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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

Well, what a start to 2021! None of us thought things would change as the clock struck midnight on New Year’s...
23 January 2021
From: Features

Well, what a year it has been for everyone, including the property market. I don’t think there’s anyone out there who...
19 December 2020
From: Features

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

Another day, another index, another record - house prices rose 5.4 per cent annually in October according to official figures from the Office...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Another day, another house price record as the bull market continues. The latest Halifax index shows prices surging 7.6 per cent to...
08 December 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

As what now seems like a common occurrence everything has changed again since I last sat down to write about the...
28 November 2020
From: Features

It’s no surprise to hear that the property market has seen a lot of change across 2020, with ups and downs...
26 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
19 September 2020
From: Features

The ESTAS, which is fast establishing itself as a review platform as well as an awards network, has signed up the...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

OneDome, which operates two free-to-list property listing sites, says it’s had a record month as it strives to build an alternative...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News

It was officially announced last week that the UK is in recession for the first time since 2009, and although this...
22 August 2020
From: Features

OneDome has released a list of High Street agencies that have signed up to its free-to-list portal and sister website Nethouseprices -...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News

As expected within the property industry, the Chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday in his Summer Statement. This now means that...
25 July 2020
From: Features

The Black Lives Matter debate has reached the property industry with some agents dropping the term ‘Master bedroom’ from descriptions. The Times...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The industry’s first virtual awards event has taken place with hundreds of agents participating courtesy of YouTube. Winners of the prestigious ESTAS...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...
04 July 2020
From: Features

The property market is used to change, and I’m confident it will bounce back from any lockdown effects. Despite being acutely aware...
20 June 2020
From: Features

Who are you? I’m Craig Fenner, a Customer Success Director at Feefo. I work directly with Feefo’s Enterprise clients to ensure they...
14 May 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

Despite still being in the transition period after leaving the EU on January 31, we are seeing an upturn in the...
22 February 2020
From: Features

As I look towards this year, I am sure that my thoughts are the same as many within the industry. I am...
18 January 2020
From: Features

When looking back on the property market this year, the main message we can take is that it has remained extremely...
21 December 2019
From: Features

Hello and welcome to another day of our estate agency decoration pictures and videos. Every one that we have shown so far...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

House prices increased 0.5 per cent in November, which was the strongest monthly rise since April according to the Nationwide. However, annual...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s beginning to look a lot like…we’re running a very popular service for agents, as we’ve been inundated with more fund-raising...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Recent Zoopla reports stating that first-time buyers are deciding against purchasing one-bedroom flats came as no surprise to me, or I’m...
23 November 2019
From: Features

It has been said time and time again that the uncertainty around Brexit is causing, well, uncertainty. As I write this, the...
26 October 2019
From: Features

Although property transactions have, unsurprisingly, recently seen a decline which is almost certainly in part due to the ‘B-word’, this doesn’t...
28 September 2019
From: Features

Our first wonderful fund-raising agents this week are walking over hot coals - now that’s a dare for you. But you don’t...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

I think I speak for most people when I say that we are not currently where we thought we would be...
31 August 2019
From: Features

What a credit to the industry so many agents, surveyors and suppliers are: this week’s ADC shows the diverse range of...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News

If you’d asked me at the start of the year how I thought the political landscape might look now, I wouldn’t...
03 August 2019
From: Features

Once a year you might be perfectly justified in putting your feet up for a weekend and enjoying some great sport...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News

With somewhere in the region of 1.2 million property sales transactions being completed each year, and 16,500 estate agents actively vying...
06 July 2019
From: Features

Four years ago, as we approached the general election, Andrews Property Group held a roundtable debateon the impact the election might have...
08 June 2019
From: Features

Tributes are being paid to David Hall, a senior partner at an agency in the Midlands where he worked for a...
06 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month we celebrated the 16th annual ESTAS Awards, once again hosted by TV property expert Phil Spencer. The glittering ceremony...
25 May 2019
From: Features

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

With a mere matter of weeks until the Tenant Fees Act comes in to effect, I can’t help but wonder just...
11 May 2019
From: Features

The London Marathon may be just one of literally thousands of fund-raising events but we know it’s a favourite with many...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News

There was a time when the mere mention of the financial services industry brought with it scorn and mistrust. The issues arising...
13 April 2019
From: Features

I don’t believe it’s unfair to state that our government, indeed, the entire political establishment is in some turmoil at the...
16 March 2019
From: Features

You can tell it’s the onset of spring by the fact that this weekend sees the start of the Formula 1...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - the every-Monday round-up of key moves within the industry. Let us know...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Barely a day goes by when we don’t read a new report on the unscrupulous practices of landlords; of the sub-standard...
16 February 2019
From: Features

Hello and welcome to yet another Agents Do Charity - our tribute to the great work done by our industry in...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News

I often speak of my wish to see property taken out of the hands of politicians. Indeed, this is likely to...
19 January 2019
From: Features

Ilchester Place in London’s Holland Park may be the most expensive residential street in Britain - but it’s cheaper than a year...
31 December 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of year when we gaze to the future, when we ponder what the coming year will bring, and...
15 December 2018
From: Features

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
17 November 2018
From: Features

Conveyancing regularly adds unnecessary and costly delays to the home buying process and improvement could be far quicker than any efforts...
17 November 2018
From: Features

I’ve spoken many times before of my desire to see government take property more seriously. For more than just lip service...
13 October 2018
From: Features

OnTheMarket plc, the company which operates the OTM portal, gives its first formal stock market figures tomorrow morning, for the six...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...
06 October 2018
From: Features

Andrews, which has over 50 branches across the south of England, is the latest major chain to sign up to OnTheMarket. In...
04 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...
02 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another chance to hear about the remarkable fund-raising done by our...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News

“Baton down the hatches. Stockpile the food cupboard. Brexit is coming and it’s little more than six months away!” I jest, but there is...
15 September 2018
From: Features

The online auction platform BidX1 has announced a strategic investment which will be used to accelerate its growth. The investment comes from...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Most estate agents have tried to dismiss the impact of the Bank of England’s base rate rise, which came following a...
03 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Another day, another housing minister – at least that’s what it feels like! The resignation of the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson...
21 July 2018
From: Features

An estate agency chain has produced strikingly successful sales figures for the first half of the year - evidence, it says,...
05 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A branch of Andrews estate and lettings agency, damaged by water as a result of a fire eight months ago, is...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News

In recent weeks, you could have been forgiven for thinking that you’re not actually in the UK. Flash floods aside, the...
23 June 2018
From: Features

The World Cup may be entertaining us for the next few weeks but whatever England’s fate may be, one thing is...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News

100 years ago, 90% of the UK population rented a home. Today, that figure has flipped, and over two thirds are...
26 May 2018
From: Features

Estate Agent Today editor Graham Norwood speaks to Debbie Franklin, Andrews Property Group's Head of Multi-Channel Fulfilment at FUTURE: PropTech 2018. ...
14 May 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our weekly feature on who’s moving where throughout our industry. And it’s...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the base rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent this month. The...
10 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The sun has finally returned to ours skies and you’re on the lookout for a little bit of summer reading. As...
21 April 2018
From: Features

The scores are in and the results announced for the 2018 ESTAS Awards - and the winner of the coveted Grand...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

One day, I’ll sit down to write for Estate Agent Today and I won’t express my dismay at the lack of...
24 March 2018
From: Features

Andrews Property Group has won the Feefo Trusted Service award, which the agency describes as “an independent seal of excellence that...
15 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Online auction house BidX1 has launched its first UK online auction following its acquisition of London-based auctioneer Andrews & Robertson. This is...
20 February 2018
From: Breaking News

At the start of February, Nationwide suggested that the housing market was picking up. Last week, RICS reported on its continued...
17 February 2018
From: Features

Oh we do love a busy Agents Do Charity page, and this week’s is busy indeed - thanks to everyone for...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News

ZPG, which operates Zoopla and PrimeLocation as well as owning the Property Software Group, has signed more long-term marketing deals with a...
23 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Andrews & Robertson, one of the UK’s highest profile auction houses, has been taken over by Ireland’s BidX1 and is set...
22 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Last week’s news that the lettings fee ban is unlikely to materialise before next spring was perhaps to be expected. Ever since...
20 January 2018
From: Features

With the year in full swing we have some more heroic fund-raising and grant-giving stories to tell this week. Thanks so much...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Charity comes in all shapes and sizes and we start this Christmas edition of Agents Do Charity with a very unusual...
22 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Here we are again: another much anticipated Budget has been and gone and, yet, still nothing much has changed! Yes, of course,...
02 December 2017
From: Features

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing. The decision to cut stamp duty...
25 November 2017
From: Features

Four weeks today almost the entire industry will be finishing work for Christmas after another year - and ready to start...
24 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Housing may have taken centre stage in the Budget but most of the industry appears to remain sceptical of whether the...
23 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday. Despite...
18 November 2017
From: Features

Online agency EweMove - part of The Property Franchise Group, which recently failed to agree merger terms with Belvoir - claims...
10 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The notion of a North-South divide in the UK has been around for as long as I can remember – certainly...
04 November 2017
From: Features

Winter really is the time for fund-raising - and thanks for letting us know exactly what you are up to to...
03 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England has raised the base rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. The Bank’s monetary policy committee was...
02 November 2017
From: Breaking News

David Westgate, group chief executive at Andrews Property Group, has been presented with a long service award in recognition of his...
23 October 2017
From: Breaking News

And so concludes another party conference season. We’ve followed the great and the good (both terms are debatable) around Torbay, Bournemouth,...
07 October 2017
From: Features

It’s not just that the days are shortening and the occasional smell of smoke lingers in the evening - the weather...
06 October 2017
From: Breaking News

I’ve written before about the impact of headlines on the property industry. Interest rate speculation. Market booms and busts. Demand...
16 September 2017
From: Features

Once upon a time there were estate agents. That was it. Nice and simple. If you marketed and sold residential property,...
12 August 2017
From: Features

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...
04 August 2017
From: Features

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...
22 July 2017
From: Features

For those of us working within the property sector, we’re in the very midst of what, for generations, has been one...
14 July 2017
From: Features

Wimbledon finals and the British Grand Prix await us this weekend and The Open begins a few days later, completing what...
14 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Today we’re publishing what we think is our longest-ever list of charitable activities being conducted by agents and their supporters -...
23 June 2017
From: Breaking News

“Housing policy should be in independent hands.” That was the conclusion of a panel debate that Andrews held, not recently, but two...
17 June 2017
From: Features

The housing industry has responded with shock, joy, and jitters, after Theresa May’s snap general election went catastrophically wrong, leaving her...
10 June 2017
From: Features

The Wallington branch of Andrews Property Group recently contacted a local resident – but not to book a valuation or organise...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News

June marks the start of what professional weather folk call summer - and even if the temperatures are a little variable,...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News

News headlines talk more and more about a slowdown in the property market, a drop in house prices and the need...
20 May 2017
From: Features

Purplebricks' share price moved up over two per cent yesterday on the strength of its latest trading statement - but its...
05 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A record number of over 300 agents have so far signed up for next week’s FUTURE: PropTech conference, the largest event...
28 April 2017
From: Breaking News

I wrote last month about how the Government, in introducing a 3% stamp duty surcharge on second homes, had scored an...
22 April 2017
From: Features

The industry has broadly welcomed the shock announcement of a June 8 General Election as a chance to end long term...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A series of strong sales performances at recent auctions has led one firm to claim the sector is leading the residential industry’s...
13 April 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s peak business season for many agents right now and yet they still have time to do good work for charities...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that next month’s Future: PropTech conference will feature a debate between ‘technologists’ and ‘traditionalists’ over the future of...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The triggering of Article 50 may have been regarded as a historic event but it appears to have left the housing...
30 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A year ago, we were days away from the introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge on second homes – a...
24 March 2017
From: Features

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...
11 March 2017
From: Features

Estate agents are angry that Chancellor Phillip Hammond made no attempt in his first Spring Budget to reform stamp duty -...
09 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The buy-to-let market has gone through significant change in the last year and with the Budget just around the corner, what...
25 February 2017
From: Features

Welcome to February! It means that 2017 is well under way and we’re edging closer to Spring – a time when...
04 February 2017
From: Features

The National Association of Estate Agents has lured housing minister Gavin Barwell to speak at its conference next month. Barwell will outline...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Andrews Property Group has announced that Ronda Green, the group’s marketing director, died suddenly in hospital on January 3. Having previously worked...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Just a couple of weeks ago, we waited with anticipation to see what the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, would say in...
09 December 2016
From: Features

Rightmove’s commercial director Miles Shipside, who makes relatively few appearances at industry events, is to be a speaker at the NAEA...
30 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Graham Norwood recently wrote that it’s going to be harder than ever to predict the shape of the property market in...
05 November 2016
From: Features

As Brexit uncertainty grips the market, one estate agency is taking the unusual step of confronting the conundrum head-on by having...
04 November 2016
From: Breaking News

It may be Halloween but here at Estate Agent Today we’re not getting distracted from honoured our heroic industry’s efforts to...
28 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Several estate agencies have announced expansions and new offices - and once again a former Countrywide management figure is revealed to...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Thanks so much for a bumper selection of charity deeds this week - as an industry we can be proud of...
30 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Barely a week goes by without an announcement relating to the latest player entering the online agency world and when they...
23 September 2016
From: Features

Andrews Property Group has announced several acquisitions which have strengthened its operations across London and the South West. The firm, which recently...
15 September 2016
From: Breaking News

For young people the length and breadth of the UK, Thursday of this week meant that the waiting was over and...
19 August 2016
From: Features

Andrews Property Group, which this year celebrates its 70th anniversary, has rebranded its offices and online presence. It says its new look...
08 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Barely a week goes by without news of the latest disastrous AirBnB experience suffered by an unsuspecting landlord. Whether it’s damage...
22 July 2016
From: Features

Significant national events such as elections and, in this case, referendums bring with them a level of uncertainty. No-one can predict...
17 June 2016
From: Features

Use of the term ‘generation rent’ has grown beyond all measure in recent years, but it’s not always quoted in the...
27 May 2016
From: Features

As property ‘experts’, sector know-how and experience sits centrally to everything we do, right? Of course, but it’s certainly not the only...
29 April 2016
From: Features

It’s the Bank Holiday and an extra-long weekend - although many agents will be making the most of sales, lets, open...
29 April 2016
From: Breaking News

George Osborne has been busy over the last year. First came the General Election which had everyone on tenterhooks until the...
25 March 2016
From: Features

So this is Easter - a busy time for many agents although once again the industry has shown its compassionate side...
25 March 2016
From: Breaking News

You are a public-spirited lot - this week’s Agents Do Charity section is perhaps the largest ever thanks to the good...
04 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Birthdays aren’t just something for family and friends to celebrate. Businesses too can justifiably use these milestones to remember their roots and...
27 February 2016
From: Features

With a little over two months to go until changes to Stamp Duty are introduced that will impact purchasers of second...
22 January 2016
From: Features

For the team at Andrews, the new year started a long time ago. Almost two years ago to be precise as...
15 January 2016
From: Features

South of England agency chain Andrews has launched a new app and website as part of its brand-refreshing programme for 2016. The...
13 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The possibility of agents having to keep offices open until 7pm from next summer to accommodate late key releases has put...
11 December 2015
From: Features

No sooner was Halloween done and dusted than attentions turned to Christmas: shops were dressed with festive decorations; town centre lights...
27 November 2015
From: Features

Headlines across the lettings industry often focus on the behaviour of ‘rogue’ landlords – those that are slow to become compliant...
30 October 2015
From: Features

There was once a time when you knew where you were in the year by virtue of what was happening in...
02 October 2015
From: Features

Stories of migrants attempting to make their way to the UK are now a daily feature in our news bulletins and...
28 August 2015
From: Features

Eighty branch agency Andrews & Partners has reported a 12.9% rise in revenue, representing the company's highest ever turnover figure and...
20 August 2015
From: Breaking News

When Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, recently announced that interest rates would have to start to rise sooner...
24 July 2015
From: Features

A review of 30 prominent property sales websites undertaken by a digital marketing company demonstrates, perhaps predictably, a huge lead for...
23 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Andrews & Robertson, one of the UK’s best known independent property auctioneers, has unveiled a new logo. The launch completes the recent...
17 June 2015
From: Breaking News

"Stop right there. Hands above your head. Don't move. Mavis, dial 999." Mr D Smith (MARLA, NFoPP) removes his Glock 19...
29 May 2015
From: Features

Marsh & Parsons has enhanced its residential development and investment department by appointing Matt Bird - a former social housing executive...
20 May 2015
From: Breaking News

A little over four weeks ago I was here musing what impact the impending general election might have on the property...