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

Artificial intelligence-powered property search app Jitty has gone live across central London as it accelerates its expansion across the UK. The app,...

Average house prices fell 1.4% during 2023, Land Registry data has revealed. The latest Land Registry House Price Index for December 2023...

Specialist buying agency Recoco Property Search has appointed former director of Strutt & Parker’s country house department Andrew Cronan to strengthen...

Three major agency brands have unveiled high-profile appointments this week. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature here, email...

A new analysis of the housing market has assessed 50 cities in the UK to establish which is best for first...

The inaugural Northwest PROPS Awards will be hosted by England and British Lions rugby legend Martin Bayfield. The two-time Grand Slam winner...

Belvoir Group PLC has expanded its financial services network with the acquisition of MAB (South West) Ltd for £1m.   This follows...

Two well-known Fine & Country licensees have partnered to boost their presence in the South West of England. Jonathan Handford and Sean...

First-time buyers in the UK are paying almost a third more to get on the property ladder than they were five...

Estate agents across Britain sold 5.3 homes on average each month in 2022, new research suggests. Analysis by Nested has found there...

The average price for larger detached homes has grown at almost twice the rate than for smaller properties such as flats...

Cash buyers are securing properties 6% below the average UK house price. Research by national agent Jackson-Stops has revealed the regions where...

The level of new listings coming to market is at its weakest since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty holiday,...

Winkworth has expanded further in the South West of England with a new office opening in the Bishopston area of Bristol. The...

An eXp UK agent has highlighted the importance of personal branding and his own beard in securing property sales. Ben Moore, who...

Agents are seeing more instructions as the year ends but fewer properties are selling, industry data shows. Figures from property data company...

The market share of hybrid and online agents increased slightly during the third quarter of 2022 but firms are still struggling...

Agents and property professionals have backed the creation of Investment Zones to help boost housebuilding but have called for more clarity...

In this guest piece, Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director at Leaders Romans Group, looks at whether house prices will start to cool...

Two senior estate agency figures have given their views on the prospects for the property market as commentators warn that longer-term...

A property purchasing specialist has revealed how the UK’s home sellers are now paying £793 more in estate agent commission when...

The market share of hybrid and online agents has increased slightly but they are still struggling to break into the higher...

Estate agency network the Experts in Property has expanded its geographical spread. The group of more than 65 independent estate agencies across...

The property market is unlikely to see forced sales but buyers are becoming more price sensitive, Zoopla warns. The property portal’s latest...

Stock shortages are seeing one in 10 homes get snapped up within 14 days of entering the market, GetAgent claims. The agent...

More than 100,000 property transactions have benefitted from access to digitised local land charges (LLCs) data. Conveyancing software provider Search Acumen has...

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

Hamptons has created a new international department after its latest acquisition. The agent this week revealed it has acquired Venres, a specialist...

The number of areas where the average house sale price exceeded £500,000 has surpassed 15% of Great Britain for the first...

An agency which in 2020 moved from traditional branches to a hub-based business model, says it’s to become a ‘digital first’...

By the end of 2021, one in 16 homes will have changed hands, making it the busiest property market since 2007...

One of the west of England’s largest independent agencies has signed a two year deal with Zoopla, running across portal listings...

Zoopla has calculated how much the average house price has risen every single day since the start of the pandemic in...

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has hailed the online agent’s no-fee model after reaching £5 billion worth of sales. The agency, previously...

Scotland and the south west of England have been identified as cash buyer hotspots. Analysis by Barrows and Forrester, found 27 per...

The lifestyle changes triggered by the pandemic are likely to have a lasting effect on the housing market, pushing property prices permanently...

Average house prices increased by 13.2 per cent over the year to June - the highest annual growth rate since November...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says research into pricing strategies has suggested around a third of sellers at least consider using...

One of the founder agencies of the new Boomin portal, scheduled to launch in the New Year, has also rejoined Zoopla. Farrell...

The mixture of the stamp duty holiday and generally fast-rising house prices has led to a resurgence of flipping. Data released this...

The so-called hub model of estate agency adopted by a growing number of firms appears to be part of a wider...

One of the country's largest group of independent agencies has named its new chief executive officer - and says it’s a...

One of the country’s major regional agencies has unveiled a ‘super hub’ structure which began life as a lockdown measure but...

The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison...

It’s probably not a surprise but new research has revealed where people want to move to - as well as where...

Rightmove has given a regional breakdown in where  buyer demand is strongest in the past two weeks. It’s perhaps no surprise that...

There has been a huge surge in demand in some regions of the UK according to new data from Rightmove.  The portal...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to hold a seminar for agents who have already left the portal or are...

The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...

A survey suggests that 77 per cent of first time buyers do not purchase their initial property in the same town...

The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager for the South West of...

The year just ending was when the North-South divide in house prices and capital appreciation slammed into reverse gear according to...

Connells has confirmed that it has closed two branches in Dorset in the south west of England, in addition to the...

Zoopla has revealed the most searched-for property terms on its portal in the past 12 months with ‘garage’, ‘parking’ and ‘garden’...

This morning’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors confirms the worst - that the market is in...

Zoopla is continuing its aggressive expansion of listings and services to agents with news this morning that it has added a...

A high profile estate agency selling some of the most expensive homes in the west of England has shut two of...

Yes it’s Monday, so it’s another edition of PJT, your guide to the key moves and changes in the agency and...

Countrywide has told Estate Agent Today that it will not be releasing any figures on the branch closure programme it introduced...

It appears that at least three Countrywide brands are undergoing branch closures as the company’s cuts continue to bite. Estate Agent Today...

Rumours continue to circulate about possible large-scale branch closures at Countrywide; its share price ended trading today at its lowest ever...

Rightmove’s latest house price statistics reveal that asking prices for newly-marketed property are on average 0.9 per cent higher than a...

It’s time, surely, for government to crackdown not just on rogue agents and landlords but on rogue councils that confuse the...

Hello and welcome to another PJT, your regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Please keep us informed of...

One of the country’s most detailed housing market forecasts for 2019 suggests house prices will fall in London and nearby regions...

Demand is down for the 12th successive month according to the latest market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. New...

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

The Mortgage Advice Bureau says early evidence suggests typical first time buyers are now spending more following the effective scrapping of stamp...

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that in the year to November average house prices in the UK increased...

Leaders has appointed Debra McHale as its new area sales manager for the north west of England. McHale has worked in the...

House price growth has been strongest in the north west of England according to the latest government figures from the Office...

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

Savills has given a pessimistic outlook for the mainstream housing market for the next five years.  It says average house prices across...

That the private rental sector has become the government’s whipping boy for housing problems - landlords in particular, letting agents almost...

A gathering of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has called on the industry to unite and improve the buying and selling process...

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

Hunters has boosted its office network over the 200 mark through the acquisition of Besley Hill, one of the longest established...

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

Most householders taking part in a sentiment survey by estate agency Knight Frank say they believe the value of their home...

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...

Research by The Guardian has revealed that the Blair family’s property empire has expanded - secured just ahead of the stamp...

Property Sharing Experts, which says it is the largest network of independent estate agencies in the south west of England, has...

Last month was the strongest September since 2007 for home sales, with a distinct north-south divide when it comes to transactions...

An analysis of homes on sale six months after the scrapping of the ‘slab’ system of stamp duty has revealed a...

The average value of homes across Britain rose by 2.7 per cent or almost £7,000 during the first six months of...

Franchise brand Hunters, currently the sixth largest estate agency group in the UK, is opening two new branches on the Wirral...