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The European real estate market is the most distressed sector across Europe, research suggest. The latest Weil European Distress Index suggests the...

On the 24th of January, Adam Walker wrote a very interesting piece about the consolidation of the lettings industry where he...

OnTheMarket (OTM) chief executive Jason Tebb has declared “our time is now” after shareholders backed a takeover of the portal by...

The Home Buying & Selling Technology Group (HBSG) has launched the latest version of the Property Data Trust Framework following live...

Let’s be completely honest - as challenges go, estate agents are up against it trying to persuade reluctant vendors to take...

Transforming your living room into an eco-friendly space not only benefits your health and wellbeing, but the planet too. It can...

A property developer has hit out at corporate agents for “artificially inflating house prices” as she reveals the poor practices she...

The Agency UK – which was set up by three ex-employees of Purplebricks – has strengthened its team with the arrival...

People in prominent positions in the housing industry aren’t always perfect role models. After all, Chris Pincher was housing minister for...

A client called asking for advice on their social media marketing strategy. They’d thrown a lot of budget at it, but...

In this article, Kristian Stott, Head of New Business at iamproperty, analyses the digital revolution in our lives and in property and why...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is planning more acquisitions after a busy 2021 for buying-up agencies. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates...

The Property Franchise Group has reported record like-for-like revenue for 2021. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove,...

Homesearch has won £5m new investment from venture capital firm Octopus Ventures - an organisation that has also backed three businesses...

Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...

Estate agents are being urged to ensure their compliance procedures are up to scratch after fraudsters stole a man’s identity and...

The head of a small hybrid firm that describes traditional agencies with offices as “antiquated” says property professionals working for corporates...

Just as city centre traffic is reminiscent of life before the pandemic, the rental market in central zones of UK’s largest...

Estate agency business platform Reapit is launching AgentPoint services in the UK - just seven months after it acquired AgentPoint in...

The Pandora Papers - the biggest ever leak of offshore data - has revealed that the UK’s property market is being...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...

Boomin has revealed to Estate Agent Today the latest figures on agency branches signed up to its fledgling portal. It says it...

A new online forum wants to unite estate agents and conveyancers, and ditch the traditional rivalry between the two professional disciplines. It’s...

Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...

An industry provider has created a free e-book for agents explaining the latest must-have - a Tech Stack. Tech provider Rex has created...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...

Boomin founder Michael Bruce says his new site has enjoyed a stronger start than any other portal in terms of visits, viewings,...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

Zoopla has unveiled a subtle rebranding plus new features and functionality - and says it wants to be number one, not...

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

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

Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...

An estate agency group has launched new franchise business models to help those in the industry impacted by Covid-19. Century 21 UK...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

One of the highest profile figures in the agency industry - and a past critic of Purplebricks - has come out as a vociferous...

One of Countrywide’s two up-market brands, Hamptons International, has unveiled a new look which it describes as part of “a transformational...

Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lockdown 2, as it’s being known, is now with us, but fortunately...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Lee Rix - Head of Business Development What is ‘company name’...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak today reveals his latest measures to help businesses - including agencies, suppliers and other parts of the property...

Independent agents are busier than they have ever been thanks to the post-lockdown surge but larger corporates are actually losing market...

The ESTAS, which is fast establishing itself as a review platform as well as an awards network, has signed up the...

The Guild of Property Professionals says that in the past quarter it has had its highest number of new joiners on...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...

The Federation of Independent Agents has announced its latest partnership - this time with a live-streaming viewing service called Gavl. The platform...

A survey of estate agents’ market share post-lockdown indicates significant advances for independent agencies and online operators. TwentyCi, a data consultancy, says...

A new analysis of corporate estate agencies’ social media followings and websites shows the big winners to be Savills, Foxtons and...

The Federation of Independent Agents has announced its latest partnership offering exclusive services for members - it property recruitment firm The...

The chief executive of a hybrid agency in London has revealed why he deserted big corporates to create his own company. Rollo...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

A personnel company wants agents to tell them how much they earn in another anonymous online survey. Rayner Personnel - which recently...

The former commercial director of Rightmove has made a strong defence of much of the company’s activities, including the charges it...

Data released this morning by Rightmove suggests that agents in England have agreed no fewer than 40,000 sales since the market...

National property auctioneer Pugh & Co is launching an initiative to partner with estate agents across the UK. Via a new network...

Cushman & Wakefield has pulled out of direct sales of homes in the UK. The firm has closed its UK new homes department...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

The Chancellor has announced that the furlough scheme is to be extended until the end of October. He made the announcement in...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has launched a countdown clock on its website to galvanise agents into remembering only 85...

The Federation of Independent Agents and the ESTAS review and awards platform have formed what they call “a key partnership.” The FIA...

One of the industry’s highest profile figures has suggested the Coronavirus crisis could trigger many more agents becoming self-employed. Nicky Stevenson -...

The human cost of the Coronavirus crisis is growing and devastating, but behind that businesses are being badly hurt too. Many consider...

The key figure behind the Say No To Rightmove campaign says the fight for more realistic fees goes on - and...

The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...

There’s a growing trend for estate agents to quit big-name corporates and either go independent or join US-style brokerages, a top...

One of Britain’s most experienced estate agents says there’s no alternative to Rightmove, and the portal’s relationship with the industry is...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

A hub-style agency says it’s achieved what it calls a mega-sale - and claims it’s the largest ever by a hub...

Independent agents in a fast-growing trade body are to be given the opportunity to secure exclusivity on land deals and new...

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...

Another hub-based agency has launched in the capital, following in the footsteps of operations like Harding Green, Orchards and Keller Williams. Mariel...

Estate Agent Today understands that the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents’ trade group has announced a new partnership - this time...

Agents who join the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents will have full access to the new Homesearch mine of data. Homesearch debuted...

A survey conducted by Estate Agent Today suggests there is huge anger from agencies against Rightmove in particular for its fees. On...

“Multiple”members of the new trade body, the Federation of Independent Agents, are considering cancelling their subscriptions to Rightmove. FIA founder Graham Lock...

The US-based real estate firm Keller Williams says it is aiming to be this country’s leading agency training organisation. Ben Taylor, who...

The Federation of Independent Agents, the new trade group set up in May, is holding its first conference this week.  The FIA...

One of the most experienced and high profile figures in the industry says individual agents working for online companies are typically...

Sometimes having prior knowledge of a stressful event can be more stressful than the event itself, just look at Brexit for...

The fledgling Federation of Independent Agents has revealed a list of agents which have joined the scheme.  The very latest is Oakwood...

The Federation of Independent Agents has agreed another new partnership with an industry supplier. The arrangement will allow FIA agent members nine...

The estate agency industry is at a crossroads. A turbulent market, unstable political situation and a chronic lack of public confidence has...

An IT firm says small and medium-sized estate agencies without the infrastructure of large corporates are putting themselves and their customers...

The fledgling independent agents’ trade group, the Federation of Independent Agents, has signed another partnership deal with a high-profile industry supplier...

The new independent estate and letting agents’ body, the FIA, has unveiled what it calls an exclusive online training platform for...

The new Federation of Independent Agents - scheduled to launch this week - has revealed a partnership with reviews platform Feefo. The...

The soon-to-launch Federation of Independent Agents has announced that its latest supplier partner is to be outsourced viewing service Viewber. Graham Lock,...

The fledgling trade body the Federation of Independent Agents has revealed another new partner - this one dealing with housing and...

Every estate agency applying to join a new group for independents will be mystery shopped in a bid to ensure it...

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

When it comes to major issues confronting housing, and in particular the direction that the government would like to take the...

Cast your minds back to the summer of 2014. It’s 9.55 am somewhere in east London ‘Sorry I’m late’ offers the...

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

An agent has started an online petition demanding negotiators and others in the agency industry be paid the legal minimum wage...

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