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Average house prices and mortgage approvals hit new highs during the summer months, in a positive sign for the property market. Nationwide...

Countrywide Land & New Homes has been appointed by Harcourt to market Tobacco Warehouse, a major redevelopment of the world’s largest...

Leading UK property auctioneer Bond Wolfe has broken through the £100 million barrier for sales to date in 2024, with its...

The real estate industry is one of the industries hardest hit by falling numbers of self-employed, having seen the third-largest decline...

Shortly after the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act was granted Royal Assent in May, we surveyed members of the Association of...

The Government may be silent so far on support schemes for first-time buyers but the UK’s largest lender now appears to...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property search app Jitty has launched a new feature that lets buyers find their dream home by simply...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the annual Estate Agency X event, titled 'Mastering the...

Auction sales are becoming more popular even as the wider market falls, figures suggest. Proptech firm iamproperty analysed data between January and...

Political and economic stability is encouraging more movement in the housing market, according to new figures released by online valuation specialists...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned this October’s Budget will be “painful.” Speaking as MPs return to Parliament next Monday, he warned...

Savills has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of Tommy Newbigging to lead its new homes department across Essex and parts...

Knight Frank has left the door open to revise its house price forecasts after the chancellor’s first Budget in October. Chancellor Rachel...

Lower mortgage rates have slowed the exodus of first-time buyers from London ,research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons for the first half of...

The 90-minute commute continues to flourish for family homes, it has been claimed. Speaking on the Winkworth’s latest Property Exchange podcast, the...

The new Labour government has committed to building 370,000 homes per year, but is it realistic? The housing crisis in the UK...

The Housing Scotland Bill must be changed to reflect reality. Following a recent report by the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) which...

The National Leasehold Campaign’s (NLC) heroic journey to get reform of the controversial tenure type on the statute book has hit...

Almost two-thirds of first-time buyers have got on the property ladder using help from the Bank of Mum and Dad but...

EVER since Rishi Sunak stood in the rain and effectively announced he’d soon be moving house, Labour have been saying the...

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

Hamptons has appointed Chris Randall as regional sales director, overseeing the businesses South West and West London regions.  He takes over from...

Estate agency acquisitions expert Lucy Noonan has revealed the misogyny she has faced in the sector. Speaking on the latest episode of...

In the current rental market, where legislative changes and tax reforms loom large, many landlords are expressing doubt about the viability...

Savills has expanded its residential sales team with two new appointments in South Buckinghamshire. Adam Harris and Sophie Male have joined the...

Northern Ireland portal PropertyPal has announced a strategic merger with Propertynews, uniting two of the country’s leading property websites.  Both brands will...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has pledged £90,000 to the Chartered Surveyors Student Bursary Programme to support new entrants...

Super prime agency The Private Office: Real Estate is looking to score with sports stars and celebrities. It has appointed Elisha Warburton...

Estate agency CRM Alto has been given a mobile upgrade. Alto on mobile already lets agents view their calendar, manage their diary...

Spicerhaart has appointed former Countrywide sales manager Victoria Kelly to lead its Land and New Homes division in the Midlands.  She has...

One key point of difference in the parties’ housing policies during the recent general election campaign was that the Conservative Party...

The smart home movement has been gathering pace for some time and connected living should be top of the agenda for...

The ‘UK Seniors Housing Market Update Q2 2024’ from Knight Frank brings positive news that the supply of new seniors housing...

I have been an agent for 25 years and have represented a large corporate agency and Anderson Rose (my own independent...

The new Labour government has pledged to prioritise a ‘brownfield first’ approach to urban planning, as part of its promise to...

When I first started working as an estate agent there was one thing I never saw coming… and that was having...

An exciting new collaboration between TVPN, EstateApps and Paul Long is set to transform the way you advertise your property listings...

You won’t need me to tell you, but transactions are taking a l-o-n-g time right now. Figures from a digital information service...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has appointed Victor Olowe as the chair of its new Valuation Assurance Committee (VAC).  Olowe...

Mortgage rates may be dropping but buyers need to act fast as product shelf-life is also falling. Moneyfacts data shows the average...

A cross-industry collaboration aims to showcase how working horizontally across key stages of the home-buying and selling journey can positively impact...

Homeowners are becoming more concerned about property fraud, research suggests. A freedom of information request has shown a 26% increase in the number...

Councils are warning agents to abide by the rules following complaints from residents and businesses about the positions of For Sale...

Rightmove is to be the headline sponsor of ITV’s music show The Voice UK, starring veteran crooner Tom Jones. The portal says...

The latest prime London market snapshot from Knight Frank suggests muted activity so far this summer and warns of possible hesitancy...

Now that a new government has been elected and interest rates appear to be on their way down, many buyers who...

Google estimates that 70% of a customer’s buying decision is made online before they contact you for the first time. And who...

One of the most popular recent additions to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has been the Balcony and Container Gardens category....

The most predictable event of the year is underway. After months of talking about how taxes won’t rise for working people,...

The Competition and Markets Authority has raised an unusual issue concerning Barratt’s £2.5 billion deal to buy rival house builder Redrow...

The latest RICS Residential Property Survey found the UK's residential property sector brightened slightly in July.  Average mortgage rates lowered slightly during...

Software platform Alto Marketplace says it now has no fewer than 16 integrations across 13 categories including anti-money laundering, buyer onboarding...

The wife of a jailed banker has agreed to forfeit a house in Knightsbridge worth approximately £14m and a golf club...

A little known family-run agency - Griffin Property Co - says it is finally relaunching as Emoov. The purchase of the Emoov...

The share price of Rightmove dropped some 6% yesterday on the back of an announcement that it was terminating the listings...

Most households in England today are ‘under-occupying’ their homes, according to the think tank the Resolution Foundation. And it says there doesn’t...

A building society is calling for stamp duty reforms to incentivise downsizing. A statement from the Suffolk Building Society says it believes...

An agency that’s been part of a community for 55 years has been snapped up by a rival firm. Reed Evans &...

A consumer group and a removals firm claims to have identified the busiest day of the year for house moves -...

Home buyers, movers, and existing owners making energy-saving improvements to their properties can now get up to £2,000 cashback from a...

Estate agents are being asked to do too much when it comes to material information rules but there appears to be...

Research from Zoopla shows that two-bed terraced homes are the fastest-selling property type in England and Wales, with a sale agreed...

We welcome the thrust of the Deputy Prime Minister’s announcement this week on planning reform.  In particular, we support the return of...

Throughout the general election campaign, the Green Belt was central to the debate about the housing crisis. The new Labour government...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – is to host a webinar for member...

Changes were made to Class MA commercial to residential permitted development rights in February which mean that there has never been...

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

Fewer sales than usual were registered by HMRC for June, official figures show. The latest property transactions statistics from the taxman - based on...

By Mike Bilboe, Face For Business Buying or selling a home can be one of the most stressful and uncertain times for...

The number of people moving home increased by 10% in the first half of 2024, with detached properties the most popular,...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property app Jitty has surpassed 75,000 users since its launch earlier this year. Jitty, coined the ‘Instagram for homes,’...

The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase fell for the third consecutive month in June but property professionals remain optimistic...

Estate agency brand Hamptons has named a new head of residential development. Tom Hawkins, who began his career at Hamptons in 2005,...

What’s in a name? Or particularly a label? We all seem to have one these days. If we’re not a first time...

There is no doubt that the residential market in the UK slumped last year. Transactions were at around 1 million, whereas...

A recent appeal decision which allowed housing development on the Hertfordshire Green Belt highlights the need for greater flexibility on locational...

Higher mortgage rates will push more people than expected into poverty, research warns. Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) highlights...

Eluned Morgan is set to be named First Minister of Wales in a move backed by estate agency trade body Propertymark. Morgan...

Connells Group has appointed Helen Charlesworth as its new group chief executive. Charlesworth was managing director of LSL brand Your Move between...

Best buy mortgage rates have fallen below 4% for the first time since the start of the year. Nationwide is the first...

The total value of the UK residential housing market is now worth £8.67 trillion, according to Savills, with the value of...

LSL Estate Agency Franchising is home to one of the UK’s best-known estate agent brands - Your Move. There are several...

HSBC has promised rate cuts this week as mortgage pricing continues to drop, but it is unclear how much further pricing...

A lack of new investment rather than landlords selling-up is causing rental market supply issues, research suggests. The latest Hamptons Lettings Index...

NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...

The new Government’s plan to ‘Get Britain Building’ is ambitious, to say the least.    And it is central to their mission, not...

Two years of rising interest rates, the withdrawal of first-time buyer support, planning delays and a string of broken promises has...

The Chancellor’s plans to ‘get Britain building again’ are very significant for the property sector and property investment, specifically.  The plans...

We all know what defines a successful community: not just a range of homes to address a range of requirements, but...

Agents appear to be underestimating the usefulness of customer reviews, research suggests A survey of more than 500 estate agents found a...

Housebuilding, leasehold and rental reform are set to be key roles of the new Labour Government’s legislative agenda but agency regulation...

We’ve probably all had enough of people campaigning in recent weeks but I have to admit to one disappointment with the...

Property data specialist Sprift Technologies has been listed in the Deloitte 2023 EMEA Fast 500. The Deloitte report recognises the fastest-growing technology...

Reforms to the UK’s planning system must move from a one size fits all approach to boost development, the Government has...

Competition from Dubai and concerns about taxation under the new Labour Government have led the world’s super-rich to spend less and...

Like a breath of fresh air, we now have a government that actually appears to be governing. OK, it’s only 10 days...

The UK sales and lettings markets are in a state of flux, but an upcoming webinar from Reapit, the leading technology...

The Single-Family Rental (SFR) sector is experiencing rapid growth in the UK, presenting a unique opportunity for local lettings and estate...

Sentiment about sales volumes among surveyors and estate agents is at its most upbeat level for more than two years and...

Connells has experienced its busiest second quarter for instructions in six years. The UK’s largest agency brand has reported a 15% increase...