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Visits to Rightmove have fallen by 18% in the past year as high mortgage rates hit the national market from the...

The number of agents reporting listings selling for under asking price has hit its highest level this year as Propertymark warns...

Around half of homebuyers will continue to postpone plans to purchase a property after the Autumn Statement failed to provide sufficient...

The Autumn Statement ended up being silent on Stamp Duty reforms and direct housing market stimulus but there were some nuggets...

Self-employed agency brand eXp has terminated the contract of agent Ian Wyn-Jones following allegations about his working practices. Wyn-Jones, who joined eXp...

A lawyer has called for Help to Buy to be resurrected in the Autumn Statement. Paul Sams, head of property at Dutton...

Nationwide has called for an independent review of the first-time buyer market as it urges the Chancellor to boost support for...

The lending outlook is improving for the housing market but psychological milestones remain, Knight Frank warns. The latest UK market commentary from...

Stamp Duty should reflect the current market conditions, an agency boss claims. Speaking exclusively to Estate Agent Today,  Michael Polzler, chief executive...

The Land Registry has recorded the first annual drop in property values for a decade in its house price index. Both the...

The rate of inflation has fallen to the lowest level in two years, raising hopes of a boost for the property...

Fine & Country Chelmsford’s managing directors Ed Casson and Simon Pelling have expanded further into the region, taking on the licence...

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

It wouldn’t be sensible to jump to a firm conclusion about the prospects of the housing market this side of Christmas,...

Right now, it feels like we are living in a housing market full of contradictions. Despite the best endeavours of Liz Truss,...

Agency brand Chestertons has joined calls for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to include Stamp Duty reform in his Autumn Statement. Hunt will deliver...

Mortgage arrears and claims for repossession are on the rise as official data shows how much homeowners are still struggling in...

House price falls could continue into 2024 as high interest rates continue to make it difficult for homebuyers to transact, an...

Houses prices stopped falling on a monthly basis for the first time since in six months during October but are still...

The UK’s housing market is past ‘peak pain’ and looks set to bottom out in mid-2024, according to Savills. The agency giant’s...

A Stamp Duty holiday would be more beneficial now than at the start of the pandemic, Knight Frank has suggested. The latest...

Estate agency insolvencies have increased by 11% over the past 12 months, research suggests. Analysis by audit and accountancy firm Mazars found...

Mortgage rates could be set to finally fall below 5%, brokers claim. The pricing of home loans has rocketed this year amid high...

It’s that time of year already: Halloween’s happened, Bonfire Night’s blown itself out, and there’s now a feast of festivities leading...

I’ve always been a half glass full kind of person.  But I’ve got to confess I struggled to get too excited by...

Single first-time buyers with low deposits are priced out of much of the property market, research suggests. New analysis using the latest...

TwentyEA has added new features to its Insight tool for agents. Users can now access up to five years of market data...

Nationwide has cautioned property market commentators about being too optimistic as its own house price index showed average prices surprisingly rose...

The number of mortgage approvals for home purchase hit an eight-month low during September, Bank of England data shows. Mortgage data from...

The best way to judge the UK housing market is to check on what’s happening in Parliament, not the price indices...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...

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

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

For almost as long as any of us can remember, we’ve had an unpaid colleague getting sales over the line for...

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

The latest market snapshot from Propertymark suggests a more pessimistic view of the market. The trade body’s latest Housing Insight report says...

Inheritance Tax receipts for April to September 2023 have soared to £3.9 billion, some £0.4 billion higher than the same period...

The property market’s 18-month “white-knuckle ride” is coming to an end, Tom Bill claims. Speaking on the Guild of Property Professionals’ The...

The usual post-summer uplift has failed to materialise for the property market, new figures suggest. Analysis by data company the Landmark Information...

A group of senior estate agency and property executives have combined to launch a free monthly marketing resource for upmarket agents. Former...

September has been ‘underwhelming’ for sales in prime London except for at the high-end £5m price point, figures suggest. Separate analysis from...

The proportion of listings going under offer within 30 days has dropped from 53% last year to 37% in September 2023,...

UK estate agents receive the lowest sales commission across eight of the world’s biggest property markets, new research suggests. The analysis suggests...

Property professionals remain negative about the prospects for the housing market over the coming months amid low buyer demand and fewer...

Homeowners are largely unconcerned about cooling house prices, research suggests. Instead, they are more concerned about having their own home than sitting...

Average mortgage pricing is falling in a “positive sign” for the market, new analysis suggests. Data from comparison website Moneyfacts shows typical...

The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) is seeking feedback from agents on proposals that it feels will “revolutionise moving home...

Demand for residential property remains fragile despite a pause in interest rate rises, Knight Frank claims. While the number of new prospective...

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

Industry figure Sean Newman has named seven additional speakers for the Estate Agent Success Summit, with 50% of tickets already sold. The...

The old adage that estate agency is a people business is rarely more relevant than right now, when the market is...

UK housing market activity "remains weak" according to the Nationwide. Its latest house price index shows that prices declined 5.3 per cent...

Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and now expects a steeper market drop. The agent previously predicted a 5% fall...

Property sales and mortgage approvals both fell annually in August, official data shows. Figures from HMRC show UK residential transactions were down...

Customer service has been identified as one of the most important attributes when using an estate agent. A poll of 600 consumers...

Winkworth is calling for the Government to take immediate action to fix the property market.  On the eve of the Tory party...

The number of first-time buyers has fallen this year but the proportion of sales to this cohort remains the same due...

The number of property transactions estimated to have collapsed across the UK market has started to climb after two quarters in...

We might be at the start of an improving housing market, suggests Propertymark. In its latest market snapshot, concentrating mostly on August,...

An index of prime London properties suggests buyers standing back as economic uncertainty reaches the upper levels of the market. The Prime...

It is just over one year since former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated mini-Budget and homeowners and...

Stamp Duty changes and planning reform should be high on the party conference season agenda, agency executives have suggested. Leaders Roman Group...

The majority of the British public believe the Government is responsible for fixing the country’s housing shortage but few believe that...

Annual house price growth has returned to its lowest level since the pandemic, Land Registry data shows. The latest figures from the...

The rate of inflation slowed from 6.8% to 6.7% in August, providing hope for homebuyers when it comes to high mortgage...

The Bank of England is facing calls to hold off on raising interest rates this week. Its Monetary Policy Committee is set...

Around half a million mortgage-holders are facing an imminent financial shock as their fixed deals end in the run-up to Christmas...

The number of homes going under offer within 30 days of listing has dropped from 54% to 38% as buyers become...

The mortgage rate rollercoaster is finally winding down but pressure will remain on the property market, Knight Frank claims. New commentary from...

Phil Spencer’s property advice website Move iQ has launched a video market solution that shares housing market insights at a local...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Graham Paterson. If I had a business card it would probably...

Funny how time flies faster as you get older and I’m reminded that next week, (23rd September, to be precise) it...

A new estate agency has launched in West Sussex with a focus on sustainability. Pear Properties has been launched by Marcus Farrell,...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has welcomed two new non-executive directors to its independent board. Louise Baxter, head of the National Trading Standards...

OneDome has added new functionality to its portal to let users search for properties by their proximity to selected schools. Buyers can now...

House prices won’t fall by as much as the 1990s and 2008 financial crashes but it will take until 2025 for...

The net housing supply in England could be set to fall to decade lows, builders have warned. New analysis by the Home...

As Summer makes way for Autumn, many in the sector are bracing themselves for storm-clouds. But should they be?  Here, in his...

House prices fell at their fastest rate since July 2009 last month, according to Nationwide.  The lender’s latest House Price Index shows...

I sometimes wonder just how far our national obsession with buying our own homes will stretch. First-time buyers are prepared to save...

If, like me, you’re an ardent England rugby fan or indeed a fan of rugby in general, you’ll be counting down...

Agents insist the market is still moving – albeit among cash buyers – after HMRC data shows another dip in sales activity. HMRC’s...

Buyers are facing higher costs when moving home, research shows. Analysis by Barrows & Forrester found the costs associated with moving home,...

The property market is set for its quietest year for sales since 2012, Zoopla claims. The portal’s latest House Price Index estimates...

Mortgage lending has dropped and buyers are no longer stretching their affordability limits, UK Finance claims. New data from the banking trade...

Record numbers of homebuyers are set to get on the property ladder with the help of the “Bank of Family” this...

Deliveroo may have revolutionised the way we order takeaways and now three former executives from the delivery app have set their...

Forget the Bank of Mum & Dad, now even siblings are chipping in to help brothers and sisters onto the property...

Spicerhaart’s shift to a hybrid model and investment in the business and staff has contributed to a £5m loss for 2022,...

When it comes to plain English, we in the property world are our own worst enemies. I don’t just mean the cliches...

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

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has repeated calls for Stamp Duty to be scrapped as politicians prepare for party conference...

It seems even celebrity music moguls and TV judges aren’t immune to the housing market slowdown. X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent...

The managing editor of The Good Schools Guide has outlined the measures that some families take to secure a place at...

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

Trading conditions in the housing market have worsened during this summer, Crest Nicholson has warned. A trading update from the housebuilder said...

Changes to consumer behaviour usually arrive in waves. Most of the time these waves are small. They drive minimal impact, with...

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

A lack of urgency is limited the number of deals being agreed in prime London, LonRes has warned. New analysis from the...

House price growth and inflation has continued to slow but there are warnings that further interest rate cuts could still dent...