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Rising inflation triggered by the supply chain crisis following Brexit and the pandemic may undermine recent house price gains according to...

Propertymark’s chief executive - officially still in post on just an interim basis - is to face questions from a past...

Remarkably, just 11 per cent of property sales fell through in the third quarter of this year as buyers raced to beat...

The existence of online agencies means some consumers believe real life estate agents are unnecessary in a deal - but the rest of...

There were 13 new buyers for every property listed for sale in the UK in September according to Knight Frank.  Over the...

House prices rose by the most in almost 15 years in September ahead of the end of the stamp duty holiday.  The...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...

The right technology can reassure agents that transactions will complete on time - vital to retaining business following the end of the...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says HM Revenue & Customs will probe any alleged wrongdoing in property purchases included in the so-called Pandora...

Prices in prime central London have risen for the past two quarters, prompting a tentative claim that the market may be...

A leading market commentator is warning that transactions and prices will fall without the stimulus of the stamp duty holiday. Karen Noye,...

Rightmove has estimated how many people benefitted from the holiday and the estimated total saving in England. It says some one million...

By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? As Chief Business Development Officer I am responsible for Simplify’s...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

We’re not sure if agents will agree with this but a high profile consumer group has come up with the final...

House prices rose by just 0.1 per cent in September - but they are still increasing by 10 per cent a...

A video interview claims to spill the beans on how sales progression can be accelerated by three to four weeks. Estate agent...

One of the leading figures in trade body Propertymark wants stamp duty to be reformed, and claims that the success of...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

A government report suggests that house prices are rising at three times the national rate in some rural and coastal areas...

The stamp duty holiday which finally ends later this week might have a lasting legacy - encouraging more agents to use...

Zoopla has calculated how much the average house price has risen every single day since the start of the pandemic in...

A leading agency says the new normal likely to establish itself in the housing market after the end of the stamp...

There’s good news and bad news from the shake-up in government ministers and ministries that was presented to the nation last...

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

The government has been warned that its much-talked about levelling up agenda is ‘doomed to fail’ without major reform of the...

A think tank has proposed scrapping Council Tax and stamp duty in favour of an annual property levy.  The Institute for Public...

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

The end of the stamp duty holiday, which was introduced in July 2020, is now only a few weeks away. The upcoming...

Being able to show proof of funds in a quick, transparent and simple way is more crucial than ever to keep fall-throughs...

The property market over the last 18 months has seen unprecedented activity - as a result of changed priorities, the stamp...

First-time buyers are £25,000 worse off thanks to the stamp duty holiday, according to estate agent comparison site GetAgent. The website revealed...

Robert Jenrick has been sacked from his post as Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary. He was the third major name to...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

The value of mortgage lending hit a record high in the final months of the stamp duty holiday. Figures from the Bank...

Auction house iamsold has marked its best summer yet. The auction service said it sold £196m worth of property under the hammer...

The property market is unlikely to enter a last-minute rush before the final stamp duty holiday ends in October, research claims. Analysis...

Demand from buyers is set to be strong for the rest of 2021 as the stamp duty holiday unwinds but uncertainty...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...

Franchise giant Winkworth says it has backed the start up of a commercial company advising on investment in retail or business...

Exchanges of properties in prime central London, following the end of the largest part of the stamp duty holiday, suggest the...

Lost in the noise of yesterday’s social care announcements, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has named October 27 as his next Budget Day...

The lifestyle changes triggered by the pandemic are likely to have a lasting effect on the housing market, pushing property prices permanently...

Estate agents are being urged to future-proof and diversify by linking with retirement developers via part-exchange services. Property investment service HBB Solutions...

Few political policies have such a ring of the past as rent controls - they were last seen in this country...

The first house price index for August suggests they rose 2.1 per cent in just a month - despite forecasts that the...

Scotland was the first UK nation to scrap the equivalent of its stamp duty holiday, yet already the official economic monitor...

Parts of Britain are so short of homes for sale they have only half the number of listings to be expected...

Mortgage approvals declined over the last month as the tapering stamp duty holiday deterred home purchases, according to data from the...

A prominent London-focussed buying agent says she is seeing more foreign buyers returning to the UK capital - with more expected...

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...

The very strong housing market seen throughout this year is set to extend into 2022 as a stock shortage is forecast...

An estate agency comparison website has conducted research into how much it costs to simply keep an average home in a...

House sales slumped nearly two thirds last month as the main deadline for the stamp duty holiday passed.  HM Revenue and Customs...

The Guardian has sharply criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for introducing and then extending the stamp duty holiday - because helping estate...

There are 19 new distinct £1m-plus property markets in the UK thanks to the soaring house prices of the past 15...

An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...

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

Like most aspects of life since the pandemic hit, the employment arena has been hit hard. But not just with uncertainty...

Every so often it comes around – the argument that stamp duty should be reformed/removed/replaced (delete as appropriate). But why? Where’s the...

A housing expert says the psychology of a population coping with the pandemic lies behind the house moving frenzy of recent...

Agents are reporting fewer sales and fewer deals above the asking price, as summer and the tapering stamp duty holiday take...

Average house prices increased by 13.2 per cent over the year to June - the highest annual growth rate since November...

My neighbour had been seeking to move home for some time. Suggestions that he wanted to get away from his neighbours...

Agents and developers are creating full-size show home-style properties overseas in a bid to woo wealthy foreigners who cannot travel to...

A highly influential think tank says stamp duty should be scrapped for all house purchases once and for all. Alexander Hammond of...

House prices in Wales - where the equivalent of the stamp duty holiday has fully ended - rose to a new...

Connells-owned Hamptons says it’s calculated that no fewer the 117,500 sellers this year have chosen to rent before buying their next home.  The...

The average asking price, as recorded by Rightmove, has fallen for the first time this year. In another sign that the market...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

HM Revenue & Customs is reported to be targeting recent home buyers after a slump in income from property taxes during...

Yet another housing market snapshot is reporting the stock of property for sale plummeting further downwards.  Property website Home says that while...

A report claims the flurry of transactions over recent months has been down mostly to families moving into larger homes and...

Savills has revised its price forecasts for prime property market across the UK, but when it coms to prime central London...

Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...

A major agency is predicting that the imbalance between supply and demand, which has characterised the housing market for all of...

Transaction volumes in prime London fell in July according to data from LonRes. Transactions were down 22 per cent compared with July...

Viewings are in the news right now and with good reason.  As the impact of the stamp duty holiday fades, and transaction...

House prices in July rose after falling in June, according to the Halifax. They were 0.4 per cent higher than in June,...

There’s already plenty of talk about autumn - depressing huh? - with agents pondering how the housing market will respond to...

Are you experiencing Estate Agent burnout? As The Stamp Duty Holiday has begun to tail off, it didn’t bring the relaxation in...

If you were hoping for a summer lull during August, think again. That’s the messages from Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine...

Volume house builder Taylor Wimpey has announced a pre-tax profit for the first half of this year of £287.5m - and...

The former leader of the Liberal Democrats is calling for a ban on family homes being used for holiday lets and...

A bank which a year ago told investors to sell Rightmove shares has now changed its tune - radically. In August 2020...

Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside of the capital in the first half of 2021 - and many of those buyers...

An estate agency has calculated precisely how much residential property has been sold so far this year, fuelled by the stamp...

A much higher than usual proportion of homes on sale in the current market have successfully found a buyer, according to...

Some 18 months on, we’re only just beginning to understand the impact of Covid-19 and how it’ll shape the future economy...

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...

With stock remaining perilously short for most agents, the industry has been advised to use data to identify those existing owners...

Annual house price growth remains above 10 per cent despite a small monthly dip in July according to the Nationwide. A 0.5...

Propertymark has worked with one of the UK governments to create an information sheet which, in virtual or hard copy firm,...

New research shows that the surge in house prices this year has taken homes in at least 25 areas of England...

One of the leading housing market analysts says some of the extreme house price rises seen this year could unwind during...

The already-high fall-through rate for transactions is likely to be supercharged by the impending end of the tapered stamp duty holiday...

Demand for all types of houses, from terraced to detached, has more than doubled in the current housing market - creating...

“There is an average of 19 buyers for every available property on the market” according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot for...

A surge in activity ahead of June’s stamp duty deadline and tight supply saw price growth in the country house market...

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

London’s super prime residential market has recorded its strongest half year in volume and value terms since the rush to beat...

There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

Remember the early days of lockdown when there was a general panic? Perhaps the hot demand for toilet rolls was a sign...

The first stamp duty holiday deadline has now passed, and we can all sigh a slight relief after the sheer numbers...

The post-lockdown housing market boom is showing signs of a significant slowdown according to a new forecast. The prediction, from the quote...

Regional hybrid agency Hortons says its repaid its £50,000 bounce back loan at the earliest opportunity - because the industry has...

Knight Frank’s network of residential sales offices in London had a record month in June as the end of the main...

HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...

A new online forum wants to unite estate agents and conveyancers, and ditch the traditional rivalry between the two professional disciplines. It’s...

Ben Ridgway gives his views on the current market, material information and PropTech for agents. What is your current view of the...

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

Property consultancy LonRes says June was a record-breaking month for property sales in the capital, with exchanges up 140 per cent...

The busiest first half of a year ever recorded by Rightmove has led to a raft of new records for the...

A new analysis off the housing market suggests that the current frenzy is down partly to activity in the most expensive...

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...

The housing market across the country shows little or no sign of cooling despite the end of the main stamp duty...

The signs are that even with the stamp duty holiday tapering to a close at the end of the summer, the...

As we slowly ease out of lockdown and back to something closer to normality, some legacies of the pandemic will be...

The Halifax is reporting a 0.5 per cent monthly drop in house prices, plus a fall in the annual rate from...

A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Jamie Cooke, Co-Founder and Managing Director of iamsold, part...

Several estate agencies have reported record months of business thanks to the rush of transactions ahead of the main stamp duty...

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...

By any measure, the housing market has been unprecedently busy in recent months, fuelled not just by the stamp duty holiday...

Labour says the stamp duty holiday is an example of the government’s “failed approach” to home ownership and housing affordability. Labour’s Shadow...

Online estate agency Strike - which used to be HouseSimple - is expanding its sell-for-free service out across the Midlands and...

Knight Frank claims that the number of UK property transactions in June is on track to be the highest on record.  Although...

Rightmove estimates that 1.3m buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holidays across Great Britain since they were announced in July...

A third of owners would consider moving more regularly if the stamp duty holiday on the first £500,000 of a purchase...

The leading reason for property sales falling through is gazumping, according to new research from Comparethemarket. Over the past year, nearly two-fifths of...

Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...

The property market was expected to struggle to recover after the first lockdown, but, thanks to the stamp duty holiday and...

Average house prices have risen by £29,000 over the course of the stamp duty holiday as house price annual inflation hits...

So, who would have thought it? England finally beat Germany in a knockout game at a major competition - and it...

An online agent operating in the Midlands says the idea of flipping property is a thing of the past thanks to...

High end agency Savills says prime central London remains “relatively subdued” ahead of the return of foreign travel and overseas buyers. PCL...

The frenzy of activity in the housing market thanks to the stamp duty holiday shows the need for automated processes to...

Price renegotiations are underway between buyers and sellers in danger of missing Wednesday’s stamp duty holiday deadline, says Knight Frank. The agency...

For the second time in two working days, a report suggests that ever-higher numbers of buying are paying over the asking...

There are just three working days until the end of the stamp duty holiday for most buyers. That’s not even enough time...

Phil Spencer has interviewed five key regional estate agents in the latest of his Move iQ industry videos. It’s a fascinating insight...

Data from Rightmove shows that no less than 37 per cent of homes early this year sold for the asking price...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

A rush to beat next week’s stamp duty holiday deadline has caused a 200 per cent increase in demand for removal...

An authoritative study on the housing market has shown that the big losers from the pandemic have been first time buyers. The...

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...

The frantic growth in house prices is showing its first sign of slowing down, says Rightmove. In its latest monthly market snapshot,...

One in 10 buyers say they will seek to renegotiate on the price of their chosen home if they miss the...

In an unusual move, HM Land Registry has issued guidance to agents to help them reassure jittery buyers and sellers ahead...

In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...

The property market is currently in a unique position where the number of house hunters looking for their next home is...

Agents should prepare for a surge in fall throughs and collapsed sales thanks to the first stamp duty holiday period expiring...

The finance arm of a leading estate agency has taken the unusual step of warning about delays in the conveyancing process. “The...

Average house prices in the year to the end of April increased by 8.9 per cent according to the government’s Office...

Auction House has announced its highest-ever monthly sales total, with its sales in May just topping £70m.  The firm sold 397 properties...

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...

Knight Frank says it will be September at the earliest before the current frenzy of housing market activity will stabilise. The agency’s...

The cost of the average mortgage deposit has climbed £11,000 in some areas thanks to the stamp duty holiday fuelling the...

The policy and campaigns team at Propertymark, headed by Mark Hayward, has been expanded after what it calls “a number of...

Buyers are not told the true scale of flood risk in many properties - and the rush to beat the stamp...

The government has dismissed a call for reform of the stamp duty system, which would have meant the tax would apply...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says its monthly sentiment measure of house prices is at its highest level since 1988. A...

An industry supplier is urging agents to dust off old prospects to build their pipeline and keep the market boom going...

Boomin says it’s added over 600 new agency branches during May, with the latest signing being the large Pattinson independent with...

Over 500,000 homebuyers in England are set to benefit from the stamp duty holiday to the tune of £3.4 billion, according...

There are over 700,000 homes marked Sold Subject to Contract and going through conveyancing right now, according to a new Rightmove...

The Law Society has published new guidance for what it calls “under-pressure conveyancing solicitors” as the stamp duty deadline of June...

The editor of the legal publication the Law Gazette has taken an estate agent to task for daring to suggest that...

Annual house price inflation is now at its strongest level in nearly seven years, says the Halifax House Price Index. The average...

There are now more mortgage products available than at any time since the start of the pandemic in March 2021. Data from...

An estate agency says disgruntled and delayed property buyers are fast falling out of love with the stamp duty holiday, which...

Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...

A gradual increase in the supply of homes coming to the market means the stellar price rises of recent months are...

The MP who chairs one of the most important committees in the House of Commons has urged the government to increase...

New data shows no let-up on the pressure on the conveyancing sector as the stamp duty holiday and the broader economic...

House prices have soared 10.9 per cent in the past year - the highest level since 2014 - according to the...

The government is to answer a call made in an online petition for stamp duty to apply when contracts are exchanged,...

One of the country’s leading politicians says a yet-to-be-revealed way of taxing property sales could be one way of helping homes...

Books about property are, relatively speaking, commonplace - books by estate agents are far less so, hence the interest in The...

An agency says two thirds of its sales valuations in London in the first quarter of the year have been conducted...

An anonymous conveyancer has admitted increasing fees to deter buyers and sellers in the frenzied housing market during the stamp duty...

The number of transactions is scheduled to reach 1.52 million this year - way above the norm of between 1.0 and...

An all-time record high of one in three properties sold for more than the original asking price last month. This is according...

Digital marketing agency Angels Media and digital platform Gazeal have announced an exclusive strategic partnership to help improve and speed up...

Telephone and chat support service Moneypenny has outlined a strategy to help agents avoid burn out. The service argues that working throughout...

An unusual price forecast based on conveyancing quotes suggests the housing market is to continue busy over the summer with more...

One of the country’s leading estate agents claims some solicitors are charging exorbitant fees on transactions as they near the latest...

The head of one of the UK’s largest conveyancing legal practices is warning the property market could “fall off a cliff...

One of the industry’s key marketing suppliers has given four tips for agent readers of Estate Agent Today. Graeme Edwards, managing director...

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...

In an industry which is faced with constant changes in day-to-day practices and even more so given the Covid terrain which agents...

EweMove says it’s has just recorded its best-ever month for new enquiries from sellers. In April the hybrid - which is part...

The Bank of England’s deputy governor says it’s possible that the current housing market boom may continue even after the end...

A think tank wants the government to scrap stamp duty and replace it with an annual property tax based on capital...

An online platform claims each agency branch in the UK has benefited from the stamp duty holiday by over £120,000. WiggyWam says...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Christopher Keen and Company Director  What is ‘company name’ and what...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

Thousands of sales are at risk because slow searches by councils may prevent deals completing by the next stamp duty deadline. With just under...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...

A relatively modest interest rate rise could trigger a crash in the housing market according to the housing analyst behind the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

London’s super prime residential market shows signs of recovery with more £5m-plus sales recorded in the first four months of 2021 than...

Increasing optimism at the success of the Coronavirus vaccine programme and the relaxation of restrictions have contributed to house prices rising...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Ben Ridgway, Group Managing Director at iamproperty. What is iamproperty...

Even before the pandemic, the estate agency sector was evolving considerably as a younger generation started buying, selling and letting homes,...

Changes to the way the property market operates over the last year - with increased flexibility and remote interactions - has...

A market analysis by Fine & Country suggests that annual house price inflation could hit 10 per cent next month. Nicky Stevenson,...

The latest Coutts Prime Property Index has revealed that activity in this sector of the market - based mostly in London...

Property owners who play it cool when it comes to marketing their home find their frustration soon becomes overheated. The constant we...

The Prime Central London pain throughout the pandemic can be seen by new figures just released by an investment consultancy, showing...

Mortgage lending has shown the biggest net increase on record according to the Bank of England.  Mortgage borrowing in March rose by...

Parts of the UK property market face a supply shortage with a quarter fewer properties listed for sale in England and...

A leading agency says the stamp duty holiday is not a big influence on the current housing market frenzy - and...

House prices are 7.1 per cent above their level a year ago as the boom continues. The latest house price index, from...

Local elections rarely set the pulse racing and this year’s poll on Thursday faces a similar problem. But this time, it’s a...

Propertymark is staging a webinar today tackling the challenging issue of conveyancing - just as the market is at its busiest...

A new petition has been launched asking the government to make the stamp duty holiday apply when contracts are exchanged, rather...

Rightmove and Zoopla have both made PropTech announcements as the scramble to retain and win agents continues. Rightmove’s draw-a-search tool has been...

If you’re worried the stamp duty holiday is denying the Treasury of much-needed income, think again. Stamp duty receipts soared to £1,196...

A consumer financial service suggests it’s already too late for most buyers to meet the latest stamp duty holiday deadline of June...

A major agency is reporting a “frenzy” with branches inundated with enquiries as soon as homes are listed. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of...

Some 80 per cent of the property market will remain free of stamp duty for first-time buyers, even after the current...

A leading agent says that for every house he puts on the market, he has over 40 requests for viewings -...

Zoopla today begins a new marketing drive - the latest move in the fierce battle between Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket and Boomin. Zoopla is...

Agents are being urged to push through their pipelines before the upcoming stamp duty deadlines. The plea comes from Simply Conveyancing, which...

Another week begins, another record tumbles - Rightmove this morning reports a monthly price surge of 2.1 per cent has propelled...

There’s been a surge in activity in London’s prime housing market according to LonRes. The property data company says that new instructions in March...

An analysis of the average time taken for properties from 10 leading estate agency brands to complete shows a significant increase...

The UK government has been told it should make the stamp duty cut permanent to encourage investment and make it easier...

We’re officially transitioning to summer – marked by the clocks going forward and warmer weather – just as restrictions start to...

One housing market index suggests that average house prices in England and Wales have risen by 9.8 per cent in the...

A leading agency claims the stamp duty holiday has actually had a minimal impact in the mainstream market, despite many suggestions...

One in three property sales in England and Wales fell through before completion in the first quarter of 2021. The 32 per...

The Chancellor’s decision to extend the stamp duty holiday has “put a spring in the step" of the housing market according...

A mortgage firm specialising in high net worth clients says the stamp duty holiday cliff edge will not impact the most expensive...

The shortage of supply compared to demand, which has characterised the housing market in recent months, could soon be a thing...

Data from agency Knight Frank suggests the number of UK exchanges last month was the highest in 10 years - well above...

A portal says it’s the most significant challenger to the Big Three of Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket. OneDome says it bases this on...

The property market has performed strongly in recent months  as the impact of the pandemic has encouraged more people to move...

One of the most outspoken campaigners against stamp duty has been fined for avoiding tens of thousands of pounds in … stamp...

The sizes and numbers of gardens in London are reducing because stamp duty is encouraging more extensions as an alternative to moving. That’s...

The MP leading a new parliamentary committee on the housing market says a radical reform of tax would help more people move...

First time buyers are now saving more than £800 a year in comparison with tenants, new analysis suggests.  The Halifax says the...

The stamp duty holiday has backfired and buyers almost everywhere are paying more for homes, rather than less. StripeHomes analysed house price...

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...

We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...

Estate agents play a key role in identifying tax savings that can benefit all parties. If a purchaser can benefit from...

It’s 12 years since we opened our doors with the Fine and Country estate agency in Drayton on April 1 2009. The...

Annual house price growth remains strong but it has slowed significantly according to the Nationwide. Prices dropped 0.2 per cent on average...

A prominent London agency says today’s new two per cent stamp duty surcharge imposed on most overseas buyers will not dampen...

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...

Earlier this month, Fixflo held a webinar with David Cox, legal and compliance director of Rightmove, to discuss key government policies...

NAEA Propertymark says a record number of transactions are taking four months to move from offer to exchange. The organisation says this...

Bank of England figures reveal that in February there were 87,700 mortgage approvals - down from a peak of 103,700 in...

As an indication of the frenzied property market, this may take some beating - an agent has had 18 viewings on...

With just days before the launch of new portal Boomin, Rightmove says it’s hit a record 9.1m visits in a 24...

It’s costing taxpayers £750,000 just for the government to update its IT systems to handle the stamp duty holiday.  In a document...

The Chancellor’s recent announcement that the stamp duty holiday would be extended for another three months was undoubtedly great news for...

The stamp duty holiday frenzy has reduced the gap between asking and sale prices according to new research. Before the start of...

Data from Rightmove suggests a sharp increase in the number of chain-free properties on the market because sellers are increasingly willing...

The original stamp duty freeze, which started in July 2020, has already helped push house prices to a record high and...

Residential transactions totalled 147,050 last month according to HMRC - that’s 23 per cent higher than the previous month and an...

The government’s highly-anticipated Tax Day was just a damp squib.  That’s the view of leading analyst Anthony Codling, who says the almost complete...

The Building Societies Association says there’s been a surge in consumer confidence in the housing market following the Budget. Some 37 per...

Some 30 tax documents have been released by HM Treasury this afternoon - a mix of responses to past consultations, proposals...

Zoopla has crunched the numbers for the continuing stamp duty holiday in England and Northern Ireland, calculating 500,000 buyers will have...

The Conservatives have promised that first time buyers would not pay tax when buying a home in Wales if the party wins...

Stamp Duty receipts for the year to the end of February fell just six per cent despite the high profile SDLT...

One year on from the UK’s first stay-at-home order, London has been overtaken as the most searched-for location on Rightmove, according...

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...

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

London’s residential market appears to be showing renewed signs of life thanks to the rollout of the government roadmap and vaccine...

Uncertain market means additional revenue streams are more important than ever The last year has been an uncertain period for many business...

A quarter of agents say they intend to recruit new staff in the next 12 months, following on from the surge...

Later this year, on October 22, the ESTAS 2021 will take place in London. The glittering ceremony will welcome property professionals...

The findings of the new ‘Thriving in a Pandemic’ report, recently published by tmgroup and mio, have highlighted that the market...

There’s a warning this morning that possible tax reforms to be unveiled next Monday could wreak huge damage on the property...

One of the companies at the heart of the campaign to provide more upfront information to prospective buyers has struck a...

It now takes 43 days longer to sell a home than it did a year ago. Comparison site GetAgent, which makes the...

Agents have been warned they are likely to require PropTech assistance to cope with a surge in transactions expected this year. The...

The UK is only the eighth most popular country for Asian investment buyers, and accounts for just three per cent of...

Another leading research team in a major agency has revised upwards its forecast for the 2021 market. Savills revised its predictions recently...

Following the fluctuation of the property market during the UK’s first national lockdown, the industry was given a lifeline by the...