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The plight of the nation’s first-time buyers may be the focus when it comes to government housing initiatives, but our latest...

Housing affordability ratios have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels but remain high, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows. The latest figures...

When the Chancellor stood up to deliver the Spring Budget on Wednesday, those of us in the property business could be...

Land is our greatest resource: one that has considerable potential to address society’s challenges. So, determining how land is used is...

With the exception of lockdown, new home registrations have bumped along consistently for the last 15 years. But things are changing...

The times, they are indeed a-changin’. But what Dylan may not have appreciated, however, was how fast that change would be...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...

Redrow has today launched a nationwide quest to find the longest standing owner of one of its homes. As it celebrates its...

New homes – we need more in ‘24 2023 was a year which saw the 'need to moves' active in the housing...

The Government has published long-awaited reforms to its National Planning Policy Framework, confirming that local housebuilding targets will be advisory rather...

The factor most likely to influence the housing market next year is entirely outside the industry’s control: the General Election. Knight Frank...

Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...

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...

By Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group As the cost-of-living crisis continues to impact the UK, many of us...

An opinion piece by Sam Reynolds, CEO of Zero Deposit Just weeks ago, the Bank of England brought a halt to its...

Homes in England are less affordable and in worse condition than those in most other developed nations, new research claims. Analysis from the...

Twenty-minute neighbourhoods, 15-minute cities, low traffic neighbourhoods, walkable neighbourhoods: these concepts are suddenly everywhere. They boil down to a simple idea:...

An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...

I recently wrote that the long-gestating Renters Reform Bill, finally introduced in Parliament back in May, could be poorly timed, both...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains why estate agents shouldn’t be distracted by the latest house price index figures. Nobody reading...

Knight Frank has spoken out over what it claims is a severe lack of appropriate accommodation being marketed exclusively to the...

We all want more transactions - the Holy Grail when it comes to agencies’ bottom lines - but an interesting aspect...

Only the top 10% of income earners can afford an average house with less than five years of income in England,...

Almost half of adults who currently pay rent or a mortgage have seen their payments increase over the past six months...

Two former housing ministers have criticised the Government for scrapping housebuilding targets. The Government officially watered-down proposals for mandatory local housebuilding targets...

Leaders has launched its latest sustainable branch. Following the opening of its first sustainable branch in Aylesbury earlier this year, Leaders has...

The proposals to shake the Private Rental Sector (PRS) to its foundations will, depending upon your political persuasion and housing status,...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has extended its sustainability partnership with conservation company Green the UK.  In July 2021, LRG announced a partnership...

Do you have lots of hipsters on your books looking for a home? New analysis aims to identify the hotspots for hipster...

The Scottish housing market is at a serious crossroads, a major estate agency brand in the country has warned. Lomond Group-owned agent...

England may have beaten Wales in the football but it is a different story when it comes to which country is...

The COP27 UN Climate Conference may be over but environmental challenges remain and one agent is urging others in the sector...

Anti-money laundering platform Credas has integrated open banking technology as part of its agent-facing proposition.  Open banking lets consumers securely share their...

A third of adults are struggling to pay their monthly rent or mortgage payments, new data shows. The figures from the Office...

Hundreds of thousands of mortgage applications could fail in the coming decade as lending criteria tightens amid the cost of living...

How did the housing market transform from incredibly strong - almost too strong - early in the year, to a situation...

Interest rate rises are driving an increase in homes for sale, research claims. National estate agency Jackson-Stops has analysed Rightmove data and...

First off, my own quick tribute to the Queen, who died on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Despite her age and declining...

With the government releasing details on the Fairer Private Rented Sector, landlords and letting agents are looking for ways to maintain...

Recent months have seen interest rates rise from historic lows back closer to pre-financial crisis levels as the Bank of England...

Homes with electric car charging points are commanding a 5% premium, research claims. Motoring website RegCarCheck compared average house prices using data...

Fine & Country is predicting the impending housing market slowdown will be gradual. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine & Country UK...

More than a third of councils across England lack adequate plans to provide suitable housing for the ageing population, research claims. New...

Rising property prices in the UK mean that occupiers are renting long past their forties. According to the government’s last English...

In this article, Kristian Stott, Head of New Business at iamproperty, analyses the digital revolution in our lives and in property and why...

WhatsApp is being predicted to become a key messaging tool for estate agents in the coming years. Messaging provider SMS Speedway analysed...

Research suggests there are substantial numbers of older Londoners using too-large properties but unable to downsize because of a lack of...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...

Sir David Amess, murdered at a constituency surgery last month, may have an unexpected housing market legacy for his constituents. To commemorate...

At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

There’s a rising number of over-65s but a short supply of suitable affordable properties for them, Propertymark has told government. The agents’...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

Estate agents are being urged to future-proof and diversify by linking with retirement developers via part-exchange services. Property investment service HBB Solutions...

An estate agent says the housing market now has a hidden characteristic - an absence of homes that are friendly for...

The Guardian has sharply criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for introducing and then extending the stamp duty holiday - because helping estate...

Every so often it comes around – the argument that stamp duty should be reformed/removed/replaced (delete as appropriate). But why? Where’s the...

A housing expert says the psychology of a population coping with the pandemic lies behind the house moving frenzy of recent...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

Here’s a new way to encourage house moves - pay the potential vendor £50,000. The Scottish Government is launching an official consultation...

Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside of the capital in the first half of 2021 - and many of those buyers...

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...

Right now it seems that another day means another house price record, an all-time high for transactions, and a conveyancing log-jam...

A trade union is demanding that the government ban emails from all employers outside office hours - and it wants emails...

It’s been quite a week for the rental sector. Lettings agents and landlords have had such a torrid time in recent years...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Mark Armstrong, and my business card says...

The last 12 months have heralded significant change across the property market and indeed we could argue across all markets in...

Another week begins, another record tumbles - Rightmove this morning reports a monthly price surge of 2.1 per cent has propelled...

Today is the day that non-essential retail reopens as part of the government's roadmap out of lockdown. For the majority of the...

Zoopla employees have held a 'March for March' challenge to raise funds for The Captain Tom Foundation. This is a fine cause...

Property porn as a popular pastime is as big in the US as it is here, as fans of shows like Netflix’s...

As part of our third PayProp Special Report on COVID-19 rental arrears in the UK, we surveyed over 600 agents, tenants...

London mayor Sadiq Khan is reported to be asking the Prime Minister to review the status of ‘essential retail’ which can...

He’s gone from Downing Street but the legacy of Dominic Cummings lives on in Rightmove’s top searches of 2020. Barnard Castle -...

The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...

Today sees the government’s Spending Review, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak taking centre stage as he presents a 12 month spending plan to...

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

Mortgage approvals for house purchases have soared to a 13 year high according to Bank of England figures up to the...

Fine & Country has revealed its latest branch - a West Wales office opening for business on Tuesday. It will initially cover...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...

A survey of sellers by a high-end agency suggests that around a third expect price falls of six per cent or...

A well-known saying in estate agency is that first-time buyers are the sellers of the future. If we believe this to...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

We all know the world has gone digital—nothing new there. Every time you jump online, you’re one of 4.5 billion internet...

At the moment, it somehow seems like tempting fate to think too far into the future, especially in terms of the...

A regional agency has thrown its weight behind an independent report which says estate and lettings agents could lead the economy...

This month saw the introduction of the final stages of the Section 24 tax changes, first introduced in April 2017. Whereas buy-to-let...

Just a month ago our homes felt, for many of us, to be a mere pitstop on a centrifuge of work,...

Much like PropTech, Open Banking has been used as a buzzword in recent years. However, when it comes to the rental...

The government has launched a competition to attract what it calls “the best and brightest talents of the housing industry” to...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

We all use postcodes in our daily life but we rarely pay attention to them. It has become a regular part...

Purplebricks is not revealing details of the different pricing strategies it is testing “in the field” early this year. Last month the...

Purplebricks says it’s put four different pricing strategies into the market with a view to testing them in 2020. In a trading...