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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...

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

Fine & Country has expanded further into North Yorkshire and County Durham with a new team headed up by property duo James...

The Government is being urged to keep the first-time buyer Stamp Duty relief threshold at its current level. Labour signalled before it...

A lack of new investment rather than landlords selling-up is causing rental market supply issues, research suggests. The latest Hamptons Lettings Index...

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

Half of all UK homes (15m) have increased in value in the first half of 2024 by 1% or more, research...

My Property Box – a North East-headquartered residential estate agency – has received a multi-million pound investment from BGF, one of...

As we move into the second half of the year, the property market is looking buoyant. Demand and supply are most...

Average UK house prices are 8% overvalued but this figure could fall once mortgage rates hopefully drop, Zoopla claims. The portal’s latest...

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

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

North East estate agent Dowen has returned to Zoopla in a bid to ramp up its plans for growth in 2024...

Stamp Duty reform and more housebuilding top the General Election wish-lists for the property sector. General Election manifestos are yet to be...

Property supply has hit its highest level for eight years, Zoopla data shows. The latest Zoopla House Price Index shows the average...

Pattinson Estate Agency is on the lookout for more acquisitions. The family-owned North East agency said it wants to acquire businesses that...

Pattinson Estate Agency has acquired NS Bennett Estate Agents, a well-established estate agency in the North East town of Stanley and...

Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...

North East estate agency group My Property Box has welcomed Nicola Nicholson, Georgia Greenstreet and Georgia Richardson to its team following...

The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...

UK house prices may be broadly static but sales volumes are up 12% year on year according to Zoopla data out...

Big demand for small properties has helped to drive growth in UK property prices in the early months of this year,...

The latest research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that while a rental property with a...

Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...

Almost one in five vendors admit to having failed to disclose disputes with neighbours to prospective buyers when selling their home,...

A new analysis of the cost-of-moving suggests that the typical seller will incur expenses of £5,867 - and that rises hugely...

When we talk in general terms about the UK housing market, we tend to draw a picture of generality. Facts and figures...

Dog-owning house buyers who want to live in areas of abundant green space in which to walk their four-legged friends are...

The share of homes purchased by first-time buyers so far this year has been pushed to record levels, but most are...

Epsom and Ewell, Epping Forest and Dartford have been named as the top London leaver hotspots as buyers continue to move...

Single first-time buyers need to save for almost 6.5 years or 76 months to raise a 10% deposit and cover moving...

Forget the Oscars, the biggest even in town last week was the Fine & Country International Annual Conference and Awards Gala. The...

Buyers and sellers should focus on their own local market rather than national house price indices, the chief executive of Properytmark...

OnTheMarket is set to bring back its popular town hall meetings with agents. It will be the first since its acquisition by...

Rightmove has joined growing calls for Stamp Duty reform ahead of the Spring Budget next week. The property portal has outlined three...

Properties favoured by first-time buyers are typically selling for an average of 8% or £20,300 below the local market average, Zoopla...

Pattinson Estate Agency has announced its second acquisition in as many months. The North East brand has acquired Browns Estate Agents.  The news...

New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...

The total value of all homes across the UK has dropped for the first time since 2012. Research by Savills shows the...

Branches may be closing but the number of estate agency businesses has increased by 2% across the UK over the past...

The total number of property millionaires fell last year as the ‘race for space’ reversed, research suggests. Analysis by Savills has revealed...

Homeowners in the East Midlands, North East, North West and Scotland may be at higher risk of property fraud, research suggests. Anti-money...

Average house prices fell annually for the second consecutive month during October, Land Registry figures show. The data may only reflect activity...

One of Hunters’ flagship North East offices is under new family ownership. Experienced landlord Thom Swalwell is Hunters’ new franchisee in Sunderland,...

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

Regional differences are emerging when it comes to homebuyer and seller sentiment, research suggests. OnTheMarket’s latest Property Sentiment Index showed 72% of...

Homebuyer appetite has abruptly fallen across all regions this year, new data suggests. Property purchasing specialist the House Buyer Bureau measured transactions...

Single first-time buyers with low deposits are priced out of much of the property market, research suggests. New analysis using the latest...

Fewer buyers are purchasing at auctions despite more sellers resorting to them. Quick buying firm House Buyer Bureau analysed auction stock that...

The market share of online and hybrid agents for exchanges has fallen again during the third quarter. Figures from property data firm...

The number of homes being demolished and rebuilt from scratch has increased by 3.7% over the past year, research reveals. The analysis...

The “ticking time bomb” of Help to Buy repayments could be set to explode due to the cost of living crisis,...

The average home seller across England and Wales has achieved 97.3% of asking price, a -2.4% drop versus the previous six...

Annual house price growth has returned to its lowest level since the pandemic, Land Registry data shows. The latest figures from the...

Twenty-minute neighbourhoods, 15-minute cities, low traffic neighbourhoods, walkable neighbourhoods: these concepts are suddenly everywhere. They boil down to a simple idea:...

Agency fees account for 81% of upfront home selling costs on average, research suggests. Industry comparison website GetAgent has used its My...

House price growth and inflation has continued to slow but there are warnings that further interest rate cuts could still dent...

Hamptons is warning landlords disillusioned with buy to let that they may have missed the top of the sales market -...

A new report highlights levels of agency pay across the property sector. The figures, from Rayner Personnel’s latest Property Sector Salary Report,...

The property market is unstable at the moment making it increasingly difficult for first-time buyers to get on the ladder. As a...

Only the top 10% of income earners can afford an average house with less than five years of income in England,...

House prices may be cooling but some local markets are actually heating up with property values increasing by up to 10%,...

Cooling market conditions and the higher cost of borrowing have resulted in one property market silver lining, Moverly claims. The upfront information...

Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month in May, Land Registry data shows. The official figures show house prices...

More than half of prospective homebuyers looking for a new location to move to want to be within a 20-minute walk...

The number of property sales in England and Wales has dropped by more than 50% so far this year, research suggests. Analysis...

Increasing numbers of sellers are turning to auction rooms to combat the cooling housing market conditions, research suggests. Upfront information provider Moverly...

Our data shows vast regional differences in current house prices and many areas are defying the current overall national dip. The study...

The worst of the pricing adjustment in response to higher mortgage rates appears to be behind us, Zoopla has claimed. The portal’s...

Proptech firm iamproperty has launched a new recruitment drive across the North East. There are 10 jobs being created initially with a...

New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...

Average house prices have declined by their largest level on a monthly basis since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty...

Agents in some parts of the UK are still struggling to sell properties that they first listed more than a decade...

The latest Halifax House Price Index is set to add fuel to the fire of the ongoing market crash debate. The lender’s...

Estate agents have been bringing more listings to the market since the start of the year but professionals in the north...

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

Agents may like to market properties as “unique” and “exclusive” but an agency and auction brand may have a decent excuse...

Annual house price growth slowed in December and ended the year negative on a monthly basis, the latest Land Registry figures...

The ‘race for space’ may not have been as significant a contest as first thought, new data suggests. Figures from property data...

Estate agents have brought more homes to market this month compared with January but February instruction figures are not as high...

Half of first-time buyers say house prices would need to fall up to 20% for them to consider making a purchase,...

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has blamed uncertainty since the September mini-Budget and rising mortgage rates for making the market more...

The South East of England has been the dominant region across the board this month for instructions, sales agreed and exchanges...

Readers of a certain age may remember 1983. The Space Shuttle Challenger made its first flight, Neil Kinnock was elected Labour leader,...

Agents in the North East recorded the largest increase in asking prices on listings last year, Rightmove has revealed. It comes as...

Agents are seeing more instructions as the year ends but fewer properties are selling, industry data shows. Figures from property data company...

Fine & Country has elected new representatives to its National Advisory Council (NAC). The NAC is responsible for providing advice, suggestions and...

From singing and dancing to charitable support and sponsorships, agents have shown that there are plenty of ways to raise money...

The level of property sales fell by a quarter in the first half of this year in what is being described...

Regional estate agency Bradley Hall has undergone a rebrand as it looks to expand its presence beyond the North East and...

Property demand has dropped while price reductions have increased in recent weeks, data shows. Two separate pieces of industry data give new...

The government’s Stamp Duty reforms could provide a boost to homebuilding in the UK, a property investor claims. Real estate investor Alliance...

The stamp duty cut announced by the government in last week’s mini-Budget could save homebuyers across England more than £1 billion...

Property sales are currently taking 15 weeks on average to complete, new research claims. Challenger portal and property platform OneDome has launched...

The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...

There has been an understandable focus on things other than Government since the death of Queen Elizabeth was announced, but Prime...

The latest housing minister has been revealed as the prospect of Stamp Duty reform returns to the property market. New ministerial appointments...

The level of agency stock for sale is at a 15-month high but buyer and seller sentiment is now varying on...

Sellers are willing to cut their asking price expectations by as much as £150,000 to attract a cash buyer for a...