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

New figures from Connells suggest the company remains Britain’s biggest estate agent, handling one in 10 transactions. And in its latest report...

When we talk in general terms about the UK housing market, we tend to draw a picture of generality. Facts and figures...

House prices may be cooling but some local markets are actually heating up with property values increasing by up to 10%,...

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

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

Savills has opened its 10th office in south west London. It takes its London presence to 42 residential branches and 132 across the country...

Surprise figures released through Freedom of Information requests show that the number of homes in England and Wales with owners registered...

Fledgling portal Boomin has published figures - but not the long-awaited ones about its users or agents.   Instead, it’s released data...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says HM Revenue & Customs will probe any alleged wrongdoing in property purchases included in the so-called Pandora...

Politicians in one of the most exclusive property enclaves are complaining after average house prices have risen around £100,000 in just...

Here’s a new way to encourage house moves - pay the potential vendor £50,000. The Scottish Government is launching an official consultation...

It may be the height of summer but the industry is still super-busy and new appointments continue to come thick and...

There are just three working days until the end of the stamp duty holiday for most buyers. That’s not even enough time...

Phil Spencer has interviewed five key regional estate agents in the latest of his Move iQ industry videos. It’s a fascinating insight...

Estate agency offices in Wales, closed for many weeks as part of that country’s lockdown, will reopen from next Monday, April 12. The...

The high-end housing market on Jersey has been rocked by a plan from the island’s government which may ban foreign investors from...

One of Countrywide’s high-end brands, Hamptons, has joined in what it calls “a new residential partnership” with an agency on the...

The coronavirus pandemic has somewhat eclipsed Brexit this year – which is no mean feat. Cast your mind back to pre-Covid...

With the UK officially in what has been described as the single worst national recession in the world, one agency has...

The last few months have been tough for the property sector, and the pressure will continue as estate agents across the...

The chief executive of the UK operation of a US-owned brand says his agency its the fastest growing in this country...

Has no one told the industry that it’s December and things are supposed to be slowing down? This week’s Property Jobs...

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...

One of the country’s largest regional agencies is moving into the sale of homes overseas despite Brexit uncertainty and concern over...

A group campaigning for the reform of money laundering and other accountability laws claims that billions of pounds worth of investment...

It is perhaps a sign of how difficult it is to read the UK housing market right now that the latest...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

Savills has acquired Guernsey-based company Montagu Evans Channel Islands Limited to create the company’s first presence on the island, and to...

It is with no pleasure and a touch of sadness that I took in the significance of OTM's recent performance in...

We know so many agents do good fund-raising during the festive season - here are just a few who made contact...

There are 16,547 businesses registered as estate agencies in the UK according to figures obtained from Companies House - the equivalent...

Data from the Registers of Scotland shows a marked increase in transaction levels – up 23 per cent in one year,...

Agents' Giving: No less than £20,000 has been raised at the Agents Giving Ball where Phil Spencer and 240 of the...

Moving abroad is a dream for many Britons. There are thousands of us who sit in our offices, day after dreary...

Looking back to the 1980s, it was General Election time and Michael Foot had released the Labour party manifesto. The party was...