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Unless you have been living under a rock since the end of last year, you won’t need to be told about...

A third of property professionals have reported suffering from burnout due to the pandemic property market boom. A survey of UK property...

There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...

Upmarket agent Beauchamp Estates has hailed the return of wealthy buyers to London after selling the home of two former Lebanon...

Historic agency brand Humberts is looking to have between 20 and 30 offices over the next five years as it marks...

If a picture paints a thousand words, then compelling videos paint an entire book. Whereas photos and text can only show...

Industry veteran Eddie Goldsmith has revealed why solicitors may sometimes have to “fob-off” estate agents and how to get around it. Goldsmith,...

The founder of prime London estate agency Beauchamp Estates is set to reveal all on his most prestigious property sales. Gary Hersham has...

Dexters is set for more acquisitions in 2022 as agents exit the sector amid concerns over new rules and regulations, its...

A group of mortgage advisers has proposed a range of reforms to reduce barriers to home ownership for first time buyers. The...

As another round of property firms is fined, named and shamed for breaching anti-money laundering rules, it feels like the road...

The government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper has initially caused some consternation and a strong adverse reaction from some within...

The Bank of England raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive month yesterday. The cost of borrowing is now at a 13-year...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove and minister Stuart Andrew are set to be grilled by MPs on their property market plans today. The...

If there’s not a book called ‘The Art of Collaboration’ then there should be. Update: a quick Google search shows there...

There was an article in Estate Agent Today recently that suggested only four per cent of properties on Rightmove and Zoopla...

There’s one message that’s come home to me loud and clear from my dealings with agents so far this year -...

First-time buyers are now facing up to a nine-year wait to save enough of a deposit to get on the property...

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

RE/MAX has signed a software contract with Zoopla-owned Alto. The two-year agreement means that all of RE/MAX’s 250 plus associates across England...

For years, the issue of phone etiquette created tension between estate agents and the legal profession, the former claiming lawyers won’t...

There are many myths about using virtual tours to sell or let properties. The most common perceptions are that virtual property...

Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...

Property data company Dye & Durham has promised to “work collaboratively” with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after the watchdog...

Scottish estate and lettings agent Stonehouse has sealed a new partnership deal with Aberdeen Football Club. Stonehouse, an Aberdeen-based sister brand to...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that it may block the merger of two property search firms as it...

A lack of mortgage knowledge could be holding buyers back, research claims. A survey of more than 1,000 consumers by Nottingham Building...

PropTech supplier nurtur.group has appointed Damon Bullimore BriefYourMarket co-founder Damon Bullimore as chief technology officer (CTO). It follows nurtur.group’s acquisition of the...

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

With this week being Mental Health Awareness Week, Sam Hunter - COO at Homesearch and a keen mental health advocate -...

Just this month, the Government Property Agency kicked off its search for a digital chief to lead its 10-year technology journey,...

Speedy property sales may not be as good as they seem, an industry figure has warned. Recent figures released by Rightmove indicate...

The Queen’s Speech has unveiled proposed overhauls on planning, consumer and economic crime laws that could all have an effect on...

Agents are being urged to make better use of technology to balance calls for a shorter working week and consumer demand...

The property market is bracing for the start of the slowdown in the rate of house price growth.  The Halifax House Price...

In this guest piece, Colum Smith, a property expert at law firm Taylor Rose MW, sets out why speedier transactions could...

PropTech company Gazeal has launched a new product to help agents secure a sale at any point. The new product is called...

Hunters has signed a six-year agreement to use Zoopla-backed Alto’s agency software. All of Hunters 200-plus branches and any additional offices added...

I attended a forum in London a couple of weeks ago, which for the first time brought estate agents and conveyancers...

April looks set to go down as the busiest month for house sales of the year.  And with record numbers of properties predicted...

Although Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement did not include many announcements regarding housing, it did provide a good...

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

More than half of those working within the property sector are suffering from higher levels of fatigue or stress, due to...

A well-known Yorkshire estate agency has expanded into another of its prime locations after striking a major acquisition deal. Linley & Simpson...

Yesterday afternoon, Helena Marston was finally confirmed as Purplebricks new CEO after all the due diligence checks that are required for...

Auction house The iamproperty Group has reached a new agent milestone. It now has 4,000 agents on the network using its auction...

As amendments to smoke and carbon monoxide alarm legislation loom for rented properties later this year, we look at how inventory...

The Lomond Group has continued on the agency acquisition trail after backing its Thornley Groves brand to snap up Manchester-based Julian...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...

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

Trading Standards has advised agents to update listings once they reach the "sold subject to contract" (SSTC) stage. It comes after legal...

More acquisitions are being predicted at agency franchise group Belvoir. It comes as the listed brand yesterday reported record group revenue of...

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

A number of pro-active conveyancers are joining a new conveyancing directory being set up by one of the leading figures in...

The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues to dominate the thoughts of our industry as this week’s ADC shows - a wonderful...

A survey of 700 borrowers by a high net worth lender suggest almost four out of 10 have lost a mortgage...

The iamproperty group - best known for its online auction business - has snapped up cloud-based property software business VTUK for...

A Russian billionaire says he no longer owns many of his former properties in the UK, raising question marks over the...

A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...

There’s been a remarkable 1.7 per cent increase in the average asking price of homes coming to the market in just...

The long-standing commitment of London-focussed agency Dexters to expand through acquisitions is continuing apace. Over the weekend it was announced that the...

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

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...

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

A developer has converted a 1979s office block into flats which are now being sold as £180,000 to £215,000 work from...

The OneDome group websites - OneDome itself and nethouseprices - are launching their largest ever advertising campaign. It will target buyers and...

Phil Spencer is teaming up with a PropTech supplier to help buyers have the maximum volume of upfront information. Spencer’s Move iQ...

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...

A 20 year old estate agent who admitted being four times over the drink driving limit has been fined and banned...

Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

Estate agents and other property businesses need to ensure their customer screening processes are robust and up to date following extensive...

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...

The Bank of England has issued a consultation on changing the affordability tests for large mortgages introduced in the wake of...

Some agents say they have as many as one in 10 vendors taking their properties off the market and seeking to...

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

The outcome of the Ukraine crisis is far from certain, but one thing has become abundantly clear. The long-overdue Economic Crime...

OnTheMarket has inked a deal with Kremer Signs to supply agents with Smartboards to be added to For Sale signs -...

Analysts are gearing up for the full year figures to be revealed by Rightmove to its shareholders at the end of...

Normally estate agents are rightly proud of their professional abilities to provide expertise to vendors when it comes to selling -...

If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...

‘Knowledge is power’ goes the old saying, and one variation on that theme is a quote from academic, Robert Boyce, who...

A prominent analyst says he expects a U-turn on the “folly” of interest rate rises sooner rather than later - but...

Online agency easyProperty - which says it has a mission to transform the way people sell their home - has signed...

The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...

I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...

If 2020 was the year of survival, then 2021 was about the post-Covid boom. The impact of the pandemic on the...

Connells-owned Countrywide has announced a major deal in which 49 of its brands will use the ESTAS customer review platform. The deal...

After a long period of improvement in the level of product choice for borrowers, February has seen mortgage availability fall for the...

The estate agent known to his thousands of followers on Twitter as Mayfair Guru is predicting a ‘Roaring 2020s’ for the...

A leading estate agency figure has hit back at a lawyer’s claim that agents who use exclusivity agreements are “shysters”.  Last week...

Here’s the odd thing about interest rates - we all care about them, but they don’t directly affect that many people...

Midlands-based property firm Sheldon Bosley Knight - also known as SBK - has snapped up north Warwickshire estate agency Hawkins. As well as...

The Bank of England has increased the base rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. This means a typical tracker...

The Property Ombudsman should ban agents from using so-called exclusivity agreements on sales, claims a law firm.  Donal Blaney, founder of Griffin...

For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

Low fee agents such as Purplebricks and some other online operators are generally not trusted by the public when selling their...

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with Brickflow, a new comparison site for development finance.   The portal says the partnership will provide member...

A new PropTech platform has an ultimate aim of allowing house buyers to select and order their interior decorations and modifications...

Hunters has tweaked its earlier version of hybrid franchising in a bid to attract self-employed agents. Hunters Personal was launched with a...

There’s been huge sale price inflation in the rarified high-end country estate market according to a buying agent. Jess Simpson, who runs...

The PropTech network Coadjute, which says it will ultimately slash the time it takes to move house by as much as...

The link up between the English Football League and a top estate agency is to go on for a third year...

Inflation could deal a double blow to the housing market, an agency expert warns. Last week it was revealed that UK inflation...

OnTheMarket has this morning told shareholders that its performance is ahead of expectations and it's on course to make improved profits...

Imagine a world where you, as an agent, could focus on what you do best. Building and managing relationships, showing properties,...

OnTheMarket has entered a PropTech commercial partnership with Autoenhance.ai Limited, the AI photo editing platform.  Autoenhance was founded by PropTech entrepreneur Jamie...

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

From first-time buyers to serial investors, no two days are ever the same for a Sales and Investment Consultant at Walton...

Foxtons has this morning announced that it’s selling off the sales wing of a rival London agency that it bought just...

Soaring inflation means that house price growth in much of the country is being wiped out, according to a leading housing...

Plymouth independent estate agency Alan Cummings & Co has been acquired by Julian Marks Estate Agents. With more than 16 staff and...

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...

Boomin co-founder and chief executive Michael Bruce has returned to the attack on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket with an open letter,...

OnTheMarket agents are to have access to the prospecting tool SmartMail, produced by data firm Sprift. SmartMail is a canvassing and prospecting...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for estate and letting agents in...

It’s often said that agency is a people business, and I can see no reason to disagree - agents dealing face-to-face...

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

The housing market boom of 2021 has given rise to an increasing number of £1m-plus deals.  Government statistics analysed by mortgage firm...

For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...

Prime Central London’s attraction to multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers appears to have soared during the pandemic. High end agency Beauchamp Estates says...

A conveyancer has contacted Estate Agent Today suggesting that the Simplify Group IT data crisis could be the death knell for the company...

A housing market forecast based on conveyancing instructions says average prices will dip this month. Average prices will fall by 1.1 per...

A consultancy specialising in data protection issues has sharply criticised the Simplify Group for its ongoing lack of communications over its...

Leasehold, quite rightly, remains not just an emotive topic given what has happened over the past decade, but it’s very much...

Sky News reports that the little-known Lomond Group - backed by private equity money - is in exclusive talks to buy one...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to surging...

Rightmove has identified the UK’s strongest sellers’ market - and it’s in Easton, Bristol. Four of the top 10 sellers’ markets are...

Every year we at EAT are impressed by the pleasingly political festive cards sent out by the STANLEY Chelsea agency -...

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...

EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...

An England football manager who resigned after a newspaper sting is in a podcast series launched by Boomin and Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny...

The product choice for buyers wanting mortgages is now the highest it has been since 2008 according to the independent service...

Rightmove is to try to help potential buyers get their finances in order much earlier in the transaction process, to reduce...

A petition is being started, urging the government to ban the payment of referral fees to estate agents. It’s reported to have...

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency.   We don’t have...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I can’t remember the last time I had a business...

HM Revenue & Customs is consulting on how it can clamp down on property professionals and buyers who allegedly try to...

The Dispute Service has been selected to operate the New Homes Ombudsman scheme, following what has been called ”a fiercely competitive...

A record number of conveyancers have been trained in the last 18 months, despite the challenges of the pandemic and extended...

Two London agencies have announced acquisitions as consolidation in the capital continues apace. Dexters has six new branches after the acquisition of...

A long-standing estate agency with three major branches has shut after 27 years of trading - blaming online competition and ‘race...

Boomin has revealed an upgrade to its SmartVal feature, which tries to blend real-time online valuations with local expertise from member...

It appears almost certain that there will be limits imposed on the number and location of second homes in Wales, following...

Some 14 trade bodies in the estate agency, conveyancing, property management and surveying industries have jointly launched new upfront documents which...

Increasingly rigorous Money Laundering Directives have made regulations in the property industry more stringent than ever, and Estate Agents have a...

Chestertons, which is itself currently on sale, has snapped up independent London Residential, a firm operating in the north west of...

The government should reset planning policy and scrap proposals for thousands of new homes in high-risk flood areas. The think-tank Localis, in...

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

Trust has always been vital for building and nurturing good relations between an agent and their customer. Maintaining trust will keep...

With the conveyancing crisis at the Simplify Group now approaching two weeks old, it appears Purplebricks has been the worst affected...

The prospect of higher mortgage interest rates mean the housing market may get tougher soon despite another set of upbeat house...

Agents are being urged to be more open to new methods of stopping deals falling through. HBB Solutions - a part exchange...

The phrase ‘time is money’ is particularly pertinent for estate agents. Since the stamp duty holiday ended, the forecast drop in...

Cluttons has given its market snapshot for the sales market in central London - and it’s echoing the familiar story of...

The latest LonRes market snapshot for prime London carries mixed messages in terms of transaction volumes.  Overall, for the month of October,...

Boomin has launched a new tool - Chainmaker - which it claims cuts fall throughs and introduces agents to ‘hot buyers’. The software...

A new membership scheme aiming to increase the industry’s energy efficiency credentials is being launched next year by allAgents. The Sustainable Agent...

It’s Remembrance weekend, and on Sunday at least we fall silent to honour those who gave so much for many generations. When...

The owner of an estate agency in Sussex has been jailed for five years for what a judge has called “an...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...

A comparison website dealing with estate agency charges says commission varies hugely across 20 major cities of the UK.  GetAgent looked at...

Property experts have joined forces to call for faster and more secure transactions.  The PropTech and conveyancing voices have united in warning...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

The leader of the organisation proposing a class action against Purplebricks says there’s been a “phenomenal” response to his request for...

Reservation Agreements provide agents with absolute certainty that both sellers and buyers are being honest. “If they’re lying or… shall we say,...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has defied expectations by keeping base rate at its historic low of 0.1 per...

Analysts suggest there is a 50:50 chance of a base rate rise being announced by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy...

With quality built into every stage of the production process of Bosch, NEFF and Siemens appliances. From the initial design phase, through...

Agents are being offered a theoretical £300,000 if they introduce a buyer willing to pay £30m for a mansion on sale in...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

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

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget did not ignore Capital Gains Tax after all.   For those selling UK residential property the deadline to file...

Foxtons has given an upbeat trading update to shareholders this morning. It says so far this year sales revenue is a huge...

With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...

A new service has been launched claiming to offer ‘a new supportive partnership opportunity’ for agents to earn referral fees. Cox &...

The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...

A business once called “the UK’s poshest estate agent” has revealed that it’s under new management. Bective - formerly called Bective Leslie...

Rightmove is warning that it’s “highly likely” interest rates will rise in the near future. The portal believes this now seems inevitable...

In this thought leadership article, Videosign CEO Steven Tallant looks at electronic signatures and conveyancing and whether the time is nigh for the...

There are plenty in the estate agency and lettings world who don’t like the concept of Airbnb and similar enterprises. But they...

A portal says many buyers feel disappointed when viewing a property becuase it is typically smaller than agents’ photographs suggest.  MoveStreets claims...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

Some two thirds of agents and other property professionals who have worked alone have suffered an incident endangering their safety, according to...

OnTheMarket figures for the first half of this year show stronger revenue and improved profits. Agency numbers have increased modestly since January...

The existence of online agencies means some consumers believe real life estate agents are unnecessary in a deal - but the rest of...

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

Best and Final Offers should be scrapped - and a property expert claims that would be good because they do a massive...

House prices rose by the most in almost 15 years in September ahead of the end of the stamp duty holiday.  The...

Fund-raising takes all sorts of shapes and sizes and this week we have a splendid selection proving that point. Don’t miss out...

PropTech industry giant epropservices has acquired Property Technology Ltd, better known to agents as marketing platform LeadPro. epropservices is the parent company of...

An agency says individual agents operating as self-employed can earn up to £64,000 more per year than fully-employed counterparts. Nested says the average UK...

A service that sells properties and elements of joint venture schemes to investors says it’s seeking to expand after completing on...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says HM Revenue & Customs will probe any alleged wrongdoing in property purchases included in the so-called Pandora...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has announced its first so-called ‘Personal Agent’ signing - and says it’s ideal...

One of the west of England’s largest independent agencies has signed a two year deal with Zoopla, running across portal listings...

Foxtons has given details of the PropTech it uses to help improve leads and business decisions.  The agency, which has some 50 offices...

The self-employed partnership known as The Agency UK - founded by three refugees from Purplebricks - has announced a major expansion. The...

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....

In this guest editorial, experienced property solicitor Lorraine Richardson argues that reservation agreements - designed to reduce the number of fall-throughs in...

Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...

Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....

Picky buyers are walking away from property deals after realising the internet connection at a property is poor, research claims. A poll...

The property market is unlikely to enter a last-minute rush before the final stamp duty holiday ends in October, research claims. Analysis...

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...

A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...

The Federation of Independent Agents has passed the key milestone of 50 member branches covering in excess of 200 exclusive postcode...

The Property Franchise Group - the UK's largest property franchisor, which owns EweMove and other brands - has acquired 80 per...

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are.  Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...

We are living in the age of information. Our working and personal lives are underpinned by software, data and technology to...

Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...

Blockchain network Coadjute has announced new partnerships with software firms. Coadjute launched in July and claims it will halve the time it...

Chestertons, the London high-end estate agency chain, is reported to be looking for a buyer. Sky News says it’s hired Deloitte, the...

The man who admits he was “the acceptable face of Foxtons” in its golden period says he finally left because it...

360 tour technology company Made Snappy has grown rapidly over the past 18 months and whilst many agents have grasped the...

A broker claims the high profile return of the 95 per cent mortgage has actually made little impact on the housing...

Rural-focussed agency Brown&Co has acquired Lincoln-based agency JH Walter - the merged operation formally begins on October 1.  Brown&Co opened its Lincoln...

Hello, and here’s the bad news to get it over with - this is the final Bank Holiday weekend before…Christmas. Now that’s...

The Property Ombudsman says there’s been a big increase in enquiries to its service in recent months, despite the pandemic.  In its...

A  mortgage expert says surveyors should improve their standard services to cover the threat of climate change.  This comes after a summer...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

Every so often it comes around – the argument that stamp duty should be reformed/removed/replaced (delete as appropriate). But why? Where’s the...

Agents are reporting fewer sales and fewer deals above the asking price, as summer and the tapering stamp duty holiday take...

Last month it was reported that up to 500,000 people had been ‘pinged’ by the NHS in a week. While the...

One of the country's largest independent regional agency groups has been formed through an acquisition announced today. Yorkshire estate agent, Manning Stainton,...

My neighbour had been seeking to move home for some time. Suggestions that he wanted to get away from his neighbours...

Recent research shows that when asked what their ideal working set up would be, most agents said ‘hybrid’* and with proposals...

Connells-owned Hamptons says it’s calculated that no fewer the 117,500 sellers this year have chosen to rent before buying their next home.  The...

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

Admin teams in most businesses are often the lynchpins that ensure compliance and deal with issues in order to keep the...

Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...

A company says it will fund first time buyers’ bids to get on the property ladder by matching them with property...

House prices in July rose after falling in June, according to the Halifax. They were 0.4 per cent higher than in June,...

A survey suggests that almost half of first time buyers have at some time pulled out of deals because of environmental...

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

A recent news story will have set alarm bells ringing for agencies up and down the country, when it was revealed...

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...

Ben Ridgway gives his views on the current market, material information and PropTech for agents. What is your current view of the...

Almost a million shares in Purplebricks have been ‘awarded’ to the two most senior men in the organisation. The golden handcuff deal...

A young Conservative says “the rich are getting a free pass” thanks to the current council tax system, and there should...

Boots is the latest company to dip its toe into the water of the property sector.  Modular housing company ilke Homes has...

The reviews element of the ESTAS Group has signed a two year deal with Hunters. The agreement means Hunters - now part...

A commercial property agency in London says it will open a residential sales and lettings operation this year. Bermondsey-based Henshall & Partners...

The signs are that even with the stamp duty holiday tapering to a close at the end of the summer, the...

Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...

Channel 4 Ventures is one of a number of investors who have collectively put the equivalent of £11m into the online...

Two of Britain's largest agency groups have sold their stakes in a property search firm. Both LSL and Connells have announced the sale...

Coadjute, the long-awaited real-time network which uses Blockchain technology to sell a property, is launched today with its first property deal...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...

A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...

All eyes on Rome this weekend as England face Ukraine on their way - we hope - to winning Euro 2020. Some...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

Rightmove estimates that 1.3m buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holidays across Great Britain since they were announced in July...

The leading reason for property sales falling through is gazumping, according to new research from Comparethemarket. Over the past year, nearly two-fifths of...

The Competititon and Markets Authority says it’s to look into reviews on Google and Amazon, and see whether the online giants...

Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...

There are just three working days until the end of the stamp duty holiday for most buyers. That’s not even enough time...

The Competition and Markets Authority has struck a deal with house builders over leasehold abuses. Aviva has committed to remove certain terms...

A self employed franchise estate agent business model has been launched by one of the brands in The Property Franchise Group. Hunters...

As agents, we’ve finally got used to the word PropTech - some of us even like it! What’s more, PropTech has,...

Home set up and utility management service Just Move In is the latest partner on Reapit’s CRM. The 5,000-plus agents who use Reapit’s...

The intense rivalry between portals continues today with Zoopla announcing one of its longest-standing agent customers has renewed for five more...

London property is still a draw for the wealthiest in the world according to Knight Frank. Despite international travel restrictions, the number...

A consultation into the draft New Homes Quality Code has been published with a consultation period for the industry ending on...

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...

One in 10 buyers say they will seek to renegotiate on the price of their chosen home if they miss the...

For a match between two great rivals, the England-Scotland 0-0 draw on Friday may have brought both nations together. After all it’s...

Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...

Hello and welcome to another ADC, the weekly wrap of good work by the industry. You probably know the score by now...

The finance arm of a leading estate agency has taken the unusual step of warning about delays in the conveyancing process. “The...

The current housing market frenzy would be easier to deal with if upfront buyers’ packs were available, improving transparency and cutting...

A senior estate agent says even if the restrictions easing lockdown, still formally scheduled for June 21, are delayed by several...

An industry supplier is urging agents to dust off old prospects to build their pipeline and keep the market boom going...

A recent survey run by mio revealed that almost 50% of home movers selected their estate agent because they liked them....

In the third part of this series, Neil Cobbold – Chief Sales Officer at rental payment automation provider PayProp – explores...

The Law Society has published new guidance for what it calls “under-pressure conveyancing solicitors” as the stamp duty deadline of June...

There are now more mortgage products available than at any time since the start of the pandemic in March 2021. Data from...