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LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and London agency Marsh & Parsons - has given a...

A property platform that has chronicled the London sales market’s problems in recent years says the recovery will start in 2020...

Gloomy statements from some industry organisations have suggested the market is in trouble thanks to Brexit uncertainty but Rightmove says visits...

Chestertons says its profitability in 2018 doubled compared to the previous year, but appears to have relied heavily on lettings for...

I don’t think I can add anything more to the excellent 2019 pieces we’ve seen on EAT in recent weeks –...

The share of the market taken by online agencies in the final quarter of 2018 slipped from last summer’s high of...

Another housing market snapshot is showing a pessimistic start to 2019 as the property platform Home reports that four regions of...

A firm which recently joined the ‘hub club’ of agencies using centralised services offices says its won a major new build...

The auction firm that purchased the property listings left stranded by the collapse of Emoov is now offering partnership opportunities to...

While even agents of the calibre of Savills struggle in today’s market - see the agency’s figures here - it’s a...

The new management at Emoov says that following its acquisition out of administration it will relaunch as an online estate agency later...

A maverick estate agent pictured wearing a yellow vest has threatened to mount what he calls a “civil protest” if Brexit...

A statement this morning by franchise agency Winkworth says lettings and property management now accounts for 50 per cent of its turnover. The...

Savills’ residential business grew market share last year in the UK despite what it calls “challenging conditions.” In a trading statement to...

The high-end New York based estate agency Corcoran has issued franchise documents for ‘global markets’ prompting speculation that it could spread...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Beccy Moore. Office Manager for Nicholas Humphreys Tell us more about Nicholas...

Hello and welcome to another PJT, your regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Please keep us informed of...

There may be a cloud over the economy right now but growth of 2.7 per cent in house prices last year...

It’s been an interesting week of contrasts when it comes to online replacing ‘the old school’. Data from that clever consultancy The...

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

Almost half of all house sales in England and Wales fell through before completion in the final quarter of 2018, according...

Still recovering from Christmas and New Year? There’s no shame in that - the agents’ fund-raising season resumes in earnest in...

Recent years have seen tighter regulation and new legislation hit the lettings industry. Combined with the fee ban, there is no...

How do you remove an estate agent from an oven? How would you remove an Estate Agent from an oven? Sounds...

The former boss of Emoov, the controversial Russell Quirk, has resuscitated his career as a public relations man and pro-Brexit commentator. Just...

Winkworth says it’s seen a huge 78.5 per cent rise in franchise applicants over the past 12 months and says there...

Century 21 UK appears to have bucked the trend of closing offices and reduced footfall by marking the opening of 16...

The auctioneer Auction House has reported sales up 6.9 per cent in 2018, raising a total of over £455m – a...

The latest Bank of England mortgage figures suggest that approvals for home buyers are running at more than a fifth below...

A branch of the Haart estate agency is reported to have apologised to Purplebricks for claiming that the hybrid agency was...

Zoopla is claiming a big surge in leads provided to agents and a new high in the number of visits to...

Purplebricks has tightened its vice-like grip on the online market according to a new analysis - but the race is on...

Hello and welcome to this year’s first edition of Property Jobs Today, reporting on the first industry moves of 2019. We’re told...

Yet another property raffle has had to be abandoned because it has been deemed illegal under Gambling Commission rules. A Yorkshire couple,...

UBS, a Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company based in Zurich and Basel, now owns approaching 10 per cent...

A new analysis claims transaction numbers fell in 241 of 374 local authority areas of the UK last year. Analysis of Land...

The online sales and lettings platform TheHouseShop has scrapped its £500,000 crowdfunding pitch - and it’s blaming the collapse of online...

Rightmove has launched a share buy-back programme to run until late next month, February. Companies buy back their own shares to keep up...

Rightmove has revealed which day was its busiest in 2018 in terms of page views. It says February 19 was the date,...

Early figures suggest record numbers of people visited Rightmove just after Christmas, giving renewed hope that the market may step up...

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...

As 2018 ticks away and 2019 beckons, it’s time for everyone at Estate Agent Today to wish you, your family and...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

One of the country’s most detailed housing market forecasts for 2019 suggests house prices will fall in London and nearby regions...

Londoners paid some £30 billion on homes elsewhere in the UK this year - the highest amount since 2007. A report from...

Everyone at Estate Agent Today wishes all our readers, agents and suppliers to the industry, a peaceful and loving Christmas. If at...

Today we finally bring the curtain down on our terrific gallery of Christmas photos that agents and suppliers have kindly sent...

Anything can get a Christmas makeover these days, and if you thought it was a sprig of holly too far to...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

Zoopla is launching its latest advertising campaign from Boxing Day with ideas from the creative minds behind Wallace & Gromit.  From Wednesday...

In the past year it seems every other story has been about PropTech - the big stuff like Purplebricks and the...

Hello again and with just two working days before Christmas, there’s no stopping us yet on your festive photos - a...

Well here we are, at the last Agents Do Charity of the year. It’s been a record haul of good works, as...

Hello and with Christmas just around the corner, and temperatures finally being a little more like winter, what better time to...

Audioagent and KeyAGENT have merged to create the UK’s largest property marketing group. Together they provide property marketing services to the UK’s...

As we near the Christmas break so it’s time to put our feet up for a moment and celebrate another year. What better...

Hello, and the wind-down to the Big Day continues with more pictures of your agency offices. Thanks so much, firstly, to Becky...

For my final EAT contribution of 2018, I’ve put together a list of Christmas gifts that you could buy your PropTech-loving...

A top PropTech analyst says Purplebricks is as much an advertising firm as an estate agency but is nonetheless a huge success...

Hello and welcome to another batch of your agency office Christmas pictures…it’s certainly been a bumper year for them and today...

The Property Ombudsman scheme has taken action against another six rogue agents in recent days, bringing the total number expelled this...

Asking prices of homes coming to the market have fallen for the second month in a row - and Rightmove says...

Hello and welcome to a new week - the last before Christmas. We’ve got more of your wonderful office pictures and videos...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...

Savills has snapped up an independent London estate agency in what is likely to be one of the last deals of...

With only 10 days to go before Christmas, surely everyone’s decorations are up by now? It seems that way in the agency...

So this is (almost) it. Next week may be a quiet one for business as vendors and landlords alike begin to...

A crowdfunding bid to Emoov’s staff to win financial help over the Christmas period has flopped badly with a paltry £30...

The world may be going crazy outside but we’re delighted to tell you that in the estate agency industry it’s still...

Vesta, which describes itself as “the new online marketplace for buying and selling rental property” has launched a bid to raise...

Estate agency Strutt & Parker says that despite Brexit and the economic and political uncertainty accompanying it, house prices in the...

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...

Maybe it’s the Brexit Blues but something is making the industry excel itself this year when it comes to celebrating Christmas....

Your terrific festive photographs keep on rolling in and we’re delighted to share them with the industry - and we’d like...

One of the country’s most influential bodies says house price rises over 2019 will be limited to around two per cent...

It’s the start of a new week and many agents may well be having their office parties this week - if...

Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...

Hello again and welcome to the latest display of agents’ Christmas decorations. We’d love to share your windows, trees, lights and even...

Countrywide, which was hit by a row over executive pay during the summer, is now on the look out for a...

Thanks so much for cheering us up in these challenging times with your terrific pictures of this year’s Christmas decorations.  We have...

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...

Hello and welcome to the Wednesday edition of your Christmas agency branch decorations - and what a festive lot you are.  Before...

The demise of Emoov, Tepilo and lettings platform Urban raises question marks over the long-term viability of online agencies according to...

We’re delighted to say we’ve had a fantastic response to our call for pictures and videos of your decorated offices -...

An end-of-year analysis from the National Association of Estate Agents shows the state of the industry - and it confirms just...

A new portal is launching next year with Countrywide and some 30 other estate agency groups signed up, as well as...

December is here and we’re delighted to start our annual displays of agents’ Christmas windows, decorations and even those dodgy jumpers. Our...

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...

It’s that time of year again - many offices will mark the start of December (that’s tomorrow) by putting up decorations....

With Christmas less than four weeks away (yes, really) the countdown to the festive season begins tomorrow when December begins. Charity...

One of the country’s top buying agents says he expects 2019 to be a much better year than 2018 as Brexit...

When was the last time you looked at your business and really thought about what you could do to improve? Yesterday? Last...

I’m spending a lot of time in airport terminals waiting for flights. They’re not the most comfortable of surroundings, but at...

East Midlands estate and lettings agency Jackson Grundy has signed up to OnTheMarket. The firm, with its Northampton headquarters, has 10 sales...

Popular floor plan drawing service Metropix is excited to announce some festive fun to celebrate reaching a significant milestone. #festivefloorplans is being...

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has told an agents’ conference of the strategy for his service - including a prediction that...

A sales and lettings agency specialising in waterside property along the Thames is linking up with a larger business to co-market...

The debate about online auction charges levied on buyers continues this morning with the release of figures showing that one company...

It’s a great start to the week for Wesley Carney, a lettings negotiator at the wonderful Breckon & Breckon agency in...

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...

Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson is on the acquisition trail yet again - and it’s revealed its eighth deal of the...

It’s Friday and what better way to kick off the weekend than winning two completely FREE tickets for the industry event...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - it’s our weekly round-up of good work done by the industry. Everyone...

New figures from the British Independent Retailers Association suggest that there are now 135 fewer independent estate agency branches than at...

Estate and letting agents are being warned not to slow down too early in the run up to Christmas as it...

The latest research from online estate agency Emoov shows at least one silver lining to the current Brexit-hit housing market -...

Purplebricks chief executive in Australia, Ryan Dinsdale, is quitting the firm after two and a half years. The influential Australian Financial Review...

We are delighted to have two completely FREE tickets available for the industry event of the season - the Charity Christmas...

A leading buying agent says the first quarter of 2019 may be crucial in determining the future of the current stamp...

Time appears to be running short for the sale of troubled online agency Emoov. An Emoov insider has told Estate Agent Today...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

Price growth in the housing market is slow across the UK but London is again the most troubled region, seeing an...

A leading property consultancy has called out Manchester as the location which has seen the highest urban price growth of anywhere...

It’s been reported that Nested, an estate agency launched two years ago, has received a massive £120m cash injection from venture capitalists. Nested, which...

Shocking figures from the Local Data Company, a consultancy monitoring the health of High Streets, show that 211 estate agency offices...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...

The LonRes data consultancy that monitors transactions right across prime central London says Brexit is the single biggest factor impacting the...

1.             Who are you and what do you do? HeyJuno Property is a business dedicated to empowering estate and letting agents throughout...

Purplebricks says it has seen year-on-year revenue growth of about 20 per cent despite what its chairman calls “a challenging UK...

A diverse cast-list has been announced for this year’s Relocation Agent Network national conference and exhibition to be staged in London...

One of Emoov’s agents in the field has contacted Estate Agent Today to give an insight into how the agency has...

Latest figures on the central London market from franchise giant Winkworth show that viewings dropped 20 per cent in the third...

It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...

Sky News says Emoov is to be sold, just months after the controversial online agency merged with Sarah Beeny's Tepilo and the...

A recent 'red flag alert' report from an insolvency firm warned that the number of real estate businesses defined as being...

Countrywide has given Estate Agent Today exclusive details of progress on its Back To Basics programme as it seeks to recover...

A firm which links with agents to operate online auctions has hit back at a consumer group's allegations that this growing sector...

You know the shiver you get when the portal reps call you out of the blue? That cold sweat in the...

A hybrid estate agency with ambitions to rival Purplebricks has revealed that it has significantly expanded its current footprint, with ambitions...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

Stamp duty relief for first time buyers of full-priced houses and apartments is to be extended to first time buyers of...

It’s Budget day and the government is once again on the receiving end of a blast from one of the country’s...

The government has told the estate agency industry that it has a “moral” obligation to report suspicions about potential money laundering. Figures...

It’s now almost a month since the government introduced new rules on Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), as part of its...

An insolvency firm is warning that the real estate sector of the economy is showing a growing number of businesses defined...

We all get an extra hour in bed this weekend, giving us more energy to fund-raise for good causes, right? That seems...

Mortgage approvals fell again in September - this means that every month of 2018 so far has seen a drop against...

The Competition and Markets Authority is stepping up its campaign to identify and prosecute companies behind cartels - and it’s offering...

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...

One of London’s most prominent buying agencies says post-Brexit the interest in buying in the capital will return - whether there...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows some 98,400 homes were sold across the UK in September - that’s slightly lower...

It’s been nine years since we created a dedicated team of property receptionists to answer telephone calls on behalf of agents,...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Several agents have asked me whether they should consider ditching their high street offices and move to an out of town...

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...

When Facebook first announced it would be entering the property listings market a few weeks ago it sent shockwaves across the...

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

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

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

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

Experts suggest that overseas buyers are likely to act quickly to take advantage of the delay in any stamp duty surcharge...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Marco Ferrara, Director of Tili What is Tili and what does...

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

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

Landlords and letting agents might feel they’ve taken a bit of a battering from the government in recent years – and...

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

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

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

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

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

With the news that Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to sellers, is this something...

Tili does all the work to deliver a smooth home move for customers and income for agents. An innovative and easy to...

“Baton down the hatches. Stockpile the food cupboard. Brexit is coming and it’s little more than six months away!” I jest, but there is...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In our previous 2 blogs we have covered the definitions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and what the practical...

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

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

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

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

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

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

There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor in the housing market than it used to be - so...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

For too long the private rented sector has been complacent towards customer satisfaction. In the changing rental landscape, the smartest letting...

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

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

After gaining my MBA qualification from Edinburgh Business School in 2005, I took careful consideration over my career moves and prospective...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hello again from Italy. Only another week or so left out here, working every day from the same table at my...

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

Countrywide is under fire again over the controversial rescue plan it announced last week. On Friday the troubled agency group’s share price -...

The former Chancellor George Osborne - architect of drastic stamp duty reform - has come out fighting to defend the tax...

It was interesting to see the recent story on Estate Agent Today about OnTheMarket (OTM) raising its fees after signing up...

With all the recent change and upheaval in the rental sector it may be time to consider how letting agencies will...

The newly-appointed Group Managing Director of Countrywide says rumours of Hamptons International or other ‘crown jewels’ being put up for sale...

An analysis of HMRC stamp duty statistics for the second quarter of this year suggest that receipts are down 13.8 per...

Countrywide's share price has dropped sharply following the announcement of the company's rescue plan - but the firm itself says this...

A leading estate agent is warning that an interest rate increase today ould hurt the delicate balance of the housing market. The...

Data prepared for the BBC and shared with Estate Agent Today gives a snapshot of how estate agencies, lettings agencies and...

An analyst for business data consultancy Bloomberg has some news for Foxtons - he says its swashbuckling days are over and...

There have been two stories dominating the PropTech headlines over this past week. As WeWork places a gentle arm around the...

The parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and other agency brands has succeeded where Foxtons yesterday did not - in...

The new owner of Humberts says he would consider acquiring or working alongside existing agencies who want to be part of...

A leading legal firm has given broad approval to proposals from the Law Commission aimed at improving the conveyancing process and...

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

With the continued indecision surrounding Brexit and the final divorce settlement still months away, it seems property buyers are choosing to...

‘Up’ is the key word in Rightmove’s figures for the first half of 2018, released to the City and to shareholders...

Since January 2018, nine of the UK’s biggest banks have allowed competitors direct access to customer data as part of the...

The mortgage industry may be throwing agents and the housing market something of a lifeline - it’s been revealed that 40...

Countrywide, the troubled estate agency group thought by some to be near collapse, has delayed issuing its interim figures which were...

A report out today shows a 19 per cent rise in the number of property businesses classified as being in “significant...

It’s being suggested that Countrywide’s rights issue, previously expected to be announced this week, may now be delayed. The Times says the...

At least one estate agency appears to be doing better than expected in the current challenging market - Hunters says sales...

Countrywide has not made any official statement about speculation over the weekend that it was about to seek an additional £100m investment. Estate...

With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...

Only 24 hours after the Land registry released data showing a 20 per cent slump in housing transactions, new figures from...

HM Land Registry calculates that 125,000 buyers will benefit from just the first phase of its digitisation programme for Local Land...

Agents appear to be getting more pessimistic over the housing market as the latest government figures show prices still growing - but...

A report in the Financial Times lays bare the scale of the housing market downturn in central London - it suggests...

The Advertising Standards Authority has today issued a three-point guidance note for estate agents, including controversial interpretations of what constitutes a...

Peter Long, executive chairman of Countrywide, has resigned from another boardroom to focus on saving the troubled estate agency. Long has chosen...

One of three schemes with government backing to offer redress for complaints about estate and letting agents has reignited the debate...

Before I get into the nitty gritty of the government (well, one of its startup accelerator schemes) giving away £20,000, let...

Carter Jonas has doubled the footprint of its UK headquarters in prime central London. It’s added a further 6,760 square feet of...

The UK division of Keller Williams, the world's largest estate agency, says it can help entrepreneurial agents to set up their...

House prices in London are projected to fall in the short-term, down by two per cent by the end of 2018...

It may not be a good idea for a journalist to be personal about a politician, so I write about our...

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...

The Advertising Standards Authority says its compliance team is considering its next steps following the refusal of estate agency PDQ Estates...

“They think it’s all over ... it is now.” The refrain that haunts England fans returned last night, not in a good...

Automated search companies have heaped praise on HM Land Registry following the digitisation of local land charge data - the LLC1...

Over 15,000 households have exchanged after listing with an online agent in the second quarter of 2018 - that’s eight per...

Auction House says the number of lots it sold in the first half of 2018 was some 3.8 per cent up...

A leading agency chief says the frequent churn of housing ministers means there is only one answer if our industry wants...

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...

Leading PropTech guru Mike DelPrete has revealed that he was involved in Purplebricks’ latest expansion, entering the Canadian agency market via the...

Highly regarded industry figure Simon Whale, who quit his role as head of sales at Reapit on Friday, took to the...

The dream goes on, and as England eases into the World Cup semi-finals, our agents’ reviews of their games continue -...

One of the UK’s leading group of economic experts has repeated its warning that housing market is not going to see...

The stock market and at least one City analyst have shrugged their shoulders at the claim by Purplebricks that it is...

The Agency Express board company says its monitor of the sales market suggests that it’s in better shape now than it...

An estate agency chain has produced strikingly successful sales figures for the first half of the year - evidence, it says,...

Everyone wants to rank highly on Google. Why? Well, as the world’s biggest search engine, with more than 65% market share,...

Any fingernails left after last night’s thriller? It was a cracker of a game, particularly the last 45 minutes...and then the...

By now we’ve all seen news about the long-term decline in property sales and competition from online alternatives leading to ‘more...

Purplebricks is reported to be set to reveal increasing losses when it issues its full-year financial results to the London Stock...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

An insolvency firm claims 153 estate agencies have gone bust in the past year with more than 7,000 “showing signs of...