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Gender-based discrimination remains an issue with the estate agency sector and many female victims are choosing not to report issues, an...

The latest Voice of the Agent industry survey is set for release on 15 April. Marketing firm We Are Unchained surveyed 841...

As the Group HR Director of LRG – an organisation of over 3,000 employees – and perhaps more importantly, as a...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

As the world marches relentlessly forward to 2024, the government’s flagship legislation for the private rented sector (PRS) remains in limbo. This...

THE grounding of foreign travel during successive lockdowns meant many employers were saved from the stress of dealing with holiday requests...

Is Facebook giving you a headache? If you’re in the property sector, you’re not alone! From the Cambridge Analytica Scandal to...

A webinar explaining the best way to navigate the tough new Facebook advertising rules for estate agents is to be hosted...

Two senior agency figures have suggested there is more work needed to level the playing field for women in the sector. The...

Was Purplebricks right to delist a property from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple - were opposed...

Purplebricks’ decision to de-list a property after the Christian vendors made anti-gay comments has won widespread support from industry figures, including...

The Women In Property group claims talented females are being lost to the industry due to the menopause.  It says panic attacks,...

A prominent prime London estate agent has been awarded £180,000 by a compensation panel following her victory earlier this year in...

Greater Manchester Police have arrested the Savills estate agent who allegedly posted a racist tweet about black England football stars after...

A prominent London estate agency owner wants an industry anti-racism campaign to counter what she describes as the “discrimination and prejudice...

There is growing criticism of Savills on social media following the controversy over a racist tweet apparently sent from the personal...

The police have now received complaints about the tweet believed to have been sent from a personal account of a Savills...

High end agency Savills is conducting “a full investigation” into a racist tweet posted overnight. A Savills statement posted on Twitter this...

It’s been another terrific week for good deeds by our industry - so often under-reported but so important for agents and...

Potential house buyers may be fine with virtual tours during lockdown periods, but as the country opens up, people are going...

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

A new study of British agents suggests that buyers with accents from most of the rest of the world receive less...

An estate agent has been awarded over £41,000 by an employment tribunal - after her offer to settle for £10,000 was...

Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...

Activists from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender movement are reported to have staged what they called a “queer kiss-in" outside...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

Outspoken buying agent Henry Pryor says some “pretty dodgy” overseas buyers have purchased homes in the UK in the past -...

An estate agent who was offered a sex act by his boss if he hit sales targets has won a sex...

Earlier this week it was Dads4Daughters Day – a campaign that strives to promote gender equality in the workplace.  I have three...

It’s that time of the week where, despite stamp duty buying surges and the beginning of the traditional spring sales season,...

An estate agent is suing his former employer for £500,000 after he believes he was unfairly dismissed. Abdul Samad is taking legal...

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