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

A consumer group and a removals firm claims to have identified the busiest day of the year for house moves -...

An anti-money laundering (AML) expert has highlighted an overlooked part of this week’s King’s Speech that could boost the property market. While...

Even the most junior of estate agents will tell you that if you are going to bet the house on pulling...

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

Agents are being urged to keep marketing throughout the festive season. The ValPal Network (TVPN) suggests the market is set for a...

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

The managing editor of The Good Schools Guide has outlined the measures that some families take to secure a place at...

Labour leader Keir Starmer took to the airwaves yesterday, promising to "back the builders not blockers" when it comes to homeownership. Speaking...

The latest measures for property the Chancellor included in his Autumn Statement may not have been dramatic, but has it given...

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

Jacob Rees-Mogg is reportedly being lined up as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities should Liz Truss win...

As Britain’s housing boom continues,  SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...

The Bank of England’s continued rise in interest rates – the latest being a shift up to 1.25% - is, in...

Law firm Taylor Rose MW has acquired a stake in proptech firm SlothMove in an effort to help combat property fraud. SlothMove...

Demand will continue to outpace supply well into next year.  That’s the view of the Reallymoving House Price Forecast, based on an...

If there is one thing that modern consumers have come to expect, it’s convenience. As a nation, we’re driven by on-demand...

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

A highly influential think tank says stamp duty should be scrapped for all house purchases once and for all. Alexander Hammond of...

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

The government is considering stricter tier structures for the coming weeks as the number of Coronavirus infections continues to rise. There is...

An agency operating in the new Tier 4 area has abandoned viewings and visits to homes until New Year, even though the...

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...

Strike, the firm previously known as HouseSimple, has launched another attack on the charges levied by High Street agents. This time it is...

The government has unveiled the public health regulations which will underpin the second national lockdown in England - and the exemptions...

Purplebricks is the first estate agency in the country to launch a meditation service to ease “the emotional rollercoaster felt by...

Most agents' branches in Wales are expected to close for just over two weeks from 6pm this Friday, October 23 - moving...

It’s about this time of year, pandemic or not, that agents may be asked one particularly awkward question by a vendor...

Logjams in the mortgage, conveyancing and removal stages of house moving mean sales are taking much longer than usual, according to...

Some 275,000 subscribers have signed up for the latest Zoopla email education programme under the Zooploma banner. This one is aimed at...

Life as we know it has changed – for everybody – and what tenants want, need and expect in this post-pandemic...

Agents have spoken out angrily against any uncertainty in the market caused by government leaks about future stamp duty changes. In recent...

Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week, and there is a great deal of positive things to be said about a...

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

Business consultancy TwentyCi is the latest to try to put a value on the potential losses to the property industry and...

What is thought to be the first survey of sellers since the start of the Coronavirus outbreak suggests that they anticipate...

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

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...

A leading property lawyer is urging sellers not to use online agents because to do so would be “a gamble”. Gillian Wright...

An estate agency is setting up a call centre employing some 100 people in a bid to become “a one stop...

An agency in Leeds is next month launching a service which it claims is unique in the area, partnering with a...

An online agent claims to have the answer to why fewer people are buying and selling these days. It’s not Brexit, stamp...

The typical estate agency fee paid by a seller has actually fallen one per cent in the past year according to...

There’s been a mixed response to the government’s surprise announcement that it would make permanent the right of home owners to...

An outspoken building society chief has taken the unusual step of calling for stamp duty to be replaced by capital gains...

Agents have reacted gloomily to the release of figures showing that the number of new mortgages offered to both movers and...

One thing’s clear in the ongoing mess surrounding Brexit - a lot of people are simply putting their head down and...

The number of movers has declined by around 50 per cent since the halcyon days of 2006, before the global financial...

Just under one in five buyers in the past two years have suffered moving day delays, either because funds have been...

Tili does all the work to deliver a smooth home move for customers and income for agents. An innovative and easy to...

After gaining my MBA qualification from Edinburgh Business School in 2005, I took careful consideration over my career moves and prospective...

There’s been another call for the government to reform stamp duty - and this time the request is that the duty...

Only 24 hours after the Land registry released data showing a 20 per cent slump in housing transactions, new figures from...

The number of owners selling up and moving home is at its highest level since 2007 with one exception - London.  The...

Buyers spent £9.7 billion on moving house in 2017 with the average individual move costing £9,580 according to comparison website Compare...

Some 62 per cent of current home owners feel that moving house has become more difficult over the past 10 years...

It’s not breaking new ground to say that younger people have what many regard as the raw end of the deal...

Stamp duty on property sales is gumming up the housing market, stopping people from moving to the jobs they need, and...

The UK’s largest high street property franchise, Belvoir, has launched a new video called #MovingMemories to attract buyers and landlords to...

The founder of a new online sales assistance service says agents are often unfairly blamed by the public for failings in...

The number of existing home owners moving house fell two per cent in the first six months of 2017 compared with...

One of the country’s leading buying agents says over six million people are living in the wrong property because they are...

To give you a nice distraction from the post-election madness, here’s an interview with Charlie Wright, founder of CIELA (or The...

The Conservative Party says it wants greater competition and more digitisation to cut the costs and reduce the amount of time...

The industry has reacted angrily to the Chancellor declining to change stamp duty despite pleas from agents and suppliers ahead of the Autumn...

Estate agency Carter Jonas has made critical comments about the high-end housing market, suggesting a combination of factors have created “a toxic landscape”. Rory...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

The average cost of moving house now is £10,996 after an alleged 26 per cent rise in typical estate agency fees...

I pride myself as a logical person, so much so that it amazes me how most people seem to struggle to...

A firm says it wants to help agents and sellers frustrated by a stagnating housing market to short-let homes using controversial...

I have spent the last 20 years working within the conveyancing business, alongside estate agents and I can’t help feeling a...

The summer term – rounders, cricket and hayfever. It's also the last dash before the housing market supposedly closes down for...

A new survey suggests that it is the other fees associated with moving house - not estate agents’ charges - that...

The possibility of agents having to keep offices open until 7pm from next summer to accommodate late key releases has put...

Residential valuations have reached their highest level for six months according to Connells’ survey and valuation group. Valuation activity in September was...