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A new analysis of buyers’ actions during viewings suggests many effectively ignore the truly important features, and are instead distracted by...

The majority of estate agents expect a summer interest rate cut to help revitalise buyer market activity, however, they remain split...

Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...

The UK’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, new research suggests. Analysis by the Resolution Foundation...

The Able Agent has launched the first ever general course about the structure of property – aimed at all types of...

There is rarely a quiet year in the property market. And 2023 has felt like the usual rollercoaster at times. On...

House price falls could continue into 2024 as high interest rates continue to make it difficult for homebuyers to transact, an...

September has been ‘underwhelming’ for sales in prime London except for at the high-end £5m price point, figures suggest. Separate analysis from...

Adding value to a home can be the difference between a quick, successful sale and waiting months for the right person...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

Two all-party groups of MPs and Peers have called on the government to act to turn empty buildings into good quality,...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

They dropped like a stone - that’s the verdict on property sales from a leading business analyst. Sarah Coles of Hargreaves Lansdown...

The average first-time buyer in Britain has seen the cost of a home increase by £25 per day since interest rates...

The Government is not taking any responsibility for the thousands of people that have had spray foam installed by Green Homes...

Purchase mortgage searches fell by almost a fifth last month as the Easter period dampened property market activity and there are...

As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...

Another interest rate hike could further dampen property market activity, research suggests. It comes as new analysis shows the average number of...

A more competitive mortgage market may actually dampen hopes of a downsizing boom, an agent has predicted. Many property professionals last year...

A claims management company (CMC) is in the process of helping with more than 500 claims from homeowners to get refunds...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

There are a few common questions that arise when the issue of mould in rented properties is mentioned: what causes it,...

House prices could fall by 10% next year as higher mortgage pricing and rising inflation dampen buyer budgets, Savills has warned. The agency...

The number of viewings per sale should be used as an indicator for the health of the housing market, a senior...

Auctioneers claim they are benefiting from a sales market slowdown as buyers rush to make use of mortgage offers and sellers...

Agents have highlighted the main horrors they have come across when listing homes. A Halloween-themed survey of 500 agents by industry media...

They say Christmas hits the shops earlier each year and the same may be said for the seasonal slowdown, Zoopla suggests. Its...

The results are finally in, and to no-one’s surprise Liz Truss has been named the new leader of the Conservative Party...

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

Tenants are becoming more discerning – not just about the properties they choose to rent but who they rent from too. With...

Increasing numbers of buyers are gazundering or ‘price chipping’ on their offers to force property sellers and agents into last minute...

A property expert has warned that the Bank of England’s gloomy economic forecasts and last week’s rise in interest rates could...

Interest rates made their biggest leap in 27 years yesterday, rising by 0.5% from 1.25% to 1.75%. It was the biggest...

With the government releasing details on the Fairer Private Rented Sector, landlords and letting agents are looking for ways to maintain...

As temperatures rise and the holidays begin many of us will be looking to enjoy our gardens and make improvements to...

A recent study revealed that as many as 4.6 million homes in England overheat. With highs of 40°C this week and warnings...

Buyers and sellers should focus on the Bank of England’s actions rather than words when it comes to the housing market,...

Increasingly cautious mortgage lending could dampen the property market and cause more sales to fall-through, it has been warned. Recent house price...

As amendments to smoke and carbon monoxide alarm legislation loom for rented properties later this year, we look at how inventory...

One of the country’s leading estate agents has played down the significance of the latest house price index which at first...

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...

Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce wants government action to help save the housing market as the cost of living crisis grows.  Following...

Property checks can be the bane of a letting agent’s life if left unchecked. Throw in the winter weather, and you’ve...

Will he stay or will he go? You don’t need me to say who ‘he’ is - it’s the only story...

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...

The housing market is on track to record its strongest year since 2007 for transactions and house price inflation says Zoopla.  The...

Rising inflation triggered by the supply chain crisis following Brexit and the pandemic may undermine recent house price gains according to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? As Chief Business Development Officer I am responsible for Simplify’s...

It’s been a dramatic week in the world of politics – and this has led to another new Housing Secretary, in...

A  mortgage expert says surveyors should improve their standard services to cover the threat of climate change.  This comes after a summer...

A bulk quick buy company has surveyed purchasers who have been deterred from continuing their transactions to discover what the biggest...

Yet another housing market snapshot is reporting the stock of property for sale plummeting further downwards.  Property website Home says that while...

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

The MP who chairs one of the most important committees in the House of Commons has urged the government to increase...

A prominent London agency says today’s new two per cent stamp duty surcharge imposed on most overseas buyers will not dampen...

The government’s highly-anticipated Tax Day was just a damp squib.  That’s the view of leading analyst Anthony Codling, who says the almost complete...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...

The Homes Act requires landlords to consider whether their tenants' indoor air is safe. Five key air contaminants are listed in...

A new survey has been launched by the Residential Property Surveyors Association. The RPSA - which wants to rival the RICS as...

The caveat emptor of buying a new house is ‘Let The Buyer Beware.’ This is especially the case for homes that have an ageing boiler.  Before...

Agents have universally welcomed new Nationwide data showing annual price growth picked up to 5.0 per cent last month - the highest rate...

The Nationwide says annual house price growth has recovered to 1.5 per cent. Its July house price index says the fall in...

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...

We recently issued our Zoopla House Price Index, which analyses the latest real-time trends from the sales market. In our analysis, we...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents continues to show how political uncertainty is dampening sentiment and...

The Great Debate over the charges levied on agents by portals and the huge profits that Rightmove and Zoopla make has...

Rightmove is this morning reporting a huge fall in the number of new sellers coming to the market - a drop...

Purplebricks - which is at the centre of a string of controversies - has joined the growing campaign for stamp duty...

A distinctly autumnal storm seems to be gripping the UK for the early part of the weekend but as ever, nothing...

London and South East England are to see house price falls this year and only “very modest” growth in 2020 -...

Agents have put a brave face on official government figures which have shown a shock fall in London house prices and...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...

I want to take the time this week to look at an area of PropTech and real estate which is seeing...

London Central Portfolio, a respected property consultancy that has been pessimistic about the market in prime areas of the capital, says...

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...

Sorry about the weather everyone…miserable isn’t it, and the summer is supposed to be well underway? But we’re not allowing our fund-raising...

It’s no secret that the UK’s housing sector is in crisis. Headlines scream about the shortage of new-build homes. TV pundits...

Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...

The Met Office says today, March 1, is the first official day of spring - perfect timing to coincide with the...

After several days of gloomy market news, here's something more optimistic - there were 370,000 new first time buyer mortgages completed in...

A review of the housing market at present, particularly when it comes to purchase transactions, might not necessarily feel overly positive.  The...

House prices showed an unexpected pre-Christmas boost last last month but worries about Brexit remain foremost for buyers according to the...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

Landlords and letting agents might feel they’ve taken a bit of a battering from the government in recent years – and...

The buy-to-let sector, which has been under sustained pressure for a number of years now thanks to tax changes designed to...

Agents appear to be getting more pessimistic over the housing market as the latest government figures show prices still growing - but...

House prices in London are projected to fall in the short-term, down by two per cent by the end of 2018...

The battered prime central London market is now suffering from the UK’s wider political volatility, the lack of stability of the...

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...

The UK’s real estate sector, embracing estate agencies as well as other aspects of the property industry, has been facing “increased...

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says its first quarter’s sales figures for 2018 are ahead of those for the same period...

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

Four weeks today almost the entire industry will be finishing work for Christmas after another year - and ready to start...

House prices across the UK have jumped by an average of 4.0 per cent in the year to September says the...