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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...

The predictions game can be tricky. Sometimes you just don’t know whether to stick or twist. As reported in Estate Agent Today...

Uncertainty triggered by the new Labour Government and taxation concerns that await the 30th October Autumn Budget, have made many wealthy...

Rightmove is launching a new national marketing campaign to coincide with what is hoped to be a busy autumn selling season. The...

Marketing consultancy We Are Unchained has unveiled details of its autumn masterclass tour. The brand’s highly acclaimed "30 Years of Marketing in...

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

Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings may become a bigger factor for homebuyers in the Autumn market, Rightmove suggests. It comes as energy...

More homeowners are preparing to put their property on the market in the autumn, Chestertons claims. The estate agency said it registered...

With Labour’s election victory, a new EPC target has been announced. In mid-July, the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and...

As the property market gets ready for a busy autumn market, ESTAS has launched its Summer of Success Stories. This is an...

Average asking prices for new property listings had their usual summer drop this month but Rightmove is predicting a busy Autumn. The...

The expected dip in mortgage rates following the Bank of England’s base rate cut continued this week with NatWest’s lowest price...

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...

A prominent financial analyst is warning that the hopes for a housing market resurgence over the autumn could be derailed by...

Estate agents are braced for a busy Autumn selling season after the first interest rate cut since March 2020. The Bank of...

The Labour Government’s first Budget has been set for 30 October. Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed the date as she outlined a £22bn...

The Government will need the financial markets to play ball if its housebuilding plans are to be successful, a property expert...

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

Asking prices dropped at the start of July as estate agents and sellers attempted to attracted buyers who have been distracted...

Price growth has been put on hold at the top of the market during the second quarter of 2024 given uncertainty...

Affordability is a bigger factor for buyers than the confirmed General Election, Savills claims. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has set a date...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday confirmed a date for the General Election. Voters will go the polls on 4 July, meaning the...

Is there such a thing as an online estate agency any more? A decade ago, about the time I started editing Estate...

Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...

Prominent housing and mortgage experts are downplaying the chance of an interest rate cut following the Bank of England monetary policy...

Big demand for small properties has helped to drive growth in UK property prices in the early months of this year,...

We all know that first-time buyers have had a tough time of it lately. Mad mini-budgets resulting in higher interest rates...

A report in the Times newspaper says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is planning a stamp duty cut in the early autumn. The paper...

The best news for the property sector to come from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget statement came not from any fiscal...

I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...

There will be many of us working in the property sector who will have raised a glass and toasted seeing the...

Agency trade body Propertymark has expressed hope that housing will be a key part of the Spring Budget after the Treasury...

While Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, may have announced a u-turn on Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) plans in September, we continue to...

The 2023 Autumn Budget, amongst its considerable 110 growth measures, contained an important announcement for the property sphere, with £3 million...

There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...

There has no doubt been many commenting on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s recent Autumn Statement held a couple of weeks ago. We...

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

The Guild of Property Professionals successfully hosted its annual Autumn Tour virtually last week, allowing member agents from across the UK...

It was actor Charlies Sheen who said: ‘I have one speed. I have one gear. Go!’ The same might not be said...

It wasn’t exactly a champagne statement. More like Prosecco.  But, nevertheless, there are reasons to be cheerful in the wake of Jeremy...

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

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

House prices will fall 7.6% 'peak to trough' by the end of 2024, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has claimed...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his Autumn Statement this afternoon amid rumours of Stamp Duty reforms and support for first-time buyers. The...

Almost three quarters of homes on the market would be exempt from Stamp Duty for home-movers if the Chancellor introduced a...

Rumours about tax cuts in this week’s Autumn Statement are continuing but there are warnings that a Stamp Duty cut may...

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...

A buying agent has given his backing to the prospect of a Stamp Duty and Inheritance Tax (IHT) cut during this...

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

As sure as night follows day, so our industry sets out a wish list of tax changes which it hopes the...

When Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gets to his feet on Wednesday to deliver his Autumn Statement, he should consider offering support to...

Stamp Duty cuts won’t give the property market the boost it needs, an agency chief executive has warned. Dominic Agace, chief executive...

Homebuyers viewing properties during the winter months should be extra watchful for signs of invasive Japanese knotweed, which dies back in...

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

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...

Interest rates were held for a second consecutive month yesterday, giving agents renewed hopes that the cost of borrowing has reached...

Fine & Country is embarking on its Autumn Regional Tour this month. This events across the UK bring together industry professionals, business...

Trading Standards has insisted it is still on track to introduce parts B and C of material changes rules for property...

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

After achieving sell-out success and exceptional feedback in Hertfordshire, London, and Leeds, Simon Leadbetter’s 30 Years of Marketing in a Day...

Propertymark has urged the Treasury to do more to alleviate the cost of living crisis for those on low-income budgets, reduce...

The latest guests to join Rightmove’s Autumn webinar schedule include a Generative AI expert from Google and representatives from the Bank...

Stamp Duty reform was back in the news over the weekend amid reports that the Government plans to reform the controversial...

Average asking prices have increased as usual between September and October but at the slowest rate since 2008, Rightmove has revealed. The...

Housing supply rather than the private rented sector (PRS) made the headlines during the Conservative and Labour Party conferences this year...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a second virtual event this Autumn following its inaugural streamed event earlier this year. Scheduled...

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

Falling Stamp Duty and survey fees have pushed down the cost of moving. Comparison website reallymoving analyses the cost of moving home...

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

Since the Bank of England base rate started making large jumps around the middle of last year, mortgage rates have increased...

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

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has launched a new document to help firms benefit from the range of digital services available to...

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

And suddenly it’s autumn. It’s just six weeks before the clocks change, days are getting shorter and - the real sign...

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

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

Do you need help to reach your target audience with the right content at the right time? Do you wish there...

In his latest column, Jonathan Rolande, founder of House Buy Fast, explains how those working in the sector can beat the...

Sellers are being encouraged to list their homes now as the market approaches its seasonal peak. Self-employed agency brand eXp UK analysed...

Parts B and C of Material Information guidance are on the horizon and expected to come into play this autumn. I caught...

House prices are falling at their fastest rate in 12 years, dropping £7,500 on average over the past 12 months, according...

The latest material information rules will be introduced this Autumn, the industry regulator has revealed. Speaking at the Propertymark One Conference in...

The latest interest rate rise has heightened the risk of forced sales and buyers shying away from the market, agents have...

Homeowners face paying an extra £3,000 for their mortgage next year, new research suggests. Analysis from the Resolution Foundation thintank suggests that...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Hamptons: Agency brand Hamptons has announced it...

Landmark Information Group has unveiled a series of open, accessible and standardised digital hubs that aim to connect parts of the...

As the first signs of spring begin to appear, we look at how letting agents and landlords can start the season...

Agents are being urged to ensure they are up to speed with anti-money laundering (AML) requirements as the market enters its...

Homebuyers should prepare for short-term volatility as mortgage rates are currently being repriced, OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb has warned. Tebb warned...

In November, research conducted by The Housing Forum's Futures Network unearthed concern with the potential to meet the requirements set out...

When Jeremy Hunt sat down in the Commons after delivering his first Spring Budget, I imagine there were many who felt...

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

The flat market in prime central London (PCL) is undergoing a resurgence, a buying agent claims. Residential and investment buying agency London...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has signalled that legislation to allow for further leasehold reform will be included in the next parliamentary...

Sellers are being urged to be upfront about property issues and consider lower offers from better buyers as increasing numbers of...

Agents remain positive about the year ahead but may need to raise their fees or grow market share to survive, Fine...

The latest measures for property the Chancellor included in his Autumn Statement may not have been dramatic, but has it given...