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High interest rates, slow price growth and more stringent tax rules have eroded Buy-to-Let’s (BTL) charm for a number of landlords,...
18 May 2024
From: Features
Another week and more good news for Rightmove. The company which estate agents love to hate has just announced it has...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
17 May 2024
From: Breaking News
A trade body has queried parts of consumer watchdog Which?’s report into energy performance certificates (EPCs). A report from Which? earlier this...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Home-buying and property part exchange service Spring has partnered with developer McCarthy Stone. The partnership will enable Spring to offer its part...
14 May 2024
From: Breaking News
The founding team behind Yorkshire agent Preston Baker has launched a custom-built AI-powered CRM system for UK estate and letting agents. Preston...
13 May 2024
From: Breaking News
There’s a very important first step that needs to be taken in resolving the housing crisis: we need a greater understanding...
11 May 2024
From: Features
It was the news we were all expecting. But I still feel a sense of disappointment as I digest the fact the...
10 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Dawsons has overhauled its senior leadership team following the retirement of popular industry figure senior partner Chris Hope. The Swansea and South Wales-based...
08 May 2024
From: Breaking News
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...
04 May 2024
From: Features
April 22nd marked ‘Earth Day’, yet it seemed to pass relatively unnoticed within the mortgage market. While the market was once abuzz...
04 May 2024
From: Features
An influential consumer body is demanding a complete overhaul of Energy Performance Certificates. Which? says that with millions of households across the...
03 May 2024
From: Breaking News
North East estate agency group My Property Box has welcomed Nicola Nicholson, Georgia Greenstreet and Georgia Richardson to its team following...
01 May 2024
From: Breaking News
Artificial Intelligence is now a part of all our lives, but my attention was grabbed recently by an AI critique of...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The vast majority of negligence claims against conveyancers are for relatively low sums of money, but the financial and reputational costs...
20 April 2024
From: Features
Data and statistics are never in short supply for those of us working in the property sector. But one set which really...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Dog-owning house buyers who want to live in areas of abundant green space in which to walk their four-legged friends are...
13 April 2024
From: Features
Buyer demand has continued to climb during the first quarter (Q1) of the year, research suggests. Analysis by agency comparison website GetAgent...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Property and finance professional Alan Lai has been confirmed as the new owner of Martin & Co’s branches in Caterham and...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Who says irony is dead? That Purplebricks, of all agencies, should promote the idea of a ‘BS-Tester’ to identify false promises by...
06 April 2024
From: Features
Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...
30 March 2024
From: Features
Many agents may perceive that the need to negotiate only comes into play at the point of offer if a property...
30 March 2024
From: Features
Spicerhaart's top performers have been honoured at an awards ceremony showcasing the agency brand’s culture. The 2024 Elevate Awards were hosted by...
27 March 2024
From: Breaking News
In the first of a short series of articles, David Beaumont, managing director of Compliance Matters, casts a professional eye over...
23 March 2024
From: Features
Both 'beauty' and ‘gentle density’ are central themes of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).. The notes which accompany the NPPF state...
23 March 2024
From: Features
Happy birthday to us….and all members of the The ValPal Network! We are celebrating a decade in business and in those 10...
19 March 2024
From: Sponsored Content
The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...
16 March 2024
From: Features
The ValPal Network (TVPN) is celebrating generating 8.7m leads for agents in a decade of business. It comes as TVPN said it...
14 March 2024
From: Breaking News
It’s time to abolish what is colloquially called Landlord Licensing. If you’re a casual reader and perhaps not in our industry, a...
09 March 2024
From: Features
As the Group HR Director of LRG – an organisation of over 3,000 employees – and perhaps more importantly, as a...
09 March 2024
From: Features
The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of...
09 March 2024
From: Features
Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has almost halved its house price forecasts after another relatively quiet fiscal update for the...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket is set to bring back its popular town hall meetings with agents. It will be the first since its acquisition by...
07 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The complexities of the government’s leasehold reform proposals affecting millions of homeowners came under the spotlight at a seminar organised by...
02 March 2024
From: Features
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...
01 March 2024
From: Breaking News
An estate agency based in the heart of one of the UK’s largest Jewish communities has faced backlash after one of its...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Digital compliance specialist SmartSearch can help estate agents comply quickly and efficiently Around one in five estate agents are not registered for...
24 February 2024
From: Features
Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...
17 February 2024
From: Features
Last weekend, Levelling Up and Housing Secretary, Michael Gove wrote in the Sunday Times that the nation’s housing crisis was so...
17 February 2024
From: Features
A team of seasoned industry professionals with a combined experience of more than 140 years is set to launch a new...
09 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Five years ago, Lettings expert, Tim Lawler, wrote an article for Estate Agent Today charting his early experiences of setting up...
03 February 2024
From: Features
Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...
03 February 2024
From: Features
The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...
31 January 2024
From: Sponsored Content
The emergence of the Digital property market represents the most profound shift for the industry itself since the advent of the...
31 January 2024
From: Features
Leaks and water-based issues are more likely in rental properties than any other type of emergency, according to data we gathered...
27 January 2024
From: Features
Paul Hilton, CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC Homeowners who are considering moving on to a new property in 2024 are...
20 January 2024
From: Features
Yulia Barnes is founder and managing partner of Barnes Law 2024 is set to be another significant year for the property...
20 January 2024
From: Features
Parliamentary news may have been dominated by the fallout from the Rwanda Bill yesterday but another important piece of legislation also...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Manchester-based premium agency Settio Property Experience has unveiled expansion plans including appointing its first managing director as well as launching an...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss a beacon of hope for agencies looking to thrive...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Happy New Year and welcome to what’s looking like a busy - perhaps even hectic - 2024! I thought it worth running...
15 January 2024
From: Breaking News
After months of negative messaging and anti-development sentiment, espoused both nationally by the Government, and locally during May’s local election campaigning,...
13 January 2024
From: Features
As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...
13 January 2024
From: Features
After a difficult 2023, the property market has been buoyed by a triple-boost in the early days of 2024. According to the...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Mortgage rates have continued to fall this morning, with Santander releasing a new market leading deal below 4%. The lender has unveiled...
10 January 2024
From: Breaking News
As 2024 progresses, I expect to see an increase in the role that estate agents play in local communities. Once perceived...
06 January 2024
From: Features
Keller Williams has expanded its content and insights partnership with Dataloft after a successful trial period. The brand said 20 agents have...
04 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Buyer demand across England crept up during the final months of 2023 but remains down annually, research has revealed. Analysis has revealed...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Property brand and auctioneer Bond Wolfe has recorded total sales revenues of more than £178 million for 2023. The auctions division raised...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The last thing you want as we rake through the dying embers of 2023 is a journalist’s prediction of what’s going...
30 December 2023
From: Features
March was the most popular month for completions this year as sales took longer and buyers focused on affordability, analysis has...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
As 2023 trundles towards the buffers and we look forward to our Christmas break, it is something of a seasonal phenomenon...
23 December 2023
From: Features
This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising rents, and the threat of falling property prices. Although average...
23 December 2023
From: Features
The recent cyber attack on CTS left around 80 conveyancing firms across the country commercially paralysed as the harm to their...
19 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents have been warned to be wary about the resurgence of Purplebricks. It comes after the online brand was taken over by...
18 December 2023
From: Breaking News
One of the most heart-warming parts of my job is having the privilege to be the patron of Agents Giving, the...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket (OTM) critic Brett Stone is still making last-ditch attempts to stifle a takeover of the portal by CoStar UK. Stone, a...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
It was actor Charlies Sheen who said: ‘I have one speed. I have one gear. Go!’ The same might not be said...
25 November 2023
From: Features
Swimming pools, both indoor and outdoor, his and her bathrooms, accommodation for staff, and endless tech-powered gadgets are just some of...
25 November 2023
From: Features
The United Kingdom stands on the precipice of a historic overhaul in property ownership. With the King's speech unveiling the anticipated...
25 November 2023
From: Features
There has been much barn conversion activity in recent years perhaps as a result of the change in farming methods making...
25 November 2023
From: Features
Spicerhaart has been awarded the Ministry of Defence’s Silver Award in its Employer Recognition Scheme. The agency brand has achieved the title...
23 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents are being urged to keep marketing throughout the festive season. The ValPal Network (TVPN) suggests the market is set for a...
22 November 2023
From: Breaking News
As domestic battery storage systems become increasingly prevalent in UK homes, enquiries about their usage and functionality are on the rise....
20 November 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Foxtons shareholders are reportedly putting the board under pressure to put the agency brand up for sale Two shareholders who own a...
20 November 2023
From: Breaking News
By Kevin Shaw, National Sales, Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group This year has seen an ongoing cost-of-living crisis, fluctuating mortgage rates, rising...
18 November 2023
From: Features
Stamp Duty should reflect the current market conditions, an agency boss claims. Speaking exclusively to Estate Agent Today, Michael Polzler, chief executive...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Foxtons has reopened its doors on the King’s Road, with the launch of its flagship Sloane Square office. It is the first...
17 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Homebuyers viewing properties during the winter months should be extra watchful for signs of invasive Japanese knotweed, which dies back in...
11 November 2023
From: Features
It’s that time of year already: Halloween’s happened, Bonfire Night’s blown itself out, and there’s now a feast of festivities leading...
07 November 2023
From: Breaking News
If you’ve paid even scant attention to Landlord Today or other trade titles, you’ll be familiar with the headlines about rogue...
04 November 2023
From: Features
Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...
04 November 2023
From: Features
By Kevin Shaw, National Sales Managing Director, Leaders Romans Group As the cost-of-living crisis continues to impact the UK, many of us...
28 October 2023
From: Features
Over a hundred years before the climate emergency became a global concern, it was recognised that, ‘He who plants a tree,...
28 October 2023
From: Features
A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...
26 October 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The Guild of Property Professionals has announced eight new members to its network of independent agents. One is George F White in...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
What a waste. Islington council announced in recent days that it will buy back 310 ex-council houses this winter, to add to...
21 October 2023
From: Features
Foxtons has regained its position as London’s number one agent in Guy Gittins’ first year as chief executive. Former Chestertons boss Gittins...
18 October 2023
From: Breaking News
UK consumers are feeling financially worse off than they were a year ago but this sentiment isn’t necessarily reflected when it...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Charlotte Jeffrey-Campbell, director of The Able Agent Given our focus is centred around helping to drive long-term professionalism across the industry,...
14 October 2023
From: Features
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre. What is...
09 October 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
As much of the country battened down the hatches for the first storm of the season, there may have been a...
30 September 2023
From: Features
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
29 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Spicerhaart has boosted its senior team with the appointment of a new managing director within its estate agency division. Tommy Taylor is...