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The number of home sellers entering the market increased by almost a quarter in the two weeks following the Bank of...

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

Zoopla has been named as the official data partner of the latest series of popular Channel 4 programme ‘Worst House on...

The Guild of Property Professionals is trying to encourage more networking between its members.  A series of local meetings are being hosted...

Just 14% of properties currently listed for sale within the last 30 days have found a buyer, new research suggests. Agency comparison...

Redbrik Estate Agents is celebrating exchanging on a transaction in just eight days. The milestone was achieved using its SecureMove service, which...

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

The cities of Liverpool, Nottingham and Manchester have enjoyed the biggest house price rises since pre-Covid. Despite interest rates at a 13-year...

Martin & Co’s Sheffield and Worksop branches are under new ownership, with former The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) training expert Dean...

Cooling house prices are resulting in the average estate agent losing around £441 of per month, research suggests. Hybrid agent Nested has...

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

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

Agents haven't let the festive season get in the way of supporting good causes, and there is a big focus on...

South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire estate agency Redbrik has launched a campaign to help the public cope with the rising cost of living. The...

New research from GetAgent has outlined where the UK’s best-performing estate agents are currently located when it comes to the price secured...

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

Adoption of virtual tours among estate agents remain low but new data suggests they could boost sales. Industry analysis shows just 4%...

Agents helped vendors sell homes at 97.9% of asking price on average last year, research claims. Analysis of portal and Land Registry...

In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...

Welcome to 2022 and the first Agents Do Charity of the New Year. We’re all learning to live with Covid a little...

As you are no doubt aware, building mutually beneficial relationships with conveyancers in your local area can not only make your...

An analysis of estate agencies in 21 major cities suggests a big rise in competing companies, prompting risks of fee wars between...

A much higher than usual proportion of homes on sale in the current market have successfully found a buyer, according to...

Price renegotiations are underway between buyers and sellers in danger of missing Wednesday’s stamp duty holiday deadline, says Knight Frank. The agency...

An analysis of over 1.6m listings by Rightmove shows a big return to normality - demand for smaller city centre properties...

While lengthy lockdowns have caused many to re-evaluate their homes, the apartment lifestyle remains an ambition for many. That’s the view of...

The stamp duty holiday has backfired and buyers almost everywhere are paying more for homes, rather than less. StripeHomes analysed house price...

A Sheffield estate agency is pioneering a new form of branch office - one that sells homes at the same time...

Hello - another Monday dawns but the good news is that we can update you on the industry’s latest appointments. Everyone here...

A north of England agency is opening two new branches which will also have coffee shops and deli counters.  Redbrik’s two new...

Ever since the initial ripples of innovation in the 1990s, PropTech has proceeded to reshape our market beyond recognition; going on...

Hello and welcome to the final full working week before Christmas 2020. With everyone pre-occupied with Covid, the festive season has crept...

New research attempts for the first time to identify the most lucrative property markets in the country - with surprising results...

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

A new league table shows how many listings exist per agency in 23 different cities across the UK.  The analysis looks at the...

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

The online agency Housesimple has rebranded to become 'Strike' with immediate effect. The news comes as a surprise given the apparent success...

A new study of British agents suggests that buyers with accents from most of the rest of the world receive less...

We recently issued our Zoopla House Price Index, which analyses the latest real-time trends from the sales market. In our analysis, we...

Zoopla predicts that the price strength that has been seen since the reopening of the housing market is likely to continue...

A regional agency says the Coronavirus crisis was the opportunity for it to complete a takeover of a rival company in...

A study by Rightmove suggests that 94 per cent of buyers and sellers currently in the market are determined to go...

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

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;...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

Zoopla’s Hometrack data research arm says the start of 2020 has seen buyer demand up 26 per cent compared to the...

Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands.  The offer is...

Two very different views on Brexit have come forward in the past 24 hours from different players in the industry. First off,...

The average age of a first-time buyer in the UK is 27, according to research from Nested.com. The online estate agency says...

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

Gazumping is alive and well in much of the country, despite the slowdown in the property market, according to new research...

Online agency Housesimple has become the first in the UK to sell houses for free. It says that based on the average...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your weekly chance to catch up on major moves in our industry. Everyone here has...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...

The former chief executive of Emoov says he has the answer to Foxtons’ current downbeat performance - it should exploit its...

There may be a cloud over the economy right now but growth of 2.7 per cent in house prices last year...

Hard-pressed buyers who try to minimise house moving costs by doing their own conveyancing have been warned of the disastrous consequences...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another chance to hear about the remarkable fund-raising done by our...

As the property market gears up for a busy autumn period, agents and property firms have been equally busy bolstering their...

As summer turns to autumn over the next few weeks, that won't stop the nation's agents and property professionals from raising...

An interview in an online magazine aimed at the small business sector lifts the lid on some of the structure surrounding...

The government has published the findings of research which suggest that very few local opponents to new homes will be bought...

Auctions are a great way to sell property competitively, with a wide range of homes often selling under the hammer, and...

A substantial new research body is to be launched this summer with a remit of looking at six overlapping aspects of...

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

Let’s not be distressed that we’re already over 10 per cent of the way through the year - yes, really -...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

A university claims house builders are securing “soaring profits” despite the worsening housing shortage across the country.  Research by Sheffield Hallam's Centre...

It’s easy to forget, but there was a time when the internet didn’t exist. When the idea behind the world wide...

Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...

An estate agency has amended its website after being contacted by the Advertising Standards Authority following a complaint from a member...

It’s official; the estate agency business is tougher than ever. Contrary to perceptions that may exist amongst observers and even clients, the...

A three branch estate agency has announced that it has returned to Zoopla from OnTheMarket.  Staves Estate Agents, which has offices in...

It’s been nearly a year since all lettings and property management agents have been legally required to join a redress scheme...

We’re all familiar with 'gazumping' – most us have been 'gazumped' or indeed been the perpetrators of this practice, for it...

The number of buyers being gazumped has fallen by 40% since October 2014, according to online estate agent eMoov. The agency surveyed...

We’re always happy to publicise your agency’s efforts to help those who cannot help themselves, and we’re delighted that this week’s...

UK house prices have increased by an average of £11,500 over the last 12 months to May - but seven cities...

When do we really start to worry about rising rents and house prices? Despite an apparent slowdown in house price inflation...

Sheffield United’s new sponsor, local estate agency Redbrik, is to have the club’s main stand named after it - although it...