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The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

A free-to-list property portal says that contrary to opinion within parts of the agency industry, the more portals there are the...

A distinctly autumnal storm seems to be gripping the UK for the early part of the weekend but as ever, nothing...

Countrywide has told Estate Agent Today that it will not be releasing any figures on the branch closure programme it introduced...

1. Win More Listings For estate agency in the UK, the number one task is to get new properties to market. However,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Eric Woodhams F.N.A.E.A. mio Account Manager What is mio and what...

Foxtons’ sales slumped another 10 per cent and its total revenue dropped another 3.5 per cent according to figures released this...

Some estate agents are charging as much as 2.9 per cent commission according to a survey by comparison website GetAgent. While the...

Data from UK Finance, which represents most of the country’s lenders, shows that gross mortgage lending across the residential market in...

In a marketplace as competitive as the property industry, you may think that generating leads is the most important focus for...

Trade organisations including the National Association of Estate Agents have welcomed today’s publication of the report of the Regulation of Property...

Online estate agency Yopa is warning of price falls ahead in London and south east England - although price rises elsewhere...

Specialist providers catering for the over-50s has welcomed a move by high-end estate agency Knight Frank to move into equity release. Commenting...

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

Property sellers have been urged to list their properties now in the hope of selling their properties for maximum value within...

Another house price raffle has closed amid rancour, and with cash prizes being awarded instead of the property originally promoted. The latest...

 – use technology to build a trusted brand as a people-focused custodian of client money Non-stop regulatory changes in the industry are...

A company which promotes property raffles have been told that it cannot repeat certain elements of its advertisements on Facebook and...

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

The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found that four agencies broke competition law by taking part in a price fixing...

It’s easy to understand why people are hesitant towards processes becoming digital. It is the fear that the digital world is...

The Competition and Markets Authority has formally launched an investigation into the sale of leasehold properties - including possible mis-selling. This follows...

My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has been an interesting journey, however I don’t want to bore you...

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...

What a great time to be a letting agent. In decades, never has there been so much change. As you’re well aware,...

A firm supporting leaseholders across the UK says the ongoing Competition and Markets Authority probe should “punish” what it calls “rip off...

Hello there and we’re at the start of another Bank Holiday weekend - but no rest for you lot, working hard...

Estate Agent Today has been named Property Trade Magazine of the Year 2019 at the annual Property Press Awards. It fought off...

As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...

We’ve reached the final instalment of my market transformation do’s and don’ts.  In previous articles, we’ve looked at: Do encourage, don’t deter;...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the commitment by the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate the mis-selling of...

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...

“I’m Russell Quirk, and I’ve failed” - with those words, the former chief executive of Emoov has begun to explain how...

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

I hope you had another wonderful Bank Holiday weekend; only three weeks to hold on until the next one. Personally, it...

Proceedings against an estate agent at the centre of a fees cartel case have been dropped following his agreement not to stand as...

Having a responsive website - one which is designed to automatically resize to fit the size of the screen of the...

Another property raffle - this time with what appeared to be a castle as its main prize - has hit trouble...

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

With next Friday being Easter, this is the last ADC for a fortnight - so it’s our chance to honour those...

Experienced sales trainer Boyd Mayover, co-founder of Sales Doctors, explains how agents can overcome price objectives, impress prospective clients and offer...

Agents boasting qualifications could generate higher fees and more clients, especially if they are ‘ahead of the game’ and improve their...

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

The final - and some say most prestigious - shortlist for this year’s ESTAS awards has been revealed. The People Awards, sponsored...

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

Mortgage brokers are claiming that “a big number” of buyers are being cajoled into using estate agents’ in-house brokers. The Financial Conduct...

When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and lettings agents were predicted to swiftly spell the end for traditional...

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the number of house hunters registered per branch fell 15 per cent in February...

This article was originally written for City AM in response to an article it published attacking letting agents. See more here.  A...

This month’s MIPIM conference in Cannes once again played host to the final round of the much coveted MIPIM Startup Competition.  The...

To get the absolute most from your estate or letting agency business, it’s vital that you partner with the right software...

The leasehold system has created many unsellable and unmortgageable homes and should change, MPs say. The all-party Housing, Communities and Local Government...

A report claims that the hybrid agency EweMove performs above average across a number of measurements. The study comes from TwentyCi, a...

The best suppliers to the estate and letting agent sector for customer service have been announced by the ESTAS in the...

Competition for landlords will be fiercer than ever this year. Landlords are facing a raft of changes and will likely be...

More downbeat house price figures have prompted one leading estate agent to admit that the 2019 market had not taken off...

The Competition and Markets Authority has this afternoon taken the latest step in the lengthy case of an estate agency cartel. This revolves...

The two men behind a low-profile hybrid estate agency say their company is flourishing after two years in business, during which they...

Estate agents and property firms are being invited to take part in the inaugural Property & Construction leg of an event...

A new group called the Federation of Independent Agents has been set up as a network of like-minded independent agents who...

We all know the three essential things an estate agent must have on their website include the ability to be able...

OnTheMarket says it now has listings agreements with more than 12,500 estate and lettings agency branches. In a statement to shareholders and...

The head of a For Sale By Owner website claims that some agents are making “vast amounts” of up to £7,000...

There’s a distinctly northern flavour to some of the great fund-raising this week - and in particular Yorkshire. This isn’t the only...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

Connells’ brand Gascoigne Halman has lost its appeal against OnTheMarket. Gascoigne Halman challenged OTM’s old ‘one other portal’ rule at the Competition...

One of the largest estate agencies in the Midlands, Newton Fallowell, says it’s made a remarkable £5m in referral fees from...

The government policies and enforcement plans for anti-money laundering measures are set to take centre stage at next month’s annual conference...

I don’t think I can add anything more to the excellent 2019 pieces we’ve seen on EAT in recent weeks –...

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

‘I need more power’ - it’s a common request experienced by landlords, letting agents and commercial estate agents across the country. Be...

A new property management firm claims that an average of nine estate agencies have gone bust each week since 2010.  Apropos -...

Zoopla is claiming a big surge in leads provided to agents and a new high in the number of visits to...

Yet another property raffle has had to be abandoned because it has been deemed illegal under Gambling Commission rules. A Yorkshire couple,...

We’re back with the first edition of Agents Do Charity for 2019 - and despite the uncertainty everywhere else, one thing...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

If you thought Christmas Eve meant no more news in terms of industry movers and shakers…well, think again - we’ve one...

For my final EAT contribution of 2018, I’ve put together a list of Christmas gifts that you could buy your PropTech-loving...

A new analysis of the online estate agency business model claims that it ‘could be described as a Ponzi scheme’. The accusation...

Hello and welcome to a new week - the last before Christmas. We’ve got more of your wonderful office pictures and videos...

So this is (almost) it. Next week may be a quiet one for business as vendors and landlords alike begin to...

Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of virtual reality (VR) in some sectors is becoming more evident than...

The chief executive of online agency HouseSimple says “sellers need to be prepared and willing to lower their expectations” in the current...

The UK renting demographic is diversifying at a rapid pace. While the current market poses many challenges for traditional letting agents,...

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...

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

PropTech has been mainstream for a few years now, and as more agents are familiar with the range of products and...

East Midlands estate and lettings agency Jackson Grundy has signed up to OnTheMarket. The firm, with its Northampton headquarters, has 10 sales...

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has told an agents’ conference of the strategy for his service - including a prediction that...

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...

It’s Friday and what better way to kick off the weekend than winning two completely FREE tickets for the industry event...

Estate and letting agents are being warned not to slow down too early in the run up to Christmas as it...

The latest research from online estate agency Emoov shows at least one silver lining to the current Brexit-hit housing market -...

We are delighted to have two completely FREE tickets available for the industry event of the season - the Charity Christmas...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

An online agency launched by a traditional high street agent to ward off competition says the online business model might have...

OnTheMarket has issued an upbeat statement about the Court of Appeal setting a date to hear Connells-owned Gascoigne Halman's challenge to a ruling...

Here we go again - the Court of Appeal is to hear Connells-owned Gascoigne Halman's challenge to a ruling that cleared...

Purplebricks says it has seen year-on-year revenue growth of about 20 per cent despite what its chairman calls “a challenging UK...

Raffles are in the news as a way of ‘selling’ homes, and not just because an Irish club has won a...

What questions keep you awake at night? Do you know if you’re losing new instructions by undervaluing, or whether you could...

An open rental market, where neither landlord nor tenant is in a dominant position, enables rents to rise and fall, which...

Mortgage approvals fell again in September - this means that every month of 2018 so far has seen a drop against...

The Competition and Markets Authority is stepping up its campaign to identify and prosecute companies behind cartels - and it’s offering...

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...

A Twitter account dedicated to the private sale of a multi-million pound waterside home in Berkshire has prompted complaints to the...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that franchise giant Belvoir will list all of its 300-plus branches on the challenger portal.  This includes...

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

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that it now has signed listing agreements with more than 11,000 estate agency offices - over...

Increasingly cash-strapped traditional estate agencies should consider abandoning their High Street offices and work from serviced offices or similar lower-profile and...

Some conveyancers must publish some price and service information on their websites and in other media from December 6, according to...

The perils of property competitions and raffles have once again been demonstrated, this time with the Advertising Standards Authority upholding three...

Auction House London raised more than £15m in its latest auction, where it saw the biggest catalogue in its history go...

An estate agency is pioneering a new business model in which it charges no commission whatsoever to the vendor. Freeagent247, an online...

Yes, there’s no getting away from it - although the autumn has only just begun, charity work is firmly aiming at...

The raison d'être for estate agents everywhere is to get their properties noticed! It’s as simple as that. These days you’re likely...

The brief but troubled history of individuals and companies attempting to raffle homes as prizes has received another blow as a...

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

Estate and lettings agency is arguably one of the most fierce, ruthless and relentless industries going. And, with fluctuating stock levels,...

My eye was caught yesterday morning by news that PropTech company, Agent Software, is claiming that ‘some agencies deliberately over-value properties...

A PropTech firm has adopted the unusual position of claiming some agencies deliberately over-value properties in a bid to win instructions. Agent...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

When you are starting up a new business, it is unlikely that you will already have enough capital to invest. Taking...

The heatwave is gone and summer is in its closing stages (sorry!) so it comes as no surprise that there’s already...

One of the spate of property raffle competitions has been the subject of a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The complaint...

Countrywide is under fire again over the controversial rescue plan it announced last week. On Friday the troubled agency group’s share price -...

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers says it wants legal practice websites to list cost information, including whether they have referral arrangements. The...

A leading buying agency is warning about asking prices that are higher than those acceptable to mortgage companies who therefore down-value...

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

Figures from Savills suggest that there’s currently an average 1.14 price adjustments per sale across the prime regional markets of the...

It’s a highly competitive environment out there, where there's a constant and never-ending struggle that every agency manager, director or owner...

As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...

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

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...

Renting has long been characterised as a stepping stone onto the housing ladder for the younger generations. But in recent years,...

Another update from OnTheMarket this morning claims the portal is now listing over 550,000 UK residential property listings, in excess of...

By now we’ve all seen news about the long-term decline in property sales and competition from online alternatives leading to ‘more...

Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...

What is the biggest challenge in estate agency today? At the risk of sounding flippant, selling houses! It’s a unique industry...

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

TV property expert Sarah Beeny says she expects online agencies to take 70 per cent market share in the future -...

As the process of making buying and selling more transparent continues to gather pace, the body that regulates conveyancers says it...

The Federal Trade Commission - the US equivalent of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority - will today discuss how the...

ZPG’s sell-off of the Australian arm of housing data company Hometrack to REA Group, a multinational digital firm specialising in portals and...

In an era when we are never far away from our phones, tablets or laptops, buying and selling property is benefitting...

Our industry does great work for good causes not just in this country but around the world, as this week’s Agents...

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...

Here’s some good news to take into the Bank Holiday weekend.  Research undertaken by Estate Agent Today suggests that fees charged by...

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

ZPG has sold the Australian arm of housing data company Hometrack to REA Group, a multinational digital firm specialising in portals and...

The final winners’ list for this year’s ESTAS Awards has just been published with the  ‘Best In County’ agents named -...

The long running spat between review website allAgents and hybrid agency Purplebricks reignited over the weekend following a Facebook post. A Purplebricks...

Maplin, Toys R Us, Carpetright, Warren Evans – what do they have in common? All are well-known high street chains that...

Estate agent licensing will reduce competition, make buying and selling homes more expensive, and add another layer of red tape to...

Purplebricks has returned to the fray after recent controversies with a claim that home owners saved themselves over £140m in commission...

Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - it’s a bumper edition with plenty of fantastic fund-raising going...

Two estate agency directors have been disqualified over a cartel scandal which resulted in five agencies being fined over £370,000 for...

In the modern marketplace – where people live their lives on their smartphones and tablets, social media has a bigger influence...

You don’t have to look far to see an abundance of photo failures, just head to any property portal and they’ll pop...

Last week, a story was published by CNBC about a couple who sold their home, for above the asking price, without...

As noted in Estate Agent Today’s news pages, OnTheMarket’s (OTM) recent dire share performance (at time of writing the price is...

The ESTAS has announced its final and, to many, its most prestigious shortlist for this year’s awards - a special category...

The Competition and Markets Authority, which is believed to be actively investigating estate agents’ alleged infringement of the Competitions Act, is...

One of the most important aspects of running a successful estate or letting agency is being able to generate new business...

Smart sensors, and smart technology as a whole, are enjoying a period of accelerated innovation and adoption.  It’s my opinion that such...

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...

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

It is thought likely that there will be no new update on the investigation into agents’ alleged infringement of the Competitions...

An estate agent and former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the government’s latest drive to build new...

The Competitions and Markets Authority is investigating a suspect infringement of the Competition Act 1998 by estate agents. Few details have been...

The ESTAS Group has revealed the agencies, suppliers and other property companies shortlisted for its 2018 Estate & Letting Agent Awards. The...

Foxtons has reported its 2017 figures to shareholders and the City this morning and as expected they show sharp falls in...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the year has started with a boom as demand from prospective house-hunters increased by...

In a show of changing consumer behaviour in the property market, new research has revealed that digital-savvy movers are favouring specialist...

The other day I met with two agents who have 30 years of property sales experience between them, and yet also...

An online estate agency brand launched a year ago by a traditional high street agent to ward off competition has exceeded...

And now, as if the friction between property and PropTech wasn’t difficult enough, estate agents are turning on estate agents.  We are...

Readers of a certain age may remember the spoon-bending eccentric Uri Geller, self-proclaimed friend of Michael Jackson and an almost permanent...

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...

OnTheMarket has finally completed its stock market float, with less capital raised, at a lower than planned valuation and, as I write,...

Many agents are having a deserved break next week - well, as much of a break as looking after children and...

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

We seem to be getting more and more contact from agents and others in the industry who are doing great work...

The ESTAS Group has announced that it now accepts Feefo reviews as part of its agency awards process.  The ESTAS Group’s Estate...

In recent years January has become the month of detoxes, fad diets, health kicks such as Dry January and Veganuary, and...

If you were under any misconceptions about how pivotal a role HM Land Registry is going to play in the future...

What do you need to know if you are considering selling your sales or lettings business?  Here’s ten top tips to think...

Connells says it is still unable to comment on whether it will appeal against the Competition Appeals Tribunal verdict of last...

Estate agents are facing the biggest industry changes seen in decades. The rise of online and hybrid agents alongside more traditional...

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

Connells has told Estate Agent Today that it is not making any official comment yet on the decision revealed yesterday that...

The countdown to Christmas has now officially begun and what better way to celebrate than with an online advent calendar from...

The Court of Appeal Civil Division has today given Connells’ agency Gascoigne Halman the right to appeal against the verdict of...

Thanks so much, as ever, for all of the Christmas cheer you’ve sent our way over the past three weeks or...

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

So have we got a treat for you today…. In a moment, one of the best fun videos we’ve seen from an...

The Advertising Standards Authority has told the organisers of a house raffle that they must not repeat a promotion because of...

Many thanks to all of our readers who entered our competition to win tickets to the Agents Giving Ball this coming...

Today’s the big day when we make our draw for two lucky Estate Agent Today readers to attend the prestigious Agents’...

Training for Agents Giving’s Strictly Come Dancing event is now entering its final two weeks - and Estate Agent Today readers...

Winter seems to be firmly with us now, if the plunging temperatures are anything to go by. After a ridiculously mild...

A new website which completely by-passes all kinds of estate agents and allows vendors to upload details of their own properties...

The raffle-a-home gimmick appears to be gaining strength with the arrival of a new website - Rafflemyhouse.com - which will also...

Winter really is the time for fund-raising - and thanks for letting us know exactly what you are up to to...

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...

New figures from UK Finance, the umbrella body for finance houses, show gross mortgage lending in September rose to £21.4 billion...

Conveyancers and the speed of local council searches have come in for criticism as details have emerged of the government’s consultation...

A new online property competition platform has launched that gives entrants the opportunity to win a home for £2 - but...

Analysts believe a rise in the Bank of England base rate is on the cards next month as a result of the...

They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...

The UK PropTech Association and specialist property lending platform LendInvest have joined forces in the search for the PropTech world’s most...

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

The decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to fine five estate agents for engaging in a price fixing cartel has...

The research director of an investment firm which has advised Purplebricks says the “odd detractor” who doesn’t sell their home does...

Hunters says it will not be following other traditional-style estate agencies by offering online-only services to sellers - but it will...

The Competition and Markets Authority - which yesterday released details of an infamous cartel case involving estate agencies - has now...

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

How has the world of estate agency changed in the last few decades? That’s the question this week’s Natter is going...

And so summer draws to a close. The slow, lazy months of July and August have come to pass and the...

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

OnTheMarket is declining to comment after suggestions were floated that some debts by its member agents could be deferred, or in some...

The roadshow of presentations of Agents’ Mutual’s plans to float on the stock market have just passed the half-way mark. Remaining sessions...

Let’s face it - summer seems to be on holiday itself, if the weather in the UK is anything to go...

The head of a regional portal in the north of England has welcomed the likely demise of the controversial One Other...

As the mainstream mortgage market braces itself for yet another clampdown on buy-to-let lending, a growing number of property investors are...

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

You saw it, right? This article from Monday’s Guardian? It says that one in five estate agents are at risk of...

The accounts for Agents’ Mutual, parent company of the OnTheMarket portal, show that revenue for the year ending January 31 was...

OnTheMarket is this month holding 20 meetings for member agents to explain “progress and plans” for the portal.   The meetings - sometimes...

The Competition and Markets Authority has released the full wording on its decision to give the go-ahead to ZPG’s acquisition of Expert...

A third of ‘quick sale’ companies - those that buy homes in bulk at discounted prices - say the rise of...

The Connells-owned agency Gascoigne Halman is to make a costs payment of £1.24m within 14 days to Agents’ Mutual - but...

The Connells-owned agency Gascoigne Halman is to make a costs payment of £1.24m within 14 days to Agents’ Mutual - but...

OnTheMarket is keeping its powder dry over the possible legal action against it by dissident agents who have formed an action...

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

The OnTheMarket Action Group of dissident agents has told Estate Agent Today it is now in a position to decide on...

High end London agency Chestertons has opened a new office in West Putney, bringing its network across the capital to 33. The branch...

Agents’ Mutual says it will be seeking to recover costs and compensation for losses incurred after what is widely seen as...

The Competition Appeal Tribunal has issued its judgement in the case between Agents’ Mutual and the Gascoigne Halman agency - and...

The managing director of ZPG Property Services says his firm will never ‘go around’ an agent in order to directly work...

The Competition and Markets Authority has released a set of recommendations on how conveyancing, and other legal services, could be made...

Mark Goddard was the founder and CEO of The Property Software Group (PSG), a property software solutions firm established in 2007,...

Dear Sales Doctor, The biggest challenge I’m facing right now is winning more instructions. What advice do you have for my listers...

The political ebb and flow continues - seemingly with all the subtlety of a Boris Johnson rugby tackle on a 10-year...

Expert Agent says it is pleased the uncertainty surrounding its takeover had ended but suggests the Competition and Markets Authority’s announcement...

ZPG, owner of digital platforms including Zoopla, uSwitch, PrimeLocation, Hometrack and Property Software Group, has been cleared by the Competition and...

The popularity of property auctions in the UK has increased enormously in recent years, supported by popular TV shows such as...

We live in world where the online economy is just as important as the offline economy. Whether your business is online...

We take a break from the relentless election coverage to look at the great fundraising work being carried out by our industry. Once...

Not in vain the distance beacons. Forward, forward let us range, Let the great world spin forever down the ringing grooves of...

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

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...

As we end an especially tragic week, it is heart-warming to remember how our industry - along with so many other...

ZPG has published its half-year figures this morning showing a six per cent rise in the number of agents and a...

The Conservative Party says it wants greater competition and more digitisation to cut the costs and reduce the amount of time...

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

The Conservatives now say they are not resuscitating Home Information Packs, despite a suggestion by a prominent former minister that they "had...

A respected City analyst has pointedly dissed Purplebricks over its allegedly modest inventory of homes for sale and rent. Antony Codling of...

Given that around 95% of property searches now start online, it is more important than ever that an agent has an...

Since the seventies, housing starts and completions across England and Wales have been on a downward trajectory. The long run average...

An attempt to raffle a property - like the much-publicised case of an owner in south east London, which reached some...

There are more mortgage products available to buyers now than at any time since 2008 according to respected finance monitor service...

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

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a range of tips for growing your business.   We recently...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

Purplebricks’ advertising is very negative and critical of the competition. They talk about 'commisery', trying to make potential sellers feel ripped...

The Competitions and Markets Authority has released more details of its ‘calling-in’ of the acquisition of Expert Agent by Zoopla Property...

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

The Competitions and Markets Authority is reviewing the acquisition of Expert Agent by ZPG, parent company of Zoopla and PrimeLocation. A statement...

A former partner of Strutt & Parker in prime central London has set up his own firm to provide what he...

The Competition and Markets Authority is to review the operation of new home structural warranties issued by the National House Building...

We’re almost nine months on from the EU Referendum and yet the issue remains the big divide across the nation: an...

The ESTAS has announced its final - and to some its most prestigious - shortlist for this year’s awards.     The People...

This week I’m lucky enough to be out here in Cannes as a PropTech Ambassador for MIPIM, the international real estate...

Some big news in the agency world last week won’t have escaped the attention of many in the industry. Last Thursday news...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

The Office for Budget Responsibility, which released its latest economic forecasts on Wednesday, has adjusted its prediction for UK house prices…again.  It...

One of the four estate agents fined by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for price-fixing has spoken about the details...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

The Competition and Markets Authority has now fined agents over £1m in two landmark cases concerning price-fixing - and it says...

OnTheMarket has swatted away the latest criticism from a long-term critic, online estate agency head Russell Quirk - although it has...

Four Somerset estate agents have agreed to pay fines totalling over £370,000 to the Competition and Markets Authority, after admitting illegal price-fixing.   The...

The ESTAS Group has revealed the shortlist for its 2017 awards - and has announced that this year has seen a...

A competition organised by Real Hot Property - which says it “aims to be Europe’s largest property portal” - has been...

A new regional property portal aiming to sign up 80 per cent of agencies in Yorkshire says it is unconcerned about...

What would Norwich’s own Alan Partridge say? An estate agency in the city is offering residents a one-off opportunity - the...

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