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Forget the Oscars, the biggest even in town last week was the Fine & Country International Annual Conference and Awards Gala. The...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Savills has kicked off 2024 with two key external hires and an internal move into its country house team. James Toogood has joined...
30 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Average house prices ended 2023 down 1.8%, according to Nationwide. The lender’s December House Price Index, based on its own mortgage lending...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
David Plumtree, group chief executive, estate agency at Connells Group is marking 35 years with the business this week. He joined the...
19 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The property market is unstable at the moment making it increasingly difficult for first-time buyers to get on the ladder. As a...
05 August 2023
From: Features
Connells Group estate agency operations director Simon Arnes is set to step down next year after marking 50 years with the...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country has elected new representatives to its National Advisory Council (NAC). The NAC is responsible for providing advice, suggestions and...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
Buyers are putting off property purchases by at least one year due to increasing living costs, research claims. Research by savings websites...
22 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The Chartered Institute of Housing, set to unveil its latest annual housing review next month, has indicated that to no one’s...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News
House prices in the UK have ended the year of yet another record high. The Nationwide says annual house price growth increased...
31 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Halifax has revealed the UK’s most expensive streets in 2021 - and it’s no surprise that the very dearest examples are...
22 December 2021
From: Breaking News
With barely more than a week before Christmas, we’re delighted to bring you more heartwarming stories from agents. Despite the difficulties of...
17 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Over-65s saw their property wealth increase by £800 a month recently thanks to frenzied demand during the stamp duty holiday, an equity release...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Fenn Wright, a prominent East Anglian independent agency, is to open its first office in Felixstowe this autumn, making this the...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News
The market slowdown continues with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reporting that new buyer enquiries have reduced for the first...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to another Property Jobs Today, your chance to see the latest moves in our industry. Why not be a...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News
New research shared with Estate Agent Today suggest that in areas of the country almost four in 10 homes for sale...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News
As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...
27 March 2021
From: Features
An online agency has apologised to a single mother who felt pressured into allowing viewings of a property she was renting. Local media in...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
The property market experienced a slowdown last month as a result of more people going on summer holidays, according to the...
15 September 2020
From: Breaking News
In the second of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio, the Estate Agents Sales Progression platform, explores...
11 July 2020
From: Features
An economic consultancy predicts house prices will fall by a sixth as unemployment grows across Britain this year. The consultancy, Cebr, says...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Almost eight in 10 sellers have instructed High Street agents in the past year - a significantly higher figure than 12...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Connells has confirmed that it has closed two branches in Dorset in the south west of England, in addition to the...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
A law firm has spoken out about two possible problems in the government’s much-publicised idea of considering Reservation Agreements as a...
17 December 2019
From: Breaking News
Congratulations from everyone at Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today to all those who triumphed at the Relocation Agent Network...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your weekly chance to catch up on major moves in our industry. Everyone here has...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News
The share of the market taken by online agencies in the final quarter of 2018 slipped from last summer’s high of...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News
A hybrid estate agency with ambitions to rival Purplebricks has revealed that it has significantly expanded its current footprint, with ambitions...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News
The average over-65 homeowner in Britain has seen her or his property wealth gain £159,000 – or £7,000 annually - in...
01 June 2018
From: Breaking News
Demand is down for the 12th successive month according to the latest market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. New...
12 April 2018
From: Breaking News
House prices have taken a spring leap in the north of England as the market improves - but it’s a different...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News
National franchise giant Hunters has delivered a strong trading update, despite what it describes as 'challenging conditions'. Earlier this week, it was...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News
Administrators have confirmed that 21 jobs have been lost due to the collapse of Hunters' franchise in East Anglia. At a creditors'...
20 February 2018
From: Breaking News
The housing market has started 2018 as it ended 2017 according to the RICS, with new buyer enquiries, instructions and sales...
08 February 2018
From: Breaking News
A law firm says the problems with housing transactions lie not with issues like fall-throughs but with “people’s general lack of...
07 February 2018
From: Breaking News
Figures out this morning from the Nationwide show the first annual fall in London-wide house prices for eight years - and...
04 January 2018
From: Breaking News
It’s traditional before Christmas to either review the year past or anticipate the one ahead - but I’m intrigued about what...
16 December 2017
From: Features
The housing market remains flat as it heads towards 2018 according to the latest snapshot survey by the Royal Institution of...
14 December 2017
From: Breaking News
Members of the Relocation Agent Network are celebrating after a successful annual awards event in London, combined with keynote conference sessions...
22 November 2017
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals is partnering with the ESTAS to introduce greater customer service elements into its 2018 awards. Gold and...
14 November 2017
From: Breaking News
The housing market remains mixed across different parts of the UK but London and the south east remain the weakest areas...
14 September 2017
From: Breaking News
With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...
22 July 2017
From: Features
The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows price growth dipping further, struggling transaction volumes and the...
13 July 2017
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks has released more details of expansion plans to recruit hundreds of additional Local Property Experts. The recruitment drive was launched yesterday...
12 July 2017
From: Breaking News
Barclays Bank has given an optimistic view of the housing market over the next five years, with a prediction that across...
30 May 2017
From: Breaking News
Home ownership has halved for young families across some parts of the UK according to a charity. The Resolution Foundation says its...
22 May 2017
From: Breaking News
The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...
28 January 2017
From: Features
There is no doubt that 2016 managed to catch the world by surprise on more than one occassion. But will 2017 be...
14 January 2017
From: Features
Independently-owned East Anglian estate agency Fenn Wright has acquired Sudbury -based Thorntons for an undisclosed fee. The acquisition forms part of Fenn...
01 December 2016
From: Breaking News
Relocation Agent Network has ended the year handing out 28 awards to individuals and firms at a gala dinner in London. The...
22 November 2016
From: Breaking News
Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...
22 October 2016
From: Features
An analysis of 750,000 homes on sale across the UK reveals areas where activity remains high despite economic uncertainty surrounding the...
21 June 2016
From: Breaking News
17 February 2016
From: Breaking News
The latest government house price index from the Office for National Statistics shows that house prices across the UK rose by...
20 January 2016
From: Breaking News
The latest market survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that the stock of homes on sale with agents...
11 December 2015
From: Breaking News
There are just three weeks before Christmas (and a well-deserved break for agents). But in the meantime there are plenty of opportunities...
04 December 2015
From: Breaking News
Strutt & Parker is early off the marks with its forecast for 2016 and beyond, predicting the strongest market growth in...
04 November 2015
From: Breaking News
Last month was the strongest September since 2007 for home sales, with a distinct north-south divide when it comes to transactions...
09 October 2015
From: Breaking News
The number of homes sold over the spring and early summer this year was down on 2014 while house price rises...
29 September 2015
From: Breaking News
Homeowners aged 65 and above have seen their property wealth grow by nearly £17.5 billion in the past three months alone...
29 September 2015
From: Breaking News
LSL Property Services, owner of Reeds Rains and Your Move amongst other high street chains, says last month’s sales market was the...
13 August 2015
From: Breaking News
This month, July, see the 150th anniversary of local estate agency William H Brown - one of the best known names...