Insights

Half of tenants find securing new rentals tough, especially young adults and non-employed, says DPS survey.

Unveiling the overlooked contribution of landlords to the UK economy.

Landlord property sales triggered half of tenant relocations in 2023.

In the scramble for a university place, students are now prioritising rent costs over academic potential, according to new data from...

Research reveals 1 in 10 buyers regret skipping property surveys due to unforeseen issues.

Help to Buy scheme hailed as top positive influence on property market by estate agents.

Higher borrowing costs drive demand for smaller homes, with first-time buyers leading the charge

Estate agents, the unsung heroes of the property world, are standing tall and proud. According to a recent survey commissioned by...

Liz Truss is back! She’s got a book to promote and a history to rewrite. For those who have missed her, she’s been claiming that the...

“The combined strengths present a compelling opportunity for the business.” Thus intones Sam Mitchell – the CEO of famed Frankenstein’s...

It’s tough to sell a property. Building an estate agency business up from scratch. Keeping its values strong whilst growing a team....

One person’s hilarious April Fool gag is another person’s window into the joker’s soul. “If they find this funny,” you might end up...

If you're a $34Bn business, chances are that you know a little about marketing. So join me, please, as I try and make sense of the above...

What happens to portals in an AI world? Will they strengthen and come to dominate further – or are they hamstrung by their own historic...

Regular viewers will remember that, back in P/AIR 017, I was particularly exercised by Rightmove’s openly-expressed plan to empty agents’...

Big news from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which has spent a year casting its eyes over land banks – owned by property...

A 900-branch gorilla just slipped its way quietly into the UK estate agency market, shutting the door quietly on its way in and trying...

What were you doing on 26 January 2015? Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars was the UK’s number one when OnTheMarket (OTM) made its...

Hubris: excessive self-confidence or pride. The puff that accompanies Purplebricks’ recent marketing effort, “Own It”, is perhaps a...

In a very illustrative example of ‘being careful what you wish for’, estate agents in the UK are being shown exactly what deeper...