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

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

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

Upstix has launched a part exchange partnership for a new-build development in Aylesbury. The aim is to boost plot sales for MCR...

Industry commentator Charlie Lamdin has launched a 50-hour live stream to help voters concerned about housing decide how to vote in...

Given the rise of conveyancing fraud, client compliance platform Thirdfort is urging conveyancers, lawyers and estate agents to offer more secure...

Three quarters of home movers experienced increased levels of stress as a direct result of their last home move, ranking it...

Homebuyers are spending an average of £51,784 to move home in the current market, although this climbs as high as £86,000...

The jargon and complicated house moving process is deterring as many as 2.2m owners from entering the market, claims Zoopla.  The portal...

The cost and time consuming nature of the house moving process is deterring older owners from downsizing, it’s been alleged. An upfront...

Lots of things change in the property sector - but one thing always seems to stay the same. For buyers and sellers,...

A digital divide has emerged when it comes to moving home.  Research by anti-money laundering (AML) platform Thirdfort has found that 46%)...

As the landscape of the property industry changes, as it has done in line with all new technologies over the decades,...

Long-awaited guidance on material information in property listings was revealed yesterday but policing of the rules won’t be any different, it...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has published the long-awaited Parts B and C of material information...

The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) is seeking feedback from agents on proposals that it feels will “revolutionise moving home...

Falling Stamp Duty and survey fees have pushed down the cost of moving. Comparison website reallymoving analyses the cost of moving home...

A lack of stock and emotional attachment are the biggest constraints stopping homeowners from downsizing, research suggests. Analysis by Savills found half...

Savills has launched a new multi-media advertising campaign focusing on the role of emotion in moving home whatever the life stage. The...

Buyers are facing higher costs when moving home, research shows. Analysis by Barrows & Forrester found the costs associated with moving home,...

The level of sellers accepting an asking price discount of 5% or more has hit a three-year high. Zoopla’s latest House Price...

Independent estate agency Hat and Home has continued its expansion with two new branches announced. Three-branch Hat and Home is growing its...

The cost of moving home has soared in the past year, new figures reveal. According to new data compiled by insurers Admiral...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Hamptons: Agency brand Hamptons has announced it...

Agents may have been slightly put out by Rightmove reporting a boom in user fees despite a drop in members, but...

Moving home has been identified as the most stressful life event, with buyers and sellers citing waiting to exchange as the...

Being owned by Google, YouTube is the world’s 2nd largest search engine, you can find all the logical reasons online, just...

Homebuyers have highlighted the most stressful aspects of a property purchase, and agents appear to be off the hook. Analysis by conveyancing...

Energy efficiency will become key considerations for buyers next year while those with cash will be preferred purchasers, Jackson-Stops has predicted. The...

Estate agents are charging movers fees of 1.4% on average to sell their homes, new research claims. An article by consumer watchdog...

Rightmove insists the housing market is still moving as more lenders removed deals yesterday. Data from comparison website Moneyfacts shows there were...

Interest rate rises are driving an increase in homes for sale, research claims. National estate agency Jackson-Stops has analysed Rightmove data and...

OnTheMarket-owned software platform teclet has unveiled a new partnership to help landlords, tenants, sellers and buyers arrange their removals and storage...

Homeowners and prospective buyers considering a move before Christmas should act quickly to increase their chances of a smooth relocation, as...

Agents have been warned that they risk letting down their clients by denying the prospect of a housing market correction. Charlie Lamdin,...

The latest house price index from Zoopla has suggested the market remains resilient in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, but...

Homebuyers are deterred from moving again and using the same estate agent due to the stress and increasing length of time...

In this guest piece, Colum Smith, a property expert at law firm Taylor Rose MW, sets out why speedier transactions could...

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...

Earlier this month, the government’s energy regulator Ofgem announced a record 54 percent increase to the energy bill price cap. Combined...

Phil Spencer is teaming up with a PropTech supplier to help buyers have the maximum volume of upfront information. Spencer’s Move iQ...

More than four in 10 owners have significantly repurposed part of their homes during the pandemic says Zoopla. Amongst the 41 per...

One of Scotland’s leading legal and estate agency, Pacitti Jones, is continuing to expand. This week it has snapped up Tip Top...

An estate agency has brought cheer - or should that be cheers? - to the local community by brewing a beer. Neil...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...

Almost exactly two thirds of buyers questioned by Savills say their choice of home to purchase was a case of ‘love...

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...

Savills has announced a major new advertising campaign that will run across all media channels, breaking with a 60 second TV...

Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...

The average cost of buying and selling a home in England this year has soared from £6,877 before the end of...

The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...

Research by price comparison service MoneySuperMarket has itemised the additional fees incurred by people moving home. This year’s 12 per cent rise...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

Strike, the digital-first estate agent previously known as Housesimple, has been selected to join Tech Nation’s Future Fifty programme. The online agent, which...

Does this photo drive you mad? Do you see it everywhere (including on Estate Agent Today stories)?  Who are these people and...

Are you experiencing Estate Agent burnout? As The Stamp Duty Holiday has begun to tail off, it didn’t bring the relaxation in...

Agents have been told in new government guidance that the liftings of some Covid restraints in wider society “does not mark...

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...

A third of owners would consider moving more regularly if the stamp duty holiday on the first £500,000 of a purchase...

The property market is currently in a unique position where the number of house hunters looking for their next home is...

Zoopla says just over half of current home owners say they are stuck in a property that’s unsuitable for their needs...

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

Unsurprisingly it’s been a busy few months in the property market so far this year, and a busy few months in...

An industry group charged with trying to make house buying simpler and quicker says it’s made a breakthrough on ‘upfront’ information...

Last year saw a monumental shift in almost every aspect of our lives: not least the way we work, socialise and...

A broker has launched the UK’s longest-ever fixed rate mortgage, with no early repayment charge or exit fees - the first product...

Propertymark has slammed government energy efficiency proposals as being “unrealistic, too simplistic and could deter people from moving home.” A formal consultation...

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

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we evaluate our lives and, looking more specifically at the property market, it...

A PropTech supplier says the conveyancing process is “antiquated” and buyers and sellers would be better served if they were ’shadowed’...

An estate agent has shut both branches of his business for safety reasons and wants tighter Coronavirus restrictions on the industry.  ITV...

The housing market remains open in Scotland, despite tighter restrictions announced yesterday by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The only significant difference specific...

Agents and the housing market in England are still in business even during the third national lockdown which begins on Wednesday and...

London’s largest independent estate agency, Dexters, suggests that the stamp duty holiday ending in 12 weeks time will have relatively little...

The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...

The housing market is to stay open across the UK, including in the new Tier 4 areas of England. An announcement from Housing Secretary...

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...

Moving home is emotionally fraught. Buyers and sellers will get upset and unfortunately some people will take it out on you....

A TV advert for Rightmove first screened in 2018 has been cleared of gender stereotyping. A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority...

While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...

Purplebricks recently launched a meditation service to help buyers and sellers manage stress. You might disagree with the idea, but moving...

The caveat emptor of buying a new house is ‘Let The Buyer Beware.’ This is especially the case for homes that have an ageing boiler.  Before...

Integration, collaboration and connected platforms – some great buzzwords, but what do they actually mean and do they really help agents? One...

A survey says many people under-estimate the costs of moving with conveyancing and mortgage fees often higher than expected. Some 54 per cent of...

Agents have universally welcomed new Nationwide data showing annual price growth picked up to 5.0 per cent last month - the highest rate...

Consumer group Which? says the stamp duty holiday has cut more than £4,000 from the average cost of moving home -...

The number of people moving home dropped by almost a third in the first half of 2020, as the global pandemic...

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...

The ESTAS Group says it will combine its awards events for agents, conveyancers and mortgage brokers in one ceremony in May...

In the second of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio, the Estate Agents Sales Progression platform, explores...

The property market is used to change, and I’m confident it will bounce back from any lockdown effects. Despite being acutely aware...

The government is jeopardising the success of the housing market relaunch through the inflexibility of the furlough scheme, claims a group...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is expected to announce tomorrow that the housing market in England can resume with estate and letting...

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...

It may seem a long time since normal trading took place but many agencies are now finding they are picking up...

I won't be the first or last person to say that society and the property industry in which we operate is...

It’s been reported that the government is talking with banks and building societies about putting the housing market ‘on ice’ during the...

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...