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Average house prices and mortgage approvals hit new highs during the summer months, in a positive sign for the property market. Nationwide...

A local pub has been named as the most important lifestyle amenity when buying a home. Jackson-Stops’ latest Property Pulse Survey of...

Countrywide Land & New Homes has been appointed by Harcourt to market Tobacco Warehouse, a major redevelopment of the world’s largest...

The predictions game can be tricky. Sometimes you just don’t know whether to stick or twist. As reported in Estate Agent Today...

Leading UK property auctioneer Bond Wolfe has broken through the £100 million barrier for sales to date in 2024, with its...

The real estate industry is one of the industries hardest hit by falling numbers of self-employed, having seen the third-largest decline...

Shortly after the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act was granted Royal Assent in May, we surveyed members of the Association of...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property search app Jitty has launched a new feature that lets buyers find their dream home by simply...

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

Property taxes in Scotland raised almost £640m over the past twelve months, according to analysis of the latest statistics by agency...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss the annual Estate Agency X event, titled 'Mastering the...

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

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has surpassed the 600 member agent threshold. It comes after recruiting a further 100 agents since the...

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

Political and economic stability is encouraging more movement in the housing market, according to new figures released by online valuation specialists...

Savills has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of Tommy Newbigging to lead its new homes department across Essex and parts...

Marketing consultancy We Are Unchained has unveiled details of its autumn masterclass tour. The brand’s highly acclaimed "30 Years of Marketing in...

Knight Frank has left the door open to revise its house price forecasts after the chancellor’s first Budget in October. Chancellor Rachel...

The 90-minute commute continues to flourish for family homes, it has been claimed. Speaking on the Winkworth’s latest Property Exchange podcast, the...

With Labour’s election victory, a new EPC target has been announced. In mid-July, the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and...

Estate agents working with international individuals can face a significant risk of encountering money laundering activities. The complex nature of cross-border...

The new Labour government has committed to building 370,000 homes per year, but is it realistic? The housing crisis in the UK...

The construction and property industry has the second highest tenure in the UK, with employees remaining with a company for 4.4...

HSBC UK has joined forces with the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) to help improve the homebuying process through the sharing...

The National Leasehold Campaign’s (NLC) heroic journey to get reform of the controversial tenure type on the statute book has hit...

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

Chestertons Global has agreed a strategic collaboration with Romanian real estate agency Top Estate Team.  Established in 2018, Top Estate Team has...

House price forecasts have improved in just one month and significantly from a year ago, analysis shows. The Treasury regularly compiles independent...

Hamptons has appointed Chris Randall as regional sales director, overseeing the businesses South West and West London regions.  He takes over from...

Fewer than 50,000 mortgages have been completed with the support of the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, official figures show. The scheme was launched...

In the current rental market, where legislative changes and tax reforms loom large, many landlords are expressing doubt about the viability...

Savills has expanded its residential sales team with two new appointments in South Buckinghamshire. Adam Harris and Sophie Male have joined the...

Mortgaged buyers have continued to drive the property market even in the two years since mortgage rates peaked, research suggests. Property brand...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has pledged £90,000 to the Chartered Surveyors Student Bursary Programme to support new entrants...

The UK has the slowest home moving timeline among 12 global nations, research suggests. Upfront information provider Moverly has analysed the average...

Estate agents have more work to do when it comes to customer service and securing leads, a mystery shopping exercise has...

Agents can now access pre-populated material information forms through iamproperty. Users of iamproperty’s movebutler platform can use the feature, helping save time...

The expected dip in mortgage rates following the Bank of England’s base rate cut continued this week with NatWest’s lowest price...

The smart home movement has been gathering pace for some time and connected living should be top of the agenda for...

The ‘UK Seniors Housing Market Update Q2 2024’ from Knight Frank brings positive news that the supply of new seniors housing...

I have been an agent for 25 years and have represented a large corporate agency and Anderson Rose (my own independent...

Overvaluations are making properties taking longer to go under offer but sales are at least finally completing faster, research suggests. Analysis by...

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

When I first started working as an estate agent there was one thing I never saw coming… and that was having...

Demand for new-build homes in London eased in the run up to and just after the General Election but more recent...

An exciting new collaboration between TVPN, EstateApps and Paul Long is set to transform the way you advertise your property listings...

Annual house price growth remained at 2.7% ahead of the general election in June and was up just 0.5% on a...

An online travel agent has come to the rescue for an estate agent’s fundraiser to give a local road sweeper a...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has unveiled redesigned estate agency boards to promote its carbon-neutral status. In collaboration with supplier Kremer Signs, the boards...

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...

Homeowners of five-bedroom properties without a mortgage could unlock almost £500,000 by downsizing, research suggests. Analysis by Rightmove highlights the cash-equity release...

A cross-industry collaboration aims to showcase how working horizontally across key stages of the home-buying and selling journey can positively impact...

An estate agent’s kind attempt to raise money for a local road sweeper to have a much-deserved holiday have been derailed...

A new estate agency in Hampshire is celebrating expansion after securing more than £40m of property listings in its first half...

Homeowners are becoming more concerned about property fraud, research suggests. A freedom of information request has shown a 26% increase in the number...

A new analysis of buyers’ actions during viewings suggests many effectively ignore the truly important features, and are instead distracted by...

Now that a new government has been elected and interest rates appear to be on their way down, many buyers who...

The three months of May-July provide welcome news for both active buyers and sellers, and those thinking of buying or selling...

One of the most popular recent additions to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has been the Balcony and Container Gardens category....

The most predictable event of the year is underway. After months of talking about how taxes won’t rise for working people,...

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

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

A prominent financial analyst is warning that the hopes for a housing market resurgence over the autumn could be derailed by...

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

The latest RICS Residential Property Survey found the UK's residential property sector brightened slightly in July.  Average mortgage rates lowered slightly during...

The wife of a jailed banker has agreed to forfeit a house in Knightsbridge worth approximately £14m and a golf club...

Six out of the UK’s top 10 conveyancers are now aboard a new transactions platform that aims to speed up property...

A little known family-run agency - Griffin Property Co - says it is finally relaunching as Emoov. The purchase of the Emoov...

There’s nothing more frustrating than losing a sale at the last minute due to details that could have been disclosed upfront....

Most households in England today are ‘under-occupying’ their homes, according to the think tank the Resolution Foundation. And it says there doesn’t...

The Scottish housing market is proving remarkably stable according to figures from the Edinburgh Solicitors Property Centre. The average selling price of...

Some 74% of developers believe that the government setting targets for councils would be the key to unlocking planning issues faced...

Hamptons has announced a new international partnership that will launch the brand ‘in association with Hamptons’. The deal is with Italian agency...

Research from Zoopla shows that two-bed terraced homes are the fastest-selling property type in England and Wales, with a sale agreed...

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

We welcome the thrust of the Deputy Prime Minister’s announcement this week on planning reform.  In particular, we support the return of...

SINCE the new Labour government was elected in early July, one phrase has been circulating more than any – grey belt....

Throughout the general election campaign, the Green Belt was central to the debate about the housing crisis. The new Labour government...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – is to host a webinar for member...

Estate agents are braced for a busy Autumn selling season after the first interest rate cut since March 2020. The Bank of...

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

Fewer sales than usual were registered by HMRC for June, official figures show. The latest property transactions statistics from the taxman - based on...

Rightmove’s decision to return £100m to its shareholders has been called into question. The property portal giant announced in its recent half-year...

By Mike Bilboe, Face For Business Buying or selling a home can be one of the most stressful and uncertain times for...

An increase in agents, fees and rising take-up of its extra packages contributed to a 6% annual rise in average revenue...

The Government is being urged to keep the first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief threshold at its current level. Labour signalled before it...

Survey raises doubts over Government housebuilding targets Close to two thirds of Brits are not confident that the Government can meet its...

A recent appeal decision which allowed housing development on the Hertfordshire Green Belt highlights the need for greater flexibility on locational...

Views are sought from all heritage destinations with listed buildings across the UK to find out how much they pay on...

There has been a dip in new energy performance certificates (EPCs), suggested falling home sales and property supply Government data shows 458,000...

The Law Society may have seen-off a no-confidence vote but disgruntled solicitors have vowed to keep up the pressure on the...

IT’s very difficult to predict anything in the property sector. But one thing I can predict with total certainty is we will...

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

Higher mortgage rates will push more people than expected into poverty, research warns. Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) highlights...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Paul Halliwell and my VMC business card says “Executive...

With more than 25 years’ experience as an estate agent, Liza Daniels heads up our outsourced call service, Managed MovePal. She...

A vote of no-confidence in the Law Society over material information rules has failed. The Property Lawyers Action Group (PLAG), had arranged...

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

LSL Estate Agency Franchising is home to one of the UK’s best-known estate agent brands - Your Move. There are several...

HMRC and the Treasury have been urged to improve guidance on anti-money laundering (AML). Agency trade body Propertymark has suggested that while...