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There are whispers in Whitehall about plans to encourage pensioners to downsize with a stamp duty tax break. The move, first reported...

A national newspaper has lifted the lid on what it alleges to be the backgrounds of high-end self-employed agents who feature...

The industry big hitter who joined Connells on a temporary basis to support its acquisition of Countrywide has now become its commercial director and a...

Seven years after it launched on the London Stock Market, speculation continues that Purplebricks may be about to de-list and return...

High profile conveyancing supremo Rob Hailstone makes many announcements about government and industry housing policy - but he is less keen...

Purplebricks’ decision to de-list a property after the Christian vendors made anti-gay comments has won widespread support from industry figures, including...

Purplebricks is reported to have removed a property listing from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple...

The investment arms of Savills and the Daily Mail General Trust have pumped more cash into online agency Yopa which has...

A Connells senior negotiator has received a suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of wounding following an attack at a...

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

Greater Manchester Police have arrested the Savills estate agent who allegedly posted a racist tweet about black England football stars after...

There is growing criticism of Savills on social media following the controversy over a racist tweet apparently sent from the personal...

One of the most senior politicians involved in the property industry is embroiled in a row over her anti-Marcus Rashford social...

An estate agency has apologised unreservedly for “most regrettable” comments made by two members of staff who described a vendor’s property...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

The Daily Mail has mocked housing minister Chris Pincher for advising people to going £174-a-bottle champagne while awaiting the rollout of...

One of the oldest portals in the UK, Mouseprice, has been bought by a service which describes itself as the country’s...

A right wing magazine once edited by Boris Johnson has called estate agents “spivs with tape measures” who conceal information from...

Controversial Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is the subject of a harshly critical cartoon in The Times which depicts “pigs in the...

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...

Beleaguered Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is under growing pressure to explain his part in a planning decision - now deemed illegal...

There's widespread expectation that Foxtons’ senior management will face sharp criticism at the company’s Annual General Meeting today. The hottest issue at...

He’s a young and very wealthy up-and-coming MP in his 30s, a Cambridge graduate who also studied in the US and...

A Georgian mansion described as an oasis of seclusion and including a lake with 2,000 fish is being raffled by its...

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...

Yopa – launched in 2015 as part of the new breed of hybrid operators seeking to shake up the industry –...

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...

A few details of a possible takeover or acquisition of Countrywide have started to emerge. The possibility was first floated in yesterday’s...

A media report suggests a mystery ‘predator’ is attempting to acquire Countrywide.  The Daily Mail this morning, quoting unnamed “City sources,” says a...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

Beleaguered fund manager Neil Woodford, one of the early champions of Purplebricks, has slashed his stake in the company from 28.9...

Purplebricks has announced that it is to give a trading update and the result of its review of its US activities on...

In a surprising announcement overnight, housing minister Kit Malthouse says he is standing to become the Conservative party leader and next...

A lawyer appears to be suggesting that ‘clean and tidy’ clauses be inserted into house purchase deals, allowing buyers to retain...

Savills has declined to comment on whether it will follow in the footsteps of LSL Property Services and write down its...

The former chief executive of online agency Emoov has complained to the Mail on Sunday about an article concerning the firm’s...

Formal consultations have started concerning the job losses and branch closures for Your Move and Reeds Rains, revealed yesterday by their...

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

An estate agent in the north of England has been confronted by vigilantes who duped him into thinking they were underage girls.  The...

It’s been an interesting week of contrasts when it comes to online replacing ‘the old school’. Data from that clever consultancy The...

Early figures suggest record numbers of people visited Rightmove just after Christmas, giving renewed hope that the market may step up...

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...

The global chief executive of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has warned mortgage lenders against offering so-called ‘super-sized’ home loans to borrowers.  Bruce is...

Yopa, which says it is the second largest hybrid agency when measured by listings, has received a major new £20m investment. Savills -...

So here’s the thing. It’s summer - not much going on, school holidays about to start, industry publications filling out space...

The prospect of technology transforming the selling and buying process, including more power for portals and especially online agents, dominated parts...

ZPG shares have rocketed up in value by 30 per cent this morning on the back of a £2.2 billion bid...

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

High-end international estate agency company Savills claims Yopa, in which it has invested substantial sums, is now the UK’s 10th largest...

Tepilo has told Estate Agent Today that it will be unaffected by the sale of Northern & Shell Ventures’ publishing activities...

Housing minister Dominic Raab took to Twitter to make a Trump-style criticism of trade magazine The Negotiator and its editor, the...

The Daily Mail and other papers are reporting that a buyer is suing an estate agent who allegedly failed to tell...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

The Savills-backed online estate agency YOPA has found itself in glittering company amongst 25 firms listed by business media site LinkedIn...

Jon Hunt, the billionaire founder of Foxtons, has come out on top in his bid to dig down -  he has...

Online estate agency YOPA - well known recently for advertisements featuring the Village People - is this evening launching a new...

LSL Property Services has announced that it has invested £20 million into hybrid agency YOPA. News of the investment broke on Friday...

Hybrid estate agency YOPA has launched a recruitment campaign suggesting that agents have “the chance to make between £6k and £12k per...

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...

Hybrid estate agency YOPA has announced a successful Series B round of funding in which it raised a total of £15...

The Property Ombudsman has reiterated its new guidance in relation to agents accepting pre-contract deposits in certain circumstances. Estate Agent Today reported...

One of the founders of hybrid agency Purplebricks says sellers in the UK may never accept the sale of their property...

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

The Daily Mail has calculated which of the 13 housing ministers in office before this autumn has been the most successful,...

The managing director of an agency operating in prime central London and other high-value locations in southern England says the Open...

An estate agent has been ordered by a court to pay more than £7,500 after admitting advertising holiday homes as permanent...

The Daily Mail is reporting that the finance chief at much-discussed hybrid agency Purplebricks has purchased shares that are now worth...

Police have released footage of an estate agent who has been jailed for four years after repeatedly running over his girlfriend's...

A two bedroom apartment with an asking price of £125,000 has sold for £140,000 despite - or perhaps because - its...

The Land Registry has thrown more light on the case in which veteran war reporter Max Hastings was the subject of...

Once you go beyond the industry’s anger about the Chancellor’s three per cent stamp duty surcharge – and that’s an anger...

Loyalty Street W1, a service that sends cheques to householders which they can cash if they then use a nominated local...

An estate agent who was jilted by his girlfriend has been jailed for sending explicit sexual images of her to another...

A TV property show presenter and an estate agent's wife have reportedly been involved in a lurid fight that started with...

An unusual story of hard-to-sell homes has emerged from Northumberland where a kind of new town, established in the 1960s, is...

Here's a thought. The Chancellor may have done the buy-to-let industry a small favour with his emergency Budget in July. What...

Andy Burnham, one of four candidates in the electioin to become next Labour leader, is the latest prominent party member to...