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A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Olympic gold medallist Victoria Pendleton and Dragon’s Den investor Steven Bartlett are the latest speakers scheduled to appear at this summer’s...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has launched its first ever two-day conference, set to take place in July 2024. It replaces the...

The search for the very best of the property industry is officially on for The Midlands PROPS Awards 2024. The awards is...

Propertymark has welcomed a move by the Government to lift restrictions on development along the abandoned HS2 route. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...

Lomond has strengthened its foothold in the Midlands with its 50th acquisition since launching just three years ago. Through its John Shepherd...

The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice...

Property brand and auctioneer Bond Wolfe has recorded total sales revenues of more than £178 million for 2023. The auctions division raised...

Forget the King’s Speech, Zoopla is hoping for a Christmas Day boost with the launch of its new marketing campaign. The portal...

Agency Express has won the Franchisor of the Year – Gold award at the 2023 British Franchise Association (BFA) HSBC British...

Fisher German is celebrating moving into its new office in the heart of Birmingham as it looks to grow its influence...

Landowners who had their land compulsorily purchased by the government for HS2 are being urged to seek expert advice if they...

Agents have slammed the scrapping of the northern leg of HS2. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak scrapped the Birmingham to Manchester portion of...

Fisher German has promoted 39 colleagues across all areas of its business, include making three partners. Ed Moore, part of the agency...

Funny how time flies faster as you get older and I’m reminded that next week, (23rd September, to be precise) it...

The cities of Liverpool, Nottingham and Manchester have enjoyed the biggest house price rises since pre-Covid. Despite interest rates at a 13-year...

The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) and Gumtree have teamed up to help fightback against fraudsters, particularly when it comes...

New self-employed estate agency iad UK hosted its first UK business opportunity presentation (BOP) in Moorgate, London last week at a...

Agents have backed shining a light on pressure selling tactics within the industry. Speaking on the latest Agents MVMT Pass The Syrup...

St. George in Bristol has been identified as the UK’s strongest sellers’ market. Analysis by Rightmove found eight in ten homes listed...

A London-focussed agency is today launching a recruitment drive for 12 new team members as part of what it calls ”an...

Midlands property group Bond Wolfe has marked its 40th anniversary with a reception for 250 guests at Birmingham’s Town Hall, where...

The UK real estate industry faces a “particularly precarious” situation in the near to medium term, according to analysts at the...

Rightmove’s Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) has been officially recognised by trade body Propertymark, alongside Propertymark Qualifications. The...

Self-employed agency network eXp UK has passed the 400 agent mark and beyond. The brand has announced that it now has 401...

EweMove has announced its Franchise of the Year as part of the brand’s10th anniversary celebrations More than 250 people flocked to the...

New 2023 research from Open Property Group found that just 41% of homes in England meet the recommended Energy Performance Certificate...

Homes in Birmingham and East London are among the slowest in the UK to sell from listing to completion, analysis suggests. Property...

The level of homes being snapped up within two weeks of being listed has fallen to 6.8% across the UK market...

Making predictions for the year ahead is notoriously difficult and leaves me open to having egg on my face, but I’m...

Agents have managed to secure a buyer two weeks faster for their vendors so far this year compared with in 2021,...

Seven adverts pushing the Government’s flagship levelling up policy have been banned. The advertising watchdog censured the Department for Levelling Up, Housing...

Who would be in the shoes of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng? I don’t mean who would like their power, pay and...

There are no signs of a post-summer lull in the property jobs market. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

A regional independent agent has shifted its focus to sales after offloading its lettings business to The Lomond Group. Warwickshire and Worcestershire-based...

It's been a busy period of fundraising and volunteering for agents and property professionals. Support has included getting one charity back on...

The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...

More than 70 girls and boys who represent Ben Rhydding Hockey Club in Ilkley, west Yorkshire have benefited from a smart...

Stock shortages are seeing one in 10 homes get snapped up within 14 days of entering the market, GetAgent claims. The agent...

A Birmingham estate agency has credited its social media strategy with record levels of engagement and has predicted it will eventually...

Adoption of virtual tours among estate agents remain low but new data suggests they could boost sales. Industry analysis shows just 4%...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that it may block the merger of two property search firms as it...

Hybrid agent eXp UK is embarking on a national roadshow this month to showcase its US-inspired business model. It will visit London,...

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

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

Rightmove has created a league table to identify where new buyer competition is hottest across the UK housing market. Across the country...

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

Hello and welcome to the weekend, and another ADC - our chance to pay tribute to fundraisers throughout our industry. Want to...

For the second time in recent weeks, Purplebricks has de-listed a property after an unacceptable comment by the seller on social...

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

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

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

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

An agency has re-opened its head office after a two-year break because of Covid. Davidsons Estates has kept open a city centre...

The Bruce brothers’ new portal Boomin has given its first statistics regarding usage following the launch of a new marketing campaign...

Halifax has revealed the UK’s most expensive streets in 2021 - and it’s no surprise that the very dearest examples are...

A regional estate agency that markets homes without charging the vendor is set to expand next year. Midlands-based Chosen Home explains its...

The Relocation Agent Network has given awards to its winning agents, at a black tie dinner at its annual conference in...

In a first for the Natter, this week's interview is a video affair, with me posing the questions to Stephen Brown,...

Tomorrow sees the Relocation Agent Network’s first in-person conference since 2019.   The event, at the Metropole Hilton in Birmingham, will focus...

Let’s begin with total transparency from this author: I believe there’s a place for Build To Rent in the wider portfolio...

Relocation Agent Network, the network of primarily independent agencies, says it’s looking at global options for growth thanks to its relationship...

The scaling back of HS2 in the north of England, contained in the government's new Integrated Rail Plan, means hundreds of homes...

Just as city centre traffic is reminiscent of life before the pandemic, the rental market in central zones of UK’s largest...

Rightmove will launch its latest outdoor campaign on Monday, with advertisements in over 1,000 roadside and rail locations remaining in place...

The market may be soaring in most of the country but there are still locations where significant numbers of properties sell...

The clocks have fallen back, the nights are longer and the temperature has definitely dropped - winter is here and with...

An online intelligence platform has started ranking agencies in terms of their SEO and Google searches. The platform - Industry Alerts, which...

Knight Frank is opening a new branch in Shrewsbury, covering Shropshire into the Cheshire Borders, north Wales, and mid Wales.  The opening...

One of the property market's leading names has welcomed young people into its company for work experience through a partnership with...

Estate agents have gone on the record to say the flow of purchasers from London to country and market town locations...

An independent agency has signed up to an international property sales platform designed to place UK new build developments on the...

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...

Self-employed agents working for Purplebricks who want to resist the instruction to become fully employed are being wooed by a Midlands...

Online estate agency Strike - which used to be HouseSimple - is expanding its sell-for-free service out across the Midlands and...

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

With property fraud on the rise and an ever-increasing number of transactions taking place in the lettings sector, having strict anti-money laundering...

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US and led by Adam Day, a veteran of three online firms -...

A company which was once an early adopter of using a central resource for self-employed agents working under its name, says...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity as we are on the threshold of May why not get on to the...

Hello, and as we near the first Bank Holiday of the year (and a little light at the end of the...

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...

London still dominated the league table of locations with the highest volumes of sales by value in 2020, despite the apparent...

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we evaluate our lives and, looking more specifically at the property market, it...

It’s been some time since online agencies have ventured into crowdfunding to raise investment, but easyProperty has now done so -...

The New Year lull is well and truly over and this week’s Agents Do Charity show fundraising is back in business despite...

Another group of independent estate agents have launched a portal - a rival to a similar project launched by other agencies...

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

A new estate agency in one of the country’s most widely-mocked towns has opened its doors - and is not afraid...

New research attempts for the first time to identify the most lucrative property markets in the country - with surprising results...

An extensive culling of branches and staff continues apace at Countrywide as it significantly reduces the size of both its office...

Agents in some parts of the country may be able to make use of data from utilities comparison service uSwitch, which...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to...

National property consultancy Carter Jonas has bucked the trend of remote working and closing branches to announce it has secured 12,000...

It’s probably not a surprise but new research has revealed where people want to move to - as well as where...

The founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has this morning revealed his new project to be called Launch B - and he...

An estate agency says the housing market could get a boost as a result of couples separating after the prolonged togetherness...

A study by Rightmove suggests that 94 per cent of buyers and sellers currently in the market are determined to go...

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry - and it’s March already. If there...

An estate agent has sold a home off-market by posting teaser photographs on Instagram.  The buyer - who was in the French...