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An agent with 15 years experience at high end agencies Hamptons and Knight Frank has joined a self-employed brokerage brand. Sally Jane...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show, the lowest level since...
18 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Lenders are predicting a busy quarter for supply and demand of mortgages. The Bank of England’s latest Credit Conditions Survey showed lenders...
12 April 2024
From: Breaking News
High-end estate agent Tyron Ash has hit out at the “sense of entitlement” at corporate estate agencies who he said don’t...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Savills has appointed industry specialist Victoria Garrett to the role of director of its global residential business, based in the firm’s...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A lack of urgency among buyers is hitting the higher value property markets, new research suggests. Analysis of prime London activity by...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Average house prices fell on a monthly basis for the first time since September 2023 during March as higher mortgage rates...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Mortgage approvals rose for the sixth consecutive month in February and are at the highest level since September 2022, Bank of...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Agency acquirer Lomond has recruited Tony Haran as its new head of residential development. He brings experience from both Knight Frank and...
02 April 2024
From: Breaking News
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
The gap between the costs of home ownership and renting has reached its smallest level since 2019, according to the latest...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Global property consultancy Knight Frank has launched its latest UK Build to Rent Market Update, revealing that investment in the UK...
23 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
The gap between the price a seller wants and what a buyer is willing to pay is at risk of widening,...
19 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
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
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
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
United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty is ramping up its offering with a new countryside office situated just outside of Cobham in...
27 February 2024
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Rumours of the launch of a 1% mortgage deposit scheme have re-emerged with just weeks to go until the Spring Budget Chancellor...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Back in 2013 the posh head of PR of a posh estate agency took me to a London restaurant (yes, posh)...
10 February 2024
From: Features
Knight Frank has launched a bespoke customer portal after 18 months of development. Coined ‘My Knight Frank,’ the firm says it is a digital customer experience platform, accessible...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Annual house price growth hit a 12-month high last month as values rose for the fourth consecutive month but future drops...
08 February 2024
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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
Prime market activity hasn’t caught up with more positive sentiment, Knight Frank claims. It comes as figures from the agency brand showed...
05 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Savills has kicked off 2024 with two key external hires and an internal move into its country house team. James Toogood has joined...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Housebuilders have indicated that they would prefer a Labour government is formed after the next General Election. The latest Land Index and...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
House prices fell at their fastest rate since 2011 during November 2023, the Land Registry has revealed. The latest Land Registry House...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
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
United Kingdom Sotheby’s International Realty has appointed two new consultant senior directors of sales. Katya Zenkovich brings with her two decades of...
10 January 2024
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London agent Maskells has expanded further into the capital. Having opened its second office in Kensington and Notting Hill in 2021 to...
09 January 2024
From: Breaking News
House prices ended 2023 up 1.7%, Halifax has claimed. The lender’s latest House Price Index for December 2023 suggests the price of...
08 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The level of mortgage approvals hit a four-month high in November, Bank of England data reveals. There were 50,067 mortgage approvals in...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The last thing you want as we rake through the dying embers of 2023 is a journalist’s prediction of what’s going...
30 December 2023
From: Features
Home sales and house prices may have struggled in 2023 but more affluent buyers and sellers may not have noticed. Analysis by...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The factor most likely to influence the housing market next year is entirely outside the industry’s control: the General Election. Knight Frank...
16 December 2023
From: Features
House prices increased for the second consecutive month in November, according to Halifax. The lender’s latest House Price Index recorded monthly growth...
08 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
Agency brands Knight Frank and Savills are among 12 of the largest real estate consultancies in the UK behind a new...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The lending outlook is improving for the housing market but psychological milestones remain, Knight Frank warns. The latest UK market commentary from...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The rate of inflation has fallen to the lowest level in two years, raising hopes of a boost for the property...
16 November 2023
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More than 70 local authority areas have seen average house prices rise over the last year, bucking the national trend, Halifax...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
It wouldn’t be sensible to jump to a firm conclusion about the prospects of the housing market this side of Christmas,...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
A Stamp Duty holiday would be more beneficial now than at the start of the pandemic, Knight Frank has suggested. The latest...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Three major agency brands have unveiled high-profile appointments this week. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature here, email...
01 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The best way to judge the UK housing market is to check on what’s happening in Parliament, not the price indices...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Savills has appointed Mark Redfern to head its Notting Hill sales department. Having worked in the prime central London property market for...
30 October 2023
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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
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Knight Frank has entered a redundancy consultation process with staff. The agency and property brand has said up to 3% of roles...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Average asking prices have increased as usual between September and October but at the slowest rate since 2008, Rightmove has revealed. The...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage lenders are braced for a slower market over the rest of the year. The latest Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Demand for residential property remains fragile despite a pause in interest rate rises, Knight Frank claims. While the number of new prospective...
10 October 2023
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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
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A fifth of homeowners are considering moving somewhere cheaper due to the cost of living crisis, KPMG has revealed. The firms latest,...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The number of first-time buyers has fallen this year but the proportion of sales to this cohort remains the same due...
27 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
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Annual house price growth has returned to its lowest level since the pandemic, Land Registry data shows. The latest figures from the...
21 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The mortgage rate rollercoaster is finally winding down but pressure will remain on the property market, Knight Frank claims. New commentary from...
19 September 2023
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Even the super-rich don’t seem to be immune from the property market slowdown, Knight Frank’s latest Global Super-Prime Intelligence Report, following sales...
15 September 2023
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House prices have fallen at the steepest rate since 2009, Halifax data shows. The latest Halifax House Price Index for August suggests...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
A new survey has scored the top ten national real estate brands in terms of reputation, value and customer satisfaction. Using YouGov...
05 September 2023
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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
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An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...
01 September 2023
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The number of mortgage approvals for home purchase hit a five-month low in July. Bank of England data shows there were 49,444...
31 August 2023
From: Breaking News
House price growth and inflation has continued to slow but there are warnings that further interest rate cuts could still dent...
17 August 2023
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Knight Frank has spoken out over what it claims is a severe lack of appropriate accommodation being marketed exclusively to the...
09 August 2023
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Agents and property professionals have expressed hopes that rates have peaked after latest rise Iin the cost of borrowing. The Bank of...
04 August 2023
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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
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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
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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
Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month in May, Land Registry data shows. The official figures show house prices...
20 July 2023
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House prices are falling at their fastest rate in 12 years, dropping £7,500 on average over the past 12 months, according...
10 July 2023
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The property market had its quietest May for sales excluding the pandemic for at least a decade, HMRC data suggests. Provisional seasonally-adjusted...
03 July 2023
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The air is slowly coming out of the prime London property market, Knight Frank claims but the agent has said it...
29 June 2023
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Prime London homeowners are turning to off-market sales to protect the value of their property, an industry executive claims. Property consultancy Tyburn,...
28 June 2023
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Annual house price growth continued to slow in April but bounced back on a monthly basis, Land Registry figures have revealed. The...
22 June 2023
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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
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Agency-backed anti-money laundering platform Thirdfort is celebrating reaching 1m downloads of its app. Thirdfort, backed by Knight Frank, Chestertons and Savills’ proptech...
06 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
02 June 2023
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Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month during March and remains negative on a monthly basis, Land Registry...
25 May 2023
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Average UK house prices declined last month for the first time in three months, Halifax claims. The lender’s latest House Price Index...
10 May 2023
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The impact of last year’s mini-Budget on the property market are “fading,” agents have claimed after the latest Nationwide housing data...
03 May 2023
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Property sales slowed annually during March but appear to have bounced back on a monthly basis, according to HMRC estimates. It follows...
02 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Annual house price growth dropped for the fourth month in a row in February and dropped further into negative territory on...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Average UK house prices were hit by the largest annual decline since July 2009 last month. Nationwide’s latest House Price Index suggests...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
There was little sign of a major spring bounce in March for prime London markets, Knight Frank analysis suggests, which the...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The level of mortgage approvals for home purchases bounced back in February, Bank of England figures show, but buyers are borrowing...
30 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A financial adviser has hit out at the Bank of England, claiming homeowners and business should be furious about its interest...
28 March 2023
From: Breaking News
February marked the slowest month for residential transactions in almost a decade, HMRC data suggests. New HMRC transaction figures shows the taxman...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
House prices will still come under pressure despite a better-than-expected economic outlook, Knight Frank claims. New analysis from the property brand claims...
20 March 2023
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Newly established prime London property consultancy Tyburn, has reported the completion of multiple deals worth in excess of £60m in its...
17 March 2023
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The property market looks to have avoided ‘heading over a cliff,’ Knight Frank suggests. Analysis by the agency brand suggests the further it...
14 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The UK residential division of property consultancy Knight Frank has been awarded for its customer services. The agency brand won the ‘Best...
10 March 2023
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Gallagher has agreed a partnership to offer its products to customers of Knight Frank Finance. The partnership will see Gallagher offering insurance...
09 March 2023
From: Breaking News
The latest Halifax House Price Index is set to add fuel to the fire of the ongoing market crash debate. The lender’s...
08 March 2023
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Newly-independent estate agency North Residential has unveiled new expansion plans with the opening of at least three new UK locations per year and...
03 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Prime London demand and supply is on the rise but mainly for those without the need for a mortgage, new data...