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18 September 2023
From: Breaking News
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
Demand for new-builds has slowed amid the current economic environment, a major developer has revealed. A trading update from Barratt Developments for...
13 October 2022
From: Breaking News
In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...
08 October 2022
From: Features
Housebuilders are being offered a new way to sell developments on Zoopla with zero marketing costs. The portal has launched a Pay-On-Exchange...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Buyers are focusing increasingly on green fixtures and fittings according to a new study. Insurance firm Aviva says the most in-demand features...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News
It’s the last call for agents to sign up to a ‘Battle For Listings’ webinar to be held tomorrow (10am-11am) by reservations...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Volume house builder Taylor Wimpey has announced a pre-tax profit for the first half of this year of £287.5m - and...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Zoopla says house builders “are at the heart of everything we do” and it is revamping its New Homes marketing offer...
07 May 2021
From: Breaking News
The current crisis has led to many of us to re-evaluate our lives to ensure that we put ourselves in the...
06 May 2021
From: Sponsored Content
A high-profile London agency is asking the police and property industry bodies including Trading Standards to investigate a fake company posing under...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Over a fifth of key businesses say they do not trust any element at all of automated anti-money laundering checks and...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...
26 September 2020
From: Features
There will not be a single business within the property sector that did not start the year in vastly different circumstances...
05 September 2020
From: Features
The Say No To Rightmove campaign has given a thumbs up to the new Boomin listings service created by the brothers...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News
The UK residential activities of high-end agency Savills suffered a 54 per cent reduction in profits and an eight per cent...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News
A series of polls taken by Estate Agent Today suggest substantial numbers of agents remain uncomfortable about returning to trading even...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News
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
One of prime central London’s most respected estate agencies is warning that it could take until spring 2021 for the luxury...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes according to a Sunday newspaper. The Telegraph - citing two...
08 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Now we’re well into the second month of the year, we have reached a crucial point in the ongoing plans to...
08 February 2020
From: Features
It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News
In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...
27 November 2019
From: Features
Savills, once a safe bet for year-on-year growth, has seen its underlying UK residential profits plunge 44 per cent with economic...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...
24 March 2018
From: Features
Representatives from estate and lettings agencies as well as professional organisations have formed The Home Buying And Selling Group with a...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News
PropTech has been the industry soundbite for the last couple of years. For many of my fellow agents, I think it’s one...
17 February 2018
From: Features
04 August 2017
From: Features
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
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
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
When you're on the hunt for a new job, once your diary is starting to get booked up with interviews it's...