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Yesterday we covered the story of self-employed estate agency brokerage eXp revealing three new agencies to have taken on the corporate...

New statistics from the Financial Conduct Authority, analysed by a legal firm, show the clear disadvantage and worsening picture for single...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal Jitty has now expanded to Bristol and the surrounding areas. The app said it clocked over 3,000...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

New-build homes may typically command a premium compared with the second-hand market but new research has revealed areas where this isn’t...

Nat Daniels, chief executive of Estate Agent Today publisher Angels Media is among guests to appear on a new industry podcast...

A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal has launched its app with an initial focus on Bath. The brand, called Jitty, aims...

Manchester-based premium agency Settio Property Experience has unveiled expansion plans including appointing its first managing director as well as launching an...

Jackson-Stops has boosted its presence across the Cornish coast, with the hiring of three new directors, Richard Holder, Dean Lonergan and Daniel...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Agency recruitment firm Rayner Personnel has launched a financial services division. It will be led by Daniel Clow, who has held senior...

Deliveroo may have revolutionised the way we order takeaways and now three former executives from the delivery app have set their...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

After six years at Keller Williams, well-known industry figure, Chris Buckler is on the lookout for pastures new and exploring agency...

There’s never a perfect time to set up in business, but many might think now is exactly the wrong time to...

As we move into a more challenging market this summer with interest rates still on the rise, house prices relaxing and...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

A trio of estate agents have setup an LGBTQ+-focused mentoring, learning and networking group. Founded by James Hummerstone-Pope, Danielle Andrews and Caren...

  It's not often that I have sympathy for our glorious leaders – those who set the rules by which we all...

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

A conveyancing firm has put the popular artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to the test to see if it can rival legal...

A new estate agency called WS Residential has been launched in Yorkshire, following a merger between a consultancy and an existing...

Zoopla has launched a property inheritance calculator to help children work out what support they could get from the Bank of...

Newly-independent estate agency North Residential has opened a second branch in Pocklington, East Riding of Yorkshire.  It comes just three months after...

Fewer first-time buyers got on the property ladder last year but there was an increase in people buying for business purposes,...

Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...

A Keller Williams agent has revealed how he gets clients to happily pay 2% and he is calling on others to...

Inventory clerks and letting agency staff have been warned to put safety first when lone working or entering tenants’ properties for...

Agents should be using social media and their own US-style personal brand to promote listings regardless of the value of the...

As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...

One of hybrid agent EweMove’s first franchisees has expanded his North West territory by rebranding as Property Franchise Group stablemate Whitegates. Chris...

Here at Angels Media towers, we’re always keen to get the biggest names in the business on board for interviews. And that...

The major property portals have ruled out cuts and discounts to agency fees amid the cost of living crunch. Estate agents, like...

Property consultancy Walker Singleton has acquired Brighouse-based estate agency Daniel & Hirst as the firm further expands its residential property operations...

Aside from all the news surrounding the Autumn Statement this week, which will have a significant bearing on the property market...

The property sector braced itself for the chill wind of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement this week. His pre-Budget comment that he...

Demand for prime London property from Americans doubled between September and October due to favourable dollar exchange rates and increased investor...

Making predictions for the year ahead is notoriously difficult and leaves me open to having egg on my face, but I’m...

Given their leading role in the recent upfront information revolution, interest in the work of the National Trading Standards Estate &...

The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has named the members of its new advisory panel. It will replace the PRS Advisory Council and...

Daniel Cobb Estate Agents has been awarded the Ministry of Defence prestigious Silver award as part of the Armed Forces Defence...

I can’t really write about anything else this week, can I? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have...

We are dedicating today's round-up to two important cause that agents are being called on to get behind. Agents are being urged...

In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...

The directors of the Harrogate based residential estate agency for Knight Frank have gone independent. The change of ownership will see the...

The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...

Property brokerage and estate agency Nest Seekers International is set to reveal the highs and lows of luxury property sales in...

First off, my own quick tribute to the Queen, who died on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Despite her age and declining...

Spicerhaart has appointed a former Connells area director to lead some of its most high-profile brands. Daniel Ansell has been appointed as...

Nat Daniels, chief executive of Estate Agent Today publisher Angels Media, has been named as a top UK property influencer. Daniels was...

Zoopla is urging couples to tackle the “awkward but all-important financial and ‘what if’ questions” ahead of buying a property together...

In this latest Day in the Life of...Natter, I get an insight into one of the most vital cogs of the...

Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...

In a welcome return to a favourite series of mine - and a timely one at that, given the current back...

In recent years, we’ve witnessed a massive influx of channels for media consumers – two of the biggest of which are...

Another ‘prestigious’ London location has been added to the Fine & Country roster, with Teddington the latest to open a branch...

For some time, LinkedIn was seen – fairly or unfairly – as stodgy, dull, corporate and formal. The uncool uncle to...

Agents have been celebrating some of the top fundraising exploits of the past 12 months but the activity continues. Remember, if you...

If there’s one thing that received a boost as a result of Covid and lockdowns, it’s podcasts – which reached whole...

The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...

The ongoing debate about how to boost agent and conveyancer relations, and improve the homebuying system for all, continues to rage,...

There has been plenty of movement in the property jobs market this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Prime estate agent John D Wood & Co has marked 150 years in business by opening a new headquarters. It has moved...

Between you and me, dear reader, I had little to no idea about what the metaverse was before researching it for...

Agent marketing platform Growth Track has rebranded with a new offering aiming to save firm’s money and boost their digital presence. Now...

In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

Fundraising frolics by agents and property professionals this week include bike rides and triathlon challenges, plus the charity award season returns. Remember,...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....

In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out why rental reform changes will make...

Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce has for the first time given some figures on the usage of some of the key...

With Boomin nearly turning one, I decided to catch up with Michael Bruce, the co-founder of the property website and more...

Agents are being advised to revise their processes now to accommodate changes to the information required on property details, which begin...

This week, you will have all seen the sad news that Graham Norwood is stepping down as editor of Estate Agent...

As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...

A prominent trade body says the property industry must do more to recognise and support those with mental health issues. The Association...

A leading London agency has launched an urgent appeal for goods and equipment to be handed in to its offices today...

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...

The changes to the business models of agents have been turbo-charged by the pandemic - and that makes the industry ripe...

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

The head of one of Britain’s most successful agency groups says he is a big fan of PropTech - but it...

The chief executive of Belvoir says his agency has had 25 years of significant financial and business success - and much...

Our Agents Do Charity column each Friday does a fantastic job of highlighting the amazing charitable work of agents up and...

In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out what a really good inventory should...

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...

In this latest Property Natter video interview, Angels Media CEO Nat Daniels chats with one of the lettings industry's best-known figures about...

A former estate agent described by a judge as being “cruel and manipulative” has been jailed after attacking and attempting to...

Adam Day will be a well-known figure to many in the industry, having been the founder of Hatched (the online agency...

If UK agents were paid higher fees they could perform a better service to the public. That’s the view of Mark Hayward,...

One of the founders and leading figures in the Agents Together industry charity says one silver lining of the pandemic has...

We’ve had a terrific display of agency and supplier videos running every weekday since late November - a wonderful lead-in to...

The chair of the strategic board of fledgling Boomin says most existing portals are merely operating like digital newspapers with listings,...

Only one in eight sellers use the estate agent through which they purchased their home to begin with. That’s a staggering loss of...

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

The chief executive of Propertymark says agents should be trained - but it’s then vital they use their training as a...

Propertymark conducts spot checks on agents to ensure they are compliant - but perhaps gives too little publicity to its role. The...

One of the country’s leading estate agents has shared his top tips for using PropTech. Simon Bradbury is managing director at Thomas...

One of the country’s leading experts in estate agency reviews has given advice to agents on how they can best use...