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Agents have heralded the beginning of the house price slowdown. The latest Land Registry House Price Index yesterday showed values increased by...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Supply is slowly increasing but there are signs that buyers are now biding their time. Analysis by property data company TwentyCi shows...
17 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

Property data and estate agent prospecting platform Homesearch is expanding north of the border. After three years of operation in England and...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

More than half of properties across England and Wales only meet insulation standards of 1976 or older. The startling figures, based on...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The shortlists for this year’s much-coveted ESTAS awards will be revealed from the end of this week. The ESTAS Customer Service Awards,...
03 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has given its backing to the ban on ground rents for new leasehold properties and has reminded agents of their...
25 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

Knight Frank has issued a stark warning that house price growth is set to slow. House price indices from lenders such as...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

All regions of the UK remain in a seller’s market as the traditional spring selling season begins for agents. Housing market consultancy...
12 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

An industry group is predicting that record numbers of homes sold this year will be off-plan. The National Association of Property Buyers...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says only a national retrofitting programme can make UK homes more energy efficient - and it says a new government...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A government aim to improve the home buying process by making Local Land Charge search results instantly available is well underway,...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...
02 April 2022
From: Features

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

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, the weekly round up of fund-raising in our industry. Once more our thoughts are...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest government house price data has sparked a fear that the market may be heading towards an affordability crisis. The Office...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

haart, part of the Spicerhaart estate agency group, has accused rival agencies of copying its hybrid working model. Spicerhaart group managing director...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Rising inflation may soon overtake house price growth even in the most buoyant areas of the UK, a property market analysis...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...
16 March 2022
From: Features

Some 86 Bronze, Silver, Gold and Special Awards have been presented to agents in the Guild off Property Professionals at its...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A rural body in Wales has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals for draconian new taxes on second homes. Earlier this...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Belvoir has snapped up one of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The time it takes to complete a transaction is beginning to drop according to an analysis by comparison website GetAgent. The average...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A new housing market snapshot from Zoopla suggests that in the supply of homes coming to the market has triggered a...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The government is considering seizing British property owned by Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list without paying compensation. The Financial Times says Housing...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A new analysis has revealed those areas of England and Wales with the largest numbers of Russian-owned homes. Credas Technologies analysed Land...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

It is claimed by Propertymark that the government’s Economic Crime Bill - to be debated in the House of Commons today -...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A bid to regulate second home ownership in part of the UK through changes to planning policy will add complexity and...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents have 21 per cent fewer homes on their books now than a year ago according to a quick buy company. In...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Chartered Institute of Housing, set to unveil its latest annual housing review next month, has indicated that to no one’s...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

It may be blowing a gale outside but we’re safe and warm here reading about our industry’s great work for good...
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

Research by new homes sales service Unlatch has revealed how much cheaper energy bills are for new-builds, saving as much as...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A famous environmental campaigner has sold his home to a local - because he feels second homes are “obscene and grotesque.” Green...
14 February 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s been a huge rise in the amount of money contributed to the housing market by first time buyers. They paid over...
10 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

The current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy. A...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is running a series of webinars this month focused on legislation affecting agents. Tomorrow the former ARLA Propertymark supreme David Cox...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England has increased the base rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. This means a typical tracker...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

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

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

The supply of new properties coming to the market is up on this time last year in every single region of...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The average age at which someone buys their first home has risen to 32, up from 29 in 2011 and is...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Inflation could deal a double blow to the housing market, an agency expert warns. Last week it was revealed that UK inflation...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...
22 January 2022
From: Features

The Nationwide has released data listing the most and least affordable locations in Britain - background information for agents. Some entries are...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

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

House prices are up by as much as £100,000 on this time last year according to a mortgage company. Research by the...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Soaring inflation means that house price growth in much of the country is being wiped out, according to a leading housing...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is reiterating its view that energy efficiency and EPC changes being considered by government must take account of property age...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Strong house price growth since the pandemic began has boosted seller gains with the typical vendor who bought two decades ago...
11 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

The housing market boom of 2021 has given rise to an increasing number of £1m-plus deals. Government statistics analysed by mortgage firm...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

High-value properties were the top-performers in the country house market in 2021, according to an agency that majors in this sector. In...
06 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

Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has revealed the UK’s property hotspot of 2021 - where prices have risen 31 per cent in just a year. The...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Leasehold, quite rightly, remains not just an emotive topic given what has happened over the past decade, but it’s very much...
18 December 2021
From: Features

Hello again and with just two weeks to go before the festivities begin, there’s a definite ramping up of fund-raising for...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents, and indeed all professionals, should be offered the option of flexible working when they are appointed to the job. That’s...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

By the end of 2021, one in 16 homes will have changed hands, making it the busiest property market since 2007...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A pilot scheme has been announced to test ways of limiting second home ownership and reducing the impact additional properties have...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

High house prices relative to average earnings make raising a deposit a big barrier for first time buyers, a new study...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove claims to have found the happiest place in the UK - and it’s in Northumberland. The market town of Hexham has...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
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It appears almost certain that there will be limits imposed on the number and location of second homes in Wales, following...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Surprise figures released through Freedom of Information requests show that the number of homes in England and Wales with owners registered...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

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 market may be soaring in most of the country but there are still locations where significant numbers of properties sell...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A business analyst is warning that the growing emphasis on energy efficiency of homes could spell trouble for the value of...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth increased to 8.1 per cent in October according to the Halifax. The average UK property price is now...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Despite the roaring housing market, a new report says that no fewer than 70,500 real estate and property businesses are showing...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Sir David Amess, murdered at a constituency surgery last month, may have an unexpected housing market legacy for his constituents. To commemorate...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A BBC investigation has revealed that a man’s house was sold and his furnishings removed without his knowledge, in the latest...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The housing market is on track to record its strongest year since 2007 for transactions and house price inflation says Zoopla. The...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says sellers who have upgraded their Energy Performance Certificate rating to a C - from a D, E or F -...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Buyers are being warned about scams conning people out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. The Law Society of England and Wales...
25 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

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

Despite increasing public debate and media spotlight on energy efficiency, the issue appears relatively unimportant to seven out of eight buyers according to...
15 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

The total value of homes in Britain has risen 20 per cent - that’s £1.6 trillion – in the past five...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank is opening a new branch in Shrewsbury, covering Shropshire into the Cheshire Borders, north Wales, and mid Wales. The opening...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

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

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 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

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
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has hinted for the second time that he is looking towards property to help fund his...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The Halifax claims that homes with the highest energy ratings are worth up to £40,000 more on average compared to less...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The first agency to give its market forecast for 2022 and beyond has suggested an upbeat performance next year. Hamptons says the...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

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

New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Buyers are getting less square foot for their money when buying a property. Research by insurer Churchill has found that the average...
15 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
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A plea has been made to the government to help small companies and stop letting online firms off the hook. The Federation...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Two former Local Property Experts at Purplebricks have set up their own hybrid agency, offering an upfront fee or a no-sale-no-fee...
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

Awful isn’t it? Where was that sunshine? Well, the clouds have parted when it comes to fund-raising as the industry continues...
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

A nationalist party has blasted a Labour government in one national region of the UK for its lack of intervention in...
18 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 estate agents’ trade body has set out three ways conveyancers can further help the sales process. Propertymark has made the suggestions...
16 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

The market slowdown continues with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reporting that new buyer enquiries have reduced for the first...
12 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

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent property consultancy is urging the government to ensure that holiday home owners pay more tax. Colliers claims local authorities are...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News

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
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Thirty-five years after London estate agent Suzy Lamplugh disappeared, the trust that bears her name is calling for action to address...
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

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

The number of Energy Performance Certificates issued for new build homes in England rose 16 per cent in the year to...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Students at a high school have been given an insight into the career opportunities in the property sector. The sixth formers from...
30 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

A young estate agent is being praised because of his heroic actions to save a woman from drowning. Austin Mellor - just...
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

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

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

At first sight it’s a tough ask to defend holiday homes when there’s evidence that many who want to buy can’t,...
10 July 2021
From: Features

There are currently 341,419 homes across England, Scotland and Wales that have been vacant for at least six months. Collectively, these homes...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News

It may be the height of summer but the industry is still super-busy and new appointments continue to come thick and...
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

The founder and managing director of FCS Compliance, Jerry Walters, has died suddenly. A statement from the company says he died during...
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

Estate agency comparison website GetAgent has calculated the typical fees charged to vendors in different parts of the country. It says agents...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...
26 June 2021
From: Features

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

With just hours to go to the start of the Euros, we can announce our squad for writing Agents Reports on...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There are an estimated 2.7 million landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) providing rental accommodation to multiple generations of tenant,...
09 June 2021
From: Features

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

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

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

We’re only a little over a week away from the Euros, happening at last a year later than scheduled because of...
02 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

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 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
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading industry trade body is warning that remote-working agents and smaller independent agencies are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has set up a committee to push forward ideas on the collective form of homeownership known as commonhold. Housing Secretary...
14 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 ESTAS Awards ceremony is traditionally held each May but no prizes for guessing why this year, as with 2020, things...
07 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

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

Around 30 people spent all night queuing outside an estate agent ahead of 14 homes going on sale - the most...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A nationalist candidate in next month’s elections claims there is a second homes crisis which may create a “lost generation” of...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The average UK house price has risen 8.6 per cent - that’s typically £20,000 - in the past year. This is the...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Research by an estate agency comparison service has revealed which type of road address produces the highest average price. GetAgent has analysed...
21 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

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

Estate agency offices in Wales, closed for many weeks as part of that country’s lockdown, will reopen from next Monday, April 12. The...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The managing director of Fine & Country Cardiff, Dan Thomas, has wasted no time with his fundraiser - starting as soon...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Welsh independent agency Nuttall Parker has been snapped up by Cardiff-based property business Seraph Group. Newport-centred Nuttall Parker is Seraph Group's second...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Fine & Country is opening a new branch in the Welsh capital, Cardiff. It covers the city and surrounding areas, the Vale...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Another house price index shows a super-charged housing market with prices rising 7.5 per cent in the year to January according...
25 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

The Law Society is to pilot upfront conveyancers’ information for home buyers and sellers. This will involve the TA6 form which contains...
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

From 4 May 2021, your agency could be blocked from charging late fees, compounding interest on missing rent and taking any...
20 March 2021
From: Features

The Guild of Property Professionals is to offer a formal agency qualification as it goes increasingly on the offensive in a...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A broker has launched the UK’s longest-ever fixed rate mortgage, with no early repayment charge or exit fees - the first product...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Varying decisions across the country means the dreaded stamp duty cliff-edge will hit the market at different times in different UK...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of a PropTech platform wants financial penalties on conveyancers if transactions miss deadlines. “The only way to accelerate the current...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has slammed government energy efficiency proposals as being “unrealistic, too simplistic and could deter people from moving home.” A formal consultation...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Law Society for England and Wales says it wants action now to prevent tens of thousands of transactions collapsing at...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

London still dominated the league table of locations with the highest volumes of sales by value in 2020, despite the apparent...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Two mothers have launched a new estate agency using a virtual office - and they have overcome personal challenges to achieve their...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The government may be stopping MPs debating an extension to the stamp duty holiday - despite a pledge they would do...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Both Rightmove and Zoopla have issued new data showing how the market is changing as buyers’ aspirations alter. Zoopla has looked at where...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agency offices in Wales with five or more staff will have to carry out a Coronavirus risk assessment under new...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A housing index says the market continues to defy Coronavirus and Brexit worries with asking prices up 4.9 per cent in...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The housing market remains open in Scotland, despite tighter restrictions announced yesterday by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The only significant difference specific...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a call this morning for estate and letting agents to regard the physical viewing of any property on sale or...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are sharply split over how they should operate during the current phase of the Coronavirus crisis. In a poll of almost...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has revealed precisely how much house prices have risen over the course of 2020. Across the UK as a whole prices...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A house price index that is routinely one of the most pessimistic about the market claims the New Year will see...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

He’s gone from Downing Street but the legacy of Dominic Cummings lives on in Rightmove’s top searches of 2020. Barnard Castle -...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has told the government that it needs to introduce overarching regulation of agents now, because existing piecemeal provisions are unmanageable...
24 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The shock and almost immediate increase in stamp duty on additional homes in Wales has prompted one question in the industry...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a shock one per cent increase in the Welsh equivalent of stamp duty on second homes, coming into effect...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Another day, another index, another record - house prices rose 5.4 per cent annually in October according to official figures from the Office...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

If you fear the market will slow after Christmas, think again - Rightmove is expecting several months of frenzied transactions to...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to our latest doffing of the cap in honour of those in our industry fund-raising for great causes....
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The sales market is currently strong but the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued a warning about a slowdown next...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The design quality of new homes and neighbourhoods across the UK remains stubbornly low, according to a new report by academics. The...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

MPs lobbied by agents to extend the stamp duty holiday are staying firmly on the fence with standard answers and no...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Public sentiment over the housing market remains stable despite the Coronavirus crisis and the possibility of a No Deal Brexit. That’s the conclusion...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market in England and Wales is stabilising, according to analysis of web traffic from a property advice site. Valuation requests...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The high profile Yorkshire agency chain Dacre, Son & Hartley has been appointed by the largest charity care provider for older...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Average house prices in Wales have risen three per cent in the past year, despite multiple difficult lockdowns considered more severe...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

What’s the happiest place in Britain? Rightmove has the answer. In a new ‘Happy At Home’ index calculated by the portal and...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The mixture of the stamp duty holiday and generally fast-rising house prices has led to a resurgence of flipping. Data released this...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The first monthly market monitor to show activity in the housing market tailing off has appeared - and it says momentum...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...
10 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content

While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The trend of buyers apparently fleeing the city to get more for their money in the country has hit the buffers...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to yet another Agents Do Charity, the weekly forum for the industry to share its good news on...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A conveyancing firm is blaming councils for delays in transactions. Conveyancers have themselves been sharply criticised in recent weeks as the sharp...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Yet-to-launch portal Boomin has secured the support of 10 more estate agencies, one of them the national chain Humberts. In its third...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today can reveal that a string of Countrywide offices across the country have been closed in recent weeks - but...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to a new week - and evenings that get darker earlier. As winter approaches we’re continuing to bring you...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Savills says the shape and size of the housing market in the coming months will be determined by the capacity of conveyancers...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A tax expert says his research suggests some buyers of homes with annexes may have paid too much stamp duty on...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the industry's senior agency leaders says it would be a mistake for agents to be stopped from working in...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Some 713 estate agency branches have failed to reopen following the spring lockdown according to a business consultancy. TwentyCi says that is the...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Most agents' branches in Wales are expected to close for just over two weeks from 6pm this Friday, October 23 - moving...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A mortgage service claims 46 per cent of buyers have had their prospective property down-valued by lenders - often forcing them...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

With many transactions now delayed by up to three weeks by slow searches, a body representing local search providers is urging...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Many agents, certainly those in London, will have faced the difficult task of selling a flat with a shorter lease. A...
09 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content

A former healthcare executive is the latest convert to become an online agent with easyProperty, the company has announced. Richard Ayres has...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A league table drawn up by a quick buy property firm claims that some estate agents' average commission has hit 2.32 per...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Online agency easyProperty has announced four new areas to its portfolio to build on its existing 41 locations - and it’s seeking...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The strong house price growth experienced in recent months could soon be 'marred' by oversupply, according to Home.co.uk. The property website says...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The property market experienced a slowdown last month as a result of more people going on summer holidays, according to the...
15 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The Residential Property Surveyors’ Association appears to be taking on the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in a battle for authority...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country has revealed its latest branch - a West Wales office opening for business on Tuesday. It will initially cover...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News

You might be forgiven for thinking we’ve been cheated out of our Bank Holidays this year, as so many fell during...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News

With the UK officially in what has been described as the single worst national recession in the world, one agency has...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The supply of homes coming to the market could struggle to meet the demand from buyers shown in recent weeks, with...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Asking prices are up again for a third consecutive month in all English regions and across Scotland and Wales. The measurement, from...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s probably not a surprise but new research has revealed where people want to move to - as well as where...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla's Research and Insight Director Richard Donnell writes: Just over a fortnight on since the Chancellor announced the Stamp Duty holiday and...
23 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is reporting a mini-boom that was existing even before the stamp duty holiday - enough to propel average asking prices...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest monthly index suggests that the average asking price in England and Wales has jumped 1.5 per cent in the...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A think tank says the stamp duty holiday introduced a week ago is understandable and may be helpful to the housing...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The Welsh First Minister, Mark Drakeford, has suggested that there will be further housing market lockdown easing later this month. His announcement...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

We recently issued our Zoopla House Price Index, which analyses the latest real-time trends from the sales market. In our analysis, we...
04 July 2020
From: Features

The Say No To Rightmove campaign says the portal has merely kicked the fees can down the road, deferring a long-term...
25 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have announced that they are extending their cut-price fees deals, introduced because of Coronavirus. This morning Rightmove says: "We have...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Welsh housing market is back in business today - at least in part. Letting and estate agents can reopen their offices...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Video tours, heralded as the next big thing just a few weeks ago, are being abandoned by buyers and dismissed as...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Darren Loftus and it says Commercial Director on...
18 June 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

The devolved government in Wales - where the housing market is still officially closed - has urged agents to report rivals...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Two estate agency directors have been disqualified by the Competition and Markets Authority after taking part in an illegal price fixing...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Data released this morning by Rightmove suggests that agents in England have agreed no fewer than 40,000 sales since the market...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...
13 June 2020
From: Features

The latest sentiment snapshot produced by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors confirms the trend that the market is still improving...
11 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Typical house prices in England and Wales are set to fall over the rest of summer according to home moving service...
09 June 2020
From: Breaking News

An agent in the unusual position of operating across the England and Welsh border says many of his competitors appear to...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The outlook for the housing market is still taking shape, but here I take a look at three market indicators to...
30 May 2020
From: Features

In these unprecedented times, Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) aims to reassure letting agents, landlords and tenants on any legislative changes, relating...
06 May 2020
From: Features

HM Land Registry is making it easier to verify individuals’ ID from today. In addition to conveyancers and chartered legal executives, verification...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country says now is “a great time” for estate agents to go upmarket and become “the luxury agent” in...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

An economic consultancy predicts house prices will fall by a sixth as unemployment grows across Britain this year. The consultancy, Cebr, says...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The Nationwide says government measures mean the impact of Coronavirus on the housing market may be “much less” damaging than many...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

New research of the buying habits of first-time buyers in the UK we’ve undertaken here at reallymoving.com shows that Shared Ownership...
25 March 2020
From: Features

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice. A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Another index shows how strong the market was in the build-up to the escalation in Coronavirus across the country. The website Home...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...
11 March 2020
From: Sponsored Content

An agency has repaid a £6,000 reservation fee to someone who thought they had purchased a property for £83,000 but was later...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Almost eight in 10 sellers have instructed High Street agents in the past year - a significantly higher figure than 12...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey suggests that 77 per cent of first time buyers do not purchase their initial property in the same town...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Forget the Boris Bounce - this might be the Rightmove Retreat. A new tool produced by the portal measures price per...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - it’s Monday and so it’s PJT, where you can catch up on the industry major moves of recent days. Please...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A free-to-list portal says the costs of listing on the established sites - especially Rightmove - are contributing to estate agencies...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A conveyancing firm has launched what it claims to be one of the first ever apps for vendors and buyers in...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Joanne (Jo) Tattum. Channel Manager - Property What is Moneypenny and...
14 February 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...
01 February 2020
From: Features

The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The average time it took a home to sell last year - measured from its first day listed on a portal...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...
22 January 2020
From: Features

At the end of a strong week for housing market indicators, the latest survey from the website Home suggests a major...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Whisper it quietly but the housing market could be significantly stronger in 2020 than in recent years. Two key indicators in the...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News

New build homes cost 19 per cent more than comparable pre-owned properties according to a new survey - and sometimes 50...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Almost exactly one quarter of house sales in England and Wales fell through prior to completion according to new figures. In the...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Stepping back and moving out of the front line is all the rage…but not, it seems, for hard-working agents and others...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Government figures suggest that the number of second homes in the UK has dropped two per cent in the eight year...
09 January 2020
From: Breaking News

It's been two years since the SDL Group launched its franchise block management business, SDL Property Partners, the first of its...
28 December 2019
From: Features

When looking back on the property market this year, the main message we can take is that it has remained extremely...
21 December 2019
From: Features

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...
14 December 2019
From: Features

House prices in England and Wales are set to fall over the next three months according to a price index produced...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The election is over and there’s nothing on the agenda except the run-up to Christmas - although there’s still time for...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that the UK housing market is still on hold, pending...
12 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Data scientists have released a study into the characteristics of homes and how they give away the likely voting intentions of...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s beginning to look a lot like…we’re running a very popular service for agents, as we’ve been inundated with more fund-raising...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Congratulations from everyone at Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today to all those who triumphed at the Relocation Agent Network...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group has issued a trading statement that is upbeat on lettings but warns that the sales market has...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A shock prediction from a property management firm suggests that around 10 estate agencies have gone bust every week in Britain...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The listings website Home, which conducts a monthly survey of asking prices and wider market monitors, is reporting a show 10...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

This morning’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors confirms the worst - that the market is in...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

House prices are forecast to dip as the year ends and stagnate at the start of 2020 according to the latest...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...
09 November 2019
From: Features

One of London’s leading estate and lettings agents has criticised the government over what he calls its “pitiful” record on affordable...
07 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Zoopla is continuing its aggressive expansion of listings and services to agents with news this morning that it has added a...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A new league table of High Street agents’ charges published over the weekend reveals the locations where agents charge an average...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of prime residential housing transactions has increased rapidly in the past two decades and even in the past five...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest housing market snapshot from the listings website Home suggests more regional markets are heading for price corrections. Home says that...
18 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Data from an agency comparison website reveals that in the current market it takes well over a year for a home...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

This is stating the obvious to estate agents but the government has revealed that homes near parks, gardens, playing fields and...
16 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There are fewer ‘accidental landlords’ - vendors who resort to letting out their homes because the sales market is difficult. That’s the...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Of all the UK properties for sale over the last year, 59% would have been exempt from any type of transaction...
10 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The new managing director of easyProperty claims the hybrid agency will be targeting branch managers and senior negotiators who think they...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News

House price growth in the UK 'ground to a halt' last month, according to the latest Nationwide figures. The lender's house price...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Although property transactions have, unsurprisingly, recently seen a decline which is almost certainly in part due to the ‘B-word’, this doesn’t...
28 September 2019
From: Features

As an agent, it’s part of your role to protect and advise your clients throughout the buying and selling process. Mortgages are...
26 September 2019
From: Sponsored Content

The annual rate of growth of UK house prices has slowed to its lowest level since September 2012. Official government data from...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A rock bottom supply of homes on sale is helping to reinvigorate London sales according to a market monitor. The website Home...
16 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Our first wonderful fund-raising agents this week are walking over hot coals - now that’s a dare for you. But you don’t...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Who knows how long any housing minister will last, especially with a General Election widely expected in the coming months. So Esther...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The independent Seel and Co, one of Cardiff’s and Wales’ oldest independent agencies and auction houses, has been acquired by Jeffrey...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News

As the self-employed estate agency market continues to grow in the UK, one of Australia's most succesful proponents of the model...
07 September 2019
From: Features

An estate agent in Cardiff has come up with a marketing wheeze in a bid to win more instructions - but...
05 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A housing market monitor that for some months has been pessimistic about London and the rest of the England and Wales...
05 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A new analysis of privately owned homes with mortgages outstanding shows repossessions have risen in London - but they’re down in...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The Liverpool Echo says housing minister Esther McVey, who was born in the city, is now ”reviled” there following comments about poor families. According...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s that time again. Each year I take a look at newspaper readership - not from the angle of journalists, but...
17 August 2019
From: Features

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to go further with property tax reform and not just stop at reducing stamp...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Sellers across England and Wales achieve an average 95.94 per cent of their asking price according to research from estate agency...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Online estate agency EasyProperty has been acquired by a firm with the backing of Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. easyProperty has been sold by the eProp...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Those who bought and sold the same property in 2018 made an average of £30,150 - but the number who do...
29 July 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the earliest property websites, nethouseprices.com, has been acquired by fledgling property portal OneDome. Nethouseprices was set up in 2004 and...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

How many of you are in favour of estate agents being licenced? Would most agents rather not be overseen by a regulator...
25 July 2019
From: Features

The government has published its response to an MPs’ committee’s comments on overseas buyers of properties in the UK - and...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents have put a brave face on official government figures which have shown a shock fall in London house prices and...
18 July 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s more bad news for online estate agencies this morning as a survey reveals that they have only a seven per cent...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Home, the property platform that often produces downbeat market forecasts, now says there are signs of improvement in London at least. It...
16 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...
06 July 2019
From: Features

The head of a website that contrasts the performances of rival estate agents is urging buyers to ‘drill down’ and find...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Gazumping is alive and well in much of the country, despite the slowdown in the property market, according to new research...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...
29 June 2019
From: Features

Phil Spencer and his advice website IQ have endorsed the concept of legally binding reservation agreements and digital legal packs through...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of cash buyers in London has recently plummeted by very nearly a fifth - and every other part of...
26 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A national newspaper claims that the 20 millionth domestic EPC in the UK is set to be issued in the next...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Too many sellers are wedded to the idea that prices will rise after a Brexit deal is resolved, says one of the...
20 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Conveyancing platform The Moving Hub and Acquaint CRM have announced a strategic partnership. New and existing users of Acquaint CRM will have...
18 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The latest asking prices data from Rightmove suggests that the national housing market is being dragged down by poor performance in...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

It's becoming increasingly difficult to sell a property, especially in those regions undergoing a price correction. That’s the verdict from Home, a...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Just 200 conveyancing firms control over 39 per cent of the market in England and Wales, wielding significant power over customers,...
30 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A new sales progression tool that claims to have been hugely successful over an 18-month pilot is being rolled out across...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A Parliamentary committee has claimed that 160 properties in the UK are owned by “high corruption-risk individuals” and wants more to...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Rightmove’s latest house price statistics reveal that asking prices for newly-marketed property are on average 0.9 per cent higher than a...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...
18 May 2019
From: Features

Reforms to the house buying process in England and Wales to bring it more into line with Scotland could slash the...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The average time on the market for a property is soaring across the UK thanks to Brexit uncertainty, according to the...
16 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A set of historic property details unearthed by a local resident have created a buzz on social media and in the...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has launched its long-awaited ‘How to sell a home’ and ‘How to...
08 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A new and comprehensive analysis of the housing market shows a jaw-dropping collapse in stamp duty revenue going to the Treasury...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A property listings platform has revealed what it describes as ‘the best places to sell a home’ in England and Wales. The...
29 April 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...
27 April 2019
From: Features

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....
20 April 2019
From: Features

Low risk letting is everyone’s aim, but unless legitimate guidelines are followed it’s difficult to know if a tenant will prove...
17 April 2019
From: Features

A new housing market survey paints a bleaker picture than that from Rightmove earlier this week - and instead speaks of...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Two of the PropTech sector's highest profile digital marketing suppliers are integrating in a bid to help agents nurture the leads...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...
13 April 2019
From: Features

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...
13 April 2019
From: Features

The average time it takes for a single first time buyer to save for a 15 per cent deposit in England...
11 April 2019
From: Breaking News

At the end of a week consisting of largely depressing market reports, new data from Knight Frank suggests that the bad...
09 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Campaigning groups like Generation Rent and Shelter like to think they are simultaneously edgy and radical; likewise some think tanks believe...
30 March 2019
From: Features

Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...
23 March 2019
From: Features

Prices have dropped 0.5 per cent in the past year according to LSL Property Services, the parent company of Your Move...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agency which was set up in south Wales late last year is opening a new branch that it describes...
19 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Latest data from property platform Home suggests that instruction numbers across the UK as a whole are down four per cent...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Agency Express says that following a strong start to the year there’s a been a slowdown in the number of properties...
12 March 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s time, surely, for government to crackdown not just on rogue agents and landlords but on rogue councils that confuse the...
09 March 2019
From: Features

The proliferation of big data is paving the way to improving our economy on almost every front as entrepreneurial digital companies...
09 March 2019
From: Features

The influential Treasury Select Committee says estate agents should be more closely monitored to ensure they abide by anti-money laundering regulations. In...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket will be “blanketing the commercial radio landscape” as well as engaging in sports and agency industry sponsorship programmes over the...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Both major portals have this morning revealed more evidence of a gently slowing housing market. The average time to sell a property...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A new survey claims the market is at its worst for eight years. The latest market snapshot from property platform Home says...
19 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...
16 February 2019
From: Features

Government figures show the UK’s annual house price growth now being down to 2.5 per cent - the lowest rate since...
14 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News

To a sales-focused agency, having a lettings department can sometimes feel like losing control of the business. Recent cases of property management...
07 February 2019
From: Sponsored Content

As an estate agent, you need to be ready to cater for the specific requirements of buyers and sellers, tailoring your...
06 February 2019
From: Sponsored Content

OnTheMarket is to continue its TV advertising campaign throughout February - and this time it’s ad is also going to be...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agent who stole per £300,000 from an estate agency spent the money on designer goods and expensive holidays -...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A respected property investment consultancy is warning that the current premium put on the prices of new-build homes - around 15...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country has revealed that it is the fastest-growing premium agency in the UK. Quoting research from TwentyCi - the business...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A new report from Zoopla claims very nearly a third of buyers want to know the street - or even the...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The industry has long been critical of reports claiming house price movements are in some way uniform across the country, but...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The share of the market taken by online agencies in the final quarter of 2018 slipped from last summer’s high of...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Almost half of all house sales in England and Wales fell through before completion in the final quarter of 2018, according...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A new property management firm claims that an average of nine estate agencies have gone bust each week since 2010. Apropos -...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Ilchester Place in London’s Holland Park may be the most expensive residential street in Britain - but it’s cheaper than a year...
31 December 2018
From: Breaking News

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

One of the country’s most detailed housing market forecasts for 2019 suggests house prices will fall in London and nearby regions...
27 December 2018
From: Breaking News

House prices are flatlining with the rate of annual growth having fallen continually since August according to LSL Property Services, which...
20 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Asking prices of homes coming to the market have fallen for the second month in a row - and Rightmove says...
17 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of active conveyancing firms handling property transactions in England and Wales has fallen to an eight year low. A market...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate agency Strutt & Parker says that despite Brexit and the economic and political uncertainty accompanying it, house prices in the...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...
01 December 2018
From: Features

Communities have missed out on more than 10,000 affordable homes in the past three years as a result of government rules...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has this morning announced that it has acquired MAB Glos, part of the Mortgage Advice Bureau. The £3.6m deal, done through...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News

New build property values are rising at a much greater rate than existing property values according to a study by DJ Alexander. The...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Price growth in the housing market is slow across the UK but London is again the most troubled region, seeing an...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The market is now over-supplied with homes to sell while at the same time demand is dipping and there are widespread...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest Your Move house price data confirms what a wide range of indices have shown recently - slowing price growth and,...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News

New data from Barclays Mortgages suggests Britons are now likely to stay in their homes for almost 19 years between house...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Transactions across England and Wales in September dropped 7.6 per cent year on year while Prime Central London now sees fewer than...
23 October 2018
From: Breaking News

New research by TheAdvisory consultancy, shared exclusively with Estate Agent Today, reveals exactly how fees have fallen for traditional agents in...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Cash used to be king in the housing market but new figures released today show that in the first half of...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Price cutting is becoming the new norm as the market adapts to reduced interest from buyers, according to property listings platform...
15 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests the number of properties on estate agents’ books is now nearing...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A government minister has told the estate agency industry that it must be more transparent over the issue of referral fees. In...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News

It seems a lifetime ago but in fact we’re approaching just the first anniversary since the government triggered its Call for...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Figures released by HMRC over the weekend show another huge rise in stamp duty going to the Treasury - and that’s...