If anyone thought Brexit may allow domestic buyers a bigger share of the market, think again: no fewer than 57 per...
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18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

There was a huge 33 per cent collapse in transactions in central London in the final quarter of 2018 compared with...
01 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A maverick estate agent pictured wearing a yellow vest has threatened to mount what he calls a “civil protest” if Brexit...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News
It is something of an understatement to say that we are in challenging times. BREXIT is unresolved and we wait with...
18 December 2018
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The chief executive of Haart, Paul Smith, is warning that a No Deal exit from the EU could leave Britain with...
22 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A senior figure in the Knight Frank agency says those buyers who may be expecting Brexit-inspired bargains in the so-called ‘super...
22 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A London buying agent has called for a second referendum on Britain’s EU membership, suggesting that it would give more certainty...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading London estate agency is reporting a surge in overseas buyers sealing deals ahead of the government’s new stamp duty...
18 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of house sales falling through before completion is on the increase according to data collated by a home buying...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

“Baton down the hatches. Stockpile the food cupboard. Brexit is coming and it’s little more than six months away!” I jest, but there is...
15 September 2018
From: Features

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says a no-deal Brexit exit could lead to a 35 per cent house price crash. The...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The investment bank Jefferies says Foxtons’ long-running share price slump is a reflection of Brexit uncertainty “until we find out what...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News

One of London’s leading estate agents says Brexit has had at worst a neutral effect on the housing market and may...
08 August 2018
From: Breaking News

With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...
20 July 2018
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First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...
14 July 2018
From: Features

It’s been announced this morning that Dominic Raab - who became housing minister just a few months ago - is to...
09 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Part of the South Hams area, a popular tourist hotspot in south Devon, has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a ban...
05 July 2018
From: Breaking News

In recent weeks, you could have been forgiven for thinking that you’re not actually in the UK. Flash floods aside, the...
23 June 2018
From: Features

There’s been a landslide vote to ban new-build second homes in another tourist hotspot. Some 90 per cent of those who voted...
19 June 2018
From: Breaking News

New data from Haart estate agency suggests that despite many homes sticking on the market, apparently would be buyers are locked...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading buying agency says the Brexit transition deal will help central London’s fragile sales market. Caspar Harvard-Walls, a partner in the...
04 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Holiday home sales in one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations are holding up, despite stamp duty and the age...
29 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Mortgage Advice Bureau has batted off the flat housing market by reporting good figures for 2017. Revenue for the year increased by...
23 January 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s a new warning being issued for estate agents and all other businesses to ensure they are prepared for the General...
05 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Outspoken buying agent Henry Pryor says some “pretty dodgy” overseas buyers have purchased homes in the UK in the past -...
29 December 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s traditional before Christmas to either review the year past or anticipate the one ahead - but I’m intrigued about what...
16 December 2017
From: Features

The HomeOwners’ Alliance says vendors must put their homes on the market no later than Tuesday if they are serious about selling by...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

UBS says London's housing market still faces the risk of becoming a bubble - although that risk has marginally eased over...
29 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Investors from countries as diverse as South Africa and Russia are getting a 21 per cent discount on UK property according...
15 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Winkworth says solid performances from its lettings and property management services, plus new franchise deals, have compensated for a challenging sales...
14 September 2017
From: Breaking News

New research has revealed that Britain's impending exit from the European Union is not a consideration for 71% of consumers. A study...
07 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Savills has reported strong figures for the first half of 2017 across its worldwide activities, but its UK residential divisions have...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The two main political parties have squared up to each other over the issue of increasing council tax on second homes...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...
04 August 2017
From: Features

A third of small building firms say that soaring material prices are squeezing their margins and almost a quarter have had...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has revealed a massive plunge in its profits for the first six months of 2017. Pre-tax profit for the six months...
27 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The housing market is approaching something of a standstill as the summer holiday season begins according to a downbeat report from...
17 July 2017
From: Breaking News

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...
14 July 2017
From: Features

For those of us working within the property sector, we’re in the very midst of what, for generations, has been one...
14 July 2017
From: Features

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows price growth dipping further, struggling transaction volumes and the...
13 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The political ebb and flow continues - seemingly with all the subtlety of a Boris Johnson rugby tackle on a 10-year...
01 July 2017
From: Features

Prime London house prices are now 5.3 per cent lower than at the time of the EU referendum admits Savills, following...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The housing industry has responded with shock, joy, and jitters, after Theresa May’s snap general election went catastrophically wrong, leaving her...
10 June 2017
From: Features

As the nation waits with bated breath to see if Theresa May can form either a minority or coalition government after...
09 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A study described as the biggest of its type seeks to explain why vendors choose - or avoid - online agents. The...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The number of house hunters registered per estate agency branch fell last month to 381 - well down on its figure...
31 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A ‘disrupter’ estate agent says the English housing market operates in a way that is far less efficient than Scotland’s -...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Two more local referendums have, as expected, agreed neighbourhood plans which ban the sale of new-build homes to anyone other than...
08 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Residents in two parts of Cornwall will vote tomorrow on whether to join the holiday resort of St Ives in banning...
03 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Five per cent of homeowners say they will definitely not be buying a property until the Brexit process is over, while...
26 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Humberts - until now known as an agency operating predominantly in market towns across southern England - is opening a Mayfair office in...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Property transactions rose marginally in March this year, up 0.5 per cent on February’s total according to figures from HM Revenue...
24 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Yesterday’s decision by MPs to agree to Theresa May’s snap General Election on June 8 means that the current government -...
20 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A series of strong sales performances at recent auctions has led one firm to claim the sector is leading the residential industry’s...
13 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...
01 April 2017
From: Features

The triggering of Article 50 may have been regarded as a historic event but it appears to have left the housing...
30 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Savills has revealed relatively strong figures for 2016 in its report to the City this morning, with group revenue up 13...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has received lavish praise from investment consultancy Jefferies despite long-term share price worries reflecting its mixed performance in the troubled...
20 March 2017
From: Breaking News

We’re almost nine months on from the EU Referendum and yet the issue remains the big divide across the nation: an...
18 March 2017
From: Features

Foxtons' figures released to the City this morning confirm a huge slump in sales in 2016 - and even lettings revenue...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...
04 March 2017
From: Features

An analysis of estate agents quoted on the London Stock Exchange suggests that almost all the traditional firms have suffered since...
28 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Not many of us have a multi-million property portfolio, so the results of the MSCI / IPD UK property index for...
25 February 2017
From: Features

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...
17 February 2017
From: Features

There's bad news for the government in the form of house building targets on the eve of its long-awaited Housing White...
06 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The Independent Press Standards Organisation has ruled that a Daily Express newspaper story - “EU Exit Boosts House Prices” - was...
06 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Brexit and the economic uncertainty since the EU Referendum have not prevented Connells delivering overall growth in 2016 - despite a...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Two reports produced by Savills suggests continuing struggles for high-priced properties in prime locations to combat economic uncertainty and the deterrent...
23 January 2017
From: Breaking News

There is no doubt that 2016 managed to catch the world by surprise on more than one occassion. But will 2017 be...
14 January 2017
From: Features

A surge in sales of London properties to overseas buyers taking advantage of the Pound’s post-referendum collapse has helped Savills exceed...
13 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The flexibility of Foxtons’ business model - especially its ability to control headcount, including the number of agents it employs -...
12 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Most would-be house buyers have moved on from the shock result of the EU referendum and are likely to renew their...
05 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The managing partner of a property investment firm says London residential property values have fallen by 15 to 25 per cent...
04 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Brexit and wider economic uncertainties worsened by changes to property taxation have forced the Council of Mortgage Lenders to cut its...
20 December 2016
From: Breaking News

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

Forecasts are so last year: who anticipated Bowie, Brexit or Balls for example? Quotes, on the other hand, really ARE last year...
17 December 2016
From: Features

Becky Fatemi of central London estate agency Rokstone says prime areas of the capital are to suffer a “prolonged phase of...
13 December 2016
From: Breaking News

There’s been a fall in the typical asking price of a home on sale of 2.1 per cent according to Rightmove...
12 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Strutt & Parker has seen a fall in revenue and profits for the year ending April 30 - and it puts...
12 December 2016
From: Breaking News

House prices will rise 2.0 per cent in 2017, below the rate of inflation and just under half the rise predicted...
12 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Just a couple of weeks ago, we waited with anticipation to see what the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, would say in...
09 December 2016
From: Features

One of the key factors associated with an active private rental market in the UK, as detailed in the Dataloft PRS...
09 December 2016
From: Features

Prominent top end London estate agent Trevor Abrahmsohn says some homes in the higher levels of the market may now have...
07 December 2016
From: Breaking News

A housebuilder that has in the past profited from its concentration on high-end London schemes says demand for its units is...
05 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Estate agency Knight Frank says that the UK housing market has rebounded more strongly than expected after the Brexit referendum -...
01 December 2016
From: Breaking News

A trading update released by Countrywide this morning shows a 29 per cent slump in London exchanges in the third quarter...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News

There’s good news for London’s troubled market - a report from the CML shows that buyers in the capital took out 12...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Foreign exchange giant Moneycorp says the number of Britons buying homes abroad has slumped 25 per cent since the EU referendum. In...
21 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Jefferies, the City investment service known for its analysis of major residential sector firms, forecasts Foxtons’ transactions to fall 10 per...
18 November 2016
From: Breaking News

A solicitor has asked how the ban on the sale of new-build apartments and houses to holiday home buyers in a...
18 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Barratt Homes, the UK’s largest housebuilder, is slashing the asking prices of some of its most expensive London homes by 10 per cent. In...
17 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Figures released by the government show sales during July - the first month after the EU referendum - tumbling by well over...
16 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Confidence in the UK housing market has fallen to its lowest point in three years, according to the latest Halifax ‘confidence...
15 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank says overseas buyers are not only benefitting from a significant drop in the effective price of central London properties...
14 November 2016
From: Breaking News

It is fair to say that 2016 is a year full of surprises. Anyone who had the foresight to predict Britain...
12 November 2016
From: Features

The result of a referendum in a tourist hotspot seeking a ban on the sale of new-build flats and houses to...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Although Brexit, portal juggling and portal wars have stolen property industry headlines in recent months, there's been one story almost constantly...
05 November 2016
From: Features

The latest Bank of England data on mortgage approvals - a key barometer for likely transactions for agents - shows Brexit...
01 November 2016
From: Breaking News

We are now less than a month away from Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement to the nation, depending of course on...
28 October 2016
From: Features

The average number of house hunters registered at each branch of the National Association of Estate Agents rose to 333 from 287...
28 October 2016
From: Breaking News

House purchase mortgage approvals last month were 15 per cent lower than in September 2015 according to figures from the British...
27 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Figures from London data consultancy Lonres show that since the referendum the average price cut on homes across most of central...
26 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Most householders taking part in a sentiment survey by estate agency Knight Frank say they believe the value of their home...
24 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Strutt & Parker says it has achieved record annual sales figures from its latest National Open House day on October 8. It says...
24 October 2016
From: Breaking News

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

The huge consequences of the EU referendum, and the impending Brexit negotiations, have drawn into sharp light the consequences for a...
22 October 2016
From: Features

In a surprise announcement this morning, Foxtons has revealed that its total revenues in the past three months dropped 14 per...
19 October 2016
From: Breaking News

It is a tedious fact, but the housing market is underpinned by economic fundamentals. This won’t be a surprise. However, at a...
14 October 2016
From: Features

Thirty one per cent of residential sales fell through before completion in the third quarter of 2016, showing a sizeable increase...
14 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Countryside Properties and Telford Homes are the latest housebuilders to report good trading conditions following the result of the EU referendum. Countryside,...
14 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank has reported a four per cent rise in annual revenues to £461m but a five per cent drop in...
11 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A key decision that may have far-reaching implications for the sale of holiday homes has been delayed by a High Court...
10 October 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s curious how gloom, gloom pre-Brexit Britain’s property market has gained a much brighter outlook now that the result of the...
07 October 2016
From: Features

Research from the consumer organisation Which? suggests that the number of mortgages on the market has increased by 13 per cent...
03 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...
30 September 2016
From: Features

Next week sees a court case which will decide whether there will have to be a re-run of the ‘second homes...
29 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Those working within the UK housing market would have felt considerable worry about the immediate impact of the vote to leave...
23 September 2016
From: Features

The average asking price of a property coming to market has started to recover from the dip that followed June's Brexit...
19 September 2016
From: Breaking News

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...
16 September 2016
From: Features

Given the uncertainty that shrouded the immediate build up to, and aftermath of, the EU referendum, the current lettings market in...
16 September 2016
From: Features

House prices increased by 0.4% between June and July, according to the latest UK House Price Index. The data for July, the...
14 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The government needs to provide more details of what could happen to European Union employees after the UK leaves the EU,...
13 September 2016
From: Breaking News

House prices dipped 0.2 per cent last month but remain 0.7 per cent higher than three months ago and a full...
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Barratt Homes is the latest housebuilder to report strong figures - for the period up to the EU referendum - with...
08 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The government’s housing policy, while helpful outside London, has had a negative effect on the capital according to one of the...
07 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...
02 September 2016
From: Features

Confidence in the UK housing market has slumped according to an annual survey conducted by economic consultancy ING. The survey, called Homes...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Average house prices across the UK increased by 0.6 per cent in August, taking the annual rate of growth to 5.6...
01 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England says the number of new mortgages fell to 60,912 in July, down from 64,152 the previous month...
31 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The see-saw of conflcting post-Brexit indicators is continuing with figures from house builder Persimmon suggesting a strong housing market - contradicting...
24 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The sales website Home claims that London house prices have dropped an average of 1.2 per cent in the past four...
23 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Several agencies have unveiled expansion plans despite the EU referendum, economic uncertainty and fears of a major downturn in the London...
19 August 2016
From: Breaking News

An estate agency is claiming that the psychology of buying and selling has come to the fore following the EU referendum,...
18 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Average house prices across the UK rose 8.7 per cent in the year to the end of June - so including...
17 August 2016
From: Breaking News

There has been another indicator that the Brexit effect on the UK housing market has been less severe than some anticipated. Bovis...
16 August 2016
From: Breaking News

No fewer than 174,000 people moved home in the first six months of 2016 - a rise of nine per cent...
15 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Surveys claiming to show the housing market’s reaction to Brexit continue to be released - there are two new ones this morning. Firstly...
12 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Jackson-Stops & Staff says the housing market has weakened a little since the EU referendum but prices have not suffered and...
11 August 2016
From: Breaking News

There is likely to be an October court date set for a judicial review into a ban on new-build houses and...
11 August 2016
From: Breaking News

New data from LonRes shows that transaction volumes across the capital’s prime markets tumbled 41 per cent in the second quarter...
11 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Surveys on housing and Brexit are coming thick and fast - the latest have Haart estate agency reporting a £30,000 price...
10 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Prices of homes in Prime Central London have fallen across all sectors in the second quarter of the year and over...
10 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Savills residential fee income rose 10 per cent in the first six months of 2016 but the firm warns that it’s...
09 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Over 37 per cent of prospective buyers are worried that concern over Brexit will trigger a housing market crash according to...
08 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...
05 August 2016
From: Features

A property supply index suggests there has been a bounce-back of homes on the market in July, following the EU referendum. HouseSimple...
04 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide says there will “almost certainly” be no more acquisitions of agencies or other firms for the group over the rest...
03 August 2016
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services - which owns agency brands including Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has reported strong...
02 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The Centre for Economics and Business Research says that house prices across the UK are set to increase by 5.7 per...
02 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...
29 July 2016
From: Features

Foxtons is reviewing its programme of branch openings in London because of the slowdown in the capital's housing market. In figures released...
29 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has confounded its critics with an upbeat performance in the first six months of the year, growing revenues by nine...
28 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says it is confident of keeping on track to deliver its expected results and profits throughout 2016 despite the unexpected...
28 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The Registers of Scotland is the latest barometer to suggest the market has performed well in the second quarter of the...
28 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The latest figures on mortgage lending suggest that higher house prices led to greater lending in June this year than 12...
27 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Allsop’s latest residential auction in London - its first since the EU referendum - raised £51m, less than 10 per cent...
26 July 2016
From: Breaking News

There has been a gloomy response to the latest Knight Frank measure of house price sentiment - the first of its...
25 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Property prices were at the forefront of the EU debate in the run-up to the referendum, with the now former Chancellor...
22 July 2016
From: Features

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...
22 July 2016
From: Features

London’s rising supply of homes on sale and relatively low level of transactions are “pointing to slower house price growth in...
22 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England says there has been a dip in the housing market activity after the Brexit referendum result -...
21 July 2016
From: Breaking News
20 July 2016
From: Breaking News

House price falls triggered by weaker economic growth and a drop in economic confidence following the EU referendum may not actually...
20 July 2016
From: Breaking News

House prices in Scotland rose 0.9 per cent in May, taking the average value to £172,119 - still down on a...
20 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Rightmove’s latest house price index, covering two weeks either side of the EU referendum at the end of June, suggests average...
18 July 2016
From: Breaking News

With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...
15 July 2016
From: Features

What a month it has been. By the time you read this, we'll have a new Prime Minister, a new Cabinet,...
15 July 2016
From: Features

Estate agents and mortgage experts have reacted to the Bank of England’s surprise decision to keep base rate unchanged at 0.5...
15 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England has kept its base rate to 0.50 per cent despite many analysts expecting it would be cut...
14 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Swiss bank UBS has given an upbeat assessment of online estate agencies in the changing housing market - but it warns...
14 July 2016
From: Breaking News

One of the first major pieces of research to come from an estate agency following the EU referendum suggests the short-term...
14 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Sherry Fitzgerald, a major agency in the Republic of Ireland, says it has seen “exceptionally strong” interest in homes from British...
14 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Buying agent Johnny Turnbull claims that 83.2 per cent of the properties sold in prime central London in the second quarter...
13 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The news that Theresa May will be installed as Prime Minister tomorrow has immediately stabilished the share prices of estate agents...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The pace of property valuations conducted last month grew on both an annual basis and since the previous month, despite jitters...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News

With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...
08 July 2016
From: Features

As I sit and write this piece, even with the FTSE 100 back up and sterling having recovered some of its...
08 July 2016
From: Features

An equities analyst has suggested that some of the most extreme warnings of housing market chaos after a Brexit vote came...
08 July 2016
From: Breaking News

An analysis by a high-end estate agency of homes on the market appears to show no significant ‘Brexit effect’ - at...
08 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Average house prices in June rose 1.3 per cent but as the shock Brexit result was not known until late in...
08 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Estate agents from around the country are reporting only limited damage to business or prices caused by the Brexit result of...
07 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Housebuilder St Modwen has been forced to write down the value of the landmark Nine Elms regeneration scheme because “recent transactional...
06 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England is expected to set out its latest thinking on the UK’s Brexit economic changes today - including...
05 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Referendum uncertainty - even before the shock Brexit vote itself - led prime central London prices to drop 1.4 per cent...
04 July 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s over. A win is a win, whichever side you backed. It’s true that everyone seems a lot less happy than...
01 July 2016
From: Features

Never in my lifetime have I seen so much enthusiasm and passion for politics. Brexit awoke the sleeping dog in almost...
01 July 2016
From: Features

Estate agency recruitment consultancy Property Personnel is urging agents to hold their nerve following the shock Brexit referendum vote just a...
01 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Uncertainty - even that which existed before the EU referendum just a week ago today - means demand for property has...
30 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A leading London buying agency is warning that some areas of prime central London could face a downturn following the Brexit...
30 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The chief economist who compiles Nationwide’s monthly house price index says it is too early yet to see the impact of...
30 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Hometrack is the latest property organisation to forecast that the referendum result will impact turnover far more than house prices in...
29 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Data from Your Move and Reeds Rains - for May, so well before the EU referendum result - suggests average prices slumped 0.4...
29 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The Council of Mortgage Lenders says the Brexit vote will hit transactions as buyers and sellers wait for the dust to...
28 June 2016
From: Breaking News

As post-Brexit referendum vote shockwaves continue to reverberate around stock markets and currency exchanges, many publicly-quoted property companies took a hit...
28 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The haemorrhage of Labour spokespeople now includes the party’s respected shadow housing minister John Healey. His letter to party leader Jeremy Corbyn...
28 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Foxtons says the vote to leave the EU means the expected upturn in the housing market in the second half of...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The director of a high-end foreign-owned estate agency in prime central London says he is surprised that so many other figures...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Humberts is launching an email property clinic to answer any specific buyer or vendor queries on issues, including their concerns following...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News

One of London’s most outspoken estate agents claims the prime minister who succeeds David Cameron could appoint a chancellor who will...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News

One estate agency leader - you’d all recognise his name - described the victory of the Leave camp in the referendum...
24 June 2016
From: Features

Agents have been giving their reaction to the shock Brexit referendum result - and their comments have ranged from the gloomy...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Much of the nation’s attention may have been on saying Remain or Leave in the EU Referendum but this enormous decision...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Members of the property industry join the rest of the country in going to the polls today to decide whether the...
23 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Prices are wobbling in the London housing market, with the referendum and ongoing currency fluctuations being two of the major causes. That...
22 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Angels Media, publisher of Estate Agent Today, is delighted to welcome on board one of Britain’s top property industry journalists, Marc...
22 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The agency which describes itself as the UK’s first hybrid - EweMove - is claiming a record quarter of property sales...
21 June 2016
From: Breaking News

An analysis of 750,000 homes on sale across the UK reveals areas where activity remains high despite economic uncertainty surrounding the...
21 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says fewer new sellers are coming to market, with this month’s total some 5.3 per cent below the monthly average...
20 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...
17 June 2016
From: Features

A few of our Industry Views pieces this week focus on the upcoming EU referendum. I don’t think I can add...
17 June 2016
From: Features

I pride myself as a logical person, so much so that it amazes me how most people seem to struggle to...
17 June 2016
From: Features

So we now have a new 'official' index of house prices, and much good may it do us. For the chattering classes...
17 June 2016
From: Features

Significant national events such as elections and, in this case, referendums bring with them a level of uncertainty. No-one can predict...
17 June 2016
From: Features

An estate agency chief operating in an area where there are high levels of holiday home ownership has stood up for...
16 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Berkeley Group, which has given a trading report to the City, says reservations for its new homes are down 20 per...
16 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Three separate surveys appear to suggest that even a long-term shortage of homes on sale is not enough to stop a...
10 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Let’s face it - the biggest distraction for many estate agents in the coming weeks may well be the Euro 2016...
10 June 2016
From: Breaking News
09 June 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Home loans activity has fallen to a 12 month low as market torpor sets in ahead of the EU referendum. According to...
09 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A poll of economists by the news agency Reuters says UK house prices will rise faster than inflation again this year...
09 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A developer is making an offer to buyers of selected units at his new scheme in Slough - buy now but...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Worsening affordability caused by a sustained period of higher-than-earnings house price growth, should curb demand and result in a slowdown in...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Valuation activity in May rose by nearly a fifth on an annual basis despite the upcoming EU referendum according to research...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News

One of the UK's largest estate agency chains has issued its latest trading update, reporting a strong start to the year. Hunters,...
02 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A high-end agency claims that despite prices falling in Prime Central London (PCL), demand was subdued in May due to the prospect...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s nearly June – June! – already. Seriously, where has this year gone? This means summer is nearly upon us, with a...
27 May 2016
From: Features

The glorious thing about the referendum on our EU membership is that four weeks today it will all be over –...
27 May 2016
From: Features

During April demand for housing dropped to the lowest level recorded since March 2014, according to the National Association of Estate...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News

An increasing number of UK households say they plan to buy a property in the next 12 months. Knight Frank's latest house...
24 May 2016
From: Breaking News

George Osborne has claimed that average house prices could fall by up to 18% if the UK leaves the EU following...
23 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents and Association of Residential Letting Agents say that although there are no conclusive ‘leave’ or...
19 May 2016
From: Breaking News

New figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors backs up the theory that the market is slowing down significantly ahead...
13 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Property sales slowed dramatically in April as the market readjusted following the frenzy of buying before the stamp duty surcharge deadline...
12 May 2016
From: Breaking News

A property investment firm says a British exit from the EU may cause minimal damage to the prime London market and...
11 May 2016
From: Breaking News

A judicial review into the process surrounding the controversial 'second homes referendum' in St Ives means the result could, in theory,...
10 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Chancellor George Osborne has moved his campaign for the UK to remain in the EU on to housing issues with a...
09 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...
29 April 2016
From: Features

Another agency has warned of the likely market slowdown caused by the June 23 EU referendum and political uncertainty over the...
28 April 2016
From: Breaking News

A City investment consultancy says one leading private agency chain has slashed its fees to 0.5 per cent in order to...
27 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Political and economic uncertainty caused by the upcoming EU referendum is beginning to hit the housing market according to two different...
15 April 2016
From: Breaking News

House prices in the three months to March were 10.1 per cent higher than in the same quarter a year earlier...
08 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Forget the gloomy stamp duty news, or the prospect that a new house price index might revalue house prices downwards, or...
01 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Winkworth, the franchise giant with most offices concentrated in or close to London, says the high-end of the capital’s prime market...
29 March 2016
From: Breaking News

A vote by Britain to leave the European Union would be the saviour of the beleaguered high end housing market according...
11 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has reported a 4.1 per cent increase in its group revenue in 2015 to £149.8m although its profits dipped by...
08 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Morgan Stanley says fears over a possible UK exit from the EU and other global economic uncertainty could lead to “a...
03 March 2016
From: Breaking News

A survey of 1,000 people shows that a significant number in each region of the UK are putting their sales plans...
02 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Uncertainty before the EU Referendum could lead to fewer house sales and reduce the number of new homes being built warns...
01 March 2016
From: Breaking News

And so it begins. Four months and counting before we vote to leave or remain. For a country apparently so divided about...
27 February 2016
From: Features

Hometrack claims that the number of sales over the past 12 months has fallen by two per cent on average across...
26 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Countrywide says there’s “no change of course” after a 37 per cent slump in operating profits were...
25 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Kevin Hollinrake - the founder of Hunters estate agency and now Conservative MP for Thirsk, Malton & Filey - says he is...
23 February 2016
From: Breaking News

A high-end estate agent who was one of the founding directors of Agents' Mutual says a British exit from the EU may not...
22 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Cluttons is warning that the prime central London market may stagnate for at least the early part of this year thanks...
08 February 2016
From: Breaking News

A referendum vote to leave the European Union would pose a serious challenge for the UK property market, according to research...