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26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Would-be home-buyers are enjoying the highest level of spring-time choice of homes in five years says Zoopla. The portal claims that there...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Forget the Oscars, the biggest even in town last week was the Fine & Country International Annual Conference and Awards Gala. The...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A former pub landlord has been appointed a new franchisee to take over Winkworth’s Worthing office on the South Coast. Nathan Wright...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Nottinghamshire estate agency Gascoines is marking 70 years of serving the property market in Southwell and surrounding areas. Founded by Doug Gascoine...
12 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
19 January 2024
From: Breaking News
One of the most heart-warming parts of my job is having the privilege to be the patron of Agents Giving, the...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
08 December 2023
From: Breaking News
A London agent is looking to make Halloween unforgettable with a captivating window display that's sending shivers down spines. Location Location has...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The process from a Local Plan allocation to a digger on site typically stretches beyond the length of a five-year political...
12 August 2023
From: Features
Chestertons has announced its second acquisition in six weeks and third of the year. The London agent has acquired boutique Chelsea agency...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
An agency brand has partnered with Sticklepath Parish Council to promote safer driving and lower speed limits. Stevens Estate Agents in Okehampton...
13 July 2023
From: Breaking News
An award-winning charity will cut the cost of homeownership in Wigan by up to £10,000, by offering buyers the chance to...
22 April 2023
From: Features
It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...
31 January 2023
From: Breaking News
Should commercial properties be converted into homes? I think so. I don’t mean the upscale barns becoming large houses, or the fashionable...
28 January 2023
From: Features
From carols to Christmas lights and jumpers, prime estate agent John D Wood & Co has been getting into the festive...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The directors of London agent Churchill and Mathesons have taken on a Fine & Country license to cater for the upper...
12 December 2022
From: Breaking News
In this guest piece, Andy Jones, Corporate & Build To Rent Director at LRG, looks at whether commercial property can help solve...
12 November 2022
From: Features
There have been plenty of new jobs being started outside of Wesminster this month. Here are some of the latest moves that...
31 October 2022
From: Breaking News
The property jobs market hasn't taken a summer holiday this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took place during...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A regional independent agent has shifted its focus to sales after offloading its lettings business to The Lomond Group. Warwickshire and Worcestershire-based...
31 August 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
The property sector has continuously been showing its generosity Ukrainian refugees amid the ongoing Russian invasion. Support ranges from financial donations to...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
This probably isn’t what wealthy buyers in one of the UK’s most expensive areas expected to hear, but a plea has...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News
We’re here - it’s Christmas. And as agents clock off for a well earned break, they can do so with a...
24 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
With a Budget, mild weather and the continuing uncertainty over the pandemic, you might be forgiven for forgetting that we get...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Buyers are getting less square foot for their money when buying a property. Research by insurer Churchill has found that the average...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
The Federation of Independent Agents has passed the key milestone of 50 member branches covering in excess of 200 exclusive postcode...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
There are an estimated 2.7 million landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) providing rental accommodation to multiple generations of tenant,...
09 June 2021
From: Features
Boomin says it’s going to “reinvent the YouTube channel for property.” The portal’s new YouTube channel has gone live with five unique...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to another working week, and the latest on jobs and staff movement across our industry. You can be part...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Boutique estate agency D S Churchill is to open a countryside office serving the Cotwolds, Oxfordshire and surrounding counties. D S Churchill...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News
London still dominated the league table of locations with the highest volumes of sales by value in 2020, despite the apparent...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Welcome to the start of another week and this catch up on the latest moves within the agency world. Everyone featured here...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
Zoopla has revealed precisely how much house prices have risen over the course of 2020. Across the UK as a whole prices...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News
At the start of December 2020, a select handful of agents attended a private online event to see the latest news...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News
New research attempts for the first time to identify the most lucrative property markets in the country - with surprising results...
19 November 2020
From: Breaking News
How prime London has changed. In 2002 work began on The Knightsbridge. Located within a stone’s throw of Harrods and a near-neighbour...
06 June 2020
From: Features
With a lengthy lockdown already behind us one might think that fund-raising was a step too far - but not for...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to this week’s list of good work - yes, despite the virus lockdown. Earlier this week we featured many...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to the last day of January, Brexit Day and - perhaps most importantly - the latest edition of...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Barbers Estate & Letting Agents in Shropshire doing more than most on the industry to go green. It’s teamed up with TerraCycle,...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News
The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Connells has confirmed that it has closed two branches in Dorset in the south west of England, in addition to the...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
The competition is hotting up between Zoopla and OnTheMarket for new homes listings. Today Zoopla has revealed that it has seen a...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News
A high profile estate agency selling some of the most expensive homes in the west of England has shut two of...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News
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...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News
The trade headlines may be dominated by a revolution proposed for how agents are regulated, licensed and trained but one thing...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News
The average British homeowner stays in their property for 20.8 years, according to new research by Zoopla. The property portal analysed the...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News
An estate agency accused of “taking the mickey” over the number of boards it has erected has fought back. The mayor of...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News
An insurance company claims that over 29,000 property deals fall through in a year because buyers get cold feet over their...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News
One thing’s clear in the ongoing mess surrounding Brexit - a lot of people are simply putting their head down and...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News
The chief executive and founder of a developer and property investment group says Purplebricks is “an excellent business” but its recent...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Another estate agency has closed one of its prime London offices as the capital’s most exclusive areas continue to be hit...
26 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News
We all get an extra hour in bed this weekend, giving us more energy to fund-raise for good causes, right? That seems...
26 October 2018
From: Breaking News
The World Cup may be entertaining us for the next few weeks but whatever England’s fate may be, one thing is...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to this week’s celebration of the industry’s fund-raising activities. Remember it’s easy to get publicity and additional support for...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News
It’s spring at last! Although we’ve only just finished wiping the snow off our boots, it’s great news that the clocks...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Howard Quirk, a prominent estate agent in the 60s, 70s and 80s, has passed away, aged 71. He was the senior partner...
02 January 2018
From: Breaking News
Earlier this month Fine & Country announced it was to offer an auction option to vendors - now the Surrey agency...
27 November 2017
From: Breaking News
Analysts believe a rise in the Bank of England base rate is on the cards next month as a result of the...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Jackson-Stops & Staff has revealed what it believes to be the main noise problems that deter buyers and distress existing owners. A...
17 August 2017
From: Breaking News
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks has landed a deal to sell new-build homes, an activity previously done usually directly by developers or traditional high street estate...
20 July 2017
From: Breaking News
Dear Sales Doctor, The biggest challenge I’m facing right now is winning more instructions. What advice do you have for my listers...
01 July 2017
From: Features
The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...
27 May 2017
From: Features
There’s no sign yet that the snap General Election is distracting our industry from continuing its fine record of doing good...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News
Zoopla has launched a new advertising campaign to promote its usefulness to house movers as told through the eyes of hermit...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News
New analysis shows what appears to be the correlation between rising house prices and falling burglary rates across the country. The research,...
17 March 2017
From: Breaking News
Only a week to the Christmas break and still our industry goes above and beyond the call of duty to raise...
16 December 2016
From: Breaking News
Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...
22 October 2016
From: Features
It’s been another very busy week for the excellent fund-raising champions of our industry - and the good causes are encouraging...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the controversial findings of an insurance firm’s research shows that millions of homeowners may...
11 August 2016
From: Breaking News
Over seven million owners have chosen not to have a survey completed on their current property - with half of them...
10 August 2016
From: Breaking News
With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...
15 July 2016
From: Features
Let’s face it - the biggest distraction for many estate agents in the coming weeks may well be the Euro 2016...
10 June 2016
From: Breaking News
Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...
10 May 2016
From: Features
It’s the Bank Holiday and an extra-long weekend - although many agents will be making the most of sales, lets, open...
29 April 2016
From: Breaking News
Winners’ reactions and views from a fantastic day of celebration! The Kings Group scooped the gold award for Best Estate Agent in...
25 April 2016
From: Features
The traditional festive spirit of estate agency does not extend simply to decorating offices - it’s about doing good work, too. This...
11 December 2015
From: Breaking News
I make no apologies for returning to Build To Rent, the institutional investment in building and managing blocks of flats to...
13 November 2015
From: Features
An insurance company claims that around 60 per cent of estate agents do not check with their vendor clients about disputes...
10 November 2015
From: Breaking News
The answer to the question is that we all should; both in terms of the contribution we can make to the...
06 November 2015
From: Features
There’s no stopping our industry’s good works, which this week range from sleeping out in aid of the homeless to running...
06 November 2015
From: Breaking News
Detectives investigating the burglary which ultimately led to the death of PC David Phillips on October 5 have released pictures of...
16 October 2015
From: Breaking News
Two men have been arrested following the break-in at a Merseyside estate and letting agency which ended with a police officer...
06 October 2015
From: Breaking News
Three agents have been announced as winners of The ESTAS Agent of the Month competition for June. The Tring branch of...
08 July 2015
From: Breaking News
Zoopla Property Group has appointed Vin Murria as an independent non-executive director. Murria, who left her role as chief executive of AIM-listed...
23 June 2015
From: Breaking News
Q: What does it say on your business card? The support network for quality agents Q: Who is Agent Tracker? Agent Tracker...