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25 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The scores are in and the results announced for the 2018 ESTAS Awards - and the winner of the coveted Grand...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s London Marathon weekend and it’s set to be hot, hot, hot for those agents and other brave industry folk running...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Average house prices in the UK have increased 4.4 per cent in the year to February according to the latest official...
19 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says its first quarter’s sales figures for 2018 are ahead of those for the same period...
19 April 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been a big rise in activity in the equity release market based on data from the first quarter of...
19 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate agent licensing will reduce competition, make buying and selling homes more expensive, and add another layer of red tape to...
18 April 2018
From: Breaking News

I’m writing this a week into my instruction decision. It has been a fascinating journey to date. As I discussed last week,...
18 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Property purchases for buyers requiring mortgages reached 50,000 in February, the highest level for the month since 2007. The data, from mortgage...
18 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Hunters says independent agencies which joined the firm in recent years have typically beaten the performance of the housing market. Chief...
13 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - it’s a bumper edition with plenty of fantastic fund-raising going...
13 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Demand is down for the 12th successive month according to the latest market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. New...
12 April 2018
From: Breaking News

There were 43 per cent more new properties listed for sale than in the same month last year according to online...
12 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Awais Ahmad - Founder and CEO of Hystreet (I don’t...
11 April 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

Purplebricks has issued a provocative response to the government’s new measures to promote a more professional and transparent house buying process. The...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News

To say I had a lot of reaction to last week's column about selling my flat would be an understatement. I've never...
11 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of house sales falling through pre-completion during the first quarter of 2018 reached its highest level for this time...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The latest house price index figures from the Halifax gives just the spur the market may need as the spring sales...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Agents and representatives from other property sectors have reacted enthusiastically to proposals to professionalise the industry. As we reported yesterday, the government...
09 April 2018
From: Breaking News

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

Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and gone and I find myself now looking ahead to the Summer. The...
07 April 2018
From: Features

Average prices dropped another 1.1 per cent in prime central London in the year to March according to new figures released...
06 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Buying a property at an auction in Britain used to be regarded as a risky business but the whole process is...
04 April 2018
From: Sponsored Content

As always seems to be the case with Purplebricks, the hybrid agency has had a good week...and a bad one. Undeniably impressive...
31 March 2018
From: Features

At any given moment it’s difficult to say which issue dominates our marketplace, but I think it’s fair to acknowledge during...
31 March 2018
From: Features

Last week, a story was published by CNBC about a couple who sold their home, for above the asking price, without...
28 March 2018
From: Breaking News

As noted in Estate Agent Today’s news pages, OnTheMarket’s (OTM) recent dire share performance (at time of writing the price is...
27 March 2018
From: Features

Purplebricks has given details of how it intends to use some of its new investment, and in particular is spelling out...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News

House price growth in London has hit a seven year low according to Hometrack, with prices actually down across 42 per...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s attempt to rebuild its expertise pool following the Alison Platt era continues apace with the announcement today that John Hards...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News

For part two of the 'Day in the life of' series, I spoke to Peter Kavanagh, who first joined Romans in...
24 March 2018
From: Features

Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...
24 March 2018
From: Features

One of the most important aspects of running a successful estate or letting agency is being able to generate new business...
21 March 2018
From: Features

Countrywide’s 132-page annual report, released today, has given details of the management and restructuring costs incurred by the company during its...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A magazine claims its investigations into the sales tactics of Countrywide and Connells suggest the two agency are “harming consumers, stopping them from...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News

House prices started 2018 with a modest 0.3 per cent drop across the UK as a whole, including 0.5 per cent...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Average asking price of newly-marketed property have jumped 1.5 per cent - or over £4,500 - in the past month, says...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Have you noticed a new turf war going on on the fringes of the agency world? It’s not a high-profile battle like...
17 March 2018
From: Features

Market analysts at Swiss bank UBS are warning that Purplebricks’ meteoric growth in the UK may be slowing. The bank has cut...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News

High-end international estate agency company Savills claims Yopa, in which it has invested substantial sums, is now the UK’s 10th largest...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News

So here’s another week’s great work being done by colleagues in our industry - and we’re very pleased to salute them. Everybody...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The switchback of house price indices and other data on the state of the market has taken a turn for the...
15 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Ombudsman Services, which recently announced it was quitting its role as one of three approved redress schemes for estate and lettings...
12 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The Ernst & Young ITEM Club - a group of economists highly regarded by politicians and some sectors of the property...
12 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Jefferies - the City consultancy which has in the past worked with Countrywide - has cuts its forecasts for the troubled...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Thanks very much to everyone getting in touch to publicise their efforts for good causes: we’re always delighted to help. Just let...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News

In an exclusive and candid interview with Estate Agent Today, Countrywide chairman Peter Long has admitted that the company had been...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts has compiled a major report on estate agents’ business models - an exercise...
07 March 2018
From: Breaking News

It is thought likely that there will be no new update on the investigation into agents’ alleged infringement of the Competitions...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

HM Land Registry has taken another step towards its aim to “make conveyancing simpler, faster and cheaper” for the general public. The...
05 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...
03 March 2018
From: Features

Firstly, a huge thanks to everyone who shared and commented on my first blog and for all those that emailed me...
03 March 2018
From: Features

When it comes to property, ‘Japanese knotweed’ are the two words most homeowners and prospective buyers do not want to hear. With...
03 March 2018
From: Features

New figures released by ZPG suggest increasing numbers of agents are listing on three portals. Amongst the latest agencies to renew long...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

House prices fell unexpectedly in February with the Nationwide Building Society reporting a drop of 0.3 per cent. This ended some analysts’...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS Group has revealed the agencies, suppliers and other property companies shortlisted for its 2018 Estate & Letting Agent Awards. The...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading PropTech entrepreneurs has responded to recent criticism of online estate agencies and their allegedly-poor record of...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Organisers of the MIPIM conference - primarily for commercial property but with a growing residential presence - are under pressure to clean up...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has reported its 2017 figures to shareholders and the City this morning and as expected they show sharp falls in...
28 February 2018
From: Breaking News

London estate agency chain Dexters is expanding its brand once again thanks to a new partnership with Stirling Ackroyd New Homes. Dexters...
28 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents says the year has started with a boom as demand from prospective house-hunters increased by...
28 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...
27 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...
24 February 2018
From: Features

In the great swathe of housing market data which is delivered each month, conveyancers’ case volumes often get overlooked, however the...
24 February 2018
From: Features

The UK property sector has been a hotbed for financial crime in recent years, with many criminals seeing it as an...
24 February 2018
From: Features

A forecast suggests HM Revenue & Customs will rake in no less than £8.8 billion in Capital Gains Tax in 2018...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News

An online agency says it knows exactly when a home should be marketed in order to sell in the optimum timeframe. And...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Agents have welcomed more data suggesting the 2018 market is enjoying a robust start. Last week Rightmove reported a record number of...
22 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Having built over 1,800 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 20 years, it will come as no surprise...
21 February 2018
From: Features

National franchise giant Hunters has delivered a strong trading update, despite what it describes as 'challenging conditions'. Earlier this week, it was...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Over the last few weeks, mortgage lenders have started to adjust their pricing in anticipation of a further interest rate rise...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says it has enjoyed its highest ever monthly number of visitors - 141 million in January. They spent a total of...
19 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, our round-up each Monday of key job moves within estate and letting...
19 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Thanks once again for your contributions to this weekly round-up of agents’ good works; we love covering these stories which show...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News

City broker Jefferies is warning that Countrywide’s earnings as calculated through the EBITDA measure could drop to as little as £50m -...
15 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled on another complaint lodged about Purplebricks. Although the latest appears minor it adds to a lengthy list...
14 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Readers of a certain age may remember the spoon-bending eccentric Uri Geller, self-proclaimed friend of Michael Jackson and an almost permanent...
14 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...
13 February 2018
From: Features

The bank Morgan Stanley says OnTheMarket’s listings have fallen 19 per cent in the past year. In a note to investors issued...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Traditional solicitor estate agents north of the border have a higher success rate than any other estate agency model. The claim comes, perhaps...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News

This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...
10 February 2018
From: Features

Estate Agent Today can exclusively reveal that well known London estate agent Patricia Farley has joined the new ‘freelance’ agency Harding...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News

All eyes are on Agents’ Mutual’s first day of trading on the London stock exchange - just over five years after...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...
08 February 2018
From: Sponsored Content

The housing market has started 2018 as it ended 2017 according to the RICS, with new buyer enquiries, instructions and sales...
08 February 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the three government-approved redress schemes for estate and letting agents says it’s quitting the sector this year - but...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Leading independent property expert Kate Faulkner says the current row regarding the accuracy of Purplebricks’ sales figures should be the trigger...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents says Purplebricks is still not complying with a ruling made by the Advertising...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

This year is going to be “challenging” for the housing market according to the influential Ernst & Young ITEM Club, a...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Pressure continues to mount on Purplebricks to reveal its sales data after a weekend during which claims about its effectiveness continued...
05 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has made a brief announcement to shareholders about amending its credit facility with lenders to help it turn the business...
05 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to our latest Property Jobs Today; if you missed the launch last week, each Monday we will provide...
05 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Q. How did you get in to the property industry? My career in the property industry actually started out as a holiday...
01 February 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

House price indices provided each month by Halifax and the Nationwide have been branded as “misguiding” and “out of date” and...
01 February 2018
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS Group has announced that it now accepts Feefo reviews as part of its agency awards process. The ESTAS Group’s Estate...
01 February 2018
From: Breaking News

I have high expectations for this year’s PropTech events and property conferences. Those that I attended in 2017 demonstrated a real step...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Homes for sale in some parts of inner London are seeing price discounts of up to 10 per cent says Hometrack...
30 January 2018
From: Breaking News

ZPG says it anticipates a strong 2018 according to a trading statement ahead of the company’s annual general meeting today. The firm...
30 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Analysts have given a frosty reception to the announcement by Agents’ Mutual that it is going to float shares priced at...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A former director at London agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has taken a swipe at agencies that have made knee-jerk changes...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News

PropTech firm Iceberg Digital has revealed an expansion of its marketing deal with franchise agency giant Hunters. This will involve local content...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News

In recent years January has become the month of detoxes, fad diets, health kicks such as Dry January and Veganuary, and...
27 January 2018
From: Features

The story of this week - the ousting of Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt - prompts two key questions. Firstly, who takes...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A senior figure at the UK arm of American agency Keller Williams has suggested that Purplebricks won’t succeed in the New...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Oh we do love a busy Agents Do Charity page, and this week’s is busy indeed - thanks to everyone for...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News

If Countrywide thought its fortunes would immediately improve following the departure of chief executive Alison Platt, it has to think again...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS Group has announced record entries for its 2018 estate and letting agents awards. The national award scheme - which recognises...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Here’s how the LetsBid Property team is helping them do it. A new property platform called LetsBid has launched in the...
24 January 2018
From: Sponsored Content

What do you need to know if you are considering selling your sales or lettings business? Here’s ten top tips to think...
24 January 2018
From: Features

There was confirmation this morning, as expected, that Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt has quit - but so far there is no...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has this morning announced it’s to launch in New York. A statement to the London Stock Exchange this morning read: The...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

There was an excellent article, published last week, based around an interview with Chandra Dhandapani, CBRE’s chief digital and technology officer. The...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The number of transactions last year dropped to 1.22m - a minor 0.8 per cent drop on the year before and...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

London’s prime central market is turning around at last according to the chief executive of Belgravia estate agency Henry & James. James...
24 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide appears to be in turmoil with Sky News reports that board members are discussing trying to get rid of controversial...
23 January 2018
From: Breaking News

It is now an industry truism to say that Alison Platt has transformed Countrywide - but recent evidence, and now doubt...
23 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A set of figures produced by Haart suggests the market has had a difficult past 12 months - but the firm...
23 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Sky News is this evening reporting that Alison Platt, the chief executive of the troubled Countrywide agency, may soon be leaving...
22 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Andrews & Robertson, one of the UK’s highest profile auction houses, has been taken over by Ireland’s BidX1 and is set...
22 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Shares in troubled agency group Countrywide have fallen to their lowest-ever level of 106.40p in trading this morning. Yesterday shares fell a...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Connells Group’s estate agency business increased its market share of new instructions in 2017 by almost four per cent, despite a...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News

With the year in full swing we have some more heroic fund-raising and grant-giving stories to tell this week. Thanks so much...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Winkworth has told its shareholders that its revenues for 2017 are likely to be less than five per cent...
18 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Fall-through rates have long been a problem for the UK residential property market, the issue is nothing new. Today, however, the...
17 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says its visits so far in January are running over nine per cent higher than the same period a year...
15 January 2018
From: Breaking News

After the fun and over-indulgence of the festivities, most of us are now back to the world of work. And, with...
13 January 2018
From: Features

Only two weeks into the new year and we’re already in full swing with a wide range of fund-raising - well...
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Two UK online estate agencies have been named in a list of the world’s top 50 real estate start-ups to watch...
11 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Humberts has made two internal promotions to the leadership of its sales and franchising divisions. Tim Simmons has been appointed Head...
11 January 2018
From: Breaking News

In last week’s column, I asked 14 industry leaders to give their predictions for the year ahead. Well, it seems a handful of...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Arun Estates has launched what it describes as “a major new departure” - a fully-staffed High Street office but covering a...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A new property portal called Linktosale aims to launch in the UK at the start of March following what appears to...
08 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A chain tracking platform claims a trial by Leaders Group during 2017 shows its sales progression tool improving completion times by...
08 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A senior figure in another regional estate agency group has expressed scepticism about the popularity of online choices for vendors. Last week...
08 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Welcome to 2018 and if your charitable activities are an indicator, it’s going to be a busy year with plenty happening...
05 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Winkworth says three new offices are set to open early in 2018 to build upon its seven new branches...
04 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Cotswold property and land agency Butler Sherborn has changed its business status to become a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). The agency currently...
04 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...
03 January 2018
From: Breaking News

We would like to take this opportunity to provide a clarification to a newsflash sent by Property Industry Eye on January 1. The...
02 January 2018
From: Breaking News

In 2018, Google will introduce changes to the way it ranks websites, meaning sites will be ranked on the quality of...
02 January 2018
From: Sponsored Content

HM Land Registry says it’s consulting with the legal industry on a proposal to publish a league table of conveyancers who...
02 January 2018
From: Breaking News

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...
30 December 2017
From: Features

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts says Purplebricks-style disruptive agencies will be a trend to look out for in...
29 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The last of the leading agency analysts and business consultancies have now given their predictions for the UK housing market in...
29 December 2017
From: Breaking News

A Happy New Year to all our readers and their families - and all the very best for a successful, profitable...
29 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The property consultancy Hometrack says London is facing “a drawn-out period during which there will be a slow re-alignment of house...
28 December 2017
From: Breaking News

House price growth will come to a halt next year as the number of transactions reduces, according to the RICS forecast...
22 December 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s traditional before Christmas to either review the year past or anticipate the one ahead - but I’m intrigued about what...
16 December 2017
From: Features

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...
16 December 2017
From: Features

Keller Williams UK is launching its third office in the UK. It’s in Glasgow and the new market centre - the term...
14 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The housing market remains flat as it heads towards 2018 according to the latest snapshot survey by the Royal Institution of...
14 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ latest trading statement for the six months ending October 31 claims a large rise in revenue, its number of UK...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The UK’s largest property franchise group, Belvoir, says it is reaping rewards from its acquisition of Brook Financial Services and its...
13 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The investment service arm of international ratings agency Moody's is warning that affordability issues are likely to lead to a slowdown...
12 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is warning that the asking price of property coming to market has fallen by 2.6 per cent in the past...
11 December 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the last major estate agencies to give its forecast for 2018 says London prices will drop another 0.5 per...
06 December 2017
From: Breaking News

allAgents, the specialist review website which has had a bitter dispute with Purplebricks, has poured cold water on the hybrid agency’s...
04 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is to work with respected review website Feefo - in addition to keeping its controversial existing link with Trustpilot which...
01 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Today’s the big day when we make our draw for two lucky Estate Agent Today readers to attend the prestigious Agents’...
01 December 2017
From: Breaking News

ZPG has revealed its 2017 annual report this morning with a stream of records - 648 million visits to portals, revenue...
29 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Hands up if you’ve read all of the property reports that have been published in the past week or so? Forever...
29 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Figures from the independent Office for Budget Responsibility suggest that house prices across the UK will rise by 3.1 per cent...
27 November 2017
From: Breaking News

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been. Even better, this property-based...
25 November 2017
From: Features

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing. The decision to cut stamp duty...
25 November 2017
From: Features

Coldwell Banker, the huge US-based international estate agency business, is warning that Brexit is beginning to damage the market and the...
21 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Another Budget, another pledge of new house building: it appears from statements made over the weekend by Chancellor Phillip Hammond that...
20 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Jackson-Stops predicts that average UK house prices will remain flat in 2018, with stamp duty, Brexit and political uncertainties taking their...
16 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals is partnering with the ESTAS to introduce greater customer service elements into its 2018 awards. Gold and...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country is to offer auction sales options to vendors in its 200 offices from next year. “The modern method of...
13 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Strutt & Parker is warning that Prime Central London prices could drop as much as five per cent in 2018 -...
06 November 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s something of an understatement to say it’s been a busy fortnight for the industry in terms of announcements, consultations and...
04 November 2017
From: Features

The first of the major estate agency research teams to offer a forecast for the 2018 market has kicked off the...
02 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Two of the leading lights in the growing Proptech sector are now working with a company which has a product it...
25 October 2017
From: Breaking News

An industry analyst says some agents may find it tough to survive in 2018 if they’re hit by a double whammy...
24 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The UK estate agency and construction industries are not ready for the huge workload and responsibilities involved in the General Data...
19 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Last week was MIPIM PropTech Summit 2017 in New York, and it was the most oversubscribed to date - proof of the...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News

ZPG has announced that Connells is the latest major agency chain to sign a long-term deal with its portals Zoopla and...
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A man dubbed as Theresa May’s ‘brain’ when he worked in Downing Street has been invited to speak at the annual...
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News

There’s a particularly heart-warming theme to Agents Do Charity this week...several of our heroic industry figures are raising funds for children and...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Speculation that OnTheMarket was courting Countrywide to list on its website after flotation may have suffered a setback following an announcement...
29 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The agent behind a new online service covering off-market homes in part of prime central London says his service will expand...
25 September 2017
From: Breaking News

It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...
23 September 2017
From: Features

Nested, the chain-breaking estate agency that offers vendors a guaranteed sale of their property within 90 days, is to expand beyond...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Sky News says the online estate agent eMoov is drawing up plans to float on the stock market. Sky has been well-informed...
12 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Some good news is here for landlords and letting agents worried about the energy efficiency rating of their property – the...
09 September 2017
From: Features

Jackson-Stops & Staff is undergoing a rebrand including the creation of a snappier title - it’s just Jackson-Stops now - as...
01 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has issued forecasts for the housing market over the next two years amidst a warning that Brexit volatility is the...
21 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...
19 August 2017
From: Features
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The highly-popular FUTURE:PropTech conference, regarded as the leading event for showcasing and debating industry technology, has been confirmed again for next...
03 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The latest market snapshot by high-end agency Strutt & Parker reveals more bad news for London - despite the agency itself...
01 August 2017
From: Breaking News

PwC says the drop in the number of property transactions is the economic indicator where the uncertainty over Brexit is most...
20 July 2017
From: Breaking News

For the second time in two weeks, experts are warning that new data protection laws could seriously disrupt the agency industry...
18 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Estate and letting agents are being urged to prepare for new data protection legislation coming into effect next year - but...
11 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The Council of Mortgage Lenders’s buy to let forecast for 2017 and 2018 has been revised down from previous expectations at...
23 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A distinctive boutique estate agency that describes itself as a hybrid between traditional and online operators, and which set up a...
05 June 2017
From: Breaking News

An audit and tax consultancy is urging estate agencies across the UK to prepare for new EU General Data Protection Regulation...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Scotland already has the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax instead of stamp duty - now Wales is following suit, with a...
26 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Our recent roundtable on the proposed ban on tenant fees generated ten tips for growing a lettings business. We’re exploring each tip in more...
20 May 2017
From: Features

In November 2016 when the Autumn Statement was delivered by Chancellor Philip Hammond, the announcement was made to ban letting agent...
20 May 2017
From: Features

The government has admitted that the three per cent stamp duty surcharge has raked in twice as much as expected. In November...
13 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...
04 March 2017
From: Features

Some of the industry’s leading technical experts are this morning launching a new group, the UK PropTech Association, which has already...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...
28 January 2017
From: Features

The government appears to have slipped back on two deadlines concerning measures key to the property industry. Firstly the consultation on the...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...
14 January 2017
From: Features

Welsh politicians have called for clarity over the new Land Transaction Tax that will replace stamp duty from April next year. In September...
06 January 2017
From: Breaking News

This is the final Estate Agent Today until Tuesday January 3 2017, so everyone at Angels Media sends all good wishes for...
30 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...
17 December 2016
From: Features

Transaction levels are forecast to decline from around 1.22m this year to 1.08m next year as uncertainty causes some households to defer...
02 November 2016
From: Breaking News

It is a tedious fact, but the housing market is underpinned by economic fundamentals. This won’t be a surprise. However, at a...
14 October 2016
From: Features

The Welsh Government has announced that from April 2018, Stamp Duty Land Tax will be replaced with a Land Transaction Tax. The...
13 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England may cut its base rate again, but probably not until November predicts a survey of 59 leading...
07 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...
02 September 2016
From: Features

Brexit is set to weaken the wider economy and will lead to a small house price dip of one per cent...
22 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Several agencies have unveiled expansion plans despite the EU referendum, economic uncertainty and fears of a major downturn in the London...
19 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Never in my lifetime have I seen so much enthusiasm and passion for politics. Brexit awoke the sleeping dog in almost...
01 July 2016
From: Features

Agents have been giving their reaction to the shock Brexit referendum result - and their comments have ranged from the gloomy...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...
17 June 2016
From: Features

A poll of economists by the news agency Reuters says UK house prices will rise faster than inflation again this year...
09 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Yesterday George Osborne delivered his eighth budget as chancellor, announcing an extra £3.5 billion in spending cuts by 2019-20. The Office for...
17 March 2016
From: Breaking News

JLL says the stamp duty surcharge on buy to let properties and second homes has obliged it to downgrade its forecast...
01 March 2016
From: Breaking News

In the week that Purplebricks floats on the stock market, rival agency easyProperty says it will not list for two years...
14 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The government recently pulled the plug on financing the Green Deal so you may be wondering what this all means for...