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Purplebricks is this summer starting a £7m campaign in a bid to to increase market share, using a new media partner. The...

A new survey suggests 53 per cent of buyers never actually visit an estate agent’s office during the course of their...

Winkworth says Covid and its aftermath will not derail plans to open five offices a year.  In a trading statement to shareholders...

The annual report of a major estate agency has revealed that its chief executive took two large cuts to bonus payments...

Data from agency Knight Frank suggests the number of UK exchanges last month was the highest in 10 years - well above...

With increasing numbers of portals battling for membership and revenue, Zoopla has revealed that all Carter Jonas’ residential branches will list until...

Boutique estate agency D S Churchill is to open a countryside office serving the Cotwolds, Oxfordshire and surrounding counties. D S Churchill...

An agency has analysed sold prices since the first lockdown in March 2020 and February this year - and has found...

The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...

A new name is to appear at the top of Knight Frank from next spring - and he is charged with bringing...

There’s been a drop of no less than 16,000 in the number of physical viewings over the past year thanks to just...

The sizes and numbers of gardens in London are reducing because stamp duty is encouraging more extensions as an alternative to moving. That’s...

Agents have contacted Estate Agent Today to say they fear the new MatchMaker service on the Boomin portal could be used...

A high flying agent with experience at a string of top end companies has set up an online business with his...

Estate agency offices in Wales, closed for many weeks as part of that country’s lockdown, will reopen from next Monday, April 12. The...

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...

We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...

It’s 12 years since we opened our doors with the Fine and Country estate agency in Drayton on April 1 2009. The...

Late last year Hamptons launched ‘Relay around the World’… a fundraising initiative to raise money for Cancer Research’s Stand Up To...

First off, happy Good Friday to all our readers. Here’s to a great, if still slightly different, long Easter bank holiday...

The Bruce brothers' new portal Boomin has launched a day early - and no, this isn't an April Fool. The site went live...

A new property board game called Gazumped aims to rival Monopoly but reflect a much more realistic view of how the house...

Mental health – and the importance of good mental health – has become a vital thing for all of us in...

Annual house price growth remains strong but it has slowed significantly according to the Nationwide. Prices dropped 0.2 per cent on average...

A prominent London agency says today’s new two per cent stamp duty surcharge imposed on most overseas buyers will not dampen...

Welsh independent agency Nuttall Parker has been snapped up by Cardiff-based property business Seraph Group. Newport-centred Nuttall Parker is Seraph Group's second...

A company in the German Axel Springer publishing empire - which also invested in Purplebricks in the past - has put...

Here are the first three TV adverts for Boomin, the new property portal which launches on Friday.The new website launches early...

Yopa has instructed two companies to help with its brand building as it battles with other major online players. It’s appointed M.i. Media...

Agents who use cheap PropTech could end up spending a lot more than they expect, according to an industry expert. Anton Babkov,...

Fine & Country is opening a new branch in the Welsh capital, Cardiff. It covers the city and surrounding areas, the Vale...

As an indication of the frenzied property market, this may take some beating - an agent has had 18 viewings on...

A business that calls itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based estate agency has announced a new franchisee.  Dorset-based Meyers Estate Agents was...

Liverpool - where commissioners have been ordered by Whitehall to run part of the council following corruption allegations - is the...

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...

We recently launched our state of the property nation survey – a two-minute poll designed to give estate and letting agents...

Emoov’s new 'guaranteed offer' service means fall-thoughs and chain-related delays are effectively eliminated, the agency claims. Emoov - now owned by a firm...

A new campaign to urge whistleblowers to come forward with evidence of wrongdoing has been launched by the Financial Conduct Authority. This...

Normal life still seems far away so there hasn’t been the usual spotlight on a good-news-feeling that comes every year on...

Nathan Emerson, the new chief executive of Propertymark, says his mission is to make the organisation more transparent - and to...

On Monday, we launched our state of the property nation survey – a 14-question poll designed to give estate and letting...

A new licensee at Fine & Country is taking the brand into a new territory with a sales patch 170 miles wide...

Agency marketing platform BriefYourMarket has acquired live chat and customer experience provider Yomdel.  BriefYourMarket says the addition of Yomdel to its offer...

The Guild of Property Professionals says it’s had a strong response to the launch of its Ofqual-accredited Level Three Agency Qualification. It...

Purplebricks has removed advertising claims which suggested it sold homes for a higher sum, on average, than rival agencies. The Advertising Standards...

Residential transactions totalled 147,050 last month according to HMRC - that’s 23 per cent higher than the previous month and an...

Knight Frank is investing an undisclosed sum in a venture capital firm specialising in PropTech. The money is going into a European...

Will Rightmove still be the dominant portal by 2030? Will Boomin really shake up the industry as Purplebricks did before it?...

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...

From 4 May 2021, your agency could be blocked from charging late fees, compounding interest on missing rent and taking any...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Ed Mead,  all-round property guru and founder...

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...

There is growing speculation that a raft of tax proposals to be unveiled next week will include reform of Capital Gains...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to offer a formal agency qualification as it goes increasingly on the offensive in a...

London’s residential market appears to be showing renewed signs of life thanks to the rollout of the government roadmap and vaccine...

On Monday next week, Estate Agent Today will launch its state of the property nation survey, a 14-question poll for UK...

A new estate agency says it aims to sell homes within 30 days - and dismisses the idea of a traditional...

Uncertain market means additional revenue streams are more important than ever The last year has been an uncertain period for many business...

This week’s interviewee in the ‘In Conversation Today’ hotseat is a man better placed than most to shed some light on...

An estate agency has apologised unreservedly for “most regrettable” comments made by two members of staff who described a vendor’s property...

Purplebricks has unveiled changes to its For Sale and To Let boards to reflect its continuing sponsorship of Team GB and...

One of London’s best known and well respected agents has given insights into how he believes his own prime patch of...

Later this year, on October 22, the ESTAS 2021 will take place in London. The glittering ceremony will welcome property professionals...

Purplebricks is to tilt its marketing increasingly towards local advertising on traditional and online platforms, and promoting the ‘on the street’...

There’s a warning this morning that possible tax reforms to be unveiled next Monday could wreak huge damage on the property...

A London agency has opened its second office in the south of the capital. Kalmars’ new branch is on the historic Old...

Online agency Yopa says it will change a claim on its website that appears to suggest no fee will be charged...

A Sheffield estate agency is pioneering a new form of branch office - one that sells homes at the same time...

A former Countrywide agent who is now a leading figure in a PropTech company has signed up two local agencies which...

A prominent estate agent has warned buyers and sellers about the perils of the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA is now...

If it’s Monday, it’s jobs news day on EAT - welcome to the latest update. Want to be featured in our next...

Another leading research team in a major agency has revised upwards its forecast for the 2021 market. Savills revised its predictions recently...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

Rightmove has promised to keep its restrictions on access to Rightmove Plus under review - and says it’s aiming to help...

Pressure is building on London agency Foxtons to repay its furlough funding. The company issued an upbeat trading statement on Wednesday; while...

Another TV programme will this weekend examine the fate of Suzy Lamplugh, the London estate agent who disappeared 35 years ago...

Agents are up in arms at a Rightmove restriction temporarily preventing access to parts of its listing back-end.  Agents received an email...

Legal firm Anderson Strathern has announced a merger with Lerwick-based Neil Risk Solicitor and Estate Agent. The Shetland firm's practice areas focus on residential...

Recently I heard the stat that over 50% of property is sold with the second agent, which was backed up by...

Foxtons says it's set for radical new investment and further takeovers following the acquisition of rival London agency Douglas and Gordon. In...

Connells has bought a small three-branch family-run agency to sit within Sequence - Connells' third acquisition in recent weeks. Holroyds - bought for...

The head of one of the industry’s foremost recruitment organisations says the pandemic has caused people to re-evaluate priorities and change...

Every estate agency can now sign up for the government’s free Coronavirus workplace testing programme - the deadline is March 31. The...

Propertymark has set out a four point strategy for the future of the organisation. The body - which encompasses the National Association...

Transactions and house price forecasts for the mainstream housing market are being revised upwards by Savills following the Budget. The new predictions follow an...

Automatically changing the main marketing photo on a portal listing can attract up to 40 per cent more traffic, it has...

An agency has made a fabulous Mother’s Day display in its branch window - and it’s definitely not keeping Mum about...

Hello and welcome to this edition of Property Jobs Today, a chance to catch up with who’s moving where in the...

The latest house price index from the Halifax suggests the market has softened ahead of the original scheduled end of the stamp...

The extraordinary consolidation in the estate agency industry continues apace today with two of the biggest deals reaching critical points. Firstly Hunters’...

Agencies and suppliers today mark International Women’s Day with events and declarations shining a light on the achievements of female colleagues and...

A conveyancing organisation has launched an initiative called Be Kind We Care to promote kindness and wellbeing within the property industry. The...

One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been the Netflix show Call My Agent! It’s a surprise success, perhaps, because...

As a property agent, fancy marketing terminology such as ‘omnichannel’ might not hold too much interest for you right now. We’re in...

A panel of estate agents recently participated in a webinar to discuss the benefits of livestream open house viewings. The webinar, part...

It might be tempting during the pandemic to focus simply on the business, yet many agents have been turning their attention...

epropservices - parent company of The Guild and Fine & Country - has made another significant PropTech acquisition, its second in three...

Leaders Romans Group is to use only fully recycled material to create its sales and lettings boards across all of its...

Another week and another frenzy of news, culminating in the Budget and the extension of the stamp duty holiday. A cliff edge...

Connells Group, which is of course acquiring Countrywide, has announced it's snapped up another agency - albeit a much smaller one. It...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak with Anthony Payne, Managing Director and co-founder of LonRes, a data and network...

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...

An independent agency has announced the opening of another office in what it calls a vote of confidence for the local housing...

Fundamental changes to the way in which agents can work were shown at the online launch of Lifesycle 2 by Iceberg...

epropservices, parent company of The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country, has acquired estate agency website supplier Starberry. The firm is...

A leading market commentator says the acquisition of London agency Douglas & Gordon represents “a strategic step change” for Foxtons -...

An agency has changed a property listing on its website following an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The agency was Campbell...

It's been confirmed that Foxtons has bought rival London-focussed agency Douglas & Gordon. In a trading statement this morning Foxtons tells its...

No fewer than 79 per cent of people want the stamp duty holiday extended according to a survey conducted by an...

Dexters, which last week secured a reported £130m in new investment for the coming years, has snapped up the historic Roy...

With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Franchising What is Meyers and what...

An estate agency is this month launching packs of up-front information for buyers in a bid to speed sales and reduce fall-throughs.  Miles...

The Countrywide name is set to disappear from the stock market in a week’s time - and may soon be gone...

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...

Hello, welcome to our latest charity roundup, and as the weather improves and the vaccine roll-out lifts the spirits, so we...

A prominent conveyancer has hit out at the extension to the stamp duty holiday, which is now ending in late June and...

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...

CRM supplier Reapit, backed by private equity funding, has entered into an international deal to acquire a leading Australian PropTech provider...

Agency websites supplier Property Webmasters has secured a substantial but undisclosed cash injection to expand internationally. The investment comes from Net Ventures...

Propertymark has named a veteran industry figure as interim chief executive - and says it has a "new strategy." Nathan Emerson has some...

Connells Group says it is the UK's largest estate agency group by market share - and that's before the Countrywide acquisition...

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...

An agent working for a Countrywide brand in Lancashire has been given a suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of...

Foxtons is in talks to takeover rival London agency Douglas & Gordon. A statement from Foxtons to shareholders this afternoon says: "Further to...

An agency says it now sells more prime London properties than any of its rivals. Chestertons makes the claim based on figures...

A study by estate agency Coulters has revealed which areas of the country make the biggest savings courtesy of the stamp...

When it comes to communications, Propertymark could do with a lot fewer confidentiality agreements and a lot more transparency. And I...

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...

Fixflo’s webinar on February 9 saw an industry panel debate 2021’s threats and opportunities for letting agents. The panel discussed a range...

A high-profile London agency is asking the police and property industry bodies including Trading Standards to investigate a fake company posing under...

Wild speculation about the sale of Dexters yesterday turned out to be plain wrong - and instead the company has landed substantial investment. Oakley Capital, a...

Former Reapit chief Gary Barker is to join Connells Group, just as the company is taking over Countrywide. Barker - who last...

Hello and welcome to Friday, the day when we highlight agents’ great work to raise funds for good causes despite the continuing...

On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...

This week’s In Conversation Today interviewee needs no introduction. One of the property industry’s most recognisable names, she has been a...

An agent has told a court she was 'heartbroken' to discover her accountant had stolen cash from her business, which then...

London still dominated the league table of locations with the highest volumes of sales by value in 2020, despite the apparent...

The new chief executive of Propertymark has declined to answer questions relating to the resignation of the NAEA president only half...

Estate agents quitting companies and setting up on their own will prosper only by tapping into the most appropriate level of...

A new service is offering agents free welcome boxes which can be passed over to buyers and tenants who move in. The...

Reservation Agreement specialist Gazeal is to sponsor the Estate Agent categories at The ESTAS later this year. Gazeal chief executive Bryan Mansell...

A leading estate agent says fear of strangers coming into people’s homes is leading to a fall in supply of properties...

Two mothers have launched a new estate agency using a virtual office - and they have overcome personal challenges to achieve their...

Former Reading player and manager Mick Gooding has launched a new estate agency in the town. Gooding - a pundit at his...

The deadline to complete the purchase of a home under the current Help to Buy scheme in England has been extended...

An agent is challenging the insurer Hiscox over its interpretation of whether to honour a Business Interruption Insurance policy. A standard letter...

Hello - another Monday dawns but the good news is that we can update you on the industry’s latest appointments. Everyone here...

Rightmove is the latest portal to forge a link with the controversial Modern Method of Auction service being offered to agents. A...

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

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...

Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...

It’s now more than a year since the government offered an additional £4 million to councils to combat rogue landlords. At the...

An online agency has apologised to a single mother who felt pressured into allowing viewings of a property she was renting. Local media in...

The rise and rise of portal listings and changing consumer habits during the pandemic may mean the death of the High...

Agents should put as much emphasis on ensuring a house move actually happens as on winning the instruction to begin with,...

LSL, owner of Reeds Rains and Your Move, is boosting its financial services sector through a £2.4m acquisition. It’s snapped up Mortgage...

As the official advice over holidays descends into farce - can we go this year? if so at home or away?...

Let’s address the elephant in the room first - the property sector and how we market properties is changing. Gone are the...

One of the early operators of the self-employed agency model has launched a scheme under which its agents receive shares in the...

A leading agency chief suggests there will have to be substantial bargaining between buyers and sellers as the stamp duty holiday cliff...

It seems like a week does not go by without a new ‘gamechanging’ piece of technology being announced to the industry. 2020...

Scams are rife in the quick house buying sector with many companies seeking to take advantage of sellers in desperate situations. That’s...

Affordability across the housing market is at its worst for 10 years according to an analysis by a London agency. Benham and Reeves...

Some 100 new apprentice estate agents are to be recruited in London. Dexters, which has 70 offices across the capital including 12...

The high-end housing market on Jersey has been rocked by a plan from the island’s government which may ban foreign investors from...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Justin and Victoria Bhoday - a married...

Pressure is building for widespread property tax reform beyond short term issues regarding stamp duty. Many MPs in this week’s 65-minute special...

An estate agency says 10 per cent of its sellers have already dropped their asking prices to keep buyers on board,...

A branch of franchise agency CJ Hole is marking what it calls “an incredible 30 years of success” this month. The Burnham-on-Sea...

New government figures show that stamp duty transactions in the final quarter of last year were 43 per cent higher than in...

We’re now in Lockdown 3.0 and most of us have become used to juggling home-working, home schooling and a million and...

A newspaper claims that thousands of customers’ financial details held by Foxtons Group are being freely accessed on the so-called dark...

Estate agents have kept up the pressure on the Westminster government to consider some kind of tapered ending to the stamp...

Purplebricks has been rated as only the 10th best online agency in the country in a controversial new league table. The list...

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

You can watch the Parliamentary debate on a possible Stamp Duty Holiday extension here, using the streaming link at the bottom of...

Today’s the day when Parliament debates a possible extension to the stamp duty holiday beyond its March 31 cliff edge deadline...

Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...

Welcome to the start of another week and this catch up on the latest moves within the agency world. Everyone featured here...

Connells Group, now on the threshold of taking the ailing Countrywide empire under its wings, has signed a five year partnership...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we evaluate our lives and, looking more specifically at the property market, it...

Members of staff at an estate agency branch in the Midlands tested positive for Coronavirus in consecutive weeks, triggering a temporary...

It’s been some time since online agencies have ventured into crowdfunding to raise investment, but easyProperty has now done so -...

The new chief executive of Propertymark, now combining five agency trade bodies including the NAEA and ARLA, has no experience at...

A large majority of estate agents fear a surge in 'failed sales’ as the stamp duty holiday cliff edge gets ever-closer. The latest National...

A new working group on mental health in the agency industry is being set up following a poll revealing 62 per cent...

The property sector is set to lead the UK out of its Covid slump according to Ernst & Young’s latest forecast....

An estate agency has issued an abject apology for calling the Covid pandemic “a blessing in disguise.” There was a huge social...

A new firm has been launched by two agents who formerly worked at Carter Jonas and are aiming at the £400,000...

Propertymark, combining both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents, claims to speak for the...

High profile agency owner Sean Newman is offering his entire self-employed team of 100 agents and mortgage advisors a chance for...

Purplebricks’ new chief marketing officer appears to be on the threshold of making major changes in the agency’s publicity drive. Advertising industry...

Countrywide shareholders will next month have the opportunity to vote on the Connells bid to purchase the troubled estate agency group. The...

Talks continue between The Property Franchise Group and Hunters with both companies agreeing a new deadline of next Friday, January 29. Just...

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...

If your house is anything like mine, the postman has a path beaten to your door over the last nine months. In...

A hybrid agency is appealing to corporate estate agents to jump ship and try its self employed business model. Mr & Mrs...

The New Year lull is well and truly over and this week’s Agents Do Charity show fundraising is back in business despite...

The BBC says some buyers are taking advantage of lockdown rules to travel hundreds of miles to view homes. The story suggests...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

Purplebricks - which for some years has been the focus of controversies over reviews - has been given a prestigious award...

A new estate agency listing historic houses is to have “a select group of creatives and thinkers” that will assist in the...

The property market became somewhat fractious during 2020. After receiving a much-needed boost with the promise of stamp duty relief, things...

An estate agent has shut both branches of his business for safety reasons and wants tighter Coronavirus restrictions on the industry.  ITV...

A property platform claims the current pipeline stock is so large that the average UK agency branch is waiting on £105,000...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Will Thompson, Associate Director at Pugh & Co Auctions. I...

A trade body is warning that increased home working triggered by Coronavirus makes the agency industry more vulnerable than ever to...

London buyers have been by far the biggest winners from the stamp duty holiday according to new research. The Keller Williams UK...

A firm calling itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based agency says it wants to roll out nationally with a network of franchisees...

The buying and property management service run by high profile agent Jo Eccles has changed its name. SP Property Group has now...

Estate agency offices in Wales with five or more staff will have to carry out a Coronavirus risk assessment under new...

Revenues for LSL Property Services - owner of Your Move and Reeds Rains - dropped last year by 15 per cent. Although...

Government guidance on how agents can continue working during the lockdown has given a new importance to virtual viewings, says an...

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...

Propertymark is the only agency trade body with sufficient influence on, and links with, government to achieve major gains for the...

Hello and welcome to the end of a busy, busy week for agency news.  It’s easy to assume the agency business is...

An online petition wants all agents’ offices to close during the pandemic. Keeping them open means agents feel "forced and pressured" to conduct...

London mayor Sadiq Khan is reported to be asking the Prime Minister to review the status of ‘essential retail’ which can...

One of the most respected figures in the industry, trainer and consultant Richard Rawlings, is suggesting that stamp duty should be...

The housing market remains open in Scotland, despite tighter restrictions announced yesterday by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The only significant difference specific...

A leading business consultancy says the level of working-from-home in the UK by 2025 will be five times that before the pandemic. Estate...

An estate agent who caught Coronavirus and spent 10 days in hospital has said “I didn’t think I was going to...

Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...

Estate agencies have been named by HM Revenue & Customs for breaching anti-money laundering regulations. The list of those breaching the rules...

The Federation of Independent Agents says a survey of member agencies suggests only around a fifth per cent would definitely be listing...

An appeal has gone out to agents wanting to jump from being employees to running their own businesses - and there are...

An estate agency is being criticised for marketing properties as second homes in an area reportedly suffering a housing shortage. Local media...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2021 - we’re less than a fortnight into the New Year...

Boomin has announced another 15 independents as members of the site, which is expected to launch in the near future. “The latest...

The average UK house price is now a record £253,374 according to the Halifax - but the rate of growth is...

Independent agents inspired by the Say No To Rightmove campaign are to launch a rival portal next month. Wearethemarket is a portal...

The UK outlet of Warren Buffett's estate agency empire is launching its first TV advert in this country.  Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Kay &...

To kick off 2021, we have a Q&A with one of the most high-profile – and, it has to be said,...

There’s growing optimism that an extension to the stamp duty holiday - thought to be off the agenda just days ago...

A leading property law expert says agents with international clients in parts of Europe should prepare for additional processes which may...

Agents have been outlining how they have beefed up their measures to combat the risk of Coronavirus, especially during property viewings. “We...

1. How would you say Century 21 franchisees have adapted to the challenges during 2020?  If someone had told me at the...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

January presents an opportune time for agency leaders to resolve and plan for resilience, performance and growth in 2021. With most of...

New figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage approvals rose 7.0 per cent in November to reach 105,000 -...

London’s largest independent estate agency, Dexters, suggests that the stamp duty holiday ending in 12 weeks time will have relatively little...

The government is considering stricter tier structures for the coming weeks as the number of Coronavirus infections continues to rise. There is...

Connells has revealed that it’s to keep the existing Countrywide branch structure and staff headcount when the acquisition process is completed...

An estate agency group has launched new franchise business models to help those in the industry impacted by Covid-19. Century 21 UK...

One of the country’s most experienced estate agents has spoken out about mental illness in the industry and his own condition...

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

In a dramatic New Year’s Eve statement on the London Stock Exchange, Countrywide has agreed the terms of a recommended offer...

Many agents have been operating under Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions for some days, but today sees another 20 million residents in...

The Brexit deal agreed in dramatic form on Christmas Eve is one part of a cocktail eventually boosting the London market...

Hunters has agreed to extend the deadline for talks about a possible takeover by its rival, The Property Franchise Group. In early...

The pandemic has reignited the flagging country house market and boosted demand for larger homes with gardens, claims Savills. Larger country houses...

A £17.8m pre-tax loss has been reported by Yopa in its latest financial statement filed at Companies House. Figures lodged just before...

One of the country’s most exclusive agencies, UK Sotheby’s International Realty, was the subject of a Channel 4 documentary last evening. The...

High end agency Hamptons has quantified the trend of Londoners quitting the capital in the light of the pandemic. It says that...

One of Countrywide’s top-end brands begins a TV advertisement campaign on Boxing Day.  Hamptons’ ad is the first ever TV promotion from the agency and...

One of the founder agencies of the new Boomin portal, scheduled to launch in the New Year, has also rejoined Zoopla. Farrell...

A north of England agency is opening two new branches which will also have coffee shops and deli counters.  Redbrik’s two new...

99Home, the agency that describes itself as the country’s fifth largest hybrid, has teamed up with the Mortgage Advice Bureau. MAB will...

At the start of December 2020, a select handful of agents attended a private online event to see the latest news...

An agency operating in the new Tier 4 area has abandoned viewings and visits to homes until New Year, even though the...

One of Countrywide’s high-end brands, Hamptons, has joined in what it calls “a new residential partnership” with an agency on the...

Hello and welcome to Christmas week! There are just a few days to go before the industry’s festive break. On that subject,...

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...

Around half of all estate agencies selling homes for £5m or more have not even registered for anti-money laundering processes, and/or...

Hello and a final ‘send your pictures and videos’ message from us to you. There’s still time to email images to press@estateagenttoday.co.uk...

Fall throughs which could be avoided by Reservation Agreements have cost agency branches an average £10,000 per month. That’s the claim from digital...

With a headline like that, we can only be talking about the annual EweMove Christmas video, consisting of the hybrid agency’s...

Described on this site as a ‘powerful disruptor’ in March 2020, few would deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on...

Douglas & Gordon, one of the highest profile London agency networks, is the latest signing for the yet-to-launch Boomin portal. The agency...

Mystery still surrounds the number of homes actually sold by Purplebricks, despite upbeat statements regarding the number of instructions it wins. The...

A TV show relating the story of London estate agent Suzy Lamplugh will this evening reveal that there is a possible new...

Estate agency Move has had to change a description on Rightmove following an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The agency described...

Purplebricks says it’s to continue to test new pricing models next year - and has not ruled out completely moving away...

A survey conducted by charity Agents Together suggests a large majority of industry people would like to see more focus on...

There’s no let up in your fantastic festive photos and videos as we enter the final laps of the race to...

A cyber-attack on a London council has caused some transactions to fall through and others to be significantly delayed. The attack occurred...

Hello - and here we are nearing the end of the strangest of years.  With agents and industry suppliers rushed off their...

Revenues have slumped by 18 per cent at LSL Property Services, the corporate which boasts Your Move and Reeds Rains and...

The industry seems almost back to normal. Not the ‘new normal’ we spoke so much of a few weeks and months ago,...

A prominent London agency says cash buyers are securing substantial discounts in prime areas of the capital. The biggest cash discount currently...

Welcome to the weekend - and there are just two of these left before Christmas, so it’s time to hit the...

In the six months to November there’s been a 79 per cent increase in sales of homes priced £5m to £10m says Knight...

First off, hello and welcome to this new series – appearing in Estate Agent Today’s Breaking News section each month –...

With just over two weeks to go to Christmas and the well-deserved break for the industry, we’re delighted that your pictures...

Who are you? Hi, I’m Richard Price, Managing Director at Dezrez. Who are Dezrez and what EACRM do you provide? At Dezrez we’re on...