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The number of home sellers entering the market increased by almost a quarter in the two weeks following the Bank of...

Estate agents remain largely split on whether Labour’s General Election win will be positive for the housing market.  A survey of almost...

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

Buyer demand levels climbed significantly between the first and second quarters of this year, research suggests. GetAgent’s Hotspots Demand Index monitors quarterly...

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

A large proportion of estate agents are managing to get more deals over the line thanks to longer daylight hours, research...

Agents are being warned about the risk of burnout as research suggests 37% of property professionals won’t be taking a summer...

Around a fifth of estate agents have seen a drop in buyer activity and almost a third claim sellers have gone...

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

Just 14% of properties currently listed for sale within the last 30 days have found a buyer, new research suggests. Agency comparison...

Local property market performances vary from 12% gains to price reductions of as much as 24% since the pandemic house price...

Help to Buy has been ranked as having the most positive influence on the property market in recent times. Agency comparison website...

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

We all know that first-time buyers have had a tough time of it lately. Mad mini-budgets resulting in higher interest rates...

Some 83% of estate agents are proud of their profession, says a new survey. The poll of 1,728 estate agents, commissioned by...

Buyer demand has continued to climb during the first quarter (Q1) of the year, research suggests. Analysis by agency comparison website GetAgent...

Mortgage approvals rose for the sixth consecutive month in February and are at the highest level since September 2022, Bank of...

The Spring Budget missed the mark when it comes to boosting current market conditions, agents have claimed. A survey of 833 UK...

Seller search interest for high street agents has dropped, while there has been a significant spike in searches for cheap fee...

Around half of agents remain confident about the housing market’s prospects this year, research suggests. A survey of almost 600 estate agents,...

Calling all self-employed property professionals! With only one week to go until the 31 January self assessment deadline, the 3.8 million people...

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

Buyer demand across England crept up during the final months of 2023 but remains down annually, research has revealed. Analysis has revealed...

Self-employed agency models are helping drive growth in the estate agency sector, while larger firms struggle to maintain positive momentum, research...

The property market could be in for a strong end to the year based on typical seasonal trends, research suggests, New research...

GetAgent has been ordered to make its marketing claims clearer following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The advertising watchdog...

Visits to Rightmove have fallen by 18% in the past year as high mortgage rates hit the national market from the...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his Autumn Statement this afternoon amid rumours of Stamp Duty reforms and support for first-time buyers. The...

A London agent is looking to make Halloween unforgettable with a captivating window display that's sending shivers down spines. Location Location has...

The number of homes being demolished and rebuilt from scratch has increased by 3.7% over the past year, research reveals. The analysis...

The level of new for sale stock reaching the market across Britain has surged by 128% since the start of the...

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

Agency fees account for 81% of upfront home selling costs on average, research suggests. Industry comparison website GetAgent has used its My...

Market analysis by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, reveals that Homebuyers can buy a fort for the same price as a...

Only a fifth of agents have reported being busier than last year as higher mortgage rates and inflation weigh on the...

Estate agent comparison site GetAgent has handed a lifeline to struggling Purplebricks sellers. It has announced that it will give home sellers...

The time it’s taking to sell a home across England and Wales has fallen by an average of 44 days, new...

An extraordinary increase in estate agencies has been recorded over the past year. A total of 10.6% more estate agencies existed in...

UK estate agents are split when it comes to their opinion on last week’s Budget, with half concerned about a lack...

The number of properties listed as sold subject to contract (SSTC) has increased by 5% so far this year versus the...

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

Do you have lots of hipsters on your books looking for a home? New analysis aims to identify the hotspots for hipster...

The rising price of fuel and the wider cost of living crisis are causing significant concern and stress for UK homeowners...

Almost 155,000 home sellers could be impacted by a drop in house prices but it may only last for  a couple...

Estate agents have seen a more muted start to the year for seller and buyer activity but there is concern about...

New research has uncovered the most densely populated areas for estate agency branches. Agency comparison website GetAgent’s internal data tracks the number...

The pandemic-inspired property demand boom is well and truly over, GetAgent claims. It comes as the agent comparison website’s latest Hotspot Demand...

The festive season may be a time to slowdown and reflect on the past year but estate agents are planning to...

Estate agency comparison website GetAgent has been ranked amongst the UK’s 50 fastest growing technology companies in the 2022 Deloitte UK...

Online and Americanised models of self-employed agency have deterred new agents from entering the sector amid a wider decline of professionals...

Agents have managed to secure a buyer two weeks faster for their vendors so far this year compared with in 2021,...

New research from GetAgent has outlined where the UK’s best-performing estate agents are currently located when it comes to the price secured...

Estate agents are charging movers fees of 1.4% on average to sell their homes, new research claims. An article by consumer watchdog...

Property demand has dropped while price reductions have increased in recent weeks, data shows. Two separate pieces of industry data give new...

Autumn and winter have been identified as the best seasons to sell a property if an agent wants to get their...

The 1980s may be most fondly remembered for bad hairdos and questionable fashion, but it may have also been the best...

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

Estate agents have listed an average of 7.3 homes for sale per branch during 2022, research suggests- down 12.5% annually. Agency comparison...

There is a staggering £117 billion worth of property currently up for sale across the UK property market, according to new...

Agents are currently achieving 99.4% of the asking price on listings, research shows.  The figure, calculated by agency comparison website GetAgent based...

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

There are many myths about using virtual tours to sell or let properties. The most common perceptions are that virtual property...

Almost three quarters of property professionals agree that estate agent pay is too low. A poll conducted by Estate Agent Today found 73%...

Property industry veteran Mal McCallion is among two new high-profile recruits for GetAgent. McCallion, who helped launch Primelocation in 2000 and was...

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

Estate agency recruiter Josh Rayner has said job demand is at the highest level he can remember. Rayner, who runs property jobs...

Typical stamp duty paid by property purchasers now is actually 84 per cent more than before the pandemic and the SDLT...

The international reviews service Trustpilot has batted away criticism from a property website that it ignores breaches of its guidelines. Last week,...

The war of words between various property review platforms continues apace. The latest accusation concern comparison website GetAgent, and specifically reviews of...

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

There’s been a huge rise in the amount of money contributed to the housing market by first time buyers. They paid over...

The average home sale in England and Wales in 2021 achieved 98 per cent of the asking price - slightly improved...

New research suggests that the estate agency industry has bucked the nationwide trend of business liquidation that he plagued other sectors...

Buyers typically pay 10.8 per cent extra for chain-free properties than for similar homes with chains, according to new research. Website GetAgent...

A comparison website dealing with estate agency charges says commission varies hugely across 20 major cities of the UK.  GetAgent looked at...

The challenge of selling a property that has been garishly decorated over the Christmas period is one many agents will be familiar...

Sir David Amess, murdered at a constituency surgery last month, may have an unexpected housing market legacy for his constituents. To commemorate...

Estate agents who differentiate themselves from competitors should not be afraid of charging more - and should have confidence when doing...

First-time buyers are £25,000 worse off thanks to the stamp duty holiday, according to estate agent comparison site GetAgent. The website revealed...

An estate agency comparison website has conducted research into how much it costs to simply keep an average home in a...

Estate agency comparison website GetAgent has calculated the typical fees charged to vendors in different parts of the country. It says agents...

New research has thrown light on how much buyers must pay on average to trade up to a property with one...

Over 500,000 homebuyers in England are set to benefit from the stamp duty holiday to the tune of £3.4 billion, according...

New research shows that UK estate agents are amongst the best value in the world. Using data from the Global Property Guide...

The apparent plight of first time buyers hits the headlines frequently but new research shows that second steppers face a wide...

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

A league table of the most important issues facing vendors places the scale of estate agents’ charges at the bottom - and this...

Research by an estate agency comparison service has revealed which type of road address produces the highest average price.  GetAgent has analysed...

The stamp duty holiday frenzy has reduced the gap between asking and sale prices according to new research. Before the start of...

It now takes 43 days longer to sell a home than it did a year ago. Comparison site GetAgent, which makes the...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

It now takes an average 12 days longer to complete a sale in Britain compared to a year ago - but...

Transactions appear to be edging higher than in 2019 for the first time this year - despite lockdowns and concerns caused...

New research attempts for the first time to identify the most lucrative property markets in the country - with surprising results...

Vendors spend an average £41 a day for 144 days when selling their home - but some spend a remarkable £140 a...

The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison...

Purplebricks is starting a new wave of TV advertisements today, continuing its theme from earlier this year as a sponsor of...

Agents’ declining income - the result of the lockdown and the collapse in transaction volumes - has been revealed for the...

The man who has been Rightmove’s head of innovation for the past five years has joined an online agency. Hannes Buhrmann has...

The market share for all online agents fell sharply in the period up to the start of the pandemic according to new...