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A leading analyst is questioning whether buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holiday because demand has purshed up prices far...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors last night announced a dramatic U-turn in the controversy over a report by an independent...

Today will see a firm decision on whether The Property Franchise Group will take over rival franchise network Hunters.  In early December TPFG...

Free-to-list portal One Dome has launched a dedicated New Homes section - in line with the longer-established paid-for portals - and...

A hybrid agency is appealing to corporate estate agents to jump ship and try its self employed business model. Mr & Mrs...

The New Year lull is well and truly over and this week’s Agents Do Charity show fundraising is back in business despite...

The BBC says some buyers are taking advantage of lockdown rules to travel hundreds of miles to view homes. The story suggests...

The MP who presides over online petitions such as the one calling for an extension of the stamp duty holiday says...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

Purplebricks - which for some years has been the focus of controversies over reviews - has been given a prestigious award...

Another group of independent estate agents have launched a portal - a rival to a similar project launched by other agencies...

A new estate agency listing historic houses is to have “a select group of creatives and thinkers” that will assist in the...

The government may be stopping MPs debating an extension to the stamp duty holiday - despite a pledge they would do...

An estate agent has shut both branches of his business for safety reasons and wants tighter Coronavirus restrictions on the industry.  ITV...

A property platform claims the current pipeline stock is so large that the average UK agency branch is waiting on £105,000...

Two mysterious online agencies have had their advertisements for the same property banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The agencies - Manchestersalerent and...

Some 70 per cent of first time buyers in 2020 took out mortgages in excess of 25 years, says the Nationwide. A decade...

Both Rightmove and Zoopla have issued new data showing how the market is changing as buyers’ aspirations alter. Zoopla has looked at where...

A trade body is warning that increased home working triggered by Coronavirus makes the agency industry more vulnerable than ever to...

London buyers have been by far the biggest winners from the stamp duty holiday according to new research. The Keller Williams UK...

A firm calling itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based agency says it wants to roll out nationally with a network of franchisees...

A PropTech company has won a grant for a project to improve ID verification in the buying and selling process, via...

The buying and property management service run by high profile agent Jo Eccles has changed its name. SP Property Group has now...

The Financial Conduct Authority is extending the ban on repossessions by two months until April 1, in light of the pandemic. The...

The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...

The latest Rightmove analysis shows it now takes 126 days from the time an offer is accepted until legal completion -...

Estate agency offices in Wales with five or more staff will have to carry out a Coronavirus risk assessment under new...

Revenues for LSL Property Services - owner of Your Move and Reeds Rains - dropped last year by 15 per cent. Although...

Government guidance on how agents can continue working during the lockdown has given a new importance to virtual viewings, says an...

A PropTech firm claims its new interactive property reports are “the most comprehensive on any UK property” and reduce the need...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering an extension to the current stamp duty holiday according to media reports today - and the...

Housing minister Kelly Tolhurst has resigned from the government for personal reasons. Tolhurst had formal responsibility for the government’s policies to combat...

There's good news for thousands of estate agencies awaiting pay outs under Business Interruption Insurance schemes. The agents are amongst 370,000 businesses whose...

One of the housing market’s senior analysts says the end of the stamp duty holiday on March 31 would not be...

The online petition calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday is set to pass 100,000 signatures today. This means the...

Propertymark is the only agency trade body with sufficient influence on, and links with, government to achieve major gains for the...

The speed and success of the Coronavirus vaccine programme holds the key to the housing market rebounding in the second half...

Hello and welcome to the end of a busy, busy week for agency news.  It’s easy to assume the agency business is...

A housing index says the market continues to defy Coronavirus and Brexit worries with asking prices up 4.9 per cent in...

An online petition wants all agents’ offices to close during the pandemic. Keeping them open means agents feel "forced and pressured" to conduct...

London mayor Sadiq Khan is reported to be asking the Prime Minister to review the status of ‘essential retail’ which can...

Two of the most outspoken agents in the industry have criticised those calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday...

One of the most respected figures in the industry, trainer and consultant Richard Rawlings, is suggesting that stamp duty should be...

The housing market remains open in Scotland, despite tighter restrictions announced yesterday by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The only significant difference specific...

Property auctioneer Pugh, which has 11 offices across the UK, has unveiled bespoke new technology to support its work with estate...

Even the prospect of a stamp duty holiday is not enough to persuade many buyers and sellers to enter the market...

A national newspaper is today launching a campaign for the stamp duty holiday to be extended. The Daily Telegraph says its campaign...

A leading business consultancy says the level of working-from-home in the UK by 2025 will be five times that before the pandemic. Estate...

An estate agent who caught Coronavirus and spent 10 days in hospital has said “I didn’t think I was going to...

Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...

The ‘future of residential’ is a huge term to contend with but one that was addressed last week through our RE:Connect...

The Supreme Court will give its judgment on the long-running Business Interruption Insurance case on Friday. In November a Supreme Court appeal...

HM Land Registry is extending the time its customers have to respond to requests for information to up to 40 days...

Estate agencies have been named by HM Revenue & Customs for breaching anti-money laundering regulations. The list of those breaching the rules...

The Federation of Independent Agents says a survey of member agencies suggests only around a fifth per cent would definitely be listing...

An appeal has gone out to agents wanting to jump from being employees to running their own businesses - and there are...

The president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors insists that the organisation is acting on recommendations of a probe into...

An estate agency is being criticised for marketing properties as second homes in an area reportedly suffering a housing shortage. Local media...

A customer due diligence training webinar is being held for Rightmove members next week. This is the third anti-money laundering training webinar...

Sir Kier Starmer has told the government it should look again at whether estate agents’ viewings of properties for sale and...

Property expert Phil Spencer is warning that “chaos” and “mayhem” looms in the housing market if the stamp duty holiday is...

The Sunday Times has made new and detailed allegations regarding the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. For some weeks the newspaper has...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2021 - we’re less than a fortnight into the New Year...

Boomin has announced another 15 independents as members of the site, which is expected to launch in the near future. “The latest...

The average UK house price is now a record £253,374 according to the Halifax - but the rate of growth is...

Leading leasehold experts have sharply criticised the much-hyped reforms announced by the government last week. The Leasehold Group of Companies - formerly led by...

Independent agents inspired by the Say No To Rightmove campaign are to launch a rival portal next month. Wearethemarket is a portal...

The UK outlet of Warren Buffett's estate agency empire is launching its first TV advert in this country.  Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Kay &...

HSBC UK is re-introducing its 90 per cent Loan To Value mortgages from next week - a possible lifeline for first...

Connells has cemented its takeover of Countrywide - it now has backing from over 52 per cent of shareholders. In a statement...

Rightmove says it’s recorded the busiest ever start to a New Year in its two decade history with visits to the...

Hello and welcome to the first Agents Do Charity of 2021.  Somehow, this year is only eight days old yet already seems...

To kick off 2021, we have a Q&A with one of the most high-profile – and, it has to be said,...

Millions of leaseholders will be given the right to extend their lease by a maximum term of 990 years at zero...

There’s growing optimism that an extension to the stamp duty holiday - thought to be off the agenda just days ago...

A leading property law expert says agents with international clients in parts of Europe should prepare for additional processes which may...

Agents have been outlining how they have beefed up their measures to combat the risk of Coronavirus, especially during property viewings. “We...

A mortgage lender says it will now accept ‘no-search indemnity insurance’ for residential purchases in a bid to speed up the...

There’s a call this morning for estate and letting agents to regard the physical viewing of any property on sale or...

Countrywide’s former management seriously damaged the company’s share value and status by adopting a flawed business plan - and then executing...

New figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage approvals rose 7.0 per cent in November to reach 105,000 -...

The sudden end of the stamp duty holiday at the end of March could throw away the market gains achieved in...

Rightmove has issued a lengthy guidance note to prospective buyers, including a suggestion they ask estate agents whether PPE will be...

The Chancellor has announced new measures to help businesses in the light of the lockdown announced in the past 24 hours. The...

Agents are sharply split over how they should operate during the current phase of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a poll of almost...

Agents and the housing market in England are still in business even during the third national lockdown which begins on Wednesday and...

London’s largest independent estate agency, Dexters, suggests that the stamp duty holiday ending in 12 weeks time will have relatively little...

A trade body has called on House Secretary Robert Jenrick to intervene over the growing problem of delays in councils providing...

A young estate agent - who by the age of 20 has already had a year working with Purplebricks - has...

The Daily Mail has mocked housing minister Chris Pincher for advising people to going £174-a-bottle champagne while awaiting the rollout of...

The government is considering stricter tier structures for the coming weeks as the number of Coronavirus infections continues to rise. There is...

Anthony Codling, the City analyst who made his name as a scourge of Purplebricks, says Brexit may be good news for the...

Connells has revealed that it’s to keep the existing Countrywide branch structure and staff headcount when the acquisition process is completed...

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...

An estate agency group has launched new franchise business models to help those in the industry impacted by Covid-19. Century 21 UK...

One of the country’s most experienced estate agents has spoken out about mental illness in the industry and his own condition...

In a dramatic New Year’s Eve statement on the London Stock Exchange, Countrywide has agreed the terms of a recommended offer...

House prices surged in December to post their fastest growth in six years, according to the Nationwide.  Prices rose 7.3 per cent...

Many agents have been operating under Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions for some days, but today sees another 20 million residents in...

An auction house that's made a transition from ballroom operations to online streaming is to publish all fees for all lots -...

Zoopla has revealed precisely how much house prices have risen over the course of 2020. Across the UK as a whole prices...

London and other urban areas dominate the league table of locations seeing the biggest house price rises of 2020. This is despite...

Many agents will be closed on New Year’s Day - the last Bank Holiday for some months and at the start...

A house price index that is routinely one of the most pessimistic about the market claims the New Year will see...

The Brexit deal agreed in dramatic form on Christmas Eve is one part of a cocktail eventually boosting the London market...

ZPG, parent company of Zoopla, is to buy another comparison website business, in addition to running its existing Uswitch service. Insurance group...

Hunters has agreed to extend the deadline for talks about a possible takeover by its rival, The Property Franchise Group. In early...

The pandemic has reignited the flagging country house market and boosted demand for larger homes with gardens, claims Savills. Larger country houses...

He’s gone from Downing Street but the legacy of Dominic Cummings lives on in Rightmove’s top searches of 2020. Barnard Castle -...

A £17.8m pre-tax loss has been reported by Yopa in its latest financial statement filed at Companies House. Figures lodged just before...

One of the country’s most exclusive agencies, UK Sotheby’s International Realty, was the subject of a Channel 4 documentary last evening. The...

High end agency Hamptons has quantified the trend of Londoners quitting the capital in the light of the pandemic. It says that...

Zoopla saw a record 70.5 per cent increase in traffic on Boxing Day as signs suggest the pre-Christmas boom is set...

One of Countrywide’s top-end brands begins a TV advertisement campaign on Boxing Day.  Hamptons’ ad is the first ever TV promotion from the agency and...

Propertymark has told the government that it needs to introduce overarching regulation of agents now, because existing piecemeal provisions are unmanageable...

The largest company involved in the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it’s producing a “disruptive digital market campaign to address...

Community spirit is definitely alive and well in the Midlands where people have gone above and beyond to support a local...

With just one day to go to Christmas, it’s time - we hope - for all of us in the industry...

One of the founder agencies of the new Boomin portal, scheduled to launch in the New Year, has also rejoined Zoopla. Farrell...

A north of England agency is opening two new branches which will also have coffee shops and deli counters.  Redbrik’s two new...

Free to list portal Residential People is launching a new cloud-based platform which it says will help agents use Amazon-style technology...

99Home, the agency that describes itself as the country’s fifth largest hybrid, has teamed up with the Mortgage Advice Bureau. MAB will...

We’re sure agents have been working hard to urge vendors to take it easy on the dodgy decorations if there are...

At the start of December 2020, a select handful of agents attended a private online event to see the latest news...

An agency operating in the new Tier 4 area has abandoned viewings and visits to homes until New Year, even though the...

The shock and almost immediate increase in stamp duty on additional homes in Wales has prompted one question in the industry...

The Bank of England is to review the affordability tests imposed on  borrowers, opening the door to a possible relaxation of...

The proportion of sales that fell through at the worst point of this year was 52 per cent it’s been claimed. However...

As Christmas gets ever-closer, today’s video from an industry supplier is a touching montage of how bad things got this year...

Entrants for the 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards have only until December 31 to sign up. Founder Simon Brown says: “The bounce...

There’s been a shock one per cent increase in the Welsh equivalent of stamp duty on second homes, coming into effect...

The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...

MPs want the government to publish the names of estate agencies and other companies claiming furlough funding. The all-party Public Accounts Committee of...

Pressure is building on the government to agree a tapered end to the stamp duty holiday, even if a full-blown extension now...

Figures from Zoopla suggest there’s a Christmas present being unwrapped by agents across the country - a far busier housing market tha this...

One of Countrywide’s high-end brands, Hamptons, has joined in what it calls “a new residential partnership” with an agency on the...

Hello and welcome to Christmas week! There are just a few days to go before the industry’s festive break. On that subject,...

The housing market is to stay open across the UK, including in the new Tier 4 areas of England. An announcement from Housing Secretary...

A 10 week marketing campaign is being launched by Zoopla - and the portal urges agents to stay open as much...

Around half of all estate agencies selling homes for £5m or more have not even registered for anti-money laundering processes, and/or...

The Bruce brothers’ portal Boomin has signed two high profile regional agencies from the north of England. Manning Stainton and Farrell Heyworth...

The next Budget will be held on March 3 next year - in time for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to change his...

Hello and a final ‘send your pictures and videos’ message from us to you. There’s still time to email images to press@estateagenttoday.co.uk...

Here we are, on the brink of a festive season like never before, and approaching the end of 2020. Although a dreadful...

Agents and property experts have reacted angrily to the government's refusal to extend the stamp duty holiday. The government has told campaigners that...

Fall throughs which could be avoided by Reservation Agreements have cost agency branches an average £10,000 per month. That’s the claim from digital...

The hundreds of estate and lettings agencies involved in various Business Interruption Insurance policies must wait even longer to find their...

Another day, another index, another record - house prices rose 5.4 per cent annually in October according to official figures from the Office...

With a headline like that, we can only be talking about the annual EweMove Christmas video, consisting of the hybrid agency’s...

NAEA Propertymark has written to the Scottish Government demanding it extend the current Land and Buildings Transaction Tax holiday - the...

Douglas & Gordon, one of the highest profile London agency networks, is the latest signing for the yet-to-launch Boomin portal. The agency...

Mystery still surrounds the number of homes actually sold by Purplebricks, despite upbeat statements regarding the number of instructions it wins. The...

It is the end of my column for another year, my 4th if I am not mistaken.  This year has seen a...

A TV show relating the story of London estate agent Suzy Lamplugh will this evening reveal that there is a possible new...

Estate agency Move has had to change a description on Rightmove following an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The agency described...

Christmas is creeping up on us and, for some agents at least, a short seasonal closedown beckons. To get us in the...

Down valuations could leave some surveyors liable to professional negligence claims, a law firm says. Nelsons law firm says down valuations have...

Purplebricks says it’s to continue to test new pricing models next year - and has not ruled out completely moving away...

OnTheMarket is to undergo a revamp under its new chief executive, former Foxtons agent Jason Tebb - who has been given...

A survey conducted by charity Agents Together suggests a large majority of industry people would like to see more focus on...

The Property Ombudsman says there have been more complaints lodged about agents so far in 2020 than in 2019. This is despite...

There’s no let up in your fantastic festive photos and videos as we enter the final laps of the race to...

A cyber-attack on a London council has caused some transactions to fall through and others to be significantly delayed. The attack occurred...

If you fear the market will slow after Christmas, think again - Rightmove is expecting several months of frenzied transactions to...

Hello - and here we are nearing the end of the strangest of years.  With agents and industry suppliers rushed off their...

Solicitors’ leaders say members of their industry are suffering mental health problems as a result of the workload to meet the...

Hello and welcome to the final full working week before Christmas 2020. With everyone pre-occupied with Covid, the festive season has crept...

Revenues have slumped by 18 per cent at LSL Property Services, the corporate which boasts Your Move and Reeds Rains and...

The launch of much-hyped new portal Boomin, originally scheduled for this month, has now been pushed back until early next year. A lengthy letter sent...

A study of 2,000 home owners shows that over a third have felt pressured by an agent into use its in-house mortgage...

Foxtons has this morning reported to shareholders that its sales revenue has improved - although both mortgage and lettings revenue have...

A prominent London agency says cash buyers are securing substantial discounts in prime areas of the capital. The biggest cash discount currently...

Welcome to the weekend - and there are just two of these left before Christmas, so it’s time to hit the...

In the six months to November there’s been a 79 per cent increase in sales of homes priced £5m to £10m says Knight...

Hello and welcome to our latest doffing of the cap in honour of those in our industry fund-raising for great causes....

First off, hello and welcome to this new series – appearing in Estate Agent Today’s Breaking News section each month –...

A not-for-profit group of government and insurance industry representatives wants a Flood Performance Certificate to be issued for every home. The group,...

A leading property consultancy is suggesting that a possible increase in Capital Gains Tax could end up losing money for the...

The sales market is currently strong but the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued a warning about a slowdown next...

Hello - December is whizzing along. Do you know it’s just two weeks today that we will be enjoying Christmas Eve?...

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...

Buyer feedback is a key resource for agents who want to keep on top of market changes and so handle vendors’...

A scathing document produced by MPs slams the government for its “deplorable” housing policies which are "invented, abandoned and reinvented" -...

With just over two weeks to go to Christmas and the well-deserved break for the industry, we’re delighted that your pictures...

The design quality of new homes and neighbourhoods across the UK remains stubbornly low, according to a new report by academics.  The...

A series of PropTech announcements over recent days suggest the sector is still buoyant with innovation. Firstly it’s been revealed that agents...

A London estate agency chief executive says agents "have become good at pretending that they are qualified and regulated when the...

Another day, another house price record as the bull market continues. The latest Halifax index shows prices surging 7.6 per cent to...

The saga over the future of Countrywide continues with the company urging its shareholders to take “no action” over the latest...

MPs lobbied by agents to extend the stamp duty holiday are staying firmly on the fence with standard answers and no...

Hello and welcome to our latest selection of photos from agencies which have dressed their offices for Christmas. We’ve had another great...

A new family-run estate agency in Cornwall claims to be the first in the county to focus on green thinking, championing...

A petition has been launched demanding a stamp duty holiday extension. The online petition is the idea of Jonathan Steel - a layperson...

Connells has this morning made a dramatic improvement in its bid to takeover Countrywide. It has increased its cash offer from 250p...

Zoopla has added over 1,000 branches since lockdown began in March, taking total membership of offices and new homes to a...

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...

Put the pandemic on the back burner. Forget the freezing weather. Here’s a great way to start a working week -...

Software provider Dezrez has entered into an integration partnership with Boomin - the fledgling portal’s first PropTech deal.  The agreement ensures that...

The private equity company which wants to take control of Countrywide has issued a statement saying it now has the support...

The Property Franchise Group has approached Hunters about a possible takeover. Confirmation came this morning in a statement from Hunters, which you can...

A leading conveyancing sector spokesmen says some mortgage lenders are making the current delays in the house buying process worse. Rob Hailstone,...

A new survey of prime London property shows 21 per cent of homes on sale have had their asking prices cut...

It’s always a treat each year to see the video and Christmas images produced by RedDoor Homes, a hard-working independent agency...

A digital resource hub for estate agents launches a new product today, claiming to shorten transaction times.  Sort Move, which has been...

The industry regulator who comes into force when the Regulation of Property Agents’ recommendations are adopted may take over versions of...

Hello, and if it’s Friday it can only mean Charity day as we celebrate the industry’s continuing fund-raising despite challenges from...

It now takes an average 12 days longer to complete a sale in Britain compared to a year ago - but...

Belvoir has become the latest major agency group to sign up to Boomin as a founder agent.  The properties of all four...

An alarming story has appeared in the mortgage trade press, highlighting an apparent pitfall in the house buying process that has...

One of the oldest portals in the UK, Mouseprice, has been bought by a service which describes itself as the country’s...

Hello and welcome to the latest of our parade of estate agency videos and photographs to mark Christmas 2020. It may be a...

Over 100 Zoopla member branches have signed up to the Modern Method of Auction system offered via the portal. Over the summer Zoopla...

Leadhub, a prospecting tool created by estate agency trainer Richard Rawlings, has been acquired in what he calls “a classic case...

Countrywide has this morning rejected an £80m offer made for it by Connells Group. On November 23 Connells announced that its due...

Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce has batted away a stinging attack on him made by allAgents, a review website. allAgents has set up...

Upcoming portal Boomin has written to its founder agents inviting one of them to take up a seat on the main...

After you. No, after you. That is often how innovation seems amongst the real estate elite. And this week I see it...

Mark Hayward, who was scheduled to retire at the end of this month, is to stay on at NAEA Propertymark as...

We’re off and running with our annual showcase of the decorations and festivities in agency branches and for those working from...

Annual house price inflation is now running at 6.5 per cent according to the latest Nationwide index after a 0.9 per...

One of the hybrid agency sector’s leading agents says there are key lessons our industry can learn from the collapse of...

The housing market may be slowing as we enter December but the latest snapshot suggests there’s still momentum with mortgage approvals...

One of the biggest supporters of the self employed estate agent business model admits there are risks and it’s not for...

The Federation of Independent Agents trade group has unveiled a new automated nurture product available exclusively to members - and it claims...

It’s already a cliche to say that Christmas will be a little different this year - and in reality it will...

Public sentiment over the housing market remains stable despite the Coronavirus crisis and the possibility of a No Deal Brexit. That’s the conclusion...

HM Revenue and Customs and the Advertising Standards Authority are working together to cut out misleading marketing by promoters of stamp...

The Property Ombudsman has joined calls for greater disclosure of referral fees by agents.  The issue has become a hot topic in...

A young Kent estate agent has died after contracting Covid 19 at the age of 28.  Chris Cane was branch manager of...

We are on the threshold in December with the pandemic still dominating but we’re delighted there is still positive jobs news...

Free-to-list portal group OneDome claims 425 estate agency branches joined its listing services last month,  OneDome Group operates two portals, OneDome and...

NAEA Propertymark has renewed its warning that a cliff-edge threatens housing market stability as the stamp duty holiday ends. The organisation’s outgoing chief...

One of the highest profile figures in the agency industry - and a past critic of Purplebricks - has come out as a vociferous...

Criticism of the management of Countrywide has reached new levels of derision as the mainstream media have attacked the chaos surrounding...

The housing market in England and Wales is stabilising, according to analysis of web traffic from a property advice site.  Valuation requests...

The high profile Yorkshire agency chain Dacre, Son & Hartley has been appointed by the largest charity care provider for older...

We’re just a few days from December so why not get into the festive spirit a little early and get some...

Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...

Stamp duty breaks have historically done little to help the housing market - and it’s the same now. So says David Hannah,...

A new estate agency in one of the country’s most widely-mocked towns has opened its doors - and is not afraid...

Average house prices in Wales have risen three per cent in the past year, despite multiple difficult lockdowns considered more severe...

Online network love2move - which gives partner High Street agents an option to offer vendors an online sales service - is...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has resisted changing any property taxes in the short term, but has used his Spending Review statement to...

The soon-to-launch Boomin portal has signed up a national firm and now claims to have recruited 40 per cent of the...

The Guild of Property Professionals is urging the industry - all agents, not just its own members - to lobby MPs...

Zoopla’s research team is anticipating the first quarter of next year will see the current boom continue as 100,000 additional sales...

A high-profile publicity campaign has culminated in the launch of a new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology, empowering...

Today sees the government’s Spending Review, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak taking centre stage as he presents a 12 month spending plan to...

What’s the happiest place in Britain? Rightmove has the answer. In a new ‘Happy At Home’ index calculated by the portal and...

A statement this morning from Countrywide's board says both its executive chairman and its group managing director are leaving the company.  It...

Connells Group has announced a major recruitment drive as it looks to create 250 new agents' positions - and it’s launched...

Propertymark is in touch with the government to see how the new Tier structure being introduced on December 3 will affect...

Agents anxious to know if they will receive a payout from their Business Interruption Insurance will have to wait still longer...

The agency industry’s new leaders for the coming year have expressed strong support for reform recommendations promoted by the Regulation of...

Two prominent suppliers have teamed up to offer customers instant visibility of chain lengths, details of agents connected to properties being...

A survey of completion times for house sales over the past four years suggests that the worst performing local authority area...

Connells has increased the temperature in its bid for Countrywide with a surprise statement this morning outlining risks run by Countrywide if...

Agents should know in the next 36 hours how new Coronavirus restrictions will affect how they work. The Prime Minister is announcing...

One of Countrywide’s two up-market brands, Hamptons International, has unveiled a new look which it describes as part of “a transformational...

The mixture of the stamp duty holiday and generally fast-rising house prices has led to a resurgence of flipping. Data released this...

Safety checks which are apparently now preventing thousands of owners selling flats are to be eased - but there is confusion...

It may make little difference to agents but a leading analyst suggests thousands of buyers have effectively lost money on their purchase...

A mortgage technology platform has released figures suggesting the housing market remains strong, with high numbers of searches by buyers for...

The director of a conveyancing technology company has hit out at what he calls “an over-reliance on outdated processes” and “age-old...

Countrywide, which is thought to have closed over a fifth of its branches in recent years, has opened a new office...

Reapit has named Mark Armstrong as the new chief executive officer, the post occupied by the high profile and popular Gary...

High profile franchise hybrid agency EweMove has announced ambitious plans to double agent numbers within two years. The firm - which has...

Transactions appear to be edging higher than in 2019 for the first time this year - despite lockdowns and concerns caused...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - Friday means charity day, with an update on our industry’s latest...

The Boomin portal, which incentivises agents to cross-sell and benefit from referral fees, is to receive advice on fee disclosure from...

The founder of OneDome says a likely housing market slowdown is the perfect time for agents to optimise revenue by investing in PropTech. Babek Ismayil believes...

New research attempts for the first time to identify the most lucrative property markets in the country - with surprising results...

The government has revealed new regional price caps for its revamped Help To Buy Equity Loan scheme, set to operate between...

A leasehold group has written to Housing Minister Chris Pincher pressing for an update on the government’s approach to reform for...

The new property portal Boomin has revealed its fees structure for agents. Tapping into the industry debate over portal fees, Boomin describes...

The customer service performance of conveyancers has improved in recent months according to the ESTAS review platform.  The long-standing and sometimes-heated debate...

Purplebricks has just appointed its new chief marketing officer, who was most recently global director of restaurants at a food chain. Ben...

A TV advert for Rightmove first screened in 2018 has been cleared of gender stereotyping. A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority...

A slight change to the normal column this week. I was very fortunate to be given the virtual floor at the...

The Home website, which publishes a detailed monthly snapshot of the market, has raised the alarm over London because of a...

One of the country’s top buying agents is advising purchasers and vendors to avoid online agencies and 'bucketshop' conveyancers. Edward Heaton - founder...

A young estate agent who set up his own online auction service took his own life after a long period suffering...

Estate agents can stand out from the crowd and help consumers through lockdown by providing a more secure sales process, a...

The soon-to-launch portal Boomin - set up by the people who founded Purplebricks- has signed another 10 independent agents. They are all...

A regional wing of Fine & Country has reported a record month - and puts it down to the self-employed ‘associate’ business model...

A five-branch agency in the westcountry is the subject of a management buy out by two directors. Westcoast Properties - with branches...

The advertising watchdog has told the agency industry to clean up its act on four issues, with clarity over fees being...

Just when you thought the housing market was beginning to calm down... along comes a likely vaccine for Coronavirus. One of the country’s...

A prominent PropTech supplier wants agents to hand over much more information to conveyancers to allow them to make faster progress on...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where in the agency and supplier...