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Touching tributes have been paid to long-standing estate agency franchisee Camran Ishaq, who has passed away at the age of 41. Ishaq...

It’s tempting to think that Michael Gove’s proposed clampdown on Airbnb-style short lets is a uniquely British form of small-mindedness, part...

A US real estate brokerage is heading to the UK, with plans to target those looking for a holiday home across...

Dog-owning house buyers who want to live in areas of abundant green space in which to walk their four-legged friends are...

Buyer demand has continued to climb during the first quarter (Q1) of the year, research suggests. Analysis by agency comparison website GetAgent...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

The Government may have backtracked on plans for 100% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages but Yorkshire Building Society has come up with its...

The gap between the costs of home ownership and renting has reached its smallest level since 2019, according to the latest...

The UK’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, new research suggests. Analysis by the Resolution Foundation...

North Berwick in East Lothian, has been named the best place to live in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live...

Hunters franchisee Lester Hurst has bolstered his branch’s managed portfolio with a maiden independent acquisition. Lester, who has owned the Otley and...

Rightmove has joined growing calls for Stamp Duty reform ahead of the Spring Budget next week. The property portal has outlined three...

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

New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...

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

Average house prices ended 2023 down 1.8%, according to Nationwide. The lender’s December House Price Index, based on its own mortgage lending...

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

Prime buying agency Black Brick has seen cash buyers double this year. Data from the buying agent shows 66% of clients have...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

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

Hat and Home has opened its fifth office and a new headquarters in the heart of Sandhurst. The move centralises the agency...

You’ll know by now that I’m a fully signed up member of the PropTech fan club. And I’ve had an exciting...

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

The first Women in Estate Agency Award winners were announced at the ESTAS last week. The ESTAS Awards marked its 20th anniversary last...

By Simon Shinerock At the time of writing, Rightmove had a market capitalisation of just under £4 billion, down almost 15% on...

A former senior executive for Boomin and Purplebricks has returned to traditional estate agency. Tom Kirk, previously chief product officer for Boomin...

Hunters’ first ever franchised branch in the North Yorkshire town of Selby is under new ownership after 16 years. James Powell, who...

A Labour council has revealed that it’s bought 15 open market homes, beefed up  their energy efficiency and will use them...

As much of the country battened down the hatches for the first storm of the season, there may have been a...

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

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

Even the super-rich don’t seem to be immune from the property market slowdown, Knight Frank’s latest Global Super-Prime Intelligence Report, following sales...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

It’s a great time to be a homebuyer if purchasers can afford it, TwentyCi has claimed. It comes as the property data...

Preston Baker has launched a new partner model to help estate agents start their own business in the property world. The new...

It’s no secret that sea levels are rising, leaving millions of homes at risk globally and according to a recent report,...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

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

It was a genuine pleasure to read this week about Yorkshire estate agent Ian Bradbury who clocked up 40 years selling...

A well-known Yorkshire estate agent is celebrating 40 years working at the same firm - and he’s marking his involvement in...

After a bumpy six months media-wise, I was fascinated to see that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle chose a tech-based project...

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

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

Cooling market conditions and the higher cost of borrowing have resulted in one property market silver lining, Moverly claims. The upfront information...

The founder of Yorkshire-based developer Gregory Property Group has passed away. The Gregory Property Group announced yesterday that its chairman and founder...

Savills and the Daily Telegraph newspaper have combined to produce a league table of what they claim to be Britain’s 50...

Increasing numbers of sellers are turning to auction rooms to combat the cooling housing market conditions, research suggests. Upfront information provider Moverly...

Sale stock levels have surged by 15% since the start of the year due to the ‘stagnant market,’ research claims. Quick-buy firm...

Properties in West London are currently selling quicker than anywhere else in the UK, new research suggests. Analysis by lead generation technology...

Independent estate agency Hat and Home has continued its expansion with two new branches announced. Three-branch Hat and Home is growing its...

Two of the north’s largest property auction houses, North-West based Pugh and South Yorkshire based Mark Jenkinson, are combining their online property auction listings from...

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

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has unveiled details of a new nationwide roadshow including an as yet unnamed ex-footballer. Its ‘Growing into...

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

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

As Tennyson once observed…’.In the Spring, a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love…’.but not really. At the moment the...

Agents attending the Propertymark One conference at Wembley Arena in May are set to be treated to a Monty Python-inspired panel...

Online agents have failed to capitalise on the cost of living crisis and have seen their market share for exchanges drop...

Self-employed agency network eXp UK has passed the 400 agent mark and beyond. The brand has announced that it now has 401...

Lawyers are warning of a growing number of incidents of septic tank conveyancing negligence, which could prove costly for homebuyers. House buyers...

It has been a busy first quarter of the year for property industry job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news...

New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...

Average house prices have declined by their largest level on a monthly basis since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty...

Agents in some parts of the UK are still struggling to sell properties that they first listed more than a decade...

A regional estate agent has outlined how the rise and fall of Purplebricks has actually been a good thing for high...

Estate agents have been bringing more listings to the market since the start of the year but professionals in the north...

Two well-known East Yorkshire estate agents have joined forces to merge their businesses with a new name and branding. Stanifords and Grays...

Newly-independent estate agency North Residential has unveiled new expansion plans with the opening of at least three new UK locations per year and...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

A new estate agency called WS Residential has been launched in Yorkshire, following a merger between a consultancy and an existing...

There are plenty of inspiring examples of charity partnerships with property brands this week, from foodbanks to hospitals. If there are charitable endeavours...

Newly-independent estate agency North Residential has opened a second branch in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire.  It comes just three months after...

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has blamed uncertainty since the September mini-Budget and rising mortgage rates for making the market more...

Online agents increased their market share in 2022 but are struggling to break into higher value markets, new data has revealed. Data...

Readers of a certain age may remember 1983. The Space Shuttle Challenger made its first flight, Neil Kinnock was elected Labour leader,...

Historic estate agency brand Humberts has expanded into the Oxford area with a tenth franchised office. It is led by experienced local...

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

HMRC fined 24 estate agency and property businesses for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches between April and June 2022, new figures show. The...

Agents haven't let the festive season get in the way of supporting good causes, and there is a big focus on...

Agents have been busy expanding and rebranding this week. Regional agent Preston Baker is expanding its service area with the creation of...

The winners of the 2022 allAgents Customer Experience Awards were announced last week. The agency customer feedback website held its second ever...

There have been plenty of heart-warming examples of agents supporting their local communities and charities this week, from sleep-outs to donations. Whatever...

Property consultancy Walker Singleton has acquired Brighouse-based estate agency Daniel & Hirst as the firm further expands its residential property operations...

Demand for prime London property from Americans doubled between September and October due to favourable dollar exchange rates and increased investor...

Regional agent Redbrik is celebrating a string of successes as it approaches its 10-year anniversary in January. The South Yorkshire and North...

The property industry often gets a bad rep, despite all the work that agents and others in the sector do for...

Knight Frank’s head of London residential sales Rory Penn has been named ‘Property Adviser of the Year at the Spear’s Awards...

There have been plenty of new jobs being started outside of Wesminster this month. Here are some of the latest moves that...

South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire estate agency Redbrik has launched a campaign to help the public cope with the rising cost of living. The...

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

From bake sales to beach clean-ups, there have been plenty of ways that agents have been giving back for good causes...

Property demand has dropped while price reductions have increased in recent weeks, data shows. Two separate pieces of industry data give new...

Yorkshire estate agent Dacre Son & Hartley is aiming to offset more than 100 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The brand is...

The government’s Stamp Duty reforms could provide a boost to homebuilding in the UK, a property investor claims. Real estate investor Alliance...

With sustainability and eco-friendliness becoming more important by the minute, new research has suggested significant amounts of carbon could be saved...

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

Properties that are slow to sell are typically commanding a discount of up to 17% off England’s average house price, research...

Downsizing could become more attractive to older homeowners as the cost of living crisis intensifies, Savills claims. It comes as analysis by...

It's been a busy period of fundraising and volunteering for agents and property professionals. Support has included getting one charity back on...