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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...

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...