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The ripple effect of a property sale that falls through is, without exception, one of the most frustrating and disappointing events...

Mortgage approvals increased for the fourth consecutive month in a row during January but that hasn’t fed into official sales yet, data...

The property market is heading for around 23% fewer sales this year and some agents may need better training to deal...

There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...

HMRC recorded the slowest October for property sales since 2021 last month. The latest property transaction figures from the taxman estimates that...

The number of property sales recorded by HMRC is at its lowest level for almost a decade. New HMRC property transactions data...

Property sales and mortgage approvals both fell annually in August, official data shows. Figures from HMRC show UK residential transactions were down...

Agents insist the market is still moving – albeit among cash buyers – after HMRC data shows another dip in sales activity. HMRC’s...

HMRC has recorded the lowest level of UK property sales for the month of June since 2020. The latest property transaction data...

The property market had its quietest May for sales excluding the pandemic for at least a decade, HMRC data suggests. Provisional seasonally-adjusted...

Property sales slowed annually during March but appear to have bounced back on a monthly basis, according to HMRC estimates. It follows...

February marked the slowest month for residential transactions in almost a decade, HMRC data suggests. New HMRC transaction figures shows the taxman...

The level of property sales in the UK is declining, HMRC has suggested, after it revealed that transactions dipped for the...

July was the most active month for home sales so far this year but agents acknowledge that a slowdown is coming. The...

House price indices may be reporting record rises but sales seem to be slowing. The latest HMRC property transactions data for June...

The number of property transactions continues to rise despite the cost of living crisis and remain higher than pre-pandemic levels, HMRC...

Yesterday we reported on how the Chartered Institute of Taxation was warning of problems with new HMRC stamp duty rules to...

The controversial conveyancing firm at the centre of an apparent cyber attack has hit back at newspaper claims that it did...

A warning has gone out to estate agents that “more and more” reports are being filed about cyber attacks on agencies...

The police have been called in to investigate the ongoing cyber-security incident which has led to many firms in the Simplify...

With the conveyancing crisis at the Simplify Group now approaching two weeks old, it appears Purplebricks has been the worst affected...

House sales slumped nearly two thirds last month as the main deadline for the stamp duty holiday passed.  HM Revenue and Customs...

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...

One of the country’s leading estate agents claims some solicitors are charging exorbitant fees on transactions as they near the latest...

Residential transactions totalled 147,050 last month according to HMRC - that’s 23 per cent higher than the previous month and an...

A conveyancing trade publication wants those involved in residential transactions to be kind to each other - especially as the stamp duty...

Transaction totals took a tumble last month for the first time since last summer as HMRC figures suggest the stamp duty...

London buyers have been by far the biggest winners from the stamp duty holiday according to new research. The Keller Williams UK...

You probably don’t have to listen closely to hear estate agents across the country starting to cheer. It’s been a big...

Figures just released from HM Revenue & Customs show just how much stamp duty buyers pay, at least before the current holiday...

Integration, collaboration and connected platforms – some great buzzwords, but what do they actually mean and do they really help agents? One...

The green light for a vacant office building in the capital to be redeveloped into residential housing has been given after...

A tax expert says that there is 'zero likelihood' of the government changing its mind on stamp duty changes for overseas...

Lets Bid works in partnership with a variety of Estate Agents across the Uk from big franchise brands like Winkworth /...

Agents’ declining income - the result of the lockdown and the collapse in transaction volumes - has been revealed for the...

NAEA Propertymark has today launched a campaign for the government to introduce what it calls a Property Sector Support Package. This would...

There’s been a significant rise in the number of transactions recorded in January - another sign of an improving housing market...

The number of residential transactions rose by 6.2 per cent in December - an unseasonal increase - according to data from...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs has revealed that residential property transactions have increased by 4.3 per cent year-on-year. In October 2019...

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

A new analysis of stamp duty suggests that a cut of around a third in SDLT could produce a 40 per...

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

The number of residential property transactions across the UK fell very slightly last month according to new figures from HM Revenue...

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

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

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

Figures released by HMRC over the weekend show another huge rise in stamp duty going to the Treasury - and that’s...

The number of property transactions in July fell 3.2 per cent on the same month last year according to seasonally adjusted...

High-end agency and international property consultancy Savills has reported strong half-year figures for its UK business - but warns that Brexit...

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

The HM Land Registry has revealed more details of long-term plans to improve and speed up conveyancing processes in a five...

Jackson-Stops predicts that average UK house prices will remain flat in 2018, with stamp duty, Brexit and political uncertainties taking their...

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

Gently rising house values in the mainstream market and problems facing the prime market in the capital mean that over half...

HMRC says there has been a five per cent drop on the number of transactions attracting stamp duty in the first...

Property transactions rose marginally in March this year, up 0.5 per cent on February’s total according to figures from HM Revenue...

The latest HM Revenue and Customs figures show that there were 1.23 million property transactions in 2016, the highest figure recorded...

A surge in sales of London properties to overseas buyers taking advantage of the Pound’s post-referendum collapse has helped Savills exceed...

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

Recent stamp duty changes have resulted in a substantial decline in transaction numbers and HM Revenue & Customs missing its revenue...

Swiss bank UBS has given an upbeat assessment of online estate agencies in the changing housing market - but it warns...

There was an extraordinary 70 per cent leap in residential transaction volumes in March this year compared to the same month...

The UK’s largest estate agency group has upgraded its profits forecast to the City - just over 10 weeks after issuing...

The chief executive of Countrywide, Britain’s largest estate and letting agency group handling around one in 10 of all residential transactions,...

Stamp duty revenue raised in England and Wales increased by an estimated £1.5 billion to £7.7 billion in the year to...