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It’s often fashionable to criticise trade bodies and official groups, but right now I think that’s absolutely inappropriate. In well over 20...

There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...

It has been six years since the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU). Political and economic debate continues to rumble...

Between you and me, dear reader, I had little to no idea about what the metaverse was before researching it for...

Rising property prices in the UK mean that occupiers are renting long past their forties. According to the government’s last English...

Online agent 99home is planning to go international. The brand, which lets sellers pay to list their property on the major portals...

Agents were busy marking the Platinum Jubilee over the past week but there was still time for fundraising exploits including tree-planting...

In this article, Kristian Stott, Head of New Business at iamproperty, analyses the digital revolution in our lives and in property and why...

The government is being urged to expand and make the Treasury’s mortgage guarantee scheme permanent and compulsory on home loans above...

There are many myths about using virtual tours to sell or let properties. The most common perceptions are that virtual property...

Agents and property professionals are travelling far and wide to raise money for charity, plus there is a new way to...

Estate agency software provider Street.co.uk has announced an integration with lead generation tool Spectre to help agents secure instructions. Agency firms that...

In this latest video interview zoning in on the current property market, and the stats, facts and data behind its present...

With Earth Day in April and Environment Day looming in June, all businesses and individuals are becoming more aware of their...

A former chairman of challenger bank Monzo has joined OneDome’s board. Tim Brooke Thom has been appointed as non-executive director of the challenger...

Estate agents are in a unique position – we handle the meeting of people’s aspirations probably more than any other profession....

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) is aiming to become the first carbon neutral estate agency network. It has teamed up with...

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

There seems a consensus amongst agents, analysts and amateur pundits alike that the market will stay relatively strong for some months,...

Agency trade bodies have backed the “clarity” provided by Trading Standards after it deemed “price on application” listings unlawful. It comes as...

Estate agent HOP is offering eagle eyed Leeds residents the chance to win a £2,000 holiday if they spot one of...

Record numbers of buyers are now purchasing homes chain-free research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons has found that an increase in the share...

One of estate agency’s biggest groups yesterday announced the start of a share buyback programme for a tranche of up to...

One of the biggest names in agency has been appointed as chairperson of the board at BidX1, one of Europe’s leading...

PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...

A former UK national sales director at Purplebricks has been reunited with the online agent’s founder Michael Bruce at Boomin. Paul Vickerstaff,...

In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...

A French billionaire who made his money from estate agency is promising to transform the UK property industry with his unique...

The introduction of a register of land owners has triggered concern from the agents’ trade body Propertymark.  A Register of Persons Holding...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, the weekly round up of fund-raising in our industry. Once more our thoughts are...

A new service launched in the UK this week selling one-eight to one-half ownership of luxury holiday homes insists it is...

A prominent independent production company is looking for property professionals for a new television programme idea to be filmed in the...

The mainstream UK housing market is overvalued by up to 20 per cent and the London market overvalued by as much...

If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...

Hello and welcome to the weekend, and another ADC - our chance to pay tribute to fundraisers throughout our industry. Want to...

An estate agent who has now become a PropTech entrepreneur says fees are absolutely not what makes a vendor choose who...

This probably isn’t what wealthy buyers in one of the UK’s most expensive areas expected to hear, but a plea has...

As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

The findings of a new survey may make worrying reading for agents who have taken the self-employed route as agency business...

These are undeniably darker days as news comes through of a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine - we have the first agency...

Estate agents and other property businesses need to ensure their customer screening processes are robust and up to date following extensive...

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...

Housing market analyst and PropTech entrepreneur Anthony Codling says that the next few weeks will determine whether Boomin is the portal...

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...

Normally estate agents are rightly proud of their professional abilities to provide expertise to vendors when it comes to selling -...

If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...

Alexander Siedes, CEO of Homeppl, reveals the top five ways people try and commit tenancy fraud and how to spot and stop...

Reapit Elements is an open-source, cross-platform design system that gives designers and developers a framework to quickly create responsive, device-agnostic, and...

An estate agency has announced what it calls a ‘Global Citizenship Division’ to take advantage of a surge in interest for...

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

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

A young entrepreneur has won an award for creating an online service making it simpler for couples to buy their first...

Here’s the odd thing about interest rates - we all care about them, but they don’t directly affect that many people...

The level of house price growth is at a 17 year high at 11.2 per cent according to the Nationwide. The annual...

Low fee agents such as Purplebricks and some other online operators are generally not trusted by the public when selling their...

Three of Martin & Co’s most prominent branches in the north of England are under new ownership. The Saltaire, Keighley, and Thackley...

In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

Propertymark has appointed an insider to the key role of policy adviser - effectively the position vacated last month by industry...

Barely three weeks into the new year and we’re already talking about plans to raise tens, perhaps hundreds, of thousands of...

Imagine a world where you, as an agent, could focus on what you do best. Building and managing relationships, showing properties,...

OnTheMarket has entered a PropTech commercial partnership with Autoenhance.ai Limited, the AI photo editing platform.  Autoenhance was founded by PropTech entrepreneur Jamie...

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur with a lengthy pedigree as an estate agent says agents should use more technology in a bid...

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...

Fine & Country says it’s celebrating the launch of offices in 12 new locations across Spain this year. The brand says that...

We doff our caps to the brilliant folk at Haslams agency in Reading for their extremely attractive and clever Christmas decorations...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

With barely more than a week before Christmas, we’re delighted to bring you more heartwarming stories from agents. Despite the difficulties of...

We all know what did happen in 2021 - Covid and more Covid, the stamp duty holiday frenzy, a soaring rental...

An England football manager who resigned after a newspaper sting is in a podcast series launched by Boomin and Purplebricks founders Michael and Kenny...

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...

Estate agents are being urged to ensure their compliance procedures are up to scratch after fraudsters stole a man’s identity and...

An agency that operates across and around Bristol is the latest to declare its commitment to go carbon neutral. The associate director...

Well it’s about time isn’t it? We mean winter - it’s here at last, with white, wintry weather that gets us...

Buying agency Middleton Advisors has made a commitment to go carbon neutral - and its method may be a template for...

Boomin has revealed an upgrade to its SmartVal feature, which tries to blend real-time online valuations with local expertise from member...

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...

Sustainable Agent, a new members-owned eco-scheme for agents and property management companies, has announced a tie-in with review and awards platform ESTAS. As...

A new membership scheme aiming to increase the industry’s energy efficiency credentials is being launched next year by allAgents. The Sustainable Agent...

I’ve never written the three letters ‘EPC’ more often than I have in the past week. Law changes for the private rental...

There’s been an update this morning on the dramatic systems crash that has hit the conveyancing services operated by the Simplify...

The challenge of selling a property that has been garishly decorated over the Christmas period is one many agents will be familiar...

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p.  This is less...

New research suggests estate agents earn some of the lowest basic salaries of all sales professions.  Nested, an online agency promoting the...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

Leeds estate agency Adair Paxton is enhancing its sustainability credentials and helping to tackle climate change by planting two trees for...

I’m going to declare upfront that, as an investor, I have a financial interest in the success of MovePal but I also need...

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...

One of the country’s leading buying agents has set out what’s hot and what’s not in London’s housing market as it...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

A service that sells properties and elements of joint venture schemes to investors says it’s seeking to expand after completing on...

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

Every agent likes to have their phones ringing off the hook. So London agent Robert Irving Burns must have been excited when...

Boris Johnson's sudden and unexpectedly ruthless Cabinet reshuffle, which drew comparisons with Margaret Thatcher's 'purge of the wets' in 1981, ended...

Robert Jenrick has been sacked from his post as Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary. He was the third major name to...

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

The police investigation into the Savills agents who allegedly racially abused England players on Twitter after the Euros 2020 final is...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another edition of good will and cheer generated by the industry’s fund-raising heroes. It’s...

The Savills member of staff who allegedly racially abused England players online after the Euros 2020 final has been sacked. The Metro...

In this article, the team at Iceberg Digital outline why agents should consider attending the Estate Agency X event as well...

Blockchain network Coadjute has announced new partnerships with software firms. Coadjute launched in July and claims it will halve the time it...

Mortgage approvals declined over the last month as the tapering stamp duty holiday deterred home purchases, according to data from the...

The chairman of the Commons housing, communities and local government committee has criticised the institutional bulk-buying of existing homes for denying...

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...

The entrepreneur behind the live chat service Yomdel is to retire from the business.  Andy Soloman, the founder of the managed chat...

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

Every so often it comes around – the argument that stamp duty should be reformed/removed/replaced (delete as appropriate). But why? Where’s the...

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...

It’s a great sign of our slow but reassuring return to normality when much-missed fundraising events make a welcome comeback -...

A young franchisee with hybrid agency EweMove is expanding into another area just over nine months since launching his agency. Chris Wells,...

A prominent advocate of a reformed transaction process says more secure moving systems can help agents maintain high business levels when...

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...

Purplebricks’ annual report has revealed that a short term bonus scheme to provide incentives for executive directors to meet financial and...

Board company Agency Express has become a carbon neutral business - and that’s official. Working with Carbon Neutral Britain, which advises businesses...

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

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

One of the most senior politicians involved in the property industry is embroiled in a row over her anti-Marcus Rashford social...

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...

A 3-2 loss on penalties. It’s sad and disappointing - desperately. Yet that gives way to pride when England’s performance across the whole...

How are the fingernails? After a tense night and with England destined for their first international tournament final in 55 years...

Like many of you, I have watched a lot of football recently and I’ve enjoyed every minute. It has been an...

The industry is braced for more anti-money laundering compliance processes according to a risk consultancy. LexisNexis Risk Solutions claims its survey shows...

It may be the height of summer but the industry is still super-busy and new appointments continue to come thick and...

Have you recovered yet?  We don’t mean the hangover, but the shock from the fact that England never gave their fans cause...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

All eyes on Rome this weekend as England face Ukraine on their way - we hope - to winning Euro 2020. Some...

A PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents to maximise their training on existing PropTech to ensure they optimise its effectiveness. Anton Babkov, chief...

There’s no need for excuses if you’re not fund raising for good causes on Saturday evening - tens of millions will...

So, who would have thought it? England finally beat Germany in a knockout game at a major competition - and it...

The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...

There are just three working days until the end of the stamp duty holiday for most buyers. That’s not even enough time...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

Working from home used to get a bad rap. With the phrase mocked as ‘shirking from home’, homeworkers were often seen...

It was never going to be easy for Scotland - and there was no sense of jeopardy for an already-through England. Yet...

Almost 77 per cent of people think the government must build more homes - but if that means reclassifying Green Belt...

Welcome to the start of another week and as the housing market continues at full pelt, so does the movement of...

For a match between two great rivals, the England-Scotland 0-0 draw on Friday may have brought both nations together. After all it’s...

In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...

London’s housing market may be distinctly lacklustre compared to much of the rest of the UK right now but one development...

Average house prices in the year to the end of April increased by 8.9 per cent according to the government’s Office...

A traditional problem for agents has been ‘tyre kickers’ who come to view a home out of curiosity with little or...

Welcome to our second Euros Agent Match Report, when we get leading agents’ and suppliers’ takes on the matches featuring England and Scotland.  Today...

Hello and welcome to our first Euros Agent Match Report, a really engaging piece on England's triumphant campaign start yesterday. Our thanks go to...

Right now it seems that another day means another house price record, an all-time high for transactions, and a conveyancing log-jam...

With just hours to go to the start of the Euros, we can announce our squad for writing Agents Reports on...

In the third part of this series, Neil Cobbold – Chief Sales Officer at rental payment automation provider PayProp – explores...

Prices in prime central London grew by 0.3 per cent in the year to May - tiny rise but a significant...

Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...

We’re only a little over a week away from the Euros, happening at last a year later than scheduled because of...

Banking has gone through radical changes in the past few years, in step with technology and the sheer amount we can...

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

With property fraud on the rise and an ever-increasing number of transactions taking place in the lettings sector, having strict anti-money laundering...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Christopher Keen and Company Director  What is ‘company name’ and what...

Zoopla has issued a statement saying it’s entering into a long-term partnership with the Leacders Romans Group, which will be “curated...

The government has set up a committee to push forward ideas on the collective form of homeownership known as commonhold. Housing Secretary...

Brexit means that the UK’s anti-money laundering laws are no longer governed by the European Union (EU), but any estate agents...

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

The Prime Central London pain throughout the pandemic can be seen by new figures just released by an investment consultancy, showing...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...

Independent estate agency Dacre, Son & Hartley plans to significantly grow its franchise network across Yorkshire and beyond. Dacres currently employs 125...

Around 30 people spent all night queuing outside an estate agent ahead of 14 homes going on sale - the most...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

The veteran estate agent who led criticism of Countrywide’s former management is turning his glare on Foxtons. The London estate agency has...

If someone broke into your house and took a video of lots of personal information, like photos of family and pets,...

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

An agent in part of the UK with the strongest seller’s market claims the stock shortage is the worst he’s seen...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

Winkworth says Covid and its aftermath will not derail plans to open five offices a year.  In a trading statement to shareholders...

A prominent London agency says today’s new two per cent stamp duty surcharge imposed on most overseas buyers will not dampen...

Knight Frank is investing an undisclosed sum in a venture capital firm specialising in PropTech. The money is going into a European...

Boomin co-founder Kenny Bruce says the UK economy should now be opening up thanks to the success of the Coronavirus vaccines. In...

Energy Performance Certificates ought to be scrapped because they are outdated and not fit for purpose. That’s the view of an influential...

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...

Welcome to Agents Do Charity, the weekly fund-raising catch up - as ever, even during challenging times, it’s great to see...

A PropTech firm says the public wants an easier way to buy and sell property.  A survey of 672 existing home owners...

The property sector is in the middle of a boom and demand is high. Last week’s announcement that the stamp duty...

One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been the Netflix show Call My Agent! It’s a surprise success, perhaps, because...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Dan Muir, Area Sales Manager, LetsBid Property What is LetsBid and...

Leaders Romans Group is to use only fully recycled material to create its sales and lettings boards across all of its...

A conveyancing trade publication wants those involved in residential transactions to be kind to each other - especially as the stamp duty...

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...

Fixflo’s webinar on February 9 saw an industry panel debate 2021’s threats and opportunities for letting agents. The panel discussed a range...

Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...

Today’s the day when Parliament debates a possible extension to the stamp duty holiday beyond its March 31 cliff edge deadline...

It’s been some time since online agencies have ventured into crowdfunding to raise investment, but easyProperty has now done so -...

A large majority of estate agents fear a surge in 'failed sales’ as the stamp duty holiday cliff edge gets ever-closer. The latest National...

Despite the booming housing market the whole property sector - a key indicator of the economy's performance - has seen 11,000...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

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

A leading property law expert says agents with international clients in parts of Europe should prepare for additional processes which may...

A mortgage lender says it will now accept ‘no-search indemnity insurance’ for residential purchases in a bid to speed up the...

1. How would you say Century 21 franchisees have adapted to the challenges during 2020?  If someone had told me at the...

Anthony Codling, the City analyst who made his name as a scourge of Purplebricks, says Brexit may be good news for the...

MPs want the government to publish the names of estate agencies and other companies claiming furlough funding. The all-party Public Accounts Committee of...

Start-up letting agents looking to enter the market are finding it increasingly difficult to set up in business as banks point...

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...

This is a time of year when many people consider buying a pet as a present but for the millions of...

The coronavirus pandemic has somewhat eclipsed Brexit this year – which is no mean feat. Cast your mind back to pre-Covid...

MPs lobbied by agents to extend the stamp duty holiday are staying firmly on the fence with standard answers and no...

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...

Here at Giraffe360, the PropTech startup, we have raised a £3.5 million funding round to further accelerate our product development and...

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

Belvoir has become the latest major agency group to sign up to Boomin as a founder agent.  The properties of all four...

One of the biggest supporters of the self employed estate agent business model admits there are risks and it’s not for...

The agency industry may look back on this year and say: “Well...to be honest we didn’t really see it coming.” No, no,...

Property sales take a seriously long time to complete. There are a number of reasons for this, although often delays are...

A new estate agency in one of the country’s most widely-mocked towns has opened its doors - and is not afraid...

A high-profile publicity campaign has culminated in the launch of a new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology, empowering...

The new property portal Boomin has revealed its fees structure for agents. Tapping into the industry debate over portal fees, Boomin describes...

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...

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

A leading enthusiast of the self-employed agency business model says even in these challenging times people can make a success of...

Over a fifth of key businesses say they do not trust any element at all of automated anti-money laundering checks and...

Hello and welcome to yet another Agents Do Charity, the weekly forum for the industry to share its good news on...

A leading board member of NAEA Propertymark warns a small number of rogue agents continue to flout anti-money laundering regulations - and...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Another new property portal has been launched, this one - Mutual - describing itself as the ‘Pre-Portal Property Platform for estate...

The country producing the largest number of buyers of prime London properties is not China, nor from north America or the...

The senior management from four of the agencies announced as founding members of Boomin have spoken out in favour of the...

An estate agency in Lancashire has been taken over by a hotel group, which pledges to expand and create more jobs. Mikhail...

A new Proptech platform is launching next month with claims it will “up-end the way agents do business” and that it will...

London’s properties are “over-valued” according to a leading bank. UBS, which has what it calls a Global Real Estate Bubble Index, says...

Savills has boosted its forecast for housing transactions this year because the stamp duty holiday has been such a success at...

Online agency easyProperty has announced four new areas to its portfolio to build on its existing 41 locations - and it’s seeking...

The first leading agency to make a 2021 forecast says the market should be stable next year - so long as...

Hello and welcome to the latest ADC, your regular Friday round-up of great work being done by agents, suppliers and others...

Propertymark, which will from later this year combine both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...

The frenzied housing market and the uncertain wider economic outlook during the pandemic have combined to lead to a surge in...

When it comes to the future of the property market in the wake of Covid-19, there are two main schools of...

Across the UK and Europe, lockdown measures are changing and the markets are kicking back into life as we grow accustomed...

Another US real estate agency wants to follow Keller Williams, Berkshire Hathaway and others by opening in the United Kingdom. Nest Seekers International...

Hello, and if it’s the start of a new week it’s time for Property Jobs Today, giving you the inside track...

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

Estate agents are increasingly using low-key ‘grey’ marketing to avoid too many prospective buyers swamping them when homes go on sale. That’s...

Two City consultancies instructed by OnTheMarket have talked up the company’s fortunes after the appointment of its new chief executive.  Shore Capital, which in...

An overview of the global PropTech sector is often what I am asked to cover at conferences around the world. This generally...

Hindsight is 20-20 vision, of course, and we can all see things we did ‘then’ that we would not do ‘now’....

Swiss bank UBS has upgraded its investment rating on Purplebricks, raising its price target and urging investors to buy. In a note...

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

It must have been a close thing on Friday as to whose faces were looking the most glum - those at...

OnTheMarket has confirmed it is “considering” making redundancies - the second of the large portals to be in this position. Rumours have been...

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

A housing market snapshot for prime London shows a fall of over half in the number of £1m-plus properties sold so...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday means prime property in the UK now enjoys lower tax rates than most European countries. Buyers...

A new website that describes itself as an estate agency says it wants to “empower people to sell their own home”...

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...

Purplebricks’ sale of its Canadian operation for some £35m begs the question - where can it now recoup some of its losses...

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

Government guidelines regarding future Leicester-style local lockdowns suggest that branches can remain open and viewings can continue. However auction houses must shut. So...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

Businesses across all sectors have struggled to adapt to the changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. One group that have bucked...

"New property website launches. Not immediately sure what it does differently, what its USP is or who will use it, but...

One of the key members of the Purplebricks board has stood down after two years. Andreas Wiele joined the Purplebricks board in...

A brand and marketing strategic who also ran one of the country’s most successful lettings agencies for a decade has said...

As we adjust to a life post-Covid-19, letting agents, landlords, and tenants are thinking - ways to speed up the process...

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...

The phrase ‘game-changer’ has been hugely overused. But when applied to how Covid-19 is changing the way estate agents will work...

The property market is used to change, and I’m confident it will bounce back from any lockdown effects. Despite being acutely aware...

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...

Tuesday mornings at 6am is usually my time to review all the latest PropTech news. This fires off ideas for my...

US-originated estate agency Keller Williams claims to be the fastest growing in the UK as a result of 29 agents joining...

How prime London has changed. In 2002 work began on The Knightsbridge. Located within a stone’s throw of Harrods and a near-neighbour...

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...

Arguments over the alleged gaming of reviews by and for some estate agencies have waged ferociously in recent years, and now...

Countrywide says it is pursuing the businessman who failed to complete on the purchase of the troubled agency’s commercial arm, Lambert...

The industry should continue to prepare for large-scale reforms such as mandatory agency training, the licensing of agents and a new...

An analysis of seven countries which underwent different forms of lockdown during the pandemic suggests the British and Italian housing markets...

Over the past few weeks, estate agents have been forced to close high street branches and adapt to working from home,...

There’s been a surge in buyers wanting to view properties - but agents must sit on their hands and wait for...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

Aside from the obvious health crisis, the current pandemic is proving difficult for the business worldwide. However, despite the increasing contact...

To many less fortunate on the follicle front, high profile industry supplier Ed Mead has enjoyed an infuriatingly good head of...

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

Hello and welcome to this week’s list of good work - yes, despite the virus lockdown.  Earlier this week we featured many...