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The predictions game can be tricky. Sometimes you just don’t know whether to stick or twist. As reported in Estate Agent Today...

The latest Greener Homes Attitudes Tracker from NatWest and S&P Global, reveals that younger homeowners are more in favour of policies...

Knight Frank has left the door open to revise its house price forecasts after the chancellor’s first Budget in October. Chancellor Rachel...

The new Labour government has committed to building 370,000 homes per year, but is it realistic? The housing crisis in the UK...

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

Industry figure Charlie Lamdin is set to launch a new crowd-sourced Public House Price Index as he declares war against property...

An online travel agent has come to the rescue for an estate agent’s fundraiser to give a local road sweeper a...

Plymouth has been named as the fasted location to sell a home in a new index. OnTheMarket has unveiled a new monthly...

An estate agent’s kind attempt to raise money for a local road sweeper to have a much-deserved holiday have been derailed...

Councils are warning agents to abide by the rules following complaints from residents and businesses about the positions of For Sale...

Google estimates that 70% of a customer’s buying decision is made online before they contact you for the first time. And who...

Savills has produced a strong ‘half year report’ to shareholders - but with an interesting take on how it’s operating in...

A new study by Barclays Bank suggests that despite most Brits either owning a home or aspiring to be future homeowners,...

The wife of a jailed banker has agreed to forfeit a house in Knightsbridge worth approximately £14m and a golf club...

The share price of Rightmove dropped some 6% yesterday on the back of an announcement that it was terminating the listings...

Estate agents are braced for a busy Autumn selling season after the first interest rate cut since March 2020. The Bank of...

House price growth hit its highest level for almost two years during July, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index...

By Mike Bilboe, Face For Business Buying or selling a home can be one of the most stressful and uncertain times for...

All councils in England will be given new, mandatory housebuilding targets under planning reforms unveiled by the Government yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister...

Chestertons has continued its London expansion with the acquisition of James Pendleton. With branches across Wandsworth, Battersea and Clapham, James Pendleton will...

“The housing crisis will be solved using technology.” Or so I read somewhere this week. This notion that technology is the panacea...

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

Connells Group has appointed Helen Charlesworth as its new group chief executive. Charlesworth was managing director of LSL brand Your Move between...

With more than 25 years’ experience as an estate agent, Liza Daniels heads up our outsourced call service, Managed MovePal. She...

LSL Estate Agency Franchising is home to one of the UK’s best-known estate agent brands - Your Move. There are several...

Two years of rising interest rates, the withdrawal of first-time buyer support, planning delays and a string of broken promises has...

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

We’ve probably all had enough of people campaigning in recent weeks but I have to admit to one disappointment with the...

While housing is a devolved matter, ESPC hopes that the promises made by Labour in the recent general election might help...

Under the strain of a housing crisis, the UK faces a severe shortage of affordable homes. This is further emphasised by...

Lomond has expanded further into the East Midlands with its 58th acquisition. The brand has acquired Acquire Sales and Lettings, an agent...

So, now we know. After weeks of reports predicting a Labour landslide, Keir Starmer is indeed unpacking his boxes and settling into...

So it’s a Labour landslide but it’s not like 1997. I remember the last time as if it were yesterday. May 1st, 1997....

Proptech firm iamproperty has launched a CRM for estate agents. A dedicated data migration and onboarding team is in place to make...

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

Agents are being urged to prepare for a surge in enquiries following the General Election this week Many agents have reported that...

More than three quarters of home buyers are ‘gazundering’—or ‘price chipping’—to reduce the agreed sale price of properties at the last...

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

Savills has strengthened its residential sales team in Rickmansworth with the appointment of associate director Rozanne Edwards from Strutt & Parker. Edwards...

This week I reached the point of maximum political saturation. We’re now four weeks into the campaign with less than a...

Three quarters of home movers experienced increased levels of stress as a direct result of their last home move, ranking it...

New research reveals nearly half a million homes could be built across London on land that currently lies derelict amid a...

After much anticipation, the Labour Manifesto for ‘Change’ was launched this week. Held in Manchester the launch event included personal reflections...

THE news that an NHS trust was hit by a cyber-attack earlier this month naturally attracted a lot of headlines. Even though...

You may not have realised, but yesterday, the new government’s housing policy was agreed. No, I’m not talking about the new ‘Freedom...

If, like me, you watched the two party leaders battle it out in the first head-to-head debate you’ll have noticed that...

To put it simply – letting agents are our business. When they overwhelmingly voice a concern about something, we take that...

In what are some of the biggest changes to the residential leasehold sector in the last 21 years since the Commonhold...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a new video series for members on its online Learning Platform. The 'Sharing Success' video...

Hamptons has partnered with Singapore Realtors Inc (SRI) to introduce Singaporean investors to prime UK properties. The partnership also aims to boost...

An oversupply of property in the £5m-plus part of the prime London property market has led to a surge of sellers...

A buying agent is marking its first year in business. Otters Home Search, founded by experienced chartered surveyors Abbie Long and Francesca...

Housing minister Jacob Young recently scotched rumours that the property portal proposed in the Renters (Reform) Bill would remove the need...

THE property sector has embraced technology and the enormous benefits that it can bring. Never was this more accurately demonstrated than during...

Homebuyers have been hit by the highest jump in mortgage rates since March, research suggests. Analysis by Moneyfacts found the typical pricing...

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

Dawsons has overhauled its senior leadership team following the retirement of popular industry figure senior partner Chris Hope. The Swansea and South Wales-based...

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

Liz Morrell meets Women in Estate Agency’s co-founder Liana Loporto-Browne Liana Loporto-Browne, managing director of LB Residential, fell in love with the...

Yesterday we covered the story of self-employed estate agency brokerage eXp revealing three new agencies to have taken on the corporate...

Choosing the right prospecting software can be the difference between finishing the year on a high or finishing it below target. Although...

Just as the Nationwide showed the impact of rising mortgage costs on house prices, so another raft of lenders have made...

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

Last weekend a story by The Sunday Times’ Deputy Political Editor indicated that the Government is proposing implementing a £250 cap...

Stamp duty rebates and cash to improve energy efficiency are being demanded by one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders in...

Thousands of people will be invited to take part in new research to help provide information on why one particularly badly...

An analysis by Rightmove reveals that the average interest rate for a two year fixed mortgage at 95% loan to value...

Artificial Intelligence is now a part of all our lives, but my attention was grabbed recently by an AI critique of...

CoStar Group, the US-based global online real estate provider which acquired OnTheMarket in December, has now snapped up Matterport, the well...

Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show, the lowest level since...

In the bustling world of social media, success isn't just about posting content; it's about fostering engagement, maintaining consistency, and implementing...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has appointed its first chief technology officer. Sophia Swain has been recruited to the board-level role. She comes from...

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

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

Lomond has announced its latest acquisition within the East Midlands, bolstering its John Shepherd brand following two recent acquisitions within the...

Strutt & Parker has appointed Kraig Butler as director and head of residential saes in the consultancy’s Gerrards Cross office. It comes...

Savills has strengthened its residential sales team in Hertfordshire with the appointment of a new director to lead its Rickmansworth office. Steven...

In a recent panel discussion at The Guild of Property Professionals' conference I highlighted the pressing challenges faced by estate agents...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

Estate agency software provider Street.co.uk has launched a fully automated and integrated Property Information Questionnaire (PIQs)  that can be accessed directly...

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

Vendors could end up spending hundreds of pounds more when selling their home due to Trading Standards material information rules guidance,...

Northern Ireland property portal Propertynews.com has launched a bespoke artificial intelligence assistant to improve the homebuying process for both buyers and...

London agent Martyn Gerrard has launched a new flagship office in Hampstead, expanding its presence across the capital. It follows the launch...

LSL has hailed the benefits of switching to a franchise model for its estate agency brand. A trading update from the company...

Renting a flat or house in the UK has never been more difficult. The market is tight, supply is limited and...

House prices are growing annually for the first time since January 2023, Nationwide claims. The latest Nationwide House Price Index found average...

There are often very grim snapshots of the current property crisis.  But one of the most shocking I’ve read in a long...

A quarter of homebuyers have attempted to bribe sellers with everything from cash to kindness when trying to secure a property,...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into the UK’s largest housebuilders as it warns of “fundamental concerns”...

Fine & Country agent Luke Hammond is looking to make his mark on Mayfair after 13 years covering central London. Hammond established...

When is a landlord a business, and when is (s)he not a business? I’m not referring to landlords who have gone down...

Propertymark has joined growing calls for the Bank of England to cut interest rates. Interest rates have been held at 5.25% since...

Increasing numbers of mortgage lenders are pulling decent deals as swap rates rise. Santander has become the latest high street lender to...

It’s taking an average of 17.61 weeks to sell a property across Greater London, with some parts taking up to 147 days on...

Britain is in the midst of a senior living housing crisis – according to CBRE, an undersupply of 614,000 mid-market senior...

A first-of-its-kind degree has launched that focuses on residential estate agency. The Swindon campus of the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has launched...

On the 24th of January, Adam Walker wrote a very interesting piece about the consolidation of the lettings industry where he...

With a combined value surpassing £7.4 trillion, the UK’s 29 million residential properties represent a vital national asset, and for homeowners,...

Five years ago, Lettings expert, Tim Lawler, wrote an article for Estate Agent Today charting his early experiences of setting up...