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The former Countrywide chief executive Grenville Turner says it is an option for online estate agency Yopa to go to an...

A new digital platform has been set up in a bid to provide a one-stop-shop for self-build enthusiasts - and it...

We daren’t mention it but this is the final Bank Holiday before…well, Christmas.  Let’s hope agents and suppliers have an opportunity to...

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...

The international estate agency Engel & Volkers is closing its single prime central London office - despite past claims that sales...

Residential property transactions totalled 86,630 in July, representing a monthly drop of 8.5 per cent and an annual fall of 12.4...

Rightmove’s blog suggests that pro-standard photos can increase enquiries by up to four times, but how do you make great photos? You...

Online estate agency Housesimple has appointed a company to handle its public relations and social media as it rolls it its...

A new PropTech product uses WhatsApp to communicate within agency teams as soon as a lead is received from a portal. However,...

An estate agent has been jailed for 19 months and will have to be on the sex offenders’ register for the...

A few details of a possible takeover or acquisition of Countrywide have started to emerge. The possibility was first floated in yesterday’s...

New compulsory qualifications for estate agents will not only offer more transparency for customers but will help recruit better staff into...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching its second tour of 2019 with an added bonus - a free training session...

Some agents have probably already done this, but ties are a thing of the past at London estate agency James Pendleton. Founder...

A dramatic slump in the supply of homes being put on sale in London means that parts of the capital now...

If anyone thought a Boris Johnson government would be more decisive than Theresa May's when it came to housing policies, the last...

A media report suggests a mystery ‘predator’ is attempting to acquire Countrywide.  The Daily Mail this morning, quoting unnamed “City sources,” says a...

Hello and welcome to the final PJT before September - yes that means summer is almost over.  Yet even during the holiday season...

It’s that time again. Each year I take a look at newspaper readership - not from the angle of journalists, but...

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

A former Local Property Expert and manager at Purplebricks has gone on record to reveal what it was really like to work...

Richard Rawlings’ annual roadshow opens on September 3 with the first of 17 stops across the UK, each giving a three...

A free-to-list property portal says that contrary to opinion within parts of the agency industry, the more portals there are the...

Akshay Ruparelia, the 21 year old who founded the online agency Doorsteps while he was still in sixth form, has called for...

Prime Central London’s average prices remain 20 per cent below their 2014 peak according to high end estate agency Strutt &...

As the founder of Jupix, I worked in the property industry between 2008 - 2014. I had the privilege to lead...

Some homes in the UK are now worth 44 per cent less than they were a decade ago, claims the estate...

iamproperty, parent company of IAMsold, says it now works with 2,500 estate agency branches nationwide and has sold over 16,500 properties...

A Leicestershire estate and lettings agent has expanded after buying Barrow Upon Soar-based Strawberry Lettings and Sales.  Berkley Estate & Letting Agents...

An online agency has struck out against the conventional wisdom that it’s tougher than ever before for first time buyers to...

Savills says it’s not commenting on whether it will list on Zoopla in the future. Last week Knight Frank - which in...

A newspaper claims that a crowdfunding site used by some estate agencies and other property industry companies has suspended trading on...

Yes it’s Monday, so it’s another edition of PJT, your guide to the key moves and changes in the agency and...

There’s been only a vague government response to the recommendations for an estate and lettings agency regulator. Last month the Regulation of...

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...

One of the most experienced and high profile figures in the industry says individual agents working for online companies are typically...

Savills, once a safe bet for year-on-year growth, has seen its underlying UK residential profits plunge 44 per cent with economic...

A distinctly autumnal storm seems to be gripping the UK for the early part of the weekend but as ever, nothing...

One of the agencies most active in the creation of OnTheMarket is trialling a return to listing on Zoopla after an...

A Northern Irish woman with suspected links to serious organised crime has been ordered to explain how she financed the purchase...

Zoopla is mining data from users of its website to target sellers on Facebook and Instagram, producing leads and making it unnecessary for agencies to...

Speculation surrounding whether Boris Johnson will honour his pledge to reduce stamp duty risks bringing the housing market “to a grinding...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Lino Goncalves – Area Sales Manager What is Lets bid property...

The owners of four branches of a franchise agency in Berkshire have launched a new office in the county, just over...

A new analysis of stamp duty suggests that a cut of around a third in SDLT could produce a 40 per...

Hello and welcome to PJT, breaking you in to the working week every Monday with news of the movers and shakers...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...

Former Countrywide employees who take to social media or the mainstream press to criticise the company are betraying those who remained...

Connells Group has repeated its claim, made in recent months in the light of trading figures, that it is now the...

It’s another Friday so it’s another Agents Do Charity - of course! It’s August and the height of the holidays but as...

Estate and letting agents will for the first time be able to use WhatsApp to respond to leads on a 24/7...

After months of difficulties and closures for many online and hybrid estate agencies, EweMove claims to have bucked the trend. In a...

Sellers across England and Wales achieve an average 95.94 per cent of their asking price according to research from estate agency...

When an industry disruptor enters a marketplace the impact on existing operators can be significant. It has been seen most notably...

In a trading statement this morning, Countrywide says it has “a new covenant package with lenders provides the financial flexibility to...

Connells Group has this morning announced a profits dip for the first six months of the year.  Its pre-tax profits were £26.2m...

OnTheMarket has applied to the London Stock Exchange for the release of over a million new shares to agents who have...

Keller Williams continues to drive culture, mentality, and process transformation by partnering with DocuSign to enable electronic signatures. It’s another lesson in...

Online estate agency EasyProperty has been acquired by a firm with the backing of Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. easyProperty has been sold by the eProp...

LSL Property Services, parent firm of Your Move and Reeds Rains, says the company’s branch closure programme was a success with profits...

1. Win More Listings For estate agency in the UK, the number one task is to get new properties to market. However,...

Countrywide is now “beyond salvation” according to former chief executive Harry Hill. The industry veteran, who also founded Rightmove, made the remark...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new Property Jobs Today column, bringing you the industry’s...

Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career in property. She started out as a lettings negotiator for Nicholas...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Eric Woodhams F.N.A.E.A. mio Account Manager What is mio and what...

Rightmove’s half year figures this morning continue to show strong growth in profits and revenue - but there are the first...

Foxtons’ sales slumped another 10 per cent and its total revenue dropped another 3.5 per cent according to figures released this...

One of the earliest property websites, nethouseprices.com, has been acquired by fledgling property portal OneDome.  Nethouseprices was set up in 2004 and...

Welcome to this week’s ADC…and what a week it’s been. Politics? No, hot air of a different kind - the weather.  Yet...

Estate and letting agents are being urged to check that they are signed up with an approved redress scheme that covers...

Seven in 10 agents fail to use video or YouTube to assist in their marketing according to an analysis by free-to-list...

Data from UK Finance, which represents most of the country’s lenders, shows that gross mortgage lending across the residential market in...

Transactions in the troubled prime London market have actually increased year on year according to Knight Frank’s latest market snapshot. The agency...

How many of you are in favour of estate agents being licenced? Would most agents rather not be overseen by a regulator...

Sometimes having prior knowledge of a stressful event can be more stressful than the event itself, just look at Brexit for...

One of the country’s most respected agents has advised the agency industry to treat Boris Johnson’s pledges with real caution. Black Brick buying...

A bid to ban the building of new homes for out-of-town buyers has backfired on a Cornish community - and now...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

The chief executive of Hunters franchise operation, Glynis Frew, says online estate agencies have given the industry two ‘positives’ - but...

An online agency which last autumn said it wanted to have as much as a three per cent market share of...

The fledgling Federation of Independent Agents has revealed a list of agents which have joined the scheme.  The very latest is Oakwood...

High end London estate agency Aston Chase says there’s already been a surge in interest in property in the UK capital...

An estate agent who ruthlessly used his position as a prominent figure in the community to win the trust of vulnerable...

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your regular weekly column giving all the key appointments news in the...

Belvoir, the UK's largest property franchise, has changed its name - at least slightly - from Belvoir Lettings to Belvoir Group.  In...

The number of UK residential mortgages approved with a term of 40-years or more jumped over 20-fold in 2018. London estate agency...

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...

In a marketplace as competitive as the property industry, you may think that generating leads is the most important focus for...

The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined a London estate agency £80,000 for leaving 18,610 customers' personal data exposed for almost two years. The security...

Trade bodies and property firms have strongly welcomed the recommendations for root and branch reform of the agency industry - and...

One of the country’s leading estate agents says shifting the burden of stamp duty away from the buyer - which is...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

Trade organisations including the National Association of Estate Agents have welcomed today’s publication of the report of the Regulation of Property...

Agents have put a brave face on official government figures which have shown a shock fall in London house prices and...

A leading London estate agency with US connections says there has been a surge in high net worth American buyers in...

There’s more bad news for online estate agencies this morning as a survey reveals that they have only a seven per cent...

Two of the highest profile independent estate agencies in the north of England have merged following a spectacular acquisition. Linley & Simpson...

Online estate agency Yopa is warning of price falls ahead in London and south east England - although price rises elsewhere...

Shareholders at today’s annual general meeting of OnTheMarket will hear the latest conversion figures showing how many agents on free or...

Winkworth has a new office in its network, in the fashionable Suffolk town of Southwold. Independent agency Halford Wetmore has been acquired...

Some of the most radical reforms ever proposed for estate and letting agents are expected to be signed off today by...

The price of property coming to market fell by 0.2 per cent or an average of £656 in the past month...

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your Monday catch-up on all the key appointments news in the industry. Please...

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

Now could be the time to buy shares in Purplebricks and Foxtons if one stock market pundit turns out to be...

A new industry regulator is likely to be in place within two years according to the chair of the government’s Regulation...

The next key date to measure the progress of Countrywide’s controversial Back To Basics programme is at the end of this...

Specialist providers catering for the over-50s has welcomed a move by high-end estate agency Knight Frank to move into equity release. Commenting...

If agents ran their databases more efficiently, the property portals might find themselves redundant. Controversial opening statement aside, the reality is that...

Two Countrywide brands have joined forces to launch Airspace Exchange – a service to push the idea of constructing homes and...

The PropTech era is changing the way in which employees decide where they are going to work. As CBRE has discovered in...

Jamie Lester, the London estate agent who starred in The Apprentice almost a decade ago, has set up a property industry...

An estate agency has removed a claim that it uploads its properties to Zoopla and PrimeLocation after a complaint to the...

Century 21, the global estate agency franchise, has opened its latest high street branch in Cheltenham.  The franchise, Century 21’s 49th in...

The former chief executive of Purplebricks has defended claims that some Local Property Experts are underpaid, saying that success comes through...

Property portal Rightmove has confirmed that it is trialling an option which allows buyers of commercial properties to submit offers online...

Stories of a slow property market due to an ongoing lack of supply and Brexit woes have been well-documented in recent...

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today. It's the time of the week when you can catch up with...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card?             Becky Howes, mio Account Manager What...

The police have opened an investigation after a number of complaints have been made about the financial affairs of a sales...

The practices of competitive bidding and sealed bids have made a 'surprise return' to the Prime Central London (PCL) property market,...

Friday is Agents Do Charity day and as the country enjoys the delights of Wimbledon and rues the Lionesses' departure from...

The new chief executive of Purplebricks believes hybrid agents could win '20-30% market share' in the UK. Vic Darvey, who replaced Michael...

It’s likely that your agency or one of your clients has recently fallen foul of an old-fashioned trend which has been...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

Purplebricks has revealed its annual results for the year ending April 30 2019.  The hybrid agency has posted an operating loss of...

This week, I want to take a look at the Israeli startup, Venn, an urban revitalisation firm which has recently received...

love2move, the online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has announced its latest partner. Peter David...

Petty Estate Agents has acquired the real estate division of Cheshire-based Wright Marshall out of administration. The deal safeguards the company after...

The head of a website that contrasts the performances of rival estate agents is urging buyers to ‘drill down’ and find...

 – use technology to build a trusted brand as a people-focused custodian of client money Non-stop regulatory changes in the industry are...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

New figures released show High Street estate agents taking an increasingly large market share as online operators continue to crumble. According to the...

Hello and welcome to both this week’s PJT and welcome to July. It may be summer and Wimbledon time, but there’s no...

An estate agent in the west country has died, aged just 28. Adam Reed worked for the Smart Estate Agent, a fixed-fee...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

Purplebricks’ former chief executive Lee Wainwright has made a stout defence of the controversial agency’s sales progression process and its local...

Purplebricks’ founder Kenny Bruce has promised that his departure from the firm does not mean he won’t be heard of again. Kenny - whose brother...

Hello there - if it’s Friday it’s Agents Do Charity, and as we prepare for a hot weekend for Glastonbury revellers...

Purplebricks has released figures which appear to show it is one of the most successful agencies - or perhaps THE most...

Online agency Housesimple has become the first in the UK to sell houses for free. It says that based on the average...

It’s been reported that a Cheshire estate agent and auction house has gone into administration putting 130 jobs at risk. Around 40...

A 176 year old agency is claiming success with its first online auction lot selling for over twice the guide price. It...

The modern method of auction is proving to revolutionise the way properties are bought and sold across the UK.  By putting the...

MyBid4It is an online auction platform which has been developed to partner with Estate Agents and revolutionise the way properties are...

The Federation of Independent Agents has agreed another new partnership with an industry supplier. The arrangement will allow FIA agent members nine...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Mark Worrall the co-founder of love2move What is love2move and...

The former chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the agency completes on over 80 per cent of the homes it lists...

A former Territory Owner at Purplebricks, who at one time managed 11 Local Property Experts, has spoken out in support of...

The number of residential property transactions in May was a thumping 11.3 per cent lower than the same month last year,...

The weekend is over all-too-quickly but at least if it’s Monday, it’s Property Jobs Today - your weekly catch up with...

Recent figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have revealed a rather worrying landscape for small business owners across the...

An online auction service which only came into existence in September last year claims to have 150 partner estate agents already,...

Purplebricks has hired the Weber Shandwick PR firm to handle much of its non-investment related public relations. Weber Shandwick has its global...

A property in London’s Mayfair has a price tag of £23m and is being sold via a system allowing interested parties...

If it’s Friday it’s Agents Do Charity day - and we’ve got another bundle of good work for you this week,...

Purplebricks is the “Official Estate Agent Of Team GB” for the build-up to and completion of next summer’s Olympics in Tokyo. It is going...

The head of EweMove, the hybrid agency operated by The Property Franchise Group, says he applied for the top job in...

A series of damning reviews about Purplebricks’ working environment, apparently written by existing and former staff, have appeared online. Indeed is a...

Facebook is set to enter the cryptocurrency business with the big reveal of its formal plans scheduled for some point this...

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark have announced their top teams for the year ahead - and on the estate agency side, the...

LSL Property Services’ Land & New Homes division says it’s set a record by selling 50 per cent of the units...

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett says rival portals may want to “interfere” with his aim of converting agency members from free...

A high-end estate agency is reporting a dramatic rise in the number of US buyers in London as they have taken...

West Sussex estate agency Robert Luff and Co has merged with the long established company Sawyers Estate Agents. This creates a new...

An analyst on shares website Motley Fool says Purplebricks is not only in surprisingly strong financial health, but is actually outperforming...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today - the Monday slot where you can catch up with...

A survey suggests there’s no firm correlation between a traditional agency’s opening hours and its performance in selling property - and...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

Property developing is an incredibly diverse and exciting career choice, and something that many people aspire to do in the UK.  I...

A firm that offers a white-labelled online agency platform to traditional High Street agents has signed up a new customer. love2move was...

Sorry about the weather everyone…miserable isn’t it, and the summer is supposed to be well underway? But we’re not allowing our fund-raising...

Knight Frank says Brexit-related uncertainty has curbed trading activity across all UK residential markets over the last 12 months - and...

It’s easy to understand why people are hesitant towards processes becoming digital. It is the fear that the digital world is...

Zoopla has taken a swipe at OnTheMarket by conducting a poll of sellers’ views about having properties listed exclusively on just...

Instant online valuation service The ValPal Network has revealed a conveyancing partner which it says will help agents boost referral fees.  The...

South west regional agency Luscombe Maye has amended an advertisement for a new housing development following a complaint to a watchdog. A...

Sellers are back with a vengeance according to figures from online agency HouseSimple.  It claims the Brexit date extension has given sellers...

PropTech start-up BestAgent is to stage a day-long event for suppliers to the agency industry later this month. This follows BestAgent founder...

Fine & Country has a new office in Hampshire as a result of an independent which has joined its network. Hampshirewide is...

There seems no end in sight for the share turmoil going on at Purplebricks, with several new developments on Friday before...

A member of a legal information and networking organisation says an online estate agency expects him to do some work in...

Hello and here’s another PJT to start the week: we hope it’s your first port of call when you want to...

Average UK house prices rose 0.5 per cent in May according to the latest Halifax house price index as the long...

My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has been an interesting journey, however I don’t want to bore you...

OnTheMarket claims monthly visits to its website hit a record 25.4m in May - but the portal’s latest update gives no...

A veteran of three online estate agencies has been named as the first UK head of a US real estate operation...

It's been another busy 24 hours for publicly-quoted estate agencies. Swiss investment bank UBS has increased its stake in the troubled London...

With summer in full swing (will someone tell the weather?) we’re having bumper editions of Agents Do Charity, and this weekend’s is...

A recent survey conducted by comparison website GetAgent found that traditional high street agents have been given a firm thumbs up...

Beleaguered fund manager Neil Woodford, one of the first champions of Purplebricks, has reduced his stake in the troubled agency for...

A new service which aims to provide estate and letting agents with what it calls “game changing” access to property data...

Beleaguered fund manager Neil Woodford, one of the early champions of Purplebricks, has slashed his stake in the company from 28.9...

Tributes are being paid to David Hall, a senior partner at an agency in the Midlands where he worked for a...

The estate agency industry is at a crossroads. A turbulent market, unstable political situation and a chronic lack of public confidence has...

Purplebricks has announced that it is to give a trading update and the result of its review of its US activities on...

Rightmove says its data quality team is to conduct “a full review of the current customer” after an allegation about a...

A TV production company is looking for family-run estate agencies to be considered for a possible reality TV show. Curve Media -...

Two of Britain’s largest and best known estate agencies have endured a day of turmoil at the hands of investors -...

Properties sold off market by a London agency found buyers more quickly, and for nearer the asking price, than those on the...

A writer for the influential financial publication Money Week says investors should “steer clear” of Foxtons - at least for now. Sarah...

Sharp-witted marketing advisers for Marsh & Parsons have done it again with a clever poster and social media campaign to mark...

Talks are reported to have been held between Purplebricks leading shareholder, Neil Woodford, and the German publishing group Axel Springer about...

Purplebricks share price has risen over 10 per cent - at least temporarily - on news of a major expansion of...

Purplebricks’ most influential investor says there is “opportunity aplenty” for the company but says it would back the closure of the US...

Welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - because last week there was a Bank Holiday, we have a bumper edition...

An estate agency in St Albans has rebranded as Fine & Country. JW&Co Langleys office in St Albans was acquired by Tom...

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...

In recent years, estate and letting agents have been faced with a series of tough challenges to absorb and react to. There...

Three ultra-high-value London properties cannot be sold while a money laundering investigation continues. The houses have not been identified but were most...

A London independent agency has joined the franchise network of Hunters. Regent 2000 Properties, which operates in Camden Town, is seeing its...

Hello - it’s that time of the week again when we celebrate the agency industry’s fantastic fund-raising. We were delighted that our...

Rumours continue to circulate about possible large-scale branch closures at Countrywide; its share price ended trading today at its lowest ever...

Countrywide’s shares took another battering yesterday as they plummeted below the psychologically-painful 5p mark - reflecting a 95 per cent loss of...

The Innovative Collaboration Group - a collection of high-profile tech suppliers to the agency industry - has unveiled a raft of new...

Like many good agencies, Savills understands that selling a long-loved family home can be tough for a vendor. So it was with...

New figures released to Estate Agent Today show that a net total of 284 agents’ offices closed down in 2018. This number -...

In a surprising announcement overnight, housing minister Kit Malthouse says he is standing to become the Conservative party leader and next...

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...

Earlier this month we celebrated the 16th annual ESTAS Awards, once again hosted by TV property expert Phil Spencer.  The glittering ceremony...

What a great time to be a letting agent. In decades, never has there been so much change. As you’re well aware,...

The Property Ombudsman says its members must in future disclose referral fees in a bid to make previously-hidden costs open and...

Ultra slow broadband speeds could knock a quarter off the value of a property according to research undertaken by online agency...

Zoopla is today unveiling what it calls “a new direction” for its software division and the creation of “market-leading agency CRM...

An agent with over 29 years of experience has taken over as  chief executive officer at Humberts - just as the...

As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...

Purplebricks’ share price yesterday plunged to 90.5p at one point - well below the 100p level at which the company originally...

One of the capital’s most outspoken estate agents at the upper end of the market has given eye-watering statistics to show...

A new sales progression tool that claims to have been hugely successful over an 18-month pilot is being rolled out across...

The number of residential property transactions across the UK fell very slightly last month according to new figures from HM Revenue...

An IT firm says small and medium-sized estate agencies without the infrastructure of large corporates are putting themselves and their customers...

Foxtons has warned shareholders and the City that sales volumes are at a “record low” and that the agency suffered another fall...

New data from property consultancy The Advisory shows that the top 10 online estate agents now have a combined market share...

A Parliamentary committee has claimed that 160 properties in the UK are owned by “high corruption-risk individuals” and wants more to...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the destination where you can catch up with the key moves announced in the...

It appears almost certain that there will be another new housing minister named when a new Conservative leader - and thus...

The UK property market can be seen by criminals as an effective vehicle to conceal the proceeds of economic crime. Criminally...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

A survey undertaken by the respected Economist Intelligence Unit and a risk solutions company suggests that estate agency may be one...

The founder of franchise giant Belvoir, Mike Goddard, has now stepped down as chair of the company, two years after quitting...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - yet more examples of stupendous fund-raising by our industry (and a lot of...

An expert who has invested in an online agency in the past has slammed Purplebricks’ business model. James Max, who presents the...

Franchise giant Hunters is to be the subject of a Channel 4 TV show on air this evening at 8pm.  When I...

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...

“I’m Russell Quirk, and I’ve failed” - with those words, the former chief executive of Emoov has begun to explain how...

John D Wood has announced that Nick Taylor, the agency’s managing director and a well-known figure in the industry for four...

An estate agent in the north east of England has been told he will face prison after admitting two counts of...

The fledgling independent agents’ trade group, the Federation of Independent Agents, has signed another partnership deal with a high-profile industry supplier...

North East England regional agency chain Bradley Hall has amended details for a property listed on its website following a complaint...

Here at Estate Agent Today, we're always pleased to highlight the lengths the best agents will go to provide outstanding customer...

Conveyancing platform The Moving Hub has this week launched its proposition into the estate agency and mortgage intermediary sectors. The firm is...

The scores have been counted and the results are in for the 2019 ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Zoopla. On Friday, over 1,000...

99home is the latest online agency to launch a no sale, no fee option for its vendors. The firm, which was launched...

A top London estate agency says interest in the capital's residential property from US and Indian buyers has soared over the...

Welcome back to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today (PJT) after a Bank Holiday break. Each week, we round up...

London agency Chestertons is launching a franchise offering which will allow businesses outside of the capital to operate under the Chestertons...

One of the capital's best-known agents, Marsh & Parsons, has expanded its network with a new office in Streatham Hill, South...

For the industry's football lovers, the notable achievements and never-say-die attitude of both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur on the European stage...

An industry veteran is launching a new hub-based hybrid agency and is offering to sell 50 homes for free to raise the...

Major regional agency Humberts, which was bought out of administration last year, has announced the first acquisition since its new owners...

A set of historic property details unearthed by a local resident have created a buzz on social media and in the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jake Gready Managing Director NEXA Bristol What services do you provide? buying - selling...

In a world where people want instant gratification, it’s important to find ways to connect and engage with customers when they...

Following yesterday's surprise news that founder Michael Bruce is leaving the business and its Australian operation is closing down, Purplebricks encountered...

I hope you had another wonderful Bank Holiday weekend; only three weeks to hold on until the next one. Personally, it...

OnTheMarket has revealed several agents have signed up to the portal on long-term contracts and stopped listing properties on Rightmove. The agencies...

An estate agency has contacted the police after 26 of its boards disappeared since September 2018.  Manor Estate Agents, an all-female agency...

In a shock announcement Purplebricks says founder Michael Bruce is to leave the business and its Australian operation will shut. “With hindsight, our rate of...

A London sales and lettings agent has revealed to Estate Agent Today some of the tactics used by his rivals in...

Landmark Information’s online valuation tool SmartVal is being retired by the company, with agents who use it being advised to switch to...

1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...

Another bank has slashed its forecast for Purplebricks, citing concerns over its the long-term viability of its international activities in particular. As...

The breathing space offered by the October Brexit deadline and the receding prospect of a No Deal exit from the EU...

The new independent estate and letting agents’ body, the FIA, has unveiled what it calls an exclusive online training platform for...

The Guild of Property Professionals' regional roadshow for existing and potential members, resumes its activities next week with a visit to...

With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...

It’s an eye-catching combination - former professional rugby players turn estate agents, set up in converted shipping containers, and promise in time-honoured fashion...

A statement from London-focussed agency Chestertons claims to have bucked the poor market in the capital - and says it’s partly...

Proceedings against an estate agent at the centre of a fees cartel case have been dropped following his agreement not to stand as...

OnTheMarket has applied to the London Stock Exchange for the release of over 528,000 new shares to agents who have signed...

Mark Witherspoon, well known in the agency industry as the former data services director of Zoopla, has joined the TwentyCi company.  TwentyCi...

The new Federation of Independent Agents - scheduled to launch this week - has revealed a partnership with reviews platform Feefo. The...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - because of the flurry of Bank Holidays at this time of year, it’s...

An estate agency has produced figures showing a 12.5 per cent slump in the number of homes listed to sell in...

Sales and lettings firm The Grantley Group has purchased lettings and management agency Property Services Haslemere in the latest example of...

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

The head of the new Trading Standards authority regulating estate agents says Online firms are treated exactly the same as High...

An estate agency accused of “taking the mickey” over the number of boards it has erected has fought back. The mayor of...

The London Marathon may be just one of literally thousands of fund-raising events but we know it’s a favourite with many...