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What a year! Please enjoy your festive holiday as you have certainly earned it – our short break starts here

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Estate agency rankings 2024 unveiled

Property group continues expansion

Snippets of industry news: LSL announces leadership transition; Chartwell Noble welcomes new partner agent; Experienced director joins Movel

Property prices are increasing across all regions and countries

Will new rules introduced today improve housing standards? Local authorities accused of using selective licensing as a cash cow

Over the years, a network of Conservative politicians and supporters have been involved with the company, chaired by a Tory peer and former Conservative Party treasurer

Buyers have become more price-sensitive in recent weeks in the wake of the Budget and growing uncertainty over the outlook for mortgage rates which have drifted higher

Top tips to help protect your business and your clients this Christmas

Estate agents raise funds for charity

A major deal to bring the Armed Forces housing estate back into public ownership has been agreed by the government

The government says councils are overpaying for land to deliver new homes

UK House Property Market finishes the year on a high with 17.5% more residential net sales than 2023

Price reductions are more prevalent within the lower price brackets, new data shows

Meanwhile, self-employed agents continue to rapidly grow with their market share

It has been a year of increasing positivity for the UK property market however the nation’s estate agents have still had to traverse an increasingly tricky landscape

Number of rental enquiries currently double pre-pandemic level

Top marks as Relocation Agent Network celebrates its 30th birthday with its conference

Despite the significant affordability challenges they face, first-time buyers accounted for 59% of all home movers this year

A cross-party group of MPs, peers and housing organisations has written to the housing minister to call for urgent action to bring over a quarter of a million properties back into the market

Estate agencies Chestertons and Chase Buchanan collect thousands of coats to help keep people in need warm through winter

Bank of England responds to headline inflation rising to 2.6%

A surge in complaints to the Property Ombudsman has led to a massive increase in compensation paid out by estate agents

Snippets of industry news: Stirling Ackroyd names new group sales director; New London-based Dutch desk for Savills; R&R announces senior staff promotions

The UK housing market has been boosted by a better-than-expected performance over the last 12 months

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Another month of house price growth is an early Christmas present for sellers looking to get a good price on their home

New partnership aims to improve how agents communicate with clients and prospects

Experienced industry trainer offers a new online platform designed to empower estate and letting agents across the UK with training