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Data and statistics are never in short supply for those of us working in the property sector.  But one set which really...

Estate agents in Liverpool and Portsmouth have had the busiest start to the year, new analysis suggests. Self-employed agency brand eXp UK...

Lomond has more than doubled its footprint spanning the South Coast after sealing a new deal for Hampshire agent Beal’s. The brand...

New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...

There’s talk of 50-year mortgages being introduced, loans that, along with the property they finance, could be passed to the next...

Stock shortages are seeing one in 10 homes get snapped up within 14 days of entering the market, GetAgent claims. The agent...

There was an article in Estate Agent Today recently that suggested only four per cent of properties on Rightmove and Zoopla...

Estate agents are in a unique position – we handle the meeting of people’s aspirations probably more than any other profession....

Buyers typically pay 10.8 per cent extra for chain-free properties than for similar homes with chains, according to new research. Website GetAgent...

There’s lots of talk of people moving over within estate agency to be self-employed so they can chase the dream of...

An analysis of estate agencies in 21 major cities suggests a big rise in competing companies, prompting risks of fee wars between...

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

The son of an Oscar winner has been named as the latest estate agent working under the easyProperty banner. Damian Wanstall is...

There are just three working days until the end of the stamp duty holiday for most buyers. That’s not even enough time...

The NEXA agency, which already has branches in Bristol, Portsmouth, Chichester, Manchester and Cardiff, has now opened an office in Liverpool...

While lengthy lockdowns have caused many to re-evaluate their homes, the apartment lifestyle remains an ambition for many. That’s the view of...

It’s 12 years since we opened our doors with the Fine and Country estate agency in Drayton on April 1 2009. The...

A former healthcare executive is the latest convert to become an online agent with easyProperty, the company has announced. Richard Ayres has...

Online agency easyProperty has announced four new areas to its portfolio to build on its existing 41 locations - and it’s seeking...

The debate over whether For Sale boards remain a valuable source of publicity has been in the headlines of late -...

Research from Zoopla suggests that demand from buyers across England surged 88 per cent shortly after the housing market reopened -...

An estate agency in Portsmouth has sold a house subject to contract after nothing more than a video tour filmed by...

For a very long time, it was one of the best ways – if not the best way – of generating...

It’s beginning to look a lot like…we’re running a very popular service for agents, as we’ve been inundated with more fund-raising...

New figures produced by Zoopla’s research team shows for the first time the huge scale of regional variations in terms of...

It’s an eye-catching combination - former professional rugby players turn estate agents, set up in converted shipping containers, and promise in time-honoured fashion...

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

It’s time, surely, for government to crackdown not just on rogue agents and landlords but on rogue councils that confuse the...

House price inflation across the UK has slowed to a six-year low of 2.6 per cent thanks to falls in London...

If you thought Christmas Eve meant no more news in terms of industry movers and shakers…well, think again - we’ve one...

Property sellers in the South of England are having to accept asking reductions in order to achieve a sale.  Data from Hometrack...

Only one local authority in England and Wales has an average house price below £100,000 - while in every London borough...

The housing market may appear sluggish at best in many areas but data from Rightmove suggests it’s now quicker to sell...

Mortgage broker The Mortgage Hut has signed distribution deals with Century 21, Taylor Hill & Bond, Aspire Estate Agents and Wayne...

Great Expectations was a fantastic novel-cum-social-history written by Charles Dickens, who once lived in my adopted home city of Portsmouth. But these...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint made against hybrid estate agency Pink and Cow. The Portsmouth-based firm claimed on...

The latest assessment of major UK cities’ housing markets by property consultancy Hometrack shows more locations overhauling London in terms of...

There’s no need to worry but...er....there are only three weeks to go until Christmas. With traditional feelings of goodwill at this time...

The Jeffries Group, an eight-branch Hampshire-based independent agency, says it is going to leave OnTheMarket.  Although the group’s website and email branding...

It’s curious how gloom, gloom pre-Brexit Britain’s property market has gained a much brighter outlook now that the result of the...

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following two unrelated complaints - one was over an agent’s property description, and the...

It’s a familiar theme – kids doing charity trips and needing sponsorship or raffle prizes to help fund their fares. If we...

So we now have a new 'official' index of house prices, and much good may it do us. For the chattering classes...

There has been a significant acceleration in house prices in Britain’s big cities with lower-priced locations such as Portsmouth, Nottingham and...

The property market is racing ahead, but not everyone who wants to be part of it appears to want to keep...

UK house prices have increased by an average of £11,500 over the last 12 months to May - but seven cities...

Looking back to the 1980s, it was General Election time and Michael Foot had released the Labour party manifesto. The party was...