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Mortgage rates may be falling but tougher lending criteria is stifling many borrowers, including high earners. Research by Investec has found the...

Annual staff turnover in the property industry sits at almost 30%, with the most common reason given for leaving a job...

Why is it that some agents report seeing little impact/improvement from adopting a PropTech solution when another (similar) agent reports transformational...

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

A rewards and recognition programme has been launched at an agency chain, with claims that it will enhance staff careers and...

Storm clouds continue to gather over the UK economy with growing inflation, another likely interest rate rise, and a warning from...

Fears that the housing market may be seriously damaged by the worsening economy led to share price falls for Rightmove and others...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...

Controversial London agency Foxtons is to review its policy on top management bonuses. This follows a shareholder revolt at the agency's AGM...

Shareholders in Purplebricks have given overwhelming backing to the company’s remuneration policy - including substantial bonuses for senior executives which had...

The chief executive of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Sean Tompkins, is in talks to step down according to an...

Like most aspects of life since the pandemic hit, the employment arena has been hit hard. But not just with uncertainty...

Purplebricks’ annual report has revealed that a short term bonus scheme to provide incentives for executive directors to meet financial and...

The independent review into the governance of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is calling for comments. Earlier this year RICS was the...

Controversial Foxtons chief executive Nic Budden is to pocket a bonus package of around £1m - despite a huge shareholder rebellion at...

The veteran estate agent who led criticism of Countrywide’s former management is turning his glare on Foxtons. The London estate agency has...

The annual report of a major estate agency has revealed that its chief executive took two large cuts to bonus payments...

Paul Creffield, a veteran figure at Countrywide involved in a controversy over bonuses, is staying on to “support” the transition into new...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors last night announced a dramatic U-turn in the controversy over a report by an independent...

The Sunday Times has made new and detailed allegations regarding the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. For some weeks the newspaper has...

Foxtons has announced that its remuneration policy for senior management is to stay unchanged - and it says a voting problem...

If anyone thought the days of Purplebricks bosses making millions were in the past,  think again. The chief executive and chief finance...

There appears to have been a small shareholder rebellion at Countrywide’s annual general meeting over the company’s remuneration of senior management. No...

Foxtons - which has recently closed branches and furloughed staff - has described a shareholder rebellion over senior management bonuses and pay...

There's widespread expectation that Foxtons’ senior management will face sharp criticism at the company’s Annual General Meeting today. The hottest issue at...

Foxtons' Annual General Meeting next month is to be held virtually, meaning voting will be electronic. A feature of last year’s AGM...

Foxtons says it’s furloughed 750 staff and asked high paid staff earning over £40,000 to take a 20 per cent pay...

The government has amended the eligibility criteria and will allow some agents' commission payments to be included in claims for Furloughed...

The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...

One of the biggest issues for agencies at the moment is furloughing - a safety net being offered by the government...

Foxtons has revealed that the chair of the troubled agency’s remuneration committee has stood down with immediate effect. This are also unconfirmed...

Troubled London estate agency Foxtons says it has rewritten its remuneration policy for its senior management following a shareholder revolt at...

Purplebricks' senior management avoided a shareholder revolt yesterday during the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM). Last weekend, it emerged via the Sunday...

The Purplebricks share price dropped by 1% to 108p yesterday as investors prepare for today's Annual General Meeting. The hybrid agency's market...

Purplebricks - which is at the centre of a string of controversies - has joined the growing campaign for stamp duty...

Purplebricks is reported to be facing a shareholder revolt this coming week at its annual general meeting because of bonuses paid...

Is this the ultimate in accountability or a desperate bid to win back public support for a company damaged by the...

A note sent out by OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has suggested that the way estate agents work may directly lead...

A writer for the influential financial publication Money Week says investors should “steer clear” of Foxtons - at least for now. Sarah...

The Annual General Meeting of Foxtons shareholders in London has seen a dramatic rebellion against bonuses for senior management. There were 14 resolutions put...

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...

The row over whether Help To Buy benefits house builders’ personal wealth more than it assists the housing market is continuing...

An agent has started an online petition demanding negotiators and others in the agency industry be paid the legal minimum wage...

The head of the portal PropertyMutual has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of being “corporate dinosaurs” and has called on agents...

Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...

Countrywide’s 132-page annual report, released today, has given details of the management and restructuring costs incurred by the company during its...

Alison Platt may have been ousted but Countrywide appears not to be out of the woods yet as its share price...

The business editor of right-wing political weekly The Spectator has made an attempt to defend the controversial £109m bonus paid to...

A telephone number is more than just a number. To consumers, it gives useful information about the company it belongs to....

An estate agent at an office of London agency Felicity J Lord, who alleged unethical practices were taking place in the...

Knight Frank has reported a four per cent rise in annual revenues to £461m but a five per cent drop in...

No fewer than 555,000 would-be first time purchasers have opened Help To Buy Individual Savings Accounts - HTB Isas - since...

It’s all too easy to look sleazy in the eyes of a sceptical world, and there’s a danger right now that...

IT’S often said that the secret of a happy and thriving business is one in which every single employee is the...