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A property industry group has called for a reduction in the discounts available for council tenants buying their own home, after...

Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...

Would-be home-buyers are enjoying the highest level of spring-time choice of homes in five years says Zoopla. The portal claims that there...

The number of new sellers coming to the market is up by 12% compared to this time a year ago, and...

It’s taken eight years but one of London’s highest profile estate agencies says the value of its Under Offer pipeline has...

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

A new analysis of the cost-of-moving suggests that the typical seller will incur expenses of £5,867 - and that rises hugely...

Winkworth has revealed that it has not renewed franchises on offices “where our standards were not being met and results were...

Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show, the lowest level since...

A fifth of Estate Agent Today readers have claimed house prices are falling either nationally or regionally, a survey has revealed. It...

Property market commentators Russell Quirk and Charlie Lamdin have gone head-to—head in a long-awaited podcast to tackle their ongoing debate about...

Sellers are already less open to price adjustments despite the spring market being slow to kick in, an agent has warned. Chestertons...

When we talk in general terms about the UK housing market, we tend to draw a picture of generality. Facts and figures...

Dog-owning house buyers who want to live in areas of abundant green space in which to walk their four-legged friends are...

The property market appears to be benefiting from the much-hoped for spring bounce, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...

A lack of urgency among buyers is hitting the higher value property markets, new research suggests. Analysis of prime London activity by...

Average house prices fell on a monthly basis for the first time since September 2023 during March as higher mortgage rates...

2023 was the highest year on record for ‘rental scam’ searches in the UK, with an increase of 11% from 2022...

Zoopla’s property announcement last week was welcome reading for many of us feeling a bit beleaguered by seller over-expectation, buyer lethargy...

House prices dipped on a monthly basis during March but annual growth improved, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...

Prime central London (PCL) property values flattened out during the first quarter of 2024 after six consecutive quarterly falls, figures suggest. Analysts...

Interesting report this week in Estate Agent Today on an analysis by the Resolution Foundation thinktank which suggests that the UK’s...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...

Asking price discounts have hit their lowest levels since last summer as market activity improves across the board, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...

Waiting for a General Election is risky for sellers after the so-called Boris bounce in the property market failed to deliver...

Epsom and Ewell, Epping Forest and Dartford have been named as the top London leaver hotspots as buyers continue to move...

Inflation has hit a new two-year low as the cost of living measure slowed to 3.4% in February. The figure is down...

Annual house price declines slowed in January and values returned to growth on a monthly basis, Land Registry data shows. The latest...

Buyer demand shot up in February, helped by a surge in ‘realistically priced’ property supply, research suggests. Data from TwentyEA shows the...

The best news for the property sector to come from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget statement came not from any fiscal...

Happy birthday to us….and all members of the The ValPal Network! We are celebrating a decade in business and in those 10...

Average sold prices in prime London have returned to 2014 levels, research suggests. The latest market data from LonRes shows the prime...

The gap between the price a seller wants and what a buyer is willing to pay is at risk of widening,...

Average asking prices have increased at their highest rate for 10 months during March but the property market remains sensitive, Rightmove...

North Berwick in East Lothian, has been named the best place to live in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live...

The property market is awash with data. A quick Google search and any prospective buyer can find property prices, listing history,...

The prime London sales market has made a hesitant start to 2024, Knight Frank has said. Despite the agent and property brand...

Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...

Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of...

House price growth may have slowed last year but homeowners who sold their property still made an average gain of £74,000...

Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has almost halved its house price forecasts after another relatively quiet fiscal update for the...

Renting a flat or house in the UK has never been more difficult. The market is tight, supply is limited and...

House prices are growing annually for the first time since January 2023, Nationwide claims. The latest Nationwide House Price Index found average...

Analysts have given their backing to Rightmove’s stock market prospects but there are warnings that it can’t “rest on its laurels”...

I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of your property...

Mortgage approvals increased for the fourth consecutive month in a row during January but that hasn’t fed into official sales yet, data...

Lower mortgage rates gave the housing market a boost in February with supply and sales all moving higher, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...

Around half of agents remain confident about the housing market’s prospects this year, research suggests. A survey of almost 600 estate agents,...

Rightmove has joined growing calls for Stamp Duty reform ahead of the Spring Budget next week. The property portal has outlined three...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into the UK’s largest housebuilders as it warns of “fundamental concerns”...

Almost 2m aspiring homeowners do not think they will be able to follow in the footsteps of their parents by owning...

The Government’s proposal to introduce a new 1% deposit mortgage scheme to help young people onto the property ladder is unworkable...

Our latest research has revealed London’s six best performing boroughs when it comes to positive property price growth. But a wider trend...

Lloyds Bank is predicting a “more modest” fall in house prices during 2024. The lender had predicted in September that average prices...

Every year the media writes a lot about house price crashes, and often pose the question whether this is the year...

A senior estate agent has described the Government’s pledge to compel councils to cut red tape in favour of development as...

Average asking prices have grown on an annual basis for the first time in six months but properties are taking longer...

Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...

New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...

The number of properties going under offer and new instructions are on the rise but this has yet to translate into...

If a week is a long time in politics, then I’d say it’s a lifetime for anyone working in the property...

Average house prices fell 1.4% during 2023, Land Registry data has revealed. The latest Land Registry House Price Index for December 2023...

The housing market is "turning a page" with fewer price reductions and higher achieved prices, Hamptons claims. A January market activity update...

Zoopla is holding onto its predictions of a 2% average house price drop this year and said high- value regions in...

A drop in house prices remains likely for 2024 despite recent rises and improving sentiment. The latest Halifax house price index showed...

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...

Annual house price growth hit a 12-month high last month as values rose for the fourth consecutive month but future drops...

Homebuyer and seller activity has finally started to turn positive, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) suggests. The latest...

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

The European property market is the most distressed sector, new research suggests. The latest Distress Index, from restructuring firm Weil, has warned...

Prime market activity hasn’t caught up with more positive sentiment, Knight Frank claims. It comes as figures from the agency brand showed...

Did you manage to make it through the month without reaching for the bottle to console yourself.  No, I’m not enquiring if...

Average house prices will fall 3.6% in the first quarter of the year, according to forecasts by reallymoving.com. The research is based...

In 1999 (yep) I set up some websites thinking I could generate leads from everyone in the world. I had an...

There are several pros to cohabitation, and it’s always a wonderful experience when you’re handed your set of keys as a...

Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...

Average house prices rose between December and January but a rapid rebound is unlikely, Nationwide has warned. The latest Nationwide House Price...

Conveyancing fees increased by around 6% last year, analysis suggests. Property Solvers’ annual research of legal practices in England and Wales has...

The number of first-time buyers fell by a fifth last year but this cohort still made up the largest proportion of...

Further adjustments in house prices are needed to match valuations with market expectations, Propertymark has warned. It comes as the agency trade...

While our own Government continues to tentatively encourage homeowners to carry out energy-efficient measures, they will no doubt be eagerly watching...

The UK and Europe’s “house price correction” isn’t over yet but the market will perform better than expected, a ratings agency...

The negative effects of higher mortgage rates on affordability were overestimated throughout 2023, TwentyCi claims. The property data firm highlights that house...

The housing sector remains locked in a buyers’ market and prices are unlikely to rise nationally this year, Zoopla claims. While some...

The average household in England and Wales who purchased in the past 20 years and sold last year achieved profits of...

The Government’s latest attempt to bolster the property appears to be 1% deposit mortgages. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reported to be considering...

Like millions of others, I watched in open-mouthed astonishment as details emerged about the Post Office scandal. I knew a little bit about...

A housing market analyst has admitted he is “happy being wrong” after predicting house prices would fall between 8% and 10%...

Prime London prices fell 6% annually over 2023 but remain higher over the long term, LonRes claims. Analysis by the data company...

House prices fell at their fastest rate since 2011 during November 2023, the Land Registry has revealed. The latest Land Registry House...

Negative outlooks appear to be reducing amid property professionals as falling mortgage rates filter through to the housing market, according to...

Inflation rose unexpectedly in the 12 months to December 2023, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data has revealed. The latest ONS figures...

A shift towards self-employed estate agency models has contributed to a decline in estate agency branches, research suggests. Analysis by property data...

Buyers and sellers, along with their agents, appear to have started the new year with renewed confidence as Rightmove data shows...

Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and said it now expects average values to rise this year rather than...