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Homeowners of five-bedroom properties without a mortgage could unlock almost £500,000 by downsizing, research suggests. Analysis by Rightmove highlights the cash-equity release...

A prominent financial analyst is warning that the hopes for a housing market resurgence over the autumn could be derailed by...

Research from Zoopla shows that two-bed terraced homes are the fastest-selling property type in England and Wales, with a sale agreed...

The Government is being urged to keep the first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief threshold at its current level. Labour signalled before it...

The gap between what sellers want for their home and what buyers are actually paying has increased by a further 1.1%...

Agents in the East of England could face the toughest task filling the void left by first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief...

Reforms to the UK’s planning system must move from a one size fits all approach to boost development, the Government has...

As mortgage rates remain high, estate agents report that housing market conditions continue to be demanding. A 0.1% fall in the average...

Arun Estates has signed a new long-term deal with Zoopla. The independent agent’s 100 high-street branches in the South East of England...

Average asking prices had their usual seasonal dip this month, dropping by just £21 to £375,110, according to Rightmove data. The portal’s...

There’s a growing ­supply-demand imbalance in the sales market according to the prominent industry asking price index, Home.  It says despite greater...

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

The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...

Higher mortgage rates are a drag on house price growth says Zoopla - and it’s produced startling figures to prove it. The...

The latest research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that while a rental property with a...

A new analysis of the cost-of-moving suggests that the typical seller will incur expenses of £5,867 - and that rises hugely...

The gap between the costs of home ownership and renting has reached its smallest level since 2019, according to the latest...

Epsom and Ewell, Epping Forest and Dartford have been named as the top London leaver hotspots as buyers continue to move...

A baby born today will need to earn £95,121 to get on the property ladder, research suggests. The analysis forecasts that the...

Lower mortgage rates gave the housing market a boost in February with supply and sales all moving higher, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...

Rightmove has joined growing calls for Stamp Duty reform ahead of the Spring Budget next week. The property portal has outlined three...

Properties favoured by first-time buyers are typically selling for an average of 8% or £20,300 below the local market average, Zoopla...

New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...

Average house prices fell 1.4% during 2023, Land Registry data has revealed. The latest Land Registry House Price Index for December 2023...

The housing market is "turning a page" with fewer price reductions and higher achieved prices, Hamptons claims. A January market activity update...

The total value of all homes across the UK has dropped for the first time since 2012. Research by Savills shows the...

Branches may be closing but the number of estate agency businesses has increased by 2% across the UK over the past...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...

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

Hundreds of properties are having their asking prices cut each day, new analysis reveals as agents and sellers continue to try...

Homebuyer appetite has abruptly fallen across all regions this year, new data suggests. Property purchasing specialist the House Buyer Bureau measured transactions...

The market share of online and hybrid agents for exchanges has fallen again during the third quarter. Figures from property data firm...

Exchanged prices across the UK have grown at an average of 3.8% over the past year despite ‘gloomy headlines’, TwentyEA claims. New...

After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...

There is uncertainty in the market but it is still moving, TwentyCi claims. It comes as figures from the property data company...

A new report highlights levels of agency pay across the property sector. The figures, from Rayner Personnel’s latest Property Sector Salary Report,...

The property market remains ‘resilient’ with more listings and homes going under, according to the latest TwentyCi data. It comes as figures...

Only the top 10% of income earners can afford an average house with less than five years of income in England,...

House prices may be cooling but some local markets are actually heating up with property values increasing by up to 10%,...

Cooling market conditions and the higher cost of borrowing have resulted in one property market silver lining, Moverly claims. The upfront information...

Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month in May, Land Registry data shows. The official figures show house prices...

Sentiment among movers is proving to be remarkably resilient despite the challenging news in recent months on mortgage rates, inflation, and...

Savills and the Daily Telegraph newspaper have combined to produce a league table of what they claim to be Britain’s 50...

The number of property sales in England and Wales has dropped by more than 50% so far this year, research suggests. Analysis...

Increasing numbers of sellers are turning to auction rooms to combat the cooling housing market conditions, research suggests. Upfront information provider Moverly...

Winkworth has expanded further in the South East of England with a new office opening in Wokingham – its fourth office...

High-end estate agency Strutt & Parker says its research points to a sales market recovery underway in some parts of the...

There is a sense of “cautious optimism” in the market with sales agreed on the rise despite the number of overall...

Online agents have failed to capitalise on the cost of living crisis and have seen their market share for exchanges drop...

Buyers and sellers remain confident about getting moving in the property market but homes are taking longer to shift, OnTheMarket data...

New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...

Agents in some parts of the UK are still struggling to sell properties that they first listed more than a decade...

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

The South East of England continues to lead the way as TwentyCi revealed its latest statistics on property market activity. The property...

Homeowners are now almost £500 better off annually than renters, new research suggests. Analysis by Halifax shows the monthly cost of owning...

Higher mortgage rates have meant that new buy-to-let purchases are increasingly being funded by cash rather than a mortgage, new research...

Estate agents have been bringing more listings to the market since the start of the year but professionals in the north...

Premium property agency Prestige & Village is expanding beyond its home base in the South East of England. It has launched the...

The South East of England is currently most in need of an estate agency personnel boost, new research claims. The analysis, by...

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

Reduced homebuyer activity has led to a 30.5% drop in UK house sales, new research suggests. The data also shows that one...

Estate agents have brought more homes to market this month compared with January but February instruction figures are not as high...

Vendors are cutting asking prices by as much as 20% on average to secure a sale, new research claims. Quick-buy firm House...

Record energy bills and the cost-of-living crisis has prompted a surge in downsizing activity over the past 12 months, new research...

Online agents increased their market share in 2022 but are struggling to break into higher value markets, new data has revealed. Data...

The South East of England has been the dominant region across the board this month for instructions, sales agreed and exchanges...

Agents put 11,613 new listings live on Zoopla during Boxing Day, the portal has revealed. That is a 42% increase compared with...

Agents are seeing more instructions as the year ends but fewer properties are selling, industry data shows. Figures from property data company...

One in 15 homes formerly sold by agents are returning to the market after the original sale collapsed, new data shows. Analysis...

The market share of hybrid and online agents increased slightly during the third quarter of 2022 but firms are still struggling...

The government’s Stamp Duty reforms could provide a boost to homebuilding in the UK, a property investor claims. Real estate investor Alliance...

The stamp duty cut announced by the government in last week’s mini-Budget could save homebuyers across England more than £1 billion...

Properties that are slow to sell are typically commanding a discount of up to 17% off England’s average house price, research...

Sellers are willing to cut their asking price expectations by as much as £150,000 to attract a cash buyer for a...

Many first-time buyers and homeowners are becoming more cautious of the property market. The cost of living crisis, combined with rising...

Downsizing could become more attractive to older homeowners as the cost of living crisis intensifies, Savills claims. It comes as analysis by...

Agents are ‘wrongly’ relying on hard copies of identity documents to verify people’s identities in anti-money laundering (AML) checks, new research...

Hundreds of homes reaching portals for sale with no supporting photos, research suggests. Estate agent media provider Giraffe360 analysed current sales stock...

Annual house price growth has dropped to its lowest level this year and is back to single digits, official data shows. The...

A property purchasing specialist has revealed how the UK’s home sellers are now paying £793 more in estate agent commission when...

Homes that agents are putting back on the market after a fall-through are being relisted for as much as £21,000 cheaper,...

Despite the cost-of-living crisis causing many to tighten their belts and the beginnings of a slowdown of the property market, the...

Agents are being urged to discuss pricing with vendors after research shows 52% of listings have been on the market for...

The market share of hybrid and online agents has increased slightly but they are still struggling to break into the higher...

More than a third of England’s regions have seen buyer demand fall over the previous quarter, research claims in the latest...

Stock shortages are seeing one in 10 homes get snapped up within 14 days of entering the market, GetAgent claims. The agent...

All regions of the UK have seen at least a 2% increase in property supply, TwentyCi claims. A June update from the...

Estate agents could be losing thousands of pounds a year to missed calls. Communications platform YourBusinessNumber analysed data on the typical number of...

An anonymous ex-estate agent has revealed how poor pay and high pressure forced them to quit the profession. The mystery agent said...

Supply is slowly increasing but there are signs that buyers are now biding their time. Analysis by property data company TwentyCi shows...

The number of areas where the average house sale price exceeded £500,000 has surpassed 15% of Great Britain for the first...

Agents helped vendors sell homes at 97.9% of asking price on average last year, research claims. Analysis of portal and Land Registry...

The shortlists for this year’s much-coveted ESTAS awards will be revealed from the end of this week. The ESTAS Customer Service Awards,...

Record numbers of buyers are now purchasing homes chain-free research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons has found that an increase in the share...

Rising inflation may soon overtake house price growth even in the most buoyant areas of the UK, a property market analysis...

Some 86 Bronze, Silver, Gold and Special Awards have been presented to agents in the Guild off Property Professionals at its...

Storm clouds continue to gather over the UK economy with growing inflation, another likely interest rate rise, and a warning from...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC, an opportunity for see how selfless our industry can be at times of hardship...

A prominent estate agency figure is urging the industry to dig deep to help the Ukrainian humanitarian effort. Arun Group managing director...

The time it takes to complete a transaction is beginning to drop according to an analysis by comparison website GetAgent. The average...