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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...

Plymouth has been named as the fasted location to sell a home in a new index. OnTheMarket has unveiled a new monthly...

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

Buyer demand levels climbed significantly between the first and second quarters of this year, research suggests. GetAgent’s Hotspots Demand Index monitors quarterly...

Almost half of properties sold in prime central London (PCL) this year had a price reduction, research suggests. The latest data from...

Concerns around market appraisals and how offers are handled are likely to be the key industry complaints this year amid lower...

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

Prime London property sales are taking longer to go through once under offer, which is creating a vicious cycle of fall-throughs,...

Price reductions fell to an 18-month low in April as transactions recover faster than prices, new industry data reveals. Figures from Hamptons,...

It’s taken eight years but one of London’s highest profile estate agencies says the value of its Under Offer pipeline has...

Buyer demand has continued to climb during the first quarter (Q1) of the year, research suggests. Analysis by agency comparison website GetAgent...

Average sold prices in prime London have returned to 2014 levels, research suggests. The latest market data from LonRes shows the prime...

Foxtons has recorded a 31% annual increase in the value of its under offer pipeline during the first couple of months...

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

The number of properties going under offer and new instructions are on the rise but this has yet to translate into...

Buyer confidence remained flat – or consistent depending on your view of the property market in December – while seller sentiment...

Prime London prices fell 6% annually over 2023 but remain higher over the long term, LonRes claims. Analysis by the data company...

A record 50% of homes sold in England & Wales last year were purchased following a price reduction, Hamptons analysis has revealed. The...

Buyer demand across England crept up during the final months of 2023 but remains down annually, research has revealed. Analysis has revealed...

The prime central London market is set for a rebound, analysis claims. Research by Strutt & Parker reveals the PCL market was...

Hundreds of properties are having their asking prices cut each day, new analysis reveals as agents and sellers continue to try...

Achieved prime London sale prices fell by their largest levels since May 2021 last month, research suggests. Analysis by property data firm...

September has been ‘underwhelming’ for sales in prime London except for at the high-end £5m price point, figures suggest. Separate analysis from...

The proportion of listings going under offer within 30 days has dropped from 53% last year to 37% in September 2023,...

Zoopla has added a new ‘Back to Market’ tag to listings that have fallen through. It will show listings that have had...

The number of homes going under offer within 30 days of listing has dropped from 54% to 38% as buyers become...

High mortgage rates and a lack of supply may mean the prime property market misses its typical seasonal boost in the...

Sprift has launched a new competitor analysis tool for agents using its services. A new market insights dashboard will provide users with...

A lack of urgency is limited the number of deals being agreed in prime London, LonRes has warned. New analysis from the...

Property supply is improving but fewer properties are going under offer, research suggests. Analysis of quarter two property market activity by data...

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

LonRes has declared the prime London sales market to be “subdued” entering the second half of 2023. The data consultancy says that...

House prices are falling at their fastest rate in 12 years, dropping £7,500 on average over the past 12 months, according...

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

A standoff between sellers looking back at the 2021 and 2022 markets and buyers anticipating a weaker one is stifling the...

Higher mortgage rates are pushing buyers to smaller homes and those that are selling are taking longer, research shows. Analysis of the...

The prime London market appears to be lacking its usual spring buzz as buyers wait for prices to drop research suggests. Analysis...

The prime London property market appears to be finding a new level as sales, demand and prices slide, LonRes claims. Figures from...

A regional estate agent has outlined how the rise and fall of Purplebricks has actually been a good thing for high...

The number of properties listed as sold subject to contract (SSTC) has increased by 5% so far this year versus the...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has launched a range of new tools that aim to boost the user experience for consumer and also make...

Record numbers of prime properties were reduced in price last month as the pandemic boom is officially over, LonRes claims. Analysis by...

The pandemic-inspired property demand boom is well and truly over, GetAgent claims. It comes as the agent comparison website’s latest Hotspot Demand...

I’ve just read an article saying that this is the time of the online estate agency. The time in question is, of...

The level of homes being snapped up within two weeks of being listed has fallen to 6.8% across the UK market...

Demand for prime London property from Americans doubled between September and October due to favourable dollar exchange rates and increased investor...

Fall-throughs are up and the number of properties under-offer in prime London areas has fallen below the pre-pandemic average for the...

Agents have managed to secure a buyer two weeks faster for their vendors so far this year compared with in 2021,...

Foxtons has upped its expectations for its full year financial performance despites acknowledging a “less certain market backdrop.” A trading update from...

Agents are getting more listings but it is taking longer for properties to go under offer, new figures show. The latest Homemover...

Buyer demand is cooling but the property sector still remains in a sellers’ market for now, new analysis claims. The latest National...

Property demand has dropped while price reductions have increased in recent weeks, data shows. Two separate pieces of industry data give new...

Former Douglas & Gordon managing director Ivor Dickinson has passed away. He was known as one of London’s most high-profile and colourful...

Lettings has helped drive Foxtons revenue and profits for the first half of the year, a company update has revealed. The listed...

More than a third of England’s regions have seen buyer demand fall over the previous quarter, research claims in the latest...

More properties went under offer in June 2022 than during the same month of the stamp duty holiday rush of last year,...

Stock shortages are seeing one in 10 homes get snapped up within 14 days of entering the market, GetAgent claims. The agent...

There was an article in Estate Agent Today recently that suggested only four per cent of properties on Rightmove and Zoopla...

Prime London prices continue to hit record levels but actual sales vary depending on values. Figures from property data company LonRes for...

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

The latest trading update from Foxtons has revealed that sales revenue in the first quarter of this year was down 9%...

London’s prime sales market is set to underperform compared with 2021 but is still looking to be better than the pre-pandemic...

All regions of the UK remain in a seller’s market as the traditional spring selling season begins for agents. Housing market consultancy...

The Ukraine conflict and cost of living crisis is likely to but a dent in the spring market for agents, an...

An estate agency says London’s sales market is now at its busiest since the Brexit referendum in mid-2016. Douglas & Gordon, sold by...

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...

Rightmove says the level of business owners enquiring about leasing office space has now surpassed even pre-pandemic levels in January. Demand is...

EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...

Cluttons has given its market snapshot for the sales market in central London - and it’s echoing the familiar story of...

Boomin has launched a new tool - Chainmaker - which it claims cuts fall throughs and introduces agents to ‘hot buyers’. The software...

The average price of a house in the UK has hit £250,000 for the first time as the  market shows no...

Foxtons has given an upbeat trading update to shareholders this morning. It says so far this year sales revenue is a huge...

The latest market snapshot of prime London by estate agency Benham and Reeves shows demand up 5.8 per cent annually for...

An estate agent has been ‘marketing properties so well’ in a Worcestershire town that it has temporarily ‘sold out’ of all...

Warwick Estates has revealed the most in-demand features for new-build buyers. The firm has analysed Rightmove data and found that those buying...

Demand from buyers is set to be strong for the rest of 2021 as the stamp duty holiday unwinds but uncertainty...

The man who admits he was “the acceptable face of Foxtons” in its golden period says he finally left because it...

Rightmove data released this morning shows that the average asking price of a detached house has risen literally 10 times the...

Transaction volumes in prime London fell in July according to data from LonRes. Transactions were down 22 per cent compared with July...

Available residential property listings across the country are at historic lows according to property data firm Homesearch. The company, which focuses its...

The leading reason for property sales falling through is gazumping, according to new research from Comparethemarket. Over the past year, nearly two-fifths of...

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

OnTheMarket has announced new functionality in a direct bid to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. The functionality, to go live within the...

Before you read on, ask yourself, how many times did you hear “we want to move, but just we can’t find...

Data consultancy LonRes has given a typically upbeat assessment of the Prime London sales market - despite the effects of Coronavirus...

Parts of the UK property market face a supply shortage with a quarter fewer properties listed for sale in England and...

A leading analyst has told Knight Frank that the end of furlough this autumn is unlikely to kill off the housing...

There’s been a surge in activity in London’s prime housing market according to LonRes. The property data company says that new instructions in March...

A leading agency claims the stamp duty holiday has actually had a minimal impact in the mainstream market, despite many suggestions...

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

One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been the Netflix show Call My Agent! It’s a surprise success, perhaps, because...

Properties are currently taking 29 per cent longer than average to sell once under offer, according to research by a home...

Agents have been outlining how they have beefed up their measures to combat the risk of Coronavirus, especially during property viewings. “We...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

Agents and property experts have reacted angrily to the government's refusal to extend the stamp duty holiday. The government has told campaigners that...

Searches that are bound by the Search Code, protecting the seller, buyer and lender, are property and not client specific. As...

Asking prices are down for the first time in many months. It’s a small drop - an average of 0.5 per cent...

Buyers in around 30 per cent of English cities are almost certainly already too late to complete a purchase by March 31...

New instructions almost doubled across prime areas of London in September compared to the same period a year ago, while the...

Following the easing of lockdown restrictions on England’s property market in May, NAEA Propertymark reported a sharp increase in business for...