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Average asking prices for new property listings had their usual summer drop this month but Rightmove is predicting a busy Autumn. The...

Housebuilding, leasehold and rental reform are set to be key roles of the new Labour Government’s legislative agenda but agency regulation...

Asking prices dropped at the start of July as estate agents and sellers attempted to attracted buyers who have been distracted...

The average first-time buyer mortgage payment has risen by 61% since the previous election year of 2019, research suggests. Analysis by Rightmove...

Average asking prices had their usual seasonal dip this month, dropping by just £21 to £375,110, according to Rightmove data. The portal’s...

There’s been a broadly warm response from much of the property industry to Labour’s manifesto, but a call for more detail...

In a week when the election campaign descended into claim and counterclaim of lies over tax plans and Nigel Farage was...

Rightmove has criticised the lack of focus on housing policy during the first General Election TV debate this week. Housing was rarely...

Stamp Duty reform and more housebuilding top the General Election wish-lists for the property sector. General Election manifestos are yet to be...

The majority of buyers planning to move home say the election will not affect their plans, research suggests. A survey by Rightmove...

Asking prices have hit a record high as agents and sellers become more bullish about the market’s prospects. The latest Rightmove house...

The allure of Victorian architecture continues to captivate homebuyers, Rightmove suggests. Analysis by the portal shows Victorian homes are the most searched...

The number of new sellers coming to the market is up by 12% compared to this time a year ago, and...

New data suggests Thursday 28 March was the biggest day for the number of new sellers coming to market so far...

Time on the market for property listings has hit a five-year high, according to Rightmove. Data from the portal shows it is...

The number of sales agreed is on the rise and the Somerset town of Chard has become a new hotspot, Rightmove...

Average asking prices have increased at their highest rate for 10 months during March but the property market remains sensitive, Rightmove...

Rightmove has joined growing calls for Stamp Duty reform ahead of the Spring Budget next week. The property portal has outlined three...

Searches on Rightmove for the region of Tuscany and the city of Lucca have soared recently, the portal suggests. It coincides with...

Average asking prices have grown on an annual basis for the first time in six months but properties are taking longer...

Record numbers of future vendors sent a request for an estate agent to come and provide a market appraisal of their...

Most agents may argue that every month is the best time to list but Rightmove has identified February as the optimum...

Buyers and sellers, along with their agents, appear to have started the new year with renewed confidence as Rightmove data shows...

Record number of sellers came to market on Boxing Day, according to Rightmove. The portal said it recorded a 26% increase in...

Rightmove is forecasting a Boxing Day bounce this festive period. Analysis by the portal suggests that the number of new properties coming...

Average asking prices in December have fallen more than usual for the seasonal slowdown, Rightmove claims. The portal’s latest House Price Index...

The borough of Richmond upon Thames in London has been crowned the happiest place to live in Great Britain, according to...

Rightmove is anticipating a 1% average drop in national asking prices by the end of next year. The latest forecasts from the...

Almost three quarters of homes on the market would be exempt from Stamp Duty for home-movers if the Chancellor introduced a...

Asking prices for newly listed homes dropped by the largest rate for November in five years, Rightmove has revealed. The portal’s latest...

Average asking prices have increased as usual between September and October but at the slowest rate since 2008, Rightmove has revealed. The...

Homes with the number 13 typically have the lowest property valuations, Rightmove data suggests. Analysis by the portal, using property valuations from...

Fixer-upper homes have become the most in-demand properties, Rightmove claims. The portal has analysed the home features that are driving the most...

Asking prices have fallen by the largest level since March 2019 and discounts are at their highest in more than a...

When it comes to plain English, we in the property world are our own worst enemies. I don’t just mean the cliches...

Asking prices of new listings have dropped 1.9% this month, the largest fall in August since 2018. Data from Rightmove shows asking...

St. George in Bristol has been identified as the UK’s strongest sellers’ market. Analysis by Rightmove found eight in ten homes listed...

Rightmove has launched a new tool to help agencies manage their training with the portal. The new tool ‘Teams View’ is available...

Increasing numbers of agent listings are highlighting green features as key selling points, Rightmove claims. It comes as the portal call for...

The level of sales agreed has fallen below its normal market trend for this time of year but the “right-priced” properties...

Agents have been urged to price realistically as Rightmove revealed data showing the impact of asking price reductions. Tim Bannister, director of...

Asking prices have fallen on a monthly basis at this time of year for the first time since June 2017 as...

Sellers and their agents have become more confident about pricing but there are still some signs of “over-optimism” for higher priced...

Sellers are becoming more realistic about pricing despite asking prices of typical first-time buyer properties hitting a new high, Rightmove claims. The...

The number of home sales being agreed is now back to its pre-pandemic level for the first time since before the...

Falkirk has been named as the UK’s fastest-selling market. New figures from Rightmove show sellers in the area are finding a buyer...

Some sellers remain optimistic about their price expectations as sales at the top end of the market begin to lag, Rightmove...

Property listings and sales remain down on pre-pandemic levels but there are signs that sellers are starting to heed agent advice...

New year, old worries: what’s happening in the housing market? We’ve asked experts and collated forecasts, 15 in total. On the one...

Agents in the North East recorded the largest increase in asking prices on listings last year, Rightmove has revealed. It comes as...

A record number of new sellers put their property up for sale on Rightmove on Boxing Day, Rightmove claims. The portal said...

An interest rate drop is top of the new year wish list among property professionals, a survey claims. A webinar poll among...

Rightmove is forecasting a ‘less urgent’ market in 2023 and is predicting asking prices will drop by 2%. It comes as the...

Would-be buyers are looking to the rental market as they pause their property purchase plans until there is clarity on mortgage...

Determined first-time buyers are cutting back on going out and energy usage to still be able to save up for a...

The housing market is becoming more price sensitive as listing values drop and cuts rise, Rightmove claims. The portal’s latest data shows...

Property professionals heralded the end of the low interest era yesterday after the latest Bank of England base rate hike. The Bank...

Agency stock has hit the highest level so far this year but it seems to coincide with a decline in demand...

Rightmove insists the housing market is still moving as more lenders removed deals yesterday. Data from comparison website Moneyfacts shows there were...

Agency stock has returned to 2019 levels as demand eases, Rightmove claims. The portal’s latest data revealed that the number of homes...

Agents and other property professionals have, perhaps unsurprisingly, reacted positively to rumours of a Stamp Duty cut. Prime Minister Liz Truss and...

Forget large driveways and gardens, it turns out agents need to advise their sellers to add air conditioning units to their...

The latest research from Rightmove has revealed that the price of property coming to the market has witnessed its first fall...

Homeowners are getting as much as 16% extra on average when selling their properties if the energy performance certificate (EPC) rating...

Asking prices for typical first-time buyer homes and equivalent rents have risen three times faster compared with the pre-pandemic years, Rightmove...

Rightmove has upped its house price forecasts for this year as new stock supply fails to keep up with demand. The portal...

The number of prospective sellers contacting estate agents to have their home valued has hit its highest level since January, Rightmove...

Fewer sellers have cut prices over the past months but agency instructions have dropped, figures suggest. Analysis by property data and estate...

Property professionals and MPs were left wanting more after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s much-anticipated housing announcements yesterday. Johnson yesterday promised a review...

Average asking prices have hit new highs but there are signs of the market easing, Rightmove claims. The portal’s latest listings data...

It is no longer significantly cheaper to rent compared with making monthly mortgage payments, Rightmove claims, but raising a deposit remains...

Properties are selling faster than ever either at or above asking price, Rightmove claims. It comes as the portal revealed that the...

The trend for remote working could continue to influence the property market into next year, Rightmove claims. The portal’s data shows there...

Rightmove has created a league table to identify where new buyer competition is hottest across the UK housing market. Across the country...

The jury is still out on whether the Ukraine crisis will damage public confidence in the UK housing market. Rightmove’s property data...

Rightmove - which issues its annual figures to shareholders later this week - has released a bullish snapshot of the housing...

The supply of new properties coming to the market is up on this time last year in every single region of...

Rightmove claims its visits over the Christmas period were its busiest ever with what it calls ‘buyer demand’ up 23 per...

Rightmove has revealed the UK’s property hotspot of 2021 - where prices have risen 31 per cent in just a year. The...

Rightmove has identified the UK’s strongest sellers’ market - and it’s in Easton, Bristol. Four of the top 10 sellers’ markets are...

Data out today from Rightmove shows the predictable seasonal effect of around 0.7 per cent knocked off the typical asking price. The...

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

House prices will rise next year says Rightmove - but it warns that tax hikes will curb price rises, particularly later in...

Rightmove claims to have found the happiest place in the UK - and it’s in Northumberland. The market town of Hexham has...

The average asking price of homes coming to the market has dropped by over £2,000 in the past month - the...

Rightmove has revealed the strongest markets for sellers and buyers this autumn.  Grays in Essex has topped the list of the strongest...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has defied expectations by keeping base rate at its historic low of 0.1 per...

There’s been a huge rise in references to electric car charging within property listings submitted to Rightmove. The number of homes listed...

Rightmove has estimated how many people benefitted from the holiday and the estimated total saving in England. It says some one million...

Parts of Britain are so short of homes for sale they have only half the number of listings to be expected...

The average asking price, as recorded by Rightmove, has fallen for the first time this year. In another sign that the market...

The busiest first half of a year ever recorded by Rightmove has led to a raft of new records for the...

Rightmove estimates that 1.3m buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holidays across Great Britain since they were announced in July...

Data from Rightmove shows that no less than 37 per cent of homes early this year sold for the asking price...

The asking price of a typical home in the UK has hit a third of a million pounds for the first...

The number of properties coming on the market is still not meeting the huge demand from buyers, but the level of...

Another week begins, another record tumbles - Rightmove this morning reports a monthly price surge of 2.1 per cent has propelled...

New research shared with Estate Agent Today suggest that in areas of the country almost four in 10 homes for sale...

Rightmove has so far this year recorded 20 of its busiest ever days for visits to the site as the current...

With just days before the launch of new portal Boomin, Rightmove says it’s hit a record 9.1m visits in a 24...