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Research based on questioning almost 1,000 estate agents suggests that around 70 per cent are set to expand their business this...

The average age at which someone buys their first home has risen to 32, up from 29 in 2011 and is...

Inflation could deal a double blow to the housing market, an agency expert warns. Last week it was revealed that UK inflation...

This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...

The lettings sector looks set to steam ahead in 2022 after a record-breaking 2021, despite the financial and mobility challenges of...

In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...

The Nationwide has released data listing the most and least affordable locations in Britain - background information for agents. Some entries are...

Barely three weeks into the new year and we’re already talking about plans to raise tens, perhaps hundreds, of thousands of...

A survey suggests that an overwhelming proportion of estate agents believe the government should make the provision of upfront property information...

Fears that the housing market may be seriously damaged by the worsening economy led to share price falls for Rightmove and others...

A law firm is warning that one of the key risks facing that industry this year revolves around professional negligence claims against...

There’s been a surge in the number of sellers who resort to using quick buy firms, according to the sector’s trade...

If agents wonder why more older home owners don’t sell and downsize, it may be because they’re taking equity out of...

A wealth tax on overseas owners of UK homes could raise £5 billion a year to help local people buy their...

John D Wood - the lettings and estate agency now part of the Connells empire - is celebrating its 150th birthday...

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...

For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...

Purplebricks has this morning said that a newspaper report over the weekend, claiming part of the business is to be sold...

The UK is reported to have dropped down the league table of governments that secure vast amounts of income from property...

Dog facilities - even separate rooms for them - are now a major factor on the ‘want list’ for growing numbers...

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...

Hello, and with Christmas around the corner we have perhaps the most charming and well-produced festive video we’ve seen from an...

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...

Halifax has revealed the UK’s most expensive streets in 2021 - and it’s no surprise that the very dearest examples are...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

Leasehold, quite rightly, remains not just an emotive topic given what has happened over the past decade, but it’s very much...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to surging...

With barely more than a week before Christmas, we’re delighted to bring you more heartwarming stories from agents. Despite the difficulties of...

A regional estate agency that markets homes without charging the vendor is set to expand next year. Midlands-based Chosen Home explains its...

Around a quarter of mortgage lenders currently have ‘green’ products promoting improved EPCs - and the vast majority of the rest...

Purplebricks’ share price has hit its lowest-ever level following the postponement of a trading statement after the company admitted a blunder...

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...

Data out today from Rightmove shows the predictable seasonal effect of around 0.7 per cent knocked off the typical asking price. The...

EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...

The company selling new homes in a London development has added a new twist to our celebration of Christmas 2021 -...

A new report wants the government to consider slapping Capital Gains Tax on profits made from appreciating house values for all...

Online auction specialist Iamsold has opened its training programme for applications for its January 2022 intake.  Jamie Cooke, managing director at iamsold,...

Prominent industry trainer Adam Walker, who has seen around 150,000 people attend his courses over the past 33 years, is suspending...

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

The government’s plan to put Energy Performance Certificates at the heart of its bid to reach Net Zero has hit a stumbling...

The price of new build homes could soar if developers are expected to pay for additional energy efficiency measures not necessarily...

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

Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...

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

Well it’s about time isn’t it? We mean winter - it’s here at last, with white, wintry weather that gets us...

Data released by Zoopla suggests that demand for new builds outside London remains above the five year average, but has failed...

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

Some 14 trade bodies in the estate agency, conveyancing, property management and surveying industries have jointly launched new upfront documents which...

Increasingly rigorous Money Laundering Directives have made regulations in the property industry more stringent than ever, and Estate Agents have a...

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

Just as city centre traffic is reminiscent of life before the pandemic, the rental market in central zones of UK’s largest...

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

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

The conveyancing IT crash plaguing the Simplify Group of companies continues into its ninth day; however there is an update for...

The prospect of higher mortgage interest rates mean the housing market may get tougher soon despite another set of upbeat house...

The phrase ‘time is money’ is particularly pertinent for estate agents. Since the stamp duty holiday ended, the forecast drop in...

As we all know, the sector is constantly evolving and as we start to get to grips with the changes, another...

Surprise figures released through Freedom of Information requests show that the number of homes in England and Wales with owners registered...

Energy Performance Certificates are “misleading” indicators of zero carbon buildings and should no longer be used as official guides to help...

Hello and welcome to a new week - and even as Christmas approaches there remains plenty to report about people moving...

Conveyancing firms in the Simplify Group, hit by a massive systems crash for much of this week, say they are working...

The market may be soaring in most of the country but there are still locations where significant numbers of properties sell...

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

There’s been an update this morning on the dramatic systems crash that has hit the conveyancing services operated by the Simplify...

A comparison website dealing with estate agency charges says commission varies hugely across 20 major cities of the UK.  GetAgent looked at...

PropertyHeads, a platform describing itself as a social network for house buyers and sellers, has a new PropTech partnership. It’s linked with...

Rightmove has revealed the strongest markets for sellers and buyers this autumn.  Grays in Essex has topped the list of the strongest...

Knight Frank says it’s already being contacted by prospective vendors wanting their homes to be listed for sale next spring. James Cleland,...

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

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

The head of research at a leading agency is warning that although the housing market remains buoyant, there may be macro-economic...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has defied expectations by keeping base rate at its historic low of 0.1 per...

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

Analysts suggest there is a 50:50 chance of a base rate rise being announced by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy...

Virtual tours are becoming an increasing necessity for agents when listing properties for sale or let. Covid has of course accelerated this...

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

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

An online test that allows agents to immediately get a clear picture around three key areas of their business, and start to...

Tech stack is a term often used nowadays to describe all the software tools within a business. Calling it a stack...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

Pressure appears to be building for the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents working party finally to be implemented. It’s now...

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

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

I’m going to declare upfront that, as an investor, I have a financial interest in the success of MovePal but I also need...

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

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...

Over-65s saw their property wealth increase by £800 a month recently thanks to frenzied demand during the stamp duty holiday, an equity release...

Another market snapshot has identified low supply as the chief characteristic of the sales landscape this autumn. Landmark Information Group’s latest Property...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...

Media reports from the US state of Virginia say an 84-year-old man killed his estate agent after buying a property ‘sight...

A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...

There are plenty in the estate agency and lettings world who don’t like the concept of Airbnb and similar enterprises. But they...

The convicted murderer and rapist John Cannan, who is the prime suspect in the still-unsolved murder of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh,...

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

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

Remarkably, just 11 per cent of property sales fell through in the third quarter of this year as buyers raced to beat...

An estate agent who has now gone self-employed after working on the staff of Connells and Spicerhaart says her move is...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is trying to win back respect within the property industry with new Rules of Conduct...

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

High-profile outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has joined the industry PropTech hub known as the Innovation Collaboration Group. There are around 40 companies...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...

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

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

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

Fund-raising takes all sorts of shapes and sizes and this week we have a splendid selection proving that point. Don’t miss out...

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

British homebuyers take an average of 25 seconds to decide whether a house is right for them, according to Purplebricks. As a...

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in following a complaint about a property advertised by Connells-owned Countrywide estate agents. The issue revolves...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says HM Revenue & Customs will probe any alleged wrongdoing in property purchases included in the so-called Pandora...

Propertymark has spoken out over the Pandora Papers leak scandal, which reveals many elite and super-rich buyers of properties in London...

Rightmove has estimated how many people benefitted from the holiday and the estimated total saving in England. It says some one million...

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

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

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

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...

An online agency which describes itself as being “the future of property” is up for sale. Nu:move is a franchise operation, set...

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

A government report suggests that house prices are rising at three times the national rate in some rural and coastal areas...

Foxtons has given details of the PropTech it uses to help improve leads and business decisions.  The agency, which has some 50 offices...

Chris Watkin - the famous industry content creator, ghostwriter and trainer - has made a series of controversial statements about agents...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of autumn - an update on who’s moving where right now. Please let us know...

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

Jonny Dyson, a leading London estate agent and the former regional director of John D Wood & Co., has joined Winkworth...

Forget en-suites and garden rooms, could you boost viewings with the postcode of a property? Research by comparison website Money.co.uk has identified...

As virtual tours start to get even more popular, and in some cases become the norm for the majority of letting...

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

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

One of the property market's leading names has welcomed young people into its company for work experience through a partnership with...

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

In a day of unexpected drama, Boris Johnson carried out a surprisingly brutal and widespread Cabinet reshuffle which saw a number...

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

A soap star has swapped scripts for property sales. Actor Marc Silcock was involved in one of ITV soap Emmerdale’s biggest storylines,...

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...

The police investigation into the Savills agents who allegedly racially abused England players on Twitter after the Euros 2020 final is...

Regulators are warning the UK’s property, finance and legal sectors to be aware of the possible impacts of the exit from...

Estate agents are being urged to future-proof and diversify by linking with retirement developers via part-exchange services. Property investment service HBB Solutions...

There is a report that the private equity owner of Leaders Romans Group has appointed bankers to work on a ‘strategic...

Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...

Homebuyers are suffering huge delays in receiving responses to their search requests to council according to a study of local authorities. Consumer...

A PropTech operator claims that agents currently pay around £250 per lead, averaging costs of different sources ranging from Google Ads...

The first house price index for August suggests they rose 2.1 per cent in just a month - despite forecasts that the...

Parts of Britain are so short of homes for sale they have only half the number of listings to be expected...

A new survey shows that there’s just a 1.7 per cent house price premium on homes with EPC ratings A or...

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...

360 tour technology company Made Snappy has grown rapidly over the past 18 months and whilst many agents have grasped the...

The entrepreneur behind the live chat service Yomdel is to retire from the business.  Andy Soloman, the founder of the managed chat...

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

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

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

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

Every so often it comes around – the argument that stamp duty should be reformed/removed/replaced (delete as appropriate). But why? Where’s the...

Last month it was reported that up to 500,000 people had been ‘pinged’ by the NHS in a week. While the...

Estate agents have gone on the record to say the flow of purchasers from London to country and market town locations...

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

The average size of homes in England has plummeted by over 10 per cent in the past four decades. Research from ElectricalDirect...

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

Recent research shows that when asked what their ideal working set up would be, most agents said ‘hybrid’* and with proposals...

Referral revenues shared between agents in a major industry trade group has hit over £1.35m.  Daniel Pepperell, regional director at The Guild...

The House of Commons Library has published what may be the definitive record of estate agency regulations issued in recent years...

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

A prominent property consultancy is urging the government to ensure that holiday home owners pay more tax.  Colliers claims local authorities are...

Thirty-five years after London estate agent Suzy Lamplugh disappeared, the trust that bears her name is calling for action to address...

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

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

The Crown Prosecution Service has joined in the criticism of unemployed estate agent Lewis Hughes, who last week admitted a count...

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

With stock remaining perilously short for most agents, the industry has been advised to use data to identify those existing owners...

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

The platform behind a controversial proposal to charge prospective buyers and renters £30 or more to view a property on the...

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

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

A number of estate agencies have signed up to a service which charges £30 to view a property. The online service, called...

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

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

Board company Agency Express has become a carbon neutral business - and that’s official. Working with Carbon Neutral Britain, which advises businesses...

Almost a million shares in Purplebricks have been ‘awarded’ to the two most senior men in the organisation. The golden handcuff deal...

An agent support service set up in the early days of the pandemic has closed down with its architect saying “If...

Boots is the latest company to dip its toe into the water of the property sector.  Modular housing company ilke Homes has...

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

The reviews element of the ESTAS Group has signed a two year deal with Hunters. The agreement means Hunters - now part...

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

The Covid-19 crisis has been marked by so-called high-wealth households amassing savings and benefitting from rising house prices far more than...

Working in real estate can be incredibly rewarding, but it takes a lot of hard work to be able to succeed...

OnTheMarket, which until now has lagged behind the leading two portals in terms of consumer-facing housing market information, has today launched...

High end agency Savills is conducting “a full investigation” into a racist tweet posted overnight. A Savills statement posted on Twitter this...

An estate agency is opening a large new office in London which it claims will be “very different” to the traditional...

Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...

The son of an Oscar winner has been named as the latest estate agent working under the easyProperty banner. Damian Wanstall is...

As the country prepares to cheer on England (can we speak for the other UK nations too?) here’s a look at...

Foxtons’ chairman and longest-serving board member is to stand down at the end of this year at the latest, after a...

The Halifax is reporting a 0.5 per cent monthly drop in house prices, plus a fall in the annual rate from...

How are the fingernails? After a tense night and with England destined for their first international tournament final in 55 years...

Like many of you, I have watched a lot of football recently and I’ve enjoyed every minute. It has been an...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says research into pricing strategies has suggested around a third of sellers at least consider using...

The second man to appear in a notorious video showing an estate agent accosting Professor Chris Whitty has now been charged...

A conveyancing services firm is warning that buyers are making “hasty rather than considered” decisions over properties because they feel under...

It may be the height of summer but the industry is still super-busy and new appointments continue to come thick and...

Have you recovered yet?  We don’t mean the hangover, but the shock from the fact that England never gave their fans cause...

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

Online estate agency Strike - which used to be HouseSimple - is expanding its sell-for-free service out across the Midlands and...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

An estate agent has been sacked after being identified as one of two people accosting England's chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty. A...

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

For many, paying money to use an estate agent is primarily because that company has a database of buyers or tenants....

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

London-focussed agency Winkworth - which has around 60 of its 100 franchise branches in the capital - has now opened another...

The Bank of England has played down worries that interest rates may have to rise as a result of growing levels...

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

There’s been a dramatic slump in instructions for online agencies, particularly Purplebricks, according to data produced by one online firm itself. 99Home...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

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

The Oxfordshire-based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients.   Peter Grant, Managing...

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...

Welcome to the start of another week and as the housing market continues at full pelt, so does the movement of...

One in 10 buyers say they will seek to renegotiate on the price of their chosen home if they miss the...

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

Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...

In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has given his personal backing to the newest recruit of online agency easyProperty - even though...

The row over whether agents should be allowed to vet people who view properties on the basis of their wealth has...

London’s housing market may be distinctly lacklustre compared to much of the rest of the UK right now but one development...

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

Amro Partners, the Build to Rent and student accommodation operator, has launched a venture capital arm investing in PropTech and FinTech. Amro...

Hello and welcome to our first Euros Agent Match Report, a really engaging piece on England's triumphant campaign start yesterday. Our thanks go to...

The youngsRPS agency now has a fifth branch in the north of England - it’s in Darlington and will cover the...

A home within 500 metres of a tube or railway station in London will carry a massive premium compared to a...

Michael Jones & Company celebrates its 30-year anniversary this year and, in an effort to both celebrate the work of local...

Hello and we’re at the end of another week celebrating all those in our industry who do great work. And this...

An estate agent has been accused of charging prospective clients to view a property. The claim has been made on Twitter by...

Boomin says it’s added over 600 new agency branches during May, with the latest signing being the large Pattinson independent with...

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

The pandemic and lockdowns have made over a third of those aged 18 to 34 want to move house according to...

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

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

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...

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

Boomin says it’s going to “reinvent the YouTube channel for property.” The portal’s new YouTube channel has gone live with five unique...

OnTheMarket has announced new functionality in a direct bid to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. The functionality, to go live within the...

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

Zoopla says just over half of current home owners say they are stuck in a property that’s unsuitable for their needs...

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

Tech is a fantastic enabler but should never be a complete replacement for the human interactions that add real value to...

Banks and building societies want the government to offer more help to the housing market through additional assistance to home owners...

An agency says two thirds of its sales valuations in London in the first quarter of the year have been conducted...

Movebutler, the digital onboarding platform from online auction specialist iamproperty, says it has some 900 agency branches signed up. These include Martin...

An anonymous conveyancer has admitted increasing fees to deter buyers and sellers in the frenzied housing market during the stamp duty...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...

We recently conducted a survey and discussion session with estate and lettings agencies called Agency panel - Cut through the noise...

The Federation of Independent Agents is forming a partnership with the new portal lead management platform Agent Response. Agent Response is led...

An online platform claims each agency branch in the UK has benefited from the stamp duty holiday by over £120,000. WiggyWam says...

One of the men behind the defunct Emoov online estate agency has re-emerged as the head of a marketing service. The service...

The Trading Standards agency team has outlined to Estate Agent Today the process it will follow to improve what it calls...

The controversial demands of Trading Standards for more “material information” to be provided upfront in property details have been criticised by...

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

The government has set up a committee to push forward ideas on the collective form of homeownership known as commonhold. Housing Secretary...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

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

Two former directors of the prestigious Beauchamp Estates agency in central London have set up their own new company. They say their...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...

In the first of our revamped PropTech Today series - which will see six industry experts discussing a range of issues...

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

In a video interview for Letting Agent Today, Neil Cobbold, Chief Sales Officer of PayProp, speaks to property professional Chris Buckler...

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

London-based estate agency Orlando Reid is opening an additional office in Manchester - the start of a long-term growth programme for...

Estate agents are being invited to a webinar to end their apparent “misconceptions” about the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA has...

Local elections rarely set the pulse racing and this year’s poll on Thursday faces a similar problem. But this time, it’s a...

Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...

The UK affiliated agency of Warren Buffett’s global real estate company has acquired a historic independent company operating in prime central...

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

The Property Franchise Group and LSL Property Services are linking up mortgage and related activity. This agreement means that LSL will be...

A prime London estate agency is going global - not only with a new office in the UK capital but with...

Around 30 people spent all night queuing outside an estate agent ahead of 14 homes going on sale - the most...

If you’re worried the stamp duty holiday is denying the Treasury of much-needed income, think again. Stamp duty receipts soared to £1,196...

A nationalist candidate in next month’s elections claims there is a second homes crisis which may create a “lost generation” of...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

The TDS annual review 2020 indicates that deposit disputes have remained low over the last year, at around 1%. This is...

I was not surprised when I came across an industry article recently citing that over half of home buyers never visit...

A leading buying agent says the phenomenon of ‘buying unseen’ is the most dramatic property trend to have emerged from the...

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

LSL Property Services is to set up a mortgage brokerage called Pivotal Growth. The new brokerage - set up with Pollen Street...

The average UK house price has risen 8.6 per cent - that’s typically £20,000 - in the past year. This is the...

As the property market continues to boom, competition between portals such as Zoopla, Rightmove, OnTheMarket and Boomin has been hotting up...

A major agency is reporting a “frenzy” with branches inundated with enquiries as soon as homes are listed. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of...

National Trading Standards wants agents, portals and industry groups to come up with ways to provide basic essential material information ‘upfront’.  The National...