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James Nightingall The average asking price of homes coming to the market rose to £368,031 in January, up 2.8% from December, an increase of £9,893, the latest data from Rightmove shows. This marks the largest price rise ever recorded in…

Savills team in Cambridge Savills has unveiled plans to relocate its Cambridge office, splitting its operations across three new city premises. From this spring, the company will move 170 staff from Unex House on Hills Road to a trio of…

Landmark Information Group’s Q4 2025 Residential Property Trends Report shows that property activity slowed in the final quarter of the year, as economic and fiscal uncertainty prompted buyers and sellers to delay decisions. The late-November Budget extended market caution. High…

Estate agents across the UK are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence as workloads grow and regulatory demands intensify, according to new research from Alto. The Alto 2026 Agency Trends Report found that 52% of estate and letting agents plan to…

Leadership update at Savills  Simon Shaw In accordance with the plans previously announced by Savills, Mark Ridley retired at the end of 2025 after a 29 year career at Savills, seven of them as group chief executive, as well as…

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has conducted a major operation involving raids and arrests, as it announces a new bribery and fraud investigation into the past management of Home REIT, a listed UK social housing company. The suspected offending has…

Foxtons saw its share price fall sharply yesterday after it warned that subdued consumer confidence meant it was on track for flat annual profits, despite a recent boost in housing market activity. The estate agency group, which yesterday announced that…

Rob Perrins (left) with colleagues Buyer demand in early January has been stronger than usual for the time of year, according to Berkeley Group executive chairman Rob Perrins. His comments are backed by Knight Frank data showing a rise in…

Savills saw shares rise sharply on Thursday as the estate agency group published a positive trading statement that revealed solid year-on-year growth, in particular reflecting an improvement in transactional momentum during Q4 2025. The Savills share price ended the day…