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The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....

A leading planning consultancy has claimed that ‘the myth’ that housing developers are hoarding land after gaining planning consent in order...

There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

Media reports over the weekend suggest the government is preparing a triple whammy - three measures which may reduce the number...

There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...

Almost 77 per cent of people think the government must build more homes - but if that means reclassifying Green Belt...

A council cracking down on the increase of illegally positioned estate agent boards. Agents are required, under Planning and Highways legislation to...

The government has launched a formal consultation process on a new residential property developer tax which is to contribute towards cladding...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Hi, I’m Kersteen McConnell and I am a Business Development...

Safety checks which are apparently now preventing thousands of owners selling flats are to be eased - but there is confusion...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

The troubled Countrywide group has announced a £90m investment by Alchemy Partners, a private equity company that specialises in investing in...

A woman who bought a London house in 2012 is now suing the conveyancers that worked for her at the time...

Home owners in England will be entitled to add up to two storeys to the height of their home via a...

A London Labour council has won draconian powers to effectively ban For Sale and To Let boards in several parts of...

In the second of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio, the Estate Agents Sales Progression platform, explores...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - accused by some of breaking the lockdown some weeks ago - is now in more hot...

A Fine & Country agent has just sold a home based on a video viewing, and is now sharing tips with...

Beleaguered estate agency group Countrywide has asked the government to give agents a business rates holiday. Measures announced in last week’s Budget...

Estate Agent Today understands that the Knight Frank agency has been hit by a large number of branch office heads quitting...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

A new portal has been launched aiming to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket in the retirement property sector - and...

The head of a new property portal is urging agents to forget about spending money on For Sale and To Let...

A London council wants government backing for a borough-wide Section 7 direction - effectively banning all agents’ boards being erected without...

It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...

A new digital platform has been set up in a bid to provide a one-stop-shop for self-build enthusiasts - and it...

A member of a legal information and networking organisation says an online estate agency expects him to do some work in...

There’s been a mixed response to the government’s surprise announcement that it would make permanent the right of home owners to...

An estate agency accused of “taking the mickey” over the number of boards it has erected has fought back. The mayor of...

It’s time, surely, for government to crackdown not just on rogue agents and landlords but on rogue councils that confuse the...

A London council is considering a borough-wide ban on agents’ boards of all kinds. Labour-controlled Camden already has a ban for a...

Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so many Millennials aspire to - yet one that has become frustratingly...

There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...

The head of a controversial property portal says agents can by-pass some GDPR marketing restrictions by using his service’s social network. Ben Davis,...

Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the government’s move to ensure most future new-build houses are sold as freehold...

The vast majority of new-build houses are to be sold as freehold with ground rents for new leases capped at £10...

Any day now we’ll hear the date for the Autumn Budget: it may be delayed to wait for a Brexit deal...

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,...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

A London council is seeking widespread powers to ban For Sale and To Let boards which it claims are seen by...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

The entrepreneur behind a free-to-list property portal claiming support from 17 estate agencies has defended the description of them as ‘partners’ -...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

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

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

With reports continuing to focus on a slowing property market and an understanding that not enough properties are being marketed for...

At any given moment it’s difficult to say which issue dominates our marketplace, but I think it’s fair to acknowledge during...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

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

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

At the start of February, Nationwide suggested that the housing market was picking up. Last week, RICS reported on its continued...

The General Data Protection Regulation legislation coming into effect in the UK on May 25 has undergone some subtle changes which...

There’s a new warning being issued for estate agents and all other businesses to ensure they are prepared for the General...

A major industry supplier has reminded estate and letting agents that they have to check their responsibilities and systems ahead of...

A roadshow is being launched to help the industry tackle what is being described as “the biggest change to affect estate...

Statements from The Property Franchise Group and Belvoir continue to ramp up the war of words between the two agency groups...

A new firm has launched in Surrey describing itself as “the premium hybrid estate agency” with an innovative presence on the...

Even so close to the event, I don’t think anyone will be deeming 2017 as the ‘summer of love’.  The summer of...

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

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

Historically, short-term rentals have been an unattractive business for the majority of estate agents and property managers. Scarcity of demand from tenants...

  You’ll see a lot of 10th anniversary stories in the property industry and consumer media in the coming days: early August...

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...

Estate and letting agents are being urged to prepare for new data protection legislation coming into effect next year - but...

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...

Not only did Theresa May stun everyone with her decision to call a ‘snap election’ but with the campaign now underway...

More than three quarters of developers want to see the government go into reverse on its stamp duty and mortgage interest...

Concern is growing over the stagnation in transactions in London generally and in prime central areas in particular. Consultancy JLL says there...

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

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

What does it say on your business card? Christopher Merriman, Land and Planning Director at Intro Crowd Who are Intro Crowd? Intro...

The government has set out 29 key points in its Housing White Paper.   Introducing it in the Commons this afternoon, Communities Secretery Sajid...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

A local council says it is considering restricting how estate agent use boards for advertising community events like school sports days...

The Adam Smith Institute, a right-wing think-tank, has blasted the campaigning charity Shelter over its allegations of land-banking by house builders in...

Forecasts are a tricky business. And as I wrote in a recent Industry Views opinion piece, any prediction in the current...

A solicitor has asked how the ban on the sale of new-build apartments and houses to holiday home buyers in a...

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped into a dispute over a property listing which claimed a property was a two bedroom...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan says some 270,000 homes in London have been granted planning permission but have not yet been...

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...

A 24-unit block of apartments designed by the company behind the Yo! Sushi chain has been given consent to be constructed...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

A London council is seeking to impose an average £8,000 fee for securing planning consent on a below-ground extension - already...

The Conveyancing Association says it is continuing to campaign to reform the leasehold transaction process, despite the government saying there is...

With almost a fifth of house sales in Britain collapsing every year, it’s now more vital than ever that we –...

London agency Stirling Ackroyd says planning consents for new homes recovered from previous lows in the second quarter of the year,...

With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...

The news that Theresa May will be installed as Prime Minister tomorrow has immediately stabilished the share prices of estate agents...

The Conservatives on the council in Brighton and Hove have called for a ban on estate agents’ boards to be extended...

Foxtons has won planning consent for an office in the south London suburb of Peckham after another controversy involving opposition from...

An estate agency is defending itself after sharp criticisms from local groups following the display of the firm’s banners on lampposts. Greene...

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

An estate agent has pleaded guilty to a charge of drink-driving after being found almost three times above the legal alcohol...

Agents in a London borough have been warned that the local council now has new powers to fine the firms behind...

A local council is banning estate and letting agents’ boards after it has been handed legal powers to ‘prevent their spread’. Agents...

Who are you? Chris Coates What does it say on your business card? Chris Coates As a small team we don’t have a hang up...

An estate agent who says he lost his job after being accused of rape has been cleared of the offence after...

A letting agency that has been the subject of a BBC investigation and has gone into liquidation in controversial circumstances has...

The 550 square foot boiler room in the basement of a central London mansion block is going to be auctioned with...

The French government has taken billionaire Foxtons founder Jon Hunt to the High Court over his attempt to dig a so-called...

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

The government is telling councils to produce local plans for new homes in their area by 2017 – or Whitehall will...

The new shadow housing minister says Labour will build 100,000 new council houses and housing association homes a year with more...

Housing minister has Brandon Lewis has thrown his weight behind the right of foreign investors to purchase buy to let properties,...

In the latest twist in the story of Foxtons’ attempt to turn a pub into an agency office, squatters have moved...

The director of housebuilder Taylor Wimpey says “a 15 year property boom, with no bust, is more than a distinct possibility”...