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UK Finance’s latest data shows the percentage of mortgaged properties taken into possession has risen, but the trade body insists this...

At last! Well, they say small is beautiful and, if you’re in the property sector right now, you’d better believe it! The...

According to Landmark Information Group’s recent Insights Report, both sales and purchases have seen substantial increases in the time taken from...

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

On balance, a stable new government with a large majority is good news for the sales market. Labour’s costed spending plans,...

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

Another week and more good news for Rightmove. The company which  estate agents love to hate has just announced it has...

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

Data and statistics are never in short supply for those of us working in the property sector.  But one set which really...

Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show, the lowest level since...

House prices dipped on a monthly basis during March but annual growth improved, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...

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

The best news for the property sector to come from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget statement came not from any fiscal...

The mortgage price war appears to have eased and the shelf life on home loans has hit a six-month low, Moneyfacts...

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

Chris Hemmings, Parter in Carter Jonas’ Planning & Development team We’re confident of a better start to 2024 than 2023. The news that...

Business plans will be key for agents looking to successfully navigate 2024, an industry consultant and trainer has said. Michael Day, a...

Inflation fell to its lowest level in two years during November, raising hopes that interest rate cuts and lower mortgage pricing...

The lending outlook is improving for the housing market but psychological milestones remain, Knight Frank warns. The latest UK market commentary from...

The rate of inflation has fallen to the lowest level in two years, raising hopes of a boost for the property...

Three members of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners take a brief look at some of the trials and tribulations awaiting...

It’s that time of year already: Halloween’s happened, Bonfire Night’s blown itself out, and there’s now a feast of festivities leading...

An opinion piece by Sam Reynolds, CEO of Zero Deposit Just weeks ago, the Bank of England brought a halt to its...

Buyers and sellers are still factoring energy efficiency into property valuations despite Prime Minister Rishi Sunak rolling back net-zero reforms. Analysis by...

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande reacts to the shock but much-needed pause in interest rate rises. I suspect you, like me,...

Annual house price growth has returned to its lowest level since the pandemic, Land Registry data shows. The latest figures from the...

Funny how time flies faster as you get older and I’m reminded that next week, (23rd September, to be precise) it...

The end of a tenancy can be busy and stressful. As the letting agent, you’ll have many plates spinning to move...

The property market is set for its quietest year for sales since 2012, Zoopla claims. The portal’s latest House Price Index estimates...

The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...

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

‘Schools out for Summer’ as the Alice Cooper song goes and the kids are not the only ones looking forward to...

The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill was finally introduced in Parliament in May, but is it really good news for tenants? Several...

Here’s the news you don’t normally get to hear about - the agency industry in full swing doing good work. If you’ve...

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

Great story this week about the estate agent in St John’s Wood who found a purse in the back of a...

As Tennyson once observed…’.In the Spring, a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love…’.but not really. At the moment the...

I was delighted to read recently about the creation of the first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK, which offers...

The financial regulator has revised its own data on how many mortgage borrowers may face repayment difficulties as it calls on...

It seems as if optimism is out of fashion right now: just look at the headlines to see what I mean....

The return of commuters and international buyers has seen buyer demand return to 2019 levels, a major London agent claims. Dominic Agace,...

Consumer trust in estate agents has declined over the past year, new research claims. The latest Veracity Index from Ipsos Mori, which...

In this guest piece, Andy Jones, Corporate & Build To Rent Director at LRG, looks at whether commercial property can help solve...

Mortgage rate hikes have already halved landlord profits according to latest research, and a base rate rise to 2.5% will see...

Recent political changes – and there have been quite a few in recent weeks – have brought about something of a...

With UK interest rates on the rise, following the mini-Budget announcement (now since almost entirely reversed), and several lenders pulling mortgage...

Troubled agency Purplebricks is set to face further litigation from the group which is already preparing to bring a class action...

A leading property association argues it won’t be long before we start to see house price growth slowing. According to the National...

During the summer holidays, your home is left susceptible to opportunistic thieves. Despite this rise in threat, data found that only...

Recent months have seen interest rates rise from historic lows back closer to pre-financial crisis levels as the Bank of England...

It may be cliche to say, but technology is advancing at such a fast pace. So fast, in fact, that according...

Long-term 50-year mortgages that can be passed on by parents to their children appear to be the latest idea from the...

First-time buyers are now facing up to a nine-year wait to save enough of a deposit to get on the property...

Agency listings appear to be on the rise with major brands seeing a spike in valuations and instructions. Data from national agent Jackson-Stops...

Speedy property sales may not be as good as they seem, an industry figure has warned. Recent figures released by Rightmove indicate...

April looks set to go down as the busiest month for house sales of the year.  And with record numbers of properties predicted...

Although Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement did not include many announcements regarding housing, it did provide a good...

The vast majority of property professionals would like to see HMRC act more proactively to deter money laundering, as almost a...

Rightmove has created a league table to identify where new buyer competition is hottest across the UK housing market. Across the country...

In a new column, solicitor Colum Smith, an expert in combating fraud at Taylor Rose MW Solicitors, explains why those looking...

If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...

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

The supply of new properties coming to the market is up on this time last year in every single region of...

Research based on questioning almost 1,000 estate agents suggests that around 70 per cent are set to expand their business this...

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...

There’s good news for people in Newbury, Berkshire - the Christmas windows at Hillier & Wilson estate agency have now been...

The product choice for buyers wanting mortgages is now the highest it has been since 2008 according to the independent service...

Conveyancing firms in the Simplify Group, hit by a massive systems crash for much of this week, say they are working...

Rightmove has revealed the strongest markets for sellers and buyers this autumn.  Grays in Essex has topped the list of the strongest...

Agents trade body Propertymark has given its verdict on yesterday’s Budget with this statement - “Some good news but it leaves...

In the UK, 3.5 million households — which is over one-third of UK households — are either privately or socially rented,...

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

I’m going to declare upfront that, as an investor, I have a financial interest in the success of MovePal but I also need...

House prices rose by just 0.1 per cent in September - but they are still increasing by 10 per cent a...

There’s good news and bad news from the shake-up in government ministers and ministries that was presented to the nation last...

With the competition for new listings between agents as fierce as ever, it can sometimes feel like a race to the...

For over 20 years, Reapit's CRM software has been the obvious choice for any self-respecting estate agency business. Used today by...

The head of Boomin has attacked Rightmove for the fees it currently charges agents, the likelihood of higher fees to come,...

It’s been quite a week for the rental sector. Lettings agents and landlords have had such a torrid time in recent years...

Thousands of sales are at risk because slow searches by councils may prevent deals completing by the next stamp duty deadline. With just under...

It’s not just housing transactions that signal a red-hot market - the mortgage landscape is at its strongest for some time...

Brexit means that the UK’s anti-money laundering laws are no longer governed by the European Union (EU), but any estate agents...

In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...

As an estate agent, you should of course be performing robust Know Your Customer (KYC) checks as part of your Anti-Money...

If you’re worried the stamp duty holiday is denying the Treasury of much-needed income, think again. Stamp duty receipts soared to £1,196...

First the good news - estate agents are trusted more than politicians and no less than bankers. Now the bad news:...

The Building Societies Association says there’s been a surge in consumer confidence in the housing market following the Budget. Some 37 per...

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...

There’s a warning this morning that possible tax reforms to be unveiled next Monday could wreak huge damage on the property...

Rightmove says the excess of demand over supply right now is bigger than at any time over the past decade -...

The property sector is in the middle of a boom and demand is high. Last week’s announcement that the stamp duty...

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...

Mortgage approvals declined slightly in January as the market braces itself for the end of the stamp duty holiday - currently...

Tax experts suggest the widely expected reform of Capital Gains Tax is unlikely to be announced in tomorrow’s Budget - at...

New research from Propertymark suggests a typical fall through costs an agent £4,123.  The association says that if the stamp duty holiday...

We’re now well into the third national lockdown and as the nation’s thoughts start to focus on how and when we’ll...

First time buyers with just a 10 per cent deposit - for long almost excluded from the mortgage market - now...

Agents and conveyancers are expressing doubt over whether a possible six week extension to the stamp duty holiday will be enough...

Hello - another Monday dawns but the good news is that we can update you on the industry’s latest appointments. Everyone here...

There’s now more choice in the mortgage market than at any time since last March, before the pandemic reached a peak. The...