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Is there such a thing as an online estate agency any more? A decade ago, about the time I started editing Estate...

Another week and more good news for Rightmove. The company which  estate agents love to hate has just announced it has...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

If you’re thinking about becoming an Estate Agency franchise or converting your existing estate agency business to a franchise, here we...

Verona Frankish has hit back at critics who claim fixed-fee agents who charge upfront fees have no motivation to sell. Frankish, chief...

The number of properties purchased using a Help to Buy ISA-backed deposit fell to record lows last year, official data shows. Government...

Savills’ “less transactional” services have boosted its performance so far this year amid a slower property market. A trading update from the...

In the fast-paced world of property, staying top-of-mind with your clients is crucial. And what better way to do this than...

Auction is gearing up for further growth with a traditional strong spring market anticipated off the back of a record-breaking quarter...

Street.co.uk has added new fields directly into its property records to help agents stay compliant following the new material information guidance. It...

THE property sector has embraced technology and the enormous benefits that it can bring. Never was this more accurately demonstrated than during...

The future of another Keller Williams (KW) market centre in the UK appears unclear. KW Prime, once the flagship market centre of...

Home-buying and property part exchange service Spring has partnered with developer McCarthy Stone. The partnership will enable Spring to offer its part...

Pattinson Estate Agency has acquired NS Bennett Estate Agents, a well-established estate agency in the North East town of Stanley and...

Estate agents and lettings agents have a legal obligation to protect themselves from money laundering and as such you must recognise...

MPs are set to begin their inquiry into improving the home buying and selling process today. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...

Rightmove posted a bullish trading update and raised performance expectations for the year ahead on Friday but the markets seemed less...

The founding team behind Yorkshire agent Preston Baker has launched a custom-built AI-powered CRM system for UK estate and letting agents.  Preston...

It’s more than 100 days since global real estate tech giants CoStar Group acquired struggling property portal, OnTheMarket. If you cast your...

In the fast-evolving world of property, where every click counts and every search matters, mastering the art of Search Engine Optimisation...

Britain's housebuilders are seeing a recovery in buyer interest and land purchasing activity in early 2024, according to the latest Knight...

Price reductions fell to an 18-month low in April as transactions recover faster than prices, new industry data reveals. Figures from Hamptons,...

The allure of Victorian architecture continues to captivate homebuyers, Rightmove suggests. Analysis by the portal shows Victorian homes are the most searched...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Agency stock has hit a three-year high but sales expectations have dipped as hopes of an imminent interest rate cut fade,...

Seymours has relocated its Woking office to a new modern showroom office in the Victoria Place shopping centre. The independent 20-branch estate...

Boutique Knightsbridge estate agency Nicolas Van Patrick (NVP) has acquired Chelsea lettings and management company HLR and is on the lookout...

The housing market is still “finding its feet,” Halifax has claimed, after its latest data showed house prices appeared to stagnate...

Help to Buy has been ranked as having the most positive influence on the property market in recent times. Agency comparison website...

OnTheMarket is starting to rival Rightmove when it comes to new-build stock, the portal has claimed. The CoStar-backed brand said it has...

Industry figure Paul Clarke has joined LSL Estate Agency Franchising as director of proposition. It comes after Clarke left his Mr and...

Managing tenant deposits is a crucial part of any letting agent’s responsibilities. Ensuring compliance with regulations and safeguarding both landlord and...

Winkworth has opened its fifth office in Devon – with what it describes as a prime spot in an affluent area...

It's reported that the Lomond estate agency group, which is heavily backed by private equity and which has expanded through serial...

Savills has today upgraded its five-year UK mainstream house price forecast to reflect the stronger than expected start to the year...

Zoopla has kicked off an eight week marketing campaign to fend off the threat of OnTheMarket and to capitalise on the...

Sellers seeking to differentiate their homes from others on the market may consider solar panels - but they should be wary...

Market appraisal volumes dropped 7% in March according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot, based on data from up to six weeks...

Liz Morrell meets Women in Estate Agency’s co-founder Liana Loporto-Browne Liana Loporto-Browne, managing director of LB Residential, fell in love with the...

For most of us, estate agents are key when it comes to the biggest sales and purchases of our lives. With the...

An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the...

Prominent housing and mortgage experts are downplaying the chance of an interest rate cut following the Bank of England monetary policy...

The ValPal Network has partnered with agency software provider Street.co .uk. This will facilitate the integration of Street’s CRM with TVPN’s lead...

Yesterday we covered the story of self-employed estate agency brokerage eXp revealing three new agencies to have taken on the corporate...

A recent announcement by housing giants Persimmon has been heralded as a welcome boost to the property sector. In a trading update they...

Just as the Nationwide showed the impact of rising mortgage costs on house prices, so another raft of lenders have made...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has named a second wave of estate agencies to adopt its new business model. The brand’s ‘brokerage’...

Sky News is reporting that up to 30 Conservative MPs are threatening to rebel against the government’s approach to ground rents...

Alto is rolling out free Property Valuation Reports for agents.  The tool can be accessed directly from individual property record pages, and...

Only realistic sellers willing to negotiate prices are successful in the current market, says one of the country’s leading estate agents. The...

There’s been a significant rise in the number of so-called Suspicious Activity Reports concerning money laundering and the agency industry. Suspicious Activity...

A locally-owned property portal called Propertynews says it’s signed up over 40 more agents to list properties since New Year. More than...

A coalition of organisations representing consumers, financial institutions and energy suppliers has written to the Department for Energy Security and Net...

Industry partner the Estate Agent Content Club (EACC) has announced a new chief executive, replacing high profile founder Jerry Lyons. Amanda Bower...

Purplebricks has launched launched a mortgage divison, known formally as Purplebricks Mortgages Limited This will see a team of more than 150...

A prominent estate agent has started an online petition to reverse stamp duty so it is paid by the vendor, not...

The proportion of buy to let properties purchased in Southern England fell to a record low last year, continuing a trend...

The Iamproperty service says it’s seen £450m of sales in the first three months of 2024 - a record quarterly figure. Between...

Propertymark, the leading membership body for property agents has written to London Mayor candidates highlighting proposals to tackle the unique housing...

Some 36% of all homes which have had asking prices cut this year are now listed as sold subject to contract.  GetAgent...

The ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform, has unveiled new headline partners for 2024. Reapit and PayProp will become the Headline...

Higher mortgage rates are a drag on house price growth says Zoopla - and it’s produced startling figures to prove it. The...

An expert says a change in Stamp Duty Land Tax, coming into effect on June 1, will alter how investors and...

Knight Frank says it’s opened six new offices over the past two years, and hired 14 new partners, as part of...

We all know that first-time buyers have had a tough time of it lately. Mad mini-budgets resulting in higher interest rates...

Last weekend a story by The Sunday Times’ Deputy Political Editor indicated that the Government is proposing implementing a £250 cap...

Trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors, including the Conveyancing Association, have launched the...

The latest research by London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has revealed that while a rental property with a...

Stamp duty rebates and cash to improve energy efficiency are being demanded by one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders in...

Touching tributes have been paid to long-standing estate agency franchisee Camran Ishaq, who has passed away at the age of 41. Ishaq...

The fast-growing high profile Hat and Home agency has joined the Guild of Property Professionals. Founded in December 2020, Hat and Home...

The Propertymark Trust has launched Prop X, its first-ever fundraising event, scheduled for Birmingham in September.  A statement from the trade body...

Thousands of people will be invited to take part in new research to help provide information on why one particularly badly...

A new agency has launched, describing itself as being “dedicated to creating extraordinary marketing for extraordinary homes across Hampshire, Surrey and...

Homesearch is launching a new product designed to help agents convert past contacts into future instructions.  The PropTech company says its Re:Contact...

The JLL Prime Central London Index saw signs of improvement in the first quarter of this year, with 4.5% more properties...

The average price of a home in Wales fell to £229,263 in the first quarter of 2024, making this the fifth...

An agent with 15 years experience at high end agencies Hamptons and Knight Frank has joined a self-employed brokerage brand. Sally Jane...

A property consultancy is calling for improved accreditation for Energy Performance Certificate assessors. Re:solve Real Estate - which specialises in commercial property...

The Able Agent - the online property training service which recently launched in Scotland - has now expanded to Wales as...

Agents Giving says its Fundraising Champions of the Year Awards 2024 are now open for entries. You can enter the awards yourself...

Some 83% of estate agents are proud of their profession, says a new survey. The poll of 1,728 estate agents, commissioned by...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency.   The...

CoStar Group, the US-based global online real estate provider which acquired OnTheMarket in December, has now snapped up Matterport, the well...

Regional agency Mundys has snapped up a sales business, taking its branch total to five. It currently has two offices in Lincoln...

A shareholder of Foxtons believes the agency could be worth £300m if sold today - substantially above its existing market capitalisation...

A veteran PropTech figure with extensive experience of working at leading estate and sales agencies has told the government to act...

The vast majority of negligence claims against conveyancers are for relatively low sums of money, but the financial and reputational costs...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

It’s taken eight years but one of London’s highest profile estate agencies says the value of its Under Offer pipeline has...

Almost one in five vendors admit to having failed to disclose disputes with neighbours to prospective buyers when selling their home,...

Data and statistics are never in short supply for those of us working in the property sector.  But one set which really...

ESPC has relaunched its SPC Property Practice certification, a unique accreditation course for solicitor estate agents. Developed with The Law Society of...

Martin & Co’s Tonbridge office has a new owner. Chatham-born Stephen Castellani has taken the reins from Robert Gordon-James and his wife...

A new analysis of the cost-of-moving suggests that the typical seller will incur expenses of £5,867 - and that rises hugely...

Winkworth has revealed that it has not renewed franchises on offices “where our standards were not being met and results were...

Inflation has eased to 3.2% down from 3.4%, official figures from the Office for National Statistics show, the lowest level since...

Leaders has launched its upgraded sustainable office in Guildford, Surrey, with an event for local clients, media, local businesses and Leaders staff. The Leaders Romans...

Chestertons Global has expanded into the Bermuda property market with a new affiliate, Realestate.bm. The brand will offer residential sales and lettings...

Agents are set to discover who has won the Best in Postcode accolades next week as part of a rejig of...