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The government is being urged to tailor its housing market reforms beyond solely focusing on first-time buyers. It comes as new analysis...

Fundraising frolics by agents and property professionals this week include bike rides and triathlon challenges, plus the charity award season returns. Remember,...

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...

One of estate agency’s biggest groups yesterday announced the start of a share buyback programme for a tranche of up to...

PropTech solutions have continued to ingratiate themselves in both the forefront of an agency within advertising mediums and in the backend...

Imagine a world where you, as an agent, could focus on what you do best. Building and managing relationships, showing properties,...

The Lomond Group, reported over the weekend to be in talks to buy high-end London agency Chestertons, has this morning announced it’s...

The existence of online agencies means some consumers believe real life estate agents are unnecessary in a deal - but the rest of...

By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...

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...

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

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

Apart from a buoyant market, high transaction levels, and consumer confidence in the property market, one considerable additional benefit which has...

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

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

By any measure, the housing market has been unprecedently busy in recent months, fuelled not just by the stamp duty holiday...

OnTheMarket’s annual general meeting date has been set for later this month - and it’s likely to be virtual despite expected...

So, who would have thought it? England finally beat Germany in a knockout game at a major competition - and it...

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

The private treaty process has been in need of modernisation for a long time. When we open an account with a...

Controversial Foxtons chief executive Nic Budden is to pocket a bonus package of around £1m - despite a huge shareholder rebellion at...

Foxtons is facing another shareholder revolt over the bonus being given to its chief executive despite taking £7m in state Covid...

As an indication of the frenzied property market, this may take some beating - an agent has had 18 viewings on...

Countrywide shareholders have overwhelmingly backed the offer by Connells to buy the company. At a special virtual AGM today 99.58 per cent...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

Countrywide shareholders will next month have the opportunity to vote on the Connells bid to purchase the troubled estate agency group. The...

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

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

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

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 latest review by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team into referral fees places the outdated practice of...

The pandemic and the way the government has reacted to the private rental sector (PRS) has got me thinking about the...

Businesses across all sectors have struggled to adapt to the changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. One group that have bucked...

There appears to have been a small shareholder rebellion at Countrywide’s annual general meeting over the company’s remuneration of senior management. No...

A working party of property professionals is being set up to look at whether and how property logbooks could help speed...

The Property Franchise Group - parent company of six agency brands including EweMove and Martin & Co - says all of...

Troubled estate agency group Countrywide has invited shareholders to submit questions to the company ahead of its AGM later this month. Countrywide...

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

There's widespread expectation that Foxtons’ senior management will face sharp criticism at the company’s Annual General Meeting today. The hottest issue at...

Rightmove’s shareholders appear to have been generally unmoved by the string of protests against the portal in recent weeks. At the portal’s...

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

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...

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

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

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

Former housing minister Alok Sharma has revealed new measures to allow agencies and other businesses to avoid insolvency during the virus...

Nested is the latest online agency to base a marketing campaign around criticism of established estate agents.  In three 30-second TV ads...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...

Foxtons has revealed that the chair of the troubled agency’s remuneration committee has stood down with immediate effect. This are also unconfirmed...

Troubled London estate agency Foxtons says it has rewritten its remuneration policy for its senior management following a shareholder revolt at...

Purplebricks' senior management avoided a shareholder revolt yesterday during the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM). Last weekend, it emerged via the Sunday...

The Purplebricks share price dropped by 1% to 108p yesterday as investors prepare for today's Annual General Meeting. The hybrid agency's market...

Purplebricks is reported to be facing a shareholder revolt this coming week at its annual general meeting because of bonuses paid...

London agency Foxtons has announced some management changes - the first since a shareholder revolt at the firm’s annual general meeting...

A banking company used by OnTheMarket has issued a note to its investor clients claiming the portal “arguably beats its peers...

Hunters chairman Kevin Hollinrake, who is also a Conservative MP, has given notice that he would resign the party whip if...

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

Shareholders at today’s annual general meeting of OnTheMarket will hear the latest conversion figures showing how many agents on free or...

Gazumping is alive and well in much of the country, despite the slowdown in the property market, according to new research...

Four years ago, as we approached the general election, Andrews Property Group held a roundtable debateon the impact the election might have...

Countrywide has named a senior businesswoman as chair of its controversial remuneration committee which was at the centre of a row...

The influential Treasury Select Committee says estate agents should be more closely monitored to ensure they abide by anti-money laundering regulations. In...

Government figures show the UK’s annual house price growth now being down to 2.5 per cent - the lowest rate since...

Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so many Millennials aspire to - yet one that has become frustratingly...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it wants to simplify the system of surveys by scrapping the three current options...

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

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

The Swiss investment bank Credit Suisse has slashed its target share price for the company from 77p to only 17.2p.  The reason...

Running an effective property business in today’s market relies on the clever use of technology.  The right technology will make your agency...

Figures from Savills suggest that there’s currently an average 1.14 price adjustments per sale across the prime regional markets of the...

As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...

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

The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...

OnTheMarket has told the City this morning that it has already signed up 81 new listing agreements by 5pm yesterday, completing...

A new EU crackdown on money laundering requires estate agency businesses to adopt a collaborative approach if they are to avoid...

Rebel estate agent Chris Wood - who earlier this year unsuccessfully attempted to get on the ballot paper as a candidate for...

Purplebricks' latest trading statement, issued this morning, claims "good progress" and says its revenue in the UK for the first half...

The founder of a new online sales assistance service says agents are often unfairly blamed by the public for failings in...

Chris Wood - the Cornish estate agent who unsuccessfully attempted to get on the ballot paper as a candidate for NAEA...

After my article last week predicting that Agents’ Mutual would likely seek to raise external capital, including possibly on the public markets,...

Historically, short-term rentals have been an unattractive business for the majority of estate agents and property managers. Scarcity of demand from tenants...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

PropTech start-up OneDome - which describes its products as allowing traditional estate agents to challenge Purplebricks and other online rivals -...

As an agency business, how much are you spending on professional body memberships? Perhaps it’s time to question how much you...

Another senior industry analyst says the time is fast approaching for Rightmove to either shift its focus to take account of...

Industry trade bodies NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have announced the appointment of their new presidents. At an AGM on Friday, Katie Griffin...

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...

Countrywide’s Bairstow Eves brand has launched a series of video guides for customers using their £995 online agency service and for...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

Just a couple of weeks ago, we waited with anticipation to see what the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, would say in...

Let me set out my stall from the beginning. Firstly with two buy to lets managed by an agency, I understand and...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...

Paying too much every month for your website? Move your website to us and we guarantee to halve your monthly bill I want...

Estate agents from around the country are reporting only limited damage to business or prices caused by the Brexit result of...

I pride myself as a logical person, so much so that it amazes me how most people seem to struggle to...

Vandals are reported to have smashed the windows of an estate agency with sledgehammers before destroying computers and stealing cash. The Manchester Evening...

An OnTheMarket director says his portal can still challenge Rightmove - despite record figures from Rightmove itself. As we reported yesterday, Rightmove says...

With February around the corner and spring just about on the horizon (if you can see it for the driving rain...

Zoopla has confirmed that its next date for announcing its agency membership totals - part of its ongoing rivalry with OnTheMarket...

Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...

OnTheMartket (OTM) recently wrote to its membership saying how well its doing, how membership has increased beyond expectations and how it...

Some companies pride themselves on being able to accommodate customers of all kinds. “No job too big or too small,” they...

This publication recently reported on Russell Quirk's latest attempt to upset the establishment, this time by attacking the hallowed ground of...