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The latest research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that while a rental property with a...

An agent with 15 years experience at high end agencies Hamptons and Knight Frank has joined a self-employed brokerage brand. Sally Jane...

Would-be home-buyers are enjoying the highest level of spring-time choice of homes in five years says Zoopla. The portal claims that there...

A new analysis of the cost-of-moving suggests that the typical seller will incur expenses of £5,867 - and that rises hugely...

Dog-owning house buyers who want to live in areas of abundant green space in which to walk their four-legged friends are...

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

The share of homes purchased by first-time buyers so far this year has been pushed to record levels, but most are...

The gap between the costs of home ownership and renting has reached its smallest level since 2019, according to the latest...

Epsom and Ewell, Epping Forest and Dartford have been named as the top London leaver hotspots as buyers continue to move...

A baby born today will need to earn £95,121 to get on the property ladder, research suggests. The analysis forecasts that the...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Forget the Oscars, the biggest even in town last week was the Fine & Country International Annual Conference and Awards Gala. The...

Lower mortgage rates gave the housing market a boost in February with supply and sales all moving higher, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...

Rightmove has joined growing calls for Stamp Duty reform ahead of the Spring Budget next week. The property portal has outlined three...

Properties favoured by first-time buyers are typically selling for an average of 8% or £20,300 below the local market average, Zoopla...

New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...

Average house prices fell 1.4% during 2023, Land Registry data has revealed. The latest Land Registry House Price Index for December 2023...

The total value of all homes across the UK has dropped for the first time since 2012. Research by Savills shows the...

Annual house price growth hit a 12-month high last month as values rose for the fourth consecutive month but future drops...

Branches may be closing but the number of estate agency businesses has increased by 2% across the UK over the past...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

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

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

When almost all agents and developers use the tried and tested formula of floorplan, professional photography  and a well-crafted description, what can be...

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

House prices increased for the second consecutive month in November, according to Halifax. The lender’s latest House Price Index recorded monthly growth...

Hundreds of properties are having their asking prices cut each day, new analysis reveals as agents and sellers continue to try...

Agents and sellers are taking an average 5.5% discount on listings to secure a sale, new Zoopla data shows. The portal’s latest...

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

Fewer buyers are purchasing at auctions despite more sellers resorting to them. Quick buying firm House Buyer Bureau analysed auction stock that...

The average discount to asking price has hit a four-year high as the market swings in favour of buyers, Zoopla says. The...

The average home seller across England and Wales has achieved 97.3% of asking price, a -2.4% drop versus the previous six...

The number of homes going under offer within 30 days of listing has dropped from 54% to 38% as buyers become...

Agency fees account for 81% of upfront home selling costs on average, research suggests. Industry comparison website GetAgent has used its My...

Almost a third of homes sold across Britain have been purchased by a cash buyer, new research shows. Analysis of the latest...

It’s a great time to be a homebuyer if purchasers can afford it, TwentyCi has claimed. It comes as the property data...

Former England footballer turned TV pundit and property expert, Dion Dublin, is to headline the South East Property Expo.   The centre...

It was a genuine pleasure to read this week about Yorkshire estate agent Ian Bradbury who clocked up 40 years selling...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...

There is uncertainty in the market but it is still moving, TwentyCi claims. It comes as figures from the property data company...

Hamptons is warning landlords disillusioned with buy to let that they may have missed the top of the sales market -...

London estate agency Chestertons has made another senior appointment for its growing New Homes division. Henry O’Neill, former New Homes Director at...

Open Property Group has carried out research which looks into where UK homeowners are moving to and if there is a...

The property market is unstable at the moment making it increasingly difficult for first-time buyers to get on the ladder. As a...

The property market remains ‘resilient’ with more listings and homes going under, according to the latest TwentyCi data. It comes as figures...

Cooling market conditions and the higher cost of borrowing have resulted in one property market silver lining, Moverly claims. The upfront information...

The market share of online and hybrid agents reduced further during the second quarter of 2023, new figures show. Analysis from property...

A park home specialist provider claims demand for that niche property increased significantly in the second quarter of this year. The Quickmove...

Savills and the Daily Telegraph newspaper have combined to produce a league table of what they claim to be Britain’s 50...

More than half of prospective homebuyers looking for a new location to move to want to be within a 20-minute walk...

More than a third of homes have declined in value over the past six months, Zoopla data shows. It comes despite the...

The number of property sales in England and Wales has dropped by more than 50% so far this year, research suggests. Analysis...

Hunters’ Surrey Quays office has been taken over by franchise partner Richard Wells. He is already owner of the Hunters Catford office...

Increasing numbers of sellers are turning to auction rooms to combat the cooling housing market conditions, research suggests. Upfront information provider Moverly...

Our data shows vast regional differences in current house prices and many areas are defying the current overall national dip. The study...

Dexters has hinted at more acquisitions, particularly around greater London. Andy Shepherd, chief executive of the London agent, suggested the brand is...

Winkworth has expanded further in the South East of England with a new office opening in Wokingham – its fourth office...

Purplebricks has claimed it is returning to its 'disruptive roots' after unveiling a cheaper pricing model. The online agent, officially acquired by...

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

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

There is a sense of “cautious optimism” in the market with sales agreed on the rise despite the number of overall...

First-time buyers in the UK are paying almost a third more to get on the property ladder than they were five...

The amount of housing wealth owned by the older generation has reached a record level, new figures show. The data, from agency...

Estate agents across Britain sold 5.3 homes on average each month in 2022, new research suggests. Analysis by Nested has found there...

Online agents have failed to capitalise on the cost of living crisis and have seen their market share for exchanges drop...

Buyers and sellers remain confident about getting moving in the property market but homes are taking longer to shift, OnTheMarket data...

New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...

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

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

The South East of England continues to lead the way as TwentyCi revealed its latest statistics on property market activity. The property...

Higher mortgage rates have meant that new buy-to-let purchases are increasingly being funded by cash rather than a mortgage, new research...

The financial regulator has revised its own data on how many mortgage borrowers may face repayment difficulties as it calls on...

Estate agents have been bringing more listings to the market since the start of the year but professionals in the north...

Premium property agency Prestige & Village is expanding beyond its home base in the South East of England. It has launched the...

The South East of England is currently most in need of an estate agency personnel boost, new research claims. The analysis, by...

The average price for larger detached homes has grown at almost twice the rate than for smaller properties such as flats...

Reduced homebuyer activity has led to a 30.5% drop in UK house sales, new research suggests. The data also shows that one...

The ‘race for space’ may not have been as significant a contest as first thought, new data suggests. Figures from property data...

Estate agents have brought more homes to market this month compared with January but February instruction figures are not as high...

Property professionals have started the year in a relatively less despondent mood compared with the end of 2022 but the market...

Vendors are cutting asking prices by as much as 20% on average to secure a sale, new research claims. Quick-buy firm House...

Lucy Frazer has been promoted from Housing Minister to Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in Rishi Sunak’s latest...

Record energy bills and the cost-of-living crisis has prompted a surge in downsizing activity over the past 12 months, new research...

Online agents increased their market share in 2022 but are struggling to break into higher value markets, new data has revealed. Data...

The South East of England has been the dominant region across the board this month for instructions, sales agreed and exchanges...

Agents in the North East recorded the largest increase in asking prices on listings last year, Rightmove has revealed. It comes as...

Agents put 11,613 new listings live on Zoopla during Boxing Day, the portal has revealed. That is a 42% increase compared with...

A plethora of property professionals are ending the year with new jobs. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

Agents are seeing more instructions as the year ends but fewer properties are selling, industry data shows. Figures from property data company...

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

Fine & Country has elected new representatives to its National Advisory Council (NAC). The NAC is responsible for providing advice, suggestions and...

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

In this guest piece, Andy Jones, Corporate & Build To Rent Director at LRG, looks at whether commercial property can help solve...

MP for South East Cambridgeshire Lucy Frazer has been confirmed as the latest Housing Minister as part of a department reshuffle. Michael...

The temperature may be cooling outside but there is plenty of charitable warmth being shown by estate agents. Whatever the cause you...

The market share of hybrid and online agents increased slightly during the third quarter of 2022 but firms are still struggling...

Buyer demand has dropped by a fifth in the fortnight since the mini-Budget while supply has increased from worried homeowners, Zoopla...

The government’s Stamp Duty reforms could provide a boost to homebuilding in the UK, a property investor claims. Real estate investor Alliance...

The stamp duty cut announced by the government in last week’s mini-Budget could save homebuyers across England more than £1 billion...