A recent announcement by housing giants Persimmon has been heralded as a welcome boost to the property sector. In a trading update they...
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![Persimmon: 'Too early to say when buyer demand will recover''](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind-400x310.png)
Higher mortgage rates and the end of Help to Buy has had a “sharp impact” on sales rates, Persimmon has warned. A...
13 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the latest movers and shakers](/img/default/eat.png)
We are on the threshold in December with the pandemic still dominating but we’re delighted there is still positive jobs news...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Demand plummets for ultra-expensive London homes, says agency](/img/default/eat.png)
London estate agency Benham & Reeves says there’s been a sharp fall-off in demand for ultra-expensive homes in prime suburbs of...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sales centres reopen next week with deals already beating 2019](/img/default/eat.png)
House builder Taylor Wimpey says its reopening show homes and sales centres next week, but for pre-booked appointments only. In a message...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Click and collect? Platform allows agents to sell properties 'instantly'](/img/default/eat.png)
An online auction platform has launched a new instant property purchase feature as part of its expansion plans. Under The Hammer, a...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove drops PropTech app promoting private sales](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove is undertaking an investigation into a PropTech app that has tried to list private sales on the portal. The perhaps-ironically named...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Online agency looks to private sales because of Purplebricks and others](/img/default/eat.png)
The regional agency MoveSelf, which set up in 2017 as an online estate agent, is shifting emphasis towards For Sale By...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Website boss accuses agents of charging “vast” fees up to £7,000](/img/default/eat.png)
The head of a For Sale By Owner website claims that some agents are making “vast amounts” of up to £7,000...
01 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Knock, Knock - new website says sellers can avoid agents’ fees](/img/default/eat.png)
A new website is offering to contact owners of homes that are not for sale, on behalf of people who would...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property website allowing private sales claims to be valued at £10m](/img/default/eat.png)
A website that lists private sale properties and calls itself “the all in one property marketplace” has valued itself on a...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![40% of central London new-builds sold with large bulk discounts](/img/default/eat.png)
A report in the Financial Times lays bare the scale of the housing market downturn in central London - it suggests...
19 July 2018
From: Breaking News
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Ten top tips for selling your business in 2018](/img/default/eat.png)
What do you need to know if you are considering selling your sales or lettings business? Here’s ten top tips to think...
24 January 2018
From: Features
![Seek and ye shall find](/img/default/eat.png)
I have a confession to make. In 1988 I became a Seekers franchisee. For those of you who don't know who...
07 January 2017
From: Features
![Going, going, gone through the roof – sky’s the limit at auction](/img/default/eat.png)
Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...
22 October 2016
From: Features
![Private sales site tells vendors they can sell their home for a pound](/img/default/eat.png)
A new private sales website is offering sellers the chance to market their property for 28 days for just £1. After the...
23 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Controversial private sales website takes over disability property register](/img/default/eat.png)
The Accessible Property Register, a website specialising in promoting wheelchair-accessible homes, has been taken over by TheHouseShop.com. APR was set up by...
13 January 2016
From: Breaking News
![Private sales website announces January marketing campaign](/img/default/eat.png)
The private sale website EMOH has announced that it's to have a "hard hitting marketing campaign" in the New Year in...
23 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla will never accept private sales and letting listings](/img/default/eat.png)
The chief executive of Zoopla has ruled out allowing private sellers and landlords to list properties directly on Zoopla or PrimeLocation. In...