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The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...

Last week the Government published new housing data which has largely gone unreported.  The vacuum was probably linked to the Budget, and...

Following the disappointment of his Autmn statement, many property professionals were hoping for a kick-start to property sales in Jeremy Hunt’s...

Now the dust has settled on what many described as an ‘underwhelming’ Budget, we take a look at what two business...

Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...

I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...

As the Budget approaches and the housing crisis intensifies, it is important to consider what the Chancellor could – and should...

Shares in Winkworth rose close to their recent highs yesterday despite the agency franchise brand reporting a drop in revenues and...

UK estate agents are split when it comes to their opinion on last week’s Budget, with half concerned about a lack...

Mortgage rates look likely to fall after Rishi Sunak’s appointment as Prime Minister but analysts are still unsure how far the...

Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...

Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...

Yesterday’s publication of Purplebricks’ annual results – which made for very difficult reading for the troubled brand – came as part...

One of the most valuable assets to any company is the data it stores. According to a recent study completed by...

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...

Low fee agents such as Purplebricks and some other online operators are generally not trusted by the public when selling their...

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

At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...

So with only hours to go before Halloween, here are our final three entries from agents who've entered into the ......

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget did not ignore Capital Gains Tax after all.   For those selling UK residential property the deadline to file...

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...

The government has released details of a new property tax. It’s the Residential Property Developer Tax, first announced at the start of...

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

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mortgage availability has risen for the fifth consecutive month according to respected market monitor Moneyfacts. With 3,532 products on offer, this is...

The latest house price index from the Halifax suggests the market has softened ahead of the original scheduled end of the stamp...

Agents in England are told that sellers should market their homes by March 23 - only 18 days from now - if...

Another week and another frenzy of news, culminating in the Budget and the extension of the stamp duty holiday. A cliff edge...

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...

A surge in demand from buyers, even those unlikely to benefit from the stamp duty holiday, offers hope for the market...

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

It’s been revealed that some far reaching changes to property taxes may not be unveiled at Wednesday’s Budget and may wait...

A new mortgage guarantee scheme to help buyers with small deposits will be revealed on Wednesday at the Budget. Chancellor Rishi Sunak...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will extend the stamp duty holiday deadline until the end of June - a three month extension. The lead...

Some 12 per cent of buyers will pull out of their transaction if it does not complete in time for their stamp...

The Chancellor is considering extending the stamp duty holiday for a short period according to a newspaper report this morning. The Daily...

A leading agency chief suggests there will have to be substantial bargaining between buyers and sellers as the stamp duty holiday cliff...

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

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

New figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage approvals rose 7.0 per cent in November to reach 105,000 -...

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...

As we approach the end of the year, there is no doubt that it has been a turbulent 12 months for...

Public sentiment over the housing market remains stable despite the Coronavirus crisis and the possibility of a No Deal Brexit. That’s the conclusion...

Agents have spoken out angrily against any uncertainty in the market caused by government leaks about future stamp duty changes. In recent...

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

Countrywide’s share price fell by as much as 17 per cent at one point yesterday afternoon as investors assessed the latest...

The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted once again how fragile and interconnected our societies have become. We don’t know yet how dangerous Covid-19...

Why should agencies leave voicemail in the last decade and make 2020 the year to invest in a more modern solution? Voicemail...

Despite still being in the transition period after leaving the EU on January 31, we are seeing an upturn in the...

The government will not announce a Mansion Tax at next month’s Budget. It was first reported by the Sunday Telegraph a week ago,...

A survey of readers of Estate Agent Today suggest that the majority believe the Chancellor will fail to honour a pledge...

The new government has announced that its first Budget is to be held on Wednesday March 11 - and it’s giving...

A veteran agent says the new government’s Budget, expected in the next few weeks, should not provide too much help to...

The scores are in….and it looks like house prices are going to rise gently in 2020 according to forecasts from almost...

November 6 has been declared Budget Day - at least if there is a Brexit deal agreed in principle in the...

Picture this: You have finally pushed that sale or purchase through, which means your client is over the moon and happy...

The government has launched an official consultation about a new stamp duty surcharge - the long-awaited additional one per cent for...

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...

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

Stamp duty relief for first time buyers of full-priced houses and apartments is to be extended to first time buyers of...

Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...

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

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...

Landlords and letting agents might feel they’ve taken a bit of a battering from the government in recent years – and...

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

Two more price reports from high-end agencies make grim reading about the prime London housing market. New data from Savills suggests that...

An overwhelming 86 per cent of RICS members questioned in a survey claim they have seen no increase in interest from...

The Department of Communities and Local Government has been rebadged as the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government in what...

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

The Nationwide says the Chancellor’s decision to effectively scrap stamp duty for the majority of first time buyers will have only...

The last of the leading agency analysts and business consultancies have now given their predictions for the UK housing market in...

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

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

It’s not breaking new ground to say that younger people have what many regard as the raw end of the deal...

Figures from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility suggest that house prices across the UK will rise by 3.1 per cent...

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

The small print of the Budget has revealed that the government is to make minor changes to the ‘additional homes’ three...

The government has defined the ‘first time buyers’ who will benefit from its immediate scrapping of stamp duty for FTB purchases...

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

Stamp duty reform for first time buyers has taken pride of place in the Budget speech of Chancellor Phillip Hammond.   From today,...

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

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

HMRC has refunded £185m to some 15,000 house buyers since the introduction of the stamp duty surcharge in April of last...

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

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

It has been revealed that the beleaguered government of Theresa May is to hold a summit at 10 Downing Street tomorrow...

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...

White & Sons came to MPL Interiors specifically to counteract the growing threat from online and hybrid estate agents, commissioning a...

Two leading property analysts have written a fiercely critical assessment of the merger between easyProperty and the Guild of Property Professionals.   The...

GPEA Ltd - the parent company of the Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country - has announced it has...

Swiss bank UBS has downgraded Countrywide’s status to ‘sell’ in a move which has prompted the troubled estate agency’s share price...

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

There was nothing doing in the Budget - no stamp duty reform, no second look at mortgage interest tax relief changes,...