Author: Benjamin

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: Zoopla is urging serious sellers to seek advice to price their home correctly in order to achieve a timely sale, after its latest House Price Index revealed that UK house price growth has slowed to 1.4% following a jump in the number of homes for sale, which is boosting buyer choice.  Affordability is also a drag on price growth in higher priced markets – there are modest house price falls (-0.2%) in markets with values of over £500,000. Meanwhile, the average time to sell is 45 days, although over one…

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: Revenue from property taxes in Scotland has risen by more than 750% in the last ten years, fresh analysis by DJ Alexander shows. The estate agency, part of Lomond, said that revenue raised from the land and buildings transaction tax (LBTT) has increased from £7m in April 2015 to £61m in April 2025. The tax was introduced ten years ago and the circa. £7m raised from 6,880 transactions worked out at £1,017 per property sale. In April of this year the £61m was from 8,100 transactions which is the equivalent…

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: Seven in ten UK landlords (69%) are planning to sell at least one property in the next 12 months, new research shows. The findings come amid rising costs, with landlords citing changing regulations, taxation, and a less attractive overall return as key factors driving the decision to sell. The biggest financial concern for landlords in 2025 is new and changing regulations, with 43% reporting this as their top worry. This includes legislation such as the Renters’ Rights Bill and upcoming tax reporting changes such as Making Tax Digital, which will…

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: Isobel Thomson Safeagent, the accreditation scheme for lettings and managing agents, has commended all the agents that have gone ‘above and beyond’ to ensure they protect customers over the past 25 years. Established in 1999 by the Empty Homes Agency as The National Approved Letting Scheme (NALS), its aim was to establish a single badge for consumers to look for and understand the services and protections a firm offered through adherence to strict accreditation criteria. Rebranded as safeagent in 2019, after the name of the cross-sector campaign it launched for…

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: CBRE has been named as one of the 50 employers in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality. The global real estate advisor has been recognised for demonstrating its commitment to embedding gender equality into all levels of our organisations, encouraging others to follow suit. Business in the Community (BITC), The King’s Responsible Business Network, has announced The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025. The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality is the UK’s most well-established and highly profiled list of employers who are committed to…

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: Welcome to the 24th UK Property Market Stats Show of 2025, your go to weekly ‘TV Show’ on the UK property market. This week, I am joined by Ben Madden, a West London estate agent, as we delve into the key property market headlines for the week ending 22 June.   ✅ Listings (New Properties on the Market) 37.7k new listings this week (last week 37.6k) YTD 5% higher than Week 24 of 2024 YTD and 7.7% higher YTD compared to 2017/18/19. (894k Listings YTD 2025 vs 852k YTD 2024)…

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: Zoopla says it has delivered a 30% year-on-year increase in ‘quality’ home buyer leads for its homebuilder customers. According to the property website, this follows the successful roll out of a series of consumer focused product upgrades to the Zoopla platform over the last 12 months. Zoopla points to key improvements including increasing the visibility of new-build homes on the Zoopla website, particularly on its most viewed pages. This has helped to encourage more consumers to consider a new build property. Specific buying scheme filters and call-outs have also been…

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: Planned changes to the Renters’ Rights Bill will mean landlords will be required to shoulder the risk of damage to properties by pets. Amendments proposed by the government will reverse plans to enable landlords to require tenants to have suitable insurance to cover potential damage by pets. It comes as the House of Lords prepares to debate the Bill at Report stage next week. The changes come despite the housing secretary having previously argued that enabling landlords to request tenants have insurance would mean “no one is left unfairly out…

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: Richard Donnell London is the most valuable market for estate agents generating almost £3bn a year in revenues from sales and lettings alone. This is almost a third of the national total for a region with less than 15% of all homes. High property prices and rents have created a larger value pool, but it’s been far from plain sailing for London’s agents, especially those in sales and new homes. This theme was apparent in conversations with the over 230 agents who attended our London Property Pitch…

[openai_chatbot] rewrite this content and keep HTML tags as is: Nine in 10 estate agents estimate that AI software – known as automated valuation models (AVMs) – are routinely undervaluing properties and sellers could be losing out on tens of thousands of pounds as a result. A poll of 250 estate agents from estate agency platform Alto revealed that 87% feel AI-powered valuation tools fail to reflect a home’s true value. Some 78% of agents rely heavily on AI or automated valuation models (AVMs) when putting a price on a home – and as many as 23% claimed to ‘always’ use…