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As we move into the second half of the year, the property market is looking buoyant. Demand and supply are most...

HAVING spent decades closely following the UK and American property markets, I’ve seen and read many reports comparing the two.  But...

Hamptons has partnered with Singapore Realtors Inc (SRI) to introduce Singaporean investors to prime UK properties. The partnership also aims to boost...

Home sales and house prices may have struggled in 2023 but more affluent buyers and sellers may not have noticed. Analysis by...

Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes, has been announced as Propertymark’s final keynote speaker for its landmark conference next month. She will...

From Million Dollar Listing to Selling Sunset, we’re used to seeing real estate reality TV in full force on Netflix. Whilst...

When Jeremy Hunt sat down in the Commons after delivering his first Spring Budget, I imagine there were many who felt...

International buyers appear to slowly be returning to the prime central London (PCL) market, according to Hamptons data. Figures released by the...

Rich Americans will dominate ultra-premium property purchases in 2023, Beauchamp Estates claims. The luxury agent suggests that the strength of the dollar...

The latest measures for property the Chancellor included in his Autumn Statement may not have been dramatic, but has it given...

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

Buyers are facing hesitant sellers and a continuing shortage of properties, Chestertons claims. The agency reported that the number of property viewings...

In a dramatic, fast-moving day, the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng was sacked ahead of a press conference by Liz Truss which reversed the...

In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...

The prime central London (PCL) market may escape a property downturn, JLL claims. The real estate and agency brand has highlighted the...

With the Treasury and the Bank of England stepping in to try and calm the markets, talk of an emergency interest...

Property brokerage and estate agency Nest Seekers International is set to reveal the highs and lows of luxury property sales in...

Nest Seekers International is returning to UK TV screens with the announcement of a new BBC Two series. The show, which has...

Spicerhaart’s annual conference and awards ceremony returned earlier this month after a three-year hiatus caused by the pandemic. The company’s two day...

A legal expert has suggested that Metaverse sales could eventually become part of a property chain. The Metaverse is the latest trend...

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I can’t remember the last time I had a business...

In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...

Prices in prime central London grew by 0.3 per cent in the year to May - tiny rise but a significant...

As a property agent, fancy marketing terminology such as ‘omnichannel’ might not hold too much interest for you right now. We’re in...

The country producing the largest number of buyers of prime London properties is not China, nor from north America or the...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

A leading expert on estate agency and the housing market in Australia has lifted the lid on how Purplebricks failed down...

I want to talk to you about new ways to sell homes. Let's not encourage people to sell but just swap...

A housing market snapshot for prime London shows a fall of over half in the number of £1m-plus properties sold so...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday means prime property in the UK now enjoys lower tax rates than most European countries. Buyers...

Purplebricks is selling its Canadian business. The sale comes little over a year after the troubled agency closed both its failed Australian and...

The key figure behind the Say No To Rightmove campaign says the fight for more realistic fees goes on - and...

The advantage given to overseas buyers when Sterling weakened during the long-running Brexit saga has returned with the arrival of the...

Welcome to the weekly salute for agents and others in the industry fund-raising for good causes - and we know that...

The stamp duty surcharge for non-resident investment buyers announced in yesterday’s Budget is dwarfed by discounts they receive thanks to the...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

Why should agencies leave voicemail in the last decade and make 2020 the year to invest in a more modern solution? Voicemail...

Some buying agents have batted away the many signs of an improving housing market but one says the Boris Bounce is...

There are those who say that PropTech is at risk of becoming a bubble market, and others who say bubbles don’t...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

News this week tells of Zehomes, the German property management company, raising €13 million in Series-A funding, bringing its all-time total...

As the founder of Jupix, I worked in the property industry between 2008 - 2014. I had the privilege to lead...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...

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

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...

London has been identified as one of a number of ‘bubble risk cities’ in a report by Swiss bank UBS. In a...

One of London’s leading estate agents says Brexit has had at worst a neutral effect on the housing market and may...

We think about technology all the time. At least, I do. And there’s nothing left in property that technology hasn’t touched...

Co-Founder Gary Keller has declared that Keller Williams (KW) is, 'no longer a real estate company...we are a technology company No....

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

Bitcoin has smashed into the headlines again recently with major news outlets describing the ever increasing worth of this wildly volatile...

Historically, short-term rentals have been an unattractive business for the majority of estate agents and property managers. Scarcity of demand from tenants...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

The sealed bids process - where purchasers submit their final offer by a specific time and date - should be more transparent,...

The housing industry has responded with shock, joy, and jitters, after Theresa May’s snap general election went catastrophically wrong, leaving her...

There’s barely a week that goes by when you don’t read about an estate or letting agency business that’s been acquired...

As the nation waits with bated breath to see if Theresa May can form either a minority or coalition government after...

Estate agents have been broadly supportive of the decision by Prime Minister Theresa May to push for a snap General Election...

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

We’re almost nine months on from the EU Referendum and yet the issue remains the big divide across the nation: an...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Following the election of Donald Trump, there has been a rise in the number of United States investors searching for property...

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

The industry has reacted angrily to the Chancellor declining to change stamp duty despite pleas from agents and suppliers ahead of the Autumn...

Estate agency Carter Jonas has made critical comments about the high-end housing market, suggesting a combination of factors have created “a toxic landscape”. Rory...

Knight Frank says overseas buyers are not only benefitting from a significant drop in the effective price of central London properties...

It is fair to say that 2016 is a year full of surprises. Anyone who had the foresight to predict Britain...

There is really only one topic of debate and forensic analysis at the moment and that’s the ascendency of Donald Trump...

Some sectors of the industry have been giving their initial reactions to the shock Donald Trump victory in the US presidential election.  Camilla...

A leading PropTech analyst has compared the finances of many of the world's leading property portals and says Rightmove is earning...

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...

One of London’s most outspoken estate agents claims the prime minister who succeeds David Cameron could appoint a chancellor who will...

The agent who last year wrote a controversial ‘open letter’ about OnTheMarket has now received a letter demanding she pay alleged...

Cluttons is warning that the prime central London market may stagnate for at least the early part of this year thanks...

Earlier this week removal man Matt Faizey had an article published by Estate Agent Today in which he commented about the...