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Midlands agency team on peak form raising money for charity

Some of the Sheldon Bosley Knight team in training The teams at Sheldon Bosley Knight love a challenge, especially when it involves supporting a local charity, and they are raring to go as they train for their next project Chloe…

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Agents make the shortlist of UK Social Mobility Awards

Tunde Banjoko, founder and CEO at Making The Leap The shortlist for the 2025 UK Social Mobility Awards (SOMOs) has been announced, with notable mention of estate agents in contention for the highly respected prizes. The SOMOs,…

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Hamptons launches interior design and consultancy service

Hamptons has announced the launch of hdesign, an interior design and consultancy service joint venture in partnership with Andrew Clark of Clark Design Group. Clark brings with him 27 years of industry experience and a team of 17, including project…

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UK property “at its strongest” since 2022 based on current market activity

The latest research from GetAgent.co.uk has concluded that the UK property market is currently performing at its strongest since 2022, with both mortgage approvals and transactions at their highest average monthly levels in three years. GetAgent analysed HMRC and Bank…

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What’s happening in the UK Property Market this week?

Welcome to the 30th UK Property Market Stats Show of 2025 — your go-to weekly YouTube ‘TV Show’ on the UK property market. This week, I’m joined by Simon Gates, as we unpack the key headlines from the 30th week…

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Halifax House Price Index reports national uptick in July

Halifax has published its House Price Index (HPI) for July 2025, reporting a 0.4% monthly increase in average property prices, the biggest monthly increase since January. Its figures show that nationally, the average UK house price is now £298,237, up…

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Industry reaction to Bank of England interest rate announcement

As widely expected, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced yesterday (7 August 2025) that it has cut its Bank Rate from 4.25% to 4%. It was a close thing – the move was approved by a 5-4…

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Thoughts and predictions ahead of today’s BoE Monetary Policy Committee

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee sits this morning (7 August 2025) and is widely expected to lower interest rates by 0.25% to 4.0% – the fifth cut since last August. Ahead of the announcement, experts have given their…

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Why you’re getting undercut on fees (and what to do about it)

You’ve been there. You’ve smashed the valuation. Great rapport. The seller’s nodding along. You leave thinking, “That one’s in the bag.” Then you get the call. “We really liked you… but another agent said they’d do it for less. Sorry.”…

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Lomond shares region-by-region market analysis for Q2

Lomond, the sales and lettings group that includes Chase Evans, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, and Linley and Simpson amongst its brands, has published is latest Quarterly Insights report for the second quarter of 2025. It says that in the national…