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Estate agents are being advised to emphasise to customers that they are local experts. “Show [the public] that you really know your...

The property market is used to change, and I’m confident it will bounce back from any lockdown effects. Despite being acutely aware...

Hello - it’s that time of the week again when we celebrate the agency industry’s fantastic fund-raising. We were delighted that our...

The Innovative Collaboration Group - a collection of high-profile tech suppliers to the agency industry - has unveiled a raft of new...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - yet more examples of stupendous fund-raising by our industry (and a lot of...

Many of the industry’s best known and widely respected suppliers have set up a new group which they say offers agents...

Rather like doctors, estate agents are present at critical points in our lives – moving in together, bidding farewell to a...

A report drawn up by Reapit and data consultancy Dataloft suggests that agents in 2017 lost a potential (and jaw-dropping) £4...

In their election rhetoric all the political parties informed us that the UK is experiencing a ‘housing crisis’, with all promising...

As Dataloft’s home town and having been declared the best place to live, we needed no further excuse to have a...

Since the seventies, housing starts and completions across England and Wales have been on a downward trajectory. The long run average...

By Wednesday April 19th, a UK citizen, on an average income, had earned £7,789 from their day job so far this...

There are more first-time buyers (FTBs) finding a way on to the property ladder than at any time since the Financial...

You may have noticed some subtle changes to Estate Agent Today in recent weeks, aimed at improving the ‘user experience’ we...

The Office for Budget Responsibility, which released its latest economic forecasts on Wednesday, has adjusted its prediction for UK house prices…again.  It...

Residential property has performed far better than any other property-type in terms of appreciation over the last year, according to new...

Not many of us have a multi-million property portfolio, so the results of the MSCI / IPD UK property index for...

The chronic shortage of housing supply in the UK relative to demand has been a national issue for decades. The Government...

Over 168,000 new homes were completed in the year to March 2016, according to data released by the government, over 15,500...

There is no doubt that 2016 managed to catch the world by surprise on more than one occassion.  But will 2017 be...

One of the key factors associated with an active private rental market in the UK, as detailed in the Dataloft PRS...

One of Britain’s most prominent property data companies says homes near London Underground tube stations with 24-hour trains will see a...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s aim of creating a 24-hour city is one step closer with the appointment of London’s first Night...

The growing size and scale of the private rented sector is not new news. Headlines shout about the changing profile of...

Later on, the title of this piece should become clearer (at least I hope so). First, though, a few bits and...

In the capital, people will pay a premium to live near great transport links, and as we’ve seen from Crossrail and...

Summer finally arrived, the transport system (as always) went into meltdown, everyone complained that it was too hot and the sun...

It’s never been more important to show clients you know the market. Using market intelligence is a powerful tool. It allows...

Buying agent Johnny Turnbull claims that 83.2 per cent of the properties sold in prime central London in the second quarter...

The joke doing the rounds last week still seems to be just as relevant this week: “the only man with a...

It’s nearly June – June! – already. Seriously, where has this year gone? This means summer is nearly upon us, with a...

A report using data from Savills and property consultancy Dataloft claims that luxury private residential towers can dramatically increase the values of...

An impressive piece of research by London agency Kay & Co chronicles a huge surge in the volume and price of...