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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...

Savills has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of Tommy Newbigging to lead its new homes department across Essex and parts...

With Labour’s election victory, a new EPC target has been announced. In mid-July, the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and...

Average asking prices for new property listings had their usual summer drop this month but Rightmove is predicting a busy Autumn. The...

Industry figure Charlie Lamdin is set to launch a new crowd-sourced Public House Price Index as he declares war against property...

When I first started working as an estate agent there was one thing I never saw coming… and that was having...

Homeowners of five-bedroom properties without a mortgage could unlock almost £500,000 by downsizing, research suggests. Analysis by Rightmove highlights the cash-equity release...

A new estate agency in Hampshire is celebrating expansion after securing more than £40m of property listings in its first half...

One of the most popular recent additions to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has been the Balcony and Container Gardens category....

The most predictable event of the year is underway. After months of talking about how taxes won’t rise for working people,...

A prominent westcountry agent has joined Moveli, which operates the self-employed broker model. Jonathan Mowday, previously of Stags in Devon, has joined...

Most households in England today are ‘under-occupying’ their homes, according to the think tank the Resolution Foundation. And it says there doesn’t...

New figures from Connells suggest the company remains Britain’s biggest estate agent, handling one in 10 transactions. And in its latest report...

Research from Zoopla shows that two-bed terraced homes are the fastest-selling property type in England and Wales, with a sale agreed...

The UK housing market is heating up, with buyers now agreeing to pay 96.8% of asking price, Zoopla claims. The figure is...

Survey raises doubts over Government housebuilding targets Close to two thirds of Brits are not confident that the Government can meet its...

Views are sought from all heritage destinations with listed buildings across the UK to find out how much they pay on...

Connells Group has appointed Helen Charlesworth as its new group chief executive. Charlesworth was managing director of LSL brand Your Move between...

The gap between what sellers want for their home and what buyers are actually paying has increased by a further 1.1%...

Just a week after Labour’s landslide election victory and already their top team is coming under scrutiny and being asked to...

B-hive Block Management Partners Celebrates Major Milestone With Over 100 Businesses Onboard! B-hive Block Management Partners, part of the Vegner Group, who...

Asking prices dropped at the start of July as estate agents and sellers attempted to attracted buyers who have been distracted...

Just a week after Labour’s landslide election victory and already their top team is coming under scrutiny and being asked to...

Attention is turning to acquisitions and growth among LSL’s newly-franchised brands. It has been a year since LSL Property Services announced that...

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

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Agency sales supply and demand dipped in May as buyers and sellers await the election outcome, Propertymark members claim. The agency trade...

Two property consultancies say outdoor space should have a separate value to the rest of the home when it goes on...

The average first-time buyer mortgage payment has risen by 61% since the previous election year of 2019, research suggests. Analysis by Rightmove...

Strutt & Parker has extended its National Country House Department in Scotland. Annabel Blackett, associate, has been appointed to cover the prime...

Almost half of properties sold in prime central London (PCL) this year had a price reduction, research suggests. The latest data from...

Average asking prices had their usual seasonal dip this month, dropping by just £21 to £375,110, according to Rightmove data. The portal’s...

Agents working for themselves, supported by a ‘broker’ organisation are on the increase in the UK after becoming almost the norm...

There’s been a broadly warm response from much of the property industry to Labour’s manifesto, but a call for more detail...

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

Family run agency brand The Good Estate Agent has welcomed the next generation of the team in the shape of Tom...

In a week when the election campaign descended into claim and counterclaim of lies over tax plans and Nigel Farage was...

The number of market appraisals and sales agreed among estate agents are now back above levels seen before the September 2022...

Political parties have been pretty quiet on housing policy during the General Election campaign and industry groups are hopeful that tonight’s...

This year the 'Do It For Dom' charity event is returning as an adventure challenge. Dominic Subbiani is a joint owner of...

Property supply has hit its highest level for eight years, Zoopla data shows. The latest Zoopla House Price Index shows the average...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Estate agency customer service appears to be improving, a mystery shopper exercise has revealed. Market research firm KnowYourMarket has unveiled its latest...

Asking prices have hit a record high as agents and sellers become more bullish about the market’s prospects. The latest Rightmove house...

Around one in 10 buyers who failed to get a survey on a property purchase have gone on to find issues...

Price reductions fell to an 18-month low in April as transactions recover faster than prices, new industry data reveals. Figures from Hamptons,...

Chain-free homes are commanding an asking price premium of 3.9% compared with other homes, rising to a premium of 7.2% in...

Some 36% of all homes which have had asking prices cut this year are now listed as sold subject to contract.  GetAgent...

The cost of housing continues to be a major concern to the majority of adults in the UK, according to the...

Stamp duty rebates and cash to improve energy efficiency are being demanded by one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders in...

An agent with 15 years experience at high end agencies Hamptons and Knight Frank has joined a self-employed brokerage brand. Sally Jane...

The Able Agent - the online property training service which recently launched in Scotland - has now expanded to Wales as...

Artificial Intelligence is now a part of all our lives, but my attention was grabbed recently by an AI critique of...

Regional agency Mundys has snapped up a sales business, taking its branch total to five. It currently has two offices in Lincoln...

There’s been broad support from within the agency and wider property sectors for Labour’s proposal to build on selected parts of...

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

Keir Starmer set out Labour’s policy for housebuilding this week and targeted ‘ugly’ parts of the Green Belt. It will be a...

Sellers are already less open to price adjustments despite the spring market being slow to kick in, an agent has warned. Chestertons...

The most expensive streets to buy a home in the UK has been revealed. Unsurprisingly, it is in London on Buckingham Gate...

Regulated firms across all sectors will be well aware of Know Your Customer (KYC) checks and their importance in combatting financial...

Zoopla’s property announcement last week was welcome reading for many of us feeling a bit beleaguered by seller over-expectation, buyer lethargy...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Sales agreed among Propertymark members hit a four-month high in February but the agency trade body has warned of a quieter...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

Many agents may perceive that the need to negotiate only comes into play at the point of offer if a property...

In this, the second of a three-part series, David Beaumont continues his critique of the new Material Information Guidance. There are 21...

Asking price discounts have hit their lowest levels since last summer as market activity improves across the board, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...

Spicerhaart's top performers have been honoured at an awards ceremony showcasing the agency brand’s culture. The 2024 Elevate Awards were hosted by...

In the first of a short series of articles, David Beaumont, managing director of Compliance Matters, casts a professional eye over...

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

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Buyer demand shot up in February, helped by a surge in ‘realistically priced’ property supply, research suggests. Data from TwentyEA shows the...

Happy birthday to us….and all members of the The ValPal Network! We are celebrating a decade in business and in those 10...

Average asking prices have increased at their highest rate for 10 months during March but the property market remains sensitive, Rightmove...

The ValPal Network (TVPN) is celebrating generating 8.7m leads for agents in a decade of business. It comes as TVPN said it...

The Law Society is exploring concerns that Propertymark's Property Information Questionnaire (PIQ) puts agents at risk of legal issues, Estate Agent...

As the Group HR Director of LRG – an organisation of over 3,000 employees – and perhaps more importantly, as a...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of...

Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...

“I like finance. I find it intellectually interesting – there’s lots of numbers and that’s great.” That sentence coming out of the...

The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of your property...

New-build homes may typically command a premium compared with the second-hand market but new research has revealed areas where this isn’t...

Lower mortgage rates gave the housing market a boost in February with supply and sales all moving higher, Zoopla claims. The portal’s...

A home staging firm that partners with estate agents to present properties has secured financial backing. Lemon and Lime Interiors has received...

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

A senior estate agent has described the Government’s pledge to compel councils to cut red tape in favour of development as...

Average asking prices have grown on an annual basis for the first time in six months but properties are taking longer...

Hamptons expands into Andorra with new partnership Hamptons has launched a partnership with Roc Propietats Estate Agents in Andorra that will include...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

Author and broadcaster Katie Piper is set to take to the stage at the Propertymark One Conference at the ExCel London...

Industry training platform The Able Agent has launched in Scotland. First to launch is the ABBE Ofqual regulated Level 3 Certificate in...

The housing market is "turning a page" with fewer price reductions and higher achieved prices, Hamptons claims. A January market activity update...

A first-of-its-kind degree has launched that focuses on residential estate agency. The Swindon campus of the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has launched...

Back in 2013 the posh head of PR of a posh estate agency took me to a London restaurant (yes, posh)...

With the exception of lockdown, new home registrations have bumped along consistently for the last 15 years. But things are changing...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss Uzair, an industry-specific artificial intelligence (AI). Iceberg Digital, the creators...

A digital divide has emerged when it comes to moving home.  Research by anti-money laundering (AML) platform Thirdfort has found that 46%)...

Property supply and demand have rebounded since the start of the year amid falling mortgage rates but sellers are still making...

Further adjustments in house prices are needed to match valuations with market expectations, Propertymark has warned. It comes as the agency trade...

The most successful agents are typically those who invest in self-improvement. Whether it's staying abreast of changes in social media, experimenting...