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Average house prices and mortgage approvals hit new highs during the summer months, in a positive sign for the property market. Nationwide...

The predictions game can be tricky. Sometimes you just don’t know whether to stick or twist. As reported in Estate Agent Today...

Ongoing tax and regulatory clampdowns on landlords have led to warnings of a buy-to-let exodus and new data suggests that may...

Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings may become a bigger factor for homebuyers in the Autumn market, Rightmove suggests. It comes as energy...

Mortgage rates may be dropping but buyers need to act fast as product shelf-life is also falling. Moneyfacts data shows the average...

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...

Homeowners are becoming more concerned about property fraud, research suggests. A freedom of information request has shown a 26% increase in the number...

Councils are warning agents to abide by the rules following complaints from residents and businesses about the positions of For Sale...

The latest prime London market snapshot from Knight Frank suggests muted activity so far this summer and warns of possible hesitancy...

A prominent financial analyst is warning that the hopes for a housing market resurgence over the autumn could be derailed by...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) - the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – is to host a webinar for member...

The Law Society may have seen-off a no-confidence vote but disgruntled solicitors have vowed to keep up the pressure on the...

HSBC has promised rate cuts this week as mortgage pricing continues to drop, but it is unclear how much further pricing...

Homeowners in ESPC’s core territories (Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife and the Borders) are not aware of the full extent of the...

Conveyancers are failing to do post-completion work properly and promptly, an industry regulator has warned. The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has...

More than three quarters of home buyers are ‘gazundering’—or ‘price chipping’—to reduce the agreed sale price of properties at the last...

A new house price forecast by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, reveals that recent optimism in the UK property market could...

Agents are being warned about the risk of burnout as research suggests 37% of property professionals won’t be taking a summer...

THE news that an NHS trust was hit by a cyber-attack earlier this month naturally attracted a lot of headlines. Even though...

More than 370,000 home movers could waste their summer stuck in a state of conveyancing limbo, it has been warned. It comes...

There’s been a significant rise in the number of so-called Suspicious Activity Reports concerning money laundering and the agency industry. Suspicious Activity...

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

An anti-money laundering (AML) expert has queried why there is a reluctance among estate agents to accept and follow AML responsibilities. It...

Fall-throughs are costing home sellers an estimated £909m a year, according to new analysis. Upfront information provider Home Sale Pack has analysed...

A senior agency industry figure has criticised the lack of homebuilding targets after the latest Government data showed a drop in...

A safety alert has been issued after several female agents warned of being harassed on phone calls. The Women In Estate Agency...

Regulated firms, particularly estate agents, who take on new business clients are leaving themselves exposed to serious red flags by not...

Vendors could end up spending hundreds of pounds more when selling their home due to Trading Standards material information rules guidance,...

The increased focus on upfront material information could push up estate agency professional indemnity (PI) requirements, an industry trainer has warned. Michael...

Seller search interest for high street agents has dropped, while there has been a significant spike in searches for cheap fee...

Analysts have given their backing to Rightmove’s stock market prospects but there are warnings that it can’t “rest on its laurels”...

Down-valuations appear to be on the rise and it is shocking agents and mortgage brokers. Property professionals have seen an uptick in...

Almost one if five leads generated by Facebook ads go on to instruct an agent, research suggests, but many are missing...

A quarter of sellers have been gazundered in the past 12 months, research has revealed. Analysis by quick-buy firm Open Property Group,...

Increasing numbers of mortgage lenders are pulling decent deals as swap rates rise. Santander has become the latest high street lender to...

Concerned homeowners and gardeners are frequently mistaking common garden plants such as bindweed, dogwood and lilac for highly invasive Japanese knotweed,...

Building on brownfield sites may not be the silver bullet it is made out to be, the government has been warned. Housing...

The European property market is the most distressed sector, new research suggests. The latest Distress Index, from restructuring firm Weil, has warned...

More than 60,000 property and real estate businesses have started the year in ‘financial distress,’ a professional services and insolvency firm...

Happy New Year and welcome to what’s looking like a busy - perhaps even hectic - 2024! I thought it worth running...

We’re now just 2 days away from the end of 2023 and what a year it’s been for the property industry....

Increasing numbers of auction sales are at risk of failing in 2024 if vendors don’t adjust their expectations, an auctioneer claims. Stuart...

The supply of new homes could reach the lowest level since 2014, builders have warned. It comes as the Government is due...

The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is falling short of its own objectives, an industry executive has claimed. Linz Darlington, founder of...

Household finances remain stretched and the full impact of higher interest rates and mortgage pricing has yet to fully hit the...

Rightmove’s entry into the mortgage market presents a threat to financial services leads, agents have been warned. The portal said in a...

Rumours about tax cuts in this week’s Autumn Statement are continuing but there are warnings that a Stamp Duty cut may...

As domestic battery storage systems become increasingly prevalent in UK homes, enquiries about their usage and functionality are on the rise....

Estate agents are being reminded of their anti-money laundering (AML) responsibilities. It comes after HMRC has seen a rise in new applications...

Many property professionals may be getting excited by lower inflation and falling mortgage rates but an auctioneer is warning that there...

Homebuyers viewing properties during the winter months should be extra watchful for signs of invasive Japanese knotweed, which dies back in...

Agents should be given longer induction periods to avoid mistakes and retain staff, an industry trainer claims. Charlotte Jeffrey-Campbell, director of The...

Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...

The “ticking time bomb” of Help to Buy repayments could be set to explode due to the cost of living crisis,...

The number of property transactions estimated to have collapsed across the UK market has started to climb after two quarters in...

Around half a million mortgage-holders are facing an imminent financial shock as their fixed deals end in the run-up to Christmas...

Portals such as Rightmove and Zoopla need to adapt to keep up with younger generations, agents have said. The latest Agents MVMT...

The net housing supply in England could be set to fall to decade lows, builders have warned. New analysis by the Home...

The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) and Gumtree have teamed up to help fightback against fraudsters, particularly when it comes...

House price growth and inflation has continued to slow but there are warnings that further interest rate cuts could still dent...

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains why estate agents shouldn’t be distracted by the latest house price index figures. Nobody reading...

Mortgage lenders are at last cutting their rates on some deals, confident that the Bank of England’s base rate may rise...

Experts are warning that the weekend’s better than expected economic news could indirectly hurt the housing market. The UK economy grew by...

Hamptons is warning landlords disillusioned with buy to let that they may have missed the top of the sales market -...

There’s been a sharp rise in mortgage arrears as high interest rates have hit the housing market - and now there’s...

Alarm bells are ringing in the new build sales sector after figures have been released by a major house builder. Bellway says...

The Halifax is warning that house price falls will continue into 2024. It cautions that price drops will be “gradual, rather than...

The share price of LSL Property Services dropped around 16 per cent at one point yesterday following a profits warning given...

Lloyds Banking Group has issued a slightly more positive house price outlook despite warning of increased pressure on mortgage affordability from...

The London property market is facing a "bleak" second half of the year, the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) has...

The number of people taking out mortgages with terms of 35 years or more hit a high of 88,059 in 2022,...

Homeowners who sell a property with Japanese knotweed and fail to declare it to the buyer are likely to face legal...

The publication of inflation figures by the government tomorrow will be a Do-Or-Die moment for the housing market, it’s been claimed. At...

House prices will fall by at least another 5% between now and Christmas, a property group has warned, creating tough times...

Slow conveyancers could drive estate agents out of business, it has been warned. National law firm Dutton Gregory has issued a warning...

London’s £5m-plus residential market is back in business after a slow first quarter, according to new analysis from Savills. The agent does...

There’s a warning today that confusion over plans to transition rural properties to greener heating systems may be deterring buyers. Trade association...

OnTheMarket has admitted to shareholders that the cancellation of agent contracts has been “higher than expected”. In results from the company issued...

The long-awaited Renters Reform Bill was finally introduced in Parliament in May, but is it really good news for tenants? Several...

Interest rates could peak at 6.5%, an economist has warned, but it will take a while to hit the housing market. Azad...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. This is the week when...

The latest interest rate rise has heightened the risk of forced sales and buyers shying away from the market, agents have...

The property market is braced for another interest rate rise today after the latest inflation data shows the cost of living...

Homeowners face paying an extra £3,000 for their mortgage next year, new research suggests. Analysis from the Resolution Foundation thintank suggests that...

The past seven days have seen a string of stories across the media relating to the property sector.  Reports have revealed how...

Homeowners are unaware of the risks posed by encroachment of bamboo from adjoining properties and the costs of repairing the serious...

The chief executive of the Building Societies Association is warning that mortgage lending - already down on last year - is...

Property market activity has slowed but conveyancers are still dealing with backlogs which has taken their average caseload to the second...

Investors were licking their wounds yesterday after the Purplebricks’ share price plummeted by 60% off the back of warnings that it...

Housing policy formation must go beyond electoral cycles, academics have warned. A group of Cambridge University alumni has teamed up to urge...

Purchase mortgage searches fell by almost a fifth last month as the Easter period dampened property market activity and there are...

The Conveyancing Association has launched a guidance document for firms that addresses the Building Safety Act and Building Safety (Leaseholder Protection)...

A senior peer has vowed to do more to ensure that leaseholders excluded from new building safety regulations get the support...

A veteran property photographer has revealed the ‘easy to spot’ signs that shows an agent isn’t using professional photography, warning it...

Homebuyers should be warned about climate-related risks of a purchase, new Law Society guidance suggests. The legal membership body has issued guidance...

Vendors are increasingly shifting the goalposts on a sale at the final moment, a buying agent has warned. The strong sellers’ market...

The number of listings that were reduced during January to March increased by an average of 102.5% compared with the same...

The issue of conditional selling in estate agency has hit Westminster. There have been several reports in recent months about agents requiring...

Lawyers are warning of a growing number of incidents of septic tank conveyancing negligence, which could prove costly for homebuyers. House buyers...

As an estate agent, you know that securing the sale is just step one of a successful journey. But with issues...