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Shares in Foxtons rose 3.42% yesterday off the back of its interim results. The London agent’s half-year update shows while lettings revenue...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Agents should ban swearing from the workplace to boost employee wellbeing, a respected agency executive claims. Speaking on the latest episode of...

Foxtons has seen its sales revenues decline during the first half of the year but insists its turnaround is working. The London...

Lloyds Banking Group has issued a slightly more positive house price outlook despite warning of increased pressure on mortgage affordability from...

Agents are supportive of new rules on upfront material information but there is concern about the administrative burden. While the industry awaits...

Homeowners selling in Scotland without an estate agent are being reminded that they still need a Home Report. Scottish surveying firm DM...

House prices may be cooling but some local markets are actually heating up with property values increasing by up to 10%,...

Agency software provider Alto has launched a new way for users to keep track about its latest product developments.  The Zoopla-backed cloud-based...

Agents and other businesses are being reminded of a deadline to upgrade their technology systems for voice and broadband connections else...

Renters are putting off their buying plans until property becomes more affordable, according to the latest research from The Mortgage Lender...

Estate agents could boost their salary by up to 50% by finding a new job, new research suggests. A report from recruitment...

Hybrid agency brand Nested has entered the Scottish property market with a former Keller Williams (KW) market centre operator at the...

Propertymark has given its backing to simplifying how firms are regulated under anti-money laundering (AML) rules. The Treasury is currently consulting on...

Respected estate agent Sanjay Gandhi has opened up about his life-changing journey after he was diagnosed with a rare form of...

The London property market is facing a "bleak" second half of the year, the National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) has...

Sales management hub mio has launched a new video series featuring compliance consultant and industry trainer Michael Day from Integra Property...

The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...

The number of people taking out mortgages with terms of 35 years or more hit a high of 88,059 in 2022,...

Agents and other businesses are being encouraged back a new joint initiative from employee protection firm Peoplesafe and the Crimestoppers charity. The...

Homebuyers should get used to interest rates of 6% to 7% being the norm, a senior industry executive claims. Peter Brodnicki, chief...

London buyers are becoming more cautious but they may benefit from more stock entering the market, Chestertons claims. A market update from...

Agency brand Hat and Home has launched a new branch in Ascot that will be led by Paul Price. He joins the...

In his latest column, Jonathan Rolande, founder of House Buy Fast, explains how those working in the sector can beat the...

Agents and sellers are being warned against putting unsuitable properties up for auction. Stuart Collar- Brown, chief executive of online auctioneer platform...

More than half of property professional have admitted experiencing constant stress at work, new research suggests. The findings were revealed as part...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has issued a new round of share options to its senior staff. The challenger portal and property platform announced on...

Cooling market conditions and the higher cost of borrowing have resulted in one property market silver lining, Moverly claims. The upfront information...

The majority of UK property professionals are confident that their job will not be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI). A survey by...

Property supply is improving but fewer properties are going under offer, research suggests. Analysis of quarter two property market activity by data...

Over-valuations remain a factor behind why asking prices haven’t fallen further yet, agents suggest. The latest Rightmove House Price Index for July...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Estate agents sold a record number of properties via auction between April and June, data from iamproperty suggests. The proptech firm’s latest...

Sellers are being encouraged to list their homes now as the market approaches its seasonal peak. Self-employed agency brand eXp UK analysed...

Have you heard of the Pareto Principle…? Named after economist Vilfredo Pareto, it describes the imbalance of most work-related events -...

The market share of online and hybrid agents reduced further during the second quarter of 2023, new figures show. Analysis from property...

Annual house price growth slowed for the fifth consecutive month in May, Land Registry data shows. The official figures show house prices...

A successful European self-employed agency business has entered the UK market. With annual revenues of more than £500m and 20,000 partner agents,...

OneDome has signalled an intention to acquire more mortgage brokers as it reveals its HomeBuyer service has helped return triple-digit year-on-year...

Chestertons has announced its second acquisition in six weeks and third of the year. The London agent has acquired boutique Chelsea agency...

PM Property Lawyers has launched a service to offer all its conveyancing clients a digital property logbook for their new homes.  Working...

A park home specialist provider claims demand for that niche property increased significantly in the second quarter of this year. The Quickmove...

A mortgage expert has expressed concern about the level of borrowers still taking out high loan-to-value government-backed home loans despite falling...

Sentiment among movers is proving to be remarkably resilient despite the challenging news in recent months on mortgage rates, inflation, and...

Homeowners who sell a property with Japanese knotweed and fail to declare it to the buyer are likely to face legal...

The average anti-money laundering (AML) fine issued to estate agents for non-compliance so far during 2022/23 has already crept beyond the...

The Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) has produced a first specification for a ‘Digital Deed Pack’ that can be used for any...

Zoopla has delivered strong vendor lead performance for agents in the first half of 2023 despite the challenging macroeconomic backdrop -...

 In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the dynamics of the property market, and the current...

The most highly-rated agents in the UK have been revealed. Comparison website allAgents has unveiled the winners of its 2023 People Awards. These...

The publication of inflation figures by the government tomorrow will be a Do-Or-Die moment for the housing market, it’s been claimed. At...

A new estate agency has now announced that its co-founder is a Savills head of office who has jumped ship. Sebastian Hipwood,...

Sellers should be persuaded to make use of upfront information packs in the same way Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) have been...

A London-focussed agency is today launching a recruitment drive for 12 new team members as part of what it calls ”an...

A major auctioneering service is gearing up for its 10th anniversary and 75th in-room property sale later this week.   Auction House...

The level of sales agreed has fallen below its normal market trend for this time of year but the “right-priced” properties...

House prices will fall by at least another 5% between now and Christmas, a property group has warned, creating tough times...

Forget sales skills or an ability to keep track of countless numbers of keys and alarm codes, a senior industry trainer...

Almost half of adults who currently pay rent or a mortgage have seen their payments increase over the past six months...

It may be all change - again - at the Department of Levelling Up, Communities and Local Government if media speculation...

Everyone at Estate Agent Today is delighted to announce that our Editor, Marc Shoffman, has won the prestigious Headlinemoney freelance journalist...

Midlands property group Bond Wolfe has marked its 40th anniversary with a reception for 250 guests at Birmingham’s Town Hall, where...

Properties are taking longer to go under offer but there is no evidence of large discounts on asking prices yet, Hamptons...

MPs have cast doubt on the Government’s ability to achieve its target of 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s...

Slow conveyancers could drive estate agents out of business, it has been warned. National law firm Dutton Gregory has issued a warning...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on another manic week for the property market. Like many working in the...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Essex property group Beresfords has honoured its staff during the brand’s summer awards. The party’s coveted Employee Of the Year; Best Sales...

Property market activity has returned to levels last seen in the aftermath of last October’s mini Budget, data from the Royal...

Mortgage borrowers are facing higher costs but banks are ‘resilient enough’ to withstand a 30% fall in house prices, the Bank...

London’s £5m-plus residential market is back in business after a slow first quarter, according to new analysis from Savills. The agent does...

An agency brand has partnered with Sticklepath Parish Council to promote safer driving and lower speed limits. Stevens Estate Agents in Okehampton...

Coadjute has launched a Digital Property Data Pack service for its users. The pack is designed to cover the requirements of the...

The founder of Yorkshire-based developer Gregory Property Group has passed away. The Gregory Property Group announced yesterday that its chairman and founder...

The average rate for a two-year fixed rate mortgage has passed the “devilish” 6.66% point, figures show. Moneyfacts yesterday revealed the average...

After six years at Keller Williams, well-known industry figure, Chris Buckler is on the lookout for pastures new and exploring agency...

Agents are facing challenges of rising price reductions but fewer listings are being withdrawn and the level of fall-throughs is dropping,...

Auctions are increasingly moving online but firms are becoming concerned about chasing payments from buyers after the hammer falls. Research among members...

LonRes has declared the prime London sales market to be “subdued” entering the second half of 2023. The data consultancy says that...

Fine & Country has partnered with currency specialist Lumon to help clients with services such as international money transfers. Lumon has more...

The UK real estate industry faces a “particularly precarious” situation in the near to medium term, according to analysts at the...

A new study of 130 locations across the UK reveals huge ‘postcode lottery’ differences as to how quickly a first time...

Rightmove, which recently increased its charges to some agents by a reported 17 per cent, is set to reveal its latest trading...

There’s a warning today that confusion over plans to transition rural properties to greener heating systems may be deterring buyers. Trade association...

The Labour Party has announced it will be hosting an emergency mortgage summit this week. The summit, happening in London tomorrow, is...

Savills and the Daily Telegraph newspaper have combined to produce a league table of what they claim to be Britain’s 50...

TM Group, a high profile provider of data and technology services such as tmconvey, mio, and tmconnect, has been sold to...

OnTheMarket has admitted to shareholders that the cancellation of agent contracts has been “higher than expected”. In results from the company issued...

House prices are falling at their fastest rate in 12 years, dropping £7,500 on average over the past 12 months, according...

Propertymark is working with an Anti-Money Laundering service to stage a webinar for agents wanting to know more about compliance. At the...

It’s the start of what promises - perhaps ‘threatens’ is a better word - to be a challenging second half of...

More than half of prospective homebuyers looking for a new location to move to want to be within a 20-minute walk...

Two all-party groups of MPs and Peers have called on the government to act to turn empty buildings into good quality,...

OnTheMarket this morning claims to be the first major UK property portal to use Artificial Intelligence natural-language technology. The controversial technology is...

Almost two-thirds of home sellers who have sold a home within the past year experienced delays when doing so, research reveals. A...

A popular estate agency is set to close after well over half a century in business. T Patterson Stewart Auctioneers and Estate Agency...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on why it’s those working across the sector who will help drag us...

Here’s the news you don’t normally get to hear about - the agency industry in full swing doing good work. If you’ve...

The OneDome Group has launched a competition to pay a mortgage borrower’s home loan for a year - and agents are...

More than a third of homes have declined in value over the past six months, Zoopla data shows. It comes despite the...