The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that residential property prices rose by 10.4 per cent to an average of £271,000 in the year to the end of…
Read MoreHousing market continues to cool
The residential property market continued to slow in December, as lower demand led to the slowest rate of property price growth since the start of 2014. The annual rate of growth slowed…
Read MoreScottish rents soar
Scottish rents rose sharply in 2014 as the market continues to see a definite trend for rented property in Scotland, new figures show. With many people struggling to raise the necessary savings…
Read MoreHunters continues expansion
Hunters continued its rapid expansion in 2014, with no fewer than 37 new branch openings for the year. Hunters’ offices opened their doors across the country in counties including Greater London, West…
Read MoreProperty shares nosedive
Share values across the property sector have dropped in recent days amid growing signs that the residential property market is slowing, especially in previously buoyant London and the South East. Countrywide, the…
Read MoreStamp Duty Reform
Every buyer, seller and estate agent in the land would have liked to see Stamp Duty abolished but we all knew that wouldn’t happen. However, George Osborne, The Chancellor of the Exchequer,…
Read MoreZPG add RICS to agents’ professional affiliations
Agents that list their properties on Zoopla and its sister portals, including PrimeLocation, can now showcase their professional associations and redress schemes that they are signed up to across the Zoopla Property…
Read MoreIs there any value in a mansion tax?
It has been more or less been killed off by the Chancellor's new Stamp Duty regime - but did the mansion tax ever have much currentcy?
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