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![Industry podcast asks why estate agency attracts cowboys](/upload/images/shutterstock_1931610188.jpg)
A lack of barriers to entry for estate agents is attracting poor performing and unscrupulous people to the sector, professionals have...
16 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Soon-to-be President Trueman will have her sights set on twin targets](/upload/images/__thumbs/2%20Soon%20to%20be%20President%20Trueman.jpg/2%20Soon%20to%20be%20President%20Trueman__400x267.jpg)
Andrews Lettings Director Angharad Trueman has identified two priorities for her forthcoming term as President of the Association of Lettings Agents. Known...
19 August 2023
From: Features
!['Cheerleader’ estate agents take 11 weeks longer to sell listings - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
A high-profile agency brand has hit out at “cheerleader’ estate agents” who it claims encourage vendors to push up the asking...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Andrews returns to Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Franchise-400x310.png)
Zoopla has sealed a new long-term contract with estate agent Andrews, which encompasses 44 branches across southern England. Andrews has signed up...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![New LGBTQ+ estate agency group launches](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LearningAgents2-400x310.png)
A trio of estate agents have setup an LGBTQ+-focused mentoring, learning and networking group. Founded by James Hummerstone-Pope, Danielle Andrews and Caren...
27 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency heavyweight joins property investment PropTech platform](/upload/images/Grenville%20Turner.jpg)
One of the biggest names in agency has been appointed as chairperson of the board at BidX1, one of Europe’s leading...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! The first paid-up agents joining Boomin](/upload/images/Logos/Boomin-Logo-400x310.jpg)
Foxtons, Chancellors and Douglas & Gordon have been named among the first paid-up agency brands on Boomin. The challenger portal, launched by...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Group in talks to buy London agency snaps up ANOTHER top firm](/upload/images/library/MergerAcquisition-1-400x310.jpg)
The Lomond Group, reported over the weekend to be in talks to buy high-end London agency Chestertons, has this morning announced it’s...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Now is the time for agents to educate buyers and sellers more than ever](/img/default/eat.png)
The first stamp duty holiday deadline has now passed, and we can all sigh a slight relief after the sheer numbers...
24 July 2021
From: Features
![Can the property market sustain its current momentum?](/img/default/eat.png)
The property market is currently in a unique position where the number of house hunters looking for their next home is...
19 June 2021
From: Features
![What could the Planning Bill mean for the property market?](/img/default/eat.png)
The Planning Bill, which will introduce changes to the planning system in England, was announced last week in the Queen’s Speech....
22 May 2021
From: Features
![Why the pandemic should not be the end for physical agency offices](/img/default/eat.png)
I was not surprised when I came across an industry article recently citing that over half of home buyers never visit...
24 April 2021
From: Features
![Spring lettings market update – Pets, eviction ban and landlords selling up](/img/default/eat.png)
Unsurprisingly it’s been a busy few months in the property market so far this year, and a busy few months in...
27 March 2021
From: Features
![How is the property market coping with the third lockdown?](/img/default/eat.png)
We’re now well into the third national lockdown and as the nation’s thoughts start to focus on how and when we’ll...
20 February 2021
From: Features
![Property Jobs Today - more appointments news from across the UK](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Here we go again! What does lockdown 3 mean for the market?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![2020 review - property market survives everything that’s thrown at it](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Your Christmas images - and we’ve got the man himself](/img/default/eat.png)
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 record for house prices as official figures show rapid growth](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![House price rises have far out-stripped stamp duty savings](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Hundreds of agents sign up to free-to-list portal group](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Why agents were in a stronger position to deal with Lockdown 2.0](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Market analysis – why it’s all change in the rental sector](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Top Ten! Boomin portal reveals high profile founding agencies](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Coup for ESTAS as major agency group signs up to review platform](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Free-to-list portal secures record visits in bid to rival Rightmove and Co](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![How could the recession affect the property market?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Anti-Rightmove agencies sign up to free-to-list challenger portal](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Stamp duty holiday: the first change to benefit landlords in years](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Should ‘Master' bedroom be dropped from property descriptions?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Congratulations! ESTAS 2020 winners celebrate ‘virtual’ victories](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Property Natter – who are the industry’s major trade bodies?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents continue to adapt as property market bounces back from lockdown](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Craig Fenner, a Customer Success Director at Feefo](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Brexit transition period: change, or just more of the same?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Why pent-up demand will drive the property market this year](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Market analysis – what did we learn in 2019?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Is this the prettiest estate agency Christmas display so far?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents stay positive as house prices continue to creep up](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents Do Charity - as December arrives and temperatures fall…](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![The changing profile of first-time buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
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’s business as usual…for a week](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Property market reality – it’s time to promote confidence](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents Do Charity - and it’s very hot stuff this week](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![When will confidence return to the property market?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents Do Charity… A real credit to the industry](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Now is not the time for ‘BoJo Bravado’](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents Do Charity - on our greatest summer weekend of sport…](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Property transactions: a simple case of basic arithmetic](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![There’s never been a better time for property to rise above politics](/img/default/eat.png)
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 pour in for late agent with 65 years at just one firm](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Why celebrating the achievements of the industry is so valuable](/img/default/eat.png)
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 UK's best agents and suppliers revealed at 16th annual ESTAS awards](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![The tenant fee ban - another failure of government policy?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents Do Charity - and good luck to Marathon runners this weekend…](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Should the estate agency industry stop resisting regulation?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![The government must stop using agents to carry out their dirty work](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents Do Charity - in pole position for more fund-raising...](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Property Jobs Today - many top industry names on the move this week ...](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![It’s time we stopped fixating on shoddy landlords](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents Do Charity - thousands more raised for good causes](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![On second thoughts…not all government legislation is bad](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![New Year Sale: £1.1m off homes on Britain’s most expensive street](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Towards 2019…with certainty in an uncertain world](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Who comes out on top in the battle of the property portals?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![It’s time for conveyancing to up its game](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Dear Mr Chancellor…this is what we need on October 29…](/img/default/eat.png)
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 to reveal first six months 'float' figures tomorrow](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Property Natter: what impact has Google had on the property market?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![50-branch Andrews chain is the latest signing for OnTheMarket](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Ex-Savills man launches For Sale By Owner service cutting out agents](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents Do Charity - £1m to £1...it's all hugely appreciated](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Is it time to take more notice of Brexit?](/img/default/eat.png)
“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
![Extra funding for agent-partnering online auction platform](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![It's not a big deal - agents try to brush off rate rise impact](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Dominic Raab - another one bites the dust](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agency figures prove a well-priced property sells fastest - company chief](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Fire-damaged agency makes a splash as it reopens after eight months](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Summer is no time to check out if you’re an estate agent](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents Do Charity - end-to-end stuff for good causes...](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Are cultural stereotypes damaging the UK property sector?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Video interview with Debbie Franklin of Andrews at FUTURE: PropTech 2018](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Property Jobs Today - and it's a bumper week for moves...](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Sigh of relief as interest rate rise put off for now](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Slowing? Growing? What’s really happening in today’s property market?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![ESTAS Awards 2018 winners announced - here are the results...](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Eight months to make a difference to UK housing](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Another agency wins award based on reviews by “real customers”](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Irish online auction firm names the date for first UK sale](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![It’s time to put an end to the ‘housing crisis’](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents Do Charity - with a new home, a food bank, and some Angels...](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Foxtons, Yopa and other agencies sign marketing deals with Zoopla](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Top auction house to become part of mixed online/traditional service](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Buy-to-Let – are we losing sight of what’s important?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents Do Charity: fund-raising and grant-giving for great causes](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents Do Charity At Christmas - good works and tinsel](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![UK housing: All change...or not as it turns out](/img/default/eat.png)
Here we are again: another much anticipated Budget has been and gone and, yet, still nothing much has changed! Yes, of course,...