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Annual house price growth has dropped to its lowest level this year and is back to single digits, official data shows. The...

The latest research from Rightmove has revealed that the price of property coming to the market has witnessed its first fall...

A leading firm has claimed that the number of properties advertised for sale in Scotland has almost halved over the last...

A leading property association argues it won’t be long before we start to see house price growth slowing. According to the National...

A property expert has claimed that it remains to be seen where housing will feature in the upcoming political agenda. Nicky Stevenson,...

A key minister in the Scottish Government has warned that the country faces a ‘monumental but essential task’ if it is to...

Another ‘prestigious’ London location has been added to the Fine & Country roster, with Teddington the latest to open a branch...

Global property firm Knight Frank has revealed the pipeline of transactions in prime London residential markets grew further in July as...

Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...

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

Dye & Durham says it could potentially appeal the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to effectively disallow its acquistion...

Research over recent years has regularly pointed to the Bank of Mum & Dad being one of the UK’s biggest lenders,...

Yesterday’s publication of Purplebricks’ annual results – which made for very difficult reading for the troubled brand – came as part...

A leading agent has claimed that the economic plans of Liz Truss, the frontrunner to be the country’s next Prime Minister,...

Purplebricks has this morning announced its long-awaited annual results, delayed since July 12 due to internal changes. It shows that revenue...

The latest house price index from Zoopla has suggested the market remains resilient in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, but...

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

Late last week, Leeds Building Society announced that it would no longer lend on second homes to concentrate on first-time buyers...

Despite the cost-of-living crisis causing many to tighten their belts and the beginnings of a slowdown of the property market, the...

Rightmove has been backed to weather the cost of living crisis and a property market downturn. Analysis by investment service Wealth Club,...

For some time, LinkedIn was seen – fairly or unfairly – as stodgy, dull, corporate and formal. The uncool uncle to...

Lettings has helped drive Foxtons revenue and profits for the first half of the year, a company update has revealed. The listed...

As Britain’s housing boom continues,  SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...

Asking prices for typical first-time buyer homes and equivalent rents have risen three times faster compared with the pre-pandemic years, Rightmove...

Estate agents in Scotland are bucking the sales slowdown trend, Homesearch claims. The property data and prospecting platform, which recently launched north...

The housing market continues to defy expectations after the latest Land Registry figures show annual price growth in May hit its...

Agents are currently achieving 99.4% of the asking price on listings, research shows.  The figure, calculated by agency comparison website GetAgent based...

Agents using Zoopla have already seen an increase in valuation leads just a month after the portal launched a new marketing...

Agents have a “clear opportunity” to nudge high-value homeowners who are considering listing their properties for sale, Zoopla claims. It comes as...

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

Rightmove has upped its house price forecasts for this year as new stock supply fails to keep up with demand. The portal...

The current challenges facing the conveyancing sector have put the industry in the spotlight. Here, property expert Colum Smith, Chief Vision...

The other day I read a story here on Estate Agent Today, which was both depressing and inspiring. It reported a study...

New instructions and buyer demand have stumbled again but agents are still managing to sell existing stock above asking price, the...

Agency bosses are being urged to do more to help staff with the cost of living crisis if they want to...

London estate agency Alan Goldin Estates is celebrating 30 years in the business. To mark this milestone, the Temple Fortune-based estate agent...

Prime London sales activity remains above pre-pandemic levels despite an annual drop, figures suggests. Analysis of the prime London market for the...

Auctioneers have a better chance than agents of getting homes sold by Christmas, an industry figure claims. Jeremy Prior, managing director of...

Knight Frank is predicting a post-summer slump in the prime London property market. It comes despite its data for the second quarter...

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

The housing market appears almost as stubborn as now caretaker Prime Minister Boris Johnson as it continues to defy predictions of...

Long-term 50-year mortgages that can be passed on by parents to their children appear to be the latest idea from the...

The recovery of the prime central London property market is being hampered by a lack of international buyers and Russia’s invasion...

The ongoing debate about how to boost agent and conveyancer relations, and improve the homebuying system for all, continues to rage,...

Anyone working in the property market should have at least one eye on supply. Of course, it’s a constant issue for...

House price growth slowed in June but remains in double figures, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index shows property...

The property market is unlikely to see forced sales but buyers are becoming more price sensitive, Zoopla warns. The property portal’s latest...

Zoopla has unveiled a new marketing campaign aimed at high-value home movers and claims it has already boosted leads with agents. The...

Unless you have been living under a rock since the end of last year, you won’t need to be told about...

Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts upwards due to continually low levels of residential stock on the market. The agent...

The Bank of England’s continued rise in interest rates – the latest being a shift up to 1.25% - is, in...

Right now, one topic seems to be dominating talk in the industry. Everywhere I go people tend to quiz me about...

Annual house price growth figures returned to double digits in April but there are warnings that this could be as good...

It has been six years since the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU). Political and economic debate continues to rumble...

In the third part of this exclusive series with Homesearch’s chief operating officer, Sam Hunter, Angels Media’s Lee Dahill questions him...

Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people to sell properties at the best prices. Working in this field...

Renewed calls are being made for an “urgent review” of stamp duty as research shows rising house prices mean first-time buyers...

More than 500,000 homes are currently sold subject to contract, creating a conveyancing logjam, Rightmove claims. Data from the portal suggests the...

The Bank of England raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive month yesterday. The cost of borrowing is now at a 13-year...

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

Fewer sellers have cut prices over the past months but agency instructions have dropped, figures suggest. Analysis by property data and estate...

New data suggests the prime London market has a new lease of life as buyers and sellers look to beat the...

A new calculator has been launched to let homeowners compare how much their property has earned compared in a year and...

A housing analyst has urged buyers to look beyond average prices. Kate Faulkner, founder of Propertychecklists.co.uk, said she is on a mission...

Relationships between conveyancers and estate agents have improved since the manic stamp duty-holiday driven days of the pandemic, but it is...

Almost half of the UK public think young people cannot afford to buy their own home because they spend too much...

This question is not as flippant as it sounds because over recent years the status of the private landlord has taken...

Property professionals and MPs were left wanting more after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s much-anticipated housing announcements yesterday. Johnson yesterday promised a review...

There’s one message that’s come home to me loud and clear from my dealings with agents so far this year -...

Mortgage down valuations are being driven-up by sellers trying their luck and ignoring their estate agent’s advice, a broker claims. Analysis by...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to unveil a flagship policy today to help more people onto the property ladder. It is...

The balance of power in the property market may be shifting back to buyers. It comes as Halifax data showed annual house...

The lack of agency stock for sale has pushed the gap between asking and sold prices to record lows, research claims. Research...

Record numbers of homes are being sold off-market and for a premium due to the property supply shortage. Off-market sales are traditionally...

Annual house price growth slowed for the second consecutive month during May. The latest Nationwide House Price Index showed average prices rose...

Prime London prices continue to hit record levels but actual sales vary depending on values. Figures from property data company LonRes for...

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

House price growth is set to slow but talk of a correction is overstated, Savills claims. The latest house price forecasts from...

Rural areas are dominating the boost in property supply. Agents have reported an improvement in sales stock in recent weeks. Analysis by Knight...

The property market is starting to get hit by price cuts and slower sales times. Research by Zoopla has highlighted that one...

Cash buyers may no longer be king in the property market. The level of demand and lack of supply in the current...

Sales remain the predominant source of income for most estate agency brands, research claims. The analysis warns that agents shouldn’t ignore lettings...

In this latest video interview zoning in on the current property market, and the stats, facts and data behind its present...

Agency listings appear to be on the rise with major brands seeing a spike in valuations and instructions. Data from national agent Jackson-Stops...

Average asking prices have hit new highs but there are signs of the market easing, Rightmove claims. The portal’s latest listings data...

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

Homeowners may have become less willing to pay upfront fees to sell their home. Despite efforts by online-only brands such as Purplebricks...

Agents have heralded the beginning of the house price slowdown. The latest Land Registry House Price Index yesterday showed values increased by...

Almost half of buyers would be willing to pay more for a property with a high energy efficiency rating, research suggests. It...

Buyers and sellers should focus on the Bank of England’s actions rather than words when it comes to the housing market,...

The number of areas where the average house sale price exceeded £500,000 has surpassed 15% of Great Britain for the first...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...

The limited amount of property stock continues to push up house prices despite cost of living concerns, surveyors claim. The latest RICS...

Rising house prices have rendered the government’s Help to Buy ISA scheme useless, an analyst claims. The Help to Buy ISA saving...

The prime country market outside of London appears to be booming again in a rush to beat a slowdown in house...

Houses continued to be the preferred property type for prime London buyers last month as flat sales continue to struggle amid...

The property market is bracing for the start of the slowdown in the rate of house price growth.  The Halifax House Price...

What a difference two months and some local elections make. Cast your minds back to March 9 and the annual report of...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

Buyers are being urged to act now to secure decent mortgage pricing as interest rates hit a 13-year high yesterday. The Bank...

Buyer demand has rebounded in prime areas of the capital and there is also talk of a return to competitive bidding. The...

The property supply shortage may be easing but Zoopla has warned it will still take some time for stock to be...

Mortgage brokers have warned that an increase in downvaluations is starting to hit the property market. Lenders and their valuers are cutting...

House price growth is expected to hit single digits by the end of the year as the cost of living crisis...

April looks set to go down as the busiest month for house sales of the year.  And with record numbers of properties predicted...

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Estate agency recruiter Josh Rayner has said job demand is at the highest level he can remember. Rayner, who runs property jobs...

Rising house prices boosted HMRC’s coffers during the previous tax year. Analysts suggest the booming housing market has meant HMRC has attracted...

Properties are selling faster than ever either at or above asking price, Rightmove claims. It comes as the portal revealed that the...

It’s easy to overestimate the importance of something in one’s own industry or work, but there seems good reason for believing...

A new ‘local and independent’ boutique estate agency has been founded in the heart of Wimbledon Village, with a vision of...

Agency stock is shifting faster and buyers who hesitated last year are now finding it harder to afford similar priced properties,...

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...

House price growth hit a five-month high in February, according to Land Registry data but there are warnings that this will...

Increasingly cautious mortgage lending could dampen the property market and cause more sales to fall-through, it has been warned. Recent house price...

All regions of the UK remain in a seller’s market as the traditional spring selling season begins for agents. Housing market consultancy...

In this week’s Natter, I carry out a Q&A with Lisa Knight, who has taken the impressive journey from barmaid to...

Homeowners are now earning almost as much from their property as they are from their salary after prices hit new highs. The...

The government’s long awaited Energy Security Strategy has failed to spark excitement among estate agents. The government unveiled its plans to create...

Agents are preparing their businesses for the cost of living crunch, with considerations on fuel use, heating and window display lighting. Much...

Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...

The pandemic may have helped first-time buyers get on the property ladder sooner but are they paying too high a price? Research...

Visual images are key for securing the quickest sales at the best prices, according to a formal estate agency chief who...

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

A leading business analyst says that house prices may appear to be defying gravity but they will soon return to normality...

One of the country’s leading estate agents has played down the significance of the latest house price index which at first...

Rightmove has created a league table to identify where new buyer competition is hottest across the UK housing market. Across the country...

Challenger portal group OneDome has linked with a chain repair service to provide what it calls an end-to-end property offering. The OneDome...

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...

Typical stamp duty paid by property purchasers now is actually 84 per cent more than before the pandemic and the SDLT...

The JLL property consultancy is opening a branch handling sales and lettings in an area of London often by-passed by rival...

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...

The latest government house price data has sparked a fear that the market may be heading towards an affordability crisis. The Office...

The mainstream UK housing market is overvalued by up to 20 per cent and the London market overvalued by as much...

An estate agency says London’s sales market is now at its busiest since the Brexit referendum in mid-2016. Douglas & Gordon, sold by...

There’s been a remarkable 1.7 per cent increase in the average asking price of homes coming to the market in just...

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeh­olds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...

If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...

The Building Societies Association’s regular confidence tracker about the housing market shows rising pessimism over interest rates, the escalating cost of...

An estate agent has suggested on social media that people who buy a Greggs breakfast each day could save well over...

Rising inflation may soon overtake house price growth even in the most buoyant areas of the UK, a property market analysis...

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...

Despite a backdrop of the Ukraine crisis, soaring fuel bills, rising interest rates and high inflation, buyer sentiment remains strong according...

Buying agency Stacks Property Search is reporting g rising buyer demand for wrecks requiring significant levels of renovation. The agency says that...

The OneDome group websites - OneDome itself and nethouseprices - are launching their largest ever advertising campaign. It will target buyers and...

Foxtons has this morning launched a £3m share buy back programme, representing a major windfall for its investors. A statement from the...

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...

The market boom goes on, for now at least. In February, house prices rose at their fastest since June 2007 according to...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

The founder of fledgling portal Boomin says the latest Nationwide house price index findings demonstrate that there’s no sign yet of...

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...

The Bank of England has issued a consultation on changing the affordability tests for large mortgages introduced in the wake of...

One of the UK’s leading economic experts is to be the speaker at a Rightmove seminar this week, considering whether events...

Share prices of estate agencies and property companies plummeted yesterday as tensions continued to rise following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Purplebricks...

Netflix’s period romantic comedy Bridgerton appears to have registered with Asian property buyers - and as a result they want to...

One of the country’s leading agencies says the recent and expected interest rate rises, and the surging inflation, will not blow...

The Chartered Institute of Housing, set to unveil its latest annual housing review next month, has indicated that to no one’s...

Rightmove - which issues its annual figures to shareholders later this week - has released a bullish snapshot of the housing...

Analysts are gearing up for the full year figures to be revealed by Rightmove to its shareholders at the end of...

A financial analyst says there could be tough times ahead for the housing market, despite another upbeat set of figures regarding...

An agency is warning some house hunters that they face a more competitive time this year following a “truly remarkable” change...

The government’s heavily publicised Levelling Up initiative could benefit the UK’s overall property market by approaching £96 billion, it’s been claimed. Some...

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

If 2020 was the year of survival, then 2021 was about the post-Covid boom. The impact of the pandemic on the...

Selling a home - the period from listing to completion - is now back to its pre-pandemic levels of 16 weeks...

Average asking prices in Britain have risen by 53 per cent over the past 10 years according to Rightmove. They have risen...

Stamp duty statistics show that the introduction of a two per cent surcharge on residential properties by overseas buyers, means HM...

The latest house price data from the Halifax shows another absolute record but with a sharply reduced monthly rise indicating a...

As debate rages over levelling up and a north/south property divide, in the first of a new monthly column, property expert...

The average home sale in England and Wales in 2021 achieved 98 per cent of the asking price - slightly improved...

A study suggests that 70 per cent of buyers would be willing to pay more for a property with good indoor...

The level of house price growth is at a 17 year high at 11.2 per cent according to the Nationwide. The annual...

Agents are losing tens of thousands of pounds each - in some cases even more - because of the volume of...

There’s been huge sale price inflation in the rarified high-end country estate market according to a buying agent. Jess Simpson, who runs...

Inflation could deal a double blow to the housing market, an agency expert warns. Last week it was revealed that UK inflation...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

The Nationwide has released data listing the most and least affordable locations in Britain - background information for agents. Some entries are...

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

Government data shows the average UK house price increasing by 10 per cent on an annual basis in November. On a monthly...

Fears that the housing market may be seriously damaged by the worsening economy led to share price falls for Rightmove and others...

House prices are up by as much as £100,000 on this time last year according to a mortgage company. Research by the...

Rightmove’s first housing market report of 2022 starts when last year’s ended - on a high.  The average price of property coming...

London’s super-prime residential market has recorded its strongest year since 2013, according to high end agency Savills. In total, there were 522...

A wealth tax on overseas owners of UK homes could raise £5 billion a year to help local people buy their...

New research shows an estimated £200 billion worth of property sat vacant across Britain’s housing market - up 2.1 per cent...

A prominent agency chief is warning that record house prices could lead to a housing bust if lending gets out of...

Mortgage lenders serving the housing market are set for a quieter 2022 after the unprecedented levels of activity seen in 2021,...

Another day, another house price index record. The latest, from the Halifax, shows that typical house prices increased by over £24,500 in...

The number of locations where average house prices still stand at below £150,000 has shrunk by 28 per cent in recent...

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

A new survey suggests two thirds of current or potential home owners would accept the idea of a mortgage interest rate...

House prices in the UK have ended the year of yet another record high. The Nationwide says annual house price growth increased...

A webinar in mid-January will help agents get an edge on securing leads and ensuring transactions are not lost. That’s the claim...

Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...

Zoopla’s chief operating officer says the portal has made progress for agents in 2021 but recognises there’s more to do next...

A housing market forecast based on conveyancing instructions says average prices will dip this month. Average prices will fall by 1.1 per...

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...

Halifax has revealed the UK’s most expensive streets in 2021 - and it’s no surprise that the very dearest examples are...

Top Scottish agency Galbraith says key parts of the country saw some buyers snapping up properties this year without even visiting...

UK house prices have reached an all time high - but 2022 will see a more normalised housing market thanks to...

Rightmove has revealed the UK’s property hotspot of 2021 - where prices have risen 31 per cent in just a year. The...

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...

The average first-time buyer’s home across Britain has increased in price by approaching £9,000 a year for the past decade. FTBs are...

Data out today from Rightmove shows the predictable seasonal effect of around 0.7 per cent knocked off the typical asking price. The...

A new report wants the government to consider slapping Capital Gains Tax on profits made from appreciating house values for all...

There’s been yet another month of declining property listings according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market snapshot. Those responding...

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...

A leading agency has admitted that the uncertainty over the effects of the Omicron Covid variant has thrown forecasts for the...

New data from Rightmove has analysed millions of supply, demand and pricing data points across the property market, to assess activity...

Annual house price growth hit 10.0 per cent last month - and is now tracking close to the level seen before...

House prices will rise next year says Rightmove - but it warns that tax hikes will curb price rises, particularly later in...

Purplebricks share price collapsed by another 9.6 per cent on Friday. This means the agency has lost half of its share price...

The price of new build homes could soar if developers are expected to pay for additional energy efficiency measures not necessarily...

By the end of 2021, one in 16 homes will have changed hands, making it the busiest property market since 2007...

High house prices relative to average earnings make raising a deposit a big barrier for first time buyers, a new study...

The prospect of higher mortgage interest rates mean the housing market may get tougher soon despite another set of upbeat house...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

Cluttons has given its market snapshot for the sales market in central London - and it’s echoing the familiar story of...

The average asking price across the UK is now £43,000 higher than it was in late 2019 according to data and...

The latest LonRes market snapshot for prime London carries mixed messages in terms of transaction volumes.  Overall, for the month of October,...

The average asking price of homes coming to the market has dropped by over £2,000 in the past month - the...

The latest update on the prime central London market from agency Knight Frank warns that it’s still not business as usual,...

Savills has set out its annual house price forecast for prime London - and after years of price falls, the prediction...

The market may be soaring in most of the country but there are still locations where significant numbers of properties sell...

There’s been a significant rise in buyer interest in the energy efficiency of properties - but so far it’s making no...

OnTheMarket says it delivered a record number of instant valuation enquiries last month, beating its previous best period in June of...

Strutt & Parker has revealed where it believes the housing market will see the largest demand in 2022, outside of London. The...

A leading agency predicts that prime central London house prices, so long in the doldrums throughout the pandemic, will bounce back...

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p.  This is less...

Annual house price growth increased to 8.1 per cent in October according to the Halifax.  The average UK property price is now...

The head of research at a leading agency is warning that although the housing market remains buoyant, there may be macro-economic...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has defied expectations by keeping base rate at its historic low of 0.1 per...

The average price of a house in the UK has hit £250,000 for the first time as the  market shows no...

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

Increasing house prices has encouraged HM Revenue and Customs to launch huge numbers of probes into Inheritance Tax payments. According to law...

Official forecasts suggest house prices will rise for five years at least, although at well below the rate of growth seen...

The Nested online agency, which recently revamped its business model to attract more self-employed agents, is expanding outside London for the...

The proportion of properties selling above asking price has dipped according to Propertymark - a likely sign the market is softening at...

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...

The average cost of buying and selling a home in England this year has soared from £6,877 before the end of...

The housing market is on track to record its strongest year since 2007 for transactions and house price inflation says Zoopla.  The...

Rightmove says sellers who have upgraded their Energy Performance Certificate rating to a C - from a D, E or F -...

With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...

Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown is predicting house prices will still rise, even after a possible hike in interest rates later this year or...

House price inflation accelerated to 10.6 per cent in August, up from 8.5 per cent in July as buyers rushed to...

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...

A small property portal has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of listing properties with asking prices far in excess of market...

Over-65s saw their property wealth increase by £800 a month recently thanks to frenzied demand during the stamp duty holiday, an equity release...

Another market snapshot has identified low supply as the chief characteristic of the sales landscape this autumn. Landmark Information Group’s latest Property...

Rightmove is warning that it’s “highly likely” interest rates will rise in the near future. The portal believes this now seems inevitable...

A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...

Rising inflation triggered by the supply chain crisis following Brexit and the pandemic may undermine recent house price gains according to...

The total value of homes in Britain has risen 20 per cent - that’s £1.6 trillion – in the past five...

Remarkably, just 11 per cent of property sales fell through in the third quarter of this year as buyers raced to beat...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

A leading business consultancy is warning that supply chain shortages as a result of Brexit and the pandemic will push up...

House prices rose by the most in almost 15 years in September ahead of the end of the stamp duty holiday.  The...

An agency says individual agents operating as self-employed can earn up to £64,000 more per year than fully-employed counterparts. Nested says the average UK...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...

Prices in prime central London have risen for the past two quarters, prompting a tentative claim that the market may be...

A leading market commentator is warning that transactions and prices will fall without the stimulus of the stamp duty holiday. Karen Noye,...

By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...

House prices rose by just 0.1 per cent in September - but they are still increasing by 10 per cent a...

One of the leading figures in trade body Propertymark wants stamp duty to be reformed, and claims that the success of...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

A government report suggests that house prices are rising at three times the national rate in some rural and coastal areas...

Zoopla has calculated how much the average house price has risen every single day since the start of the pandemic in...

The Halifax claims that homes with the highest energy ratings are worth up to £40,000 more on average compared to less...

The first agency to give its market forecast for 2022 and beyond has suggested an upbeat performance next year.  Hamptons says the...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

Forget en-suites and garden rooms, could you boost viewings with the postcode of a property? Research by comparison website Money.co.uk has identified...

A think tank has proposed scrapping Council Tax and stamp duty in favour of an annual property levy.  The Institute for Public...

Buyer demand per property for sale is more than double that of pre-pandemic levels, Rightmove claims. The property portal’s latest House Price...

Boris Johnson's sudden and unexpectedly ruthless Cabinet reshuffle, which drew comparisons with Margaret Thatcher's 'purge of the wets' in 1981, ended...

First-time buyers are £25,000 worse off thanks to the stamp duty holiday, according to estate agent comparison site GetAgent. The website revealed...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

In what will be seen as the latest win for leaseholders across the UK, it’s been revealed that – following action...

Buyers are getting less square foot for their money when buying a property. Research by insurer Churchill has found that the average...

The property market is unlikely to enter a last-minute rush before the final stamp duty holiday ends in October, research claims. Analysis...

Property values may seem high in the UK but spare a thought for buyers in other countries such as Israel, Switzerland...

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

A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...

An estate agency says it’s analysed the housing market’s long term cycles and forecasts that house price rises will continue -...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

The lifestyle changes triggered by the pandemic are likely to have a lasting effect on the housing market, pushing property prices permanently...

More buyers in prime central London are choosing larger properties - a function of the pandemic and the race for space. That’s...

A new forecasting model from a consumer website is predicting that house prices will rise by an average 30 per cent...