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

It’s so good to see housing at the top of the government’s agenda for change. Finally! The housing crisis has been met...

Pattinson Auction is launching in Northern Ireland.  A statement from the high profile firm says the move is part of its mission...

UK house prices may be broadly static but sales volumes are up 12% year on year according to Zoopla data out...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...

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

House prices are growing annually for the first time since January 2023, Nationwide claims. The latest Nationwide House Price Index found average...

Average house prices ended 2023 down 1.8%, according to Nationwide. The lender’s December House Price Index, based on its own mortgage lending...

House prices are set to fall further next year, two major lenders claim. The house prices indices of Halifax and Nationwide have...

House prices increased for the third month in a row during November but are still down annually, Nationwide data shows. The lender’s...

Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...

Nationwide has cautioned property market commentators about being too optimistic as its own house price index showed average prices surprisingly rose...

Propertymark has given its backing to commitments from the Housing Minister on the long-awaited next steps of leasehold reform. Timothy Douglas, head...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...

A strong labour market, growing consumer confidence and an increasing acceptance of a higher mortgage rate environment will support the housing...

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

LSL Property Services’ share price dipped yesterday after posting an operating loss in its 2022 annual accounts. Its results showed a group...

Average UK house prices were hit by the largest annual decline since July 2009 last month. Nationwide’s latest House Price Index suggests...

Property Academy is hosting a free webinar today where behavioural economist Roger Martin-Fagg will share his predictions for the property market...

The Connells Group has said it remains optimistic about the year ahead after reporting falling profits and a decline in exchanges...

Estate agents have the challenging job of creating relationships and trust with their customers, who will make crucial life decisions such...

Property demand has halved but the slowdown is focused on the previously popular rural and coastal areas, Zoopla has revealed. Higher mortgage...

Fall-throughs doubled in the first two weeks of October compared with a month before, analysis claims. Chain-breaking service UPSTIX, which conducted the...

House price growth slowed both annually and monthly during August, new figures show, as commentators warn a property market slowdown is coming. The...

A new Code of Practice for builders and an independent Ombudsman for consumers in the new-build sector went live this week. Customers...

Annual house price growth slowed to single digits in September and was flat on a monthly basis, Nationwide figures show. The lender’s...

Estate agency share prices had a mixed response to dire warnings about housing demand and prices issued by HSBC last week. The...

A leading agent has claimed that the economic plans of Liz Truss, the frontrunner to be the country’s next Prime Minister,...

I look back on when my dad helped me buy my first car and shared his pearls of wisdom on what...

House price growth slowed in June but remains in double figures, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index shows property...

The Bank of England’s continued rise in interest rates – the latest being a shift up to 1.25% - is, in...

Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...

The Building Societies Association’s regular confidence tracker about the housing market shows rising pessimism over interest rates, the escalating cost of...

The level of house price growth is at a 17 year high at 11.2 per cent according to the Nationwide. The annual...

Propertymark is to probe Purplebricks over its lettings fiasco - and as the agency becomes a subject of ridicule in the...

Online auction specialist Iamsold has opened its training programme for applications for its January 2022 intake.  Jamie Cooke, managing director at iamsold,...

Annual house price growth hit 10.0 per cent last month - and is now tracking close to the level seen before...

The average price of a house in the UK has hit £250,000 for the first time as the  market shows no...

Apart from a buoyant market, high transaction levels, and consumer confidence in the property market, one considerable additional benefit which has...

If you were hoping for a summer lull during August, think again. That’s the messages from Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine...

The largest player in the Modern Method of Auction sector says there is growing consumer confidence in the way the system...

OnTheMarket, which until now has lagged behind the leading two portals in terms of consumer-facing housing market information, has today launched...

The Bank of England has played down worries that interest rates may have to rise as a result of growing levels...

A major agency is reporting a “frenzy” with branches inundated with enquiries as soon as homes are listed. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of...

The Chancellor’s decision to extend the stamp duty holiday has “put a spring in the step" of the housing market according...

The Guild of Property Professionals says it’s had a strong response to the launch of its Ofqual-accredited Level Three Agency Qualification. It...

The Building Societies Association says there’s been a surge in consumer confidence in the housing market following the Budget. Some 37 per...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to offer a formal agency qualification as it goes increasingly on the offensive in a...

A leading agency chief suggests there will have to be substantial bargaining between buyers and sellers as the stamp duty holiday cliff...

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...

Average house prices in Wales have risen three per cent in the past year, despite multiple difficult lockdowns considered more severe...

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...

The National Association of Estate Agents wants the government to initiate a mortgage guarantee scheme to encourage more 95 per cent...

The total Sales Agreed in 2020 so far has overtaken Sales Agreed up to this point in 2019, despite the Coronavirus...

Customers must be told about third party referral fees when buying or selling a home says the National Trading Standards Estate...

The Agents Here To Help initiative, launched recently by Kristjan Byfield of The Depositary, is now developing fast and becoming a...

The government has temporarily suspended its official house price index as a result of the Coronavirus crisis. In a long and far-reaching announcement...

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...

At the moment, it somehow seems like tempting fate to think too far into the future, especially in terms of the...

Foxtons is warning that 2020 will be yet another difficult year for the agency despite the so-called Boris Bounce helping the...

A new analysis from a financial services trade body shows that gross mortgage lending is expected to rise significantly in the...

A conveyancing company has thrown its weight behind reforms to surveys outlined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. As Estate Agent Today...

There has been a surprise, but small, increase in the market share of online estate agents according to the latest survey. Business...

Continuing political uncertainty over Brexit and now a significant chance of an autumn or winter General Election makes the case for...

Seemingly-endless uncertainty over Brexit and now speculation over whether there will be an easing of stamp duty on transactions is making...

Foxtons’ sales slumped another 10 per cent and its total revenue dropped another 3.5 per cent according to figures released this...

Foxtons has warned shareholders and the City that sales volumes are at a “record low” and that the agency suffered another fall...

There’s a silver lining to another set of stodgy housing market figures - at least one sector, for those buying their...

Countrywide has this morning revealed that group income is down yet again - it blames continuing Brexit-related problems. It says: “The ongoing...

Foxtons has revealed that its six branch closures announced towards the end of last year will save the company £3m in...

Estate agents have been warned that if new guidance over referral fees is not taken seriously, they could be faced with...

Countrywide's report to shareholders this morning warns that the residential market is heading for a difficult 2019 which may hit the...

LSL Property Services, the parent company of Your Move and Reeds Rains, has substantially 'written down' its investment in online estate...

More downbeat house price figures have prompted one leading estate agent to admit that the 2019 market had not taken off...

A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...

One of the country’s most influential bodies says house price rises over 2019 will be limited to around two per cent...

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...

It’s November so forecasts for next year are beginning to emerge from high-end agencies with research departments - and the first one...

The EY ITEM Club, regarded as one of the most influential groups of economists in the UK, says it’s still “dubious”...

The housing market “is clearly currently struggling to gain traction” and any real upturn ”will remain elusive over the coming months”...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

Research by Zoopla suggests that homeowners' confidence in the property market is on the rise.  The property website's latest Housing Market Sentiment...

The Ernst & Young ITEM Club - a group of economists highly regarded by politicians and some sectors of the property...

House prices fell unexpectedly in February with the Nationwide Building Society reporting a drop of 0.3 per cent. This ended some analysts’...

This year is going to be “challenging” for the housing market according to the influential Ernst & Young ITEM Club, a...

Savills has given a pessimistic outlook for the mainstream housing market for the next five years.  It says average house prices across...

Gross mortgage lending reached £22.1 billion in June - that’s nine per cent higher than in May and three per cent...

Savills is warning that while low interest rates will probably keep house prices relatively static, transaction volumes are likely to remain...

A house builder has set aside £7m to spend on repairs to its own new properties after a series of complaints...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

Estate agency Knight Frank says that the UK housing market has rebounded more strongly than expected after the Brexit referendum -...

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...

The British Banking Association’s latest mortgage lending figures suggest early signs of fall-out from the surprise vote for the UK to...

Significant national events such as elections and, in this case, referendums bring with them a level of uncertainty.   No-one can predict...

House prices dipped by 0.8 per cent in April, the first month of the stamp duty surcharge and the period when...

The chief executive of Countrywide says there’s “no change of course” after a 37 per cent slump in operating profits were...

In many respects 2015 has been a good year. Despite global challenges, we have seen a marked improvement in the UK...

Agents across the country, hopefully refreshed by a nice holiday somewhere warm, will be gearing up for the phones to start...

UK average house prices rose 0.4 per cent in July taking the annual pace of change up to 3.5 per cent,...