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Housing affordability ratios have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels but remain high, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows. The latest figures...

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

The average price for larger detached homes has grown at almost twice the rate than for smaller properties such as flats...

The level of property sales in the UK is declining, HMRC has suggested, after it revealed that transactions dipped for the...

Historic estate agency brand Humberts has expanded into the Oxford area with a tenth franchised office. It is led by experienced local...

An estate agency in Snodland, Kent, has been honoured with an award for services to the local community. Independent agency was presented...

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

A leading business analyst says that house prices may appear to be defying gravity but they will soon return to normality...

A study suggests that 70 per cent of buyers would be willing to pay more for a property with good indoor...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for estate and letting agents in...

The government is clamping down - at least a little - on unvaccinated buyers and tenants in some specific circumstances.  New guidelines...

The surge in Omicron cases and possible future restrictions are set to hit the housing market in 2022 - and may...

A leading conveyancing expert says the traditional rivalry between his profession and estate agents has abated in 2021. Lloyd Davies - managing director and...

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...

Face masks are legally required in estate and letting agents from today according to new government guidance released overnight. The guidance makes...

Auction House London says the Coronavirus pandemic has proved that the power of livestream sales far outweighs the impact of earlier online...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has defied expectations by keeping base rate at its historic low of 0.1 per...

Analysts suggest there is a 50:50 chance of a base rate rise being announced by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy...

Despite the roaring housing market, a new report says that no fewer than 70,500 real estate and property businesses are showing...

By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...

In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...

A leading agency says the new normal likely to establish itself in the housing market after the end of the stamp...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...

A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are.  Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...

A plea has been made to the government to help small companies and stop letting online firms off the hook. The Federation...

A prominent London-focussed buying agent says she is seeing more foreign buyers returning to the UK capital - with more expected...

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

A Midlands property firm has quit its city centre premises after 25 years and says the pandemic has proved it can...

Agents and developers are creating full-size show home-style properties overseas in a bid to woo wealthy foreigners who cannot travel to...

There’s already plenty of talk about autumn - depressing huh? - with agents pondering how the housing market will respond to...

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, technology has proven to be the answer for many problems faced by sectors across...

Agents have been told in new government guidance that the liftings of some Covid restraints in wider society “does not mark...

HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...

An agent support service set up in the early days of the pandemic has closed down with its architect saying “If...

The end of a largely-forgotten mortgage initiative connected with the pandemic could end up derailing the current strong housing market, agents...

The Covid-19 crisis has been marked by so-called high-wealth households amassing savings and benefitting from rising house prices far more than...

New guidance has been issued to agents as the government confirms that most remaining Coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted from...

Agents are to be told this week that employees can drop face masks, social distancing and other workplace measures put in...

Foxtons’ chairman and longest-serving board member is to stand down at the end of this year at the latest, after a...

From July 19 it is likely that business owners, including agencies and industry suppliers, will no longer have to ask staff...

Agency staff who worked from home at any point during the pandemic - even for just one day - can still...

Purplebricks will this week reveal the result of almost two years of trials into a new pricing structure.  The details will come...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

The estate agent who accosted England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, has been charged with common assault. Lewis Hughes, 23 and...

London’s housing market may be distinctly lacklustre compared to much of the rest of the UK right now but one development...

The long running saga of insurance firms failing to honour agents’ Business Interruption claims appears to be making progress at last. A...

A leading agent has been in touch with EAT to vent his frustration at the government for extending most of the...

The policy and campaigns team at Propertymark, headed by Mark Hayward, has been expanded after what it calls “a number of...

Right now it seems that another day means another house price record, an all-time high for transactions, and a conveyancing log-jam...

A senior estate agent says even if the restrictions easing lockdown, still formally scheduled for June 21, are delayed by several...

Despite the vast amount of publicity given to the concept of virtual viewing, a survey suggests relatively few properties on sale...

The pandemic and lockdowns have made over a third of those aged 18 to 34 want to move house according to...

OnTheMarket’s new chief executive has posted his first full year’s trading figures - and they suggest the portal is making progress...

Figures released from the government show 19,400 people in the real estate sector are still on furlough - suggesting some agents have back...

New research has found that homebuyers would prioritise buying a home with superfast broadband over being close to a good school.  A...

House prices have soared 10.9 per cent in the past year - the highest level since 2014 - according to the...

Banks and building societies want the government to offer more help to the housing market through additional assistance to home owners...

A controversial league table of corporate agents’ market share is deliberately excluding Purplebricks and other online agencies.  This is despite Purplebricks this...

London agency Benham and Reeves says a new analysis it’s conducted of the capital’s property market since last summer shows a...

Data consultancy LonRes has given a typically upbeat assessment of the Prime London sales market - despite the effects of Coronavirus...

Propertymark has produced a new guide for estate agents in the wake of the latest step on the roadmap out of Covid...

A family-run agency has launched a campaign to back the High Street following the reopening of most shops and businesses. London agency...

Increasing optimism at the success of the Coronavirus vaccine programme and the relaxation of restrictions have contributed to house prices rising...

There’s a new warning that the estate agency industry may be in a more fragile financial condition than before the pandemic,...

Another major agency group has agreed to repay substantial sums it claimed under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, introduced to...

Potential house buyers may be fine with virtual tours during lockdown periods, but as the country opens up, people are going...

An insolvency specialist is warning that the real estate sector of the UK is seeing more firms in financial distress despite...

Foxtons has reassured investors that 2021 has started well and the agency is on the road to recovery after the Coronavirus...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

Winkworth says Covid and its aftermath will not derail plans to open five offices a year.  In a trading statement to shareholders...

The annual report of a major estate agency has revealed that its chief executive took two large cuts to bonus payments...

Agents who use cheap PropTech could end up spending a lot more than they expect, according to an industry expert. Anton Babkov,...

Unsurprisingly it’s been a busy few months in the property market so far this year, and a busy few months in...

Boomin co-founder Kenny Bruce says the UK economy should now be opening up thanks to the success of the Coronavirus vaccines. In...

One year on from the UK’s first stay-at-home order, London has been overtaken as the most searched-for location on Rightmove, according...

The total value of the UK’s housing stock has hit a record £7.56 trillion despite the pandemic. The calculation - by Savills,...

Pressure is building on London agency Foxtons to repay its furlough funding. The company issued an upbeat trading statement on Wednesday; while...

Foxtons says it's set for radical new investment and further takeovers following the acquisition of rival London agency Douglas and Gordon. In...

New guidance has been issued in a bid to allow agents to get the insurance payouts they expect from the Business...

The head of one of the industry’s foremost recruitment organisations says the pandemic has caused people to re-evaluate priorities and change...

Every estate agency can now sign up for the government’s free Coronavirus workplace testing programme - the deadline is March 31. The...

A conveyancing organisation has launched an initiative called Be Kind We Care to promote kindness and wellbeing within the property industry. The...

One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been the Netflix show Call My Agent! It’s a surprise success, perhaps, because...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says the stamp duty holiday on properties up to £500,000 will be extended from March 31 to June 30; from...

Today’s Budget is the most eagerly-anticipated for many years, as it juggles to shore up the economy with the longer-term issue...

Tax experts suggest the widely expected reform of Capital Gains Tax is unlikely to be announced in tomorrow’s Budget - at...

With just two days to go, it's fair to say the property industry is eagerly awaiting Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget statement...

Connells Group says it is the UK's largest estate agency group by market share - and that's before the Countrywide acquisition...

A trade body says it’s been contacted by the government explaining how agencies can get Coronavirus asymptomatic testing for staff. The Guild of...

Hello and welcome to Friday, the day when we highlight agents’ great work to raise funds for good causes despite the continuing...

A leading estate agent says fear of strangers coming into people’s homes is leading to a fall in supply of properties...

An agent is challenging the insurer Hiscox over its interpretation of whether to honour a Business Interruption Insurance policy. A standard letter...

An online agency has apologised to a single mother who felt pressured into allowing viewings of a property she was renting. Local media in...

An MP demanding a root and branch reform of property taxation, including scrapping stamp duty, says the chance of fundamental reform is...

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