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The number of UK residential mortgages approved with a term of 40-years or more jumped over 20-fold in 2018. London estate agency...

Home, the property platform that often produces downbeat market forecasts, now says there are signs of improvement in London at least.  It...

The price of property coming to market fell by 0.2 per cent or an average of £656 in the past month...

Two Countrywide brands have joined forces to launch Airspace Exchange – a service to push the idea of constructing homes and...

Stories of a slow property market due to an ongoing lack of supply and Brexit woes have been well-documented in recent...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...

The practices of competitive bidding and sealed bids have made a 'surprise return' to the Prime Central London (PCL) property market,...

The summer market momentum building thanks to warmer weather and reduced Brexit uncertainty took a hit in June, according to new...

Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...

New figures from the National Association of Estate Agents suggest that supply is at last creeping back up to seasonal norms...

Homes in central parts of London sold for a typical 11.5 per cent below asking price in the first three months...

Too many sellers are wedded to the idea that prices will rise after a Brexit deal is resolved, says one of the...

The latest asking prices data from Rightmove suggests that the national housing market is being dragged down by poor performance in...

It's becoming increasingly difficult to sell a property, especially in those regions undergoing a price correction. That’s the verdict from Home, a...

The National Audit Office says many users of Help To Buy would have been able to purchase a home anyway, without...

Sellers are back with a vengeance according to figures from online agency HouseSimple.  It claims the Brexit date extension has given sellers...

Four years ago, as we approached the general election, Andrews Property Group held a roundtable debateon the impact the election might have...

Demand for shared ownership properties will rise by over 15,000 units a year when Help To Buy comes to an end...

The number of sales agreed per branch has increased for the first time this year, rising from an average of seven...

One of the capital’s most outspoken estate agents at the upper end of the market has given eye-watering statistics to show...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

Reforms to the house buying process in England and Wales to bring it more into line with Scotland could slash the...

With a mere matter of weeks until the Tenant Fees Act comes in to effect, I can’t help but wonder just...

Thousands of homeowners listed their properties for sale in the days following the latest Brexit delay on April 12, new research...

1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...

The breathing space offered by the October Brexit deadline and the receding prospect of a No Deal exit from the EU...

There’s a silver lining to another set of stodgy housing market figures - at least one sector, for those buying their...

There may be rain outside but the housing market is now officially in a drought according to the National Association of...

New figures from HM Revenue and Customs suggest that stamp duty receipts have fallen by no less than £1 billion. The drop...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

A new housing market survey paints a bleaker picture than that from Rightmove earlier this week - and instead speaks of...

There’s been a spring bounce with prices of new-to-the market properties increasing an average of 1.1 per cent in the past...

It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...

Campaigning groups like Generation Rent and Shelter like to think they are simultaneously edgy and radical; likewise some think tanks believe...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the number of house hunters registered per branch fell 15 per cent in February...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...

A survey by the Centre for Ageing Better recently showed that 72% of people want to see every new home built...

The latest RICS survey has one key message - 77 per cent of surveyors participating in the study say Brexit uncertainty...

Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...

Latest data from property platform Home suggests that instruction numbers across the UK as a whole are down four per cent...

Countrywide’s senior executives have set out reasons why investors should put their money into the group, despite its troubled recent years. Yesterday...

Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive.  Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...

More downbeat house price figures have prompted one leading estate agent to admit that the 2019 market had not taken off...

A new sales portal has launched with a radically different business model, aiming to pay agents to list on it. It’s the brainchild of...

Data from NAEA Propertymark suggests there were 20 per cent fewer buyers in January this year than in the same month...

The number of movers has declined by around 50 per cent since the halcyon days of 2006, before the global financial...

A new survey claims the market is at its worst for eight years. The latest market snapshot from property platform Home says...

Property consultancy JLL has launched a specialised Help to Buy team in response to what it calls “the increasing demand for...

Customer experience (CX) will largely determine the future of estate agency in the UK. This is now a key battleground for...

There’s been a big rise in the number of homes being listed for sale despite ongoing concerns over Brexit. That’s the news...

Brexit may be continuing to dominate the headlines - try to stifle that yawn - but there is still a housing...

Agents need to focus on more targeted marketing using a mix of traditional and modern methods to optimise their position in...

I don’t think I can add anything more to the excellent 2019 pieces we’ve seen on EAT in recent weeks –...

I often speak of my wish to see property taken out of the hands of politicians. Indeed, this is likely to...

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

‘I need more power’ - it’s a common request experienced by landlords, letting agents and commercial estate agents across the country. Be...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

It’s time to think about planning the 2019 events calendar. This year, there are more PropTech conferences scheduled than ever before,...

With one year to go, the 2010s will see housebuilding figures in England come in below any decade since the Second...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

House price rises are now the slowest they have been for six years according to the Halifax. Across the UK, property values...

An end-of-year analysis from the National Association of Estate Agents shows the state of the industry - and it confirms just...

At least some calls from potential customers to Emoov are being cut off and rival estate agents are now plundering the...

One of the country’s top buying agents says he expects 2019 to be a much better year than 2018 as Brexit...

Data from the National Association of Estate Agents suggests that the number of registered buyers per member branch has slumped to...

Every cloud has a silver lining, and a high end prime central London estate agent appears to have found one from...

The market is now over-supplied with homes to sell while at the same time demand is dipping and there are widespread...

There was a drop in the number of new listings across the UK last month, suggesting that the usual autumn rush to...

The LonRes data consultancy that monitors transactions right across prime central London says Brexit is the single biggest factor impacting the...

On the face of it, this year’s Budget was not what you could describe as ‘housing heavy’ in terms of the...

What questions keep you awake at night? Do you know if you’re losing new instructions by undervaluing, or whether you could...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows some 98,400 homes were sold across the UK in September - that’s slightly lower...

A city’s housing market that suffered badly because of the collapse in North Sea oil prices is now likely to rebound...

Is Help To Buy going to remain in existence for much longer? Question marks over the scheme’s future are being raised through...

Price cutting is becoming the new norm as the market adapts to reduced interest from buyers, according to property listings platform...

I’ve spoken many times before of my desire to see government take property more seriously. For more than just lip service...

One estate agent has described the latest price fall announced by the Halifax as “quite a retreat” for the housing market...

When Facebook first announced it would be entering the property listings market a few weeks ago it sent shockwaves across the...

The latest assessment of supply across the housing market undertaken by online agency HouseSimple claims that the number of new properties...

An accountancy trade body has revealed that last year it briefed MPs - including the Prime Minister and Housing Minister of...

Transactions in prime central London have dropped nine per cent in the year to the end of August according to Knight...

One of London’s highest profile and most outspoken estate agent chiefs has scolded ‘Maybot’ Theresa May on the day she is to...

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...

A new book has revealed that one of the long line of recent housing ministers was known as “the invisible minister”...

Emoov’s founder Russell Quirk has outlined how he would help Britain get out of its current housing crisis to a Labour...

Rightmove is reporting a mini-boom as the autumn market gets into gear, with a surge in buyers and a one-month rise...

Any day now we’ll hear the date for the Autumn Budget: it may be delayed to wait for a Brexit deal...

House prices fell further this month as the slowdown tightened its grip according to he latest data from property platform Home. It...

New data reveals that new property listings have fallen for three successive months - and that includes a huge 17.1 per...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld one of two complaints made against OnTheMarket's TV and print advertising. The complaints refer to...

Property sellers have been on the back foot over the slow summer period, according to the latest report from NAEA Propertymark....

Over a fifth of pensioners say they would be encouraged to downsize if there was a stamp duty incentive - particularly...

The number of property transactions in July fell 3.2 per cent on the same month last year according to seasonally adjusted...

Were it not for climate change, I would be very close to predicting that the summer is close to being over,...

A sales platform that monitors the market is warning that house price falls are likely to spread beyond London and the...

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...

New property listings in July were down 6.0 per cent across the UK and down no less than 12.7 per cent...

A leading estate agent is warning that an interest rate increase today ould hurt the delicate balance of the housing market. The...

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers says it wants legal practice websites to list cost information, including whether they have referral arrangements. The...

A leading buying agency is warning about asking prices that are higher than those acceptable to mortgage companies who therefore down-value...

With the continued indecision surrounding Brexit and the final divorce settlement still months away, it seems property buyers are choosing to...

The latest transaction figures from HM Revenue and Customs make depressing reading - a three per cent drop between May and...

The debate over alleged ‘down-valuing’ by mortgage lenders has flared again with one leading agent claiming that surveyors are just “covering...

Agents appear to be getting more pessimistic over the housing market as the latest government figures show prices still growing - but...

Asking prices are at a virtual standstill as the summer lull kicks in, according to the latest Rightmove index. New seller asking...

There’s more gloomy reading for vendors from a new report by website Home, which says the volume of properties slashing their...

The battered prime central London market is now suffering from the UK’s wider political volatility, the lack of stability of the...

Hometrack says other cities are now closing the gap on London in terms of house prices and market value. The latest Hometrack UK...

In what is regarded as his most important speech since becoming housing minister, Dominic Raab has told a conference that it...

House prices rose at their slowest annual rate in five years in June according to the latest indicator of this summer’s...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Tom Cummuskey Sales & Marketing Manager … Fast approaching double...

To say this is a turbulent time for UK politics would be something of an understatement. As I write, the Brexit...

High-end housebuilder Berkeley Homes says “macro and political uncertainty, including Brexit” is leading to some developers previously building in London to...

Prime London’s transactions are now the preserve of so-called ‘needs-based buyers’ and not investors according to high-end agency Knight Frank -...

Summer is traditionally the time of the year when the property market slows down, with people going away on their holidays...

The For Sale board is one of the oldest marketing tools available to agents, but it is still considered one of...

Prices grew at a faster than expected rate last month according to the Halifax House Price Index, which has reported a...

May saw the highest number of new sellers list their properties in any single month for at least 18 months, claims...

A poll of housing market experts suggests London house prices are likely to fall this year as a result of Brexit...

The housing market has swung back in favour of property sellers, according to the latest data from estate agents. NAEA Propertymark's Housing...

New data from Haart estate agency suggests that despite many homes sticking on the market, apparently would be buyers are locked...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the base rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent this month. The...

Strutt & Parker has repeated its warning that the market in prime central London could see a typical house price fall...

House prices in the three months to the end of April were 2.2 per cent higher than in the same period...

The massive wealth of owners over 55 has been revealed by a new survey. They own £938 billion of UK housing, a figure...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Theresa May has appointed a controversial former Shelter executive as her new housing policy adviser working in Whitehall. Toby Lloyd was until...

The London Marathon may have been and gone but there are plenty of agents and others in our industry still prepared...

New figures from Hometrack show that a typical home in Greater London now takes 17 weeks to find a buyer -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Average house prices in the UK have increased 4.4 per cent in the year to February according to the latest official...

A website that monitors house prices says “red warning lights are flashing as market conditions in London and the South East...

There were 43 per cent more new properties listed for sale than in the same month last year according to online...

The number of house sales falling through pre-completion during the first quarter of 2018 reached its highest level for this time...

Average asking price of newly-marketed property have jumped 1.5 per cent - or over £4,500 - in the past month, says...

House prices have taken a spring leap in the north of England as the market improves - but it’s a different...

  Chancellor Phillip Hammond claims over 60,000 first time buyers have already benefitted from the stamp duty relief he announced at his...

Average house prices rose 0.5 per cent in February, making it the biggest rise in five months according to the latest...

Welcome once again to Property Jobs Today, the notice-board for agents, suppliers and other property professionals moving within, out or in...

There has been a 19.9 per cent increase in new property listings, with some locations seeing as many as 80 per...

The magazine Mortgage Strategy says Countrywide is investigating reports that one of its estate agent branches pressured buyers to use in-house...

An estate agent and former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the government’s latest drive to build new...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the year has started with a boom as demand from prospective house-hunters increased by...

One of the industry’s largest sign makers has been spelling out its environmental credentials on the back of increased concern about...

Land and investment deals achieved by Connells Group in 2017 will add a further 2,750 units to its new homes pipeline,...

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...

In the great swathe of housing market data which is delivered each month, conveyancers’ case volumes often get overlooked, however the...

At the start of February, Nationwide suggested that the housing market was picking up. Last week, RICS reported on its continued...

The latest data from Knight Frank suggests that average prices in prime central London dropped 0.7 per cent in the year...

There has been a 40 per cent increase in new vendors registering their properties for sale according to an online estate...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

The housing market has started 2018 as it ended 2017 according to the RICS, with new buyer enquiries, instructions and sales...

Prices in the three months to the end of January were 2.2 per cent, indicating a further slowing from the previous...

Between October and December 2017, some £822 million worth of UK residential property was sold at auction, according to the Essential...

Housing minister Dominic Raab took to Twitter to make a Trump-style criticism of trade magazine The Negotiator and its editor, the...

Whisper it quietly, but there seems to be change in the air when it comes to agents recommending lawyers based on...

Annual house price growth is now 3.2 per cent according to Nationwide - an unexpected rise from the 2.6 per cent recorded at...

Demand for homes fell by 20 per cent year-on-year in December. There were 268 prospective home-owners registered per NAEA member branch, down...

Agents’ Mutual has released more details of its float on the stock market, which begins on February 9 with a placing priced...

Connells Group’s estate agency business increased its market share of new instructions in 2017 by almost four per cent, despite a...

December saw the fewest number of people put their homes on the market than in any month in 2017, according to...

Mystery surrounds a claim made by Prime Minister Theresa May that the stamp duty changes for first time buyers made in...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

No fewer than 85 per cent of properties sold for less than the asking price in November, the highest seen since...

House price growth will come to a halt next year as the number of transactions reduces, according to the RICS forecast...

This week, news broke of the ‘first bitcoin homes’ being sold in the UK by Go Move, an estate agency in...

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

The housing market remains flat as it heads towards 2018 according to the latest snapshot survey by the Royal Institution of...

Rightmove is warning that the asking price of property coming to market has fallen by 2.6 per cent in the past...

The Halifax reports that house prices in the last three months, that’s between September and November, were 2.4 per cent higher...

A company supplying the conveyancing industry claims that new research reveals 55 per cent of home-movers are frustrated by a lack...

A survey of the housing market in 2017 from the National Association of Estate Agents suggests much of the busiest activity...

Here we are again: another much anticipated Budget has been and gone and, yet, still nothing much has changed! Yes, of course,...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents suggests that the proportion of sales made to first time...

We’re delighted to say that the first estate agency pics have arrived as the industry unravels the tinsel and gets out...

Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt says she welcomes the government’s scrapping of stamp duty for first time buyers purchasing homes under...

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing.  The decision to cut stamp duty...

Agents and even the Labour Party have backed the government’s scrapping of stamp duty for first time buyers’ purchases up to...

Housing may have taken centre stage in the Budget but most of the industry appears to remain sceptical of whether the...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

It’s one of the biggest days of the year for fund-raising in the UK, and we know many across our industry...

easyProperty, the online agency, says stamp duty should be paid by sellers and not by first time buyers. The online firm’s head...

The supply of homes coming to the market has slumped again according to a monthly survey conducted by online agency HouseSimple. September...

The notion of a North-South divide in the UK has been around for as long as I can remember – certainly...

Stamp duty on property sales is gumming up the housing market, stopping people from moving to the jobs they need, and...

A survey conducted by the National Association of Estate Agents reveals that 79 per cent of agents regard the current home-buying...

With the Budget just over a month away, the steady stream of ‘leaks’ continues to grow as journalists and the industry...

Employment tribunal fees could soon become extinct, after the Supreme Court ruled they were an obstacle to the ‘access of justice’.  Once...

Like many of Labour’s recent policy proposals, its call for rent controls leaves more questions than answers.  There has been widespread criticism...

An upbeat survey by online website HouseSimple claims there has been a 20 per cent increase in the number of homes...

The Conservative party, in a press statement released to clarify comments made by Theresa May, says the government’s proposed extra £2...

England faces a growing gulf between new build completions and new households being added to the population according to a new...

Figures in the property industry have sharply criticised the announcement made at the Conservative party conference to pump an estimated £10...

Figures just released by the National Association of Estate Agents suggest that the number of house hunters registered at agencies dropped...

UBS says London's housing market still faces the risk of becoming a bubble - although that risk has marginally eased over...

It appears activity in the housing market in 2017 will be around 15% down on 2016. The number of housing transactions...

I’ve written before about the impact of headlines on the property industry. Interest rate speculation.   Market booms and busts. Demand...

Government figures suggest house prices are still rising by 5.1 per cent a year, with the average property value in the...

Many industries in the UK are currently facing a tumultuous time as the great unknown of Brexit looms on the horizon...

With party conference season around the corner and the next Budget just a couple of months away, more industry players are...

Whenever any research is released, part of me can’t help thinking of that old adage, ‘lies, damn lies and statistics’ especially...

Stock levels for estate agents at the height of summer were their lowest for at least 15 years according to the...

The average price of a home in the UK is now £211,6712 - up slightly on last month but with growth...

Now we hate to spoil a long weekend but for much of the UK this is the final Bank Holiday before......

The typical asking price of a home coming on sale has fallen by 0.9 per cent, equivalent to £2,758 - precisely...

The price of houses in the UK will remain high because a “structural decline” means fewer homes are being sold and...

Record low stock numbers, political uncertainty and the aftermath of tax changes are the obstacles hindering the housing market, according to...

Last week the Nationwide reported house prices rising unexpectedly in July - now the Halifax has done the same, reporting a...

Agents say the latest Nationwide index showing a surprise rise in house prices does not change the fact that it is...

The latest figures from NAEA Propertymark suggest that the market is bouncing back after its hiatus during the General Election and...

The Competition and Markets Authority has released the full wording on its decision to give the go-ahead to ZPG’s acquisition of Expert...

Given the shift change in the estate agent world at the moment, with online models becoming more prevalent (think easyProperty’s £60...

The housing market is approaching something of a standstill as the summer holiday season begins according to a downbeat report from...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows price growth dipping further, struggling transaction volumes and the...

Facebook has finally released more details about its previously announced plans to build 1,500 homes, 30 miles south of San Francisco,...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the General Election led to a drop in the number of registered house hunters...

A research report compiled by Strutt & Parker in partnership with Octopus Healthcare has revealed what the baby boomer generation expects...

The housing industry has responded with shock, joy, and jitters, after Theresa May’s snap general election went catastrophically wrong, leaving her...

As the nation waits with bated breath to see if Theresa May can form either a minority or coalition government after...

Average house prices in the three months to May were 3.3% higher than in the same period of 2016, according to...

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...

In years to come, students of political history might come to look at the 2017 General Election campaign with some interest....

The number of house hunters registered per estate agency branch fell last month to 381 - well down on its figure...

The latest measure of house price rises in key UK cities by the property consultancy Hometrack shows house price in many...

News headlines talk more and more about a slowdown in the property market, a drop in house prices and the need...

Since the seventies, housing starts and completions across England and Wales have been on a downward trajectory. The long run average...

Is it the Brexit triggering of Article 50, the snap General Election or the cold weather we have had until recently?...

Local media in Scotland suggest an agency in Motherwell is continuing as normal despite the owner of the business having been...

Research from Legal & General and the Centre for Economic Business and Research says parents are to spend 23 per cent...

The number of properties available to buy on agents’ books decreased to 39 last month - the lowest amount recorded for...

I wrote last month about how the Government, in introducing a 3% stamp duty surcharge on second homes, had scored an...

The website Home, which monitors asking prices, says prices have rallied strongly in the last month but thanks to growing inflation...

A substantial new research body is to be launched this summer with a remit of looking at six overlapping aspects of...

Average house prices across the UK in the three months to March were only 0.1 per cent higher than in the...

The number of new homes built in London will reach record levels in 2017, according to high-end agency Savills - but...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

The Centre for Economic and Business Research has surprised some in the industry by stating that the average house price across...

More than one in three house sales across England and Wales fell through before completion in the first quarter of 2017,...

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the number of sales agreed rose to a 10 year high in February. The NAEA...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

A year ago, we were days away from the introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge on second homes – a...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

An assessment of new stock on sale through agents in February suggests a monthly rise in supply of 13.3 per cent...

It has been a busy week for investment in PropTech businesses and no doubt you have already got reading fatigue about...

The latest house price index from Halifax reports that annual house price growth dipped during February. The bank recorded annual house price...

With almost every pundit predicting house prices to moderate in 2017 - perhaps even fall - it comes as some surprise...

The average number of prospective buyers registered in each branch in January was 425, a 10 per cent rise from December...

Over the past two decades, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively easy way to make money, which is why so...

A data portal called REalyse and aimed at professional property investors is launching today after raising £500,000 in seed capital.  The site...

The number of home buyers in London dropped to a four-year low in 2016 while the number of loans taken out...

The property website Home is warning that while prices may show an early spring uplift there’s a long-term slowing of the market underway...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

If you work in lettings, I’ll already have a pretty good idea on how you feel about the current Conservative Government.  The...

The chronic shortage of housing supply in the UK relative to demand has been a national issue for decades. The Government...

Housing minister Gavin Barwell has told the NAEA conference that there is no quick fix for the country’s housing shortage -...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

There were an estimated 354,000 homemovers in 2016, a fall of 4% compared to the 367,000 recorded the previous year. Analysis by...

The housing market ended 2016 on a positive note, according to the latest report from the National Association of Estate Agents...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

The seasonal slowdown in property supply was much sharper than usual in December, claims an online agency which monitors property listings...

The government’s blizzard of New Year announcements about new homes has received a distinctly frosty welcome from many within the property...

After years of surveys suggesting the UK’s new-build homes were getting smaller, and may even be the smallest in much of...

2017 is set to be the first year since 2008 that the UK constructs 200,000 new homes, suggests Redrow, one of...

No fewer than 84 per cent of homes sold for less than their asking prices last month - the highest number...

The Adam Smith Institute, a right-wing think-tank, has blasted the campaigning charity Shelter over its allegations of land-banking by house builders in...

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...

Just a couple of weeks ago, we waited with anticipation to see what the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, would say in...

House prices will stall in 2017 and there won’t by any significant improvement in affordability for many hard-pressed buyers - but...

Housing data consultancy Hometrack says the disparity between average earnings and house prices is reaching record levels in certain parts of...

In case you missed it yesterday, here’s a summary of everything relating to property that was in Chancellor Phillip Hammond’s Autumn...

Phillip Hammond has delivered his first Autumn Statement, tackling amongst other things, what he called “the housing challenge.” The speech made no...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

Forecasts are a tricky business. And as I wrote in a recent Industry Views opinion piece, any prediction in the current...

We are now only days away from one of the most-anticipated events in UK politics; one which has a considerable impact...

The long-awaited Redfern Review has recommended that improved access to mortgage finance and improved income levels for first time buyers are...

Labour’s long-awaited Redfern Review, set up a year ago after the party’s defeat in the general election, finally reports tomorrow. Although it...

There are now around 715,000 homes classed as ‘retirement housing’ which is equivalent to about 2.6 per cent of total housing stock. The...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

The average number of house hunters registered at each branch of the National Association of Estate Agents rose to 333 from 287...

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...

The huge consequences of the EU referendum, and the impending Brexit negotiations, have drawn into sharp light the consequences for a...