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04 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Sunak vows to maintain first-time buyer Stamp Duty exemption](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty-Image--400x310.png)
The Conservatives appear to have abandoned plans to reverse Stamp Duty thresholds for first-time buyers if the party returns to power...
10 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agency stock hits eight-year high but many are relisted homes - Zoopla](/upload/images/shutterstock_1133901272.jpg)
Property supply has hit its highest level for eight years, Zoopla data shows. The latest Zoopla House Price Index shows the average...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![General Election date set – will the property market pause?](/upload/images/shutterstock_628553066(1).jpg)
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday confirmed a date for the General Election. Voters will go the polls on 4 July, meaning the...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Sales volumes boom despite interest rates soaring - new Zoopla figures](/upload/images/shutterstock_39136828.jpg)
UK house prices may be broadly static but sales volumes are up 12% year on year according to Zoopla data out...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: Property market is improving but buyers remain price-sensitive](/upload/images/shutterstock_1906337941.jpg)
Lower mortgage rates gave the housing market a boost in February with supply and sales all moving higher, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...
29 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: New estate agency sale stock has hit a four-year high](/upload/images/shutterstock_119999488.jpg)
New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: ‘The best first-time buyer policy is to build more homes’](/upload/images/789228328.png)
Building more homes is a better solution than mortgage schemes to support first-time buyers, a Zoopla executive has claimed. Richard Donnell, executive...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: Home sales rising but buyers’ market prevails](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Property supply and demand have rebounded since the start of the year amid falling mortgage rates but sellers are still making...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: ‘We are locked in a buyers’ market’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/CoupleMakingOffer-400x310.png)
The housing sector remains locked in a buyers’ market and prices are unlikely to rise nationally this year, Zoopla claims. While some...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: Sales recovering but houses still too expensive](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
The final weeks of 2023 have recorded above average levels of new sales with a 17% increase compared to the same...
22 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Warning to agents - more house prices falls expected in 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Asking price discounts hit four-year high as buyer’s market prevails](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/2_MortgageCalculated.png)
The average discount to asking price has hit a four-year high as the market swings in favour of buyers, Zoopla says. The...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Interest rates unchanged but it’s not the end for house price drops](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageCalculator.png)
The Bank of England has held off on further interest rate rises for now but agents warn that there is still...
22 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: House sales set to hit a decade-low](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
The property market is set for its quietest year for sales since 2012, Zoopla claims. The portal’s latest House Price Index estimates...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Have Bank of England rate hikes peaked?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_BankofEngland-1-400x310.png)
Agents and property professionals have expressed hopes that rates have peaked after latest rise Iin the cost of borrowing. The Bank of...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark: ‘House price drops were inevitable’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
Cooling house prices are providing an opportunity for buyers even with higher borrowing costs, Propertymark claims. The agency trade body said it...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: House prices aren’t dropping everywhere](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePrices_pound-400x310.png)
More than a third of homes have declined in value over the past six months, Zoopla data shows. It comes despite the...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Large asking price discounts hit three-year high - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Propertycalculator-400x310.png)
The level of sellers accepting an asking price discount of 5% or more has hit a three-year high. Zoopla’s latest House Price...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Mortgage rates and regulation to feature in latest Zoopla agent update](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/L%26G%20Mortgage%20club%20announces%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
Zoopla has scheduled its latest quarterly market update for agents. Taking place on Wednesday 14 June, it will address how agents can...
05 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property sales rise but sellers are urged to price realistically](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Property-Value_400x310.png)
The level of sales agreed has reached its highest point this year and is encouraging more sellers to the market, Zoopla...
30 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![100% mortgages set for comeback - reports](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/L%26G%20Mortgage%20club%20announces%20MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
100% mortgages are rumoured to be making a comeback. The products were blamed as a cause for the 2008 financial crash, with...
09 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: Property market heading for 1.1m sales but prices will be lower](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
The worst of the pricing adjustment in response to higher mortgage rates appears to be behind us, Zoopla has claimed. The portal’s...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: Sales are slower but market is moving](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
The level of agency stock has almost doubled since last year but repricing is on the rise and sales are taking...
05 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla arranges market update for agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Zoopla is set to host a 2023 market update later this month for agents. Hosted by Zoopla’s executive director of Research, Richard...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Homebuyers are becoming more flexible on property features - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Inspection_2-400x310.png)
More than half of homebuyers have become more willing to compromise in the search for their next home, new research reveals. Analysis...
08 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: Asking price cuts hit five-year high](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
Sellers are cutting asking prices by an average 4.5% discount to achieve a sale, Zoopla claims. The figure is the highest for...
28 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency stock grows but sellers must adjust expectations - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Agents are seeing more stock coming to the market but Zoopla is warning about seller expectations. The latest Zoopla House Price Index...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Millions of homes lost value last year - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Housing_Market-400x310.png)
One million homes have lost all their pandemic gains amid the financial turmoil at the end of last year, Zoopla claims. Each...
20 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Everything You Need To Know About the 2023 Housing Market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Seasonal%20Photos/2023HappyNY-400x310.png)
New year, old worries: what’s happening in the housing market? We’ve asked experts and collated forecasts, 15 in total. On the one...
07 January 2023
From: Features
![Economists predict ‘double digit house price correction’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyValue_400x310.png)
Two thirds of economists expect house prices to fall by more than 4% this year while others are expecting a more...
04 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property demand halves as ‘race for space’ ends - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/RentalDemand-400x310.png)
Property demand has halved but the slowdown is focused on the previously popular rural and coastal areas, Zoopla has revealed. Higher mortgage...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Increasing numbers of SSTC homes returning to the market – Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousingMarket_400x310.png)
One in 15 homes formerly sold by agents are returning to the market after the original sale collapsed, new data shows. Analysis...
28 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: Buyer demand is down but house prices won't fall (yet)](/upload/images/Logos/ZooplaLogo2021-400x310.jpg)
Increasing numbers of transactions have fallen-through and asking price cuts are increasing but the market is still on track for almost...
31 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Analysts assess how far back Sunak can help push mortgage rates](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Rishi%20Sunak%2003_400x310.png)
Mortgage rates look likely to fall after Rishi Sunak’s appointment as Prime Minister but analysts are still unsure how far the...
31 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla launches agent webinar to reveal 2023 housing market outlook](/upload/images/Logos/ZooplaLogo2021-400x310.jpg)
Agents are invited to a webinar with Zoopla next week to discuss the portal’s 2023 outlook. Hosted by Zoopla’s executive director of...
25 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: ‘Agents may already be in the Christmas seasonal slowdown’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/Christmas_London-400x310.png)
They say Christmas hits the shops earlier each year and the same may be said for the seasonal slowdown, Zoopla suggests. Its...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Two weeks later - Zoopla warns demand and sales have dropped since mini-Budget](/upload/images/Logos/ZooplaLogo2021-400x310.jpg)
Buyer demand has dropped by a fifth in the fortnight since the mini-Budget while supply has increased from worried homeowners, Zoopla...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Asking price cuts show ‘early signs of price sensitivity’](/upload/images/library/HousePriceDown-400x310.png)
The level of price cutting on agency listings has started to hit new highs. Property Log, which is a Chrome extension that...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Alto unveils agenda for first virtual event](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/VirtualMessages-400x310.png)
Zoopla-backed agency software provider Alto has announced the speaker line-up and agenda for its inaugural virtual event. Altogether Live will take place...
12 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: 'Mortgage stress tests will limit housing market downturn'](/upload/images/library/zoopla_new_logo400x310.png)
The housing market is in a better position to weather a downturn than in previous economic cycles, Zoopla claims. The portal argues...
26 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![95% Mortgage Guarantee scheme - is it just a sop for the North?](/img/default/eat.png)
From today buyers will be able to purchase properties worth up to £600,000 with just a five per cent mortgage, under...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty loss: 70,000 agreed sales will miss deadline](/img/default/eat.png)
A new forecast suggests 70,000 buyers will miss the March 31 stamp duty holiday deadline. Zoopla has undertaken a new analysis to...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Top portal is latest to urge stamp duty holiday extension](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla's latest figures suggest 70,000 transactions are likely to miss the stamp duty holiday deadline of March 31. And the portal says: “The...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Boom market to go on into 2021 - but then expect bumps in the road](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla’s research team is anticipating the first quarter of next year will see the current boom continue as 100,000 additional sales...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Busiest Ever Autumn? Buyers up, prices up, delays up, supply up](/img/default/eat.png)
There are 140,000 more buyers waiting to complete on their properties right now than there were this time last year. The claim, by...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Houses selling much faster than flats according to Zoopla data](/img/default/eat.png)
Figures from Zoopla quantify how Coronavirus is changing the market, with houses selling significantly faster than flats. The latest market report from...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![People quitting London for the country is overstated, suggests Zoopla](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla says while there may be speculation about people fleeing London and big urban areas for the countryside, the evidence suggests...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Holiday giving southern England biggest boost - Zoopla](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla's Research and Insight Director Richard Donnell writes: Just over a fortnight on since the Chancellor announced the Stamp Duty holiday and...
23 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Almost 90% of sales could have zero stamp duty says Zoopla](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the possible stamp duty options floated by Chancellor Rishi Sunak could mean 89 per cent of sales would be...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![House prices to rise further over next three months - Zoopla](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla predicts that the price strength that has been seen since the reopening of the housing market is likely to continue...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Demand and sales agreed both soaring - but may not last, warns Zoopla](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been a strong rebound in demand for homes and an “unprecedented” bounce in new sales agreed according to Zoopla. The portal...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Lockdown has turbo-charged buyer demand - but it won’t last](/img/default/eat.png)
Research from Zoopla suggests that demand from buyers across England surged 88 per cent shortly after the housing market reopened -...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents Jobs At Risk: furlough scheme must be longer says industry chief](/img/default/eat.png)
A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![EXCLUSIVE - Agents' Cash Crisis: reduced income until autumn](/img/default/eat.png)
The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty is a Southern tax and won’t hurt wealthy foreign buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
The stamp duty surcharge for non-resident investment buyers announced in yesterday’s Budget is dwarfed by discounts they receive thanks to the...
12 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Emergency interest rate cut may help housing market weather Coronavirus](/img/default/eat.png)
The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the movers and shakers in our industry…](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to the latest PJT - your regular Monday fix of who’s moving where in our industry. As ever, a...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Major coup for Zoopla as it hires top research guru from agency](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the country’s leading housing market research experts has been poached from Knight Frank to join Zoopla. Gráinne Gilmore - a...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Boris Bounce means buyer demand soaring across the UK](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla’s Hometrack data research arm says the start of 2020 has seen buyer demand up 26 per cent compared to the...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![What next for property in 2020?](/img/default/eat.png)
After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...
04 January 2020
From: Features
![House prices to rise in 2020 according to almost all analysts](/img/default/eat.png)
The scores are in….and it looks like house prices are going to rise gently in 2020 according to forecasts from almost...
02 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![On The Up: UK’s city house prices rise 54% in a decade](/img/default/eat.png)
Major UK cities have seen average house price rises of 54 per cent in the past decade - an increase of...
23 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit and Election uncertainty continue to dampen market](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents continues to show how political uncertainty is dampening sentiment and...
27 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Order! Order! Bercow to be key speaker at property conference](/img/default/eat.png)
The controversial former Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, is to be the keynote speaker at a property industry...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Cash buyers in retreat because of stamp duty, says Zoopla](/img/default/eat.png)
Cash buyers have fallen in 90 per cent of major UK cities over the past three years according to a Zoopla...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Seven Year Hitch: House price growth now slowest since 2012](/img/default/eat.png)
The annual rate of growth of UK house prices has slowed to its lowest level since September 2012. Official government data from...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Stamp duty and easier mortgages help first time buyers select larger homes](/img/default/eat.png)
First time buyers will constitute the largest single group of purchasers in 2019, despite the apparent difficulties of deposits and securing...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![North-South Divide at its sharpest when it comes to affordability](/img/default/eat.png)
New figures produced by Zoopla’s research team shows for the first time the huge scale of regional variations in terms of...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Market stalls in south of England cities but north begins to boom](/img/default/eat.png)
The average house price growth across southern cities is running at the lowest level recorded since January 2012, according to Zoopla. Prices...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Hope for first time buyers as affordability improves in UK's big cities](/img/default/eat.png)
The income required for first time buyers to purchase in the three most expensive UK cities has fallen slightly according to...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Vendors accepting larger discounts off asking prices, says Zoopla](/img/default/eat.png)
The gap between average asking prices and average selling prices has increased in recent months according to Zoopla. Its latest study of...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Northern city house prices storm on as south succumbs to Brexit slowdown](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices in 20 UK cities analysed by Zoopla show an average 1.7 per cent increase over the 12 months to...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![London prices show signs of recovery but other cities start to slow](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla’s Hometrack index of 20 major UK cities shows that London property prices are starting to stabilise after a three year...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove and Zoopla agree - the market's slowing gradually](/img/default/eat.png)
Both major portals have this morning revealed more evidence of a gently slowing housing market. The average time to sell a property...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Sluggish start to 2019 transactions, but there is a market out there…](/img/default/eat.png)
The first set of figures for the year from HMRC show that there were 0.8 per cent more residential property transactions...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the latest moves in and around our industry](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT. Everyone here let us know about their jobs news by emailing press@estateagenttoday.co.uk - please do...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![A quarter of cities 'struggle to match house prices of a decade ago'](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices in a quarter of the UK’s largest cities are struggling to recover to the level they were at during...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Mixed messages: transactions slump again but London prices improve](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest transaction figures from HM Revenue and Customs make depressing reading - a three per cent drop between May and...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Watch Out London - other city housing markets are closing the gap](/img/default/eat.png)
Hometrack says other cities are now closing the gap on London in terms of house prices and market value. The latest Hometrack UK...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Asking price reductions on the rise as market loses momentum](/img/default/eat.png)
Property sellers in the South of England are having to accept asking reductions in order to achieve a sale. Data from Hometrack...
30 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![London homes now take 17 weeks to sell thanks to market over-supply](/img/default/eat.png)
New figures from Hometrack show that a typical home in Greater London now takes 17 weeks to find a buyer -...
25 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![More London woe as annual house price growth hits seven-year low](/img/default/eat.png)
House price growth in London has hit a seven year low according to Hometrack, with prices actually down across 42 per...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![10% price cuts and transactions tumbling as agents prepare for tough market](/img/default/eat.png)
Homes for sale in some parts of inner London are seeing price discounts of up to 10 per cent says Hometrack...
30 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![London is facing 'a drawn-out period of house price realignment'](/img/default/eat.png)
The property consultancy Hometrack says London is facing “a drawn-out period during which there will be a slow re-alignment of house...
28 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![London house prices reach a record 14.5 times average earnings](/img/default/eat.png)
Data from Hometrack shows that the gap between average earnings and house prices has reached an all-time high in London. The price...
28 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Most London house prices falling in real terms, says Hometrack](/img/default/eat.png)
London house prices are stuck in neutral according to the latest figures from property consultancy Hometrack, which says values in the...
25 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![London slowdown bottoms out, but only low price growth in long-term](/img/default/eat.png)
Property consultancy Hometrack says London’s 12 month market slowdown has bottomed out with the annual growth rate rising to 2.8 per...
25 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![London price slowdown beginning to bottom out, claims Hometrack](/img/default/eat.png)
The steep drop in price growth for homes across London is beginning to bottom out according to Hometrack, which says values...
23 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![London average price rises plummet from 13% to 3.5% in a year](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest measure of house price rises in key UK cities by the property consultancy Hometrack shows house price in many...
30 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![London house price growth slumps to five-year low, says Hometrack](/img/default/eat.png)
House price inflation in London continues to slow and has now reached 4.9 per cent year-on-year according to Hometrack. London is now among...
28 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property hotspots: Manchester, Liverpool and Preston](/img/default/eat.png)
The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...
24 March 2017
From: Features
![London house price inflation at lowest level for 42 months](/img/default/eat.png)
Hometrack data suggests that annual house price inflation in London has fallen to 6.4 per cent, the lowest level since June...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla: Hometrack makes us UK's most valuable property resource](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla Property Group’s £120m purchase of Hometrack, announced yesterday evening, is part of its aim to create “the UK’s most valuable...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Hometrack's latest index shows more cities beating London](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest assessment of major UK cities’ housing markets by property consultancy Hometrack shows more locations overhauling London in terms of...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![What next for property in 2017?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![London house price growth falls to lowest for over three years](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices in London are now rising at 7.6 per cent per year - the lowest figure for 39 months according...
16 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Gap between house prices and average earnings 'nearing record levels'](/img/default/eat.png)
Housing data consultancy Hometrack says the disparity between average earnings and house prices is reaching record levels in certain parts of...
25 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Leeds eyes sustainable ripple effect](/img/default/eat.png)
As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...