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Rightmove posted a bullish trading update and raised performance expectations for the year ahead on Friday but the markets seemed less...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Agents remain typically optimistic about the property market after interest rates were been held at their 16-year high of 5.25% by...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Agency stock has hit a three-year high but sales expectations have dipped as hopes of an imminent interest rate cut fade,...
09 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Prominent housing and mortgage experts are downplaying the chance of an interest rate cut following the Bank of England monetary policy...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Choosing the right prospecting software can be the difference between finishing the year on a high or finishing it below target. Although...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A recent announcement by housing giants Persimmon has been heralded as a welcome boost to the property sector. In a trading update they...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Some 36% of all homes which have had asking prices cut this year are now listed as sold subject to contract. GetAgent...
30 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Big demand for small properties has helped to drive growth in UK property prices in the early months of this year,...
29 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Lloyds Bank has issued figures showing a 28% profits plunge for the first quarter of the year - but it nonetheless...
25 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Artificial Intelligence is now a part of all our lives, but my attention was grabbed recently by an AI critique of...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The vast majority of negligence claims against conveyancers are for relatively low sums of money, but the financial and reputational costs...
20 April 2024
From: Features
Winkworth has revealed that it has not renewed franchises on offices “where our standards were not being met and results were...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
From the uptick in house sales in January to a house price rise the first time in over a year in February,...
09 April 2024
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Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...
30 March 2024
From: Features
Stress tests are a valuable tool for measuring resilience and the Scottish residential property market was put through a fairly gruelling...
30 March 2024
From: Features
Inflation has hit a new two-year low as the cost of living measure slowed to 3.4% in February. The figure is down...
21 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Seller confidence has improved in anticipation of the traditionally busier Spring market and interest rate cuts in the months ahead, research...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK Residential division of agency and property brand Knight Frank has won the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy Award’ at the UK Customer...
18 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...
16 March 2024
From: Features
Savills has claimed most of the property markets It operates in are past “peak uncertainty” after posting lower revenues and profits...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Estate agency stock has hit the highest level since February 2021, new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The prime London sales market has made a hesitant start to 2024, Knight Frank has said. Despite the agent and property brand...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of...
09 March 2024
From: Features
Average house prices rose for the fourth consecutive month during February, figures from Halifax show, but it is unclear how long...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
LSL has hailed the benefits of switching to a franchise model for its estate agency brand. A trading update from the company...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of your property...
02 March 2024
From: Features
Mortgage approvals increased for the fourth consecutive month in a row during January but that hasn’t fed into official sales yet, data...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Reading the news on Estate & Letting Agent Today every day (as I’m sure you all do, too), there appears to...
17 February 2024
From: Features
A drop in house prices remains likely for 2024 despite recent rises and improving sentiment. The latest Halifax house price index showed...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Homebuyer and seller activity has finally started to turn positive, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) suggests. The latest...
08 February 2024
From: Breaking News
LSL’s estate agency network has performed ahead of its plans since shifting to a franchised model last year. The LSL estate agency...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Average house prices rose between December and January but a rapid rebound is unlikely, Nationwide has warned. The latest Nationwide House Price...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has recorded its busiest month since launching its mortgage in principle service in 2022 and predicts an interest rate hold...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Further adjustments in house prices are needed to match valuations with market expectations, Propertymark has warned. It comes as the agency trade...
29 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK and Europe’s “house price correction” isn’t over yet but the market will perform better than expected, a ratings agency...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Foxtons is set to close and consolidate some Ludlow Thompson branches as part of plans to save £3m this year. A trading...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The property industry is no stranger to shifts in the technology landscape. The past year in particular saw rapid growth in technology...
20 January 2024
From: Features
Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and said it now expects average values to rise this year rather than...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
A record 50% of homes sold in England & Wales last year were purchased following a price reduction, Hamptons analysis has revealed. The...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Landowners seeking to sell their land for development will have to adjust their expectations as the market, the planning system and...
30 December 2023
From: Features
Increasing numbers of auction sales are at risk of failing in 2024 if vendors don’t adjust their expectations, an auctioneer claims. Stuart...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Lower interest rates and real wage growth will halt price falls next year but sales will remain lower, Hamptons has predicted Forecasts...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents have been warned to be wary about the resurgence of Purplebricks. It comes after the online brand was taken over by...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents and surveyors are at their most positive about the housing market for the first time since January 2022. The November 2023...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The number of agents reporting listings selling for under asking price has hit its highest level this year as Propertymark warns...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices increased for the third month in a row during November but are still down annually, Nationwide data shows. The lender’s...
04 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Asking prices for newly listed homes dropped by the largest rate for November in five years, Rightmove has revealed. The portal’s latest...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The property market’s 18-month “white-knuckle ride” is coming to an end, Tom Bill claims. Speaking on the Guild of Property Professionals’ The...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Most weeks there are stories within the property sector that quietly slip under the radar - but which hold huge significance. Last...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Proptech – it’s a people thing. It might seem like a strange thing to say but the best of tech is a...
14 October 2023
From: Features
Despite the announcements, the publicity, the guidance and the acres of website information, the most common complaint surrounding house sales is...
14 October 2023
From: Features
The stats on the slowing market are widely known, but a slowdown is by no means doom and gloom – it’s...
14 October 2023
From: Features
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Jake Gann and my business card says...
10 October 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
Prime London property values are not falling as far as the rest of the market but realistic pricing will be crucial...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
UK housing market activity "remains weak" according to the Nationwide. Its latest house price index shows that prices declined 5.3 per cent...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Knight Frank has revised its house price forecasts and now expects a steeper market drop. The agent previously predicted a 5% fall...
02 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Over-valuations and too much reliance on national asking price data is skewing seller expectations, agents claim. The latest Agents MVMT podcast tackles...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
LSL has described the transfer of its estate agency business to a franchise model as a success and said it expects...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The average home seller across England and Wales has achieved 97.3% of asking price, a -2.4% drop versus the previous six...
28 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Clive Humby of Dunn Humby (the Mega Minds behind the Tesco Clubcard) declared that "Data is the new oil" in 2006....
27 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage borrowers now have the greatest choice of home loan products since February 2022, Moneyfacts data suggests. It is a boost for...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The slower sales market has started hitting high-profile agency and property brands. Agency franchise brand Winkworth’s half year results yesterday showed network...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Buyer expectations of price discounts are too high, a prime agent claims. Jo Eccles, founder and managing director of prime London buying...
07 September 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices fell at their fastest rate since July 2009 last month, according to Nationwide. The lender’s latest House Price Index shows...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
If, like me, you’re an ardent England rugby fan or indeed a fan of rugby in general, you’ll be counting down...
02 September 2023
From: Features
I recently wrote that the long-gestating Renters Reform Bill, finally introduced in Parliament back in May, could be poorly timed, both...
26 August 2023
From: Features
Changes to consumer behaviour usually arrive in waves. Most of the time these waves are small. They drive minimal impact, with...
19 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Experts are warning that the weekend’s better than expected economic news could indirectly hurt the housing market. The UK economy grew by...
14 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors housing market snapshot shows the increasing damage being wrought by high interest rates. The RICS...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Price reductions have reached their highest level in at least nine years according to estate agency Hamptons. Some 50 per cent of...
08 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The share price of LSL Property Services dropped around 16 per cent at one point yesterday following a profits warning given...
08 August 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices dipped at their fastest rate since 2009 last month, new data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index revealed average...
02 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The number of mortgage approvals edged up for a second month in a row during June but remains below 2022’s monthly...
01 August 2023
From: Breaking News
HMRC has recorded the lowest level of UK property sales for the month of June since 2020. The latest property transaction data...
31 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Lloyds Banking Group has issued a slightly more positive house price outlook despite warning of increased pressure on mortgage affordability from...
27 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Over-valuations remain a factor behind why asking prices haven’t fallen further yet, agents suggest. The latest Rightmove House Price Index for July...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
The level of sales agreed has fallen below its normal market trend for this time of year but the “right-priced” properties...
17 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Property market activity has returned to levels last seen in the aftermath of last October’s mini Budget, data from the Royal...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents are facing challenges of rising price reductions but fewer listings are being withdrawn and the level of fall-throughs is dropping,...
12 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Price sensitivity and a flight to quality is dominating prime London markets, research suggest. Analysis of second quarter property market activity by...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...
05 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Fortune favours the brave, as the saying goes. So, when you consider how upfront material information can and does make the...
01 July 2023
From: Features
From valuations to viewings, conveyancing to completions, technology has transformed our sector dramatically and permanently. After comparatively slow beginnings, PropTech really took...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
This May, we saw almost twice as many properties listed for sale across the UK than there were in May 2022....
21 June 2023
From: Features
Asking prices have fallen on a monthly basis at this time of year for the first time since June 2017 as...
19 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Homeowners face paying an extra £3,000 for their mortgage next year, new research suggests. Analysis from the Resolution Foundation thintank suggests that...
19 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Two sets of housing data have suggested a declining property market, with further price drops on the horizon. Halifax has recorded the...
08 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Two major agency brands used their annual general meetings (AGM) yesterday to outline a positive view of the property market, with...
07 June 2023
From: Breaking News
High-end estate agency Strutt & Parker says its research points to a sales market recovery underway in some parts of the...
02 June 2023
From: Breaking News
They dropped like a stone - that’s the verdict on property sales from a leading business analyst. Sarah Coles of Hargreaves Lansdown...
01 June 2023
From: Breaking News
In his latest column, property commentator Jonathan Rolande, provides his take on the biggest stories from the past seven days. For a long...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The phrase ‘customer experience’ is bandied around a lot these days, so much so that it’s sometimes easy to think that...
13 May 2023
From: Features
High borrowing costs and an uncertain economic outlook remaining the main challenges for homebuyers, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...
11 May 2023
From: Breaking News
A coalition of businesses from across the property industry have united to call on the Government to do more to speed-up...
11 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks has warned its cash reserves are under threat if its strategic review and sales process isn’t completed soon. A trading update...
09 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Conveyancing software provider Smoove’s flagship agency product has been “paused.” Smoove Start was launched last year, providing a platform for agents to...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has described its sales business as ‘operationally challenging’ for last year despite posting a record financial...