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Estate agents and lettings agents have a legal obligation to protect themselves from money laundering and as such you must recognise...

CoStar has defended its operations after a third open letter from OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone attempted to derail the US property...

Chestertons, the London high-end estate agency chain, is reported to be looking for a buyer. Sky News says it’s hired Deloitte, the...

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

Public sentiment over the housing market remains stable despite the Coronavirus crisis and the possibility of a No Deal Brexit. That’s the conclusion...

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

Multi-national financial institution UBS says there could be a cut in the Bank of England base rate as early as May...

A new year dawns - but will 2020 bring new change for the agency industry now that the market appears to...

As the country nears a Brexit deal (maybe… perhaps… possibly) there’s time to reflect on a quite contrasting process - the no-nonsense...

November 6 has been declared Budget Day - at least if there is a Brexit deal agreed in principle in the...

It never rains but it pours. And that’s certainly been the case for the online estate agency sector in the last...

In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...

The Bank of England has once again maintained base rate at 0.75 per cent - but it is warning that the...

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

Pressure continued to mount on the government to clearly address the issue of stamp duty as a leading business consultancy suggested...

I think I speak for most people when I say that we are not currently where we thought we would be...

Estate agent turned Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has provoked a furious response on social media by coming out in favour of...

An independent estate agency says a No Deal Brexit will prompt a “feeding frenzy” of foreign buyers who are already “piling...

The international estate agency Engel & Volkers is closing its single prime central London office - despite past claims that sales...

Average house prices in the UK increased by a mere 0.9 per cent in the year to June - the lowest...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee - which meets monthly to set the base rate on which the costs of...

London and South East England are to see house price falls this year and only “very modest” growth in 2020 -...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

Property sellers have been urged to list their properties now in the hope of selling their properties for maximum value within...

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...

The breathing space offered by the October Brexit deadline and the receding prospect of a No Deal exit from the EU...

It’s not just the high-end market for homes in the south east that’s hit by Brexit according to the Guild of...

Labour’s housing spokesman, John Healey, has spoken out against the split in the party which has so far seen eight MPs...

The British Property Federation has made an outspoken intervention into the Brexit debate, telling politicians that No Deal is the worst...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

With a new year nearly upon us, it’s always a good idea to be aware of the major events that are...

Two reports have suggested London’s residential market may be damaged by Brexit - both the past two and a half years...

A high-end estate agency selling some of the country’s most expensive homes says the possible currency falls resulting from Brexit chaos...

More speculation has swirled around the future of Emoov as it appeared that company chief executive and founder Russell Quirk had...

Newspapers are reporting that Brexit’s impact on house prices - especially if there is No Deal - are likely to take...

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...

The chief executive of Haart, Paul Smith, is warning that a No Deal exit from the EU could leave Britain with...

One of London’s most prominent buying agencies says post-Brexit the interest in buying in the capital will return - whether there...

A London buying agent has called for a second referendum on Britain’s EU membership, suggesting that it would give more certainty...

The number of house sales falling through before completion is on the increase according to data collated by a home buying...

There’s more bad news for the long-troubled Prime Central London market. A new analysis shows that transaction volumes have plunged 11.6 per cent...

Estate agents say the continuing gentle slowdown reflected in the latest government house price figures will be the story of the...

“Baton down the hatches. Stockpile the food cupboard. Brexit is coming and it’s little more than six months away!” I jest, but there is...

One of London’s leading estate agents says Brexit has had at worst a neutral effect on the housing market and may...

The new owner of Humberts is to ultimately close many of the traditional branches and move to what he is calling...