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The Money editor of The Mirror newspaper has finally sold a home he first put on the market in late 2016...

A major hybrid agency says there is a huge ‘reality gap’ between the typical asking price of homes on sale and the...

Prime London’s transactions are now the preserve of so-called ‘needs-based buyers’ and not investors according to high-end agency Knight Frank -...

A fund set up in memory of a 27 year old estate agent, who died of cancer just weeks after his...

A new anti-money laundering app has been launched which allows agents to conduct checks remotely.  The app allows access from devices -...

Potential first-time buyers in every area of the UK would have lower monthly outgoings if they bought a property rather than...

What a big week for PropTech! With the very first MIPIM PropTech conference, taking place in Paris today and tomorrow, comes...

The housing market “is clearly currently struggling to gain traction” and any real upturn ”will remain elusive over the coming months”...

Savills has suggested that it may be time for a fundamental review of what’s left of the flagship policy of Margaret...

One of the country’s largest auction houses has had to amend an advertisement on its website after an intervention by the...

National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team and two of the three industry redress organisations have launched a survey to measure the...

A new online agency has started charging only 0.75 per cent commission, payable only on completion, with no VAT and no...

So what did you think of the match? A deserved 2-1 win or a lucky victory snatched from the jaws of...

There’s been a landslide vote to ban new-build second homes in another tourist hotspot. Some 90 per cent of those who voted...

A survey of owner-occupiers, landlords, property investors and insolvency practitioners has revealed that Brexit is the single biggest concern when it...

The famed fund manager Neil Woodford has increased his stake in hybrid agency Purplebricks, which last week announced an expansion of...

The former managing director of Foxtons, Peter Rollings, has spilled the beans on what it was like working at the heart...

The average asking price of newly marketed property continues to rise according to Rightmove - and this is despite a dip...

Hello - if it’s Monday, it must be Property Jobs Today, your chance to see a snapshot of the key moves...

ARLA and the NAEA have appointed their new presidents - and as usual they are the presidents-elect, named a year ago. Mark...

Purplebricks is expanding its US activities by entering the markets of Las Vegas, Nevada and Phoenix, in the state of Arizona. A...

Whisper it quietly, but it may be that some bosses of online agencies used traditional High Street companies to sell their...

A new digital search service is being launched next month by HM Land Registry, marking the latest phase in its attempt...

One of the best known and respected country agents has returned to Countrywide after 12 months working with Arun Estates.  Jill Bennetts...

Chestertons has again been recognised for its success in engaging employees with the Payroll Giving fundraising initiative. The Payroll Giving Quality Mark...

The World Cup may be entertaining us for the next few weeks but whatever England’s fate may be, one thing is...

The young entrepreneur behind Doorsteps, the estate agency that deliberately avoids the huge marketing razzamatazz of other online companies, says his...

OnTheMarket now has listing agreements with over 9,000 estate agency branches - that's another 500 or so since its previous release...

The managing director of independent agency network Spicerhaart says shop workers who are unemployed because of the latest round of retail...

Major online agencies appear to be unaffected by yesterday’s Supreme Court decision over workers' rights in the so-called 'gig economy'.  Yesterday’s case concerned...

Government figures are the latest to show that house prices are still going up - but with a reduced rate of...

Over 100 ‘top achievers’ from Connells Group have just enjoyed an all-expenses paid trip to New York as a thank you...

The rivalry between online and traditional property auction companies continues apace with one high profile player from each camp claiming major...

One of the country’s best known regional traditional agencies, Pygott and Crone, has used a promotion in local news outlets to...

More stock and longer times on the market are combining to create a surge in asking price reductions according to a...

Paul Lamplugh, the father of estate agent Suzy who was presumed murdered 33 years ago, has died - tragically, without ever...

The pace of change is extraordinary. As we reach the middle of one conversation, rumblings of the next already begin. I think...

The Advertising Standards Authority has intervened after receiving a complaint about a website and online advertisement for the Howard Cundey agency. The...

The proportion of homes sold in London was lower than any other part of England and Wales last year according to...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

Clients of software provider Reapit can now integrate with leading sharing and online valuation service The ValPal Network. The objective is to help Reapit...

Spicerhaart is reported to be replacing its fleet of 1,100 cars over the next three years with BMWs.  Much of its current fleet...

An auction house says it was “scoffed at” four years ago when it began offering online options to customers - but...

It is understood that an estate agent from Cornwall is to face trial over allegations that he misled potential customers over...

News media in Australia say Purplebricks is the subject of an investigation by a consumer watchdog in the province of Western...

Here’s your chance to release the inner John Motson - write your interpretation of how England performs in each match of...

An Oxfordshire estate agency is shutting up shop at the end of this week in order to allow its parent company...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, and although we’re well into the summer season now there are still plenty of...

A leading property industry analysts says Rightmove may be amongst the top portals in the industry worldwide, but it is facing...

Russell Quirk, chief executive of Emoov, says his agency is now one of the top seven in the UK following its...

A London estate agency run by a brother and sister is trying something completely now - it pledges to use some...

Prices grew at a faster than expected rate last month according to the Halifax House Price Index, which has reported a...

We have the presidential seal of approval for our Agents Do Charity this week - well, sort of, but we don’t mean...

OnTheMarket’s first formal annual figures released since its flotation reveal losses in what it describes as its “transformational year” but also...

The entrepreneur behind a free-to-list property portal claiming support from 17 estate agencies has defended the description of them as ‘partners’ -...

May saw the highest number of new sellers list their properties in any single month for at least 18 months, claims...

London estate agency Kay & Co says it is targeting Chinese buyers following research data produced by a portal. The China property...

A poll of housing market experts suggests London house prices are likely to fall this year as a result of Brexit...

A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...

The head of eProp Services, parent company of easyProperty, says growth in the online sector is slower than expected - but that...

OnTheMarket has announced to the City and its shareholders that it’s to reveal its annual results tomorrow - the first such...

Is there really any true value to an estate agent in our current climate? Will there be a role for traditional agents...

It may seem innocuous enough but a speech at a party by pro-Brexit housing minister Dominic Raab is being interpreted by...

Major auction companies continue to claim successes despite the challenging housing market. Auction House says a recent auction of London properties produced...

The online agency shake-out and consolidation continues apace. Former YOPA director Russell Humphrey has been named as the managing director of estate...

TV property expert Sarah Beeny says she expects online agencies to take 70 per cent market share in the future -...

It’s not just Purplebricks that makes much of its apparently- favourable online reviews - now EweMove has issued a statement expressing...

As the process of making buying and selling more transparent continues to gather pace, the body that regulates conveyancers says it...

The Federal Trade Commission - the US equivalent of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority - will today discuss how the...

Cluttons - which a year ago was bought out of pre-pack administration by a so-called ‘turnaround’ business, RCapital - has now...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that a new property firm is being launched specialising solely in the sale of off-market homes...

A magazine which earlier this year claimed that two big corporates pressured customers to use their preferred mortgage brokers has now...

It’s been revealed that Countrywide has offered its staff a ‘share save’ scheme which allows them to purchase shares in the...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - this is the first edition for a fortnight as last Monday was a...

A Labour MP who has in the past been fiercely critical of estate and lettings agents now says that property is...

An outspoken estate agent has given the government a clear message - get off our backs , ease the red tape...

A pensioner who committed sexual assaults on two women - one of them an estate agent - has been sent to...

One of the country’s leading experts on the housing market says first time buyers are still hampered from purchasing homes despite...

The average over-65 homeowner in Britain has seen her or his property wealth gain £159,000 – or £7,000 annually - in...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - and just because it’s half term, don’t think the industry has...

The so-called ‘merger’ of Emoov, Tepilo and a lettings firm is actually an acquisition by Emoov of the other two companies. That's...

A new online platform claims agents can now offer people a chance to buy a property with, literally, just one click...

One of London’s best known high-end estate agents, Gary Hersham, says corruption crackdowns in this country and overseas may be deterring...

Apologies for the eye-catching headline but it fits in well with an attention-grabbing video put together by property PR expert Jerry...

Countrywide is one of three organisations short-listed for a prestigious ‘Employee Benefits of the Year’ award. The award celebrates in-house staff benefits...

ZPG’s sell-off of the Australian arm of housing data company Hometrack to REA Group, a multinational digital firm specialising in portals and...

The long-awaited merger of Tepilo and Emoov is reported to have been confirmed this afternoon and in with them goes online lettings...

Property portal OnTheMarket has announced that it now has listing agreements with over 8,500 estate and letting agency branches.  It says that...

The housing market has swung back in favour of property sellers, according to the latest data from estate agents. NAEA Propertymark's Housing...

The Bank of Mum and Dad will provide funding towards around a quarter of property purchases this year, according to research. By...

The new owner of Humberts has announced the new management structure of the rural estate agency which he bought out of...

Property sellers in the South of England are having to accept asking reductions in order to achieve a sale.  Data from Hometrack...

National estate agency Jackson-Stops claims that the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional homes is still confusing buyers, despite being in...

A housing association has launched its own online agency which offers to sell vendors' homes for £275. Capsel Homes, based in Mamhilad,...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

A leading agent has urged major portals Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket to feature virtual viewings content more prominently on their platforms. Writing...

An estate agency has been threatened with legal action by its local council for displaying fundraising event banners above its office. Country...

Breakdowns within property chains are the most common cause of fall throughs, according to a new study. Over the last ten years,...

A PropTech startup which claims to revolutionise the speed at which property transactions can be processed has officially launched this week. When...

A study of house price affordability has revealed that train drivers can afford a greater proportion of homes in the UK's...

Sotheby's International Realty has launched what it claims to be the first 'real estate-branded' augmented reality (AR) app. 'Curate', which is now...

As we move towards another Bank Holiday Weekend, there is no shortage of phenomenal fundraising efforts from those in our industry.  If...

Average property prices fell in all but one English region during March, according to the latest official UK House Price Index. Overall,...

To demonstrate the lengths some buyers will go to make sure their offer is accepted, NAEA Propertymark has asked its agent...

Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) has confirmed that it expects its sale to Silver Lake to complete in Q3 2018. As part of...

National franchise agency Hunters has announced the opening of its latest branch in the Welsh town of Llandrindod Wells. The agency's third...

The retirement housing sector has increased its market share considerably in the last two years, creating a 'perfect storm' for estate...

Respected industry spokesperson Kristjan Byfield is continuing his fightback against the negative coverage of the agency industry in the mainstream press...

Average first-time buyers in London spend double the amount paid by those across the rest of Britain. A typical London buyer now...

Well last week was interesting. The column about my decision to put the property on with a letting agent went viral.  This was...

An estate agent claims that online property listings which include video tours receive 'hundreds more views' than those without. Dan Killeen of...

Research by Zoopla suggests that homeowners' confidence in the property market is on the rise.  The property website's latest Housing Market Sentiment...

It will be 'business as usual' for Humberts following the announcement of its sale to Natural Retreats, says the agency's new...

Two online agents and a number of PropTech companies have been named in startups.co.uk's Startups 100 index. Coming in at number 64...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Despite numerous reports of a 'stagnant market' and predictions of a 'housing bust', conveyancers have 'bounced back after a disappointing end...

Property sellers in Scotland are profiting from buyers' willingness to pay above asking price for a home.  This is according to portal...

It has today been announced that the Natural Retreats group has purchased Humberts. The entirety of Humberts has been included in the...

The latest data from Rightmove indicates that the average national asking price has reached another all-time high of £308,075 following a...

Two high street estate agents have used the medium of the local press to come out fighting against the threat of...

Reapit has announced the acquisition of Resource Techniques in a bid to strengthen its position in the agency software market. Resource Techniques,...

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - EAT's weekly roundup of all the big moves going on in our industry. If you...

The introduction of the Land Transaction Tax (LTT) to replace stamp duty in Wales has had a significant impact on house...

A study of estate agencies and portals floated on the London Stock Exchange suggests that digital companies have shown much better...

Century 21 UK is slashing the cost of becoming a franchisee for a six week period, cutting the price from £23,500...

High-end London chain Marsh & Parsons, part of the LSL Property Services empire, has opened in 30th office in Chiswick.  “Chiswick’s wonderful...

Consumer body Which? is warning that those who used the Help To Buy equity loan to purchase their homes could face...

Our industry does great work for good causes not just in this country but around the world, as this week’s Agents...

Akshay Ruparelia, the teenager who set up the Doorsteps online estate agency only 18 months ago, is now reported to be...

Foxtons has this morning given a gloomy trading update to the City and shareholders. In a statement issued at 7am it says:...

The Property Ombudsman has issued its annual report for 2017 and there’s good news for the estate agency side of the...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is consulting members on the creation of a personal statement which they must sign to...

Graham Norwood has scooped two accolades in the prestigious Property Press Awards for his work on Estate Agent Today and Letting...

A new report suggests Capital Gains Tax changes coming into effect next year are worrying a large majority of wealthy overseas...

The Court of Appeal has overturned controversial fraud decisions which have a bearing on agents’ and conveyancers’ responsibilities for checking buyers’...

The chief executive of Winkworth says the upcoming Brexit is creating uncertainty and causing buyers and investors to delay purchasing plans. Dominic Agace,...

That’s it. I’ve given up. The lull has continued and it’s becoming quite a bore.  The price drop hasn’t worked. The revamped...

Outsourced viewing operator Viewber is expanding its offer to agents by forming what it calls “a close technical cooperation” with keyholding...

A service that tracks different types of mortgage demand reveals that remortgaging is on the rise while borrowing for new purchases...

The chief of the UK’s longest-established estate agency recruitment consultancy has described the inflexibility of the industry towards people returning to...

Estate agents don’t necessarily have the most eco-friendly image as an industry - but here’s one who’s really making a statement...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Online estate agencies are the centre of attention right now - but one of them seems to be seeking publicity in...

It went largely unreported when news broke last week but now the suggestion that home owners should pay a surcharge if...

The prospect of technology transforming the selling and buying process, including more power for portals and especially online agents, dominated parts...

One in five sellers suffer a fall-through costing them an average £2,700 - but many lose £5,000 or more. These are the...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our weekly feature on who’s moving where throughout our industry. And it’s...

Another high end estate agency is reporting difficulties in the London market with Knight Frank saying prices are down in both...

New data from Haart estate agency suggests that despite many homes sticking on the market, apparently would be buyers are locked...

ZPG shares have rocketed up in value by 30 per cent this morning on the back of a £2.2 billion bid...

There's been a shock announcement that ZPG - operator of Zoopla, PrimeLocation and Hometrack, as well as uSwitch - has accepted a £2.2...

Purplebricks is reported to have hired a new advertising agency to handle a “multi million pound” media campaign. The advertising industry weekly...

GetAgent, an estate agent comparison website, has won investment from a growth fund that also provides a 10 month advertising campaign on...

Mike Day, one of the best known and most popular figures in the agency business, is celebrating 15 years as one...

 Humberts says it has settled on a buyer after receiving several offers for the troubled agency - although it has delayed identifying...

The housing market may have seen some depressing figures of late but there’s good news about mortgage arrears - they’re at...

Hello and welcome to this week’s celebration of the industry’s fund-raising activities. Remember it’s easy to get publicity and additional support for...

Sky News says online estate agents Emoov and Tepilo are in talks about a ‎merger - and if it happens the...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the base rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent this month. The...

An online question-and-answer article with OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has suggested that its focus of criticism may be shifting from...

Strutt & Parker has repeated its warning that the market in prime central London could see a typical house price fall...

Countrywide is in no rush to appoint a new chief executive, following the experience of having Alison Platt in the post...

Trussle, which describes itself as the UK’s first online mortgage broker, has won £13.6m in financing from international investors led by...

Recent figures from the mainstream housing market may suggest a disappointing performance so far this year but Auction House, the UK’s...

Estate Agent Today understands several major national agencies and some smaller operators are involved in a project to understand why transaction...

House prices in the three months to the end of April were 2.2 per cent higher than in the same period...

London-focussed Buying agency Black Brick has launched a specialist service to cater for divorcing couples. The company - increasingly regarded by some...

There is a lull in my imminent flat sale. Just no activity at all, despite a price reduction!  So, I am forced...

David Brown, the chief executive of London high-end agency Marsh & Parsons, is retiring with immediate effect.  The news came through late...

The Financial Conduct Authority says house buyers need more help to find the best priced and most appropriate mortgage deal for their...

Countrywide’s Group Operations Director Paul Creffield - one of three figures now at the top of the organisation - says he...

One of the world’s leading agency and PropTech analysts says the race is on for who comes second in the UK’s...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Estate Agent Today understands that Humberts will announce a possible buyer of some of its agency activities this week - on...

New data from a private bank shows a five per cent rise in the number of £1m-plus homes sold in 2017.  The...

Here’s some good news to take into the Bank Holiday weekend.  Research undertaken by Estate Agent Today suggests that fees charged by...

Emoov founder Russell Quirk says that in some cases social media might give a more accurate picture of an estate agency’s...

OnTheMarket has announced that industry software company Reapit is introducing a real time data feed for its clients to upload their properties...

The annual report from the Advertising Standards Authority and the Committees of Advertising Practice, out today, shows that the estate and...

A leasehold reform campaigner has called on the government to ensure it publishes its report on leasehold reform before the summer recess at...

Hello and welcome to our latest chronicle of fund-raising exploits by our industry: the onset of fine weather and the Bank...

The UK chief executive of Purplebricks says his company has ambitions to roll out its business model all over the world. Lee...

Review service allAgents has relaunched its property portal, saying it may become an agent-owned service and pledging to turn it into...

Several agencies operating under different brand names in south east England have been retitled under just one, called Alexander & Co.  This...

A major regional agent is calling on others to join it in an initiative to create a more friendly and welcoming...

New online auction house BidX1 says it has raised £2,087,000 from its second UK auction, posting a 70 per cent success...

The managing director of troubled estate agency Humberts says he has been “inundated” with prospective buyers since news broke over last...

OnTheMarket says it has now struck listing agreements with 7,500 agency branches, adding over 2,000 branches since floating on the London stock...

One of the three official redress bodies serving the estate and lettings agency industry has conducted a survey of complaints across...

Today is the day. 1,600 people will gather in London for FUTURE: PropTech, an event I have supported when there were...

London’s housing market may be in the doldrums but two estate agencies have shown faith in its long-term recovery with moves...

ZPG has sold the Australian arm of housing data company Hometrack to REA Group, a multinational digital firm specialising in portals and...

The massive wealth of owners over 55 has been revealed by a new survey. They own £938 billion of UK housing, a figure...

Humberts has denied a local press report suggesting at least five of the firm’s 22 offices had already closed with some...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Theresa May has appointed a controversial former Shelter executive as her new housing policy adviser working in Whitehall. Toby Lloyd was until...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a series of regional roadshows with a target of enhancing the success of independent...

James Brokenshire - yesterday appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government - joins the rank of senior politicians...

The game of musical chairs that has so often gone on with politicians in charge of housing continues today with the...

A BBC Radio 5 Live analysis of online reviews has reignited the argument about the glut of positive reviews for Purplebricks...

An insider in a senior position in Humberts says the weekend announcement that it was in talks with proposed administrators to...

Only one property in every eight sold in the current market succeeds in achieving its asking price - while no fewer than...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, our regular Monday round-up of moves around our industry. Please let us know what’s happening...

Some 45 per cent of so-called Empty Nesters - older owners whose children have left home permanently - say they are...

Research from the Nationwide suggests that the share of cash transactions has declined over the past 18 months, at least partly...

Figures from the Treasury suggest that the annual revenue from stamp duty for the year to the end of March is...

Fewer mortgages were approved for home buyers last month than in the same month a year ago according to figures from...

Coutts bank has issued a starkly pessimistic snapshot of prime London’s housing landscape, reporting price falls, valuation mark-downs and slower sales...

Several newspapers are carrying allegations that the diary secretary working for housing minister Dominic Raab has been selling sex via a...

The London Marathon may have been and gone but there are plenty of agents and others in our industry still prepared...

LSL Property Services has issued a warning that market conditions are softer than expected so far in 2018 and that transaction...

The UK’s real estate sector, embracing estate agencies as well as other aspects of the property industry, has been facing “increased...

Online estate agency House Network claims that “the percentage of houses sold at the original valuation price is 98 per cent”.  The...

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is defying the glut of stories suggesting the London market is beset with difficulties and has launched...

The final winners’ list for this year’s ESTAS Awards has just been published with the  ‘Best In County’ agents named -...

People living in leasehold properties should extend the remaining terms of their leases before they drop beneath 80 years, according to a...

Countrywide, the troubled agency group which today holds its annual general meeting, says it is “encouraged by the early progress that...

Leading housing analyst Kate Faulkner says the current low transaction level is “a little scary” because with so few sellers, buyers...

New figures from Hometrack show that a typical home in Greater London now takes 17 weeks to find a buyer -...

I have total transparency. I love that.  I know how the portals are doing, I know how many people are clicking on...

Four estate agencies have opened new branches, either as a result of expansion or because of acquisitions. Homes4u has opened a futuristic...

A new survey suggests that despite many lenders increasing their rates, most mainstream mortgages are down compared to the start of...

The estate agency sector “is experiencing the worst staff shortages in a generation at a point when the property market is...

The battle to become the single ombudsman service after the government rationalises the redress system across housing has taken an unexpected...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

An estate agency has been ordered to pay £841 to a council - because it failed to provide paperwork about its...

A new study reveals precisely how little first time buyers apparently understand about the buying process.  In a survey of 500 people...

A leasehold reform campaigning group is warning that “it is likely to be many years” before promised leasehold reform becomes law. Leasehold...

The long running spat between review website allAgents and hybrid agency Purplebricks reignited over the weekend following a Facebook post. A Purplebricks...

Hybrid agency Emoov is now offering a tailored sales package aimed at attracting developers listing and selling new homes. Rather than paying...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Let us know what’s...

A flat in Brixton is being raffled for £5 a ticket by a start-up entrepreneur who claims this is just the...

Scottish high-end agency Galbraith has revealed how one of the smallest and most exclusive property sectors in Britain - Scottish country...

The scores are in and the results announced for the 2018 ESTAS Awards - and the winner of the coveted Grand...

An umbrella body representing search organisations says searches “are very rarely the cause of delays” in transactions. The Council of Property Search...

The assessment by an investment consultancy that Purplebricks sells some 76 per cent of the homes it lists may have made...

The average number of viewings received by properties before a sale is agreed has risen from 11 in 2015 to 19...

Purplebricks’ finance chief Matthew Farrow is reported to have left the company to join IT and cloud communications company Timico. Just over...

The Future: PropTech conference takes place in under a fortnight’s time on May 2 and over 1,200 delegates have now been...

It’s London Marathon weekend and it’s set to be hot, hot, hot for those agents and other brave industry folk running...

Average house prices in the UK have increased 4.4 per cent in the year to February according to the latest official...

Stubbornly high house prices and concerns over leasehold-related charges top the list of worries amongst the public about the housing market. That’s...

The Henley Business School is often identified with cutting edge forecasts - but now it has revealed the history of what...

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says its first quarter’s sales figures for 2018 are ahead of those for the same period...

There has been a big rise in activity in the equity release market based on data from the first quarter of...

Purplebricks has issued a statement saying that 99.98 per cent of its shareholders have backed the new investment to expand its...

Estate agent licensing will reduce competition, make buying and selling homes more expensive, and add another layer of red tape to...

Online estate agency Tepilo and over-60s ‘life plan’ property sales service Homewise have been rapped over the knuckles following complaints made...

I’m writing this a week into my instruction decision. It has been a fascinating journey to date. As I discussed last week,...

Manning Stainton, one of the major estate agency chains operating across North Yorkshire, is to return to listing on ZPG. It will...

Property purchases for buyers requiring mortgages reached 50,000 in February, the highest level for the month since 2007.  The data, from mortgage...

Online agency HouseSimple has become a completely No Sale No Fee agency - and is thought to be the only online...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of the industry’s best known research experts, Johnny Morris, has left Countrywide.  Morris joined Hamptons...

A central London buying agent says she was once offered a bribe by an estate agent to try to persuade a...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

A man who is accused of assaulting an estate agent is to face trial. The Bournemouth Daily Echo reports that Marc Skelton,...

The Guild of Property Professionals has given details of a strong field of potential winners in this week’s ESTAS awards.  This year...

Purplebricks has returned to the fray after recent controversies with a claim that home owners saved themselves over £140m in commission...

Prices of new-to-the-market property rose by a modest 0.4 per cent over the past month says Rightmove - but that’s enough...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - our regular Monday look at who’s moving where within our industry. You...

A website that monitors house prices says “red warning lights are flashing as market conditions in London and the South East...

The government has published data related to a claim by housing minister Dominic Raab, who prompted controversy last week by suggesting...

A proposal by HMRC to speed up HMRC Capital Gains Tax payments for residential property sales could create a “compliance nightmare.” The...

The Property Redress Scheme - one of the three government-approved redress schemes handling complaints about sales and lettings agents - has...

Franchise giant Hunters says independent agencies which joined the firm in recent years have typically beaten the performance of the housing market. Chief...

The latest mortgage snapshot from e.surv has reinforced recent claims from other sources that London’s housing market remains the most difficult...

Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - it’s a bumper edition with plenty of fantastic fund-raising going...

Demand is down for the 12th successive month according to the latest market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. New...

A 15-month research project says HMRC should do more to engage estate agents in recognising the importance of complying with anti-money...

The Conveyancing Association has backed the government’s calls for extensive reform of the buying and selling process, announced at the weekend. The...

There were 43 per cent more new properties listed for sale than in the same month last year according to online...

Agency Express, which reported a muted housing market in February, says the pace picked up considerably last month. The board company, which...

Purplebricks has issued a provocative response to the government’s new measures to promote a more professional and transparent house buying process.  The...

The outsourced viewing service Viewber says it has now conducted over 20,000 viewings on behalf of agents and has secured another...

To say I had a lot of reaction to last week's column about selling my flat would be an understatement. I've never...

The proportion of first time buyers in the market is still 11 per cent below the level seen before the 2008...

One of the industry’s best-known software suppliers Reapit has announced that it’s acquired Pocket Size Media - a firm that provides...

As the spring market gets into full swing, here’s the traditional beach hut story - yet this time, it really does...

Two estate agency directors have been disqualified over a cartel scandal which resulted in five agencies being fined over £370,000 for...

The number of house sales falling through pre-completion during the first quarter of 2018 reached its highest level for this time...

The Property Franchise Group has this morning reported strong figures for 2017 with news that its hybrid brand EweMove traded profitably...

The conveyancing industry regulator has thrown its weight behind the government’s proposals to improve the buying and selling process.  Stephen Ward, director of strategy...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

A 15-branch agency group operating in parts of London and the Home Counties has joined OnTheMarket according to a statement from...

The latest house price index figures from the Halifax gives just the spur the market may need as the spring sales...

Agents and representatives from other property sectors have reacted enthusiastically to proposals to professionalise the industry. As we reported yesterday, the government...

  More details have emerged of the government’s proposals to enhance estate agency regulation, regulate referral fees, offer guides for buyers and...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone mentioned here...

The Property Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle, is to hold a briefing on the government’s redress reform on Wednesday - five days before...

It’s under two weeks to The ESTAS 2018 held in London on Friday April 20. It’s the biggest and best bash in...

The government has announced further measures which will, in its words, “professionalise” house buying and the estate agency business. In yet another Sunday...