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House prices dipped on a monthly basis during March but annual growth improved, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...

Hunters franchisee Lester Hurst has bolstered his branch’s managed portfolio with a maiden independent acquisition. Lester, who has owned the Otley and...

When the Chancellor stood up to deliver the Spring Budget on Wednesday, those of us in the property business could be...

Downsizers across England and Wales could unlock an average £305,090 by moving from a four bed to a two-bed home, according...

Older borrowers were deterred by high mortgage rates last year, bank data suggests. Quarter four figures from UK Finance show a 37.1%...

Britain is in the midst of a senior living housing crisis – according to CBRE, an undersupply of 614,000 mid-market senior...

Extra tax and rising costs drove agency acquisitions last year and more are expected in 2024. Agency broker Atomic Consultancy has said...

Pattinson Estate Agency has acquired a rival brand. The independent agency has announced the takeover of Ryedales Estate Agents, a well-established agency...

By Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group As the cost-of-living crisis continues to impact the UK, many of us...

Inheritance Tax receipts for April to September 2023 have soared to £3.9 billion, some £0.4 billion higher than the same period...

One in four mortgages lent to those under 30 now have a term of 35 years or more, new research suggests. This...

Connells has named group finance director Richard Twigg as interim chief executive. It comes after chief executive David Livesey announced his retirement...

Knight Frank has spoken out over what it claims is a severe lack of appropriate accommodation being marketed exclusively to the...

We all want more transactions - the Holy Grail when it comes to agencies’ bottom lines - but an interesting aspect...

The number of people taking out mortgages with terms of 35 years or more hit a high of 88,059 in 2022,...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Connells group chief executive David Livesey has announced his intention to retire during 2024. Highly respected throughout the industry, Livesey joined Connells...

Spicerhaart’s non-executive chairman John Spence has received a special achievement award after announcing his retirement from the board after more than...

Olympic sailing gold medallist Eilidh McIntyre has embarked on a new adventure as she joins Henry Adams estate agency.  Eilidh, who won...

Homebuyers are entering bidding wars for bungalows, a property expert claims. The Daily Telegraph recently reported that young professionals in their 20s and...

Agents in some parts of the UK are still struggling to sell properties that they first listed more than a decade...

Hunters has welcomed two new franchise partners who have acquired the Hunters Scarborough, Bridlington and Filey businesses. Sam Lakin and Pete Croft have...

The important issue of hard-to-sell inherited properties has been raised in Parliament. Labour MP Zarah Sultana issued a written question asking what...

Quick-buy and part exchange company Spring has announced a leadership reshuffle as it targets £100m of property acquisitions and sales this...

New year, old worries: what’s happening in the housing market? We’ve asked experts and collated forecasts, 15 in total. On the one...

Getting a property on the market has become more efficient but agents still require the same people and sales skills that...

Increasing numbers of property buyers are now taking out mortgages with terms of more than 30 years, new figures show. The latest...

Connells Group estate agency operations director Simon Arnes is set to step down next year after marking 50 years with the...

Connells Group chairman Stephen Shipperley is set to retire at the end of 2022. It comes as he marked his 45th anniversary...

A portal that has historically focused on affordable housing and accessible rental listings is trailing a move into sales. MovingSoon, which provides...

Home hunters are increasingly searching for eco-friendly homes amid concerns about rising energy bills, figures suggest. New data from Legal & General...

Empty nesters may be considering downsizing their home this September as their children set off to university, whilst other downsizers are...

The latest house price index from Zoopla has suggested the market remains resilient in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, but...

Long-term 50-year mortgages that can be passed on by parents to their children appear to be the latest idea from the...

From golf days to white collar boxing, agents and property professionals have been swinging into action for charitable causes recently. Remember, if...

A group of mortgage advisers has proposed a range of reforms to reduce barriers to home ownership for first time buyers. The...

The executive director of LSL’s estate agency business has retired. Helen Buck joined the listed agency brand’s board as a non executive...

Rising property prices in the UK mean that occupiers are renting long past their forties. According to the government’s last English...

Agents have been getting active in recent weeks to raise money for Ukrainian refugees. Fundraising activities range from office-based collections and referencing challenges...

You will hopefully have seen that the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 has now received its Royal Assent, meaning it...

Research suggests there are substantial numbers of older Londoners using too-large properties but unable to downsize because of a lack of...

A new agency service has been launched seeking to attract vendors of second-hand residential park homes.  Quickmove Properties has partnered with park industry...

At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...

There’s a rising number of over-65s but a short supply of suitable affordable properties for them, Propertymark has told government. The agents’...

Mark Hayward has set a new retirement date for the end of this year. Hayward, previously chief executive of Propertymark, was due...

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

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

Estate agents are being urged to future-proof and diversify by linking with retirement developers via part-exchange services. Property investment service HBB Solutions...

Jackson-Stops, which currently has 42 branches across the UK, has revealed it’s going to have another 20 by the end of...

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are.  Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...

An estate agent says the housing market now has a hidden characteristic - an absence of homes that are friendly for...

A director of Essex estate agency Beresfords has announced his retirement after 40 years with the company - and after being...

A bankrupt builder from Devon persuaded pensioners to pay him £271,000 to construct a home - but his poor workmanship has...

Welcome to our second Euros Agent Match Report, when we get leading agents’ and suppliers’ takes on the matches featuring England and Scotland.  Today...

Paul Creffield, a veteran figure at Countrywide involved in a controversy over bonuses, is staying on to “support” the transition into new...

Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...

A group that last year floated the concept of a one-off wealth tax - which would include taxing main homes as...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

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

Millions of leaseholders will be given the right to extend their lease by a maximum term of 990 years at zero...

Mark Hayward, who was scheduled to retire at the end of this month, is to stay on at NAEA Propertymark as...

The high profile Yorkshire agency chain Dacre, Son & Hartley has been appointed by the largest charity care provider for older...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - Friday means charity day, with an update on our industry’s latest...

We all know that people can’t move to a new house without going through the Conveyancing process. However, with that said,...

Gary Keller is stepping down from his post as chief executive of the global Keller Williams estate agency empire. Although operating chiefly...

One of the country’s major regional agencies has unveiled a ‘super hub’ structure which began life as a lockdown measure but...

Hello and welcome to the latest ADC, your regular Friday round-up of great work being done by agents, suppliers and others...

An intervention by a magazine has led to Purplebricks refunding the up-front fee to a seller whose husband died suddenly and...

A survey of 2,000 prospective movers by Zoopla shows the vast majority still intent on buying - but younger purchasers’ plans...

As we adjust to a life post-Covid-19, letting agents, landlords, and tenants are thinking - ways to speed up the process...

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...

The death has been announced of Colin Lowman, a veteran south London estate agent who had a 64 year career in...

Just a month ago our homes felt, for many of us, to be a mere pitstop on a centrifuge of work,...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...

Hello and because it’s Friday there are two pieces of good news: it’s nearly the weekend and it’s the day for...

It looks like the Equity Release bubble may have burst, with latest figures showing a four per cent fall in the...

A new portal has been launched aiming to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket in the retirement property sector - and...

An equity release specialist says the scrapping of stamp duty for so-called last time buyers would lead to more downsizing, freeing...

An estate agency service in the Lake District has rolled out a new benefit to all its staff - and in...

A high proportion of over-65s would consider moving to a bungalow and believe more properties should be designed exclusively for older...

It’s Monday so that can mean only one thing - a chance to catch up on the key moves in and...

Tim Hyatt, currently in charge of Knight Frank’s London residential operation, is to take over as the firm’s residential work across...

The Bank of Mum and Dad is now officially one of the 10 biggest mortgage lenders according to data from Legal...

A retirement development specialist is warning buyers on such schemes to beware unexpected clauses or restrictions which they may not have...

We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party and, rather more importantly, a new Prime Minister. That individual is Boris...

An estate agent who ruthlessly used his position as a prominent figure in the community to win the trust of vulnerable...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

Specialist providers catering for the over-50s has welcomed a move by high-end estate agency Knight Frank to move into equity release. Commenting...

A leasehold reform campaigner says government proposals risk creating a two-tier market and do nothing to assist leaseholders already hit by...

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...

Equity release, seen by many agents as a reason why fewer older homeowners are downsizing these days, has reported more growth...

Saturdays aren’t going to be the same for Petty Estate Agents in Burnley any more - and they’re going to be a...

Hello, welcome to a new week and to PJT, your regular Monday round-up of jobs news in the industry. Do please let...

It’s no secret that the UK’s housing sector is in crisis. Headlines scream about the shortage of new-build homes. TV pundits...

One thing’s clear in the ongoing mess surrounding Brexit - a lot of people are simply putting their head down and...

A survey by the Centre for Ageing Better recently showed that 72% of people want to see every new home built...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - the every-Monday round-up of key moves within the industry. Let us know...

The vast majority of people want homes built as standard for all age groups - a contrary view to those in...

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