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Big demand for small properties has helped to drive growth in UK property prices in the early months of this year,...

It’s taken eight years but one of London’s highest profile estate agencies says the value of its Under Offer pipeline has...

The total number of property millionaires fell last year as the ‘race for space’ reversed, research suggests. Analysis by Savills has revealed...

Higher mortgage rates have replaced the 'race for space' as the primary reason for buying outside of London this year, research...

The average age of a UK home mover has dropped but the number of actual moves has hit a record low,...

Listings appear to be taking longer to sell but buyer and seller confidence remains, OnTheMarket (OTM) claims. The portal’s latest Property Sentiment...

The race for space is reversing as more employers are calling staff back into the office. Research by agency brand Jackson-Stops has...

Shares in Winkworth rose close to their recent highs yesterday despite the agency franchise brand reporting a drop in revenues and...

THE PROPERTY market continues to hold pretty firm - despite fears voiced by many that 2023 would herald a crash in...

The average price for larger detached homes has grown at almost twice the rate than for smaller properties such as flats...

The flat market in prime central London (PCL) is undergoing a resurgence, a buying agent claims. Residential and investment buying agency London...

The ‘race for space’ may not have been as significant a contest as first thought, new data suggests. Figures from property data...

The number of property millionaires in Great Britain has “shot up,” with one in 40 homes now valued at £1m or...

The pandemic has left a “structural and lasting impact” on London’s property market, Chestertons claims. Analysis of Land Registry data by the...

Forget the ‘race for space,’ buyers are now facing a race for mortgage rates. Comparison website Moneyfacts has revealed that the average...

The ‘race for space’ is over and the property market is returning to pre-pandemic levels, Nicky Stevenson claims. Stevenson, managing director of...

Fewer buyers are leaving London to purchase property elsewhere, research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons has found that the share of Londoners purchasing...

Property demand has halved but the slowdown is focused on the previously popular rural and coastal areas, Zoopla has revealed. Higher mortgage...

Knight Frank expects prices to fall by 3% next year in Prime Central London (PCL) before rising modestly in the years...

Forget the ‘race for space’ or room for an extension, should agents start highlighting the green features of a vendor’s property...

Market activity has shifted back from sales to lettings, Belvoir has reported. Half-year results from the agency franchise network show the “race...

In this Guides & Tips piece, Brian Murphy, Head of Lending at Mortgage Advice Bureau, offers insight into what rate rises...

The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchisor, has provided a trading update ahead of publishing its interim results on Tuesday...

Right now, one topic seems to be dominating talk in the industry. Everywhere I go people tend to quiz me about...

Rural areas are dominating the boost in property supply. Agents have reported an improvement in sales stock in recent weeks. Analysis by Knight...

Houses continued to be the preferred property type for prime London buyers last month as flat sales continue to struggle amid...

Buyer demand has rebounded in prime areas of the capital and there is also talk of a return to competitive bidding. The...

House price growth is expected to hit single digits by the end of the year as the cost of living crisis...

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...

Some regional property markets are perilously close to running out of any stock to sell. That’s the news from property data...

The total value of all UK homes broke the £8 trillion barrier in 2021 according to Savills - and London is...

A leading buying agency says that while prime central London’s property market shows clear signs of recovery, a weak area remains...

Government data shows the average UK house price increasing by 10 per cent on an annual basis in November. On a monthly...

Another day, another house price index record. The latest, from the Halifax, shows that typical house prices increased by over £24,500 in...

High-value properties were the top-performers in the country house market in 2021, according to an agency that majors in this sector.  In...

Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...

We all know what did happen in 2021 - Covid and more Covid, the stamp duty holiday frenzy, a soaring rental...

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...

Rightmove has revealed the strongest markets for sellers and buyers this autumn.  Grays in Essex has topped the list of the strongest...

Official forecasts suggest house prices will rise for five years at least, although at well below the rate of growth seen...

New figures from Knight Frank show that price growth in the high end country market moderated in the third quarter of...

Rising inflation triggered by the supply chain crisis following Brexit and the pandemic may undermine recent house price gains according to...

It’s a truism that most property enquiries from buyers these days come through portals but there are several reasons why agents...

Living close to family and friends is a top priority for nearly four in 10 people according to a survey of...

A government report suggests that house prices are rising at three times the national rate in some rural and coastal areas...

More buyers in prime central London are choosing larger properties - a function of the pandemic and the race for space. That’s...

A housing expert says the psychology of a population coping with the pandemic lies behind the house moving frenzy of recent...

Estate agents have gone on the record to say the flow of purchasers from London to country and market town locations...

The average size of homes in England has plummeted by over 10 per cent in the past four decades. Research from ElectricalDirect...

Savills has revised its price forecasts for prime property market across the UK, but when it coms to prime central London...

A deep dive into Rightmove’s data by the portal itself has discovered that there’s one sector where homes sell 20 days...

The first stamp duty holiday deadline has now passed, and we can all sigh a slight relief after the sheer numbers...

Rightmove estimates that 1.3m buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holidays across Great Britain since they were announced in July...

Price renegotiations are underway between buyers and sellers in danger of missing Wednesday’s stamp duty holiday deadline, says Knight Frank. The agency...

New research has thrown light on how much buyers must pay on average to trade up to a property with one...

Franchise giant Winkworth has launched a new property podcast to boost its marketing. The Property Exchange podcast will air monthly, with the...

House prices have soared 10.9 per cent in the past year - the highest level since 2014 - according to the...

A London agency is rejecting the suggestion that sellers are heading to the countryside - instead, it says they’re likely to move...

London’s super prime residential market shows signs of recovery with more £5m-plus sales recorded in the first four months of 2021 than...

The so-called race for space as the pandemic drives buyers to reconsider their lifestyle options has led to prices for prime...