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If you thought Christmas Eve meant no more news in terms of industry movers and shakers…well, think again - we’ve one...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News

It was interesting to see the recent story on Estate Agent Today about OnTheMarket (OTM) raising its fees after signing up...
04 August 2018
From: Features

So at last someone has woken up to the fact that Purplebricks needs to be clearer about how it charges for...
21 October 2017
From: Features

There’s a distinct sense of déjà vu over the debacle of OnTheMarket. I avoided joining two years ago because I couldn’t see...
12 August 2017
From: Features

It’s traditional for estate agents to support each other when they come under attack from the press or public. After all,...
28 July 2017
From: Features

Great Expectations was a fantastic novel-cum-social-history written by Charles Dickens, who once lived in my adopted home city of Portsmouth. But these...
17 June 2017
From: Features

It’s easy to be dismissive of the value of local newspapers for advertising residential property but things are never as straightforward...
08 April 2017
From: Features

The guys at Which? are at it again, all over estate agents like a rash for “over valuing” properties so they...
17 February 2017
From: Features

There’s no need to worry but...er....there are only three weeks to go until Christmas. With traditional feelings of goodwill at this time...
02 December 2016
From: Breaking News

As circus performers, most estate agents would fail. Some of you might find that difficult to comprehend. After all, many uninformed members...
26 November 2016
From: Features

It’s curious how gloom, gloom pre-Brexit Britain’s property market has gained a much brighter outlook now that the result of the...
07 October 2016
From: Features

As I sit here writing this on the Glorious 12th, I realise I’m going on about my favourite grouse – agents...
12 August 2016
From: Features

It’s a familiar theme – kids doing charity trips and needing sponsorship or raffle prizes to help fund their fares. If we...
29 July 2016
From: Features

So we now have a new 'official' index of house prices, and much good may it do us. For the chattering classes...
17 June 2016
From: Features

The glorious thing about the referendum on our EU membership is that four weeks today it will all be over –...
27 May 2016
From: Features

When a potential buyer comes into the office and says they want to view a property on your books, the natural...
29 April 2016
From: Features

The property market is racing ahead, but not everyone who wants to be part of it appears to want to keep...
12 March 2016
From: Features

Life is getting pretty frustrating for estate agents, and not just because getting houses onto the market is such an uphill...
13 February 2016
From: Features

My suspicion in my December Industry Views column that the Chancellor, George Osborne, holds certain types of property owners in contempt...
08 January 2016
From: Features

I’m sure I’m not the only estate agent confused by the Government’s approach to residential property ownership. Many of the current ministerial...
04 December 2015
From: Features

News from the Halifax this week that the combined values of the residential properties in London amounts to £1.13 trillion, virtually...
13 November 2015
From: Features

It’s interesting to read of plans to debate which business plan really is best for the customer, online or traditional estate...
09 October 2015
From: Features

It was interesting to see the report on Estate Agent Today about the meeting between London estate agents, NAEA, and HMRC. No,...
25 September 2015
From: Features

It’s always interesting when Which? produces a report that includes estate agency. It asked 1,990 people their views on buying and selling...
21 August 2015
From: Features

Competition is hot among home buyers in my part of southern England to take ownership of properties that come onto the...
24 July 2015
From: Features

What do we actually do as estate agents to serve our wonderful public? Some might think we go out, value houses, advise...