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The annual rate of growth of UK house prices has slowed to its lowest level since September 2012. Official government data from...

There's good news for the market in at least one sector - mortgages offered to first time buyers. Latest figures from the...

There are those who say that PropTech is at risk of becoming a bubble market, and others who say bubbles don’t...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on key moves within the industry. Everyone mentioned here...

Another house price index has suggested the housing market continuing to show great resilience despite the continuing economic and political uncertainty. The...

A senior estate agency director is warning that house price growth could continue to stall “with Boris loose at the wheel”. Benham...

There has been a sceptical response by agents and others in the property industry to the government’s latest headline-grabbing tweaks to...

Residential property transactions totalled 86,630 in July, representing a monthly drop of 8.5 per cent and an annual fall of 12.4...

Rightmove’s blog suggests that pro-standard photos can increase enquiries by up to four times, but how do you make great photos? You...

Average house prices in the UK increased by a mere 0.9 per cent in the year to June - the lowest...

House prices fell unexpectedly for the second month in a row in July according to the Halifax - but the mortgage...

The latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that last month’s optimistic assessment of the housing market has...

Hello and welcome to PJT, breaking you in to the working week every Monday with news of the movers and shakers...

With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...

Seemingly-endless uncertainty over Brexit and now speculation over whether there will be an easing of stamp duty on transactions is making...

Data from UK Finance, which represents most of the country’s lenders, shows that gross mortgage lending across the residential market in...

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...

Trade bodies and property firms have strongly welcomed the recommendations for root and branch reform of the agency industry - and...

Agents have put a brave face on official government figures which have shown a shock fall in London house prices and...

Online estate agency Yopa is warning of price falls ahead in London and south east England - although price rises elsewhere...

A more stable trend is now emerging in the UK housing market, according to the latest results for the RICS UK...

The number of residential property transactions in May was a thumping 11.3 per cent lower than the same month last year,...

Too many sellers are wedded to the idea that prices will rise after a Brexit deal is resolved, says one of the...

An analyst on shares website Motley Fool says Purplebricks is not only in surprisingly strong financial health, but is actually outperforming...

The latest asking prices data from Rightmove suggests that the national housing market is being dragged down by poor performance in...

A conveyancing body is calling on mortgage lenders to standardise their policies in respect of unexpired lease terms in order to...

A PropTech firm has repeated claims it first made in March about allegedly inaccurate floorpan measurement and says a new initiative...

Average UK house prices rose 0.5 per cent in May according to the latest Halifax house price index as the long...

PropTech company Landmark has thrown its weight behind the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ new Home Survey Standard, which is now out...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is running a Certified Property Measurer course aimed at training agents and others in the...

The latest house price index shows very little happening in the market, with analysts expecting little significant movement until Brexit is...

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...

One of my biggest concerns in all of my writing, speaking and influencing around PropTech is that for the people we...

The number of mortgages approved by High Street banks increased 5.4 per cent to 44,000 in April. Data from trade body UK...

A homeowner in London has won a legal case against a chartered surveyor who failed to identify Japanese knotweed during a...

Agents have reacted gloomily to the release of figures showing that the number of new mortgages offered to both movers and...

Residential property transactions rose 1.4 per cent in March, making them a healthy 6.8 per cent higher than in March 2018. Data...

We’re accustomed to tech firms promising disruption in how homes are bought, let, sold and rented: now one is pledging to...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says house price sentiment improved by a small amount last month for the first time...

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

Agents appear to be speaking with one voice in response to the latest house price index, saying that once Brexit is...

There’s good news from the market - property transactions increased by 1.7 per cent between the start of this year and February,...

Average house prices in the UK increased by 1.7 per cent in the year to the end of January according to...

The latest RICS survey has one key message - 77 per cent of surveyors participating in the study say Brexit uncertainty...

Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...

The end of 2018 was a bit of a rocky time for online estate agents. Yet only a few years ago...

More downbeat house price figures have prompted one leading estate agent to admit that the 2019 market had not taken off...

The first set of figures for the year from HMRC show that there were 0.8 per cent more residential property transactions...

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

Government figures show the UK’s annual house price growth now being down to 2.5 per cent - the lowest rate since...

Agents have suggested that the latest price figures from the Halifax may be masking increased activity in the market in recent...

BAD PHOTOS – 6 BIG MISTAKES YOU MIGHT BE MAKING! In our last article, we highlighted some really important and shocking stats...

There were 102,330 residential property transactions in December - that’s up 3.6 per cent on the same month last year on...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the housing market outlook over the next three months is the worst for 20...

A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...

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

If you thought Christmas Eve meant no more news in terms of industry movers and shakers…well, think again - we’ve one...

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

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

Property analysts say ‘flippers’ - those who buy new homes and sell them quickly, hopefully for a profit - are losing...

Mainstream bank lending for house purchases grew by 3.6 per cent in October compared to the same month last year. However the...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new guide in a bid to end what it calls inconsistencies and...

This won’t be a long article. Just to the point and hopefully with a nice angle to it.  I get asked at...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it wants to simplify the system of surveys by scrapping the three current options...

Mortgage approvals fell again in September - this means that every month of 2018 so far has seen a drop against...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows some 98,400 homes were sold across the UK in September - that’s slightly lower...

A service which describes itself as an alternative to part exchange has been launched to facilitate sales to ‘corporate property buyers’. It’s...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests the number of properties on estate agents’ books is now nearing...

A new survey claims to have found the five issues that prospective buyers wish they had checked out ahead of purchase...

House prices grew two per cent year on year for September according to new figures - and a senior agency chief...

Estate agents say the continuing gentle slowdown reflected in the latest government house price figures will be the story of the...

The number of new franchise applicants reported by Winkworth in the first half of the year rocketed 135 per cent -...

Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain orange-tinted president in recent years. And everyone, from tech giants like...

A warning to people selling their homes to beware of internet-based scams offering cut-price surveys has been sounded by a leading...

Why do we choose to engage with one application more than another, or find ourselves returning to the same piece of...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

A leading estate agent is warning that an interest rate increase today ould hurt the delicate balance of the housing market. The...

The latest transaction figures from HM Revenue and Customs make depressing reading - a three per cent drop between May and...

The debate over alleged ‘down-valuing’ by mortgage lenders has flared again with one leading agent claiming that surveyors are just “covering...

A disciplinary investigation by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has blown the lid on the infamous fee-fixing cartel scandal involving estate...

Agents appear to be getting more pessimistic over the housing market as the latest government figures show prices still growing - but...

The manufacturers of a new PropTech tool claims it produces “the most accurate measurement of floorplans on the market” and has...

Auction House says the number of lots it sold in the first half of 2018 was some 3.8 per cent up...

A branch of Andrews estate and lettings agency, damaged by water as a result of a fire eight months ago, is...

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...

Total mortgage approvals by the main High Street banks increased three per cent in May over the same month last year...

Summer is traditionally the time of the year when the property market slows down, with people going away on their holidays...

Prices grew at a faster than expected rate last month according to the Halifax House Price Index, which has reported a...

One of the country’s leading experts on the housing market says first time buyers are still hampered from purchasing homes despite...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is consulting members on the creation of a personal statement which they must sign to...

House prices in the three months to the end of April were 2.2 per cent higher than in the same period...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

One of the three official redress bodies serving the estate and lettings agency industry has conducted a survey of complaints across...

Average house prices in the UK have increased 4.4 per cent in the year to February according to the latest official...

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says its first quarter’s sales figures for 2018 are ahead of those for the same period...

Demand is down for the 12th successive month according to the latest market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. New...

Agents and representatives from other property sectors have reacted enthusiastically to proposals to professionalise the industry. As we reported yesterday, the government...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone mentioned here...

The government has announced further measures which will, in its words, “professionalise” house buying and the estate agency business. In yet another Sunday...

A leading estate agent says his findings confirm those of the latest house price index in suggesting that prices are turning...

With reports continuing to focus on a slowing property market and an understanding that not enough properties are being marketed for...

The Property Ombudsman has launched an online training module which it describes as the first of its kind.  The interactive module -...

The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...

Investment consultancy London Central Portfolio has launched a new index which it claims uses “the most comprehensive data available” to assess...

Agents have welcomed more data suggesting the 2018 market is enjoying a robust start. Last week Rightmove reported a record number of...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, our round-up each Monday of key job moves within estate and letting...

“Are we there yet?” In the same way that these words can drive you to distraction (any parent who has endured the...

At the start of February, Nationwide suggested that the housing market was picking up. Last week, RICS reported on its continued...

This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...

The housing market has started 2018 as it ended 2017 according to the RICS, with new buyer enquiries, instructions and sales...

Hello and welcome to our first Property Jobs Today, a weekly round-up of key job moves within estate and letting agencies...

The story of this week - the ousting of Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt - prompts two key questions. Firstly, who takes...

The number of transactions last year dropped to 1.22m - a minor 0.8 per cent drop on the year before and...

For a while now, property and technology have been combining seamlessly to offer the industry innovative solutions to often complex problems....

An overwhelming 86 per cent of RICS members questioned in a survey claim they have seen no increase in interest from...

The latest house prices as indicated by the most recent index offer confirmation of “a slowing rather than collapsing market” according...

House price growth will come to a halt next year as the number of transactions reduces, according to the RICS forecast...

The housing market remains flat as it heads towards 2018 according to the latest snapshot survey by the Royal Institution of...

The LendInvest PropTech Influencer List has been revealed, naming the 25 figures in the property world that have done most to...

Hands up if you’ve read all of the property reports that have been published in the past week or so? Forever...

Agents and even the Labour Party have backed the government’s scrapping of stamp duty for first time buyers’ purchases up to...

A new EU crackdown on money laundering requires estate agency businesses to adopt a collaborative approach if they are to avoid...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued a downbeat snapshot of the current housing market with "subdued sales trends" across...

The Bank of England has raised the base rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. The Bank’s monetary policy committee was...

As the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee consider whether to increase base rate later this week, new figures from the...

A recent National Association of Estate Agents press release suggesting solar panels were among the “top things” to devalue a home...

New figures from UK Finance, the umbrella body for finance houses, show gross mortgage lending in September rose to £21.4 billion...

The Conveyancing Association says some of its members are piloting HIPs-style Digital Home Reports in a bid to reduce fall-throughs and...

There has been a wide range of views from trade bodies and individual agents on the government’s surprise ‘call for evidence’...

David Westgate, group chief executive at Andrews Property Group, has been presented with a long service award in recognition of his...

As we outlined in our EAT and LAT stories earlier this week, we (Angels Media) are seeking responses from estate and...

There’s a particularly heart-warming theme to Agents Do Charity this week...several of our heroic industry figures are raising funds for children and...

The latest RICS market survey shows that buyer enquiries and transactions slipped back last month with expectations pointing to “a subdued...

Angels Media and a property technology consultancy are joining forces to conduct the first-ever survey into how agents and other property...

The housing market remains mixed across different parts of the UK but London and the south east remain the weakest areas...

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a comprehensive guide to what it calls “the responsibilities of residential property agents...

One of the founding agents behind Agents’ Mutual and OnTheMarket and one of the current directors of Countrywide will be amongst...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says more women should enter estate agency and other property sectors across the land and...

Record low stock numbers, political uncertainty and the aftermath of tax changes are the obstacles hindering the housing market, according to...

Agents say the latest Nationwide index showing a surprise rise in house prices does not change the fact that it is...

The National Association of Estate Agents is rolling out a series of masterclasses to prepare members for the European Fourth Anti-Money...

The number of transactions in the housing market has fallen for the third successive month - and for the first time...

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

For those of us working within the property sector, we’re in the very midst of what, for generations, has been one...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows price growth dipping further, struggling transaction volumes and the...

Former RICS residential chief Jeremy Leaf says he is not downcast by the latest Halifax house price index which shows prices...

The chief economist of Price Waterhouse Coopers says that although by some measures the London housing market looks ripe for a...

The UK PropTech Association (UKPA), of which I am a member of the steering committee, is an organisation with a purpose...

A gathering of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has called on the industry to unite and improve the buying and selling process...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated 10 tips for growing your business. Since then, we’ve been...

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...

A prominent agent admits to being “disappointed” at what appears to be slowing mortgage figures at a time of year when...

Our recent roundtable on the proposed ban on tenant fees generated ten tips for growing a lettings business. We’re exploring each tip in more...

Home buyers borrowed £11.2 billion in March - down on the ‘stamp duty bonanza‘ period at the same time last year...

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

Odds are that you use TripAdvisor when you book a restaurant or hotel; perhaps you scroll down Amazon before clicking ‘buy...

The industry has broadly welcomed the shock announcement of a June 8 General Election as a chance to end long term...

Ten years ago this month (April 2007) tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales.  You need to go a...

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

We’re almost nine months on from the EU Referendum and yet the issue remains the big divide across the nation: an...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Jeremy Leaf, the London estate agent and former RICS residential chairman, is the latest industry figure to call for the government...

Over 60% of UK consumers think that Estate Agents’ Photos Are Very Poor To Average A recent survey* by dedicated property photo...

One thing that can be guaranteed in the property world each year is a range of conferences and awards dinners. Very...

The housing market has not been short of a White Paper over the last few months, and while you might just...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it is “disheartening” that the gender pay gap is widening in some aspects of...

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

The government’s attitude of “Nanny knows best” has “squandered another opportunity” to make a real difference to the housing crisis, according...

Inflation has taken over from Brexit as “the biggest threat to affordability and confidence in the housing market” according to a...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

A post-Christmas treat this week, as I carry out a Q & A with one of the leading figures in property,...

Countrywide’s controversial hybrid estate agency business has produced “fantastic results” according to Sam Tyrer, the group’s Managing Director, Retail & London. In...

The latest official house price index, released by the Office for National Statistics, shows that house price growth was 6.9 per...

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...

Let me set out my stall from the beginning. Firstly with two buy to lets managed by an agency, I understand and...

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is the latest body within the industry to warn its members against portal juggling. Following statements...

Mid West Displays has established a reputation as a leading manufacturer of window & interior display solutions and products. The LEDMAG...

House purchase mortgage approvals last month were 15 per cent lower than in September 2015 according to figures from the British...

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

The government has published details of the Criminal Finances Bill with prime central London property used for purposes of money laundering...

In recent weeks I have been carrying out question and answer sessions with some of the key figures in the property...

It is a tedious fact, but the housing market is underpinned by economic fundamentals. This won’t be a surprise.  However, at a...

Data from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that over 60 per cent of its members contributing to a monthly...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is to expel an estate agent for breaking several of its membership rules.  Dion Beard,...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

It’s been a heartening few weeks for those of us who thought that protest was dead – or, more precisely, that...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the controversial findings of an insurance firm’s research shows that millions of homeowners may...

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

Stacks Property Search & Acquisition has become the first independent buying agency to become a member of the Royal Institute of...

With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has introduced a new HomeBuyer report without a valuation. The long-established HomeBuyer report with a valuation...

Estate agents and mortgage experts have reacted to the Bank of England’s surprise decision to keep base rate unchanged at 0.5...

The Bank of England has kept its base rate to 0.50 per cent despite many analysts expecting it would be cut...

The plummetting pound following the UK’s shock vote to leave the European Union risks creating more money-laundering operations through this country’s...

It’s over. A win is a win, whichever side you backed. It’s true that everyone seems a lot less happy than...

It’s official; the estate agency business is tougher than ever. Contrary to perceptions that may exist amongst observers and even clients, the...

Members of the property industry join the rest of the country in going to the polls today to decide whether the...

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

The first new ‘official’ UK House Price Index, released yesterday, has received mixed reviews from the industry. On the one hand there...

Former Knight Frank agent Tim Waring has joined regional company Dacre, Son & Hartley as a director specialising in selling top...

Three separate surveys appear to suggest that even a long-term shortage of homes on sale is not enough to stop a...

House prices across the UK increased by 9.0 per cent in the year to March, showing a significant rise from the 7.6...

New figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors backs up the theory that the market is slowing down significantly ahead...

It's a high quality RICS approved report, carried out by one of our RICS accredited local surveyors. The RICS HomeBuyer Survey is...

The summer term – rounders, cricket and hayfever. It's also the last dash before the housing market supposedly closes down for...

Political and economic uncertainty caused by the upcoming EU referendum is beginning to hit the housing market according to two different...

Agents have reacted cautiously to a surprisingly-high 2.5 per cent increase in house prices - in just one month - announced...

There has been a warm welcome given to figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders showing that lending to first time...

Analysts at German-owned bank Berenberg have done an analysis of visitor numbers for OnTheMarket and Zoopla in January. In a report titled...

Landlords trying to beat Chancellor George Osborne’s stamp duty surcharge deadline are behind the latest upbeat assessment of the housing market...

Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors wants to make a valuation an optional element of the long-standing Home Buyer Report. This will...

Who are you? I’m the Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme. I previously worked for Legal & General PLC dealing...

In many respects 2015 has been a good year. Despite global challenges, we have seen a marked improvement in the UK...

The latest market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that the stock of homes on sale with agents...

As many as one in three would-be buyers or renters regard good mobile telephone coverage as a major influence on their...

So this weekend some of us will see our first snow of the season. Harsh weather, Christmas adverts and winter generally...

UK House prices are expected to rise by 4.5 per cent for each of the next five years - a cumulative...

It would seem that now is a better time than ever for investors to join the buy-to-let market.  The Royal Institute of...

Well, the hosts have left the party early. England have crashed out of their own Rugby World Cup after a demoralising...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it wants to see 'minimum competency' requirements for sales and letting agents to handle...

More downsizing could release almost three million homes into the market according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Its latest policy...

With the industry still awaiting the outcome of two investigations into allegations surrounding London property money-laundering, one estate agency is now...

Despite seeing the word in many industry pieces, using ‘crisis’ to describe anything related to the UK housing market at present...

You can't help but notice that it's back to school time – the shops are full of school uniforms and pencil...

There have been concerns raised over new trading standards guidance for estate agents on having to reveal ‘significant defects’ about properties...

We’ve had a flurry of data for all of us involved in the property sector to mull over on our sun...

Estate Agent Today understands that the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors wants to become a supervisory body under new laws attempting...

Agents across the country, hopefully refreshed by a nice holiday somewhere warm, will be gearing up for the phones to start...

The imbalance of supply and demand in the housing market “will lead to even stronger price gains over the next 12...

There is a very interesting but easily-overlooked piece of information at the end of the National Trading Standards Estate Agent Team’s...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is the latest body to warns its estate agent members that they have a legal...

The rising phenomenon of agent-rating and review websites is a topic that seems to have caused considerable division and controversy among...

The not-for-profit Residential Property Surveyors Association wants estate agents to tell clients they should commission 'real' surveys and not settle for automated valuations.  Recently...

The Royal Institution for Chartered Surveyors says it supports a call by housing minister Brandon Lewis for personnel retiring from the...

The high-end market in parts of prime central London is in the doldrums because of a glut of £2m-plus homes put...

In my recent article, ‘Is Gazeal for Real?’ I reported on the imminent launch of this new product that claimed it...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it is working on a revised HomeBuyer Report which will not include the ‘historic’...

When do we really start to worry about rising rents and house prices? Despite an apparent slowdown in house price inflation...

This week RICS reported a further drop in the number of people putting their homes up for sale; new instructions fell...

House sales and buyer enquiries flat lined in March, while the number of properties coming onto the market fell for the...