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In today's rapidly evolving property market, the focus on reducing transaction times for individual properties is at an all-time high. Various...

Auction sales are becoming more popular even as the wider market falls, figures suggest. Proptech firm iamproperty analysed data between January and...

Industry figure Charlie Lamdin is set to launch a new crowd-sourced Public House Price Index as he declares war against property...

You won’t need me to tell you, but transactions are taking a l-o-n-g time right now. Figures from a digital information service...

Savills has produced a strong ‘half year report’ to shareholders - but with an interesting take on how it’s operating in...

The UK’s largest multi-brand property franchise business, TPFG, says a brace of acquisitions in the past six months have been “transformational”. Since...

House price growth hit its highest level for almost two years during July, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...

A lack of cashflow is stopping agents from adopting technology to boost their business, it has been claimed. Proptech firm iamproperty recently...

NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...

Asking prices dropped at the start of July as estate agents and sellers attempted to attracted buyers who have been distracted...

Sentiment about sales volumes among surveyors and estate agents is at its most upbeat level for more than two years and...

Homeowners in ESPC’s core territories (Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders) are not aware of the full extent of the...

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

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Agency sales supply and demand dipped in May as buyers and sellers await the election outcome, Propertymark members claim. The agency trade...

Gaps between buyer and seller expectations have spread into the auction sector. The issue has become common among estate agents dealing with...

The recent dip in inflation to 2% for the first time in three years brings a glimmer of optimism in the...

This week I reached the point of maximum political saturation. We’re now four weeks into the campaign with less than a...

LSL’s businesses remain in “good shape” and are trading better than expected so far this year, the property brand claims. A trading...

It is currently one of the best times to be a homebuyer, Knight Frank claims. The agency brand has highlighted that a...

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

I know there’s always been something of a love-hate relationship between agents and the portals. The ‘love’ comes because the portals are...

Major lenders including Barclays, HSBC, and TSB have reduced their interest rates on new fixed mortgages, offering a glimmer of hope...

The number of market appraisals and sales agreed among estate agents are now back above levels seen before the September 2022...

Savills’ “less transactional” services have boosted its performance so far this year amid a slower property market. A trading update from the...

Rightmove posted a bullish trading update and raised performance expectations for the year ahead on Friday but the markets seemed less...

Agents remain typically optimistic about the property market after interest rates were been held at their 16-year high of 5.25% by...

Agency stock has hit a three-year high but sales expectations have dipped as hopes of an imminent interest rate cut fade,...

Prominent housing and mortgage experts are downplaying the chance of an interest rate cut following the Bank of England monetary policy...

Choosing the right prospecting software can be the difference between finishing the year on a high or finishing it below target. Although...

A recent announcement by housing giants Persimmon has been heralded as a welcome boost to the property sector. In a trading update they...

Some 36% of all homes which have had asking prices cut this year are now listed as sold subject to contract.  GetAgent...

Big demand for small properties has helped to drive growth in UK property prices in the early months of this year,...

Lloyds Bank has issued figures showing a 28% profits plunge for the first quarter of the year - but it nonetheless...

Artificial Intelligence is now a part of all our lives, but my attention was grabbed recently by an AI critique of...

The vast majority of negligence claims against conveyancers are for relatively low sums of money, but the financial and reputational costs...

Winkworth has revealed that it has not renewed franchises on offices “where our standards were not being met and results were...

From the uptick in house sales in January to a house price rise the first time in over a year in February,...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...

Inflation has hit a new two-year low as the cost of living measure slowed to 3.4% in February. The figure is down...

Seller confidence has improved in anticipation of the traditionally busier Spring market and interest rate cuts in the months ahead, research...

The UK Residential division of agency and property brand Knight Frank has won the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy Award’ at the UK Customer...

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

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

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Estate agency stock has hit the highest level since February 2021, new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...

The prime London sales market has made a hesitant start to 2024, Knight Frank has said. Despite the agent and property brand...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of...

Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...

LSL has hailed the benefits of switching to a franchise model for its estate agency brand. A trading update from the company...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of your property...

Mortgage approvals increased for the fourth consecutive month in a row during January but that hasn’t fed into official sales yet, data...

Reading the news on Estate & Letting Agent Today every day (as I’m sure you all do, too), there appears to...

A drop in house prices remains likely for 2024 despite recent rises and improving sentiment. The latest Halifax house price index showed...

Homebuyer and seller activity has finally started to turn positive, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) suggests. The latest...

LSL’s estate agency network has performed ahead of its plans since shifting to a franchised model last year. The LSL estate agency...

Average house prices rose between December and January but a rapid rebound is unlikely, Nationwide has warned. The latest Nationwide House Price...

Rightmove has recorded its busiest month since launching its mortgage in principle service in 2022 and predicts an interest rate hold...

Further adjustments in house prices are needed to match valuations with market expectations, Propertymark has warned. It comes as the agency trade...

The UK and Europe’s “house price correction” isn’t over yet but the market will perform better than expected, a ratings agency...

Foxtons is set to close and consolidate some Ludlow Thompson branches as part of plans to save £3m this year. A trading...

The property industry is no stranger to shifts in the technology landscape. The past year in particular saw rapid growth in technology...

Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and said it now expects average values to rise this year rather than...

A record 50% of homes sold in England & Wales last year were purchased following a price reduction, Hamptons analysis has revealed. The...

Landowners seeking to sell their land for development will have to adjust their expectations as the market, the planning system and...

Increasing numbers of auction sales are at risk of failing in 2024 if vendors don’t adjust their expectations, an auctioneer claims. Stuart...

Lower interest rates and real wage growth will halt price falls next year but sales will remain lower, Hamptons has predicted  Forecasts...

Agents have been warned to be wary about the resurgence of Purplebricks. It comes after the online brand was taken over by...

Agents and surveyors are at their most positive about the housing market for the first time since January 2022. The November 2023...

The number of agents reporting listings selling for under asking price has hit its highest level this year as Propertymark warns...

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

Asking prices for newly listed homes dropped by the largest rate for November in five years, Rightmove has revealed. The portal’s latest...

The property market’s 18-month “white-knuckle ride” is coming to an end, Tom Bill claims. Speaking on the Guild of Property Professionals’ The...

Most weeks there are stories within the property sector that quietly slip under the radar - but which hold huge significance.  Last...

Proptech – it’s a people thing. It might seem like a strange thing to say but the best of tech is a...

Despite the announcements, the publicity, the guidance and the acres of website information, the most common complaint surrounding house sales is...

The stats on the slowing market are widely known, but a slowdown is by no means doom and gloom – it’s...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Jake Gann and my business card says...

Prime London property values are not falling as far as the rest of the market but realistic pricing will be crucial...

UK housing market activity "remains weak" according to the Nationwide. Its latest house price index shows that prices declined 5.3 per cent...

Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and now expects a steeper market drop. The agent previously predicted a 5% fall...

Over-valuations and too much reliance on national asking price data is skewing seller expectations, agents claim. The latest Agents MVMT podcast tackles...

LSL has described the transfer of its estate agency business to a franchise model as a success and said it expects...

The average home seller across England and Wales has achieved 97.3% of asking price, a -2.4% drop versus the previous six...

Clive Humby of Dunn Humby (the Mega Minds behind the Tesco Clubcard) declared that "Data is the new oil" in 2006....

Mortgage borrowers now have the greatest choice of home loan products since February 2022, Moneyfacts data suggests. It is a boost for...

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

Buyer expectations of price discounts are too high, a prime agent claims. Jo Eccles, founder and managing director of prime London buying...

House prices fell at their fastest rate since July 2009 last month, according to Nationwide.  The lender’s latest House Price Index shows...

If, like me, you’re an ardent England rugby fan or indeed a fan of rugby in general, you’ll be counting down...

I recently wrote that the long-gestating Renters Reform Bill, finally introduced in Parliament back in May, could be poorly timed, both...

Changes to consumer behaviour usually arrive in waves. Most of the time these waves are small. They drive minimal impact, with...

Experts are warning that the weekend’s better than expected economic news could indirectly hurt the housing market. The UK economy grew by...

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors housing market snapshot shows the increasing damage being wrought by high interest rates. The RICS...

Price reductions have reached their highest level in at least nine years according to estate agency Hamptons.   Some 50 per cent of...

The share price of LSL Property Services dropped around 16 per cent at one point yesterday following a profits warning given...

House prices dipped at their fastest rate since 2009 last month, new data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index revealed average...

The number of mortgage approvals edged up for a second month in a row during June but remains below 2022’s monthly...

HMRC has recorded the lowest level of UK property sales for the month of June since 2020. The latest property transaction data...