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There has been a dip in new energy performance certificates (EPCs), suggested falling home sales and property supply Government data shows 458,000...

Eluned Morgan is set to be named First Minister of Wales in a move backed by estate agency trade body Propertymark. Morgan...

The gap between what sellers want for their home and what buyers are actually paying has increased by a further 1.1%...

Propertymark has called for an end to instability over Wales’ housing policy. It comes after Welsh Labour leader and First Minister Vaughan...

Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) continue to make headlines, and unfortunately, it’s once again for the wrong reasons. A recent investigation by Which?...

High mortgage rates continued to weigh on the housing market in June, leaving house price growth relatively flat. Nationwide’s latest House Price...

There has been a 22.9% increase in the number of new homes hitting the market across Britain compared with the start...

Affordability concerns are prompting many first-time buyers to consider moving more than 30 miles on average from their preferred location to...

Vendors are now paying up to 21% more in estate agency fees than five years ago but it’s not because agents...

The Guild of Property Professionals is trying to encourage more networking between its members.  A series of local meetings are being hosted...

A survey of over 11,000 buyers suggests overwhelming support for more upfront information to be supplied by agents to buyers. Disclosing upfront...

The average first-time buyer mortgage payment has risen by 61% since the previous election year of 2019, research suggests. Analysis by Rightmove...

Energy performance certificates (EPCs) can be riddled with inaccuracies and unhelpful advice that could cost homeowners when they come to sell...

The average price of detached homes in Edinburgh has risen by almost £1,500 a week according to analysis of the latest...

A Labour frontbencher has failed to explain why the party has no plans to reform council tax based, in most cases,...

There’s a growing ­supply-demand imbalance in the sales market according to the prominent industry asking price index, Home.  It says despite greater...

Homebuyers are being gazumped due to lengthy property chains and delays in securing a mortgage, it’s been claimed. Research from Market Financial...

Online digital valuation service The ValPal Network (TVPN*) is expanding after creating a reservoir of what it calls “sufficient quality data.” It’s...

Major lenders including Barclays, HSBC, and TSB have reduced their interest rates on new fixed mortgages, offering a glimmer of hope...

Anyone who has ever bought or sold a house, knows the frustration and disappointment when a sale falls through. The excitement of...

Property supply has hit its highest level for eight years, Zoopla data shows. The latest Zoopla House Price Index shows the average...

Barratt London is extending its deposit contribution scheme to thousands more key workers.   The Key Worker Deposit Contribution Scheme has been extended...

The share of new-build homes sold before they’re complete has dropped to a decade-low, research suggests. Hamptons’ annual off-plan sales index has...

Price reductions fell to an 18-month low in April as transactions recover faster than prices, new industry data reveals. Figures from Hamptons,...

A landmark ruling on the affect of Japanese knotweed on property values has been overturned, which could have implications for home...

Managing tenant deposits is a crucial part of any letting agent’s responsibilities. Ensuring compliance with regulations and safeguarding both landlord and...

Dawsons has overhauled its senior leadership team following the retirement of popular industry figure senior partner Chris Hope. The Swansea and South Wales-based...

Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...

Sellers seeking to differentiate their homes from others on the market may consider solar panels - but they should be wary...

A survey of homebuyers has found overwhelming support for a legal ban on gazumping. A mortgage lender - MFS - spoke with...

The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...

An expert says a change in Stamp Duty Land Tax, coming into effect on June 1, will alter how investors and...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...

The Able Agent - the online property training service which recently launched in Scotland - has now expanded to Wales as...

Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...

Would-be home-buyers are enjoying the highest level of spring-time choice of homes in five years says Zoopla. The portal claims that there...

A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...

Data and statistics are never in short supply for those of us working in the property sector.  But one set which really...

When we talk in general terms about the UK housing market, we tend to draw a picture of generality. Facts and figures...

Regulated firms across all sectors will be well aware of Know Your Customer (KYC) checks and their importance in combatting financial...

The share of homes purchased by first-time buyers so far this year has been pushed to record levels, but most are...

Housing affordability ratios have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels but remain high, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows. The latest figures...

Propertymark has welcomed the reappointment of Julie James as the new Welsh Housing Minister. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and campaigns at...

Propertymark has welcomed the appointment of the new leader of Welsh Labour and subsequently First Minister for Wales Vaughan Gething. The agency...

Forget the Oscars, the biggest even in town last week was the Fine & Country International Annual Conference and Awards Gala. The...

House price growth may have slowed last year but homeowners who sold their property still made an average gain of £74,000...

OnTheMarket is set to bring back its popular town hall meetings with agents. It will be the first since its acquisition by...

The complexities of the government’s leasehold reform proposals affecting millions of homeowners came under the spotlight at a seminar organised by...

Properties favoured by first-time buyers are typically selling for an average of 8% or £20,300 below the local market average, Zoopla...

Downsizers across England and Wales could unlock an average £305,090 by moving from a four bed to a two-bed home, according...

The housing market is "turning a page" with fewer price reductions and higher achieved prices, Hamptons claims. A January market activity update...

The times, they are indeed a-changin’. But what Dylan may not have appreciated, however, was how fast that change would be...

Conveyancing fees increased by around 6% last year, analysis suggests. Property Solvers’ annual research of legal practices in England and Wales has...

Fine & Country has boosted its Welsh presence with a new North Wales license. The territory has been founded by former partners...

Downsizers could free up an estimated £209,215 worth of equity, according to research from national estate agency Jackson-Stops. Its annual research on the ‘downsizer...

The total number of property millionaires fell last year as the ‘race for space’ reversed, research suggests. Analysis by Savills has revealed...

The average household in England and Wales who purchased in the past 20 years and sold last year achieved profits of...

Buyer confidence remained flat – or consistent depending on your view of the property market in December – while seller sentiment...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...

A record 50% of homes sold in England & Wales last year were purchased following a price reduction, Hamptons analysis has revealed. The...

Redrow has today launched a nationwide quest to find the longest standing owner of one of its homes. As it celebrates its...

House prices may have slumped for most of the year but some areas have bucked the trend. Analysis by Halifax shows that...

The property market could be in for a strong end to the year based on typical seasonal trends, research suggests, New research...

So Christmas is coming – soon. Traditionally a time for reflection on what’s past and prediction on what’s to come. Last week...

A new product has launched that protects homeowners from the growing threat of property-related frauds. Title Guardian is an app that monitors...

The borough of Richmond upon Thames in London has been crowned the happiest place to live in Great Britain, according to...

Propertymark has expressed its opposition to Scottish Government plans to increase council tax premiums on second homes. Speaking to the Scottish Parliament’s...

A buying agent has given his backing to the prospect of a Stamp Duty and Inheritance Tax (IHT) cut during this...

Homebuyer appetite has abruptly fallen across all regions this year, new data suggests. Property purchasing specialist the House Buyer Bureau measured transactions...

More than 70 local authority areas have seen average house prices rise over the last year, bucking the national trend, Halifax...

Asking prices for newly listed homes dropped by the largest rate for November in five years, Rightmove has revealed. The portal’s latest...

Three members of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners take a brief look at some of the trials and tribulations awaiting...

Propertymark has given its backing to commitments from the Housing Minister on the long-awaited next steps of leasehold reform. Timothy Douglas, head...

All new houses in England and Wales will have to be sold as freehold properties under government plans to phase out...

Simon Jackson is Managing Director of SDL Surveying If we look at the latest data, it looks like there is something of...

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

Propertymark has frozen membership fees for 2024. Acknowledging the impact of ongoing inflationary pressure and high-interest rates, the agency trade body has...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Homes in England are less affordable and in worse condition than those in most other developed nations, new research claims. Analysis from the...

Agents are securing sales closer to asking price but properties are taking longer to sell, new data suggests. Analysis by Hamptons, using...

Rising numbers of property owners are dropping the asking price of their homes in a bid to secure a quick sale.  Latest...

The average home seller across England and Wales has achieved 97.3% of asking price, a -2.4% drop versus the previous six...

Irwin Mitchell has expanded its property practice with an investment in Scotland-based law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie (WJM). The two firms...

The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...

I recently wrote that the long-gestating Renters Reform Bill, finally introduced in Parliament back in May, could be poorly timed, both...

Housing affordability is improving but the benefits are being offset by high mortgage rates, Halifax claims. Analysis by the lender found the...

Exchanged prices across the UK have grown at an average of 3.8% over the past year despite ‘gloomy headlines’, TwentyEA claims. New...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...

Transactions for the first half of 2023 are at their lowest level since the financial crisis of 2007-09 as a result...

Hamptons is warning landlords disillusioned with buy to let that they may have missed the top of the sales market -...

Spicerhaart has received a Silver Award in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which acknowledges the agency group’s commitment to...

A new self employed agency business that launched into the UK market last month claims its success elsewhere in the world...

Open Property Group has carried out research which looks into where UK homeowners are moving to and if there is a...

Price reductions have reached their highest level in at least nine years according to estate agency Hamptons.   Some 50 per cent of...

Higher mortgage rates have replaced the 'race for space' as the primary reason for buying outside of London this year, research...

Over recent years, as successive governments have tightened lettings legislation and increased the tax burden on landlords, some with investment properties...

The property market is unstable at the moment making it increasingly difficult for first-time buyers to get on the ladder. As a...

We all want more transactions - the Holy Grail when it comes to agencies’ bottom lines - but an interesting aspect...

Only the top 10% of income earners can afford an average house with less than five years of income in England,...

A successful European self-employed agency business has entered the UK market. With annual revenues of more than £500m and 20,000 partner agents,...