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In retrospect, it was perhaps inevitable that the infamous dead cat would come into the debate over government housing targets and...

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) is aiming to become the first carbon neutral estate agency network. It has teamed up with...

The issue of agency qualifications has finally been mentioned in the Houses of Parliament, almost three years since the landmark Regulation...

Hamptons has created a new international department after its latest acquisition. The agent this week revealed it has acquired Venres, a specialist...

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...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...

After years of delays and upheaval, the Renters' Reform Bill finally appears to be back on the agenda, in an effort...

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...

The government last night revealed more details on its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill including letting local authorities double council...

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...

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

A new estate agency has been launched in the west of Scotland by property services firm Bowman Rebecchi. The new business, named...

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

Property portals are preparing to support agents in complying with a new era of upfront material information. From the end of May,...

Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better.  Here are some of the...

Law firm Taylor Rose MW has acquired a stake in proptech firm SlothMove in an effort to help combat property fraud. SlothMove...

One of the most valuable assets to any company is the data it stores. According to a recent study completed by...

An agency specialising in Nigerian clients has opened its first international office in London. Jide Taiwo & Co’s office will open next...

Foxtons has given details of what some believe is market-leading use of technology to drive its sales and lettings effort. In a...

The JLL property consultancy is opening a branch handling sales and lettings in an area of London often by-passed by rival...

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...

A so-called Climate Innovation District is to be constructed in central Leeds with low carbon homes at its heart. The developer Citu...

A high profile London estate agency has appointed two so-called Wellness Ambassadors to look after the mental health and wellbeing of...

Michael and Kenny Bruce have for the first time given their views on what went wrong for Purplebricks during their time...

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeh­olds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...

PropTech solutions have continued to ingratiate themselves in both the forefront of an agency within advertising mediums and in the backend...

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

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s going where and why in...

Glynis Frew will be stepping down as managing director of franchise giant Hunters from the end of this month after 20...

Of the many industry buzzwords, I suspect “upfront information” was up there as one of the most widely used in 2021....

There’s been another large rise in fee earnings for Rightmove this morning, as the portal softens the blow by announcing a...

A bid to regulate second home ownership in part of the UK through changes to planning policy will add complexity and...

A PropTech supplier has been quick off the mark to launch a tool which it says will help agents satisfy new...

Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...

Reapit Elements is an open-source, cross-platform design system that gives designers and developers a framework to quickly create responsive, device-agnostic, and...

Identity verification service Credas claims the UK sits second in the list of global money laundering hotspots. The amount laundered - much...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

Rightmove has rolled out a new feature within MyRightmove that allows home-hunters organise saved properties into various property lists. The portal says...

The branding and technology supplier epropservices - which also owns Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals - is changing...

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

Bowmark Capital is selling its Leaders Romans Group, one of the UK’s largest property services groups, to another private equity operator, Platinum...

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

Barely three weeks into the new year and we’re already talking about plans to raise tens, perhaps hundreds, of thousands of...

Do you have an 'open API'? We use 'X' who have an 'open API' so we would need you to integrate with...

A new survey suggests two thirds of current or potential home owners would accept the idea of a mortgage interest rate...

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...

A probe by the Competition and Markets Authority has led housebuilder Taylor Wimpey to make changes for the benefit of leaseholders.  Taylor...

MRI Software’s newest Agency Solutions expert, Michael Connolly, made the leap from working on the front line of an estate agent...

One part of the UK is to get a taste of the mandatory estate agent regulation that many want to see...

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

The company selling new homes in a London development has added a new twist to our celebration of Christmas 2021 -...

OnTheMarket has revamped its website in a bid to shed the final connections with the portal’s failed leadership and strategy of...

Estate agents, and indeed all professionals, should be offered the option of flexible working when they are appointed to the job. That’s...

Knight Frank has appointed David Lewis as head of rural sales for Devon and West Somerset. Lewis’s career in residential property began...

I’ve worked in financial crime for the past seven years, beginning my career as a white collar crime litigator in a law firm. I know that the...

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

Rightmove has launched its second modular training course for agents, a sale skills exercise with high profile trainer Josh Phegan. The course is...

Let’s begin with total transparency from this author: I believe there’s a place for Build To Rent in the wider portfolio...

A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...

Well it’s about time isn’t it? We mean winter - it’s here at last, with white, wintry weather that gets us...

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

The Propertymark Qualifications Awards annual ceremony taking place early next month have revealed their shortlist. There is a total of nine Awards...

Hello and welcome to a new week - and even as Christmas approaches there remains plenty to report about people moving...

The latest update on the prime central London market from agency Knight Frank warns that it’s still not business as usual,...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

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

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

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

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

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

A petition calling on the government to set up an independent enquiry into the cladding crisis has reached a key 10,000...

At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

There has been criticism of the new Residential Development Tax, levied to fund remedial work on dangerous cladding on high rise blocks. The tax...

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...

I’m going to declare upfront that, as an investor, I have a financial interest in the success of MovePal but I also need...

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

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...

A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...

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

More than 10,000 certificates have been awarded to agents who have taken Rightmove’s first modular training. This is an accredited GDPR course...

The government has released details of a new property tax. It’s the Residential Property Developer Tax, first announced at the start of...

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

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

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

A remarkable 37 staff promotions have been made by a national estate agency, Fisher German.  The agency - which has a substantial...

Hamptons is to expand the provision of New Homes and residential development services across all of its 90 branches, after a...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? As Chief Business Development Officer I am responsible for Simplify’s...

Former BBC Director General Greg Dyke has been revealed as the man behind a £35m project to developer a historic part...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

Labour is to reveal a raft of new housing policies at its party conference this weekend - and it claims it’s...

A leading planning consultancy has claimed that ‘the myth’ that housing developers are hoarding land after gaining planning consent in order...

The UK’s largest review website for the property industry has announced that its first ever in-person awards event will be held...

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

Boris Johnson's sudden and unexpectedly ruthless Cabinet reshuffle, which drew comparisons with Margaret Thatcher's 'purge of the wets' in 1981, ended...

One of the property market's leading names has welcomed young people into its company for work experience through a partnership with...

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has become the latest body to welcome the decision by Countryside Properties to scrap the requirement to pay...

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

In what will be seen as the latest win for leaseholders across the UK, it’s been revealed that – following action...

The Guild of Property Professionals’ formal qualifications platform is set for launch this month. Agents will be able to access the platform...

The value of mortgage lending hit a record high in the final months of the stamp duty holiday. Figures from the Bank...

Property values may seem high in the UK but spare a thought for buyers in other countries such as Israel, Switzerland...

A London agency has launched a Wellbeing At Work initiative to help agents and other staff as they return to the...

Regulators are warning the UK’s property, finance and legal sectors to be aware of the possible impacts of the exit from...

Franchise giant Winkworth says it has backed the start up of a commercial company advising on investment in retail or business...

In this article, the team at Iceberg Digital outline why agents should consider attending the Estate Agency X event as well...

Jackson-Stops, which currently has 42 branches across the UK, has revealed it’s going to have another 20 by the end of...

The entrepreneur behind the live chat service Yomdel is to retire from the business.  Andy Soloman, the founder of the managed chat...

Zoopla-owned Proptech platform Yourkeys has launched what it calls a first-of-its-kind sales progression service for new-build shared ownership properties. It works like...

A Midlands property firm has quit its city centre premises after 25 years and says the pandemic has proved it can...

An independent agency has signed up to an international property sales platform designed to place UK new build developments on the...

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

Guided by our philosophy of being open and connected, at MRI we are constantly evolving and developing relationships and partnerships with...

Tim Balcon, who lasted just four months in the role of Propertymark chief executive before a mystery resignation, has now become...

Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...

Are you experiencing Estate Agent burnout? As The Stamp Duty Holiday has begun to tail off, it didn’t bring the relaxation in...

As the Tokyo Olympics draws to a close this weekend, the Nationwide Building Society has analysed long-term capital appreciation in locations regenerated...

Volume house builder Taylor Wimpey has announced a pre-tax profit for the first half of this year of £287.5m - and...

The UK government will not achieve its pledge of delivering 300,000 new homes a year until 2028, according to analysis from...

Rightmove has reported a dramatic bounce back in its fortunes - and it’s making more money from agents even than before...

Boomin has announced the appointment of six agents, described as independent representatives, who are now on the new portal’s strategic board. The...

Two companies are to merge to create one of the Home Counties’ largest land and new homes businesses. Ashtons and Putterills Land...

Hello and welcome to another Property Jobs Today, your chance to see the latest moves in our industry. Why not be a...

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

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

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

A new team of managers at one of the country’s best known franchise brands hopes to promote the concept amongst agents. Hunters...

Is print dead as an advertising medium for estate agents? Many have suggested it is, thanks to the rise and rise of...

Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...

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

Veteran agent and property consultant Dominic Grace, who recently left Savills after 37 years, is to take up a new role...

It may be the height of summer but the industry is still super-busy and new appointments continue to come thick and...

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...

Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...

Almost 77 per cent of people think the government must build more homes - but if that means reclassifying Green Belt...

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

In an unusual move, HM Land Registry has issued guidance to agents to help them reassure jittery buyers and sellers ahead...

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

London’s housing market may be distinctly lacklustre compared to much of the rest of the UK right now but one development...

A traditional problem for agents has been ‘tyre kickers’ who come to view a home out of curiosity with little or...

The youngsRPS agency now has a fifth branch in the north of England - it’s in Darlington and will cover the...

Right now it seems that another day means another house price record, an all-time high for transactions, and a conveyancing log-jam...

Hello and we’re at the end of another week celebrating all those in our industry who do great work. And this...

Boomin says it’s added over 600 new agency branches during May, with the latest signing being the large Pattinson independent with...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s on the move. Let us know...

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

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...

A global financial software and analytics firm says it’s launching a new PropTech tool which promises in the near future to...

In the previous edition of PropTech Today, Nathan Emerson highlighted the importance of effective implementation, linking poor staff engagement to the...

OnTheMarket has signed a new deal with a PropTech partner - the second in successive weeks. This latest one is a 12...

Sarah Edmundson, the chief executive of the Agents Together charity - set up by the Bruce brothers, Michael and Kenny -...

In an industry which is faced with constant changes in day-to-day practices and even more so given the Covid terrain which agents...

We recently conducted a survey and discussion session with estate and lettings agencies called Agency panel - Cut through the noise...

A think tank wants the government to scrap stamp duty and replace it with an annual property tax based on capital...

In recent years, the property market has been taking steps to become more digital – with HM Land Registry leading the...

An industry provider has created a free e-book for agents explaining the latest must-have - a Tech Stack. Tech provider Rex has created...

Over the next few years, the property sector is set to change for the better – all thanks to PropTech. While the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Christopher Keen and Company Director  What is ‘company name’ and what...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

Government leaks ahead of today’s Queen’s Speech suggest a major planning shake-up is set to stop NIMBY objectors to new homes. News...

In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...

Zoopla says house builders “are at the heart of everything we do” and it is revamping its New Homes marketing offer...

The new Mayor of London, to be decided in an election tomorrow, has just received a six point set of demands...

Propertymark Qualifications is reporting a surge in exams being taken and booked as restrictions ease allowing test centres to reopen. Since they...

The government has launched a formal consultation process on a new residential property developer tax which is to contribute towards cladding...

The private treaty process has been in need of modernisation for a long time. When we open an account with a...

As London plays catch-up with the buoyant housing market seen in the rest of the country, two agencies have announced new...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

In my previous Estate Agent Today feature, I endeavoured to explain the key differences between APIs and Apps, to help improve...

Potential house buyers may be fine with virtual tours during lockdown periods, but as the country opens up, people are going...

Two leading agencies and an agent network have signed up to the UK’s first dedicated portal for those finding, researching, buying...

Jason Tebb, the ex-Foxtons agent who is now chief executive of OnTheMarket, has given his first in depth public interview since...

The UK government has been told it should make the stamp duty cut permanent to encourage investment and make it easier...

Have you found yourself asking the question: “what is the difference between an API and an App?” No doubt we are all...

The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...

Licensing of the short-term lets sector in Scotland was due to be introduced next month. However, it was recently announced that...

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

Mental health – and the importance of good mental health – has become a vital thing for all of us in...

Earlier this month, Fixflo held a webinar with David Cox, legal and compliance director of Rightmove, to discuss key government policies...

Here are the first three TV adverts for Boomin, the new property portal which launches on Friday.The new website launches early...

Two property directors have been banned from holding company office for a total of 25 years after abusing £7.7m taken from...

Hello, and as we near the first Bank Holiday of the year (and a little light at the end of the...

The Guild of Property Professionals says it’s had a strong response to the launch of its Ofqual-accredited Level Three Agency Qualification. It...

Energy Performance Certificates ought to be scrapped because they are outdated and not fit for purpose. That’s the view of an influential...

Two of Britain’s largest house builders have reacted sharply to calls by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick and the Competition and Markets...

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...

The Competition and Markets Authority has written to two top house builders ordering them to change their leasehold terms. In September the...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to offer a formal agency qualification as it goes increasingly on the offensive in a...

Connells Group has adopted e-Signatures from Yoti for its sales and lettings business across a number of brands. This follows a successful...

A London agency has opened its second office in the south of the capital. Kalmars’ new branch is on the historic Old...

If it’s Monday, it’s jobs news day on EAT - welcome to the latest update. Want to be featured in our next...

Rightmove has promised to keep its restrictions on access to Rightmove Plus under review - and says it’s aiming to help...

Propertymark has set out a four point strategy for the future of the organisation. The body - which encompasses the National Association...

Hello and welcome to this edition of Property Jobs Today, a chance to catch up with who’s moving where in the...

The latest house price index from the Halifax suggests the market has softened ahead of the original scheduled end of the stamp...

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

Connells Group, which is of course acquiring Countrywide, has announced it's snapped up another agency - albeit a much smaller one. It...

When I joined Zoopla, I took the same approach that I always take whenever I enter a new sector: I was...

The head of a PropTech platform wants financial penalties on conveyancers if transactions miss deadlines. “The only way to accelerate the current...

The Countrywide name is set to disappear from the stock market in a week’s time - and may soon be gone...

Agency websites supplier Property Webmasters has secured a substantial but undisclosed cash injection to expand internationally. The investment comes from Net Ventures...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

Propertymark has named a veteran industry figure as interim chief executive - and says it has a "new strategy." Nathan Emerson has some...

OnTheMarket says it’s going to increase investment in new products and services, and invest further in ‘internal website development resources’. In a...

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...

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

Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...

An announcement from Propertymark this afternoon says: The Board of Propertymark has accepted the resignation of its CEO, Tim Balcon. Following four...

The government has given details of two new taxes to provide funds to address the cladding problem on high rise tower blocks...

Agents and a wide range of property experts have demanded yet more government funds to end the cladding crisis that is...

The high-end housing market on Jersey has been rocked by a plan from the island’s government which may ban foreign investors from...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

REACH, a programme encouraging start-ups in the property world, has released a list of UK companies that will feature in its...

A property industry body representing developers wants the government to think again about making it easier for redundant High Street shops...

Connells Group, now on the threshold of taking the ailing Countrywide empire under its wings, has signed a five year partnership...

Boomin has denied that it will ever allow direct property sales, cutting out estate agents. Founder Michael Bruce says the new service...

Zoopla has revealed a multi-million-pound programme of future developments which have taken 18 months to finalise. Chief executive Charlie Bryant has told...

The new chief executive of Propertymark, now combining five agency trade bodies including the NAEA and ARLA, has no experience at...

I have written this column for over four years. I started writing it at a time when no-one really knew anything...

Free-to-list portal One Dome has launched a dedicated New Homes section - in line with the longer-established paid-for portals - and...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

The property market became somewhat fractious during 2020. After receiving a much-needed boost with the promise of stamp duty relief, things...

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

The ‘future of residential’ is a huge term to contend with but one that was addressed last week through our RE:Connect...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2021 - we’re less than a fortnight into the New Year...

There’s no doubt that the property market underwent a tumultuous year in 2020, where efficiency was required more than ever. Since the...

To kick off 2021, we have a Q&A with one of the most high-profile – and, it has to be said,...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

ZPG, parent company of Zoopla, is to buy another comparison website business, in addition to running its existing Uswitch service. Insurance group...

Propertymark has told the government that it needs to introduce overarching regulation of agents now, because existing piecemeal provisions are unmanageable...

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

Start-up letting agents looking to enter the market are finding it increasingly difficult to set up in business as banks point...

Christmas is creeping up on us and, for some agents at least, a short seasonal closedown beckons. To get us in the...

OnTheMarket is to undergo a revamp under its new chief executive, former Foxtons agent Jason Tebb - who has been given...

Hello - and here we are nearing the end of the strangest of years.  With agents and industry suppliers rushed off their...

First off, hello and welcome to this new series – appearing in Estate Agent Today’s Breaking News section each month –...

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...

The design quality of new homes and neighbourhoods across the UK remains stubbornly low, according to a new report by academics.  The...

Here at Giraffe360, the PropTech startup, we have raised a £3.5 million funding round to further accelerate our product development and...

Hello, and if it’s Friday it can only mean Charity day as we celebrate the industry’s continuing fund-raising despite challenges from...

Upcoming portal Boomin has written to its founder agents inviting one of them to take up a seat on the main...

After you. No, after you. That is often how innovation seems amongst the real estate elite. And this week I see it...

Property sales take a seriously long time to complete. There are a number of reasons for this, although often delays are...

The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...

We’re just a few days from December so why not get into the festive spirit a little early and get some...

A high-profile publicity campaign has culminated in the launch of a new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology, empowering...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where in the agency and supplier...

Zoopla is the first UK property company to launch advertising on Pinterest, the lifestyle picture-centric social media platform. A statement from Zoopla...

Residential People, one of many free-to-list platforms in the hectic portal marketplace, is set to launch which it calls its “AI...

A former London estate agency owner and finalist on The Apprentice says he’s now returning to the sector to sell new-builds. Jamie...

Aspire, the six-branch south west London agency, has dropped its previous franchise structure and reverted to being owned outright by its...

Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lockdown 2, as it’s being known, is now with us, but fortunately...

Purplebricks has issued a statement to its shareholders saying it’s ‘never been more relevant’. However, the expected radical change to its fees structure appears...

A London agency says it's discovered the five key priorities that buyers want, following a survey of its own database. “Lockdown and...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...

A new property portal that operates a Tinder-style ‘swipe’ app is offering agents 12 months free listings. MoveStreets operates like the dating...

The new two per cent stamp duty surcharge applying to non-resident buyers may cause a wide range of properties to be...

There is no doubting that 2020 has been a challenging year for all industries, with the lettings market being no exception. Following...

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....

In recent years, the extent and role of the private rented sector (PRS) in the housing market has seen significant changes. The...

Integration, collaboration and connected platforms – some great buzzwords, but what do they actually mean and do they really help agents? One...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to...

2020 has definitely been a year of change. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the day-to-day operations of almost every industry...

Let’s be honest: things are getting just a little tougher aren’t they?  We’re delighted to say that the spirit of the industry...

One of the country's largest group of independent agencies has named its new chief executive officer - and says it’s a...

OnTheMarket’s latest trading update shows a significant rise in revenue but agency branch membership numbers stalling. Revenue was up 28 per cent...

A new portal-style PropTech product has launched and wants to recruit estate agents to its fold - despite describing the way...

A PropTech platform wants to find out agents’ views on a range of industry issues - and that includes whether they...

OnTheMarket says it’s going to issue its next trading statement one week today on October 13. This will cover the first six...

Two independent agencies in London have joined forces to form a 'full circle' service for developers, promising to transform the property...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Lee Rix - Head of Business Development What is ‘company name’...

Hello and at the start of another working week, welcome to our regular jobs slot announcing who’s moving where within the...

Survivors and bereaved family members from the Grenfell Tower fire have joined forces with residents trapped in allegedly dangerous flats in...

Propertymark, which will from later this year combine both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...

Connells Group has revealed seven appointments to its board of directors which it links directly with a target to grow presence and...

Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...

With the high street open again, and the Chancellor’s temporary stamp duty holiday helping to stimulate the market, estate and letting...

When it comes to the future of the property market in the wake of Covid-19, there are two main schools of...

The green light for a vacant office building in the capital to be redeveloped into residential housing has been given after...

National property consultancy Carter Jonas has bucked the trend of remote working and closing branches to announce it has secured 12,000...

NAEA Propertymark has written a letter to Housing Minister Christopher Pincher, asking what measures the government is taking to get more...

OnTheMarket has signed up one of the country’s biggest house builders, Taylor Wimpey. The builder - which has 24 offices and covers...

The Residential Property Surveyors’ Association appears to be taking on the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in a battle for authority...

The Competition and Markets Authority is today opening enforcement cases focusing on the sale of leasehold homes by four leading housebuilders. They...

There’s been a surprise appointment as OnTheMarket chief executive. Instead of popular acting CEO Clive Beattie - who had made it known...

A developer working in collaboration with Silverstone race circuit is creating homes inside the track, near one of the motor racing...