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

In today's rapidly evolving property market, the focus on reducing transaction times for individual properties is at an all-time high. Various...

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

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

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

Industry figure Charlie Lamdin is set to launch a new crowd-sourced Public House Price Index as he declares war against property...

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

Savills has produced a strong ‘half year report’ to shareholders - but with an interesting take on how it’s operating in...

The UK’s largest multi-brand property franchise business, TPFG, says a brace of acquisitions in the past six months have been “transformational”. Since...

At last! Well, they say small is beautiful and, if you’re in the property sector right now, you’d better believe it! The...

House price growth hit its highest level for almost two years during July, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...

A lack of cashflow is stopping agents from adopting technology to boost their business, it has been claimed. Proptech firm iamproperty recently...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they uncover the common challenges faced by Estate Agency owners at...

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

A mixture of buyer reluctance to take on high mortgage rates, the availability of home loans and inefficiencies in the homebuying...

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

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

So, now we know. After weeks of reports predicting a Labour landslide, Keir Starmer is indeed unpacking his boxes and settling into...

Homeowners in ESPC’s core territories (Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders) are not aware of the full extent of the...

So it’s a Labour landslide but it’s not like 1997. I remember the last time as if it were yesterday. May 1st, 1997....

As mortgage rates remain high, estate agents report that housing market conditions continue to be demanding. A 0.1% fall in the average...

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

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

Agency sales supply and demand dipped in May as buyers and sellers await the election outcome, Propertymark members claim. The agency trade...

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

Landmark Information Group has launched a new Common Ground campaign to bring the property industry together. The data company hosted an industry...

Gaps between buyer and seller expectations have spread into the auction sector. The issue has become common among estate agents dealing with...

The recent dip in inflation to 2% for the first time in three years brings a glimmer of optimism in the...

This week I reached the point of maximum political saturation. We’re now four weeks into the campaign with less than a...

In the later stages of an election when the Conservatives’ best chance of success is forcing an own goal by Labour,...

LSL’s businesses remain in “good shape” and are trading better than expected so far this year, the property brand claims. A trading...

It is currently one of the best times to be a homebuyer, Knight Frank claims. The agency brand has highlighted that a...

You have to wonder who is advising Rishi Sunak these days. Months ago, Silverstone must have seemed a terrific venue to hold...

New research reveals nearly half a million homes could be built across London on land that currently lies derelict amid a...

There’s a growing ­supply-demand imbalance in the sales market according to the prominent industry asking price index, Home.  It says despite greater...

I know there’s always been something of a love-hate relationship between agents and the portals. The ‘love’ comes because the portals are...

Major lenders including Barclays, HSBC, and TSB have reduced their interest rates on new fixed mortgages, offering a glimmer of hope...

If, like me, you watched the two party leaders battle it out in the first head-to-head debate you’ll have noticed that...

The number of market appraisals and sales agreed among estate agents are now back above levels seen before the September 2022...

To put it simply – letting agents are our business. When they overwhelmingly voice a concern about something, we take that...

Housing minister Jacob Young recently scotched rumours that the property portal proposed in the Renters (Reform) Bill would remove the need...

Savills’ “less transactional” services have boosted its performance so far this year amid a slower property market. A trading update from the...

Rightmove posted a bullish trading update and raised performance expectations for the year ahead on Friday but the markets seemed less...

There’s a very important first step that needs to be taken in resolving the housing crisis: we need a greater understanding...

Agents remain typically optimistic about the property market after interest rates were been held at their 16-year high of 5.25% by...

It was the news we were all expecting. But I still feel a sense of disappointment as I digest the fact the...

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

Agency stock has hit a three-year high but sales expectations have dipped as hopes of an imminent interest rate cut fade,...

You don’t have to be a mind-reader to believe there will be a large majority Labour government by the end of...

April 22nd marked ‘Earth Day’, yet it seemed to pass relatively unnoticed within the mortgage market. While the market was once abuzz...

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

Choosing the right prospecting software can be the difference between finishing the year on a high or finishing it below target. Although...

A recent announcement by housing giants Persimmon has been heralded as a welcome boost to the property sector. In a trading update they...

A coalition of organisations representing consumers, financial institutions and energy suppliers has written to the Department for Energy Security and Net...

Some 36% of all homes which have had asking prices cut this year are now listed as sold subject to contract.  GetAgent...

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

Lloyds Bank has issued figures showing a 28% profits plunge for the first quarter of the year - but it nonetheless...

Artificial Intelligence is now a part of all our lives, but my attention was grabbed recently by an AI critique of...

The vast majority of negligence claims against conveyancers are for relatively low sums of money, but the financial and reputational costs...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

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

The cost and time consuming nature of the house moving process is deterring older owners from downsizing, it’s been alleged. An upfront...

Strike remained in the red in the run up to its acquisition of Purplebricks last year and has new financial backing...

Dog-owning house buyers who want to live in areas of abundant green space in which to walk their four-legged friends are...

An anti-money laundering (AML) expert has queried why there is a reluctance among estate agents to accept and follow AML responsibilities. It...

From the uptick in house sales in January to a house price rise the first time in over a year in February,...

Zoopla’s property announcement last week was welcome reading for many of us feeling a bit beleaguered by seller over-expectation, buyer lethargy...

Estate agents are hopeful for a busy spring market after official data showed a small rise in property sales in recent...

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

Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...

Inflation has hit a new two-year low as the cost of living measure slowed to 3.4% in February. The figure is down...

SPRING cleaning is an annual ritual for many households, but firms in the property sector would do well to spend some...

The Government has taken the unusual step of intervening in the London Plan to boost housebuilding in the capital.   Housing Secretary Michael...

The gap between the price a seller wants and what a buyer is willing to pay is at risk of widening,...

Seller confidence has improved in anticipation of the traditionally busier Spring market and interest rate cuts in the months ahead, research...

The UK Residential division of agency and property brand Knight Frank has won the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy Award’ at the UK Customer...

The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...

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

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

Estate agency stock has hit the highest level since February 2021, new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...

The prime London sales market has made a hesitant start to 2024, Knight Frank has said. Despite the agent and property brand...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of...

Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...

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

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of your property...

Mortgage approvals increased for the fourth consecutive month in a row during January but that hasn’t fed into official sales yet, data...

Our latest research has revealed London’s six best performing boroughs when it comes to positive property price growth. But a wider trend...

Downsizers across England and Wales could unlock an average £305,090 by moving from a four bed to a two-bed home, according...

Hamptons expands into Andorra with new partnership Hamptons has launched a partnership with Roc Propietats Estate Agents in Andorra that will include...

Last weekend, Levelling Up and Housing Secretary, Michael Gove wrote in the Sunday Times that the nation’s housing crisis was so...

Reading the news on Estate & Letting Agent Today every day (as I’m sure you all do, too), there appears to...

Conveyancers shouldn’t give buyers and sellers assurances about building safety remediations unless they are confident doing so, the Law Society has...

A drop in house prices remains likely for 2024 despite recent rises and improving sentiment. The latest Halifax house price index showed...

After years of saving, hard work, and market watching, being able to view and make an offer on a property is...

Homebuyer and seller activity has finally started to turn positive, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) suggests. The latest...

LSL’s estate agency network has performed ahead of its plans since shifting to a franchised model last year. The LSL estate agency...

Average house prices rose between December and January but a rapid rebound is unlikely, Nationwide has warned. The latest Nationwide House Price...

Rightmove has recorded its busiest month since launching its mortgage in principle service in 2022 and predicts an interest rate hold...

Further adjustments in house prices are needed to match valuations with market expectations, Propertymark has warned. It comes as the agency trade...