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The high-end estate agent who has quit his post after being found to have posted pictures of clients’ houses on Instagram...

The annual conference of the National Association of Estate Agents takes place on February 27 - the date when the future...

HM Land Registry appears to be making painfully slow progress on digitising land charge search data - contrary to its earlier...

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...

Zoopla has revealed large growth in agency membership and visitor figures for 2019. Since being bought by US equity firm Silver Lake,...

The total value of the UK’s housing stock hit £7.39 trillion in 2019, a new record high. The claim, in an analysis...

A hybrid estate agency which set a target of rivalling Purplebricks when it launched says it aims to recruit 25 agents...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...

There’s been a long-term trend of growing numbers of Londoners quitting the capital to afford a home elsewhere - and typically...

There’s a warning today that Rightmove could be vulnerable to losing its number one portal status because it has such a...

Government figures suggest that the number of second homes in the UK has dropped two per cent in the eight year...

House price growth in the past decade was at its weakest for 30 years - and despite that it remains though...

Nicky Stevenson, formerly the managing director of the Property Academy, has quit hybrid agency Keller Williams UK after just eight months. Stevenson’s...

Chancellors Estate Agents is next month opening its newest branch in Swindon - the first time the company has operated in...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2020 - and we’ve plenty to report even with the New...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

First things first, a big happy New Year to everyone. Welcome to 2020! It looks set to be another interesting year...

The year just ending was when the North-South divide in house prices and capital appreciation slammed into reverse gear according to...

The number of residential sales rose 1.9 per cent to 102,050  in November compared to the same month last year, the...

Zoopla is launching a new eight week marketing campaign on Boxing Day - and Estate Agent Today has an exclusive look at...

Today, with the festive break around the corner, we have another video from an agent - but this one is distinctly...

A former residential chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has posed key questions for the government to answer over...

A major regional estate agency is expanding with another physical office because it says the traditional High Street business model delivers...

The National Association of Estate Agents has given its analysis of 2019 - and it may have been a better year...

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

The election is over and there’s nothing on the agenda except the run-up to Christmas - although there’s still time for...

Foxtons is reported to have closed four more branches across London, backing up widespread industry speculation that the agency is retrenching further in...

OnTheMarket’s TV advert, promoting its ‘New & exclusive’ feature, will be back on screens from Boxing Day ahead of what it calls a...

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

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

You are an enterprising lot! Today we’ve got two fantastic Christmas videos from agents who’ve kindly responded to our call for...

The man who founded Zoopla is now a second hand car salesman - but with a digital difference. Alex Chesterman, who founded...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Hinkins and I’m a Sales Consultant...

Property voyeurism and the festive season have long been bedfellows for many Brits. The heady combination of over-indulgence and regret, close proximity...

House prices increased 0.5 per cent in November, which was the strongest monthly rise since April according to the Nationwide.  However, annual...

A new digital ‘members-only club’ is being launched for property professionals around the world.  The Eighth Door is a web and app-based...

He portrays himself as a scourge of the Remoaner elite and a champion of the people, but when it comes to...

It’s beginning to look a lot like…we’re running a very popular service for agents, as we’ve been inundated with more fund-raising...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents continues to show how political uncertainty is dampening sentiment and...

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...

Agents have reacted angrily to General Election proposals by all three main political parties to hike stamp duty for foreign buyers. The...

Recent Zoopla reports stating that first-time buyers are deciding against purchasing one-bedroom flats came as no surprise to me, or I’m...

A conveyancing company has thrown its weight behind reforms to surveys outlined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. As Estate Agent Today...

Last week, it was announced that Plentific, the London-based tenant experience, has raised $32 million in Series B funding. Plentific’s model sees...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday Property Jobs Today feature, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in...

Troubled London estate agency Foxtons says it has rewritten its remuneration policy for its senior management following a shareholder revolt at...

A PropTech company that monitors search times for transactions says only just over two thirds of them are now completed in...

Belvoir has struck an innovative eight-year exclusivity agreement with Dacres, the 20 office estate agency network based in Yorkshire, to deliver...

If you haven’t noticed, it’s November already - a month where it’s increasingly popular for men to grow moustaches for charity....

Ashleigh Thwaites, Branch Manager at Emersons Green, Taylors shares how mio has transformed her approach to sales progression by making it...

OnTheMarket will on Wednesday of this week issue over a million shares to agents who have signed new long-term listing agreements...

The phrase ‘death of the high street’ can be found in nearly any publication in any given week. And for fair...

Two very different views on Brexit have come forward in the past 24 hours from different players in the industry. First off,...

Foxtons' latest trading statement shows another fall in sales revenue - but this time lettings income is down too. In an announcement...

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

Almost inevitably on Halloween, there’s a report today on the horror stories that deter buyers - but it may well be...

Thanks a lot - or should that be fangs so much? - for sending in photographs of your brilliantly decorated offices...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...

Hello and welcome to a new week - one with darker evenings and colder days. But there is still plenty of activity...

One of the most high profile estate agencies in the Republic of Ireland says it may re-enter the UK market after...

A controversial estate agent and former head of an online agency is urging agents to knock on the doors of vendors...

One of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or freelance agents operating under the same...

One of the industry’s leading consultants says Rightmove is in a form of abusive relationship with agents, who should consider legal...

First details have emerged of the information vendors may have to provide up-front In future transactions if government house buying reforms...

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

Since I started working with Zero Deposit for me the market leader in deposit replacement alternatives, the most common question I am...

Agents have expressed quiet optimism that the market may be over the worst as it continues to show resilience in the...

Upad, the national online letting agent set up by entrepreneur James Davis has announced that it is “closed to new business”...

There has been a surprise, but small, increase in the market share of online estate agents according to the latest survey. Business...

Hello, welcome to the new working week and the latest PJT. Before we kick off, a reminder to please let us know...

Consumer demand for new build homes has dropped to a six-year low, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The organisation's House...

Three key industry organisations have endorsed a best practice guide for the controversial Modern Method of Auction. The iamsold guide is aimed at...

A growing free-to-list property portal says there's never been a better time for estate agents to target foreign investors. Residential People, which,...

Purplebricks - which is at the centre of a string of controversies - has joined the growing campaign for stamp duty...

It’s Monday so that can mean only one thing - a chance to catch up on the key moves in and...

Briefings from the Conservative Party to The Sun newspaper suggest that the party will this week announce further relaxation in planning...

Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference - that’ll be Brexit, quelle surprise. But if the government...

When Jasmine Fakir moved from her home in Brent, north London, to look after her ill mother she certainly did not...

As an agent, it’s part of your role to protect and advise your clients throughout the buying and selling process. Mortgages are...

The price premium paid by purchasers for a freehold property rather than a leasehold is at its highest for eight years. An...

Hello and welcome to your regular Monday PJT, the essential guide to who’s moving where in our industry. Everyone mentioned here got...

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

HM Revenue & Customs has revealed that the original Emoov online agency has been fined for breaches of money laundering regulations. HMRC...

A report by the influential Public Accounts committee of MPs has been highly sceptical of the effectiveness of Help To Buy. It...

The new housing minister has admitted that her party has tried to “put a lid” on house price rises and has...

A pessimistic set of figures on asking prices, transaction volumes and stock levels culminates in Rightmove urging vendors to be willing...

Our first wonderful fund-raising agents this week are walking over hot coals - now that’s a dare for you. But you don’t...

Winkworth’s trading statement for the first half of 2019 show the company’s revenue and pre-tax profit both dipping slightly - but...

A survey claims that millions of potential sellers would use online estate agents - and bizarrely, this includes an online agency...

Franchise giant Hunters says its branch network has now hit 200 following a spate of acquisitions in the first half of...

High end agency Knight Frank says prices in prime central London have fallen again - although the 4.4 per cent drop...

Professional client account solutions for modern letting agents Letting agents will need to come up with new ways to manage client money...

Whinge. Moan. Lead quality. Crap market. Decision procrastination. Fee pressure. Bloody competitors. Especially Purplebricks. Brexit, of course, Brexit... These are just some...

No less than 56 per cent of properties across the UK are in areas that are affordable for first time buyers...

I think I speak for most people when I say that we are not currently where we thought we would be...

An independent estate agency says a No Deal Brexit will prompt a “feeding frenzy” of foreign buyers who are already “piling...

The Essential Information Group reports that the number of auctions held in the UK in July was just 107. This was 21...

The Guardian has revealed that small investors lured into putting money into TV property guru Kevin McCloud’s eco-friendly housing projects -...

In the run up to his appointment as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson suggested that he might cut Stamp Duty Land Tax...

The former Countrywide chief executive Grenville Turner says it is an option for online estate agency Yopa to go to an...

The international estate agency Engel & Volkers is closing its single prime central London office - despite past claims that sales...

Rightmove’s blog suggests that pro-standard photos can increase enquiries by up to four times, but how do you make great photos? You...

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

Average house prices in the UK increased by a mere 0.9 per cent in the year to June - the lowest...

A London council admits that it typically takes 50 working days for a search - which means a Local Land Charge...

Yes it’s Monday, so it’s another edition of PJT, your guide to the key moves and changes in the agency and...

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...

House prices fell unexpectedly for the second month in a row in July according to the Halifax - but the mortgage...

The latest survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests that last month’s optimistic assessment of the housing market has...

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

Rising house prices and the gender pay gap means that there is no English region where a single woman on median...

Countrywide has thrown its weight behind the proposals for a new single industry-wide regulator taking on the roles of Trading Standards...

Outsourced viewings firm Viewber now handles viewings for more than 50 per cent of all UK auctioneers. The claim is from Essential...

With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...

If you’d asked me at the start of the year how I thought the political landscape might look now, I wouldn’t...

It’s another Friday so it’s another Agents Do Charity - of course! It’s August and the height of the holidays but as...

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

Connells Group has this morning announced a profits dip for the first six months of the year.  Its pre-tax profits were £26.2m...

LSL Property Services, parent firm of Your Move and Reeds Rains, says the company’s branch closure programme was a success with profits...

1. Win More Listings For estate agency in the UK, the number one task is to get new properties to market. However,...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new Property Jobs Today column, bringing you the industry’s...

British homes have increased in value by an average of £11 per day since the beginning of the year, but with...

Data from UK Finance, which represents most of the country’s lenders, shows that gross mortgage lending across the residential market in...

The new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government is the relatively unknown Robert Jenrick -  but his new housing...

One of the country’s most respected agents has advised the agency industry to treat Boris Johnson’s pledges with real caution. Black Brick buying...

London and South East England are to see house price falls this year and only “very modest” growth in 2020 -...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

There’s more ammunition today for those agents who argue that equity release stops people moving and thus cuts the number of...

A recent study has revealed what the biggest moving home fails are in the UK, including damaged furniture, scratched walls and...

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your Monday catch-up on all the key appointments news in the industry. Please...

A new website devoted solely to prime off-market properties is looking for agents who will use it to find buyers seeking...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

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

 – use technology to build a trusted brand as a people-focused custodian of client money Non-stop regulatory changes in the industry are...

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

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

MyBid4It is an online auction platform which has been developed to partner with Estate Agents and revolutionise the way properties are...

New figures from the National Association of Estate Agents suggest that supply is at last creeping back up to seasonal norms...

A timely new survey suggests that 75 per cent of buyers give at least some consideration to what their potential neighbours...

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...

Purplebricks has hired the Weber Shandwick PR firm to handle much of its non-investment related public relations. Weber Shandwick has its global...

Nomination for the Propertymark Qualifications Awards 2019 are now open - and they present a chance to celebrate colleagues or employers...

Research from OnTheMarket shows that 40 per cent of London homes costing around £1m have only two bedrooms or fewer. And only...

Some 10 per cent of Britons now own a second home, a buy to let or an overseas property according to...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

Figures released from OnTheMarket this morning suggest that its conversion programme for agents shifting from free deals to paid membership is...

Knight Frank says Brexit-related uncertainty has curbed trading activity across all UK residential markets over the last 12 months - and...

A PropTech firm has repeated claims it first made in March about allegedly inaccurate floorpan measurement and says a new initiative...

Hello and here’s another PJT to start the week: we hope it’s your first port of call when you want to...

Average UK house prices rose 0.5 per cent in May according to the latest Halifax house price index as the long...

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

OnTheMarket claims monthly visits to its website hit a record 25.4m in May - but the portal’s latest update gives no...

PropTech company Landmark has thrown its weight behind the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ new Home Survey Standard, which is now out...

Welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - because last week there was a Bank Holiday, we have a bumper edition...

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

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...

It appears that at least three Countrywide brands are undergoing branch closures as the company’s cuts continue to bite. Estate Agent Today...

A recently-launched free-to-list portal says it’s uniquely positioned to attract overseas buyers and investors interested in purchasing in major UK cities. Residential...

In today’s crowded property marketplace, the needs of tenants have changed. With a greater emphasis on quality of living, tenants are increasingly...

The number of sales agreed per branch has increased for the first time this year, rising from an average of seven...

The number of mortgages approved by High Street banks increased 5.4 per cent to 44,000 in April. Data from trade body UK...

New research suggests it takes, on average, six months and 24 days to buy a home. The study, for PropTech virtual tours...

There’s been a mixed response to the government’s surprise announcement that it would make permanent the right of home owners to...

Homeowners will be able to extend properties more easily instead of moving home. In a surprise announcement this morning - less than...

Ultra slow broadband speeds could knock a quarter off the value of a property according to research undertaken by online agency...

We’ve reached the final instalment of my market transformation do’s and don’ts.  In previous articles, we’ve looked at: Do encourage, don’t deter;...

Might the central London market gloom be broken by just a sliver of light? London Central Portfolio, an investment consultancy, has recently...

A Parliamentary committee has claimed that 160 properties in the UK are owned by “high corruption-risk individuals” and wants more to...

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

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

Reforms to the house buying process in England and Wales to bring it more into line with Scotland could slash the...

The trade body representing so-called quick sale companies is marking five years in business with two feathers in its cap. Firstly the...

John D Wood has announced that Nick Taylor, the agency’s managing director and a well-known figure in the industry for four...

Here at Estate Agent Today, we're always pleased to highlight the lengths the best agents will go to provide outstanding customer...

With a mere matter of weeks until the Tenant Fees Act comes in to effect, I can’t help but wonder just...

One of the capital's best-known agents, Marsh & Parsons, has expanded its network with a new office in Streatham Hill, South...

For the industry's football lovers, the notable achievements and never-say-die attitude of both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur on the European stage...

In a world where people want instant gratification, it’s important to find ways to connect and engage with customers when they...

Some of the most expensive properties in London are selling typically between 13 and 21 per cent off the asking price. And...

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

The breathing space offered by the October Brexit deadline and the receding prospect of a No Deal exit from the EU...

Hello and welcome to another one of those great long weekends that come along often at this time of year -...

Countrywide has named a senior businesswoman as chair of its controversial remuneration committee which was at the centre of a row...

It’s an eye-catching combination - former professional rugby players turn estate agents, set up in converted shipping containers, and promise in time-honoured fashion...

Countrywide has this morning revealed that group income is down yet again - it blames continuing Brexit-related problems. It says: “The ongoing...

There may be rain outside but the housing market is now officially in a drought according to the National Association of...

Mark Witherspoon, well known in the agency industry as the former data services director of Zoopla, has joined the TwentyCi company.  TwentyCi...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - because of the flurry of Bank Holidays at this time of year, it’s...

The London Marathon may be just one of literally thousands of fund-raising events but we know it’s a favourite with many...

A top London estate agent says the humble For Sale board remains the cheapest and most effective marketing tool - even...

We’re accustomed to tech firms promising disruption in how homes are bought, let, sold and rented: now one is pledging to...

A solicitor handling cases involving Japanese Knotweed say the problem could devalue the prices of affected houses by as much as...

The leasehold scandal continues to generate plenty of column inches, with fresh stories emerging almost daily of people living in unsellable...

An influential investment blog says the number of analysts and investors still believing in Purplebricks’ growth story is dwindling - and...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...

It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...

Winkworth has a new office at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, as an independent local agency rebrands as part of the franchise giant. Previously trading...

With next Friday being Easter, this is the last ADC for a fortnight - so it’s our chance to honour those...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says house price sentiment improved by a small amount last month for the first time...

First time buyers purchasing new homes using the government’s Help to Buy equity loan scheme paid on average 12 per cent...

The average time it takes for a single first time buyer to save for a 15 per cent deposit in England...

At the end of a week consisting of largely depressing market reports, new data from Knight Frank suggests that the bad...

There’s more bad news for Purplebricks: after a shock 80 per cent downgrading of its stock value by a bank on...

Hello, it’s that time of the week again when we look at the latest recruitment and appointment news in the industry. Just...

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

Some branches of one of London’s largest agencies, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, have returned to Zoopla after dropping it just over four...

PropTech players behind a recent trial claim that use of Blockchain can cut a transaction time from a typical three months...

Welcome to another ADC, the weekly round-up each Friday of agents’ great fund-raising work.  This week we show the diversity of charitable...

At PayProp we recognise that it’s the hard-working agents and other staff that make the industry a success, so training should...

The final - and some say most prestigious - shortlist for this year’s ESTAS awards has been revealed. The People Awards, sponsored...

Winkworth’s latest trading statement reveals that while its rental side blossomed, sales suffered thanks to the familiar cocktail of Brexit, uncertainty...

A controversial online estate agency has gone into liquidation two years after describing High Street agents as “smug, suited slime-balls.” BetterMove, registered...

A mortgage firm claims that around a third of all those who have moved homes since 2016 have done so -...

A statement this morning from the government says that property details must use Imperial Measurements after Britain leaves the EU. The Imperial...

Hello, welcome to a new week and to PJT, your regular Monday round-up of jobs news in the industry. Do please let...

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

It’s no secret that the UK’s housing sector is in crisis. Headlines scream about the shortage of new-build homes. TV pundits...

One thing’s clear in the ongoing mess surrounding Brexit - a lot of people are simply putting their head down and...

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

One in eight people buying or selling in the next six months say they will delay their plans because of Brexit...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the number of house hunters registered per branch fell 15 per cent in February...

An owner who enhanced the price of his property by illegally hacking branches off a tree has ordered to pay back...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday edition of Property Jobs Today. Everyone here contacted us on press@estateagenttoday.co.uk to espresso the word;...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

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

Thinking about the state of communication across residential property chains is enough to induce a severe migraine. We work in a world...

In another bid to take on Rightmove, OnTheMarket is introducing a new range of advertising products which will enable agents to...

Another new online auction company has launched and is bidding to woo traditional estate agents with the controversial ‘modern method of...

Hello - here we are once again with the weekly round-up of key moves in the agency and related industries. We’re letting...

The spring market has got off to a subdued start according to Rightmove - and the portal says more buyers are...

There’s more fuel added to the current debate about reform of the house purchasing process, as new data reveals one buyer...

The latest RICS survey has one key message - 77 per cent of surveyors participating in the study say Brexit uncertainty...

You can tell it’s the onset of spring by the fact that this weekend sees the start of the Formula 1...

Half of first time buyers say they made expensive mistakes during their process of purchasing their home, with mortgage brokers, removal...

The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...

A PropTech firm claims agents are currently undervaluing properties in London because of what it calls “outdated and inaccurate property measurement...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your weekly chance to catch up on major moves in our industry. Everyone here has...

It’s time, surely, for government to crackdown not just on rogue agents and landlords but on rogue councils that confuse the...

Hello and here we go with yet another Agents Do Charity, the weekly opportunity to herald the unsung efforts of our...

Countrywide’s executive chairman and group managing director have spoken to Estate Agent Today about the impact of Brexit on the company,...

HM Revenue & Customs has issued more details of its bid to encourage estate agents to combat money laundering in the...

Outsourced auction provider IAMSold says it is the top independent auctioneer for residential property lots sold in 2018, according to the...

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

A working party of NAEA Propertymark is to conduct a pilot of a new Property Information Questionnaire - part of a...

Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive.  Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...

More downbeat house price figures have prompted one leading estate agent to admit that the 2019 market had not taken off...

The Met Office says today, March 1, is the first official day of spring - perfect timing to coincide with the...

An estate and lettings agency that has been trading in the centre of Exeter for 12 years has ceased trading and...

Connells Group says investment in PropTech will be the way to safeguard its almost-600 High Street branches - and it’s repeated...

No doubt we’ve all seen the recent Purplebricks news - shares have, according to the BBC, ‘plunged after it slashed its...

The row over whether Help To Buy benefits house builders’ personal wealth more than it assists the housing market is continuing...

The UK’s two leading conveyancing groups have merged to form what they call a “powerhouse” to be called Simplify. My Home Move...

The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...

Few can deny that with announcements from MPs and an announcement from Purplebricks, that it’s been an extraordinary week.  While it may...

Purplebricks has this morning warned investors its foreign activities are not going as well as predicted - although it insists it is...

A portal powered by Artificial Intelligence claims it is offering investors a much-needed and superior alternative to Rightmove and Zoopla. One &...

Labour’s housing spokesman, John Healey, has spoken out against the split in the party which has so far seen eight MPs...

The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...

A 36 per cent collapse in sales between November and January has created an “unprecedented” five year low in the number...

A new survey claims the market is at its worst for eight years. The latest market snapshot from property platform Home says...

A new group called the Federation of Independent Agents has been set up as a network of like-minded independent agents who...

If anyone thought Brexit may allow domestic buyers a bigger share of the market, think again: no fewer than 57 per...

The radically-restructured Humberts estate agency claims the risks it took last year in scrapping branches and moving to ‘hubs’ has paid...

Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

Hello and welcome to yet another Agents Do Charity - our tribute to the great work done by our industry in...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...

The government has launched an official consultation about a new stamp duty surcharge - the long-awaited additional one per cent for...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...

“You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over,” is an oft-quoted saying of Richard...

He may not yet have had time to produce a Brexit plan but Boris Johnson has at least had a few...

The end of the snow has given way to warmer weather, and while it’s a little early to speak of spring...

To a sales-focused agency, having a lettings department can sometimes feel like losing control of the business. Recent cases of property management...

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...

At the end of January the Asian PropTech company PropertyGuru announced the imminent launch of beta-phase testing of its cutting-edge new product, PropertyGuru Lens. This...

A major restructuring of LSL Property Services has just been announced to shareholders, with substantial numbers of branch closures. The statement says...

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There was a huge 33 per cent collapse in transactions in central London in the final quarter of 2018 compared with...

House prices grew at the slowest annual rate for nearly six years in January, according to Nationwide, which says the market...

There’s a distinctly northern flavour to some of the great fund-raising this week - and in particular Yorkshire. This isn’t the only...

There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...

Brexit may be continuing to dominate the headlines - try to stifle that yawn - but there is still a housing...

One in six mortgage holders has been rejected for a mortgage in the past, according to new research from Which? It says...

If you want an engaging page-turner novel for cold winter evenings, my recommendation is Our House by Louise Candlish, a bestseller...