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Homes in the most expensive area of England and Wales cost 25 times as much as in the cheapest area, according...

A mystery online petition is urging Rightmove to filter its advertisements “in a bid to curb down inflationary / speculative / fake...

Government figures suggest house prices are still rising by 5.1 per cent a year, with the average property value in the...

Twenty areas in Greater London have an average price in excess of £5,000 per square metre according to new research from...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

Historically, short-term rentals have been an unattractive business for the majority of estate agents and property managers. Scarcity of demand from tenants...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

It’s the morning after the festival before for the 150,000 estimated revellers who enjoyed the Glastonbury Festival which drew to a...

National average house price growth bounced back in April after a slow March, according to official figures. The latest UK House Price...

Average house prices in the three months to May were 3.3% higher than in the same period of 2016, according to...

A study described as the biggest of its type seeks to explain why vendors choose - or avoid - online agents. The...

Official figures from the latest UK House Price Index show that average house prices fell by 0.6% between February and March. The...

Estate agents' listings may soon include compulsory information on a location's air quality, the chief executive of NAEA Propertymark, Mark Hayward,...

By Wednesday April 19th, a UK citizen, on an average income, had earned £7,789 from their day job so far this...

The triggering of Article 50 may have been regarded as a historic event but it appears to have left the housing...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

New analysis shows what appears to be the correlation between rising house prices and falling burglary rates across the country.  The research,...

The latest house price index from Halifax reports that annual house price growth dipped during February. The bank recorded annual house price...

Ministry of Justice probate fee changes coming into effect this spring will affect all individuals inheriting an estate worth more than...

Over the past two decades, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively easy way to make money, which is why so...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

The Independent Press Standards Organisation has ruled that a Daily Express newspaper story - “EU Exit Boosts House Prices” - was...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

There were an estimated 354,000 homemovers in 2016, a fall of 4% compared to the 367,000 recorded the previous year. Analysis by...

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

A conveyancing firm says the buyers at former retirement hotspots such as seaside towns are getting younger because mainstream purchasers are obliged to...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

London agency Stirling Ackroyd is the latest to call for reforms to stamp duty, with a claim that prices for the most expensive...

As America goes to the polls after one of the most cantankerous, aggressive and abusive campaigns since...well, our own Brexit vote in...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...

New data from Knight Frank shows that prime property prices have dipped by 0.1 per cent in the three months following...

Annual house price growth in 20 UK cities dipped to 8.2% last month, according to the latest figures from Hometrack. The research...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...

In the capital, people will pay a premium to live near great transport links, and as we’ve seen from Crossrail and...

The number of 95 per cent loan to value mortgages available for first time buyers has dwindled 16 per cent in...

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...

Property prices were at the forefront of the EU debate in the run-up to the referendum, with the now former Chancellor...

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...

The HomeOwners’ Alliance claims that over the past two years alone over 500,000 owners aged 55-plus have had to ditch plans...

The possibility of short-term falling house prices caused by Brexit may be good news for the UK’s four million leasehold flat...

With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...

Campagining housing charity Shelter claims that an estimated 13 million people aged between 18 and 44 feel the high costs of buying...

The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...

A high end international London estate agent says a Brexit will lead to increased sales of homes in prime central London...

The glorious thing about the referendum on our EU membership is that four weeks today it will all be over –...

A property investment firm says a British exit from the EU may cause minimal damage to the prime London market and...

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...

Respected housing analyst Kate Faulkner is accusing campaigning charity Shelter of ignoring key facts and scaremongering about the alleged difficulties of...

Inheritance tax receipts taken by HM Revenue and Customs jumped to a record high of £4.6 billion in 2015-2016 according to...

The average house price in the UK is set to increase by over 20% to £236,691 by the end of 2019,...

These days we have a wealth of information at our fingertips, the mere touch of a button or two provides more...

Insurance firm Direct Line claims that there is effectively no premium in a home having a south-facing garden.  It claims analysis of...

London is heading for a house price bubble by the end of the year according to figures produced by academics at...

Some 51 per cent of postcodes within Greater London now have average property prices of £500,000 or more according to one...

Your Move claims the higher end of the Scottish housing market is recovering from the introduction of Land and Building Transaction...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement from a property company selling new homes in East London, after it was...

Another house price index has suggested a strong mainstream housing market but a struggling one at the high end. The latest LSL...

A body called the UK Housing Market Observatory - consisting of economists at Lancaster University Management School - is giving a...

Stephen Moss, CEO of Pring.co.uk the UK’s leading property investment search engine, takes a look at the impact of ‘Corbynmania’ on...

The limited supply of homes means average property prices will rise 3.5 per cent next year and a further 4.2 per cent...

If you think house price indices are confusing, just look at affordability indices. As recently as Monday BBC TV news reported that,...

In a new sign that the housing market is strengthening, mortgage lending increased in August by the largest amount since 2008. Data...

Agency chain Haart says UK-wide property prices have risen 7.3 per cent annually and 0.9 per cent in the past month.  It...

The gap between house prices in London and other major regional cities is at its widest for 20 years, according to...

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on the effect...

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on the effect...

Under new pension freedom reforms, people aged 55 and over can access as much of their savings from their defined contributions...

Haart estate agency claims average UK property prices have risen 5.6 per cent annually and 0.9 per cent in March, to...