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Transactions across England and Wales in September dropped 7.6 per cent year on year while Prime Central London now sees fewer than...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that franchise giant Belvoir will list all of its 300-plus branches on the challenger portal.  This includes...

A new online agency says it is currently focussing on one large city but will expand to cover the whole of...

An estate agent in London has received a posthumous honour as an organ donor. The Chiswick W4 Local news website says Jordan...

A new junior estate agent apprenticeship standard has been launched with skills being offered for residential, commercial and auction sectors. Created by...

The government says mobile home residents are to receive greater protection from dishonest site owners seeking to make a profit at...

New research by TheAdvisory consultancy, shared exclusively with Estate Agent Today, reveals exactly how fees have fallen for traditional agents in...

Outspoken online estate agency chief Russell Quirk says the estate agency industry is “really p****d off” with Rightmove trying to ride...

An agent in the Guild is launching a ‘hub’ style operation from December 1 and says the concept of traditional estate...

A London buying agent has called for a second referendum on Britain’s EU membership, suggesting that it would give more certainty...

Cash used to be king in the housing market but new figures released today show that in the first half of...

If it’s Monday it must be Property Jobs Today, your round up of the industry’s key moves. Are you changing jobs yourself?...

Another high profile estate agency office in London has closed - this time a branch of Winkworth.  The Richmond branch has been...

Few things anger the industry more than the effect of stamp duty and other costs on property transactions (well, maybe Purplebricks...

Almost one in five online sales valuations generated by The ValPal Network over a two-year period resulted in a completion with...

What may just be the UK’s ultimate property domain names have come up for sale - property.co.uk and realestate.co.uk. Both domains, which...

Bored with Brexit? Baffled by the backstop? Troubled by the transition period?  Well here’s a promise - there’s no mention of the...

The estate agency group Humberts, which narrowly avoided collapse early this year, now claims to have turned around its fortunes thanks...

Akshay Ruparelia, the young founder and head of the online agency Doorsteps, has been shortlisted for one of the most prestigious...

A leading London estate agency is reporting a surge in overseas buyers sealing deals ahead of the government’s new stamp duty...

A new estate agency has come up with a novel way of taking prospective purchasers around its patch - by using...

An insurer claims there is a huge gulf between the cost of rebuilding a house and its market value because around...

The number of house sales falling through before completion is on the increase according to data collated by a home buying...

A service which describes itself as an alternative to part exchange has been launched to facilitate sales to ‘corporate property buyers’. It’s...

The last couple of weeks’ articles were penned very much for a specific agent readership, something I am trying to be...

Figures from the mortgage lenders’ umbrella group, UK Finance, suggest the government desire to see more first time buyers and fewer...

A city’s housing market that suffered badly because of the collapse in North Sea oil prices is now likely to rebound...

London agency Stirling Ackroyd has announced its third acquisition in the course of a year. It’s only 15 months ago that Stirling...

Just under one in five buyers in the past two years have suffered moving day delays, either because funds have been...

An estate agency is moving from its traditional branch to new city centre serviced offices as it expands. East of Exe -...

The cost of new-build leasehold properties has surged 16 times faster than freeholds according to research from property investment platform. The revelation...

Is Help To Buy going to remain in existence for much longer? Question marks over the scheme’s future are being raised through...

Purplebricks says its performance in the UK “is currently showing double-digit growth year-on-year in monthly instructions.” In a brief UK trading update...

Doorsteps, the online agency founded by a teenager, has raised over £700,000 - that’s 175 per cent of its original £400,000 target,...

We’re sorry to be starting the week with more evidence of the housing market in the doldrums, but Rightmove’s latest index...

Hello and welcome to PJT, our weekly round up of key moves within the industry. Let us know what’s going on with...

Price cutting is becoming the new norm as the market adapts to reduced interest from buyers, according to property listings platform...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the government’s move to ensure most future new-build houses are sold as freehold...

The vast majority of new-build houses are to be sold as freehold with ground rents for new leases capped at £10...

The government has unveiled a new body which, it claims, will raise agency standards. There is a long-standing commitment from the government...

One of the brokers working with OnTheMarket says the portal will not be profitable until 2021, but predicts that its target...

Activists from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender movement are reported to have staged what they called a “queer kiss-in" outside...

Savills is warning that heightened uncertainty around Brexit negotiations will delay recovery in the prime central London housing market for up...

Johnston Press, the company which owns the i national newspaper and some 200 local titles - many with property supplements carrying...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity - your opportunity to salute those in our industry working hard for great...

The chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, has suggested that the unexpectedly low take up of online agents may mean that...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests the number of properties on estate agents’ books is now nearing...

OnTheMarket’s trading figures for the six months to the end of July show, as predicted, losses while the company is building...

A new survey claims to have found the five issues that prospective buyers wish they had checked out ahead of purchase...

A platform which previously offered online private treaty exchanges says a sale of a home in the Republic of Ireland has...

A new internet and DAB radio station specialising on the subject of property will launch from purpose built studios next month. Property...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement for a new development in London after complaints over claims about the yields...

Purplebricks’ share price dropped yesterday to barely over 200p - its lowest level for some 18 months and reflecting a near...

Foxtons says its use of technology allows it to increase the reach of its branches - and claims this is behind...

When Professor Andrew Baum’s PropTech 3.0 report was first published, a small event was held to celebrate the very first academic...

OnTheMarket plc, the company which operates the OTM portal, gives its first formal stock market figures tomorrow morning, for the six...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that Foxtons has closed another London agency office - this time at Barnes in the borough...

A government minister has told the estate agency industry that it must be more transparent over the issue of referral fees. In...

Strutt & Parker is offering free Virtual Viewings to 1,000 new clients, and says it's the first national agency to offer such...

Knight Frank appears to have shrugged off the problems hitting the high end of the housing market, reporting a 14 per...

Even the cheapest local homes are out of reach for at least 40 per cent of young adults according to a...

Foxtons is shutting its Park Lane office - the flagship of the agency in prime central London’s Mayfair. Estate Agent Today was...

The Competitions and Markets Authority says the result of its latest probe into estate agencies’ possible infringement of the Competition Act...

One estate agent has described the latest price fall announced by the Halifax as “quite a retreat” for the housing market...

Hello and welcome to a new working week, which means your chance to catch up on the key moves in our...

“Do we really need another tax?” - that’s the question from a new buying agency, querying why the government wants to...

A series of leasehold roadshows beginning next month in Manchester aims to throw a spotlight on problems associated with the tenure,...

The head of a leading Chinese property portal has taken the unusual step of commenting on a British tax policy -...

It seems a lifetime ago but in fact we’re approaching just the first anniversary since the government triggered its Call for...

The latest assessment of supply across the housing market undertaken by online agency HouseSimple claims that the number of new properties...

Hello and welcome to another weekly update on the industry’s good work - and a chance for us to show that...

An accountancy trade body has revealed that last year it briefed MPs - including the Prime Minister and Housing Minister of...

Countrywide has announced the appointment of a new board member with “substantial restructuring and turnaround expertise.” Mark Shuttleworth became a non-executive director...

Andrews, which has over 50 branches across the south of England, is the latest major chain to sign up to OnTheMarket. In...

Transactions in prime central London have dropped nine per cent in the year to the end of August according to Knight...

An insurance company is launching a policy which it says will protect consumers with comprehensive cover in the event of a...

Bradleys Estate Agents, the westcountry’s largest independent agency chain, is the latest agency to sign up with Bamboo, an online property...

New build house prices rose 5.1 per cent in the year to the end of August - substantially more than the...

One of the industry’s best respected trainers and consultants has outlined six key reasons why agents should keep offices on the...

Purplebricks has been the subject of another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority - and the issue has again been categorised...

Last week, the first of a new kind of industry event took place; an open debate between agents and PropTech suppliers. Strong...

One of London’s highest profile and most outspoken estate agent chiefs has scolded ‘Maybot’ Theresa May on the day she is to...

House prices grew two per cent year on year for September according to new figures - and a senior agency chief...

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...

A branch of EweMove - which operates from a traditional High Street office - claims to have generated £140,000 income in...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that it now has signed listing agreements with more than 11,000 estate agency offices - over...

The independent Essex estate agency Beresfords is celebrating its 50th anniversary next week - and is doing so in style with...

The government, which only recently said there would be one Ombudsman covering the entire housing sector, has announced that there is...

Agents have continued to express their shock and opposition to the announcement by the government that it wants a stamp duty...

A competitive pricing analysis undertaken for hybrid estate agency Emoov claims that it sells for an average £6,000 more than rival...

Figures released by HMRC over the weekend show another huge rise in stamp duty going to the Treasury - and that’s...

Sales of properties to first time buyers have hit their lowest level for three years according to data from the National...

Hello and welcome to our weekly catch-up on the major moves within our industry. Remember, you can let the rest of the...

A call has gone out for conveyancers to have all monies - including mortgage funds - in place the day before...

The government has used this week’s Conservative party conference to announce a new stamp duty tax of one per cent to three...

Increasingly cash-strapped traditional estate agencies should consider abandoning their High Street offices and work from serviced offices or similar lower-profile and...

A statement to the London Stock Exchange by eProp Services has cemented its role primarily as a PropTech firm. This is in...

London has been identified as one of a number of ‘bubble risk cities’ in a report by Swiss bank UBS. In a...

Some conveyancers must publish some price and service information on their websites and in other media from December 6, according to...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another chance to hear about the remarkable fund-raising done by our...

The latest figures from Purplebricks, contained within the agency’s annual report released this week, claim that 81 per cent of its...

Yopa - the online agency with huge financial backing from Savills - has attracted a Knight Frank agent to become its...

A new book has revealed that one of the long line of recent housing ministers was known as “the invisible minister”...

Zoopla has once again released its list of the costliest streets in the UK - but for the second year running...

The income first-time buyers need to purchase a home in the UK’s largest cities has shot up by 18 per cent...

Winkworth has opened an office in Northampton.  The operation is owned and run by new franchisee Sunny Kooner, who is joined by...

Emoov has agreed to change the wording of a Google search advertisement after a complaint was made to the Advertising Standards...

Today’s long-awaited debate staged by fledgling PropTech platform Best Agent will address the issue of how the agency industry can most...

The perils of property competitions and raffles have once again been demonstrated, this time with the Advertising Standards Authority upholding three...

I am a patient man; a pacifist. Yet there is little in life right now that would satisfy me more than...

The six-figure refurb of the office on London’s Park Lane occupied by The Guild and Fine & Country is officially launching...

Purplebricks has this morning announced that it’s to expand its US activities still further, breaking into Florida for the first time. It...

There’s more bad news for the long-troubled Prime Central London market. A new analysis shows that transaction volumes have plunged 11.6 per cent...

We’ve all heard the comments - the countryside is being covered in concrete, new houses are springing up everywhere, our green...

The rise and rise of Equity Release continues with a more-than-doubling of the number of product options on the market in...

Fine & Country has opened its latest office in the Lancashire town of Rossendale, specialising in high-end properties across the county. The...

Auction House London raised more than £15m in its latest auction, where it saw the biggest catalogue in its history go...

Reapit’s popular former sales manager Peter Fenwick is today formally launching as an independent PropTech consultant. Fenwick, whose departure from Reapit was...

Emoov’s founder Russell Quirk has outlined how he would help Britain get out of its current housing crisis to a Labour...

An estate agency comparison website claims the rise of online and hybrid estate agencies has obliged traditional agents to be more...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, the latest weekly catch-up with moves within and across our industry. A quick...

Sales of holiday homes could be hit as a result of a new £560m tax proposal put forward by Labour.  Under the...

The shock immediate closure of Hatched, the online agency heavily invested in by Connells, has raised question marks over the online...

An estate agency trading under two different names has been expelled by The Property Ombudsman after refusing to refund a £2,000...

The National Association of Estate Agents has given broad support for radical proposals from the Law Commission to end leasehold abuse...

Industry supplier Mid West Displays has drafted in students from the University of Wolverhampton to design future estate agency branches. The company...

We’re well and truly back from summer with a flurry of fund-raising to report on this week: thanks to each and...

The Connells-owned online agency Hatched is to close with immediate effect. A statement from the company says: “Online estate agency Hatched will...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that it’s signed up the north east of England regional agency Pattinson, which has 27 branches...

Shareholders in the ailing Countrywide agency group appeared to remain largely indifferent to the news that their executive chairman Peter Long...

The independent Sutton-based property business Centro PLC has acquired Cheam and Mayfair based Christies Estate Agents Limited.   The new combined agency is...

The Land & New Homes Network has announced a part exchange and assisted move collaboration with Relocation Agent Network in a...

Estate agents say the continuing gentle slowdown reflected in the latest government house price figures will be the story of the...

Peter Long, the chairman of the troubled Royal Mail organisation, has stepped down from that role to focus full time on...

HM Land Registry says the full roll-out of its Local Land Charges digital register could take up to seven years, with...

Those of you who receive (and read) my Sunday PropTech Review will know that, by far and away, the most shared...

A buying agency says it has secured a prime London property for one of its clients at almost 40 per cent...

The old cliche about statistics may be cruel but the government has perhaps left itself open to its use after announcing...

Winkworth is a giant national agency franchise but this autumn it is marking a series of anniversaries for several of its...

Purplebricks has introduced its second price rise of the year so far in Australia, and is pioneering a model under which...

A London estate agent who works closely with High Net Worth overseas buyers has hit out a proposed law which he...

Two agency brands operated by Nick Dunning Associates, a company led by former Countrywide employees, have started listing on OnTheMarket. Townends, covering...

Yieldit, an online agency that specialises in selling investment houses and apartments with tenants in situ, is claiming a strong quarter...

A new ‘robo-adviser’ mortgage service which is backed by LSL Property Services has won another £3.8m in funding from investors.  Robo-advisers provide...

Rightmove is reporting a mini-boom as the autumn market gets into gear, with a surge in buyers and a one-month rise...

The estate agent behind the troubled high end Sanderson Young company is reported to be appearing in court this week as...

The eight strong residential estate agency team of a prominent Scottish law firm is being off-loaded to a rival, according to...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up on the major moves in the agency industry over...

This may not be a great way to start the week but a survey suggests that estate agents are Britain’s least...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says a no-deal Brexit exit could lead to a 35 per cent house price crash. The...

An estate agency is pioneering a new business model in which it charges no commission whatsoever to the vendor. Freeagent247, an online...

A government minister has made a pointed jibe at estate agents who appear not to regard cash purchases of high-value properties...

Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to vendors. An announcement from PropTech property auction company Bamboo...

Yes, there’s no getting away from it - although the autumn has only just begun, charity work is firmly aiming at...

An estate agency claims that it’s gone from start-up to local market leader within 12 months - and now says it’s...

House prices fell further this month as the slowdown tightened its grip according to he latest data from property platform Home. It...

The number of new franchise applicants reported by Winkworth in the first half of the year rocketed 135 per cent -...

Owning a home has become almost impossible for many public sector workers across Britain, according to research from the union UNISON. Getting...

New data reveals that new property listings have fallen for three successive months - and that includes a huge 17.1 per...

A website claim by the London estate agency Moveli has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority after a complaint from...

EweMove is the country’s fifth largest online agency group based on transactions, and continues to make a profit according to its owner,...

Humberts - which when it was operating jointly with Chestertons was a prominent supporter of Agents’ Mutual and OnTheMarket - has...

DISCLAIMER: The author of this article retains no responsibility for any reader discomfort experienced when recalling the seemingly endless horrors of...

A housing academic claims that while popular belief has it that homes are getting smaller, the typical living space in England...

A former star of Emmerdale and I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here has switched career for the (more glamorous?) world...

Another eight EweMove franchisees have been appointed in just one month - but controversially, some of them have no estate agency...

The Property Personnel recruitment consultancy says more job-sharing could be introduced in the industry, preventing talent going to waste.  Managing director Anthony...

Viewber has announced that it’s just completed its 35,000th outsourced viewing, reflecting a jaw-dropping 460 per cent rise in just a...

Yopa - the online agency enjoying large-scale financial backing from Savills and LSL Property Services, the owner of Your Move -...

There’s been a huge vote of no-confidence in online reviews, often used for marketing by many online agencies and some traditional...

A well-known London estate agency says it signing up to a US-based real estate franchise network run by billionaire Warren Buffett. From...

OnTheMarket today launches a new TV advertising campaign which aims to highlight its 'New & Exclusive' marketing feature. Agents listing with the...

The Property Ombudsman has urged the government to bring the new homes build sector under consumer redress. New builds are not currently...

The property market remained slow and stunted in August as the number of For Sale and Sold boards across the country...

The Guild of Property Professionals is set to launch in Northern Ireland later this month. The 800-strong network of independent estate agents...

As the property market gears up for a busy autumn period, agents and property firms have been equally busy bolstering their...

Almost all buyers of new build houses who purchased a leasehold regret doing so, and the vast majority say they definitely wouldn't...

Zoopla Property Group's founder and chief executive, Alex Chesterman, is to step back from day to day operations at the end...

Estate agents have been warned that underestimating their legal obligations when it comes to anti-money laundering (AML) could see an increase...

Franchise giant Hunters has reported its latest results to the city, showing impressive growth despite a slow-moving property market. In the six...

This week may have marked the landmark moment of Facebook entering the UK property market but as the industry prepares for...

Fresh data from a PropTech firm suggests that 'conveyancer absenteeism' is causing severe delays to property transactions. When You Move reports that...

An upcoming event will see a panel of well-known agents and suppliers appeal for better collaboration between industry stakeholders, particularly CRM...

The Property Ombudsman scheme (TPO) has announced a series of changes to both its board and internal processes. The organisation has also...

Young adults rather than the older generations are driving demand in the waterside living market, according to Strutt & Parker. The agent's...

Some 175,000 pieces of data relating to service in the conveyancing sector have been provided by 7,000 consumers for the second annual Conveyancer Awards...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld one of two complaints made against OnTheMarket's TV and print advertising. The complaints refer to...

Hybrid agency Emoov has released research in which it claims consumers rank high street estate agency commission fees as the second...

Last week, I wrote about the speed of innovation in the Far East. This week I’d like to do the same...

An estate agency which operates nationally has agreed to amend its website following a complaint made to the Advertising Standards Authority...

One of the industry's best-known suppliers for displays has undergone a complete rebrand, showcasing a new logo and website. Mid West Displays...

A 'new breed' estate agency with no shop front, which uses bloggers to market its properties, has announced the opening of...

One of Countrywide's major investors has significantly reduced its holding in the troubled estate agency group. Oaktree Capital yesterday lowered its stake...

A new estate agency has opened its doors in North London, despite operating in what it describes as a 'weak' London...

The online auction platform BidX1 has announced a strategic investment which will be used to accelerate its growth. The investment comes from...

The latest house price index from Nationwide shows a monthly fall of 0.5% in August, the largest decline recorded since July...

Speculation is growing that the Help to Buy scheme is set to be discontinued following a review by government ministers. Recent research...

New rules set out by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), which aim to support consumer choice, have been approved by...

Following a break for last week's final Bank Holiday before Christmas, we're back with a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today. We're...

A downstairs bathroom could knock up to 6% off the value of a property, according to estate agents.  Having a family bathroom...

In a surprise weekend announcement the government has almost doubled funding for the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team - the...

Following the first day of trading its new shares yesterday, Countrywide's share price finished at 12.52, down almost 4%. The new shares were...

Property sellers have been on the back foot over the slow summer period, according to the latest report from NAEA Propertymark....

Fine & Country is claiming to be the fastest growing premium estate agency brand in England and Wales over the last...

An established estate agency in Guernsey is being listed as 'voluntarily winding up' and liquidators have been appointed. Concerns about Sarnia Estate...

As summer turns to autumn over the next few weeks, that won't stop the nation's agents and property professionals from raising...

Speculation is growing that Rightmove could drop out of the prestigious FTSE-100 within the next few days as the stock exchange...

A warning to people selling their homes to beware of internet-based scams offering cut-price surveys has been sounded by a leading...

Over a fifth of pensioners say they would be encouraged to downsize if there was a stamp duty incentive - particularly...

A full 100 per cent of 20 to 24 year olds hope to buy their own home one day -  but...

Two local agencies in Lancashire - Northwood Lettings and Fisher Wrathall Sales - are merging to operate as a single entity.  The...

An online estate agency run by one of the country’s youngest entrepreneurs has agreed to change a reference about savings on...

Countrywide may have enjoyed the overwhelming support of its major institutional shareholders for its controversial rescue plan, but the wider financial...

OnTheMarket has signed up an estate and lettings agency firm run by a family and with 11 offices across west Devon...

A few stories caught my eye this week from China, all of which announce the arrival of cutting-edge technological innovation in...

A downbeat report from property investment specialist London Central Portfolio says “there are very few causes for optimism in the domestic...

OK, so the headline has drawn you into the story - but you’ll enjoy the video we have below. It’s the...

Countrywide’s embattled management leaders have been overwhelmingly backed by shareholders in their bid for additional funding. A General Meeting of shareholders was held...

Yopa, which says it is the second largest hybrid agency when measured by listings, has received a major new £20m investment. Savills -...

Foxtons is embarking on a rare advertising campaign, using a company owned by the largest independent creative agency in the world,...

Countrywide’s eagerly-awaited General Meeting for shareholders takes place today and is widely expected to back the ailing agency group’s controversial rescue...

A property management company is warning that some areas of the UK could be in line for a price correction this...

House prices in a quarter of the UK’s largest cities are struggling to recover to the level they were at during...

Some 31 per cent of first time buyers residing in London ended up moving away from the capital to purchase a...

OnTheMarket has seen another increase in listings to more than 10,500 offices, but it is repeating a warning that its free...

The former head of Humberts’ country house department, who has spent 30 years selling homes, has switched to buying. Jeremy Campbell-Harris was...

A former contestant on BBC show The Apprentice has launched a new full-service property investment and refurbishment company. Michelle Niziol, chief executive...

A Huddersfield estate agent who crashed her car while four times over the drink-drive limit has been banned from driving for...

Dare we mention it but this is the final Bank Holiday weekend of the year before Christmas - so what a...

Countrywide’s share price defied the expectations of some analysts and rose over six per cent yesterday with the company moving from...

The online agency acquired by Purplebricks in Canada has started facing the same criticisms that its parent company have faced in...

Reapit has teamed up with a new tool called mio, which is promising “a smarter way to manage the home buying...

Lucie Hirst and Delphine Colombo, two of Prime Central London’s most high profile sales agents, have combined forces to set up Hirst...

A specialist property law firm is calling on the government to speed up changes in the law to avoid abusive leasehold...

Purplebricks has been the subject of another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority, this time over a claim on its website...

A new survey suggests that face-to-face contact is still valued by buyers and sellers. Research by Winkworth, questioning over 1,000 people who...

Data from the buying agency Black Brick reveals just how big an impact has been made by the additional homes stamp...

I received a press release yesterday - one of many that get sent my way - and, as I always do,...

The number of property transactions in July fell 3.2 per cent on the same month last year according to seasonally adjusted...

In yet another statement to the London Stock Exchange and shareholders, Countrywide says its last-gasp £140m fund-raising is likely to be...

The brief but troubled history of individuals and companies attempting to raffle homes as prizes has received another blow as a...

Independent review website allAgents says its ultimate ambition is to be a serious rival to existing portals like OnTheMarket. Unveiling a new...

It’s not just the bosses’ pay incentives that have been a problem for Countrywide’s senior management - it appears the company...

The latest quarterly house price report published by property portal s1homes reveals that properties across Scotland sell on average at six...

South east agency RH & RW Clutton is marking its 275th year in business, with the claim that it is thought...

Countrywide appears to have backtracked on a move which could have seen its three most senior executives receive some £20m in...

Traditional estate agencies could be in for a stormy autumn and face being the next casualty of the high street shake-out...

A maverick Cornish estate agent who falsely gave the impression to customers that his business was highly successful has been hit...

Rightmove says the housing market is now into a ‘summer sale’ as newly-marketed property shows an average asking price fall of...

The team behind a new ‘open platform’ targetting smaller agencies in need of Proptech support have revealed a heavyweight line up...

  Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - a thinner than usual edition as the industry enjoys the last of the...

Today sees the first of a series of important deadlines which will determine the success of otherwise of Countrywide’s controversial rescue...

The chief executive of the newly-expanded Emoov group has been giving details of the merger with Tepilo and the possibility of...

More than 420,000 people have now used the government’s Help to Buy schemes to get themselves on to the housing ladder...

A regional pilot has been launched for what is called the Voluntary Right to Buy - a scheme giving housing association...

As our minds turn to autumn, here’s a reminder that Estate Agent Today is on hand to help with your agency’s...

Sky News is reporting that Countrywide faces a new crisis - this time over senior management remuneration, particularly for its executive...

The estate agent who is refusing to abide by a decision of the Advertising Standards Authority is now demanding details of...

The UK division of US-based estate agency Keller Williams says agents need access to internal training if service levels across the...

House prices are rising at their slowest rate for nearly five years as London suffers its largest decline in prices since...

Home ownership among the young has fallen across all income groups according to a large scale research project looking at adults...

The government has quietly scrapped a proposal to force councils to sell off their most valuable assets, which would have included...

A sales platform that monitors the market is warning that house price falls are likely to spread beyond London and the...

My eye was caught yesterday morning by news that PropTech company, Agent Software, is claiming that ‘some agencies deliberately over-value properties...

There’s been another call for the government to reform stamp duty - and this time the request is that the duty...

JLL has opened a new ‘virtual’ office with dedicated sales and lettings staff to serve the Westminster and St James’s areas...

Another agency has teamed up with an auction company to allow it to offer vendors the choice of both in-room and...

A PropTech firm has adopted the unusual position of claiming some agencies deliberately over-value properties in a bid to win instructions. Agent...

An OnTheMarket sales rep - who now no longer works for the company - wrote a critical review of an independent estate...

Local media in Huddersfield report that an estate agent smashed into a traffic bollard while four times over the drink-drive limit...

The investment bank Jefferies says Foxtons’ long-running share price slump is a reflection of Brexit uncertainty “until we find out what...

Oakwood Homes, a four-branch sales and lettings agency operating across East Kent, has acquired Parkland Estates, a single-branch firm based in...

Rumours abound over the future of Countrywide, which lost further share value on Friday, closing very slightly down on the day...

Boris Johnson is calling for a cut to Britain’s “absurdly high” stamp duty. Writing in this morning’s Daily Telegraph - the same newspaper...

Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - and as ever we have a breakdown of key moves within our industry. To...

The chairman of LonRes says online estate agents have only a one per cent share of the market in prime central...

The Property Redress Scheme says it’s recruited another 1,750 members following the shake-out last week when one of its rival redress...

Research by Estate Agent Today reveals that there have been 12 different stamp duty regimes in the UK since the Millennium. What’s...

It’s been revealed that the creators of Purplebricks came up with the name while brain-storming around a kitchen table - and...

There’s been another drop in mortgage arrears and possessions for owner occupiers - although an increase for some elements of the...

LonRes says transactions in prime locations in London dropped another six per cent when the second quarter of 2018 is compared...

The heatwave is gone and summer is in its closing stages (sorry!) so it comes as no surprise that there’s already...

The Swiss investment bank Credit Suisse has slashed its target share price for the company from 77p to only 17.2p.  The reason...

A respected mortgage broker has found that there is widespread public uncertainty amongst the public about the effects of stamp duty...

High-end agency and international property consultancy Savills has reported strong half-year figures for its UK business - but warns that Brexit...

New property listings in July were down 6.0 per cent across the UK and down no less than 12.7 per cent...

Winkworth is beefing up its services for franchise owners with expanded support teams for its IT, Client Services and China departments.  Winkworth’s...

The EY ITEM Club, regarded as one of the most influential groups of economists in the UK, says it’s still “dubious”...

One of London’s leading estate agents says Brexit has had at worst a neutral effect on the housing market and may...

OnTheMarket has signed up 12-office regional agency Robert Oulsnam and Company.  The firm, which handles sales and lettings, has 12 offices in...

In a surprise announcement, house prices picked up in July with the annual rate of growth rising from 1.8 per cent...