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The latest prime London market snapshot from Knight Frank suggests muted activity so far this summer and warns of possible hesitancy...

Foxtons’ market share for exchanges rose by 30% in the first half of the year as the London agent revealed double-digit...

There’s been a “substantial rise” in landlords exiting the market or downsizing their portfolios, analysis by TwentyEA has found.   Figures from the...

Extra paperwork, poorly-resourced solicitors and a lack of upfront material information have all been cited as factors contributing to delays in...

In a week when the election campaign descended into claim and counterclaim of lies over tax plans and Nigel Farage was...

Verona Frankish has hit back at critics who claim fixed-fee agents who charge upfront fees have no motivation to sell. Frankish, chief...

The market share of online and hybrid agents has continued to decrease this year but self-employed agency is growing. Data from Twenty...

Savills has claimed most of the property markets It operates in are past “peak uncertainty” after posting lower revenues and profits...

Prime market activity hasn’t caught up with more positive sentiment, Knight Frank claims. It comes as figures from the agency brand showed...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has announced an update to its Estate...

A shift towards self-employed estate agency models has contributed to a decline in estate agency branches, research suggests. Analysis by property data...

Legal infrastructure provider CTS has managed to restore its services after a cyber-attack halted its conveyancing tools and delayed transactions at...

Exchanges are on the rise but the amount of stock and level of properties going through conveyancing has dipped, new figures...

Legal infrastructure provider CTS has said it is on the last phase of tackling a cyber-attack. CTS said last week that it...

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has urged members to check their client files to see if they may have been...

Legal sector infrastructure specialist CTS has said it is “urgently investigating” a cyberattack on its services that could impact property exchanges...

A Stamp Duty holiday would be more beneficial now than at the start of the pandemic, Knight Frank has suggested. The latest...

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

Demand for residential property remains fragile despite a pause in interest rate rises, Knight Frank claims. While the number of new prospective...

Marketing expert Simon Leadbetter has recommended that Purplebricks absorb its owner’s brand to consolidate its market position.  Leadbetter, former group marketing director...

It’s a great time to be a homebuyer if purchasers can afford it, TwentyCi has claimed. It comes as the property data...

The slower sales market has started hitting high-profile agency and property brands. Agency franchise brand Winkworth’s half year results yesterday showed network...

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

Shares in Foxtons rose 3.42% yesterday off the back of its interim results. The London agent’s half-year update shows while lettings revenue...

The market share of online and hybrid agents reduced further during the second quarter of 2023, new figures show. Analysis from property...

A black cab may not be the most expected place for lead generation but a London agent has explained how finding...

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

Lomond-owned agencies have reported a rise in market activity since the start of the year, despite withdrawals and fall-throughs remaining high. A...

Higher utility and staffing costs pushed profits down in Savills’ UK residential business last year. The property and agency brand revealed in...

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

The property market looks to have avoided ‘heading over a cliff,’ Knight Frank suggests. Analysis by the agency brand suggests the further it...

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

Prime London demand and supply is on the rise but mainly for those without the need for a mortgage, new data...

The ‘race for space’ may not have been as significant a contest as first thought, new data suggests. Figures from property data...

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...

Winkworth agents ranked second when it came to property exchanges in London last year, the franchise agency brand claims. A trading update...

The rush to complete property purchases continued throughout November but fewer sellers are now coming to market, a major estate agency...

I’ve just read an article saying that this is the time of the online estate agency. The time in question is, of...

LSL has warned of a slowdown in sales and a rise in fall-throughs at the agency as it issued a “cautious...

Aside from all the news surrounding the Autumn Statement this week, which will have a significant bearing on the property market...

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

Property professionals have been pondering the impact of the sudden Bank Holiday scheduled next Monday for the Queen’s state funeral. It creates...

As the summer draws to a close, and we begin to move towards the final few months of the year, I’m...

For some time, LinkedIn was seen – fairly or unfairly – as stodgy, dull, corporate and formal. The uncool uncle to...

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

Knight Frank is predicting a post-summer slump in the prime London property market. It comes despite its data for the second quarter...

New data suggests the prime London market has a new lease of life as buyers and sellers look to beat the...

Housebuilders are being offered a new way to sell developments on Zoopla with zero marketing costs. The portal has launched a Pay-On-Exchange...

I attended a forum in London a couple of weeks ago, which for the first time brought estate agents and conveyancers...

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...

A popular myth suggesting 50 per cent of homes sell with a second agent, is simply untrue. That’s the claim from property...

High-value properties were the top-performers in the country house market in 2021, according to an agency that majors in this sector.  In...

The conveyancing IT crash plaguing the Simplify Group of companies continues into its ninth day; however there is an update for...

A new survey by property consultancy TwentyCi shows that the market share of online and hybrid agents in the third quarter...

New figures from Knight Frank show that price growth in the high end country market moderated in the third quarter of...

The  housing market is not immune from the supply shortage hitting the economy, according to Knight Frank - with London the...

Exchanges of properties in prime central London, following the end of the largest part of the stamp duty holiday, suggest the...

More buyers in prime central London are choosing larger properties - a function of the pandemic and the race for space. That’s...

Chestertons, the London high-end estate agency chain, is reported to be looking for a buyer. Sky News says it’s hired Deloitte, the...

A major agency is predicting that the imbalance between supply and demand, which has characterised the housing market for all of...

Transaction volumes in prime London fell in July according to data from LonRes. Transactions were down 22 per cent compared with July...

A surge in activity ahead of June’s stamp duty deadline and tight supply saw price growth in the country house market...

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...

Property consultancy LonRes says June was a record-breaking month for property sales in the capital, with exchanges up 140 per cent...

A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...

Several estate agencies have reported record months of business thanks to the rush of transactions ahead of the main stamp duty...

In the previous edition of PropTech Today, Nathan Emerson highlighted the importance of effective implementation, linking poor staff engagement to the...

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

Gathering and analysing feedback at all stages in the customer journey is highly important. So, where do we begin? For many estate...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

The so-called race for space as the pandemic drives buyers to reconsider their lifestyle options has led to prices for prime...

There’s been a surge in activity in London’s prime housing market according to LonRes. The property data company says that new instructions in March...

A leading agency claims the stamp duty holiday has actually had a minimal impact in the mainstream market, despite many suggestions...

Data from agency Knight Frank suggests the number of UK exchanges last month was the highest in 10 years - well above...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

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

Estate agents quitting companies and setting up on their own will prosper only by tapping into the most appropriate level of...

Agents should put as much emphasis on ensuring a house move actually happens as on winning the instruction to begin with,...

We are now over four weeks in to our third national lockdown in the UK. Although the property market remains open,...

Foxtons has this morning reported to shareholders that its sales revenue has improved - although both mortgage and lettings revenue have...

Rezi’s integration with Zapier has transformed the way in which estate agents can now save time, money and resource. Agents are...

A regional wing of Fine & Country has reported a record month - and puts it down to the self-employed ‘associate’ business model...

Clear communication and common-sense actions by landlords, letting agents and students at the start of a tenancy can drastically improve the...

The outgoing chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents is warning that the sales system continues to struggle with...

Some 713 estate agency branches have failed to reopen following the spring lockdown according to a business consultancy. TwentyCi says that is the...

New instructions almost doubled across prime areas of London in September compared to the same period a year ago, while the...

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

New PropTech products continue to appear, many aimed at enhancing transparency in buying and selling, or helping agents adopt new ways of...

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...

If you’re in any way connected to estate agency all it takes is a quick glance at Facebook or LinkedIn to...

Knight Frank says its analysis of the whole housing market across the UK shows that transactions in the final full week...

Connells Group has announced its trading statement for the first half of 2020 - and its support for its staff is...

Countrywide has released details of its trading performance, including the knock its income has received as a result of the housing...

Revenue for The Property Franchise Group was hit by 20 per cent cent thanks for the lockdown - but sales listings...

A respected estate agency has revised downwards its price forecast for the housing market for the second time since the start...

An estate agency says it’s using so-called Covid Clauses in contracts to keep transactions on course. Knight Frank says it’s writing ‘Coronavirus...

Over the last two weeks we’ve seen the country come to a standstill and the property market effectively put on ice...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

There are fears that the so-called Boris Bounce which saw a surge in activity after the General Election may be hitting...