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A new analysis of the housing market has assessed 50 cities in the UK to establish which is best for first...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The cities of Liverpool, Nottingham and Manchester have enjoyed the biggest house price rises since pre-Covid. Despite interest rates at a 13-year...
06 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Martin & Co’s Sheffield and Worksop branches are under new ownership, with former The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) training expert Dean...
04 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Cooling house prices are resulting in the average estate agent losing around £441 of per month, research suggests. Hybrid agent Nested has...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agents across Britain sold 5.3 homes on average each month in 2022, new research suggests. Analysis by Nested has found there...
26 April 2023
From: Breaking News
New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...
29 March 2023
From: Features
Agents haven't let the festive season get in the way of supporting good causes, and there is a big focus on...
16 December 2022
From: Breaking News
South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire estate agency Redbrik has launched a campaign to help the public cope with the rising cost of living. The...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
New research from GetAgent has outlined where the UK’s best-performing estate agents are currently located when it comes to the price secured...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Properties that are slow to sell are typically commanding a discount of up to 17% off England’s average house price, research...
12 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Adoption of virtual tours among estate agents remain low but new data suggests they could boost sales. Industry analysis shows just 4%...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents helped vendors sell homes at 97.9% of asking price on average last year, research claims. Analysis of portal and Land Registry...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...
02 April 2022
From: Features
Welcome to 2022 and the first Agents Do Charity of the New Year. We’re all learning to live with Covid a little...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News
As you are no doubt aware, building mutually beneficial relationships with conveyancers in your local area can not only make your...
27 October 2021
From: Features
An analysis of estate agencies in 21 major cities suggests a big rise in competing companies, prompting risks of fee wars between...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A much higher than usual proportion of homes on sale in the current market have successfully found a buyer, according to...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Price renegotiations are underway between buyers and sellers in danger of missing Wednesday’s stamp duty holiday deadline, says Knight Frank. The agency...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News
An analysis of over 1.6m listings by Rightmove shows a big return to normality - demand for smaller city centre properties...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News
While lengthy lockdowns have caused many to re-evaluate their homes, the apartment lifestyle remains an ambition for many. That’s the view of...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News
The stamp duty holiday has backfired and buyers almost everywhere are paying more for homes, rather than less. StripeHomes analysed house price...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News
A Sheffield estate agency is pioneering a new form of branch office - one that sells homes at the same time...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Hello - another Monday dawns but the good news is that we can update you on the industry’s latest appointments. Everyone here...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News
A north of England agency is opening two new branches which will also have coffee shops and deli counters. Redbrik’s two new...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Ever since the initial ripples of innovation in the 1990s, PropTech has proceeded to reshape our market beyond recognition; going on...
19 December 2020
From: Features
Hello and welcome to the final full working week before Christmas 2020. With everyone pre-occupied with Covid, the festive season has crept...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News
New research attempts for the first time to identify the most lucrative property markets in the country - with surprising results...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News
With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...
24 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content
A new league table shows how many listings exist per agency in 23 different cities across the UK. The analysis looks at the...
08 September 2020
From: Breaking News
The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News
The online agency Housesimple has rebranded to become 'Strike' with immediate effect. The news comes as a surprise given the apparent success...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News
A new study of British agents suggests that buyers with accents from most of the rest of the world receive less...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
We recently issued our Zoopla House Price Index, which analyses the latest real-time trends from the sales market. In our analysis, we...
04 July 2020
From: Features
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
A regional agency says the Coronavirus crisis was the opportunity for it to complete a takeover of a rival company in...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News
A study by Rightmove suggests that 94 per cent of buyers and sellers currently in the market are determined to go...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Sellers in the past 12 months accepted an average of 96 per cent of their asking price according to new research. Comparison...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to the end of the week…which must mean Agents Do Charity. There’s plenty to admire in this week’s entries;...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News
After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...
01 February 2020
From: Features
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
Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands. The offer is...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Two very different views on Brexit have come forward in the past 24 hours from different players in the industry. First off,...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News
The average age of a first-time buyer in the UK is 27, according to research from Nested.com. The online estate agency says...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Sellers across England and Wales achieve an average 95.94 per cent of their asking price according to research from estate agency...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Gazumping is alive and well in much of the country, despite the slowdown in the property market, according to new research...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Online agency Housesimple has become the first in the UK to sell houses for free. It says that based on the average...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your weekly chance to catch up on major moves in our industry. Everyone here has...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News
The former chief executive of Emoov says he has the answer to Foxtons’ current downbeat performance - it should exploit its...
05 February 2019
From: Breaking News
There may be a cloud over the economy right now but growth of 2.7 per cent in house prices last year...
14 January 2019
From: Breaking News
Hard-pressed buyers who try to minimise house moving costs by doing their own conveyancing have been warned of the disastrous consequences...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another chance to hear about the remarkable fund-raising done by our...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News
As the property market gears up for a busy autumn period, agents and property firms have been equally busy bolstering their...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News
As summer turns to autumn over the next few weeks, that won't stop the nation's agents and property professionals from raising...
31 August 2018
From: Breaking News
An interview in an online magazine aimed at the small business sector lifts the lid on some of the structure surrounding...
18 August 2017
From: Breaking News
The government has published the findings of research which suggest that very few local opponents to new homes will be bought...
21 July 2017
From: Breaking News
Auctions are a great way to sell property competitively, with a wide range of homes often selling under the hammer, and...
06 May 2017
From: Features
A substantial new research body is to be launched this summer with a remit of looking at six overlapping aspects of...
12 April 2017
From: Breaking News
Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...
01 April 2017
From: Features
Let’s not be distressed that we’re already over 10 per cent of the way through the year - yes, really -...
17 February 2017
From: Breaking News
The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...
11 February 2017
From: Features
No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...
21 January 2017
From: Features
A university claims house builders are securing “soaring profits” despite the worsening housing shortage across the country. Research by Sheffield Hallam's Centre...
17 November 2016
From: Breaking News
It’s easy to forget, but there was a time when the internet didn’t exist. When the idea behind the world wide...
19 August 2016
From: Features
Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...
29 July 2016
From: Features
Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...
22 July 2016
From: Features
An estate agency has amended its website after being contacted by the Advertising Standards Authority following a complaint from a member...
29 June 2016
From: Breaking News
It’s official; the estate agency business is tougher than ever. Contrary to perceptions that may exist amongst observers and even clients, the...
24 June 2016
From: Features
A three branch estate agency has announced that it has returned to Zoopla from OnTheMarket. Staves Estate Agents, which has offices in...
17 March 2016
From: Breaking News
It’s been nearly a year since all lettings and property management agents have been legally required to join a redress scheme...
25 September 2015
From: Features
We’re all familiar with 'gazumping' – most us have been 'gazumped' or indeed been the perpetrators of this practice, for it...
11 September 2015
From: Features
The number of buyers being gazumped has fallen by 40% since October 2014, according to online estate agent eMoov. The agency surveyed...
25 August 2015
From: Breaking News
We’re always happy to publicise your agency’s efforts to help those who cannot help themselves, and we’re delighted that this week’s...
07 August 2015
From: Breaking News
UK house prices have increased by an average of £11,500 over the last 12 months to May - but seven cities...
26 June 2015
From: Breaking News
When do we really start to worry about rising rents and house prices? Despite an apparent slowdown in house price inflation...