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The number of property sales registered with HMRC rose in July but remains below pre-pandemic levels, official data shows. HMRC property transactions...

Of all the stories I read over the past week, there was one which really stopped me in my tracks.   It revealed...

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...

Uncertainty triggered by the new Labour Government and taxation concerns that await the 30th October Autumn Budget, have made many wealthy...

The number of home sellers entering the market increased by almost a quarter in the two weeks following 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...

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

Parents are willing pay 25% extra to live in the right catchment area for a top state primary school, research suggests. New...

Local authority searches are taking up to 60 days in some parts of the country - holding up the sales process. Analysis...

Ongoing tax and regulatory clampdowns on landlords have led to warnings of a buy-to-let exodus and new data suggests that may...

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...

Lower mortgage rates have slowed the exodus of first-time buyers from London ,research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons for the first half of...

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

More homeowners are preparing to put their property on the market in the autumn, Chestertons claims. The estate agency said it registered...

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

EVER since Rishi Sunak stood in the rain and effectively announced he’d soon be moving house, Labour have been saying the...

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

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...

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

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

One key point of difference in the parties’ housing policies during the recent general election campaign was that the Conservative Party...

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...

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

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

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...

Plymouth has been named as the fasted location to sell a home in a new index. OnTheMarket has unveiled a new monthly...

Luxury estate agent Daniel Daggers, aka #MrSuperPrime, has been named as the keynote speaker for the Propertymark Trust’s PropX fundraising event. Daggers,...

The director of a London estate agency claims a buyer needs an income of £100,000 a year to purchase a home...

The latest prime London market snapshot from Knight Frank suggests muted activity so far this summer and warns of possible hesitancy...

A prominent westcountry agent has joined Moveli, which operates the self-employed broker model. Jonathan Mowday, previously of Stags in Devon, has joined...

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

The share price of Rightmove dropped some 6% yesterday on the back of an announcement that it was terminating the listings...

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

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

Fine & Country is holding a recruitment open evening in its flagship office on Park Lane in Mayfair, London next month.  The...

Foxtons’ market share for exchanges rose by 30% in the first half of the year as the London agent revealed double-digit...

The number of people moving home increased by 10% in the first half of 2024, with detached properties the most popular,...

Chestertons has continued its London expansion with the acquisition of James Pendleton. With branches across Wandsworth, Battersea and Clapham, James Pendleton will...

The number of mortgage approvals for house purchase fell for the third consecutive month in June but property professionals remain optimistic...

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...

Winkworth has expanded into the West Midlands with its first office in Warwickshire. The agency franchise brand has setup in the Regency...

Estate agency brand Hamptons has named a new head of residential development. Tom Hawkins, who began his career at Hamptons in 2005,...

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

Conveyancing fees are rising but remain below highs of pandemic during the Stamp Duty holiday, research suggests. Comparison website reallymoving’s latest Conveyancing...

The gap between what sellers want for their home and what buyers are actually paying has increased by a further 1.1%...

Chestertons Global has revealed an expansion strategy as the business continues to grow its presence in key international markets. The estate agency...

Winkworth agents Shilpa and Ajay Bathija have extended their presence in North London – taking over the network’s Hendon office.  Ajay, who...

Competition from Dubai and concerns about taxation under the new Labour Government have led the world’s super-rich to spend less and...

The UK sales and lettings markets are in a state of flux, but an upcoming webinar from Reapit, the leading technology...

The General Election sparked an early summer slowdown for London’s prime housing market, research suggests. Analysis of the prime London housing market...

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

A date has been set for a vote of no confidence in the Law Society amid furore over its stance on...

A former eXp UK agent, described as a top performer, has joined upmarket self-employed rival Moveli. Jason Scott, who has also previously...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer will have the removal vans booked this morning after the General Election result. Sir Keir is set...

New research has revealed the areas where sellers have the best chance of finding a cash buyer. Analysis by My Home Conveyancing...

Chestertons has confirmed Watson Briggs as the new department head for its busy New Homes division. The promotion to new homes director...

Lomond chief revenue officer John Ennis has joined the LonRes board as a non-executive director.  Ennis began his property career at Foxtons...

Price growth has been put on hold at the top of the market during the second quarter of 2024 given uncertainty...

We frequently read about how the traditional form of urban BTR has inspired the more recent model, suburban BTR. Our own...

The General Election and increased hopes of an interest rate cut seems to have boosted buyer confidence but not necessarily seller...

A Winkworth agent in Tooting has acquired two more franchises. The Herne Hill and Streatham office franchises have been acquired by Winkworth...

There has been a 22.9% increase in the number of new homes hitting the market across Britain compared with the start...

Affordability concerns are prompting many first-time buyers to consider moving more than 30 miles on average from their preferred location to...

Vendors are now paying up to 21% more in estate agency fees than five years ago but it’s not because agents...

The Guild of Property Professionals is trying to encourage more networking between its members.  A series of local meetings are being hosted...

London agency chain Dexters has reported a huge 23% rise in revenue to £181m in a statement released this morning. Profit soared...

Two property consultancies say outdoor space should have a separate value to the rest of the home when it goes on...

Gary Hersham, the founder of high-end London-focussed agency Beauchamp Estates, has been given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the property data...

A PropTech platform that links buyers with estate agents’ off-market listings has won £800,000 in new investment.   The platform is called...

The average first-time buyer mortgage payment has risen by 61% since the previous election year of 2019, research suggests. Analysis by Rightmove...

Strutt & Parker has extended its National Country House Department in Scotland. Annabel Blackett, associate, has been appointed to cover the prime...

In the later stages of an election when the Conservatives’ best chance of success is forcing an own goal by Labour,...

Women in London who are looking to get on the property ladder face significant challenges that prevent them from buying a...

A new house price forecast by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, reveals that recent optimism in the UK property market could...

Interest rates were held for the sixth consecutive Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting yesterday, as agents expressed hope of a cut...

Average UK house prices rose for a second month in a row during April, Land Registry data shows. The latest Land Registry...

United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty has appointed an internationally esteemed agent aiming to bridge the gap between East Coast Florida and...

John D Wood & Co has expanded its London network with two new flagship residential sales and lettings offices in Herne...

Almost half of properties sold in prime central London (PCL) this year had a price reduction, research suggests. The latest data from...

Average asking prices had their usual seasonal dip this month, dropping by just £21 to £375,110, according to Rightmove data. The portal’s...

You have to wonder who is advising Rishi Sunak these days. Months ago, Silverstone must have seemed a terrific venue to hold...

Agents working for themselves, supported by a ‘broker’ organisation are on the increase in the UK after becoming almost the norm...

New research reveals nearly half a million homes could be built across London on land that currently lies derelict amid a...

Knight Frank has announced a significant promotion in its London residential sales business.  Chelsea Whelan has been appointed regional partner for North,...

THE news that an NHS trust was hit by a cyber-attack earlier this month naturally attracted a lot of headlines. Even though...

House prices were “static” in May after falling 0.1% on a monthly basis, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.
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In a week when the election campaign descended into claim and counterclaim of lies over tax plans and Nigel Farage was...

Win, lose or draw for the political hopefuls standing as candidates in the upcoming general election, it is likely that the...

We don’t usually focus on agency property listings but this one gave us food for thought. A £300,000 two-bed property went up...

Prime property agency London House, which features in the new Netflix series Buying London, has seen a 30% increase in global...

Fine & Country and The Guild of Property Professionals have been revealed as the next acquisition for The Property Franchise Group...

Winkworth has extended its North London presence with the opening of a new office in fashionable Stoke Newington. This will be the...