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Winkworth has opened its fifth office in Devon – with what it describes as a prime spot in an affluent area...

There’s been a significant rise in the number of so-called Suspicious Activity Reports concerning money laundering and the agency industry. Suspicious Activity...

Industry partner the Estate Agent Content Club (EACC) has announced a new chief executive, replacing high profile founder Jerry Lyons. Amanda Bower...

North Berwick in East Lothian, has been named the best place to live in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live...

Last year was not one for the faint hearted. Now, at last, the market appears to be experiencing a gradual uptick. Recent...

A network uniting ethical estate agents has officially launched today with 25 members. The Ethical Agent Network (EAN) is led by industry...

Hamptons expands into Andorra with new partnership Hamptons has launched a partnership with Roc Propietats Estate Agents in Andorra that will include...

Winkworth is expanding its country house operation to capitalise on demand from UK and international buyers. The operation will work from Winkworth’s...

The emergence of the Digital property market represents the most profound shift for the industry itself since the advent of the...

As 2024 progresses, I expect to see an increase in the role that estate agents play in local communities. Once perceived...

The Propertymark Trust is offering grants to agents and family members affect by Storm Ciaran. The Met Office has issued almost 200...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Bevan and I am the Sales...

Whether you realise it or not, APIs have helped make your day possible.  Reflect on everything you’ve done today online. On your...

Agents and other businesses are being reminded of a deadline to upgrade their technology systems for voice and broadband connections else...

More than half of prospective homebuyers looking for a new location to move to want to be within a 20-minute walk...

One of the most valuable, most successful and most recognisable brands worldwide is Coca-Cola. And we have all wondered, at least...

Recent research estimated that up to £100 billion is being stolen in the UK each year, with much of it due...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the recent Estate Agency X 8, 2023 On 23rd March, the...

Newly-independent estate agency North Residential has unveiled new expansion plans with the opening of at least three new UK locations per year and...

I don’t want to frighten any professional scribblers and wizard wordsmiths out there, but as a matter of geeky interest, this...

Property social network and listings website PropertyHeads has launched a sister-version across the pond. The company has launched a US twin which...

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has launched a new mobile app for members. It is described as the first of its...

Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...

From bake sales to beach clean-ups, there have been plenty of ways that agents have been giving back for good causes...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week, from on land to under the...

Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people to sell properties at the best prices. Working in this field...

The founder of prime London estate agency Beauchamp Estates is set to reveal all on his most prestigious property sales. Gary Hersham has...

Today’s consumers judge a business not just on the quality of its products, but also on their experience in using them....

Property blockchain network Coadjute has launched a research project to identify ways estate agents and conveyancers can improve their working relationship. It...

In this week’s Natter, I carry out a Q&A with Lisa Knight, who has taken the impressive journey from barmaid to...

The sponsor of an industry forum for agents and conveyancers to be held next week says the collaborative event hails the...

The government has now formally launched the Homes For Ukraine scheme, heavily leaked in recent days. The Secretary of State for Levelling...

It may be blowing a gale outside but we’re safe and warm here reading about our industry’s great work for good...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

An England football manager who resigned after a newspaper sting is in a podcast series launched by Boomin and Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny...

OnTheMarket has revamped its website in a bid to shed the final connections with the portal’s failed leadership and strategy of...

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency.   We don’t have...

Strutt & Parker has revealed where it believes the housing market will see the largest demand in 2022, outside of London. The...

A Midlands estate agency has come up with a solution to avoid confusion over property offers. Forget poor connections or bad handwriting that...

Almost a million shares in Purplebricks have been ‘awarded’ to the two most senior men in the organisation. The golden handcuff deal...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

Propertymark has thrown its weight behind the government’s First Homes initiative, describing it as “creative” and saying it’s a sign of...

International investment bank UBS has double-downgraded Purplebricks from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’ - and that could be good for independent agents, a...

Agents who use cheap PropTech could end up spending a lot more than they expect, according to an industry expert. Anton Babkov,...

A business that calls itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based estate agency has announced a new franchisee.  Dorset-based Meyers Estate Agents was...

Digital channels are essential for agents’ promotion of properties but there is still a key place for print and direct mail...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

As we now find ourselves in the UK’s third national lockdown in 10 months, what tenants want, and need from their...

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...

The south of England is not the only region to benefit as city-dwellers search for more greenery and outdoor space, says...

A new portal-style PropTech product has launched and wants to recruit estate agents to its fold - despite describing the way...

Vendors spend an average £41 a day for 144 days when selling their home - but some spend a remarkable £140 a...

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...

Be proactive, have a plan, and keep prospecting.  After the easing of lockdown measures, it’s safe to say the property market picked...

It’s official – the property market is back open for business. Estate agents have started to unfurlough staff and many are...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...

The share price of challenger portal OnTheMarket has fallen to its equal lowest-ever level after a drop of over five per cent...

Yesterday (January 10 2020), the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) became law. It forms part of ongoing international efforts to tackle...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

You’ve probably heard about unified communications (UC) before. But why are your competitors and other organisations moving towards centralised comms platforms? What are...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...

A new estate agency, which claims to only hire property experts, has announced a new investment as well as the recruitment...

Rightmove’s blog suggests that pro-standard photos can increase enquiries by up to four times, but how do you make great photos? You...

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

An agent working at the buying arm of Knight Frank, The Buying Solution, is striking out to set up her own...

Keller Williams continues to drive culture, mentality, and process transformation by partnering with DocuSign to enable electronic signatures. It’s another lesson in...

A leading London estate agency with US connections says there has been a surge in high net worth American buyers in...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

Hello - it’s that time of the week again when we celebrate the agency industry’s fantastic fund-raising. We were delighted that our...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that the new Federation of Independent Agents has recruited an expert from the two leading portals...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...

Winkworth has set up a dedicated land and new homes division. The franchise agency, which has most of its offices in and...

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

Estate Agent Today understands from a respected source that the remains of the Emoov and Tepilo online agencies have been acquired...

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

An agent in the Guild is launching a ‘hub’ style operation from December 1 and says the concept of traditional estate...

The Land & New Homes Network has announced a part exchange and assisted move collaboration with Relocation Agent Network in a...

Peter Long, the chairman of the troubled Royal Mail organisation, has stepped down from that role to focus full time on...

This week may have marked the landmark moment of Facebook entering the UK property market but as the industry prepares for...

A few stories caught my eye this week from China, all of which announce the arrival of cutting-edge technological innovation in...

The police are investigating a quick sale company after a claim by an individual that he received less than half of...

The two main political parties have squared up to each other over the issue of increasing council tax on second homes...

A network which helps estate agents win more instructions in the land and new homes sector is launching a lead generation...

In their election rhetoric all the political parties informed us that the UK is experiencing a ‘housing crisis’, with all promising...

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

Who are you? Iain White, Business Consultant and, most importantly, father to 4 boys.  I travel frequently with work so to...

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...

Property has dominated many of the entries in the Sunday Times’ much-respected Rich List, which names the 1,000 wealthiest individuals with...

The chief executive of Countrywide has lavished praise on Rightmove and Zoopla for being consumer-friendly and offering agents good value marketing.  Alison...

Jon Hunt, the property billionaire who founded, ran and then sold Foxtons, is worth a cool £1.186 billion - yet is...

In a flurry of artistic jargon, LonRes has unveiled the thinking behind its new pink corporate logo, unveiled on the website...