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17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

No fewer than 79 per cent of people want the stamp duty holiday extended according to a survey conducted by an...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The online petition which prompted a debate by MPs has now won the support of around 150,000 signatures. Typically public support for...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News
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Propertymark - still reeling over two senior resignations in less than a week - says its lobbying sessions with politicians are...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Fixflo’s webinar on February 9 saw an industry panel debate 2021’s threats and opportunities for letting agents. The panel discussed a range...
20 February 2021
From: Features

The deadline to complete the purchase of a home under the current Help to Buy scheme in England has been extended...
16 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

A housing market analyst says stamp duty, for all its unpopularity within the property industry, may not be so bad after...
08 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

Pressure is building for widespread property tax reform beyond short term issues regarding stamp duty. Many MPs in this week’s 65-minute special...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A mortgage has been launched targeting borrowers who believe they are unlikely to complete their purchase before the stamp duty holiday’s...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents have kept up the pressure on the Westminster government to consider some kind of tapered ending to the stamp...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is keeping everyone guessing about the stamp duty holiday but one comment by a senior minister suggests movement towards a...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

You can watch the Parliamentary debate on a possible Stamp Duty Holiday extension here, using the streaming link at the bottom of...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

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
From: Breaking News

Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
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Labour has entered the cladding controversy by calling a vote in the House of Commons to force government action on the...
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

Boomin has denied that it will ever allow direct property sales, cutting out estate agents. Founder Michael Bruce says the new service...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Property commentator Phil Spencer says lockdown - which we know will now last for another six weeks at least, and possibly...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A large majority of estate agents fear a surge in 'failed sales’ as the stamp duty holiday cliff edge gets ever-closer. The latest National...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

It's been announced that MPs will after all debate the Stamp Duty Holiday extension following a hugely popular online petition. The 90-minute...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...
23 January 2021
From: Features

The MP who presides over online petitions such as the one calling for an extension of the stamp duty holiday says...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Another group of independent estate agents have launched a portal - a rival to a similar project launched by other agencies...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The government may be stopping MPs debating an extension to the stamp duty holiday - despite a pledge they would do...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering an extension to the current stamp duty holiday according to media reports today - and the...
17 January 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the housing market’s senior analysts says the end of the stamp duty holiday on March 31 would not be...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The online petition calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday is set to pass 100,000 signatures today. This means the...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An online petition wants all agents’ offices to close during the pandemic. Keeping them open means agents feel "forced and pressured" to conduct...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the most respected figures in the industry, trainer and consultant Richard Rawlings, is suggesting that stamp duty should be...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s a call this morning for estate and letting agents to regard the physical viewing of any property on sale or...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Ever since the initial ripples of innovation in the 1990s, PropTech has proceeded to reshape our market beyond recognition; going on...
19 December 2020
From: Features

A study of 2,000 home owners shows that over a third have felt pressured by an agent into use its in-house mortgage...
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
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A leading conveyancing sector spokesmen says some mortgage lenders are making the current delays in the house buying process worse. Rob Hailstone,...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The new property portal Boomin has revealed its fees structure for agents. Tapping into the industry debate over portal fees, Boomin describes...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The customer service performance of conveyancers has improved in recent months according to the ESTAS review platform. The long-standing and sometimes-heated debate...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A prominent PropTech supplier wants agents to hand over much more information to conveyancers to allow them to make faster progress on...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...
14 November 2020
From: Features

Conveyancers have considered whether the long-standing ‘caveat emptor’ or buyer beware principle in a property purchase should be replaced by ‘vendor...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The proliferation of free and accessible digital services has - at face value - brought us many great things: same-day deliveries,...
28 October 2020
From: Features

One of Britain’s most respected agents is suggesting Chancellor Rishi Sunak could ‘taper’ the stamp duty holiday to avoid a cliff-edge...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...
10 October 2020
From: Features

Two agencies have entered the debate on whether the current frenzied housing market is seeing delays in completions. Yesterday EAT reported that...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

For a mixture of reasons, I now only write this column every two weeks. At first, I missed the weekly consideration...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hindsight is 20-20 vision, of course, and we can all see things we did ‘then’ that we would not do ‘now’....
22 August 2020
From: Features

The debate over whether For Sale boards remain a valuable source of publicity has been in the headlines of late -...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...
18 July 2020
From: Features

The Black Lives Matter debate has reached the property industry with some agents dropping the term ‘Master bedroom’ from descriptions. The Times...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...
27 June 2020
From: Features

Controversial Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is the subject of a harshly critical cartoon in The Times which depicts “pigs in the...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A tax and legal specialist says there’s been a huge rise in stamp duty refund cases between March and June -...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The former commercial director of Rightmove has made a strong defence of much of the company’s activities, including the charges it...
18 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...
26 May 2020
From: Breaking News

In normal times, the Winkworth team based at their Notting Hill office in west London would head to the fashionable Walmer...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...
02 May 2020
From: Features

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....
25 April 2020
From: Features

The Say No To Rightmove campaign, which expects to have some 3,000 offices signed up by the end of the month,...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News

An industry stalwart has urged critics of Rightmove to fight for the portal to offer agents a fairer pricing system, not...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - we’re here to help on a daily basis, sharing information across the industry. As ever, we’d love your input to...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks Local Property Experts are asking sellers who are not allowing agents into their homes during the virus crisis to draw...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A video interview released this morning features the experiences of eight agents who have quit Rightmove in the past two years,...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Sellers who failed to mention a motel and diner being constructed nearby have been ordered by a court to pay £285,000...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...
15 February 2020
From: Features

“It appears conveyancers either aren’t too concerned with PropTech right now, or they don’t yet have all the information needed to...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Quite a few years ago, I spoke at a conference for auctioneers. It was a traditional affair. Rural location. Nice hotel....
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...
25 January 2020
From: Features

When is a property really off-market? There may be many answers to that question but it’s likely that few would consider...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has started 2020 as it ended 2019 - with an attack on Rightmove via an agency which urges others to...
07 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A new year dawns - but will 2020 bring new change for the agency industry now that the market appears to...
28 December 2019
From: Features

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...
14 December 2019
From: Features

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

There used to be a consolation for some estate agents at this time of year - while it was wintry and...
07 December 2019
From: Features

The Great Debate over the charges levied on agents by portals and the huge profits that Rightmove and Zoopla make has...
20 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The prospective buyers of a home in Oxfordshire who paid a deposit of £108,000 before withdrawing are suing the sellers in...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....
16 November 2019
From: Features

Troubled London estate agency Foxtons says it has rewritten its remuneration policy for its senior management following a shareholder revolt at...
14 November 2019
From: Breaking News

KPMG published its Global PropTech Survey 2019 last week with the title: Is your digital future in the right hands? Interesting question:...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...
09 November 2019
From: Features

Another estate agency has come out in favour of reservation agreements. High-end agency Chestertons says transactions currently fall through too frequently and the...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News

In a revival of the Natter’s day in the life of series, I catch up with Rajeev Nayyar, managing director of...
05 October 2019
From: Features

The reform of the buying process is to take centre stage at a special conference called Bold Legal LIVE! taking place...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The annual rate of growth of UK house prices has slowed to its lowest level since September 2012. Official government data from...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s bizarre but true (apparently). London’s golf courses could provide the land for homes that could house a million people. An interesting...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News

If you thought - perhaps hoped - that five weeks of prorogued Parliament meant a break from politics, think again: the...
14 September 2019
From: Features

Two PropTech advocates have launched a podcast series telling agents how to improve their businesses. One of the couple is Mark Worrall,...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s been quite a week for news so you might have missed this story - there is yet another boost for...
31 August 2019
From: Features

Crowdfunding has been largely avoided by property companies for much of the past year following controversies surrounding Emoov’s fund raising -...
27 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Sometimes having prior knowledge of a stressful event can be more stressful than the event itself, just look at Brexit for...
24 July 2019
From: Features

The recent announcement of a clicktopurchase partnership demonstrates some much-needed progression from Rightmove. In doing so, however, it could be said it...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman will in future refer more estate agents to the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agent Team if...
11 July 2019
From: Breaking News

With somewhere in the region of 1.2 million property sales transactions being completed each year, and 16,500 estate agents actively vying...
06 July 2019
From: Features

Estate Agent Today has been contacted by an individual who says he is one of three former Emoov customers intending to...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s London Tech Week, everybody! The sprawling city-wide event taking in dozens of conferences, events, workshops, panel debates and so on,...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Four years ago, as we approached the general election, Andrews Property Group held a roundtable debateon the impact the election might have...
08 June 2019
From: Features

One of the capital’s most outspoken estate agents at the upper end of the market has given eye-watering statistics to show...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...
18 May 2019
From: Features

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...
18 May 2019
From: Features

It was long awaited, much anticipated and, thankfully, incredibly well attended. FUTURE PropTech 2019 was a big hit and a truly global affair. For...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The issue of ‘intergenerational fairness’ has been raised in recent weeks, some might say somewhat ironically by a House of Lords’...
04 May 2019
From: Features

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...
27 April 2019
From: Features

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...
13 April 2019
From: Features

There’s anger in the industry over an article in The Times which accused agents of overvaluing properties - although why this was happening...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...
06 April 2019
From: Features

Mortgage brokers are claiming that “a big number” of buyers are being cajoled into using estate agents’ in-house brokers. The Financial Conduct...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s leading compliance experts is to lead a roundtable discussion in May on the anti-money laundering issue -...
25 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Three portals are to reveal their thoughts on how their platforms and others are likely to develop at this spring’s annual...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s more fuel added to the current debate about reform of the house purchasing process, as new data reveals one buyer...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News

An interesting debate has been sparked in PropTech this week. It started with an interview, published on YouTube, in which Kristjan Byfield...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The British Property Federation has made an outspoken intervention into the Brexit debate, telling politicians that No Deal is the worst...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The seemingly-endless debate surrounding Brexit may be punishing for estate agents in London in particular but one, at least, is making...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The controversial crowdfunding site Crowdcube has listed the founder of online estate agency Doorsteps as one of its five ‘entrepreneurs of...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Politicians and officials are studying a ‘model’ two page reservation agreement drawn up by a law firm as a possible way...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

“Estate Agents must be suffering from supplier fatigue. Where do you even begin? Most agents haven’t got the time.” So started the...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s time to think about planning the 2019 events calendar. This year, there are more PropTech conferences scheduled than ever before,...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The online sales and lettings platform TheHouseShop has scrapped its £500,000 crowdfunding pitch - and it’s blaming the collapse of online...
03 January 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...
28 December 2018
From: Features

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Figures released by the government over the weekend show that 14,867 Help To Buy equity loans were taken out in the...
03 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The debate about online auction charges levied on buyers continues this morning with the release of figures showing that one company...
26 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Conveyancing regularly adds unnecessary and costly delays to the home buying process and improvement could be far quicker than any efforts...
17 November 2018
From: Features

A series of leasehold roadshows beginning next month in Manchester aims to throw a spotlight on problems associated with the tenure,...
08 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Last week, the first of a new kind of industry event took place; an open debate between agents and PropTech suppliers. Strong...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

From where I’m standing there’s a lot in common between the debate between online and traditional agents, and the argument over...
29 September 2018
From: Features

Today’s long-awaited debate staged by fledgling PropTech platform Best Agent will address the issue of how the agency industry can most...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A government minister has made a pointed jibe at estate agents who appear not to regard cash purchases of high-value properties...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor in the housing market than it used to be - so...
25 August 2018
From: Features

A report drawn up by Reapit and data consultancy Dataloft suggests that agents in 2017 lost a potential (and jaw-dropping) £4...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The debate over alleged ‘down-valuing’ by mortgage lenders has flared again with one leading agent claiming that surveyors are just “covering...
24 July 2018
From: Breaking News

We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to help to find a practical solution to the concern of the...
21 July 2018
From: Features

The Advertising Standards Authority has today issued a three-point guidance note for estate agents, including controversial interpretations of what constitutes a...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

One of three schemes with government backing to offer redress for complaints about estate and letting agents has reignited the debate...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...
14 July 2018
From: Features

Some of Britain’s top property experts say bureaucracy, lack of cooperation and a dwindling number of smaller builders are the main...
06 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The creative agency behind the new round of Purplebricks Commisery TV advertisements have been explaining the philosophy they brought to the...
02 July 2018
From: Breaking News

What a big week for PropTech! With the very first MIPIM PropTech conference, taking place in Paris today and tomorrow, comes...
20 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The pace of change is extraordinary. As we reach the middle of one conversation, rumblings of the next already begin. I think...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...
02 June 2018
From: Features

Here’s some good news to take into the Bank Holiday weekend. Research undertaken by Estate Agent Today suggests that fees charged by...
04 May 2018
From: Breaking News

The UK chief executive of Purplebricks says his company has ambitions to roll out its business model all over the world. Lee...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

‘Respect’ is the new mantra for politicians: whether it’s about street gang leaders, social media trolls or those on either side...
14 April 2018
From: Features

As always seems to be the case with Purplebricks, the hybrid agency has had a good week...and a bad one. Undeniably impressive...
31 March 2018
From: Features

An estate agent and former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the government’s latest drive to build new...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

At the start of February, Nationwide suggested that the housing market was picking up. Last week, RICS reported on its continued...
17 February 2018
From: Features

MPs will next month debate a Bill which aims to have the energy efficiency of all UK homes brought up to...
08 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Leading independent property expert Kate Faulkner says the current row regarding the accuracy of Purplebricks’ sales figures should be the trigger...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Outspoken buying agent Henry Pryor has set out 10 points that he claims many traditional agents overlook when they debate the...
05 February 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s probably unwise to write too much about politics these days. The most fanciful predictions turn out to be less wild...
03 February 2018
From: Features

The LendInvest PropTech Influencer List has been revealed, naming the 25 figures in the property world that have done most to...
04 December 2017
From: Breaking News

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

A round table will take place tomorrow between some of the country’s leading PropTech experts and the British Property Foundation to...
21 November 2017
From: Breaking News

A large part of the DCLG’s Call for Evidence on the home buying and selling process focuses on the role of...
18 November 2017
From: Features

And so concludes another party conference season. We’ve followed the great and the good (both terms are debatable) around Torbay, Bournemouth,...
07 October 2017
From: Features

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...
30 September 2017
From: Features

Labour’s shadow housing minister John Healey is reported to be one of a number of prominent front bench opposition spokespeople being...
18 September 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the founding agents behind Agents’ Mutual and OnTheMarket and one of the current directors of Countrywide will be amongst...
11 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Many industries in the UK are currently facing a tumultuous time as the great unknown of Brexit looms on the horizon...
09 September 2017
From: Features

Parliament is sitting again and the entire lettings industry is waiting with bated breath for more detail on the government’s proposal...
09 September 2017
From: Features

With party conference season around the corner and the next Budget just a couple of months away, more industry players are...
07 September 2017
From: Breaking News

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...
26 August 2017
From: Features

The roadshow of presentations of Agents’ Mutual’s plans to float on the stock market have just passed the half-way mark. Remaining sessions...
18 August 2017
From: Breaking News

No one can say Agents’ Mutual has failed to provoke debate within the industry. The project was the centre of fierce argument...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Trustpilot, the review service quoted frequently by Purplebricks as evidence of its apparent popularity, is declining to comment on the adverse...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Agents’ Mutual (oops, that name might need to change…read on) has been touting its recent legal victory and is about to...
03 August 2017
From: Features

A new report reveals how clients’ reviews and star ratings - used by many online estate agents in particular - are...
17 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The housing market may appear stagnant but one of the leading monitors of the mortgage market says many rates for borrowers...
11 July 2017
From: Breaking News

As an agency business, how much are you spending on professional body memberships? Perhaps it’s time to question how much you...
08 July 2017
From: Features

Few things provoke argument within the industry more than the online v traditional agency debate - and within that debate, nothing...
30 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The group seeking to represent independent agents says a recruitment meeting scheduled for tomorrow is carrying on despite growing doubts about...
27 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A gathering of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has called on the industry to unite and improve the buying and selling process...
26 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...
23 June 2017
From: Features

“Housing policy should be in independent hands.” That was the conclusion of a panel debate that Andrews held, not recently, but two...
17 June 2017
From: Features

The housing industry has responded with shock, joy, and jitters, after Theresa May’s snap general election went catastrophically wrong, leaving her...
10 June 2017
From: Features

In years to come, students of political history might come to look at the 2017 General Election campaign with some interest....
03 June 2017
From: Features

The banning of letting fees levied on tenants has dominated the industry headlines in recent months but this election campaign suggests...
27 May 2017
From: Features

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...
27 May 2017
From: Features

Conveyancers have backed a call by the Conservatives for reform of the house buying process - and says more up-front information...
26 May 2017
From: Breaking News

In November 2016 when the Autumn Statement was delivered by Chancellor Philip Hammond, the announcement was made to ban letting agent...
20 May 2017
From: Features

It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season. And, while Brexit and a shock snap general election are dominating...
06 May 2017
From: Features

Purplebricks' share price moved up over two per cent yesterday on the strength of its latest trading statement - but its...
05 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Not only did Theresa May stun everyone with her decision to call a ‘snap election’ but with the campaign now underway...
29 April 2017
From: Features

The new chief executive of the Guild of Property Professionals has accused some online agents of carrying out “aggressive” marketing campaigns...
26 April 2017
From: Breaking News

As debate continues over the merits of upfront fees against post-sale commission for agents and consumers, the fledgling UK ProperTech Association...
25 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Average UK house price growth will reach 2.2 per cent this year, a rise of £4,460 that will see the average...
20 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The first meeting of fledgling trade group CIELA has ended with a pledge to expose what it calls ‘fake agents’ which...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A debate on customer service in the agency industry has been arranged for later this month between leading lights from both...
11 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Ten years ago this month (April 2007) tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales. You need to go a...
08 April 2017
From: Features

“I predict that within a few years, folks advertising properties for rent or to buy will start to show if their property is a...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that next month’s Future: PropTech conference will feature a debate between ‘technologists’ and ‘traditionalists’ over the future of...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News

You may have noticed some subtle changes to Estate Agent Today in recent weeks, aimed at improving the ‘user experience’ we...
23 March 2017
From: Breaking News

With tax relief changes, a rise in Stamp Duty for second homes and strict mortgage affordability checks now in place, it...
04 March 2017
From: Features

One thing that can be guaranteed in the property world each year is a range of conferences and awards dinners. Very...
01 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content

The buy-to-let market has gone through significant change in the last year and with the Budget just around the corner, what...
25 February 2017
From: Features

The Independent Press Standards Organisation has ruled that a Daily Express newspaper story - “EU Exit Boosts House Prices” - was...
06 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Welcome to February! It means that 2017 is well under way and we’re edging closer to Spring – a time when...
04 February 2017
From: Features

They say you can prove anything with statistics, and 115% of the time I suspect they’re right – that was an...
21 January 2017
From: Features

The government appears to have slipped back on two deadlines concerning measures key to the property industry. Firstly the consultation on the...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s long-term share price decline and turbulent branch closure programme have not prevented a relatively positive endorsement of the group’s strategy and...
16 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Gavin Barwell says the government will put forward proposals in the new year to stop abuses of the leasehold...
21 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Becky Fatemi of central London estate agency Rokstone says prime areas of the capital are to suffer a “prolonged phase of...
13 December 2016
From: Breaking News

There is really only one topic of debate and forensic analysis at the moment and that’s the ascendency of Donald Trump...
12 November 2016
From: Features

A debate discussing how online and traditional estate agency would develop in the future, organised by City investment consultancy Jefferies, has...
09 November 2016
From: Breaking News

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...
05 November 2016
From: Features

Countrywide's second most senior management figure - Head of Retail Sam Tyrer - is to speak before an industry audience next...
01 November 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s all been kicking off in recent weeks, hasn’t it? Marmite wars, the endless Trump v Clinton debate, Samsung phones blowing...
28 October 2016
From: Features

The almost non-stop series of tax changes affecting all aspects of the housing market in recent years looks set to continue...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News

In recent weeks I have been carrying out question and answer sessions with some of the key figures in the property...
14 October 2016
From: Features

There has been widespread scepticism from many within the industry that the government will miss its latest house building targets, despite...
04 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Speculation was rife over the weekend that the government would today announce major changes to housing policy - possibly shifting the...
03 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Conveyancers will debate how various stakeholders – including estate agents – can deliver a more collaborative home moving experience at an...
13 September 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s easy to forget, but there was a time when the internet didn’t exist. When the idea behind the world wide...
19 August 2016
From: Features

How do you want your agency to be perceived? Do your processes reflect both the quality and speed of service you...
11 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...
05 August 2016
From: Features

One of the western world’s ‘hottest’ city residential markets has introduced a near-instant 15 per cent price surcharge on properties purchased...
27 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Property prices were at the forefront of the EU debate in the run-up to the referendum, with the now former Chancellor...
22 July 2016
From: Features

The joke doing the rounds last week still seems to be just as relevant this week: “the only man with a...
08 July 2016
From: Features

The controversy over whether the Land Registry should be sold off will now not be resolved until a new Prime Minister...
04 July 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s over. A win is a win, whichever side you backed. It’s true that everyone seems a lot less happy than...
01 July 2016
From: Features

This debate has been running for some time, but it tends to be the online providers of electronic checks that put...
24 June 2016
From: Features

The Conveyancing Association is setting up a working group to consider how to increase transparency, cut unnecessary delays and costs, and...
23 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Property software supplier VTUK is the latest to warn that a Brexit could have a damaging effect on the supply of...
22 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...
17 June 2016
From: Features

A few of our Industry Views pieces this week focus on the upcoming EU referendum. I don’t think I can add...
17 June 2016
From: Features

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...
17 June 2016
From: Features

I pride myself as a logical person, so much so that it amazes me how most people seem to struggle to...
17 June 2016
From: Features

The old and eternal debate over whether or not tenant fees should be banned continues to rumble on. It’s a major concern...
10 June 2016
From: Features

The MP who pledged his support to a campaign against portal juggling has now submitted an application for a Westminster Hall...
31 May 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s nearly June – June! – already. Seriously, where has this year gone? This means summer is nearly upon us, with a...
27 May 2016
From: Features

The glorious thing about the referendum on our EU membership is that four weeks today it will all be over –...
27 May 2016
From: Features

The main debate at this year’s FUTURE: PropTech conference - the industry’s leading technology forum, held yesterday in London - saw...
20 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Recent debate about a London market slowdown has clouded the fact that the areas seeing price falls are almost entirely in...
17 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Last time out I spoke about the beginnings of a PropTech revolution, with two major London-based events in the offing over...
13 May 2016
From: Features

The action group representing rebel OnTheMarket agents says it is considering legal action with a barrister named to lead any possible...
10 May 2016
From: Breaking News

On Tuesday we managed hail, snow, rain, sun and a chilly wind all in one day. Whatever you want to say...
29 April 2016
From: Features

As property ‘experts’, sector know-how and experience sits centrally to everything we do, right? Of course, but it’s certainly not the only...
29 April 2016
From: Features

A Conservative MP is to raise the portal juggling controversy in the House of Commons. Derek Thomas, MP for St Ives in...
28 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The broad disgruntlement of some OnTheMarket estate agent members over claims of poor quality and low quantity of leads, and the...
13 April 2016
From: Breaking News

A senior analyst at Credit Suisse has opened the debate about the possibility of unhappy agent members of OnTheMarket challenging their...
08 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Rightmove’s commercial director, Miles Shipside, is to make a rare intervention in the debate on the future of estate agency by...
29 March 2016
From: Breaking News

With less than a month to go before the new rate of stamp duty kicks in for second property purchasers, we’re...
18 March 2016
From: Features

As any marketer will tell you, the marketing mix in its most basic form is made up of 4 P’s: Price,...
12 March 2016
From: Features

And so it begins. Four months and counting before we vote to leave or remain. For a country apparently so divided about...
27 February 2016
From: Features

The Conveyancing Association is launching a training course for estate agents, as the debate swirls over whether a shortage of conveyancers...
24 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks chief executive Michael Bruce is to speak alongside eMoov founder Russell Quirk in a debate to be held at the...
14 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The prospect of quarterly tax returns being imposed on some businesses - including small estate agencies and other small firms servicing...
14 January 2016
From: Breaking News

A riposte to Rob Hailstone's article: 'C'mon CHAPS, Don't be faized'. Good Day, and a late Merry Christmas. Sorry for the delay in...
08 January 2016
From: Features

Online estate agent Purplebricks has now completed its pre-Christmas IPO with shares initially valued at £240m. It’s the latest news that...
08 January 2016
From: Features

Right, so it’s one more week till Christmas and two more weeks until we head face first into 2016. Both these...
18 December 2015
From: Features

What is the biggest change you’ve seen in the agency industry during your time at TPO? For me, the biggest change has...
18 December 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

When it comes to the regulation of the conveyancing industry, this question is a topic of open and ongoing debate. Licensed conveyancers...
20 November 2015
From: Features

Money laundering and the controversies raised by the From Russia With Cash documentary will be amongst the subjects under discussion at...
16 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The Town and Country Planning Association has plunged itself into the debate over Britain’s housing, saying that younger people unable to...
05 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The company of City analysts that worked with Zoopla on its floatation says it now senses “a change in climate” around...
03 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Fierce debate continues over an open letter sent by a top consultant to OnTheMarket at the end of last week, accusing...
02 November 2015
From: Breaking News

House builders say portals are vital generators of leads, especially for drawing in buyers who are not ‘brand loyal’ to one...
28 October 2015
From: Breaking News

I’m writing this from the brand spanking new Center Parks in Woburn Forest. Set within 365 acres of lush Bedfordshire forest,...
23 October 2015
From: Features

It’s interesting to read of plans to debate which business plan really is best for the customer, online or traditional estate...
09 October 2015
From: Features

One of the industry debates of the year will be held next week when the inaugural FUTURE : Property Tech conference...
05 October 2015
From: Breaking News

There was once a time when you knew where you were in the year by virtue of what was happening in...
02 October 2015
From: Features

There’s been a lot of talk lately about artificial intelligence (AI). We’ve seen it feature prominently this year on film (in...
25 September 2015
From: Features

We’ve enjoyed a bit of an Indian summer this week. Not sure it makes up for one of the coldest and...
11 September 2015
From: Features

The Financial Conduct Authority is remaining tight-lipped as to whether its newly-announced assessment of MMR will lead to easier access to...
08 September 2015
From: Breaking News
21 August 2015
From: Features

The government is reported to be considering a policy of capping prices of some homes in the countryside to ensure they...
11 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Three of the four candidates standing for the Labour leadership have effectively dismissed any possibility of reintroducing mansion tax if they...
21 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The annual RESI conference, usually dominated by developers and debates over housebuilding totals, is this year to include a discussion on...
07 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on the Scottish...
26 June 2015
From: Video Articles

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on the Scottish...
26 June 2015
From: Breaking News

There has been a strong reaction against proposals to reform the ownership of estates and other substantial land holdings in Scotland. The...
24 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Andy Burnham, one of four candidates in the electioin to become next Labour leader, is the latest prominent party member to...
23 June 2015
From: Breaking News

OK, you’re being spoilt. This column is now going to be on a bi-weekly rather than monthly basis. You lucky people,...
19 June 2015
From: Features

Stacks Property Search, one of Britain’s largest buying agencies, has entered the debates over portals and the use of DIY house...
19 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Two new reports add fuel to the continuing debate over portals. Firstly Rightmove claims to have had its busiest-ever May, with 115m...
15 June 2015
From: Breaking News

A London start-up is the latest to launch virtual reality technology aimed at estate agents and property buyers. Launched last week, VirtuEye...
09 June 2015
From: Breaking News

There has been much debate in recent years about Britain’s desperate need for more housing stock. Demand has been outstripping supply...
15 May 2015
From: Features

The chief executive of Andrews estate agency chain says housing policy should be decided not directly by politicians but by an...
07 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Gentrification is a divisive, provocative issue, but why are estate agents (especially Foxtons) appearing to bear the brunt of the public’s...
06 May 2015
From: Features

It is to the credit of our political parties - and our own industry’s lobbying - that so many housing-related matters...