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TV presenter and property expert Martin Roberts has been named as host of the 2024 Variety North West Property Awards. Known for...

Marketing consultancy We Are Unchained has unveiled details of its autumn masterclass tour. The brand’s highly acclaimed "30 Years of Marketing in...

More than 20 property organisations and professionals have been named as finalists in the upcoming 2024 Variety North West PROPs awards. The...

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

A prominent financial analyst is warning that the hopes for a housing market resurgence over the autumn could be derailed by...

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

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%...

Reforms to the UK’s planning system must move from a one size fits all approach to boost development, the Government has...

High mortgage rates continued to weigh on the housing market in June, leaving house price growth relatively flat. Nationwide’s latest House Price...

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

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

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

There’s a growing ­supply-demand imbalance in the sales market according to the prominent industry asking price index, Home.  It says despite greater...

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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Agency brand Martyn Gerrard is marking 60 years in estate agency by offering staff a stake in the business. The London agent’s...

The housing market is still “finding its feet,” Halifax has claimed, after its latest data showed house prices appeared to stagnate...

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

Zoopla has kicked off an eight week marketing campaign to fend off the threat of OnTheMarket and to capitalise on the...

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

Some 36% of all homes which have had asking prices cut this year are now listed as sold subject to contract.  GetAgent...

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...

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

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Annual house price declines slowed in January and values returned to growth on a monthly basis, Land Registry data shows. The latest...

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

Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...

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...

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

Average house prices fell 1.4% during 2023, Land Registry data has revealed. The latest Land Registry House Price Index for December 2023...

Zoopla is holding onto its predictions of a 2% average house price drop this year and said high- value regions in...

Savills has kicked off 2024 with two key external hires and an internal move into its country house team. James Toogood has joined...

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

House prices may have slumped for most of the year but some areas have bucked the trend. Analysis by Halifax shows that...

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

Average asking prices in December have fallen more than usual for the seasonal slowdown, Rightmove claims. The portal’s latest House Price Index...

TV presenter Phil Spencer announced the winners at the 20th ESTAS Awards in October As most of you will know The ESTAS...

A new analysis of the housing market has assessed 50 cities in the UK to establish which is best for first...

More than 20 property organisations and professionals have been named as finalists in the upcoming Variety North West PROPs awards. The winners...

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...

Property professionals have one more week to submit their entries for the inaugural North West PROPs Awards. The search for the very...

The number of homes going under offer within 30 days of listing has dropped from 54% to 38% as buyers become...

Almost a third of homes sold across Britain have been purchased by a cash buyer, new research shows. Analysis of the latest...

The inaugural Northwest PROPS Awards will be hosted by England and British Lions rugby legend Martin Bayfield. The two-time Grand Slam winner...

It’s a great time to be a homebuyer if purchasers can afford it, TwentyCi has claimed. It comes as the property data...

Exchanged prices across the UK have grown at an average of 3.8% over the past year despite ‘gloomy headlines’, TwentyEA claims. New...

Agents are being invited to get involved in the inaugural North West PROPS Awards. The North West PROPS, a northern-focused version of...

There is uncertainty in the market but it is still moving, TwentyCi claims. It comes as figures from the property data company...

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

The property market remains ‘resilient’ with more listings and homes going under, according to the latest TwentyCi data. It comes as figures...

Savills and the Daily Telegraph newspaper have combined to produce a league table of what they claim to be Britain’s 50...

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...

There’s never a perfect time to set up in business, but many might think now is exactly the wrong time to...

A man has been jailed for fraud after conning potential property buyers out of nearly £16,000. Jaspal Singh Juttla, 64 of Northwood...

The proportion of new homes sold off-plan across England & Wales has slipped to the lowest level since 2013, new data...

There is a sense of “cautious optimism” in the market with sales agreed on the rise despite the number of overall...

First-time buyers in the UK are paying almost a third more to get on the property ladder than they were five...

Estate agents across Britain sold 5.3 homes on average each month in 2022, new research suggests. Analysis by Nested has found there...

An award-winning charity will cut the cost of homeownership in Wigan by up to £10,000, by offering buyers the chance to...

Online agents have failed to capitalise on the cost of living crisis and have seen their market share for exchanges drop...

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 South East of England continues to lead the way as TwentyCi revealed its latest statistics on property market activity. The property...

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...

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

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

The north-south house price divide may be narrowing, eXp UK claims. Research by the self-employed agency brand has found that while the...

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

Cash buyers are securing properties 6% below the average UK house price. Research by national agent Jackson-Stops has revealed the regions where...

Online agents increased their market share in 2022 but are struggling to break into higher value markets, new data has revealed. Data...

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

New Land Registry data is set to kick-off the debate about whether house prices have started to fall. Plenty of commentators are...

The level of new listings coming to market is at its weakest since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty holiday,...

London agency Martyn Gerrard opened its latest new office last weekend. It is based in Winchmore Hill, expanding the agency’s established service...

The level of new housing sale stock has almost halved when compared to the closing stages of 2022, research suggests. Estate agent...

An eXp UK agent has highlighted the importance of personal branding and his own beard in securing property sales. Ben Moore, who...

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

One of hybrid agent EweMove’s first franchisees has expanded his North West territory by rebranding as Property Franchise Group stablemate Whitegates. Chris...

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

Agents have been getting into the Christmas spirit and recognising the colder weather when it comes to charity this week. Whatever the...

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

A team of estate agents from Sussex-based Mishon Mackay went the extra mile to assist a buyer who found herself in a...

The market share of hybrid and online agents increased slightly during the third quarter of 2022 but firms are still struggling...

Agency acquirer the Lomond Group has further extended its national footprint after targeting a burgeoning city in North West England for...

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

Properties that are slow to sell are typically commanding a discount of up to 17% off England’s average house price, research...

Downsizing could become more attractive to older homeowners as the cost of living crisis intensifies, Savills claims. It comes as analysis by...

A North West England-based independent agent is marking its 40th anniversary. Independent agent Hackney & Leigh has reached the milestone in the...

In this guest piece, Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director at Leaders Romans Group, looks at whether house prices will start to cool...

Two senior estate agency figures have given their views on the prospects for the property market as commentators warn that longer-term...

Hundreds of homes reaching portals for sale with no supporting photos, research suggests. Estate agent media provider Giraffe360 analysed current sales stock...

Street Group is celebrating reaching 100 employees. The agency software and marketing provider said it is still looking to fill 15 more...

An independent estate agency has announced that it will extend its role as Bolton Wanderers Associate Partner into the 2022/23 season. Joining...