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It’s always a treat each year to see the video and Christmas images produced by RedDoor Homes, a hard-working independent agency...

It now takes an average 12 days longer to complete a sale in Britain compared to a year ago - but...

Hello and welcome to the latest of our parade of estate agency videos and photographs to mark Christmas 2020. It may be a...

It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has been and gone and the run-up to Christmas is well and truly...

After you. No, after you. That is often how innovation seems amongst the real estate elite. And this week I see it...

We’re off and running with our annual showcase of the decorations and festivities in agency branches and for those working from...

The housing market may be slowing as we enter December but the latest snapshot suggests there’s still momentum with mortgage approvals...

It’s already a cliche to say that Christmas will be a little different this year - and in reality it will...

HM Revenue and Customs and the Advertising Standards Authority are working together to cut out misleading marketing by promoters of stamp...

The agency industry may look back on this year and say: “Well...to be honest we didn’t really see it coming.” No, no,...

The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Vicky Quinn-Campbell – Sales and Marketing Director What is ‘company name’...

We’re just a few days from December so why not get into the festive spirit a little early and get some...

Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has resisted changing any property taxes in the short term, but has used his Spending Review statement to...

What’s the happiest place in Britain? Rightmove has the answer. In a new ‘Happy At Home’ index calculated by the portal and...

Agents should know in the next 36 hours how new Coronavirus restrictions will affect how they work. The Prime Minister is announcing...

The mixture of the stamp duty holiday and generally fast-rising house prices has led to a resurgence of flipping. Data released this...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

Transactions appear to be edging higher than in 2019 for the first time this year - despite lockdowns and concerns caused...

It’s no secret that the recent pandemic has forced more businesses to operate remotely, but the shift for estate agents has...

Asking prices are down for the first time in many months. It’s a small drop - an average of 0.5 per cent...

With a new President elected and the old one reluctant to move out, this is a good time to see how...

Property is considered to be a safe investment. The buy-to-let market is booming, fuelled by a generation unable to get on...

The London sales market is slowing as Christmas nears but no significant impact has been caused by the second wave of...

As we embark on another nationwide lockdown, the team at SDL Auctions are keen to help agents ride the storm, beat...

As you may have seen over the weekend, the long-running Property Natter column – penned by Angels Media chief executive, Nat...

Countrywide shares soared yesterday, rising 47 per cent on the previous close at one point as investors relished the prospect of...

Your Move is to become the English Football League’s official Communities Supporter for the coming season. The agency is already an Official...

Foxtons has announced that its remuneration policy for senior management is to stay unchanged - and it says a voting problem...

The 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards are to be held on Friday June 11. For the first time the awards will host...

Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lockdown 2, as it’s being known, is now with us, but fortunately...

Fledgling portal Boomin - launching later this month - has announced another 10 independent regional agencies as founder members. This includes its...

I remember so clearly in my Foxtons days, working as a lettings manager in Putney, that lettings, though less sexy than...

An online agency says its virtual auction service can be used even by its rivals between now and the end of...

Countrywide is to hold a special general meeting on November 18 to consider its future ownership and structure. Last month Countrywide group...

We can all agree that the recovery of the property market since May has been outstanding. The latest data from Zoopla...

Figures just released from HM Revenue & Customs show just how much stamp duty buyers pay, at least before the current holiday...

“I’ve got 47 years of experience as an agent. Do I still have to get a qualification?” asked one attendee at...

Housing Minister Christopher Pincher announced that the introduction of the Renters' Reform Bill will be delayed for an indefinite period due...

Recent figures emanating from the mortgage and housing market suggest that – since lockdown was ended in mid-May – transaction levels...

It’s Halloween time, and while this year’s festivities may be muted there’s plenty to celebrate as far as agents’ good deeds...

A conveyancing firm is blaming councils for delays in transactions. Conveyancers have themselves been sharply criticised in recent weeks as the sharp...

2020 has been a testing year right from the start. With Storms Ciara and Dennis causing £184m+ worth of damage to...

It’s no surprise to hear that the property market has seen a lot of change across 2020, with ups and downs...

Hello and welcome to a new week - and evenings that get darker earlier.  As winter approaches we’re continuing to bring you...

The property market has bounced back with all of the expected resilience and flexibility that is its hallmark since it reopened...

There is no doubting that 2020 has been a challenging year for all industries, with the lettings market being no exception. Following...

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....

In recent years, the extent and role of the private rented sector (PRS) in the housing market has seen significant changes. The...

Shorter days and darker nights deflate the spirits, especially in today’s challenging circumstances, but there’s some bright news - a large...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am James D. Marshall, Founder and CEO of Pupil. What...

Integration, collaboration and connected platforms – some great buzzwords, but what do they actually mean and do they really help agents? One...

I had a wry smile when I read the article on Monday from the conveyancers complaining about people getting off their...

Sales of £1m-plus homes have surged since lockdown as affluent buyers seek more space and lifestyle changes.  An average of 868 £1m-plus...

The National Association of Estate Agents wants the government to initiate a mortgage guarantee scheme to encourage more 95 per cent...

The latest Rightmove asking price index shows the extraordinary market and amazing times we are living through. The average price of property coming...

Book review by Graham Norwood, editor of Estate Agent Today, Letting Agent Today and Landlord Today. If a letting agent wants to...

2020 has definitely been a year of change. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the day-to-day operations of almost every industry...

New instructions almost doubled across prime areas of London in September compared to the same period a year ago, while the...

One of the country's largest group of independent agencies has named its new chief executive officer - and says it’s a...

OnTheMarket’s latest trading update shows a significant rise in revenue but agency branch membership numbers stalling. Revenue was up 28 per cent...

Two agencies have announced the opening of offices in out-of-town-centre locations with easy parking. In Loughborough, well-known local agency Andrew Granger &...

It’s not a big rise, but price growth has returned to the Prime Central London sales market for the first time...

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...

The total Sales Agreed in 2020 so far has overtaken Sales Agreed up to this point in 2019, despite the Coronavirus...

Hello again - the good news is it’s Friday and even better news is it’s Agents Do Charity, celebrating the industry’s great...

How to stay on top of arrears during a global pandemic Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how...

A new survey of the market share split between High Street and online agencies shows that Purplebricks remains the digital market...

Recently, when giving speeches, I have discussed investment trends and industry trends that the built environment is experiencing. They are quite...

OnTheMarket says it’s going to issue its next trading statement one week today on October 13. This will cover the first six...

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 have been in place for several months now. While letting...

Savills has boosted its forecast for housing transactions this year because the stamp duty holiday has been such a success at...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Lee Rix - Head of Business Development What is ‘company name’...

Mortgage approvals for house purchases have soared to a 13 year high according to Bank of England figures up to the...

Franchise network Hunters has recorded strong figures for the first half of 2020 but a trading statement reveals the measures it...

Are agents swimming upstream against the Electrical Safety Regulations? 3 months on from the introduction of the ‘Electrical Safety Standards in the...

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...

Hello and welcome to the latest ADC, your regular Friday round-up of great work being done by agents, suppliers and others...

I was giving an interview this week for an upcoming conference - yet another to convert from a physical to a...

The regional agency group which master-minded the Say No To Rightmove campaign has made a big commitment to the future of...

Logjams in the mortgage, conveyancing and removal stages of house moving mean sales are taking much longer than usual, according to...

When it comes to the future of the property market in the wake of Covid-19, there are two main schools of...

Almost a third of property sellers (29%) say they won't accept a lower offer for their property, according to new research. Online...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been criticised for its lack of enforcement of anti-money laundering (AML) legislation so far in...

Hello and welcome to the start of the weekend and that means it's time for Agents Do Charity. Each week, we publicise...

The scale of the problems facing many prospective buyers has been set out in a survey showing as many as one-third...

Independent agents are busier than they have ever been thanks to the post-lockdown surge but larger corporates are actually losing market...

Hello and welcome to the new working week. Here’s the latest information on key hires across our industry: if you have similar...

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...

Rightmove, which recently posted a 37 per cent drop in revenue for the first six months of 2020, has lost almost...

Hello and welcome to the weekend and that means a charity-fix for all those agents and suppliers doing great fund-raising in these...

Franchise giant Winkworth has reported an 11 per cent drop in gross revenue and profit plummeting 20.2 per cent in the...

For a mixture of reasons, I now only write this column every two weeks. At first, I missed the weekly consideration...

As many in the industry will know, Ian Westerling passed away last week at the age of 51: he was a...

Hybrid agency EweMove has outperformed its traditional sister companies within The Property Franchise Group over the past six months. That’s the clear...

It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...

With estate agents increasingly offering auction options to vendors, new research makes interesting reading - and suggests that homes sold via...

In the week the Nationwide recorded the UK’s highest ever average house price, high-end agency Savills has forecast that prime markets...

From December, the new RICS Home Survey Standard will become mandatory for all RICS professionals undertaking home surveys. The below article explains...

Recent speculation that the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad would be playing a reduced role in the housing market has...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...

Figures from Zoopla quantify how Coronavirus is changing the market, with houses selling significantly faster than flats. The latest market report from...

A former agency director and owner with three decades of experience in the industry has set up a coaching and training...

Since June 1, under The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, landlords in England have been...

An overview of the global PropTech sector is often what I am asked to cover at conferences around the world. This generally...

Hindsight is 20-20 vision, of course, and we can all see things we did ‘then’ that we would not do ‘now’....

Letting agents are struggling to open new bank accounts and even large established letting agents with a long history of trading...

It was officially announced last week that the UK is in recession for the first time since 2009, and although this...

The stamp duty holiday running until March next year has triggered a surge in interest in UK property from Hong Kong...

The supply of homes coming to the market could struggle to meet the demand from buyers shown in recent weeks, with...

Controversial Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick, tipped by some for sacking when the Cabinet is reshuffled next month, appears to be confident...

The number of people moving home dropped by almost a third in the first half of 2020, as the global pandemic...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

If anyone thought the days of Purplebricks bosses making millions were in the past,  think again. The chief executive and chief finance...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

The government’s new Kickstart scheme is the ideal way for agents to encourage new talent without incurring any cost. That’s the view of The...

Connells Group has announced its trading statement for the first half of 2020 - and its support for its staff is...

I want to talk to you about new ways to sell homes. Let's not encourage people to sell but just swap...

The share of owners putting their homes on the market within five years of buying is rising again according to an...

An investment adviser says Purplebricks remains “far too risky” for investors even though it now has “a fighting chance of survival”. Rodney...

The Zoopla Rental Market Report, published this week, mentioned a two-speed rental market, but what does that mean? We are seeing two...

Almost all estate agents are still saying Yes to Rightmove, according to figures produced by the portal this morning. Membership numbers for...

The UK residential activities of high-end agency Savills suffered a 54 per cent reduction in profits and an eight per cent...

Rightmove’s new chief financial officer has a basic salary of £390,000 plus bonus options coming to a potential total of £1.75m. Alison Dolan has...

    Purplebricks says changes to its fees structure - possibly becoming less reliant on controversial upfront charges - has been delayed until...

OnTheMarket has confirmed it is “considering” making redundancies - the second of the large portals to be in this position. Rumours have been...

One of the main points I’ve had reinforced to me from agent after agent over the last year of hosting a...

A statement by OnTheMarket this morning reveals that as of the end of last month it had a record 14,000 advertisers...

Government leaks to mainstream and building trade media suggest the controversial Help To Buy scheme will be extended beyond its end-of-2020 deadline. An...

What do General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and WhatsApp have in common? Yes, they are American companies that boasted revenues of $50...

A new website that describes itself as an estate agency says it wants to “empower people to sell their own home”...

Rightmove says a study of some 400,000 homes on its portal has revealed that those with a coveted south-facing garden have...

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning reveals that 85 per cent of staff are now off furlough, and that the...

Zoopla says while there may be speculation about people fleeing London and big urban areas for the countryside, the evidence suggests...

A founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, suggests there was nothing wrong with the controversial Commisery TV ads that contributed to making...

There’s a record number of property industry companies, including agencies, in financial distress according to the latest Red Flag alert monitor. The...

Zoopla says its sale and vendor leads have reached a 2020 high, beating volumes delivered even during the strong start to the...

Earlier this month, it was revealed that property industry bodies have joined a new Code of Practice Steering Group to enact...

As expected within the property industry, the Chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday in his Summer Statement. This now means that...

The EweMove hybrid agency has been singled out for special praise in a trading statement from its parent company, which also...

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week and the prospect of a sunny weekend. We appreciate fund-raising is difficult with...

Purplebricks’ sale of its Canadian operation for some £35m begs the question - where can it now recoup some of its losses...

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 - which require increased electrical testing in rental properties...

With stamp duty cuts and 90% mortgages on their way back, anyone could think the housing market was about to go...

The investment bank UBS says it’s forecasting that Rightmove revenues will be down £53m in the first half of this year. “The...

In the second of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio, the Estate Agents Sales Progression platform, explores...

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...

Savills has revised its market forecast for the enclaves of prime central London and now says prices will fall by 2.0...

It looks like the stamp duty holiday for England and Northern Ireland, already in effect following yesterday’s announcement, is unlikely to...

Have you ever wondered how industry-specific software and property portals have influenced the typical estate agency of today? A new book, which...

A PropTech supplier claims that an agency has secured the first ever transaction where the complete chain used Reservation Agreements.  Harrison Residential,...

Let’s face it sales progression is difficult and frustrating: 1)The process has never been properly joined up - the average chain has...

The property market has been reopen for almost eight weeks now and during that time demand from prospective buyers has soared. Rightmove...

The industry’s first virtual awards event has taken place with hundreds of agents participating courtesy of YouTube. Winners of the prestigious ESTAS...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

In the first of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, managing director of mio, the estate agent sales progression platform, explores the...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to industry video expert Christopher Watkin. Watkin gives his...

We recently issued our Zoopla House Price Index, which analyses the latest real-time trends from the sales market. In our analysis, we...

The chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents, Mark Hayward, is to retire at the end of this year.  The...

Purplebricks is starting a new wave of TV advertisements today, continuing its theme from earlier this year as a sponsor of...

OnTheMarket says almost 500 branches have signed up in recent months, entitling their business owners to ‘welcome shares’. Of those branches signing...

"New property website launches. Not immediately sure what it does differently, what its USP is or who will use it, but...

Buyer demand for new-build property has bounced back 66 per cent in the six weeks since the resumption of the housing...

A former City analyst best known for his scathing criticisms of Purplebricks has launched a PropTech platform that he describes as...

Countrywide has released details of its trading performance, including the knock its income has received as a result of the housing...

Savills has revealed the measures it has taken to mitigate the impact of the Coronavirus on its activities and balance sheet. The...

The post-lockdown surge in housing market activity has continued into its sixth week, as at least one agency’s indicators hit record...

Some weeks later than usual for understandable reasons, the ESTAS Awards 2020 are almost here - and for the first time...

As we adjust to a life post-Covid-19, letting agents, landlords, and tenants are thinking - ways to speed up the process...

Zoopla predicts that the price strength that has been seen since the reopening of the housing market is likely to continue...

There’s been a big rise in demand for new-builds since the lockdown according to figures from Knight Frank - but the...

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...

A tax and legal specialist says there’s been a huge rise in stamp duty refund cases between March and June -...

With most fund-raising involving organised runs, treks or mudders, we know how difficult it is right now to do great work...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Darren Loftus and it says Commercial Director on...

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has set out strategy suggestions for independent agents facing steep portal bills. A 10-page document reveals...

The devolved government in Wales - where the housing market is still officially closed - has urged agents to report rivals...

As we emerge from lockdown, quickly progressing sales to completion is vital to replace lost commission income.  What role can mio...

Back in the day, party politics and the private rental sector used to be straightforward. Conservatives were pro-landlord, Labour were pro-tenant, while...

Covid-19 has placed a spotlight on the impressive variety of fundraising platforms and technologies available – and not often in places...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

There’s no doubt we’re in a less-than-rosy phase of the property cycle. This, however, is not another doom and gloom piece:...

Now that it’s June it’s officially summer (as if we didn’t realise that from the sudden drop in temperatures). With good...

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...

UK house prices fell by 1.7 per cent in May, after taking account of seasonal effects – this is the largest...

The man who has been Rightmove’s head of innovation for the past five years has joined an online agency. Hannes Buhrmann has...

A survey of sellers by a high-end agency suggests that around a third expect price falls of six per cent or...

Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...

Rightmove has enjoyed over six million visits to its portal in one day, for the first time ever. Three days ago -...

Zoopla’s head of research says a stamp duty holiday could encourage more home owners to move which in turn could help...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Tom Harrington and I’m the founder and...

Letting agents up and down the country have undoubtedly felt the financial strain added by the outbreak of COVID19. Whilst this will continue,...

It’s another Bank Holiday weekend and the first since lockdown was eased and the housing market returns - so perhaps a...

Countrywide says it is pursuing the businessman who failed to complete on the purchase of the troubled agency’s commercial arm, Lambert...

An analysis of seven countries which underwent different forms of lockdown during the pandemic suggests the British and Italian housing markets...

I recently read the news about Settled closing its doors. As of 6.29am on Tuesday morning, the article had been read by 8,642...

The biggest awards for the agency sector - The ESTAS - will now be a virtual event on Friday July 3,...

As you know, having professional images of your properties is the best (only?) way to get people wanting to step through...

There’s been a very significant increase in the number of listings carrying virtual viewings, accelerating during the period of the Coronavirus crisis and...

Foxtons - which has recently closed branches and furloughed staff - has described a shareholder rebellion over senior management bonuses and pay...

The fallout from Covid-19 has hit everyone hard. With breaking news today that agents are able to look at how to...

A respected estate agency has revised downwards its price forecast for the housing market for the second time since the start...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is expected to announce tomorrow that the housing market in England can resume with estate and letting...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

NAEA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a formal written...

In these unprecedented times, Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) aims to reassure letting agents, landlords and tenants on any legislative changes, relating...

The market share for all online agents fell sharply in the period up to the start of the pandemic according to new...

Countrywide has added its weight to the campaign asking the government to allow agents to get back to work - and...

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Sam Hunter, director of Homesearch. Alongside asking Hunter...

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...

OnTheMarket’s share price dropped again yesterday, ending down 2.4 per cent. This was despite the portal announcing a share giveaway to encourage new agents...

Gareth Samples has been confirmed as the new chief executive of The Property Franchise Group, stepping into the role on Thursday...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - our first for some weeks as the coverage has previously been dominated by...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

At the moment, it somehow seems like tempting fate to think too far into the future, especially in terms of the...

If there are agents still uncertain as to whether their company or themselves as individuals are claiming the maximum business support,...

One of the most important aspects of being a successful and profitable agent is selecting the right tenants. The industry manages this...

We are all operating in peculiar times. Times of great upheaval. Our lives are both in a complete state of flux...

Property and construction are amongst the worst hit sectors for businesses in so-called ‘critical distress’ according to figures taken before the worst...

The peak of the 2020 sales market is likely to be September instead of the usual early summer - but that...

Foxtons' Annual General Meeting next month is to be held virtually, meaning voting will be electronic. A feature of last year’s AGM...

A new analysis of the simmering Rightmove crisis says there is now “no clear downside” stopping agents leaving. The Financial Times says that Rightmove’s...

This month saw the introduction of the final stages of the Section 24 tax changes, first introduced in April 2017. Whereas buy-to-let...

Foxtons says it’s furloughed 750 staff and asked high paid staff earning over £40,000 to take a 20 per cent pay...

Hello, this is the final Conquering Corona for the week as we continue to help agents with advice and guidance through...

A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

OnTheMaket has this morning announced a raft of what it calls ‘mitigating measures’ to help it survive the Coronavirus crisis. These include...

Only half of the branches signed up to Zoopla have taken advantage of one or other of the discount offers made...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...

A high-profile regional agency is “cracking on” with support for a hospice for children and young people that cannot raise funds during...

A branch of Northwood is offering its pool car to any NHS workers who need it during the Coronavirus crisis. The Fiat...

This Easter, and during the whole period of the Coronavirus crisis, Agents Giving is reminding everyone to use the hashtag #IndustryActsofKindness...

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...

You wouldn’t expect anything other than very upscale home offices from an esteemed agency with a wonderful history - and that’s...

You know the old saying - a dog is an agent’s best friend?  Well that’s clearly true for this trio of agencies...

Working from home is something of a leveller right now, applying to people in the capital and in the sticks, but...

You wouldn’t expect the good folk at Strutt & Parker to have anything less than a superlative set of home offices...

Independent agencies are the backbone of our industry so it’s great to be able to share images from three such experts...

For many this coming Easter weekend will be the strangest ever - for agents and industry suppliers it will not be...

As the impact of coronavirus unfolds, we are in constant conversations with customers to understand the challenges they’re facing and to...

An online estate agency which has described the Coronavirus pandemic as “a disrupter and game changer” for the agency industry says...

On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this...

The government has amended the eligibility criteria and will allow some agents' commission payments to be included in claims for Furloughed...

Individual franchisees operating under the Winkworth banner are receiving what the company calls “comprehensive help” on a range of issues, including...

The latest market forecast comes from Knight Frank which says that by the end of the year there will have been...

Much like PropTech, Open Banking has been used as a buzzword in recent years. However, when it comes to the rental...

Based on our historical data over twenty years of nationwide operation and a survey conducted in partnership with YouGov, we estimate...

The Nationwide says government measures mean the impact of Coronavirus on the housing market may be “much less” damaging than many...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

Hello and welcome to this week’s list of good work - yes, despite the virus lockdown.  Earlier this week we featured many...

Savills has withdrawn its planned dividend to shareholders but says it could declare an "enhanced" payout at an unspecified later date. Only...

Over the last two weeks we’ve seen the country come to a standstill and the property market effectively put on ice...

LSL Property Services says one of its measures to “rightsize” the organisation during the Coronavirus crisis will be to put agents...

Yet another one of the giants of our industry, Hunters, says it’s taking “appropriate measures” to safeguard the firm in the...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

The human cost of the Coronavirus crisis is growing and devastating, but behind that businesses are being badly hurt too. Many consider...

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

In response to the current coronavirus pandemic, which is having such an impact on all parts of life, including the property...

It’s time to draw a line in the sand and condemn our rival portals for their current charging structure. Little will...

Rightmove has this morning told its shareholders it is “taking appropriate measures” to shore up the company. It gives no indication of...

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...

Estate and lettings agencies that have closed temporarily as a result of the Coronavirus lockdown are to be to exempted from...

*** Please see this story for the latest news on house moving, updated 12 noon on Tuesday March 24 *** The property...

Purplebricks is anticipating “a prolonged period of low activity” during the Coronavirus crisis with 25 instructions a day according to a...

A mortgage broker that’s just become a partner of OnTheMarket is warning that house prices are likely to fall 10 per...

The two major portals have unveiled their discounts and deals for agents facing a dramatic loss of business because of the...

In an ominous and unexpected trading statement this morning, Foxtons says it will take “all necessary steps” to remain in business. It...

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice.  A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...

Industry…we salute you. We thought we may have no good deeds to pass on to readers this week because of the...

OnTheMarket this morning announced what it calls “a payment support initiative” for those agents paying full-price membership. It’s for three months and...

Countrywide shares fell by just over 30 per cent yesterday as the stock market blood-letting continued for property stocks. The value fell 30.86...

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...

It's been revealed this evening that Bruce Marsh, who was to become Countrywide's chief operating officer, is now not going to...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...

Countrywide’s share price has dived over 50 per cent during the course of the day, following news of LSL pulling out...

There’s been a huge change in the way estate agencies operate in recent years, with far more focus on marketing properties...

The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...