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

The majority of buyers planning to move home say the election will not affect their plans, research suggests. A survey by Rightmove...

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

Lawyers are warning of a growing number of incidents of septic tank conveyancing negligence, which could prove costly for homebuyers. House buyers...

You don’t need me to tell you that buy to let has had a torrid time of it lately. For agents trying...

The average price for larger detached homes has grown at almost twice the rate than for smaller properties such as flats...

The level of property sales in the UK is declining, HMRC has suggested, after it revealed that transactions dipped for the...

Agents have seen a bigger than usual New Year bounce in buyer demand, Rightmove claims. The number of prospective buyers contacting agents...

Over the last few months, The Letting Partnership has seen an increase in calls from agents who are struggling to open...

Historic agency brand Humberts is looking to have between 20 and 30 offices over the next five years as it marks...

The trend for remote working could continue to influence the property market into next year, Rightmove claims. The portal’s data shows there...

Rightmove says the level of business owners enquiring about leasing office space has now surpassed even pre-pandemic levels in January. Demand is...

Rightmove has revealed a major rise in visits to its site and app as the housing market boom shows no sign...

Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...

Prime Central London’s attraction to multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers appears to have soared during the pandemic. High end agency Beauchamp Estates says...

There were 13 new buyers for every property listed for sale in the UK in September according to Knight Frank.  Over the...

A major agency is predicting that the imbalance between supply and demand, which has characterised the housing market for all of...

Belvoir has issued another upbeat trading report, saying its revenue for the first six months of the year is up 53...

London property is still a draw for the wealthiest in the world according to Knight Frank. Despite international travel restrictions, the number...

The Grenfell Tower disaster in June 2017 exposed the dangers of inflammable cladding on residential tower blocks, and what has come...

With property fraud on the rise and an ever-increasing number of transactions taking place in the lettings sector, having strict anti-money laundering...

With property transactions taking longer than ever and many people operating at capacity, it is easy to overlook the progress made,...

A consumer financial service suggests it’s already too late for most buyers to meet the latest stamp duty holiday deadline of June...

Another house price index shows a super-charged housing market with prices rising 7.5 per cent in the year to January according...

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

One auctioneer Iamsold, which operates the Modern Method of Auction, says it’s enjoyed its strongest January on record.  It’s seen a 26...

An estate agency says 10 per cent of its sellers have already dropped their asking prices to keep buyers on board,...

After high levels of publicity for Zoopla and Boomin in recent weeks, Rightmove has struck back with figures suggesting it’s enjoyed...

A new working group on mental health in the agency industry is being set up following a poll revealing 62 per cent...

A housing index says the market continues to defy Coronavirus and Brexit worries with asking prices up 4.9 per cent in...

Start-up letting agents looking to enter the market are finding it increasingly difficult to set up in business as banks point...

Letting agents are struggling to open new bank accounts and even large established letting agents with a long history of trading...

Zoopla says while there may be speculation about people fleeing London and big urban areas for the countryside, the evidence suggests...

In the first of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, managing director of mio, the estate agent sales progression platform, explores the...

The peak of the 2020 sales market is likely to be September instead of the usual early summer - but that...

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...

Rightmove has released another stonking set of results - but there are signs that some agents are defecting from the ever-more-expensive...

Rightmove has hit back at critics saying it’s no longer the force it used to be by reporting record traffic for...

An online valuation service says the number of leads it generated for agents in January was over double the figure in...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

OnTheMarket claims its visitor total last month exceeded 30m, a new monthly record and an increase of some 28 per cent...

Property portals generate revenue from estate agents regardless of the outcome of the transaction. This relationship has resulted in a fundamental...

The financial consultancy advising OnTheMarket says the portal company will be in profit by Easter next year. “We now expect OnTheMarket to...

House prices are forecast to dip as the year ends and stagnate at the start of 2020 according to the latest...

A PropTech firm is marketing anti-money laundering audit checks for agents to help the industry comply with tighter regulation. Identity verification business...

OnTheMarket says it will not increase listing charges in 2020 for any agents currently paying full fees, while agencies which list on only...

Recently a number of politicians and charities have been calling for the introduction of rent controls or rent freezes in the...