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The Labour Party has outlined three ways it will help first-time buyers onto the housing ladder as it ramps up its...

A property tax consultant has hit back at suggestions of a housing market crash, suggesting that overseas investors will help sustain...

Despite all the recent speculation surrounding the housing market after the badly-received mini-Budget and regular talk of a possible slowdown, new...

With the Treasury and the Bank of England stepping in to try and calm the markets, talk of an emergency interest...

Savills has released a revised five-year forecast for the UK’s prime housing markets, to reflect the strong levels of activity in...

Labour is to reveal a raft of new housing policies at its party conference this weekend - and it claims it’s...

Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...

The latest Coutts Prime Property Index has revealed that activity in this sector of the market - based mostly in London...

London-based estate agency Orlando Reid is opening an additional office in Manchester - the start of a long-term growth programme for...

With just two days to go, it's fair to say the property industry is eagerly awaiting Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget statement...

As we approach the end of the year, there is no doubt that it has been a turbulent 12 months for...

A London property investment consultancy says 22 per cent of properties it’s advised overseas purchasers on this year have been bought sight-unseen. London...

Increasing numbers of reports suggest that the government will use next week’s Budget to confirm a three per cent stamp duty...

There’s been a surge in UK enquiries to global free-to-list portal Residential People, and a comparable rise in interest from Chinese...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...

The latest market snapshot of prime central London suggests that homes there are now 15.2 per cent cheaper than five years...

The property market in prime central London showed some impressive signs of recovery during the summer months, according to Knight Frank. The...

A growing free-to-list property portal says there's never been a better time for estate agents to target foreign investors. Residential People, which,...

The free-to-list property portal Residential People says it now has over 740 independent agents in the UK on board - and...

A writer for the influential financial publication Money Week says investors should “steer clear” of Foxtons - at least for now. Sarah...

A recently-launched free-to-list portal says it’s uniquely positioned to attract overseas buyers and investors interested in purchasing in major UK cities. Residential...

Agents have continued to express their shock and opposition to the announcement by the government that it wants a stamp duty...

Lucie Hirst and Delphine Colombo, two of Prime Central London’s most high profile sales agents, have combined forces to set up Hirst...

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Let us know what’s...

The first of the major estate agency research teams to offer a forecast for the 2018 market has kicked off the...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

The National Association of Estate Agents has thrown its weight behind a government move to create a register of overseas companies...

1.For those who are not familiar with Properstar yet, how would you summarise your services? Properstar is an online portal that helps...

Allsop’s latest residential auction in London - its first since the EU referendum - raised £51m, less than 10 per cent...

The new mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged to do all in his power to help make London “better” after...

A property investment firm says a British exit from the EU may cause minimal damage to the prime London market and...

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...

Research from a residential investment consultancy throws light on the extraordinary large pipeline of new homes to be built in central London,...

Once you go beyond the industry’s anger about the Chancellor’s three per cent stamp duty surcharge – and that’s an anger...

Reports suggest foreign buyers may be losing interest in directly owning property in London and are in some cases increasingly attracted...

The Resort Group, the developer of the all-suite Llana Beach Hotel and Spa, which is due to open in 2016, has...

Channel 4 admits to using what it calls “unusual” secret filming techniques and an undercover reporter posing as a Russian politician to...

A developer is proposing to launch 345 new-build flats at Canary Wharf with a policy of selling to UK buyers before...