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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A portal powered by Artificial Intelligence claims it is offering investors a much-needed and superior alternative to Rightmove and Zoopla. One &...

A new training and development team has been set up by Connells Group. It’s designed - in the company’s words - “to...

Interesting news this week from South Africa where the PropTech startup, Flow, has raised R20m in the country’s 'biggest PropTech seed...

A poster advertising shared ownership, promoting homes from a housing association, has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The poster, for...

Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...

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

What do BREXIT and PropTech have in common?  I got thinking about this question for a number of reasons this week but...

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...

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...

Strutt & Parker says transaction levels in Prime Central London, already at a low ebb, plummeted a further nine per cent...

BAD PHOTOS – 6 BIG MISTAKES YOU MIGHT BE MAKING! In our last article, we highlighted some really important and shocking stats...

A review website has launched that describes itself as “a new and powerful research and marketing tool in the residential property...

The Property Ombudsman’s annual conference is to hear from the chair of the government’s ‘Property Agents Working Group’ - just days...

Winkworth has set up a dedicated land and new homes division. The franchise agency, which has most of its offices in and...

Customer experience (CX) will largely determine the future of estate agency in the UK. This is now a key battleground for...

The online publication aimed at London’s high-rolling property professionals, Prime Resi, has named what it believes to be the capital’s 10...

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your Monday update on jobs and key moves across the industry. Everyone mentioned here has...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

HM Land Registry’s ambitious digitisation plans continue apace with news that it is to consider Blockchain in a bid to speed...

A think tank is suggesting that micro-homes could be the answer to London’s shortage of available homes for first time buyers. The...

There’s been another raft of movers and shakers in the industry in recent days, so this is a busy Property Jobs...

There may be a cloud over the economy right now but growth of 2.7 per cent in house prices last year...

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

Are you a real Doctor? Not in the conventional sense no, sorry to disappoint! I’m Tom Durrant and I’m the Creative Director...

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

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

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

Six directors have been banned from office after misleading over 300 people who bought new build homes in the north of...

Today we finally bring the curtain down on our terrific gallery of Christmas photos that agents and suppliers have kindly sent...

In the past year it seems every other story has been about PropTech - the big stuff like Purplebricks and the...

Having built over 1900 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 16 years, we know a thing or two...

Audioagent and KeyAGENT have merged to create the UK’s largest property marketing group. Together they provide property marketing services to the UK’s...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

Savills has snapped up an independent London estate agency in what is likely to be one of the last deals of...

So this is (almost) it. Next week may be a quiet one for business as vendors and landlords alike begin to...

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...

Your terrific festive photographs keep on rolling in and we’re delighted to share them with the industry - and we’d like...

Zoopla claims a new Property Valuation Report being trialled in nine areas will win more leads for agents.  The PVR will use...

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

Figures released by the government over the weekend show that 14,867 Help To Buy equity loans were taken out in the...

Communities have missed out on more than 10,000 affordable homes in the past three years as a result of government rules...

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...

It’s not just the Cabinet and the government where jobs are in flux - there are plenty of moves to announce...

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

Winkworth’s Bath franchise has been acquired by new franchisees Lucy McIlroy and Matthew Leonard - the latter having been a partner...

An online auction platform which works with estate agents says this method of selling homes works, with four sales in one...

London estate agency JOHNS&CO, which specialises in new homes, has opened its seventh office in the capital - the announcement came...

I remember renting flats when I was a 25-year-old negotiator at Foxtons. Many of you will remember my love for the...

A diverse cast-list has been announced for this year’s Relocation Agent Network national conference and exhibition to be staged in London...

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...

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...

One of London’s most prominent buying agencies says post-Brexit the interest in buying in the capital will return - whether there...

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...

More than half of home owners now use online reviews to choose their estate agent when putting their property on the...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement for a new development in London after complaints over claims about the yields...

When Professor Andrew Baum’s PropTech 3.0 report was first published, a small event was held to celebrate the very first academic...

House prices grew two per cent year on year for September according to new figures - and a senior agency chief...

Agents have continued to express their shock and opposition to the announcement by the government that it wants a stamp duty...

Hello and welcome to our weekly catch-up on the major moves within our industry. Remember, you can let the rest of the...

We’ve all heard the comments - the countryside is being covered in concrete, new houses are springing up everywhere, our green...

Emoov’s founder Russell Quirk has outlined how he would help Britain get out of its current housing crisis to a Labour...

Industry supplier Mid West Displays has drafted in students from the University of Wolverhampton to design future estate agency branches. The company...

The eight strong residential estate agency team of a prominent Scottish law firm is being off-loaded to a rival, according to...

A government minister has made a pointed jibe at estate agents who appear not to regard cash purchases of high-value properties...

As the property market gears up for a busy autumn period, agents and property firms have been equally busy bolstering their...

One of the industry's best-known suppliers for displays has undergone a complete rebrand, showcasing a new logo and website. Mid West Displays...

In our previous blog, we looked at the definitions outlined by the CPRs. In our next blog we’ll look at the...

Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - and as ever we have a breakdown of key moves within our industry. To...