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A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

Propertymark says a new pay-per-viewing service is “interesting” but warns agents to protect themselves by abiding by consumer protection regulations. The warning has come following...

Hello and welcome to another Property Jobs Today, your chance to see the latest moves in our industry. Why not be a...

Agents have been told in new government guidance that the liftings of some Covid restraints in wider society “does not mark...

LSL Property Services has told Estate Agent Today that the company did not agree to a potential sale of its mortgage arm at...

London’s super prime residential market has recorded its strongest half year in volume and value terms since the rush to beat...

A number of estate agencies have signed up to a service which charges £30 to view a property. The online service, called...

The post-lockdown housing market boom is showing signs of a significant slowdown according to a new forecast. The prediction, from the quote...

Keller Williams - which says it’s the UK’s leading business-owner or ‘self-employed’ firm with twice the agents of any direct rival -...

Regional hybrid agency Hortons says its repaid its £50,000 bounce back loan at the earliest opportunity - because the industry has...

Knight Frank’s network of residential sales offices in London had a record month in June as the end of the main...

New research from Zoopla appears to show that buyers typically move further away for larger homes rather than smaller or same-size...

Boy it’s been hot out there - yet even 30 degrees or more have failed to stifle the enthusiasm of our...

The publication of a report following a controversial RICS investigation has been pushed back another month. Last month it was announced that...

HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...

A new online forum wants to unite estate agents and conveyancers, and ditch the traditional rivalry between the two professional disciplines. It’s...

Board company Agency Express has become a carbon neutral business - and that’s official. Working with Carbon Neutral Britain, which advises businesses...

A new Home Buyer App has been launched by the Mortgage Advice Bureau in a bid to educate first time buyers...

A property quango wants industry experts to join its board - and will pay £25,000 a year for what it calls...

Almost a million shares in Purplebricks have been ‘awarded’ to the two most senior men in the organisation. The golden handcuff deal...

An announcement by Foxtons this morning says it is considering future options for its mortgage business, Alexander Hall. The announcement - made...

The biggest challenge facing many agents in the current climate is the general shortage of stock, both for sales & lettings. Let’s...

An agent support service set up in the early days of the pandemic has closed down with its architect saying “If...

A leading industry personnel expert says agencies must do more to attract new staff, including adapting how they work to compete...

Creating a New Homes division could be a good way of expanding an agency business according to the head of a...

A young Conservative says “the rich are getting a free pass” thanks to the current council tax system, and there should...

A group of MPs has suggested the government consider a “proportional property tax” to replace the current council tax, in a...

Boots is the latest company to dip its toe into the water of the property sector.  Modular housing company ilke Homes has...

Fledgling portal Boomin is launching what it claims to be the most interactive and accurate online valuation tool on the market.  It...

New research suggests that the number of owners enquiring to sell across Greater London has increased by 68 per cent since...

Property consultancy LonRes says June was a record-breaking month for property sales in the capital, with exchanges up 140 per cent...

A bank’s latest study suggests that self employed people are increasingly pessimistic about the chance of them being able to get on...

It may be ‘Freedom Day’ but it looks certain that many estate agents will still wear masks in offices today and...

Spicerhaart - which is increasingly shifting its activities towards agents operating away from traditional branches - has redesigned its boards in...

The busiest first half of a year ever recorded by Rightmove has led to a raft of new records for the...

New guidance has been issued by the Competitions and Markets Authority for whistleblowers who want to report anti-competitive practices by their...

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond and strategist Sir Lynton Crosby - the architect of many Conservative election campaigns -...

A new analysis off the housing market suggests that the current frenzy is down partly to activity in the most expensive...

Properties with professional marketing packs sell up to 48 per cent quicker than those without, according to an experiment conducted by...

Initiatives by property portal Residential People and mortgage lenders Paragon Bank and Foundation Home Loans help people to find, buy or...

A call has gone out for Property Logbooks to receive official recognition as “digital assets” by the Law Commission: the move...

Over a fifth of properties have risen in value by more than the average salary according to a calculation made by...

The largest player in the Modern Method of Auction sector says there is growing consumer confidence in the way the system...

It’s British Grand Prix weekend, one of the big events on the sporting calendar and this year back with a full...

The end of a largely-forgotten mortgage initiative connected with the pandemic could end up derailing the current strong housing market, agents...

The market share of the online and hybrid agencies combined has risen to 8.1 per cent in the second quarter of...

The housing market across the country shows little or no sign of cooling despite the end of the main stamp duty...

The reviews element of the ESTAS Group has signed a two year deal with Hunters. The agreement means Hunters - now part...

Property auctioneer Auction House has recorded its best first half results in its 14-year history, and says it’s going to continue...

London agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is opening four new branches this year. KFH recently opened new lettings offices in Brook Green...

A supplier of virtual viewings claims physical viewings cost £233 of an agent’s time on average - and that’s without fuel...

Greater Manchester Police have arrested the Savills estate agent who allegedly posted a racist tweet about black England football stars after...

A prominent London estate agency owner wants an industry anti-racism campaign to counter what she describes as the “discrimination and prejudice...

An online estate agency is launching a quasi franchise operation it calls Agency In A Box and claims applicants will “effectively”...

A commercial property agency in London says it will open a residential sales and lettings operation this year. Bermondsey-based Henshall & Partners...

A new team of managers at one of the country’s best known franchise brands hopes to promote the concept amongst agents. Hunters...

The signs are that even with the stamp duty holiday tapering to a close at the end of the summer, the...

The Covid-19 crisis has been marked by so-called high-wealth households amassing savings and benefitting from rising house prices far more than...

There is growing criticism of Savills on social media following the controversy over a racist tweet apparently sent from the personal...

One of the most senior politicians involved in the property industry is embroiled in a row over her anti-Marcus Rashford social...

New guidance has been issued to agents as the government confirms that most remaining Coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted from...

OnTheMarket, which until now has lagged behind the leading two portals in terms of consumer-facing housing market information, has today launched...

RVU - the ZPG-owned company that already owns Zoopla and independently-run price comparison and financial services - has acquired online mortgage broker Mojo...

A property that used to house one of London’s best known prostitutes - and which carries a blue plaque celebrating her...

The police have now received complaints about the tweet believed to have been sent from a personal account of a Savills...

High end agency Savills is conducting “a full investigation” into a racist tweet posted overnight. A Savills statement posted on Twitter this...

Purplebricks is to launch an extensive marketing campaign after this summer’s Olympics to emphasise the local knowledge of its 600 agents...

Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...

An estate agency is opening a large new office in London which it claims will be “very different” to the traditional...

A 3-2 loss on penalties. It’s sad and disappointing - desperately. Yet that gives way to pride when England’s performance across the whole...

Agents are to be told this week that employees can drop face masks, social distancing and other workplace measures put in...

Is print dead as an advertising medium for estate agents? Many have suggested it is, thanks to the rise and rise of...

Channel 4 Ventures is one of a number of investors who have collectively put the equivalent of £11m into the online...

The son of an Oscar winner has been named as the latest estate agent working under the easyProperty banner. Damian Wanstall is...

Estate agents are being advised to emphasise to customers that they are local experts. “Show [the public] that you really know your...

Free to list portal Residential People has launched a filter allowing users to sort properties by EPC rating.  The new ‘Energy Efficiency...

There are currently 341,419 homes across England, Scotland and Wales that have been vacant for at least six months.  Collectively, these homes...

A leading agent says the supply of homes coming to the market is still insufficient to match demand. London estate agent Jeremy...

As the country prepares to cheer on England (can we speak for the other UK nations too?) here’s a look at...

Two of Britain's largest agency groups have sold their stakes in a property search firm. Both LSL and Connells have announced the sale...

Coadjute, the long-awaited real-time network which uses Blockchain technology to sell a property, is launched today with its first property deal...

Foxtons’ chairman and longest-serving board member is to stand down at the end of this year at the latest, after a...

The Halifax is reporting a 0.5 per cent monthly drop in house prices, plus a fall in the annual rate from...

A former England international is an early graduate of a new estate agency academy in Yorkshire. Rebecca Rayner, a former England under-18...

How are the fingernails? After a tense night and with England destined for their first international tournament final in 55 years...

Veteran agent and property consultant Dominic Grace, who recently left Savills after 37 years, is to take up a new role...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says research into pricing strategies has suggested around a third of sellers at least consider using...

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...

The second man to appear in a notorious video showing an estate agent accosting Professor Chris Whitty has now been charged...

The industry is braced for more anti-money laundering compliance processes according to a risk consultancy. LexisNexis Risk Solutions claims its survey shows...

A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...

A conveyancing services firm is warning that buyers are making “hasty rather than considered” decisions over properties because they feel under...

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...

Zoopla has launched a new advertising innovation which it says will help both agents and housebuilders as they seek to capitalise...

Digital signatures are not new but the relative slowness with which they have been adopted by the industry is disappointing, according...

A north London new homes agency is to rebrand as Connells-owned Hamptons. Lanes New Homes has been owned by Hamptons for some...

From July 19 it is likely that business owners, including agencies and industry suppliers, will no longer have to ask staff...

A bankrupt builder from Devon persuaded pensioners to pay him £271,000 to construct a home - but his poor workmanship has...

Agency staff who worked from home at any point during the pandemic - even for just one day - can still...

Purplebricks will this week reveal the result of almost two years of trials into a new pricing structure.  The details will come...

It may be the height of summer but the industry is still super-busy and new appointments continue to come thick and...

The industry’s two leading trade bodies have spoken out about the incident in which an agent accosted England’s chief medical officer,...

Have you recovered yet?  We don’t mean the hangover, but the shock from the fact that England never gave their fans cause...

Several estate agencies have reported record months of business thanks to the rush of transactions ahead of the main stamp duty...

The estate agent who accosted England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, has been charged with common assault. Lewis Hughes, 23 and...

Labour says the stamp duty holiday is an example of the government’s “failed approach” to home ownership and housing affordability. Labour’s Shadow...

Online estate agency Strike - which used to be HouseSimple - is expanding its sell-for-free service out across the Midlands and...

Knight Frank claims that the number of UK property transactions in June is on track to be the highest on record.  Although...

All eyes on Rome this weekend as England face Ukraine on their way - we hope - to winning Euro 2020. Some...

A PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents to maximise their training on existing PropTech to ensure they optimise its effectiveness. Anton Babkov, chief...

There’s no need for excuses if you’re not fund raising for good causes on Saturday evening - tens of millions will...

An estate agent has been sacked after being identified as one of two people accosting England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty. A...

The founder and managing director of FCS Compliance, Jerry Walters, has died suddenly. A statement from the company says he died during...

Rightmove estimates that 1.3m buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holidays across Great Britain since they were announced in July...

A third of owners would consider moving more regularly if the stamp duty holiday on the first £500,000 of a purchase...

New NAEA Propertymark president Liana Loporto-Brown has assumed office, hoping to reset the organisation after a tumultuous year. In February chief executive...

The leading reason for property sales falling through is gazumping, according to new research from Comparethemarket. Over the past year, nearly two-fifths of...

OnTheMarket’s annual general meeting date has been set for later this month - and it’s likely to be virtual despite expected...

No fewer than seven estate and lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme today. Most of them are now...

Average house prices have risen by £29,000 over the course of the stamp duty holiday as house price annual inflation hits...

So, who would have thought it? England finally beat Germany in a knockout game at a major competition - and it...

An online agent operating in the Midlands says the idea of flipping property is a thing of the past thanks to...

Property portal app MoveStreets says the latest upgrade to its app sends leads to agents’ inboxes and allows users to instantly arrange...

High end agency Savills says prime central London remains “relatively subdued” ahead of the return of foreign travel and overseas buyers. PCL...

A new analysis claims Help To Buy has improved building volumes and has not been a drain on taxpayers. The scheme which...

For many, paying money to use an estate agent is primarily because that company has a database of buyers or tenants....

One of the highest profile supporters of the online estate agency concept has quit the company he founded. Akshay Ruparelia, who is...

The frenzy of activity in the housing market thanks to the stamp duty holiday shows the need for automated processes to...

The debate over For Sale and To Let boards continues apace with some local councils wanting to make it difficult or...

Estate agency comparison website GetAgent has calculated the typical fees charged to vendors in different parts of the country. It says agents...

A company supplying data to conveyancers and other property professionals warns that Japanese Knotweed is a bigger headache than usual this summer. A wet and frosty spring,...

Propertymark has named two new non-executive directors described as having “a wealth of knowledge and independence.” A statement says their appointments “will expand...

The distribution of home ownership across different generations has been a cause of strife according to a think-tank. The Resolution Foundation’s latest...

The Competititon and Markets Authority says it’s to look into reviews on Google and Amazon, and see whether the online giants...

The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...

Price renegotiations are underway between buyers and sellers in danger of missing Wednesday’s stamp duty holiday deadline, says Knight Frank. The agency...

For the second time in two working days, a report suggests that ever-higher numbers of buying are paying over the asking...

The government has thrown its weight behind the concept of Unique Property Reference Numbers as a way of speeding up transactions. UPRNs...

Your Move, Reeds Rains and other parts of the LSL Group are to hold an Act of Kindness day to encourage...

Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...

Phil Spencer has interviewed five key regional estate agents in the latest of his Move iQ industry videos. It’s a fascinating insight...

London-focussed agency Winkworth - which has around 60 of its 100 franchise branches in the capital - has now opened another...

The Bank of England has played down worries that interest rates may have to rise as a result of growing levels...

Data from Rightmove shows that no less than 37 per cent of homes early this year sold for the asking price...

It’s been another terrific week for good deeds by our industry - so often under-reported but so important for agents and...

There’s been a dramatic slump in instructions for online agencies, particularly Purplebricks, according to data produced by one online firm itself. 99Home...

Iain McKenzie, chief executive of the Guild of Property Professionals, has given Estate Agent Today readers four exclusive marketing tips. In a...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

A rush to beat next week’s stamp duty holiday deadline has caused a 200 per cent increase in demand for removal...

NAEA Propertymark says the news that two major players in the leasehold sector have reformed their activities must be just the...

New research has thrown light on how much buyers must pay on average to trade up to a property with one...

The Competition and Markets Authority has struck a deal with house builders over leasehold abuses. Aviva has committed to remove certain terms...

A self employed franchise estate agent business model has been launched by one of the brands in The Property Franchise Group. Hunters...

As agents, we’ve finally got used to the word PropTech - some of us even like it! What’s more, PropTech has,...

An authoritative study on the housing market has shown that the big losers from the pandemic have been first time buyers. The...

It was never going to be easy for Scotland - and there was no sense of jeopardy for an already-through England. Yet...

Home set up and utility management service Just Move In is the latest partner on Reapit’s CRM. The 5,000-plus agents who use Reapit’s...

Almost 77 per cent of people think the government must build more homes - but if that means reclassifying Green Belt...

Industry trade body Propertymark has unveiled a digital expansion programme. A statement from the organisation says this initiative shows new chief executive...

The intense rivalry between portals continues today with Zoopla announcing one of its longest-standing agent customers has renewed for five more...

Police are appealing for witnesses to an attack on a young agent last Saturday. Sussex estate agent Lizzie Noble, 22, was on her...

Franchise giant Winkworth has launched a new property podcast to boost its marketing. The Property Exchange podcast will air monthly, with the...

London property is still a draw for the wealthiest in the world according to Knight Frank. Despite international travel restrictions, the number...

A consultation into the draft New Homes Quality Code has been published with a consultation period for the industry ending on...

The possible introduction of higher levels of Capital Gains Tax for the sale of buy to let, holiday homes or even...

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...

The frantic growth in house prices is showing its first sign of slowing down, says Rightmove. In its latest monthly market snapshot,...

Welcome to the start of another week and as the housing market continues at full pelt, so does the movement of...

One in 10 buyers say they will seek to renegotiate on the price of their chosen home if they miss the...

For a match between two great rivals, the England-Scotland 0-0 draw on Friday may have brought both nations together. After all it’s...

In an unusual move, HM Land Registry has issued guidance to agents to help them reassure jittery buyers and sellers ahead...

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has given his personal backing to the newest recruit of online agency easyProperty - even though...

The row over whether agents should be allowed to vet people who view properties on the basis of their wealth has...

Fine & Country has a new prime London licensee covering Notting Hill and Chelsea - but there will be no High...

London’s housing market may be distinctly lacklustre compared to much of the rest of the UK right now but one development...

Hello and welcome to another ADC, the weekly wrap of good work by the industry. You probably know the score by now...

Agents should prepare for a surge in fall throughs and collapsed sales thanks to the first stamp duty holiday period expiring...

The finance arm of a leading estate agency has taken the unusual step of warning about delays in the conveyancing process. “The...

Kerfuffle founder Simon Whale has given Estate Agent Today readers three top tips for improving their performance. The trio of suggestions -...

Average house prices in the year to the end of April increased by 8.9 per cent according to the government’s Office...

ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...

Auction House has announced its highest-ever monthly sales total, with its sales in May just topping £70m.  The firm sold 397 properties...

A traditional problem for agents has been ‘tyre kickers’ who come to view a home out of curiosity with little or...

Swiss investment bank UBS has advised investors to sell their Purplebricks shares as the market share for the controversial agency appears...

EweMove, the high profile hybrid estate agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, says it has recruited a record 30 new...

The current housing market frenzy would be easier to deal with if upfront buyers’ packs were available, improving transparency and cutting...

Knight Frank says it will be September at the earliest before the current frenzy of housing market activity will stabilise. The agency’s...

The long running saga of insurance firms failing to honour agents’ Business Interruption claims appears to be making progress at last. A...

A leading agent has been in touch with EAT to vent his frustration at the government for extending most of the...

Amro Partners, the Build to Rent and student accommodation operator, has launched a venture capital arm investing in PropTech and FinTech. Amro...

OnTheMarket, which a few days ago indicated it was in profit for the first time, is to woo potential new investors...

The cost of the average mortgage deposit has climbed £11,000 in some areas thanks to the stamp duty holiday fuelling the...

The policy and campaigns team at Propertymark, headed by Mark Hayward, has been expanded after what it calls “a number of...

Welcome to our second Euros Agent Match Report, when we get leading agents’ and suppliers’ takes on the matches featuring England and Scotland.  Today...

A former commercial director of Zoopla, who worked at the portal for 12 years, has been named as managing director of...

Rightmove have been given a strong endorsement by an influential stock market tipster service, Investing.com.  “Rightmove has built a strong brand, delivered...

Hello and welcome to our first Euros Agent Match Report, a really engaging piece on England's triumphant campaign start yesterday. Our thanks go to...

The youngsRPS agency now has a fifth branch in the north of England - it’s in Darlington and will cover the...

A home within 500 metres of a tube or railway station in London will carry a massive premium compared to a...

Buyers are not told the true scale of flood risk in many properties - and the rush to beat the stamp...

A senior estate agent says even if the restrictions easing lockdown, still formally scheduled for June 21, are delayed by several...

The government has dismissed a call for reform of the stamp duty system, which would have meant the tax would apply...

With just hours to go to the start of the Euros, we can announce our squad for writing Agents Reports on...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says its monthly sentiment measure of house prices is at its highest level since 1988. A...

An industry supplier is urging agents to dust off old prospects to build their pipeline and keep the market boom going...

Hello and we’re at the end of another week celebrating all those in our industry who do great work. And this...

An estate agent has been accused of charging prospective clients to view a property. The claim has been made on Twitter by...

Boomin says it’s added over 600 new agency branches during May, with the latest signing being the large Pattinson independent with...

Zoopla has unveiled new features which it says will deliver more value to agents. In-Search Ads gives agents and housebuilders the option...

An estate agency says it expects a 40 per cent boost in its turnover this year, its 10th in business. Croft Residential,...

An app that promotes both on- and off-market homes to prospective buyers has linked up with a moving service PropTech platform.  Houso...

Over 500,000 homebuyers in England are set to benefit from the stamp duty holiday to the tune of £3.4 billion, according...

New research shows that UK estate agents are amongst the best value in the world. Using data from the Global Property Guide...

Despite the vast amount of publicity given to the concept of virtual viewing, a survey suggests relatively few properties on sale...

LSL Property Services, which owns YourMove and Reeds Rains amongst other industry brands, has created an employee forum to help increase...

In the third part of this series, Neil Cobbold – Chief Sales Officer at rental payment automation provider PayProp – explores...

The pandemic and lockdowns have made over a third of those aged 18 to 34 want to move house according to...

There are over 700,000 homes marked Sold Subject to Contract and going through conveyancing right now, according to a new Rightmove...

OnTheMarket’s new chief executive has posted his first full year’s trading figures - and they suggest the portal is making progress...

The Law Society has published new guidance for what it calls “under-pressure conveyancing solicitors” as the stamp duty deadline of June...

A delighted couple sent “thank you” gifts of jewellery to three staff at an agency after moving into their dream home. The...

The editor of the legal publication the Law Gazette has taken an estate agent to task for daring to suggest that...

Annual house price inflation is now at its strongest level in nearly seven years, says the Halifax House Price Index. The average...

There are now more mortgage products available than at any time since the start of the pandemic in March 2021. Data from...

An estate agency says disgruntled and delayed property buyers are fast falling out of love with the stamp duty holiday, which...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s on the move. Let us know...

Foxtons shareholders will today give their verdict on the company’s plans to ‘go national’, revealed at the start of the weekend. On...

Agents have given their backing to the government’s First Homes initiative, offering discounted houses for local people and key workers and...

Prices in prime central London grew by 0.3 per cent in the year to May - tiny rise but a significant...

Leaders Romans Group is to bolster its finance services with the expansion and rebranding of its mortgage arm. Leaders and Romans Mortgage Services...

It’s been reported that Foxtons is to create ‘virtual branches’ in as many as 15 UK cities outside London, plus commuter...

A trade union is demanding that the government ban emails from all employers outside office hours - and it wants emails...

Figures released from the government show 19,400 people in the real estate sector are still on furlough - suggesting some agents have back...

A council cracking down on the increase of illegally positioned estate agent boards. Agents are required, under Planning and Highways legislation to...

A gradual increase in the supply of homes coming to the market means the stellar price rises of recent months are...

New research has found that homebuyers would prioritise buying a home with superfast broadband over being close to a good school.  A...

Hello - it’s Friday already and that means more salutes to those in our industry raising money for good causes. If...

Boomin says it’s going to “reinvent the YouTube channel for property.” The portal’s new YouTube channel has gone live with five unique...

OnTheMarket has announced new functionality in a direct bid to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. The functionality, to go live within the...

The MP who chairs one of the most important committees in the House of Commons has urged the government to increase...

The Bank of England will intervene if it considers soaring house prices will affect the inflation rate says Sir Dave Ramsden,...

In a trading statement this morning Foxtons has revealed that following a 49 per cent increase in sales revenue in the...

Zoopla says just over half of current home owners say they are stuck in a property that’s unsuitable for their needs...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to give its members a tool which, it claims, will show existing owners’ propensity to...

Franchise agency giant Belvoir has acquired share capital in a small mortgage company. Nottingham Mortgage Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of...

A senior figure in the UK activities of the Keller Williams estate agency has died at the shockingly young age of...

New data shows no let-up on the pressure on the conveyancing sector as the stamp duty holiday and the broader economic...

An online agency has issued an outlandish statement that it, and other online agencies, have made the profession more trusted amongst...

House prices have soared 10.9 per cent in the past year - the highest level since 2014 - according to the...

We’re only a little over a week away from the Euros, happening at last a year later than scheduled because of...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has revealed that what it calls its “second HQ” will be in Wolverhampton,...

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US - says it now has 200 self-employed agents operating under its...

The government is to answer a call made in an online petition for stamp duty to apply when contracts are exchanged,...

The average price of a property in a British seaside town is now £265,978, a leap of 10 per cent -...

A new home buying platform being set up by a challenger portal has revealed details of its mortgage offer to users. OneDome...

The NEXA agency, which already has branches in Bristol, Portsmouth, Chichester, Manchester and Cardiff, has now opened an office in Liverpool...

One of the country’s leading politicians says a yet-to-be-revealed way of taxing property sales could be one way of helping homes...

Banks and building societies want the government to offer more help to the housing market through additional assistance to home owners...

An agency says two thirds of its sales valuations in London in the first quarter of the year have been conducted...

Movebutler, the digital onboarding platform from online auction specialist iamproperty, says it has some 900 agency branches signed up. These include Martin...

Shock price rises in materials are set to make new build homes more expensive if a warning from leading industry figures...

Buying agents level the playing field with estate agents according to Phil Spencer - the TV property expert who started his...

Hello, and we’re at the start of a long weekend - and as the weather (finally) improves, perhaps that’s the opportunity...

An anonymous conveyancer has admitted increasing fees to deter buyers and sellers in the frenzied housing market during the stamp duty...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...

A new survey of some 700 estate agency customers show that they want to get traditional services like High Street branches,...

A global financial software and analytics firm says it’s launching a new PropTech tool which promises in the near future to...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the government’s First Homes initiative, describing it as “creative” and saying it’s a sign of...

LSL Property Services, owner of Reeds Rains and Your Move agencies, has sold its holding in conveyancing panel management firm LMS...

Rightmove is to review the processes of an online platform which directly uploads sellers' property details via an app. Two years ago...

A firm has agreed to amend its claim that it was the number one selling agent in its town in 2020,...

In the previous edition of PropTech Today, Nathan Emerson highlighted the importance of effective implementation, linking poor staff engagement to the...

The number of transactions is scheduled to reach 1.52 million this year - way above the norm of between 1.0 and...

The free to list portal Residential People has launched what it claims to be a new Map View feature which “goes...

The apparent plight of first time buyers hits the headlines frequently but new research shows that second steppers face a wide...

An all-time record high of one in three properties sold for more than the original asking price last month. This is according...

Digital marketing agency Angels Media and digital platform Gazeal have announced an exclusive strategic partnership to help improve and speed up...

Telephone and chat support service Moneypenny has outlined a strategy to help agents avoid burn out. The service argues that working throughout...

A Channel 4 property TV presenter is to become an estate agent. Kerr Drummond, who hosts Coast vs Country, has joined the...

An unusual price forecast based on conveyancing quotes suggests the housing market is to continue busy over the summer with more...

An assessment by a risk solutions firm shows that estate agents are on average just 53 per cent of the way...

Agents’ views are being sought by Propertymark on how best to improve the housing supply in Northern Ireland. The province’s Department for...

A family is appealing for help in tracing the whereabouts of a motorhome stolen from outside their house at Whitstable in Kent...

One of the country’s leading estate agents claims some solicitors are charging exorbitant fees on transactions as they near the latest...

OnTheMarket has signed a new deal with a PropTech partner - the second in successive weeks. This latest one is a 12...

The head of one of the UK’s largest conveyancing legal practices is warning the property market could “fall off a cliff...

One of the industry’s key marketing suppliers has given four tips for agent readers of Estate Agent Today. Graeme Edwards, managing director...

Free to list portal Residential People has launched a market intelligence platform called Prospr. This has been developed with the aim of...

Sarah Edmundson, the chief executive of the Agents Together charity - set up by the Bruce brothers, Michael and Kenny -...