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A new estate agency in Hampshire is celebrating expansion after securing more than £40m of property listings in its first half...

Survey raises doubts over Government housebuilding targets Close to two thirds of Brits are not confident that the Government can meet its...

Lomond announced its second acquisition this week, boosting its presence in the South of England.  The deal will see Lomond acquire the...

Data and statistics are never in short supply for those of us working in the property sector.  But one set which really...

Lomond has more than doubled its footprint spanning the South Coast after sealing a new deal for Hampshire agent Beal’s. The brand...

Quick buy firm Upstix has appointed a head of growth to take charge of boosting acquisitions, enhancing the firm's visibility and...

A former director of Southampton-based property brand White & Guard has launched his own estate agency in Hampshire. Rob Rowe has unveiled Rowe...

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

Prominent industry figure Sean Newman has renewed his licence agreement with Fine & Country for five more years.  Newman has licenses in...

Two well-known Fine & Country licensees have partnered to boost their presence in the South West of England. Jonathan Handford and Sean...

Rightmove and Propertymark have unveiled a two-year partnership to provide agents with the latest local market data and easier access to...

The team behind the Best Estate Agent Guide is set to host an inaugural series of roadshows. The EA Masters team is...

Property sales are currently taking 15 weeks on average to complete, new research claims. Challenger portal and property platform OneDome has launched...

Long-established Hampshire estate agent Clarke Mews has shut all three of its branches in West End, Botley and Netley, with its...

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

New data from Rightmove has analysed millions of supply, demand and pricing data points across the property market, to assess activity...

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

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

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

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT, the industry’s summary of new movers. Of course many agencies are reassessing their...

Haart - one of the brands owned by Spicerhaart, which laid off staff in the first hours of the pandemic -...

Research from Zoopla suggests that demand from buyers across England surged 88 per cent shortly after the housing market reopened -...

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

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

Hello and welcome to a new week, and a new edition of PJT. If you’re on the move or your firm has...

Well there’s little doubt that after this week’s weather winter is well on the way - the perfect time for fund-raising...

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

New figures produced by Zoopla’s research team shows for the first time the huge scale of regional variations in terms of...

A former Local Property Expert and manager at Purplebricks has gone on record to reveal what it was really like to work...

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

The Guild of Property Professionals' regional roadshow for existing and potential members, resumes its activities next week with a visit to...

A new sales portal has launched with a radically different business model, aiming to pay agents to list on it. It’s the brainchild of...

The industry has long been critical of reports claiming house price movements are in some way uniform across the country, but...

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...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a series of regional roadshows with a target of enhancing the success of independent...

House price growth in London has hit a seven year low according to Hometrack, with prices actually down across 42 per...

The fast-diversifying Humberts has set up regional hubs to handle its new homes and land division, in addition to taking on...

The housing market may appear sluggish at best in many areas but data from Rightmove suggests it’s now quicker to sell...

Mortgage broker The Mortgage Hut has signed distribution deals with Century 21, Taylor Hill & Bond, Aspire Estate Agents and Wayne...

Home ownership has halved for young families across some parts of the UK according to a charity.  The Resolution Foundation says its...

The latest assessment of major UK cities’ housing markets by property consultancy Hometrack shows more locations overhauling London in terms of...

An equity specialist has warned that shareholders may now choose this is the time to sell their stakes in Purplebricks because...

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following two unrelated complaints - one was over an agent’s property description, and the...

City consultancy Jefferies has made a blistering attack on Purplebricks’ sales performance and finances, saying “the arithmetic…still does not add up.”  Last...

It’s the Bank Holiday and an extra-long weekend - although many agents will be making the most of sales, lets, open...

Franchise giant Hunters says 2015 was its most successful year to date.  The firm opened in 32 new locations during the past...

Online agents may soon sell and let across national boundaries as company websites and property portals operate on an increasingly global...

There were over 131,000 housebuilding completions in the past year, according to the latest government data. The figure represents a 15% increase...

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

It’s the long Bank Holiday weekend and we’re here again to publicise the side of British estate agency that rarely presents...