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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...

Agents are being advised to wear face masks at work - even if no member of the public is present.  Paul Offley,...

Foxtons has this morning announced that former managing director Peter Rollings is rejoining the agency 16 years after his departure. Rollings was...

The perception of the housing market, especially in London, being awash with ‘dirty’ money is a problem that needs to be...

Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...

A London agency has undergone what it calls a ‘genteel’ rebrand with a subtle change of name - but a major...

Well it’s about time isn’t it? We mean winter - it’s here at last, with white, wintry weather that gets us...

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

One of the first companies to promote the self-employed ‘broker’ business model has announced its first franchise agreement - and says...

Estate agents and other workers in Northern Ireland are being urged to work from home "where possible" in a bid to...

Agents must have a robust plan in place in case they are subjected to a ransomware cyber attack, says the Guild...

Boomin has revealed an upgrade to its SmartVal feature, which tries to blend real-time online valuations with local expertise from member...

Increasingly rigorous Money Laundering Directives have made regulations in the property industry more stringent than ever, and Estate Agents have a...

Chestertons, which is itself currently on sale, has snapped up independent London Residential, a firm operating in the north west of...

A family franchise agency that prides itself on saving costs associated with traditional High Street premises has nonetheless opened a new office...

The Treasury has enjoyed a record period for stamp duty income. In England from April to October this year - so almost entirely...

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

Guy Leaning, a former high street agent who has now moved into working in the hybrid model of agency, outlines why...

Trust has always been vital for building and nurturing good relations between an agent and their customer. Maintaining trust will keep...

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

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

The conveyancing IT crash plaguing the Simplify Group of companies continues into its ninth day; however there is an update for...

A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...

A PropTech platform is urging agents to keep in touch with clients on their databases to increase their chances of future...

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

The phrase ‘time is money’ is particularly pertinent for estate agents. Since the stamp duty holiday ended, the forecast drop in...

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...

The Propertymark Qualifications Awards annual ceremony taking place early next month have revealed their shortlist. There is a total of nine Awards...

The push for greater sustainability, energy efficiency and generally being ‘green’ has existed in the agency world for several years -...

Hello and welcome to a new week - and even as Christmas approaches there remains plenty to report about people moving...

Boomin has launched a new tool - Chainmaker - which it claims cuts fall throughs and introduces agents to ‘hot buyers’. The software...

A new membership scheme aiming to increase the industry’s energy efficiency credentials is being launched next year by allAgents. The Sustainable Agent...

The latest update on the prime central London market from agency Knight Frank warns that it’s still not business as usual,...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

It’s Remembrance weekend, and on Sunday at least we fall silent to honour those who gave so much for many generations. When...

A business analyst is warning that the growing emphasis on energy efficiency of homes could spell trouble for the value of...

Fears are growing that large estate agency groups may have to pay a mandatory levy towards the cost of anti-money laundering...

HM Land Registry will accept only digital register update applications from November 2022. Most applications received currently are submitted as PDFs or...

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...

There’s been an update this morning on the dramatic systems crash that has hit the conveyancing services operated by the Simplify...

PropertyHeads, a platform describing itself as a social network for house buyers and sellers, has a new PropTech partnership. It’s linked with...

Knight Frank says it’s already being contacted by prospective vendors wanting their homes to be listed for sale next spring. James Cleland,...

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p.  This is less...

The head of research at a leading agency is warning that although the housing market remains buoyant, there may be macro-economic...

The concept of the High Street estate agency branch has been given an endorsement by two companies announcing new offices. Fine &...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

The Property Franchise Group, the agency industry’s largest franchise operation, has reported strong performance in recent months. Chief executive Gareth Samples has...

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...

Propertymark says more buyers are now looking at online auctions, making this a more viable route to sale than before. The latest...

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

Despite the roaring housing market, a new report says that no fewer than 70,500 real estate and property businesses are showing...

Estate agency business platform Reapit is launching AgentPoint services in the UK - just seven months after it acquired AgentPoint in...

New research suggests estate agents earn some of the lowest basic salaries of all sales professions.  Nested, an online agency promoting the...

An online test that allows agents to immediately get a clear picture around three key areas of their business, and start to...

Tech stack is a term often used nowadays to describe all the software tools within a business. Calling it a stack...

Knight Frank has reported a record pre-tax profit and has reimbursed staff who sacrificed some salaries during the pandemic. The agency - which has...

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

An estate agency group is rebranding and pledges that it will build on its current revenue averaging £1m per branch.  Property group...

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

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

The Nested online agency, which recently revamped its business model to attract more self-employed agents, is expanding outside London for the...

EweMove - the hybrid brand owned by The Property Franchise Group - says its operating model effectively solves a reported staff...

There has been criticism of the new Residential Development Tax, levied to fund remedial work on dangerous cladding on high rise blocks. The tax...

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

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...

A recruitment expert says the estate agency industry has joined those sectors suffering from a shortage of staff. And in the case...

PropTech is booming, and its rise was only accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the real estate industry – as...

New figures from Knight Frank show that price growth in the high end country market moderated in the third quarter of...

Leeds estate agency Adair Paxton is enhancing its sustainability credentials and helping to tackle climate change by planting two trees for...

The Guild of Property Professionals launches its Autumn/Winter 2021 Tour this week - the first time its members have met in person...

The largest live event in the property industry for two years took place last Friday - the ESTAS awards.  TV property expert...

I’m going to declare upfront that, as an investor, I have a financial interest in the success of MovePal but I also need...

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...

With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...

A property specialist is warning about “modern day ambulance chasers” who try to convince buyers they have paid too much stamp duty.  “An increasing...

Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown is predicting house prices will still rise, even after a possible hike in interest rates later this year or...

The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...

Some 1,100 guests are expected to attend the ESTAS awards tomorrow - the first time agents, conveyancers and brokers will gather...

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...

A claims firm wants to commence proceedings against online estate agency companies such as Purplebricks and Yopa. It's on behalf of thousands...

If there is one thing that modern consumers have come to expect, it’s convenience. As a nation, we’re driven by on-demand...

A business once called “the UK’s poshest estate agent” has revealed that it’s under new management. Bective - formerly called Bective Leslie...

Spicerhaart - which is radically reshaping its structure to encourage hybrid operations and working from home as part of a new...

PropTech and CRMs should be about far more than merely gathering data - they should be telling agents which prospects are...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...

Within weeks the focus of the industry will be on the White Paper to be issued on rental reform before Christmas. Let’s...

In this thought leadership article, Videosign CEO Steven Tallant looks at electronic signatures and conveyancing and whether the time is nigh for the...

There are plenty in the estate agency and lettings world who don’t like the concept of Airbnb and similar enterprises. But they...

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with business coaching specialists, Property Academy.  OTM will provide full fee-paying customers with free access...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

The Women In Property group claims talented females are being lost to the industry due to the menopause.  It says panic attacks,...

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

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

An estate agent claims he may be the highest paid in the industry this year - and he puts it down to...

A leading business consultancy is warning that supply chain shortages as a result of Brexit and the pandemic will push up...

A property company is offering its employees in the UK and overseas a day’s leave later this month to mark World...

Fund-raising takes all sorts of shapes and sizes and this week we have a splendid selection proving that point. Don’t miss out...

PropTech industry giant epropservices has acquired Property Technology Ltd, better known to agents as marketing platform LeadPro. epropservices is the parent company of...

The telecoms solutions company behind "Phone-in-a-Phone" (PiP) now brings property professionals the UK's first mobile-only business phone system in an app...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

It’s a truism that most property enquiries from buyers these days come through portals but there are several reasons why agents...

A service that sells properties and elements of joint venture schemes to investors says it’s seeking to expand after completing on...

The right technology can reassure agents that transactions will complete on time - vital to retaining business following the end of the...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says HM Revenue & Customs will probe any alleged wrongdoing in property purchases included in the so-called Pandora...

Propertymark has spoken out over the Pandora Papers leak scandal, which reveals many elite and super-rich buyers of properties in London...

A remarkable 37 staff promotions have been made by a national estate agency, Fisher German.  The agency - which has a substantial...

Hamptons is to expand the provision of New Homes and residential development services across all of its 90 branches, after a...

The Portico agency - set up in 1818 - has become part of the Leaders Romans Group, which has bought it...

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...

In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...

Estate agents, even before Covid-19 reared its ugly head, were flexible, hybrid workers. It is a job that requires a significant...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? As Chief Business Development Officer I am responsible for Simplify’s...

One of the UK’s oldest estate agency firms has expanded into two new territories.  Nock Deighton was established in Shropshire in 1831...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - another opportunity to see how our industry is doing great work...

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has announced its first so-called ‘Personal Agent’ signing - and says it’s ideal...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

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

A government report suggests that house prices are rising at three times the national rate in some rural and coastal areas...

Foxtons has given details of the PropTech it uses to help improve leads and business decisions.  The agency, which has some 50 offices...

Chris Watkin - the famous industry content creator, ghostwriter and trainer - has made a series of controversial statements about agents...

The self-employed partnership known as The Agency UK - founded by three refugees from Purplebricks - has announced a major expansion. The...

An agency has announced its second acquisition in just a matter of weeks. Legal and estate agency Pacitti Jones has acquired Kilsyth-based...

West London agency RiverHomes is rebranding in what it describes as a bid to more closely reflect its unique expertise on...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has hinted for the second time that he is looking towards property to help fund his...

The hybrid agency Paton & Co is moving into new territories in Berwickshire and Northumberland. The company has been Borders-based since launching...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

In this latest exclusive video interview, EAT’s video reporter Chris Buckler – an agent himself – chats with Peter Grant, chairman of the board at...

We may be getting an extended summer but agents haven’t just been basking in the heatwave. There has been plenty of goodwill...

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

The UK’s largest review website for the property industry has announced that its first ever in-person awards event will be held...

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...

New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...

A Hertfordshire-based hybrid agency has released a surprising and some might argue refreshing message, saying it’s not interested in size as...

There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...

Jonny Dyson, a leading London estate agent and the former regional director of John D Wood & Co., has joined Winkworth...

The pandemic has led to many people ditching more formal wear as they work from home on a more regular basis,...

Agents are being contacted by local council officers to check how Covid-safe their operations are.  Paul Offley, compliance officer for The Guild,...

As virtual tours start to get even more popular, and in some cases become the norm for the majority of letting...

Following speculation overnight, Foxtons - one of London's leading and most high-profile agencies - has this morning announced the appointment of Nigel Rich CBE...

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

A cloud-based software provider has claimed that agents need to prepare for the future – and a very different working day...

A Borders estate agency business, Hastings Legal and Property, has invested in Halo Digital Signage – hailed as ‘the new generation...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

The value of mortgage lending hit a record high in the final months of the stamp duty holiday. Figures from the Bank...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...

Veteran retail chief executive John Browett is joining home setup service Just Move In as chairman. Browett has been chief executive of...

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...

Agents are always on the lookout to save time and money wherever they can, to improve, streamline and enhance their business. And...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

The police investigation into the Savills agents who allegedly racially abused England players on Twitter after the Euros 2020 final is...

Regulators are warning the UK’s property, finance and legal sectors to be aware of the possible impacts of the exit from...

The Savills member of staff who allegedly racially abused England players online after the Euros 2020 final has been sacked. The Metro...

Purplebricks says it’s beginning interviewing this week for roles at three key levels where there were not enough ‘switchers’ willing to...

Franchise giant Winkworth says it has backed the start up of a commercial company advising on investment in retail or business...

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

The Property Franchise Group - the UK's largest property franchisor, which owns EweMove and other brands - has acquired 80 per...

A survey conducted by a bank suggests that over half of the self-employed sector of the economy believes its financial position...

Estate agents are being urged to future-proof and diversify by linking with retirement developers via part-exchange services. Property investment service HBB Solutions...

In this article, the team at Iceberg Digital outline why agents should consider attending the Estate Agency X event as well...

Jackson-Stops, which currently has 42 branches across the UK, has revealed it’s going to have another 20 by the end of...

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are.  Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...

There is a report that the private equity owner of Leaders Romans Group has appointed bankers to work on a ‘strategic...

Since the announcement of the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA), an increasing amount of Principle, Partners and Directors (PPD) from the...

We are living in the age of information. Our working and personal lives are underpinned by software, data and technology to...

Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...

The former group marketing director at Countrywide has been appointed as global chief executive of Fine & Country. Simon Leadbetter has also...

A regional estate agency is planning an expansion programme after undergoing a management buyout by a former Business Woman of the...

The Karma Club: An industry partner has celebrated its second birthday by reaching a landmark of more than £15,000 donated to...

Chestertons, the London high-end estate agency chain, is reported to be looking for a buyer. Sky News says it’s hired Deloitte, the...

A plea has been made to the government to help small companies and stop letting online firms off the hook. The Federation...

The growing number of lettings sector rules is a hotly debated issue, while the sales sector has been seeing its own...

The chairman of the Commons housing, communities and local government committee has criticised the institutional bulk-buying of existing homes for denying...

An agent promoting self-employed business models has launched a course showing how estate agents can earn £100,000 per year. The set of...

360 tour technology company Made Snappy has grown rapidly over the past 18 months and whilst many agents have grasped the...

The entrepreneur behind the live chat service Yomdel is to retire from the business.  Andy Soloman, the founder of the managed chat...

A banned West Midlands estate agent has today been sentenced to a custodial sentence of six weeks, suspended for two years, and fined £4,000 at Wolverhampton Crown Court after pleading guilty...

A career in property can be fun and rewarding, but it’s a busy world to live and work in. As we...

An estate agency is to launch its third branch, this time in a seaside location. Stoneridge Estate Agents’ new Brightlingsea town centre...

There’s a lot being said about how the workforce will operate in the post-pandemic world. We’re still largely remote at Homesearch but as...

The Property Ombudsman says there’s been a big increase in enquiries to its service in recent months, despite the pandemic.  In its...

A PropTech entrepreneur is advising agents not to settle for simply having their websites up and running, and instead using CRM...

Proposals to resuscitate the self-build housing sector have been welcomed by the government. Conservative MP Richard Bacon has published an independent report...

A long-standing critic of OnTheMarket, who was once excluded from a presentation by the portal’s leadership, has spoken enthusiastically of the...

An agent has gone on record saying how he has progressed from being a photocopier boy at a Connells branch to...

Things can change. For those who remember, it’s no secret that I became one of the industry's strongest critics of OnTheMarket (OTM). My reasons...

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

Agents are reporting fewer sales and fewer deals above the asking price, as summer and the tapering stamp duty holiday take...

A director of Essex estate agency Beresfords has announced his retirement after 40 years with the company - and after being...

Last month it was reported that up to 500,000 people had been ‘pinged’ by the NHS in a week. While the...

One of the country's largest independent regional agency groups has been formed through an acquisition announced today. Yorkshire estate agent, Manning Stainton,...

A Midlands property firm has quit its city centre premises after 25 years and says the pandemic has proved it can...

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

Agents and developers are creating full-size show home-style properties overseas in a bid to woo wealthy foreigners who cannot travel to...

Three property agents feature on the latest list of businesses in trouble for failing to comply with money laundering regulations. The list...

Sinclair Taylor, the first company to offer debt solutions to estate agencies, has been acquired by The Broadriver Group, a diverse...

Recent research shows that when asked what their ideal working set up would be, most agents said ‘hybrid’* and with proposals...

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

Admin teams in most businesses are often the lynchpins that ensure compliance and deal with issues in order to keep the...

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

Representatives of Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket, Boomin and OneDome portals are to be quizzed in an industry Question Time session next month. Russell...

Apart from a buoyant market, high transaction levels, and consumer confidence in the property market, one considerable additional benefit which has...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says he wants to move his agency’s 600 Local Property Experts from self-employed to employed status...

Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...

The controversial proposal by a PropTech start up to charge potential viewers of properties to let or for sale has been...

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...

Purplebricks has hired another creating PR agency to work on its consumer campaign. Taylor Herring - part of the larger Publicis group...

A prominent property consultancy is urging the government to ensure that holiday home owners pay more tax.  Colliers claims local authorities are...

For over 20 years, Reapit's CRM software has been the obvious choice for any self-respecting estate agency business. Used today by...

Trust the process: subscribe your landlords and tenants to Task Plans and receive automated prompts when it’s the right time to...

A young franchisee with hybrid agency EweMove is expanding into another area just over nine months since launching his agency. Chris Wells,...

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has reported record figures as...

A former estate agent has accused the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent Team of trying to discredit him. Chris Wood,...

Belvoir has issued another upbeat trading report, saying its revenue for the first six months of the year is up 53...

The Fine & Country network has added another agency to its network - this one in the west country city of...

The head of Boomin has attacked Rightmove for the fees it currently charges agents, the likelihood of higher fees to come,...

Kevin Thomas, the long time director at Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings, is retiring from the industry after more than 40...

One of the best known faces in estate agency has launched his own podcast - and is giving Estate Agent Today...

A prominent advocate of a reformed transaction process says more secure moving systems can help agents maintain high business levels when...

A recent news story will have set alarm bells ringing for agencies up and down the country, when it was revealed...

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, technology has proven to be the answer for many problems faced by sectors across...

Students at a high school have been given an insight into the career opportunities in the property sector. The sixth formers from...

We’re about to enter August and second half of the Olympic Games - and fund-raising is happening at a Gold medal...

An estate agency which at one time hoped to be operating nationwide this year has now revised its target. Hortons says it...

A young estate agent is being praised because of his heroic actions to save a woman from drowning.  Austin Mellor - just...

Two companies are to merge to create one of the Home Counties’ largest land and new homes businesses. Ashtons and Putterills Land...

One of the country’s longest-standing independent buying agencies has rebranded. Haringtons, established in 2004 and covering both London and the country, has...

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

Propertymark says a new pay-per-viewing service is “interesting” but warns agents to protect themselves by abiding by consumer protection regulations. The warning has come following...

Hello and welcome to another Property Jobs Today, your chance to see the latest moves in our industry. Why not be a...

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

Keller Williams - which says it’s the UK’s leading business-owner or ‘self-employed’ firm with twice the agents of any direct rival -...

Regional hybrid agency Hortons says its repaid its £50,000 bounce back loan at the earliest opportunity - because the industry has...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...

Board company Agency Express has become a carbon neutral business - and that’s official. Working with Carbon Neutral Britain, which advises businesses...

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...

Almost a million shares in Purplebricks have been ‘awarded’ to the two most senior men in the organisation. The golden handcuff deal...

An announcement by Foxtons this morning says it is considering future options for its mortgage business, Alexander Hall. The announcement - made...

A leading industry personnel expert says agencies must do more to attract new staff, including adapting how they work to compete...

Creating a New Homes division could be a good way of expanding an agency business according to the head of a...

A group of MPs has suggested the government consider a “proportional property tax” to replace the current council tax, in a...

Fledgling portal Boomin is launching what it claims to be the most interactive and accurate online valuation tool on the market.  It...

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond and strategist Sir Lynton Crosby - the architect of many Conservative election campaigns -...

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...

I want you to ask yourself a question, what is your reputation? By that I mean your personal reputation and your...

An online estate agency is launching a quasi franchise operation it calls Agency In A Box and claims applicants will “effectively”...

A new team of managers at one of the country’s best known franchise brands hopes to promote the concept amongst agents. Hunters...

Working in real estate can be incredibly rewarding, but it takes a lot of hard work to be able to succeed...

New guidance has been issued to agents as the government confirms that most remaining Coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted from...

Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...

Agents are to be told this week that employees can drop face masks, social distancing and other workplace measures put in...

Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...

Agents should use a mixture of next-generation 3D style technology and traditional, old-school estate agency to allow them to thrive. That's...

Channel 4 Ventures is one of a number of investors who have collectively put the equivalent of £11m into the online...

The son of an Oscar winner has been named as the latest estate agent working under the easyProperty banner. Damian Wanstall is...

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

Two of Britain's largest agency groups have sold their stakes in a property search firm. Both LSL and Connells have announced the sale...

Coadjute, the long-awaited real-time network which uses Blockchain technology to sell a property, is launched today with its first property deal...

Foxtons’ chairman and longest-serving board member is to stand down at the end of this year at the latest, after a...

A former England international is an early graduate of a new estate agency academy in Yorkshire. Rebecca Rayner, a former England under-18...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...

Like many of you, I have watched a lot of football recently and I’ve enjoyed every minute. It has been an...

A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Jamie Cooke, Co-Founder and Managing Director of iamsold, part...

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...

From July 19 it is likely that business owners, including agencies and industry suppliers, will no longer have to ask staff...

A bankrupt builder from Devon persuaded pensioners to pay him £271,000 to construct a home - but his poor workmanship has...

It may be the height of summer but the industry is still super-busy and new appointments continue to come thick and...

Several estate agencies have reported record months of business thanks to the rush of transactions ahead of the main stamp duty...

A PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents to maximise their training on existing PropTech to ensure they optimise its effectiveness. Anton Babkov, chief...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...

No fewer than seven estate and lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme today. Most of them are now...

One of the highest profile supporters of the online estate agency concept has quit the company he founded. Akshay Ruparelia, who is...

The frenzy of activity in the housing market thanks to the stamp duty holiday shows the need for automated processes to...

The Competititon and Markets Authority says it’s to look into reviews on Google and Amazon, and see whether the online giants...

The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...

Your Move, Reeds Rains and other parts of the LSL Group are to hold an Act of Kindness day to encourage...

I recently saw a fly-through video for a home on sale for well over £2m. The imagery was good (made better by...

There are just three working days until the end of the stamp duty holiday for most buyers. That’s not even enough time...

Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...