News Archive

Rising stock levels keep rent rises at bay

Sale claimed in newspaper to be a record by online agent was actually made by traditional upmarket agent

Rip-off charges and long delays causing misery, stress and collapse of sales

Chestertons director says reporting on property market has bordered on the hysterical

Brexit simply a ‘trigger to make overdue reductions of asking prices’, says Knight Frank

Landlord said he had not been inside flat for years and assumed tenants were happy

Almost 2m people have unmet housing need

New proptech companies will now have access to £100,000 of funding

Incubator boss reveals a move away from residential agency towards hospitality sector

Advert says ‘many’ of its property professionals are earning some £100,000 a year

Home ownership falls to just 64%

Stamp Duty Land Tax should be replaced with a Capital Gains Tax, says developer

Stephen Ludlow recognised for his business and charitable achievements

Online platform advertising on Rightmove and Zoopla says many property start-ups still tell public they need an agent

Under-30s pay the price for being Generation Rent (but they also eat out quite a lot)

Tenants in London most open to moving to somewhere else if it allowed them to buy

Brexit vote boosts Chinese buyer interest (and the cheaper prices help)

Here’s what agents really do – make people happy

Countrywide confirms branch changes to deliver ‘better customer experience delivered by our great people’

Serial fraudster comes out jail after pretending to be letting agent – and does it all over again