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Estate agency Chestertons has named the new chief operating officer for the roll out of its UK and Europe franchising operation. Some...

Thanks so much for your responses to our request for Valentines office window displays - we didn’t realise February 14 was...

The ‘on-demand’ economy is reshaping our world. The way we order food, get around, and even access healthcare has changed irreversibly...

The Competition and Markets Authority has released a 135 page document giving explicit details of its latest agency cartel investigation. This includes...

Tributes have been paid to an estate agent known for his “infectious giggle” and great sense of humour.  Gerald Flint, who with...

Police are advising estate agents on how to spot the signs of domestic abuse. The Safer Lincolnshire Partnership’s #cutitout campaign will include an...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

The election is over and there’s nothing on the agenda except the run-up to Christmas - although there’s still time for...

When we launched Reapit’s Foundations Platform as a Service (PaaS) in November, it may have seemed like a recent development in...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

We’ve really hit the ground running with our appeal for Christmas pictures and videos from your offices this year - thanks...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where and why across our...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Jason Wilson, mio Account Manager What is mio and what does...

There may be lots of agents giving time this weekend to see England at the Rugby World Cup final and Lewis...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...

Yopa – launched in 2015 as part of the new breed of hybrid operators seeking to shake up the industry –...

News broke last weekend of a further online estate agency casualty as letting agent Upad announced on its website that it...

An estate agency service in the Lake District has rolled out a new benefit to all its staff - and in...

The share price of the UK's largest estate agency remained steady yesterday following its appointment of a new chief operating officer. Countrywide...

The collapse of Thomas Cook, widely seen as failing modernise with the expectations of modern shoppers, is a clear lesson for...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Simon Trippett – Partner at The Property Centre. What services...

An estate agent in Cardiff has come up with a marketing wheeze in a bid to win more instructions - but...

Crowdfunding has been largely avoided by property companies for much of the past year following controversies surrounding Emoov’s fund raising -...

We daren’t mention it but this is the final Bank Holiday before…well, Christmas.  Let’s hope agents and suppliers have an opportunity to...

The trade headlines may be dominated by a revolution proposed for how agents are regulated, licensed and trained but one thing...

The price of property coming to market fell by 0.2 per cent or an average of £656 in the past month...

Once a year you might be perfectly justified in putting your feet up for a weekend and enjoying some great sport...

If agents ran their databases more efficiently, the property portals might find themselves redundant. Controversial opening statement aside, the reality is that...

The PropTech era is changing the way in which employees decide where they are going to work. As CBRE has discovered in...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

The practices of competitive bidding and sealed bids have made a 'surprise return' to the Prime Central London (PCL) property market,...

Friday is Agents Do Charity day and as the country enjoys the delights of Wimbledon and rues the Lionesses' departure from...

Hello there - if it’s Friday it’s Agents Do Charity, and as we prepare for a hot weekend for Glastonbury revellers...

If it’s Friday it’s Agents Do Charity day - and we’ve got another bundle of good work for you this week,...

The founder of Zoopla has explained how the portal got its name and branding, and the philosophy behind it when it...

Instant online valuation service The ValPal Network has revealed a conveyancing partner which it says will help agents boost referral fees.  The...

With summer in full swing (will someone tell the weather?) we’re having bumper editions of Agents Do Charity, and this weekend’s is...

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...

In recent years, estate and letting agents have been faced with a series of tough challenges to absorb and react to. There...

Hello - it’s that time of the week again when we celebrate the agency industry’s fantastic fund-raising. We were delighted that our...

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...

Conveyancing platform The Moving Hub has this week launched its proposition into the estate agency and mortgage intermediary sectors. The firm is...

For the industry's football lovers, the notable achievements and never-say-die attitude of both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur on the European stage...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jake Gready Managing Director NEXA Bristol What services do you provide? buying - selling...

In a world where people want instant gratification, it’s important to find ways to connect and engage with customers when they...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...

Savills, which in the past has been restrained in its critique of Brexit’s effect on the housing market, now says that...

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

Over 50 per cent of all mortgage products available to home buyers in the UK currently have a standard maximum term...

OnTheMarket has stepped up its attack on Rightmove with a stridently-worded email to agents explaining how a drop in leads from...

Outsourced auction provider IAMSold says it is the top independent auctioneer for residential property lots sold in 2018, according to the...

The demand for rural properties is high, and with 20.7% of England’s population in countryside areas, estate agents have a large...

The vast majority of people want homes built as standard for all age groups - a contrary view to those in...

The first major estate agency business to launch a crowdfunding bid since the controversial collapse of Emoov has emphasised its “realistic”...

The end of the snow has given way to warmer weather, and while it’s a little early to speak of spring...

The review website Trustpilot is to make it easier for the public to see whether companies have tried to stop complaints...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

High-end agency Savills says London’s super-rich are now buying and selling more actively than a year ago.  The agency says London’s so-called...

Purplebricks has revealed that it’s given its new global chief operating officer 700,000 shares - valued at around £165p each that...

The online sales and lettings platform TheHouseShop has scrapped its £500,000 crowdfunding pitch - and it’s blaming the collapse of online...

Anything can get a Christmas makeover these days, and if you thought it was a sprig of holly too far to...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

Having built over 1900 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 16 years, we know a thing or two...

It is now known that at least 32 formal complaints have been received by the crowdfunding platform that helped Emoov raise...

Investment platform Crowdcube has told Estate Agent Today that defunct online estate agency Emoov revised down its company valuation from £104m...

Hello and welcome to the Wednesday edition of your Christmas agency branch decorations - and what a festive lot you are.  Before...

Has no one told the industry that it’s December and things are supposed to be slowing down? This week’s Property Jobs...

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...

High-end agency Harrods Estates is not content with selling homes in London’s infamous challenging market - now it’s marketing a box...

The debate about online auction charges levied on buyers continues this morning with the release of figures showing that one company...

Rightmove is this morning reporting that the asking price of property coming to market has fallen 1.7 per cent in the...

It’s not just the Cabinet and the government where jobs are in flux - there are plenty of moves to announce...

Keller Williams, the US agency which allows agents to work from hub-like ‘market centres’, says it now has 130 freelance agents in this...

Savills has issued its forecast for the housing market for the next five years, and while it highlights some bright spots...

A firm which links with agents to operate online auctions has hit back at a consumer group's allegations that this growing sector...

The Competitions and Markets Authority says the result of its latest probe into estate agencies’ possible infringement of the Competition Act...

A statement to the London Stock Exchange by eProp Services has cemented its role primarily as a PropTech firm. This is in...

Landlords and letting agents might feel they’ve taken a bit of a battering from the government in recent years – and...

The buy-to-let sector, which has been under sustained pressure for a number of years now thanks to tax changes designed to...

Running an effective property business in today’s market relies on the clever use of technology.  The right technology will make your agency...

Small print in the Countrywide rescue plan announced yesterday spells out in stark terms what could happen if the company’s bid...

Our glorious endless summer has a return visit to many areas this weekend - but it’s still not too hot for...

With the weather scheduled to get a little cooler this weekend, fund-raising is clearly still a hot topic in the industry...

A disciplinary investigation by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has blown the lid on the infamous fee-fixing cartel scandal involving estate...

The Advertising Standards Authority says its compliance team is considering its next steps following the refusal of estate agency PDQ Estates...

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...

Some of Britain’s top property experts say bureaucracy, lack of cooperation and a dwindling number of smaller builders are the main...

One of the country’s best know estate agents, Marc Goldberg, has joined London agency Dexters. Goldberg spent some 30 years at Countrywide’s...

In what is regarded as his most important speech since becoming housing minister, Dominic Raab has told a conference that it...

Boy it‘s hot out there, with little end in sight yet. That’s the good news. Now the even better news -...

Prime London’s transactions are now the preserve of so-called ‘needs-based buyers’ and not investors according to high-end agency Knight Frank -...

What a big week for PropTech! With the very first MIPIM PropTech conference, taking place in Paris today and tomorrow, comes...

The pace of change is extraordinary. As we reach the middle of one conversation, rumblings of the next already begin. I think...

The entrepreneur behind a free-to-list property portal claiming support from 17 estate agencies has defended the description of them as ‘partners’ -...

A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...

The head of eProp Services, parent company of easyProperty, says growth in the online sector is slower than expected - but that...

Cluttons - which a year ago was bought out of pre-pack administration by a so-called ‘turnaround’ business, RCapital - has now...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

Akshay Ruparelia, the teenager who set up the Doorsteps online estate agency only 18 months ago, is now reported to be...

Graham Norwood has scooped two accolades in the prestigious Property Press Awards for his work on Estate Agent Today and Letting...

Outsourced viewing operator Viewber is expanding its offer to agents by forming what it calls “a close technical cooperation” with keyholding...

Floor plan software provider Metropix celebrated their win at The ESTAS on Friday by announcing an upcoming landmark. Having scooped the “Best...

New online auction house BidX1 says it has raised £2,087,000 from its second UK auction, posting a 70 per cent success...

Several newspapers are carrying allegations that the diary secretary working for housing minister Dominic Raab has been selling sex via a...

The UK’s real estate sector, embracing estate agencies as well as other aspects of the property industry, has been facing “increased...

The sun has finally returned to ours skies and you’re on the lookout for a little bit of summer reading. As...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone mentioned here...

Neil Cobbold, COO of PayProp, advises letting agents to act now to beat the upcoming letting agent fee ban and discusses...

For part two of the 'Day in the life of' series, I spoke to Peter Kavanagh, who first joined Romans in...

Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...

It’s spring at last! Although we’ve only just finished wiping the snow off our boots, it’s great news that the clocks...

Greetings from Cannes, where the sun is finally shining over MIPIM. I’m sure many of you are out here, too, and...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

A 1.0 per cent interest rate rise would add £930 a year to the cost of servicing the average mortgage, according...

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...

Having built over 1,800 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 20 years, it will come as no surprise...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, our round-up each Monday of key job moves within estate and letting...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

Purplebricks has increased its charges in Australia by up to 33 per cent. The Australian Financial Review reports that the 33 per...

Oh we do love a busy Agents Do Charity page, and this week’s is busy indeed - thanks to everyone for...

IAM Sold says it is the largest independent residential auctioneer in the UK based on lots sold, for the second year...

A ‘secret’ proposal called Project UHA was put to a hand-picked group of agents on Friday with speculation suggesting it centres...

Purplebricks has announced that former Countrywide director Lee Wainwright has been appointed chief executive officer of the hybrid agency’s UK operations...

The Home Office has announced a new division to tackle fraud issues, including money laundering. A new national economic crime centre within...

The last of the leading agency analysts and business consultancies have now given their predictions for the UK housing market in...

A Happy New Year to all our readers and their families - and all the very best for a successful, profitable...

So there’s under a week to go to Christmas and it’s clear from your photos that festive jumper time has well...

The UK’s largest property franchise group, Belvoir, says it is reaping rewards from its acquisition of Brook Financial Services and its...

Financial analysts over the weekend have been giving their view on Purplebricks, which later this week issues its figures for the...

Hybrid estate agency eMoov has announced a new hire as chief operating officer with the remit of driving growth.  Guy Halfhead has previously...

Just a fortnight today we’ll be packing our bags and preparing for a well-deserved but all-too-short festive break...but until then, there’s...

Landlords are being urged to step up and ensure that all rented properties and accommodation meet recent laws relating to carbon...

The London-focussed estate agency Cluttons says chains in central London are becoming increasingly fragile thanks to general uncertainty in the wider...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

In the UK, there are over 3.9 million homes situated in off-grid areas with no access to mains gas, so it’s...

The largest mutual life pension and insurance company in the UK has added its voice to growing calls for stamp duty...

The notion of a North-South divide in the UK has been around for as long as I can remember – certainly...

Savills has given a pessimistic outlook for the mainstream housing market for the next five years.  It says average house prices across...

Crowdfunding is nothing new. As I pointed out in a previous Natter, it dates back centuries, playing a part in the...

Three hundred of the UK’s top conveyancers have celebrated the success of the industry at the first ever ESTAS Conveyancer Awards. The...

Employment tribunal fees could soon become extinct, after the Supreme Court ruled they were an obstacle to the ‘access of justice’.  Once...

The Competition and Markets Authority has set out precisely what agents and other companies can and cannot do in the event...

The Competition and Markets Authority has for the first time published details of the findings against a group of six estate...

Let’s be honest - few people saw this coming. The 89 to 11 per cent majority amongst Agents’ Mutual members for...

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...

Really? The first day of autumn? Well yes, according to weather professionals who say September 1 is the start of meteorological...

The average price of a home in the UK is now £211,6712 - up slightly on last month but with growth...

Now we hate to spoil a long weekend but for much of the UK this is the final Bank Holiday before......

The typical asking price of a home coming on sale has fallen by 0.9 per cent, equivalent to £2,758 - precisely...

Not so long ago, new UK car sales were racing ahead, fuelled by confidence in the economic recovery, but car production...

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

Adam Day, the founder of Connells-owned online estate agency Hatched, has been announced as head of operations at easyProperty.    In a statement...

As we head into August there’s no let up on your fantastic efforts for charity - thank you!   Everyone below has let...

More than 270 easyProperty licences have been secured by independent estate agents belonging to The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine...

Given the shift change in the estate agent world at the moment, with online models becoming more prevalent (think easyProperty’s £60...

You may have heard that Airbnb and property management company, Lavanda has closed a £1 million angel investment round.  Backers include Purplebricks...

Gently rising house values in the mainstream market and problems facing the prime market in the capital mean that over half...

How many property professionals are truly happy with their revenue? High levels of competition from new market entrants is a significant...

The chief economist of Price Waterhouse Coopers says that although by some measures the London housing market looks ripe for a...

When it comes to provoking anger in property professionals, taxation takes some beating. Press releases are still arriving berating the December...

Prime London house prices are now 5.3 per cent lower than at the time of the EU referendum admits Savills, following...

Over 500 members of the Guild of Property Professionals have requested an easyProperty licence following the merger between the two organisations.   The...

Today we’re publishing what we think is our longest-ever list of charitable activities being conducted by agents and their supporters -...

The Guild of Property Professionals, which earlier this month merged with easyProperty, has now announced a new link up, this time...

Our client Robert Cooney – an estate agent based in Taunton, Somerset – was so intrigued by the office refurbishment process...

“Housing policy should be in independent hands.” That was the conclusion of a panel debate that Andrews held, not recently, but two...

The chief executive of eProp Services Ltd - the company formed by a merger between easyProperty and GPEA Ltd (the parent...

GPEA Ltd - the parent company of the Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country - has announced it has...

The industry’s three government-approved redress schemes have this week issued an updated version of their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU is...

June marks the start of what professional weather folk call summer - and even if the temperatures are a little variable,...

The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...

News headlines talk more and more about a slowdown in the property market, a drop in house prices and the need...

Auctions are a great way to sell property competitively, with a wide range of homes often selling under the hammer, and...

The snap General Election on June 8 adds to uncertainty but does not significantly worsen the market for prime properties in...

This actually happened - the names of the guilty have been withheld to protect the innocent. I live in Spain, Marbella actually,...

Savills has acquired Granville Residential, an independent agency covering the high-end Marlow, Maidenhead, Bourne End and Cookham areas in Berkshire and...

For my latest Property Natter I have sought the opinions of two well-known property consultants - Michael Day, managing director of...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

The average asking price rise for homes coming to the market in the last month has been a chunky 1.3 per...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

The estate agency which was fined £200,000 after a prospective house buyer fell 30 feet into a well during a viewing...

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...

Let’s not be distressed that we’re already over 10 per cent of the way through the year - yes, really -...

The property website Home is warning that while prices may show an early spring uplift there’s a long-term slowing of the market underway...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

Excuse the puntastic (or not) title, but as you’ve no doubt already deciphered I took a trip northwards a couple of...

Annual growth in house prices slowed in January - a taste of things to come in 2017 according to the house...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

Sales of homes in prime central London improved towards the end of 2016 says Savills - but only after prices were...

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

Forecasts are so last year: who anticipated Bowie, Brexit or Balls for example? Quotes, on the other hand, really ARE last year...

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...

Just a couple of weeks ago, we waited with anticipation to see what the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, would say in...

There’s been a bumper mailbag sent to press@estateagenttoday.co.uk this week to mark what must be the height of the fund-raising season...

The Conveyancing Association has revised its wish-list of reforms to, in its words, “ensure fewer delays, a less costly process, and...

It may have been a challenging year for parts of the industry but there’s no lack of motivation when it comes...

The Daily Mail has calculated which of the 13 housing ministers in office before this autumn has been the most successful,...

The Conveyancers' Association has called for sweeping changes to the house buying and moving system to create a "more certain and...

Countrywide's regional director Martin Coombes has quit the company, having worked for it since the early 1990s. A statement to Estate Agent...

Savills is the latest estate agency to warn that economic uncertainty following the Brexit vote will trigger two years of low...

Bonfire Night is upon us but the brightest lights this weekend are those from our industry tirelessly working for good causes. As ever, those...

The Advertising Standards Authority says a Market Harborough firm's leaflet claiming it had 'more sales' than any other agent earlier this...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

Several estate agencies have announced expansions and new offices - and once again a former Countrywide management figure is revealed to...

Buy-to-let landlords may have failed in their recent legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set to...

One of the great events of the agency year is the Agents Giving Ball, hosted a few days ago at The Lancaster...

Data from the Land Registry suggests that - perhaps contrary to most agents’ expectations - there are some places in the...

An agent from Leicester-based firm James Sellicks has become the Lewis Hamilton to floor plan drawing, thanks to his dramatic sub-three...

A fantastic exclusive this week as I carry out a question and answer session with one of the leading names in...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

Housing minister Gavin Barwell has met campaigners to scrap anti-buy to let measures introduced by the Cameron government in the past...

The credit crunch may have been the economic backdrop against which much of the housing market performance of the past 10...

Haart has apologised over what it calls the “completely unacceptable” parking of one of its cars which blocked in a care worker’s...

Schools going back, final Bank Holiday over until Christmas, and agents returning from their summer breaks. It can only mean September. But...

What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...

Paying too much every month for your website? Move your website to us and we guarantee to halve your monthly bill I want...

Summer finally arrived, the transport system (as always) went into meltdown, everyone complained that it was too hot and the sun...

There was a small two per cent drop in residential valuations in July compared to the same month last year, according to...

Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...

With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...

One of the first major pieces of research to come from an estate agency following the EU referendum suggests the short-term...

Franchise agency Keller Williams has made new appointments as it follows through its long-term plan to epand to between 30 and...

Peter Alan, part of the Connells Group, has acquired Marina Quay, a specialist Swansea Marina estate agency as part of its...

Online estate agency easyProperty has brought in a veteran psychology expert to look at the stress of buying a home -...

Prices are wobbling in the London housing market, with the referendum and ongoing currency fluctuations being two of the major causes. That...

The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...

Valuation activity in May rose by nearly a fifth on an annual basis despite the upcoming EU referendum according to research...

The largest estate agency in Wales is to extend its regional footprint after acquiring an independent firm. Peter Alan has purchased 26-year-old...

The weather may be saying otherwise, but we're now in June and agents will be extra busy as buyers look to...

It’s nearly June – June! – already. Seriously, where has this year gone? This means summer is nearly upon us, with a...

It’s been another great week of fund-raising for good causes by our industry, as you can see from our roll of...

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...

House prices dipped by 0.8 per cent in April, the first month of the stamp duty surcharge and the period when...

It’s the Bank Holiday and an extra-long weekend - although many agents will be making the most of sales, lets, open...

An estate agent has pleaded guilty to a charge of drink-driving after being found almost three times above the legal alcohol...

Winners’ reactions and views from a fantastic day of celebration! The Kings Group scooped the gold award for Best Estate Agent in...

By accident or design, the PR machine at OnTheMarket was beefed up last week.  Just as well. With the portal still reeling...

This week, as the title suggests, I turn my attentions to the world of deposit protection schemes. Landlords have been legally obliged...

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has sent an email to member agents following articles about alleged legal challenges to the portal...

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has sent an email to member agents following articles about alleged legal challenges to the portal...

The agency industry consultant who has volunteered to coordinate responses to OnTheMarket’s legal warnings to estate agents say he has been...

Storm Katie (makes it sound so harmless when they give it a name like that, doesn’t it?) might have given the...

The days are getting longer, the sun is starting to appear on a more regular basis, Easter is just around the...

A local council is banning estate and letting agents’ boards after it has been handed legal powers to ‘prevent their spread’. Agents...

At the end of January I was one of the many people stood listening to the presentation that our co-founder Rachel...

Countrywide has rebranded its land and new homes team as Countrywide Residential Development and has announced a raft of new senior...

Estate Agent Today readers are amongst the first to be able to see Fine & Country’s new TV advertisement to be...

Karl Tatler Estate Agents & Lettings - recently annointed at Estate Agency of the Year at the Sunday Times annual awards...

We're all wise to the fact that spring is typically the busiest time of year for the property market. The financial...

New research shows that the north-south divide over house prices is not only continuing but is getting significantly worse.  High-end agency Savills,...

Fine & Country is launching a series of TV advertisements on Channel 4 next month in what it believes is the...

Surely people will start moving again soon. The employment rate for the last quarter of 2015 is likely to be the...

In charitable works, as in the rest of our industry, January is a time to reflect on what’s been achieved and...

Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...

It’s time to take a pause, to reflect and put into context—and what a year it has been for our industry...

There are just three weeks before Christmas (and a well-deserved break for agents).  But in the meantime there are plenty of opportunities...

A big thanks to the Property Franchise Group for being quick off the mark, sending us images of their agents’ festive...

As the year draws to a close, awards season is in full flow. It’s a time to reflect on the highs...

There’s been shock and anger from agents - especially those in London - at the surprise news of an additional three...

When it comes to the regulation of the conveyancing industry, this question is a topic of open and ongoing debate. Licensed conveyancers...

The new Propcision website says it now has a tool which allows users to see the marketing histories of London properties...

Estate agents have been accused of flouting the rules by erecting For Sale and To Let signs despite a voluntary ban. The...

Someone told me the other day that it’s now only seven Mondays till Christmas. Now there’s a scary thought. Best get...

Economic and housing market commentators have interpreted the latest raft of Bank of England data as indicating that interest rates may...

Jon Hunt, the property billionaire who founded, ran and then sold Foxtons, is worth a cool £1.186 billion - yet is...

It’s rare for an incumbent to pivot to a disruptive business model, even in the face of compelling logic that they...

Start increasing stock levels today using Ravensworth's Marketing Toolkit. We understand that stock can be hard to come by in today’s competitive...

next2buy Property Retailers has scooped the September ESTAS Estate Agent of the Month title.   The Tyne & Wear based agency won...

Well, the hosts have left the party early. England have crashed out of their own Rugby World Cup after a demoralising...

The big online estate agencies appear to have come of age. No, no - I'm not saying they're good, bad, better or...

Savills and Knight Frank say prime central London property values dipped slightly over the summer with stamp duty still being blamed...

Controversial online estate agency eMoov is on the verge of successfully raising £1m through crowdfunding - and may even hit the...

So housing made itself top of the list of questions by the new Leader of the Opposition’s first PMQs on Wednesday...

Rezi’s cloud based SaaS platform seamlessly connects technology and business infrastructures Rezi Enterprise is a sales and lettings SaaS platform with an...

Connect branch networks, automate sales and marketing and highlight business opportunities with Rezi’s agile cloud platform Rezi Premium is more than a...

London agency Barnard Marcus has secured what is believed to be a record sale price for a former council flat -...

The imbalance of supply and demand in the housing market “will lead to even stronger price gains over the next 12...

With just a few days to go before the formal start of the new football season, the much-publicisied possible easyProperty sponsorship...

The head of research at lettings portal Lettingweb.com says the National Crime Agency’s claims about hundreds of billions of pounds of...

It’s mid-summer and distinctly cooler than it should be - but agents’ enthusiasm for helping those in need appears hotter than...

Three of the four candidates standing for the Labour leadership have effectively dismissed any possibility of reintroducing mansion tax if they...

We are accustomed to increasingly lavish CGIs, fly-throughs and even the (short-lived) 3D floor plan. Now the United States has led...

Agents have expressed their disappointment at the decision by the government to restrict mortgage interest relief for Buy To let investors...

Estate and letting agents and other figures in the property industry have been making their last-minute calls on Chancellor George Osborne...