Hunters franchisee Lester Hurst has bolstered his branch’s managed portfolio with a maiden independent acquisition. Lester, who has owned the Otley and...
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Rightmove has joined growing calls for Stamp Duty reform ahead of the Spring Budget next week. The property portal has outlined three...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Properties favoured by first-time buyers are typically selling for an average of 8% or £20,300 below the local market average, Zoopla...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The housing market is "turning a page" with fewer price reductions and higher achieved prices, Hamptons claims. A January market activity update...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Average house prices ended 2023 down 1.8%, according to Nationwide. The lender’s December House Price Index, based on its own mortgage lending...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
House prices may have slumped for most of the year but some areas have bucked the trend. Analysis by Halifax shows that...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
10 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Three major agency brands have unveiled high-profile appointments this week. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature here, email...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A new analysis of the housing market has assessed 50 cities in the UK to establish which is best for first...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A former senior executive for Boomin and Purplebricks has returned to traditional estate agency. Tom Kirk, previously chief product officer for Boomin...
18 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Hunters’ first ever franchised branch in the North Yorkshire town of Selby is under new ownership after 16 years. James Powell, who...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
As much of the country battened down the hatches for the first storm of the season, there may have been a...
30 September 2023
From: Features
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The average home seller across England and Wales has achieved 97.3% of asking price, a -2.4% drop versus the previous six...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s a great time to be a homebuyer if purchasers can afford it, TwentyCi has claimed. It comes as the property data...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Preston Baker has launched a new partner model to help estate agents start their own business in the property world. The new...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
It’s no secret that sea levels are rising, leaving millions of homes at risk globally and according to a recent report,...
02 September 2023
From: Features
Exchanged prices across the UK have grown at an average of 3.8% over the past year despite ‘gloomy headlines’, TwentyEA claims. New...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
It was a genuine pleasure to read this week about Yorkshire estate agent Ian Bradbury who clocked up 40 years selling...
19 August 2023
From: Features
A well-known Yorkshire estate agent is celebrating 40 years working at the same firm - and he’s marking his involvement in...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The property market is unstable at the moment making it increasingly difficult for first-time buyers to get on the ladder. As a...
05 August 2023
From: Features
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Cooling market conditions and the higher cost of borrowing have resulted in one property market silver lining, Moverly claims. The upfront information...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The founder of Yorkshire-based developer Gregory Property Group has passed away. The Gregory Property Group announced yesterday that its chairman and founder...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Savills and the Daily Telegraph newspaper have combined to produce a league table of what they claim to be Britain’s 50...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Increasing numbers of sellers are turning to auction rooms to combat the cooling housing market conditions, research suggests. Upfront information provider Moverly...
29 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Sale stock levels have surged by 15% since the start of the year due to the ‘stagnant market,’ research claims. Quick-buy firm...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Properties in West London are currently selling quicker than anywhere else in the UK, new research suggests. Analysis by lead generation technology...
21 June 2023
From: Breaking News
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...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
12 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
As Tennyson once observed…’.In the Spring, a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love…’.but not really. At the moment the...
29 April 2023
From: Features
Agents attending the Propertymark One conference at Wembley Arena in May are set to be treated to a Monty Python-inspired panel...
28 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Online agents have failed to capitalise on the cost of living crisis and have seen their market share for exchanges drop...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Lawyers are warning of a growing number of incidents of septic tank conveyancing negligence, which could prove costly for homebuyers. House buyers...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
It has been a busy first quarter of the year for property industry job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...
29 March 2023
From: Features
Average house prices have declined by their largest level on a monthly basis since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents in some parts of the UK are still struggling to sell properties that they first listed more than a decade...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A regional estate agent has outlined how the rise and fall of Purplebricks has actually been a good thing for high...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agents have been bringing more listings to the market since the start of the year but professionals in the north...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Two well-known East Yorkshire estate agents have joined forces to merge their businesses with a new name and branding. Stanifords and Grays...
06 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Newly-independent estate agency North Residential has unveiled new expansion plans with the opening of at least three new UK locations per year and...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A new estate agency called WS Residential has been launched in Yorkshire, following a merger between a consultancy and an existing...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
There are plenty of inspiring examples of charity partnerships with property brands this week, from foodbanks to hospitals. If there are charitable endeavours...
10 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Newly-independent estate agency North Residential has opened a second branch in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire. It comes just three months after...
06 February 2023
From: Breaking News
It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...
31 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has blamed uncertainty since the September mini-Budget and rising mortgage rates for making the market more...
30 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Online agents increased their market share in 2022 but are struggling to break into higher value markets, new data has revealed. Data...
26 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Readers of a certain age may remember 1983. The Space Shuttle Challenger made its first flight, Neil Kinnock was elected Labour leader,...
14 January 2023
From: Features
Agents are seeing more instructions as the year ends but fewer properties are selling, industry data shows. Figures from property data company...
21 December 2022
From: Breaking News
HMRC fined 24 estate agency and property businesses for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches between April and June 2022, new figures show. The...
16 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents haven't let the festive season get in the way of supporting good causes, and there is a big focus on...
16 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The winners of the 2022 allAgents Customer Experience Awards were announced last week. The agency customer feedback website held its second ever...
07 December 2022
From: Breaking News
There have been plenty of heart-warming examples of agents supporting their local communities and charities this week, from sleep-outs to donations. Whatever...
02 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Property consultancy Walker Singleton has acquired Brighouse-based estate agency Daniel & Hirst as the firm further expands its residential property operations...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Regional agent Redbrik is celebrating a string of successes as it approaches its 10-year anniversary in January. The South Yorkshire and North...
15 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The property industry often gets a bad rep, despite all the work that agents and others in the sector do for...
12 November 2022
From: Features
There have been plenty of new jobs being started outside of Wesminster this month. Here are some of the latest moves that...
31 October 2022
From: Breaking News
South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire estate agency Redbrik has launched a campaign to help the public cope with the rising cost of living. The...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The market share of hybrid and online agents increased slightly during the third quarter of 2022 but firms are still struggling...
20 October 2022
From: Breaking News
From bake sales to beach clean-ups, there have been plenty of ways that agents have been giving back for good causes...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Property demand has dropped while price reductions have increased in recent weeks, data shows. Two separate pieces of industry data give new...
04 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Yorkshire estate agent Dacre Son & Hartley is aiming to offset more than 100 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The brand is...
04 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The government’s Stamp Duty reforms could provide a boost to homebuilding in the UK, a property investor claims. Real estate investor Alliance...
29 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents and property professionals have backed the creation of Investment Zones to help boost housebuilding but have called for more clarity...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Properties that are slow to sell are typically commanding a discount of up to 17% off England’s average house price, research...
12 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Downsizing could become more attractive to older homeowners as the cost of living crisis intensifies, Savills claims. It comes as analysis by...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
It's been a busy period of fundraising and volunteering for agents and property professionals. Support has included getting one charity back on...
26 August 2022
From: Breaking News
First-time buyers have been urged to manage their expectations after it revealed that 79% believe their first home will meet all...
23 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Hundreds of homes reaching portals for sale with no supporting photos, research suggests. Estate agent media provider Giraffe360 analysed current sales stock...
23 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...
20 August 2022
From: Features
Estate agents have listed an average of 7.3 homes for sale per branch during 2022, research suggests- down 12.5% annually. Agency comparison...
18 August 2022
From: Breaking News
We’re undergoing another heatwave at the moment, with the mercury rising above 30 degrees for five successive days before it breaks...
12 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Yorkshire agent Preston Baker has sold its lettings portfolio to focus on residential sales. It has offloaded its book of more than...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News
When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...
23 July 2022
From: Features
The market share of hybrid and online agents has increased slightly but they are still struggling to break into the higher...
21 July 2022
From: Breaking News
More than a third of England’s regions have seen buyer demand fall over the previous quarter, research claims in the latest...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Anti-money laundering (AML) software provider SmartSearch is warning of a rise in financial crime, particularly targeting smaller property firms. A survey of...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Regional agent Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding into York and has appointed experienced estate agent, Nick Udovicic, to head up...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
More than 70 girls and boys who represent Ben Rhydding Hockey Club in Ilkley, west Yorkshire have benefited from a smart...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News
From golf days to white collar boxing, agents and property professionals have been swinging into action for charitable causes recently. Remember, if...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News
More than 100,000 property transactions have benefitted from access to digitised local land charges (LLCs) data. Conveyancing software provider Search Acumen has...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The government is being urged to tailor its housing market reforms beyond solely focusing on first-time buyers. It comes as new analysis...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents and property professionals haven't let the mini-heatwave stop them sweating and stepping up for charity. Here are some of the sector's...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The remaining amount of agency stock still for sale remains at the same level as last year, TwentyCi claims. The property data...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News
House price growth may be slowing but there is still plenty of movement in the property jobs market. Here are some of...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News
In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...
28 May 2022
From: Features
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
The number of areas where the average house sale price exceeded £500,000 has surpassed 15% of Great Britain for the first...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents helped vendors sell homes at 97.9% of asking price on average last year, research claims. Analysis of portal and Land Registry...
06 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
You can tell that spring is in the air as this week's Agents Do Charity is full of outdoor fundraising pursuits...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A Yorkshire based agent has come up with a novel way of reducing its carbon footprint while conducting viewings with potential...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A well-known Yorkshire estate agency has expanded into another of its prime locations after striking a major acquisition deal. Linley & Simpson...
22 April 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
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
Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC, an opportunity for see how selfless our industry can be at times of hardship...