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[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

A new portal claims it will do what OnTheMarket failed to do, and offer an agent-led operation charging every agency branch...

Sotheby’s International Realty says two recent sales it achieved 115 miles away from its closest office prove that local agents are...

Everyone thought John Bercow was short. It probably didn’t help that I was on stage just before him. 5ft 6 versus...

You are an enterprising lot! Today we’ve got two fantastic Christmas videos from agents who’ve kindly responded to our call for...

There’s been a new warning to estate agents to check they are fully compliant with GDPR regulations following a European case...

love2move, which offers High Street agents a white-labelled digital platform that allows them to offer online services to vendors, has revealed...

The legendary Mayfair estate agency Wetherell is linking with London’s Dexters chain in a new partnership. Wetherell, run by high profile chief...

An online agency which is free to list for vendors says it wants prospective buyers to stay in the property they...

Countrywide has this morning revealed that its special general meeting of shareholders to agree the sale of its commercial arm will...

The dispute between controversial online estate agency Emoov and the Advertising Standards Authority is rumbling on.  In the first half of November...

We’ve really hit the ground running with our appeal for Christmas pictures and videos from your offices this year - thanks...

Another estate agency has provided evidence of the problems that continue to hurt the prime central London housing market. Strutt & Parker,...

The man who founded Zoopla is now a second hand car salesman - but with a digital difference. Alex Chesterman, who founded...

Countrywide says it is constantly keeping its current branch structure under review, saying any responsible agency would have to consider the...

A trading statement this morning by LSL Property Services - owners of Reeds Rains, Your Move and Marsh & Parsons -...

US-based Keller Williams is going to open its next market centre in West Sussex - the latest example of what it...

Zoopla is advising agents to prepare for a festive rush of leads. The portal says it expects a 60  per cent month-on-month increase...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where and why across our...

We’re now into December and many offices are already decorated for the festive season - and we have our first pictures...

The National Association of Estate Agents is warning UK agents to take stock of their data collection and retention procedures following...

Cash-strapped Countrywide has this morning announced that it is selling its commercial business, Lambert Smith Hampton, for £38m. In a surprise statement...

A new portal has been launched aiming to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket in the retirement property sector - and...

House prices increased 0.5 per cent in November, which was the strongest monthly rise since April according to the Nationwide.  However, annual...

Don’t even think how quickly Christmas has come around again: it’s December 1 on Sunday, so we imagine many offices will...

A new digital ‘members-only club’ is being launched for property professionals around the world.  The Eighth Door is a web and app-based...

He portrays himself as a scourge of the Remoaner elite and a champion of the people, but when it comes to...

It’s beginning to look a lot like…we’re running a very popular service for agents, as we’ve been inundated with more fund-raising...

A new app is being launched which allows agents to gauge possible interest in a property before it is formally put...

Properties worth a combined £8.1m have been surrendered to the National Crime Agency following a tax probe. The properties included 16 homes...

Homesearch, the data service which launched this year as free-to-use with a subscription model launching in 2020, has announced it’s introducing...

A Georgian mansion described as an oasis of seclusion and including a lake with 2,000 fish is being raffled by its...

The latest figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests new build sales have plummeted in prime areas of the capital...

A PropTech company says the majority of transactions now involve chains and that the issue is becoming more problematic for agents...

A sales and lettings agency in the Cotswolds has taken on a fleet of fully electric company cars. The Volkswagen eGolfs selected...

I got an overnight flight to Nigeria yesterday. I landed at 5am local time and am only just now getting sensation...

There’s bad news peak-time TV shows this evening like DIY SOS and Coronation Street - it looks likely that viewers will...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents continues to show how political uncertainty is dampening sentiment and...

It normally costs estate or lettings agents £10,000 to buy a franchise for the online company called The Good Estate Agent...

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...

London’s specialist mews estate agency, Lurot Brand, is opening a new office in the capital.  Established in 1971 and widely regarded as...

Congratulations from everyone at Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today to all those who triumphed at the Relocation Agent Network...

It’s only five weeks to the New Year and new decade and the first agents have started making predictions for the...

A prominent regional agent says the industry owes it to vendors to try competing marketing outlets for property, and not to...

Agents have reacted angrily to General Election proposals by all three main political parties to hike stamp duty for foreign buyers. The...

A report from Countrywide says the proportion of homes in Great Britain bought with cash fell to a mere 28 per...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today for November - the festive month of December is just around the...

Winkworth says the central London market has picked up from its lows of a year or more ago, but warns that...

Pressure is building on the Conservative party to honour its previous commitment to reform stamp duty for British buyers and sellers...

Rightmove has this morning named Andrew Fisher as its non-executive chairman, stepping into the role on January 1.  He succeed Scott Forbes,...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs has revealed that residential property transactions have increased by 4.3 per cent year-on-year. In October 2019...

A conveyancing company has thrown its weight behind reforms to surveys outlined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. As Estate Agent Today...

Humberts is the latest estate agency to announce that it’s going to offer customers the controversial Modern Method of Auction option. The...

Election time means setting out your stall and getting support - so how about a vote of confidence for those agents,...

The head of a new property portal is urging agents to forget about spending money on For Sale and To Let...

A traditional property agent says critics of Purplebricks underestimate the beneficial impact the firm has had on the UK agency industry. And...

Local media in the south west are reporting that a Torquay estate agent took his own life after telling his partner...

Labour is pledging a “housing revolution” with the biggest council house building programme for decades Its manifesto being launched today will include new...

A new survey suggests that an overwhelming majority of householders want a legal ban on gazumping. The result is likely to be...

Zoopla has revealed the most searched-for property terms on its portal in the past 12 months with ‘garage’, ‘parking’ and ‘garden’...

The Property Franchise Group has issued a trading statement that is upbeat on lettings but warns that the sales market has...

An online estate agency which last week claimed it had resolved a dispute over reviews it showed on its website is...

The Great Debate over the charges levied on agents by portals and the huge profits that Rightmove and Zoopla make has...

Last week, it was announced that Plentific, the London-based tenant experience, has raised $32 million in Series B funding. Plentific’s model sees...

A Connells’ agency brand arguably best known because of legal action by OnTheMarket is to open its 21st office. Cheshire property consultancy...

There was an increase in the number of first time buyers getting on the property ladder in September compared to the...

A survey conducted by Estate Agent Today suggests there is huge anger from agencies against Rightmove in particular for its fees. On...

A PropTech firm has calculated the different delays that lead to transactions taking an average 120 days (and often much longer)...

A prominent agency owner and industry figure has attacked Rightmove for failing to support estate agents and has accused it of...

Purplebricks is to give its next trading update on General Election day, December 12, when it will tell shareholders the details...

The police in Crewe are appealing for information after two charity boxes were stolen from an estate agent in the town.  The...

There’s been a significant drop in the number of housing transactions dealt with by conveyancers in the first nine months of...

A shock prediction from a property management firm suggests that around 10 estate agencies have gone bust every week in Britain...

The prospective buyers of a home in Oxfordshire who paid a deposit of £108,000 before withdrawing are suing the sellers in...

Rightmove is this morning reporting a huge fall in the number of new sellers coming to the market - a drop...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday Property Jobs Today feature, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in...

A new Home Survey Standard is being launched today in a bid to improve and speed up the house moving process. The...

Lord Sebastian Coe is to be the keynote speaker at the Fine & Country annual conference in February. Known most recently for...

The big question for the industry at the moment is the cost and future of portals.  This is especially key for agents...

Foxtons has revealed that the chair of the troubled agency’s remuneration committee has stood down with immediate effect. This are also unconfirmed...

The listings website Home, which conducts a monthly survey of asking prices and wider market monitors, is reporting a show 10...

The competition is hotting up between Zoopla and OnTheMarket for new homes listings. Today Zoopla has revealed that it has seen a...

A sales agency based in Warrington and set up originally to market new homes in Manchester is now expanding into Shanghai...

Well there’s little doubt that after this week’s weather winter is well on the way - the perfect time for fund-raising...

Purplebricks claims it actually sells - not just lists - three times more than the UK’s next largest estate agency.  The claim...

Troubled London estate agency Foxtons says it has rewritten its remuneration policy for its senior management following a shareholder revolt at...

A PropTech company that monitors search times for transactions says only just over two thirds of them are now completed in...

love2move, an online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has teamed up with the Mortgage...

This morning’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors confirms the worst - that the market is in...

Technology forms the backbone of the Relocation Agent Network National Conference and Exhibition in London on November 22.  The event will include...

Fledgling online estate agency Emoov - now owned by PropTech firm Mashroom - has removed reviews and endorsements from its website...

Rightmove has been given the green light to continue using the claim that “every second someone contacts an estate agent about a...

KPMG published its Global PropTech Survey 2019 last week with the title: Is your digital future in the right hands? Interesting question:...

The head of the UK’s longest-established agency recruitment consultancy says experience and qualifications are not key when looking for new staff. Property...

House prices are forecast to dip as the year ends and stagnate at the start of 2020 according to the latest...

“Multiple”members of the new trade body, the Federation of Independent Agents, are considering cancelling their subscriptions to Rightmove. FIA founder Graham Lock...

Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...

Rightmove has announced that Robyn Perris is to step down as finance director next year after 12 years at the company. During...

ESTAS, the national customer service award scheme which recognises estate and letting agents,  conveyancers and mortgage advisors, has now fully launched...

An estate agency says it is now holding weekly online auctions in addition to its bi-monthly traditional ‘showroom’ auctions. Loveitts, which operates...

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...

The Property Ombudsman scheme is increasing its fees in January for the first time in six years - and it’s implementing...

OnTheMarket’s share price slumped to an all-time low just before the end of trading last week. The price fell to 69.0p during trading on...

The controversial former Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, is to be the keynote speaker at a property industry...

Hello, we hope you had a good weekend, and welcome to Monday - as ever, Property Jobs Today time, bringing you...

The latest market snapshot of prime central London suggests that homes there are now 15.2 per cent cheaper than five years...

Zoopla says it now offers the fastest listings search of all three leading UK property portals on mobile devices. In turn, it...

Belvoir has struck an innovative eight-year exclusivity agreement with Dacres, the 20 office estate agency network based in Yorkshire, to deliver...

House prices dipped a tiny 0.1 per cent in October - but this led to the annual rate coming in at...

It’s not-so-unlucky 13 for national property consultancy Bruton Knowles which has opened its 13th office in the country. The new office is...

If you haven’t noticed, it’s November already - a month where it’s increasingly popular for men to grow moustaches for charity....

Purplebricks has this morning released a brief and relatively downbeat trading statement to the City and its shareholders. The statement applies to the...

An estate agency has been fined £30,000 for waiting until minutes after the sale of a flat was completed to tell...

A London estate agency says a new scheme of apartments being launched for sale this weekend will be the first ever...

A stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of...

Reapit has launched a platform, cloud infrastructure and marketplace called Foundations which aims to provide “all the PropTech solutions” for agencies’...

An online agent claims to have the answer to why fewer people are buying and selling these days. It’s not Brexit, stamp...

One of London’s leading estate and lettings agents has criticised the government over what he calls its “pitiful” record on affordable...

A London council wants government backing for a borough-wide Section 7 direction - effectively banning all agents’ boards being erected without...

Housing Minister Esther McVey has launched an expert advisory council that the government says is “dedicated to the digital transformation of...

Until now General Election pledges of stamp duty reforms were restricted to the Conservatives - but now a tax consultancy says...

This line is one that I use a lot in my speeches and presentations, often as part of the final slide. I...

A 10 point manifesto to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by prominent campaigner Louie Burns, of The Leasehold Solutions Group. The 10...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

Buyers and sellers changing their minds lie behind almost a third of fall-throughs - the single biggest reason why transactions collapse,...

A new study by the London School of Economics suggests that a high profile ban on the sale of new homes...

Relocation Agent Network has revealed a new competition in which member agents can win tip to £5,000. RAN currently offers four customer...

The National Audit Office, a spending watchdog, has exposed the government’s Starter Homes policy with a damning critique of its failure The...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has today published the paperwork behind the recent Countrywide £10m accounting controversy. Published on the RICS...

OnTheMarket will on Wednesday of this week issue over a million shares to agents who have signed new long-term listing agreements...

A survey undertaken for estate agency Jackson-Stops reveals that 55 per cent of people do not believe housing is a priority...

Zoopla is continuing its aggressive expansion of listings and services to agents with news this morning that it has added a...

Hello there and welcome along to the latest PJT, your weekly catch-up on who’s moving where in agency, amongst suppliers and...

A Labour proposal to dramatically improve energy efficiency in almost every British home would cost an estimated £60 billion. The upgrades would...

Reservation Agreements may require bigger financial penalties than the £500 to £1,000 currently envisaged if they are to work. That’s the view...

It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...

Two very different views on Brexit have come forward in the past 24 hours from different players in the industry. First off,...

A London estate agency is attempting to help leaseholders with short leases who may be finding it hard to raise funds...

There may be lots of agents giving time this weekend to see England at the Rugby World Cup final and Lewis...

Just because Halloween has officially been and gone for another year, doesn’t mean we would give up a chance to celebrate...

Foxtons' latest trading statement shows another fall in sales revenue - but this time lettings income is down too. In an announcement...

Countrywide’s ever-patient investors appear to have been unfazed by the company’s latest compliance issue, which has led to a £100,000 fine...

Agents and property industry figures have given a clear message to the government six weeks ahead of the General Election -...

Almost inevitably on Halloween, there’s a report today on the horror stories that deter buyers - but it may well be...

A tax expert is urging owners of second homes, as well as property investors and existing landlords, to seek independent financial...

The big day is here and thanks so much to all the agents who have this year sent in their Halloween...

London Central Portfolio, the investment consultancy which  saw signs of an upturn in the prime market in the capital this autumn,...

It’s now emerged that Countrywide has to pay a £100,000 fine to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors after breaching guidelines...

Countrywide has this afternoon released a statement suggesting it has, in its eyes, settled the controversy over unclaimed lettings funds being...

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...

Countrywide has declined to comment on circumstances surrounding today’s Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors disciplinary meeting about diverted funds. One of RICS’...

I was shocked, not so long ago, by an out of office reply I received upon sending an email to a...

Agents have interpreted the latest house price figures as evidence that the market is in limbo waiting for the Brexit -...

Thanks a lot - or should that be fangs so much? - for sending in photographs of your brilliantly decorated offices...

The Advertising Standards Authority has clamped down on misleading claims made by the organisers of a property raffle. The controversy surrounds an...

A small online agency which in six months of trading has secured around 140 sales says it’s on course to be...

An estate agency will pay out over £40,000 after being found to have misled customers and allowing one of its own...

Another estate agency has come out in favour of reservation agreements. High-end agency Chestertons says transactions currently fall through too frequently and the...

We’ve had a particularly scary entry for our Halloween videos and photographs - and our sympathy goes out to the innocent...

A former 10 Downing Street adviser says stamp duty on house sales should be scrapped or at least slashed in order...

Countrywide’s upmarket brand Hamptons International is urging all owners of homes with septic tanks to prepare for new regulations that kick...

Troubled online agency Yopa has launched an in-house subsidiary to sell mortgages and other financial services - and not just to Yopa...

A new league table of High Street agents’ charges published over the weekend reveals the locations where agents charge an average...

The founder of Rightmove and former Countrywide chief executive Harry Hill is one of a number of investors behind a new...

The number of prime residential housing transactions has increased rapidly in the past two decades and even in the past five...

Hello and welcome to a new week - one with darker evenings and colder days. But there is still plenty of activity...

A few days to go before Halloween and it’s great to see agents getting into the swing of the event. Today’s shout...

OnTheMarket is being accused by an agent of charging a monthly fee for a branch it knows to be shut. Ian King...

One of the most high profile estate agencies in the Republic of Ireland says it may re-enter the UK market after...

Thanks so much for the first pictures that you have sent of your fiendishly decorated offices for Halloween. It’s less than a...

The number of new mortgages approved by banks fell to a six-month low in September - but the annual figure shows...

It’s that time again, with the clocks going back an hour to mark the start of slightly brighter mornings and significantly...

A controversial estate agent and former head of an online agency is urging agents to knock on the doors of vendors...

One of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or freelance agents operating under the same...

New figures released this morning by the National House Building Council show the number of new homes registered to be built...

A survey suggests that 15 per cent of people who work in the real estate sector feel unsafe at work. This figure...

It’s only a week to the Big Day when gore-splattered figures wreak havoc on an unsuspecting industry and nation. But enough about...

A London agency has told Estate Agent Today that it makes some of its buyers pay upwards of £5,000 in Reservation...

London agency Benjamin Stevens has made a lifestyle-focused viral ‘TV show’ for YouTube viewers. The agency has called it North London TV...

It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...

Young homebuyers want tech-savvy, astute and attentive estate agents who are able to handle their complex requirements via a range of...

Hunters has announced a new branch being opened in Ickenham, part of Hillingdon in north London.  It’s to be the third branch...

There’s been an encouraging increase in property transaction volumes according to new figures from HM Revenue & Customs. The total number of...

One of the industry’s leading consultants says Rightmove is in a form of abusive relationship with agents, who should consider legal...

An estate agency says it has produced technology allowing clients to track the precise whereabouts of their estate agent when he...

Knight Frank - which a year ago loudly announced a 14 per cent profits leap - has now reported an 11...

One of the country’s most prominent estate agents has given renewed backing to a pilot project on reservation agreements, being tested...

Independent family-run agency Kalmars, which currently has just one office in the capital, has revealed the first of four new branches...

Housing minister Esther McVey says Compulsory Purchase Orders and brownfield land registers are to be made digitally transparent.  This will allow CPO...

First details have emerged of the information vendors may have to provide up-front In future transactions if government house buying reforms...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has given more details of the trial of reservation agreements likely to take...

The latest Rightmove asking price index indicates a smaller than usual autumn bounce - that’s a sign, the portal says, of...

Hello, welcome to another Monday and the latest PJT. As ever, a brief reminder to please let us know your appointments new...

The chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the struggling hybrid agency is definitely not for sale, despite recent sales of stakes...

Zoopla has unveiled new functionality that it claims will make searching for new homes easier for consumers - and resumes the...

A London estate agency chain says It’s seen a 59 per cent surge in the number of its clients who have...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has told Estate Agent Today that its recruitment schedule is running “well...

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...

The police are looking for witnesses or anyone who can help identify the burglars accused of an extensive spray-paint attack on...

The latest housing market snapshot from the listings website Home suggests more regional markets are heading for price corrections. Home says that...

As the country nears a Brexit deal (maybe… perhaps… possibly) there’s time to reflect on a quite contrasting process - the no-nonsense...

A trade body has sharply criticised HM Land Registry for its slow progress on digitising local searches after a promising start...

Countrywide has named Amanda Rendle as a new independent non-executive director of the estate agency group; she joined the board yesterday. Rendle...

Agents have expressed quiet optimism that the market may be over the worst as it continues to show resilience in the...

A service has launched for estate and letting agents to copy and paste a widget into online advertisements free of charge. It...

Data from an agency comparison website reveals that in the current market it takes well over a year for a home...

Stories with good news about the prime central London market seem few and far between but the latest figures from B2B...

The US-based real estate firm Keller Williams says it is aiming to be this country’s leading agency training organisation. Ben Taylor, who...

A few weeks ago, I came across a couple of really interesting articles which I immediately thought worth writing a piece...

An equity release specialist says the scrapping of stamp duty for so-called last time buyers would lead to more downsizing, freeing...

This is stating the obvious to estate agents but the government has revealed that homes near parks, gardens, playing fields and...

A new franchisee says she will combine 20 years of property knowledge with state-of-the-art PropTech to provide customers with what she...

The troubled ‘star fund manager’ Neil Woodford has drastically reduced his stake in Purplebricks: he now owns less than five per...

There has been a surprise, but small, increase in the market share of online estate agents according to the latest survey. Business...

A relatively new company which signs up vendors and then effectively sub-contracts their sales to strongly-performing local estate agents says it...

Reservation agreements locking in buyers and sellers could be trailed with some agencies and conveyancers early in 2020, a government official...

November 6 has been declared Budget Day - at least if there is a Brexit deal agreed in principle in the...

A leading agent and property management expert says the shock closure of online agency Upad is a sign that technology alone...

OnTheMarket is delivering agents “a higher marketing yield than Rightmove” according to an investment consultancy which works with OTM. Investors appear to...

There are fewer ‘accidental landlords’ - vendors who resort to letting out their homes because the sales market is difficult. That’s the...

A London agent is urging rivals to provide realistic valuations, even if vendors want more and despite temptations to over-value to...

Hello, welcome to the new working week and the latest PJT. Before we kick off, a reminder to please let us know...

An estate agency service in the Lake District has rolled out a new benefit to all its staff - and in...

One of the legends of property journalism, Anne Ashworth, has left her position as editor of The Times’ highly regarded Bricks...

A high-end estate agency which describes itself as 'the world's only global lifestyle real estate company' is recruiting new partner agents. Quintessentially...

Fewer property sales fell through before completion, despite uneasy market conditions, according to Quick Move Now. The home buying company's data shows...

Midlands estate agency Centrick has launched a new specialist division to focus on the luxury homes market across the West Midlands...

England rugby fans will have been disappointed to find out that Saturday's planned World Cup group stage clash with France in...

The average age of a first-time buyer in the UK is 27, according to research from Nested.com. The online estate agency says...

Property portal Zoopla has hired a new creative agency to help it reach its goal of becoming the UK's 'number one...

OnTheMarket has this morning posted its latest results to the stock market. The portal reports that 2,346 branches had converted to full-paying...

A new online auction service has launched this week, pledging a fairer service for agent partners, as well as buyers and...

The boss of a 15+ branch estate agency group has explained how he thinks regulation could 'ruin' the estate agency industry. Simon...

A regional agency operating across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire has announced an acquisition which adds two branches to its network. This week, Alexander...

Of all the UK properties for sale over the last year, 59% would have been exempt from any type of transaction...

The share price of the UK's largest estate agency remained steady yesterday following its appointment of a new chief operating officer. Countrywide...

An estate agency based in Cumbria has rebranded to Hunters following a management buyout. Cumberland Estate Agents has been purchased by its...

I have been banging on about partnerships and collaborations for years now. Whether it’s between two real estate firms, two PropTech firms,...

Auction House has reported a record number of sales for September, while its founder claims private treaty sales 'won't be able...

Consumer demand for new build homes has dropped to a six-year low, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The organisation's House...

The latest figures from Halifax show annual house price growth has dipped to a six-year low. Average property price growth in...

A high proportion of over-65s would consider moving to a bungalow and believe more properties should be designed exclusively for older...

The property market in prime central London showed some impressive signs of recovery during the summer months, according to Knight Frank. The...

The estate and letting agencies which have provided the most consistent levels of high customer service are to be recognised with...

Halloween is just over three weeks away and while the government prepares for the planned departure from the EU on the...

Property portal OnTheMarket has thrown down the challenge to Rightmove by launching two new features for its listing agents. The first, Market...

The new managing director of easyProperty claims the hybrid agency will be targeting branch managers and senior negotiators who think they...

The ValPal Network, which consists of over 800 agency brands with more than 4,000 offices, has launched a new product which...

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - your Monday roundup of all the latest employment news from the industry. If you have...

An independent agency has partnered with high-end firm Fine & Country after its own brand reached a 'glass ceiling'. Home Truths Sales...

Purplebricks' senior management avoided a shareholder revolt yesterday during the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM). Last weekend, it emerged via the Sunday...

Estate agents are being encouraged to consider providing increased flexible working options for their staff, including increased opportunities to work from...

A yet-to-launch estate agency comparison site is nearing its crowdfunding target of £50,000. Invite Agents, which is crowdfunding on crowdcube, had, as...

Prospective property buyers have been provided with several reasons why they should stop delaying purchasing decisions due to Brexit uncertainty. Buying agency...

It may only be October 4, but temperatures have already started to drop this week as preparations for winter begin. As we...

Three key industry organisations have endorsed a best practice guide for the controversial Modern Method of Auction. The iamsold guide is aimed at...

A former sales agent with a historic property name and heritage has launched his own buying agency after becoming 'frustrated' with...

The Purplebricks share price dropped by 1% to 108p yesterday as investors prepare for today's Annual General Meeting. The hybrid agency's market...

Property professionals are increasingly worried about the threat of cyber attacks, according to new research. Some 41% of 'real estate professionals from...

An independent estate agency has committed its future to the high street by moving one of its offices to a more...

Hybrid agency Yopa has announced that its chief executive, Ben Poynter, will be standing down at the end of October to...

A new estate agency, which claims to only hire property experts, has announced a new investment as well as the recruitment...

I want to take the time this week to talk about PropTech startups and how they can often be seen to...

House price growth in the UK 'ground to a halt' last month, according to the latest Nationwide figures. The lender's house price...

A growing free-to-list property portal says there's never been a better time for estate agents to target foreign investors. Residential People, which,...

Countrywide says London agency Greene & Co, acquired back in May 2015, will become ‘fully immersed’ into its Hamptons International brand...

Leaders Romans says it has won new funding to acquire more agencies.  “We have made no secret of the group’s intention to...

A company that treats Japanese Knotweed has made startling claims about the extent of the problem across the UK. Environet claims that...

Savills, Knight Frank, Cushman & Wakefield and JLL are the main estate agencies now working with a review website allowing buyers...

London-focussed business-to-business deal data service LonRes has acquired an anti-money laundering compliance consultancy specialising in residential and commercial property. Financial Crime Services,...

Purplebricks - which is at the centre of a string of controversies - has joined the growing campaign for stamp duty...

The reform of the buying process is to take centre stage at a special conference called Bold Legal LIVE! taking place...

The German-based Alex Springer publishing company, which is already the largest single investor in Purplebricks, has acquired a prominent online estate...

It’s Monday so that can mean only one thing - a chance to catch up on the key moves in and...

Briefings from the Conservative Party to The Sun newspaper suggest that the party will this week announce further relaxation in planning...

Cash buyers have fallen in 90 per cent of major UK cities over the past three years according to a Zoopla...

Purplebricks is reported to be facing a shareholder revolt this coming week at its annual general meeting because of bonuses paid...

Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference - that’ll be Brexit, quelle surprise. But if the government...

London agency Foxtons has announced some management changes - the first since a shareholder revolt at the firm’s annual general meeting...

When Jasmine Fakir moved from her home in Brent, north London, to look after her ill mother she certainly did not...

A trading statement from OnTheMarket reveals that fewer agents than anticipated have so far converted from free or discounted deals to...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents shows that the late summer period was a good one...

In an increasingly aggressive UK right now, it’s worth remembering that most people just want to get along and do good...

The tech publication WIRED has conducted an in-depth analysis of Purplebricks’ reviews on the Trustpilot site and suggests the agency may...

One of the first so-called ‘hub’ hybrid estate agencies using self-employed freelances instead of staff says it’s moving to bigger premises...

A high profile estate agency selling some of the most expensive homes in the west of England has shut two of...