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Local authority searches are taking up to 60 days in some parts of the country - holding up the sales process. Analysis...

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

Home-buying and property part exchange service Spring has partnered with developer McCarthy Stone. The partnership will enable Spring to offer its part...

Southwark, Barnet, Camden, Croydon and Newham are the top five London boroughs with the highest number of vacant properties amid a...

Artificial intelligence-powered property search app Jitty has gone live across central London as it accelerates its expansion across the UK. The app,...

Chestertons has become the first corporate partner to sign up to London e-bike operator Forest’s employee scheme in an effort to...

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

Great story this week about the estate agent in St John’s Wood who found a purse in the back of a...

There is a staggering £117 billion worth of property currently up for sale across the UK property market, according to new...

Off-market property platform Invisible Homes has accelerated its expansion by moving into three London boroughs earlier than expected. Originally launched in 2018...

London accounted for almost half of million-pound plus property sales over the past 12 months but the most active borough at...

A new analysis has revealed those areas of England and Wales with the largest numbers of Russian-owned homes. Credas Technologies analysed Land...

It appears that new controls on property ownership may feature in future sanctions against Russia in response to its aggression in Ukraine. Prime...

The average home sale in England and Wales in 2021 achieved 98 per cent of the asking price - slightly improved...

The housing market boom of 2021 has given rise to an increasing number of £1m-plus deals.  Government statistics analysed by mortgage firm...

Chestertons, which is itself currently on sale, has snapped up independent London Residential, a firm operating in the north west of...

An estate agency has calculated precisely how much residential property has been sold so far this year, fuelled by the stamp...

A much higher than usual proportion of homes on sale in the current market have successfully found a buyer, according to...

A council cracking down on the increase of illegally positioned estate agent boards. Agents are required, under Planning and Highways legislation to...

London’s largest independent estate agency, Dexters, suggests that the stamp duty holiday ending in 12 weeks time will have relatively little...

New research attempts for the first time to identify the most lucrative property markets in the country - with surprising results...

Sales of £1m-plus homes have surged since lockdown as affluent buyers seek more space and lifestyle changes.  An average of 868 £1m-plus...

The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison...

A London Labour council has won draconian powers to effectively ban For Sale and To Let boards in several parts of...

Sellers in the past 12 months accepted an average of 96 per cent of their asking price according to new research. Comparison...

There’s something of a conspiracy of silence over the problem of short lets. That is a stark claim but many siren voices...

The average time it took a home to sell last year - measured from its first day listed on a portal...

London’s specialist mews estate agency, Lurot Brand, is opening a new office in the capital.  Established in 1971 and widely regarded as...

The head of a new property portal is urging agents to forget about spending money on For Sale and To Let...

A PropTech company that monitors search times for transactions says only just over two thirds of them are now completed in...

A London council wants government backing for a borough-wide Section 7 direction - effectively banning all agents’ boards being erected without...

Two very different views on Brexit have come forward in the past 24 hours from different players in the industry. First off,...

A trade body has sharply criticised HM Land Registry for its slow progress on digitising local searches after a promising start...

The price premium paid by purchasers for a freehold property rather than a leasehold is at its highest for eight years. An...

An estate agent is linking a drop in transactions of as much as 20 per cent with the stamp duty increases...

The London market has “plummeted” because almost a third of vendors have cut their asking prices in anticipation of Brexit. Using data...

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

Some homes in the UK are now worth 44 per cent less than they were a decade ago, claims the estate...

A London council admits that it typically takes 50 working days for a search - which means a Local Land Charge...

Sellers are back with a vengeance according to figures from online agency HouseSimple.  It claims the Brexit date extension has given sellers...

A London independent agency has joined the franchise network of Hunters. Regent 2000 Properties, which operates in Camden Town, is seeing its...

A new emission zone becomes effective in central London in 10 days time and could cost residents who use their car...

A London council is considering a borough-wide ban on agents’ boards of all kinds. Labour-controlled Camden already has a ban for a...

There was a drop in the number of new listings across the UK last month, suggesting that the usual autumn rush to...

London agency chain Portico has signed up to OnTheMarket.  The 17 branch firm, which handles both sales and lettings, has offices in...

An early sign of a possible recovery in the London housing market may be appearing, according to data consultancy Hometrack.  It’s just...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

We’re well and truly back from summer with a flurry of fund-raising to report on this week: thanks to each and...

The estate agent who is refusing to abide by a decision of the Advertising Standards Authority is now demanding details of...

There’s a new twist in the row between a Cornish agent and the Advertising Standards Authority. The row revolves around a tweet...

Average first-time buyers in London spend double the amount paid by those across the rest of Britain. A typical London buyer now...

Rightmove’s former lettings chief Sam Mitchell has taken over as chief executive of online agency HouseSimple, which recently won another £20m...

Homes in the most expensive area of England and Wales cost 25 times as much as in the cheapest area, according...

An estate agent who is campaigning for boards to be banned in his local area says they should be 'confined to...

Marsh & Parsons will be opening a new office in Islington on September 4 - defying many analysts who say the...

A number of local authorities are now serving £100 or £120 fixed penalty notices on estate agents who display For Sale...

New data from LSL Property Services suggest that the image of London as one large housing market encountering difficulties at the...

Data from Your Move suggests annual house price movements in London boroughs range massively from +16.4 per cent to -16.5 per...

The highest number of second homes in UK local authority areas exist not in the south west, the Lake District or...

An estate agency is defending itself after sharp criticisms from local groups following the display of the firm’s banners on lampposts. Greene...

Research from a residential investment consultancy throws light on the extraordinary large pipeline of new homes to be built in central London,...

Publicity-conscious online estate agency eMoov claims vendors in London have spent £861.5m on traditional estate agents’ fees in 2015.  eMoov accuses agents...

It’s been nearly a year since all lettings and property management agents have been legally required to join a redress scheme...