeline of transactions in prime London residential markets grew further in July as...

Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...

A property purchasing specialist has revealed how the UK’s home sellers are now paying £793 more in estate agent commission when...

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

Prime London sales activity remains above pre-pandemic levels despite an annual drop, figures suggests. Analysis of the prime London market for the...

Simon Leadbetter has stepped down as global chief executive of Fine & Country. Leadbetter’s LinkedIn profile shows he stopped working for the...

Facebook has been a platform which has opened the door to those looking to advertise their services in exceptional ways. Digital...

The Bank of England raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive month yesterday. The cost of borrowing is now at a 13-year...

New data suggests the prime London market has a new lease of life as buyers and sellers look to beat the...

Fine & Country has been revealing the secrets of running an premium estate agency. The agency brand is currently hosting a Masterclass...

Technology can be utilised to grow and advance a company's income. That’s not a new or controversial statement, but here I...

London accounted for almost half of million-pound plus property sales over the past 12 months but the most active borough at...

London’s prime sales market is set to underperform compared with 2021 but is still looking to be better than the pre-pandemic...

Estate agency veteran Robin Paterson has joined new ‘quick buy” service UPSTIX. Paterson, a former chief executive of Hamptons and managing director...

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

Demand in prime areas of London has fallen in the first quarter of the year, says estate agency Benham and Reeves. The...

The mainstream UK housing market is overvalued by up to 20 per cent and the London market overvalued by as much...

An estate agency says London’s sales market is now at its busiest since the Brexit referendum in mid-2016. Douglas & Gordon, sold by...

Lomond Group, which says it is the UK’s fastest-growing estate agency network, has appointed Ed Phillips as its new Group Chief...

Foxtons has this morning launched a £3m share buy back programme, representing a major windfall for its investors. A statement from the...

The time it takes to complete a transaction is beginning to drop according to an analysis by comparison website GetAgent. The average...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

A leading surveyor in London says the likely introduction of a register of overseas property ownership and sanctions making it difficult...

In the first few months of 2022, agents have experienced some of the lowest stock levels in several years. The number...

Strike, formerly known as Housesimple, is the latest online agency to claim it’s going to secure a 10 per cent market...

The average home sale in England and Wales in 2021 achieved 98 per cent of the asking price - slightly improved...

A free to list portal has launched a tool which it claims will predict a seller’s propensity to switch agents.  Residential People...

The London agency that was at the forefront of introducing the ‘serviced office hub’ concept of working for self-employed agents has...

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says that there is now clear evidence of the impact the pandemic has had on the...

Agents finding it difficult to persuade potential vendors to come to the market this early in the year have new ammunition...

The housing market boom of 2021 has given rise to an increasing number of £1m-plus deals.  Government statistics analysed by mortgage firm...

We all know what did happen in 2021 - Covid and more Covid, the stamp duty holiday frenzy, a soaring rental...