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The Single-Family Rental (SFR) sector is experiencing rapid growth in the UK, presenting a unique opportunity for local lettings and estate...

Keller Williams has expanded its content and insights partnership with Dataloft after a successful trial period. The brand said 20 agents have...

Agents are facing challenges of rising price reductions but fewer listings are being withdrawn and the level of fall-throughs is dropping,...

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

This May, we saw almost twice as many properties listed for sale across the UK than there were in May 2022....

Zoopla has unveiled an upgraded website for agents and housebuilders. The refreshed Zoopla Advantage website, first launched in 2018, will provide new...

Lomond-owned agencies have reported a rise in market activity since the start of the year, despite withdrawals and fall-throughs remaining high. A...

Purplebricks was the top brand for new listings and sales agreed during March, new data shows. A new quarterly market report launched...

Agents are continuing to secure instructions and sales but transactions are mainly being done below asking price, data suggests. Agency trade body...

Estate agents are perhaps unlikely to be modest by nature, but I’m always surprised at how much many agents know, yet...

Record numbers of agents are reporting that the average time from offer accepted to exchanging contracts stretched beyond four months, Propertymark...

Agents have nothing to fear from a market slowdown, an industry executive claims. Nick Ball, head of sales and client services at...

Agents have begun experience a ‘more traditional’ market with demand dropping and offers coming in slightly under asking price, research claims. The...

Agents continued to report a buoyant market in May despite cost of living concerns. The latest Housing Market Report from trade body...

OnTheMarket has reported an increase in agency branches listing on the portal but posted an operating loss after a busy year...

The chance of a vendor selling a property is at its highest level for a decade, research claims.  The continuing imbalance between...

Propertymark has expressed hope that the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will help boost much needed agency supply. The trade body has...

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...

Inflation could deal a double blow to the housing market, an agency expert warns. Last week it was revealed that UK inflation...

Rightmove’s first housing market report of 2022 starts when last year’s ended - on a high.  The average price of property coming...

Soaring inflation means that house price growth in much of the country is being wiped out, according to a leading housing...

Rightmove is warning that it’s “highly likely” interest rates will rise in the near future. The portal believes this now seems inevitable...

One of the leading figures in trade body Propertymark wants stamp duty to be reformed, and claims that the success of...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

If you’re worried the stamp duty holiday is denying the Treasury of much-needed income, think again. Stamp duty receipts soared to £1,196...

As we move towards the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the first lockdown, it is a good time to reflect...

The Sunday Times has made new and detailed allegations regarding the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. For some weeks the newspaper has...

NAEA Propertymark has renewed its warning that a cliff-edge threatens housing market stability as the stamp duty holiday ends. The organisation’s outgoing chief...

Be proactive, have a plan, and keep prospecting.  After the easing of lockdown measures, it’s safe to say the property market picked...

In the week the Nationwide recorded the UK’s highest ever average house price, high-end agency Savills has forecast that prime markets...

Figures from Zoopla quantify how Coronavirus is changing the market, with houses selling significantly faster than flats. The latest market report from...

The Zoopla Rental Market Report, published this week, mentioned a two-speed rental market, but what does that mean? We are seeing two...

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...

Rightmove’s latest market snapshot, released this morning, appears starkly at odds with the situation described by some agents in recent days. “The...

The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...

Rightmove has hit back at critics saying it’s no longer the force it used to be by reporting record traffic for...

The latest snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that the UK housing market is still on hold, pending...

Rightmove is this morning reporting a huge fall in the number of new sellers coming to the market - a drop...

Upad, the national online letting agent set up by entrepreneur James Davis has announced that it is “closed to new business”...

New research shows that three bedroom homes are the quickest selling property type this autumn. After a series of sluggish house price...

Homes in central parts of London sold for a typical 11.5 per cent below asking price in the first three months...

The Guild of Property Professionals' regional roadshow for existing and potential members, resumes its activities next week with a visit to...

At the end of a week consisting of largely depressing market reports, new data from Knight Frank suggests that the bad...

Thinking about the state of communication across residential property chains is enough to induce a severe migraine. We work in a world...

There was a huge 33 per cent collapse in transactions in central London in the final quarter of 2018 compared with...

It’s not just the Cabinet and the government where jobs are in flux - there are plenty of moves to announce...

Rather like doctors, estate agents are present at critical points in our lives – moving in together, bidding farewell to a...

Latest figures on the central London market from franchise giant Winkworth show that viewings dropped 20 per cent in the third...

An estate agent and former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the government’s latest drive to build new...

This year is going to be “challenging” for the housing market according to the influential Ernst & Young ITEM Club, a...

Demand for homes fell by 20 per cent year-on-year in December. There were 268 prospective home-owners registered per NAEA member branch, down...

OnTheMarket is reported to be threatening an estate agency with legal action. Earlier this week Estate Agent Today reported that Henry Adams, a...

For my latest Property Natter I have sought the opinions of two well-known property consultants - Michael Day, managing director of...

There are more first-time buyers (FTBs) finding a way on to the property ladder than at any time since the Financial...

Property Vision, one of the country’s oldest and most respected buying agencies, has added its voice to those saying that stamp...

The award-winning online agency HouseSimple has had one of its advertisements banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The advert was a poster for...

Data from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that over 60 per cent of its members contributing to a monthly...

Three quarters of properties sold by National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) member branches in August were for less than the...

Later on, the title of this piece should become clearer (at least I hope so). First, though, a few bits and...

It’s never been more important to show clients you know the market. Using market intelligence is a powerful tool. It allows...

During April demand for housing dropped to the lowest level recorded since March 2014, according to the National Association of Estate...

Estate agency Connells says the buoyant start to 2016 created by investors trying to beat the April stamp duty deadline may...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Shelter's latest...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Shelter's latest...

OnTheMarket has queried the listings inventory detailed in Zoopla’s half-year trading statement. Zoopla Property Group reported that its listings inventory had increased...

Estate agents want systems that deliver power, speed and mobility. Increase efficiency, reduce admin, offer a personalised service and increase your income...

The majority of agents do not see the supply and demand of homes levelling out over the next five years, according...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Other than my personal details, the business card carries our logo with our...