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The UK housing market has returned to its pre-pandemic size, Savills claims. Research by the agency brand suggests the total value of...

There’s been a significant rise in the number of so-called Suspicious Activity Reports concerning money laundering and the agency industry. Suspicious Activity...

With the exception of lockdown, new home registrations have bumped along consistently for the last 15 years. But things are changing...

There are several pros to cohabitation, and it’s always a wonderful experience when you’re handed your set of keys as a...

In assessing the outlook for property auctions in 2024, it's crucial to look beyond interest rates. The real driving force behind...

Achieved prime London sale prices fell by their largest levels since May 2021 last month, research suggests. Analysis by property data firm...

Energy performance certificates (EPC) make little difference to property sales and the Government should consider replacing them with more effective green...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on another manic week for the property market. Like many working in the...

Borrowers have been dealt a new blow after five-year fixed rates passed the 6% barrier yesterday. Moneyfacts data showed the average five-year...

There have been plenty of new jobs being started outside of Wesminster this month. Here are some of the latest moves that...

The Government yesterday unveiled its long-awaited package of energy bill support for businesses. It will help firms including high street estate agents...

Forget the ‘race for space’ or room for an extension, should agents start highlighting the green features of a vendor’s property...

A property developer has hit out at corporate agents for “artificially inflating house prices” as she reveals the poor practices she...

Estate agents in Scotland are bucking the sales slowdown trend, Homesearch claims. The property data and prospecting platform, which recently launched north...

There’s one message that’s come home to me loud and clear from my dealings with agents so far this year -...

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...

There’s been huge sale price inflation in the rarified high-end country estate market according to a buying agent. Jess Simpson, who runs...

Buyers typically pay 10.8 per cent extra for chain-free properties than for similar homes with chains, according to new research. Website GetAgent...

Top Scottish agency Galbraith says key parts of the country saw some buyers snapping up properties this year without even visiting...

The latest update on the prime central London market from agency Knight Frank warns that it’s still not business as usual,...

There’s been a significant rise in buyer interest in the energy efficiency of properties - but so far it’s making no...

The proportion of properties selling above asking price has dipped according to Propertymark - a likely sign the market is softening at...

Rightmove says sellers who have upgraded their Energy Performance Certificate rating to a C - from a D, E or F -...

A small property portal has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of listing properties with asking prices far in excess of market...

Research by an estate agency comparison service has revealed which type of road address produces the highest average price.  GetAgent has analysed...

The stamp duty holiday frenzy has reduced the gap between asking and sale prices according to new research. Before the start of...

With estate agents increasingly offering auction options to vendors, new research makes interesting reading - and suggests that homes sold via...

The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison...

Sellers in the past 12 months accepted an average of 96 per cent of their asking price according to new research. Comparison...

A new study suggests cash buyers secure lower sale prices than mortgaged purchasers - but is that really the case? The survey by...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

A new renovation start-up is operating across eight cities and claims to be able to transform properties - including ones that...

A property industry trade body claims 85 per cent of agents believes a ‘staged’ property sells three times faster than a...

Sellers across England and Wales achieve an average 95.94 per cent of their asking price according to research from estate agency...

The gap between average asking prices and average selling prices has increased in recent months according to Zoopla. Its latest study of...

Data produced by the government showed that some 211,000 homes have been bought using the Help to Buy: Equity Loan. The scheme...

It’s a new index but it tells an old story - how prime central London prices have dropped significantly since their...

An analysis of thousands of transactions shows that homes with ‘street’ in their address produce sale prices which are almost exactly...

As the sales market across much of Britain appears to be mired in political and economic uncertainty, figures from Scotland appear...

The head of a For Sale By Owner website claims that some agents are making “vast amounts” of up to £7,000...

There was a huge 33 per cent collapse in transactions in central London in the final quarter of 2018 compared with...

Figures released by the government over the weekend show that 14,867 Help To Buy equity loans were taken out in the...

Latest figures on the central London market from franchise giant Winkworth show that viewings dropped 20 per cent in the third...

A city’s housing market that suffered badly because of the collapse in North Sea oil prices is now likely to rebound...

An estate agency chain has produced strikingly successful sales figures for the first half of the year - evidence, it says,...

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...

A major hybrid agency says there is a huge ‘reality gap’ between the typical asking price of homes on sale and the...

Property sellers in the South of England are having to accept asking reductions in order to achieve a sale.  Data from Hometrack...

A former president of the National Association of Estate Agents has attacked “irresponsible agents” for over-valuing asking prices in London in...

No fewer than 85 per cent of properties sold for less than the asking price in November, the highest seen since...

Asking prices are being cut more heavily than at any time in the past six years says Zoopla.  It says just over...

The average home in England and Wales now sells for very nearly four per cent under its original asking price - a...

Research in the United States shows that traditional full-service estate agencies achieve better sale prices than the biggest alternative in that...

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint over a Purplebricks website statement featuring testimonials from clients; the complaint was made...

Purplebricks' share price moved up over two per cent yesterday on the strength of its latest trading statement - but its...

The number of homes sold for £1m and above has risen by 12 per cent in the first half of 2016 -...

A campaign organisation is asking estate agency group Fisher German how professional assistance it is giving to fracking development can be...

New data from LonRes shows that transaction volumes across the capital’s prime markets tumbled 41 per cent in the second quarter...

Fracking could reduce house prices by as much as seven per cent and make homes harder to sell because of traffic...

It seems like every day there’s a new article about On The Market. Usually it consists something Zoopla have said, followed...