News Archive

Estate agency has long relied on instinct and experience—still vital today, but now strengthened by data and smart technology

While 26.6k UK residential sales completed this week – up 7.7% year-on-year – fewer than one in two homes listed actually go on to exchange and result in a move

Stamp duty is acting as a brake on the housing market, keeping older homeowners in properties that no longer suit their needs and blocking supply for younger families

This is the business’s seventh location in London and eighth in the UK, including its Cobham base

This is quite a common claim area as often this form of external cleaning is neglected or forgotten about by the tenant

It is inevitable that tighter regulation may cause some landlords to adopt a more cautious approach or adjust their portfolios

A number of empty homes may not be in use for perfectly legitimate reasons

Higher upfront costs are reducing rental returns, making property investment less attractive for landlords and potentially reducing rental supply

New index shows the top estate agencies with the greatest online brand presence

What estate agents can learn from fandom—and why ‘more leads’ isn’t always the answer

In order to help first-time buyers the government is going need a bigger policy, says analyst

Snippets of industry news: LRG appoints new MD of sales overseeing Chancellors, Gibbs Gillespie, and Portico; Savills strengthens residential team; Charnock Bates announces new appointments

The second quarter of 2025 is characterised by strong transactional activity across sales and lettings, new research sows

Co-hosting this week’s episode of Pass the Syrup is Angie Cooney, ex-C Residential owner, and joining her are Ian White, Neil Robinson, Gemma Young, and Cindy Slaughter

Near-term property sales expectations have begun to edge higher

Estate agents are seeking more robust digital identity solutions

The Competition and Markets Authority last year began investigating whether housebuilders had been swapping sensitive information, such as pricing and the incentives offered to buyers

The Renters’ Rights Bill, introduced to parliament last year, represents one of the most significant reforms to England’s private rental sector

Zoopla has reached a new milestone, with 4.5 million homeowners now subscribing to its MyHome experience to track the value of their home

Why do relatively few estate agents attend the many industry conferences held across the UK?