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Strutt & Parker says transaction levels in Prime Central London, already at a low ebb, plummeted a further nine per cent...
08 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Average prices of flats and houses in prime central London are now the same as they were six years ago; meanwhile...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief executive of Emoov says online estate agencies charge too little, so risk appearing cheap and ineffective to potential...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Gloomy statements from some industry organisations have suggested the market is in trouble thanks to Brexit uncertainty but Rightmove says visits...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...
29 December 2018
From: Features

PropTech has been mainstream for a few years now, and as more agents are familiar with the range of products and...
01 December 2018
From: Features

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
17 November 2018
From: Features

Rather like doctors, estate agents are present at critical points in our lives – moving in together, bidding farewell to a...
07 November 2018
From: Features

Sky News says Emoov is to be sold, just months after the controversial online agency merged with Sarah Beeny's Tepilo and the...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

It seems a lifetime ago but in fact we’re approaching just the first anniversary since the government triggered its Call for...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Transactions in prime central London have dropped nine per cent in the year to the end of August according to Knight...
04 October 2018
From: Breaking News

House prices grew two per cent year on year for September according to new figures - and a senior agency chief...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A competitive pricing analysis undertaken for hybrid estate agency Emoov claims that it sells for an average £6,000 more than rival...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A buying agency says it has secured a prime London property for one of its clients at almost 40 per cent...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is reporting a mini-boom as the autumn market gets into gear, with a surge in buyers and a one-month rise...
17 September 2018
From: Breaking News

“Baton down the hatches. Stockpile the food cupboard. Brexit is coming and it’s little more than six months away!” I jest, but there is...
15 September 2018
From: Features

OnTheMarket has seen another increase in listings to more than 10,500 offices, but it is repeating a warning that its free...
24 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says the housing market is now into a ‘summer sale’ as newly-marketed property shows an average asking price fall of...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News

It was interesting to see the recent story on Estate Agent Today about OnTheMarket (OTM) raising its fees after signing up...
04 August 2018
From: Features

Most estate agents have tried to dismiss the impact of the Bank of England’s base rate rise, which came following a...
03 August 2018
From: Breaking News

With the continued indecision surrounding Brexit and the final divorce settlement still months away, it seems property buyers are choosing to...
28 July 2018
From: Features

Figures from Savills suggest that there’s currently an average 1.14 price adjustments per sale across the prime regional markets of the...
27 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Traditional estate agencies should make their work appear more of a luxury and even showcase the prices of individual elements that...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...
20 July 2018
From: Features

The battered prime central London market is now suffering from the UK’s wider political volatility, the lack of stability of the...
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Hometrack says other cities are now closing the gap on London in terms of house prices and market value. The latest Hometrack UK...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The average asking price of newly marketed property continues to rise according to Rightmove - and this is despite a dip...
18 June 2018
From: Breaking News

An online question-and-answer article with OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has suggested that its focus of criticism may be shifting from...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Today is the day. 1,600 people will gather in London for FUTURE: PropTech, an event I have supported when there were...
02 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and gone and I find myself now looking ahead to the Summer. The...
07 April 2018
From: Features

Average prices dropped another 1.1 per cent in prime central London in the year to March according to new figures released...
06 April 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says estate agencies with some 1,000 offices have joined the portal in the five weeks since it floated on the...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A former president of the National Association of Estate Agents has attacked “irresponsible agents” for over-valuing asking prices in London in...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Over the last few weeks, mortgage lenders have started to adjust their pricing in anticipation of a further interest rate rise...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says it has enjoyed its highest ever monthly number of visitors - 141 million in January. They spent a total of...
19 February 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has told the City this morning that it has already signed up 81 new listing agreements by 5pm yesterday, completing...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Leading independent property expert Kate Faulkner says the current row regarding the accuracy of Purplebricks’ sales figures should be the trigger...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Homes for sale in some parts of inner London are seeing price discounts of up to 10 per cent says Hometrack...
30 January 2018
From: Breaking News

If you were under any misconceptions about how pivotal a role HM Land Registry is going to play in the future...
27 January 2018
From: Features

Online estate agency Tepilo has denied industry speculation that it is to change its fee structure now that it is under...
04 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Global investment bank RBC Capital Markets says OnTheMarket has the potential to undermine the pricing power of Rightmove and ZPG -...
22 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Sellers have launched "their own sale" in response to the stagnating market by slashing asking prices according to Rightmove - but...
13 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Labour MP Justin Madders is working on a Private Members' Bill creating leasehold reform in a bid to help leaseholders who, he...
10 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...
28 October 2017
From: Features

Asking prices have risen by an average of 1.1 per cent or £3,432 in the past month according to Rightmove. This is...
16 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority has set out precisely what agents and other companies can and cannot do in the event...
10 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to fine five estate agents for engaging in a price fixing cartel has...
07 October 2017
From: Features

The research director of an investment firm which has advised Purplebricks says the “odd detractor” who doesn’t sell their home does...
04 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A PropTech start-up says its booking, valuation and communication tools will be available free of charge to any agency with fewer...
19 September 2017
From: Breaking News

An online platform that allows the public to compare the services and fees of traditional estate agents in their areas has...
12 September 2017
From: Breaking News

After my article last week predicting that Agents’ Mutual would likely seek to raise external capital, including possibly on the public markets,...
09 August 2017
From: Features

The latest market snapshot by high-end agency Strutt & Parker reveals more bad news for London - despite the agency itself...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...
22 July 2017
From: Features

Facebook has finally released more details about its previously announced plans to build 1,500 homes, 30 miles south of San Francisco,...
12 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Few things provoke argument within the industry more than the online v traditional agency debate - and within that debate, nothing...
30 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A network which helps estate agents win more instructions in the land and new homes sector is launching a lead generation...
27 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A new online estate agency is offering vendors a sales package for just £24.99. MoveSelf, which is based in Manchester, allows vendors to...
15 June 2017
From: Breaking News

This week, the obvious thing to write about would be easyProperty's merger with GPEA. It's such a huge and potentially influential...
14 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A telephone number is more than just a number. To consumers, it gives useful information about the company it belongs to....
12 June 2017
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To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...
10 June 2017
From: Features

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...
27 May 2017
From: Features

Given that around 95% of property searches now start online, it is more important than ever that an agent has an...
12 May 2017
From: Features

Auctions are a great way to sell property competitively, with a wide range of homes often selling under the hammer, and...
06 May 2017
From: Features

Average UK house price growth will reach 2.2 per cent this year, a rise of £4,460 that will see the average...
20 April 2017
From: Breaking News

This week, it would be very easy for me to focus on the startling figures that easyProperty logged with Companies House...
05 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A US technology company is warning that estate agency websites with log-in pages are “at risk of data theft, account takeover...
27 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The average asking price rise for homes coming to the market in the last month has been a chunky 1.3 per...
20 March 2017
From: Breaking News

An estate agency in the north of England has complained to the Advertising Standards Authority about a rival firm’s claims saying...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...
17 February 2017
From: Features

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...
11 February 2017
From: Features

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
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Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...
28 January 2017
From: Features

Another agency says price reductions of 10 per cent or more are often found in some prime central London areas such...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...
21 January 2017
From: Features

There is no doubt that 2016 managed to catch the world by surprise on more than one occassion. But will 2017 be...
14 January 2017
From: Features

Conveyancers are to be told to publish the charges for their house-moving services in a bid to help consumers and to...
16 December 2016
From: Breaking News

A housebuilder that has in the past profited from its concentration on high-end London schemes says demand for its units is...
05 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Philip Hammond caught the lettings industry unaware with an incredulous Autumn Statement. The buy-to-let sector took a bashing earlier in 2015...
26 November 2016
From: Features

It’s all been kicking off in recent weeks, hasn’t it? Marmite wars, the endless Trump v Clinton debate, Samsung phones blowing...
28 October 2016
From: Features

Knight Frank has reported a four per cent rise in annual revenues to £461m but a five per cent drop in...
11 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Those working within the UK housing market would have felt considerable worry about the immediate impact of the vote to leave...
23 September 2016
From: Features

Given the uncertainty that shrouded the immediate build up to, and aftermath of, the EU referendum, the current lettings market in...
16 September 2016
From: Features

Countrywide is to offer vendors and buyers a choice of using an online service, a traditional high street branch or a...
06 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A modest 0.4 per cent rise in average asking prices over the past month conceals a nasty surprise for first time...
16 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Over 40 separate estate agencies have agreed to join forces to fund litigation against Agents’ Mutual, parent company of OnTheMarket. The firms represent...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The action group representing rebel OnTheMarket agents says it is considering legal action with a barrister named to lead any possible...
10 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The Motley Fool, a widely-read City investment column, says a Leave vote could result in a fall in housing market transaction...
04 May 2016
From: Breaking News

First time buyers with small deposits are among those likely to suffer as a result of new regulations on credit risk...
28 April 2016
From: Breaking News

This week, as the title suggests, I turn my attentions to the world of deposit protection schemes. Landlords have been legally obliged...
15 April 2016
From: Features

Who are you? My name is Sham, I am based in the UK and my core experience is in running cross border...
29 March 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

There has been a significant acceleration in house prices in Britain’s big cities with lower-priced locations such as Portsmouth, Nottingham and...
25 March 2016
From: Breaking News

If you’re considering using a telephone answering service, what are the types of questions you need to ask, before you commit...
07 March 2016
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Morgan Stanley says fears over a possible UK exit from the EU and other global economic uncertainty could lead to “a...
03 March 2016
From: Breaking News

As we know, the property market in London is notorious for sitting a long way outside the conventions of the wider UK...
27 February 2016
From: Features

An online estate agent who a year ago predicted that OnTheMarket would not survive for 12 months has issued a statement...
26 January 2016
From: Breaking News

An insurance company claims that around 60 per cent of estate agents do not check with their vendor clients about disputes...
10 November 2015
From: Breaking News

A couple behind a new online estate agency want to establish what they describe as a US or Australian-style franchise system...
14 October 2015
From: Breaking News

JLL today opens its eighth residential office in London, this one at at the Riverlight development in Nine Elms. The office, which...
17 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Mid West Displays have had the recent pleasure of working with Martin & Co at their Witney Office giving their window...
29 July 2015
From: Sponsored Content

When Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, recently announced that interest rates would have to start to rise sooner...
24 July 2015
From: Features

The chief executive of online agency easyProperty says the money laundering scandal exposed in Channel 4’s ‘From Russia With Cash’ would...
13 July 2015
From: Breaking News

In case we didn’t learn the lesson last time around, we appear to be on the brink of a refresher course...
10 July 2015
From: Features

Roy Fuller, owner at Everything Lettings’, says: for just £25 per week you can have in place our emergency helpline 365...
21 May 2015
From: Sponsored Content

Mid West Displays are excited to share the news that our factory extension is complete. How this affects us? Our production lines have...
19 May 2015
From: Sponsored Content

Auction house Allsop is launching the country’s first ever online-only auction for new build homes - and claims it's a first. The...