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Two years of rising interest rates, the withdrawal of first-time buyer support, planning delays and a string of broken promises has...

The recent dip in inflation to 2% for the first time in three years brings a glimmer of optimism in the...

Around half of agents remain confident about the housing market’s prospects this year, research suggests. A survey of almost 600 estate agents,...

Around half of homebuyers will continue to postpone plans to purchase a property after the Autumn Statement failed to provide sufficient...

A new analysis of the housing market has assessed 50 cities in the UK to establish which is best for first...

The usual post-summer uplift has failed to materialise for the property market, new figures suggest. Analysis by data company the Landmark Information...

Prime London property values are not falling as far as the rest of the market but realistic pricing will be crucial...

Sentiment among movers is proving to be remarkably resilient despite the challenging news in recent months on mortgage rates, inflation, and...

Only a fifth of agents have reported being busier than last year as higher mortgage rates and inflation weigh on the...

LSL Property Services’ share price dipped yesterday after posting an operating loss in its 2022 annual accounts. Its results showed a group...

The gap between prime buyer and seller price expectations has widened, estate agents have warned, with the majority of buyers expecting...

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

The level of new property listings and completions among agents were only slightly below 2019 activity during the fourth quarter but...

Higher mortgage rates and the end of Help to Buy has had a “sharp impact” on sales rates, Persimmon has warned. A...

In a statement likely to rile plenty of estate agents, a proptech firm is suggesting aspiring homebuyers should wait until 2024...

Agency stock has hit the highest level so far this year but it seems to coincide with a decline in demand...

A significant number of estate agents are planning cutbacks in the coming months to cope with the cost of living crisis,...

Leeds Building Society has pledged to honour any mortgage offers and support borrowers during this period of market uncertainty. It comes as...

The majority of homebuyers and sellers remain ‘undeterred from their endeavours to tackle the housing market’, despite the turbulence of the...

Knight Frank has launched an auction business to give vendors a wider range of sale options as market uncertainty remains because...

The latest branch of Fine & Country says it intends to expand both its premises and its workforce by the end...

The chief executive of a property information platform says now is a “dangerous time” to buy or sell homes because of...

A survey of estate agents conducted through trade publications has revealed that market uncertainty and the handling of transactions within government...

Research from Zoopla suggests that demand from buyers across England surged 88 per cent shortly after the housing market reopened -...

The head of a For Sale By Owner website claims that some agents are making “vast amounts” of up to £7,000...

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

Zoopla says 38 per cent of properties on sale have had their asking prices slashed. That’s a five per cent rise since...

Black Brick says its turnover in 2016 tripled to £3m with new business so far this year focussing increasingly on owner-occupier...

Average UK house price growth will reach 2.2 per cent this year, a rise of £4,460 that will see the average...

Although Brexit, portal juggling and portal wars have stolen property industry headlines in recent months, there's been one story almost constantly...

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...

There has been more volatile stock market trading for some of the industry’s highest-profile agencies.  Countrywide - whose chief executive Alison Platt...

Knight Frank is the latest estate agent to admit that the prime London sales market is “subdued” - and it blames...