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29 June 2022
From: Features

A third of property professionals have reported suffering from burnout due to the pandemic property market boom. A survey of UK property...
28 June 2022
From: Breaking News

There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...
25 June 2022
From: Features

Upmarket agent Beauchamp Estates has hailed the return of wealthy buyers to London after selling the home of two former Lebanon...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Historic agency brand Humberts is looking to have between 20 and 30 offices over the next five years as it marks...
23 June 2022
From: Breaking News

If a picture paints a thousand words, then compelling videos paint an entire book. Whereas photos and text can only show...
22 June 2022
From: Marketing & Social Media

Industry veteran Eddie Goldsmith has revealed why solicitors may sometimes have to “fob-off” estate agents and how to get around it. Goldsmith,...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The founder of prime London estate agency Beauchamp Estates is set to reveal all on his most prestigious property sales. Gary Hersham has...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Dexters is set for more acquisitions in 2022 as agents exit the sector amid concerns over new rules and regulations, its...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News
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A group of mortgage advisers has proposed a range of reforms to reduce barriers to home ownership for first time buyers. The...
20 June 2022
From: Breaking News

As another round of property firms is fined, named and shamed for breaching anti-money laundering rules, it feels like the road...
18 June 2022
From: Features

The government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper has initially caused some consternation and a strong adverse reaction from some within...
18 June 2022
From: Features

The Bank of England raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive month yesterday. The cost of borrowing is now at a 13-year...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
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Housing Secretary Michael Gove and minister Stuart Andrew are set to be grilled by MPs on their property market plans today. The...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News

If there’s not a book called ‘The Art of Collaboration’ then there should be. Update: a quick Google search shows there...
11 June 2022
From: Features

There was an article in Estate Agent Today recently that suggested only four per cent of properties on Rightmove and Zoopla...
11 June 2022
From: Features

There’s one message that’s come home to me loud and clear from my dealings with agents so far this year -...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers are now facing up to a nine-year wait to save enough of a deposit to get on the property...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...
01 June 2022
From: Features

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...
01 June 2022
From: Breaking News

For years, the issue of phone etiquette created tension between estate agents and the legal profession, the former claiming lawyers won’t...
28 May 2022
From: Features

There are many myths about using virtual tours to sell or let properties. The most common perceptions are that virtual property...
28 May 2022
From: Features

Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Property data company Dye & Durham has promised to “work collaboratively” with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after the watchdog...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Scottish estate and lettings agent Stonehouse has sealed a new partnership deal with Aberdeen Football Club. Stonehouse, an Aberdeen-based sister brand to...
19 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that it may block the merger of two property search firms as it...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A lack of mortgage knowledge could be holding buyers back, research claims. A survey of more than 1,000 consumers by Nottingham Building...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

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...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...
14 May 2022
From: Features

With this week being Mental Health Awareness Week, Sam Hunter - COO at Homesearch and a keen mental health advocate -...
14 May 2022
From: Features

Just this month, the Government Property Agency kicked off its search for a digital chief to lead its 10-year technology journey,...
14 May 2022
From: Features

Speedy property sales may not be as good as they seem, an industry figure has warned. Recent figures released by Rightmove indicate...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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The Queen’s Speech has unveiled proposed overhauls on planning, consumer and economic crime laws that could all have an effect on...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents are being urged to make better use of technology to balance calls for a shorter working week and consumer demand...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The property market is bracing for the start of the slowdown in the rate of house price growth. The Halifax House Price...
09 May 2022
From: Breaking News

In this guest piece, Colum Smith, a property expert at law firm Taylor Rose MW, sets out why speedier transactions could...
07 May 2022
From: Features

PropTech company Gazeal has launched a new product to help agents secure a sale at any point. The new product is called...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News

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...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News

I attended a forum in London a couple of weeks ago, which for the first time brought estate agents and conveyancers...
30 April 2022
From: Features

April looks set to go down as the busiest month for house sales of the year. And with record numbers of properties predicted...
30 April 2022
From: Features

Although Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement did not include many announcements regarding housing, it did provide a good...
23 April 2022
From: Features

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....
23 April 2022
From: Features

More than half of those working within the property sector are suffering from higher levels of fatigue or stress, due to...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A well-known Yorkshire estate agency has expanded into another of its prime locations after striking a major acquisition deal. Linley & Simpson...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Yesterday afternoon, Helena Marston was finally confirmed as Purplebricks new CEO after all the due diligence checks that are required for...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Auction house The iamproperty Group has reached a new agent milestone. It now has 4,000 agents on the network using its auction...
14 April 2022
From: Breaking News

As amendments to smoke and carbon monoxide alarm legislation loom for rented properties later this year, we look at how inventory...
09 April 2022
From: Features

The Lomond Group has continued on the agency acquisition trail after backing its Thornley Groves brand to snap up Manchester-based Julian...
07 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is planning more acquisitions after a busy 2021 for buying-up agencies. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Trading Standards has advised agents to update listings once they reach the "sold subject to contract" (SSTC) stage. It comes after legal...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

More acquisitions are being predicted at agency franchise group Belvoir. It comes as the listed brand yesterday reported record group revenue of...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out why rental reform changes will make...
02 April 2022
From: Features

A number of pro-active conveyancers are joining a new conveyancing directory being set up by one of the leading figures in...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues to dominate the thoughts of our industry as this week’s ADC shows - a wonderful...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A survey of 700 borrowers by a high net worth lender suggest almost four out of 10 have lost a mortgage...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The iamproperty group - best known for its online auction business - has snapped up cloud-based property software business VTUK for...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A Russian billionaire says he no longer owns many of his former properties in the UK, raising question marks over the...
23 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...
22 March 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s been a remarkable 1.7 per cent increase in the average asking price of homes coming to the market in just...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The long-standing commitment of London-focussed agency Dexters to expand through acquisitions is continuing apace. Over the weekend it was announced that the...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...
12 March 2022
From: Features

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...
12 March 2022
From: Features

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...
12 March 2022
From: Features

A prominent trade body says the property industry must do more to recognise and support those with mental health issues. The Association...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A developer has converted a 1979s office block into flats which are now being sold as £180,000 to £215,000 work from...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The OneDome group websites - OneDome itself and nethouseprices - are launching their largest ever advertising campaign. It will target buyers and...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Phil Spencer is teaming up with a PropTech supplier to help buyers have the maximum volume of upfront information. Spencer’s Move iQ...
09 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A 20 year old estate agent who admitted being four times over the drink driving limit has been fined and banned...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...
05 March 2022
From: Features

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...
05 March 2022
From: Features

Estate agents and other property businesses need to ensure their customer screening processes are robust and up to date following extensive...
02 March 2022
From: Sponsored Content

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...
02 March 2022
From: Features

The Bank of England has issued a consultation on changing the affordability tests for large mortgages introduced in the wake of...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Some agents say they have as many as one in 10 vendors taking their properties off the market and seeking to...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...
26 February 2022
From: Features
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The outcome of the Ukraine crisis is far from certain, but one thing has become abundantly clear. The long-overdue Economic Crime...
26 February 2022
From: Features

OnTheMarket has inked a deal with Kremer Signs to supply agents with Smartboards to be added to For Sale signs -...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Analysts are gearing up for the full year figures to be revealed by Rightmove to its shareholders at the end of...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Normally estate agents are rightly proud of their professional abilities to provide expertise to vendors when it comes to selling -...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...
19 February 2022
From: Features

‘Knowledge is power’ goes the old saying, and one variation on that theme is a quote from academic, Robert Boyce, who...
19 February 2022
From: Features

A prominent analyst says he expects a U-turn on the “folly” of interest rate rises sooner rather than later - but...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Online agency easyProperty - which says it has a mission to transform the way people sell their home - has signed...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...
12 February 2022
From: Features

I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...
12 February 2022
From: Features

If 2020 was the year of survival, then 2021 was about the post-Covid boom. The impact of the pandemic on the...
12 February 2022
From: Features

Connells-owned Countrywide has announced a major deal in which 49 of its brands will use the ESTAS customer review platform. The deal...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News

After a long period of improvement in the level of product choice for borrowers, February has seen mortgage availability fall for the...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The estate agent known to his thousands of followers on Twitter as Mayfair Guru is predicting a ‘Roaring 2020s’ for the...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A leading estate agency figure has hit back at a lawyer’s claim that agents who use exclusivity agreements are “shysters”. Last week...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Here’s the odd thing about interest rates - we all care about them, but they don’t directly affect that many people...
05 February 2022
From: Features

Midlands-based property firm Sheldon Bosley Knight - also known as SBK - has snapped up north Warwickshire estate agency Hawkins. As well as...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England has increased the base rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. This means a typical tracker...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman should ban agents from using so-called exclusivity agreements on sales, claims a law firm. Donal Blaney, founder of Griffin...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Low fee agents such as Purplebricks and some other online operators are generally not trusted by the public when selling their...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with Brickflow, a new comparison site for development finance. The portal says the partnership will provide member...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A new PropTech platform has an ultimate aim of allowing house buyers to select and order their interior decorations and modifications...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Hunters has tweaked its earlier version of hybrid franchising in a bid to attract self-employed agents. Hunters Personal was launched with a...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s been huge sale price inflation in the rarified high-end country estate market according to a buying agent. Jess Simpson, who runs...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The PropTech network Coadjute, which says it will ultimately slash the time it takes to move house by as much as...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

The link up between the English Football League and a top estate agency is to go on for a third year...
25 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Inflation could deal a double blow to the housing market, an agency expert warns. Last week it was revealed that UK inflation...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has this morning told shareholders that its performance is ahead of expectations and it's on course to make improved profits...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Imagine a world where you, as an agent, could focus on what you do best. Building and managing relationships, showing properties,...
19 January 2022
From: Features

OnTheMarket has entered a PropTech commercial partnership with Autoenhance.ai Limited, the AI photo editing platform. Autoenhance was founded by PropTech entrepreneur Jamie...
18 January 2022
From: Breaking News

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...
15 January 2022
From: Features

From first-time buyers to serial investors, no two days are ever the same for a Sales and Investment Consultant at Walton...
15 January 2022
From: Features

Foxtons has this morning announced that it’s selling off the sales wing of a rival London agency that it bought just...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Soaring inflation means that house price growth in much of the country is being wiped out, according to a leading housing...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Plymouth independent estate agency Alan Cummings & Co has been acquired by Julian Marks Estate Agents. With more than 16 staff and...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...
13 January 2022
From: PropTech & Innovation

Boomin co-founder and chief executive Michael Bruce has returned to the attack on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket with an open letter,...
13 January 2022
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket agents are to have access to the prospecting tool SmartMail, produced by data firm Sprift. SmartMail is a canvassing and prospecting...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for estate and letting agents in...
11 January 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s often said that agency is a people business, and I can see no reason to disagree - agents dealing face-to-face...
10 January 2022
From: Breaking News

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...
08 January 2022
From: Features

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...
08 January 2022
From: Features

The housing market boom of 2021 has given rise to an increasing number of £1m-plus deals. Government statistics analysed by mortgage firm...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Prime Central London’s attraction to multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers appears to have soared during the pandemic. High end agency Beauchamp Estates says...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A conveyancer has contacted Estate Agent Today suggesting that the Simplify Group IT data crisis could be the death knell for the company...
04 January 2022
From: Breaking News

A housing market forecast based on conveyancing instructions says average prices will dip this month. Average prices will fall by 1.1 per...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A consultancy specialising in data protection issues has sharply criticised the Simplify Group for its ongoing lack of communications over its...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Leasehold, quite rightly, remains not just an emotive topic given what has happened over the past decade, but it’s very much...
18 December 2021
From: Features

Sky News reports that the little-known Lomond Group - backed by private equity money - is in exclusive talks to buy one...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to surging...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has identified the UK’s strongest sellers’ market - and it’s in Easton, Bristol. Four of the top 10 sellers’ markets are...
16 December 2021
From: Breaking News
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Every year we at EAT are impressed by the pleasingly political festive cards sent out by the STANLEY Chelsea agency -...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...
13 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content

EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...
11 December 2021
From: Features

An England football manager who resigned after a newspaper sting is in a podcast series launched by Boomin and Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The product choice for buyers wanting mortgages is now the highest it has been since 2008 according to the independent service...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is to try to help potential buyers get their finances in order much earlier in the transaction process, to reduce...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A petition is being started, urging the government to ban the payment of referral fees to estate agents. It’s reported to have...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...
04 December 2021
From: Features

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency. We don’t have...
03 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I can’t remember the last time I had a business...
03 December 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

HM Revenue & Customs is consulting on how it can clamp down on property professionals and buyers who allegedly try to...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The Dispute Service has been selected to operate the New Homes Ombudsman scheme, following what has been called ”a fiercely competitive...
03 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A record number of conveyancers have been trained in the last 18 months, despite the challenges of the pandemic and extended...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Two London agencies have announced acquisitions as consolidation in the capital continues apace. Dexters has six new branches after the acquisition of...
30 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A long-standing estate agency with three major branches has shut after 27 years of trading - blaming online competition and ‘race...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin has revealed an upgrade to its SmartVal feature, which tries to blend real-time online valuations with local expertise from member...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News
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It appears almost certain that there will be limits imposed on the number and location of second homes in Wales, following...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 14 trade bodies in the estate agency, conveyancing, property management and surveying industries have jointly launched new upfront documents which...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Increasingly rigorous Money Laundering Directives have made regulations in the property industry more stringent than ever, and Estate Agents have a...
22 November 2021
From: Legislation & Compliance

Chestertons, which is itself currently on sale, has snapped up independent London Residential, a firm operating in the north west of...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The government should reset planning policy and scrap proposals for thousands of new homes in high-risk flood areas. The think-tank Localis, in...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...
20 November 2021
From: Features

Trust has always been vital for building and nurturing good relations between an agent and their customer. Maintaining trust will keep...
20 November 2021
From: Features

With the conveyancing crisis at the Simplify Group now approaching two weeks old, it appears Purplebricks has been the worst affected...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The prospect of higher mortgage interest rates mean the housing market may get tougher soon despite another set of upbeat house...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are being urged to be more open to new methods of stopping deals falling through. HBB Solutions - a part exchange...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The phrase ‘time is money’ is particularly pertinent for estate agents. Since the stamp duty holiday ended, the forecast drop in...
17 November 2021
From: Features

Cluttons has given its market snapshot for the sales market in central London - and it’s echoing the familiar story of...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest LonRes market snapshot for prime London carries mixed messages in terms of transaction volumes. Overall, for the month of October,...
16 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin has launched a new tool - Chainmaker - which it claims cuts fall throughs and introduces agents to ‘hot buyers’. The software...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A new membership scheme aiming to increase the industry’s energy efficiency credentials is being launched next year by allAgents. The Sustainable Agent...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s Remembrance weekend, and on Sunday at least we fall silent to honour those who gave so much for many generations. When...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The owner of an estate agency in Sussex has been jailed for five years for what a judge has called “an...
11 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...
10 November 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

A comparison website dealing with estate agency charges says commission varies hugely across 20 major cities of the UK. GetAgent looked at...
10 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Property experts have joined forces to call for faster and more secure transactions. The PropTech and conveyancing voices have united in warning...
09 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...
06 November 2021
From: Features

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...
06 November 2021
From: Features

The leader of the organisation proposing a class action against Purplebricks says there’s been a “phenomenal” response to his request for...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Reservation Agreements provide agents with absolute certainty that both sellers and buyers are being honest. “If they’re lying or… shall we say,...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has defied expectations by keeping base rate at its historic low of 0.1 per...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Analysts suggest there is a 50:50 chance of a base rate rise being announced by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy...
04 November 2021
From: Breaking News

With quality built into every stage of the production process of Bosch, NEFF and Siemens appliances. From the initial design phase, through...
03 November 2021
From: Features

Agents are being offered a theoretical £300,000 if they introduce a buyer willing to pay £30m for a mansion on sale in...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...
30 October 2021
From: Features

The Pandora Papers - the biggest ever leak of offshore data - has revealed that the UK’s property market is being...
30 October 2021
From: Features
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget did not ignore Capital Gains Tax after all. For those selling UK residential property the deadline to file...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has given an upbeat trading update to shareholders this morning. It says so far this year sales revenue is a huge...
28 October 2021
From: Breaking News

With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...
23 October 2021
From: Features

A new service has been launched claiming to offer ‘a new supportive partnership opportunity’ for agents to earn referral fees. Cox &...
22 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...
21 October 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A business once called “the UK’s poshest estate agent” has revealed that it’s under new management. Bective - formerly called Bective Leslie...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is warning that it’s “highly likely” interest rates will rise in the near future. The portal believes this now seems inevitable...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News

In this thought leadership article, Videosign CEO Steven Tallant looks at electronic signatures and conveyancing and whether the time is nigh for the...
16 October 2021
From: Features

There are plenty in the estate agency and lettings world who don’t like the concept of Airbnb and similar enterprises. But they...
16 October 2021
From: Features

A portal says many buyers feel disappointed when viewing a property becuase it is typically smaller than agents’ photographs suggest. MoveStreets claims...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News

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

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...
13 October 2021
From: Features

Some two thirds of agents and other property professionals who have worked alone have suffered an incident endangering their safety, according to...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket figures for the first half of this year show stronger revenue and improved profits. Agency numbers have increased modestly since January...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The existence of online agencies means some consumers believe real life estate agents are unnecessary in a deal - but the rest of...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...
09 October 2021
From: Features

Best and Final Offers should be scrapped - and a property expert claims that would be good because they do a massive...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

House prices rose by the most in almost 15 years in September ahead of the end of the stamp duty holiday. The...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Fund-raising takes all sorts of shapes and sizes and this week we have a splendid selection proving that point. Don’t miss out...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News

PropTech industry giant epropservices has acquired Property Technology Ltd, better known to agents as marketing platform LeadPro. epropservices is the parent company of...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A service that sells properties and elements of joint venture schemes to investors says it’s seeking to expand after completing on...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak says HM Revenue & Customs will probe any alleged wrongdoing in property purchases included in the so-called Pandora...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has announced its first so-called ‘Personal Agent’ signing - and says it’s ideal...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the west of England’s largest independent agencies has signed a two year deal with Zoopla, running across portal listings...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has given details of the PropTech it uses to help improve leads and business decisions. The agency, which has some 50 offices...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The self-employed partnership known as The Agency UK - founded by three refugees from Purplebricks - has announced a major expansion. The...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....
25 September 2021
From: Features

In this guest editorial, experienced property solicitor Lorraine Richardson argues that reservation agreements - designed to reduce the number of fall-throughs in...
25 September 2021
From: Features

Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....
15 September 2021
From: Features

Picky buyers are walking away from property deals after realising the internet connection at a property is poor, research claims. A poll...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The property market is unlikely to enter a last-minute rush before the final stamp duty holiday ends in October, research claims. Analysis...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...
11 September 2021
From: Features

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...
11 September 2021
From: Features

A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The Federation of Independent Agents has passed the key milestone of 50 member branches covering in excess of 200 exclusive postcode...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group - the UK's largest property franchisor, which owns EweMove and other brands - has acquired 80 per...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are. Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News

We are living in the age of information. Our working and personal lives are underpinned by software, data and technology to...
04 September 2021
From: Features

Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...
04 September 2021
From: Features

Blockchain network Coadjute has announced new partnerships with software firms. Coadjute launched in July and claims it will halve the time it...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Chestertons, the London high-end estate agency chain, is reported to be looking for a buyer. Sky News says it’s hired Deloitte, the...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The man who admits he was “the acceptable face of Foxtons” in its golden period says he finally left because it...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News

360 tour technology company Made Snappy has grown rapidly over the past 18 months and whilst many agents have grasped the...
28 August 2021
From: Features

A broker claims the high profile return of the 95 per cent mortgage has actually made little impact on the housing...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello, and here’s the bad news to get it over with - this is the final Bank Holiday weekend before…Christmas. Now that’s...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman says there’s been a big increase in enquiries to its service in recent months, despite the pandemic. In its...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A mortgage expert says surveyors should improve their standard services to cover the threat of climate change. This comes after a summer...
23 August 2021
From: Breaking News
21 August 2021
From: Features

Every so often it comes around – the argument that stamp duty should be reformed/removed/replaced (delete as appropriate). But why? Where’s the...
21 August 2021
From: Features

Agents are reporting fewer sales and fewer deals above the asking price, as summer and the tapering stamp duty holiday take...
20 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Last month it was reported that up to 500,000 people had been ‘pinged’ by the NHS in a week. While the...
18 August 2021
From: Features

One of the country's largest independent regional agency groups has been formed through an acquisition announced today. Yorkshire estate agent, Manning Stainton,...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News

My neighbour had been seeking to move home for some time. Suggestions that he wanted to get away from his neighbours...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Recent research shows that when asked what their ideal working set up would be, most agents said ‘hybrid’* and with proposals...
16 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content

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...
16 August 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...
14 August 2021
From: Features

Admin teams in most businesses are often the lynchpins that ensure compliance and deal with issues in order to keep the...
14 August 2021
From: Features

Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A company says it will fund first time buyers’ bids to get on the property ladder by matching them with property...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

House prices in July rose after falling in June, according to the Halifax. They were 0.4 per cent higher than in June,...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A survey suggests that almost half of first time buyers have at some time pulled out of deals because of environmental...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin has revealed to Estate Agent Today the latest figures on agency branches signed up to its fledgling portal. It says it...
03 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A recent news story will have set alarm bells ringing for agencies up and down the country, when it was revealed...
31 July 2021
From: Features

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...
28 July 2021
From: Features

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Ben Ridgway gives his views on the current market, material information and PropTech for agents. What is your current view of the...
21 July 2021
From: Features

Almost a million shares in Purplebricks have been ‘awarded’ to the two most senior men in the organisation. The golden handcuff deal...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News
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A young Conservative says “the rich are getting a free pass” thanks to the current council tax system, and there should...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Boots is the latest company to dip its toe into the water of the property sector. Modular housing company ilke Homes has...
20 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The reviews element of the ESTAS Group has signed a two year deal with Hunters. The agreement means Hunters - now part...
15 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A commercial property agency in London says it will open a residential sales and lettings operation this year. Bermondsey-based Henshall & Partners...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The signs are that even with the stamp duty holiday tapering to a close at the end of the summer, the...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Channel 4 Ventures is one of a number of investors who have collectively put the equivalent of £11m into the online...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Two of Britain's largest agency groups have sold their stakes in a property search firm. Both LSL and Connells have announced the sale...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Coadjute, the long-awaited real-time network which uses Blockchain technology to sell a property, is launched today with its first property deal...
08 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...
07 July 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News

All eyes on Rome this weekend as England face Ukraine on their way - we hope - to winning Euro 2020. Some...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...
01 July 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Rightmove estimates that 1.3m buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holidays across Great Britain since they were announced in July...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The leading reason for property sales falling through is gazumping, according to new research from Comparethemarket. Over the past year, nearly two-fifths of...
01 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The Competititon and Markets Authority says it’s to look into reviews on Google and Amazon, and see whether the online giants...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...
26 June 2021
From: Features

There are just three working days until the end of the stamp duty holiday for most buyers. That’s not even enough time...
26 June 2021
From: Features

The Competition and Markets Authority has struck a deal with house builders over leasehold abuses. Aviva has committed to remove certain terms...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A self employed franchise estate agent business model has been launched by one of the brands in The Property Franchise Group. Hunters...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

As agents, we’ve finally got used to the word PropTech - some of us even like it! What’s more, PropTech has,...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The intense rivalry between portals continues today with Zoopla announcing one of its longest-standing agent customers has renewed for five more...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News

London property is still a draw for the wealthiest in the world according to Knight Frank. Despite international travel restrictions, the number...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A consultation into the draft New Homes Quality Code has been published with a consultation period for the industry ending on...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

One in 10 buyers say they will seek to renegotiate on the price of their chosen home if they miss the...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

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...
21 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...
19 June 2021
From: Features

Hello and welcome to another ADC, the weekly wrap of good work by the industry. You probably know the score by now...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The finance arm of a leading estate agency has taken the unusual step of warning about delays in the conveyancing process. “The...
17 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The current housing market frenzy would be easier to deal with if upfront buyers’ packs were available, improving transparency and cutting...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A senior estate agent says even if the restrictions easing lockdown, still formally scheduled for June 21, are delayed by several...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News

An industry supplier is urging agents to dust off old prospects to build their pipeline and keep the market boom going...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A recent survey run by mio revealed that almost 50% of home movers selected their estate agent because they liked them....
09 June 2021
From: Features

In the third part of this series, Neil Cobbold – Chief Sales Officer at rental payment automation provider PayProp – explores...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Law Society has published new guidance for what it calls “under-pressure conveyancing solicitors” as the stamp duty deadline of June...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

There are now more mortgage products available than at any time since the start of the pandemic in March 2021. Data from...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents have given their backing to the government’s First Homes initiative, offering discounted houses for local people and key workers and...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...
05 June 2021
From: Features

The Grenfell Tower disaster in June 2017 exposed the dangers of inflammable cladding on residential tower blocks, and what has come...
05 June 2021
From: Features

Franchise agency giant Belvoir has acquired share capital in a small mortgage company. Nottingham Mortgage Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of...
03 June 2021
From: Breaking News

We’re only a little over a week away from the Euros, happening at last a year later than scheduled because of...
02 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A new home buying platform being set up by a challenger portal has revealed details of its mortgage offer to users. OneDome...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The NEXA agency, which already has branches in Bristol, Portsmouth, Chichester, Manchester and Cardiff, has now opened an office in Liverpool...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Banking has gone through radical changes in the past few years, in step with technology and the sheer amount we can...
29 May 2021
From: Features

A new survey of some 700 estate agency customers show that they want to get traditional services like High Street branches,...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has signed a new deal with a PropTech partner - the second in successive weeks. This latest one is a 12...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of one of the UK’s largest conveyancing legal practices is warning the property market could “fall off a cliff...
24 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The Federation of Independent Agents is forming a partnership with the new portal lead management platform Agent Response. Agent Response is led...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the men behind the defunct Emoov online estate agency has re-emerged as the head of a marketing service. The service...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, Dominic Murphy, Managing Director of DM & Co. in the Midlands, speaks to...
15 May 2021
From: Features

Over the next few years, the property sector is set to change for the better – all thanks to PropTech. While the...
15 May 2021
From: Features

Zoopla has issued a statement saying it’s entering into a long-term partnership with the Leacders Romans Group, which will be “curated...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Thousands of sales are at risk because slow searches by councils may prevent deals completing by the next stamp duty deadline. With just under...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with property data specialist Sprift, to provide free market appraisal guides. These can be customised...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A relatively modest interest rate rise could trigger a crash in the housing market according to the housing analyst behind the...
13 May 2021
From: Breaking News

London’s super prime residential market shows signs of recovery with more £5m-plus sales recorded in the first four months of 2021 than...
12 May 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s not just housing transactions that signal a red-hot market - the mortgage landscape is at its strongest for some time...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A row has blown up over a house raffle where the property prize was withdrawn and a cash alternative offered because...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Brexit means that the UK’s anti-money laundering laws are no longer governed by the European Union (EU), but any estate agents...
10 May 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Boomin founder Michael Bruce says his new site has enjoyed a stronger start than any other portal in terms of visits, viewings,...
10 May 2021
From: Breaking News

In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...
08 May 2021
From: Features

The Property Franchise Group and LSL Property Services are linking up mortgage and related activity. This agreement means that LSL will be...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Software provider Rex has launched three new live dashboards for agencies, one of which covers agent performance. Rex says the dashboards -...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading buying agent says the phenomenon of ‘buying unseen’ is the most dramatic property trend to have emerged from the...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The land and new homes division of Sequence has signed a deal to offer fully-funded part exchange and home buying services...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A consumer financial service suggests it’s already too late for most buyers to meet the latest stamp duty holiday deadline of June...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is to release its full year performance figures to shareholders on June 8. This will be for its trading year to January...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Iamsold, the company best known for its Modern Method of Auction online platform, has won top spot in an auction league...
21 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A hybrid agency which until now has been active only in London is launching new hubs in Manchester and Brighton. Agent &...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to another working week, and the latest on jobs and staff movement across our industry. You can be part...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

From today buyers will be able to purchase properties worth up to £600,000 with just a five per cent mortgage, under...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

For many, the funeral of HRH Prince Philip will be a solemn affair, while for some it will also be a...
17 April 2021
From: Features

An analysis of the average time taken for properties from 10 leading estate agency brands to complete shows a significant increase...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

We’re officially transitioning to summer – marked by the clocks going forward and warmer weather – just as restrictions start to...
15 April 2021
From: Sponsored Content

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Foxtons is facing another shareholder revolt over the bonus being given to its chief executive despite taking £7m in state Covid...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest Moneyfacts monitor of the mortgage market suggests a significant number of new 95 per cent products - even without the...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS Group has named a new headline sponsor for its 2021 Forum and Awards, taking over from Zoopla with immediate effect. It’s...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is this summer starting a £7m campaign in a bid to to increase market share, using a new media partner. The...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A surveyors group has launched a new ‘Home Review’ service which it claims will identify structural problems which create an immediate...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...
03 April 2021
From: Features

The Bruce brothers' new portal Boomin has launched a day early - and no, this isn't an April Fool. The site went live...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Welsh independent agency Nuttall Parker has been snapped up by Cardiff-based property business Seraph Group. Newport-centred Nuttall Parker is Seraph Group's second...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...
31 March 2021
From: Features

OnTheMarket has signed a big media deal with the UK’s largest news publisher. The deal is with Reach, which owns nine national...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Here are the first three TV adverts for Boomin, the new property portal which launches on Friday.The new website launches early...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Buyer behaviour has changed over the past year of the pandemic and it’s up to estate agents to calculate how to...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The Chancellor’s recent announcement that the stamp duty holiday would be extended for another three months was undoubtedly great news for...
27 March 2021
From: Features

A new campaign to urge whistleblowers to come forward with evidence of wrongdoing has been launched by the Financial Conduct Authority. This...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The original stamp duty freeze, which started in July 2020, has already helped push house prices to a record high and...
24 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content

PropTech firm Sprift has entered into a deal with The Guild of Property Professionals. The partnership means that Guild member agents have...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Energy Performance Certificates ought to be scrapped because they are outdated and not fit for purpose. That’s the view of an influential...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has completed its purchase of PropTech firm Glanty - a deal which began 15 months ago. OTM took an initial 20...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

From 4 May 2021, your agency could be blocked from charging late fees, compounding interest on missing rent and taking any...
20 March 2021
From: Features

Welcome to Agents Do Charity, the weekly fund-raising catch up - as ever, even during challenging times, it’s great to see...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

This week’s interviewee in the ‘In Conversation Today’ hotseat is a man better placed than most to shed some light on...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Later this year, on October 22, the ESTAS 2021 will take place in London. The glittering ceremony will welcome property professionals...
17 March 2021
From: Features

One of the companies at the heart of the campaign to provide more upfront information to prospective buyers has struck a...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...
13 March 2021
From: Features

Following the fluctuation of the property market during the UK’s first national lockdown, the industry was given a lifeline by the...
13 March 2021
From: Features

You could be forgiven for overlooking International Women’s Day on Monday. Well, almost. Focus was instead turned to the first day back...
13 March 2021
From: Features

Last year saw a monumental shift in almost every aspect of our lives: not least the way we work, socialise and...
13 March 2021
From: Features

A broker has launched the UK’s longest-ever fixed rate mortgage, with no early repayment charge or exit fees - the first product...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest breakdown of the stamp duty holiday extension has given a first estimate of the total number of deals to...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The property sector is in the middle of a boom and demand is high. Last week’s announcement that the stamp duty...
10 March 2021
From: Features

Mortgage availability has risen for the fifth consecutive month according to respected market monitor Moneyfacts. With 3,532 products on offer, this is...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this edition of Property Jobs Today, a chance to catch up with who’s moving where in the...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest house price index from the Halifax suggests the market has softened ahead of the original scheduled end of the stamp...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The extraordinary consolidation in the estate agency industry continues apace today with two of the biggest deals reaching critical points. Firstly Hunters’...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been the Netflix show Call My Agent! It’s a surprise success, perhaps, because...
06 March 2021
From: Features

As a property agent, fancy marketing terminology such as ‘omnichannel’ might not hold too much interest for you right now. We’re in...
06 March 2021
From: Features

A panel of estate agents recently participated in a webinar to discuss the benefits of livestream open house viewings. The webinar, part...
06 March 2021
From: Features

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Dan Muir, Area Sales Manager, LetsBid Property What is LetsBid and...
05 March 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Another week and another frenzy of news, culminating in the Budget and the extension of the stamp duty holiday. A cliff edge...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak with Anthony Payne, Managing Director and co-founder of LonRes, a data and network...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of a PropTech platform wants financial penalties on conveyancers if transactions miss deadlines. “The only way to accelerate the current...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

epropservices, parent company of The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country, has acquired estate agency website supplier Starberry. The firm is...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading market commentator says the acquisition of London agency Douglas & Gordon represents “a strategic step change” for Foxtons -...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

It's been confirmed that Foxtons has bought rival London-focussed agency Douglas & Gordon. In a trading statement this morning Foxtons tells its...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The Countrywide name is set to disappear from the stock market in a week’s time - and may soon be gone...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...
27 February 2021
From: Features
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Honesty is a concept that journalists will tell their readers is non-existent for estate agents. Yeah, right! But as the end...
27 February 2021
From: Features

Zoopla says over 250 agents have now signed up to its partnership deal with PropTech firm FocalAgent, set up by former...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

CRM supplier Reapit, backed by private equity funding, has entered into an international deal to acquire a leading Australian PropTech provider...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Agency websites supplier Property Webmasters has secured a substantial but undisclosed cash injection to expand internationally. The investment comes from Net Ventures...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

In this tips article, the experts at GoodMove provide expert insight into the remortgage process. Remortgaging is the process of changing your...
24 February 2021
From: Legislation & Compliance

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

When it comes to communications, Propertymark could do with a lot fewer confidentiality agreements and a lot more transparency. And I...
20 February 2021
From: Features

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...
20 February 2021
From: Features

We’re now well into the third national lockdown and as the nation’s thoughts start to focus on how and when we’ll...
20 February 2021
From: Features

First time buyers with just a 10 per cent deposit - for long almost excluded from the mortgage market - now...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Knowing adjudication terms and phrases can make all the difference in a deposit dispute. The DPS has been helping landlords and letting...
17 February 2021
From: Features

The Chancellor’s rumoured six week extension to the stamp duty holiday has been backed by Rightmove. Over last weekend the Daily Telegraph,...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Countrywide shareholders have overwhelmingly backed the offer by Connells to buy the company. At a special virtual AGM today 99.58 per cent...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents and conveyancers are expressing doubt over whether a possible six week extension to the stamp duty holiday will be enough...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

You can always tell when Budget day is approaching. There’s lots of comment from every imaginable quarter about what the Chancellor of...
13 February 2021
From: Features

Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...
13 February 2021
From: Features

It’s now more than a year since the government offered an additional £4 million to councils to combat rogue landlords. At the...
13 February 2021
From: Features

LSL, owner of Reeds Rains and Your Move, is boosting its financial services sector through a £2.4m acquisition. It’s snapped up Mortgage...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents and a wide range of property experts have demanded yet more government funds to end the cladding crisis that is...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the early operators of the self-employed agency model has launched a scheme under which its agents receive shares in the...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s now more choice in the mortgage market than at any time since last March, before the pandemic reached a peak. The...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

It seems like a week does not go by without a new ‘gamechanging’ piece of technology being announced to the industry. 2020...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the chief figures behind Brexit and Boris Johnson’s role as London Mayor is now advising that stamp duty should be...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There is no scientific formula, no list of must-have elements in a successful campaign. That’s especially the case for a campaign involving...
06 February 2021
From: Features

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, we have all seen a dramatic change in that way that we live and work,...
06 February 2021
From: Features

An estate agency says 10 per cent of its sellers have already dropped their asking prices to keep buyers on board,...
05 February 2021
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After high levels of publicity for Zoopla and Boomin in recent weeks, Rightmove has struck back with figures suggesting it’s enjoyed...
05 February 2021
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This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...
04 February 2021
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A 10-point ’must have’ list of demands for Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget on March 3 has been issued by NAEA Propertymark. It’s...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

We’re now in Lockdown 3.0 and most of us have become used to juggling home-working, home schooling and a million and...
03 February 2021
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Almost a year ago the government announced that estate and lettings agencies were to be included in the business rates relief...
02 February 2021
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Today’s the day when Parliament debates a possible extension to the stamp duty holiday beyond its March 31 cliff edge deadline...
01 February 2021
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An online petition has been started by an independent estate agent seeking a radical overhaul of how homes are sold in...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...
30 January 2021
From: Features

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we evaluate our lives and, looking more specifically at the property market, it...
30 January 2021
From: Features

As we now find ourselves in the UK’s third national lockdown in 10 months, what tenants want, and need from their...
30 January 2021
From: Features

A leading mortgage broker is warning that over half the lenders in a key segment of the market are already unable...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Properties are currently taking 29 per cent longer than average to sell once under offer, according to research by a home...