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It’s taken eight years but one of London’s highest profile estate agencies says the value of its Under Offer pipeline has...

TV property guru, Move iQ founder and Estate Agent Today columnist Phil Spencer to be a keynote speakers at Propertymark One...

Winkworth has revealed that it has not renewed franchises on offices “where our standards were not being met and results were...

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

A baby born today will need to earn £95,121 to get on the property ladder, research suggests. The analysis forecasts that the...

Savills has claimed most of the property markets It operates in are past “peak uncertainty” after posting lower revenues and profits...

LSL has hailed the benefits of switching to a franchise model for its estate agency brand. A trading update from the company...

Foxtons has recorded a 31% annual increase in the value of its under offer pipeline during the first couple of months...

Lower mortgage rates gave the housing market a boost in February with supply and sales all moving higher, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...

Fine & Country is gearing up to host its International Annual Conference and Awards Gala titled ‘Dare to be Iconic’.  The event...

The majority of shareholders of The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) have backed a merger of the brand with Belvoir. TPFG and Belvoir...

The times, they are indeed a-changin’. But what Dylan may not have appreciated, however, was how fast that change would be...

London agent Martyn Gerrard has acquired Palmers Green-based estate and lettings agent Range Homes.   The deal, worth almost £1m, will see the...

Downsizers could free up an estimated £209,215 worth of equity, according to research from national estate agency Jackson-Stops. Its annual research on the ‘downsizer...

Mortgage rates may be falling but tougher lending criteria is stifling many borrowers, including high earners. Research by Investec has found the...

Foxtons is set to close and consolidate some Ludlow Thompson branches as part of plans to save £3m this year. A trading...

The negative effects of higher mortgage rates on affordability were overestimated throughout 2023, TwentyCi claims. The property data firm highlights that house...

The total number of property millionaires fell last year as the ‘race for space’ reversed, research suggests. Analysis by Savills has revealed...

The chief executive and chief financial officer of Belvoir will lose their jobs if the brand’s merger with The Property Franchise...

Winkworth's network completed sales for the year fell by some 19% in 2023, the agency franchise brand has revealed but it...

A record 50% of homes sold in England & Wales last year were purchased following a price reduction, Hamptons analysis has revealed. The...

We’re now just 2 days away from the end of 2023 and what a year it’s been for the property industry....

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLHUC) has hit back at media claims about its housebuilding targets. The Times newspaper...

Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...

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

The founder of family-run brand Coopers Estate Agents is marking 50 years in the industry. Martin Cooper has recalled his first sale,...

Estate agents sold a record number of properties via online auction between July and September, figures from proptech firm iamproperty have...

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

A fifth of all homes sold so far this year in London have been for over £1m. London estate agency Benham and...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has warned of a “challenging backdrop” for agents which may impact the portal’s annual revenue. It comes amid rumours, reported...

More families need a home they can call their own, the Housing Secretary Michael Gove has claimed. Speaking at the Tory Party...

Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...

LSL has described the transfer of its estate agency business to a franchise model as a success and said it expects...

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

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

Rightmove has unveiled its Autumnal marketing campaign, with a new advert aiming to convince potential buyers that they should have ‘belief’...

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

Despite a 15-year peak in interest rates, one of Glasgow’s leading estate agents, Corum, has reported a 10% surge in viewings...

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

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

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

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

Property taxes collected in Scotland have risen nearly 50 per cent in just two years according to analysis of the latest...

Prominent industry figure Sean Newman has renewed his licence agreement with Fine & Country for five more years.  Newman has licenses in...

Price reductions have reached their highest level in at least nine years according to estate agency Hamptons.   Some 50 per cent of...

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

We all want more transactions - the Holy Grail when it comes to agencies’ bottom lines - but an interesting aspect...

The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

Properties are taking longer to go under offer but there is no evidence of large discounts on asking prices yet, Hamptons...

MPs have cast doubt on the Government’s ability to achieve its target of 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

More than a third of homes have declined in value over the past six months, Zoopla data shows. It comes despite the...

Price sensitivity and a flight to quality is dominating prime London markets, research suggest. Analysis of second quarter property market activity by...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Prime London homeowners are turning to off-market sales to protect the value of their property, an industry executive claims. Property consultancy Tyburn,...

Dexters has hinted at more acquisitions, particularly around greater London. Andy Shepherd, chief executive of the London agent, suggested the brand is...

An estate agent is urging people selling their flats to have building safety documentation in place before putting the property on...

A standoff between sellers looking back at the 2021 and 2022 markets and buyers anticipating a weaker one is stifling the...

HMRC data showing more than £1m of anti-money laundering (AML) fines to estate and lettings agents should be a “wake-up call”...

Agency-backed anti-money laundering platform Thirdfort is celebrating reaching 1m downloads of its app. Thirdfort, backed by Knight Frank, Chestertons and Savills’ proptech...

High-end estate agency Strutt & Parker says its research points to a sales market recovery underway in some parts of the...

The Building Safety Act will cause further delays to the home moving process, a senior industry executive has warned. Rob Hailstone, chief...

Investors were licking their wounds yesterday after the Purplebricks’ share price plummeted by 60% off the back of warnings that it...

Purplebricks has warned its cash reserves are under threat if its strategic review and sales process isn’t completed soon. A trading update...

The worst of the pricing adjustment in response to higher mortgage rates appears to be behind us, Zoopla has claimed. The portal’s...

Conveyancing software provider Smoove’s flagship agency product has been “paused.” Smoove Start was launched last year, providing a platform for agents to...

The Conveyancing Association has launched a guidance document for firms that addresses the Building Safety Act and Building Safety (Leaseholder Protection)...

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

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

Foxtons completed the highest number of viewings for five years during the first quarter of 2023, giving it hopes of a...

Shares in Winkworth rose close to their recent highs yesterday despite the agency franchise brand reporting a drop in revenues and...

Keller Williams (KW) UK chief executive Ben Taylor has announced a “significant expansion plan” for the UK network but has said...

Agents are taking almost a month longer to sell homes than last year as the market adjusts to new pricing, seller...

The number of fall-throughs declined during the final three months of 2022 but this trend may not last, new data suggests. Analysis...

Agents have begun reporting concerns that Barclays has suspended access to their business bank accounts. Vijay Vashistha, co-founder of online agent 99home,...

Higher utility and staffing costs pushed profits down in Savills’ UK residential business last year. The property and agency brand revealed in...

International buyers appear to slowly be returning to the prime central London (PCL) market, according to Hamptons data. Figures released by the...

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

From the 23 January 2023, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 came into effect for multi-occupied residential buildings. This is what...

OnTheMarket is celebrating retaining its majority agent-owned status amid sell-offs by some of its early shareholders. It comes after 1.9m shares held...

More than 3m of shares have been placed in a dedicated facility established by OnTheMarket (OTM) after its initial public offering...

A former Countrywide director says that since becoming a Keller Williams agent he’s racked up over £1m in fees. Dominic Marcel -...

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

The number of property millionaires in Great Britain has “shot up,” with one in 40 homes now valued at £1m or...

January was a record month for mortgage searches but mainly for remortgaging rather than home purchase, data from an industry software...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is expecting the market to align with conditions seen in 2019. A trading update from the listed...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has committed to leasehold reform and fixing cladding issues before the next election. It comes as the Government...

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

Agents and property professionals have kicked off the year by supporting a range of causes. Whatever the cause you are working for,...

The top-end of the prime London market was a key driver for sales and new listings last year, LonRes figures suggest. Analysis...

Consumer demand for auction can no longer be ignored. Month after month this alternative method of sale sees increased uptake as...

It’s been a year since Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared that was “morally wrong” that leaseholders should pay to fix unsafe...

Conveyancers are being urged to conduct better “quality control” on documents filed to the Land Registry after the body revealed ‘basic...

New year, old worries: what’s happening in the housing market? We’ve asked experts and collated forecasts, 15 in total. On the one...

The number of fall-throughs hit a five-year high during the third quarter of 2022, research suggests. Analysis of TwentyCi fall through data...

Agents have been spreading plenty of festive cheer as the year comes to an end, supporting foodbanks and a variety of...

Estate agency sales revenue could have dropped by as much as 27% by the end of this year, research suggests. Analysis of...

The cost of living crisis and rising interest rates will lead to a decline in property transactions and mortgage lending next...

Collapsed challenger portal Boomin has officially named its liquidator as company documents this morning outlined a deficiency of almost £10m in...