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Annual house price growth figures returned to double digits in April but there are warnings that this could be as good...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News

It has been six years since the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU). Political and economic debate continues to rumble...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Renewed calls are being made for an “urgent review” of stamp duty as research shows rising house prices mean first-time buyers...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The number of property transactions continues to rise despite the cost of living crisis and remain higher than pre-pandemic levels, HMRC...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News

New data suggests the prime London market has a new lease of life as buyers and sellers look to beat the...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Agency trade body Propertymark has called for the government’s housing market reforms to go further and has even suggested targeted stamp...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Relationships between conveyancers and estate agents have improved since the manic stamp duty-holiday driven days of the pandemic, but it is...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Conveyancers have had their busiest year on record, industry data shows. Search Acumen’s latest Conveyancing Market for the first quarter of 2022...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

New homeowners are being warned about cold calls from scammers advising them to make speculated stamp duty refund claims. The warning comes...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The chance of a vendor selling a property is at its highest level for a decade, research claims. The continuing imbalance between...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News

There are whispers in Whitehall about plans to encourage pensioners to downsize with a stamp duty tax break. The move, first reported...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A survey among home movers has revealed support for making first-time buyers fully exempt from stamp duty and replacing the stamp...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agents are being urged to reassess their fee structure and not be afraid to reflect the time and level of...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The prime country market outside of London appears to be booming again in a rush to beat a slowdown in house...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Houses continued to be the preferred property type for prime London buyers last month as flat sales continue to struggle amid...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...
07 May 2022
From: Features

The property market could be set for further upheaval when the Bank of England makes its latest interest rate decision today. The...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The property supply shortage may be easing but Zoopla has warned it will still take some time for stock to be...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Rising house prices boosted HMRC’s coffers during the previous tax year. Analysts suggest the booming housing market has meant HMRC has attracted...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...
23 April 2022
From: Features

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest trading update from Foxtons has revealed that sales revenue in the first quarter of this year was down 9%...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading online residential conveyancing firm has opened its new headquarters and apprenticeship academy in Wirral, Merseyside, to try and help...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News

London’s prime sales market is set to underperform compared with 2021 but is still looking to be better than the pre-pandemic...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

House price growth hit a five-month high in February, according to Land Registry data but there are warnings that this will...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty holiday last year has caused a surge of borrowers taking on mortgages with terms of more than 35...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Winkworth agents posted record sales income last year, attributed to the stamp duty holiday. The London-listed agent franchise group revealed in its...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The proportion of homes sold to landlords has hit a five-year high but buyers are paying above asking price due to...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Mortgage search platform Twenty7Tec is predicting there could be one million searches for home loans this month. The technology company, which lets...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Savills suggests that London is returning to its role as the dominant element in the high end housing market in the...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is urging restraint on the part of the Welsh Government as it moves to tackle what it sees as the...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The extreme shortage of properties for sale has fuelled the first rise in new homes sold off-plan since 2016. In 2021 some...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

At least 18 MPs have come out in favour of a new annual Proportional Property Tax which would be levied on...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Typical stamp duty paid by property purchasers now is actually 84 per cent more than before the pandemic and the SDLT...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The mainstream UK housing market is overvalued by up to 20 per cent and the London market overvalued by as much...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Figures just released by HM Revenue & Customs show the Treasury enjoying a bumper year for stamp duty, with record receipts...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An estate agency says London’s sales market is now at its busiest since the Brexit referendum in mid-2016. Douglas & Gordon, sold by...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Buyers are already tightening their belts and choosing not to borrow as much as they could, but instead calculate what they...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Skipton Building Society, which owns Connells estate agency, says the house-selling arm helped it reach a record profit pre-tax profit...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News
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If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...
19 March 2022
From: Features

An industry trade body wants the government to scrap the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes - and...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...
05 March 2022
From: Features

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Momentum is building up in support of the government’s probe into whether the London homes of oligarchs on the sanctions list...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Yesterday we reported on how the Chartered Institute of Taxation was warning of problems with new HMRC stamp duty rules to...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading surveyor in London says the likely introduction of a register of overseas property ownership and sanctions making it difficult...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

HM Revenue & Customs has been warned by financial experts that its latest crackdown on stamp duty abuse could make the...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The controversial conveyancing firm at the centre of an apparent cyber attack has hit back at newspaper claims that it did...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has backed a call for stamp duty incentives to be introduced to drive forward domestic energy efficiency. The trade body’s policy...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A financial analyst says there could be tough times ahead for the housing market, despite another upbeat set of figures regarding...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

An Australian PropTech platform called PEXA aims to break into the UK property industry this year, claiming to improve transaction processes. PEXA...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says buyer and seller confidence has not been adversely affected by the first base rate rise in more than three...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Selling a home - the period from listing to completion - is now back to its pre-pandemic levels of 16 weeks...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Stamp duty statistics show that the introduction of a two per cent surcharge on residential properties by overseas buyers, means HM...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The majority of homeowners and homebuyers believe Stamp Duty Land Tax is outdated and needs reform. The mortgage lender Butterfield commissioned an...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Some regional property markets are perilously close to running out of any stock to sell. That’s the news from property data...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Here’s the odd thing about interest rates - we all care about them, but they don’t directly affect that many people...
05 February 2022
From: Features

Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...
05 February 2022
From: Features

The average home sale in England and Wales in 2021 achieved 98 per cent of the asking price - slightly improved...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The level of house price growth is at a 17 year high at 11.2 per cent according to the Nationwide. The annual...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency EweMove - which has a mix of working-from-home agents and High Street branches - has had an outstanding year...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The total value of all UK homes broke the £8 trillion barrier in 2021 according to Savills - and London is...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A stamp duty cut would provide a long-term to improve energy efficiency on homes, the Chancellor has been told by an...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A trading statement this morning confirms a large revenue rise for LSL Property Services. Group revenue increased by around 23 per cent last...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A stamp duty loophole in one part of the UK is likely to be closed later this year. Until now buying a...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Research based on questioning almost 1,000 estate agents suggests that around 70 per cent are set to expand their business this...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...
22 January 2022
From: Features

Government data shows the average UK house price increasing by 10 per cent on an annual basis in November. On a monthly...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A law firm is warning that one of the key risks facing that industry this year revolves around professional negligence claims against...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A wealth tax on overseas owners of UK homes could raise £5 billion a year to help local people buy their...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The conveyancing technology firm Search Acumen has launched what it calls “an end-to-end solution” in a bid to abolish “antiquated” ways...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Winkworth has told its shareholders that it expects approaches from prospective franchisees to open new branches this year. In a trading statement...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Mortgage lenders serving the housing market are set for a quieter 2022 after the unprecedented levels of activity seen in 2021,...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading accountant is warning of a possible stamp duty change affecting residential property this year. HMRC is currently consulting on a...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Another day, another house price index record. The latest, from the Halifax, shows that typical house prices increased by over £24,500 in...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...
08 January 2022
From: Features

An extensive online training programme has been devised to help properly professionals identify and treat Japanese Knotweed. A programme of 15 videos...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The number of locations where average house prices still stand at below £150,000 has shrunk by 28 per cent in recent...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The surge in Omicron cases and possible future restrictions are set to hit the housing market in 2022 - and may...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The UK is reported to have dropped down the league table of governments that secure vast amounts of income from property...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

House prices in the UK have ended the year of yet another record high. The Nationwide says annual house price growth increased...
31 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading conveyancing expert says the traditional rivalry between his profession and estate agents has abated in 2021. Lloyd Davies - managing director and...
24 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A housing market forecast based on conveyancing instructions says average prices will dip this month. Average prices will fall by 1.1 per...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...
22 December 2021
From: Features

UK house prices have reached an all time high - but 2022 will see a more normalised housing market thanks to...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...
18 December 2021
From: Features

Lenders’ umbrella group UK Finance has given its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2022 and 2023 together, plus a year-end report for 2021. It estimates...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

We all know what did happen in 2021 - Covid and more Covid, the stamp duty holiday frenzy, a soaring rental...
11 December 2021
From: Features

As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....
11 December 2021
From: Features

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ official statement on the departure of chief marketing officer Ben Carter merely says he’s leaving at the end of the...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News

HM Revenue & Customs is consulting on how it can clamp down on property professionals and buyers who allegedly try to...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth hit 10.0 per cent last month - and is now tracking close to the level seen before...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A record number of conveyancers have been trained in the last 18 months, despite the challenges of the pandemic and extended...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...
27 November 2021
From: Features

There’s been a dramatic 48.4 per cent fall in the number of property sales between September and October, reflecting the end...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Figures from the Building Societies Association show continued momentum in the housing market, with gross lending by building societies up 22...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Treasury has enjoyed a record period for stamp duty income. In England from April to October this year - so almost entirely...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Just as city centre traffic is reminiscent of life before the pandemic, the rental market in central zones of UK’s largest...
20 November 2021
From: Features

The prospect of higher mortgage interest rates mean the housing market may get tougher soon despite another set of upbeat house...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...
17 November 2021
From: Features

The phrase ‘time is money’ is particularly pertinent for estate agents. Since the stamp duty holiday ended, the forecast drop in...
17 November 2021
From: Features

The average asking price across the UK is now £43,000 higher than it was in late 2019 according to data and...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest LonRes market snapshot for prime London carries mixed messages in terms of transaction volumes. Overall, for the month of October,...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Winkworth says at least eight new offices will open next year, following an upbeat performance in 2021. In a trading...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has revealed the strongest markets for sellers and buyers this autumn. Grays in Essex has topped the list of the strongest...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Property experts have joined forces to call for faster and more secure transactions. The PropTech and conveyancing voices have united in warning...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading estate agency says the government may have to use stamp duty and council tax as incentives to persuade owners...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p. This is less...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A stamp duty surcharge which has been labelled ‘forgotten’ because of its low profile has nonetheless bagged £45m for HM Treasury in...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...
06 November 2021
From: Features

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...
06 November 2021
From: Features

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The average price of a house in the UK has hit £250,000 for the first time as the market shows no...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says more buyers are now looking at online auctions, making this a more viable route to sale than before. The latest...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures from the Iamproperty group, parent of the Iamsold specialist in the Modern Method of Auction, show that the service...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Official forecasts suggest house prices will rise for five years at least, although at well below the rate of growth seen...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...
30 October 2021
From: Features
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It’s been revealed that the government did consider a stamp duty RISE which would have been announced in this week’s Budget. The...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has given an upbeat trading update to shareholders this morning. It says so far this year sales revenue is a huge...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents trade body Propertymark has given its verdict on yesterday’s Budget with this statement - “Some good news but it leaves...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The average cost of buying and selling a home in England this year has soared from £6,877 before the end of...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures from Knight Frank show that price growth in the high end country market moderated in the third quarter of...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A property specialist is warning about “modern day ambulance chasers” who try to convince buyers they have paid too much stamp duty. “An increasing...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown is predicting house prices will still rise, even after a possible hike in interest rates later this year or...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News

House price inflation accelerated to 10.6 per cent in August, up from 8.5 per cent in July as buyers rushed to...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Research by price comparison service MoneySuperMarket has itemised the additional fees incurred by people moving home. This year’s 12 per cent rise...
21 October 2021
From: Breaking News

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...
20 October 2021
From: Features

Over-65s saw their property wealth increase by £800 a month recently thanks to frenzied demand during the stamp duty holiday, an equity release...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Another market snapshot has identified low supply as the chief characteristic of the sales landscape this autumn. Landmark Information Group’s latest Property...
19 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is warning that it’s “highly likely” interest rates will rise in the near future. The portal believes this now seems inevitable...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a rising number of over-65s but a short supply of suitable affordable properties for them, Propertymark has told government. The agents’...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Rising inflation triggered by the supply chain crisis following Brexit and the pandemic may undermine recent house price gains according to...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark’s chief executive - officially still in post on just an interim basis - is to face questions from a past...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Remarkably, just 11 per cent of property sales fell through in the third quarter of this year as buyers raced to beat...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The existence of online agencies means some consumers believe real life estate agents are unnecessary in a deal - but the rest of...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

There were 13 new buyers for every property listed for sale in the UK in September according to Knight Frank. Over the...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News

House prices rose by the most in almost 15 years in September ahead of the end of the stamp duty holiday. The...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The right technology can reassure agents that transactions will complete on time - vital to retaining business following the end of the...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak says HM Revenue & Customs will probe any alleged wrongdoing in property purchases included in the so-called Pandora...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Prices in prime central London have risen for the past two quarters, prompting a tentative claim that the market may be...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading market commentator is warning that transactions and prices will fall without the stimulus of the stamp duty holiday. Karen Noye,...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has estimated how many people benefitted from the holiday and the estimated total saving in England. It says some one million...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...
02 October 2021
From: Features

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? As Chief Business Development Officer I am responsible for Simplify’s...
01 October 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

We’re not sure if agents will agree with this but a high profile consumer group has come up with the final...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

House prices rose by just 0.1 per cent in September - but they are still increasing by 10 per cent a...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A video interview claims to spill the beans on how sales progression can be accelerated by three to four weeks. Estate agent...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the leading figures in trade body Propertymark wants stamp duty to be reformed, and claims that the success of...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

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

A government report suggests that house prices are rising at three times the national rate in some rural and coastal areas...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty holiday which finally ends later this week might have a lasting legacy - encouraging more agents to use...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has calculated how much the average house price has risen every single day since the start of the pandemic in...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agency says the new normal likely to establish itself in the housing market after the end of the stamp...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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There’s good news and bad news from the shake-up in government ministers and ministries that was presented to the nation last...
25 September 2021
From: Features

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....
25 September 2021
From: Features

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...
22 September 2021
From: Features

The government has been warned that its much-talked about levelling up agenda is ‘doomed to fail’ without major reform of the...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A think tank has proposed scrapping Council Tax and stamp duty in favour of an annual property levy. The Institute for Public...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Following speculation overnight, Foxtons - one of London's leading and most high-profile agencies - has this morning announced the appointment of Nigel Rich CBE...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Being able to show proof of funds in a quick, transparent and simple way is more crucial than ever to keep fall-throughs...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The property market over the last 18 months has seen unprecedented activity - as a result of changed priorities, the stamp...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers are £25,000 worse off thanks to the stamp duty holiday, according to estate agent comparison site GetAgent. The website revealed...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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Robert Jenrick has been sacked from his post as Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary. He was the third major name to...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...
15 September 2021
From: Features

The value of mortgage lending hit a record high in the final months of the stamp duty holiday. Figures from the Bank...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Auction house iamsold has marked its best summer yet. The auction service said it sold £196m worth of property under the hammer...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The property market is unlikely to enter a last-minute rush before the final stamp duty holiday ends in October, research claims. Analysis...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Demand from buyers is set to be strong for the rest of 2021 as the stamp duty holiday unwinds but uncertainty...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...
11 September 2021
From: Features

A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Winkworth says it has backed the start up of a commercial company advising on investment in retail or business...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Exchanges of properties in prime central London, following the end of the largest part of the stamp duty holiday, suggest the...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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Lost in the noise of yesterday’s social care announcements, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has named October 27 as his next Budget Day...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The lifestyle changes triggered by the pandemic are likely to have a lasting effect on the housing market, pushing property prices permanently...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents are being urged to future-proof and diversify by linking with retirement developers via part-exchange services. Property investment service HBB Solutions...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Few political policies have such a ring of the past as rent controls - they were last seen in this country...
04 September 2021
From: Features

The first house price index for August suggests they rose 2.1 per cent in just a month - despite forecasts that the...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Scotland was the first UK nation to scrap the equivalent of its stamp duty holiday, yet already the official economic monitor...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Parts of Britain are so short of homes for sale they have only half the number of listings to be expected...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Mortgage approvals declined over the last month as the tapering stamp duty holiday deterred home purchases, according to data from the...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent London-focussed buying agent says she is seeing more foreign buyers returning to the UK capital - with more expected...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...
28 August 2021
From: Features

The very strong housing market seen throughout this year is set to extend into 2022 as a stock shortage is forecast...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency comparison website has conducted research into how much it costs to simply keep an average home in a...
26 August 2021
From: Breaking News

House sales slumped nearly two thirds last month as the main deadline for the stamp duty holiday passed. HM Revenue and Customs...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
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The Guardian has sharply criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for introducing and then extending the stamp duty holiday - because helping estate...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News

There are 19 new distinct £1m-plus property markets in the UK thanks to the soaring house prices of the past 15...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
21 August 2021
From: Features

Like most aspects of life since the pandemic hit, the employment arena has been hit hard. But not just with uncertainty...
21 August 2021
From: Features

Every so often it comes around – the argument that stamp duty should be reformed/removed/replaced (delete as appropriate). But why? Where’s the...
21 August 2021
From: Features

A housing expert says the psychology of a population coping with the pandemic lies behind the house moving frenzy of recent...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are reporting fewer sales and fewer deals above the asking price, as summer and the tapering stamp duty holiday take...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Average house prices increased by 13.2 per cent over the year to June - the highest annual growth rate since November...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News

My neighbour had been seeking to move home for some time. Suggestions that he wanted to get away from his neighbours...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents and developers are creating full-size show home-style properties overseas in a bid to woo wealthy foreigners who cannot travel to...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A highly influential think tank says stamp duty should be scrapped for all house purchases once and for all. Alexander Hammond of...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News

House prices in Wales - where the equivalent of the stamp duty holiday has fully ended - rose to a new...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The average asking price, as recorded by Rightmove, has fallen for the first time this year. In another sign that the market...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...
14 August 2021
From: Features

HM Revenue & Customs is reported to be targeting recent home buyers after a slump in income from property taxes during...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Yet another housing market snapshot is reporting the stock of property for sale plummeting further downwards. Property website Home says that while...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A report claims the flurry of transactions over recent months has been down mostly to families moving into larger homes and...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Savills has revised its price forecasts for prime property market across the UK, but when it coms to prime central London...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A major agency is predicting that the imbalance between supply and demand, which has characterised the housing market for all of...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Transaction volumes in prime London fell in July according to data from LonRes. Transactions were down 22 per cent compared with July...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Viewings are in the news right now and with good reason. As the impact of the stamp duty holiday fades, and transaction...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

House prices in July rose after falling in June, according to the Halifax. They were 0.4 per cent higher than in June,...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s already plenty of talk about autumn - depressing huh? - with agents pondering how the housing market will respond to...
07 August 2021
From: Features

Are you experiencing Estate Agent burnout? As The Stamp Duty Holiday has begun to tail off, it didn’t bring the relaxation in...
05 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content

If you were hoping for a summer lull during August, think again. That’s the messages from Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Volume house builder Taylor Wimpey has announced a pre-tax profit for the first half of this year of £287.5m - and...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The former leader of the Liberal Democrats is calling for a ban on family homes being used for holiday lets and...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A bank which a year ago told investors to sell Rightmove shares has now changed its tune - radically. In August 2020...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside of the capital in the first half of 2021 - and many of those buyers...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency has calculated precisely how much residential property has been sold so far this year, fuelled by the stamp...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A much higher than usual proportion of homes on sale in the current market have successfully found a buyer, according to...
02 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 18 months on, we’re only just beginning to understand the impact of Covid-19 and how it’ll shape the future economy...
31 July 2021
From: Features

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...
31 July 2021
From: Features

With stock remaining perilously short for most agents, the industry has been advised to use data to identify those existing owners...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth remains above 10 per cent despite a small monthly dip in July according to the Nationwide. A 0.5...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has worked with one of the UK governments to create an information sheet which, in virtual or hard copy firm,...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News

New research shows that the surge in house prices this year has taken homes in at least 25 areas of England...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the leading housing market analysts says some of the extreme house price rises seen this year could unwind during...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The already-high fall-through rate for transactions is likely to be supercharged by the impending end of the tapered stamp duty holiday...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Demand for all types of houses, from terraced to detached, has more than doubled in the current housing market - creating...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

“There is an average of 19 buyers for every available property on the market” according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot for...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A surge in activity ahead of June’s stamp duty deadline and tight supply saw price growth in the country house market...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

London’s super prime residential market has recorded its strongest half year in volume and value terms since the rush to beat...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...
24 July 2021
From: Features

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...
24 July 2021
From: Features

Remember the early days of lockdown when there was a general panic? Perhaps the hot demand for toilet rolls was a sign...
24 July 2021
From: Features

The first stamp duty holiday deadline has now passed, and we can all sigh a slight relief after the sheer numbers...
24 July 2021
From: Features

The post-lockdown housing market boom is showing signs of a significant slowdown according to a new forecast. The prediction, from the quote...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Regional hybrid agency Hortons says its repaid its £50,000 bounce back loan at the earliest opportunity - because the industry has...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank’s network of residential sales offices in London had a record month in June as the end of the main...
23 July 2021
From: Breaking News

HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A new online forum wants to unite estate agents and conveyancers, and ditch the traditional rivalry between the two professional disciplines. It’s...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Ben Ridgway gives his views on the current market, material information and PropTech for agents. What is your current view of the...
21 July 2021
From: Features
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A group of MPs has suggested the government consider a “proportional property tax” to replace the current council tax, in a...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Property consultancy LonRes says June was a record-breaking month for property sales in the capital, with exchanges up 140 per cent...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The busiest first half of a year ever recorded by Rightmove has led to a raft of new records for the...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A new analysis off the housing market suggests that the current frenzy is down partly to activity in the most expensive...
19 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...
17 July 2021
From: Features

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...
17 July 2021
From: Features

The housing market across the country shows little or no sign of cooling despite the end of the main stamp duty...
15 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The signs are that even with the stamp duty holiday tapering to a close at the end of the summer, the...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The Halifax is reporting a 0.5 per cent monthly drop in house prices, plus a fall in the annual rate from...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Jamie Cooke, Co-Founder and Managing Director of iamsold, part...
06 July 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Several estate agencies have reported record months of business thanks to the rush of transactions ahead of the main stamp duty...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...
03 July 2021
From: Features

By any measure, the housing market has been unprecedently busy in recent months, fuelled not just by the stamp duty holiday...
03 July 2021
From: Features
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Labour says the stamp duty holiday is an example of the government’s “failed approach” to home ownership and housing affordability. Labour’s Shadow...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency Strike - which used to be HouseSimple - is expanding its sell-for-free service out across the Midlands and...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank claims that the number of UK property transactions in June is on track to be the highest on record. Although...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove estimates that 1.3m buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holidays across Great Britain since they were announced in July...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A third of owners would consider moving more regularly if the stamp duty holiday on the first £500,000 of a purchase...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The leading reason for property sales falling through is gazumping, according to new research from Comparethemarket. Over the past year, nearly two-fifths of...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...
30 June 2021
From: Features

The property market was expected to struggle to recover after the first lockdown, but, thanks to the stamp duty holiday and...
30 June 2021
From: Features

Average house prices have risen by £29,000 over the course of the stamp duty holiday as house price annual inflation hits...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News

So, who would have thought it? England finally beat Germany in a knockout game at a major competition - and it...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News

An online agent operating in the Midlands says the idea of flipping property is a thing of the past thanks to...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News

High end agency Savills says prime central London remains “relatively subdued” ahead of the return of foreign travel and overseas buyers. PCL...
30 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The frenzy of activity in the housing market thanks to the stamp duty holiday shows the need for automated processes to...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Price renegotiations are underway between buyers and sellers in danger of missing Wednesday’s stamp duty holiday deadline, says Knight Frank. The agency...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News

For the second time in two working days, a report suggests that ever-higher numbers of buying are paying over the asking...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There are just three working days until the end of the stamp duty holiday for most buyers. That’s not even enough time...
26 June 2021
From: Features

Phil Spencer has interviewed five key regional estate agents in the latest of his Move iQ industry videos. It’s a fascinating insight...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Data from Rightmove shows that no less than 37 per cent of homes early this year sold for the asking price...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A rush to beat next week’s stamp duty holiday deadline has caused a 200 per cent increase in demand for removal...
24 June 2021
From: Breaking News

An authoritative study on the housing market has shown that the big losers from the pandemic have been first time buyers. The...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The frantic growth in house prices is showing its first sign of slowing down, says Rightmove. In its latest monthly market snapshot,...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

One in 10 buyers say they will seek to renegotiate on the price of their chosen home if they miss the...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

In an unusual move, HM Land Registry has issued guidance to agents to help them reassure jittery buyers and sellers ahead...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...
19 June 2021
From: Features

The property market is currently in a unique position where the number of house hunters looking for their next home is...
19 June 2021
From: Features

Agents should prepare for a surge in fall throughs and collapsed sales thanks to the first stamp duty holiday period expiring...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The finance arm of a leading estate agency has taken the unusual step of warning about delays in the conveyancing process. “The...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Average house prices in the year to the end of April increased by 8.9 per cent according to the government’s Office...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Auction House has announced its highest-ever monthly sales total, with its sales in May just topping £70m. The firm sold 397 properties...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...
16 June 2021
From: Features

Knight Frank says it will be September at the earliest before the current frenzy of housing market activity will stabilise. The agency’s...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The cost of the average mortgage deposit has climbed £11,000 in some areas thanks to the stamp duty holiday fuelling the...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The policy and campaigns team at Propertymark, headed by Mark Hayward, has been expanded after what it calls “a number of...
15 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Buyers are not told the true scale of flood risk in many properties - and the rush to beat the stamp...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has dismissed a call for reform of the stamp duty system, which would have meant the tax would apply...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says its monthly sentiment measure of house prices is at its highest level since 1988. A...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News

An industry supplier is urging agents to dust off old prospects to build their pipeline and keep the market boom going...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin says it’s added over 600 new agency branches during May, with the latest signing being the large Pattinson independent with...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Over 500,000 homebuyers in England are set to benefit from the stamp duty holiday to the tune of £3.4 billion, according...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There are over 700,000 homes marked Sold Subject to Contract and going through conveyancing right now, according to a new Rightmove...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Law Society has published new guidance for what it calls “under-pressure conveyancing solicitors” as the stamp duty deadline of June...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The editor of the legal publication the Law Gazette has taken an estate agent to task for daring to suggest that...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Annual house price inflation is now at its strongest level in nearly seven years, says the Halifax House Price Index. The average...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There are now more mortgage products available than at any time since the start of the pandemic in March 2021. Data from...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency says disgruntled and delayed property buyers are fast falling out of love with the stamp duty holiday, which...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...
05 June 2021
From: Features

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...
05 June 2021
From: Features

A gradual increase in the supply of homes coming to the market means the stellar price rises of recent months are...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The MP who chairs one of the most important committees in the House of Commons has urged the government to increase...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News

New data shows no let-up on the pressure on the conveyancing sector as the stamp duty holiday and the broader economic...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News

House prices have soared 10.9 per cent in the past year - the highest level since 2014 - according to the...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is to answer a call made in an online petition for stamp duty to apply when contracts are exchanged,...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News
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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...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Books about property are, relatively speaking, commonplace - books by estate agents are far less so, hence the interest in The...
29 May 2021
From: Features

An agency says two thirds of its sales valuations in London in the first quarter of the year have been conducted...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News

An anonymous conveyancer has admitted increasing fees to deter buyers and sellers in the frenzied housing market during the stamp duty...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The number of transactions is scheduled to reach 1.52 million this year - way above the norm of between 1.0 and...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News

An all-time record high of one in three properties sold for more than the original asking price last month. This is according...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Digital marketing agency Angels Media and digital platform Gazeal have announced an exclusive strategic partnership to help improve and speed up...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Telephone and chat support service Moneypenny has outlined a strategy to help agents avoid burn out. The service argues that working throughout...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

An unusual price forecast based on conveyancing quotes suggests the housing market is to continue busy over the summer with more...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading estate agents claims some solicitors are charging exorbitant fees on transactions as they near the latest...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of one of the UK’s largest conveyancing legal practices is warning the property market could “fall off a cliff...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s key marketing suppliers has given four tips for agent readers of Estate Agent Today. Graeme Edwards, managing director...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...
22 May 2021
From: Features
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In an industry which is faced with constant changes in day-to-day practices and even more so given the Covid terrain which agents...
22 May 2021
From: Features

EweMove says it’s has just recorded its best-ever month for new enquiries from sellers. In April the hybrid - which is part...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England’s deputy governor says it’s possible that the current housing market boom may continue even after the end...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A think tank wants the government to scrap stamp duty and replace it with an annual property tax based on capital...
20 May 2021
From: Breaking News

An online platform claims each agency branch in the UK has benefited from the stamp duty holiday by over £120,000. WiggyWam says...
19 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Christopher Keen and Company Director What is ‘company name’ and what...
14 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...
13 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Thousands of sales are at risk because slow searches by councils may prevent deals completing by the next stamp duty deadline. With just under...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A relatively modest interest rate rise could trigger a crash in the housing market according to the housing analyst behind the...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid In your experience,...
12 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

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

Increasing optimism at the success of the Coronavirus vaccine programme and the relaxation of restrictions have contributed to house prices rising...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Ben Ridgway, Group Managing Director at iamproperty. What is iamproperty...
10 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Changes to the way the property market operates over the last year - with increased flexibility and remote interactions - has...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A market analysis by Fine & Country suggests that annual house price inflation could hit 10 per cent next month. Nicky Stevenson,...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest Coutts Prime Property Index has revealed that activity in this sector of the market - based mostly in London...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Property owners who play it cool when it comes to marketing their home find their frustration soon becomes overheated. The constant we...
08 May 2021
From: Features

The Prime Central London pain throughout the pandemic can be seen by new figures just released by an investment consultancy, showing...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Mortgage lending has shown the biggest net increase on record according to the Bank of England. Mortgage borrowing in March rose by...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Parts of the UK property market face a supply shortage with a quarter fewer properties listed for sale in England and...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agency says the stamp duty holiday is not a big influence on the current housing market frenzy - and...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

House prices are 7.1 per cent above their level a year ago as the boom continues. The latest house price index, from...
04 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Local elections rarely set the pulse racing and this year’s poll on Thursday faces a similar problem. But this time, it’s a...
01 May 2021
From: Features

Propertymark is staging a webinar today tackling the challenging issue of conveyancing - just as the market is at its busiest...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A new petition has been launched asking the government to make the stamp duty holiday apply when contracts are exchanged, rather...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News
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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...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A consumer financial service suggests it’s already too late for most buyers to meet the latest stamp duty holiday deadline of June...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A major agency is reporting a “frenzy” with branches inundated with enquiries as soon as homes are listed. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 80 per cent of the property market will remain free of stamp duty for first-time buyers, even after the current...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agent says that for every house he puts on the market, he has over 40 requests for viewings -...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla today begins a new marketing drive - the latest move in the fierce battle between Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket and Boomin. Zoopla is...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are being urged to push through their pipelines before the upcoming stamp duty deadlines. The plea comes from Simply Conveyancing, which...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Another week begins, another record tumbles - Rightmove this morning reports a monthly price surge of 2.1 per cent has propelled...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

An analysis of the average time taken for properties from 10 leading estate agency brands to complete shows a significant increase...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK government has been told it should make the stamp duty cut permanent to encourage investment and make it easier...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

We’re officially transitioning to summer – marked by the clocks going forward and warmer weather – just as restrictions start to...
15 April 2021
From: Sponsored Content

One housing market index suggests that average house prices in England and Wales have risen by 9.8 per cent in the...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agency claims the stamp duty holiday has actually had a minimal impact in the mainstream market, despite many suggestions...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

One in three property sales in England and Wales fell through before completion in the first quarter of 2021. The 32 per...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Chancellor’s decision to extend the stamp duty holiday has “put a spring in the step" of the housing market according...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A mortgage firm specialising in high net worth clients says the stamp duty holiday cliff edge will not impact the most expensive...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The shortage of supply compared to demand, which has characterised the housing market in recent months, could soon be a thing...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Data from agency Knight Frank suggests the number of UK exchanges last month was the highest in 10 years - well above...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A portal says it’s the most significant challenger to the Big Three of Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket. OneDome says it bases this on...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the most outspoken campaigners against stamp duty has been fined for avoiding tens of thousands of pounds in … stamp...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The sizes and numbers of gardens in London are reducing because stamp duty is encouraging more extensions as an alternative to moving. That’s...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The MP leading a new parliamentary committee on the housing market says a radical reform of tax would help more people move...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

First time buyers are now saving more than £800 a year in comparison with tenants, new analysis suggests. The Halifax says the...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty holiday has backfired and buyers almost everywhere are paying more for homes, rather than less. StripeHomes analysed house price...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...
03 April 2021
From: Features

We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...
03 April 2021
From: Features

Estate agents play a key role in identifying tax savings that can benefit all parties. If a purchaser can benefit from...
03 April 2021
From: Features

It’s 12 years since we opened our doors with the Fine and Country estate agency in Drayton on April 1 2009. The...
03 April 2021
From: Features

Annual house price growth remains strong but it has slowed significantly according to the Nationwide. Prices dropped 0.2 per cent on average...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent London agency says today’s new two per cent stamp duty surcharge imposed on most overseas buyers will not dampen...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...
31 March 2021
From: Features

Earlier this month, Fixflo held a webinar with David Cox, legal and compliance director of Rightmove, to discuss key government policies...
31 March 2021
From: Features

NAEA Propertymark says a record number of transactions are taking four months to move from offer to exchange. The organisation says this...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Bank of England figures reveal that in February there were 87,700 mortgage approvals - down from a peak of 103,700 in...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

As an indication of the frenzied property market, this may take some beating - an agent has had 18 viewings on...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

With just days before the launch of new portal Boomin, Rightmove says it’s hit a record 9.1m visits in a 24...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s costing taxpayers £750,000 just for the government to update its IT systems to handle the stamp duty holiday. In a document...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The Chancellor’s recent announcement that the stamp duty holiday would be extended for another three months was undoubtedly great news for...
27 March 2021
From: Features

The stamp duty holiday frenzy has reduced the gap between asking and sale prices according to new research. Before the start of...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Data from Rightmove suggests a sharp increase in the number of chain-free properties on the market because sellers are increasingly willing...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The original stamp duty freeze, which started in July 2020, has already helped push house prices to a record high and...
24 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Residential transactions totalled 147,050 last month according to HMRC - that’s 23 per cent higher than the previous month and an...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The Building Societies Association says there’s been a surge in consumer confidence in the housing market following the Budget. Some 37 per...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 30 tax documents have been released by HM Treasury this afternoon - a mix of responses to past consultations, proposals...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has crunched the numbers for the continuing stamp duty holiday in England and Northern Ireland, calculating 500,000 buyers will have...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The Conservatives have promised that first time buyers would not pay tax when buying a home in Wales if the party wins...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Stamp Duty receipts for the year to the end of February fell just six per cent despite the high profile SDLT...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...
20 March 2021
From: Features

There is growing speculation that a raft of tax proposals to be unveiled next week will include reform of Capital Gains...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

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