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When almost all agents and developers use the tried and tested formula of floorplan, professional photography  and a well-crafted description, what can be...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

A competition to track down as many golden estate agent boards placed around Leeds as possible has been won by Grace...

The temperature may be cooling outside but there is plenty of charitable warmth being shown by estate agents. Whatever the cause you...

If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...

Estate agents selling rural homes have been urged to provide better levels of upfront information regarding homes in the countryside that...

In a welcome return to a favourite series of mine - and a timely one at that, given the current back...

Dye & Durham says it could potentially appeal the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to effectively disallow its acquistion...

From bike rides to boxing, agents and property professionals have been turning up the heat with their fundraising exploits. Remember, if you...

Propertymark has rebranded its charitable arm. Its members charity Arbon Trust unveiled a new identity and vision at the trade body’s national...

You can tell that spring is in the air as this week's Agents Do Charity is full of outdoor fundraising pursuits...

Dog facilities - even separate rooms for them - are now a major factor on the ‘want list’ for growing numbers...

Picky buyers are walking away from property deals after realising the internet connection at a property is poor, research claims. A poll...

We’re about to enter August and second half of the Olympic Games - and fund-raising is happening at a Gold medal...

A family is appealing for help in tracing the whereabouts of a motorhome stolen from outside their house at Whitstable in Kent...

In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...

Unsurprisingly it’s been a busy few months in the property market so far this year, and a busy few months in...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

As we approach the end of the year, there is no doubt that it has been a turbulent 12 months for...

Hello and welcome to our latest selection of photos from agencies which have dressed their offices for Christmas. We’ve had another great...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...

One of the most prominent companies involved in identifying and treating Japanese Knotweed has recruited a new member of the team...

Hunters has launched two additional franchise branches in Tower Bridge, London and Middleton, North Manchester, taking the company total to over...

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

Fine & Country is one of those clever agencies employing interior designers to help stage properties, making them look their best...

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

You wouldn’t expect anything other than very upscale home offices from an esteemed agency with a wonderful history - and that’s...

You know the old saying - a dog is an agent’s best friend?  Well that’s clearly true for this trio of agencies...

Independent agencies are the backbone of our industry so it’s great to be able to share images from three such experts...

Hello again and welcome to more festive fun from agents who have kindly shared their office decorations and parties with our...

Christmas gets ever closer and we’re delighted that you’re sending in those splendid festive videos and still photographs. Everyone today got in...

It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...

Yopa – launched in 2015 as part of the new breed of hybrid operators seeking to shake up the industry –...

How many of you are in favour of estate agents being licenced? Would most agents rather not be overseen by a regulator...

Purplebricks has announced that it is to give a trading update and the result of its review of its US activities on...

The industry is back to full-strength on its fund-raising judging from our virtual postbag this week with many new reports of...

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

We’re back with the first edition of Agents Do Charity for 2019 - and despite the uncertainty everywhere else, one thing...

Hello and welcome to a new week - the last before Christmas. We’ve got more of your wonderful office pictures and videos...

Bored with Brexit? Baffled by the backstop? Troubled by the transition period?  Well here’s a promise - there’s no mention of the...

For part two of the 'Day in the life of' series, I spoke to Peter Kavanagh, who first joined Romans in...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

Your terrific Christmas pictures continue to drop like snowflakes - thanks very much to everyone who has contributed to our daily...

An estate agency in Wales has recruited a head of PR with a difference - Moginie James' latest edition to its senior...

Despite storms in the North and September sun in the South, estate agents haven't been deterred from giving their all for charity this...

It’s Bank Holiday weekend and - dare we say it? - the final one for most of the UK until Christmas. But...

I started work in 1966 in Exeter with Fox & Sons then moved to a local company in Honiton soon after....

We’re here again to publicise the side of British estate agency that rarely presents itself to the public - the fund-raising,...

Ian Wilson, the head of Martin & Co, recently threw his hat into the ring regarding Labour’s stated intention to cap...