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'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

Property portals generate revenue from estate agents regardless of the outcome of the transaction. This relationship has resulted in a fundamental...

It's been confirmed that Humberts has been sold for an undisclosed amount to a consortium of franchisees - and that the...

The Competition and Markets Authority says it wants to send “a strong signal” to the estate agency industry that price-fixing will...

The hugely-respected Phil Spencer is to write a regular column for the industry on Estate Agent Today under the auspices of...

Some buying agents have batted away the many signs of an improving housing market but one says the Boris Bounce is...

Welcome to this week’s charity round-up, where we include a possible kick-start to your fund-raising efforts for 2020. Whatever you’re doing this...

The Competition and Markets Authority has released a 135 page document giving explicit details of its latest agency cartel investigation. This includes...

The founder of an online agency has spoken publicly for the first time about how his near-death experience led him to...

The high-end estate agent who has quit his post after being found to have posted pictures of clients’ houses on Instagram...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows tax receipts from stamp duty fell a further 5.2 per cent between 2018 and...

A new website called Silver Sharers says it’s chief objective is to help older home owners remain in their properties without...

The increasing demand for information on Japanese Knotweed during the house buying process is emphasising the need for householders to pay...

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...

An agent is defying attempts by a property portal to get him to pay subscriptions for two branches - because he...

Purplebricks today launches its media campaign as ‘The Official Estate Agent of Team GB’ for this summer’s Olympic Games. Today’s PR onslaught...

When is a property really off-market? There may be many answers to that question but it’s likely that few would consider...

“Give me 100 leads and I will make five-times more good appointments than any AI you put me up against,” stated...

A rugby star has signed a deal to operate the easyProperty franchise in his home town area. Castleford Tigers prop forward Liam...

The number of residential transactions rose by 6.2 per cent in December - an unseasonal increase - according to data from...

A leasehold reform campaigner claims estate agents face “growing calls to be held accountable for mis-selling leasehold properties.” Louie Burns, managing director...

The NAEA and ARLA have written a joint letter to government on the impact of business rates on High Street agency...

The annual conference of the National Association of Estate Agents takes place on February 27 - the date when the future...

The ValPal Network claims its new product allows agents to gather the maximum amount of information from customers using its automated...

Tributes have been paid to an estate agent known for his “infectious giggle” and great sense of humour.  Gerald Flint, who with...

It looks like the Equity Release bubble may have burst, with latest figures showing a four per cent fall in the...

Figures released this morning by data firm LonRes provide the latest evidence of a so-called Boris Bounce with the market improving...

Another hub-based agency has launched in the capital, following in the footsteps of operations like Harding Green, Orchards and Keller Williams. Mariel...

Estate Agent Today understands that the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents’ trade group has announced a new partnership - this time...

Reapit has joined a consortium attempting to make the long-anticipated end-to-end digital home buying process a reality. It’s joined the IPN Consortium,...

Hello and welcome to a new week, and a new edition of PJT. If you’re on the move or your firm has...

There’s been an average asking price rise of 2.3 per cent in the past four weeks - the biggest ever increase...

In its latest State of the Property Nation report, which questions over 650 agents and 6,000 consumers, Zoopla says 55 per...

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...

Six common ‘crimes of modern-day call handling’ are blighting UK estate and letting agencies and hampering their growth, reputation and profitability. These...

As I look towards this year, I am sure that my thoughts are the same as many within the industry. I am...

HM Land Registry appears to be making painfully slow progress on digitising land charge search data - contrary to its earlier...

A new analysis from a financial services trade body shows that gross mortgage lending is expected to rise significantly in the...

At the end of a strong week for housing market indicators, the latest survey from the website Home suggests a major...

The  number of mortgage approvals rose 1.9 per cent in the final month of last year according to e.surv’s mortgage data...

Welcome to another Agents Do Charity, meaning it’s not just Friday but also a day to think about fund-raising in the...

Whisper it quietly but the housing market could be significantly stronger in 2020 than in recent years. Two key indicators in the...

New build homes cost 19 per cent more than comparable pre-owned properties according to a new survey - and sometimes 50...

Winkworth says it’s achieved a big jump in London sales market share despite “an uncertain and difficult year that was dominated...

He’s a young and very wealthy up-and-coming MP in his 30s, a Cambridge graduate who also studied in the US and...

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...

Zoopla has revealed large growth in agency membership and visitor figures for 2019. Since being bought by US equity firm Silver Lake,...

I don’t want this to be a long piece. I want this to be short and sharp. I want it to...

The Property Franchise Group - which operates five High Street agency brands and the EweMove hybrid - has set up a...

The total value of the UK’s housing stock hit £7.39 trillion in 2019, a new record high. The claim, in an analysis...

A leading analyst says Purplebricks has clearly plateaued and will not reach its own target of a 10 per cent market...

Savills says the decisive General Election result appears to have suddenly turned the market around and gave “a strong close to...

A hybrid estate agency which set a target of rivalling Purplebricks when it launched says it aims to recruit 25 agents...

A survey of readers of Estate Agent Today suggest that the majority believe the Chancellor will fail to honour a pledge...

A new buying agency has launched, aimed at well-heeled purchasers and sellers.  Called Xander Prime it says it is “acting on behalf...

The Property Ombudsman role is being advertised. The current Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle, is giving up the role in November after five years in...

UK estate agents are amongst the worst paid in any country in the world according to new data. Digital marketing firm Yell...

A new branch of Keller Williams UK - operating from a so-called market centre office rather than a traditional shopfront branch...

An online estate agent is awaiting sentence after being found guilty of a £5,000 fraud  Claire Ainsworth, who worked for the agency...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...

In six years of editing Estate Agent Today, some of my most dramatic moments have been covering the troubles - some...

Yesterday (January 10 2020), the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) became law. It forms part of ongoing international efforts to tackle...

Almost exactly one quarter of house sales in England and Wales fell through prior to completion according to new figures. In the...

The Law Commission has set out three ways to cut the cost that leaseholders have to pay to buy the freehold...

The Leaders Romans Group has extended its activities into the commercial world with the acquisition of chartered surveying company Dunlop Heywood. Dunlop...

Stepping back and moving out of the front line is all the rage…but not, it seems, for hard-working agents and others...

There’s a warning today that Rightmove could be vulnerable to losing its number one portal status because it has such a...

There have been two developments on the controversial subject of online reviews. One concerns the online agency Emoov, which three months ago...

House prices rose 4.0 per cent in 2019 according to Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax, as a December bounce - some...

Agents are being offered a two week free trial of a service giving mobile telephone signal strength information and broadband connectivity...

We are facing a new world in the lettings industry, with the proportion of households in the private rented sector (PRS)...

A digital platform claims its taken “a massive step” towards speeding up property sales with what it says is the first...

The new government has announced that its first Budget is to be held on Wednesday March 11 - and it’s giving...

A property portal says that it’s going to remain free to list for estate and letting agents - and that pledge...

2020, the start of a new decade. Looking back, 2010 feels like such a long time ago, and looking forward to...

The typical house move in 2019 turned out to be just nine miles - and large numbers of buyers moved within...

House price growth in the past decade was at its weakest for 30 years - and despite that it remains though...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager for the South West of...

A leading industry recruitment expert says our industry is facing its worst personnel shortage in a generation. Anthony Hesse, managing director of...

Nicky Stevenson, formerly the managing director of the Property Academy, has quit hybrid agency Keller Williams UK after just eight months. Stevenson’s...

OnTheMarket has started 2020 as it ended 2019 - with an attack on Rightmove via an agency which urges others to...

Multi-national financial institution UBS says there could be a cut in the Bank of England base rate as early as May...

Estate agents who deliberately over-value properties in order to win instructions are effectively committing fraud according to a prominent industry figure. Russell...

Purplebricks is not revealing details of the different pricing strategies it is testing “in the field” early this year. Last month the...

A veteran agent says the new government’s Budget, expected in the next few weeks, should not provide too much help to...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2020 - and we’ve plenty to report even with the New...

Annual UK house price growth exceeded one per cent for the first time in 12 months in December according to the...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

First things first, a big happy New Year to everyone. Welcome to 2020! It looks set to be another interesting year...

A warning has been issued by a prominent industry figure that more bricks-and-mortar High Street agents will go under in 2020,...

Iceberg Digital launches what it calls its “new flagship marketing platform” named Lifesycle on Monday, January 6. The data marketing platform -...

Rightmove has announced the start of a two-month share repurchase programme - a way of buying its own stock back from...

Hello - HNY and all that from the team at Agents Do Charity. We’re delighted to be back with three great stories...

The scores are in….and it looks like house prices are going to rise gently in 2020 according to forecasts from almost...

Barclays claims that property size and measurements are confusing home owners - and especially those considering going to the market this...

Alex Chesterman, the entrepreneur who founded Zoopla, has given vocal backing to a new conveyancing app called Thirdfort. The app allows conveyancers’...

Analysts are putting a surprise surge in mortgage approvals from banks down to a spike in applications ahead of the General...

Countrywide’s share price yesterday went from little over 7p to 360p in one fell swoop. Is it the end of uncertainty about...

Here it is - the start of a new decade, a moment for resolutions and remembrance, and the last Bank Holiday...

The government introduced the Fifth EU Money Laundering Directive into UK law just before Christmas - and it has a significant implication for...

A senior regional estate agent says the appliance of PropTech has helped his company streamline communications, reduce sales times, and generate...

A new year dawns - but will 2020 bring new change for the agency industry now that the market appears to...

It's been two years since the SDL Group launched its franchise block management business, SDL Property Partners, the first of its...

Countrywide's senior management has won overwhelming backing from shareholders for its strategy of selling its commercial arm and consoliating its shares. Today's...

Countrywide's senior management has won overwhelming backing from shareholders for its strategy of selling its commercial arm and consoliating its shares.         Earlier...

NAEA member agents have delivered a relatively downbeat forecast for 2020 - but the organisation says an injection of digital technology...

The number of residential sales rose 1.9 per cent to 102,050  in November compared to the same month last year, the...

Prices in Prime Central London dipped again in November according to the property investment consultancy London Central Portfolio. Monthly average prices fell...

The financial consultancy advising OnTheMarket says the portal company will be in profit by Easter next year. “We now expect OnTheMarket to...

The next 12 months will be an opportunity to reassess the housing market according to property consultancy JLL. It says price growth...

An agency in Leeds is next month launching a service which it claims is unique in the area, partnering with a...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced it has raised £3.4m through a placing of shares. It has placed 4,857,143 new ordinary shares at a...

Zoopla is launching a new eight week marketing campaign on Boxing Day - and Estate Agent Today has an exclusive look at...

A website has slammed the idea that there is a surge of interest in buying homes on Boxing Day, describing the...

The new mood of apparent political stability promoted by supporters of Boris Johnson and Brexit appears to have failed to win...

Major UK cities have seen average house price rises of 54 per cent in the past decade - an increase of...

There are reasons to be optimistic that a majority government will improve the housing market, simply by ending political and economic...

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

When looking back on the property market this year, the main message we can take is that it has remained extremely...

A former residential chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has posed key questions for the government to answer over...

Connells has confirmed that it has closed two branches in Dorset in the south west of England, in addition to the...

The European Union’s highest court has ruled that Airbnb is not subject to strict rules governing estate and lettings agents in...

Police are advising estate agents on how to spot the signs of domestic abuse. The Safer Lincolnshire Partnership’s #cutitout campaign will include an...

Hello again and welcome to more festive fun from agents who have kindly shared their office decorations and parties with our...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity’s final edition before this Christmas and the New Year. It’s been a terrific year for...

The government has given details of a scheme allowing 30 per cent reductions for what it calls ‘local first time buyers’...

We’re nearing the end of another year in which many agents have faced challenging times and a frustrating market hit by...

An unknown website called EA League Tables has issued a list of agencies and agency-groups which it claims shows their order by...

Government figures from the Office for National Statistics show that house prices across the UK rose by a mere 0.7 per...

A  husband and wife team have bought the franchise for EweMove in York. Local media in the area say Jonathan and Elly...

The ESTAS, the national customer service awards recognising the best agents, brokers and suppliers, closes for entry at the end of...

Our mental health affects how we think, feel and act. It affects how we handle anxiety, relate to others and impacts...

The public are being asked to inform the authorities if they know of agents operating fee-fixing cartels. The request - from the...

“There won’t be a single home but millions of different homes”, is one quote.  “There will be an end to gadgets”, is...

Zoopla has repelled a cyber attack on its Alto property software - with no breach of customer agents’ personal data. It has...

The National Association of Estate Agents has given its analysis of 2019 - and it may have been a better year...

Hello, and with exactly one week before Christmas Day we’re delighted to bring you yet more agents’ festivities. We have two for...

A law firm has spoken out about two possible problems in the government’s much-publicised idea of considering Reservation Agreements as a...

love2move, the digital platform that allows High Street agents to operate parallel online agencies alongside their traditional offerings, is holding a...

Here we go again with another brilliant Christmas pic - this time it’s from Under The Hammer, an online auction service...

An estate agent in London claims he did £53m of property deals within hours of the Conservative victory in the General...

Rightmove predicts that the price of property coming to market in Britain will rise by two per cent next year. The portal...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today before Christmas - and yes, there are still plenty of people moving...

We’re back to our Christmas celebration photographs, and with the holiday break just over a week away here’s a reminder that...

The Council of Property Search Organisations has named three industry figures as members of its newly-formed compliance committee, set to regulate...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

As part of its commitment to promoting and enforcing high standards, RICS has launched its Home Survey Standard, which will become...

In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...

A statement made by Purplebricks in its trading statement yesterday appears to fly in the face of statements it has made...

A high-profile investment advice service says as OnTheMarket nears two years listed on the stock market it “has yet to deliver...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

House prices in England and Wales are set to fall over the next three months according to a price index produced...

The election is over and there’s nothing on the agenda except the run-up to Christmas - although there’s still time for...

Purplebricks says it’s put four different pricing strategies into the market with a view to testing them in 2020. In a trading...

Here’s the final part of our questioning of the three portals based on comments and queries from our readers - thanks...

An unlicensed landlord who let out rooms with dangerous electrics and refused to pay a civil fine, has been told he...

The latest snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that the UK housing market is still on hold, pending...

It’s polling day, and not just to decide whether Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn will become Prime Minister. Our latest estate agency...

When we launched Reapit’s Foundations Platform as a Service (PaaS) in November, it may have seemed like a recent development in...

A new tie-up between Coadjute, a network for decentralised workflow and data sharing within the property industry, and banks including NatWest...

Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands.  The offer is...

Foxtons is reported to have closed four more branches across London, backing up widespread industry speculation that the agency is retrenching further in...

OnTheMarket’s TV advert, promoting its ‘New & exclusive’ feature, will be back on screens from Boxing Day ahead of what it calls a...

Agents who join the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents will have full access to the new Homesearch mine of data. Homesearch debuted...

Yes, you can promise yourself that you won't eat all the mince pies, or yet another roast potato, nor drink as...

Hello and welcome to another day of our estate agency decoration pictures and videos. Every one that we have shown so far...

Century 21 UK has made what it claims to be the largest acquisition in its history, snapping up an independent agency...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio What is mio and what...

A leading estate agent has urged others in the industry to follow his example and make local TV programmes to build...

Humberts has signed off in bizarre style leaving only false contact details on its website. The historic agency - which closed several...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that as of December 2, over 3,000 more offices had been signed under new paying contracts...

It’s been revealed that Countrywide is involved in a pilot exercise to help the creation of a so-called ‘affordability hub’ for...

The portals say they are ready and willing to play their part in changes approaching the industry, ranging from new agency...

Christmas gets ever closer and we’re delighted that you’re sending in those splendid festive videos and still photographs. Everyone today got in...

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

The relaunched easyProperty hybrid agency is to rely exclusively on local marketing to drive awareness and customers, and not follow the...

Agents have welcomed the surprise news from the Halifax that house prices last month saw their largest rise since the start...

PropTech services The ValPal Network and Loop Software have launched an integration which they say will reduce admin and maximise valuation opportunities...

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...

Humberts' experiment rejecting branches and promoting a supposedly one-stop-shop for property related services has failed with reports that the firm is likely...

We have two more terrific agents’ offices today in the latest of our gallery of Christmas decorations. You can be here too...

Data scientists have released a study into the characteristics of homes and how they give away the likely voting intentions of...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

There used to be a consolation for some estate agents at this time of year - while it was wintry and...

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

The Fifth Money Laundering Directive becomes law in the UK on January 10 2020, strengthening the responsibilities placed on private companies...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

A new portal claims it will do what OnTheMarket failed to do, and offer an agent-led operation charging every agency branch...

Sotheby’s International Realty says two recent sales it achieved 115 miles away from its closest office prove that local agents are...

Everyone thought John Bercow was short. It probably didn’t help that I was on stage just before him. 5ft 6 versus...

You are an enterprising lot! Today we’ve got two fantastic Christmas videos from agents who’ve kindly responded to our call for...

There’s been a new warning to estate agents to check they are fully compliant with GDPR regulations following a European case...

love2move, which offers High Street agents a white-labelled digital platform that allows them to offer online services to vendors, has revealed...

The legendary Mayfair estate agency Wetherell is linking with London’s Dexters chain in a new partnership. Wetherell, run by high profile chief...

An online agency which is free to list for vendors says it wants prospective buyers to stay in the property they...

Countrywide has this morning revealed that its special general meeting of shareholders to agree the sale of its commercial arm will...

The dispute between controversial online estate agency Emoov and the Advertising Standards Authority is rumbling on.  In the first half of November...

We’ve really hit the ground running with our appeal for Christmas pictures and videos from your offices this year - thanks...

Another estate agency has provided evidence of the problems that continue to hurt the prime central London housing market. Strutt & Parker,...

The man who founded Zoopla is now a second hand car salesman - but with a digital difference. Alex Chesterman, who founded...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Hinkins and I’m a Sales Consultant...

Countrywide says it is constantly keeping its current branch structure under review, saying any responsible agency would have to consider the...

A trading statement this morning by LSL Property Services - owners of Reeds Rains, Your Move and Marsh & Parsons -...

US-based Keller Williams is going to open its next market centre in West Sussex - the latest example of what it...

Zoopla is advising agents to prepare for a festive rush of leads. The portal says it expects a 60  per cent month-on-month increase...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where and why across our...

We’re now into December and many offices are already decorated for the festive season - and we have our first pictures...

The National Association of Estate Agents is warning UK agents to take stock of their data collection and retention procedures following...

In the latest part of the Natter’s ‘day in the life of’ series, I catch up with Chris Osmond, sales director...

Property voyeurism and the festive season have long been bedfellows for many Brits. The heady combination of over-indulgence and regret, close proximity...

It’s been clear for a while that the additional regulation landlords and agents are facing has helped professionalise the private rental...

Problems with relationships are usually helped, if not always resolved, by people asking straight questions and getting straight answers. That’s what we...

Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...

No one would argue that unfair fees and practices by rogue landlords is a problem that should be ignored, but the...

Cash-strapped Countrywide has this morning announced that it is selling its commercial business, Lambert Smith Hampton, for £38m. In a surprise statement...

A new portal has been launched aiming to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket in the retirement property sector - and...

House prices increased 0.5 per cent in November, which was the strongest monthly rise since April according to the Nationwide.  However, annual...

Don’t even think how quickly Christmas has come around again: it’s December 1 on Sunday, so we imagine many offices will...

A new digital ‘members-only club’ is being launched for property professionals around the world.  The Eighth Door is a web and app-based...

He portrays himself as a scourge of the Remoaner elite and a champion of the people, but when it comes to...

It’s beginning to look a lot like…we’re running a very popular service for agents, as we’ve been inundated with more fund-raising...

A new app is being launched which allows agents to gauge possible interest in a property before it is formally put...

Properties worth a combined £8.1m have been surrendered to the National Crime Agency following a tax probe. The properties included 16 homes...

Homesearch, the data service which launched this year as free-to-use with a subscription model launching in 2020, has announced it’s introducing...

A Georgian mansion described as an oasis of seclusion and including a lake with 2,000 fish is being raffled by its...

The latest figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests new build sales have plummeted in prime areas of the capital...

28th NOVEMBER 2019: Christopher Watkin’s recent thought-provoking interview with Dan Marsden sheds light on the property industry today and offers an...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Michelle O’Brien, mio Account Manager for Home Counties North What is...

In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...

A PropTech company says the majority of transactions now involve chains and that the issue is becoming more problematic for agents...

I got an overnight flight to Nigeria yesterday. I landed at 5am local time and am only just now getting sensation...

There’s bad news peak-time TV shows this evening like DIY SOS and Coronation Street - it looks likely that viewers will...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents continues to show how political uncertainty is dampening sentiment and...

It normally costs estate or lettings agents £10,000 to buy a franchise for the online company called The Good Estate Agent...

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...

London’s specialist mews estate agency, Lurot Brand, is opening a new office in the capital.  Established in 1971 and widely regarded as...

Congratulations from everyone at Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today to all those who triumphed at the Relocation Agent Network...

It’s only five weeks to the New Year and new decade and the first agents have started making predictions for the...

A prominent regional agent says the industry owes it to vendors to try competing marketing outlets for property, and not to...

Agents have reacted angrily to General Election proposals by all three main political parties to hike stamp duty for foreign buyers. The...

A report from Countrywide says the proportion of homes in Great Britain bought with cash fell to a mere 28 per...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today for November - the festive month of December is just around the...

Winkworth says the central London market has picked up from its lows of a year or more ago, but warns that...

In a new video interview, Steve Carroll, director of industry relations at Real Estate Group, tells industry commentator Christopher Watkin why...

Recent Zoopla reports stating that first-time buyers are deciding against purchasing one-bedroom flats came as no surprise to me, or I’m...

Pressure is building on the Conservative party to honour its previous commitment to reform stamp duty for British buyers and sellers...

Rightmove has this morning named Andrew Fisher as its non-executive chairman, stepping into the role on January 1.  He succeed Scott Forbes,...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs has revealed that residential property transactions have increased by 4.3 per cent year-on-year. In October 2019...

A conveyancing company has thrown its weight behind reforms to surveys outlined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. As Estate Agent Today...

Humberts is the latest estate agency to announce that it’s going to offer customers the controversial Modern Method of Auction option. The...

Election time means setting out your stall and getting support - so how about a vote of confidence for those agents,...

The head of a new property portal is urging agents to forget about spending money on For Sale and To Let...

A traditional property agent says critics of Purplebricks underestimate the beneficial impact the firm has had on the UK agency industry. And...

Labour is pledging a “housing revolution” with the biggest council house building programme for decades Its manifesto being launched today will include new...

A new survey suggests that an overwhelming majority of householders want a legal ban on gazumping. The result is likely to be...

Zoopla has revealed the most searched-for property terms on its portal in the past 12 months with ‘garage’, ‘parking’ and ‘garden’...

The Property Franchise Group has issued a trading statement that is upbeat on lettings but warns that the sales market has...

It’s easier than you might think. For any agent the challenge of making a business successful is hard work with the focus...

An online estate agency which last week claimed it had resolved a dispute over reviews it showed on its website is...

The Great Debate over the charges levied on agents by portals and the huge profits that Rightmove and Zoopla make has...

Last week, it was announced that Plentific, the London-based tenant experience, has raised $32 million in Series B funding. Plentific’s model sees...

A Connells’ agency brand arguably best known because of legal action by OnTheMarket is to open its 21st office. Cheshire property consultancy...

There was an increase in the number of first time buyers getting on the property ladder in September compared to the...

A survey conducted by Estate Agent Today suggests there is huge anger from agencies against Rightmove in particular for its fees. On...

A PropTech firm has calculated the different delays that lead to transactions taking an average 120 days (and often much longer)...

A prominent agency owner and industry figure has attacked Rightmove for failing to support estate agents and has accused it of...

Purplebricks is to give its next trading update on General Election day, December 12, when it will tell shareholders the details...

The police in Crewe are appealing for information after two charity boxes were stolen from an estate agent in the town.  The...

A shock prediction from a property management firm suggests that around 10 estate agencies have gone bust every week in Britain...

The prospective buyers of a home in Oxfordshire who paid a deposit of £108,000 before withdrawing are suing the sellers in...

Rightmove is this morning reporting a huge fall in the number of new sellers coming to the market - a drop...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday Property Jobs Today feature, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in...

A new Home Survey Standard is being launched today in a bid to improve and speed up the house moving process. The...

Lord Sebastian Coe is to be the keynote speaker at the Fine & Country annual conference in February. Known most recently for...

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

Last winter, Agents Giving had a fantastic response to our Winter Coat Drive, which saw the collection of more than 1,500...

The big question for the industry at the moment is the cost and future of portals.  This is especially key for agents...

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

The listings website Home, which conducts a monthly survey of asking prices and wider market monitors, is reporting a show 10...

The competition is hotting up between Zoopla and OnTheMarket for new homes listings. Today Zoopla has revealed that it has seen a...

A sales agency based in Warrington and set up originally to market new homes in Manchester is now expanding into Shanghai...

Well there’s little doubt that after this week’s weather winter is well on the way - the perfect time for fund-raising...