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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...

The average price of detached homes in Edinburgh has risen by almost £1,500 a week according to analysis of the latest...

Agency reviews platform allAgents has unveiled details of its Customer Experience Awards.  The much-anticipated black-tie event will take place at the Crowne...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has signed a listing agreement with Rettie, one of the UK's largest independent property services firms operating in Scotland...

The winners of the AllAgents Customer Experience Awards have been revealed. A ceremony was held at the Crowne Plaza, Glasgow last week...

A new analysis of the housing market has assessed 50 cities in the UK to establish which is best for first...

Irwin Mitchell has expanded its property practice with an investment in Scotland-based law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie (WJM). The two firms...

Agency reviews platform allAgents.co.uk has named Martin Roberts as the host of this year's highly anticipated 2023 Annual Customer Experience Awards...

The cities of Liverpool, Nottingham and Manchester have enjoyed the biggest house price rises since pre-Covid. Despite interest rates at a 13-year...

Despite a 15-year peak in interest rates, one of Glasgow’s leading estate agents, Corum, has reported a 10% surge in viewings...

The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) and Gumtree have teamed up to help fightback against fraudsters, particularly when it comes...

Rightmove and Propertymark have unveiled a two-year partnership to provide agents with the latest local market data and easier access to...

A major auctioneering service is gearing up for its 10th anniversary and 75th in-room property sale later this week.   Auction House...

House price growth may be slowing but Sottish agency brand DJ Alexander has revealed that it recorded its highest ever sales...

New analysis from Rightmove claims to reveal the cheapest UK city for a first time buyers to get on the property...

Cooling house prices are resulting in the average estate agent losing around £441 of per month, research suggests. Hybrid agent Nested has...

Agency reviews website allAgents has revealed the venue for its highly anticipated 2023 UK Customer Experience Awards. This year's event will be...

The RICS Residential Survey Report for March caused a bit of a stir this week – despite the fact that it...

The number of properties advertised for sale in Scotland has increased by 75% in some parts of the country as vendors...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has attracted a trio of former Purplebricks agents as it continues its expansion into Scotland and...

The winners of the 2022 allAgents Customer Experience Awards were announced last week. The agency customer feedback website held its second ever...

The level of homes being snapped up within two weeks of being listed has fallen to 6.8% across the UK market...

Agency sale stock has improved by almost 40% in parts of Scotland over the past month, new research claims. Analysis by Scottish...

You've finally found the perfect house. It's within your budget, has the desired number of bedrooms and bathrooms, and even comes...

Bristol-based Alexander May claims to have become the city’s first estate agency business to go carbon neutral and is looking to...

A key minister in the Scottish Government has warned that the country faces a ‘monumental but essential task’ if it is to...

Estate agents in Scotland are bucking the sales slowdown trend, Homesearch claims. The property data and prospecting platform, which recently launched north...

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

Adoption of virtual tours among estate agents remain low but new data suggests they could boost sales. Industry analysis shows just 4%...

A French billionaire who made his money from estate agency is promising to transform the UK property industry with his unique...

Pacitti Jones, the Glasgow-based estate agent and legal firm, has acquired RGM Solicitors. RGM currently operates in Linlithgow and Grangemouth, and all its staff...

Lomond Group, which says it is the UK’s fastest-growing estate agency network, has appointed Ed Phillips as its new Group Chief...

Properties selling without a chain not only sell more quickly, as one might expect, but also appear to attract a substantial...

Kirstie Allsopp says the Sunday Times has amended its report of an interview in which she says first time buyers may...

A leading agent and market commentator says he has identified one part of the UK where the current stock shortage is...

One of Scotland’s leading legal and estate agency, Pacitti Jones, is continuing to expand. This week it has snapped up Tip Top...

The Lomond Group, reported over the weekend to be in talks to buy high-end London agency Chestertons, has this morning announced it’s...

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

In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...

An online intelligence platform has started ranking agencies in terms of their SEO and Google searches. The platform - Industry Alerts, which...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

The UK’s largest review website for the property industry has announced that its first ever in-person awards event will be held...

The Karma Club: An industry partner has celebrated its second birthday by reaching a landmark of more than £15,000 donated to...

Keller Williams - which says it’s the UK’s leading business-owner or ‘self-employed’ firm with twice the agents of any direct rival -...

The son of an Oscar winner has been named as the latest estate agent working under the easyProperty banner. Damian Wanstall is...

For a match between two great rivals, the England-Scotland 0-0 draw on Friday may have brought both nations together. After all it’s...

A home within 500 metres of a tube or railway station in London will carry a massive premium compared to a...

Foxtons shareholders will today give their verdict on the company’s plans to ‘go national’, revealed at the start of the weekend. On...

New figures from Zoopla today emphasise just how frenzied the housing market remains. Here are the figures: - so far in the first...

While lengthy lockdowns have caused many to re-evaluate their homes, the apartment lifestyle remains an ambition for many. That’s the view of...

Legal firm Anderson Strathern has announced a merger with Lerwick-based Neil Risk Solicitor and Estate Agent. The Shetland firm's practice areas focus on residential...

Covid-19 has caused the number of new homes registered by UK house builders to fall 23 per cent in 2020. The NHBC...

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

The design quality of new homes and neighbourhoods across the UK remains stubbornly low, according to a new report by academics.  The...

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

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where in the agency and supplier...

A former healthcare executive is the latest convert to become an online agent with easyProperty, the company has announced. Richard Ayres has...

Online agency easyProperty has announced four new areas to its portfolio to build on its existing 41 locations - and it’s seeking...

Two companies that persuaded property investors to pay as much as £25,000 for a parking space have been wound up in...

Zoopla predicts that the price strength that has been seen since the reopening of the housing market is likely to continue...

US-originated estate agency Keller Williams claims to be the fastest growing in the UK as a result of 29 agents joining...

A study by Rightmove suggests that 94 per cent of buyers and sellers currently in the market are determined to go...

Keller Williams has announced another new market centre, and this time its operating principal is a former Purplebricks territory owner.  JP Downes...

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry - and it’s March already. If there...

A new market centre operating as a hub for freelance agents has opened in Glasgow. Called KW Evolve it is a Keller...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT - your regular Monday fix of who’s moving where in our industry. As ever, a...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

Zoopla’s Hometrack data research arm says the start of 2020 has seen buyer demand up 26 per cent compared to the...

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...

Bristol is the location outside London most searched for on Rightmove this year, by both buyers and renters. The average asking price...

Major UK cities have seen average house price rises of 54 per cent in the past decade - an increase of...

The average age of a first-time buyer in the UK is 27, according to research from Nested.com. The online estate agency says...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on key moves within the industry. Everyone mentioned here...

A recently-launched free-to-list portal says it’s uniquely positioned to attract overseas buyers and investors interested in purchasing in major UK cities. Residential...

The gap between average asking prices and average selling prices has increased in recent months according to Zoopla. Its latest study of...

Reforms to the house buying process in England and Wales to bring it more into line with Scotland could slash the...

Fresh analysis by Zoopla has revealed Britain's fastest moving property markets with the lowest number of average days for a seller...

An estate agency has contacted the police after 26 of its boards disappeared since September 2018.  Manor Estate Agents, an all-female agency...

House prices in 20 UK cities analysed by Zoopla show an average 1.7 per cent increase over the 12 months to...

The US estate agency Keller Williams says it is on course to have 10 hubs, called market centres, across the UK...

OnTheMarket will be “blanketing the commercial radio landscape” as well as engaging in sports and agency industry sponsorship programmes over the...

There may be a cloud over the economy right now but growth of 2.7 per cent in house prices last year...

It’s time to think about planning the 2019 events calendar. This year, there are more PropTech conferences scheduled than ever before,...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that US-owned franchise agency Keller Williams has ‘soft-opened’ two new market centres in the south of...

Rightmove has revealed which day was its busiest in 2018 in terms of page views. It says February 19 was the date,...

Ilchester Place in London’s Holland Park may be the most expensive residential street in Britain - but it’s cheaper than a year...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

Keller Williams, the US agency which allows agents to work from hub-like ‘market centres’, says it now has 130 freelance agents in this...

The first signs of a seasonal slowdown are appearing according to some agents in touch with EAT, but there are still...

It is a sobering thought that 40 years have slipped by since I first ran a tape measure across the inside...

Traditional estate agent fees average just 1.1 per cent across the UK according to research from an agency comparison website -...

Hello and welcome to a new working week, which means your chance to catch up on the key moves in our...

Increasingly cash-strapped traditional estate agencies should consider abandoning their High Street offices and work from serviced offices or similar lower-profile and...

The income first-time buyers need to purchase a home in the UK’s largest cities has shot up by 18 per cent...

The eight strong residential estate agency team of a prominent Scottish law firm is being off-loaded to a rival, according to...

A housing academic claims that while popular belief has it that homes are getting smaller, the typical living space in England...

House prices in a quarter of the UK’s largest cities are struggling to recover to the level they were at during...

The UK division of Keller Williams, the world's largest estate agency, says it can help entrepreneurial agents to set up their...