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Knight Frank has left the door open to revise its house price forecasts after the chancellor’s first Budget in October. Chancellor Rachel...

Plymouth has been named as the fasted location to sell a home in a new index. OnTheMarket has unveiled a new monthly...

The latest RICS Residential Property Survey found the UK's residential property sector brightened slightly in July.  Average mortgage rates lowered slightly during...

The UK sales and lettings markets are in a state of flux, but an upcoming webinar from Reapit, the leading technology...

Sentiment about sales volumes among surveyors and estate agents is at its most upbeat level for more than two years and...

The General Election had a “less dramatic” impact on the property market than in previous years except for at the high-end...

On balance, a stable new government with a large majority is good news for the sales market. Labour’s costed spending plans,...

With a historic majority for Keir Starmer and the Labour Party, there can be no doubt over which party will be...

There’s a growing ­supply-demand imbalance in the sales market according to the prominent industry asking price index, Home.  It says despite greater...

The latest residential market sentiment survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests confidence in the housing market is beginning...

Prime London property sales are taking longer to go through once under offer, which is creating a vicious cycle of fall-throughs,...

Estate agency regulation is needed to help improve the homebuying and selling process, MPs have been told. The first hearing of the...

It’s taken eight years but one of London’s highest profile estate agencies says the value of its Under Offer pipeline has...

The property market appears to be benefiting from the much-hoped for spring bounce, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...

Average sold prices in prime London have returned to 2014 levels, research suggests. The latest market data from LonRes shows the prime...

The prime London sales market has made a hesitant start to 2024, Knight Frank has said. Despite the agent and property brand...

Foxtons has recorded a 31% annual increase in the value of its under offer pipeline during the first couple of months...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has acquired Stirling Ackroyd, Alexander & Co and Peter Ball in the latest high profile industry acquisition. All...

The property market is heading for around 23% fewer sales this year and some agents may need better training to deal...

Foxtons has described itself as a “lettings-focused” business after announcing the acquisition of rival London agency Ludlow Thompson. The deal is worth...

London’s troubled sales market has turned a corner and is set to end the year on a high according to one...

September has been ‘underwhelming’ for sales in prime London except for at the high-end £5m price point, figures suggest. Separate analysis from...

Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre.   What is...

We might be at the start of an improving housing market, suggests Propertymark. In its latest market snapshot, concentrating mostly on August,...

Stamp Duty changes and planning reform should be high on the party conference season agenda, agency executives have suggested. Leaders Roman Group...

Fewer sellers are willing to cut their asking prices, Chestertons claims. The agent said vendors in the capital have already priced in...

The slower sales market has started hitting high-profile agency and property brands. Agency franchise brand Winkworth’s half year results yesterday showed network...

The number of properties going under the hammer has increased but there has been a dip in the percentage of lots...

A lack of urgency is limited the number of deals being agreed in prime London, LonRes has warned. New analysis from the...

An estate agency with a major new homes department claims new build sales are proving more resilient than the mainstream market. Leaders...

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

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors housing market snapshot shows the increasing damage being wrought by high interest rates. The RICS...

Shares in Foxtons rose 3.42% yesterday off the back of its interim results. The London agent’s half-year update shows while lettings revenue...

LonRes has declared the prime London sales market to be “subdued” entering the second half of 2023. The data consultancy says that...

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

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

It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...

Zoopla has scheduled its latest quarterly market update for agents. Taking place on Wednesday 14 June, it will address how agents can...

High-end estate agency Strutt & Parker says its research points to a sales market recovery underway in some parts of the...

Foxtons completed the highest number of viewings for five years during the first quarter of 2023, giving it hopes of a...

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

The property market remains weak but there are long-term signs of stability, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) claims. The latest...

Propertymark has released details of a panel featuring several industry heavyweights at its much anticipated conference in June. Founder of emoov-turned-property-pundit and...

A more stable picture of the housing market may be emerging, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has suggested. It comes...

Agents are being trained in how to operate in a ‘normal’ sales market, a senior industry executive has revealed. Gareth Samples, chief...

Property professionals have started the year in a relatively less despondent mood compared with the end of 2022 but the market...

Foxtons is expecting a “more challenging” year as it nears completion of an operational review of its business. The London-focused agency brand...

The level of new listings coming to market is at its weakest since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty holiday,...

Winkworth has expanded further in the South West of England with a new office opening in the Bishopston area of Bristol. The...

The sales market is back in the hands of buyers, Propertymark claims. New data from the agency trade body shows 72% of...

Buyer demand, new instructions and agreed sales all continued falling in November, according to a downbeat update from the Royal Institution...

Would-be buyers are looking to the rental market as they pause their property purchase plans until there is clarity on mortgage...

Winkworth has predicted a sales demand rebound before the Christmas slowdown. A trading update from the agency franchise brand revealed that new...

Properties are taking longer to sell but this is encouraging other previously hesitant vendors to put their home on the market,...

Downsizers could help drive the sales market as owners look to cut energy and maintenance costs, Winkworth claims. Dominic Agace, chief executive...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has warned of a further weakening of the property market as buyer caution increases. The...

Auctioneers claim they are benefiting from a sales market slowdown as buyers rush to make use of mortgage offers and sellers...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is still expecting a strong 2022 after posting increased half-year revenues and profits this morning. The listed...

Market activity has shifted back from sales to lettings, Belvoir has reported. Half-year results from the agency franchise network show the “race...

Hamptons is anticipating an 12% drop in property transactions across Great Britain next year as interest rate rises and the cost of...

The housing market is in a better position to weather a downturn than in previous economic cycles, Zoopla claims. The portal argues...

Global property firm Knight Frank has revealed the pipeline of transactions in prime London residential markets grew further in July as...

The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchisor, has provided a trading update ahead of publishing its interim results on Tuesday...

House price indices may be reporting record rises but sales seem to be slowing. The latest HMRC property transactions data for June...

New rules on leasehold homes came in this week, banning ground rents on new leases but a property expert warns this...

Proptech firm iamproperty has formed its own committee of agents to discuss issues facing the property market. The auctioneer and sales progression...

Conveyancers have had their busiest year on record, industry data shows. Search Acumen’s latest Conveyancing Market for the first quarter of 2022...

The fast-moving property sales market is increasing the risk of fraud, an anti-money laundering expert claims. Olly Thornton-Berry, co-founder of risk management...

Belvoir has reported that group revenue is up 14% in the first four months of the year, helped mainly by its...

The property supply shortage may be easing but Zoopla has warned it will still take some time for stock to be...

April looks set to go down as the busiest month for house sales of the year.  And with record numbers of properties predicted...

London’s prime sales market is set to underperform compared with 2021 but is still looking to be better than the pre-pandemic...

Zoopla has unveiled a Sales Advisory Board in an attempt to give agents a greater say in how the portal is...

John D Wood - which along with Hamptons is regarded as the prime end of the suite of agency brands now...

An estate agency says London’s sales market is now at its busiest since the Brexit referendum in mid-2016. Douglas & Gordon, sold by...

Foxtons has told shareholders that it has enjoyed "a good year of progress with revenues, profits and cash flow significantly ahead of...

In the first few months of 2022, agents have experienced some of the lowest stock levels in several years. The number...

This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...

House and apartment sales are still being hit by confusion and worry over ground rents on existing second-hand leasehold properties. This is...

Phil Spencer’s new series of Move iQ podcasts is to be sponsored by Propertymark. During the nine part series, Spencer will talk...

Data released by Zoopla suggests that demand for new builds outside London remains above the five year average, but has failed...

Cluttons has given its market snapshot for the sales market in central London - and it’s echoing the familiar story of...

The latest LonRes market snapshot for prime London carries mixed messages in terms of transaction volumes.  Overall, for the month of October,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...

Foxtons has given an upbeat trading update to shareholders this morning. It says so far this year sales revenue is a huge...

Zoopla has calculated how much the average house price has risen every single day since the start of the pandemic in...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...

Forget London, Scotland is now the fastest-moving market for million-pound properties. Analysis by Rightmove has found that million-pound homes are selling 25...

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...

Newly instructed properties across the country dropped by 10 per cent in August compared to July’s numbers, according to Homesearch. The company,...

Yet another housing market snapshot is reporting the stock of property for sale plummeting further downwards.  Property website Home says that while...

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

The housing market across the country shows little or no sign of cooling despite the end of the main stamp duty...

A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...

Phil Spencer has interviewed five key regional estate agents in the latest of his Move iQ industry videos. It’s a fascinating insight...

EweMove, the high profile hybrid estate agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, says it has recruited a record 30 new...

An estate agent has been accused of charging prospective clients to view a property. The claim has been made on Twitter by...

In a trading statement this morning Foxtons has revealed that following a 49 per cent increase in sales revenue in the...

An agency says two thirds of its sales valuations in London in the first quarter of the year have been conducted...