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

Belvoir has become the latest major agency group to sign up to Boomin as a founder agent.  The properties of all four...

An alarming story has appeared in the mortgage trade press, highlighting an apparent pitfall in the house buying process that has...

One of the oldest portals in the UK, Mouseprice, has been bought by a service which describes itself as the country’s...

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

Over 100 Zoopla member branches have signed up to the Modern Method of Auction system offered via the portal. Over the summer Zoopla...

Leadhub, a prospecting tool created by estate agency trainer Richard Rawlings, has been acquired in what he calls “a classic case...

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

Countrywide has this morning rejected an £80m offer made for it by Connells Group. On November 23 Connells announced that its due...

Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce has batted away a stinging attack on him made by allAgents, a review website. allAgents has set up...

Upcoming portal Boomin has written to its founder agents inviting one of them to take up a seat on the main...

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

Mark Hayward, who was scheduled to retire at the end of this month, is to stay on at NAEA Propertymark as...

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

Annual house price inflation is now running at 6.5 per cent according to the latest Nationwide index after a 0.9 per...

One of the hybrid agency sector’s leading agents says there are key lessons our industry can learn from the collapse of...

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

One of the biggest supporters of the self employed estate agent business model admits there are risks and it’s not for...

The Federation of Independent Agents trade group has unveiled a new automated nurture product available exclusively to members - and it claims...

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

Public sentiment over the housing market remains stable despite the Coronavirus crisis and the possibility of a No Deal Brexit. That’s the conclusion...

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

A young Kent estate agent has died after contracting Covid 19 at the age of 28.  Chris Cane was branch manager of...

We are on the threshold in December with the pandemic still dominating but we’re delighted there is still positive jobs news...

Free-to-list portal group OneDome claims 425 estate agency branches joined its listing services last month,  OneDome Group operates two portals, OneDome and...

NAEA Propertymark has renewed its warning that a cliff-edge threatens housing market stability as the stamp duty holiday ends. The organisation’s outgoing chief...

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

Property sales take a seriously long time to complete. There are a number of reasons for this, although often delays are...

Back in September, Westminster Council launched a new strategy to help 'protect tenants' and 'ensure they live in good-quality and well-managed...

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

As what now seems like a common occurrence everything has changed again since I last sat down to write about the...

Rezi’s integration with Zapier has transformed the way in which estate agents can now save time, money and resource. Agents are...

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

One of the highest profile figures in the agency industry - and a past critic of Purplebricks - has come out as a vociferous...

Criticism of the management of Countrywide has reached new levels of derision as the mainstream media have attacked the chaos surrounding...

The housing market in England and Wales is stabilising, according to analysis of web traffic from a property advice site.  Valuation requests...

The high profile Yorkshire agency chain Dacre, Son & Hartley has been appointed by the largest charity care provider for older...

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

Stamp duty breaks have historically done little to help the housing market - and it’s the same now. So says David Hannah,...

A new estate agency in one of the country’s most widely-mocked towns has opened its doors - and is not afraid...

Average house prices in Wales have risen three per cent in the past year, despite multiple difficult lockdowns considered more severe...

Online network love2move - which gives partner High Street agents an option to offer vendors an online sales service - is...

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

You probably don’t have to listen closely to hear estate agents across the country starting to cheer. It’s been a big...

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

Moving home is emotionally fraught. Buyers and sellers will get upset and unfortunately some people will take it out on you....

The soon-to-launch Boomin portal has signed up a national firm and now claims to have recruited 40 per cent of the...

The Guild of Property Professionals is urging the industry - all agents, not just its own members - to lobby MPs...

Zoopla’s research team is anticipating the first quarter of next year will see the current boom continue as 100,000 additional sales...

A high-profile publicity campaign has culminated in the launch of a new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology, empowering...

Today sees the government’s Spending Review, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak taking centre stage as he presents a 12 month spending plan to...

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

A statement this morning from Countrywide's board says both its executive chairman and its group managing director are leaving the company.  It...

Connells Group has announced a major recruitment drive as it looks to create 250 new agents' positions - and it’s launched...

Propertymark is in touch with the government to see how the new Tier structure being introduced on December 3 will affect...

Agents anxious to know if they will receive a payout from their Business Interruption Insurance will have to wait still longer...

The agency industry’s new leaders for the coming year have expressed strong support for reform recommendations promoted by the Regulation of...

Two prominent suppliers have teamed up to offer customers instant visibility of chain lengths, details of agents connected to properties being...

A survey of completion times for house sales over the past four years suggests that the worst performing local authority area...

Connells has increased the temperature in its bid for Countrywide with a surprise statement this morning outlining risks run by Countrywide if...

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

One of Countrywide’s two up-market brands, Hamptons International, has unveiled a new look which it describes as part of “a transformational...

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

Safety checks which are apparently now preventing thousands of owners selling flats are to be eased - but there is confusion...

It may make little difference to agents but a leading analyst suggests thousands of buyers have effectively lost money on their purchase...

A mortgage technology platform has released figures suggesting the housing market remains strong, with high numbers of searches by buyers for...

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

Searches that are bound by the Search Code, protecting the seller, buyer and lender, are property and not client specific. As...

Newspapers are pushed through the door, whereas websites have to pull in visitors - it’s a simple but fundamental difference with vast implications...

Tenants, landlords, agents, and house buyers all breathed a sigh of relief on Halloween when the government announced that home moves...

The director of a conveyancing technology company has hit out at what he calls “an over-reliance on outdated processes” and “age-old...

Countrywide, which is thought to have closed over a fifth of its branches in recent years, has opened a new office...

Reapit has named Mark Armstrong as the new chief executive officer, the post occupied by the high profile and popular Gary...

High profile franchise hybrid agency EweMove has announced ambitious plans to double agent numbers within two years. The firm - which has...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - Friday means charity day, with an update on our industry’s latest...

The Boomin portal, which incentivises agents to cross-sell and benefit from referral fees, is to receive advice on fee disclosure from...

The founder of OneDome says a likely housing market slowdown is the perfect time for agents to optimise revenue by investing in PropTech. Babek Ismayil believes...

New research attempts for the first time to identify the most lucrative property markets in the country - with surprising results...

The government has revealed new regional price caps for its revamped Help To Buy Equity Loan scheme, set to operate between...

A leasehold group has written to Housing Minister Chris Pincher pressing for an update on the government’s approach to reform for...

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

The new property portal Boomin has revealed its fees structure for agents. Tapping into the industry debate over portal fees, Boomin describes...

The customer service performance of conveyancers has improved in recent months according to the ESTAS review platform.  The long-standing and sometimes-heated debate...

Purplebricks has just appointed its new chief marketing officer, who was most recently global director of restaurants at a food chain. Ben...

A TV advert for Rightmove first screened in 2018 has been cleared of gender stereotyping. A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority...

The Home website, which publishes a detailed monthly snapshot of the market, has raised the alarm over London because of a...

One of the country’s top buying agents is advising purchasers and vendors to avoid online agencies and 'bucketshop' conveyancers. Edward Heaton - founder...

Estate agents can stand out from the crowd and help consumers through lockdown by providing a more secure sales process, a...

The soon-to-launch portal Boomin - set up by the people who founded Purplebricks- has signed another 10 independent agents. They are all...

A regional wing of Fine & Country has reported a record month - and puts it down to the self-employed ‘associate’ business model...

A five-branch agency in the westcountry is the subject of a management buy out by two directors. Westcoast Properties - with branches...

The advertising watchdog has told the agency industry to clean up its act on four issues, with clarity over fees being...

Just when you thought the housing market was beginning to calm down... along comes a likely vaccine for Coronavirus. One of the country’s...

A prominent PropTech supplier wants agents to hand over much more information to conveyancers to allow them to make faster progress on...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where in the agency and supplier...

Zoopla is the first UK property company to launch advertising on Pinterest, the lifestyle picture-centric social media platform. A statement from Zoopla...

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

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...

According to the annual Property Week PropTech survey, almost 48% of property businesses had tested new technology because of the COVID-19...

The second England-wide lockdown is here. The good news is that this time round, the property market remains open for business,...

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

A law firm wants the government to agree that properties that have exchanged but not yet completed can definitely benefit from the...

Residential People, one of many free-to-list platforms in the hectic portal marketplace, is set to launch which it calls its “AI...

One of the industry’s leading commentators says an unintended consequence of a possible Capital Gains Tax increase could be a bonus...

The Competitions and Markets Authority is to probe the proposed merger of two crowdfunding sites used by numerous property industry companies. Crowdcube...

Hello and welcome to your regular Friday charity round-up from the industry - appropriately enough on the day of the latest...

A report commissioned by the government suggests a doubling of Capital Gains Tax on profits from the sale of second homes. The government -...

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors review of sales and rentals, often amongst the most pessimistic of analyses, says Covid 19...

A new report funded by high profile consumer champion Martin Lewis says the government must do more to help ‘mortgage prisoners’. These...

A PropTech platform that says it halves the time taken for transactions has just completed a multi-million pound investment round. Coadjute - which...

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

Many agents are brilliant at giving a personal touch and are professional in the way they treat customers, but I would...

Kate Cox, Moneypenny's chief marketing officer, provides agents with an in-depth guide on lead capture. Alongside uncovering the importance of lead capture...

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

Various investors in Countrywide have submitted early online paperwork to The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers - the red tape required to...

The first monthly market monitor to show activity in the housing market tailing off has appeared - and it says momentum...

A former London estate agency owner and finalist on The Apprentice says he’s now returning to the sector to sell new-builds. Jamie...

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

A survey of people currently buying property suggests as many as a quarter may pull out if they know they’ll miss...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says its new Home Survey Standard will be implemented from March and will represent a...

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...

As lockdown – Season 2, the sequel no one asked for – gets underway in England, landlords, tenants and agents will...

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

Conveyancers have considered whether the long-standing ‘caveat emptor’ or buyer beware principle in a property purchase should be replaced by ‘vendor...

The six brands that make up The Property Franchise Group are the latest signings for yet-to-launch portal Boomin. TPFG’s brands are national...

Aspire, the six-branch south west London agency, has dropped its previous franchise structure and reverted to being owned outright by its...

A relaunched home buying service says it wants to partner with agents to unlock sales if the housing market deteriorates. The service...

Connells has issued a counter statement to this morning’s announcement by Countrywide that a possible takeover is underway. At 7am Countrywide revealed...

It’s been announced this morning that Connells is in takeover discussions with the troubled Countrywide agency group. Countrywide has given Connells until...

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

A leading firm of conveyancers will this week tell new clients that their property purchases are likely to miss the stamp...

House prices by the end of October were running 7.5 per cent above their level a year ago - but the...

While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...

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

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

The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the furlough scheme until the end of March. It will continue under the current rules, with the...

Over a fifth of key businesses say they do not trust any element at all of automated anti-money laundering checks and...

Hello and welcome to yet another Agents Do Charity, the weekly forum for the industry to share its good news on...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

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

New guidance spells out how leniency can be exercised on agencies or individuals who inform on anti-competition cartels of the kind that...

High end agents usually keep their powder dry when it comes to party politics, to avoid upsetting customers. However Knight Frank has...

Hunters chairman and Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has hit out at allegedly false claims made by Donald Trump and Nigel Farage. Trump’s...

A new survey has been launched by the Residential Property Surveyors Association. The RPSA - which wants to rival the RICS as...

Purplebricks recently launched a meditation service to help buyers and sellers manage stress. You might disagree with the idea, but moving...

The government has unveiled the public health regulations which will underpin the second national lockdown in England - and the exemptions...

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

The Business Interruption Insurance saga, involving hundreds of agencies awaiting pay-outs on policies, enters its next and final stage later this month. An...

Buyers in around 30 per cent of English cities are almost certainly already too late to complete a purchase by March 31...

A London property investment consultancy says 22 per cent of properties it’s advised overseas purchasers on this year have been bought sight-unseen. London...

Knight Frank is in talks with HM Revenue and Customs to return furlough money as a result of relatively strong trading, notwithstanding...

An agency in London which was stung by fierce criticism in the spring lockdown has announced its policy for branch activity...

Boomin is to levy a traditional monthly fee for estate and letting agents listing on the site, in line with other...

The national lockdown beginning on Thursday makes the case for an extension to the stamp duty holiday, according to a tax...

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

Advanced information released today about Boomin suggests it will seek a much closer relationship with agents than existing portals, with lifetime...

There’s one key takeaway for agents from the weekend’s announcements on the next England-wide lockdown - the housing market is staying...

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

Purplebricks has issued a statement to its shareholders saying it’s ‘never been more relevant’. However, the expected radical change to its fees structure appears...

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...

A leading market analyst says the widespread belief that we are ‘safe’ in our homes may indirectly lead to the recent...

The ESTAS awards service and the Agents Together foundation are entering into a partnership. That means all ESTAS customer agents will be...

The housing market is to remain open in the four week lockdown in England. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government...

“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...

Clear communication and common-sense actions by landlords, letting agents and students at the start of a tenancy can drastically improve the...

The housing market boom looks set to continue for some months yet as mortgage approvals for home purchases hit their highest...

OnTheMarket has handed out more shares to agencies signing long-term agreements with the portal. It was almost three years ago that OTM, then...

The housing market’s recovery will be threatened with drastic consequences for buyers and sellers if the stamp duty holiday isn’t extended beyond...

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

The caveat emptor of buying a new house is ‘Let The Buyer Beware.’ This is especially the case for homes that have an ageing boiler.  Before...

The mandatory qualifications expected of agents have not been forgotten and will come into effect in two or three years. That’s the...

An extensive culling of branches and staff continues apace at Countrywide as it significantly reduces the size of both its office...

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning provides a rare piece of good news for the troubled London agency. It says business...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been told to avoid a stamp duty holiday cliff-edge next March at any price - because it...

The so-called hub model of estate agency adopted by a growing number of firms appears to be part of a wider...

The rise and rise of £1m-plus homes continues apace with new research from Rightmove showing the biggest growth areas. Data released this...

The proliferation of free and accessible digital services has - at face value - brought us many great things: same-day deliveries,...

David Cox is joining Rightmove next week in a dramatic return to the industry. Cox left the ARLA Propertymark in late July after...

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

There are 140,000 more buyers waiting to complete on their properties right now than there were this time last year. The claim, by...

One of Britain’s most respected agents is suggesting Chancellor Rishi Sunak could ‘taper’ the stamp duty holiday to avoid a cliff-edge...

A progress report on the Regulation of Property Agents recommendations will be made today by a key RoPA committee member, Mark...

A developer operating in prime central London is offering buyers a deferred-payment scheme. K10 Group says it’s doing this because of the...

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

There’s no denying it, job hunting can be hard work – even more so at the moment, with all that’s going...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

Did you know your deposit protection obligations don't end with paying the deposit? You also need to serve the Prescribed Information within 30...

The property market, and therefore, estate agents have been accused of being the 'weak link' in the UK’s money laundering defences. This...

Here is a quick read focusing on 5 things you can check your business is doing while on your tea break....

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...

Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

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

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

A new tool which identifies preferences of Facebook users and then targets them with ads for appropriate homes on sale, is...

An agency recruitment firm says there’s been a big rise in short-term vacancies being offered since lockdown restrictions were lifted in the...

A new property portal that operates a Tinder-style ‘swipe’ app is offering agents 12 months free listings. MoveStreets operates like the dating...

Yet-to-launch portal Boomin has secured the support of 10 more estate agencies, one of them the national chain Humberts. In its third...

The new two per cent stamp duty surcharge applying to non-resident buyers may cause a wide range of properties to be...

A new survey reveals the uphill struggle first time buyers appear to be having in securing a mortgage. A study of 1,000...

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

Estate Agent Today can reveal that a string of Countrywide offices across the country have been closed in recent weeks - but...

The outgoing chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents is warning that the sales system continues to struggle with...

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

Another attempt is being made to introduce property logbooks to the selling and buying process, and agents are invited to play a...

A Connells staff member has reportedly been suspended for working as a dominatrix while in her office. The Daily Star says the...

They’ve got it covered - the charitable arm of Propertymark is offering free face coverings to member agents. The Arbon Trust is...

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...

The Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday has been a hot topic of conversation for many in the residential property industry –...

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...

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is taking credit for saving thousands of agency jobs through increased transactions prompted by the stamp duty holiday. A...

Knight Frank has launched a new radio advert for the first time. The rollout marks the firm’s fourth phase of its “partners...

A reassessment of an independent agency’s activities during the Coronavirus crisis has led to it merging with a local franchise operation. Maison...

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...

One of Countrywide’s largest shareholders has come out against a £90m investment package in the company proposed by a private equity...

The troubled Countrywide group has announced a £90m investment by Alchemy Partners, a private equity company that specialises in investing in...

Purplebricks is the first estate agency in the country to launch a meditation service to ease “the emotional rollercoaster felt by...

Savills says the shape and size of the housing market in the coming months will be determined by the capacity of conveyancers...

One of the latest 10 agents joining the still-to-launch Boomin portal says it could be the go-to website for all property...

A tax expert says his research suggests some buyers of homes with annexes may have paid too much stamp duty on...

A new analysis of searches and leads to agents by Rightmove suggests buyers in London are deserting central locations in favour of...

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

One of the industry's senior agency leaders says it would be a mistake for agents to be stopped from working in...

Boomin, the still-to-launch portal created by the founders of Purplebricks, has named another 10 founding member agencies. Like the initial 10 they...

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

Delays across the house buying sector mean those wanting to benefit from the stamp duty holiday need to begin the buying...

Agents in some parts of the country may be able to make use of data from utilities comparison service uSwitch, which...

Online auction service Iamsold secured £52.7m in total for vendors in September, an increase of 16 per cent on the same period last...

Some 713 estate agency branches have failed to reopen following the spring lockdown according to a business consultancy. TwentyCi says that is the...

Another new property portal has been launched, this one - Mutual - describing itself as the ‘Pre-Portal Property Platform for estate...

The country producing the largest number of buyers of prime London properties is not China, nor from north America or the...

Most agents' branches in Wales are expected to close for just over two weeks from 6pm this Friday, October 23 - moving...

Foxtons is alleged by a newspaper to have suffered a malware attack and data breach which closed its MyFoxtons client website. The...

A mortgage service claims 46 per cent of buyers have had their prospective property down-valued by lenders - often forcing them...

Conveyancers are sending a blunt message to estate agents: transactions will take longer than usual and don’t chase us with queries and...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to...

The senior management from four of the agencies announced as founding members of Boomin have spoken out in favour of the...

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...

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

When letting agents are preparing to migrate from one piece of client accounting software to another, it can sometimes seem like...

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

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...

Zoopla has linked with a PropTech company led by the former boss of Purplebricks to offer agents free virtual viewings services. The...

Agents Together, the wellbeing and mentorship service which came into existence earlier this year, is launching what it calls a Redundancy...

A Bank of England survey suggests it may be more difficult for prospective buyers to get a mortgage later this year. In...

An estate agency in Lancashire has been taken over by a hotel group, which pledges to expand and create more jobs. Mikhail...

Let’s be honest: things are getting just a little tougher aren’t they?  We’re delighted to say that the spirit of the industry...

The government has issued new guidance to estate and lettings agencies on their obligations regarding money laundering issues - and online...

The latest agency recruits for online firm easyProperty are batting for the company in more ways than one - they are...

Online agency Purplebricks says an absence of technology in property details is one of the biggest turn-offs for potential buyers. A survey...

A health business is offering a free support package to estate agencies with between three and 100 employees, to help staff...

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

We all know that people can’t move to a new house without going through the Conveyancing process. However, with that said,...

I wanted to take this opportunity to write an advice piece on what we here at Angels Media have found important...

A prominent housing market analyst is warning that in 14 years of studying prices and transactions he has never seen the...

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

With many transactions now delayed by up to three weeks by slow searches, a body representing local search providers is urging...

There’s to be a new Marsh & Parsons office in London as the LSL-owned brand expands its network to Acton in...

The south of England is not the only region to benefit as city-dwellers search for more greenery and outdoor space, says...

Lifesycle, the platform built by Iceberg Digital to help estate and letting agents work smarter, continues to launch new features and...

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

A platform which signs up vendors and allocates their sale to a high-performing local agent says it sells property two months...

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 &...

A new Proptech platform is launching next month with claims it will “up-end the way agents do business” and that it will...

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

A new portal-style PropTech product has launched and wants to recruit estate agents to its fold - despite describing the way...

A PropTech platform wants to find out agents’ views on a range of industry issues - and that includes whether they...

Countrywide’s high-end brand John D Wood and Co has launched a new country house department, to take advantage of growing demand...

Hello and welcome to PJT, our Monday feature giving you the inside track on major moves in and across our industry. Let...

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...

In early September, mio achieved an industry first with the release of the mio chain view API. Now, all the parties...

Many agents, certainly those in London, will have faced the difficult task of selling a flat with a shorter lease. A...

A right wing magazine once edited by Boris Johnson has called estate agents “spivs with tape measures” who conceal information from...

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

A security company says it is “disappointing” the estate agency industry is only around 55 per cent through preparations to cope...