Should estate agents that overvalue go to prison?
Is licensing for estate agents long overdue?
A Quirky View
Russell Quirk
OPINION: Burnham’s Blairite house price bounce?
Will the markets respond well to Burnhamonomics?
OPINION: Budget ’25 – there’s nothing to see here. It’s all fine…
Agents fear buyers and sellers could be hit with higher property taxes
OPINION: Is Dexters eating itself?
Rumours are swirling that Dexters may have unintentionally over-saturated its London territories by buying way too many branch offices
OPINION: So, I was right…
Emoov founder Russell Quirk predicted in 2013 that a third of all UK homes sold would ultimately be via online agents
OPINION: Property search is dead. Long live property search
There are problems ahead for the main property portals, and this includes Rightmove
The TAUK deal is the dawn of a new era – again
The Agency UK (TAUK) expanded into new territories this week with the acquisition of The Estate Agency
OPINION: Rachel Reeves, salad dodger
Rachel Reeves’ first six months in the job has not been great - her Budget was somewhat ‘Truss like’ in its effect on the financial markets and for public sentiment
Nostra Quirkus – the property industry soothsayer who always calls it right (well almost)
Russell Quirk says that when he makes bets for 12 months ahead he stands by them, unlike some (in his opinion!)
A QUIRKY VIEW: I see the future of house prices (and I am an octopus)
Russell Quirk: ‘This will not be popular in some quarters, and the usual suspects will disagree in the comments…’
OPINION: Our new, NIMBY housing minister
On the subject of housing, if you were anticipating a Labour government would genuinely be about change as is their campaign mantra, it looks like you might be disappointed
Don’t panic – incompetence will prevail
Where our industry is concerned there are several ways of looking at the impending election and the inevitable change of government
March 7th 2024. The day the property market exploded again
Russell Quirk explains why there is likely to be a likely explosion in the UK property market in the coming weeks
Josh Rayner gets grilled by Russell Quirk
Josh Rayner interview: 20 years on in the property recruitment industry
The buzzword for 2024 is…. M&A
LRG unveiled high-profile acquisitions this week, while TPFG and Belvoir are close to joining forces, but Russell Quirk says there are loads more mergers and acquisitions to come yet this year
What’s going to happen to the UK housing market in 2024?
Russell Quirk dusts off his property industry crystal ball for 2024
OPINION – Rightmove: a protection racket?
Can you afford this extortionate increase? And can Rightmove justify it other than to appeal to the mob mentality of their shareholders?
On The Market are now off the market – but what does it mean for Rightmove?
Rightmove has been an unassailable steam train in the property sector for almost 25 years. But is that about to change?
OPINION: What a Labour government means for UK housing
Labour's record on housing when last in power under Tony Blair was to oversee the biggest rise in property values of any administration in British history
Opinion: Britain’s housing crisis is caused by politicians. So take the responsibility away from them
As politicians’ promises go, there’s more chance of a flock of pink, four legged omnivores taking off from Stansted than our hapless Prime Minister fulfilling his goals