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Forget the Oscars, the biggest even in town last week was the Fine & Country International Annual Conference and Awards Gala. The...

Kendal’s Arnold Greenwood Estate Agents has expanded with the launch of a new south Cumbria branch. Estate agency services at the new...

Sale stock levels have surged by 15% since the start of the year due to the ‘stagnant market,’ research claims. Quick-buy firm...

Lawyers are warning of a growing number of incidents of septic tank conveyancing negligence, which could prove costly for homebuyers. House buyers...

New software has been launched to help estate agents collect feedback on viewings. Feedback Enterprise, from the Cumbrian communications specialists SMS Speedway,...

There have been plenty of heart-warming examples of agents supporting their local communities and charities this week, from sleep-outs to donations. Whatever...

Self-employed estate partnership brand The Agency UK (TAUK) has launched a series of roadshows to attract agents to its offering. The company...

Property demand has dropped while price reductions have increased in recent weeks, data shows. Two separate pieces of industry data give new...

There is a big walking theme to this week's charity exploits, showing you don't have to break too much of a...

A North West England-based independent agent is marking its 40th anniversary. Independent agent Hackney & Leigh has reached the milestone in the...

A new Deputy Ombudsman, Lesley Horton, has been appointed by The Property Ombudsman Scheme. She will work alongside Property Ombudsman, Rebecca Marsh,...

The Nationwide has released data listing the most and least affordable locations in Britain - background information for agents. Some entries are...

We’re building up towards both Christmas and the Awards season right now, and that gives plenty of opportunities for fund raising,...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

The former leader of the Liberal Democrats is calling for a ban on family homes being used for holiday lets and...

The average time it took a home to sell last year - measured from its first day listed on a portal...

A major regional estate agency is expanding with another physical office because it says the traditional High Street business model delivers...

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...

Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...

Data from an agency comparison website reveals that in the current market it takes well over a year for a home...

An estate agency based in Cumbria has rebranded to Hunters following a management buyout. Cumberland Estate Agents has been purchased by its...

An estate agent says he’s “bruised” by recent mysterious negative online reviews he has received - shortly after he posted positive...

Rightmove has revealed the top 10 locations outside London where asking prices grew most and where homes sold fastest - and...

The industry appears to be embracing this year’s Halloween celebrations like never before - tomorrow’s the big day but we’ve got...

An estate agent with a career of nearly 24 years has lost his employment tribunal after a judge ruled he gave...

Purplebricks has released more details of expansion plans to recruit hundreds of additional Local Property Experts. The recruitment drive was launched yesterday...

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

It’s never more obvious how important good communication is for letting agents than in times of bad weather. Havoc caused by...

Zoopla Property Group says that in the last three months alone over 100 estate agency branches have returned to its portal...

The government’s blizzard of New Year announcements about new homes has received a distinctly frosty welcome from many within the property...

It has been revealed that an estate agent who is serving a five year prison sentence for fraud is to return...

They’re still coming thick and fast, so many thanks for sharing your office decorations with our readers. Remember, we’re also happy...

Humberts, long established as a southern England agency specialising in rural and semi-rural areas, says it is now going to use...

The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...

An estate agent has been jailed for five years for taking more than £450,000 from elderly clients in Cumbria. A BBC report says...

The Budget's over, Easter is a week away, and agents are preparing for the busiest time of year - whatever the...

An estate agent who has pleaded guilty to 13 counts of fraud involving around £450,000 has been warned he is likely...

An estate agent accused of being behind a £300,000 fraud has appeared before Carlisle Crown Court. The Cumbrian News & Star local...

A Cumbrian estate agent has appeared in court charged with 16 counts of fraud. The Cumbrian News & Star newspaper reports that...

An estate agent has been charged by police with 16 counts of fraud. Donald George Anthony Scott, 61, from Bolton Low Houses,...