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The JLL Prime Central London Index saw signs of improvement in the first quarter of this year, with 4.5% more properties...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...

Almost one in five vendors admit to having failed to disclose disputes with neighbours to prospective buyers when selling their home,...

OnTheMarket has signed a listings agreement with independent agency brand Seymours. The South East England focused 20-branch estate agency network primarily operates...

Who says irony is dead? That Purplebricks, of all agencies, should promote the idea of a ‘BS-Tester’ to identify false promises by...

Estate agents are hopeful for a busy spring market after official data showed a small rise in property sales in recent...

Prime central London (PCL) property values flattened out during the first quarter of 2024 after six consecutive quarterly falls, figures suggest. Analysts...

Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...

I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...

After years of saving, hard work, and market watching, being able to view and make an offer on a property is...

An independent agency brand has become the latest firm to sign a listings agreement with CoStar-backed OnTheMarket. Edward Mellor, one of the...

Average house prices will fall 3.6% in the first quarter of the year, according to forecasts by reallymoving.com. The research is based...

Average house prices rose between December and January but a rapid rebound is unlikely, Nationwide has warned. The latest Nationwide House Price...

Everyone’s a pundit these days, aren’t they? And January is pundit season – when a New Year starts, out come the...

Paul Hilton, CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC Homeowners who are considering moving on to a new property in 2024 are...

Let’s start at the very beginning - Happy New Year. Now, let’s give thanks to the guy who made January 1st...

There will be many of us working in the property sector who will have raised a glass and toasted seeing the...

Buyer demand across England crept up during the final months of 2023 but remains down annually, research has revealed. Analysis has revealed...

It’s a myth that the property market slows over the festive period, The ValPal Network (TVPN) claims. Data from the lead generation...

Average house prices fell annually for the second consecutive month during October, Land Registry figures show. The data may only reflect activity...

House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...

Average asking prices in December have fallen more than usual for the seasonal slowdown, Rightmove claims. The portal’s latest House Price Index...

So Christmas is coming – soon. Traditionally a time for reflection on what’s past and prediction on what’s to come. Last week...

Fraud in the lettings industry is reaching unprecedented heights. Now, more than ever, there is a need for a revolution in...

Rightmove is anticipating a 1% average drop in national asking prices by the end of next year. The latest forecasts from the...

The lending outlook is improving for the housing market but psychological milestones remain, Knight Frank warns. The latest UK market commentary from...

Homebuyers viewing properties during the winter months should be extra watchful for signs of invasive Japanese knotweed, which dies back in...

I’ve always been a half glass full kind of person.  But I’ve got to confess I struggled to get too excited by...

Interest rates were held for a second consecutive month yesterday, giving agents renewed hopes that the cost of borrowing has reached...

Nationwide has cautioned property market commentators about being too optimistic as its own house price index showed average prices surprisingly rose...

A new self-employed estate agency says it’s signed-up 30 new recruits in four months. iad - which had 20 recruits until recently...

Property professionals remain negative about the prospects for the housing market over the coming months amid low buyer demand and fewer...

UK housing market activity "remains weak" according to the Nationwide. Its latest house price index shows that prices declined 5.3 per cent...

We might be at the start of an improving housing market, suggests Propertymark. In its latest market snapshot, concentrating mostly on August,...

The Bank of England has held off on further interest rate rises for now but agents warn that there is still...

The Bank of England is facing calls to hold off on raising interest rates this week. Its Monetary Policy Committee is set...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

For most people, buying a house or flat is the largest financial commitment they will ever make. Which is why many...

New data from respected consultancy TwentyEA showed that the market is proving unexpectedly resilient - and in the case of new...

Agents and property professionals have expressed hopes that rates have peaked after latest rise Iin the cost of borrowing. The Bank of...

A QR code on a sales board can land agents multiple leads at around £1 each, says Agency Express managing director,...

Average mortgage rates have dropped slightly, providing possible respite for homebuyers. The latest Moneyfacts data shows the average two-year fixed mortgage rate...

Homeowners who sell a property with Japanese knotweed and fail to declare it to the buyer are likely to face legal...

Properties are taking longer to go under offer but there is no evidence of large discounts on asking prices yet, Hamptons...

The level of sellers accepting an asking price discount of 5% or more has hit a three-year high. Zoopla’s latest House Price...

Homeowners face paying an extra £3,000 for their mortgage next year, new research suggests. Analysis from the Resolution Foundation thintank suggests that...

Old Conduit House in Hampstead Village, a beautifully restored Gothic Grade II* Listed 5,054 sqft (470 sqm), six bedroom home, built...

The property market appears to have stalled in April and May, with official data showing a dip in house prices and...

High-end estate agency Strutt & Parker says its research points to a sales market recovery underway in some parts of the...

The chief executive of the Building Societies Association is warning that mortgage lending - already down on last year - is...

OnTheMarket has signed a long-term listing agreement with national housebuilder Redrow. The building firm, with a network of 14 operational divisions across...

Sellers and their agents have become more confident about pricing but there are still some signs of “over-optimism” for higher priced...

The impact of last year’s mini-Budget on the property market are “fading,” agents have claimed after the latest Nationwide housing data...

A veteran property photographer has revealed the ‘easy to spot’ signs that shows an agent isn’t using professional photography, warning it...

Further mortgage rate rises could be on the way for homebuyers and owners, Rightmove suggests. After a few weeks where mortgage rates...

Shares in Winkworth rose close to their recent highs yesterday despite the agency franchise brand reporting a drop in revenues and...

Purplebricks was the top brand for new listings and sales agreed during March, new data shows. A new quarterly market report launched...

THE PROPERTY market continues to hold pretty firm - despite fears voiced by many that 2023 would herald a crash in...

The property market remains weak but there are long-term signs of stability, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) claims. The latest...

As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings: Last week...

As the first signs of spring begin to appear, we look at how letting agents and landlords can start the season...

Recent tragic deaths of women walking home alone, notably Sarah Everard, have highlighted the need to address gender inequality in the...

As the first signs of spring begin to appear, we look at how letting agents and landlords can start the season...

One of the main advantages of a PropTech solution is being able to automate the time-intensive and repetitive jobs that employees...

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

I’ve found myself in contemplative mode this week, looking forward to the future and remembering times past. In the immediate future –...

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

Annual house price growth has fallen for the first time since June 2020 and is now at its weakest level since...

The flat market in prime central London (PCL) is undergoing a resurgence, a buying agent claims. Residential and investment buying agency London...

Property listings and sales remain down on pre-pandemic levels but there are signs that sellers are starting to heed agent advice...

The managing director of Essex-based agent Lamb & Co has designed his own gin that will be part of moving-in packs...

Politicians are to take estate agents to task over what they call “a forest” of For Sale and To Let boards. Local...

Zoopla has launched a property inheritance calculator to help children work out what support they could get from the Bank of...

Moving home has been identified as the most stressful life event, with buyers and sellers citing waiting to exchange as the...

The motivation of ‘needs-based buyers’ shouldn’t be underestimated despite the current negative market data, Knight Frank claims. Official data in recent weeks...

The property market has been warned to expect fewer sales and more expensive mortgages after interest rates were raised for the...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is expecting the market to align with conditions seen in 2019. A trading update from the listed...

One of the nice things about this time of year is that slowly, ever so slowly, we begin to emerge from...

There are a few common questions that arise when the issue of mould in rented properties is mentioned: what causes it,...

With the property market showing signs of a slow-down and the economic outlook rather uncertain, we spoke to Lucy Noonan, founder...

The property market is still active for ‘realistic’ sellers and serious buyers, OnTheMarket (OTM’s) claims. Jason Tebb, chief executive of the portal,...

The level of new property listings and completions among agents were only slightly below 2019 activity during the fourth quarter but...

Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...

Winkworth agents ranked second when it came to property exchanges in London last year, the franchise agency brand claims. A trading update...

An estate agency has gone back to school to design new for sale boards. Three Sixty Living, the sales and lettings agency...

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

Inventory clerks and letting agency staff have been warned to put safety first when lone working or entering tenants’ properties for...

Usually, I enter January with a spring in my step - optimistic about what the future holds.  Two years ago, after the...

Happy New Year! I hope you’ve recharged the batteries and have a shiny list of resolutions to make 2023 as successful...

House prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in December, the worst run since 2008, according to Nationwide. The lender’s final House...

A fifth of potential borrowers have had their mortgage application rejected over the past 12 months – hitting their hopes of...

Property sales are yet to decline amid higher mortgage rates and the cost of living crisis but there are signs of...

The housing market is struggling to regain momentum following the mini-Budget but a ‘soft landing’ is possible, Nationwide suggests. The lender is...

As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...

Is it really just a year ago that we were nervously wondering whether yet another Christmas would be Covid-affected? Little did we...

As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...

OnTheMarket Group is set to host a “Meet Our Partners” virtual series of webinars for agents to hear from the commercial...

The Bank of England has prompted new warnings of a housing market slowdown after revealing a ‘significant decrease’ in mortgage approvals...

The For Sale board is one of the oldest marketing tools available to agents, but it is still considered one of...