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There are often very grim snapshots of the current property crisis.  But one of the most shocking I’ve read in a long...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Agents have been showing there is more to being charitable than just donating money. This weeks charitable exploits have a big focus...

Savills has expanded its international presence with the acquisition of Predibisa in Portugal.  The residential and commercial real estate company has 30...

OnTheMarket Group has been named among the top places to work in the UK. The property website was included in last weekend’s...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

The total value of all homes across the UK hit record levels by the end of last year and it is...

Knight Frank’s London New Homes team has ended the year on a record-breaking high, following a successful run of sales over the...

What are you going to do when something unplanned, unexpected, and unpleasant hits your brand and business? There’s no point avoiding it...

Troubled agency Purplebricks is set to face further litigation from the group which is already preparing to bring a class action...

During the summer holidays, your home is left susceptible to opportunistic thieves. Despite this rise in threat, data found that only...

Recent months have seen interest rates rise from historic lows back closer to pre-financial crisis levels as the Bank of England...

Agents have been celebrating some of the top fundraising exploits of the past 12 months but the activity continues. Remember, if you...

Anyone working in the property market should have at least one eye on supply. Of course, it’s a constant issue for...

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...

Fundraising frolics by agents and property professionals this week include bike rides and triathlon challenges, plus the charity award season returns. Remember,...

Lawyers working on a class action against online agents including Purplebricks have said they will be ready to send a letter...

Some 86 Bronze, Silver, Gold and Special Awards have been presented to agents in the Guild off Property Professionals at its...

One of the country’s leading agencies says the recent and expected interest rate rises, and the surging inflation, will not blow...

OnTheMarket says buyer and seller confidence has not been adversely affected by the first base rate rise in more than three...

For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...

The clocks have fallen back, the nights are longer and the temperature has definitely dropped - winter is here and with...

Too few lorry drivers, hospitality staff and care home assistants - and now too few auctioneers, too. Propertymark says a surge in...

The class action taken by former self-employed workers against two online agencies should be a warning to other firms breaking the...

A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

The lifestyle changes triggered by the pandemic are likely to have a lasting effect on the housing market, pushing property prices permanently...

A PropTech entrepreneur is advising agents not to settle for simply having their websites up and running, and instead using CRM...

An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...

Like most aspects of life since the pandemic hit, the employment arena has been hit hard. But not just with uncertainty...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

Remember the early days of lockdown when there was a general panic? Perhaps the hot demand for toilet rolls was a sign...

As the country prepares to cheer on England (can we speak for the other UK nations too?) here’s a look at...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says its monthly sentiment measure of house prices is at its highest level since 1988. A...

Shock price rises in materials are set to make new build homes more expensive if a warning from leading industry figures...

The Bank of England’s deputy governor says it’s possible that the current housing market boom may continue even after the end...

As an indication of the frenzied property market, this may take some beating - an agent has had 18 viewings on...

Savills has upgraded its house price and transaction forecasts following the Budget - and prime London, especially the centre, is tipped to...

The latest house price index from the Halifax suggests the market has softened ahead of the original scheduled end of the stamp...

The industry seems almost back to normal. Not the ‘new normal’ we spoke so much of a few weeks and months ago,...

Hello and welcome to your regular Friday charity round-up from the industry - appropriately enough on the day of the latest...

The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...

I remember so clearly in my Foxtons days, working as a lettings manager in Putney, that lettings, though less sexy than...

We can all agree that the recovery of the property market since May has been outstanding. The latest data from Zoopla...

It’s Halloween time, and while this year’s festivities may be muted there’s plenty to celebrate as far as agents’ good deeds...

For many agents it’s been a big week…not because of the surge of buyers, but because their children have returned to...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity, a weekly round-up of news as the industry continues fund-raising even in these challenging...

An online agency has offered to sell the homes of NHS frontline staff for free. Doorsteps, set up by high profile young...

A property portal is making the controversial claim that the Coronavirus has led to an increase in online interest in UK...

Some of the biggest figures in the industry have given Estate Agent Today their reaction to the news - broken yesterday...

It’s back - the five-a-side football tournament which made its debut last year with teams from the property sector makes a welcome return...

Stepping back and moving out of the front line is all the rage…but not, it seems, for hard-working agents and others...

Congratulations from everyone at Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today to all those who triumphed at the Relocation Agent Network...

Agents and property industry figures have given a clear message to the government six weeks ahead of the General Election -...

Foxtons’ sales slumped another 10 per cent and its total revenue dropped another 3.5 per cent according to figures released this...

All new-build homes could soon be fitted with an electric car charging point. The government has issued a consultation on the move,...

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

Hello - it’s that time of the week again when we celebrate the agency industry’s fantastic fund-raising. We were delighted that our...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - yet more examples of stupendous fund-raising by our industry (and a lot of...

Equity release, seen by many agents as a reason why fewer older homeowners are downsizing these days, has reported more growth...

A new emission zone becomes effective in central London in 10 days time and could cost residents who use their car...

As the clock ticks down and Britain’s future gets ever more difficult to predict, one of the few certainties to cling...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Young people whose parents have property wealth are now almost three times as likely to be homeowners by the age of...

Time appears to be running short for the sale of troubled online agency Emoov. An Emoov insider has told Estate Agent Today...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...

It is a sobering thought that 40 years have slipped by since I first ran a tape measure across the inside...

The battered prime central London market is now suffering from the UK’s wider political volatility, the lack of stability of the...

Boy it‘s hot out there, with little end in sight yet. That’s the good news. Now the even better news -...

A study of house price affordability has revealed that train drivers can afford a greater proportion of homes in the UK's...

A mergers and acquisitions specialist says traditional agencies have been pushed into becoming more innovative by the rise of portals and...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

Winter seems to be firmly with us now, if the plunging temperatures are anything to go by. After a ridiculously mild...

Saudi Arabia has announced it’s to build a new mega-city, rising out of the desert sands in the kingdom’s north, adorning...

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

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

The huge consequences of the EU referendum, and the impending Brexit negotiations, have drawn into sharp light the consequences for a...

eMoov founder and chief executive Russell Quirk has launched another online petition, this time calling for mandatory licensing of estate agents. The...

It’s curious how gloom, gloom pre-Brexit Britain’s property market has gained a much brighter outlook now that the result of the...

Purplebricks says it will have a marketing budget of AUS$17.2m - that's over £9.9m - to spend on marketing for its...

There was a small two per cent drop in residential valuations in July compared to the same month last year, according to...

With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...

Despite each day bringing remarkable headlines - not necessarily good news for a market wanting stability - estate agents are nonetheless...

I pride myself as a logical person, so much so that it amazes me how most people seem to struggle to...

Connells Survey and Valuation says the total number of valuations conducted in March showed a 21 per cent increase over the...

One of the UK's largest property franchises has reported strong figures in an interim trading statement to the City - with group...

Britain’s biggest mortgage lender, the Halifax, says the housing market will slow next year with average price rises of four to...

Online agents may soon sell and let across national boundaries as company websites and property portals operate on an increasingly global...

The imbalance of supply and demand in the housing market “will lead to even stronger price gains over the next 12...

It’s mid-summer and distinctly cooler than it should be - but agents’ enthusiasm for helping those in need appears hotter than...