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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

With all the recent change and upheaval in the rental sector it may be time to consider how letting agencies will...

A leading buying agency is warning about asking prices that are higher than those acceptable to mortgage companies who therefore down-value...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the place where you find all the key agency industry moves over recent days. Please...

One of the property industry’s best known figures, Richard Berridge, has teamed up with estate agency My London Home to lead...

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...

As housing market stakeholders we’ve all had a month or so to try and digest the government’s own response to its...

Hybrid agency Emoov is now offering a tailored sales package aimed at attracting developers listing and selling new homes. Rather than paying...

At any given moment it’s difficult to say which issue dominates our marketplace, but I think it’s fair to acknowledge during...

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...

Estate agency Jackson-Stops says it has discovered precisely how many existing home owners understand the difficulties facing first time buyers in...

Getting your property marketing right is vital, and the starting point is with professional images.  With most buyers browsing the internet for...

House prices fell unexpectedly in February with the Nationwide Building Society reporting a drop of 0.3 per cent. This ended some analysts’...

When it comes to growing your business sustainably, maintaining a brand that is eye-catching and identifiable with your audience is vital...

In a show of changing consumer behaviour in the property market, new research has revealed that digital-savvy movers are favouring specialist...

Three councils are encouraging local residents to sign a new register which aims to bring more quality homes for sale to...

It’s no surprise that figures don’t always show the results or consequences we expect - even if they are entirely accurate. Look...

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...

Hands up if you’ve read all of the property reports that have been published in the past week or so? Forever...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

The fast-growing Leaders Romans Group now looks set to grow its new homes business. Alison Guyton, currently Leaders’ head of marketing with...

As Augmented Reality (AR) and Microsoft’s Hololens showcase the finest in modern architecture, it’s time for me to think again about...

Despite growing concern about the health of the housing market, a string of estate agencies have made appointments this week. Connells Residential...

A firm that sells homes but also creates operating platforms for other agencies to break into the industry is seeking £450,000 through...

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...

Countrywide Surveying Services has been appointed by Virgin Money as its partner to support borrowers for new build, custom build and...

Historically, short-term rentals have been an unattractive business for the majority of estate agents and property managers. Scarcity of demand from tenants...

The government wants the views of estate agents and other professionals affected by anti-money laundering legislation, in a new consultation launched...

It was only a couple of weeks ago that I was writing about the Google City, in Toronto, and now the...

In their election rhetoric all the political parties informed us that the UK is experiencing a ‘housing crisis’, with all promising...

A research report compiled by Strutt & Parker in partnership with Octopus Healthcare has revealed what the baby boomer generation expects...

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...

House prices recorded their third consecutive monthly fall in May says the Nationwide. It's the first time this has occurred since 2009, and...

It has been announced that Uber, the taxi company, has teamed up with build to rent firm, Moda Living, to ‘revolutionise renting’.    This...

The Conservative and Labour party manifestos do not go far enough to tackle problems with the leasehold system. That’s the view of...

On behalf of The University of Oxford, Professor Andrew Baum has overseen the compiling of an academic study of the PropTech...

Given that around 95% of property searches now start online, it is more important than ever that an agent has an...

Not only did Theresa May stun everyone with her decision to call a ‘snap election’ but with the campaign now underway...

The Guild of Property Professionals is holding its annual regional meetings next month at 10 sporting venues across the UK under...

A group campaigning for the reform of money laundering and other accountability laws claims that billions of pounds worth of investment...

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

As Trussle and Placester add to 2017s bonkers tally of PropTech investment, isn’t it time we end the conflict between Tech...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

Property Vision, one of the country’s oldest and most respected buying agencies, has added its voice to those saying that stamp...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

The World Property Network, a global property portal, has launched a show on Sky Property TV - the first portal in...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

Excuse the puntastic (or not) title, but as you’ve no doubt already deciphered I took a trip northwards a couple of...

Grant Shapps, housing minister between 2010 and 2012, has said the measures in the current government’s White Paper are not bold...

The first week of February has seen some extraordinary goings on in the property sector, from which two stories particularly stand out...

Lots of people buy new-build due to the perceived lack of hassle with maintenance, as they are built to the latest...

Over 168,000 new homes were completed in the year to March 2016, according to data released by the government, over 15,500...

Instant gratification is nothing new. It’s been around for millennia. It’s an in-built survival instinct for humans – that want, that...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

The end of 2016 saw the launch of 30,000 new build-to-rent (BTR) projects in London alone. With market growth projected to...

As the wait goes on for the government’s White Paper on Housing, due this month, one funding organisation has suggested that...

Fraser & Co is opening a new office in the City of London, despite gloomy reports from other agencies about the...

If you provide a service, you expect to be paid for it. Sound fair? But with the forthcoming ban on tenant...

Just a couple of weeks ago, we waited with anticipation to see what the new Chancellor, Philip Hammond, would say in...

Zoopla Property Group's estate agency membership grew five per cent and its property listing inventory was up 10 per cent in...

There are now around 715,000 homes classed as ‘retirement housing’ which is equivalent to about 2.6 per cent of total housing stock. The...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

A campaign group says it wants to state the case for more new homes in a county which until now has...

Some of this week’s headlines - ‘Firms must list foreign workers’ and ‘NHS to no longer rely on foreign doctors’ -...

An agency that has opened a new office in the controversial Nine Elms area of London has published research claiming that...

Some of London’s ailing new homes schemes may have been thrown a lifeline by the decision of technology giant Apple to occupy...

Who are you? Michelle Farnsworth – Senior Account Manager at LED interior & windows display specialists Mid West Displays.   Where can we see...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...

Marsh & Parsons is the latest agency to show a price drop in prime central London - homes there were down...

Square foot prices at one of central London’s most controversial new developments - Nine Elms - are down eight per cent...

With ever increasing obligations, estate agents know that compliance matters now more than ever.  However, being able to obtain access to the...

This week, 25 years ago the world's first website went live to those of us who were around then.  Amazingly, despite the...

As promised, this week’s Natter is dedicated to a question and answer session with Peter Brodnicki, the man who has been...

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...

Nearly three quarters of people who have sold or bought a property deem it more stressful than having a child or...

A leading London buying agency is warning that some areas of prime central London could face a downturn following the Brexit...

Rightmove has released a series of online ‘portraits of how London might look after the completion of a series of development,...

As we have just passed the 6 month half way point of 2016 we thought it would be a good idea...

There is a growing potential for property portals to take over the role of estate agents thanks to the vast amount...

Sales skills, and the ability to negotiate in particular, have always been a core ingredient for any estate agent – and...

The new mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged to do all in his power to help make London “better” after...

A report using data from Savills and property consultancy Dataloft claims that luxury private residential towers can dramatically increase the values of...

I have spent the last 20 years working within the conveyancing business, alongside estate agents and I can’t help feeling a...

Two initiatives appear to show efforts by the conveyancing industry to make its house transaction processes quicker and more appropriate to...

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners says more leaseholders are complaining of inflated service charges for maintenance, upkeep and communal areas.  The...

City analysts at UBS have downgraded Zoopla to a 'neutral' recommendation from 'buy' citing that it remains threatened by OnTheMarket. Against the...

Estate agents have been urged to follow the example of the travel agency industry and make high street offices more stimulating...

The days are getting longer, the sun is starting to appear on a more regular basis, Easter is just around the...

With less than a month to go before the new rate of stamp duty kicks in for second property purchasers, we’re...

A new portal, New Home Finder, has agreed a contract with Redrow to market its entire UK portfolio, including forthcoming developments,...

A prominent Conservative activist is calling for a strict clampdown on estate agents’ boards which she describes as “a form of...

The service charges for new-build flats coming on to the market this year are on average 96 per cent higher than...

Research from a residential investment consultancy throws light on the extraordinary large pipeline of new homes to be built in central London,...

As we know, the property market in London is notorious for sitting a long way outside the conventions of the wider UK...

The amount of column inches taken up by ‘property’ is at an all-time high.  In my mind there are two major contributing...

A newspaper article claims that Rightmove and Zoopla are “awash” with what it calls “the unofficial resales of flats in developments...

An impressive piece of research by London agency Kay & Co chronicles a huge surge in the volume and price of...

Predicting ho­­w the housing market might play out over the next few months is incredibly difficult. There are a significant number...

The Modern House, the London firm which calls itself “the UK’s first design-focused estate agency” is now selling units on volume...

An international portal consultancy not previously known for its outspoken comments has sharply criticised OnTheMarket for its “protection of the status...

In an unexpected announcement, the government says it will "directly commission" companies to build up to 13,000 new affordable homes on...

In many respects 2015 has been a good year. Despite global challenges, we have seen a marked improvement in the UK...

A partnership between the National Association of Estate Agents and the Florida Realtors Association means up to 40 NAEA members have...

The Resort Group, the developer of the all-suite Llana Beach Hotel and Spa, which is due to open in 2016, has...

The Resort Group are looking for sales agents to help sell our 5-star property developments in Cape Verde. With a proven...

If it’s Friday it must be Agents Do Charity. Our industry does great work all year round, of course, but as...

The government is telling councils to produce local plans for new homes in their area by 2017 – or Whitehall will...

The consumer is King and to protect sellers and buyers' best interests estate and letting agents have to operate in the...

A web portal which radically changes the way investors search for their next investment property has signed up 5,000 agents, less...

Readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given an exclusive opportunity to pose questions to Zoopla Property Group...

The Competition and Markets Authority says it is still monitoring the major property portals.  A statement to Estate Agent Today by the...

Young prospective buyers will be able to pay the equivalent of rent on a property which they then go on to...

Tips on using digital signage in your window 1. Why digital signage is an asset to your business - Raise the profile of...

Consider the scene. It is July 8th and new Chancellor, Ed Balls, stands at the Dispatch Box giving his first Budget...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team has prepared a draft of revised guidelines on property sales, to replace the old...

Research by the Financial Times shows that large numbers of flats at exclusive new London developments - led by Nine Elms...

The march of the high-end national agency chains continues with news that Strutt & Parker has snapped up the two-office Buckinghamshire...

Two interesting developments in the past week have shown how established parts of the agency industry - on either side of...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has embarked on a mission to engage with the lender community with a view to initiating a...

Given that I wrote my last article on the day of the General Election but well before the result was known,...

There has been much debate in recent years about Britain’s desperate need for more housing stock. Demand has been outstripping supply...

I write this article on the day of the General Election so you’ll forgive the political analogies. In particular, how any...

Environmental group Greenpeace claims that a survey of 60 estate agents operating close to potential fracking sites suggests tens of thousands...