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The gap between the price a seller wants and what a buyer is willing to pay is at risk of widening,...

Savills has claimed most of the property markets It operates in are past “peak uncertainty” after posting lower revenues and profits...

Estate agency stock has hit the highest level since February 2021, new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...

A drop in house prices remains likely for 2024 despite recent rises and improving sentiment. The latest Halifax house price index showed...

Homebuyer and seller activity has finally started to turn positive, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) suggests. The latest...

The European property market is the most distressed sector, new research suggests. The latest Distress Index, from restructuring firm Weil, has warned...

Beauchamp Estates has opened two new offices in the south of France. The prime luxury agent is now located in the luxury...

Negative outlooks appear to be reducing amid property professionals as falling mortgage rates filter through to the housing market, according to...

Momentum within London’s £5m-plus residential market slowed in 2023, according to Savills, but sales remain well above the pre-pandemic average. Research across...

London agent Maskells has expanded further into the capital. Having opened its second office in Kensington and Notting Hill in 2021 to...

Home sales and house prices may have struggled in 2023 but more affluent buyers and sellers may not have noticed. Analysis by...

Agents and surveyors are at their most positive about the housing market for the first time since January 2022. The November 2023...

House price falls could continue into 2024 as high interest rates continue to make it difficult for homebuyers to transact, an...

The potential takeover of OnTheMarket (OTM) by US property giant CoStar Group could finally provide a viable challenger for Rightmove, it...

As the Governor, Andrew Bailey, announces his plans to install heat pumps at the Bank of England, we are increasingly hearing...

Property market activity has returned to levels last seen in the aftermath of last October’s mini Budget, data from the Royal...

London’s £5m-plus residential market is back in business after a slow first quarter, according to new analysis from Savills. The agent does...

Two sets of housing data have suggested a declining property market, with further price drops on the horizon. Halifax has recorded the...

Savills has expanded its international presence with the acquisition of Predibisa in Portugal.  The residential and commercial real estate company has 30...

An artificial intelligence-powered property due diligence platform that is popular in the commercial market has raised £7.5m to help expand into...

High borrowing costs and an uncertain economic outlook remaining the main challenges for homebuyers, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has described its sales business as ‘operationally challenging’ for last year despite posting a record financial...

Savills has strengthened its European residential network with the acquisition of real estate company Beliving in Italy.  Founded by Danilo Orlando in...

Higher utility and staffing costs pushed profits down in Savills’ UK residential business last year. The property and agency brand revealed in...

A more stable picture of the housing market may be emerging, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has suggested. It comes...

Winkworth is expanding its operations to focus on land and new homes opportunities across London. Dominic Agace, chief executive of Winkworth, said...

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

Making homes more energy efficient or moving to properties that have already been improved is becoming a key focus for homeowners,...

The first half of 2023 will be more challenging than last year but the performance of the prime residential markets should...

Buyer demand, new instructions and agreed sales all continued falling in November, according to a downbeat update from the Royal Institution...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned of a further weakening of the property market as buyer caution increases. The...

New research from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has highlighted further lost further momentum in the housing market during...

Agency stock has hit a new low as surveyors report falling instructions and a drop in demand. The latest RICS Residential Market...

A prominent analyst has suggested three ways Purplebricks could boost investor confidence and contend in a recessionary market. Davy Research released an...

Global property firm Knight Frank has revealed the pipeline of transactions in prime London residential markets grew further in July as...

New instructions and buyer demand have stumbled again but agents are still managing to sell existing stock above asking price, the...

The limited amount of property stock continues to push up house prices despite cost of living concerns, surveyors claim. The latest RICS...

The supply shortage may be coming to an end. That is the view from the latest RICS Residential Market Survey. The research among...

The creator of a local social network app acquired by US company Nextdoor is marking a year in prime estate agency...

The LSL Property Services group - which is increasingly focussing activities in the mortgage and personal finance world - has issued...

Foxtons has confirmed its intention to sell the sales side of Douglas & Gordon, the London agency chain it acquired only...

A trading statement this morning confirms a large revenue rise for LSL Property Services. Group revenue increased by around 23 per cent last...

London’s super-prime residential market has recorded its strongest year since 2013, according to high end agency Savills. In total, there were 522...

A leading agency predicts that prime central London house prices, so long in the doldrums throughout the pandemic, will bounce back...

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

Following speculation overnight, Foxtons - one of London's leading and most high-profile agencies - has this morning announced the appointment of Nigel Rich CBE...

Chestertons, the London high-end estate agency chain, is reported to be looking for a buyer. Sky News says it’s hired Deloitte, the...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

Guided by our philosophy of being open and connected, at MRI we are constantly evolving and developing relationships and partnerships with...

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...

London’s super prime residential market has recorded its strongest half year in volume and value terms since the rush to beat...

Welcome to the start of another week and as the housing market continues at full pelt, so does the movement of...

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

London’s residential market appears to be showing renewed signs of life thanks to the rollout of the government roadmap and vaccine...

As we move towards the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the first lockdown, it is a good time to reflect...

The ‘future of residential’ is a huge term to contend with but one that was addressed last week through our RE:Connect...

The UK outlet of Warren Buffett's estate agency empire is launching its first TV advert in this country.  Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Kay &...

A leading property consultancy is suggesting that a possible increase in Capital Gains Tax could end up losing money for the...

A law firm wants the government to agree that properties that have exchanged but not yet completed can definitely benefit from the...

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning provides a rare piece of good news for the troubled London agency. It says business...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

It’s a tough time for agents and our stories show a disturbingly high number of  branches closing - but there are...

A property law firm is the latest to back a call for a stamp duty holiday to help kick-start the housing...

The government has been called upon by one of the industry’s most respected bodies to announce a stamp duty holiday to...

Countrywide shares fell by just over 30 per cent yesterday as the stock market blood-letting continued for property stocks. The value fell 30.86...

Countrywide's senior management has won overwhelming backing from shareholders for its strategy of selling its commercial arm and consoliating its shares.         Earlier...

Cash-strapped Countrywide has this morning announced that it is selling its commercial business, Lambert Smith Hampton, for £38m. In a surprise statement...

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

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

A high-end estate agency is reporting a dramatic rise in the number of US buyers in London as they have taken...

Knight Frank says Brexit-related uncertainty has curbed trading activity across all UK residential markets over the last 12 months - and...

It’s London Tech Week, everybody! The sprawling city-wide event taking in dozens of conferences, events, workshops, panel debates and so on,...

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

At the end of a week consisting of largely depressing market reports, new data from Knight Frank suggests that the bad...

Countrywide's report to shareholders this morning warns that the residential market is heading for a difficult 2019 which may hit the...

LSL Property Services, the parent company of Your Move and Reeds Rains, has substantially 'written down' its investment in online estate...

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and London agency Marsh & Parsons - has given a...

Two reports have suggested London’s residential market may be damaged by Brexit - both the past two and a half years...

It’s Budget day and the government is once again on the receiving end of a blast from one of the country’s...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement for a new development in London after complaints over claims about the yields...

The chairman of LonRes says online estate agents have only a one per cent share of the market in prime central...

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

Here’s some good news to take into the Bank Holiday weekend.  Research undertaken by Estate Agent Today suggests that fees charged by...

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

The UK property sector has been a hotbed for financial crime in recent years, with many criminals seeing it as an...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

The London residential market is at last improving - but faces a make or break situation with next week’s Budget according...

Whenever any research is released, part of me can’t help thinking of that old adage, ‘lies, damn lies and statistics’ especially...

The latest market snapshot by high-end agency Strutt & Parker reveals more bad news for London - despite the agency itself...

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...

You may have heard that Airbnb and property management company, Lavanda has closed a £1 million angel investment round.  Backers include Purplebricks...

I was recently contributing to whitepaper by a major bank about the future of the property industry and, as I was...

A London investment broker says Purplebricks’ share price - currently around 300p - could rise another 50 per cent or more...

Humberts - until now known as an agency operating predominantly in market towns across southern England - is opening a Mayfair office in...

Savills has revealed relatively strong figures for 2016 in its report to the City this morning, with group revenue up 13...

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

The chronic shortage of housing supply in the UK relative to demand has been a national issue for decades. The Government...

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

A commercial and industrial property agency in Manchester has launched a residential sales and lettings business.   Founded in 1999 and based in...

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