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OnTheMarket has introduced a new filter that allows buyers to limit their searches to those properties with online viewing options. These can...

The Covid-19 crisis hasn’t caused the revolution it has been reported to have. Despite the challenges it has brought, fundamentally, the...

High-end agency Beauchamp Estates is claiming to have bagged the capital’s biggest deal during the lockdown period - a mansion which...

Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...

New figures released by Foxtons this morning show a collapse in commission income to the agency during the Coronavirus period. Sales commissions...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

The Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into fake and misleading online reviews. The announcement from the watchdog does not...

The fast-growing trade group for independent estate agents has launched a partnership with the soon-to-launch Homesearch portal. Of the various free-to-list portals...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to hold a seminar for agents who have already left the portal or are...

Countrywide says it is pursuing the businessman who failed to complete on the purchase of the troubled agency’s commercial arm, Lambert...

The industry should continue to prepare for large-scale reforms such as mandatory agency training, the licensing of agents and a new...

London estate agency Benham & Reeves says there’s been a sharp fall-off in demand for ultra-expensive homes in prime suburbs of...

For the coming Bank Holiday on Monday, we’d like to show images of how agency offices have adapted to cope with...

The founder of OnTheMarket has revealed why the portal floated on the stock market and why Ian Springett was the right...

I recently read the news about Settled closing its doors. As of 6.29am on Tuesday morning, the article had been read by 8,642...

NetAnAgent, a website which offers consumers instant quotes from a selection of traditional and online agents, has changed some of its...

The popular and well respected ex-Knight Frank partner Tom Tangney has joined Rose & Partners, a boutique property firm serving prime...

Veteran estate agency owner Paul Rooney has again featured as the most wealthy individual agency owner in the annual Sunday Times...

The biggest awards for the agency sector - The ESTAS - will now be a virtual event on Friday July 3,...

Strutt & Parker is the latest agency to attract hundreds of prospective vendors and buyers to a ‘keep in touch’ webinar. Last...

Rightmove has taken the unusual step this weekend of issuing its usual monthly asking price index on a Saturday instead of...

As you know, having professional images of your properties is the best (only?) way to get people wanting to step through...

Homesearch - the new property portal which describes itself as “the future of the property industry” - has delayed its launch. It was scheduled...

A series of polls taken by Estate Agent Today suggest substantial numbers of agents remain uncomfortable about returning to trading even...

High end London agency Beauchamp Estates has been selected to join the Bank of England’s advisory panel of companies and senior directors, and to...

As last Friday was the VE Day Anniversary bank holiday we have a bumper bundle of fund-raising activities to report on...

The online estate agency Settled appears to have ceased trading with its customers refunded. It was launched in 2014 by former Google...

Over the past few weeks, estate agents have been forced to close high street branches and adapt to working from home,...

The agency at the heart of a fierce row over staff safety in the lockdown says it's now insisting local managers...

Foxtons - which has recently closed branches and furloughed staff - has described a shareholder rebellion over senior management bonuses and pay...

An estate agency is running a series of five webinars aimed at helping agent discover new business strategies for the post-Covid...

Although few expect virtual viewings to continue their popularity now that lockdown restrictions have been eased, there’s news this morning that...

The fallout from Covid-19 has hit everyone hard. With breaking news today that agents are able to look at how to...

It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has taken the unusual step of thanking the other rival portals - Zoopla, OnTheMarket and...

The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he was extending the furlough scheme until the end of October appears...

A respected estate agency has revised downwards its price forecast for the housing market for the second time since the start...

The UK operation of the US-led estate agency Keller Williams is to hold two free online sessions tomorrow aimed at explaining...

The chief executive of NAEA Propertymark says he expects specific government guidance later this week for estate agents to return to...

There’s been a surge in buyers wanting to view properties - but agents must sit on their hands and wait for...

The acting chief executive of OnTheMarket says the Coronavirus crisis could indirectly create a catalyst for change in the portals marketplace. Clive...

There’s a warning today to agency chiefs to keep in touch with their staff as lockdown eases across England in a...

Details being presented to Parliament today may include information on how agents can return to work in some sort of ‘new normal.’ A 50...

EweMove is this week hosting a webinar in a bid to win recruits to its hybrid model from agents who may...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

  On Estate Agent Today this Bank Holiday weekend we’re celebrating the great work agents are doing to keep morale high and...

In normal times, the Winkworth team based at their Notting Hill office in west London would head to the fashionable Walmer...

Over Easter we carried stories of good deeds done by agents and how firms were coping with working from home -...

Fine & Country is one of those clever agencies employing interior designers to help stage properties, making them look their best...

Three more property players have been in touch to share what they're doing to help their staff during lockdown - there...

There’s been a furious response to the agent who appears to have breached government rules by opening his branch to the...

A third of agencies say at least some of their staff will be working from home permanently when the Coronavirus pandemic...

An instant valuation service has launched a new tool aimed at helping agents prioritise leads through prospective vendors uploading photographs to...

An estate agent has reopened his High Street office to the public with social distancing and other safety measures in place. It’s...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

The market share for all online agents fell sharply in the period up to the start of the pandemic according to new...

Rightmove’s shareholders appear to have been generally unmoved by the string of protests against the portal in recent weeks. At the portal’s...

Countrywide has added its weight to the campaign asking the government to allow agents to get back to work - and...

Listings from an agent who ended his contract with Rightmove were not removed as he expected - instead, he is accusing...

The Property Ombudsman has announced the expulsion of eight agencies, all for contravening TPO codes of practice. Most of the expulsions were...

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Sam Hunter, director of Homesearch. Alongside asking Hunter...

Buying and selling a house is often referenced as being one of the most stressful life experiences that we can go...

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...

LSL Property Services, parent company of Your Move and Reeds Rain, has named a new chief executive officer taking the helm...

The online agency network love2move has won a new agency client despite the Coronavirus lockdown. Pinkerton - which covers the North Down,...

If anyone told us six weeks ago that agents would still be doing such amazing work for their communities during lockdown...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has started buying social media advertising space in a bid to recruit agents. In a ‘promoted’...

The Haart estate agency chain has launched a portal called Off Market which it describes to sellers as being “a unique...

Lockdown may be over soon - but who knows what a relaxation of the current restrictions will really mean for our...

The Mail Online is running a story on estate agents allegedly breaking the lockdown by conducting physical viewings in recent weeks...

Business consultancy TwentyCi is the latest to try to put a value on the potential losses to the property industry and...

A six-point guide is to be issued today to agents reopening offices when the government gives the go ahead, possibly in...

Savills has kept in touch with almost 2,000 of its vendors and prospective buyers through two mass webinars. Entitled ‘What COVID-19 means...

Gareth Samples has been confirmed as the new chief executive of The Property Franchise Group, stepping into the role on Thursday...

Agents and in some cases their brokers continue to do battle with insurers in a bid to secure pay-outs on their...

Only 33 per cent of agents want to return to working the same way as before the Coronavirus crisis, according to...

One of the few agents anywhere in the British Isles who has returned to something like normal working has revealed new...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - our first for some weeks as the coverage has previously been dominated by...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

The Say No To Rightmove campaign, which expects to have some 3,000 offices signed up by the end of the month,...

It may seem a long time since normal trading took place but many agencies are now finding they are picking up...

Hello - yes it’s Friday in case you lost track, and that means it’s Agents Do Charity day: and once again...

The Property Ombudsman’s office is still receiving 40 to 50 calls a day from the public, even though most transactions with...

One of prime central London’s most respected estate agencies is warning that it could take until spring 2021 for the luxury...

If there are agents still uncertain as to whether their company or themselves as individuals are claiming the maximum business support,...

An industry stalwart has urged critics of Rightmove to fight for the portal to offer agents a fairer pricing system, not...

A regional agency has thrown its weight behind an independent report which says estate and lettings agents could lead the economy...

Property and construction are amongst the worst hit sectors for businesses in so-called ‘critical distress’ according to figures taken before the worst...

The peak of the 2020 sales market is likely to be September instead of the usual early summer - but that...

Fine & Country says now is “a great time” for estate agents to go upmarket and become “the luxury agent” in...

A new analysis of the simmering Rightmove crisis says there is now “no clear downside” stopping agents leaving. The Financial Times says that Rightmove’s...

Winkworth is now offering free video valuations to clients who are considering a future house move. It’s created a bespoke virtual service...

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign says that agents are demanding that there is “no return to full...

Foxtons says it’s furloughed 750 staff and asked high paid staff earning over £40,000 to take a 20 per cent pay...

Purplebricks chief financial officer James Davies has resigned. His place has been taken by Andrew Botha, who has joined from the online...

Investment bank RBC Capital has downgraded its rating of Rightmove and is warning that the property market is entering a prolonged...

An estate agency says it’s using so-called Covid Clauses in contracts to keep transactions on course. Knight Frank says it’s writing ‘Coronavirus...

An estate agency that runs its own TV shows via YouTube has launched a second season featuring local companies, amenities and...

Hello, this is the final Conquering Corona for the week as we continue to help agents with advice and guidance through...

A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

Hunters has expanded its online offering to improve its service to both the sales and lettings sectors - and it’s even...

The last five years have seen unprecedented changes to the property market and agents and their clients have never faced such...

To many less fortunate on the follicle front, high profile industry supplier Ed Mead has enjoyed an infuriatingly good head of...

Knight Frank is furloughing agents and other staff with the company topping up the taxpayers’ funding to ensure employees get 100...

A high-profile regional agency is “cracking on” with support for a hospice for children and young people that cannot raise funds during...

A branch of Northwood is offering its pool car to any NHS workers who need it during the Coronavirus crisis. The Fiat...

The John Bray agency based at Rock in Cornwall typically deals with some of the most expensive real estate in the...

Independent agency Nicol & Co is donating £100 to the NHS for every new instruction signed up by April 21. The agency...

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...

Just a month ago our homes felt, for many of us, to be a mere pitstop on a centrifuge of work,...

In this time of economic uncertainty, more and more people are becoming unwilling to leave their homes, yet you and your...

You wouldn’t expect anything other than very upscale home offices from an esteemed agency with a wonderful history - and that’s...

You know the old saying - a dog is an agent’s best friend?  Well that’s clearly true for this trio of agencies...

You wouldn’t expect the good folk at Strutt & Parker to have anything less than a superlative set of home offices...

Independent agencies are the backbone of our industry so it’s great to be able to share images from three such experts...

A leading estate agency says it has observed that some banks previously opposed to accepting remote and desktop valuations have started...

Floorplan and photography supplier FocalAgent is making a free offer to every agent in the UK during the virus crisis -...

One of the first analyses of portal listings since the start of the Coronavirus crisis shows that new listings have plummeted...

Two agents have quit Rightmove and taken to social media to give their reasons. One is the 12-branch Andrew Craig agency which...

An online estate agency which has described the Coronavirus pandemic as “a disrupter and game changer” for the agency industry says...

On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this...

One of Britain’s leading agents says online viewing and interest in videos for homes on sale continues to be relatively strong...

One of the industry’s highest profile figures has suggested the Coronavirus crisis could trigger many more agents becoming self-employed. Nicky Stevenson -...

Some 2,500 estate agency branches have expressed an interest in a new portal, Homesearch, launching next month.  Although the Homesearch website lists...

An estate agency has been targeted by scammers who leave fake reviews if they haven’t been given a pay-off. Minors & Brady...

Week three of the lockdown begins - we hope you’re faring well with these temporary restrictions. We’re here to help where...

Almost every part of the agency industry is operating remotely these days - and we would love to know how you’re...

The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...

One of the industry’s leading automated valuation services says it’s running at approaching 1,000 leads a day for agents even during...

A leading human resources expert predicts that agents who are poorly treated by their employers now will wreak revenge and move...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

Hello and welcome to this week’s list of good work - yes, despite the virus lockdown.  Earlier this week we featured many...

The ESTAS has launched a new tool which it says will help agents get in pole position for when the market...

Staff and senior management at a large franchise company running a string of major High Street agency brands are taking voluntary...

One of the biggest issues for agencies at the moment is furloughing - a safety net being offered by the government...

An estate agency in Portsmouth has sold a house subject to contract after nothing more than a video tour filmed by...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

An online agency has offered to sell the homes of NHS frontline staff for free. Doorsteps, set up by high profile young...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with...

Can any agency beat Knight Frank for a brilliant collection of selfless work? We doubt it, as the agency has provided...

Kays Estates in the north of England - one of the agencies ‘powered by Keller Williams’ - has prepared packs for...

The Competitions and Markets Authority has started court proceedings seeking the disqualification of two estate agency directors over a price fixing...

The boss of controversial estate agency Dexters has hit out at social media reports and press articles about company staff working...

LSL Property Services says one of its measures to “rightsize” the organisation during the Coronavirus crisis will be to put agents...

Yet another one of the giants of our industry, Hunters, says it’s taking “appropriate measures” to safeguard the firm in the...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

One of the country’s best known high-end independent estate agencies is marketing a home for £22.5m and hopes it finds a...

The human cost of the Coronavirus crisis is growing and devastating, but behind that businesses are being badly hurt too. Many consider...

One of London’s most experienced estate agents says there has been a very significant surge in foreclosure sales in part of...

Two property portals insist they’re going to launch this spring despite the Coronavirus chaos effectively closing down much of the housing...

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

It’s time to draw a line in the sand and condemn our rival portals for their current charging structure. Little will...

A hybrid agency says the Coronavirus is a “disrupter and game changer” for the industry and is wanting agents keen to...

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...

The advantage given to overseas buyers when Sterling weakened during the long-running Brexit saga has returned with the arrival of the...

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...

Although all bets are off as to what the housing market will be like after the Coronavirus subsides, there is now...

There’s been national newspaper publicity and widespread social media criticism of the Dexters estate agency which asked its staff to report...

For complete transparency, I write this column first thing on a Tuesday morning and have done for a couple of years...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, our guide to the latest information to help agents and the rest of the...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column . Before we get on with it, a reminder to...

Purplebricks is anticipating “a prolonged period of low activity” during the Coronavirus crisis with 25 instructions a day according to a...

There has been scepticism across the industry as to the motives behind an unspecified number of lay-offs and permanent branch closures...

The property franchise company Belvoir Lettings has laid off 15 workers from its Grantham headquarters - and warns there may be...

A senior figure in the industry has spoken out against the shock sackings and branch closures announced by Spicerhaart. Jon Cooke, chief...

The two major portals have unveiled their discounts and deals for agents facing a dramatic loss of business because of the...

In an ominous and unexpected trading statement this morning, Foxtons says it will take “all necessary steps” to remain in business. It...

A free-to-list property portal is warning the estate agency industry that it’s facing “dark days” thanks to the Coronavirus crisis and...

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice.  A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...

The head of the longest-established agency personnel consultancy in the UK says caution should be exercised over the use of Artificial...

Industry…we salute you. We thought we may have no good deeds to pass on to readers this week because of the...

One of Britain’s most outspoken and high profile agents has quit Rightmove in spectacular fashion, using an open letter to the...

There’s been widespread outrage amongst agents at Rightmove’s offer to allow some agents a deferred payment scheme operating for just three...

Beleaguered estate agency group Countrywide has asked the government to give agents a business rates holiday. Measures announced in last week’s Budget...

The former director of customer experience at Purplebricks has been announced as a new partner in a Keller Williams franchise. Sarah Downes,...

We all know how stressful buying a home is, whether it’s your very first step onto the ladder or your final...

Countrywide shares fell by just over 30 per cent yesterday as the stock market blood-letting continued for property stocks. The value fell 30.86...

The current market crisis caused by Coronavirus should present OnTheMarket with an opportunity to pause its existing strategy, talk to agents...

It's been revealed this evening that Bruce Marsh, who was to become Countrywide's chief operating officer, is now not going to...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...

Estate Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...

Estate Agent Today understands that the Knight Frank agency has been hit by a large number of branch office heads quitting...

Hello and as it’s Monday it’s PJT Day - and there are plenty of people moving jobs in our industry even...

There’s been a huge change in the way estate agencies operate in recent years, with far more focus on marketing properties...

The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...

The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...

A Spanish housebuilder’s bespoke system to allow prospective buyers to view properties without visiting is being offered to the UK agency...

A Somerset agency with three offices has changed ownership - but remains an independent. Gibbins Richards has offices in Taunton, Bridgwater and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Jon Notley and I am the co-founder...

Nested is the latest online agency to base a marketing campaign around criticism of established estate agents.  In three 30-second TV ads...

Savills is the latest agency to warn about the possible threat of Coronavirus to its business activities and success this year. In...

Training operator The Able Agent is to include a module on the Modern Method of Auction in its future programme.  Charlotte Jeffry-Campbell,...

Your business may be growing quicker than you could ever imagine which is great when it comes to raising brand awareness....

There’s been another shortlist announced for The ESTAS 2020 - this time for the best suppliers to the estate and letting...

LSL Property Services says the Coronavirus crisis has led to a softening of "lead sales indicators" - and it warns of...

Rightmove’s growth rate is at an all-time low, despite what some consider to be an unbeatable lead amongst portals in the...

Prominent agency industry analyst Anthony Codling is asking agents whether the board of OnTheMarket did the right thing by firing Ian...

An agency has repaid a £6,000 reservation fee to someone who thought they had purchased a property for £83,000 but was later...

The agency behind a poll showing one in six buyers putting plans on hold because of Coronavirus is warning that if...

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry. You know the drill by now: if...

The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted once again how fragile and interconnected our societies have become. We don’t know yet how dangerous Covid-19...

Estate Agent Today understands that three senior figures have departed from a key central London branch of Knight Frank. Each of them was...

Almost eight in 10 sellers have instructed High Street agents in the past year - a significantly higher figure than 12...

A survey shows over a sixth of buyers and sellers have already been deterred because of Coronavirus - and that figure...

Keller Williams has announced another new market centre, and this time its operating principal is a former Purplebricks territory owner.  JP Downes...

There’s a growing trend for estate agents to quit big-name corporates and either go independent or join US-style brokerages, a top...

Hunters has become one of the first major agencies to reveal the gender balance of its staff - and 60 per...

There are fears that the so-called Boris Bounce which saw a surge in activity after the General Election may be hitting...

A new hybrid set up by ex-Purplebricks territory owners says it wants to "redefine estate agency in the customer's favour." Knock Knock...

A second prominent agent has broken cover to say Coronavirus is slowing the market. Jess Simpson - an ex-Savills and ex-Strutt and...

The right wing political magazine that Boris Johnson used to edit has called on him to cut stamp duty. The Spectator says...

Mortgage lenders approved the highest number of loans for house purchase in nearly four years in January, according to Bank of...

Purplebricks banked more than £18m in fees for thousands of homes it did not sell last year according to this morning’s...

Agents are consistently being told that they need to get on board with change. And one could quite easily make the...

House prices have risen 2.3 per cent in the past year - the strongest rate of inflation for property since July...

An estate agent who swindled a 69 year old woman out of £5,000 has escaped jail - and has been ordered...

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry - and it’s March already. If there...

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...

Rightmove has released another stonking set of results - but there are signs that some agents are defecting from the ever-more-expensive...

The National Association of Estate Agents has launched its Sales Protocol Toolkit, in a bid to reduce fall-throughs and dramatically improve...

The Trading Standards report on the future of referral fees is almost completed and will be sent to government next week. However, James...

Foxtons is warning that 2020 will be yet another difficult year for the agency despite the so-called Boris Bounce helping the...

Future complaints about property raffles by individual home owners seeking to avoid estate agency fees will in future be handled by...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - a sure sign that it’s the end of the week and time to...

The threat of Coronavirus is beginning to make an impact in the world of property. The Cushman & Wakefield agency announced overnight that...

Purplebricks and Countrywide have each recently claimed to be the biggest agency group in the UK but now Connells says that...

A woman claims she had no idea that her husband stole almost £1.5m from two high-profile employers - one of them...

Regional estate agency chain Ashtons has been listed in the Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work for, for the...

Buyers and sellers using online estate agencies could inadvertently sign contracts if they carelessly use email signature blocks. Blocks are the ‘auto-signatures’...

Both Countrywide and LSL Property Services have submitted early online paperwork to The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, an independent body...

The share price of challenger portal OnTheMarket has fallen to its equal lowest-ever level after a drop of over five per cent...

What an interesting few days it’s been. I don’t think the topic of this week’s column is doing anything good for our...

A new call has been issued this morning by the Competition and Markets Authority for estate agents to confess if their...

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...

An estate agent has sold a home off-market by posting teaser photographs on Instagram.  The buyer - who was in the French...

It’s been revealed that under takeover rules, LSL Property Services and Countrywide have until March 23 to make merger or takeover...

Two agencies are looking to the future with optimism, and striking new deals for their own premises. Vickers & Barrass is reported...

Some of the biggest figures in the industry have given Estate Agent Today their reaction to the news - broken yesterday...

Boydens, a seven branch family-owned business that dates back to 1852, has become the latest agency to join Zoopla. It will list...

Hello - it’s Monday and so it’s PJT, where you can catch up on the industry major moves of recent days. Please...

Sky News claims that Countrywide and LSL Property Services are discussing a merger to become a £500m super-agency.  In an exclusive it...

Why should agencies leave voicemail in the last decade and make 2020 the year to invest in a more modern solution? Voicemail...

Buying agents are making waves about the hit on asking prices suffered by properties that have been flooded or are at...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week…which must mean Agents Do Charity. There’s plenty to admire in this week’s entries;...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has revealed that it has recruited over 50 agents in its first...

Estate agency Chestertons has named the new chief operating officer for the roll out of its UK and Europe franchising operation. Some...

Foxtons has this morning announced that chairman Garry Watts is to retire from his position on March 1. He is also quitting...

It’s been revealed that the branch closure programme by Your Move and Reeds Rains last year resulted in 460 lost jobs...

A legal challenge by HM Revenue and Customs has stopped a bid to secure a stamp duty discount on a property. The...

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

Savills has smoked out another money-making opportunity with a new enterprise which it claims has “enormous growth potential.” The property consultancy is teaming...

Countrywide is remaining silent over the stalled sale of its commercial arm. The troubled agency group’s share price dropped over 3.5 per...

Another former Savills agent has joined freelance agency operation Keller Williams, the second in recent weeks. In January it was revealed that...

The government has dismissed a request from the NAEA and ARLA Propertymark to review business rates for agency offices on High...

A high profile and widely-respected estate agent is predicting a huge demographic change to one of the country’s wealthiest enclaves -...

An online valuation service says the number of leads it generated for agents in January was over double the figure in...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week - and it’s been a frantic seven days since the last...

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...

As residential sales and lettings professionals we are conditioned to adapt to change, it’s the nature of the profession. However, developments...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Joanne (Jo) Tattum. Channel Manager - Property What is Moneypenny and...

Fine & Country has introduced a self-employed agency business model to be run by well-known former Property Academy chief Nicky Stevenson. The...

The Property Franchise Group - which owns Martin & Co, EweMove and three other brands - is to have a former...

It’s Valentine’s Day and everyone at Estate Agent Today hopes there is love in the air where you are…at least after...

Another weekend, another storm: it’s hard to put a smile on your face when winter goes on this long but the...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of the most senior figures in Countrywide’s upmarket John D Wood and Hampton International brands...

Countrywide is declining to explain why due diligence on the sale of its commercial arm did not catch a problem which...

The Federation of Independent Agents has revealed the names of a string of new member companies from across the UK. Founder Graham...

A new market centre operating as a hub for freelance agents has opened in Glasgow. Called KW Evolve it is a Keller...

With just a few day’s to go to Valentine’s, we’re delighted to have another themed agency window to share with readers. Many...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT - your regular Monday fix of who’s moving where in our industry. As ever, a...

Annual house price growth increased to 4.1 per cent in January, up slightly from the end of 2019, according to Halifax...

The National Trading Standards Estate & Letting Agency Team and The Property Ombudsman have launched an urgent survey to assess awareness...

One of the country’s leading housing market research experts has been poached from Knight Frank to join Zoopla. Gráinne Gilmore - a...

The Law Society is telling prospective house purchasers to probe flood risks in the light of a new practice note it...

We’re delighted to be able to show another very charming Valentine’s Day window display - this one from Emma’s Estate Agents...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week, which always means a round-up of our industry’s good work for charity....

The war of words between estate agency review website allAgents and consumer review service Trustpilot continues apace. Trustpilot has hit back, describing allAgents’...