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One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...
13 March 2021
From: Features

You could be forgiven for overlooking International Women’s Day on Monday. Well, almost. Focus was instead turned to the first day back...
13 March 2021
From: Features

Agents will soon have a chance to hear a US motivational speaker described as one of the world’s most influential sales...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The ‘future of residential’ is a huge term to contend with but one that was addressed last week through our RE:Connect...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...
05 December 2020
From: Features

The Federation of Independent Agents trade group has unveiled a new automated nurture product available exclusively to members - and it claims...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A slight change to the normal column this week. I was very fortunate to be given the virtual floor at the...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...
14 November 2020
From: Features

A London agency says it's discovered the five key priorities that buyers want, following a survey of its own database. “Lockdown and...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

I had a wry smile when I read the article on Monday from the conveyancers complaining about people getting off their...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants to create a ‘Generation Buy’ to help young people purchase homes with low-deposit mortgages. In...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...
26 September 2020
From: Features

I was giving an interview this week for an upcoming conference - yet another to convert from a physical to a...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents is inviting members to join a panel reviewing new PropTech produced as a result of...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

An overview of the global PropTech sector is often what I am asked to cover at conferences around the world. This generally...
26 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Controversial Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick, tipped by some for sacking when the Cabinet is reshuffled next month, appears to be confident...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Customer review and awards platform the ESTAS is parting company with headline partner Zoopla after 10 years. The founder of The ESTAS...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...
15 August 2020
From: Features

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...
18 July 2020
From: Features

NAEA Propertymark is partnering with a service called REACH UK, to promote selected PropTech start ups to agents who may need...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...
04 July 2020
From: Features

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...
20 June 2020
From: Features

More details have been released about a test case being brought by the Financial Conduct Authority about the ongoing Business Interruption...
11 June 2020
From: Breaking News

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The Federation of Independent Agents and the ESTAS review and awards platform have formed what they call “a key partnership.” The FIA...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been scepticism across the industry as to the motives behind an unspecified number of lay-offs and permanent branch closures...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The annual FUTURE PropTech conference scheduled for London next month is the latest casualty of the havoc being caused by the...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A senior figure in the industry has spoken out against the shock sackings and branch closures announced by Spicerhaart. Jon Cooke, chief...
21 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman has announced that it will postpone its annual conference, which was to have been on June 18, until...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News

It's been revealed this evening that Bruce Marsh, who was to become Countrywide's chief operating officer, is now not going to...
17 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

We live in uncertain times. That I do not need to say to anybody. I am writing this piece aboard my...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Christopher Pincher, who has been in the role for less than a month, has revealed that his home is...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents and senior industry figures fear Coronavirus may derail the strong start to the 2020 housing market. One of the country’s leading...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...
29 February 2020
From: Features

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....
29 February 2020
From: Features

The National Association of Estate Agents has launched its Sales Protocol Toolkit, in a bid to reduce fall-throughs and dramatically improve...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Trials of reservation agreements for buyers and sellers have been delayed until the late spring. Statements last year from the Ministry of Housing, Communities...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The threat of Coronavirus is beginning to make an impact in the world of property. The Cushman & Wakefield agency announced overnight that...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

This week I fly to Spain to present at a conference called Immotechnia. I am opening the conference with a 45-minute...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Federation of Independent Agents has revealed the names of a string of new member companies from across the UK. Founder Graham...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT - your regular Monday fix of who’s moving where in our industry. As ever, a...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading housing market research experts has been poached from Knight Frank to join Zoopla. Gráinne Gilmore - a...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove and Zoopla have been working with key figures from government and the agency and conveyancing industries on how to reform...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

It is possible that agents and their business partners in the conveyancing, mortgage and survey industries could be obliged to have...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Quite a few years ago, I spoke at a conference for auctioneers. It was a traditional affair. Rural location. Nice hotel....
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Some older estate agents may end up retiring when mandatory examinations and qualifications are introduced as there will be no ‘free...
28 January 2020
From: Breaking News

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...
25 January 2020
From: Features

The annual conference of the National Association of Estate Agents takes place on February 27 - the date when the future...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today understands that the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents’ trade group has announced a new partnership - this time...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News

2020, the start of a new decade. Looking back, 2010 feels like such a long time ago, and looking forward to...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

“There won’t be a single home but millions of different homes”, is one quote. “There will be an end to gadgets”, is...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News

love2move, the digital platform that allows High Street agents to operate parallel online agencies alongside their traditional offerings, is holding a...
17 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents who join the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents will have full access to the new Homesearch mine of data. Homesearch debuted...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Yes, you can promise yourself that you won't eat all the mince pies, or yet another roast potato, nor drink as...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Everyone thought John Bercow was short. It probably didn’t help that I was on stage just before him. 5ft 6 versus...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Congratulations from everyone at Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today to all those who triumphed at the Relocation Agent Network...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Lord Sebastian Coe is to be the keynote speaker at the Fine & Country annual conference in February. Known most recently for...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Last winter, Agents Giving had a fantastic response to our Winter Coat Drive, which saw the collection of more than 1,500...
16 November 2019
From: Features

Technology forms the backbone of the Relocation Agent Network National Conference and Exhibition in London on November 22. The event will include...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The controversial former Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, is to be the keynote speaker at a property industry...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Relocation Agent Network has revealed a new competition in which member agents can win tip to £5,000. RAN currently offers four customer...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Being a market leader means staying on top of industry trends. The more aware you are of what's happening in the...
02 November 2019
From: Features

First details have emerged of the information vendors may have to provide up-front In future transactions if government house buying reforms...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has given more details of the trial of reservation agreements likely to take...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Reservation agreements locking in buyers and sellers could be trailed with some agencies and conveyancers early in 2020, a government official...
15 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s no doubt that we live in politically charged times and every day appears to bring something new to the ‘party’. For...
05 October 2019
From: Features

The reform of the buying process is to take centre stage at a special conference called Bold Legal LIVE! taking place...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

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

In recent years, governments and local councils have sought to change the private rented sector (PRS) to make it more appealing...
28 September 2019
From: Features

Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference - that’ll be Brexit, quelle surprise. But if the government...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Two prominent estate agency chiefs, both members of the Conservative Party, have both tweeted their opposition to some of the policies...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Shadow defence secretary Nia Griffiths is pledging to improve the quality of housing for serving military personnel if Labour gets into...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Federation of Independent Agents, the new trade group set up in May, is holding its first conference this week. The FIA...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, who earlier this month told a newspaper that he wanted to introduce a Right To Buy policy for...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Conservative Party conference agenda, now published, gives the housing issue several bites of the cherry in Manchester next week. Housing minister...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Labour will this week discuss plans to allow councils to compulsorily purchase homes left empty for six months. Young Labour - a...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The first speakers have been announced for the 2020 conference of the National Association of Estate Agents, to be held on...
20 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The new housing minister has admitted that her party has tried to “put a lid” on house price rises and has...
17 September 2019
From: Breaking News

If you thought - perhaps hoped - that five weeks of prorogued Parliament meant a break from politics, think again: the...
14 September 2019
From: Features

Who knows how long any housing minister will last, especially with a General Election widely expected in the coming months. So Esther...
12 September 2019
From: Breaking News

I remember the day well; the day we all fell foul of addiction, the day our website was launched. Until then, at...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The head of online agency Housesimple has made another strident attack on the integrity of High Street agents by saying some...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

As real estate firms begin to execute their Q3 strategies and think more closely about Q4, there is one major question...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A new industry regulator is likely to be in place within two years according to the chair of the government’s Regulation...
11 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...
22 June 2019
From: Features

It’s London Tech Week, everybody! The sprawling city-wide event taking in dozens of conferences, events, workshops, panel debates and so on,...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have launched an initiative called Propertymark Inspire to promote training and compliance awareness amongst agents. A statement says the...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman says its members must in future disclose referral fees in a bid to make previously-hidden costs open and...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...
18 May 2019
From: Features

“I’m Russell Quirk, and I’ve failed” - with those words, the former chief executive of Emoov has begun to explain how...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News

It was long awaited, much anticipated and, thankfully, incredibly well attended. FUTURE PropTech 2019 was a big hit and a truly global affair. For...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...
20 April 2019
From: Features

I am writing this as I reflect on a recent trip to Nigeria. I was asked to speak at the country’s...
17 April 2019
From: Breaking News

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...
13 April 2019
From: Features

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...
13 April 2019
From: Features

By the time you read this article, I’ll be in Nigeria. My first ever visit to the continent of Africa. Sitting here...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The founder of the Hunters franchise agency group, Kevin Hollinrake - now a Conservative MP - is the latest parliamentarian to...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Three portals are to reveal their thoughts on how their platforms and others are likely to develop at this spring’s annual...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

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

OnTheMarket will be “blanketing the commercial radio landscape” as well as engaging in sports and agency industry sponsorship programmes over the...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

More details are emerging of the first-ever ESTAS conference for conveyancers - the Bold Legal Conference - taking place on the...
26 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A new group called the Federation of Independent Agents has been set up as a network of like-minded independent agents who...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The head of an online agency has accused the National Association of Estate Agents’ conference of being “a sea of old...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Every staff member at a branch of the Connells-owned William H Brown agency has been promoted, after it was voted one...
12 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The dust may have settled on the government’s recent announcement regarding housing and property complaints, but opinion is still split on...
09 February 2019
From: Features

The Property Ombudsman’s annual conference is to hear from the chair of the government’s ‘Property Agents Working Group’ - just days...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...
02 February 2019
From: Features

Outsourcing. Everyone has an opinion on it and there’s a stigma surrounding it in the lettings industry. But get this…letting agents ARE...
01 February 2019
From: Sponsored Content

There’s been a dramatic improvement in the speed of searches being completed and returned by local authorities, the government claims. Housing minister...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

In what promises to be a transformative year for conveyancing in the UK, the ESTAS is joining forces with the well-known...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...
26 January 2019
From: Features

Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...
26 January 2019
From: Features

Politicians and officials are studying a ‘model’ two page reservation agreement drawn up by a law firm as a possible way...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country has revealed that it is the fastest-growing premium agency in the UK. Quoting research from TwentyCi - the business...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team is to deliver new guidelines to agents for referral fees...
23 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The government policies and enforcement plans for anti-money laundering measures are set to take centre stage at next month’s annual conference...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Former City analyst Anthony Codling - who is now the front-man for a new property portal - has set out why...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The civil servant leading work to reform the house buying has revealed key areas of government thinking - with a ban on...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s time to think about planning the 2019 events calendar. This year, there are more PropTech conferences scheduled than ever before,...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The man who is leading the government’s efforts to reform the house buying process will be one of the speaker at...
08 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The shortlist has been announced for the annual Guild of Property Professionals Awards to be held on January 17 in London. The...
31 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country’s annual conference in the New Year is to have former England rugby player Matt Dawson MBE as the...
27 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Over the past year I've had so many conversations with agents telling me how they feel that offering a premium customer...
15 December 2018
From: Features

There is a perfect storm brewing in the lettings market, and as the saying goes, “you can’t change the direction of...
12 December 2018
From: Features

The chief executive of failed online agency Emoov has been named this week as one of the 500 top “tech influencers”...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...
01 December 2018
From: Features

East Midlands estate and lettings agency Jackson Grundy has signed up to OnTheMarket. The firm, with its Northampton headquarters, has 10 sales...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has told an agents’ conference of the strategy for his service - including a prediction that...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News

I remember renting flats when I was a 25-year-old negotiator at Foxtons. Many of you will remember my love for the...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The man responsible for defining John Lewis’ legendary customer service, and preserving its Never Knowingly Undersold pledge, is to address the...
13 November 2018
From: Breaking News

“I’ll have a vowel please Rachel….then an award.” The puns are likely to be much in evidence in the New Year when...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News

This won’t be a long article. Just to the point and hopefully with a nice angle to it. I get asked at...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A diverse cast-list has been announced for this year’s Relocation Agent Network national conference and exhibition to be staged in London...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

I am currently in the back of a taxi. The deadline for this piece is looming and I am desperate to...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading London estate agency is reporting a surge in overseas buyers sealing deals ahead of the government’s new stamp duty...
18 October 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...
13 October 2018
From: Features

Savills is warning that heightened uncertainty around Brexit negotiations will delay recovery in the prime central London housing market for up...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News

“Do we really need another tax?” - that’s the question from a new buying agency, querying why the government wants to...
08 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The head of a leading Chinese property portal has taken the unusual step of commenting on a British tax policy -...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

It seems a lifetime ago but in fact we’re approaching just the first anniversary since the government triggered its Call for...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

One of London’s highest profile and most outspoken estate agent chiefs has scolded ‘Maybot’ Theresa May on the day she is to...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The government, which only recently said there would be one Ombudsman covering the entire housing sector, has announced that there is...
02 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The government has used this week’s Conservative party conference to announce a new stamp duty tax of one per cent to three...
30 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Emoov’s founder Russell Quirk has outlined how he would help Britain get out of its current housing crisis to a Labour...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Sales of holiday homes could be hit as a result of a new £560m tax proposal put forward by Labour. Under the...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News

DISCLAIMER: The author of this article retains no responsibility for any reader discomfort experienced when recalling the seemingly endless horrors of...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News

An upcoming event will see a panel of well-known agents and suppliers appeal for better collaboration between industry stakeholders, particularly CRM...
06 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Last week, I wrote about the speed of innovation in the Far East. This week I’d like to do the same...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The team behind a new ‘open platform’ targetting smaller agencies in need of Proptech support have revealed a heavyweight line up...
20 August 2018
From: Breaking News

In what is regarded as his most important speech since becoming housing minister, Dominic Raab has told a conference that it...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News

What a big week for PropTech! With the very first MIPIM PropTech conference, taking place in Paris today and tomorrow, comes...
20 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Peter Rollings is one of the most respected and best-known figures in property, having helped to rapidly grow Foxtons (where he...
16 June 2018
From: Features

The pace of change is extraordinary. As we reach the middle of one conversation, rumblings of the next already begin. I think...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...
02 June 2018
From: Features

Countrywide is one of three organisations short-listed for a prestigious ‘Employee Benefits of the Year’ award. The award celebrates in-house staff benefits...
31 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Ever wondered what it’s like to be on the frontline of property journalism? Well, wonder no more, as our very own...
05 May 2018
From: Features

Emoov founder Russell Quirk says that in some cases social media might give a more accurate picture of an estate agency’s...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK chief executive of Purplebricks says his company has ambitions to roll out its business model all over the world. Lee...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Today is the day. 1,600 people will gather in London for FUTURE: PropTech, an event I have supported when there were...
02 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The Future: PropTech conference takes place in under a fortnight’s time on May 2 and over 1,200 delegates have now been...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate agent licensing will reduce competition, make buying and selling homes more expensive, and add another layer of red tape to...
18 April 2018
From: Breaking News

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...
17 March 2018
From: Features

Have you noticed a new turf war going on on the fringes of the agency world? It’s not a high-profile battle like...
17 March 2018
From: Features

A EweMove branch operating from a franchisee’s home in Staffordshire has taken over the running of a bricks and mortar agency. EweMove’s...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News

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

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...
24 February 2018
From: Features

Welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity - your opportunity to let the rest of the industry know exactly what great...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Thanks once again for your contributions to this weekly round-up of agents’ good works; we love covering these stories which show...
16 February 2018
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark is to introduce bursaries designed to support novice staff deemed to be showing exceptional potential to attend the association’s...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ new UK chief executive officer, Lee Wainwright, is to address a major industry conference in May - his first address...
02 February 2018
From: Breaking News

I have high expectations for this year’s PropTech events and property conferences. Those that I attended in 2017 demonstrated a real step...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

If you were under any misconceptions about how pivotal a role HM Land Registry is going to play in the future...
27 January 2018
From: Features

The story of this week - the ousting of Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt - prompts two key questions. Firstly, who takes...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Financial Times has identified that 10 of the 21 tables at the notorious Presidents Club dinner last weekend were sponsored by...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News
11 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Members of the Relocation Agent Network are celebrating after a successful annual awards event in London, combined with keynote conference sessions...
22 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday. Despite...
18 November 2017
From: Features

A large part of the DCLG’s Call for Evidence on the home buying and selling process focuses on the role of...
18 November 2017
From: Features

The Guild of Property Professionals is partnering with the ESTAS to introduce greater customer service elements into its 2018 awards. Gold and...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News

International property analyst Mike DelPrete has queried the suggestion that Countrywide's online sales option is drawing in additional business to those...
07 November 2017
From: Breaking News

With the Budget just over a month away, the steady stream of ‘leaks’ continues to grow as journalists and the industry...
21 October 2017
From: Features

It has been revealed that the beleaguered government of Theresa May is to hold a summit at 10 Downing Street tomorrow...
16 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The upcoming national conference for the Relocation Agent Network is introducing an innovative format for part of its agenda - speed...
16 October 2017
From: Breaking News

As we outlined in our EAT and LAT stories earlier this week, we (Angels Media) are seeking responses from estate and...
14 October 2017
From: Features

They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...
14 October 2017
From: Features

Employment tribunal fees could soon become extinct, after the Supreme Court ruled they were an obstacle to the ‘access of justice’. Once...
14 October 2017
From: Features

If an industry, which is going through a major change is going to truly implement change at every level, it must...
11 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A senior figure in Countrywide’s management team is to explain the troubled group’s benefits policy to a conference of other employers. Neil...
09 October 2017
From: Breaking News

And so concludes another party conference season. We’ve followed the great and the good (both terms are debatable) around Torbay, Bournemouth,...
07 October 2017
From: Features

The Conservative party, in a press statement released to clarify comments made by Theresa May, says the government’s proposed extra £2...
05 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Figures in the property industry have sharply criticised the announcement made at the Conservative party conference to pump an estimated £10...
02 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Simon Gerrard, a past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has called on the government to switch the burden...
20 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Labour’s shadow housing minister John Healey is reported to be one of a number of prominent front bench opposition spokespeople being...
18 September 2017
From: Breaking News

And so summer draws to a close. The slow, lazy months of July and August have come to pass and the...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

With party conference season around the corner and the next Budget just a couple of months away, more industry players are...
07 September 2017
From: Breaking News

In this week’s Natter I’m going to get all political. Don’t worry, I won’t be giving my opinions on Brexit, Trump...
02 September 2017
From: Features

It’s not just the evenings drawing in that marks the approach of autumn - it’s also the return to work of...
26 August 2017
From: Features

Shelter, the campaigning charity that has been hugely critical of private landlords and letting agents in recent years, has now launched...
17 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The highly-popular FUTURE:PropTech conference, regarded as the leading event for showcasing and debating industry technology, has been confirmed again for next...
03 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Alok Sharma has blocked some of his Twitter followers, accusing them of “abusive language”. Sharma has a relatively modest 9,169 followers...
17 July 2017
From: Breaking News

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...
14 July 2017
From: Features

The Connells-owned agency Gascoigne Halman is to make a costs payment of £1.24m within 14 days to Agents’ Mutual - but...
13 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The Connells-owned agency Gascoigne Halman is to make a costs payment of £1.24m within 14 days to Agents’ Mutual - but...
12 July 2017
From: Breaking News

New housing minister Alok Sharma is set to make his first key speech this week, at the Housing 2017 conference in...
27 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The comparison service Get Agent has released the full details of its analysis of the performance of four different online estate...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season. And, while Brexit and a shock snap general election are dominating...
06 May 2017
From: Features

Purplebricks' share price moved up over two per cent yesterday on the strength of its latest trading statement - but its...
05 May 2017
From: Breaking News

A record number of over 300 agents have so far signed up for next week’s FUTURE: PropTech conference, the largest event...
28 April 2017
From: Breaking News

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...
08 April 2017
From: Features

It’s been revealed that next month’s Future: PropTech conference will feature a debate between ‘technologists’ and ‘traditionalists’ over the future of...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News

We’re almost nine months on from the EU Referendum and yet the issue remains the big divide across the nation: an...
18 March 2017
From: Features

This week I’m lucky enough to be out here in Cannes as a PropTech Ambassador for MIPIM, the international real estate...
15 March 2017
From: Breaking News

One thing that can be guaranteed in the property world each year is a range of conferences and awards dinners. Very...
01 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Organisers of the Future:PropTech2017 conference on May 4 have revealed new sponsors involved with the event - including Angels Media, publisher...
23 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Spicerhaart has signed what it describes as one of the world’s top estate agency mentors to work with its teams across...
14 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Excuse the puntastic (or not) title, but as you’ve no doubt already deciphered I took a trip northwards a couple of...
11 February 2017
From: Features

Housing minister Gavin Barwell has told the NAEA conference that there is no quick fix for the country’s housing shortage -...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is teaming up with the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents to offer what...
06 February 2017
From: Breaking News

First details of the long-awaited Housing White Paper have emerged in stories in newspapers frequently used by government to float ideas. The...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Gavin Barwell says the government will provide “substantial investment” to ensure more transparency in leasehold tenure. “We are determined to...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The south’s seaside resorts are stealing the headlines for all the wrong reasons and at the heart of the troublesome issue...
28 January 2017
From: Features

They say you can prove anything with statistics, and 115% of the time I suspect they’re right – that was an...
21 January 2017
From: Features

The National Association of Estate Agents has lured housing minister Gavin Barwell to speak at its conference next month. Barwell will outline...
18 January 2017
From: Breaking News

1.For those who are not familiar with Properstar yet, how would you summarise your services? Properstar is an online portal that helps...
16 January 2017
From: 60 Second Interview

The Conveyancing Association has revised its wish-list of reforms to, in its words, “ensure fewer delays, a less costly process, and...
07 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Let me set out my stall from the beginning. Firstly with two buy to lets managed by an agency, I understand and...
03 December 2016
From: Features

What a mad, bonkers year it’s been. We’ve had, in no particular order: Trump, Brexit, Leicester winning the Premier League, a...
03 December 2016
From: Features

Rightmove’s commercial director Miles Shipside, who makes relatively few appearances at industry events, is to be a speaker at the NAEA...
30 November 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

Relocation Agent Network has ended the year handing out 28 awards to individuals and firms at a gala dinner in London. The...
22 November 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

The almost non-stop series of tax changes affecting all aspects of the housing market in recent years looks set to continue...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Some of this week’s headlines - ‘Firms must list foreign workers’ and ‘NHS to no longer rely on foreign doctors’ -...
07 October 2016
From: Features

The government has revealed that its £2 billion accelerated construction fund will be used to guarantee housing schemes, including deals to...
07 October 2016
From: Breaking News

There has been widespread scepticism from many within the industry that the government will miss its latest house building targets, despite...
04 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The government has signalled that it is going to publish a housing White Paper later this year with “significant measures” to...
04 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Speculation was rife over the weekend that the government would today announce major changes to housing policy - possibly shifting the...
03 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The Labour Party claims there has been a strikingly large reduction in the number of under-45s who own a home -...
28 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Michelle Farnsworth – Senior Account Manager at LED interior & windows display specialists Mid West Displays. Where can we see...
27 September 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...
16 September 2016
From: Features

A fantastic exclusive this week as I carry out a question and answer session with one of the leading names in...
16 September 2016
From: Features

I write this during the week that David Cameron resigned as an MP – it is quite startling how quickly politics...
16 September 2016
From: Features

Conveyancers will debate how various stakeholders – including estate agents – can deliver a more collaborative home moving experience at an...
13 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The credit crunch may have been the economic backdrop against which much of the housing market performance of the past 10...
06 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The results of some interesting research have been revealed - applying to the United States but possibly indicative of how property...
09 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...
29 July 2016
From: Features

The Competition Appeals Tribunal which is to investigate a dispute between OnTheMarket and two agencies is scheduled to hold its first...
25 July 2016
From: Breaking News

It has been revealed this morning that OnTheMarket has been ordered to pay £1m into court - three quarters of it...
19 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The joke doing the rounds last week still seems to be just as relevant this week: “the only man with a...
08 July 2016
From: Features

Brandon Lewis, the housing minister, is backing Theresa May as a crowded field of candidates begin seeking support to become leader...
01 July 2016
From: Breaking News

One of London’s most outspoken estate agents claims the prime minister who succeeds David Cameron could appoint a chancellor who will...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News

‘Digital technology in the property industry is here to stay’ was very much the opinion drawn from the recent FUTURE: PropTech...
24 June 2016
From: Features

The Conveyancing Association is setting up a working group to consider how to increase transparency, cut unnecessary delays and costs, and...
23 June 2016
From: Breaking News

There is a growing potential for property portals to take over the role of estate agents thanks to the vast amount...
07 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Tomorrow, June 8, is the closing date for submissions to the Labour Party’s latest consultation on housing policy: it is seeking...
07 June 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s nearly June – June! – already. Seriously, where has this year gone? This means summer is nearly upon us, with a...
27 May 2016
From: Features

The main debate at this year’s FUTURE: PropTech conference - the industry’s leading technology forum, held yesterday in London - saw...
20 May 2016
From: Breaking News

On Tuesday we managed hail, snow, rain, sun and a chilly wind all in one day. Whatever you want to say...
29 April 2016
From: Features

It almost goes without saying that PropTech is a hot topic these days - this year alone we’ve seen multi-million pound...
20 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has denied speculation in the industry that the names of its Hamptons International and John D Wood & Co brands...
30 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Estates Gazette has published a candid article suggesting the explicit hiring of prostitutes by delegates to the annual MIPIM conference may...
29 March 2016
From: Breaking News

As any marketer will tell you, the marketing mix in its most basic form is made up of 4 P’s: Price,...
12 March 2016
From: Features

At the end of January I was one of the many people stood listening to the presentation that our co-founder Rachel...
12 March 2016
From: Features

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron is claiming that the government’s flagship Starter Homes project could allow properties to be bought by...
29 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today understands that Countrywide's Chief Information Officer is the latest high-profile manager to leave the organisation. Oliver Skagerlind joined Countrywide,...
18 January 2016
From: Breaking News

An international portal consultancy not previously known for its outspoken comments has sharply criticised OnTheMarket for its “protection of the status...
12 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Right, so it’s one more week till Christmas and two more weeks until we head face first into 2016. Both these...
18 December 2015
From: Features

What is the biggest change you’ve seen in the agency industry during your time at TPO? For me, the biggest change has...
18 December 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

We know so many agents do good fund-raising during the festive season - here are just a few who made contact...
18 December 2015
From: Breaking News

An interesting story caught my eye a few weeks ago. A man from Lytham St Annes in Lancashire attempted to sell...
20 November 2015
From: Features

So this weekend some of us will see our first snow of the season. Harsh weather, Christmas adverts and winter generally...
20 November 2015
From: Features

When it comes to the regulation of the conveyancing industry, this question is a topic of open and ongoing debate. Licensed conveyancers...
20 November 2015
From: Features

Money laundering and the controversies raised by the From Russia With Cash documentary will be amongst the subjects under discussion at...
16 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The founder of high-end shirt manufacturer Charles Tyrwhitt, Nick Wheeler, and the well-known stand up comedian Tim Vine, are amongst the...
06 November 2015
From: Breaking News

A reader of Industry Views is unlikely to need converting to the virtues of buy to let, but anyone involved in...
30 October 2015
From: Features

I’m writing this from the brand spanking new Center Parks in Woburn Forest. Set within 365 acres of lush Bedfordshire forest,...
23 October 2015
From: Features

Countrywide says the man charged with planning the organisation’s digital future is to step down - just days after he was...
20 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Property journalists, and more than a few estate agents, are beginning their annual autumn ritual – forecasting what’s going to happen...
16 October 2015
From: Features

The future estate agency model is going to be neither the traditional High Street office nor the online-only alternative - instead...
16 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The government is telling councils to produce local plans for new homes in their area by 2017 – or Whitehall will...
13 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Well, the hosts have left the party early. England have crashed out of their own Rugby World Cup after a demoralising...
09 October 2015
From: Features

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on OnTheMarket's venture...
09 October 2015
From: Video Articles

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on OnTheMarket's venture...
09 October 2015
From: Breaking News

There has been a mixed response from the agency world to David Cameron's pledge to reform planning, promise that 200,000 new...
08 October 2015
From: Breaking News

One of the industry debates of the year will be held next week when the inaugural FUTURE : Property Tech conference...
05 October 2015
From: Breaking News

The newly-appointed shadow housing minister says his first priority is to arrest the long-term fall in home ownership in Britain. John Healey...
24 September 2015
From: Breaking News

We’ve enjoyed a bit of an Indian summer this week. Not sure it makes up for one of the coldest and...
11 September 2015
From: Features

The Financial Conduct Authority says it is to hold a review of the mortgage market after last year’s controversial MMR to...
07 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has been announced as the headline speaker at the Future: Property Tech Conference, taking place in the...
27 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Martyn Baum has been appointed as youngest-ever president of the National Association of Estate Agents, with a pledge that he will...
07 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The annual RESI conference, usually dominated by developers and debates over housebuilding totals, is this year to include a discussion on...
07 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Andy Burnham, one of four candidates in the electioin to become next Labour leader, is the latest prominent party member to...
23 June 2015
From: Breaking News

OK, you’re being spoilt. This column is now going to be on a bi-weekly rather than monthly basis. You lucky people,...
19 June 2015
From: Features

Hello and welcome to my brand new blog! Every month I’ll be giving you an insight into the varied, exciting and...
05 June 2015
From: Features

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) scheme has announced that its first ever conference will take place in October. ‘Raise Your Standards’ is being...
05 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The government has allegedly ruled out any regulation of estate agents for fear that it would lead to higher fees and...