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With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

Barely a day goes by when we don’t read a new report on the unscrupulous practices of landlords; of the sub-standard...

The Daily Telegraph has gone public with City speculation that Chicago-based real estate consultancy JLL may be interested in buying Savills. Both...

One of the country’s leading conveyancing chiefs has given his support to reforms to the house buying process. But Rob Hailstone -...

A London council is considering a borough-wide ban on agents’ boards of all kinds. Labour-controlled Camden already has a ban for a...

A husband and wife pair of directors at a property valuation and surveying company have been ordered by the courts to...

Hello and welcome to yet another Agents Do Charity - our tribute to the great work done by our industry in...

The first major estate agency business to launch a crowdfunding bid since the controversial collapse of Emoov has emphasised its “realistic”...

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

It’s Valentine’s Day (have you remembered?) and at least one agency has decided that it’s pretty in pink to celebrate the...

The average prices of flats and maisonettes bucked the trend by falling very slightly in the year to December, according to...

A design and renovation business has set up a property sourcing business which will find homes requiring renovation. What’s more, it claims...

We all know the three essential things an estate agent must have on their website include the ability to be able...

A trading statement this morning from beleaguered agency group Countrywide reveals that its revenue is down again - but it insists...

A new free-to-list property portal is launching in the UK, and has a pledge to serve over 20 counties by the...

A solicitor is warning estate agents and the public about allegedly wrong advice relating to the additional homes stamp duty surcharge. Julie...

What do BREXIT and PropTech have in common?  I got thinking about this question for a number of reasons this week but...

The Guild of Property Professionals is seeking views from member agents on the government’s reform agenda.  The Regulation of Property Agents working...

New data from LonRes shows that prices of homes in three key prime areas of London tumbled 5.7 per cent last...

There’s been more growth in the equity release sector, suggesting that fewer older owners are downsizing and are instead using their...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...

The UK’s second-largest online estate agency, Yopa, is this month launching a new advertising campaign under the title ‘Smooth Move’. The agency...

The government has launched an official consultation about a new stamp duty surcharge - the long-awaited additional one per cent for...

Northwood has hoovered up Humphreys of Chester, which it describes as one of the city’s “most reputable and well-established estate agencies.” Jim...

OnTheMarket says one of its key aims for 2019 is to match Rightmove’s product offer to agents. “We’re looking to match Rightmove’s...

An estate agent says he’s “bruised” by recent mysterious negative online reviews he has received - shortly after he posted positive...

Mystery surrounds the details of an apparent theft of thousands of pounds by three men who walked into an estate agency...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...

“You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over,” is an oft-quoted saying of Richard...

The dust may have settled on the government’s recent announcement regarding housing and property complaints, but opinion is still split on...

There are many misconceptions about the franchising world but, whether we’re talking about estate agency franchises or fast food franchises, it’s...

A London estate agent says his system of ‘moral agreements’ between sellers and buyers prevents chains collapsing and means his company has...

He may not yet have had time to produce a Brexit plan but Boris Johnson has at least had a few...

Agents have suggested that the latest price figures from the Halifax may be masking increased activity in the market in recent...

Strutt & Parker says transaction levels in Prime Central London, already at a low ebb, plummeted a further nine per cent...

The end of the snow has given way to warmer weather, and while it’s a little early to speak of spring...

To a sales-focused agency, having a lettings department can sometimes feel like losing control of the business. Recent cases of property management...

BAD PHOTOS – 6 BIG MISTAKES YOU MIGHT BE MAKING! In our last article, we highlighted some really important and shocking stats...

The review website Trustpilot is to make it easier for the public to see whether companies have tried to stop complaints...

The beleaguered Your Move estate agency insists there was no breach of customer privacy after an ex-employee reportedly took confidential data...

The latest analysis of the performance of the top 10 online estate agencies shows that their market share of new listings...

The Property Ombudsman’s annual conference is to hear from the chair of the government’s ‘Property Agents Working Group’ - just days...

Winkworth has set up a dedicated land and new homes division. The franchise agency, which has most of its offices in and...

Customer experience (CX) will largely determine the future of estate agency in the UK. This is now a key battleground for...

As an estate agent, you need to be ready to cater for the specific requirements of buyers and sellers, tailoring your...

New figures released this morning from OnTheMarket claim its listing inventory bis now over 80 per cent of the size of...

Formal consultations have started concerning the job losses and branch closures for Your Move and Reeds Rains, revealed yesterday by their...

The Property Franchise Group says its online/hybrid agency EweMove traded profitably throughout  last year and will show “a significant improvement” over...

At the end of January the Asian PropTech company PropertyGuru announced the imminent launch of beta-phase testing of its cutting-edge new product, PropertyGuru Lens. This...

The former LSL director of estate agency, David Newnes, has made what is officially described as “a significant investment” in a...

A major restructuring of LSL Property Services has just been announced to shareholders, with substantial numbers of branch closures. The statement says...

The former chief executive of Emoov says he has the answer to Foxtons’ current downbeat performance - it should exploit its...

OnTheMarket says it now has listings agreements with more than 12,500 estate and lettings agency branches. In a statement to shareholders and...

The regional agency MoveSelf, which set up in 2017 as an online estate agent, is shifting emphasis towards For Sale By...

An annual study of transaction charges shows that house moving costs are now at a record average high of almost £10,000...

Average prices of flats and houses in prime central London are now the same as they were six years ago; meanwhile...

Purplebricks might have the last laugh - its biggest critic is ditching his High Street office and making his own agency online. Controversial...

OnTheMarket is to continue its TV advertising campaign throughout February - and this time it’s ad is also going to be...

As eagle-eyed readers may have discovered over weekend, Purplebricks is the new back-of-shirt sponsor of the Scotland national team throughout the...

If former Chancellor George Osborne thought his 2014 stamp duty reform would produce more income for the government, it appears he...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT.  Everyone here let us know about their jobs news by emailing press@estateagenttoday.co.uk - please do...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

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

Outsourcing. Everyone has an opinion on it and there’s a stigma surrounding it in the lettings industry. But get this…letting agents ARE...

ARPM  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Simon Duce, Managing Director. What is ARPM and what does it...

The head of a For Sale By Owner website claims that some agents are making “vast amounts” of up to £7,000...

There was a huge 33 per cent collapse in transactions in central London in the final quarter of 2018 compared with...

Conventional wisdom appears to have it that there are fewer owner-occupiers and more renters these days - but that’s not what...

House prices grew at the slowest annual rate for nearly six years in January, according to Nationwide, which says the market...

There’s a distinctly northern flavour to some of the great fund-raising this week - and in particular Yorkshire. This isn’t the only...

Foxtons has reported further small slides in both revenue and profits for 2018 - but sales income plummeted from £43m to...

There has been a nine per cent rise over the past year in estate agency and property industry firms in so-called...

The British Property Federation has made an outspoken intervention into the Brexit debate, telling politicians that No Deal is the worst...

North east England regional chain Bradley Hall Chartered Surveyors and Estate Agents has launched a new office in Hexham as its...

The online publication aimed at London’s high-rolling property professionals, Prime Resi, has named what it believes to be the capital’s 10...

There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...

With far-reaching reforms of conveyancing and other aspects of house buying high on the government’s agenda, a trade body has revealed...

By thinking outside the box, agents can truly embrace the idea of space-as-a-service and create entirely new, and highly valuable, streams...

An estate agent who stole per £300,000 from an estate agency spent the money on designer goods and expensive holidays -...

The seemingly-endless debate surrounding Brexit may be punishing for estate agents in London in particular but one, at least, is making...

The monthly index of house price changes in Britain’s major cities, for many years operated under the Hometrack banner, has been...

Michael O’Flaherty, an area director at the Connells Group and at one time a resident property expert on a popular TV...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency team has issued new guidance for those seeking redress over leasehold disputes.  This guidance contains a...

The Property Ombudsman is to give agents new guidance on dual fees, following a surge in complaints from the public. In 2017, TPO received...

An estate agent in the north of England has been confronted by vigilantes who duped him into thinking they were underage girls.  The...

Brexit may be continuing to dominate the headlines - try to stifle that yawn - but there is still a housing...

Agents need to focus on more targeted marketing using a mix of traditional and modern methods to optimise their position in...

A respected property investment consultancy is warning that the current premium put on the prices of new-build homes - around 15...

The 100 per cent mortgage for first time buyers, which many people thought had disappeared for good, is now back in...

There’s been a dramatic improvement in the speed of searches being completed and returned by local authorities, the government claims. Housing minister...

Property industry commentator and former online agency chief executive Russell Quirk has defended Rightmove’s charges to agents, saying that compared to...

In what promises to be a transformative year for conveyancing in the UK, the ESTAS is joining forces with the well-known...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your Monday update on jobs and key moves across the industry. Everyone mentioned here has...

One in six mortgage holders has been rejected for a mortgage in the past, according to new research from Which? It says...

If you want an engaging page-turner novel for cold winter evenings, my recommendation is Our House by Louise Candlish, a bestseller...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...

A review of the housing market at present, particularly when it comes to purchase transactions, might not necessarily feel overly positive.  The...

Mystery surrounds the identity of an estate agency which has been accused of charging a seller five years after the home...

  The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Lettings Agents have thrown their weight behind the government’s latest...

The controversial crowdfunding site Crowdcube has listed the founder of online estate agency Doorsteps as one of its five ‘entrepreneurs of...

Connells’ brand Gascoigne Halman has lost its appeal against OnTheMarket. Gascoigne Halman challenged OTM’s old ‘one other portal’ rule at the Competition...

High-end agency Savills says London’s super-rich are now buying and selling more actively than a year ago.  The agency says London’s so-called...

The industry is back to full-strength on its fund-raising judging from our virtual postbag this week with many new reports of...

The government has this morning set out wide-ranging changes to redress systems for agents, the sales and lettings sectors, and other...

Politicians and officials are studying a ‘model’ two page reservation agreement drawn up by a law firm as a possible way...

Purplebricks has increased its listings by an eye-opening 44 per cent in the past two weeks according to an updated analysis...

HM Land Registry’s ambitious digitisation plans continue apace with news that it is to consider Blockchain in a bid to speed...

A new report from Zoopla claims very nearly a third of buyers want to know the street - or even the...

Fine & Country has revealed that it is the fastest-growing premium agency in the UK. Quoting research from TwentyCi - the business...

Every day thousands of estate agency boards are erected across the UK. Even in the digital age the board remains one...

It’s been revealed that the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team is to deliver new guidelines to agents for referral fees...

The former chief executive of Emoov says online estate agencies charge too little, so risk appearing cheap and ineffective to potential...

Shares in OnTheMarket hit another new low of 75.7p yesterday, dropping over nine per cent on the day and falling well...

If Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is as sophisticated as they say, Porter Pioneers’ launch could leave agents kicking their feet.  Those of...

There were 102,330 residential property transactions in December - that’s up 3.6 per cent on the same month last year on...

A PropTech firm that provides photography for virtual tours, floor plans and online and hard copy property details is relocating from Latvia to...

A new bespoke Customer Relationship Management system developed by The Property Franchise Group claims to enable High Street agents to fight...

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and London agency Marsh & Parsons - has given a...

The government policies and enforcement plans for anti-money laundering measures are set to take centre stage at next month’s annual conference...

A property platform that has chronicled the London sales market’s problems in recent years says the recovery will start in 2020...

The industry has long been critical of reports claiming house price movements are in some way uniform across the country, but...

A think tank is suggesting that micro-homes could be the answer to London’s shortage of available homes for first time buyers. The...

Former City analyst Anthony Codling - who is now the front-man for a new property portal - has set out why...

Gloomy statements from some industry organisations have suggested the market is in trouble thanks to Brexit uncertainty but Rightmove says visits...

There’s been another raft of movers and shakers in the industry in recent days, so this is a busy Property Jobs...

I don’t think I can add anything more to the excellent 2019 pieces we’ve seen on EAT in recent weeks –...

I often speak of my wish to see property taken out of the hands of politicians. Indeed, this is likely to...

When it comes to building online reputation, Google is king. It is estimated that over 90% of consumers Google a business before...

The civil servant leading work to reform the house buying has revealed key areas of government thinking - with a ban on...

The share of the market taken by online agencies in the final quarter of 2018 slipped from last summer’s high of...

The weather suggests that at long last winter has truly kicked in - so what better time to celebrate, amongst other...

A survey of 6,000 members of the public and 660 estate and letting agents has revealed some striking findings about how...

A firm which recently joined the ‘hub club’ of agencies using centralised services offices says its won a major new build...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the housing market outlook over the next three months is the worst for 20...

The auction firm that purchased the property listings left stranded by the collapse of Emoov is now offering partnership opportunities to...

While even agents of the calibre of Savills struggle in today’s market - see the agency’s figures here - it’s a...

Our latest case study come from a recent news item to have hit the industry and national press. A disgruntled tenant is claiming...

The new management at Emoov says that following its acquisition out of administration it will relaunch as an online estate agency later...

The government has moved to crack down on money laundering in the UK with a new campaign focusing on the accountancy,...

A maverick estate agent pictured wearing a yellow vest has threatened to mount what he calls a “civil protest” if Brexit...

A statement this morning by franchise agency Winkworth says lettings and property management now accounts for 50 per cent of its turnover. The...

“Estate Agents must be suffering from supplier fatigue. Where do you even begin? Most agents haven’t got the time.” So started the...

A Scottish estate agency has changed its website following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The complaint relates to West Property...

Kenny Bruce, one of the founders of sector-leading online agency Purplebricks, has sent his good wishes to Russell Quirk, who founded...

The National Association of Estate Agents has met with other members of a high-level government board to look at ways of...

Part of the Arun Estates Group has rebranded - by dropping the ‘& Partners’ element of its name. The agency formerly known...

The high-end New York based estate agency Corcoran has issued franchise documents for ‘global markets’ prompting speculation that it could spread...

One of Britain’s foremost property consultancies has given a relatively upbeat prediction for the UK housing market over the next five...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Beccy Moore. Office Manager for Nicholas Humphreys Tell us more about Nicholas...

The Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, Margot James, has used social media to say she is “thrilled to see...

Former Emoov chief executive Russell Quirk has made his first on-the-record comments about the factors behind the dramatic collapse of his...

Hello and welcome to another PJT, your regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Please keep us informed of...

There’s been a warm welcome from the property and consumer sectors for a suggestion that the Financial Conduct Authority may be...

There may be a cloud over the economy right now but growth of 2.7 per cent in house prices last year...

It’s been an interesting week of contrasts when it comes to online replacing ‘the old school’. Data from that clever consultancy The...

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

‘I need more power’ - it’s a common request experienced by landlords, letting agents and commercial estate agents across the country. Be...

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

Almost half of all house sales in England and Wales fell through before completion in the final quarter of 2018, according...

A leading buying agent says 2019 is likely to see the continuation of last year’s trend where distressed sellers accept discounts...

A new property management firm claims that an average of nine estate agencies have gone bust each week since 2010.  Apropos -...

Still recovering from Christmas and New Year? There’s no shame in that - the agents’ fund-raising season resumes in earnest in...

Recent years have seen tighter regulation and new legislation hit the lettings industry. Combined with the fee ban, there is no...

An agent has started an online petition demanding negotiators and others in the agency industry be paid the legal minimum wage...

Customers are still trying to get hold of Emoov, Tepilo and Hatched months after they closed down. Estate Agent Today has seen...

Direct Line for Business is launching what it calls an online “end-to-end” insurance product for estate agents and property management companies.  The...

Some 59 per cent of people have lied while selling a home and 46 per cent have lied when trying to...

Estate Agent Today understands from a respected source that the remains of the Emoov and Tepilo online agencies have been acquired...

With the speed of property sales continuing to slow and no end to the sluggishness in sight, it’s time to take...

How do you remove an estate agent from an oven? How would you remove an Estate Agent from an oven? Sounds...

Are you a real Doctor? Not in the conventional sense no, sorry to disappoint! I’m Tom Durrant and I’m the Creative Director...

The former boss of Emoov, the controversial Russell Quirk, has resuscitated his career as a public relations man and pro-Brexit commentator. Just...

Rightmove has taken steps to improve its email security and accuracy through the adoption of what has been called a “machine...

One of the world’s leading PropTech analysts says Purplebricks has turned the UK online/hybrid estate agency business into “a one horse...

Winkworth says it’s seen a huge 78.5 per cent rise in franchise applicants over the past 12 months and says there...

It’s time to think about planning the 2019 events calendar. This year, there are more PropTech conferences scheduled than ever before,...

A new portal which had branded itself as “the UK’s first decentralised property listing database” appears to have had a setback...

Century 21 UK appears to have bucked the trend of closing offices and reduced footfall by marking the opening of 16...

The auctioneer Auction House has reported sales up 6.9 per cent in 2018, raising a total of over £455m – a...

The man who is leading the government’s efforts to reform the house buying process will be one of the speaker at...

The latest Bank of England mortgage figures suggest that approvals for home buyers are running at more than a fifth below...

A branch of the Haart estate agency is reported to have apologised to Purplebricks for claiming that the hybrid agency was...

Zoopla is claiming a big surge in leads provided to agents and a new high in the number of visits to...

Purplebricks has tightened its vice-like grip on the online market according to a new analysis - but the race is on...

A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...

Today sees the launch of Unissu, a platform which has classified over 6,000 PropTech businesses in a bid to offer estate...

Hello and welcome to this year’s first edition of Property Jobs Today, reporting on the first industry moves of 2019. We’re told...

Yet another property raffle has had to be abandoned because it has been deemed illegal under Gambling Commission rules. A Yorkshire couple,...

Hamptons International - at one time tipped to be sold off or even shut during the recent problems afflicting parent company...

A new analysis claims transaction numbers fell in 241 of 374 local authority areas of the UK last year. Analysis of Land...

We’re back with the first edition of Agents Do Charity for 2019 - and despite the uncertainty everywhere else, one thing...

The online sales and lettings platform TheHouseShop has scrapped its £500,000 crowdfunding pitch - and it’s blaming the collapse of online...

A new portal called YourMoov and describing itself as “the UK’s first decentralised property listing database” is to launch shortly. In an...

Keller Williams, which yesterday revealed two new market centres in the south of England, says up to 25 agents in the...

It’s safe to say that the majority of agents will be glad to see the end of the past two years....

Estate Agent Today can reveal that US-owned franchise agency Keller Williams has ‘soft-opened’ two new market centres in the south of...

Rightmove has revealed which day was its busiest in 2018 in terms of page views. It says February 19 was the date,...

Phil Spencer is on the warpath against “constant tinkering” by government in housing matters - and instead, he wants the problems...

The government says it will be releasing details of its ideas to revamp redress systems concerning agents and new homes “in...

With one year to go, the 2010s will see housebuilding figures in England come in below any decade since the Second...

Early figures suggest record numbers of people visited Rightmove just after Christmas, giving renewed hope that the market may step up...

Ilchester Place in London’s Holland Park may be the most expensive residential street in Britain - but it’s cheaper than a year...

The shortlist has been announced for the annual Guild of Property Professionals Awards to be held on January 17 in London.  The...

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...

As 2018 ticks away and 2019 beckons, it’s time for everyone at Estate Agent Today to wish you, your family and...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

Six directors have been banned from office after misleading over 300 people who bought new build homes in the north of...

A major UK city which previously appeared to have avoided Brexit-induced problems is now showing signs of being affected by political...

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

House price inflation across the UK has slowed to a six-year low of 2.6 per cent thanks to falls in London...

One of the country’s most detailed housing market forecasts for 2019 suggests house prices will fall in London and nearby regions...

Londoners paid some £30 billion on homes elsewhere in the UK this year - the highest amount since 2007. A report from...

One of the west country’s best known estate agencies is about to enter a new era – led by a managing...

Fine & Country’s annual conference in the New Year is to have former England rugby player Matt Dawson MBE as the...

Purplebricks’ global chief executive Michael Bruce has taken a swipe at the property and mainstream media for being too London-centric in...

If you thought Christmas Eve meant no more news in terms of industry movers and shakers…well, think again - we’ve one...

Developers have continued to sell thousands of new-build houses with leaseholds, despite a government pledge to ban the “unscrupulous” practice a...

Everyone at Estate Agent Today wishes all our readers, agents and suppliers to the industry, a peaceful and loving Christmas. If at...

Today we finally bring the curtain down on our terrific gallery of Christmas photos that agents and suppliers have kindly sent...

Anything can get a Christmas makeover these days, and if you thought it was a sprig of holly too far to...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

With a new year nearly upon us, it’s always a good idea to be aware of the major events that are...

Zoopla is launching its latest advertising campaign from Boxing Day with ideas from the creative minds behind Wallace & Gromit.  From Wednesday...

In the past year it seems every other story has been about PropTech - the big stuff like Purplebricks and the...

Hello again and with just two working days before Christmas, there’s no stopping us yet on your festive photos - a...

Infamous X Factor rapper Honey G, who just last week was lauded for becoming an estate agent, now says she’s been...

Well here we are, at the last Agents Do Charity of the year. It’s been a record haul of good works, as...

A bid by online property platform TheHouseShop to raise £500,000 investment via crowdfunding appears to be flatlining. TheHouseShop - until 2015 known...

Uncertainty will be a key characteristic of the housing market for “the next few years” warns Countrywide - and not just...

Hello and with Christmas just around the corner, and temperatures finally being a little more like winter, what better time to...

House prices are flatlining with the rate of annual growth having fallen continually since August according to LSL Property Services, which...

Having built over 1900 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 16 years, we know a thing or two...

A new website is offering to contact owners of homes that are not for sale, on behalf of people who would...

Audioagent and KeyAGENT have merged to create the UK’s largest property marketing group. Together they provide property marketing services to the UK’s...

More than 75 per cent of first time buyers have benefited from the changes to stamp duty thresholds for introduced a...

If your New Year’s resolution is to move to a four bedroom home in London or the south of England, you...

For my final EAT contribution of 2018, I’ve put together a list of Christmas gifts that you could buy your PropTech-loving...

It is something of an understatement to say that we are in challenging times. BREXIT is unresolved and we wait with...

A new analysis of the online estate agency business model claims that it ‘could be described as a Ponzi scheme’. The accusation...

A top PropTech analyst says Purplebricks is as much an advertising firm as an estate agency but is nonetheless a huge success...

There are only a few days left for agents, brokers and suppliers to enter the ESTAS 2019 - closing date is...

Hello and welcome to another batch of your agency office Christmas pictures…it’s certainly been a bumper year for them and today...

A specialist property portal says it’s offering estate agents “a captive audience for the ski properties on their books.” SnowOnly says that...

The Property Ombudsman scheme has taken action against another six rogue agents in recent days, bringing the total number expelled this...

Asking prices of homes coming to the market have fallen for the second month in a row - and Rightmove says...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - and while it may be just days to Christmas, there’s still plenty of...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

It’s that time of year when we gaze to the future, when we ponder what the coming year will bring, and...

Over the past year I've had so many conversations with agents telling me how they feel that offering a premium customer...

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

The auction company that has acquired some 5,000 vendor listings from the failed Emoov and Tepilo agencies says it wants more agents...

Savills has snapped up an independent London estate agency in what is likely to be one of the last deals of...

The HomeOwners Alliance says a hack on its IT infrastructure was “a professional attempt at deception” by people who uploaded 5,000...

With only 10 days to go before Christmas, surely everyone’s decorations are up by now? It seems that way in the agency...

So this is (almost) it. Next week may be a quiet one for business as vendors and landlords alike begin to...

A Newcastle-based property company says it has acquired the listings of Emoov and Tepilo. It has emailed and texted vendors to say...

Agents should be on the alert after what appears to be the hacking of the email account of the consumer group...

Purplebricks says it has £100m net cash to exercise “relentless innovation” and benefit from an industry shake-out that will ”expose undercapitalised traditional...

A crowdfunding bid to Emoov’s staff to win financial help over the Christmas period has flopped badly with a paltry £30...

OnTheMarket had told its shareholders this morning that it now has over 12,000 branches listing and is offering share incentives to...

Research by comparison website Netanagent claims the commission paid to estate agents in London could be over £70,000 depending on where...

The world may be going crazy outside but we’re delighted to tell you that in the estate agency industry it’s still...

There is a perfect storm brewing in the lettings market, and as the saying goes, “you can’t change the direction of...

Vesta, which describes itself as “the new online marketplace for buying and selling rental property” has launched a bid to raise...

It is now known that at least 32 formal complaints have been received by the crowdfunding platform that helped Emoov raise...

Estate agency Strutt & Parker says that despite Brexit and the economic and political uncertainty accompanying it, house prices in the...

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...

Maybe it’s the Brexit Blues but something is making the industry excel itself this year when it comes to celebrating Christmas....

Purplebricks has launched an emergency hotline for customers of Emoov and Tepilo that are stranded by the agencies’ collapse. A statement this...

Estate Agent Today has been given details of responses made by administrators to an enquiry about the possible acquisition of some...

There’s been a four per cent rise in the number of estate agencies becoming insolvent according to a new report. In the...

Two reports have suggested London’s residential market may be damaged by Brexit - both the past two and a half years...

Your terrific festive photographs keep on rolling in and we’re delighted to share them with the industry - and we’d like...

One of the country’s most influential bodies says house price rises over 2019 will be limited to around two per cent...

The Times reports that crowdfunding investors are considering legal action following the collapse of Emoov. The investors in question appear to be some of...

The head of the portal PropertyMutual has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of being “corporate dinosaurs” and has called on agents...

Peter Knight, co-founder and public face of Agents Giving, is stepping down as the charity’s chairman. He is to be succeeded by...

Zoopla claims a new Property Valuation Report being trialled in nine areas will win more leads for agents.  The PVR will use...

Two weeks to Christmas but no sign of our industry slowing down with more job moves announced in recent days.  Please let...

It’s the start of a new week and many agents may well be having their office parties this week - if...

House price rises are now the slowest they have been for six years according to the Halifax. Across the UK, property values...

Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...

Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of virtual reality (VR) in some sectors is becoming more evident than...

The chief executive of online agency HouseSimple says “sellers need to be prepared and willing to lower their expectations” in the current...

A leading digital analyst says Purplebricks’ success in the US market is not assured and has expressed concern over whether it...

The chief executive of failed online agency Emoov has been named this week as one of the 500 top “tech influencers”...

Hello again and welcome to the latest display of agents’ Christmas decorations. We’d love to share your windows, trees, lights and even...