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A new survey suggests 53 per cent of buyers never actually visit an estate agent’s office during the course of their...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Winkworth says Covid and its aftermath will not derail plans to open five offices a year. In a trading statement to shareholders...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The annual report of a major estate agency has revealed that its chief executive took two large cuts to bonus payments...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Data from agency Knight Frank suggests the number of UK exchanges last month was the highest in 10 years - well above...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

With increasing numbers of portals battling for membership and revenue, Zoopla has revealed that all Carter Jonas’ residential branches will list until...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Boutique estate agency D S Churchill is to open a countryside office serving the Cotwolds, Oxfordshire and surrounding counties. D S Churchill...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

An agency has analysed sold prices since the first lockdown in March 2020 and February this year - and has found...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...
07 April 2021
From: Features

A new name is to appear at the top of Knight Frank from next spring - and he is charged with bringing...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a drop of no less than 16,000 in the number of physical viewings over the past year thanks to just...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The sizes and numbers of gardens in London are reducing because stamp duty is encouraging more extensions as an alternative to moving. That’s...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents have contacted Estate Agent Today to say they fear the new MatchMaker service on the Boomin portal could be used...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A high flying agent with experience at a string of top end companies has set up an online business with his...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agency offices in Wales, closed for many weeks as part of that country’s lockdown, will reopen from next Monday, April 12. The...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...
03 April 2021
From: Features

We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...
03 April 2021
From: Features

It’s 12 years since we opened our doors with the Fine and Country estate agency in Drayton on April 1 2009. The...
03 April 2021
From: Features

Late last year Hamptons launched ‘Relay around the World’… a fundraising initiative to raise money for Cancer Research’s Stand Up To...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News

First off, happy Good Friday to all our readers. Here’s to a great, if still slightly different, long Easter bank holiday...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Bruce brothers' new portal Boomin has launched a day early - and no, this isn't an April Fool. The site went live...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A new property board game called Gazumped aims to rival Monopoly but reflect a much more realistic view of how the house...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Mental health – and the importance of good mental health – has become a vital thing for all of us in...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Annual house price growth remains strong but it has slowed significantly according to the Nationwide. Prices dropped 0.2 per cent on average...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent London agency says today’s new two per cent stamp duty surcharge imposed on most overseas buyers will not dampen...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A company in the German Axel Springer publishing empire - which also invested in Purplebricks in the past - has put...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Here are the first three TV adverts for Boomin, the new property portal which launches on Friday.The new website launches early...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents who use cheap PropTech could end up spending a lot more than they expect, according to an industry expert. Anton Babkov,...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country is opening a new branch in the Welsh capital, Cardiff. It covers the city and surrounding areas, the Vale...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

As an indication of the frenzied property market, this may take some beating - an agent has had 18 viewings on...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Liverpool - where commissioners have been ordered by Whitehall to run part of the council following corruption allegations - is the...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...
27 March 2021
From: Features

We recently launched our state of the property nation survey – a two-minute poll designed to give estate and letting agents...
27 March 2021
From: Features

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...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A new campaign to urge whistleblowers to come forward with evidence of wrongdoing has been launched by the Financial Conduct Authority. This...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Normal life still seems far away so there hasn’t been the usual spotlight on a good-news-feeling that comes every year on...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Nathan Emerson, the new chief executive of Propertymark, says his mission is to make the organisation more transparent - and to...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

On Monday, we launched our state of the property nation survey – a 14-question poll designed to give estate and letting...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A new licensee at Fine & Country is taking the brand into a new territory with a sales patch 170 miles wide...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Agency marketing platform BriefYourMarket has acquired live chat and customer experience provider Yomdel. BriefYourMarket says the addition of Yomdel to its offer...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals says it’s had a strong response to the launch of its Ofqual-accredited Level Three Agency Qualification. It...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has removed advertising claims which suggested it sold homes for a higher sum, on average, than rival agencies. The Advertising Standards...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Residential transactions totalled 147,050 last month according to HMRC - that’s 23 per cent higher than the previous month and an...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank is investing an undisclosed sum in a venture capital firm specialising in PropTech. The money is going into a European...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Will Rightmove still be the dominant portal by 2030? Will Boomin really shake up the industry as Purplebricks did before it?...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...
20 March 2021
From: Features

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

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Ed Mead, all-round property guru and founder...
20 March 2021
From: Features

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...
20 March 2021
From: Features

There is growing speculation that a raft of tax proposals to be unveiled next week will include reform of Capital Gains...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals is to offer a formal agency qualification as it goes increasingly on the offensive in a...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

London’s residential market appears to be showing renewed signs of life thanks to the rollout of the government roadmap and vaccine...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

On Monday next week, Estate Agent Today will launch its state of the property nation survey, a 14-question poll for UK...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A new estate agency says it aims to sell homes within 30 days - and dismisses the idea of a traditional...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Uncertain market means additional revenue streams are more important than ever The last year has been an uncertain period for many business...
18 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content

This week’s interviewee in the ‘In Conversation Today’ hotseat is a man better placed than most to shed some light on...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency has apologised unreservedly for “most regrettable” comments made by two members of staff who described a vendor’s property...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has unveiled changes to its For Sale and To Let boards to reflect its continuing sponsorship of Team GB and...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

One of London’s best known and well respected agents has given insights into how he believes his own prime patch of...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Purplebricks is to tilt its marketing increasingly towards local advertising on traditional and online platforms, and promoting the ‘on the street’...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a warning this morning that possible tax reforms to be unveiled next Monday could wreak huge damage on the property...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A London agency has opened its second office in the south of the capital. Kalmars’ new branch is on the historic Old...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Online agency Yopa says it will change a claim on its website that appears to suggest no fee will be charged...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A Sheffield estate agency is pioneering a new form of branch office - one that sells homes at the same time...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A former Countrywide agent who is now a leading figure in a PropTech company has signed up two local agencies which...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent estate agent has warned buyers and sellers about the perils of the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA is now...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

If it’s Monday, it’s jobs news day on EAT - welcome to the latest update. Want to be featured in our next...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Another leading research team in a major agency has revised upwards its forecast for the 2021 market. Savills revised its predictions recently...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...
13 March 2021
From: Features

Rightmove has promised to keep its restrictions on access to Rightmove Plus under review - and says it’s aiming to help...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Pressure is building on London agency Foxtons to repay its furlough funding. The company issued an upbeat trading statement on Wednesday; while...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Another TV programme will this weekend examine the fate of Suzy Lamplugh, the London estate agent who disappeared 35 years ago...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are up in arms at a Rightmove restriction temporarily preventing access to parts of its listing back-end. Agents received an email...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Recently I heard the stat that over 50% of property is sold with the second agent, which was backed up by...
10 March 2021
From: Features

Foxtons says it's set for radical new investment and further takeovers following the acquisition of rival London agency Douglas and Gordon. In...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells has bought a small three-branch family-run agency to sit within Sequence - Connells' third acquisition in recent weeks. Holroyds - bought for...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of one of the industry’s foremost recruitment organisations says the pandemic has caused people to re-evaluate priorities and change...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Every estate agency can now sign up for the government’s free Coronavirus workplace testing programme - the deadline is March 31. The...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has set out a four point strategy for the future of the organisation. The body - which encompasses the National Association...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Transactions and house price forecasts for the mainstream housing market are being revised upwards by Savills following the Budget. The new predictions follow an...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Automatically changing the main marketing photo on a portal listing can attract up to 40 per cent more traffic, it has...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

An agency has made a fabulous Mother’s Day display in its branch window - and it’s definitely not keeping Mum about...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this edition of Property Jobs Today, a chance to catch up with who’s moving where in the...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest house price index from the Halifax suggests the market has softened ahead of the original scheduled end of the stamp...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The extraordinary consolidation in the estate agency industry continues apace today with two of the biggest deals reaching critical points. Firstly Hunters’...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Agencies and suppliers today mark International Women’s Day with events and declarations shining a light on the achievements of female colleagues and...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A conveyancing organisation has launched an initiative called Be Kind We Care to promote kindness and wellbeing within the property industry. The...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been the Netflix show Call My Agent! It’s a surprise success, perhaps, because...
06 March 2021
From: Features

As a property agent, fancy marketing terminology such as ‘omnichannel’ might not hold too much interest for you right now. We’re in...
06 March 2021
From: Features

A panel of estate agents recently participated in a webinar to discuss the benefits of livestream open house viewings. The webinar, part...
06 March 2021
From: Features

It might be tempting during the pandemic to focus simply on the business, yet many agents have been turning their attention...
06 March 2021
From: Features

epropservices - parent company of The Guild and Fine & Country - has made another significant PropTech acquisition, its second in three...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Leaders Romans Group is to use only fully recycled material to create its sales and lettings boards across all of its...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Another week and another frenzy of news, culminating in the Budget and the extension of the stamp duty holiday. A cliff edge...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells Group, which is of course acquiring Countrywide, has announced it's snapped up another agency - albeit a much smaller one. It...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak with Anthony Payne, Managing Director and co-founder of LonRes, a data and network...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

An independent agency has announced the opening of another office in what it calls a vote of confidence for the local housing...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Fundamental changes to the way in which agents can work were shown at the online launch of Lifesycle 2 by Iceberg...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

epropservices, parent company of The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country, has acquired estate agency website supplier Starberry. The firm is...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading market commentator says the acquisition of London agency Douglas & Gordon represents “a strategic step change” for Foxtons -...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

An agency has changed a property listing on its website following an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The agency was Campbell...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

It's been confirmed that Foxtons has bought rival London-focussed agency Douglas & Gordon. In a trading statement this morning Foxtons tells its...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

No fewer than 79 per cent of people want the stamp duty holiday extended according to a survey conducted by an...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Dexters, which last week secured a reported £130m in new investment for the coming years, has snapped up the historic Roy...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...
01 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Franchising What is Meyers and what...
01 March 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

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...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The Countrywide name is set to disappear from the stock market in a week’s time - and may soon be gone...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...
27 February 2021
From: Features

Hello, welcome to our latest charity roundup, and as the weather improves and the vaccine roll-out lifts the spirits, so we...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent conveyancer has hit out at the extension to the stamp duty holiday, which is now ending in late June and...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

CRM supplier Reapit, backed by private equity funding, has entered into an international deal to acquire a leading Australian PropTech provider...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Agency websites supplier Property Webmasters has secured a substantial but undisclosed cash injection to expand internationally. The investment comes from Net Ventures...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has named a veteran industry figure as interim chief executive - and says it has a "new strategy." Nathan Emerson has some...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells Group says it is the UK's largest estate agency group by market share - and that's before the Countrywide acquisition...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An agent working for a Countrywide brand in Lancashire has been given a suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is in talks to takeover rival London agency Douglas & Gordon. A statement from Foxtons to shareholders this afternoon says: "Further to...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An agency says it now sells more prime London properties than any of its rivals. Chestertons makes the claim based on figures...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A study by estate agency Coulters has revealed which areas of the country make the biggest savings courtesy of the stamp...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

When it comes to communications, Propertymark could do with a lot fewer confidentiality agreements and a lot more transparency. And I...
20 February 2021
From: Features

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...
20 February 2021
From: Features

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

A high-profile London agency is asking the police and property industry bodies including Trading Standards to investigate a fake company posing under...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Former Reapit chief Gary Barker is to join Connells Group, just as the company is taking over Countrywide. Barker - who last...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Friday, the day when we highlight agents’ great work to raise funds for good causes despite the continuing...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...
18 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content

This week’s In Conversation Today interviewee needs no introduction. One of the property industry’s most recognisable names, she has been a...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An agent has told a court she was 'heartbroken' to discover her accountant had stolen cash from her business, which then...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

London still dominated the league table of locations with the highest volumes of sales by value in 2020, despite the apparent...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The new chief executive of Propertymark has declined to answer questions relating to the resignation of the NAEA president only half...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents quitting companies and setting up on their own will prosper only by tapping into the most appropriate level of...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A new service is offering agents free welcome boxes which can be passed over to buyers and tenants who move in. The...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Reservation Agreement specialist Gazeal is to sponsor the Estate Agent categories at The ESTAS later this year. Gazeal chief executive Bryan Mansell...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading estate agent says fear of strangers coming into people’s homes is leading to a fall in supply of properties...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Two mothers have launched a new estate agency using a virtual office - and they have overcome personal challenges to achieve their...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Former Reading player and manager Mick Gooding has launched a new estate agency in the town. Gooding - a pundit at his...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The deadline to complete the purchase of a home under the current Help to Buy scheme in England has been extended...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An agent is challenging the insurer Hiscox over its interpretation of whether to honour a Business Interruption Insurance policy. A standard letter...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello - another Monday dawns but the good news is that we can update you on the industry’s latest appointments. Everyone here...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is the latest portal to forge a link with the controversial Modern Method of Auction service being offered to agents. A...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US and led by Adam Day, a veteran of three online agencies -...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...
13 February 2021
From: Features

Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...
13 February 2021
From: Features

It’s now more than a year since the government offered an additional £4 million to councils to combat rogue landlords. At the...
13 February 2021
From: Features

An online agency has apologised to a single mother who felt pressured into allowing viewings of a property she was renting. Local media in...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The rise and rise of portal listings and changing consumer habits during the pandemic may mean the death of the High...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents should put as much emphasis on ensuring a house move actually happens as on winning the instruction to begin with,...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

LSL, owner of Reeds Rains and Your Move, is boosting its financial services sector through a £2.4m acquisition. It’s snapped up Mortgage...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

As the official advice over holidays descends into farce - can we go this year? if so at home or away?...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Let’s address the elephant in the room first - the property sector and how we market properties is changing. Gone are the...
10 February 2021
From: Features

One of the early operators of the self-employed agency model has launched a scheme under which its agents receive shares in the...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agency chief suggests there will have to be substantial bargaining between buyers and sellers as the stamp duty holiday cliff...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

It seems like a week does not go by without a new ‘gamechanging’ piece of technology being announced to the industry. 2020...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Scams are rife in the quick house buying sector with many companies seeking to take advantage of sellers in desperate situations. That’s...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Affordability across the housing market is at its worst for 10 years according to an analysis by a London agency. Benham and Reeves...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 100 new apprentice estate agents are to be recruited in London. Dexters, which has 70 offices across the capital including 12...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The high-end housing market on Jersey has been rocked by a plan from the island’s government which may ban foreign investors from...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Justin and Victoria Bhoday - a married...
06 February 2021
From: Features

Pressure is building for widespread property tax reform beyond short term issues regarding stamp duty. Many MPs in this week’s 65-minute special...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency says 10 per cent of its sellers have already dropped their asking prices to keep buyers on board,...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A branch of franchise agency CJ Hole is marking what it calls “an incredible 30 years of success” this month. The Burnham-on-Sea...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

New government figures show that stamp duty transactions in the final quarter of last year were 43 per cent higher than in...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

We’re now in Lockdown 3.0 and most of us have become used to juggling home-working, home schooling and a million and...
03 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A newspaper claims that thousands of customers’ financial details held by Foxtons Group are being freely accessed on the so-called dark...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents have kept up the pressure on the Westminster government to consider some kind of tapered ending to the stamp...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has been rated as only the 10th best online agency in the country in a controversial new league table. The list...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

You can watch the Parliamentary debate on a possible Stamp Duty Holiday extension here, using the streaming link at the bottom of...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Today’s the day when Parliament debates a possible extension to the stamp duty holiday beyond its March 31 cliff edge deadline...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Welcome to the start of another week and this catch up on the latest moves within the agency world. Everyone featured here...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells Group, now on the threshold of taking the ailing Countrywide empire under its wings, has signed a five year partnership...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...
30 January 2021
From: Features

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...
30 January 2021
From: Features

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we evaluate our lives and, looking more specifically at the property market, it...
30 January 2021
From: Features

Members of staff at an estate agency branch in the Midlands tested positive for Coronavirus in consecutive weeks, triggering a temporary...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been some time since online agencies have ventured into crowdfunding to raise investment, but easyProperty has now done so -...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The new chief executive of Propertymark, now combining five agency trade bodies including the NAEA and ARLA, has no experience at...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A new working group on mental health in the agency industry is being set up following a poll revealing 62 per cent...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The property sector is set to lead the UK out of its Covid slump according to Ernst & Young’s latest forecast....
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency has issued an abject apology for calling the Covid pandemic “a blessing in disguise.” There was a huge social...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A new firm has been launched by two agents who formerly worked at Carter Jonas and are aiming at the £400,000...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, combining both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents, claims to speak for the...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

High profile agency owner Sean Newman is offering his entire self-employed team of 100 agents and mortgage advisors a chance for...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ new chief marketing officer appears to be on the threshold of making major changes in the agency’s publicity drive. Advertising industry...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Countrywide shareholders will next month have the opportunity to vote on the Connells bid to purchase the troubled estate agency group. The...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Talks continue between The Property Franchise Group and Hunters with both companies agreeing a new deadline of next Friday, January 29. Just...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...
23 January 2021
From: Features

If your house is anything like mine, the postman has a path beaten to your door over the last nine months. In...
23 January 2021
From: Features

A hybrid agency is appealing to corporate estate agents to jump ship and try its self employed business model. Mr & Mrs...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The New Year lull is well and truly over and this week’s Agents Do Charity show fundraising is back in business despite...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The BBC says some buyers are taking advantage of lockdown rules to travel hundreds of miles to view homes. The story suggests...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks - which for some years has been the focus of controversies over reviews - has been given a prestigious award...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A new estate agency listing historic houses is to have “a select group of creatives and thinkers” that will assist in the...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News
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The property market became somewhat fractious during 2020. After receiving a much-needed boost with the promise of stamp duty relief, things...
20 January 2021
From: Features

An estate agent has shut both branches of his business for safety reasons and wants tighter Coronavirus restrictions on the industry. ITV...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A property platform claims the current pipeline stock is so large that the average UK agency branch is waiting on £105,000...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Will Thompson, Associate Director at Pugh & Co Auctions. I...
19 January 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

A trade body is warning that increased home working triggered by Coronavirus makes the agency industry more vulnerable than ever to...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

London buyers have been by far the biggest winners from the stamp duty holiday according to new research. The Keller Williams UK...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The buying and property management service run by high profile agent Jo Eccles has changed its name. SP Property Group has now...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agency offices in Wales with five or more staff will have to carry out a Coronavirus risk assessment under new...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Revenues for LSL Property Services - owner of Your Move and Reeds Rains - dropped last year by 15 per cent. Although...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Government guidance on how agents can continue working during the lockdown has given a new importance to virtual viewings, says an...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...
16 January 2021
From: Features

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...
16 January 2021
From: Features

Propertymark is the only agency trade body with sufficient influence on, and links with, government to achieve major gains for the...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the end of a busy, busy week for agency news. It’s easy to assume the agency business is...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An online petition wants all agents’ offices to close during the pandemic. Keeping them open means agents feel "forced and pressured" to conduct...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

London mayor Sadiq Khan is reported to be asking the Prime Minister to review the status of ‘essential retail’ which can...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the most respected figures in the industry, trainer and consultant Richard Rawlings, is suggesting that stamp duty should be...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The housing market remains open in Scotland, despite tighter restrictions announced yesterday by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The only significant difference specific...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agent who caught Coronavirus and spent 10 days in hospital has said “I didn’t think I was going to...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agencies have been named by HM Revenue & Customs for breaching anti-money laundering regulations. The list of those breaching the rules...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Federation of Independent Agents says a survey of member agencies suggests only around a fifth per cent would definitely be listing...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An appeal has gone out to agents wanting to jump from being employees to running their own businesses - and there are...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency is being criticised for marketing properties as second homes in an area reportedly suffering a housing shortage. Local media...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2021 - we’re less than a fortnight into the New Year...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin has announced another 15 independents as members of the site, which is expected to launch in the near future. “The latest...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The average UK house price is now a record £253,374 according to the Halifax - but the rate of growth is...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Independent agents inspired by the Say No To Rightmove campaign are to launch a rival portal next month. Wearethemarket is a portal...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK outlet of Warren Buffett's estate agency empire is launching its first TV advert in this country. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Kay &...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s growing optimism that an extension to the stamp duty holiday - thought to be off the agenda just days ago...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading property law expert says agents with international clients in parts of Europe should prepare for additional processes which may...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents have been outlining how they have beefed up their measures to combat the risk of Coronavirus, especially during property viewings. “We...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

1. How would you say Century 21 franchisees have adapted to the challenges during 2020? If someone had told me at the...
06 January 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...
06 January 2021
From: PropTech & Innovation

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

New figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage approvals rose 7.0 per cent in November to reach 105,000 -...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

London’s largest independent estate agency, Dexters, suggests that the stamp duty holiday ending in 12 weeks time will have relatively little...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is considering stricter tier structures for the coming weeks as the number of Coronavirus infections continues to rise. There is...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells has revealed that it’s to keep the existing Countrywide branch structure and staff headcount when the acquisition process is completed...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency group has launched new franchise business models to help those in the industry impacted by Covid-19. Century 21 UK...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s most experienced estate agents has spoken out about mental illness in the industry and his own condition...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...
02 January 2021
From: Features

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

In a dramatic New Year’s Eve statement on the London Stock Exchange, Countrywide has agreed the terms of a recommended offer...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Many agents have been operating under Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions for some days, but today sees another 20 million residents in...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Brexit deal agreed in dramatic form on Christmas Eve is one part of a cocktail eventually boosting the London market...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Hunters has agreed to extend the deadline for talks about a possible takeover by its rival, The Property Franchise Group. In early...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The pandemic has reignited the flagging country house market and boosted demand for larger homes with gardens, claims Savills. Larger country houses...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A £17.8m pre-tax loss has been reported by Yopa in its latest financial statement filed at Companies House. Figures lodged just before...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s most exclusive agencies, UK Sotheby’s International Realty, was the subject of a Channel 4 documentary last evening. The...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News

High end agency Hamptons has quantified the trend of Londoners quitting the capital in the light of the pandemic. It says that...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
24 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the founder agencies of the new Boomin portal, scheduled to launch in the New Year, has also rejoined Zoopla. Farrell...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A north of England agency is opening two new branches which will also have coffee shops and deli counters. Redbrik’s two new...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

99Home, the agency that describes itself as the country’s fifth largest hybrid, has teamed up with the Mortgage Advice Bureau. MAB will...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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

An agency operating in the new Tier 4 area has abandoned viewings and visits to homes until New Year, even though the...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of Countrywide’s high-end brands, Hamptons, has joined in what it calls “a new residential partnership” with an agency on the...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Christmas week! There are just a few days to go before the industry’s festive break. On that subject,...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...
19 December 2020
From: Features

Around half of all estate agencies selling homes for £5m or more have not even registered for anti-money laundering processes, and/or...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

With a headline like that, we can only be talking about the annual EweMove Christmas video, consisting of the hybrid agency’s...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Described on this site as a ‘powerful disruptor’ in March 2020, few would deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on...
16 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Douglas & Gordon, one of the highest profile London agency networks, is the latest signing for the yet-to-launch Boomin portal. The agency...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Mystery still surrounds the number of homes actually sold by Purplebricks, despite upbeat statements regarding the number of instructions it wins. The...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A TV show relating the story of London estate agent Suzy Lamplugh will this evening reveal that there is a possible new...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Estate agency Move has had to change a description on Rightmove following an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The agency described...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says it’s to continue to test new pricing models next year - and has not ruled out completely moving away...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey conducted by charity Agents Together suggests a large majority of industry people would like to see more focus on...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s no let up in your fantastic festive photos and videos as we enter the final laps of the race to...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A cyber-attack on a London council has caused some transactions to fall through and others to be significantly delayed. The attack occurred...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - and here we are nearing the end of the strangest of years. With agents and industry suppliers rushed off their...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Revenues have slumped by 18 per cent at LSL Property Services, the corporate which boasts Your Move and Reeds Rains and...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The industry seems almost back to normal. Not the ‘new normal’ we spoke so much of a few weeks and months ago,...
12 December 2020
From: Features

A prominent London agency says cash buyers are securing substantial discounts in prime areas of the capital. The biggest cash discount currently...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Welcome to the weekend - and there are just two of these left before Christmas, so it’s time to hit the...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

In the six months to November there’s been a 79 per cent increase in sales of homes priced £5m to £10m says Knight...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

First off, hello and welcome to this new series – appearing in Estate Agent Today’s Breaking News section each month –...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News

With just over two weeks to go to Christmas and the well-deserved break for the industry, we’re delighted that your pictures...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
08 December 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

A London estate agency chief executive says agents "have become good at pretending that they are qualified and regulated when the...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The saga over the future of Countrywide continues with the company urging its shareholders to take “no action” over the latest...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

MPs lobbied by agents to extend the stamp duty holiday are staying firmly on the fence with standard answers and no...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A new family-run estate agency in Cornwall claims to be the first in the county to focus on green thinking, championing...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A petition has been launched demanding a stamp duty holiday extension. The online petition is the idea of Jonathan Steel - a layperson...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Put the pandemic on the back burner. Forget the freezing weather. Here’s a great way to start a working week -...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...
05 December 2020
From: Features

If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...
05 December 2020
From: Features

The private equity company which wants to take control of Countrywide has issued a statement saying it now has the support...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group has approached Hunters about a possible takeover. Confirmation came this morning in a statement from Hunters, which you can...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s always a treat each year to see the video and Christmas images produced by RedDoor Homes, a hard-working independent agency...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Belvoir has become the latest major agency group to sign up to Boomin as a founder agent. The properties of all four...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the oldest portals in the UK, Mouseprice, has been bought by a service which describes itself as the country’s...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest of our parade of estate agency videos and photographs to mark Christmas 2020. It may be a...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Leadhub, a prospecting tool created by estate agency trainer Richard Rawlings, has been acquired in what he calls “a classic case...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has been and gone and the run-up to Christmas is well and truly...
02 December 2020
From: Features

Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce has batted away a stinging attack on him made by allAgents, a review website. allAgents has set up...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Upcoming portal Boomin has written to its founder agents inviting one of them to take up a seat on the main...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Mark Hayward, who was scheduled to retire at the end of this month, is to stay on at NAEA Propertymark as...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

We’re off and running with our annual showcase of the decorations and festivities in agency branches and for those working from...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the hybrid agency sector’s leading agents says there are key lessons our industry can learn from the collapse of...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

We are on the threshold in December with the pandemic still dominating but we’re delighted there is still positive jobs news...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Free-to-list portal group OneDome claims 425 estate agency branches joined its listing services last month, OneDome Group operates two portals, OneDome and...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The agency industry may look back on this year and say: “Well...to be honest we didn’t really see it coming.” No, no,...
28 November 2020
From: Features

Rezi’s integration with Zapier has transformed the way in which estate agents can now save time, money and resource. Agents are...
27 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content

One of the highest profile figures in the agency industry - and a past critic of Purplebricks - has come out as a vociferous...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Criticism of the management of Countrywide has reached new levels of derision as the mainstream media have attacked the chaos surrounding...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The high profile Yorkshire agency chain Dacre, Son & Hartley has been appointed by the largest charity care provider for older...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new estate agency in one of the country’s most widely-mocked towns has opened its doors - and is not afraid...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Online network love2move - which gives partner High Street agents an option to offer vendors an online sales service - is...
26 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The soon-to-launch Boomin portal has signed up a national firm and now claims to have recruited 40 per cent of the...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A high-profile publicity campaign has culminated in the launch of a new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology, empowering...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Connells Group has announced a major recruitment drive as it looks to create 250 new agents' positions - and it’s launched...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The agency industry’s new leaders for the coming year have expressed strong support for reform recommendations promoted by the Regulation of...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey of completion times for house sales over the past four years suggests that the worst performing local authority area...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

One of Countrywide’s two up-market brands, Hamptons International, has unveiled a new look which it describes as part of “a transformational...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The mixture of the stamp duty holiday and generally fast-rising house prices has led to a resurgence of flipping. Data released this...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...
21 November 2020
From: Features

Newspapers are pushed through the door, whereas websites have to pull in visitors - it’s a simple but fundamental difference with vast implications...
21 November 2020
From: Features

Reapit has named Mark Armstrong as the new chief executive officer, the post occupied by the high profile and popular Gary...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News

High profile franchise hybrid agency EweMove has announced ambitious plans to double agent numbers within two years. The firm - which has...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - Friday means charity day, with an update on our industry’s latest...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s no secret that the recent pandemic has forced more businesses to operate remotely, but the shift for estate agents has...
18 November 2020
From: Features

Purplebricks has just appointed its new chief marketing officer, who was most recently global director of restaurants at a food chain. Ben...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s top buying agents is advising purchasers and vendors to avoid online agencies and 'bucketshop' conveyancers. Edward Heaton - founder...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A young estate agent who set up his own online auction service took his own life after a long period suffering...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The soon-to-launch portal Boomin - set up by the people who founded Purplebricks- has signed another 10 independent agents. They are all...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A regional wing of Fine & Country has reported a record month - and puts it down to the self-employed ‘associate’ business model...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A five-branch agency in the westcountry is the subject of a management buy out by two directors. Westcoast Properties - with branches...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The advertising watchdog has told the agency industry to clean up its act on four issues, with clarity over fees being...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where in the agency and supplier...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...
14 November 2020
From: Features

According to the annual Property Week PropTech survey, almost 48% of property businesses had tested new technology because of the COVID-19...
14 November 2020
From: Features

The second England-wide lockdown is here. The good news is that this time round, the property market remains open for business,...
14 November 2020
From: Features

One of the industry’s leading commentators says an unintended consequence of a possible Capital Gains Tax increase could be a bonus...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The Competitions and Markets Authority is to probe the proposed merger of two crowdfunding sites used by numerous property industry companies. Crowdcube...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

An unidentified estate agency has been threatened with prosecution by a local council after opening its office to the public during...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading enthusiast of the self-employed agency business model says even in these challenging times people can make a success of...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The London sales market is slowing as Christmas nears but no significant impact has been caused by the second wave of...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Many agents are brilliant at giving a personal touch and are professional in the way they treat customers, but I would...
11 November 2020
From: Features

Kate Cox, Moneypenny's chief marketing officer, provides agents with an in-depth guide on lead capture. Alongside uncovering the importance of lead capture...
11 November 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

A former London estate agency owner and finalist on The Apprentice says he’s now returning to the sector to sell new-builds. Jamie...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

As you may have seen over the weekend, the long-running Property Natter column – penned by Angels Media chief executive, Nat...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide shares soared yesterday, rising 47 per cent on the previous close at one point as investors relished the prospect of...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Aspire, the six-branch south west London agency, has dropped its previous franchise structure and reverted to being owned outright by its...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been announced this morning that Connells is in takeover discussions with the troubled Countrywide agency group. Countrywide has given Connells until...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Your Move is to become the English Football League’s official Communities Supporter for the coming season. The agency is already an Official...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has announced that its remuneration policy for senior management is to stay unchanged - and it says a voting problem...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lockdown 2, as it’s being known, is now with us, but fortunately...
07 November 2020
From: Features

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...
07 November 2020
From: Features

Strike, the firm previously known as HouseSimple, has launched another attack on the charges levied by High Street agents. This time it is...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Fledgling portal Boomin - launching later this month - has announced another 10 independent regional agencies as founder members. This includes its...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

New guidance spells out how leniency can be exercised on agencies or individuals who inform on anti-competition cartels of the kind that...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

High end agents usually keep their powder dry when it comes to party politics, to avoid upsetting customers. However Knight Frank has...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Hunters chairman and Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has hit out at allegedly false claims made by Donald Trump and Nigel Farage. Trump’s...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has unveiled the public health regulations which will underpin the second national lockdown in England - and the exemptions...
04 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank is in talks with HM Revenue and Customs to return furlough money as a result of relatively strong trading, notwithstanding...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

An agency in London which was stung by fierce criticism in the spring lockdown has announced its policy for branch activity...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Boomin is to levy a traditional monthly fee for estate and letting agents listing on the site, in line with other...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

An online agency says its virtual auction service can be used even by its rivals between now and the end of...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s one key takeaway for agents from the weekend’s announcements on the next England-wide lockdown - the housing market is staying...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading market analyst says the widespread belief that we are ‘safe’ in our homes may indirectly lead to the recent...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS awards service and the Agents Together foundation are entering into a partnership. That means all ESTAS customer agents will be...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

“I’ve got 47 years of experience as an agent. Do I still have to get a qualification?” asked one attendee at...
31 October 2020
From: Features

OnTheMarket has handed out more shares to agencies signing long-term agreements with the portal. It was almost three years ago that OTM, then...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A London agency says it's discovered the five key priorities that buyers want, following a survey of its own database. “Lockdown and...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The mandatory qualifications expected of agents have not been forgotten and will come into effect in two or three years. That’s the...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning provides a rare piece of good news for the troubled London agency. It says business...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The so-called hub model of estate agency adopted by a growing number of firms appears to be part of a wider...
29 October 2020
From: Breaking News

David Cox is joining Rightmove next week in a dramatic return to the industry. Cox left the ARLA Propertymark in late July after...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

One of Britain’s most respected agents is suggesting Chancellor Rishi Sunak could ‘taper’ the stamp duty holiday to avoid a cliff-edge...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s no denying it, job hunting can be hard work – even more so at the moment, with all that’s going...
27 October 2020
From: Recruitment & Business Matters

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...
27 October 2020
From: Recruitment & Business Matters

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

Generating leads is a crucial and age-old part of estate agency. Before the internet, lead generation was just as important to...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

An agency recruitment firm says there’s been a big rise in short-term vacancies being offered since lockdown restrictions were lifted in the...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new property portal that operates a Tinder-style ‘swipe’ app is offering agents 12 months free listings. MoveStreets operates like the dating...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Yet-to-launch portal Boomin has secured the support of 10 more estate agencies, one of them the national chain Humberts. In its third...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The outgoing chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents is warning that the sales system continues to struggle with...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to a new week - and evenings that get darker earlier. As winter approaches we’re continuing to bring you...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

They’ve got it covered - the charitable arm of Propertymark is offering free face coverings to member agents. The Arbon Trust is...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The property market has bounced back with all of the expected resilience and flexibility that is its hallmark since it reopened...
24 October 2020
From: Features

There is no doubting that 2020 has been a challenging year for all industries, with the lettings market being no exception. Following...
24 October 2020
From: Features

The Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday has been a hot topic of conversation for many in the residential property industry –...
24 October 2020
From: Features

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...
23 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is taking credit for saving thousands of agency jobs through increased transactions prompted by the stamp duty holiday. A...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

At least two branches of a Countrywide agency have been closed, shortly before news broke of a proposal for a large...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank has launched a new radio advert for the first time. The rollout marks the firm’s fourth phase of its “partners...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A reassessment of an independent agency’s activities during the Coronavirus crisis has led to it merging with a local franchise operation. Maison...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Shorter days and darker nights deflate the spirits, especially in today’s challenging circumstances, but there’s some bright news - a large...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

One of Countrywide’s largest shareholders has come out against a £90m investment package in the company proposed by a private equity...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is the first estate agency in the country to launch a meditation service to ease “the emotional rollercoaster felt by...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Savills says the shape and size of the housing market in the coming months will be determined by the capacity of conveyancers...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the latest 10 agents joining the still-to-launch Boomin portal says it could be the go-to website for all property...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Integration, collaboration and connected platforms – some great buzzwords, but what do they actually mean and do they really help agents? One...
21 October 2020
From: Features

One of the industry's senior agency leaders says it would be a mistake for agents to be stopped from working in...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Some 713 estate agency branches have failed to reopen following the spring lockdown according to a business consultancy. TwentyCi says that is the...
20 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Most agents' branches in Wales are expected to close for just over two weeks from 6pm this Friday, October 23 - moving...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is alleged by a newspaper to have suffered a malware attack and data breach which closed its MyFoxtons client website. The...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...
17 October 2020
From: Features

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents Together, the wellbeing and mentorship service which came into existence earlier this year, is launching what it calls a Redundancy...