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

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

Connells Group, which is of course acquiring Countrywide, has announced it's snapped up another agency - albeit a much smaller one. It...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

When I joined Zoopla, I took the same approach that I always take whenever I enter a new sector: I was...
03 March 2021
From: Features

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

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

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

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...
24 February 2021
From: Features

Propertymark has named a veteran industry figure as interim chief executive - and says it has a "new strategy." Nathan Emerson has some...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says it’s going to increase investment in new products and services, and invest further in ‘internal website development resources’. In a...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

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

We’re now well into the third national lockdown and as the nation’s thoughts start to focus on how and when we’ll...
20 February 2021
From: Features
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Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An announcement from Propertymark this afternoon says: The Board of Propertymark has accepted the resignation of its CEO, Tim Balcon. Following four...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has given details of two new taxes to provide funds to address the cladding problem on high rise tower blocks...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

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

The high-end housing market on Jersey has been rocked by a plan from the island’s government which may ban foreign investors from...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

REACH, a programme encouraging start-ups in the property world, has released a list of UK companies that will feature in its...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A property industry body representing developers wants the government to think again about making it easier for redundant High Street shops...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells Group, now on the threshold of taking the ailing Countrywide empire under its wings, has signed a five year partnership...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Zoopla has revealed a multi-million-pound programme of future developments which have taken 18 months to finalise. Chief executive Charlie Bryant has told...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The new chief executive of Propertymark, now combining five agency trade bodies including the NAEA and ARLA, has no experience at...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

I have written this column for over four years. I started writing it at a time when no-one really knew anything...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Free-to-list portal One Dome has launched a dedicated New Homes section - in line with the longer-established paid-for portals - and...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News
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The property market became somewhat fractious during 2020. After receiving a much-needed boost with the promise of stamp duty relief, things...
20 January 2021
From: Features

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...
16 January 2021
From: Features

The ‘future of residential’ is a huge term to contend with but one that was addressed last week through our RE:Connect...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2021 - we’re less than a fortnight into the New Year...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s no doubt that the property market underwent a tumultuous year in 2020, where efficiency was required more than ever. Since the...
09 January 2021
From: Features
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

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

ZPG, parent company of Zoopla, is to buy another comparison website business, in addition to running its existing Uswitch service. Insurance group...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has told the government that it needs to introduce overarching regulation of agents now, because existing piecemeal provisions are unmanageable...
24 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Start-up letting agents looking to enter the market are finding it increasingly difficult to set up in business as banks point...
19 December 2020
From: Features

Christmas is creeping up on us and, for some agents at least, a short seasonal closedown beckons. To get us in the...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is to undergo a revamp under its new chief executive, former Foxtons agent Jason Tebb - who has been given...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - and here we are nearing the end of the strangest of years. With agents and industry suppliers rushed off their...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

First off, hello and welcome to this new series – appearing in Estate Agent Today’s Breaking News section each month –...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The UK has topped the rankings for the highest property taxes as a percentage of overall taxation in the developed world...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The design quality of new homes and neighbourhoods across the UK remains stubbornly low, according to a new report by academics. The...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Here at Giraffe360, the PropTech startup, we have raised a £3.5 million funding round to further accelerate our product development and...
05 December 2020
From: Features

Hello, and if it’s Friday it can only mean Charity day as we celebrate the industry’s continuing fund-raising despite challenges from...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Upcoming portal Boomin has written to its founder agents inviting one of them to take up a seat on the main...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

After you. No, after you. That is often how innovation seems amongst the real estate elite. And this week I see it...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Property sales take a seriously long time to complete. There are a number of reasons for this, although often delays are...
28 November 2020
From: Features

The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...
28 November 2020
From: Features

We’re just a few days from December so why not get into the festive spirit a little early and get some...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A high-profile publicity campaign has culminated in the launch of a new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology, empowering...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...
21 November 2020
From: Features

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where in the agency and supplier...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla is the first UK property company to launch advertising on Pinterest, the lifestyle picture-centric social media platform. A statement from Zoopla...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Residential People, one of many free-to-list platforms in the hectic portal marketplace, is set to launch which it calls its “AI...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A former London estate agency owner and finalist on The Apprentice says he’s now returning to the sector to sell new-builds. Jamie...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Aspire, the six-branch south west London agency, has dropped its previous franchise structure and reverted to being owned outright by its...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lockdown 2, as it’s being known, is now with us, but fortunately...
07 November 2020
From: Features

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...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A London agency says it's discovered the five key priorities that buyers want, following a survey of its own database. “Lockdown and...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...
27 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

A new property portal that operates a Tinder-style ‘swipe’ app is offering agents 12 months free listings. MoveStreets operates like the dating...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The new two per cent stamp duty surcharge applying to non-resident buyers may cause a wide range of properties to be...
27 October 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....
24 October 2020
From: Features

In recent years, the extent and role of the private rented sector (PRS) in the housing market has seen significant changes. The...
24 October 2020
From: Features

Integration, collaboration and connected platforms – some great buzzwords, but what do they actually mean and do they really help agents? One...
21 October 2020
From: Features

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

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

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...
16 October 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the country's largest group of independent agencies has named its new chief executive officer - and says it’s a...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket’s latest trading update shows a significant rise in revenue but agency branch membership numbers stalling. Revenue was up 28 per cent...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new portal-style PropTech product has launched and wants to recruit estate agents to its fold - despite describing the way...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform wants to find out agents’ views on a range of industry issues - and that includes whether they...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says it’s going to issue its next trading statement one week today on October 13. This will cover the first six...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Two independent agencies in London have joined forces to form a 'full circle' service for developers, promising to transform the property...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Lee Rix - Head of Business Development What is ‘company name’...
30 September 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

Hello and at the start of another working week, welcome to our regular jobs slot announcing who’s moving where within the...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Survivors and bereaved family members from the Grenfell Tower fire have joined forces with residents trapped in allegedly dangerous flats in...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, which will from later this year combine both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Connells Group has revealed seven appointments to its board of directors which it links directly with a target to grow presence and...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...
19 September 2020
From: Features

With the high street open again, and the Chancellor’s temporary stamp duty holiday helping to stimulate the market, estate and letting...
19 September 2020
From: Features

When it comes to the future of the property market in the wake of Covid-19, there are two main schools of...
19 September 2020
From: Features

The green light for a vacant office building in the capital to be redeveloped into residential housing has been given after...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

National property consultancy Carter Jonas has bucked the trend of remote working and closing branches to announce it has secured 12,000...
17 September 2020
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark has written a letter to Housing Minister Christopher Pincher, asking what measures the government is taking to get more...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has signed up one of the country’s biggest house builders, Taylor Wimpey. The builder - which has 24 offices and covers...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The Residential Property Surveyors’ Association appears to be taking on the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in a battle for authority...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority is today opening enforcement cases focusing on the sale of leasehold homes by four leading housebuilders. They...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a surprise appointment as OnTheMarket chief executive. Instead of popular acting CEO Clive Beattie - who had made it known...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News

A developer working in collaboration with Silverstone race circuit is creating homes inside the track, near one of the motor racing...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech platform that claims to halve the time a transaction takes has received a huge cash injection from investors for...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the most prominent companies involved in identifying and treating Japanese Knotweed has recruited a new member of the team...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT - we know some agencies are reshaping their structures and downsizing but this...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...
15 August 2020
From: Features

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...
13 August 2020
From: Breaking News

It has been three months since the property market was given the green light to reopen. During this time, we have...
12 August 2020
From: Features

The Sequence Group is to be the sole selling agent for RoyaleLife, the country’s largest builder of bungalows, exclusively aimed at...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News

It must have been a close thing on Friday as to whose faces were looking the most glum - those at...
08 August 2020
From: Features

Almost all estate agents are still saying Yes to Rightmove, according to figures produced by the portal this morning. Membership numbers for...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...
01 August 2020
From: Features

A statement by OnTheMarket this morning reveals that as of the end of last month it had a record 14,000 advertisers...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...
28 July 2020
From: Sponsored Content

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning reveals that 85 per cent of staff are now off furlough, and that the...
28 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month, it was revealed that property industry bodies have joined a new Code of Practice Steering Group to enact...
25 July 2020
From: Features

The new code of conduct for estate agents has been dismissed as “a waste of time” - and the senior industry...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents now have a chance to say what they think should be in a new Code of Conduct being discussed following...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to another week. We’re more than aware that it’s a challenging time for our industry as for most...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jon Horton, Product director of sales progression platform, mio What does...
17 July 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

With stamp duty cuts and 90% mortgages on their way back, anyone could think the housing market was about to go...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Two companies that persuaded property investors to pay as much as £25,000 for a parking space have been wound up in...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s a tough time for agents and our stories show a disturbingly high number of branches closing - but there are...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...
04 July 2020
From: Features

It may be that by the time you read this it’s all over for Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for...
27 June 2020
From: Features

With three months of lockdown behind us, commission income is vital, and sales progression is more important than ever. Emma Vigus, Managing...
27 June 2020
From: Features

Zoopla predicts that the price strength that has been seen since the reopening of the housing market is likely to continue...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have announced that they are extending their cut-price fees deals, introduced because of Coronavirus. This morning Rightmove says: "We have...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a big rise in demand for new-builds since the lockdown according to figures from Knight Frank - but the...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - currently at the centre of a planning controversy - could be sacked in a September Cabinet reshuffle. The...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Tuesday mornings at 6am is usually my time to review all the latest PropTech news. This fires off ideas for my...
17 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Chris Pincher has now been named in media investigations into allegations concerning his political boss, Robert Jenrick, and the...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Beleaguered Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is under growing pressure to explain his part in a planning decision - now deemed illegal...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Russell Jervis, who spent 33 years at Spicerhaart rising to managing director before quitting late last year, has re-emerged this morning...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News

How prime London has changed. In 2002 work began on The Knightsbridge. Located within a stone’s throw of Harrods and a near-neighbour...
06 June 2020
From: Features

The Metropolitan Police says it’s “assessing” the controversial surrounding the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, and a planning decision over which he...
04 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A former Purplebricks chief has become managing director of an agency aiming to be a national brand. Jim Harris - a former training...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A mystery group, believed to consist of high-level former agents and suppliers, is asking the industry for its feedback on current...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - accused by some of breaking the lockdown some weeks ago - is now in more hot...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A digital ‘members-only club’ for property professionals around the world has slashed its prices nine months after launching. The Eighth Door is...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
22 May 2020
From: Breaking News
During March, the coronavirus pandemic put the brakes on the property market with an enforced period of shutdown. However, almost two...
21 May 2020
From: Sponsored Content

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...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News

As last Friday was the VE Day Anniversary bank holiday we have a bumper bundle of fund-raising activities to report on...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The acting chief executive of OnTheMarket says the Coronavirus crisis could indirectly create a catalyst for change in the portals marketplace. Clive...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A Labour council in London has come out against the government’s plan to offer 30 per cent discounts to first time...
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There could be a wave of legal disputes as off-plan buyers seek to get out of purchase deals after the lockdown...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Savills has kept in touch with almost 2,000 of its vendors and prospective buyers through two mass webinars. Entitled ‘What COVID-19 means...
28 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - our first for some weeks as the coverage has previously been dominated by...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s a warning today that the housing market could face a wave of legal disputes if buyers of off-plan new builds...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - yes it’s Friday in case you lost track, and that means it’s Agents Do Charity day: and once again...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News

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

We are all operating in peculiar times. Times of great upheaval. Our lives are both in a complete state of flux...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Another west country tourist hotspot looks set to ban any future new-build home being sold as a holiday or additional property. Bigbury...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...
18 April 2020
From: Features

Purplebricks chief financial officer James Davies has resigned. His place has been taken by Andrew Botha, who has joined from the online...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Allsop has staged its first principal residential auction entirely online, and has raised £28m. Some 76 per cent of all lots offered...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Working from home is something of a leveller right now, applying to people in the capital and in the sticks, but...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading estate agency says it has observed that some banks previously opposed to accepting remote and desktop valuations have started...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Some 2,500 estate agency branches have expressed an interest in a new portal, Homesearch, launching next month. Although the Homesearch website lists...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s list of good work - yes, despite the virus lockdown. Earlier this week we featured many...
03 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has been told the agents should shut their offices immediately - they are not “essential businesses” under the new Coronavirus...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column . Before we get on with it, a reminder to...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Property expert Phil Spencer will soon be sharing his unique insight into Move iQ’s engaged consumer audience alongside advice from other...
16 March 2020
From: Sponsored Content

There’s been a huge change in the way estate agencies operate in recent years, with far more focus on marketing properties...
14 March 2020
From: Features

The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket has announced this morning that it has given notice to its chief executive, Ian Springett, with immediate effect. The troubled portal's...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry. You know the drill by now: if...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and because it’s Friday there are two pieces of good news: it’s nearly the weekend and it’s the day for...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Keller Williams has announced another new market centre, and this time its operating principal is a former Purplebricks territory owner. JP Downes...
05 March 2020
From: Breaking News

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...
04 March 2020
From: Features

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...
29 February 2020
From: Features

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...
28 February 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Rightmove has released another stonking set of results - but there are signs that some agents are defecting from the ever-more-expensive...
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Another westcountry town may ban new-build homes being sold as holiday properties, even though the idea has backfired elsewhere. Fowey in Cornwall -...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - it’s Monday and so it’s PJT, where you can catch up on the industry major moves of recent days. Please...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News

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?...
20 February 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

Estate agency Chestertons has named the new chief operating officer for the roll out of its UK and Europe franchising operation. Some...
20 February 2020
From: Breaking News

A high profile and widely-respected estate agent is predicting a huge demographic change to one of the country’s wealthiest enclaves -...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News

As residential sales and lettings professionals we are conditioned to adapt to change, it’s the nature of the profession. However, developments...
15 February 2020
From: Features

A new homes portal says that in the past year it’s seen a rise of 82 per cent in website visitors and...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents “dread” buyers’ questions on value, asking prices and nearby new development according to a survey. Some 50 agents and over 1,500...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News
01 February 2020
From: Features

The Hunters franchise group says it’s now the third largest agency in the UK, and it promises to reveal a major...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Logbooks about properties must be made available up-front at the point of marketing and not later in the buying process if...
28 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Independent agents in a fast-growing trade body are to be given the opportunity to secure exclusivity on land deals and new...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...
22 January 2020
From: Features

The number of residential transactions rose by 6.2 per cent in December - an unseasonal increase - according to data from...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today understands that the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents’ trade group has announced a new partnership - this time...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to a new week, and a new edition of PJT. If you’re on the move or your firm has...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Winkworth says it’s achieved a big jump in London sales market share despite “an uncertain and difficult year that was dominated...
16 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The total value of the UK’s housing stock hit £7.39 trillion in 2019, a new record high. The claim, in an analysis...
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The Law Commission has set out three ways to cut the cost that leaseholders have to pay to buy the freehold...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News

There have been two developments on the controversial subject of online reviews. One concerns the online agency Emoov, which three months ago...
09 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A digital platform claims its taken “a massive step” towards speeding up property sales with what it says is the first...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Annual UK house price growth exceeded one per cent for the first time in 12 months in December according to the...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News

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

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

It's been two years since the SDL Group launched its franchise block management business, SDL Property Partners, the first of its...
28 December 2019
From: Features

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...
21 December 2019
From: Features

“There won’t be a single home but millions of different homes”, is one quote. “There will be an end to gadgets”, is...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News

love2move, the digital platform that allows High Street agents to operate parallel online agencies alongside their traditional offerings, is holding a...
17 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today before Christmas - and yes, there are still plenty of people moving...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News

As part of its commitment to promoting and enforcing high standards, RICS has launched its Home Survey Standard, which will become...
14 December 2019
From: Features

Zoopla has this afternoon announced a massive growth programme for 2020 with 120 new staff and expansion in most of its...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

When we launched Reapit’s Foundations Platform as a Service (PaaS) in November, it may have seemed like a recent development in...
11 December 2019
From: Features

Yes, you can promise yourself that you won't eat all the mince pies, or yet another roast potato, nor drink as...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...
09 December 2019
From: Breaking News

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...
07 December 2019
From: Features

The legendary Mayfair estate agency Wetherell is linking with London’s Dexters chain in a new partnership. Wetherell, run by high profile chief...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where and why across our...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News

In the latest part of the Natter’s ‘day in the life of’ series, I catch up with Chris Osmond, sales director...
30 November 2019
From: Features

Problems with relationships are usually helped, if not always resolved, by people asking straight questions and getting straight answers. That’s what we...
30 November 2019
From: Features

A new portal has been launched aiming to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket in the retirement property sector - and...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Labour is pledging a “housing revolution” with the biggest council house building programme for decades Its manifesto being launched today will include new...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s easier than you might think. For any agent the challenge of making a business successful is hard work with the focus...
20 November 2019
From: Features

A prominent agency owner and industry figure has attacked Rightmove for failing to support estate agents and has accused it of...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday Property Jobs Today feature, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The competition is hotting up between Zoopla and OnTheMarket for new homes listings. Today Zoopla has revealed that it has seen a...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A sales agency based in Warrington and set up originally to market new homes in Manchester is now expanding into Shanghai...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A London estate agency says a new scheme of apartments being launched for sale this weekend will be the first ever...
07 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Reapit has launched a platform, cloud infrastructure and marketplace called Foundations which aims to provide “all the PropTech solutions” for agencies’...
07 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello there and welcome along to the latest PJT, your weekly catch-up on who’s moving where in agency, amongst suppliers and...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News

This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...
02 November 2019
From: Features

Being a market leader means staying on top of industry trends. The more aware you are of what's happening in the...
02 November 2019
From: Features

London Central Portfolio, the investment consultancy which saw signs of an upturn in the prime market in the capital this autumn,...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The founder of Rightmove and former Countrywide chief executive Harry Hill is one of a number of investors behind a new...
28 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has unveiled new functionality that it claims will make searching for new homes easier for consumers - and resumes the...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the legends of property journalism, Anne Ashworth, has left her position as editor of The Times’ highly regarded Bricks...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Savills, Knight Frank, Cushman & Wakefield and JLL are the main estate agencies now working with a review website allowing buyers...
01 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Briefings from the Conservative Party to The Sun newspaper suggest that the party will this week announce further relaxation in planning...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s a clear change of mood music in the country now regarding environmental issues. You don’t need to be old to remember...
28 September 2019
From: Features

Picture this: You have finally pushed that sale or purchase through, which means your client is over the moon and happy...
25 September 2019
From: Features

The niche agency Singer Veille has set up its own PropTech consultancy and application development service for the property industry. Singer Veille...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to your regular Monday PJT, the essential guide to who’s moving where in our industry. Everyone mentioned here got...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...
21 September 2019
From: Features

All eyes will be on Purplebricks today to see if there is further development in what some believe is a long-term...
20 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Earlier this year, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group announced the initial details of plans for mandatory qualifications and...
18 September 2019
From: Features

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Simon Trippett – Partner at The Property Centre. What services...
18 September 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

A banking company used by OnTheMarket has issued a note to its investor clients claiming the portal “arguably beats its peers...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Barratt Developments’ three consumer brands - Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes and Barratt London - are the first developers to list...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on key moves within the industry. Everyone mentioned here...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s been six years since the Help to Buy scheme was launched, with the honourable intentions of helping more people onto...
07 September 2019
From: Features

The Housing Secretary says he wants to make home ownership more affordable for first time buyers - which could mean discounts...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

iamproperty, parent company of IAMsold, says it now works with 2,500 estate agency branches nationwide and has sold over 16,500 properties...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A retirement development specialist is warning buyers on such schemes to beware unexpected clauses or restrictions which they may not have...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading figure in urban design is urging new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stand up for the pioneering space standards...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to PJT, breaking you in to the working week every Monday with news of the movers and shakers...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s another Friday so it’s another Agents Do Charity - of course! It’s August and the height of the holidays but as...
02 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Seemingly-endless uncertainty over Brexit and now speculation over whether there will be an easing of stamp duty on transactions is making...
01 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new Property Jobs Today column, bringing you the industry’s...
29 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Welcome to this week’s ADC…and what a week it’s been. Politics? No, hot air of a different kind - the weather. Yet...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

I feel I am in a fortunate position. I have been central to the PropTech movement for a number of years,...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your regular weekly column giving all the key appointments news in the...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Trade bodies and property firms have strongly welcomed the recommendations for root and branch reform of the agency industry - and...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The Nationwide building society is to go into house building. It has received planning permission to build 239 new homes for sale...
15 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Two Countrywide brands have joined forces to launch Airspace Exchange – a service to push the idea of constructing homes and...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News

A new website devoted solely to prime off-market properties is looking for agents who will use it to find buyers seeking...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Jamie Lester, the London estate agent who starred in The Apprentice almost a decade ago, has set up a property industry...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...
06 July 2019
From: Features

The police have opened an investigation after a number of complaints have been made about the financial affairs of a sales...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has revealed its annual results for the year ending April 30 2019. The hybrid agency has posted an operating loss of...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News

This week, I want to take a look at the Israeli startup, Venn, an urban revitalisation firm which has recently received...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Petty Estate Agents has acquired the real estate division of Cheshire-based Wright Marshall out of administration. The deal safeguards the company after...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to both this week’s PJT and welcome to July. It may be summer and Wimbledon time, but there’s no...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...
29 June 2019
From: Features

Hello there - if it’s Friday it’s Agents Do Charity, and as we prepare for a hot weekend for Glastonbury revellers...
28 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...
22 June 2019
From: Features

You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...
22 June 2019
From: Features

Nomination for the Propertymark Qualifications Awards 2019 are now open - and they present a chance to celebrate colleagues or employers...
20 June 2019
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services’ Land & New Homes division says it’s set a record by selling 50 per cent of the units...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today - the Monday slot where you can catch up with...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Property developing is an incredibly diverse and exciting career choice, and something that many people aspire to do in the UK. I...
15 June 2019
From: Features

South west regional agency Luscombe Maye has amended an advertisement for a new housing development following a complaint to a watchdog. A...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

There seems no end in sight for the share turmoil going on at Purplebricks, with several new developments on Friday before...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A review website set up by a former estate agent says £1m of new funding will allow it to roll out...
07 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Tributes are being paid to David Hall, a senior partner at an agency in the Midlands where he worked for a...
06 June 2019
From: Breaking News

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is running a Certified Property Measurer course aimed at training agents and others in the...
05 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Two of Britain’s largest and best known estate agencies have endured a day of turmoil at the hands of investors -...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - because last week there was a Bank Holiday, we have a bumper edition...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A volume house builder is launching a TV advertising campaign claiming its properties are a “premium alternative” to second hand homes...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...
01 June 2019
From: Features

One of my biggest concerns in all of my writing, speaking and influencing around PropTech is that for the people we...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The head of the Property Redress Scheme is urging agents to prepare for yet more regulation and legislation changes likely to...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been a mixed response to the government’s surprise announcement that it would make permanent the right of home owners to...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Homeowners will be able to extend properties more easily instead of moving home. In a surprise announcement this morning - less than...
25 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month we celebrated the 16th annual ESTAS Awards, once again hosted by TV property expert Phil Spencer. The glittering ceremony...
25 May 2019
From: Features

In recent years click & collect has become a popular way for retailers, supermarkets and online shopping sites such as Amazon...
24 May 2019
From: Sponsored Content

The Property Ombudsman says its members must in future disclose referral fees in a bid to make previously-hidden costs open and...
24 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Zoopla is today unveiling what it calls “a new direction” for its software division and the creation of “market-leading agency CRM...
23 May 2019
From: Breaking News

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

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

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...
15 May 2019
From: Features

Welcome back to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today (PJT) after a Bank Holiday break. Each week, we round up...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News

London agency Chestertons is launching a franchise offering which will allow businesses outside of the capital to operate under the Chestertons...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

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...
08 May 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...
04 May 2019
From: Features

1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...
04 May 2019
From: Features

Another bank has slashed its forecast for Purplebricks, citing concerns over its the long-term viability of its international activities in particular. As...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The new independent estate and letting agents’ body, the FIA, has unveiled what it calls an exclusive online training platform for...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

My article last week has sparked some really great engagement, which I’m delighted about! Thank you to everyone who commented or dropped...
01 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - because of the flurry of Bank Holidays at this time of year, it’s...
29 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Humberts, the agency which was one of the first to ditch High Street offices in favour of fewer larger hubs, has...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...
20 April 2019
From: Features

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...
13 April 2019
From: Features

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

A ‘property potential’ portal which claims to be highly successful across the south east of England is now going to launch...
12 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Savills has been named the winner of the real estate agents/advisor league table in the UK Business Superbrand list for the...
12 April 2019
From: Breaking News

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

At PayProp we recognise that it’s the hard-working agents and other staff that make the industry a success, so training should...
04 April 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Hello, welcome to a new week and to PJT, your regular Monday round-up of jobs news in the industry. Do please let...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News
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The government has revealed that it’s to ‘test’ the workings of the New Homes Ombudsman before the scheme formally launches. Housing Secretary...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...
27 March 2019
From: Features

Extended Permitted Development Rights unveiled in the Chancellor’s recent Spring Statement could create issues concerning Right To Light for homes near...
25 March 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the largest investors in Purplebricks has now joined forces with an off-shoot of luxury car firm Porsche to launch...
21 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello - here we are once again with the weekly round-up of key moves in the agency and related industries. We’re letting...
18 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...
16 March 2019
From: Features

A survey by the Centre for Ageing Better recently showed that 72% of people want to see every new home built...
16 March 2019
From: Features

You can tell it’s the onset of spring by the fact that this weekend sees the start of the Formula 1...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Savills has this morning talked up its investment in onliner Yopa, which it claims is the sixth largest estate agency in...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your weekly chance to catch up on major moves in our industry. Everyone here has...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s time, surely, for government to crackdown not just on rogue agents and landlords but on rogue councils that confuse the...
09 March 2019
From: Features

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - the every-Monday round-up of key moves within the industry. Let us know...
04 March 2019
From: Breaking News

When you recruit a new member of staff, training should be one of your main priorities. After initial training, ongoing training and...
02 March 2019
From: Features

Nobody likes change. It makes people feel threatened, undermines their confidence, and makes them worry about the future. But regardless of...
27 February 2019
From: Features

The chief executive and founder of a developer and property investment group says Purplebricks is “an excellent business” but its recent...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up with the latest key job moves. Keep in touch with us on...
25 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A portal powered by Artificial Intelligence claims it is offering investors a much-needed and superior alternative to Rightmove and Zoopla. One &...
21 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A new training and development team has been set up by Connells Group. It’s designed - in the company’s words - “to...
21 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Interesting news this week from South Africa where the PropTech startup, Flow, has raised R20m in the country’s 'biggest PropTech seed...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A poster advertising shared ownership, promoting homes from a housing association, has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The poster, for...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Barely a day goes by when we don’t read a new report on the unscrupulous practices of landlords; of the sub-standard...
16 February 2019
From: Features

What do BREXIT and PropTech have in common? I got thinking about this question for a number of reasons this week but...
13 February 2019
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says one of its key aims for 2019 is to match Rightmove’s product offer to agents. “We’re looking to match Rightmove’s...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Strutt & Parker says transaction levels in Prime Central London, already at a low ebb, plummeted a further nine per cent...
08 February 2019
From: Breaking News

BAD PHOTOS – 6 BIG MISTAKES YOU MIGHT BE MAKING! In our last article, we highlighted some really important and shocking stats...
07 February 2019
From: Sponsored Content

A review website has launched that describes itself as “a new and powerful research and marketing tool in the residential property...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman’s annual conference is to hear from the chair of the government’s ‘Property Agents Working Group’ - just days...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Winkworth has set up a dedicated land and new homes division. The franchise agency, which has most of its offices in and...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Customer experience (CX) will largely determine the future of estate agency in the UK. This is now a key battleground for...
06 February 2019
From: Features

The online publication aimed at London’s high-rolling property professionals, Prime Resi, has named what it believes to be the capital’s 10...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...
30 January 2019
From: Features

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your Monday update on jobs and key moves across the industry. Everyone mentioned here has...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...
26 January 2019
From: Features

HM Land Registry’s ambitious digitisation plans continue apace with news that it is to consider Blockchain in a bid to speed...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A think tank is suggesting that micro-homes could be the answer to London’s shortage of available homes for first time buyers. The...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been another raft of movers and shakers in the industry in recent days, so this is a busy Property Jobs...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News

There may be a cloud over the economy right now but growth of 2.7 per cent in house prices last year...
14 January 2019
From: Breaking News

‘I need more power’ - it’s a common request experienced by landlords, letting agents and commercial estate agents across the country. Be...
12 January 2019
From: Features

Are you a real Doctor? Not in the conventional sense no, sorry to disappoint! I’m Tom Durrant and I’m the Creative Director...
09 January 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

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

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...
31 December 2018
From: Features

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...
29 December 2018
From: Features

Six directors have been banned from office after misleading over 300 people who bought new build homes in the north of...
28 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Today we finally bring the curtain down on our terrific gallery of Christmas photos that agents and suppliers have kindly sent...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News

In the past year it seems every other story has been about PropTech - the big stuff like Purplebricks and the...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Having built over 1900 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 16 years, we know a thing or two...
19 December 2018
From: Features

Audioagent and KeyAGENT have merged to create the UK’s largest property marketing group. Together they provide property marketing services to the UK’s...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...
15 December 2018
From: Features

Savills has snapped up an independent London estate agency in what is likely to be one of the last deals of...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

So this is (almost) it. Next week may be a quiet one for business as vendors and landlords alike begin to...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Your terrific festive photographs keep on rolling in and we’re delighted to share them with the industry - and we’d like...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Zoopla claims a new Property Valuation Report being trialled in nine areas will win more leads for agents. The PVR will use...
10 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of virtual reality (VR) in some sectors is becoming more evident than...
08 December 2018
From: Features

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

Communities have missed out on more than 10,000 affordable homes in the past three years as a result of government rules...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...
24 November 2018
From: Features

It’s not just the Cabinet and the government where jobs are in flux - there are plenty of moves to announce...
19 November 2018
From: Breaking News

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...
17 November 2018
From: Features

Winkworth’s Bath franchise has been acquired by new franchisees Lucy McIlroy and Matthew Leonard - the latter having been a partner...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News

An online auction platform which works with estate agents says this method of selling homes works, with four sales in one...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News

London estate agency JOHNS&CO, which specialises in new homes, has opened its seventh office in the capital - the announcement came...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

I remember renting flats when I was a 25-year-old negotiator at Foxtons. Many of you will remember my love for the...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

A diverse cast-list has been announced for this year’s Relocation Agent Network national conference and exhibition to be staged in London...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...
27 October 2018
From: Features

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

One of London’s most prominent buying agencies says post-Brexit the interest in buying in the capital will return - whether there...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...
13 October 2018
From: Features

More than half of home owners now use online reviews to choose their estate agent when putting their property on the...
10 October 2018
From: Features

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement for a new development in London after complaints over claims about the yields...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

When Professor Andrew Baum’s PropTech 3.0 report was first published, a small event was held to celebrate the very first academic...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

House prices grew two per cent year on year for September according to new figures - and a senior agency chief...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Agents have continued to express their shock and opposition to the announcement by the government that it wants a stamp duty...
02 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to our weekly catch-up on the major moves within our industry. Remember, you can let the rest of the...
01 October 2018
From: Breaking News

We’ve all heard the comments - the countryside is being covered in concrete, new houses are springing up everywhere, our green...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Emoov’s founder Russell Quirk has outlined how he would help Britain get out of its current housing crisis to a Labour...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Industry supplier Mid West Displays has drafted in students from the University of Wolverhampton to design future estate agency branches. The company...
21 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The eight strong residential estate agency team of a prominent Scottish law firm is being off-loaded to a rival, according to...
17 September 2018
From: Breaking News

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

As the property market gears up for a busy autumn period, agents and property firms have been equally busy bolstering their...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the industry's best-known suppliers for displays has undergone a complete rebrand, showcasing a new logo and website. Mid West Displays...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

In our previous blog, we looked at the definitions outlined by the CPRs. In our next blog we’ll look at the...
21 August 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - and as ever we have a breakdown of key moves within our industry. To...
13 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...
11 August 2018
From: Features

When you are starting up a new business, it is unlikely that you will already have enough capital to invest. Taking...
10 August 2018
From: Sponsored Content

High-end agency and international property consultancy Savills has reported strong half-year figures for its UK business - but warns that Brexit...
09 August 2018
From: Breaking News

With all the recent change and upheaval in the rental sector it may be time to consider how letting agencies will...
04 August 2018
From: Features

The former deputy chief executive at online agency Tepilo is launching a new training, recruitment and consultancy business for estate agents. Catherine...
01 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A leading buying agency is warning about asking prices that are higher than those acceptable to mortgage companies who therefore down-value...
31 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the place where you find all the key agency industry moves over recent days. Please...
30 July 2018
From: Breaking News

With the weather scheduled to get a little cooler this weekend, fund-raising is clearly still a hot topic in the industry...
27 July 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the property industry’s best known figures, Richard Berridge, has teamed up with estate agency My London Home to lead...
26 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The fast-expanding Spicerhaart group has launched its own in-house Property Marketing Academy and has secured a well-known industry trainer and coach...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - a slim edition given how quiet the industry is at the...
16 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Former housing minister Dominic Raab, who yesterday left his post after just six months in office, may have had a lucky...