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Whatever the reason for this renewed vigour, the planning reform we have seen is exactly what the industry has been requesting, for more than a decade

Local authority says prosecutions send a clear message that it will not tolerate landlords who compromise the safety and well-being of their tenants

Every year, the housebuilder accepts delivery of hundreds of thousands of pallets carrying core building materials

Emoov founder Russell Quirk predicted in 2013 that a third of all UK homes sold would ultimately be via online agents

Homebuyers are handing over eye-watering sums in stamp duty

Snippets of industry news: Ex-Stirling Ackroyd sales director joins Moveli; LMS appoints estate agent consulting partner; Knight Frank announces 170 promotions

Since 2022, under the stewardship of CEO Verona Frankish, YOPA has slashed inherited losses by 48%

The falling number of high-value residential transactions has put more pressure on the government’s finances, new estimates show

The new branch will be headed up by experienced estate agent Jack Peet

While supply is up across much of the country, sale rates are under pressure in a number of areas

The figures mark a £98m increase compared to the corresponding period last year

The association says it will be writing to all non-members in the coming weeks encouraging them to sign up

Fifth strongest week of the year for UK residential property sales

The Bank’s governor, Andrew Bailey, believes interest rates “remain on a gradual downward path” after clearer evidence of growing unemployment amid a slowing economy

Conference season has arrived in the estate agency sector, with Propertymark One kicking things off with a bang last week. But here’s the million-pound question: what actually happens next?

With a number of outstanding concerns which the government has failed to address, landlords have every reason to be concerned, industry chiefs have warned

In 2024-25 the total value of residential sales was up 10% when compared with 2023-24

Lucy Noonan and Ellie Hall are being replaced on the organisation’s board by Kelly Gardner and SJ Taylor

The outlook for housebuilding is extremely positive, fresh report shows

Many landlords face difficult decisions between absorbing costly upgrade expenses, raising rents, or exiting the market altogether