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There are many features and functionalities a website must have to be successful. Ultimately, the purpose of your website should be...

New data from Rightmove has analysed millions of supply, demand and pricing data points across the property market, to assess activity...

Decorating a branch isn’t the only way an agency can celebrate Christmas, as the ingenious folk at Stonefield Agents in Ayr...

Annual house price growth hit 10.0 per cent last month - and is now tracking close to the level seen before...

Tomorrow sees the Relocation Agent Network’s first in-person conference since 2019.   The event, at the Metropole Hilton in Birmingham, will focus...

We’re already on December 2 - and what better way to celebrate the countdown to Christmas than by showing off a...

House prices will rise next year says Rightmove - but it warns that tax hikes will curb price rises, particularly later in...

Propertymark has criticised the government over poor house building figures. New figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show...

We have a day and night version of today’s beautifully-decorated Christmas estate agent branch, courtesy of the good people at RH...

Here’s a super way to get into the Christmas mood - checking the window displays at Diggins & Co, an agency...

Purplebricks share price collapsed by another 9.6 per cent on Friday. This means the agency has lost half of its share price...

An agency that operates across and around Bristol is the latest to declare its commitment to go carbon neutral. The associate director...

By the end of 2021, one in 16 homes will have changed hands, making it the busiest property market since 2007...

With December just days away we’re receiving more videos and images to entertain the industry in the countdown to Christmas. Today’s is from...

I am often guilty of this myself, where I think I am the bees’ knees in all walks of life; whether I...

Rightmove claims to have found the happiest place in the UK - and it’s in Northumberland. The market town of Hexham has...

There’s been a dramatic 48.4 per cent fall in the number of property sales between September and October, reflecting the end...

We’re delighted to have received images of another agency’s fantastic - should that be Santa-stic? - Christmas decorations.  These images are from...

Agents must have a robust plan in place in case they are subjected to a ransomware cyber attack, says the Guild...

The equity release market is on course for a record year after customers took out £1.049 billion in property wealth in...

Yes we know it’s only November 22 but…we’ve already received our first image of an agency’s Christmas decorations. The festive countdown...

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

Trust has always been vital for building and nurturing good relations between an agent and their customer. Maintaining trust will keep...

The Relocation Agent Network has unveiled its speakers for its national conference and exhibition early next month. Called RAN Live! 2021 it...

Hello and welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity, your weekly opportunity to salute those in our industry doing so much...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

The average asking price across the UK is now £43,000 higher than it was in late 2019 according to data and...

TV property celebrity Amanda Lamb has revealed the winners of the 2021 allAgents customer experience awards. They were announced at the awards’...

The Propertymark Qualifications Awards annual ceremony taking place early next month have revealed their shortlist. There is a total of nine Awards...

The average asking price of homes coming to the market has dropped by over £2,000 in the past month - the...

Savills has set out its annual house price forecast for prime London - and after years of price falls, the prediction...

Franchise giant Winkworth says at least eight new offices will open next year, following an upbeat performance in 2021. In a trading...

It’s Remembrance weekend, and on Sunday at least we fall silent to honour those who gave so much for many generations. When...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...

OnTheMarket says it delivered a record number of instant valuation enquiries last month, beating its previous best period in June of...

Strutt & Parker has revealed where it believes the housing market will see the largest demand in 2022, outside of London. The...

A leading agency predicts that prime central London house prices, so long in the doldrums throughout the pandemic, will bounce back...

The challenge of selling a property that has been garishly decorated over the Christmas period is one many agents will be familiar...

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p.  This is less...

A stamp duty surcharge which has been labelled ‘forgotten’ because of its low profile has nonetheless bagged £45m for HM Treasury in...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

The clocks have fallen back, the nights are longer and the temperature has definitely dropped - winter is here and with...

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...

Despite the roaring housing market, a new report says that no fewer than 70,500 real estate and property businesses are showing...

A property media analyst claims Purplebricks has record-breaking website traffic thanks to its “relentless” and vast budget marketing. “Whether you like to...

The average time for home-movers to get through the conveyancing process has dropped by 27 days since the summer, according to Rightmove.  The...

New figures from the Iamproperty group, parent of the Iamsold specialist in the Modern Method of Auction, show that the service...

OnTheMarket has announced that it’s reducing the amount it’s paying for PropTech supplier Glanty. Glanty is best known for its lettings platform teclet,...

Increasing house prices has encouraged HM Revenue and Customs to launch huge numbers of probes into Inheritance Tax payments. According to law...

Official forecasts suggest house prices will rise for five years at least, although at well below the rate of growth seen...

A petition calling on the government to set up an independent enquiry into the cladding crisis has reached a key 10,000...

At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

It’s been revealed that the government did consider a stamp duty RISE which would have been announced in this week’s Budget. The...

Agents trade body Propertymark has given its verdict on yesterday’s Budget with this statement - “Some good news but it leaves...

In the UK, 3.5 million households — which is over one-third of UK households — are either privately or socially rented,...

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...

Many thanks (or should that be big fangs?) go to Alexis at west country agency Wilson Tominey for today’s images getting...

PropTech is booming, and its rise was only accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the real estate industry – as...

New research shows that despite media attention and new government policies, better energy efficiency is not a key issue for the...

The housing market is on track to record its strongest year since 2007 for transactions and house price inflation says Zoopla.  The...

New figures from Knight Frank show that price growth in the high end country market moderated in the third quarter of...

The Guild of Property Professionals launches its Autumn/Winter 2021 Tour this week - the first time its members have met in person...

The largest live event in the property industry for two years took place last Friday - the ESTAS awards.  TV property expert...

As a character from a fairly well-known TV show once said, winter is coming and we’re all contemplating where 2021 has...

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...

With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - an opportunity for you to catch up with charity news from...

Some 1,100 guests are expected to attend the ESTAS awards tomorrow - the first time agents, conveyancers and brokers will gather...

Adorning homes with a Halloween-inspired look is becoming increasingly popular giving people an opportunity to show off their creativity. Really? Well that’s...

Knight Frank has beaten a string of prestigious household name companies to take the Overall Winner award at the 2021 Customer...

The total value of homes in Britain has risen 20 per cent - that’s £1.6 trillion – in the past five...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

OnTheMarket figures for the first half of this year show stronger revenue and improved profits. Agency numbers have increased modestly since January...

There were 13 new buyers for every property listed for sale in the UK in September according to Knight Frank.  Over the...

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

An estate agent claims he may be the highest paid in the industry this year - and he puts it down to...

A property company is offering its employees in the UK and overseas a day’s leave later this month to mark World...

An agency says individual agents operating as self-employed can earn up to £64,000 more per year than fully-employed counterparts. Nested says the average UK...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

Like most industries, estate agency is changing. A general trend to a more hybrid model, accelerated by the pandemic has resulted...

It’s a truism that most property enquiries from buyers these days come through portals but there are several reasons why agents...

An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...

A new Rich List of the most expensive streets has been revealed by Zoopla.  Kensington Palace Gardens in London holds the title...

A leading market commentator is warning that transactions and prices will fall without the stimulus of the stamp duty holiday. Karen Noye,...

In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? As Chief Business Development Officer I am responsible for Simplify’s...

We’re not sure if agents will agree with this but a high profile consumer group has come up with the final...

One of the UK’s oldest estate agency firms has expanded into two new territories.  Nock Deighton was established in Shropshire in 1831...

House prices rose by just 0.1 per cent in September - but they are still increasing by 10 per cent a...

One of the leading figures in trade body Propertymark wants stamp duty to be reformed, and claims that the success of...

ESTAS has announced that FocalAgent, a visual content supplier to estate agents, has signed up as an executive partner for the...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

Controversial London agency Foxtons is to review its policy on top management bonuses. This follows a shareholder revolt at the agency's AGM...

Shareholders in Purplebricks have given overwhelming backing to the company’s remuneration policy - including substantial bonuses for senior executives which had...

A leading agency says the new normal likely to establish itself in the housing market after the end of the stamp...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....

In this guest editorial, experienced property solicitor Lorraine Richardson argues that reservation agreements - designed to reduce the number of fall-throughs in...

We may be getting an extended summer but agents haven’t just been basking in the heatwave. There has been plenty of goodwill...

Photography has become an increasingly important weapon in an agent’s armoury in recent years as listings compete for space on portals,...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...

New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...

With the competition for new listings between agents as fierce as ever, it can sometimes feel like a race to the...

Following speculation overnight, Foxtons - one of London's leading and most high-profile agencies - has this morning announced the appointment of Nigel Rich CBE...

Boris Johnson's sudden and unexpectedly ruthless Cabinet reshuffle, which drew comparisons with Margaret Thatcher's 'purge of the wets' in 1981, ended...

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has become the latest body to welcome the decision by Countryside Properties to scrap the requirement to pay...

It’s been a dramatic week in the world of politics – and this has led to another new Housing Secretary, in...

Being able to show proof of funds in a quick, transparent and simple way is more crucial than ever to keep fall-throughs...

One of the biggest campaign groups calling for leasehold reform has welcomed the action taken by the Competition and Markets Authority...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

The value of mortgage lending hit a record high in the final months of the stamp duty holiday. Figures from the Bank...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...

Scotland and the south west of England have been identified as cash buyer hotspots. Analysis by Barrows and Forrester, found 27 per...

Demand from buyers is set to be strong for the rest of 2021 as the stamp duty holiday unwinds but uncertainty...

Forget London, Scotland is now the fastest-moving market for million-pound properties. Analysis by Rightmove has found that million-pound homes are selling 25...

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...

Purplebricks says it’s beginning interviewing this week for roles at three key levels where there were not enough ‘switchers’ willing to...

Franchise giant Winkworth says it has backed the start up of a commercial company advising on investment in retail or business...

Exchanges of properties in prime central London, following the end of the largest part of the stamp duty holiday, suggest the...

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...

Lost in the noise of yesterday’s social care announcements, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has named October 27 as his next Budget Day...

Belvoir’s chief executive haas taken to Twitter to hail his company’s latest results as “superb” - with sales for the franchise agency...

Newly instructed properties across the country dropped by 10 per cent in August compared to July’s numbers, according to Homesearch. The company,...

More buyers in prime central London are choosing larger properties - a function of the pandemic and the race for space. That’s...

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are.  Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...

Since the announcement of the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA), an increasing amount of Principle, Partners and Directors (PPD) from the...

Chestertons, the London high-end estate agency chain, is reported to be looking for a buyer. Sky News says it’s hired Deloitte, the...

Knight Frank has sold homes collectively valued at over £100m on just one exclusive estate so far this year alone.  The Wentworth...

It may be the final day of August but Propertymark has first out of the blocks with advice for agents to...

A career in property can be fun and rewarding, but it’s a busy world to live and work in. As we...

The very strong housing market seen throughout this year is set to extend into 2022 as a stock shortage is forecast...

A sentiment survey amongst wealthy international buyers suggests the affluent sector of the western world is seeing similar house buying frenzy...

House sales slumped nearly two thirds last month as the main deadline for the stamp duty holiday passed.  HM Revenue and Customs...

A date has been set for Purplebricks’ shareholders to give their verdict on a controversial remuneration package given to the agency’s...

A new survey of online and hybrid agents claims that they are now taking a 13 per cent share of the...

There are 19 new distinct £1m-plus property markets in the UK thanks to the soaring house prices of the past 15...

The Property Ombudsman says there’s been a big increase in enquiries to its service in recent months, despite the pandemic.  In its...

Politicians in one of the most exclusive property enclaves are complaining after average house prices have risen around £100,000 in just...

An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

A housing expert says the psychology of a population coping with the pandemic lies behind the house moving frenzy of recent...

My neighbour had been seeking to move home for some time. Suggestions that he wanted to get away from his neighbours...

Three property agents feature on the latest list of businesses in trouble for failing to comply with money laundering regulations. The list...

House prices in Wales - where the equivalent of the stamp duty holiday has fully ended - rose to a new...

High end agency Strutt & Parker is doubling its prediction for this year’s house price growth. For the UK-wide mainstream market the...

Connells-owned Hamptons says it’s calculated that no fewer the 117,500 sellers this year have chosen to rent before buying their next home.  The...

The average asking price, as recorded by Rightmove, has fallen for the first time this year. In another sign that the market...

Over 55,000 households bought homes through the government’s Help to Buy equity loan scheme in the past financial year - a...

Almost £730 billion of equity is available in British homes - a record figure. The sum, assessed during the second quarter of...

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

Yet another housing market snapshot is reporting the stock of property for sale plummeting further downwards.  Property website Home says that while...

Rightmove data released this morning shows that the average asking price of a detached house has risen literally 10 times the...

Savills has revised its price forecasts for prime property market across the UK, but when it coms to prime central London...

A major agency is predicting that the imbalance between supply and demand, which has characterised the housing market for all of...

There’s already plenty of talk about autumn - depressing huh? - with agents pondering how the housing market will respond to...

Zoopla has revealed that some 200 agents have joined its new Product Research Panel, testing new innovations introduced by the portal. First...

A deep dive into Rightmove’s data by the portal itself has discovered that there’s one sector where homes sell 20 days...

For over 20 years, Reapit's CRM software has been the obvious choice for any self-respecting estate agency business. Used today by...

Trust the process: subscribe your landlords and tenants to Task Plans and receive automated prompts when it’s the right time to...

Are you experiencing Estate Agent burnout? As The Stamp Duty Holiday has begun to tail off, it didn’t bring the relaxation in...

As the Tokyo Olympics draws to a close this weekend, the Nationwide Building Society has analysed long-term capital appreciation in locations regenerated...

Volume house builder Taylor Wimpey has announced a pre-tax profit for the first half of this year of £287.5m - and...

Since 2017, The DPS has used the data we collect to track the rental values of properties across all regions of...

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has reported record figures as...

A bank which a year ago told investors to sell Rightmove shares has now changed its tune - radically. In August 2020...

The UK government will not achieve its pledge of delivering 300,000 new homes a year until 2028, according to analysis from...

Belvoir has issued another upbeat trading report, saying its revenue for the first six months of the year is up 53...

New data shows the strongest quarter for new build home registrations since 2007.  According to NHBC, the new home warranty and insurance...

The Fine & Country network has added another agency to its network - this one in the west country city of...

Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside of the capital in the first half of 2021 - and many of those buyers...

An estate agency has calculated precisely how much residential property has been sold so far this year, fuelled by the stamp...

The number of Energy Performance Certificates issued for new build homes in England rose 16 per cent in the year to...

The head of Boomin has attacked Rightmove for the fees it currently charges agents, the likelihood of higher fees to come,...

Kevin Thomas, the long time director at Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings, is retiring from the industry after more than 40...

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...

A recent news story will have set alarm bells ringing for agencies up and down the country, when it was revealed...

Some 18 months on, we’re only just beginning to understand the impact of Covid-19 and how it’ll shape the future economy...

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...

Rightmove has reported a dramatic bounce back in its fortunes - and it’s making more money from agents even than before...

Hybrid agency EweMove has continued growing with the sale of 37 new territories in the first six months of the year...

We’re about to enter August and second half of the Olympic Games - and fund-raising is happening at a Gold medal...

Annual house price growth remains above 10 per cent despite a small monthly dip in July according to the Nationwide. A 0.5...

An estate agency which at one time hoped to be operating nationwide this year has now revised its target. Hortons says it...

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...

Purplebricks’ annual report has revealed that a short term bonus scheme to provide incentives for executive directors to meet financial and...

One of the leading housing market analysts says some of the extreme house price rises seen this year could unwind during...

Demand for all types of houses, from terraced to detached, has more than doubled in the current housing market - creating...

A surge in activity ahead of June’s stamp duty deadline and tight supply saw price growth in the country house market...

London’s super prime residential market has recorded its strongest half year in volume and value terms since the rush to beat...

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

Boy it’s been hot out there - yet even 30 degrees or more have failed to stifle the enthusiasm of our...

The publication of a report following a controversial RICS investigation has been pushed back another month. Last month it was announced that...

HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...

Property consultancy LonRes says June was a record-breaking month for property sales in the capital, with exchanges up 140 per cent...

The busiest first half of a year ever recorded by Rightmove has led to a raft of new records for the...

A new analysis off the housing market suggests that the current frenzy is down partly to activity in the most expensive...

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...

The largest player in the Modern Method of Auction sector says there is growing consumer confidence in the way the system...

It’s British Grand Prix weekend, one of the big events on the sporting calendar and this year back with a full...

The end of a largely-forgotten mortgage initiative connected with the pandemic could end up derailing the current strong housing market, agents...

The market share of the online and hybrid agencies combined has risen to 8.1 per cent in the second quarter of...

Greater Manchester Police have arrested the Savills estate agent who allegedly posted a racist tweet about black England football stars after...

The police have now received complaints about the tweet believed to have been sent from a personal account of a Savills...

Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...

A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Jamie Cooke, Co-Founder and Managing Director of iamsold, part...

Agency staff who worked from home at any point during the pandemic - even for just one day - can still...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...

Knight Frank claims that the number of UK property transactions in June is on track to be the highest on record.  Although...

Average house prices have risen by £29,000 over the course of the stamp duty holiday as house price annual inflation hits...

A new analysis claims Help To Buy has improved building volumes and has not been a drain on taxpayers. The scheme which...

Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...

Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...

It’s been another terrific week for good deeds by our industry - so often under-reported but so important for agents and...

A rush to beat next week’s stamp duty holiday deadline has caused a 200 per cent increase in demand for removal...

Working from home used to get a bad rap. With the phrase mocked as ‘shirking from home’, homeworkers were often seen...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Thom Hudson, photographer at Meyers Estate Agents What is Meyers...

Franchise giant Winkworth has launched a new property podcast to boost its marketing. The Property Exchange podcast will air monthly, with the...

London property is still a draw for the wealthiest in the world according to Knight Frank. Despite international travel restrictions, the number...

For a match between two great rivals, the England-Scotland 0-0 draw on Friday may have brought both nations together. After all it’s...

In an unusual move, HM Land Registry has issued guidance to agents to help them reassure jittery buyers and sellers ahead...

The property market is currently in a unique position where the number of house hunters looking for their next home is...

ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...

EweMove, the high profile hybrid estate agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, says it has recruited a record 30 new...

Knight Frank says it will be September at the earliest before the current frenzy of housing market activity will stabilise. The agency’s...

Welcome to our second Euros Agent Match Report, when we get leading agents’ and suppliers’ takes on the matches featuring England and Scotland.  Today...

Right now it seems that another day means another house price record, an all-time high for transactions, and a conveyancing log-jam...

“A hybrid offering, which serves customers of all needs and capabilities, is what we should all be working towards.” Following Aconveyancing opening...

With just hours to go to the start of the Euros, we can announce our squad for writing Agents Reports on...

There are an estimated 2.7 million landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) providing rental accommodation to multiple generations of tenant,...

In the third part of this series, Neil Cobbold – Chief Sales Officer at rental payment automation provider PayProp – explores...

There are now more mortgage products available than at any time since the start of the pandemic in March 2021. Data from...

Foxtons shareholders will today give their verdict on the company’s plans to ‘go national’, revealed at the start of the weekend. On...

The Grenfell Tower disaster in June 2017 exposed the dangers of inflammable cladding on residential tower blocks, and what has come...

Figures released from the government show 19,400 people in the real estate sector are still on furlough - suggesting some agents have back...

A gradual increase in the supply of homes coming to the market means the stellar price rises of recent months are...

In a trading statement this morning Foxtons has revealed that following a 49 per cent increase in sales revenue in the...

Franchise agency giant Belvoir has acquired share capital in a small mortgage company. Nottingham Mortgage Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of...

New data shows no let-up on the pressure on the conveyancing sector as the stamp duty holiday and the broader economic...

House prices have soared 10.9 per cent in the past year - the highest level since 2014 - according to the...

The average price of a property in a British seaside town is now £265,978, a leap of 10 per cent -...

A firm has agreed to amend its claim that it was the number one selling agent in its town in 2020,...

In the previous edition of PropTech Today, Nathan Emerson highlighted the importance of effective implementation, linking poor staff engagement to the...

The number of transactions is scheduled to reach 1.52 million this year - way above the norm of between 1.0 and...

After a recent incident involving an Estate Agent based in Devon in which a property virtual tour they published revealed a...

The head of one of the UK’s largest conveyancing legal practices is warning the property market could “fall off a cliff...

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...

With property fraud on the rise and an ever-increasing number of transactions taking place in the lettings sector, having strict anti-money laundering...

A report by the Office of Tax Simplification on Capital Gains Tax has called for a series of changes. They include extending...

Data consultancy LonRes has given a typically upbeat assessment of the Prime London sales market - despite the effects of Coronavirus...

It’s nearly two years since The Tenant Fees Act came into force for tenancies in England. On 1 June 2019 it...

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US and led by Adam Day, a veteran of three online firms -...

The asking price of a typical home in the UK has hit a third of a million pounds for the first...

It’s been quite a week for the rental sector. Lettings agents and landlords have had such a torrid time in recent years...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Christopher Keen and Company Director  What is ‘company name’ and what...

Some sellers are suffering cash flow issues as a result of glitches in the Capital Gains Tax reporting system, according to...

The end of the week is always charity day here on EAT, and this week we have a typical cross section...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...

TM Group and sales progression solution mio have signed up as partners for the 2021 ESTAS Forum & Awards, sponsored by...

On 28 April 2021, Fixflo ran the first in a series of quarterly legal update webinars with David Smith, Partner at...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

London’s super prime residential market shows signs of recovery with more £5m-plus sales recorded in the first four months of 2021 than...

Government leaks ahead of today’s Queen’s Speech suggest a major planning shake-up is set to stop NIMBY objectors to new homes. News...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Ben Ridgway, Group Managing Director at iamproperty. What is iamproperty...

Brexit means that the UK’s anti-money laundering laws are no longer governed by the European Union (EU), but any estate agents...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Mark Armstrong, and my business card says...

Changes to the way the property market operates over the last year - with increased flexibility and remote interactions - has...

The latest Coutts Prime Property Index has revealed that activity in this sector of the market - based mostly in London...

In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...

The ESTAS Awards ceremony is traditionally held each May but no prizes for guessing why this year, as with 2020, things...

Hello and if it’s the end of the week it’s time for Agents Do Charity -  your opportunity to respect all...

The so-called race for space as the pandemic drives buyers to reconsider their lifestyle options has led to prices for prime...

The last 12 months have heralded significant change across the property market and indeed we could argue across all markets in...

Mortgage lending has shown the biggest net increase on record according to the Bank of England.  Mortgage borrowing in March rose by...

The new Mayor of London, to be decided in an election tomorrow, has just received a six point set of demands...