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In retrospect, it was perhaps inevitable that the infamous dead cat would come into the debate over government housing targets and...

Estate agents are in a unique position – we handle the meeting of people’s aspirations probably more than any other profession....

Estate agents are being urged to reassess their fee structure and not be afraid to reflect the time and level of...

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) is aiming to become the first carbon neutral estate agency network. It has teamed up with...

Excitement is building for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. A four-day Bank Holiday to mark the occasion will kick off on 2...

Agents have been getting active in recent weeks to raise money for Ukrainian refugees. Fundraising activities range from office-based collections and referencing challenges...

Homeowners may have become less willing to pay upfront fees to sell their home. Despite efforts by online-only brands such as Purplebricks...

Google rather than the portals is the starting point for sellers finding an estate agent, a survey claims. A survey among 2,000...

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

Referral fees, lack of trust and too much email have been identified as barriers to greater collaboration between conveyancers and estate...

With new and exciting PropTech solutions approaching the market, Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, discusses some of their relevance and whether...

More than 30 agents and property firms such as auction houses and valuers were reprimanded by HMRC for anti-money laundering breaches...

A property lender claims to have identified signs that the property market is slowing. Analysis of Bank of England mortgage approval data...

Independent Kent agent Miles & Barr took a musical approach to an office relocation last weekend. Miles & Barr, which has 12...

Agency proptech supplier Muuvo has partnered with Canopy to provide its RentPassport and RentTracking products. Muuvo provides software for agents to help...

Buyers are being urged to ditch their laptops and hit the streets to find a property. The property market is currently hampered...

PropTech supplier nurtur.group has appointed Damon Bullimore BriefYourMarket co-founder Damon Bullimore as chief technology officer (CTO). It follows nurtur.group’s acquisition of the...

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...

Just this month, the Government Property Agency kicked off its search for a digital chief to lead its 10-year technology journey,...

After years of delays and upheaval, the Renters' Reform Bill finally appears to be back on the agenda, in an effort...

A high-profile peer has questioned why estate agency regulation wasn’t extended to property management companies in the Queen’s Speech this week. Lord...

A County Down-based estate agent has acquired a local rival and launched a new “stop-gap” accommodation service for buyers and sellers...

New research has revealed the regional hotspots where Japanese knotweed has been identified. The data could be of interest to estate agents...

The government last night revealed more details on its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill including letting local authorities double council...

The prime country market outside of London appears to be booming again in a rush to beat a slowdown in house...

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...

Former Hamptons and Countrywide executive Phil Tennant has joined US-style fast buy firm UPSTIX. Tennant has been recruited as chief operating officer...

A former letting agent claims to have removed the need for estate agents to use floorplan software. Mark McCorrie, who describes himself...

In this guest piece, the team at Iceberg Digital set out the benefits of Lifesycle 3, which is to appear this autumn. Perfect...

Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...

A lack of support to help people onto the property ladder has been highlighted as one factor for the Tory party’s...

There seems a consensus amongst agents, analysts and amateur pundits alike that the market will stay relatively strong for some months,...

What a difference two months and some local elections make. Cast your minds back to March 9 and the annual report of...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

Agency trade bodies have backed the “clarity” provided by Trading Standards after it deemed “price on application” listings unlawful. It comes as...

Buyers are being urged to act now to secure decent mortgage pricing as interest rates hit a 13-year high yesterday. The Bank...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) deemed yesterday that the use of POA or “price on application”...

The property market could be set for further upheaval when the Bank of England makes its latest interest rate decision today. The...

A ‘frightening’ number of respondents to a Rightmove online poll appear to be unaware of their anti-money laundering reporting requirements. The portal...

The National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has deemed that the use of POA or “price on application”...

OnTheMarket is seeking shareholder approval for a proposed cancellation of capital.  The portal said in a stockmarket update this morning that this...

If you are an easily offended Frankie Valli fan, look away now. A regional agent that was rapped by the Advertising Standards...

House price growth is expected to hit single digits by the end of the year as the cost of living crisis...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

You will hopefully have seen that the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 has now received its Royal Assent, meaning it...

I attended a forum in London a couple of weeks ago, which for the first time brought estate agents and conveyancers...

April looks set to go down as the busiest month for house sales of the year.  And with record numbers of properties predicted...

You can tell that spring is in the air as this week's Agents Do Charity is full of outdoor fundraising pursuits...

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Accountancy terminology can be a turn off to many business owners, understandably so given that the majority aren’t working in lettings...

An estate agent has hit back at the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after the watchdog banned a poster advertising the firm’s...

Buyers are happy and ready to pay for more upfront material information when it comes to purchasing a property. It comes as...

Three of the leading industry content specialists are set to gather on stage together for what is believe to be the...

A Yorkshire based agent has come up with a novel way of reducing its carbon footprint while conducting viewings with potential...

Off-market property platform Invisible Homes is planning to expand throughout London over the next year and to cover the whole of...

It’s easy to overestimate the importance of something in one’s own industry or work, but there seems good reason for believing...

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...

One of estate agency’s biggest groups yesterday announced the start of a share buyback programme for a tranche of up to...

A new ‘local and independent’ boutique estate agency has been founded in the heart of Wimbledon Village, with a vision of...

First off, here at EAT we hope everyone enjoyed the Easter celebrations and didn’t eat too much chocolate! Despite the Easter break,...

The vast majority of property professionals would like to see HMRC act more proactively to deter money laundering, as almost a...

A new Deputy Ombudsman, Lesley Horton, has been appointed by The Property Ombudsman Scheme. She will work alongside Property Ombudsman, Rebecca Marsh,...

One of the biggest names in agency has been appointed as chairperson of the board at BidX1, one of Europe’s leading...

Following a series of unexplained delays, Helena Marston has now finally been confirmed as the new chief executive of beleaguered agency...

A leading figure in the Say No To Rightmove (STNR) campaign says the attempts to get agents to ditch Rightmove have...

A leading online residential conveyancing firm has opened its new headquarters and apprenticeship academy in Wirral, Merseyside, to try and help...

OnTheMarket has revealed it is expanding the scope and scale of its successful Town Hall initiative in response to growing demand...

New research from Bluestone Mortgages has shown that 'non-vanilla' customers are being turned down for financial products and services. More than two...

A former agency apprentice has worked her way up to a qualified accounts technician in under a decade. Carrie Howcroft joined Preston...

Former Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is believed to have become the first MP to take in Ukrainian refugees under the government’s...

Local residents are to be given the final say on changes to the name of their street under new government plans. The...

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...

The creator of a local social network app acquired by US company Nextdoor is marking a year in prime estate agency...

Rightmove is set to launch a new marketing campaign next week that encourages people to consider the different life they could...

Netflix addicts may have come across Selling Sunset, an American series focused on the drama of US real estate agents selling...

Hundreds of former Purplebricks agents have now signed up to a potential legal claim against the firm. Contractors For Justice, known as...

Estate agents are being urged to ensure clients have instructed a solicitor from “day dot.” Speaking in an exclusive video interview with...

Mortgage search platform Twenty7Tec is predicting there could be one million searches for home loans this month. The technology company, which lets...

In this week’s Natter, I carry out a Q&A with Lisa Knight, who has taken the impressive journey from barmaid to...

PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...

As amendments to smoke and carbon monoxide alarm legislation loom for rented properties later this year, we look at how inventory...

Homeowners are now earning almost as much from their property as they are from their salary after prices hit new highs. The...

The government’s long awaited Energy Security Strategy has failed to spark excitement among estate agents. The government unveiled its plans to create...

An industry expert has questioned the fairness of a “two-tier system” that has emerged between new builds and second-hand homes when...

Spring may be struggling to break through the clouds but agents are continuing to step up for good causes. The humanitarian crisis...

Agents are preparing their businesses for the cost of living crunch, with considerations on fuel use, heating and window display lighting. Much...

You’re probably up to your neck at the start of a busy spring market but I’d hope there’s one thing most...

Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...

Estate agency marketing tool Spectre is planning to boost its data science team as it predicts greater use of artificial intelligence...

In this piece, the team at Iceberg Digital look at whether the first cracks are appearing in the portals. For the last...

Agents will be able to grill Rightmove’s legal and compliance director David Cox this morning as part of the portal’s webinar...

Purplebricks ended the trading day yesterday without being able to formally welcome its new chief executive but the markets appeared to...

More acquisitions are being predicted at agency franchise group Belvoir. It comes as the listed brand yesterday reported record group revenue of...

Agents are being offered an easier way to offer 3D virtual viewings that could get homes listed more quickly. Spatial data technology...

Mystery surrounds the appointment of Purplebricks new chief executive following a stockmarket update this morning. Helena Marston was due to start as...

A leading business analyst says that house prices may appear to be defying gravity but they will soon return to normality...

For the record, this isn’t my last Industry Views for Estate Agent Today, although by the time you read this I'll be...

In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out why rental reform changes will make...

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...

Foxtons chief executive Nic Budden is to take up the work of the chief operating officer too. In a statement to shareholders...

One of the country’s leading estate agents has played down the significance of the latest house price index which at first...

A French billionaire who made his money from estate agency is promising to transform the UK property industry with his unique...

A number of pro-active conveyancers are joining a new conveyancing directory being set up by one of the leading figures in...

The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues to dominate the thoughts of our industry as this week’s ADC shows - a wonderful...

Buyers are focusing increasingly on green fixtures and fittings according to a new study. Insurance firm Aviva says the most in-demand features...

One of the most valuable assets to any company is the data it stores. According to a recent study completed by...

New portal Boomin suggests it has “thousands” of agents who have signed up on a paid basis. The portal - which launched almost...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a property investment firm from using a letter claiming that it wanted to buy homes...

Demand in prime areas of London has fallen in the first quarter of the year, says estate agency Benham and Reeves. The...

A rule change has been introduced this week in a bid to make equity release customers reduce interest costs. The option to...

The iamproperty group - best known for its online auction business - has snapped up cloud-based property software business VTUK for...

A three-branch agency in the south west has launched a franchise model which it says should appeal “to those wanting a...

Propertymark is urging restraint on the part of the Welsh Government as it moves to tackle what it sees as the...

Foxtons has given details of what some believe is market-leading use of technology to drive its sales and lettings effort. In a...

Zoopla’s cloud based software service Alto has launched a video series giving a behind the scenes look at estate agencies around...

The overwhelming majority of buyers want the gazumping to be made illegal, a poll shows. Some 89 per cent think it’s wrong...

With Boomin nearly turning one, I decided to catch up with Michael Bruce, the co-founder of the property website and more...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...

In a new column, solicitor Colum Smith, an expert in combating fraud at Taylor Rose MW Solicitors, explains why those looking...

An estate agency which previously operated only through a remote working model has established a headquarters and expanded its team. Chosen Home,...

Agents are being advised to revise their processes now to accommodate changes to the information required on property details, which begin...

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...

The latest government house price data has sparked a fear that the market may be heading towards an affordability crisis. The Office...

The government has failed to take the opportunity of the Spring Statement to provide clarity on its business rates reform agenda,...

A prominent independent production company is looking for property professionals for a new television programme idea to be filmed in the...

Earlier this month, the government’s energy regulator Ofgem announced a record 54 percent increase to the energy bill price cap. Combined...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a dramatic future income tax cut, changes to National Insurance thresholds and scrapping VAT on more...

A so-called Climate Innovation District is to be constructed in central Leeds with low carbon homes at its heart. The developer Citu...

A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...

A high profile London estate agency has appointed two so-called Wellness Ambassadors to look after the mental health and wellbeing of...

Michael and Kenny Bruce have for the first time given their views on what went wrong for Purplebricks during their time...

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeh­olds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...

If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...

This week, you will have all seen the sad news that Graham Norwood is stepping down as editor of Estate Agent...

When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...

In this guest feature, Chris Mason, Operations Director at The Letting Partnership, outlines why agents might want to consider outsourcing client accounting. The...

A coroner says there is insufficient evidence to determine the cause of death of a 23-year-old estate agent found on a...

A Canadian investment fund with a roughly two per cent share in Foxtons is arguing for the agency to be put...

An estate agent who has now become a PropTech entrepreneur says fees are absolutely not what makes a vendor choose who...

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...

A popular and respected estate agent in Essex, who also campaigned nationally against homelessness, has died just days after bing diagnosed...

Estate Agent Today is to have a new editor from April 4. He is award winning journalist and podcaster Marc Shoffman who...

An industry trade body wants the government to scrap the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes - and...

The international reviews service Trustpilot has batted away criticism from a property website that it ignores breaches of its guidelines. Last week,...

The government has now formally launched the Homes For Ukraine scheme, heavily leaked in recent days. The Secretary of State for Levelling...

Purplebricks issued an unexpected tweet yesterday, showing one of its own advertisements posted on a London tube train - upside down. With...

There’s still one part of the UK where agents enjoy almost unfettered freedom without legislation or redress - and this has...

Propertymark is urging agents to respond to a consultation exercise being conducted by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents...

A rural body in Wales has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals for draconian new taxes on second homes.  Earlier this...

As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...

Franchise giant Belvoir has snapped up one of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or...

The Purplebricks share price remained relatively unchanged yesterday following the shock announcement that chief executive Vic Darvey was quitting the company...

High end estate agency Savills says the imposition of sanctions on Russians, amid new measures obliging overseas buyers to be more...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC, an opportunity for see how selfless our industry can be at times of hardship...

Purplebricks chief executive Vic Darvey has quit, citing “personal circumstances”.  He leaves at the end of this month with chief operating officer Helena...

The UK government appears to have given sanctioned Russian property owners a get-out-of-jail card valid for six months.  It’s been confirmed that...

A prominent trade body says the property industry must do more to recognise and support those with mental health issues. The Association...

Moments of major international uncertainty such as the Ukraine crisis lead to property being regarded as a safe investment. That’s according to...

The war of words between various property review platforms continues apace. The latest accusation concern comparison website GetAgent, and specifically reviews of...

A prominent estate agency figure is urging the industry to dig deep to help the Ukrainian humanitarian effort. Arun Group managing director...

Phil Spencer is teaming up with a PropTech supplier to help buyers have the maximum volume of upfront information. Spencer’s Move iQ...

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...

Lomond Group, which says it is the UK’s fastest-growing estate agency network, has appointed Ed Phillips as its new Group Chief...

A new ‘quick buy’ service has been announced which would mean that sales could be completed in a week, providing a...

Foxtons has this morning launched a £3m share buy back programme, representing a major windfall for its investors. A statement from the...

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...

A London estate agency has won a rarely-awarded gong from the Feefo reviews service - and the company says it’s testimony...

The market boom goes on, for now at least. In February, house prices rose at their fastest since June 2007 according to...

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s going where and why in...

A row has broken out over a company which has made allegations about Trustpilot reviews of OnTheMarket. A company called KwikChex says...

A leading London agency has launched an urgent appeal for goods and equipment to be handed in to its offices today...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...

A well known UK estate agency has pledged £50,000 to help the growing Ukrainian refugee crisis. Brown & Co - the 13-branch...

A new housing market snapshot from Zoopla suggests that in the supply of homes coming to the market has triggered a...

These are undeniably darker days as news comes through of a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine - we have the first agency...

Leaders Romans Group, which is fast becoming one of the UK’s largest agencies, has acquired another firm. It’s the first purchase of...

The government is considering seizing British property owned by Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list without paying compensation. The Financial Times says Housing...

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...

The founder of fledgling portal Boomin says the latest Nationwide house price index findings demonstrate that there’s no sign yet of...

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...

For all sales and letting agents, accelerating your business to new heights is a number one priority. You can’t be losing time...

A popular myth suggesting 50 per cent of homes sell with a second agent, is simply untrue. That’s the claim from property...

Agents are being told by a trade body to conduct more frequent risk reviews and check purchaser identities against up to...

Yesterday we reported on how the Chartered Institute of Taxation was warning of problems with new HMRC stamp duty rules to...

Properties selling without a chain not only sell more quickly, as one might expect, but also appear to attract a substantial...

Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...

We know that agents rely heavily on property software solutions to run their agency, particularly to ease the burden of administrative...

HM Revenue & Customs has been warned by financial experts that its latest crackdown on stamp duty abuse could make the...

Some agents say they have as many as one in 10 vendors taking their properties off the market and seeking to...

The controversial conveyancing firm at the centre of an apparent cyber attack has hit back at newspaper claims that it did...

OnTheMarket’s transformation into a “tech-enables property business across the broader property eco-system” is gathering pace according to the portal’s chief executive. In...

It is claimed by Propertymark that the government’s Economic Crime Bill - to be debated in the House of Commons today -...

A national newspaper has lifted the lid on what it alleges to be the backgrounds of high-end self-employed agents who feature...

London mayor Sadiq Khan says he supports the seizure of property assets connected to the allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin.  The...

A webinar this week is set to see the release of more details of changes to property listings being demanded by...

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...

The outcome of the Ukraine crisis is far from certain, but one thing has become abundantly clear. The long-overdue Economic Crime...

Share prices of estate agencies and property companies plummeted yesterday as tensions continued to rise following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Purplebricks...

A bid to regulate second home ownership in part of the UK through changes to planning policy will add complexity and...

An estate agency says retrospective investigations into Russian ownership of London properties could lead to substantial amounts of wealth moving out...

Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...

Netflix’s period romantic comedy Bridgerton appears to have registered with Asian property buyers - and as a result they want to...

Agents Giving - widely recognised as the industry’s main charity - has appointed another senior agency figure to its board. It’s Iain...

OnTheMarket has inked a deal with Kremer Signs to supply agents with Smartboards to be added to For Sale signs -...

It appears that new controls on property ownership may feature in future sanctions against Russia in response to its aggression in Ukraine. Prime...

Agents have 21 per cent fewer homes on their books now than a year ago according to a quick buy company. In...

One of the country’s leading agencies says the recent and expected interest rate rises, and the surging inflation, will not blow...

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...

An average home appreciated more in 2021 than its owner will have earned, according to Savills. The agency says that with annual...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

It’s feared one of the country’s oldest estate agencies may have entered receivership. The Drew Pearce company of agents and chartered surveyors...

If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...

Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark, analyses the impact that the lack of available data is having on...

‘Knowledge is power’ goes the old saying, and one variation on that theme is a quote from academic, Robert Boyce, who...

Alexander Siedes, CEO of Homeppl, reveals the top five ways people try and commit tenancy fraud and how to spot and stop...

Reapit Elements is an open-source, cross-platform design system that gives designers and developers a framework to quickly create responsive, device-agnostic, and...

A financial analyst says there could be tough times ahead for the housing market, despite another upbeat set of figures regarding...

It may be blowing a gale outside but we’re safe and warm here reading about our industry’s great work for good...

The Mail Online website alleges that an after-hours party at an estate agency office involved staff apparently inhaling drugs from balloons. The...

The shortage of stock in the current market is making it tough for High Street agents according to one of the...

More than four in 10 owners have significantly repurposed part of their homes during the pandemic says Zoopla. Amongst the 41 per...

Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...

A consultation exercise on government proposals for its business rates review is totally “underwhelming” according to property agency Colliers. The consultation ends...

An Australian PropTech platform called PEXA aims to break into the UK property industry this year, claiming to improve transaction processes. PEXA...

A leading agent and market commentator says he has identified one part of the UK where the current stock shortage is...

Seven years after it launched on the London Stock Market, speculation continues that Purplebricks may be about to de-list and return...

The government’s heavily publicised Levelling Up initiative could benefit the UK’s overall property market by approaching £96 billion, it’s been claimed. Some...

A famous environmental campaigner has sold his home to a local - because he feels second homes are “obscene and grotesque.” Green...

OnTheMarket says buyer and seller confidence has not been adversely affected by the first base rate rise in more than three...

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...

With the new year in full swing, agents around the UK are likely to be making changes to the way they...

The finance arm of LSL Property Services - known as Pivotal Growth - has snapped up a specialist mortgage and insurance...

One of Scotland’s leading legal and estate agency, Pacitti Jones, is continuing to expand. This week it has snapped up Tip Top...

A young entrepreneur has won an award for creating an online service making it simpler for couples to buy their first...

Hello and if it’s Friday, it’s definitely the day for Agents Do Charity. We’re leading up to Valentine’s - a neat opportunity...

Average asking prices in Britain have risen by 53 per cent over the past 10 years according to Rightmove. They have risen...

The chief executive of Belvoir says his agency has had 25 years of significant financial and business success - and much...

Features often overlooked by agents and buyers now, such as double glazing and insulation, are likely to become high up on...

Savills has welcomed its first intake of residential apprentices with seven individuals hired by the business to study and work within...

MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...

The majority of homeowners and homebuyers believe Stamp Duty Land Tax is outdated and needs reform. The mortgage lender Butterfield commissioned an...

Rightmove says the level of business owners enquiring about leasing office space has now surpassed even pre-pandemic levels in January. Demand is...

The estate agent known to his thousands of followers on Twitter as Mayfair Guru is predicting a ‘Roaring 2020s’ for the...

A long running dispute between reviews website allAgents and Purplebricks has come back to life - with a new twist. In 2017...

Some regional property markets are perilously close to running out of any stock to sell. That’s the news from property data...

The current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy. A...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...

Housing ministers have lined up in recent days to support beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Housing minister Chris Pincher, upon hearing of new...

Here’s the odd thing about interest rates - we all care about them, but they don’t directly affect that many people...

Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...

As debate rages over levelling up and a north/south property divide, in the first of a new monthly column, property expert...

Rightmove has revealed a major rise in visits to its site and app as the housing market boom shows no sign...

Midlands-based property firm Sheldon Bosley Knight - also known as SBK - has snapped up north Warwickshire estate agency Hawkins. As well as...

The government’s Levelling Up White Paper, released today, contains an unexpected and shock commitment - to create a new 'lite' version...

Data, when used to its full potential, holds the key to the property market’s growth. The reason for this is the...

For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

The level of house price growth is at a 17 year high at 11.2 per cent according to the Nationwide. The annual...

An estate agency in the Home Counties has made two more acquisitions, taking the total number to seven independents it has...

Good-quality APIs can help agents to thrive in 2022 and beyond according to industry PropTech supplier Openview – Powered by VTUK.  API,...

Purplebricks is claiming that literally thousands of High Street agents from conventional bricks-and-mortar firms are applying to the agency. It says this...

An estate agency has brought cheer - or should that be cheers? - to the local community by brewing a beer. Neil...

Agents are losing tens of thousands of pounds each - in some cases even more - because of the volume of...

Purplebricks says there’s an uncertain period ahead following a sharp loss of revenue in the first half of its trading year. In...

A stamp duty cut would provide a long-term to improve energy efficiency on homes, the Chancellor has been told by an...

Our Agents Do Charity column each Friday does a fantastic job of highlighting the amazing charitable work of agents up and...

In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out what a really good inventory should...

Property checks can be the bane of a letting agent’s life if left unchecked. Throw in the winter weather, and you’ve...

In this piece, Leanna Donkin from house. partnership reflects on what the last year has brought for her after a leap...

Was Purplebricks right to delist a property from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple - were opposed...

Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with Brickflow, a new comparison site for development finance.   The portal says the partnership will provide member...

A new PropTech platform has an ultimate aim of allowing house buyers to select and order their interior decorations and modifications...

Foxtons has confirmed its intention to sell the sales side of Douglas & Gordon, the London agency chain it acquired only...

In this guest piece, the team at Lifesycle discuss a recent experiment they did with AI and estate agents' data and...

Hunters has tweaked its earlier version of hybrid franchising in a bid to attract self-employed agents. Hunters Personal was launched with a...

A fast-growing land and property consultancy has snapped up a respected independent to bolster its presence in the North of England. George...

There’s been huge sale price inflation in the rarified high-end country estate market according to a buying agent. Jess Simpson, who runs...

High profile conveyancing supremo Rob Hailstone makes many announcements about government and industry housing policy - but he is less keen...