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From the uptick in house sales in January to a house price rise the first time in over a year in February,...

Global property consultancy Knight Frank has launched its latest UK Build to Rent Market Update, revealing that investment in the UK...

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

Fine & Country agent Luke Hammond is looking to make his mark on Mayfair after 13 years covering central London. Hammond established...

Prime buying agency Black Brick has seen cash buyers double this year. Data from the buying agent shows 66% of clients have...

Property visits remain one of the greatest time intensive activities for the letting agent. From prospecting visits, show rounds, inventories and...

It was US disability rights advocate, Helen Keller, who said: ‘alone, we can do so little, together we can do so...

A limited number of tickets are still available for this year’s Propertymark Qualifications Awards.  Olympian Roger Black will appear at the awards...

Athlete Roger Black will join star agents of the future at the Propertymark Qualifications Awards on December 1. The event at the...

Zoopla parent company ZPG’s property division, which includes the portal and agency software provider Alto, is to be renamed as Houseful. Business...

It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...

British athletics legends Steve Backley and Roger Black have been named as brand ambassadors for self-employed agency brand eXp UK. They will...

A black cab may not be the most expected place for lead generation but a London agent has explained how finding...

Next month’s much-anticipated Propertymark One conference is set to go out with a bang, the trade body has said – and...

Mersea Island estate agent Blackwater Estates has been acquired by Essex brand Oakheart Property. The family-owned property has had a long-standing presence...

I’ve found myself in contemplative mode this week, looking forward to the future and remembering times past. In the immediate future –...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

There are a few common questions that arise when the issue of mould in rented properties is mentioned: what causes it,...

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

It’s been a busy week for agency branch openings. Dexters is the latest to unveil new offices in London, opening nine across Blackheath,...

Sanctions against Russian oligarchs are working but agents and property professionals are being warned against getting complacent when checking international buyer...

When the weather turns like it has, we use more energy to keep our homes cosy. However, this places increasing strain...

It has been another busy month for job moves in the estate agency sector. Here are some of the latest moves that...

Property sales are currently taking 15 weeks on average to complete, new research claims. Challenger portal and property platform OneDome has launched...

Zoopla has teamed up with homelessness charity Crisis to help campaign for reform of housing benefits and to tackle the affordable...

As uncertainty continues to prevail across the industry, aided by a government in crisis, the challenges in the months ahead feel...

Temperatures are soaring and it’s only going to get hotter this week. Electric fans will be on full blast and cold...

If there’s one thing that received a boost as a result of Covid and lockdowns, it’s podcasts – which reached whole...

More than 100,000 property transactions have benefitted from access to digitised local land charges (LLCs) data. Conveyancing software provider Search Acumen has...

Boris Johnson has promised a review of the mortgage market and housing benefit rules to help more people to get on...

Spicerhaart’s annual conference and awards ceremony returned earlier this month after a three-year hiatus caused by the pandemic. The company’s two day...

Buyers and sellers should focus on the Bank of England’s actions rather than words when it comes to the housing market,...

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

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

An online auctioneer has hit out at exclusive partner agreements between agents and traditional auction houses.  Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and director of...

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

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

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

A new analysis has revealed those areas of England and Wales with the largest numbers of Russian-owned homes. Credas Technologies analysed Land...

A leading buying agency says that while prime central London’s property market shows clear signs of recovery, a weak area remains...

An estate agency that three years ago launched saying that High Street offices were unnecessary has had a rethink - and...

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

A petition is being started, urging the government to ban the payment of referral fees to estate agents. It’s reported to have...

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...

Two London agencies have announced acquisitions as consolidation in the capital continues apace. Dexters has six new branches after the acquisition of...

The Good Estate Agent, set up in 2010, is slashing its franchise fee - it claims the reductions are for Black...

A long-standing estate agency with three major branches has shut after 27 years of trading - blaming online competition and ‘race...

The Relocation Agent Network has unveiled its speakers for its national conference and exhibition early next month. Called RAN Live! 2021 it...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

It’s been a dramatic week in the world of politics – and this has led to another new Housing Secretary, in...

A long-standing agency says it’s proud that some of its most successful recent recruits have absolutely no industry experience. Felicity J Lord...

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

Greater Manchester Police have arrested the Savills estate agent who allegedly posted a racist tweet about black England football stars after...

There is growing criticism of Savills on social media following the controversy over a racist tweet apparently sent from the personal...

Estate agents are being advised to emphasise to customers that they are local experts. “Show [the public] that you really know your...

Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...

OnTheMarket’s new chief executive has posted his first full year’s trading figures - and they suggest the portal is making progress...

As the high-street sees a dramatic increase in footfall1, a trend that is set to continue, agents are elevating their window...

Hello and welcome to another working week, and the latest on jobs and staff movement across our industry. You can be part...

Liverpool - where commissioners have been ordered by Whitehall to run part of the council following corruption allegations - is the...

Fundamental changes to the way in which agents can work were shown at the online launch of Lifesycle 2 by Iceberg...

Today’s Budget is the most eagerly-anticipated for many years, as it juggles to shore up the economy with the longer-term issue...

With just two days to go, it's fair to say the property industry is eagerly awaiting Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget statement...

An agent working for a Countrywide brand in Lancashire has been given a suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of...

Pressure is building for widespread property tax reform beyond short term issues regarding stamp duty. Many MPs in this week’s 65-minute special...

Boomin, created by Michael and Kenny Bruce, promises “highly memorable and engaging” TV and radio ads at its launch in the near...

The government needs to step in to rescue two valuable property incentives before they expire at the end of March, a...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

London and other urban areas dominate the league table of locations seeing the biggest house price rises of 2020. This is despite...

The next Budget will be held on March 3 next year - in time for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to change his...

‘Many are in complete denial about the time it takes and still think it’s eight to 10 weeks.’ I won’t tell you...

It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has been and gone and the run-up to Christmas is well and truly...

A businessman with links to serious criminals has lost his vast investment property empire worth nearly £10m after a National Crime...

With the high street open again, and the Chancellor’s temporary stamp duty holiday helping to stimulate the market, estate and letting...

A leading agent says the government’s new Coronavirus clampdown from Monday will push more home owners to sell. Caspar Harvard-Wills, a partner at...

The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison...

A BBC presenter has used her local newspaper column to mock an estate agency for suggesting fridge magnets be removed to improve...

Steve, his name was. Steve, the board man. A rather frightening man, if truth be told. When I started at Foxtons, he used...

Have you ever wondered how industry-specific software and property portals have influenced the typical estate agency of today? A new book, which...

Hunters has launched two additional franchise branches in Tower Bridge, London and Middleton, North Manchester, taking the company total to over...

The Black Lives Matter debate has reached the property industry with some agents dropping the term ‘Master bedroom’ from descriptions. The Times...

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...

The new YOUhome Property Gurus agency has announced another key hire to strengthen its central London activities.  The agency, set up by...

Russell Jervis, who spent 33 years at Spicerhaart rising to managing director before quitting late last year, has re-emerged this morning...

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

As you know, having professional images of your properties is the best (only?) way to get people wanting to step through...

Property and construction are amongst the worst hit sectors for businesses in so-called ‘critical distress’ according to figures taken before the worst...

Over the last two weeks we’ve seen the country come to a standstill and the property market effectively put on ice...

There’s a growing trend for estate agents to quit big-name corporates and either go independent or join US-style brokerages, a top...

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...

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

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

Is that a headline appropriate for Brexit Day? Surely not. No, instead it’s a description of the results of a survey...

Independent agents in a fast-growing trade body are to be given the opportunity to secure exclusivity on land deals and new...

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...

HM Land Registry appears to be making painfully slow progress on digitising land charge search data - contrary to its earlier...