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28 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A third of property professionals have reported suffering from burnout due to the pandemic property market boom. A survey of UK property...
28 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Winkworth Shepherd’s Bush has passed to new owners in the latest example of succession planning at the franchise agency network. Its former owner,...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Upmarket agent Beauchamp Estates has hailed the return of wealthy buyers to London after selling the home of two former Lebanon...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has informed employees of staff cuts this morning. It has entered a consultation process with employees across a number of teams...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The owners of Parkers’ Witney branch have marked their third year under the sales and lettings brand by opening their second...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News

In the third part of this exclusive series with Homesearch’s chief operating officer, Sam Hunter, Angels Media’s Lee Dahill questions him...
22 June 2022
From: Features

If a picture paints a thousand words, then compelling videos paint an entire book. Whereas photos and text can only show...
22 June 2022
From: Marketing & Social Media

Prime estate agent John D Wood & Co has marked 150 years in business by opening a new headquarters. It has moved...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News

A property expert has warned against bans on second home sales and has suggested giving local buyers first refusal instead. It comes after...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Agency data and prospecting platform Homesearch has launched a new guide to help firms continue securing instructions during the so-called summer...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Dexters is set for more acquisitions in 2022 as agents exit the sector amid concerns over new rules and regulations, its...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Between you and me, dear reader, I had little to no idea about what the metaverse was before researching it for...
18 June 2022
From: Features

As another round of property firms is fined, named and shamed for breaching anti-money laundering rules, it feels like the road...
18 June 2022
From: Features

The digital transformation of the property industry is not a new chapter, but an ongoing journey in which the winners are...
18 June 2022
From: Features

The executive director of LSL’s estate agency business has retired. Helen Buck joined the listed agency brand’s board as a non executive...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Many agents may communicate with vendors and potential buyers over WhatsApp but could your profile picture be harming client relations. Previous analysis...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Today’s consumers judge a business not just on the quality of its products, but also on their experience in using them....
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

In this article, the team at Iceberg Digital highlight how one agent has benefitted from using software that has enabled him...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News

There was an article in Estate Agent Today recently that suggested only four per cent of properties on Rightmove and Zoopla...
11 June 2022
From: Features

There’s one message that’s come home to me loud and clear from my dealings with agents so far this year -...
10 June 2022
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Boris Johnson has promised a review of the mortgage market and housing benefit rules to help more people to get on...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Four estate agents have had their anti-money laundering (AML) registrations cancelled by HMRC so far this year. The taxman has published its...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agents could be losing thousands of pounds a year to missed calls. Communications platform YourBusinessNumber analysed data on the typical number of...
09 June 2022
From: Breaking News

In this article, Kristian Stott, Head of New Business at iamproperty, analyses the digital revolution in our lives and in property and why...
08 June 2022
From: Features

The days of storing files on hard drives are over for most agents and others must catch up to comply with...
08 June 2022
From: Breaking News

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...
01 June 2022
From: Features

WhatsApp is being predicted to become a key messaging tool for estate agents in the coming years. Messaging provider SMS Speedway analysed...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Rural areas are dominating the boost in property supply. Agents have reported an improvement in sales stock in recent weeks. Analysis by Knight...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agency branch windows are being transformed this week to mark the Queen’s 70 years on the throne. High streets across the country...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

House price growth may be slowing but there is still plenty of movement in the property jobs market. Here are some of...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Cardiff estate agent Thomas H Wood has become the lead sponsor for Whitchurch Heath Cricket Club for its 2022 season. The established...
30 May 2022
From: Breaking News

In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...
28 May 2022
From: Features

For years, the issue of phone etiquette created tension between estate agents and the legal profession, the former claiming lawyers won’t...
28 May 2022
From: Features

There are many myths about using virtual tours to sell or let properties. The most common perceptions are that virtual property...
28 May 2022
From: Features

LSL has reported a 16% drop in estate agency residential exchange income but says it is sales pipeline is at record...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents and property professionals are travelling far and wide to raise money for charity, plus there is a new way to...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Stanley Michael Brecker, an iconic and revered figure on the London commercial property scene for more than 60 years has died...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Oakfield Estate Agents is marking a quarter-century in business with a major rebrand and a pledge to donate £50 to a...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has announced the acquisition of two estate agents worth £10.55m. The listed agency giant has acquired IMM Properties Ltd, trading under...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Many of the property firms recently fined for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches have previously turned down help, Credas claims. It was revealed...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A mobile phone may be a decent perk for agents and seen as essential for communicating while out on the road. But...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The pool of candidates for jobs in the estate agency sector appears to be shrinking. It comes after official figures showed overall...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

With Earth Day in April and Environment Day looming in June, all businesses and individuals are becoming more aware of their...
25 May 2022
From: Features

The new owner of Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, has set his sights on rivalling...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A best-selling author and ex-military wellness culture revolutionary have been named as headliners for this year’s NAEA Propertymark conference. Dr Andy Cope...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The Belvoir Group has announced the acquisition of mortgage broker TIME. The agency franchise and financial services brand has acquired the entire issued...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country has been revealing the secrets of running an premium estate agency. The agency brand is currently hosting a Masterclass...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, has been sold. Nicholas Faulkner, the owner of leasehold property management...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News

An anonymous ex-estate agent has revealed how poor pay and high pressure forced them to quit the profession. The mystery agent said...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Technology can be utilised to grow and advance a company's income. That’s not a new or controversial statement, but here I...
21 May 2022
From: Features

Estate agents are in a unique position – we handle the meeting of people’s aspirations probably more than any other profession....
21 May 2022
From: Features

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) is aiming to become the first carbon neutral estate agency network. It has teamed up with...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents have been getting active in recent weeks to raise money for Ukrainian refugees. Fundraising activities range from office-based collections and referencing challenges...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Property data company Dye & Durham has promised to “work collaboratively” with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after the watchdog...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Sussex-based estate agent Mishon Mackay is celebrating 25 years of sevice each for three of its staff members. Sarah Fitzgerald, Sarah McCarthy,...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that it may block the merger of two property search firms as it...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Referral fees, lack of trust and too much email have been identified as barriers to greater collaboration between conveyancers and estate...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Industry charity and mentoring group Agents Together is planning to help firms prioritise mental wellbeing. It has developed a checklist that agents...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

With new and exciting PropTech solutions approaching the market, Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, discusses some of their relevance and whether...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

More than 30 agents and property firms such as auction houses and valuers were reprimanded by HMRC for anti-money laundering breaches...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Hamptons has created a new international department after its latest acquisition. The agent this week revealed it has acquired Venres, a specialist...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech supplier nurtur.group has appointed Damon Bullimore BriefYourMarket co-founder Damon Bullimore as chief technology officer (CTO). It follows nurtur.group’s acquisition of the...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...
14 May 2022
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...
14 May 2022
From: Features

Just this month, the Government Property Agency kicked off its search for a digital chief to lead its 10-year technology journey,...
14 May 2022
From: Features

A senior industry figure has called for upfront information changes to move faster to boost market confidence amid the cost of...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A County Down-based estate agent has acquired a local rival and launched a new “stop-gap” accommodation service for buyers and sellers...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agent eXp UK is embarking on a national roadshow this month to showcase its US-inspired business model. It will visit London,...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...
11 May 2022
From: Features

Agents have pledged to keep a close eye on planning reforms amid a proposed overhaul announced in the Queen’s Speech yesterday. Prince...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has expanded its partnership with agency coaching brand Property Academy. The exclusive commercial relationship was agreed last year, giving full-fee paying...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The estate agency sector is now paying almost £6m for anti-money laundering (AML) supervision. Businesses are legally required to register for AML...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News

There seems a consensus amongst agents, analysts and amateur pundits alike that the market will stay relatively strong for some months,...
09 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

Agents remain positive about the prospects for their business and the property market despite talk of slowing house price growth and...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Property data and estate agent prospecting platform Homesearch is expanding north of the border. After three years of operation in England and...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Hunters has signed a six-year agreement to use Zoopla-backed Alto’s agency software. All of Hunters 200-plus branches and any additional offices added...
05 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

A new estate agency has been launched in the west of Scotland by property services firm Bowman Rebecchi. The new business, named...
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

Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better. Here are some of the...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

You can tell that spring is in the air as this week's Agents Do Charity is full of outdoor fundraising pursuits...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agency recruiter Josh Rayner has said job demand is at the highest level he can remember. Rayner, who runs property jobs...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Accountancy terminology can be a turn off to many business owners, understandably so given that the majority aren’t working in lettings...
27 April 2022
From: Features

An estate agent has hit back at the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after the watchdog banned a poster advertising the firm’s...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Three of the leading industry content specialists are set to gather on stage together for what is believe to be the...
27 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agent HOP is offering eagle eyed Leeds residents the chance to win a £2,000 holiday if they spot one of...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News

EweMove managing director Nick Neill has set out plans to double the size of the franchise network by 2025 as the brand’s...
26 April 2022
From: Breaking News

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

More than half of those working within the property sector are suffering from higher levels of fatigue or stress, due to...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A well-known Yorkshire estate agency has expanded into another of its prime locations after striking a major acquisition deal. Linley & Simpson...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

First off, here at EAT we hope everyone enjoyed the Easter celebrations and didn’t eat too much chocolate! Despite the Easter break,...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest trading update from Foxtons has revealed that sales revenue in the first quarter of this year was down 9%...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A new Deputy Ombudsman, Lesley Horton, has been appointed by The Property Ombudsman Scheme. She will work alongside Property Ombudsman, Rebecca Marsh,...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest names in agency has been appointed as chairperson of the board at BidX1, one of Europe’s leading...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has revealed it is expanding the scope and scale of its successful Town Hall initiative in response to growing demand...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A former agency apprentice has worked her way up to a qualified accounts technician in under a decade. Carrie Howcroft joined Preston...
20 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The government has insisted it is still committed to introducing agency qualifications and minimum standards in the sector. It is almost three...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Local residents are to be given the final say on changes to the name of their street under new government plans. The...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Law firm Taylor Rose MW has acquired a stake in proptech firm SlothMove in an effort to help combat property fraud. SlothMove...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The creator of a local social network app acquired by US company Nextdoor is marking a year in prime estate agency...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Boomin has unveiled its latest round of paying agents. The challenger portal, launched by former Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce, has revealed 10...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Netflix addicts may have come across Selling Sunset, an American series focused on the drama of US real estate agents selling...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Winkworth agents posted record sales income last year, attributed to the stamp duty holiday. The London-listed agent franchise group revealed in its...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Keller Williams has marked a record month for new agents but has announced the closure of its Bristol market centre hub...
12 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) chief executive Gareth Samples has called for a steer on when the long-awaited Regulation of Property...
11 April 2022
From: Breaking News

In this week’s Natter, I carry out a Q&A with Lisa Knight, who has taken the impressive journey from barmaid to...
09 April 2022
From: Features

PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...
09 April 2022
From: Features

Agents are preparing their businesses for the cost of living crunch, with considerations on fuel use, heating and window display lighting. Much...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The Lomond Group has continued on the agency acquisition trail after backing its Thornley Groves brand to snap up Manchester-based Julian...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...
06 April 2022
From: Features

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is planning more acquisitions after a busy 2021 for buying-up agencies. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agency marketing tool Spectre is planning to boost its data science team as it predicts greater use of artificial intelligence...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A former UK national sales director at Purplebricks has been reunited with the online agent’s founder Michael Bruce at Boomin. Paul Vickerstaff,...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

More acquisitions are being predicted at agency franchise group Belvoir. It comes as the listed brand yesterday reported record group revenue of...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading business analyst says that house prices may appear to be defying gravity but they will soon return to normality...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

For the record, this isn’t my last Industry Views for Estate Agent Today, although by the time you read this I'll be...
02 April 2022
From: Features

In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...
02 April 2022
From: Features

An estate agency is shutting for good today following the shock death of its young owner. Last week we reported that Ciaran...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks say it’s going to complete its transformation from an agency using self-employed local operatives in the field, to having fully...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

John D Wood - which along with Hamptons is regarded as the prime end of the suite of agency brands now...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the most valuable assets to any company is the data it stores. According to a recent study completed by...
30 March 2022
From: Features

Purplebricks has announced that chief financial officer Stephen Long has been given a shares bonus as part of the company’s performance plan...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News

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

A rewards and recognition programme has been launched at an agency chain, with claims that it will enhance staff careers and...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The iamproperty group - best known for its online auction business - has snapped up cloud-based property software business VTUK for...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A three-branch agency in the south west has launched a franchise model which it says should appeal “to those wanting a...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is urging restraint on the part of the Welsh Government as it moves to tackle what it sees as the...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has given details of what some believe is market-leading use of technology to drive its sales and lettings effort. In a...
28 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce has for the first time given some figures on the usage of some of the key...
28 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

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...
26 March 2022
From: Features

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...
26 March 2022
From: Features

An estate agency which previously operated only through a remote working model has established a headquarters and expanded its team. Chosen Home,...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A new service launched in the UK this week selling one-eight to one-half ownership of luxury holiday homes insists it is...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest government house price data has sparked a fear that the market may be heading towards an affordability crisis. The Office...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The government has failed to take the opportunity of the Spring Statement to provide clarity on its business rates reform agenda,...
24 March 2022
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a dramatic future income tax cut, changes to National Insurance thresholds and scrapping VAT on more...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A Russian billionaire says he no longer owns many of his former properties in the UK, raising question marks over the...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Figures just released by HM Revenue & Customs show the Treasury enjoying a bumper year for stamp duty, with record receipts...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Skipton Building Society, which owns Connells estate agency, says the house-selling arm helped it reach a record profit pre-tax profit...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Michael and Kenny Bruce have for the first time given their views on what went wrong for Purplebricks during their time...
21 March 2022
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Fifteen businesses which had bought freeholds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...
21 March 2022
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If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...
19 March 2022
From: Features

When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...
19 March 2022
From: Features

In this guest feature, Chris Mason, Operations Director at The Letting Partnership, outlines why agents might want to consider outsourcing client accounting. The...
19 March 2022
From: Features

haart, part of the Spicerhaart estate agency group, has accused rival agencies of copying its hybrid working model. Spicerhaart group managing director...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Pacitti Jones, the Glasgow-based estate agent and legal firm, has acquired RGM Solicitors. RGM currently operates in Linlithgow and Grangemouth, and all its staff...
18 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A Canadian investment fund with a roughly two per cent share in Foxtons is arguing for the agency to be put...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The founder of an estate agency which began life operating from a kitchen table has now won two prestigious awards. Deborah Richards,...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...
16 March 2022
From: Features

A popular and respected estate agent in Essex, who also campaigned nationally against homelessness, has died just days after bing diagnosed...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News

PropTech solutions have continued to ingratiate themselves in both the forefront of an agency within advertising mediums and in the backend...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The international reviews service Trustpilot has batted away criticism from a property website that it ignores breaches of its guidelines. Last week,...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The government has now formally launched the Homes For Ukraine scheme, heavily leaked in recent days. The Secretary of State for Levelling...
15 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A veteran estate agent who set up his own business in one of Britain’s most popular locations is being mourned after...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The long-standing commitment of London-focussed agency Dexters to expand through acquisitions is continuing apace. Over the weekend it was announced that the...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A rural body in Wales has hit out at the Welsh Government’s proposals for draconian new taxes on second homes. Earlier this...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...
12 March 2022
From: Features

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...
12 March 2022
From: Features

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...
12 March 2022
From: Features

Franchise giant Belvoir has snapped up one of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The online agency brand eXp UK claims it’s growing at an industry leading pace - and it puts it all down...
11 March 2022
From: Breaking News

High end estate agency Savills says the imposition of sanctions on Russians, amid new measures obliging overseas buyers to be more...
11 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

Purplebricks chief executive Vic Darvey has quit, citing “personal circumstances”. He leaves at the end of this month with chief operating officer Helena...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An analysis of anti-money laundering compliance shows the estate agency industry as one of the UK’s worst performing sectors. And the expert...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The UK government appears to have given sanctioned Russian property owners a get-out-of-jail card valid for six months. It’s been confirmed that...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent trade body says the property industry must do more to recognise and support those with mental health issues. The Association...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

We know from our customer research that being able to showcase property that looks the best it can online is the...
09 March 2022
From: Features

The war of words between various property review platforms continues apace. The latest accusation concern comparison website GetAgent, and specifically reviews of...
09 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

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...
08 March 2022
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Lomond Group, which says it is the UK’s fastest-growing estate agency network, has appointed Ed Phillips as its new Group Chief...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A new ‘quick buy’ service has been announced which would mean that sales could be completed in a week, providing a...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has this morning launched a £3m share buy back programme, representing a major windfall for its investors. A statement from the...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A London estate agency has won a rarely-awarded gong from the Feefo reviews service - and the company says it’s testimony...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Mayor of London is demanding ministers take sanctioning Russian oligarchs seriously by moving immediately to seize assets that can then...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A row has broken out over a company which has made allegations about Trustpilot reviews of OnTheMarket. A company called KwikChex says...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A 20 year old estate agent who admitted being four times over the drink driving limit has been fined and banned...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...
05 March 2022
From: Features

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

The findings of a new survey may make worrying reading for agents who have taken the self-employed route as agency business...
04 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An analyst is warning that the latest buoyant house price figures could be the last hurrah before a significant depression. The Nationwide’s...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The government is considering seizing British property owned by Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list without paying compensation. The Financial Times says Housing...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A new analysis has revealed those areas of England and Wales with the largest numbers of Russian-owned homes. Credas Technologies analysed Land...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agents and other property businesses need to ensure their customer screening processes are robust and up to date following extensive...
02 March 2022
From: Sponsored Content

For all sales and letting agents, accelerating your business to new heights is a number one priority. You can’t be losing time...
02 March 2022
From: Features

Foxtons has told shareholders that it has enjoyed "a good year of progress with revenues, profits and cash flow significantly ahead of...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Yesterday we reported on how the Chartered Institute of Taxation was warning of problems with new HMRC stamp duty rules to...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading surveyor in London says the likely introduction of a register of overseas property ownership and sanctions making it difficult...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...
02 March 2022
From: Breaking News

We know that agents rely heavily on property software solutions to run their agency, particularly to ease the burden of administrative...
01 March 2022
From: Sponsored Content

OnTheMarket’s transformation into a “tech-enables property business across the broader property eco-system” is gathering pace according to the portal’s chief executive. In...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A national newspaper has lifted the lid on what it alleges to be the backgrounds of high-end self-employed agents who feature...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Housing market analyst and PropTech entrepreneur Anthony Codling says that the next few weeks will determine whether Boomin is the portal...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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The outcome of the Ukraine crisis is far from certain, but one thing has become abundantly clear. The long-overdue Economic Crime...
26 February 2022
From: Features

There’s been another large rise in fee earnings for Rightmove this morning, as the portal softens the blow by announcing a...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

No matter how dark the news, there’s light in our industry thanks to so many agents and suppliers doing good deeds....
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The industry big hitter who joined Connells on a temporary basis to support its acquisition of Countrywide has now become its commercial director and a...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove - which issues its annual figures to shareholders later this week - has released a bullish snapshot of the housing...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Analysts are gearing up for the full year figures to be revealed by Rightmove to its shareholders at the end of...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...
19 February 2022
From: Features

Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark, analyses the impact that the lack of available data is having on...
19 February 2022
From: Features

Alexander Siedes, CEO of Homeppl, reveals the top five ways people try and commit tenancy fraud and how to spot and stop...
19 February 2022
From: Features

Reapit Elements is an open-source, cross-platform design system that gives designers and developers a framework to quickly create responsive, device-agnostic, and...
18 February 2022
From: Sponsored Content

An agency which in 2020 moved from traditional branches to a hub-based business model, says it’s to become a ‘digital first’...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The coming annual conference of Fine & Country, being held next month, is to have Boris Johnson’s brother as a keynote...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A company that sold a record 465 homes in 2021 has invested in a new office which it claims will “redefine...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Mail Online website alleges that an after-hours party at an estate agency office involved staff apparently inhaling drugs from balloons. The...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...
16 February 2022
From: Sponsored Content

A consultation exercise on government proposals for its business rates review is totally “underwhelming” according to property agency Colliers. The consultation ends...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The changes to the business models of agents have been turbo-charged by the pandemic - and that makes the industry ripe...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A campaigning MP is to meet with a government minister to discuss controls and disincentives for second homes. Former Liberal Democrat MP...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A new company claiming to save money on buyers’ legal and estate agent fees has been forced to rebrand. Easyfees - launched...
14 February 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

The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...
12 February 2022
From: Features

I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...
12 February 2022
From: Features

With the new year in full swing, agents around the UK are likely to be making changes to the way they...
12 February 2022
From: Features

If 2020 was the year of survival, then 2021 was about the post-Covid boom. The impact of the pandemic on the...
12 February 2022
From: Features

The head of one of Britain’s most successful agency groups says he is a big fan of PropTech - but it...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News

One of Scotland’s leading legal and estate agency, Pacitti Jones, is continuing to expand. This week it has snapped up Tip Top...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A young entrepreneur has won an award for creating an online service making it simpler for couples to buy their first...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Belvoir says his agency has had 25 years of significant financial and business success - and much...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Savills has welcomed its first intake of residential apprentices with seven individuals hired by the business to study and work within...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...
09 February 2022
From: Features

Reviews website Trustpilot has hit back after being attacked by property website allAgents. allAgents chief Martin McKenzie is calling for Trustpilot chief...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says the level of business owners enquiring about leasing office space has now surpassed even pre-pandemic levels in January. Demand is...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The regional agency group Experts In Property is back in business with an online awards event. Majoring on training, online marketing and...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy. A...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Midlands-based property firm Sheldon Bosley Knight - also known as SBK - has snapped up north Warwickshire estate agency Hawkins. As well as...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Research suggests there are substantial numbers of older Londoners using too-large properties but unable to downsize because of a lack of...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity, our weekly round-up of who’s-doing-what-good-deeds in our industry. Want to be involved? Well...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A former Purplebricks chief is the new CEO of rival online company Yopa. Verona Frankish has been involved in the property industry...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman should ban agents from using so-called exclusivity agreements on sales, claims a law firm. Donal Blaney, founder of Griffin...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee is set to meet today to consider a possible rise in base rate -...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Data, when used to its full potential, holds the key to the property market’s growth. The reason for this is the...
02 February 2022
From: Features

An estate agency in the Home Counties has made two more acquisitions, taking the total number to seven independents it has...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The branding and technology supplier epropservices - which also owns Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals - is changing...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Low fee agents such as Purplebricks and some other online operators are generally not trusted by the public when selling their...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks says there’s an uncertain period ahead following a sharp loss of revenue in the first half of its trading year. In...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The sales arm of independent Leicester agency Fothergill Wyatt has been sold to fast-growing local business Hortons. Fothergill Wyatt was established in...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Our Agents Do Charity column each Friday does a fantastic job of highlighting the amazing charitable work of agents up and...
29 January 2022
From: Features

In this piece, Leanna Donkin from house. partnership reflects on what the last year has brought for her after a leap...
29 January 2022
From: Features

Was Purplebricks right to delist a property from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple - were opposed...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with Brickflow, a new comparison site for development finance. The portal says the partnership will provide member...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

New research suggests that the estate agency industry has bucked the nationwide trend of business liquidation that he plagued other sectors...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has confirmed its intention to sell the sales side of Douglas & Gordon, the London agency chain it acquired only...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The London agency that was at the forefront of introducing the ‘serviced office hub’ concept of working for self-employed agents has...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News

In this guest piece, the team at Lifesycle discuss a recent experiment they did with AI and estate agents' data and...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Hunters has tweaked its earlier version of hybrid franchising in a bid to attract self-employed agents. Hunters Personal was launched with a...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Research based on questioning almost 1,000 estate agents suggests that around 70 per cent are set to expand their business this...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Bowmark Capital is selling its Leaders Romans Group, one of the UK’s largest property services groups, to another private equity operator, Platinum...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The market share of hybrid and online agents has fallen again, this time to 6.7 per cent. That figure - taken at...
24 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

The lettings sector looks set to steam ahead in 2022 after a record-breaking 2021, despite the financial and mobility challenges of...
22 January 2022
From: Features

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...
22 January 2022
From: Features

OnTheMarket has this morning told shareholders that its performance is ahead of expectations and it's on course to make improved profits...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has appointed an insider to the key role of policy adviser - effectively the position vacated last month by industry...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Barely three weeks into the new year and we’re already talking about plans to raise tens, perhaps hundreds, of thousands of...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Homesearch has won £5m new investment from venture capital firm Octopus Ventures - an organisation that has also backed three businesses...
20 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Fears that the housing market may be seriously damaged by the worsening economy led to share price falls for Rightmove and others...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s been a surge in the number of sellers who resort to using quick buy firms, according to the sector’s trade...
19 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The Bruce brothers’ new portal Boomin has given its first statistics regarding usage following the launch of a new marketing campaign...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A High Street estate agent on Merseyside has criticised online rivals for creating nightmares for vendors who are then obliged to...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The name of Purplebricks - which once claimed its business model was a global success - has now been removed in...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The iamproperty group’s auction service, iamsold, says it’s raised over £804m in capital value from properties sold by the Modern Method...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A franchise for two agency offices in west London has been acquired by property professionals Faith Cook and Georgia Everton-Wallach –...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...
15 January 2022
From: Features

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has this morning announced that it’s selling off the sales wing of a rival London agency that it bought just...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Do you have an 'open API'? We use 'X' who have an 'open API' so we would need you to integrate with...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...
13 January 2022
From: PropTech & Innovation

When we all thought that the Covid-19 pandemic was coming to an end, the virus decided to throw another curveball and...
12 January 2022
From: Features

A warning has gone out to estate agents that “more and more” reports are being filed about cyber attacks on agencies...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The objective of estate agents in 2022 must be to cut their business costs and employ technology to replace - and...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

John D Wood - the lettings and estate agency now part of the Connells empire - is celebrating its 150th birthday...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s the last call for agents to sign up to a ‘Battle For Listings’ webinar to be held tomorrow (10am-11am) by reservations...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s often said that agency is a people business, and I can see no reason to disagree - agents dealing face-to-face...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...
08 January 2022
From: Features

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...
08 January 2022
From: Features

Adam Day will be a well-known figure to many in the industry, having been the founder of Hatched (the online agency...
08 January 2022
From: Features

A leading PropTech entrepreneur with a lengthy pedigree as an estate agent says agents should use more technology in a bid...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has this morning said that a newspaper report over the weekend, claiming part of the business is to be sold...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A conveyancer has contacted Estate Agent Today suggesting that the Simplify Group IT data crisis could be the death knell for the company...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The UK is reported to have dropped down the league table of governments that secure vast amounts of income from property...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A British estate agent working in Florida has been shot dead while preparing to show a property. Sara Trost, 40, was from...
29 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading conveyancing expert says the traditional rivalry between his profession and estate agents has abated in 2021. Lloyd Davies - managing director and...
24 December 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the founders and leading figures in the Agents Together industry charity says one silver lining of the pandemic has...
24 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of a hybrid agency has made a blistering attack on the corporate agent business model, accusing it of being...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...
22 December 2021
From: Features

Boomin is launching a new ad campaign from Boxing Day, December 26 - the date previously associated with record visits to...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Only one in eight sellers use the estate agent through which they purchased their home to begin with. That’s a staggering loss of...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

With the business model for self-employed agents hotly debated within the industry, new data has suggested that most freelance professionals are...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The Lomond Group, reported over the weekend to be in talks to buy high-end London agency Chestertons, has this morning announced it’s...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A consultancy specialising in data protection issues has sharply criticised the Simplify Group for its ongoing lack of communications over its...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has come out in support of the Scottish government’s demand that buyers take lateral flow tests before viewings. The measure is...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A company linked to the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower is being excluded from the government’s Help to Buy scheme, pending the outcome...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...
18 December 2021
From: Features

There’s lots of talk of people moving over within estate agency to be self-employed so they can chase the dream of...
18 December 2021
From: Features

Sky News reports that the little-known Lomond Group - backed by private equity money - is in exclusive talks to buy one...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

An agency has won one of the most prestigious ‘gongs’ of the season - it’s been named Employer of the Year...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of Propertymark says agents should be trained - but it’s then vital they use their training as a...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A regional estate agency that markets homes without charging the vendor is set to expand next year. Midlands-based Chosen Home explains its...
16 December 2021
From: Breaking News

MRI Software’s newest Agency Solutions expert, Michael Connolly, made the leap from working on the front line of an estate agent...
15 December 2021
From: Features

In this article, the team at Lifesycle outline why agents are increasingly turning to their CRM. Unless you have been living under...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is to probe Purplebricks over its lettings fiasco - and as the agency becomes a subject of ridicule in the...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading estate agents has shared his top tips for using PropTech. Simon Bradbury is managing director at Thomas...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...
13 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Purplebricks is delaying release of its half-year figures which were scheduled to be given to shareholders tomorrow. This follows revelations in the Daily...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....
11 December 2021
From: Features

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...
11 December 2021
From: Features

Compliance check list - are you New Year ready? The start of a new year is a great time for estate agents...
10 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content

An England football manager who resigned after a newspaper sting is in a podcast series launched by Boomin and Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading experts in estate agency reviews has given advice to agents on how they can best use...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello again and with just two weeks to go before the festivities begin, there’s a definite ramping up of fund-raising for...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has appointed the former O2 marketer, Ian Cafferky, as its new Chief Marketing Officer. He will be replacing Ben Carter who...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has revamped its website in a bid to shed the final connections with the portal’s failed leadership and strategy of...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The Relocation Agent Network has given awards to its winning agents, at a black tie dinner at its annual conference in...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

With tenancy fraud on the rise, landlords are increasingly wary. So, they want to work with agencies who do everything they...
08 December 2021
From: Features

Estate agents, and indeed all professionals, should be offered the option of flexible working when they are appointed to the job. That’s...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks chief marketing officer Ben Carter is quitting the company; he was appointed late last year. Carter tweeted this afternoon: “Some personal...
06 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

An agent is considering charging divorcing couples because so many ask for valuations merely to calculate how they will split the...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Prominent industry trainer Adam Walker, who has seen around 150,000 people attend his courses over the past 33 years, is suspending...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News

I’ve worked in financial crime for the past seven years, beginning my career as a white collar crime litigator in a law firm. I know that the...
04 December 2021
From: Features

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...
04 December 2021
From: Features

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...
04 December 2021
From: Features

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency. We don’t have...
03 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content

There are many features and functionalities a website must have to be successful. Ultimately, the purpose of your website should be...
03 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I can’t remember the last time I had a business...
03 December 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

The agency that last year was showcased in the one-off Channel 4 show Britain's Most Expensive Houses is now to star...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The Dispute Service has been selected to operate the New Homes Ombudsman scheme, following what has been called ”a fiercely competitive...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents are being urged to ensure their compliance procedures are up to scratch after fraudsters stole a man’s identity and...
02 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A record number of conveyancers have been trained in the last 18 months, despite the challenges of the pandemic and extended...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are being advised to wear face masks at work - even if no member of the public is present. Paul Offley,...
01 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has this morning announced that former managing director Peter Rollings is rejoining the agency 16 years after his departure. Rollings was...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The perception of the housing market, especially in London, being awash with ‘dirty’ money is a problem that needs to be...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...
27 November 2021
From: Features

A London agency has undergone what it calls a ‘genteel’ rebrand with a subtle change of name - but a major...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Well it’s about time isn’t it? We mean winter - it’s here at last, with white, wintry weather that gets us...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A long-standing estate agency with three major branches has shut after 27 years of trading - blaming online competition and ‘race...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the first companies to promote the self-employed ‘broker’ business model has announced its first franchise agreement - and says...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents and other workers in Northern Ireland are being urged to work from home "where possible" in a bid to...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents must have a robust plan in place in case they are subjected to a ransomware cyber attack, says the Guild...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin has revealed an upgrade to its SmartVal feature, which tries to blend real-time online valuations with local expertise from member...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Increasingly rigorous Money Laundering Directives have made regulations in the property industry more stringent than ever, and Estate Agents have a...
22 November 2021
From: Legislation & Compliance

Chestertons, which is itself currently on sale, has snapped up independent London Residential, a firm operating in the north west of...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A family franchise agency that prides itself on saving costs associated with traditional High Street premises has nonetheless opened a new office...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Treasury has enjoyed a record period for stamp duty income. In England from April to October this year - so almost entirely...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...
20 November 2021
From: Features

Guy Leaning, a former high street agent who has now moved into working in the hybrid model of agency, outlines why...
20 November 2021
From: Features

Trust has always been vital for building and nurturing good relations between an agent and their customer. Maintaining trust will keep...
20 November 2021
From: Features

In this latest video interview with the industry, Estate Agent Today's Lee Dahill chats to Richard Price, managing director of Dezrez,...
20 November 2021
From: Features

The Relocation Agent Network has unveiled its speakers for its national conference and exhibition early next month. Called RAN Live! 2021 it...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The conveyancing IT crash plaguing the Simplify Group of companies continues into its ninth day; however there is an update for...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform is urging agents to keep in touch with clients on their databases to increase their chances of future...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...
17 November 2021
From: Features

The phrase ‘time is money’ is particularly pertinent for estate agents. Since the stamp duty holiday ended, the forecast drop in...
17 November 2021
From: Features

Sustainable Agent, a new members-owned eco-scheme for agents and property management companies, has announced a tie-in with review and awards platform ESTAS. As...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Propertymark Qualifications Awards annual ceremony taking place early next month have revealed their shortlist. There is a total of nine Awards...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The push for greater sustainability, energy efficiency and generally being ‘green’ has existed in the agency world for several years -...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to a new week - and even as Christmas approaches there remains plenty to report about people moving...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin has launched a new tool - Chainmaker - which it claims cuts fall throughs and introduces agents to ‘hot buyers’. The software...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A new membership scheme aiming to increase the industry’s energy efficiency credentials is being launched next year by allAgents. The Sustainable Agent...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest update on the prime central London market from agency Knight Frank warns that it’s still not business as usual,...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...
13 November 2021
From: Features

It’s Remembrance weekend, and on Sunday at least we fall silent to honour those who gave so much for many generations. When...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A business analyst is warning that the growing emphasis on energy efficiency of homes could spell trouble for the value of...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Fears are growing that large estate agency groups may have to pay a mandatory levy towards the cost of anti-money laundering...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

HM Land Registry will accept only digital register update applications from November 2022. Most applications received currently are submitted as PDFs or...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...
10 November 2021
From: Features
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...
10 November 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

There’s been an update this morning on the dramatic systems crash that has hit the conveyancing services operated by the Simplify...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

PropertyHeads, a platform describing itself as a social network for house buyers and sellers, has a new PropTech partnership. It’s linked with...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank says it’s already being contacted by prospective vendors wanting their homes to be listed for sale next spring. James Cleland,...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p. This is less...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of research at a leading agency is warning that although the housing market remains buoyant, there may be macro-economic...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The concept of the High Street estate agency branch has been given an endorsement by two companies announcing new offices. Fine &...
08 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...
06 November 2021
From: Features

In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...
06 November 2021
From: Features

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...
06 November 2021
From: Features

The Property Franchise Group, the agency industry’s largest franchise operation, has reported strong performance in recent months. Chief executive Gareth Samples has...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says more buyers are now looking at online auctions, making this a more viable route to sale than before. The latest...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

With quality built into every stage of the production process of Bosch, NEFF and Siemens appliances. From the initial design phase, through...
03 November 2021
From: Features

Despite the roaring housing market, a new report says that no fewer than 70,500 real estate and property businesses are showing...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agency business platform Reapit is launching AgentPoint services in the UK - just seven months after it acquired AgentPoint in...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

New research suggests estate agents earn some of the lowest basic salaries of all sales professions. Nested, an online agency promoting the...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

An online test that allows agents to immediately get a clear picture around three key areas of their business, and start to...
03 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Tech stack is a term often used nowadays to describe all the software tools within a business. Calling it a stack...
02 November 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Knight Frank has reported a record pre-tax profit and has reimbursed staff who sacrificed some salaries during the pandemic. The agency - which has...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News

An online intelligence platform has started ranking agencies in terms of their SEO and Google searches. The platform - Industry Alerts, which...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency group is rebranding and pledges that it will build on its current revenue averaging £1m per branch. Property group...
01 November 2021
From: Breaking News

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...
30 October 2021
From: Features

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...
30 October 2021
From: Features

The Nested online agency, which recently revamped its business model to attract more self-employed agents, is expanding outside London for the...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News

EweMove - the hybrid brand owned by The Property Franchise Group - says its operating model effectively solves a reported staff...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News

There has been criticism of the new Residential Development Tax, levied to fund remedial work on dangerous cladding on high rise blocks. The tax...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

As you are no doubt aware, building mutually beneficial relationships with conveyancers in your local area can not only make your...