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Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has described its sales business as ‘operationally challenging’ for last year despite posting a record financial...

Property professionals heralded the end of the low interest era yesterday after the latest Bank of England base rate hike. The Bank...

Let’s be completely honest - as challenges go, estate agents are up against it trying to persuade reluctant vendors to take...

The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...

Savills suggests that London is returning to its role as the dominant element in the high end housing market in the...

High-value properties were the top-performers in the country house market in 2021, according to an agency that majors in this sector.  In...

Prices in prime central London grew by 0.3 per cent in the year to May - tiny rise but a significant...

In the six months to November there’s been a 79 per cent increase in sales of homes priced £5m to £10m says Knight...

London’s properties are “over-valued” according to a leading bank. UBS, which has what it calls a Global Real Estate Bubble Index, says...

An overview of the global PropTech sector is often what I am asked to cover at conferences around the world. This generally...

Foxtons is warning that 2020 will be yet another difficult year for the agency despite the so-called Boris Bounce helping the...

Foxtons has this morning announced that chairman Garry Watts is to retire from his position on March 1. He is also quitting...

In another positive sign for the housing market, every region of the UK has seen a price rise according to the...

A high profile and widely-respected estate agent is predicting a huge demographic change to one of the country’s wealthiest enclaves -...

Foxtons's trading statement this morning reveals another huge slump in sales - but no new announcement about future branch closures after a spate...

Zoopla’s Hometrack data research arm says the start of 2020 has seen buyer demand up 26 per cent compared to the...

It looks like the Equity Release bubble may have burst, with latest figures showing a four per cent fall in the...

A new analysis from a financial services trade body shows that gross mortgage lending is expected to rise significantly in the...

At the end of a strong week for housing market indicators, the latest survey from the website Home suggests a major...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

The number of residential sales rose 1.9 per cent to 102,050  in November compared to the same month last year, the...

When looking back on the property market this year, the main message we can take is that it has remained extremely...

Rightmove predicts that the price of property coming to market in Britain will rise by two per cent next year. The portal...

The latest snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that the UK housing market is still on hold, pending...

Foxtons is reported to have closed four more branches across London, backing up widespread industry speculation that the agency is retrenching further in...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

The latest figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests new build sales have plummeted in prime areas of the capital...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents continues to show how political uncertainty is dampening sentiment and...

Foxtons' latest trading statement shows another fall in sales revenue - but this time lettings income is down too. In an announcement...

The latest Rightmove asking price index indicates a smaller than usual autumn bounce - that’s a sign, the portal says, of...

Stories with good news about the prime central London market seem few and far between but the latest figures from B2B...

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

Prospective property buyers have been provided with several reasons why they should stop delaying purchasing decisions due to Brexit uncertainty. Buying agency...

The annual number of property transactions edged down slightly according to the figures released applying to August. However, buyers and sellers email...

Continuing political uncertainty over Brexit and now a significant chance of an autumn or winter General Election makes the case for...

Purplebricks’ recent strong share price rise is not a good sign for the agency but an indication that it may be...

Another house price index has suggested the housing market continuing to show great resilience despite the continuing economic and political uncertainty. The...

High end agency Knight Frank says prices in prime central London have fallen again - although the 4.4 per cent drop...

Residential property transactions totalled 86,630 in July, representing a monthly drop of 8.5 per cent and an annual fall of 12.4...

Savills, once a safe bet for year-on-year growth, has seen its underlying UK residential profits plunge 44 per cent with economic...

The latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that last month’s optimistic assessment of the housing market has...

Countrywide has told Estate Agent Today that it will not be releasing any figures on the branch closure programme it introduced...

Seemingly-endless uncertainty over Brexit and now speculation over whether there will be an easing of stamp duty on transactions is making...

The National Association of Estate Agents says that  both demand and particularly supply have dipped in the past month - but...

Foxtons’ sales slumped another 10 per cent and its total revenue dropped another 3.5 per cent according to figures released this...

High end London estate agency Aston Chase says there’s already been a surge in interest in property in the UK capital...

The price of property coming to market fell by 0.2 per cent or an average of £656 in the past month...

The practices of competitive bidding and sealed bids have made a 'surprise return' to the Prime Central London (PCL) property market,...

The latest asking prices data from Rightmove suggests that the national housing market is being dragged down by poor performance in...

Over 80 per cent of home owners say they expect house prices to rise in their area before the end of...

The number of mortgages approved by High Street banks increased 5.4 per cent to 44,000 in April. Data from trade body UK...

At the end of a week consisting of largely depressing market reports, new data from Knight Frank suggests that the bad...

Knight Frank says the number of exchanges in Prime Central London in the year to the end of February slumped 14...

Foxtons has revealed that its six branch closures announced towards the end of last year will save the company £3m in...

A quick-buy firm that buys homes at around 85 per cent of market value claims the industry is concealing how slow...

There’s good news from the market - property transactions increased by 1.7 per cent between the start of this year and February,...

Average house prices in the UK increased by 1.7 per cent in the year to the end of January according to...

Countrywide’s senior executives have set out reasons why investors should put their money into the group, despite its troubled recent years. Yesterday...

Average prices of flats and houses in prime central London are now the same as they were six years ago; meanwhile...

High-end agency Savills says London’s super-rich are now buying and selling more actively than a year ago.  The agency says London’s so-called...

The auction firm that purchased the property listings left stranded by the collapse of Emoov is now offering partnership opportunities to...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

A major UK city which previously appeared to have avoided Brexit-induced problems is now showing signs of being affected by political...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

Estate agency Strutt & Parker says that despite Brexit and the economic and political uncertainty accompanying it, house prices in the...

The chief executive of online agency HouseSimple says “sellers need to be prepared and willing to lower their expectations” in the current...

Rightmove is this morning reporting that the asking price of property coming to market has fallen 1.7 per cent in the...

We’re sorry to be starting the week with more evidence of the housing market in the doldrums, but Rightmove’s latest index...

Rightmove says the housing market is now into a ‘summer sale’ as newly-marketed property shows an average asking price fall of...

At first sight, to suggest this is a good time for an agency business to go for an IPO - that...

Connells Group - which now says it’s the country’s largest estate agency by market share and numbers of homes sold -...

A report drawn up by Reapit and data consultancy Dataloft suggests that agents in 2017 lost a potential (and jaw-dropping) £4...

Agents appear to be getting more pessimistic over the housing market as the latest government figures show prices still growing - but...

The battered prime central London market is now suffering from the UK’s wider political volatility, the lack of stability of the...

High-end housebuilder Berkeley Homes says “macro and political uncertainty, including Brexit” is leading to some developers previously building in London to...

Summer is traditionally the time of the year when the property market slows down, with people going away on their holidays...

The average asking price of newly marketed property continues to rise according to Rightmove - and this is despite a dip...

The UK’s real estate sector, embracing estate agencies as well as other aspects of the property industry, has been facing “increased...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

One of the last major estate agencies to give its forecast for 2018 says London prices will drop another 0.5 per...

Strutt & Parker is warning that Prime Central London prices could drop as much as five per cent in 2018 -...

Respected buying agency Black Brick says there is evidence that prices in prime central London may be stabilising and transactions volumes...

Confidence in buying property remains negative according to the quarterly sentiment measure undertaken by the Building Societies Association. Over a quarter of...

Record low stock numbers, political uncertainty and the aftermath of tax changes are the obstacles hindering the housing market, according to...

The latest market snapshot by high-end agency Strutt & Parker reveals more bad news for London - despite the agency itself...

Foxtons has reported its half-year figures for the six months to the end of June and, as expected, they show how...

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...

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

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows price growth dipping further, struggling transaction volumes and the...

One of the country’s leading buying agents says over six million people are living in the wrong property because they are...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the General Election led to a drop in the number of registered house hunters...

Average prices in prime central London remained flat in May but are down 6.6 per cent on the year according to...

The managing director of lettings at Foxtons says Brexit and domestic political uncertainty have become ‘the new norm’ in the London...

The housing industry has responded with shock, joy, and jitters, after Theresa May’s snap general election went catastrophically wrong, leaving her...

It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season. And, while Brexit and a shock snap general election are dominating...

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

It is fair to say that 2016 is a year full of surprises. Anyone who had the foresight to predict Britain...

Strutt & Parker says both the volume of sales and the sum of the selling prices of homes in Prime Central London...