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![Industry survey highlights discrimination against female agents](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_Estate-Agent-400x310.png)
Gender-based discrimination remains an issue with the estate agency sector and many female victims are choosing not to report issues, an...
15 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Voice of the Agent survey set for release](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
The latest Voice of the Agent industry survey is set for release on 15 April. Marketing firm We Are Unchained surveyed 841...
04 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![International Women's Day: the Importance of a Supportive Workplace](/upload/images/4%20International%20Womens%20Day%20-%20Hannah%20Cooper%20FINAL.jpg)
As the Group HR Director of LRG – an organisation of over 3,000 employees – and perhaps more importantly, as a...
09 March 2024
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - get your boxing gloves ready!](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Tardy Renters (Reform) Bill is running against the clock](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20PayProp%20December%20PR%20-%20Tardy%20Renters%20Reform%20Bill%20running%20against%20the%20clock%20v2%20FD%20by%20Neil%20Cobbold%2C%20Mana.jpg)
As the world marches relentlessly forward to 2024, the government’s flagship legislation for the private rented sector (PRS) remains in limbo. This...
30 December 2023
From: Features
![Summer presents challenges for businesses in the property sector - here's how to navigate them and avoid a legal headache](/upload/images/shutterstock_1251325300.jpg)
THE grounding of foreign travel during successive lockdowns meant many employers were saved from the stress of dealing with holiday requests...
01 April 2023
From: Features
![Facebook ads – what the new updates mean for agents and how to manage them](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/FacebookadsGraphic-400x310.png)
Is Facebook giving you a headache? If you’re in the property sector, you’re not alone! From the Cambridge Analytica Scandal to...
05 October 2022
From: Features
![Webinar launched to show agents how to navigate tougher Facebook ad rules](/upload/images/Social%20Media/FB-Google-400x310.jpg)
A webinar explaining the best way to navigate the tough new Facebook advertising rules for estate agents is to be hosted...
03 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![‘Long way to go’ for equality in estate agency - claim](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-Meeting-400x310.jpg)
Two senior agency figures have suggested there is more work needed to level the playing field for women in the sector. The...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks - It's My Property and I Will Sell It To Who I Want](/upload/images/Logos/Purplebricks-2019Logo-400x310.jpg)
Was Purplebricks right to delist a property from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple - were opposed...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks wins praise for dropping prejudiced sellers](/upload/images/Logos/Purplebricks-2019Logo-400x310.jpg)
Purplebricks’ decision to de-list a property after the Christian vendors made anti-gay comments has won widespread support from industry figures, including...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agent group says talented women lost to industry due to menopause](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-Meeting-400x310.jpg)
The Women In Property group claims talented females are being lost to the industry due to the menopause. It says panic attacks,...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![£180,000 for estate agent who wanted to leave work early](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-20-400x310.jpg)
A prominent prime London estate agent has been awarded £180,000 by a compensation panel following her victory earlier this year in...
07 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Savills agent arrested by police over racist tweet](/img/default/eat.png)
Greater Manchester Police have arrested the Savills estate agent who allegedly posted a racist tweet about black England football stars after...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency chief demands action now over racism in the industry](/img/default/eat.png)
A prominent London estate agency owner wants an industry anti-racism campaign to counter what she describes as the “discrimination and prejudice...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Criticism of agency over racist tweet controversy - but is it fair?](/img/default/eat.png)
There is growing criticism of Savills on social media following the controversy over a racist tweet apparently sent from the personal...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Racist Tweet: Agent suspended, Police now investigating](/img/default/eat.png)
The police have now received complaints about the tweet believed to have been sent from a personal account of a Savills...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Estate agency issues statement over racist football tweet](/img/default/eat.png)
High end agency Savills is conducting “a full investigation” into a racist tweet posted overnight. A Savills statement posted on Twitter this...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - with special fundraising for Samaritans …](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been another terrific week for good deeds by our industry - so often under-reported but so important for agents and...
25 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Should agents track the Covid testing and vaccination status of staff?](/img/default/eat.png)
Potential house buyers may be fine with virtual tours during lockdown periods, but as the country opens up, people are going...
24 April 2021
From: Features
![Pre-qualify tenants before a viewing and reference them with one shareable viewing link from your CRM](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents give better treatment to buyers with British accents - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
A new study of British agents suggests that buyers with accents from most of the rest of the world receive less...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![£41,000 award for agent discriminated against because of pregnancy](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent has been awarded over £41,000 by an employment tribunal - after her offer to settle for £10,000 was...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News
!['No DSS' lawsuits - what do letting agents need to know?](/img/default/eat.png)
Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...
30 May 2020
From: Features
![Corona Latest: New tenant checks, Virtual staging, Global agency impact](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Landlords forced to conduct more background checks in post-Brexit Britain](/img/default/eat.png)
Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...
08 June 2019
From: Features
![Queer kiss-in held outside agency branch by LGBT campaigners](/img/default/eat.png)
Activists from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender movement are reported to have staged what they called a “queer kiss-in" outside...
12 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![GDPR Weekly: How should agents deal with security breaches?](/img/default/eat.png)
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Some pretty dodgy foreigners purchase in the UK, says buying agent](/img/default/eat.png)
Outspoken buying agent Henry Pryor says some “pretty dodgy” overseas buyers have purchased homes in the UK in the past -...
29 December 2017
From: Breaking News
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Redressing the balance: why we need more women in agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Earlier this week it was Dads4Daughters Day – a campaign that strives to promote gender equality in the workplace. I have three...
18 March 2017
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - the April showers edition...](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s that time of the week where, despite stamp duty buying surges and the beginning of the traditional spring sales season,...
08 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Senior agent to sue ex-employer over 'misleading market share claims'](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent is suing his former employer for £500,000 after he believes he was unfairly dismissed. Abdul Samad is taking legal...