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Some 70 per cent of first time buyers in 2020 took out mortgages in excess of 25 years, says the Nationwide. A decade...

The latest Rightmove analysis shows it now takes 126 days from the time an offer is accepted until legal completion -...

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...

The speed and success of the Coronavirus vaccine programme holds the key to the housing market rebounding in the second half...

A housing index says the market continues to defy Coronavirus and Brexit worries with asking prices up 4.9 per cent in...

An estate agency is being criticised for marketing properties as second homes in an area reportedly suffering a housing shortage. Local media...

The average UK house price is now a record £253,374 according to the Halifax - but the rate of growth is...

London’s largest independent estate agency, Dexters, suggests that the stamp duty holiday ending in 12 weeks time will have relatively little...

Anthony Codling, the City analyst who made his name as a scourge of Purplebricks, says Brexit may be good news for the...

House prices surged in December to post their fastest growth in six years, according to the Nationwide.  Prices rose 7.3 per cent...

Zoopla has revealed precisely how much house prices have risen over the course of 2020. Across the UK as a whole prices...

London and other urban areas dominate the league table of locations seeing the biggest house price rises of 2020. This is despite...

A house price index that is routinely one of the most pessimistic about the market claims the New Year will see...

The Brexit deal agreed in dramatic form on Christmas Eve is one part of a cocktail eventually boosting the London market...

The pandemic has reignited the flagging country house market and boosted demand for larger homes with gardens, claims Savills. Larger country houses...

The proportion of sales that fell through at the worst point of this year was 52 per cent it’s been claimed. However...

Figures from Zoopla suggest there’s a Christmas present being unwrapped by agents across the country - a far busier housing market tha this...

Well, what a year it has been for everyone, including the property market. I don’t think there’s anyone out there who...

Another day, another index, another record - house prices rose 5.4 per cent annually in October according to official figures from the Office...

NAEA Propertymark has written to the Scottish Government demanding it extend the current Land and Buildings Transaction Tax holiday - the...

Described on this site as a ‘powerful disruptor’ in March 2020, few would deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on...

OnTheMarket is to undergo a revamp under its new chief executive, former Foxtons agent Jason Tebb - who has been given...

The industry seems almost back to normal. Not the ‘new normal’ we spoke so much of a few weeks and months ago,...

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

The sales market is currently strong but the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued a warning about a slowdown next...

Another day, another house price record as the bull market continues. The latest Halifax index shows prices surging 7.6 per cent to...

A new survey of prime London property shows 21 per cent of homes on sale have had their asking prices cut...

One of the oldest portals in the UK, Mouseprice, has been bought by a service which describes itself as the country’s...

Annual house price inflation is now running at 6.5 per cent according to the latest Nationwide index after a 0.9 per...

Public sentiment over the housing market remains stable despite the Coronavirus crisis and the possibility of a No Deal Brexit. That’s the conclusion...

Free-to-list portal group OneDome claims 425 estate agency branches joined its listing services last month,  OneDome Group operates two portals, OneDome and...

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

One of the highest profile figures in the agency industry - and a past critic of Purplebricks - has come out as a vociferous...

The housing market in England and Wales is stabilising, according to analysis of web traffic from a property advice site.  Valuation requests...

Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...

Average house prices in Wales have risen three per cent in the past year, despite multiple difficult lockdowns considered more severe...

The mixture of the stamp duty holiday and generally fast-rising house prices has led to a resurgence of flipping. Data released this...

It may make little difference to agents but a leading analyst suggests thousands of buyers have effectively lost money on their purchase...

The founder of OneDome says a likely housing market slowdown is the perfect time for agents to optimise revenue by investing in PropTech. Babek Ismayil believes...

New research attempts for the first time to identify the most lucrative property markets in the country - with surprising results...

The government has revealed new regional price caps for its revamped Help To Buy Equity Loan scheme, set to operate between...

The Home website, which publishes a detailed monthly snapshot of the market, has raised the alarm over London because of a...

Just when you thought the housing market was beginning to calm down... along comes a likely vaccine for Coronavirus. One of the country’s...

Asking prices are down for the first time in many months. It’s a small drop - an average of 0.5 per cent...

With a new President elected and the old one reluctant to move out, this is a good time to see how...

Property is considered to be a safe investment. The buy-to-let market is booming, fuelled by a generation unable to get on...

One of the industry’s leading commentators says an unintended consequence of a possible Capital Gains Tax increase could be a bonus...

As we embark on another nationwide lockdown, the team at SDL Auctions are keen to help agents ride the storm, beat...

The first monthly market monitor to show activity in the housing market tailing off has appeared - and it says momentum...

House prices by the end of October were running 7.5 per cent above their level a year ago - but the...

Strike, the firm previously known as HouseSimple, has launched another attack on the charges levied by High Street agents. This time it is...

The trend of buyers apparently fleeing the city to get more for their money in the country has hit the buffers...

High end agents usually keep their powder dry when it comes to party politics, to avoid upsetting customers. However Knight Frank has...

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...

A leading market analyst says the widespread belief that we are ‘safe’ in our homes may indirectly lead to the recent...

Recent figures emanating from the mortgage and housing market suggest that – since lockdown was ended in mid-May – transaction levels...

The housing market boom looks set to continue for some months yet as mortgage approvals for home purchases hit their highest...

The caveat emptor of buying a new house is ‘Let The Buyer Beware.’ This is especially the case for homes that have an ageing boiler.  Before...

The rise and rise of £1m-plus homes continues apace with new research from Rightmove showing the biggest growth areas. Data released this...

There are 140,000 more buyers waiting to complete on their properties right now than there were this time last year. The claim, by...

One of Britain’s most respected agents is suggesting Chancellor Rishi Sunak could ‘taper’ the stamp duty holiday to avoid a cliff-edge...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

The new two per cent stamp duty surcharge applying to non-resident buyers may cause a wide range of properties to be...

Savills says the shape and size of the housing market in the coming months will be determined by the capacity of conveyancers...

Agents in some parts of the country may be able to make use of data from utilities comparison service uSwitch, which...

The latest Rightmove asking price index shows the extraordinary market and amazing times we are living through. The average price of property coming...

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

A Bank of England survey suggests it may be more difficult for prospective buyers to get a mortgage later this year. In...

A prominent housing market analyst is warning that in 14 years of studying prices and transactions he has never seen the...

The south of England is not the only region to benefit as city-dwellers search for more greenery and outdoor space, says...

It’s not a big rise, but price growth has returned to the Prime Central London sales market for the first time...

House prices in September were 7.3 per cent higher than a year earlier – the highest house price inflation since June 2016. The Halifax...

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

The so-called ‘trade up gap’ for people buying for the second time has grown to a record £67,761 according to Rightmove. The...

An estate agent in Liverpool has adopted the unusual technique of urging vendors to sell now “before prices crash.” Clearly unworried about...

Agents have universally welcomed new Nationwide data showing annual price growth picked up to 5.0 per cent last month - the highest rate...

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

Property technology company OneDome, which operates two portals - OneDome and Nethouseprices - has raised another £5m in funding.  It says it...

The first leading agency to make a 2021 forecast says the market should be stable next year - so long as...

Vendors spend an average £41 a day for 144 days when selling their home - but some spend a remarkable £140 a...

Share prices for many quoted estate agencies and property portals fell in trading as fears grew about Coronavirus. London-focussed agency Foxtons was one...

A survey of over 2,300 home owners across the UK suggests market sentiment is mixed, with most doubting house prices have risen. The...

Logjams in the mortgage, conveyancing and removal stages of house moving mean sales are taking much longer than usual, according to...

I’m sure I speak for most in the property industry when I say that back in March and April I had...

When it comes to the future of the property market in the wake of Covid-19, there are two main schools of...

Almost a third of property sellers (29%) say they won't accept a lower offer for their property, according to new research. Online...

Property sellers are twice as likely to find a buyer for their property if the original asking price does not change,...

The strong house price growth experienced in recent months could soon be 'marred' by oversupply, according to Home.co.uk. The property website says...

PropertyHeads, a portal which describes itself as the industry’s social network, has sold a three per cent stake partly to raise funds...

If you’re in any way connected to estate agency all it takes is a quick glance at Facebook or LinkedIn to...

The estate agency industry is still under the spotlight for possible illegal price fixing cartels according to the Competition and Markets...

A leading agent says the government’s new Coronavirus clampdown from Monday will push more home owners to sell. Caspar Harvard-Wills, a partner at...

Be proactive, have a plan, and keep prospecting.  After the easing of lockdown measures, it’s safe to say the property market picked...

For a mixture of reasons, I now only write this column every two weeks. At first, I missed the weekly consideration...

House prices rose again in August to reach a record high level according to Halifax, which is part of the Lloyds...

A sentiment survey conducted amongst 585 estate agents by the OnTheMarket portal suggests fewer than half have witnessed price rises since...

It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...

With estate agents increasingly offering auction options to vendors, new research makes interesting reading - and suggests that homes sold via...

In the week the Nationwide recorded the UK’s highest ever average house price, high-end agency Savills has forecast that prime markets...

Record house prices recorded this week by the Nationwide index are set to go higher still according to a leading agent. Nationwide...

There’s good news from the think-tank the Resolution Foundation, which says the threat of negative equity because of the Coronavirus crisis...

OneDome, which operates two free-to-list property listing sites, says it’s had a record month as it strives to build an alternative...

Figures from Zoopla quantify how Coronavirus is changing the market, with houses selling significantly faster than flats. The latest market report from...

With the UK officially in what has been described as the single worst national recession in the world, one agency has...

New research suggests that British estate agents charge some of the lowest fees in the world. Based on an apparent British average...

It was officially announced last week that the UK is in recession for the first time since 2009, and although this...

The supply of homes coming to the market could struggle to meet the demand from buyers shown in recent weeks, with...

Rightmove’s latest house price index shows the highest number of sales agreed in a month for over a decade. It’s 20 per...

Asking prices are up again for a third consecutive month in all English regions and across Scotland and Wales.  The measurement, from...

The latest market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors warns the current boom may not continue as government support measures...

Many young people are stuck unable to purchase their first home even if house prices fall in the wake of the...

A home office set up in a dedicated room apparently adds £17,500 to the value of a property. Direct Line Insurance has...

The Sequence Group is to be the sole selling agent for RoyaleLife, the country’s largest builder of bungalows, exclusively aimed at...

Agents have been understandably delighted at the latest Halifax index which shows house prices posting their biggest gain of the year...

The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison...

Following the easing of lockdown restrictions on England’s property market in May, NAEA Propertymark reported a sharp increase in business for...

Strutt & Parker is warning that in a worst-case scenario house prices in some locations could drop 10 per cent this...

The Nationwide says annual house price growth has recovered to 1.5 per cent. Its July house price index says the fall in...

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

One of the main points I’ve had reinforced to me from agent after agent over the last year of hosting a...

A housing market snapshot for prime London shows a fall of over half in the number of £1m-plus properties sold so...

OneDome has released a list of High Street agencies that have signed up to its free-to-list portal and sister website Nethouseprices  -...

Government leaks to mainstream and building trade media suggest the controversial Help To Buy scheme will be extended beyond its end-of-2020 deadline. An...

Rightmove says a study of some 400,000 homes on its portal has revealed that those with a coveted south-facing garden have...

Zoopla says while there may be speculation about people fleeing London and big urban areas for the countryside, the evidence suggests...

As expected within the property industry, the Chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday in his Summer Statement. This now means that...

Tens of billions of pounds of new taxes should be levied through a Capital Gains Tax imposed on main homes, not...

A new property website relying heavily on Artificial Intelligence allows sellers to by-pass estate agents and instead list directly for £14.99...

It is widely expected that Purplebricks will shortly reveal the result of an experiment with a number of different pricing strategies. The...

Agents have almost unanimously been reporting a big surge in business since the reopening of the housing market, but new figures...

Rightmove is reporting a mini-boom that was existing even before the stamp duty holiday - enough to propel average asking prices...

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...

The latest monthly index suggests that the average asking price in England and Wales has jumped 1.5 per cent in the...

A major agency is warning that the current stamp duty holiday could leave the housing market in a state of lethargy...

Savills has revised its market forecast for the enclaves of prime central London and now says prices will fall by 2.0...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak - and the agency industry - will no doubt be delighted to know that visits to Rightmove soared...

There’s more confirmation this morning that the housing market is enjoying a short-term bounce - and that’s before the effect of...

The latest guidance from the government on the next phase of the HS2 high-speed railway confirms the previous demand that vendors...

The number of offers agreed on homes priced below £1m since mid-May is a healthy 41 per cent higher than the...

One of the many free-to-list portals now vying for attention is offering agents six months free access to a platform boasting...

Mortgage enquiries in June surged to double the rate of the previous month according to the latest halifax house price index. Although...

One of the possible stamp duty options floated by Chancellor Rishi Sunak could mean 89 per cent of sales would be...

The chief executive of a hybrid agency in London has revealed why he deserted big corporates to create his own company. Rollo...

The property market has been reopen for almost eight weeks now and during that time demand from prospective buyers has soared. Rightmove...

We recently issued our Zoopla House Price Index, which analyses the latest real-time trends from the sales market. In our analysis, we...

A survey of 2,000 prospective movers by Zoopla shows the vast majority still intent on buying - but younger purchasers’ plans...

Agents have remained calm in the light of Nationwide’s house price index which shows the first annual fall for eight years...

A former City analyst best known for his scathing criticisms of Purplebricks has launched a PropTech platform that he describes as...

Zoopla predicts that the price strength that has been seen since the reopening of the housing market is likely to continue...

In the latest of a recent flurry of consumer-facing research exercises by Rightmove, a league table of the most popular seaside...

The chief executive of a property information platform says now is a “dangerous time” to buy or sell homes because of...

The property market is used to change, and I’m confident it will bounce back from any lockdown effects. Despite being acutely aware...

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...

Rightmove has given a regional breakdown in where  buyer demand is strongest in the past two weeks. It’s perhaps no surprise that...

A market commentator says it will take up to three months before the housing market stabilises into the ‘new normal’ after...

Tuesday mornings at 6am is usually my time to review all the latest PropTech news. This fires off ideas for my...

Price discounts are diminishing as the housing market strengthens, according to data from Knight Frank. The average discount to the asking price...

Online sector veterans Russell Quirk and Kenny Bruce have used social media to call for a temporary scrapping of all stamp...

A free webinar is taking place this week to show how agents can list properties on Facebook Marketplace. The event, hosted by...

Data released this morning by Rightmove suggests that agents in England have agreed no fewer than 40,000 sales since the market...

The latest sentiment snapshot produced by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors confirms the trend that the market is still improving...

There’s been a strong rebound in demand for homes and an “unprecedented” bounce in new sales agreed according to Zoopla. The portal...

An estate agency says the housing market could get a boost as a result of couples separating after the prolonged togetherness...

Typical house prices in England and Wales are set to fall over the rest of summer according to home moving service...

A new thought-provoking five-part video series is launching to the industry today. ‘Simon says…’ is being hosted by Property Tribes with...

The housing market is set for long-term recovery, despite dips in the road on the way.  That's the message from the latest house...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

There’s no doubt we’re in a less-than-rosy phase of the property cycle. This, however, is not another doom and gloom piece:...

How prime London has changed. In 2002 work began on The Knightsbridge. Located within a stone’s throw of Harrods and a near-neighbour...

Leading estate agents are warning that the sharp fall in house prices reported by the Nationwide may be just the first...

Family houses are under-occupied and only incentives to downsize can help improve the housing market - with a stamp duty cut...

UK house prices fell by 1.7 per cent in May, after taking account of seasonal effects – this is the largest...

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

The outlook for the housing market is still taking shape, but here I take a look at three market indicators to...

Zoopla’s head of research says a stamp duty holiday could encourage more home owners to move which in turn could help...

A digital ‘members-only club’ for property professionals around the world has slashed its prices nine months after launching. The Eighth Door is...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

Typical prices in the UK housing market will drop 12 per cent before long-term growth resumes in 2021 and beyond. That’s the...

Rightmove says it enjoyed 5.3m visits on Tuesday of this week - up four per cent on the comparable day of...

The number of full property details viewed on Rightmove - a key indicator of market health - is already stronger than...

The surge in consumer activity encouraged by the government's decision to reopen the property market last week led to two portals...

Rightmove has taken the unusual step this weekend of issuing its usual monthly asking price index on a Saturday instead of...

High end London agency Beauchamp Estates has been selected to join the Bank of England’s advisory panel of companies and senior directors, and to...

A large majority of property professionals polled by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors say a stamp duty holiday would be...

A respected estate agency has revised downwards its price forecast for the housing market for the second time since the start...

There’s been an explosion of anger about Rightmove’s pledge to undertake its biggest-ever marketing campaign - while at the same time...

The government has temporarily suspended its official house price index as a result of the Coronavirus crisis. In a long and far-reaching announcement...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

Virtual viewings are here to stay and will continue long after lockdown eases according to the head of a PropTech group. Babek...

The housing market is likely to rebound relatively strongly after the Coronavirus lockdown eases, according to the Nationwide. House prices grew at...

Savills has kept in touch with almost 2,000 of its vendors and prospective buyers through two mass webinars. Entitled ‘What COVID-19 means...

OnTheMarket’s share price dropped again yesterday, ending down 2.4 per cent. This was despite the portal announcing a share giveaway to encourage new agents...

There’s a warning today that the housing market could face a wave of legal disputes if buyers of off-plan new builds...

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

One of prime central London’s most respected estate agencies is warning that it could take until spring 2021 for the luxury...

The market could take five years to recover from the Coronavirus crisis after possible double-digit percentage price falls and fast-increasing repossessions.  That’s the...

Another west country tourist hotspot looks set to ban any future new-build home being sold as a holiday or additional property. Bigbury...

The OneDome and Nethouseprices websites claim to have seen a surge in agents joining in recent weeks as an alternative to...

Rightmove and Knight Frank are today both calling for a series of government incentives to kick-start the market after the Coronavirus...

Winkworth is now offering free video valuations to clients who are considering a future house move. It’s created a bespoke virtual service...

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

Investment bank RBC Capital has downgraded its rating of Rightmove and is warning that the property market is entering a prolonged...

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...

Sellers are being warned to make strict checks before responding to advertisements apparently from prospective buyers.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

An economic consultancy predicts house prices will fall by a sixth as unemployment grows across Britain this year. The consultancy, Cebr, says...

The government has been called upon by one of the industry’s most respected bodies to announce a stamp duty holiday to...

As the impact of coronavirus unfolds, we are in constant conversations with customers to understand the challenges they’re facing and to...

One of Britain’s leading agents says online viewing and interest in videos for homes on sale continues to be relatively strong...

The latest market forecast comes from Knight Frank which says that by the end of the year there will have been...

The Nationwide says government measures mean the impact of Coronavirus on the housing market may be “much less” damaging than many...

Over the last two weeks we’ve seen the country come to a standstill and the property market effectively put on ice...

The human cost of the Coronavirus crisis is growing and devastating, but behind that businesses are being badly hurt too. Many consider...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

It’s time to draw a line in the sand and condemn our rival portals for their current charging structure. Little will...

Although all bets are off as to what the housing market will be like after the Coronavirus subsides, there is now...

A mortgage broker that’s just become a partner of OnTheMarket is warning that house prices are likely to fall 10 per...

The extraordinary past week of anger over portals’ fees plus early-warning statements like that from Foxtons indicate the anxiety in the...

Countrywide shares fell by just over 30 per cent yesterday as the stock market blood-letting continued for property stocks. The value fell 30.86...

Another index shows how strong the market was in the build-up to the escalation in Coronavirus across the country.  The website Home...

Countrywide’s share price has dived over 50 per cent during the course of the day, following news of LSL pulling out...

Rightmove’s latest market snapshot, released this morning, appears starkly at odds with the situation described by some agents in recent days. “The...

Almost all quoted agencies and portals have suffered as a result of stock market investors being spooked by Coronavirus, with some...

We live in uncertain times. That I do not need to say to anybody. I am writing this piece aboard my...

Sellers in the past 12 months accepted an average of 96 per cent of their asking price according to new research. Comparison...

Rightmove’s growth rate is at an all-time low, despite what some consider to be an unbeatable lead amongst portals in the...

The agency behind a poll showing one in six buyers putting plans on hold because of Coronavirus is warning that if...

The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted once again how fragile and interconnected our societies have become. We don’t know yet how dangerous Covid-19...

There are fears that the so-called Boris Bounce which saw a surge in activity after the General Election may be hitting...

A second prominent agent has broken cover to say Coronavirus is slowing the market. Jess Simpson - an ex-Savills and ex-Strutt and...

Mortgage lenders approved the highest number of loans for house purchase in nearly four years in January, according to Bank of...

House prices have risen 2.3 per cent in the past year - the strongest rate of inflation for property since July...

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

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

Forget the Boris Bounce - this might be the Rightmove Retreat. A new tool produced by the portal measures price per...

The share price of challenger portal OnTheMarket has fallen to its equal lowest-ever level after a drop of over five per cent...

A new call has been issued this morning by the Competition and Markets Authority for estate agents to confess if their...

It’s been revealed that under takeover rules, LSL Property Services and Countrywide have until March 23 to make merger or takeover...

There’s been a significant rise in the number of transactions recorded in January - another sign of an improving housing market...

Despite still being in the transition period after leaving the EU on January 31, we are seeing an upturn in the...

Buying agents are making waves about the hit on asking prices suffered by properties that have been flooded or are at...

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

A new study suggests cash buyers secure lower sale prices than mortgaged purchasers - but is that really the case? The survey by...

The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a shock warning that mortgage borrowers who purchased properties through the Help To Buy scheme...

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

Rightmove has hit back at critics saying it’s no longer the force it used to be by reporting record traffic for...

For several years the regular monthly RICS market snapshot has made depressing reading - now, for there second month in a...

The government has been told that raising the stamp duty threshold would both trigger more house moves, and bring the tax...

One of Britain’s most experienced estate agents says there’s no alternative to Rightmove, and the portal’s relationship with the industry is...

The mystery of why Countrywide’s crucial sale of its commercial arm has failed to go through as scheduled deepened over the...

Annual house price growth increased to 4.1 per cent in January, up slightly from the end of 2019, according to Halifax...

Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes according to a Sunday newspaper. The Telegraph - citing two...

The government has announced its First Homes scheme - a policy under which it says some new homes will see their...

Coutts has identified areas of London where house prices are still below peak. Although the wealth manager and private bank says there...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

Agents “dread” buyers’ questions on value, asking prices and nearby new development according to a survey. Some 50 agents and over 1,500...

A new renovation start-up is operating across eight cities and claims to be able to transform properties - including ones that...

A state-of-the-housing-market survey by Zoopla has led the portal to tell agents they have an opportunity to educate sellers about prices. “We...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

Is that a headline appropriate for Brexit Day? Surely not. No, instead it’s a description of the results of a survey...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets today for its monthly decision on whether the move base rate - and...

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

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

Property portals generate revenue from estate agents regardless of the outcome of the transaction. This relationship has resulted in a fundamental...

Some buying agents have batted away the many signs of an improving housing market but one says the Boris Bounce is...

When is a property really off-market? There may be many answers to that question but it’s likely that few would consider...

Figures released this morning by data firm LonRes provide the latest evidence of a so-called Boris Bounce with the market improving...

There’s been an average asking price rise of 2.3 per cent in the past four weeks - the biggest ever increase...

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

Whisper it quietly but the housing market could be significantly stronger in 2020 than in recent years. Two key indicators in the...

Winkworth says it’s achieved a big jump in London sales market share despite “an uncertain and difficult year that was dominated...

Three signs emerged over the weekend suggesting that the market may be shaping up well for 2020. Firstly a new survey by...

House prices rose 4.0 per cent in 2019 according to Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax, as a December bounce - some...

House price growth in the past decade was at its weakest for 30 years - and despite that it remains though...

Estate agents who deliberately over-value properties in order to win instructions are effectively committing fraud according to a prominent industry figure. Russell...

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

Annual UK house price growth exceeded one per cent for the first time in 12 months in December according to the...

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

A warning has been issued by a prominent industry figure that more bricks-and-mortar High Street agents will go under in 2020,...

First time buyers reached an estimated 353,436 in 2019, the highest level since 2007. This is the fifth time in six years...

The scores are in….and it looks like house prices are going to rise gently in 2020 according to forecasts from almost...

Analysts are putting a surprise surge in mortgage approvals from banks down to a spike in applications ahead of the General...

Bristol is the location outside London most searched for on Rightmove this year, by both buyers and renters. The average asking price...

Here it is - the start of a new decade, a moment for resolutions and remembrance, and the last Bank Holiday...

The year just ending was when the North-South divide in house prices and capital appreciation slammed into reverse gear according to...

For the stock market generally, 2019 has been a positive year - but a few high profile agencies and associated companies...

A high end estate agency says prices in Prime Central London are poised to rise 18 per cent by 2024 despite...

NAEA member agents have delivered a relatively downbeat forecast for 2020 - but the organisation says an injection of digital technology...

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

Prices in Prime Central London dipped again in November according to the property investment consultancy London Central Portfolio. Monthly average prices fell...