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Buyer demand across England crept up during the final months of 2023 but remains down annually, research has revealed. Analysis has revealed...

Hat and Home has opened its fifth office and a new headquarters in the heart of Sandhurst. The move centralises the agency...

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices London has opened a new office on Sloane Avenue. It will service Knightsbridge, Belgravia, Chelsea and South Kensington. The agency...

The UK affiliated agency of Warren Buffett’s global real estate company has expandede its international presence.  Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices has expanded further...

Tackling economic crime is part of the day job for estate agents. But how can the latest digital ID tools help...

Winkworth has expanded further in the South East of England with a new office opening in Wokingham – its fourth office...

The founders of three-branch Berkshire-based agency Hat and Home has expanded into mortgage broking. Keeping with the hat theme, the brand’s co-founders...

Mackenzie Smith has opened its eighth branch, launching a new office in Camberley, Surrey.  The independent brand’s new office is located right...

Falkirk has been named as the UK’s fastest-selling market. New figures from Rightmove show sellers in the area are finding a buyer...

The Property Franchise Group brand Parkers has launched its latest Berkshire branch in the town of Newbury in Berkshire. Parkers Newbury is...

It has been a busy week for food bank collections as the temperature drops. Here are some of the ways property professionals...

Property demand has dropped while price reductions have increased in recent weeks, data shows. Two separate pieces of industry data give new...

Independent estate agency Hat and Home has opened its third branch just 18 months after launching the business. Hat and Home launched...

Empty nesters may be considering downsizing their home this September as their children set off to university, whilst other downsizers are...

Prime property purchasers are typically paying a 122% premium to be in the top 10% of buyers, research suggests. London agent Benham...

The UK affiliated agency of Warren Buffett’s global real estate company is offering members of the public the chance to win...

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

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

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

There’s good news for people in Newbury, Berkshire - the Christmas windows at Hillier & Wilson estate agency have now been...

An independent estate agency with an eye to fashion has launched a second office in the Home Counties, just nine months...

A new Rich List of the most expensive streets has been revealed by Zoopla.  Kensington Palace Gardens in London holds the title...

Hamptons is to expand the provision of New Homes and residential development services across all of its 90 branches, after a...

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

The son of an Oscar winner has been named as the latest estate agent working under the easyProperty banner. Damian Wanstall is...

No fewer than seven estate and lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme today. Most of them are now...

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has given his personal backing to the newest recruit of online agency easyProperty - even though...

Foxtons shareholders will today give their verdict on the company’s plans to ‘go national’, revealed at the start of the weekend. On...

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The UK affiliated agency of Warren Buffett’s global real estate company has acquired a historic independent company operating in prime central...

The UK affiliated agency of Warren Buffett’s global real estate company has unveiled its new website. Berkshire Hathaway Homes Services (Kay &...

If it’s Monday, it’s jobs news day on EAT - welcome to the latest update. Want to be featured in our next...

Former Reading player and manager Mick Gooding has launched a new estate agency in the town. Gooding - a pundit at his...

The UK outlet of Warren Buffett's estate agency empire is launching its first TV advert in this country.  Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Kay &...

The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...

Delays with the return of property searches is one key factor for sales taking longer to complete. As conveyancers start to warn...

One of the country’s top buying agents is advising purchasers and vendors to avoid online agencies and 'bucketshop' conveyancers. Edward Heaton - founder...

Countrywide’s high-end brand John D Wood and Co has launched a new country house department, to take advantage of growing demand...

Hello and welcome to PJT, our Monday feature giving you the inside track on major moves in and across our industry. Let...

As many in the industry will know, Ian Westerling passed away last week at the age of 51: he was a...

Another US real estate agency wants to follow Keller Williams, Berkshire Hathaway and others by opening in the United Kingdom. Nest Seekers International...

One of the victims of a notorious estate agency price fixing cartel has spoken out against one of the offenders.  Christina Davis...

NAEA Propertymark is partnering with a service called REACH UK, to promote selected PropTech start ups to agents who may need...

Two estate agency directors have been disqualified by the Competition and Markets Authority after taking part in an illegal price fixing...

A new high end agency called The Country House Department is launching with an initial focus on Oxfordshire, Berkshire and The...

Although the shake-out in the industry is ongoing - online agency Settled and established new-build agency Cushman & Wakefield have both...

The popular and well respected ex-Knight Frank partner Tom Tangney has joined Rose & Partners, a boutique property firm serving prime...

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

The Competitions and Markets Authority has started court proceedings seeking the disqualification of two estate agency directors over a price fixing...

A PropTech website has broken down the sales recorded by HM Land Registry in 2019 into property types - and apartments...

The Competition and Markets Authority says it wants to send “a strong signal” to the estate agency industry that price-fixing will...

The Competition and Markets Authority has released a 135 page document giving explicit details of its latest agency cartel investigation. This includes...

A new analysis from a financial services trade body shows that gross mortgage lending is expected to rise significantly in the...

The public are being asked to inform the authorities if they know of agents operating fee-fixing cartels. The request - from the...

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

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An online agency which is free to list for vendors says it wants prospective buyers to stay in the property they...

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

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

The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found that four agencies broke competition law by taking part in a price fixing...

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

Regional agency Prospect, which already has offices in Berkshire and Surrey, has opened its 10th office at Farnborough in Hampshire. Last year Prospect...

It’s been revealed that Countrywide has been hit with a £215,000 fine as part of a swoop by HMRC cracking down...

A husband and wife pair of directors at a property valuation and surveying company have been ordered by the courts to...

Michael O’Flaherty, an area director at the Connells Group and at one time a resident property expert on a popular TV...

The high-end New York based estate agency Corcoran has issued franchise documents for ‘global markets’ prompting speculation that it could spread...

A Twitter account dedicated to the private sale of a multi-million pound waterside home in Berkshire has prompted complaints to the...

A well-known London estate agency says it signing up to a US-based real estate franchise network run by billionaire Warren Buffett. From...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that a new property firm is being launched specialising solely in the sale of off-market homes...

Several agencies operating under different brand names in south east England have been retitled under just one, called Alexander & Co.  This...

The chairman of Chancellors was trampled to death by his own horses after taking them out for a carriage driving exercise,...

New figures released by ZPG suggest increasing numbers of agents are listing on three portals. Amongst the latest agencies to renew long...

In an unexpected trading statement this morning, OnTheMarket says it has signed 243 new listing agreements within its first 10 days...

Readers of a certain age may remember the spoon-bending eccentric Uri Geller, self-proclaimed friend of Michael Jackson and an almost permanent...

Countrywide has announced the death of Nick Hole-Jones, the director of Hamptons International’s prime and country house office, after what it describes...

Franchise estate and lettings group HomeXperts has announced the latest areas where it has recruited local property experts. They are Berkshire, Essex, Kent and...

Berkshire estate agents Braxton partnered with MPL Interiors to increase the size of its Maidenhead High Street office and refit its...

The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...

It has emerged that global property firm Savills won a case in the Court of Appeal, entitling them to claim an...

The aftermath of Easter and shock announcement of a snap General Election have done little to stop the industry making plenty...

Savills has acquired Granville Residential, an independent agency covering the high-end Marlow, Maidenhead, Bourne End and Cookham areas in Berkshire and...

The chronic shortage of housing supply in the UK relative to demand has been a national issue for decades. The Government...

It’s that strange period - the bit-in-the-middle between Christmas and New Year, when most agents are back in the office for...

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...

  OnTheMarket says Andrew Milsom Estate Agents, a six branch agency in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, has joined the portal.   The website says the...

EweMove Sales and Lettings, which describes itself as the UK's first hybrid estate agency, has opened four new branches, taking its...

Allsop’s latest residential auction in London - its first since the EU referendum - raised £51m, less than 10 per cent...

One of the many estate agencies hoping to market increasing numbers of new homes has been praised by a developer client...

Winners’ reactions and views from a fantastic day of celebration! The Kings Group scooped the gold award for Best Estate Agent in...

A Strutt & Parker senior partner has dismissed speculation that the residential arm of his agency is about to be taken...

Strutt & Parker has acquired Edwards & Elliott, a Surrey and Berkshire-based sales and lettings agency with offices in Ascot, Sunningdale...

Ex-England, Surrey and Hampshire cricketer Chris Tremlett, who recently retired from the sport because of injury, has joined Berkshire-based agency The...

LSL Property Services, owner of Reeds Rains and Your Move amongst other high street chains, says last month’s sales market was the...