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** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

It’s a Bank Holiday weekend and if you’re taking time off we hope you and your families enjoy a well-earned break. We’ll...

It’s another Bank Holiday weekend and the first since lockdown was eased and the housing market returns - so perhaps a...

Countrywide says it is pursuing the businessman who failed to complete on the purchase of the troubled agency’s commercial arm, Lambert...

The Bank of Ireland UK is the latest mortgage lender to resume physical valuations of properties in England, subject of course...

For the coming Bank Holiday on Monday, we’d like to show images of how agency offices have adapted to cope with...

High end London agency Beauchamp Estates has been selected to join the Bank of England’s advisory panel of companies and senior directors, and to...

As last Friday was the VE Day Anniversary bank holiday we have a bumper bundle of fund-raising activities to report on...

The online estate agency Settled appears to have ceased trading with its customers refunded. It was launched in 2014 by former Google...

Over the past few weeks, estate agents have been forced to close high street branches and adapt to working from home,...

The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he was extending the furlough scheme until the end of October appears...

The chief executive of NAEA Propertymark says he expects specific government guidance later this week for estate agents to return to...

The government has temporarily suspended its official house price index as a result of the Coronavirus crisis. In a long and far-reaching announcement...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

  On Estate Agent Today this Bank Holiday weekend we’re celebrating the great work agents are doing to keep morale high and...

In normal times, the Winkworth team based at their Notting Hill office in west London would head to the fashionable Walmer...

Over Easter we carried stories of good deeds done by agents and how firms were coping with working from home -...

Fine & Country is one of those clever agencies employing interior designers to help stage properties, making them look their best...

Three more property players have been in touch to share what they're doing to help their staff during lockdown - there...

Savills is donating over £800,000 to nominated charities across the UK. Following a commitment to Land Aid’s Covid-19 campaign for youth homelessness,...

Tomorrow, Bank Holiday Friday, we’re revealing what agents have been doing to maintain morale in their teams during lockdown. You’ve been generous...

In these unprecedented times, Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) aims to reassure letting agents, landlords and tenants on any legislative changes, relating...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

A Labour council in London has come out against the government’s plan to offer 30 per cent discounts to first time...

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...

HM Land Registry is making it easier to verify individuals’ ID from today. In addition to conveyancers and chartered legal executives, verification...

The Kremer Signs company has unveiled a package of products for agents to use in the new era of social distancing.  These...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has started buying social media advertising space in a bid to recruit agents. In a ‘promoted’...

A major consumer survey of existing home owners and potential movers has resulted in a plea to government to allow house...

Lockdown may be over soon - but who knows what a relaxation of the current restrictions will really mean for our...

Rightmove, Zoopla and even OnTheMarket could make money even if they did not charge agents anything at all to list properties....

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

At the moment, it somehow seems like tempting fate to think too far into the future, especially in terms of the...

A Fine & Country agent has just sold a home based on a video viewing, and is now sharing tips with...

We are all operating in peculiar times. Times of great upheaval. Our lives are both in a complete state of flux...

Today is the final day that agencies can register with the government scheme offering furlough pay on April 30. The furlough programme...

Another west country tourist hotspot looks set to ban any future new-build home being sold as a holiday or additional property. Bigbury...

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign says that agents are demanding that there is “no return to full...

Investment bank RBC Capital has downgraded its rating of Rightmove and is warning that the property market is entering a prolonged...

With a lengthy lockdown already behind us one might think that fund-raising was a step too far - but not for...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

The last five years have seen unprecedented changes to the property market and agents and their clients have never faced such...

Some estate agents are now receiving small business grants from the government, according to the Guild of Property Professionals. Guild chief executive...

The John Bray agency based at Rock in Cornwall typically deals with some of the most expensive real estate in the...

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...

Working from home is something of a leveller right now, applying to people in the capital and in the sticks, but...

You wouldn’t expect the good folk at Strutt & Parker to have anything less than a superlative set of home offices...

A leading estate agency says it has observed that some banks previously opposed to accepting remote and desktop valuations have started...

Individual franchisees operating under the Winkworth banner are receiving what the company calls “comprehensive help” on a range of issues, including...

Industry operators who receive dividends as part of their monthly income are pressing the government to include this in its financial...

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

Much like PropTech, Open Banking has been used as a buzzword in recent years. However, when it comes to the rental...

Hello and welcome to this week’s list of good work - yes, despite the virus lockdown.  Earlier this week we featured many...

One of London’s most experienced estate agents says there has been a very significant surge in foreclosure sales in part of...

It’s been reported that the government is talking with banks and building societies about putting the housing market ‘on ice’ during the...

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, our guide to the latest information to help agents and the rest of the...

A PropTech start-up led by a prominent commentator has become the latest part of the industry to take a pop at...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a sweeping range of financial measures to try to minimise the impact of Coronavirus...

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice.  A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...

Industry…we salute you. We thought we may have no good deeds to pass on to readers this week because of the...

There’s been widespread outrage amongst agents at Rightmove’s offer to allow some agents a deferred payment scheme operating for just three...

The former director of customer experience at Purplebricks has been announced as a new partner in a Keller Williams franchise. Sarah Downes,...

The current market crisis caused by Coronavirus should present OnTheMarket with an opportunity to pause its existing strategy, talk to agents...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...

There’s been a huge change in the way estate agencies operate in recent years, with far more focus on marketing properties...

The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...

A long-standing legal dispute between OnTheMarket and the Gascogne Halman and Connells agencies has been settled. No details have been released but in...

Welcome to the weekly salute for agents and others in the industry fund-raising for good causes - and we know that...

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...

There has been broad support and relief amongst property industry players following announcements from several lenders that they would grant mortgage...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does it...

Prominent agency industry analyst Anthony Codling is asking agents whether the board of OnTheMarket did the right thing by firing Ian...

OnTheMarket is not responding to requests to reveal details of any pay-off for its chief executive Ian Springett, who was sacked...

An agency has repaid a £6,000 reservation fee to someone who thought they had purchased a property for £83,000 but was later...

It may be that we’re facing another year - make that yet another year - of disruption in the housing market. Coronavirus...

The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted once again how fragile and interconnected our societies have become. We don’t know yet how dangerous Covid-19...

The head of a firm that has been creating digital property log books for well over a decade says the house-moving...

There are fears that the so-called Boris Bounce which saw a surge in activity after the General Election may be hitting...

A survey suggests that 77 per cent of first time buyers do not purchase their initial property in the same town...

Trading Standards says agents must include more “material information” in property details even if this may not be a wholly positive...

Mortgage lenders approved the highest number of loans for house purchase in nearly four years in January, according to Bank of...

Purplebricks banked more than £18m in fees for thousands of homes it did not sell last year according to this morning’s...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...

The Trading Standards report on the future of referral fees is almost completed and will be sent to government next week. However, James...

Foxtons is warning that 2020 will be yet another difficult year for the agency despite the so-called Boris Bounce helping the...

Future complaints about property raffles by individual home owners seeking to avoid estate agency fees will in future be handled by...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - a sure sign that it’s the end of the week and time to...

Purplebricks and Countrywide have each recently claimed to be the biggest agency group in the UK but now Connells says that...

A woman claims she had no idea that her husband stole almost £1.5m from two high-profile employers - one of them...

Forget the Boris Bounce - this might be the Rightmove Retreat. A new tool produced by the portal measures price per...

Another westcountry town may ban new-build homes being sold as holiday properties, even though the idea has backfired elsewhere. Fowey in Cornwall -...

It’s been revealed that under takeover rules, LSL Property Services and Countrywide have until March 23 to make merger or takeover...

The government has - once again - announced the introduction of a New Homes Ombudsman.  The news came yesterday when Housing Secretary...

There’s something of a conspiracy of silence over the problem of short lets. That is a stark claim but many siren voices...

Earlier this month, Boris Johnson carried out a reshuffle of his cabinet, telling ministers they must 'repay the trust of those...

Why should agencies leave voicemail in the last decade and make 2020 the year to invest in a more modern solution? Voicemail...

Who are you? Jed Topping, Business Development Executive for Virgin Media How can sales and letting agents work with Virgin Media to earn extra revenue?...

Foxtons has this morning announced that chairman Garry Watts is to retire from his position on March 1. He is also quitting...

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week - and it’s been a frantic seven days since the last...

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...

At Agents Giving, we work with estate and letting agents and suppliers across the UK to encourage, support and promote your...

Conservatives have been lining up to criticise a mansion tax which may be introduced on expensive homes to fund infrastructure improvements...

The mystery of why Countrywide’s crucial sale of its commercial arm has failed to go through as scheduled deepened over the...

Agents have reacted angrily to the government contemplating introducing a Mansion Tax, and to the Housing Secretary not ruling out the...

Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes according to a Sunday newspaper. The Telegraph - citing two...

Coutts has identified areas of London where house prices are still below peak. Although the wealth manager and private bank says there...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

New research suggests the internet and broadband coverage have become even more important to buyers and tenants. The study - involving 228...

Unfortunately for consumers, buying and selling properties is rarely plain sailing. But fortunately for agents, this provides you with an opportunity to...

Hello and welcome to the last day of January, Brexit Day and - perhaps most importantly - the latest edition of...

Estate agents concerned over security breaches will be closely analysing what happens with a case concerning a London firm’s compromised email...

Foxtons's trading statement this morning reveals another huge slump in sales - but no new announcement about future branch closures after a spate...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee meets today for its monthly decision on whether the move base rate - and...

Quite a few years ago, I spoke at a conference for auctioneers. It was a traditional affair. Rural location. Nice hotel....

LSL Property Services, which embarked on a significant branch closure programme last year, has reported a 16 per cent slump in...

It’s been reported that two founders of an estate agency at Leigh in Greater Manchester have been banned until 2025 after...

Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...

A new website called Silver Sharers says it’s chief objective is to help older home owners remain in their properties without...

“Give me 100 leads and I will make five-times more good appointments than any AI you put me up against,” stated...

The annual conference of the National Association of Estate Agents takes place on February 27 - the date when the future...

The ValPal Network claims its new product allows agents to gather the maximum amount of information from customers using its automated...

Estate Agent Today understands that the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents’ trade group has announced a new partnership - this time...

Reapit has joined a consortium attempting to make the long-anticipated end-to-end digital home buying process a reality. It’s joined the IPN Consortium,...

Hello and welcome to a new week, and a new edition of PJT. If you’re on the move or your firm has...

At the end of a strong week for housing market indicators, the latest survey from the website Home suggests a major...

Winkworth says it’s achieved a big jump in London sales market share despite “an uncertain and difficult year that was dominated...

Agents are being offered a two week free trial of a service giving mobile telephone signal strength information and broadband connectivity...

We are facing a new world in the lettings industry, with the proportion of households in the private rented sector (PRS)...

A property portal says that it’s going to remain free to list for estate and letting agents - and that pledge...

2020, the start of a new decade. Looking back, 2010 feels like such a long time ago, and looking forward to...

Multi-national financial institution UBS says there could be a cut in the Bank of England base rate as early as May...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

Hello - HNY and all that from the team at Agents Do Charity. We’re delighted to be back with three great stories...

The scores are in….and it looks like house prices are going to rise gently in 2020 according to forecasts from almost...

Barclays claims that property size and measurements are confusing home owners - and especially those considering going to the market this...

Alex Chesterman, the entrepreneur who founded Zoopla, has given vocal backing to a new conveyancing app called Thirdfort. The app allows conveyancers’...

Analysts are putting a surprise surge in mortgage approvals from banks down to a spike in applications ahead of the General...

Here it is - the start of a new decade, a moment for resolutions and remembrance, and the last Bank Holiday...

It's been two years since the SDL Group launched its franchise block management business, SDL Property Partners, the first of its...

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

When looking back on the property market this year, the main message we can take is that it has remained extremely...

The government has given details of a scheme allowing 30 per cent reductions for what it calls ‘local first time buyers’...

A  husband and wife team have bought the franchise for EweMove in York. Local media in the area say Jonathan and Elly...

love2move, the digital platform that allows High Street agents to operate parallel online agencies alongside their traditional offerings, is holding a...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

The election is over and there’s nothing on the agenda except the run-up to Christmas - although there’s still time for...

A new tie-up between Coadjute, a network for decentralised workflow and data sharing within the property industry, and banks including NatWest...

Foxtons is reported to have closed four more branches across London, backing up widespread industry speculation that the agency is retrenching further in...

It’s been revealed that Countrywide is involved in a pilot exercise to help the creation of a so-called ‘affordability hub’ for...

Data scientists have released a study into the characteristics of homes and how they give away the likely voting intentions of...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

We’ve really hit the ground running with our appeal for Christmas pictures and videos from your offices this year - thanks...

A trading statement this morning by LSL Property Services - owners of Reeds Rains, Your Move and Marsh & Parsons -...

Property voyeurism and the festive season have long been bedfellows for many Brits. The heady combination of over-indulgence and regret, close proximity...

No one would argue that unfair fees and practices by rogue landlords is a problem that should be ignored, but the...

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...

I got an overnight flight to Nigeria yesterday. I landed at 5am local time and am only just now getting sensation...

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

Election time means setting out your stall and getting support - so how about a vote of confidence for those agents,...

The head of a new property portal is urging agents to forget about spending money on For Sale and To Let...

A new survey suggests that an overwhelming majority of householders want a legal ban on gazumping. The result is likely to be...

The Property Franchise Group has issued a trading statement that is upbeat on lettings but warns that the sales market has...

A Connells’ agency brand arguably best known because of legal action by OnTheMarket is to open its 21st office. Cheshire property consultancy...

Last winter, Agents Giving had a fantastic response to our Winter Coat Drive, which saw the collection of more than 1,500...

Well there’s little doubt that after this week’s weather winter is well on the way - the perfect time for fund-raising...

You don’t need to go far to find news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to...

Hello, we hope you had a good weekend, and welcome to Monday - as ever, Property Jobs Today time, bringing you...

The latest market snapshot of prime central London suggests that homes there are now 15.2 per cent cheaper than five years...

A stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of...

You’ve probably heard about unified communications (UC) before. But why are your competitors and other organisations moving towards centralised comms platforms? What are...

A London council wants government backing for a borough-wide Section 7 direction - effectively banning all agents’ boards being erected without...

A 10 point manifesto to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by prominent campaigner Louie Burns, of The Leasehold Solutions Group. The 10...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

A new study by the London School of Economics suggests that a high profile ban on the sale of new homes...

Hello there and welcome along to the latest PJT, your weekly catch-up on who’s moving where in agency, amongst suppliers and...

It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...

Foxtons' latest trading statement shows another fall in sales revenue - but this time lettings income is down too. In an announcement...

Almost inevitably on Halloween, there’s a report today on the horror stories that deter buyers - but it may well be...

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...

The number of prime residential housing transactions has increased rapidly in the past two decades and even in the past five...

Hello and welcome to a new week - one with darker evenings and colder days. But there is still plenty of activity...

There are many adjectives that can be applied to Boris Johnson, probably very few of them complimentary, but there’s one that...

It has been said time and time again that the uncertainty around Brexit is causing, well, uncertainty. As I write this, the...

The number of new mortgages approved by banks fell to a six-month low in September - but the annual figure shows...

It’s that time again, with the clocks going back an hour to mark the start of slightly brighter mornings and significantly...

Housing minister Esther McVey says Compulsory Purchase Orders and brownfield land registers are to be made digitally transparent.  This will allow CPO...

Hello, welcome to another Monday and the latest PJT. As ever, a brief reminder to please let us know your appointments new...

Since I started working with Zero Deposit for me the market leader in deposit replacement alternatives, the most common question I am...

Countrywide has named Amanda Rendle as a new independent non-executive director of the estate agency group; she joined the board yesterday. Rendle...

A service has launched for estate and letting agents to copy and paste a widget into online advertisements free of charge. It...

News broke last weekend of a further online estate agency casualty as letting agent Upad announced on its website that it...

There has been a real wind of change in estate agency and over the last 18 months we have seen the...

A few weeks ago, I came across a couple of really interesting articles which I immediately thought worth writing a piece...

This is stating the obvious to estate agents but the government has revealed that homes near parks, gardens, playing fields and...

A new franchisee says she will combine 20 years of property knowledge with state-of-the-art PropTech to provide customers with what she...

There has been a surprise, but small, increase in the market share of online estate agents according to the latest survey. Business...

OnTheMarket is delivering agents “a higher marketing yield than Rightmove” according to an investment consultancy which works with OTM. Investors appear to...

A high-end estate agency which describes itself as 'the world's only global lifestyle real estate company' is recruiting new partner agents. Quintessentially...

I have been banging on about partnerships and collaborations for years now. Whether it’s between two real estate firms, two PropTech firms,...

The ValPal Network, which consists of over 800 agency brands with more than 4,000 offices, has launched a new product which...

There’s no doubt that we live in politically charged times and every day appears to bring something new to the ‘party’. For...

We know that the tenant fee ban has cost letting agents dearly, with an estimated loss of £300 million paid to...

There’s a clear change of mood music in the country now regarding environmental issues. You don’t need to be old to remember...

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

As an agent, it’s part of your role to protect and advise your clients throughout the buying and selling process. Mortgages are...

A high profile estate agency selling some of the most expensive homes in the west of England has shut two of...

There’s been a five per cent rise in the cases of mortgage fraud as increasing numbers of house buyers appear to...

The Bank of England has once again maintained base rate at 0.75 per cent - but it is warning that the...

A property MOT being launched by Countrywide and described as “game changing” for the house buying process will include survey and...

An estate agent is linking a drop in transactions of as much as 20 per cent with the stamp duty increases...

There are those who say that PropTech is at risk of becoming a bubble market, and others who say bubbles don’t...

The new housing minister has admitted that her party has tried to “put a lid” on house price rises and has...

If you thought - perhaps hoped - that five weeks of prorogued Parliament meant a break from politics, think again: the...

A banking company used by OnTheMarket has issued a note to its investor clients claiming the portal “arguably beats its peers...

Connells Group has announced its acquisition of an independent Cambridgeshire agency - and it says it’s on the look out for...

I remember the day well; the day we all fell foul of addiction, the day our website was launched. Until then, at...

A £3.6 billion Towns Fund to support towns across England to build prosperous futures through innovative regeneration is a perfect chance...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

The government has issued a revised version of its official How To Buy and How To Sell documents, aimed at consumers...

First time buyers will constitute the largest single group of purchasers in 2019, despite the apparent difficulties of deposits and securing...

Franchise giant Hunters says its branch network has now hit 200 following a spate of acquisitions in the first half of...

Professional client account solutions for modern letting agents Letting agents will need to come up with new ways to manage client money...

Knight Frank has expanded its residential London network with the addition of a new South Bank office. While many agencies have shut...

In the old days an agent would procure clients based upon their position in the high street, the size of the...

OnTheMarket’s selective fee freeze for agents has been challenged by a new portal which asks agents: ‘Why pay at all?’ OTM revealed...

The chief executive of the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, set up to commemorate the murdered estate agency, has died at the age...

Countrywide’s surveying division says it’s found a “knowledge gap” in existing surveys after a study involving over 15,000 buyers. The agency group...

It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...

I think I speak for most people when I say that we are not currently where we thought we would be...

A veteran estate agent has got hot under the collar about a London firm which has ordered its negotiators and other...

Some may say that we’re almost in the ninth month of the year but for many, August Bank Holiday heralds the...

Technology will drive the lettings and property management industry in the future. There is already a plethora of various software and other...

The Bank of Mum and Dad is now officially one of the 10 biggest mortgage lenders according to data from Legal...

This is the busiest week of the year for house moves, with the single busiest day being Friday according to a...

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

In the run up to his appointment as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson suggested that he might cut Stamp Duty Land Tax...

The Liverpool Echo says housing minister Esther McVey, who was born in the city, is now ”reviled” there following comments about poor families. According...

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...

We’re fast approaching the last Bank Holiday before Christmas (ugh) so enjoy it - because on Tuesday we’re all going to...

Innovate or Die. But What is Innovation? It Isn’t just PropTech A certain Mr Dick Whittington Esquire was once convinced that the...

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

A property company chief has been banned from being involved in any company for five years following a case involving over...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Phil Smith - mio Account manager What is mio and what does...

Estate agents have collectively been fiercely criticised for allegedly exaggerating valuations to win instructions, doing a disservice to vendors and not...

It is now over two months since the introduction of the ban on fees charged to tenants, leaving letting agents with...

A leading figure in urban design is urging new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stand up for the pioneering space standards...

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

Countrywide has thrown its weight behind the proposals for a new single industry-wide regulator taking on the roles of Trading Standards...

I missed the biggest property story of the week and it’s only scant consolation that almost everyone else seemed to miss it...

A report by Santander says stamp duty cuts should be used as incentives for older home owners to downsize and allow...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee - which meets monthly to set the base rate on which the costs of...

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

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,...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

This may be the final full day in office for Kit Malthouse, the latest politician to occupy the short-term position of housing...

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

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...

The trade headlines may be dominated by a revolution proposed for how agents are regulated, licensed and trained but one thing...

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

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...

A new global free-to-list property portal says it has secured 800 new property enquiries for estate agents in the last four...

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

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

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...

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