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24 August 2024
From: Features
The new Labour government has committed to building 370,000 homes per year, but is it realistic? The housing crisis in the UK...
24 August 2024
From: Features
Average asking prices for new property listings had their usual summer drop this month but Rightmove is predicting a busy Autumn. The...
19 August 2024
From: Breaking News
The three months of May-July provide welcome news for both active buyers and sellers, and those thinking of buying or selling...
10 August 2024
From: Features
There’s nothing more frustrating than losing a sale at the last minute due to details that could have been disclosed upfront....
07 August 2024
From: Features
At last! Well, they say small is beautiful and, if you’re in the property sector right now, you’d better believe it! The...
03 August 2024
From: Features
Estate agents are braced for a busy Autumn selling season after the first interest rate cut since March 2020. The Bank of...
02 August 2024
From: Breaking News
Fewer sales than usual were registered by HMRC for June, official figures show. The latest property transactions statistics from the taxman - based on...
01 August 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK housing market is heating up, with buyers now agreeing to pay 96.8% of asking price, Zoopla claims. The figure is...
30 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Survey raises doubts over Government housebuilding targets Close to two thirds of Brits are not confident that the Government can meet its...
29 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Mandatory housing targets are back, alongside a pledge to build 1.5 million homes in the next five years. But can Prime...
27 July 2024
From: Features
The Law Society may have seen-off a no-confidence vote but disgruntled solicitors have vowed to keep up the pressure on the...
26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
With more than 25 years’ experience as an estate agent, Liza Daniels heads up our outsourced call service, Managed MovePal. She...
24 July 2024
From: Marketing & Social Media
A vote of no-confidence in the Law Society over material information rules has failed. The Property Lawyers Action Group (PLAG), had arranged...
24 July 2024
From: Breaking News
HMRC and the Treasury have been urged to improve guidance on anti-money laundering (AML). Agency trade body Propertymark has suggested that while...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
The Government will need the financial markets to play ball if its housebuilding plans are to be successful, a property expert...
23 July 2024
From: Breaking News
NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
It’s so good to see housing at the top of the government’s agenda for change. Finally! The housing crisis has been met...
20 July 2024
From: Features
The Law Society has launched a consultation for conveyancers and legal groups on how its latest TA6 property information form should...
11 July 2024
From: Breaking News
A date has been set for a vote of no confidence in the Law Society amid furore over its stance on...
09 July 2024
From: Breaking News
So, now we know. After weeks of reports predicting a Labour landslide, Keir Starmer is indeed unpacking his boxes and settling into...
08 July 2024
From: Breaking News
A senior female Leaders Romans Group (LRG) executive has revealed how she combats imposter syndrome in the workplace. Kim Lidbury, group director...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
The General Election and increased hopes of an interest rate cut seems to have boosted buyer confidence but not necessarily seller...
28 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Affordability concerns are prompting many first-time buyers to consider moving more than 30 miles on average from their preferred location to...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Letting agents are more confident in technology than ever before and a large majority believe that investing in automation is more...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Interest rates were held for the sixth consecutive Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday, as agents expressed hope of a cut...
21 June 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest inflation figures this morning are expected to show that the cost of living measure has slowed to the Bank...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Pattinson Auction is launching in Northern Ireland. A statement from the high profile firm says the move is part of its mission...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
The latest residential market sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests confidence in the housing market is beginning...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
A legal action group is seeking support from solicitors to call a vote of no confidence in the Law Society The Property...
06 June 2024
From: Breaking News
House prices appear to have benefited from a Spring bounce but sales and mortgage approvals have struggled. It comes after a busy...
03 June 2024
From: Breaking News
To put it simply – letting agents are our business. When they overwhelmingly voice a concern about something, we take that...
01 June 2024
From: Features
The rate of inflation slowed to 2.3% in April, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows. It means the consumer price index...
23 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A level playing field has emerged between buyers and sellers as purchasers have become less certain of their position, OnTheMarket (OTM)...
20 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Auction is gearing up for further growth with a traditional strong spring market anticipated off the back of a record-breaking quarter...
15 May 2024
From: Features
Estate agents and lettings agents have a legal obligation to protect themselves from money laundering and as such you must recognise...
13 May 2024
From: Sponsored Content
Agents remain typically optimistic about the property market after interest rates were been held at their 16-year high of 5.25% by...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
It was the news we were all expecting. But I still feel a sense of disappointment as I digest the fact the...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Managing tenant deposits is a crucial part of any letting agent’s responsibilities. Ensuring compliance with regulations and safeguarding both landlord and...
08 May 2024
From: Features
Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Agents should be regulated to achieve the training and education they need to improve the property market as a whole, says...
04 May 2024
From: Features
A recent announcement by housing giants Persimmon has been heralded as a welcome boost to the property sector. In a trading update they...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Only realistic sellers willing to negotiate prices are successful in the current market, says one of the country’s leading estate agents. The...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
UK house prices may be broadly static but sales volumes are up 12% year on year according to Zoopla data out...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The fast-growing high profile Hat and Home agency has joined the Guild of Property Professionals. Founded in December 2020, Hat and Home...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The JLL Prime Central London Index saw signs of improvement in the first quarter of this year, with 4.5% more properties...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A property industry group has called for a reduction in the discounts available for council tenants buying their own home, after...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The Able Agent - the online property training service which recently launched in Scotland - has now expanded to Wales as...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
From the uptick in house sales in January to a house price rise the first time in over a year in February,...
09 April 2024
From: Sponsored Content
The majority of buyers and sellers in the prime housing market will not be deterred by the upcoming General Election, according...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...
30 March 2024
From: Features
Many agents may perceive that the need to negotiate only comes into play at the point of offer if a property...
30 March 2024
From: Features
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
22 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The best news for the property sector to come from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget statement came not from any fiscal...
20 March 2024
From: Features
Seller confidence has improved in anticipation of the traditionally busier Spring market and interest rate cuts in the months ahead, research...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...
16 March 2024
From: Features
The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) has announced an investigation to uncover the tensions between developers and surveyors on snagging. The trade...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Property market conditions in the new-build sector are likely to remain subdued this year. Persimmon has claimed. An outlook in the house...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
House prices are growing annually for the first time since January 2023, Nationwide claims. The latest Nationwide House Price Index found average...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
I was chatting to a genuine city gent the other day (someone who has enjoyed a career in suits, ties, shares...
02 March 2024
From: Features
Increasing numbers of mortgage lenders are pulling decent deals as swap rates rise. Santander has become the latest high street lender to...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
A first-of-its-kind degree has launched that focuses on residential estate agency. The Swindon campus of the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has launched...
13 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Back in 2013 the posh head of PR of a posh estate agency took me to a London restaurant (yes, posh)...
10 February 2024
From: Features
There has been an 80% annual increase in the number of homes entering the market in the past two weeks across...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Agents are becoming more confident about a busy Spring market after the Bank of England held interest rates for the fourth...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The number of mortgage approvals hit a six-month high in December as falling mortgage pricing and renewed buyer confidence “breathed new...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
"Property is in the blood," my dad frequently reminds me, albeit for two generations—his and mine. During the property boom of...
24 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Buyer confidence remained flat – or consistent depending on your view of the property market in December – while seller sentiment...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Buyers and sellers, along with their agents, appear to have started the new year with renewed confidence as Rightmove data shows...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
After a difficult 2023, the property market has been buoyed by a triple-boost in the early days of 2024. According to the...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
House prices ended 2023 up 1.7%, Halifax has claimed. The lender’s latest House Price Index for December 2023 suggests the price of...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Let’s start at the very beginning - Happy New Year. Now, let’s give thanks to the guy who made January 1st...
06 January 2024
From: Features
Chris Hemmings, Parter in Carter Jonas’ Planning & Development team We’re confident of a better start to 2024 than 2023. The news that...
06 January 2024
From: Features
There will be many of us working in the property sector who will have raised a glass and toasted seeing the...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Average house prices ended 2023 down 1.8%, according to Nationwide. The lender’s December House Price Index, based on its own mortgage lending...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The Government recently consulted upon a revised approach to local plans. Throughout the consultation document, frequent use is made of the...
30 December 2023
From: Features
In assessing the outlook for property auctions in 2024, it's crucial to look beyond interest rates. The real driving force behind...
23 December 2023
From: Features
House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England maintained interest rates at 5.25% yesterday, raising hope among agents that this would boost buyer confidence and...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Almost three quarters of buyers are still confident about purchasing a property in the new year, while sellers are a bit...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
So Christmas is coming – soon. Traditionally a time for reflection on what’s past and prediction on what’s to come. Last week...
09 December 2023
From: Features
House prices increased for the second consecutive month in November, according to Halifax. The lender’s latest House Price Index recorded monthly growth...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices increased for the third month in a row during November but are still down annually, Nationwide data shows. The lender’s...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
As the temperature drops outside, it can be tempting to think activity in the market is likely to freeze out entirely. And,...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase has hit a three-month high, Bank of England data shows. Figures from the Bank...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Around half of homebuyers will continue to postpone plans to purchase a property after the Autumn Statement failed to provide sufficient...
30 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Autumn Statement ended up being silent on Stamp Duty reforms and direct housing market stimulus but there were some nuggets...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Regional differences are emerging when it comes to homebuyer and seller sentiment, research suggests. OnTheMarket’s latest Property Sentiment Index showed 72% of...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...
04 November 2023
From: Features
Interest rates were held for a second consecutive month yesterday, giving agents renewed hopes that the cost of borrowing has reached...
03 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Nationwide has cautioned property market commentators about being too optimistic as its own house price index showed average prices surprisingly rose...
02 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has given its backing to commitments from the Housing Minister on the long-awaited next steps of leasehold reform. Timothy Douglas, head...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...
26 October 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Chestertons, one of the UK’s oldest estate agencies, has been sold to a European real estate services and technology group. The buyer...