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With Labour’s election victory, a new EPC target has been announced. In mid-July, the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and...
24 August 2024
From: Features
Annual house price growth remained at 2.7% ahead of the general election in June and was up just 0.5% on a...
15 August 2024
From: Breaking News
Homeowners need greater protection from poor quality housing amid the Government’s plans for 1.5m new homes, an industry body claims. That’s the...
13 August 2024
From: Breaking News
An agency that’s been part of a community for 55 years has been snapped up by a rival firm. Reed Evans &...
06 August 2024
From: Breaking News
Research from Zoopla shows that two-bed terraced homes are the fastest-selling property type in England and Wales, with a sale agreed...
05 August 2024
From: Breaking News
There has been a dip in new energy performance certificates (EPCs), suggested falling home sales and property supply Government data shows 458,000...
26 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Eluned Morgan is set to be named First Minister of Wales in a move backed by estate agency trade body Propertymark. Morgan...
25 July 2024
From: Breaking News
The gap between what sellers want for their home and what buyers are actually paying has increased by a further 1.1%...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has called for an end to instability over Wales’ housing policy. It comes after Welsh Labour leader and First Minister Vaughan...
17 July 2024
From: Breaking News
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) continue to make headlines, and unfortunately, it’s once again for the wrong reasons. A recent investigation by Which?...
13 July 2024
From: Features
High mortgage rates continued to weigh on the housing market in June, leaving house price growth relatively flat. Nationwide’s latest House Price...
02 July 2024
From: Breaking News
There has been a 22.9% increase in the number of new homes hitting the market across Britain compared with the start...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Affordability concerns are prompting many first-time buyers to consider moving more than 30 miles on average from their preferred location to...
27 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Vendors are now paying up to 21% more in estate agency fees than five years ago but it’s not because agents...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals is trying to encourage more networking between its members. A series of local meetings are being hosted...
26 June 2024
From: Breaking News
A survey of over 11,000 buyers suggests overwhelming support for more upfront information to be supplied by agents to buyers. Disclosing upfront...
25 June 2024
From: Breaking News
The average first-time buyer mortgage payment has risen by 61% since the previous election year of 2019, research suggests. Analysis by Rightmove...
24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Energy performance certificates (EPCs) can be riddled with inaccuracies and unhelpful advice that could cost homeowners when they come to sell...
18 June 2024
From: Breaking News
The average price of detached homes in Edinburgh has risen by almost £1,500 a week according to analysis of the latest...
15 June 2024
From: Features
A Labour frontbencher has failed to explain why the party has no plans to reform council tax based, in most cases,...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
There’s a growing supply-demand imbalance in the sales market according to the prominent industry asking price index, Home. It says despite greater...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Homebuyers are being gazumped due to lengthy property chains and delays in securing a mortgage, it’s been claimed. Research from Market Financial...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Online digital valuation service The ValPal Network (TVPN*) is expanding after creating a reservoir of what it calls “sufficient quality data.” It’s...
13 June 2024
From: Breaking News
Major lenders including Barclays, HSBC, and TSB have reduced their interest rates on new fixed mortgages, offering a glimmer of hope...
08 June 2024
From: Features
Anyone who has ever bought or sold a house, knows the frustration and disappointment when a sale falls through. The excitement of...
01 June 2024
From: Features
Property supply has hit its highest level for eight years, Zoopla data shows. The latest Zoopla House Price Index shows the average...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Barratt London is extending its deposit contribution scheme to thousands more key workers. The Key Worker Deposit Contribution Scheme has been extended...
30 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The share of new-build homes sold before they’re complete has dropped to a decade-low, research suggests. Hamptons’ annual off-plan sales index has...
28 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Price reductions fell to an 18-month low in April as transactions recover faster than prices, new industry data reveals. Figures from Hamptons,...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A landmark ruling on the affect of Japanese knotweed on property values has been overturned, which could have implications for home...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Managing tenant deposits is a crucial part of any letting agent’s responsibilities. Ensuring compliance with regulations and safeguarding both landlord and...
08 May 2024
From: Features
Dawsons has overhauled its senior leadership team following the retirement of popular industry figure senior partner Chris Hope. The Swansea and South Wales-based...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Sellers seeking to differentiate their homes from others on the market may consider solar panels - but they should be wary...
07 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A survey of homebuyers has found overwhelming support for a legal ban on gazumping. A mortgage lender - MFS - spoke with...
02 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
An expert says a change in Stamp Duty Land Tax, coming into effect on June 1, will alter how investors and...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The Able Agent - the online property training service which recently launched in Scotland - has now expanded to Wales as...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Detached homes in Wales are the slowest property types to sell across the UK and take an average of 92 days...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Would-be home-buyers are enjoying the highest level of spring-time choice of homes in five years says Zoopla. The portal claims that there...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Data and statistics are never in short supply for those of us working in the property sector. But one set which really...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
When we talk in general terms about the UK housing market, we tend to draw a picture of generality. Facts and figures...
13 April 2024
From: Features
Regulated firms across all sectors will be well aware of Know Your Customer (KYC) checks and their importance in combatting financial...
13 April 2024
From: Features
The share of homes purchased by first-time buyers so far this year has been pushed to record levels, but most are...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Housing affordability ratios have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels but remain high, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows. The latest figures...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has welcomed the reappointment of Julie James as the new Welsh Housing Minister. Timothy Douglas, head of policy and campaigns at...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has welcomed the appointment of the new leader of Welsh Labour and subsequently First Minister for Wales Vaughan Gething. The agency...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Forget the Oscars, the biggest even in town last week was the Fine & Country International Annual Conference and Awards Gala. The...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
House price growth may have slowed last year but homeowners who sold their property still made an average gain of £74,000...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket is set to bring back its popular town hall meetings with agents. It will be the first since its acquisition by...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The complexities of the government’s leasehold reform proposals affecting millions of homeowners came under the spotlight at a seminar organised by...
02 March 2024
From: Features
Properties favoured by first-time buyers are typically selling for an average of 8% or £20,300 below the local market average, Zoopla...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Downsizers across England and Wales could unlock an average £305,090 by moving from a four bed to a two-bed home, according...
22 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The housing market is "turning a page" with fewer price reductions and higher achieved prices, Hamptons claims. A January market activity update...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The times, they are indeed a-changin’. But what Dylan may not have appreciated, however, was how fast that change would be...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Conveyancing fees increased by around 6% last year, analysis suggests. Property Solvers’ annual research of legal practices in England and Wales has...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country has boosted its Welsh presence with a new North Wales license. The territory has been founded by former partners...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Downsizers could free up an estimated £209,215 worth of equity, according to research from national estate agency Jackson-Stops. Its annual research on the ‘downsizer...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The total number of property millionaires fell last year as the ‘race for space’ reversed, research suggests. Analysis by Savills has revealed...
23 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The average household in England and Wales who purchased in the past 20 years and sold last year achieved profits of...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Buyer confidence remained flat – or consistent depending on your view of the property market in December – while seller sentiment...
22 January 2024
From: Breaking News
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...
13 January 2024
From: Features
A record 50% of homes sold in England & Wales last year were purchased following a price reduction, Hamptons analysis has revealed. The...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Redrow has today launched a nationwide quest to find the longest standing owner of one of its homes. As it celebrates its...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
House prices may have slumped for most of the year but some areas have bucked the trend. Analysis by Halifax shows that...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The property market could be in for a strong end to the year based on typical seasonal trends, research suggests, New research...
12 December 2023
From: Breaking News
So Christmas is coming – soon. Traditionally a time for reflection on what’s past and prediction on what’s to come. Last week...
09 December 2023
From: Features
A new product has launched that protects homeowners from the growing threat of property-related frauds. Title Guardian is an app that monitors...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The borough of Richmond upon Thames in London has been crowned the happiest place to live in Great Britain, according to...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has expressed its opposition to Scottish Government plans to increase council tax premiums on second homes. Speaking to the Scottish Parliament’s...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A buying agent has given his backing to the prospect of a Stamp Duty and Inheritance Tax (IHT) cut during this...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Homebuyer appetite has abruptly fallen across all regions this year, new data suggests. Property purchasing specialist the House Buyer Bureau measured transactions...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
More than 70 local authority areas have seen average house prices rise over the last year, bucking the national trend, Halifax...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Asking prices for newly listed homes dropped by the largest rate for November in five years, Rightmove has revealed. The portal’s latest...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Three members of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners take a brief look at some of the trials and tribulations awaiting...
11 November 2023
From: Features
Propertymark has given its backing to commitments from the Housing Minister on the long-awaited next steps of leasehold reform. Timothy Douglas, head...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
All new houses in England and Wales will have to be sold as freehold properties under government plans to phase out...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Simon Jackson is Managing Director of SDL Surveying If we look at the latest data, it looks like there is something of...
28 October 2023
From: Features
A proposed cut in stamp duty by the Westminster government would be a welcome boost to homebuyers and would need to...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has frozen membership fees for 2024. Acknowledging the impact of ongoing inflationary pressure and high-interest rates, the agency trade body has...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Homes in England are less affordable and in worse condition than those in most other developed nations, new research claims. Analysis from the...
06 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents are securing sales closer to asking price but properties are taking longer to sell, new data suggests. Analysis by Hamptons, using...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Rising numbers of property owners are dropping the asking price of their homes in a bid to secure a quick sale. Latest...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The average home seller across England and Wales has achieved 97.3% of asking price, a -2.4% drop versus the previous six...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Irwin Mitchell has expanded its property practice with an investment in Scotland-based law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie (WJM). The two firms...
19 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...
30 August 2023
From: Breaking News
I recently wrote that the long-gestating Renters Reform Bill, finally introduced in Parliament back in May, could be poorly timed, both...
26 August 2023
From: Features
Housing affordability is improving but the benefits are being offset by high mortgage rates, Halifax claims. Analysis by the lender found the...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Exchanged prices across the UK have grown at an average of 3.8% over the past year despite ‘gloomy headlines’, TwentyEA claims. New...
23 August 2023
From: Breaking News
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during recent local election campaigning,...
19 August 2023
From: Features
Transactions for the first half of 2023 are at their lowest level since the financial crisis of 2007-09 as a result...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Hamptons is warning landlords disillusioned with buy to let that they may have missed the top of the sales market -...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Spicerhaart has received a Silver Award in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which acknowledges the agency group’s commitment to...
11 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A new self employed agency business that launched into the UK market last month claims its success elsewhere in the world...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Open Property Group has carried out research which looks into where UK homeowners are moving to and if there is a...