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Overvaluations are making properties taking longer to go under offer but sales are at least finally completing faster, research suggests. Analysis by...

Research from Zoopla shows that two-bed terraced homes are the fastest-selling property type in England and Wales, with a sale agreed...

Homebuyers plan to make their homes more energy efficient in the hope of securing more favourable mortgage deals and boosting their...

Another week and more good news for Rightmove. The company which  estate agents love to hate has just announced it has...

Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...

The average time it takes to sell a house from listing to completion has dropped by 0.7% in the past year,...

Paul Hilton, CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC Homeowners who are considering moving on to a new property in 2024 are...

March was the most popular month for completions this year as sales took longer and buyers focused on affordability, analysis has...

New data from respected consultancy TwentyEA showed that the market is proving unexpectedly resilient - and in the case of new...

Sellers are being encouraged to list their homes now as the market approaches its seasonal peak. Self-employed agency brand eXp UK analysed...

Properties are taking longer to go under offer but there is no evidence of large discounts on asking prices yet, Hamptons...

Hometrack has launched a property listings data product for agents to help analyse their local market. Powered by Zoopla data, the product...

The level of agency stock has almost doubled since last year but repricing is on the rise and sales are taking...

Industry leaders have hit out at the media for “stifling sentiment” as they urge agents to help vendors make an informed...

Automated rental payment specialists PayProp recently held a high-profile event in London - PayProp Connect - which included a number of...

Autumn and winter have been identified as the best seasons to sell a property if an agent wants to get their...

One of the biggest frustrations people have with the home buying and selling process is the amount of time it takes...

As inflation passes the 10% mark, it’s no surprise that many landlords are hurriedly reviewing the health of their buy-to-let portfolio. You...

Record numbers of homes are being sold off-market and for a premium due to the property supply shortage. Off-market sales are traditionally...

The property market is starting to get hit by price cuts and slower sales times. Research by Zoopla has highlighted that one...

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

The time it takes to complete a transaction is beginning to drop according to an analysis by comparison website GetAgent. The average...

Selling a home - the period from listing to completion - is now back to its pre-pandemic levels of 16 weeks...

Agents finding it difficult to persuade potential vendors to come to the market this early in the year have new ammunition...

We’re not sure if agents will agree with this but a high profile consumer group has come up with the final...

Zoopla has calculated how much the average house price has risen every single day since the start of the pandemic in...

The biggest challenge facing many agents in the current climate is the general shortage of stock, both for sales & lettings. Let’s...

Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...

Zoopla today begins a new marketing drive - the latest move in the fierce battle between Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket and Boomin. Zoopla is...

Zoopla has crunched the numbers for the continuing stamp duty holiday in England and Northern Ireland, calculating 500,000 buyers will have...

It now takes 43 days longer to sell a home than it did a year ago. Comparison site GetAgent, which makes the...

Digital channels are essential for agents’ promotion of properties but there is still a key place for print and direct mail...

Delays with the return of property searches is one key factor for sales taking longer to complete. As conveyancers start to warn...

It now takes an average 12 days longer to complete a sale in Britain compared to a year ago - but...

The latest Rightmove asking price index shows the extraordinary market and amazing times we are living through. The average price of property coming...

I’m sure I speak for most in the property industry when I say that back in March and April I had...

Property sellers are twice as likely to find a buyer for their property if the original asking price does not change,...

The battle between portals is hotting up again with Zoopla repeating its offer of free listings until January for agents committing...

Figures from Zoopla quantify how Coronavirus is changing the market, with houses selling significantly faster than flats. The latest market report from...

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...

How prime London has changed. In 2002 work began on The Knightsbridge. Located within a stone’s throw of Harrods and a near-neighbour...

The average time it took a home to sell last year - measured from its first day listed on a portal...

A website has slammed the idea that there is a surge of interest in buying homes on Boxing Day, describing the...

The latest Rightmove asking price index indicates a smaller than usual autumn bounce - that’s a sign, the portal says, of...

Data from an agency comparison website reveals that in the current market it takes well over a year for a home...

The annual number of property transactions edged down slightly according to the figures released applying to August. However, buyers and sellers email...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Eric Woodhams F.N.A.E.A. mio Account Manager What is mio and what...

Some of the most expensive properties in London are selling typically between 13 and 21 per cent off the asking price. And...

The breathing space offered by the October Brexit deadline and the receding prospect of a No Deal exit from the EU...

A property listings platform has revealed what it describes as ‘the best places to sell a home’ in England and Wales. The...

We all make mistakes, and when it comes to typos Estate Agent Today is as guilty as anyone. But there’s a...

Both major portals have this morning revealed more evidence of a gently slowing housing market. The average time to sell a property...

Zoopla claims a new Property Valuation Report being trialled in nine areas will win more leads for agents.  The PVR will use...

New research shows 35 per cent of deals fall through within three weeks of a seller receiving an offer and a...

In recent weeks, you could have been forgiven for thinking that you’re not actually in the UK.  Flash floods aside, the...

Summer is traditionally the time of the year when the property market slows down, with people going away on their holidays...

An online agency says it knows exactly when a home should be marketed in order to sell in the optimum timeframe.  And...

The average UK property takes 96 days to sell, according to a new report. The survey, by Post Office Money and the...

Asking prices have risen by an average of 1.1 per cent or £3,432 in the past month according to Rightmove.  This is...

The HomeOwners’ Alliance says vendors must put their homes on the market no later than Tuesday if they are serious about selling by...

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

The latest Rightmove figures show that the number of sales agreed by agents over the last month is up 7% when...

The asking price of properties newly launched on the market has dipped by 1.1 per cent in the past month says...

The award-winning online agency HouseSimple has had one of its advertisements banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The advert was a poster for...

The average UK property takes 91 days to sell - and that’s down to greedy sellers according to the mortgage arm...

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

The typical price of property coming to the market in the last four weeks is 1.2 per cent lower than in...

The property website Home is warning that some regional house price rises are unsustainable. It says that prices in the East of...

LSL Property Services plc has announced another lettings acquisition, this time in Elgin and Inverness. The agency they have bought, PHP Lettings,...

OK, you’re being spoilt. This column is now going to be on a bi-weekly rather than monthly basis. You lucky people,...