estate agents

Expensive Houses

Most expensive homes sold so far this year revealed – where does your region rank?

The latest research from global HNW finance brokerage, Enness Global , has found that whilst the wider UK property market may be treading water at present, high-end properties are continuing to change hands for eye-watering sums, with the top five most expensive homes sold so far this year going for between £25 million and £41 million.

Enness analysed thousands of sold price records...

First time buyers

First-time buyer demand falls sharply across Britain's major cities, with Nottingham leading the decline

The latest research by Yopa has shown that first-time buyer demand has dropped significantly across a number of major British cities, with Nottingham seeing the sharpest decline since the start of the year.

Yopa analysed first-time buyer (FTB) demand based on the proportion of homes listed under buying schemes* that have already sold subject to contract as a percentage of total...

Autumn Gardens

Autumn dangers: Expert advises on how to protect and prepare your garden from the hazards of the changing season

After an extremely dry summer, the rain has arrived and with it, signs of Autumn are appearing. While the break from relentless sun is a positive for British gardens, the changing seasons represent some dangers to our outside spaces.

An expert from MyBuilder.com , the reliable way to hire experts, has said that the change in weather brings with it a multitude of essential maintenance...

Commuter train

Your poorly performing train station could be costing you £33k on the value of your home

The latest research by eXp UK , the nation's leading self-employed estate agency platform, has revealed that there's a huge £33,000 house price gap between the average home within close proximity to the nation's best and worst performing train stations.

eXp UK analysed the top 20 best and worst train stations across the country based on cancellation rates*, looking at the average...

Park homes

Park home demand spreads nationwide, as downsizers look for greater certainty and affordability

The latest Park Home Demand Index from over-50s property specialists, Regency Living , has revealed a continued uptick in demand for park homes across England, and particularly strong growth coming in some unexpected areas of the country in the third quarter of 2025.

Regency Living analysed current park home for sale stock across each county of England*, looking at which areas were...

Estate Agents

Homebuyers demand transparency when referred to estate agents

The latest research from GetAgent Exchange has revealed that while referrals to estate agents are now commonplace in the home moving process, buyers and sellers want these referrals to come with transparent data and comparison options, not simply a single recommendation.

The survey of more than 1,000 recent homebuyers found that 90% had been referred to an estate agent by another...

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A new property search platform has launched across the UK today

promising to transform how buyers discover homes while helping estate agents cut costs by an average of £18,000 a year compared to traditional portals.

The Property DriveBuy app replaces the rigid, criteria-based search model used by platforms like Rightmove and Zoopla with a fully geo-located, real-time property discovery tool. It enables buyers to see available homes for sale as...

Estate Agent

Agents address skills shortage with automation and AI – even as real estate job growth rate slows

Agents across the UK are turning to AI and automation to combat a skills shortage in the industry, according to analysis by leading PropTech provider Reapit. This comes as the number of payrolled people working in real estate is growing at its slowest pace since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The company's inaugural Property Outlook Report 2025 reveals that most agencies that are hiring are...

AI Technology

Reapit webinar highlights the untapped potential of agentic AI in the property industry

Reapit, a leading provider of property software for estate agencies, hosted its highly anticipated "Beyond the Basics" AI webinar on Thursday, 24 July, outlining the next chapter in AI's transformative potential for the property industry.

The webinar, attended by over 350 property professionals looking for practical answers in a fast-moving space, followed Reapit's recent...

Agents Commission

Commission Earned: Top Cities by Fee Income from SSTC Sales

The research shows that, when it comes to potential commission earned, London tops the table with an estimated £14.95 million in commission generated from 1,552 sales likely to complete (85% of 1,826 SSTC listings), based on an average fee of 1.7%.

In Manchester, 576 sales could deliver around £1.87 million in fees to local agents, while Glasgow followed with an estimated £959,000...

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