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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...

A PropTech platform that claims to halve the time a transaction takes has received a huge cash injection from investors for...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

One of the most prominent companies involved in identifying and treating Japanese Knotweed has recruited a new member of the team...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT - we know some agencies are reshaping their structures and downsizing but this...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

The government’s new Kickstart scheme is the ideal way for agents to encourage new talent without incurring any cost. That’s the view of The...

It has been three months since the property market was given the green light to reopen. During this time, we have...

The Sequence Group is to be the sole selling agent for RoyaleLife, the country’s largest builder of bungalows, exclusively aimed at...

It must have been a close thing on Friday as to whose faces were looking the most glum - those at...

Almost all estate agents are still saying Yes to Rightmove, according to figures produced by the portal this morning. Membership numbers for...

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

A statement by OnTheMarket this morning reveals that as of the end of last month it had a record 14,000 advertisers...

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning reveals that 85 per cent of staff are now off furlough, and that the...

Earlier this month, it was revealed that property industry bodies have joined a new Code of Practice Steering Group to enact...

The new code of conduct for estate agents has been dismissed as “a waste of time” - and the senior industry...

Agents now have a chance to say what they think should be in a new Code of Conduct being discussed following...

Hello and welcome to another week. We’re more than aware that it’s a challenging time for our industry as for most...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jon Horton, Product director of sales progression platform, mio What does...

With stamp duty cuts and 90% mortgages on their way back, anyone could think the housing market was about to go...

Two companies that persuaded property investors to pay as much as £25,000 for a parking space have been wound up in...

It’s a tough time for agents and our stories show a disturbingly high number of  branches closing - but there are...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

It may be that by the time you read this it’s all over for Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for...

With three months of lockdown behind us, commission income is vital, and sales progression is more important than ever. Emma Vigus, Managing...

Zoopla predicts that the price strength that has been seen since the reopening of the housing market is likely to continue...

Controversial Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is the subject of a harshly critical cartoon in The Times which depicts “pigs in the...

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have announced that they are extending their cut-price fees deals, introduced because of Coronavirus. This morning Rightmove says: "We have...

There’s been a big rise in demand for new-builds since the lockdown according to figures from Knight Frank - but the...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - currently at the centre of a planning controversy - could be sacked in a September Cabinet reshuffle. The...

Tuesday mornings at 6am is usually my time to review all the latest PropTech news. This fires off ideas for my...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has now been named in media investigations into allegations concerning his political boss, Robert Jenrick, and the...

Beleaguered Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is under growing pressure to explain his part in a planning decision - now deemed illegal...

Russell Jervis, who spent 33 years at Spicerhaart rising to managing director before quitting late last year, has re-emerged this morning...

How prime London has changed. In 2002 work began on The Knightsbridge. Located within a stone’s throw of Harrods and a near-neighbour...

The Metropolitan Police says it’s “assessing” the controversial surrounding the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, and a planning decision over which he...

A former Purplebricks chief has become managing director of an agency aiming to be a national brand. Jim Harris - a former training...

A mystery group, believed to consist of high-level former agents and suppliers, is asking the industry for its feedback on current...

If it’s Friday it’s our regular round-up of fund-raising by and involving the property industry, and it’s remarkable how much is...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - accused by some of breaking the lockdown some weeks ago - is now in more hot...

A digital ‘members-only club’ for property professionals around the world has slashed its prices nine months after launching. The Eighth Door is...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

The fast-growing trade group for independent estate agents has launched a partnership with the soon-to-launch Homesearch portal. Of the various free-to-list portals...

During March, the coronavirus pandemic put the brakes on the property market with an enforced period of shutdown. However, almost two...

High end London agency Beauchamp Estates has been selected to join the Bank of England’s advisory panel of companies and senior directors, and to...

As last Friday was the VE Day Anniversary bank holiday we have a bumper bundle of fund-raising activities to report on...

The acting chief executive of OnTheMarket says the Coronavirus crisis could indirectly create a catalyst for change in the portals marketplace. Clive...

A Labour council in London has come out against the government’s plan to offer 30 per cent discounts to first time...

There could be a wave of legal disputes as off-plan buyers seek to get out of purchase deals after the lockdown...

Savills has kept in touch with almost 2,000 of its vendors and prospective buyers through two mass webinars. Entitled ‘What COVID-19 means...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - our first for some weeks as the coverage has previously been dominated by...

There’s a warning today that the housing market could face a wave of legal disputes if buyers of off-plan new builds...

Hello - yes it’s Friday in case you lost track, and that means it’s Agents Do Charity day: and once again...

An industry stalwart has urged critics of Rightmove to fight for the portal to offer agents a fairer pricing system, not...

We are all operating in peculiar times. Times of great upheaval. Our lives are both in a complete state of flux...

Another west country tourist hotspot looks set to ban any future new-build home being sold as a holiday or additional property. Bigbury...

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...

Purplebricks chief financial officer James Davies has resigned. His place has been taken by Andrew Botha, who has joined from the online...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

Allsop has staged its first principal residential auction entirely online, and has raised £28m. Some 76 per cent of all lots offered...

Working from home is something of a leveller right now, applying to people in the capital and in the sticks, but...

A leading estate agency says it has observed that some banks previously opposed to accepting remote and desktop valuations have started...

Some 2,500 estate agency branches have expressed an interest in a new portal, Homesearch, launching next month.  Although the Homesearch website lists...

Hello and welcome to this week’s list of good work - yes, despite the virus lockdown.  Earlier this week we featured many...

Propertymark has been told the agents should shut their offices immediately - they are not “essential businesses” under the new Coronavirus...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column . Before we get on with it, a reminder to...

Property expert Phil Spencer will soon be sharing his unique insight into Move iQ’s engaged consumer audience alongside advice from other...

There’s been a huge change in the way estate agencies operate in recent years, with far more focus on marketing properties...

The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...

OnTheMarket has announced this morning that it has given notice to its chief executive, Ian Springett, with immediate effect. The troubled portal's...

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry. You know the drill by now: if...

Hello and because it’s Friday there are two pieces of good news: it’s nearly the weekend and it’s the day for...

Keller Williams has announced another new market centre, and this time its operating principal is a former Purplebricks territory owner.  JP Downes...

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...

Rightmove has released another stonking set of results - but there are signs that some agents are defecting from the ever-more-expensive...

Rupert Sebag-Montefiore has this morning been named as a non-executive director of OnTheMarket. He will also serve as chairman of the portal’s...

Another westcountry town may ban new-build homes being sold as holiday properties, even though the idea has backfired elsewhere. Fowey in Cornwall -...

Hello - it’s Monday and so it’s PJT, where you can catch up on the industry major moves of recent days. Please...

Who are you? Jed Topping, Business Development Executive for Virgin Media How can sales and letting agents work with Virgin Media to earn extra revenue?...

Estate agency Chestertons has named the new chief operating officer for the roll out of its UK and Europe franchising operation. Some...

A high profile and widely-respected estate agent is predicting a huge demographic change to one of the country’s wealthiest enclaves -...

As residential sales and lettings professionals we are conditioned to adapt to change, it’s the nature of the profession. However, developments...

A new homes portal says that in the past year it’s seen a rise of 82 per cent in website visitors and...

Agents “dread” buyers’ questions on value, asking prices and nearby new development according to a survey. Some 50 agents and over 1,500...

For a very long time, it was one of the best ways – if not the best way – of generating...

The Hunters franchise group says it’s now the third largest agency in the UK, and it promises to reveal a major...

Logbooks about properties must be made available up-front at the point of marketing and not later in the buying process if...

Independent agents in a fast-growing trade body are to be given the opportunity to secure exclusivity on land deals and new...

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...

The number of residential transactions rose by 6.2 per cent in December - an unseasonal increase - according to data from...

Estate Agent Today understands that the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents’ trade group has announced a new partnership - this time...

Hello and welcome to a new week, and a new edition of PJT. If you’re on the move or your firm has...

Winkworth says it’s achieved a big jump in London sales market share despite “an uncertain and difficult year that was dominated...

The total value of the UK’s housing stock hit £7.39 trillion in 2019, a new record high. The claim, in an analysis...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...

The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...

The Law Commission has set out three ways to cut the cost that leaseholders have to pay to buy the freehold...

There have been two developments on the controversial subject of online reviews. One concerns the online agency Emoov, which three months ago...

A digital platform claims its taken “a massive step” towards speeding up property sales with what it says is the first...

Annual UK house price growth exceeded one per cent for the first time in 12 months in December according to the...

First things first, a big happy New Year to everyone. Welcome to 2020! It looks set to be another interesting year...

A warning has been issued by a prominent industry figure that more bricks-and-mortar High Street agents will go under in 2020,...

It's been two years since the SDL Group launched its franchise block management business, SDL Property Partners, the first of its...

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

“There won’t be a single home but millions of different homes”, is one quote.  “There will be an end to gadgets”, is...

love2move, the digital platform that allows High Street agents to operate parallel online agencies alongside their traditional offerings, is holding a...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today before Christmas - and yes, there are still plenty of people moving...

As part of its commitment to promoting and enforcing high standards, RICS has launched its Home Survey Standard, which will become...

Zoopla has this afternoon announced a massive growth programme for 2020 with 120 new staff and expansion in most of its...

When we launched Reapit’s Foundations Platform as a Service (PaaS) in November, it may have seemed like a recent development in...

Yes, you can promise yourself that you won't eat all the mince pies, or yet another roast potato, nor drink as...

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

The legendary Mayfair estate agency Wetherell is linking with London’s Dexters chain in a new partnership. Wetherell, run by high profile chief...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where and why across our...

In the latest part of the Natter’s ‘day in the life of’ series, I catch up with Chris Osmond, sales director...

Problems with relationships are usually helped, if not always resolved, by people asking straight questions and getting straight answers. That’s what we...

A new portal has been launched aiming to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket in the retirement property sector - and...

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs has revealed that residential property transactions have increased by 4.3 per cent year-on-year. In October 2019...

Labour is pledging a “housing revolution” with the biggest council house building programme for decades Its manifesto being launched today will include new...

It’s easier than you might think. For any agent the challenge of making a business successful is hard work with the focus...

A prominent agency owner and industry figure has attacked Rightmove for failing to support estate agents and has accused it of...

The prospective buyers of a home in Oxfordshire who paid a deposit of £108,000 before withdrawing are suing the sellers in...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday Property Jobs Today feature, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in...

The competition is hotting up between Zoopla and OnTheMarket for new homes listings. Today Zoopla has revealed that it has seen a...

A sales agency based in Warrington and set up originally to market new homes in Manchester is now expanding into Shanghai...

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...

A London estate agency says a new scheme of apartments being launched for sale this weekend will be the first ever...

Reapit has launched a platform, cloud infrastructure and marketplace called Foundations which aims to provide “all the PropTech solutions” for agencies’...

Hello there and welcome along to the latest PJT, your weekly catch-up on who’s moving where in agency, amongst suppliers and...

This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...

Being a market leader means staying on top of industry trends. The more aware you are of what's happening in the...

London Central Portfolio, the investment consultancy which  saw signs of an upturn in the prime market in the capital this autumn,...

The founder of Rightmove and former Countrywide chief executive Harry Hill is one of a number of investors behind a new...

Zoopla has unveiled new functionality that it claims will make searching for new homes easier for consumers - and resumes the...

One of the legends of property journalism, Anne Ashworth, has left her position as editor of The Times’ highly regarded Bricks...

In a revival of the Natter’s day in the life of series, I catch up with Rajeev Nayyar, managing director of...

Savills, Knight Frank, Cushman & Wakefield and JLL are the main estate agencies now working with a review website allowing buyers...

Briefings from the Conservative Party to The Sun newspaper suggest that the party will this week announce further relaxation in planning...

There’s a clear change of mood music in the country now regarding environmental issues. You don’t need to be old to remember...

Picture this: You have finally pushed that sale or purchase through, which means your client is over the moon and happy...

The niche agency Singer Veille has set up its own PropTech consultancy and application development service for the property industry. Singer Veille...

Hello and welcome to your regular Monday PJT, the essential guide to who’s moving where in our industry. Everyone mentioned here got...

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

All eyes will be on Purplebricks today to see if there is further development in what some believe is a long-term...

Earlier this year, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group announced the initial details of plans for mandatory qualifications and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Simon Trippett – Partner at The Property Centre. What services...

A banking company used by OnTheMarket has issued a note to its investor clients claiming the portal “arguably beats its peers...

Barratt Developments’ three consumer brands - Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes and Barratt London - are the first developers to list...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on key moves within the industry. Everyone mentioned here...

It’s been six years since the Help to Buy scheme was launched, with the honourable intentions of helping more people onto...

The Housing Secretary says he wants to make home ownership more affordable for first time buyers - which could mean discounts...

iamproperty, parent company of IAMsold, says it now works with 2,500 estate agency branches nationwide and has sold over 16,500 properties...

A retirement development specialist is warning buyers on such schemes to beware unexpected clauses or restrictions which they may not have...

Zoopla is mining data from users of its website to target sellers on Facebook and Instagram, producing leads and making it unnecessary for agencies to...

A leading figure in urban design is urging new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stand up for the pioneering space standards...

Hello and welcome to PJT, breaking you in to the working week every Monday with news of the movers and shakers...

It’s another Friday so it’s another Agents Do Charity - of course! It’s August and the height of the holidays but as...

Seemingly-endless uncertainty over Brexit and now speculation over whether there will be an easing of stamp duty on transactions is making...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new Property Jobs Today column, bringing you the industry’s...

Welcome to this week’s ADC…and what a week it’s been. Politics? No, hot air of a different kind - the weather.  Yet...

I feel I am in a fortunate position. I have been central to the PropTech movement for a number of years,...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your regular weekly column giving all the key appointments news in the...

Trade bodies and property firms have strongly welcomed the recommendations for root and branch reform of the agency industry - and...

The Nationwide building society is to go into house building. It has received planning permission to build 239 new homes for sale...

Two Countrywide brands have joined forces to launch Airspace Exchange – a service to push the idea of constructing homes and...

A new website devoted solely to prime off-market properties is looking for agents who will use it to find buyers seeking...

Jamie Lester, the London estate agent who starred in The Apprentice almost a decade ago, has set up a property industry...

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...

The police have opened an investigation after a number of complaints have been made about the financial affairs of a sales...

Purplebricks has revealed its annual results for the year ending April 30 2019.  The hybrid agency has posted an operating loss of...

This week, I want to take a look at the Israeli startup, Venn, an urban revitalisation firm which has recently received...

Petty Estate Agents has acquired the real estate division of Cheshire-based Wright Marshall out of administration. The deal safeguards the company after...

Hello and welcome to both this week’s PJT and welcome to July. It may be summer and Wimbledon time, but there’s no...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

Hello there - if it’s Friday it’s Agents Do Charity, and as we prepare for a hot weekend for Glastonbury revellers...

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...

You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...

Nomination for the Propertymark Qualifications Awards 2019 are now open - and they present a chance to celebrate colleagues or employers...

LSL Property Services’ Land & New Homes division says it’s set a record by selling 50 per cent of the units...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today - the Monday slot where you can catch up with...

Property developing is an incredibly diverse and exciting career choice, and something that many people aspire to do in the UK.  I...

South west regional agency Luscombe Maye has amended an advertisement for a new housing development following a complaint to a watchdog. A...

There seems no end in sight for the share turmoil going on at Purplebricks, with several new developments on Friday before...

A review website set up by a former estate agent says £1m of new funding will allow it to roll out...

Tributes are being paid to David Hall, a senior partner at an agency in the Midlands where he worked for a...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is running a Certified Property Measurer course aimed at training agents and others in the...

Two of Britain’s largest and best known estate agencies have endured a day of turmoil at the hands of investors -...

Welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - because last week there was a Bank Holiday, we have a bumper edition...

A volume house builder is launching a TV advertising campaign claiming its properties are a “premium alternative” to second hand homes...

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...

One of my biggest concerns in all of my writing, speaking and influencing around PropTech is that for the people we...

The head of the Property Redress Scheme is urging agents to prepare for yet more regulation and legislation changes likely to...

There’s been a mixed response to the government’s surprise announcement that it would make permanent the right of home owners to...

Homeowners will be able to extend properties more easily instead of moving home. In a surprise announcement this morning - less than...

Earlier this month we celebrated the 16th annual ESTAS Awards, once again hosted by TV property expert Phil Spencer.  The glittering ceremony...

In recent years click & collect has become a popular way for retailers, supermarkets and online shopping sites such as Amazon...

The Property Ombudsman says its members must in future disclose referral fees in a bid to make previously-hidden costs open and...

Zoopla is today unveiling what it calls “a new direction” for its software division and the creation of “market-leading agency CRM...

As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...

Welcome back to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today (PJT) after a Bank Holiday break. Each week, we round up...

London agency Chestertons is launching a franchise offering which will allow businesses outside of the capital to operate under the Chestertons...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jake Gready Managing Director NEXA Bristol What services do you provide? buying - selling...

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...

1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...

Another bank has slashed its forecast for Purplebricks, citing concerns over its the long-term viability of its international activities in particular. As...

The new independent estate and letting agents’ body, the FIA, has unveiled what it calls an exclusive online training platform for...

My article last week has sparked some really great engagement, which I’m delighted about!  Thank you to everyone who commented or dropped...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - because of the flurry of Bank Holidays at this time of year, it’s...

Humberts, the agency which was one of the first to ditch High Street offices in favour of fewer larger hubs, has...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...

A ‘property potential’ portal which claims to be highly successful across the south east of England is now going to launch...

Savills has been named the winner of the real estate agents/advisor league table in the UK Business Superbrand list for the...

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...

At PayProp we recognise that it’s the hard-working agents and other staff that make the industry a success, so training should...

Hello, welcome to a new week and to PJT, your regular Monday round-up of jobs news in the industry. Do please let...

The government has revealed that it’s to ‘test’ the workings of the New Homes Ombudsman before the scheme formally launches. Housing Secretary...

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...

Extended Permitted Development Rights unveiled in the Chancellor’s recent Spring Statement could create issues concerning Right To Light for homes near...

One of the largest investors in Purplebricks has now joined forces with an off-shoot of luxury car firm Porsche to launch...

Hello - here we are once again with the weekly round-up of key moves in the agency and related industries. We’re letting...

The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...

A survey by the Centre for Ageing Better recently showed that 72% of people want to see every new home built...

You can tell it’s the onset of spring by the fact that this weekend sees the start of the Formula 1...

Savills has this morning talked up its investment in onliner Yopa, which it claims is the sixth largest estate agency in...

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...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your weekly chance to catch up on major moves in our industry. Everyone here has...

It’s time, surely, for government to crackdown not just on rogue agents and landlords but on rogue councils that confuse the...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - the every-Monday round-up of key moves within the industry. Let us know...

When you recruit a new member of staff, training should be one of your main priorities.  After initial training, ongoing training and...

Nobody likes change. It makes people feel threatened, undermines their confidence, and makes them worry about the future. But regardless of...

The chief executive and founder of a developer and property investment group says Purplebricks is “an excellent business” but its recent...

Welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up with the latest key job moves. Keep in touch with us on...