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A report in the Times newspaper says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning a stamp duty cut in the early autumn. The paper...

The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...

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

If a week is a long time in politics, then I’d say it’s a lifetime for anyone working in the property...

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

Homebuyer appetite has abruptly fallen across all regions this year, new data suggests. Property purchasing specialist the House Buyer Bureau measured transactions...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...

The stats on the slowing market are widely known, but a slowdown is by no means doom and gloom – it’s...

The Good Estate Agent hybrid agency franchise has taken to the skies by diversifying into travel. While some agents may be looking...

The number of first-time buyers has fallen this year but the proportion of sales to this cohort remains the same due...

A recent analysis of the UK property market by Zoom Property Buyer reveals that detached houses have seen the most significant...

Auction House has sold a fifth more properties this year than the same period in 2022 despite the wider market slowdown. The...

Even the super-rich don’t seem to be immune from the property market slowdown, Knight Frank’s latest Global Super-Prime Intelligence Report, following sales...

The Government is facing calls to resurrect the Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme. The housing support scheme, which provided a Government-backed...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced Post Partner as its latest affiliate member. Post Partner offers a range of document management tools...

The property market is set for its quietest year for sales since 2012, Zoopla claims. The portal’s latest House Price Index estimates...

It seems even celebrity music moguls and TV judges aren’t immune to the housing market slowdown. X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent...

A lack of urgency is limited the number of deals being agreed in prime London, LonRes has warned. New analysis from the...

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains why estate agents shouldn’t be distracted by the latest house price index figures. Nobody reading...

Higher mortgage rates have replaced the 'race for space' as the primary reason for buying outside of London this year, research...

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

The number of mortgage approvals edged up for a second month in a row during June but remains below 2022’s monthly...

Shares in Foxtons rose 3.42% yesterday off the back of its interim results. The London agent’s half-year update shows while lettings revenue...

 In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the dynamics of the property market, and the current...

OnTheMarket has admitted to shareholders that the cancellation of agent contracts has been “higher than expected”. In results from the company issued...

The UK is heading for a further drop in housebuilding, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index data by S&P and...

Asking prices have fallen on a monthly basis at this time of year for the first time since June 2017 as...

It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...

They dropped like a stone - that’s the verdict on property sales from a leading business analyst. Sarah Coles of Hargreaves Lansdown...

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

The average first-time buyer in Britain has seen the cost of a home increase by £25 per day since interest rates...

Property market activity has slowed but conveyancers are still dealing with backlogs which has taken their average caseload to the second...

With rising mortgage rates and the cost of living expected to be the biggest cause of a slowdown in the housing...

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

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the Lifesycle CRM platform.  Last month saw Lifesycle become one of the...

The number of properties listed as sold subject to contract (SSTC) has increased by 5% so far this year versus the...

It seems as if optimism is out of fashion right now: just look at the headlines to see what I mean....

The ‘fizz’ has left the market, an industry veteran has claimed after the Nationwide House Price Index revealed a second consecutive...

Agents using The ValPal Network (TVPN) have generated a record number of leads for market appraisals this month despite concerns of...

New Land Registry data is set to kick-off the debate about whether house prices have started to fall. Plenty of commentators are...

The estate agency job market remains buoyant despite talk of a property market slowdown, an industry recruiter claims. Agency recruitment firm Rayner...

Housebuilder Barratt Developments has implemented a hiring freeze and reduced land approvals as it warns of uncertain buyer confidence. A half-year trading...

Consumer demand for auction can no longer be ignored. Month after month this alternative method of sale sees increased uptake as...

Agents are being urged to avoid “too much enthusiasm” when conducting market appraisals amid warnings of a house price slowdown. Hybrid agency...

Hatched founder Adam Day has drawn on his experiences of running the online agent during the 2008 financial crisis to advise...

Property demand has halved but the slowdown is focused on the previously popular rural and coastal areas, Zoopla has revealed. Higher mortgage...

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...

Confidence among sellers has dropped sharply amid a slowdown in the housing market, data suggests. OnTheMarket’s (OTM) latest Property Sentiment Index shows...

As we move closer to the end of the year, we invariably begin to think of what 2023 will bring, how...

Average house prices fell by their largest level since October 2008 last month, Halifax data shows. It is the latest sign of...

The festive season may be a time to slowdown and reflect on the past year but estate agents are planning to...

The property market is ‘recalibrating’ but should be seen in context of economic events, agents are being urged. Kris Mclean, managing director...

House price growth slowed annually and fell for the third month in a row during November, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House...

Estate agency branches are bracing themselves for “a very difficult few months,” the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) claims. The NAPB...

New mortgage lending data from the Bank of England has indicated a slowdown in property market activity during October but agents...

One in 15 homes formerly sold by agents are returning to the market after the original sale collapsed, new data shows. Analysis...

LSL has warned of a slowdown in sales and a rise in fall-throughs at the agency as it issued a “cautious...

Winkworth has predicted a sales demand rebound before the Christmas slowdown. A trading update from the agency franchise brand revealed that new...

Average property values have decreased for the third time in the past four months as Halifax warns of the end for...

Annual house price growth hit an 18-month low during October and fell on a monthly basis for the first time since...

Challenger portal and property platform Boomin informed staff that it was calling in liquidators yesterday. As first reported by Sky News, the...

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

Auctioneers claim they are benefiting from a sales market slowdown as buyers rush to make use of mortgage offers and sellers...

I can’t really write about anything else this week, can I? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have...

They say Christmas hits the shops earlier each year and the same may be said for the seasonal slowdown, Zoopla suggests. Its...

House price growth slowed both annually and monthly during August, new figures show, as commentators warn a property market slowdown is coming. The...

Agency stock has hit the highest level so far this year but it seems to coincide with a decline in demand...

Demand for new-builds has slowed amid the current economic environment, a major developer has revealed. A trading update from Barratt Developments for...

House prices fell marginally (down by 0.1%) in September as the market displayed further signs of slowdown. That was according to Halifax’s...

House prices in some regions of the UK could continue increasing, despite concerns over the economic downturn and forecasts of house...

In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...

Despite all the recent speculation surrounding the housing market after the badly-received mini-Budget and regular talk of a possible slowdown, new...

Estate agents need to concentrate on quality marketing more than ever before as mortgage interest rates rise and lenders become ever...

Annual house price growth slowed to single digits in September and was flat on a monthly basis, Nationwide figures show. The lender’s...

Now that the industry has had the weekend to digest Kwasi Kwarteng’s short and dramatic mini-Budget, more reaction has been filtering...

After two years of extraordinary activity in the housing market there are signs that the clouds are gathering as RICS reports...

A financial analyst has suggested homeowners may be better off staying put in the current market. CMC Markets has predicted a likely...

House price growth slowed in August but remains in double digits, Nationwide figures have revealed. The lender’s August House Price Index shows...

Properties are being down valued by up to 5% in some areas of the UK in the sign of a housing...

Two senior estate agency figures have given their views on the prospects for the property market as commentators warn that longer-term...

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

A leading property association argues it won’t be long before we start to see house price growth slowing. According to the National...

The auction industry could end up taking advantage of the upcoming downturn in the property market, because it provides the quickest...

Hidden amongst the annual results released by Purplebricks on Tuesday – which saw revenue and profits down, as well as a...

The right investment can help agents to thrive even during the current cost-of-living crisis. That’s according to cloud-based CRM solution Openview,...

One of the North East’s leading property experts has claimed that Newcastle’s diverse property market is still seeing record levels of...

Despite the cost-of-living crisis causing many to tighten their belts and the beginnings of a slowdown of the property market, the...

Agents have nothing to fear from a market slowdown, an industry executive claims. Nick Ball, head of sales and client services at...

Estate agents in Scotland are bucking the sales slowdown trend, Homesearch claims. The property data and prospecting platform, which recently launched north...

The housing market continues to defy expectations after the latest Land Registry figures show annual price growth in May hit its...

More than a third of England’s regions have seen buyer demand fall over the previous quarter, research claims in the latest...

Online searches for property portals have declined, in another suggested sign of the slowing market. Analysis of data from AdWords and Google Trends...

The housing market appears almost as stubborn as now caretaker Prime Minister Boris Johnson as it continues to defy predictions of...

Fine & Country is predicting the impending housing market slowdown will be gradual. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine & Country UK...

House price growth slowed in June but remains in double figures, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index shows property...

Right now, one topic seems to be dominating talk in the industry. Everywhere I go people tend to quiz me about...

Agency data and prospecting platform Homesearch has launched a new guide to help firms continue securing instructions during the so-called summer...

New data suggests the prime London market has a new lease of life as buyers and sellers look to beat the...

The balance of power in the property market may be shifting back to buyers. It comes as Halifax data showed annual house...