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

Institutional investors and "for-profit" registered providers are set to play an increasingly vital role in tackling the UK's affordable housing crisis,...

More than half a million homes need to be built by 2031 to clear the current supply backlog. Research from property consultancy...

Property consultancy Walker Singleton has acquired the book of business of Wilkinson Woodward Solicitors-owned Halifax estate agents Boococks as part of...

A property consultancy is calling for improved accreditation for Energy Performance Certificate assessors. Re:solve Real Estate - which specialises in commercial property...

The great grandson of the founder of Jackson-Stops has returned to the sales side of the industry after running his own...

Global property consultancy Knight Frank has launched its latest UK Build to Rent Market Update, revealing that investment in the UK...

Eddisons has signed a partnership deal with proptech firm Valos in a collaboration which is designed to streamline the property consultancy’s...

The last thing you want as we rake through the dying embers of 2023 is a journalist’s prediction of what’s going...

The partners of Cluttons have completed a management buyout of the agency and property consultancy brand. James Gray continues as chief executive...

Fisher German is celebrating moving into its new office in the heart of Birmingham as it looks to grow its influence...

Landowners who had their land compulsorily purchased by the government for HS2 are being urged to seek expert advice if they...

Fisher German has welcomed a record number of graduates this year. The property consultancy and agency brand has revealed that it has...

Prime London homeowners are turning to off-market sales to protect the value of their property, an industry executive claims. Property consultancy Tyburn,...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Property consultancy JLL has rebranded its residential China division to the APAC Desk. JLL’s residential China Desk was established in 2012 when...

Newly established prime London property consultancy Tyburn, has reported the completion of multiple deals worth in excess of £60m in its...

The UK residential division of property consultancy Knight Frank has been awarded for its customer services. The agency brand won the ‘Best...

A new estate agency called WS Residential has been launched in Yorkshire, following a merger between a consultancy and an existing...

Knight Frank’s London New Homes team has ended the year on a record-breaking high, following a successful run of sales over the...

Property consultancy Walker Singleton has acquired Brighouse-based estate agency Daniel & Hirst as the firm further expands its residential property operations...

The housing market is set to turn “sluggish” rather than experiencing a major slump, new predictions claim. Agency and property consultancy brand...

The latest research from property consultancy Knight Frank has set out which areas of the UK have the largest proportion of...

Property seekers can now search for a home through OnTheMarket based on “accessible features.” The portal has introduced a new “accessible features”...

A former senior journalist for The Times and Zoopla head of research Gráinne Gilmore has joined Cluttons as head of research. She will...

Knight Frank has recruited two former Savills executives to launch and run its new homes team in Cheltenham. The property consultancy and...

Knight Frank is entering the sixth year in the lineup of the Premier Sports Network’s (PSN) suppliers to provide services and...

Estate agency network the Experts in Property has expanded its geographical spread. The group of more than 65 independent estate agencies across...

More than a third of councils across England lack adequate plans to provide suitable housing for the ageing population, research claims. New...

National estate agency and advisory company Fisher German has merged with commercial property consultancy Matthews & Goodman. The merger creates one of...

The founder of London property consultancy and agency The Landmark Partnership has launched an auction brand. Tommy Hughes, who has worked in...

House price growth may be slowing but there is still plenty of movement in the property jobs market. Here are some of...

The JLL property consultancy is opening a branch handling sales and lettings in an area of London often by-passed by rival...

The London agency that was at the forefront of introducing the ‘serviced office hub’ concept of working for self-employed agents has...

A fast-growing land and property consultancy has snapped up a respected independent to bolster its presence in the North of England. George...

The market share of hybrid and online agents has fallen again, this time to 6.7 per cent. That figure - taken at...

Energy Performance Certificates are “misleading” indicators of zero carbon buildings and should no longer be used as official guides to help...

A new survey by property consultancy TwentyCi shows that the market share of online and hybrid agents in the third quarter...

A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...

A prominent property consultancy is urging the government to ensure that holiday home owners pay more tax.  Colliers claims local authorities are...

Almost a million shares in Purplebricks have been ‘awarded’ to the two most senior men in the organisation. The golden handcuff deal...

Property consultancy LonRes says June was a record-breaking month for property sales in the capital, with exchanges up 140 per cent...

New research has found that homebuyers would prioritise buying a home with superfast broadband over being close to a good school.  A...

It’s been quite a week for the rental sector. Lettings agents and landlords have had such a torrid time in recent years...

A market analysis by Fine & Country suggests that annual house price inflation could hit 10 per cent next month. Nicky Stevenson,...

A major agency is reporting a “frenzy” with branches inundated with enquiries as soon as homes are listed. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of...

A new name is to appear at the top of Knight Frank from next spring - and he is charged with bringing...

Knight Frank is investing an undisclosed sum in a venture capital firm specialising in PropTech. The money is going into a European...

The pandemic has reignited the flagging country house market and boosted demand for larger homes with gardens, claims Savills. Larger country houses...

A leading property consultancy is suggesting that a possible increase in Capital Gains Tax could end up losing money for the...

Online network love2move - which gives partner High Street agents an option to offer vendors an online sales service - is...

A survey of completion times for house sales over the past four years suggests that the worst performing local authority area...

Buyers in around 30 per cent of English cities are almost certainly already too late to complete a purchase by March 31...

The national lockdown beginning on Thursday makes the case for an extension to the stamp duty holiday, according to a tax...

Hello and welcome to a new week - and evenings that get darker earlier.  As winter approaches we’re continuing to bring you...

Sales of £1m-plus homes have surged since lockdown as affluent buyers seek more space and lifestyle changes.  An average of 868 £1m-plus...

Hello and welcome to PJT, our Monday feature giving you the inside track on major moves in and across our industry. Let...

The total Sales Agreed in 2020 so far has overtaken Sales Agreed up to this point in 2019, despite the Coronavirus...

Savills has boosted its forecast for housing transactions this year because the stamp duty holiday has been such a success at...

Hello and at the start of another working week, welcome to our regular jobs slot announcing who’s moving where within the...

National property consultancy Carter Jonas has bucked the trend of remote working and closing branches to announce it has secured 12,000...

Independent agents are busier than they have ever been thanks to the post-lockdown surge but larger corporates are actually losing market...

The popular and well respected ex-Knight Frank partner Tom Tangney has joined Rose & Partners, a boutique property firm serving prime...

Owners and investors who may be leaving their properties empty in the current Coronavirus crisis risk having their insurance invalidated. High-end property...

Welcome to the weekly salute for agents and others in the industry fund-raising for good causes - and we know that...

Hello and because it’s Friday there are two pieces of good news: it’s nearly the weekend and it’s the day for...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week…which must mean Agents Do Charity. There’s plenty to admire in this week’s entries;...

Savills has smoked out another money-making opportunity with a new enterprise which it claims has “enormous growth potential.” The property consultancy is teaming...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...

The next 12 months will be an opportunity to reassess the housing market according to property consultancy JLL. It says price growth...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where and why across our...

An online estate agency which last week claimed it had resolved a dispute over reviews it showed on its website is...

A Connells’ agency brand arguably best known because of legal action by OnTheMarket is to open its 21st office. Cheshire property consultancy...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday Property Jobs Today feature, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in...

Hello, we hope you had a good weekend, and welcome to Monday - as ever, Property Jobs Today time, bringing you...

It’s not-so-unlucky 13 for national property consultancy Bruton Knowles which has opened its 13th office in the country. The new office is...

Hello there and welcome along to the latest PJT, your weekly catch-up on who’s moving where in agency, amongst suppliers and...

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - your Monday roundup of all the latest employment news from the industry. If you have...

Online estate agency Housesimple has appointed a company to handle its public relations and social media as it rolls it its...

Yes it’s Monday, so it’s another edition of PJT, your guide to the key moves and changes in the agency and...

An agent working at the buying arm of Knight Frank, The Buying Solution, is striking out to set up her own...

Hello and welcome to PJT, breaking you in to the working week every Monday with news of the movers and shakers...

New research has identified those local housing market potentially worst hit by the planned changes to Help To Buy in 2021,...

After months of difficulties and closures for many online and hybrid estate agencies, EweMove claims to have bucked the trend. In a...

An online agency which last autumn said it wanted to have as much as a three per cent market share of...

Two of the highest profile independent estate agencies in the north of England have merged following a spectacular acquisition. Linley & Simpson...

Jamie Lester, the London estate agent who starred in The Apprentice almost a decade ago, has set up a property industry...

London Central Portfolio, a respected property consultancy that has been pessimistic about the market in prime areas of the capital, says...

Two of Britain’s largest and best known estate agencies have endured a day of turmoil at the hands of investors -...

New data from respected property consultancy LonRes shows that prices in prime central London fell 9.7 per cent in the 12...

New data from property consultancy The Advisory shows that the top 10 online estate agents now have a combined market share...

Respected investment consultancy London Central Portfolio is warning that “sales go on falling and falling” across the capital, fuelled by Brexit...

HM Revenue & Customs is set to pocket £60m less from one of its property taxes than it forecast. An analysis of...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that the new Federation of Independent Agents has recruited an expert from the two leading portals...

The easyProperty online agency has abandoned an across-the-board fee structure, allowing its licensee agents to charge what they like. “Each local market is unique...

The latest analysis of new listings in the two weeks to last Friday show that online estate agencies continue to have...

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...

Latest figures show that the top 10 online estate agencies have once again failed to exceed five per cent market share,...

Property consultancy JLL has launched a specialised Help to Buy team in response to what it calls “the increasing demand for...