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![Trade and representative bodies launch fifth iteration of the BASPI](/upload/images/4%20--%20Proofed%20--%20%20Trade%20and%20representative%20bodies%20launch%20fifth%20iteration%20of%20the%20BASPI%20By%20Beth%20Rudolf%2C%20Conveyancing%20Associat%20.jpg)
Trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors, including the Conveyancing Association, have launched the...
27 April 2024
From: Features
![Call for improved training for Energy Performance Certificate assessors](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energy_EfficientHome-400x310.png)
A property consultancy is calling for improved accreditation for Energy Performance Certificate assessors. Re:solve Real Estate - which specialises in commercial property...
24 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Chestertons Global expands into Bermuda](/upload/images/shutterstock_2028856676.jpg)
Chestertons Global has expanded into the Bermuda property market with a new affiliate, Realestate.bm. The brand will offer residential sales and lettings...
17 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![New BASPI form launches with update information requests](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Trade and representative bodies representing the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors have launched the fifth iteration of the...
03 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Making history fit for the future](/upload/images/2%20Proofed%20--%20Making%20history%20for%20for%20the%20future%20-%20weekend%20feature.jpg)
From medieval castles to Elizabethan manor houses, Georgian townhouses and Victorian terraces, the UK’s historic buildings are central to our country’s...
10 February 2024
From: Features
![Troubled town halls face even tougher times](/upload/images/3%20---%20Proofed%20by%20Peter%20---%20Weekend%20feature%20Troubled%20town%20halls%20face%20even%20tougher%20times%20by%20Mark%20Edgerley.jpg)
The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice...
06 January 2024
From: Features
![New family takes on Hunters’ flagship office](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Recruitment-400x310.png)
One of Hunters’ flagship North East offices is under new family ownership. Experienced landlord Thom Swalwell is Hunters’ new franchisee in Sunderland,...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency brand on hiring spree as it opens new office](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessChain-400x310.png)
Fisher German is celebrating moving into its new office in the heart of Birmingham as it looks to grow its influence...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Commercial to residential - a growing opportunity](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_1750387934.jpg)
Paul Johnson, Head of Corporate Sales at Leaders Romans Group (LRG) Commercial property has historically been viewed as the more profitable asset...
04 November 2023
From: Features
![Trouble Ahead? Bank downgrades 11 property firms as worries mount](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The UK real estate industry faces a “particularly precarious” situation in the near to medium term, according to analysts at the...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing software firm unveils new AI partnership](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_638342005.jpg)
Search Acumen has announced a new partnership that aims to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in conveyancing Property data, insight...
29 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Propertymark reveals host for Wembley conference](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/ShakingHands-400x310.png)
Broadcast personality and presenter Jenni Falconer has been named as the host of the Propertymark One Conference. Taglined ‘Raise Your Game’, Propertymark, will...
20 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Penalised Stamp Duty critic returns to theme of “we pay too much”](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/StampDuty--2-400x310.png)
A well known critic of stamp duty has returned to his long-standing theme of querying whether buyers have paid too much...
14 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Going to Wembley! 700 agents register for Propertymark conference](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/MillenialAgents1-400x310.png)
Hundreds of agents have already registered to attend the landmark Propertymark One conference at Wembley Arena on 27 June. Agency trade body...
24 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Going to Wembley! Propertymark secures venue for ‘mammoth agency event’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Recruitment-400x310.png)
Agency trade body Propertymark has secured Wembley Stadium for a new event that is bringing together sales, lettings, auctioneers, inventories, and...
16 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - singing superheroes](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-NewLogo2-400x310.jpg)
From singing to dressing as superheroes, there are plenty of inspirational examples of agents raising money for good causes this week. Whatever...
09 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Reinvent then rent: could old commercial buildings boost rental stock?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
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
![As HMRC reveals almost half of those falling foul of AML regulations are property firms, estate agents are urged to get their compliance in order or face the consequences](/upload/images/Back-link-images/EAT%20-%20August%20Sponsorship%20Image%20360%20x%20280.jpg)
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) recently published a list of firms that have received penalty notices for failure to meet their...
17 August 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Research reveals slowdown in searches for property portals](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyWebsite-3-400x310.jpg)
Online searches for property portals have declined, in another suggested sign of the slowing market. Analysis of data from AdWords and Google Trends...
14 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket introduces flexible office listings](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarketLogo-New-2022-400x310.jpg)
OnTheMarket has partnered with flexible workspace platform Instant Offices to boost commercial listings. The deal will increase the flexible office space listings being...
05 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Family run agency expands with local acquisition](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/MergerAcquisition-1-400x310.jpg)
Independent estate agency Beresfords has expanded its property offering with the acquisition of commercial property specialists Whybrow Chartered Surveyors. It allows the...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![National agency merger creates multi-disciplinary property firm](/upload/images/Today%20Site%20Images/FisherGermanMerger-400x310.png)
National estate agency and advisory company Fisher German has merged with commercial property consultancy Matthews & Goodman. The merger creates one of...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Time is running out for legacy customer checks](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/FemaleInvestor4-400x310-min.jpeg)
As another round of property firms is fined, named and shamed for breaching anti-money laundering rules, it feels like the road...
18 June 2022
From: Features
![Online agent plans international expansion](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyDevelopmentImage-1-400x310.jpg)
Online agent 99home is planning to go international. The brand, which lets sellers pay to list their property on the major portals...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property world pays tribute to industry veteran Michael Brecker](/upload/images/Today%20Site%20Images/StanleyMichaelBrecker-400x310.png)
Stanley Michael Brecker, an iconic and revered figure on the London commercial property scene for more than 60 years has died...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC shows its teeth with bumper AML fines for agents](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Fined-400x310.jpg)
More than 30 agents and property firms such as auction houses and valuers were reprimanded by HMRC for anti-money laundering breaches...
17 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC Stamp Duty Crackdown ‘may make home buying even slower’](/upload/images/library/StampDuty-2020-400x310.jpg)
HM Revenue & Customs has been warned by financial experts that its latest crackdown on stamp duty abuse could make the...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Opinion: The property sector should take action now, not wait for the Economic Crime Bill](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/ParliamentView-400x310.jpg)
The outcome of the Ukraine crisis is far from certain, but one thing has become abundantly clear. The long-overdue Economic Crime...
26 February 2022
From: Features
![Office demand surges - so are major cities returning to normal?](/upload/images/library/BusyCrowdofPeople-400x310.jpg)
Rightmove says the level of business owners enquiring about leasing office space has now surpassed even pre-pandemic levels in January. Demand is...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![HMRC ‘hot on the heels of 25% of estate agents’ - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-Meeting-400x310.jpg)
A tech company in the compliance sector claims that 25 per cent of UK estate agency branches have failed to register...
27 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insider gets senior Propertymark policy position](/upload/images/Logos/NAEA-ARLA-Propertymark-400x310.jpg)
Propertymark has appointed an insider to the key role of policy adviser - effectively the position vacated last month by industry...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Power in that suit – should agents still be dressed formally?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-Meeting-400x310.jpg)
The pandemic has led to many people ditching more formal wear as they work from home on a more regular basis,...
21 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Twenty new High Street branches announced by leading agency](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/OpeningHours400x310.jpg)
Jackson-Stops, which currently has 42 branches across the UK, has revealed it’s going to have another 20 by the end of...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Insight - Is The Resi Market About To Turn?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-1-400x310.jpg)
Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...
14 August 2021
From: Features
![Property Jobs Today - the latest movers and shakers](/upload/images/library/PropertyJobsToday-400x310.png)
Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![This is what the market will do after the stamp duty holiday (maybe)](/upload/images/library/RowOfHouses-400x310.jpg)
There’s already plenty of talk about autumn - depressing huh? - with agents pondering how the housing market will respond to...
07 August 2021
From: Features
![Leap in house sales income for Savills as Covid bounce back continues](/upload/images/library/PropertiesSold-400x310.jpg)
Savills has reported a bounce back after the Covid-hit performance in 2020. The agency has substantial overseas and commercial property and consultancy...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![New resi agency to be opened by commercial property specialist](/img/default/eat.png)
A commercial property agency in London says it will open a residential sales and lettings operation this year. Bermondsey-based Henshall & Partners...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency opens 56th High Street branch - and more to come](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellors today opens its 56th and newest branch with what it calls its most generous ever offer to potential customers. The office...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![The end of EPCs? Government told to scrap ‘outdated’ scheme](/img/default/eat.png)
Energy Performance Certificates ought to be scrapped because they are outdated and not fit for purpose. That’s the view of an influential...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Family agency opens new office in historic regeneration area](/img/default/eat.png)
A London agency has opened its second office in the south of the capital. Kalmars’ new branch is on the historic Old...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![More industry consolidation: Law firm reveals merger with agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Legal firm Anderson Strathern has announced a merger with Lerwick-based Neil Risk Solicitor and Estate Agent. The Shetland firm's practice areas focus on residential...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – will 2021 be the year of the merger?](/img/default/eat.png)
At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...
30 January 2021
From: Features
![RICS finance controversy - new allegations made by newspaper](/img/default/eat.png)
The Sunday Times has made new and detailed allegations regarding the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. For some weeks the newspaper has...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![UK’s property taxes highest in world according to official figures](/img/default/eat.png)
The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Furlough pay-back: Agency in talks with HMRC](/img/default/eat.png)
Knight Frank is in talks with HM Revenue and Customs to return furlough money as a result of relatively strong trading, notwithstanding...
03 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Six ways innovation is transforming the lettings sector](/img/default/eat.png)
Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....
24 October 2020
From: Features
![Online agents and deals run bigger money laundering risks - government](/img/default/eat.png)
The government has issued new guidance to estate and lettings agencies on their obligations regarding money laundering issues - and online...
15 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Commercial office space of the future](/img/default/eat.png)
With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...
24 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![Record figures for leads to agents, claims free-to-list portal](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the growing number of free to list property portals, Residential People, claims a record-breaking number of sales and letting...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Office to residential conversion: new development is 'vote of confidence'](/img/default/eat.png)
The green light for a vacant office building in the capital to be redeveloped into residential housing has been given after...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![High-end agency latest to report slump in revenue and profits](/img/default/eat.png)
The UK residential activities of high-end agency Savills suffered a 54 per cent reduction in profits and an eight per cent...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Management pay cuts and furlough returns revealed by high-end agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Savills has revealed the measures it has taken to mitigate the impact of the Coronavirus on its activities and balance sheet. The...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![House prices to drop 12% before long term growth - latest prediction](/img/default/eat.png)
Typical prices in the UK housing market will drop 12 per cent before long-term growth resumes in 2021 and beyond. That’s the...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Intu the unknown - Could shopping centres become homes?](/img/default/eat.png)
It may be that we’re facing another year - make that yet another year - of disruption in the housing market. Coronavirus...
07 March 2020
From: Features
![Rightmove tech guru defects to rival free-to-list portal](/img/default/eat.png)
The head of SEO at Rightmove has defected to a rival portal, Residential People. Farhaad Saleh was responsible for all of Rightmove's...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Humberts bought by consortium of franchise owners](/img/default/eat.png)
It's been confirmed that Humberts has been sold for an undisclosed amount to a consortium of franchisees - and that the...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agency group makes surprise move into commercial property](/img/default/eat.png)
The Leaders Romans Group has extended its activities into the commercial world with the acquisition of chartered surveying company Dunlop Heywood. Dunlop...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agency group's latest branch takes it to new part of the UK](/img/default/eat.png)
Chancellors Estate Agents is next month opening its newest branch in Swindon - the first time the company has operated in...
07 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Five things to watch for in 2020](/img/default/eat.png)
A new year dawns - but will 2020 bring new change for the agency industry now that the market appears to...
28 December 2019
From: Features
![Agent sells £53m of property within hours of General Election result](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent in London claims he did £53m of property deals within hours of the Conservative victory in the General...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Top Tory says scrap stamp duty on most homes, slash it on others](/img/default/eat.png)
A former 10 Downing Street adviser says stamp duty on house sales should be scrapped or at least slashed in order...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit turmoil hits Knight Frank’s profits and turnover](/img/default/eat.png)
Knight Frank - which a year ago loudly announced a 14 per cent profits leap - has now reported an 11...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Family-run agency announces first of four new London branches](/img/default/eat.png)
Independent family-run agency Kalmars, which currently has just one office in the capital, has revealed the first of four new branches...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![LonRes snaps up anti-money laundering training and compliance service](/img/default/eat.png)
London-focussed business-to-business deal data service LonRes has acquired an anti-money laundering compliance consultancy specialising in residential and commercial property. Financial Crime Services,...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Tories set to allow more homes through relaxed planning laws](/img/default/eat.png)
Briefings from the Conservative Party to The Sun newspaper suggest that the party will this week announce further relaxation in planning...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Success story: new acquisition to mark 160th anniversary of agency](/img/default/eat.png)
A north of England estate agency is marking its 160th anniversary with the pledge to announce an acquisition by the end...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agency sets up its own PropTech consultancy service](/img/default/eat.png)
The niche agency Singer Veille has set up its own PropTech consultancy and application development service for the property industry. Singer Veille...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - this week’s news and moves in the industry](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to your regular Monday PJT, the essential guide to who’s moving where in our industry. Everyone mentioned here got...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Rightmove fails to understand first rule of innovation](/img/default/eat.png)
The recent announcement of a clicktopurchase partnership demonstrates some much-needed progression from Rightmove. In doing so, however, it could be said it...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove trials digital offers for commercial buyers – is this the future?](/img/default/eat.png)
Property portal Rightmove has confirmed that it is trialling an option which allows buyers of commercial properties to submit offers online...
08 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - wining, dining, dressing up and cleaning the mud off...](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello - it’s that time of the week again when we celebrate the agency industry’s fantastic fund-raising. We were delighted that our...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![30 years in the property industry – an insider’s view](/img/default/eat.png)
1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...
04 May 2019
From: Features
![Countrywide income falls again - but LSL restructuring 'showing results'](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide has this morning revealed that group income is down yet again - it blames continuing Brexit-related problems. It says: “The ongoing...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![New free-to-list portals claim 100,000 listings from 1,600 agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Two new free-to-list portals say they have now attracted 100,000 listings from 1,600 agents. The portals - Residential People and Commercial People...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Why stamp duty should be abolished and not just reformed](/img/default/eat.png)
Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...
23 March 2019
From: Features
![PropTech Today: MIPIM competition suggests sensors and IoT are the future](/img/default/eat.png)
This month’s MIPIM conference in Cannes once again played host to the final round of the much coveted MIPIM Startup Competition. The...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide chiefs tell EAT: Sales hit by Brexit but we're ready for Fees Ban](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide’s executive chairman and group managing director have spoken to Estate Agent Today about the impact of Brexit on the company,...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide warns on 2019 but claims 'five pillars of progress' in recovery](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide's report to shareholders this morning warns that the residential market is heading for a difficult 2019 which may hit the...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Is Savills about to be snapped up by US real estate company?](/img/default/eat.png)
The Daily Telegraph has gone public with City speculation that Chicago-based real estate consultancy JLL may be interested in buying Savills. Both...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Does your tenant require an increased power supply?](/img/default/eat.png)
‘I need more power’ - it’s a common request experienced by landlords, letting agents and commercial estate agents across the country. Be...
12 January 2019
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - with a festive focus on the homeless...](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s that time of the week again when we focus on the great work done by the industry, usually without much...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Controversial hub opens as Humberts goes high tech, high touch](/img/default/eat.png)
Humberts’ revolution continues apace as it opens its first controversial hub in Dorset and accompanies it with a brand new vocabulary...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rollo Miles, from Agent & Homes](/img/default/eat.png)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...
08 November 2018
From: 60 Second Interview
![25 Not Out for top London agency that started with two branches](/img/default/eat.png)
One of London’s best known estate agencies marks its 25th anniversary this month, having started with just two branches in one...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Another estate agency snapped up by ex-Countrywide team](/img/default/eat.png)
London agency Stirling Ackroyd has announced its third acquisition in the course of a year. It’s only 15 months ago that Stirling...
16 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Is it time we had digital connectivity ratings for the home?](/img/default/eat.png)
I am a patient man; a pacifist. Yet there is little in life right now that would satisfy me more than...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![One of country's oldest agencies marks 275 years in business](/img/default/eat.png)
South east agency RH & RW Clutton is marking its 275th year in business, with the claim that it is thought...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Online agent of choice changes listing after complaint](/img/default/eat.png)
An online estate agency has changed the wording of a listing on Rightmove, Zoopla and on its own website after a...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - plenty of industry moves as the holidays start...](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to the regular Monday feature, Property Jobs Today. There’s plenty going on despite the summer holidays beginning for many...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News
!['Bigger Countrywide losses to come' warns broker advising investors to sell](/img/default/eat.png)
One of Countrywide’s former allies in the City broker community - independent corporate advisor Numis - has downgraded the troubled agency...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![New infrastructure tax - if it happens, will it hit house prices?](/img/default/eat.png)
It went largely unreported when news broke last week but now the suggestion that home owners should pay a surcharge if...
15 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![The future for Countrywide - Paul Creffield interview](/img/default/eat.png)
The rise and fall - and perhaps rise again - of Countrywide has been of enduring interest to the agency industry...
12 May 2018
From: Features
![Agents' PropTech Toolshed: Marvellous maintenance](/img/default/eat.png)
Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and gone and I find myself now looking ahead to the Summer. The...
07 April 2018
From: Features
![It's Purplebricks vs Jefferies at the Future:PropTech event in May](/img/default/eat.png)
The Future:PropTech event on May 2 is now under six weeks away and more details have been released about speakers and...
26 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - all the moves from across the industry](/img/default/eat.png)
Welcome once again to Property Jobs Today, the notice-board for agents, suppliers and other property professionals moving within, out or in...
12 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Pressure increasing on controversial MIPIM conference to clean up its act](/img/default/eat.png)
Organisers of the MIPIM conference - primarily for commercial property but with a growing residential presence - are under pressure to clean up...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove eyes the future with more commercial property activity](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove says its commercial property side is “continuing to gain momentum” with 650,000 leads generated for customers in 2017. Perhaps with an...