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As 2023 trundles towards the buffers and we look forward to our Christmas break, it is something of a seasonal phenomenon...

The factor most likely to influence the housing market next year is entirely outside the industry’s control: the General Election. Knight Frank...

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

The best way to judge the UK housing market is to check on what’s happening in Parliament, not the price indices...

A proposed cut in stamp duty by the Westminster government would be a welcome boost to homebuyers and would need to...

Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and now expects a steeper market drop. The agent previously predicted a 5% fall...

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande reacts to the shock but much-needed pause in interest rate rises. I suspect you, like me,...

Rightmove’s half-year results were backed by analysts last week and even prompted speculation that it could be on the acquisition trail. Its...

It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Communities and Local Government if media speculation...

The air is slowly coming out of the prime London property market, Knight Frank claims but the agent has said it...

MPs have urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to hold an emergency summit in Downing Street with banks and mortgage lenders to...

Two major Purplebricks shareholders have sold their stakes in the beleaguered brand, raising speculation over who they have sold to. Regulatory filings...

The UK is on its rear - fact. Whilst many were breathing a sigh of relief after surviving a global pandemic,...

Smoove has confirmed press speculation that it may be up for sale. The agency and conveyancing software provider issued a stock market...

Higher energy costs and rising interest rates are leading to a surge in the number of homeowners looking to downsize, a...

Keller Williams (KW) UK has shifted around responsibility for its market centres amid speculation of closures. The self-employed agency brand’s Aspire market...

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

I’ve been on Twitter for a decade and have 23,500 followers - a gratifying number and of those a couple of...

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

The new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has reversed almost all of the tax cuts set out in Kwasi Kwarteng's disastrous mini-Budget three...

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

With the Treasury and the Bank of England stepping in to try and calm the markets, talk of an emergency interest...

Recent months have seen interest rates rise from historic lows back closer to pre-financial crisis levels as the Bank of England...

When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...

The Bank of England’s continued rise in interest rates – the latest being a shift up to 1.25% - is, in...

In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out why rental reform changes will make...

If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

Seven years after it launched on the London Stock Market, speculation continues that Purplebricks may be about to de-list and return...

Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...

As debate rages over levelling up and a north/south property divide, in the first of a new monthly column, property expert...

The lettings sector looks set to steam ahead in 2022 after a record-breaking 2021, despite the financial and mobility challenges of...

Purplebricks has this morning said that a newspaper report over the weekend, claiming part of the business is to be sold...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...

Agents must have a robust plan in place in case they are subjected to a ransomware cyber attack, says the Guild...

The police have been called in to investigate the ongoing cyber-security incident which has led to many firms in the Simplify...

I’ve never written the three letters ‘EPC’ more often than I have in the past week. Law changes for the private rental...

Conveyancing firms in the Simplify Group, hit by a massive systems crash for much of this week, say they are working...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

Following speculation overnight, Foxtons - one of London's leading and most high-profile agencies - has this morning announced the appointment of Nigel Rich CBE...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

A leading tax expert is advising investors to “plan your disposals” after new Capital Gains Tax figures have raised speculation of...

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...

An announcement by Foxtons this morning says it is considering future options for its mortgage business, Alexander Hall. The announcement - made...

A group of MPs has suggested the government consider a “proportional property tax” to replace the current council tax, in a...

Nathan Emerson, the new chief executive of Propertymark, says his mission is to make the organisation more transparent - and to...

There is growing speculation that a raft of tax proposals to be unveiled next week will include reform of Capital Gains...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says the stamp duty holiday on properties up to £500,000 will be extended from March 31 to June 30; from...

Today’s Budget is the most eagerly-anticipated for many years, as it juggles to shore up the economy with the longer-term issue...

Tax experts suggest the widely expected reform of Capital Gains Tax is unlikely to be announced in tomorrow’s Budget - at...

A leading agent says the worst thing that could happen with Wednesday’s Budget is if the Chancellor does not deliver on...

New research from Propertymark suggests a typical fall through costs an agent £4,123.  The association says that if the stamp duty holiday...

Foxtons is in talks to takeover rival London agency Douglas & Gordon. A statement from Foxtons to shareholders this afternoon says: "Further to...

A study by estate agency Coulters has revealed which areas of the country make the biggest savings courtesy of the stamp...

Wild speculation about the sale of Dexters yesterday turned out to be plain wrong - and instead the company has landed substantial investment. Oakley Capital, a...

Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...

You can always tell when Budget day is approaching. There’s lots of comment from every imaginable quarter about what the Chancellor of...

A group that last year floated the concept of a one-off wealth tax - which would include taxing main homes as...

Boomin has denied that it will ever allow direct property sales, cutting out estate agents. Founder Michael Bruce says the new service...

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...

One of the country’s most exclusive agencies, UK Sotheby’s International Realty, was the subject of a Channel 4 documentary last evening. The...

The next Budget will be held on March 3 next year - in time for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to change his...

The agency industry may look back on this year and say: “Well...to be honest we didn’t really see it coming.” No, no,...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has resisted changing any property taxes in the short term, but has used his Spending Review statement to...

Today sees the government’s Spending Review, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak taking centre stage as he presents a 12 month spending plan to...

The national lockdown beginning on Thursday makes the case for an extension to the stamp duty holiday, according to a tax...

An extensive culling of branches and staff continues apace at Countrywide as it significantly reduces the size of both its office...

David Cox is joining Rightmove next week in a dramatic return to the industry. Cox left the ARLA Propertymark in late July after...

One of Britain’s most respected agents is suggesting Chancellor Rishi Sunak could ‘taper’ the stamp duty holiday to avoid a cliff-edge...

A tax expert says that there is 'zero likelihood' of the government changing its mind on stamp duty changes for overseas...

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...

Recent speculation that the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad would be playing a reduced role in the housing market has...

OnTheMarket has confirmed it is “considering” making redundancies - the second of the large portals to be in this position. Rumours have been...

Zoopla says while there may be speculation about people fleeing London and big urban areas for the countryside, the evidence suggests...

New guidance on face coverings for agents working in branches, and for those dealing directly with visitors, was issued last evening. A statement...

Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny Bruce have revealed the name of their new property venture.  It’s to be called Boomin. There are still few specific...

Large scale increases in and changes to the Capital Gains Tax regime could seriously hurt the housing market, a senior figure...

Speculation is mounting that Capital Gains Tax could for the first time be applied to gains made when owners sell first...

The founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has this morning revealed his new project to be called Launch B - and he...

The brothers who founded Purplebricks - Michael and Kenny Bruce - have returned to the agency industry for the first time...

OnTheMarket is to issue its annual figures next Thursday, June 11. The report only covers the portal company’s financial year which ended...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

If it’s really the case that estate agents’ offices could be in the category of High Street premises first allowed to...

In a very brief announcement to the City and to its shareholders this morning, LSL Property Services made clear that it...

Estate Agent Today understands that the Knight Frank agency has been hit by a large number of branch office heads quitting...

Estate Agent Today understands that three senior figures have departed from a key central London branch of Knight Frank. Each of them was...

Increasing numbers of reports suggest that the government will use next week’s Budget to confirm a three per cent stamp duty...

Countrywide and LSL Property Services have this morning confirmed that talks are underway about a possible mega-merger. This confirms the speculation yesterday that...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of the most senior figures in Countrywide’s upmarket John D Wood and Hampton International brands...

The chair of the working group introducing mandatory examinations and qualifications for estate and letting agents says senior politicians will meet...

The high-end estate agent who has quit his post after being found to have posted pictures of clients’ houses on Instagram...

A new year dawns - but will 2020 bring new change for the agency industry now that the market appears to...

Connells has confirmed that it’s closing one of its branches on Wednesday with some but not all staff being redeployed. And the...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

Foxtons is reported to have closed four more branches across London, backing up widespread industry speculation that the agency is retrenching further in...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

Labour is pledging a “housing revolution” with the biggest council house building programme for decades Its manifesto being launched today will include new...