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There are fewer ‘accidental landlords’ - vendors who resort to letting out their homes because the sales market is difficult. That’s the...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There's good news for the market in at least one sector - mortgages offered to first time buyers. Latest figures from the...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Innovate or Die. But What is Innovation? It Isn’t just PropTech A certain Mr Dick Whittington Esquire was once convinced that the...
22 August 2019
From: Features

With the Tenant Fee Ban obliterating a key income stream, letting agents should be looking at ways they can increase the...
16 May 2019
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The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...
06 April 2019
From: Features

When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and lettings agents were predicted to swiftly spell the end for traditional...
30 March 2019
From: Features

Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Nobody likes change. It makes people feel threatened, undermines their confidence, and makes them worry about the future. But regardless of...
27 February 2019
From: Features

One of the west country’s best known estate agencies is about to enter a new era – led by a managing...
27 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Over the past year I've had so many conversations with agents telling me how they feel that offering a premium customer...
15 December 2018
From: Features

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s been another call for the government to reform stamp duty - and this time the request is that the duty...
15 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...
24 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

I’m writing this a week into my instruction decision. It has been a fascinating journey to date. As I discussed last week,...
18 April 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agency has started a petition to get bollards erected outside its branch after two accidents, in each of which...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Data from a firm specialising in lone-worker protection suggests that there has been a 27 per cent increase in the number...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s been a big week for property news - controversies surrounding Purplebricks, merger discussions between big franchise operators, and another government...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Some good news is here for landlords and letting agents worried about the energy efficiency rating of their property – the...
09 September 2017
From: Features

Let’s be honest - few people saw this coming. The 89 to 11 per cent majority amongst Agents’ Mutual members for...
08 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Savills has apologised to a potential client who accidentally received emails between agents saying one was “lumbered” with an enquiry about...
15 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The agent working as both managing director and chairman of the Halls regional chain covering mid-Wales, the West Midlands and neighbouring...
26 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ advertising is very negative and critical of the competition. They talk about 'commisery', trying to make potential sellers feel ripped...
08 April 2017
From: Features

The estate agency which was fined £200,000 after a prospective house buyer fell 30 feet into a well during a viewing...
27 February 2017
From: Breaking News

An inquest has ruled that the death of an estate agent was caused by shock or dry-drowning. Twenty-eight-year-old Daniel Hutton died last...
24 January 2017
From: Breaking News

A hit-and-run driver has been jailed for three years and four months after a crash near Newmarket which left an estate...
12 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Stansted estate agent Shaun Whiter says he wants to train to be a para-athlete after losing both legs in a horrific...
09 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The head of Oasis estate agency in Staines has become a hero after saving a man from drowning after a pair...
19 July 2016
From: Breaking News

An agent has expressed his anger and frustration at being the subject of an apparent cyber-attack which involved his office telephone...
20 May 2016
From: Breaking News

An estate agent selling a home says he has been shocked by an incident in which a female prospective buyer fell...
27 April 2016
From: Breaking News

By accident or design, the PR machine at OnTheMarket was beefed up last week. Just as well. With the portal still reeling...
23 April 2016
From: Features

A body that regulates property searches has criticised some councils for providing “very poor service” which delays transactions. The Property Codes Compliance...
15 February 2016
From: Breaking News

We’ve been facing some pretty adverse weather recently. Gales, storms and terrible flooding in parts of the country have upturned the...
13 February 2016
From: Features

In January readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given the opportunity to give their views on proposed...
25 January 2016
From: Features

A Plymouth estate agency owner who suffered a ski accident which left him unable to walk or talk is to run...
08 October 2015
From: Breaking News

You can't help but notice that it's back to school time – the shops are full of school uniforms and pencil...