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Higher mortgage rates and the end of Help to Buy has had a “sharp impact” on sales rates, Persimmon has warned. A...

We are on the threshold in December with the pandemic still dominating but we’re delighted there is still positive jobs news...

London estate agency Benham & Reeves says there’s been a sharp fall-off in demand for ultra-expensive homes in prime suburbs of...

House builder Taylor Wimpey says its reopening show homes and sales centres next week, but for pre-booked appointments only. In a message...

An online auction platform has launched a new instant property purchase feature as part of its expansion plans. Under The Hammer, a...

Rightmove is undertaking an investigation into a PropTech app that has tried to list private sales on the portal. The perhaps-ironically named...

The regional agency MoveSelf, which set up in 2017 as an online estate agent, is shifting emphasis towards For Sale By...

The head of a For Sale By Owner website claims that some agents are making “vast amounts” of up to £7,000...

A new website is offering to contact owners of homes that are not for sale, on behalf of people who would...

A website that lists private sale properties and calls itself “the all in one property marketplace” has valued itself on a...

A report in the Financial Times lays bare the scale of the housing market downturn in central London - it suggests...

An agent who is only 20 - and who set up his own firm when he was still a teenager -...

What do you need to know if you are considering selling your sales or lettings business?  Here’s ten top tips to think...

I have a confession to make. In 1988 I became a Seekers franchisee. For those of you who don't know who...

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...

A new private sales website is offering sellers the chance to market their property for 28 days for just £1. After the...

The Accessible Property Register, a website specialising in promoting wheelchair-accessible homes, has been taken over by TheHouseShop.com.  APR was set up by...

The private sale website EMOH has announced that it's to have a "hard hitting marketing campaign" in the New Year in...

The chief executive of Zoopla has ruled out allowing private sellers and landlords to list properties directly on Zoopla or PrimeLocation.  In...

An opinion poll of over 2,000 people conducted for The House Shop shows that a majority of people would use a...