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26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Epsom and Ewell, Epping Forest and Dartford have been named as the top London leaver hotspots as buyers continue to move...
25 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Average sold prices in prime London have returned to 2014 levels, research suggests. The latest market data from LonRes shows the prime...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Every year the media writes a lot about house price crashes, and often pose the question whether this is the year...
23 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The number of properties going under offer and new instructions are on the rise but this has yet to translate into...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Property sales fell for the fourth consecutive month in December and ended the year at 1.02m, HMRC data suggests. The latest property...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Manchester-based premium agency Settio Property Experience has unveiled expansion plans including appointing its first managing director as well as launching an...
17 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Specialist buying agency Recoco Property Search has appointed former director of Strutt & Parker’s country house department Andrew Cronan to strengthen...
11 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The property market is heading for around 23% fewer sales this year and some agents may need better training to deal...
21 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Self-employed agency models are helping drive growth in the estate agency sector, while larger firms struggle to maintain positive momentum, research...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Achieved prime London sale prices fell by their largest levels since May 2021 last month, research suggests. Analysis by property data firm...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The UK’s housing market is past ‘peak pain’ and looks set to bottom out in mid-2024, according to Savills. The agency giant’s...
08 November 2023
From: Breaking News
September has been ‘underwhelming’ for sales in prime London except for at the high-end £5m price point, figures suggest. Separate analysis from...
17 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Hunters’ first ever franchised branch in the North Yorkshire town of Selby is under new ownership after 16 years. James Powell, who...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
High mortgage rates and a lack of supply may mean the prime property market misses its typical seasonal boost in the...
14 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Homeowners are becoming increasingly uncertain about the value of their property, research suggests. A new House Price Confidence Index, launched by marketing...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has welcomed two new non-executive directors to its independent board. Louise Baxter, head of the National Trading Standards...
13 September 2023
From: Breaking News
An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...
01 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...
30 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
For most people, buying a house or flat is the largest financial commitment they will ever make. Which is why many...
26 August 2023
From: Features
The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has unveiled a new collaboration with Dataloft. The partnership will give FIA members access to Dataloft’s...
22 August 2023
From: Breaking News
The size of the UK property auction house market hit the highest point in a decade in 2022, approaching half a...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Open Property Group has carried out research which looks into where UK homeowners are moving to and if there is a...
09 August 2023
From: Features
The average anti-money laundering (AML) fine issued to estate agents for non-compliance so far during 2022/23 has already crept beyond the...
19 July 2023
From: Breaking News
London’s £5m-plus residential market is back in business after a slow first quarter, according to new analysis from Savills. The agent does...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
LonRes has declared the prime London sales market to be “subdued” entering the second half of 2023. The data consultancy says that...
12 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents have been urged to price realistically as Rightmove revealed data showing the impact of asking price reductions. Tim Bannister, director of...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Flat owners have seen their service charges rise by 8% over the past year, research suggests. A new service charge index launched...
26 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The founder of an online agency that switched to the for sale-by-owner model has turned his attention to property portals. Kae Travis...
20 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Asking prices have fallen on a monthly basis at this time of year for the first time since June 2017 as...
19 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks ended its life on the stock market with a share price of 0.30p. It comes as the controversial online brand officially...
16 June 2023
From: Breaking News
A standoff between sellers looking back at the 2021 and 2022 markets and buyers anticipating a weaker one is stifling the...
14 June 2023
From: Breaking News
The prime London market appears to be lacking its usual spring buzz as buyers wait for prices to drop research suggests. Analysis...
17 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The organisers behind a prestigious property journalist awards ceremony has announced the event will no longer go ahead. The Property Press Awards...
03 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Recent research estimated that up to £100 billion is being stolen in the UK each year, with much of it due...
22 April 2023
From: Features
An award-winning charity will cut the cost of homeownership in Wigan by up to £10,000, by offering buyers the chance to...
22 April 2023
From: Features
The prime London property market appears to be finding a new level as sales, demand and prices slide, LonRes claims. Figures from...
19 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Savills has strengthened its European residential network with the acquisition of real estate company Beliving in Italy. Founded by Danilo Orlando in...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents in some parts of the UK are still struggling to sell properties that they first listed more than a decade...
22 March 2023
From: Breaking News
You don’t need me to tell you that buy to let has had a torrid time of it lately. For agents trying...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A conveyancing firm has put the popular artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to the test to see if it can rival legal...
02 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Sellers are cutting asking prices by an average 4.5% discount to achieve a sale, Zoopla claims. The figure is the highest for...
28 February 2023
From: Breaking News
27 February 2023
From: Breaking News
The ‘race for space’ may not have been as significant a contest as first thought, new data suggests. Figures from property data...
15 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Former youth Olympic Badminton player Grace King is one of first recruits in a campaign launched by hybrid agency Mr and...
25 January 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket (OTM) has named the replacements for its outgoing chief financial officer (CFO) Clive Beattie. Beattie, who has worked for the portal...
25 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The top-end of the prime London market was a key driver for sales and new listings last year, LonRes figures suggest. Analysis...
19 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The average anti-money laundering (AML) fine issued to the estate agency sector for non-compliance has started to climb, reversing the previous...
18 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Sellers who switch estate agent are 34% more likely to sell than those who reduce their price, research suggests. The estate agent...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
A plethora of property professionals are ending the year with new jobs. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Surveying is traditionally a male-dominated profession, and many women who have worked in the profession for many years report that at...
23 December 2022
From: Sponsored Content
Here at Angels Media towers, we’re always keen to get the biggest names in the business on board for interviews. And that...
03 December 2022
From: Features
The Conveyancing Association has set a date for its 2023 Annual Conference. It will take place in London on 7 February 2023...
29 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Online and Americanised models of self-employed agency have deterred new agents from entering the sector amid a wider decline of professionals...
28 November 2022
From: Breaking News
I’ve just read an article saying that this is the time of the online estate agency. The time in question is, of...
26 November 2022
From: Features
Property transactions dipped in October but remain above pre-pandemic levels, HMRC data shows. The latest property transactions report from the taxman -...
23 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Fall-throughs are up and the number of properties under-offer in prime London areas has fallen below the pre-pandemic average for the...
16 November 2022
From: Breaking News
UK property sales fell by around a third last month and were flat on a monthly basis, new figures show. HMRC’s latest...
24 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Britain’s secret property market witnessed nearly £30.9 billion worth of property transactions last year, the highest yearly market value in well...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The Government’s mini budget on September 23 was anything but ‘mini’ with several major announcements one of the most significant of...
17 October 2022
From: Sponsored Content
Trade body Propertymark has revealed that it has opened compliance cases against a small number of members following the latest HMRC...
12 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Agents have been putting their hands in their pockets and getting active for plenty of good causes over the past week. If...
30 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...
24 September 2022
From: Features
There has been an understandable focus on things other than Government since the death of Queen Elizabeth was announced, but Prime...
24 September 2022
From: Features
There are signs of caution in the prime London market with an increase in sales falling through during August, new figures...
23 September 2022
From: Breaking News
A prime central London (PCL) agency established by former Savills and Knight Frank staff is celebrating five years in business. Tedworth Property...
20 September 2022
From: Breaking News
Spicerhaart has opened its doors for ex-armed forces personnel and reservists to consider estate agency as a career. The agency brand has...
20 September 2022
From: Breaking News
First off, my own quick tribute to the Queen, who died on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Despite her age and declining...
10 September 2022
From: Features
Choosing the right technology platform for your agency is hard. Getting it wrong is easy. The last thing you need is to...
06 September 2022
From: Sponsored Content
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) recently published a list of firms that have received penalty notices for failure to meet their...
17 August 2022
From: Sponsored Content
Have you ever noticed that it is much easier to fix other people's problems than your own? Whether it is resolving a friend's...
09 August 2022
From: Recruitment & Business Matters
Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...
06 August 2022
From: Features
PropTech brand nurtur.group has announced the appointment of Clive Beattie as its new Chief Financial Officer. As we revealed in Estate Agent...
05 August 2022
From: Breaking News
For years now estate agents have been on a journey from digital infancy to digital maturity. But what does the future...
03 August 2022
From: Features
Propertymark Qualifications has added two industry veterans to its board. Jan Hytch, residential and operations partner for Arnold Keys and Katie Griffin,...
27 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Spicerhaart has promoted its group managing director for land and new homes to the board. Tim Wardley will join the Spicerhaat board...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News
More than a third of councils across England lack adequate plans to provide suitable housing for the ageing population, research claims. New...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Renewed calls are being made for an “urgent review” of stamp duty as research shows rising house prices mean first-time buyers...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News
It’s the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell fire tragedy, but are high rises any safer today than they were then? On 14th...
18 June 2022
From: Features
The digital transformation of the property industry is not a new chapter, but an ongoing journey in which the winners are...
18 June 2022
From: Features
The executive director of LSL’s estate agency business has retired. Helen Buck joined the listed agency brand’s board as a non executive...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Prime London prices continue to hit record levels but actual sales vary depending on values. Figures from property data company LonRes for...
06 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...
18 May 2022
From: Features
More than 30 agents and property firms such as auction houses and valuers were reprimanded by HMRC for anti-money laundering breaches...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...
14 May 2022
From: Features
The estate agency sector is now paying almost £6m for anti-money laundering (AML) supervision. Businesses are legally required to register for AML...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Houses continued to be the preferred property type for prime London buyers last month as flat sales continue to struggle amid...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...
07 May 2022
From: Features
The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...
30 April 2022
From: Features
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved a complaint regarding claims made by Purplebricks about home sales. The advertising watchdog revealed...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A new Deputy Ombudsman, Lesley Horton, has been appointed by The Property Ombudsman Scheme. She will work alongside Property Ombudsman, Rebecca Marsh,...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The creator of a local social network app acquired by US company Nextdoor is marking a year in prime estate agency...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News
An industry group is predicting that record numbers of homes sold this year will be off-plan. The National Association of Property Buyers...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News
In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...
02 April 2022
From: Features
One of the most valuable assets to any company is the data it stores. According to a recent study completed by...
30 March 2022
From: Features
The extreme shortage of properties for sale has fuelled the first rise in new homes sold off-plan since 2016. In 2021 some...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The government has failed to take the opportunity of the Spring Statement to provide clarity on its business rates reform agenda,...