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There’s been broad support from within the agency and wider property sectors for Labour’s proposal to build on selected parts of...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals has chosen 20 new member agents in the first quarter of the year. With the property market...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Keir Starmer set out Labour’s policy for housebuilding this week and targeted ‘ugly’ parts of the Green Belt. It will be a...
20 April 2024
From: Features
Agents are set to discover who has won the Best in Postcode accolades next week as part of a rejig of...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has urged the UK Government to consider other ways of boosting the supply of homes for purchase. The Government has two...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
28 March 2024
From: Breaking News
My Auction has merged with Bamboo Auctions to form one of the largest online auction providers in the UK. Rocket Auctions, a newly...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Property professionals have called for the Government to allocate its promised £3m towards improving the home buying and selling process to...
04 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Nat Daniels, chief executive of Estate Agent Today publisher Angels Media is among guests to appear on a new industry podcast...
27 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Pattinson Estate Agency has announced its second acquisition in as many months. The North East brand has acquired Browns Estate Agents. The news...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Building on brownfield sites may not be the silver bullet it is made out to be, the government has been warned. Housing...
14 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Increasing numbers of auction sales are at risk of failing in 2024 if vendors don’t adjust their expectations, an auctioneer claims. Stuart...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has backed the launch of the Government’s £80m brownfield regeneration scheme. Councils across England can now bid for a share of...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agents spend almost half their working day chasing or being chased for issues as a new report highlights concerns about...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
Many property professionals may be getting excited by lower inflation and falling mortgage rates but an auctioneer is warning that there...
16 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Women in Estate Agency support group has unveiled details of its latest conference. The event will take place at The IET...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The annual ESTAS Awards have seen 1,000 people from across the industry witness a string of winners, including new categories celebrating...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
What a waste. Islington council announced in recent days that it will buy back 310 ex-council houses this winter, to add to...
21 October 2023
From: Features
The usual post-summer uplift has failed to materialise for the property market, new figures suggest. Analysis by data company the Landmark Information...
20 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The 20th annual ESTAS Awards are set to take place a week from today. Backed by headline sponsor Coadjute, the event will...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Home ownership has become a “luxury for the few rather than a privilege for the many”, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer...
11 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Talk about a wasted opportunity. The Conservative party conference - just finished, and possibly the last one before a General Election -...
07 October 2023
From: Features
More families need a home they can call their own, the Housing Secretary Michael Gove has claimed. Speaking at the Tory Party...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
And suddenly it’s autumn. It’s just six weeks before the clocks change, days are getting shorter and - the real sign...
09 September 2023
From: Features
Agents should take work safety more seriously, particularly self-employed agents, an industry podcast claims. The latest Agents MVMT Pass The Syrup podcast...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
The ESTAS Group has launched an ‘app’ style version of its platform for smartphones. ESTAS Mobile offers all the functionality of the...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Keir Starmer’s announcement about building on the Green Belt attracted some contentious headlines. It immediately thrust housing and planning into the...
26 August 2023
From: Features
The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents and sellers are being warned against putting unsuitable properties up for auction. Stuart Collar- Brown, chief executive of online auctioneer platform...
24 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Property supply is improving but fewer properties are going under offer, research suggests. Analysis of quarter two property market activity by data...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
21 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Chris Brown, CEO and Founder of Hydrogard...
06 July 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
Agents have been showing there is more to being charitable than just donating money. This weeks charitable exploits have a big focus...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
From valuations to viewings, conveyancing to completions, technology has transformed our sector dramatically and permanently. After comparatively slow beginnings, PropTech really took...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
19 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The Government is not taking any responsibility for the thousands of people that have had spray foam installed by Green Homes...
16 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The ESTAS Group has revealed new branding together with the first details of two new products to be added to its...
15 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
05 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Property supply has improved during the first quarter of 2023 following house price corrections and a settling of interest rates, according...
27 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Landmark Information Group has unveiled a series of open, accessible and standardised digital hubs that aim to connect parts of the...
20 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks was the top brand for new listings and sales agreed during March, new data shows. A new quarterly market report launched...
17 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Agents Giving: Entries are now open for...
14 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The ESTAS team may be known for its Customer Service Awards but it has now picked up a gong of its...
14 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Homes have decreased in size every decade since the 1950s, despite house prices rising exponentially, according to new data. Intriguingly the average...
13 April 2023
From: Breaking News
The property market is broken, Housing Secretary Michael Gove acknowledged yesterday. Despite the Conservative Party being in power since 2010, Gove insisted...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
A former estate agent-turned-online auctioneer has launched a new service that aims to speed up and secure sales. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and...
23 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
17 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Safety, support, health, wealth and happiness were the key firms of the inaugural Women in Estate Agency group conference last week. The...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A claims management company (CMC) is in the process of helping with more than 500 claims from homeowners to get refunds...
27 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents and property professionals are spreading plenty of charitable love ahead of Valentine's Day. See some of the inspirational examples below. Whatever the...
27 January 2023
From: Breaking News
The level of new property listings and completions among agents were only slightly below 2019 activity during the fourth quarter but...
17 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...
14 January 2023
From: Features
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and ex-Home Secretary Priti Patel had around three years in Government to sort out housing but...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Customer review platform ESTAS has partnered with the Women in Estate Agency Group (WIEA) to promote the health, wealth, and empowerment...
20 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Over the later part of 2022, we have experienced unprecedented economic and political turmoil, which will remain as we head into...
17 December 2022
From: Features
Details of the first Women In Estate Agency (WiEA) conference have been revealed. The group, founded by senior agency figures Liana Loporto-Browne...
14 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Connells Group estate agency operations director Simon Arnes is set to step down next year after marking 50 years with the...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
And…breathe. For a while back there, the only certainty for the housing market was uncertainty. That isn’t to say the election of Rishi...
29 October 2022
From: Features
Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...
26 October 2022
From: Features
The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has named the members of its new advisory panel. It will replace the PRS Advisory Council and...
25 October 2022
From: Breaking News
We are dedicating today's round-up to two important cause that agents are being called on to get behind. Agents are being urged...
21 October 2022
From: Breaking News
It’s the oddest thing. Surely, the most fundamental requirement of an estate agent having won an instruction, is to get it...
19 October 2022
From: Features
Rising stars in the property world gathered with seasoned professionals at the British Museum this week for the Propertymark Qualifications’ annual...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
A high-profile London estate agency has been chided by iconic Hollywood actor Sir Michael Caine for using his image and one...
10 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Transforming your living room into an eco-friendly space not only benefits your health and wellbeing, but the planet too. It can...
27 September 2022
From: PropTech & Innovation
New Housing Secretary Simon Clarke may be an unknown entity to many agents but he has a track record of supporting...
07 September 2022
From: Breaking News
The Bank of England has decided to raise the base interest rate from 1.25% to 1.75%, the biggest rate hike for...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A quarter of agents have indicated they may prefer Rishi Sunak as the next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister –...
01 August 2022
From: Breaking News
With so many benefits including lower fall-through rates and quicker sales, it is no surprise that selling a property via auction...
23 July 2022
From: Features
Recent statistics published by the government’s Business Insights and Conditions Survey revealed the extent to which many real estate businesses have...
23 July 2022
From: Features
The number of transactions progressing to completion is being hit by the cost of living crisis and rising interest rates, new...
15 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The government is being urged to not just treat housebuilding as a numbers game. It comes as the Department for Levelling Up,...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Propertymark has announced an extension of its working relationship with property expert and TV presenter Phil Spencer. The agency trade body will...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The government last night revealed more details on its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill including letting local authorities double council...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
An online auctioneer has hit out at exclusive partner agreements between agents and traditional auction houses. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and director of...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Fundraising frolics by agents and property professionals this week include bike rides and triathlon challenges, plus the charity award season returns. Remember,...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
An industry veteran who helped train Purplebricks agents has partnered with easyProperty to foster its franchisee talent. The online hybrid agent is...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...
30 April 2022
From: Features
An estate agency which has already donated £50,000 to help the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, is now calling on other firms...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Zoopla’s cloud based software service Alto has launched a video series giving a behind the scenes look at estate agencies around...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC, an opportunity for see how selfless our industry can be at times of hardship...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A prominent estate agency figure is urging the industry to dig deep to help the Ukrainian humanitarian effort. Arun Group managing director...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News
An estate agent who has spent eight years working for traditional agencies has now set up his own hybrid operation, using...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News
A well known UK estate agency has pledged £50,000 to help the growing Ukrainian refugee crisis. Brown & Co - the 13-branch...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News
Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...
12 February 2022
From: Features
Connells-owned Countrywide has announced a major deal in which 49 of its brands will use the ESTAS customer review platform. The deal...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The annual NAEA Propertymark national conference is back in 2022. “The NAEA Propertymark National Conference is such an exciting event where property...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Two of the country’s highest profile agencies have signed up to a fledgling website which allows users to find, research, buy or...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The ESTAS Forum scheduled for March says its aim is to encourage agents and conveyancers to work more closely together. “There doesn’t...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News
An online auction company executive has been appointed to the National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers committee for Propertymark. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Vote? Well, whether we have a change of Prime Minister or not, there’s an important vote today - for great charitable...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Blockchain PropTech operator Coadjute is to continue as Headline Partner for The ESTAS for 2022 and 2023. Coadjute - which took over...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Top Scottish agency Galbraith says key parts of the country saw some buyers snapping up properties this year without even visiting...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A conveyancing company is asking clients to set their own fee - with some strings. Zen Move Solicitors is a year-old digital...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Phil Spencer’s new series of Move iQ podcasts is to be sponsored by Propertymark. During the nine part series, Spencer will talk...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A petition is being started, urging the government to ban the payment of referral fees to estate agents. It’s reported to have...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
The Federation of Independent Agents is to hold its third ‘in person’ conference - called FIACON - this coming Friday in...