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Purplebricks has agreed a sale of its business to online rival Strike for a consideration of £1. It brings an end to...

Until now General Election pledges of stamp duty reforms were restricted to the Conservatives - but now a tax consultancy says...

As many as one transaction in three is now undertaken by a so-called Last Time Buyer - twice as many as...

Half of first time buyers say they made expensive mistakes during their process of purchasing their home, with mortgage brokers, removal...

A senior figure in the Knight Frank agency says those buyers who may be expecting Brexit-inspired bargains in the so-called ‘super...

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

There was a drop in the number of new listings across the UK last month, suggesting that the usual autumn rush to...

Few things anger the industry more than the effect of stamp duty and other costs on property transactions (well, maybe Purplebricks...

A new report suggests Capital Gains Tax changes coming into effect next year are worrying a large majority of wealthy overseas...

Average prices dropped another 1.1 per cent in prime central London in the year to March according to new figures released...

A partner at Carter Jonas says that the next 12 months could see stagnation in the market and as a result...

Two thirds of first time buyers over-estimate the cost of purchasing a home according to a survey from the NatWest. The NatWest’s...

The Welsh Government has set out the new levels of stamp duty for the country from next year onwards - and...

It appears activity in the housing market in 2017 will be around 15% down on 2016. The number of housing transactions...

Jackson-Stops & Staff, a critic of the stamp duty system since its reform in 2014, now says the government should slash...

The chief economist of Price Waterhouse Coopers says that although by some measures the London housing market looks ripe for a...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

Let me set out my stall from the beginning. Firstly with two buy to lets managed by an agency, I understand and...

The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...

So what is it with young people failing to stand up for themselves and not making the most of their money...

There’s been shock and anger from agents - especially those in London - at the surprise news of an additional three...

Knight Frank has issued housing market predictions for 2016 roughly in line with all those issued by rival high end agents...

Knight Frank has become the latest high-end agency to admit that the prime central London market is in the doldrums, with...