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Chancellor Rishi Sunak is taking credit for saving thousands of agency jobs through increased transactions prompted by the stamp duty holiday. A...

A Bank of England survey suggests it may be more difficult for prospective buyers to get a mortgage later this year. In...

Hello and welcome to PJT, our Monday feature giving you the inside track on major moves in and across our industry. Let...

An estate agent in Liverpool has adopted the unusual technique of urging vendors to sell now “before prices crash.” Clearly unworried about...

Propertymark has teamed up with an employment and health and safety specialist to establish a service for member agents with Coronavirus-related...

Agents have universally welcomed new Nationwide data showing annual price growth picked up to 5.0 per cent last month - the highest rate...

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

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has encouraged people to complain if they are unhappy about working conditions and thousands of complaints...

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

With the high street open again, and the Chancellor’s temporary stamp duty holiday helping to stimulate the market, estate and letting...

The letting industry has come a long way over the past few years, embracing regulation and taking pride in doing good...

House prices rose again in August to reach a record high level according to Halifax, which is part of the Lloyds...

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

Record house prices recorded this week by the Nationwide index are set to go higher still according to a leading agent. Nationwide...

A new study reveals that two thirds of property professionals expect a pay rise in the next 12 months, despite Coronavirus and the recession. Of 1,100 professionals questioned...

One of the UK’s market centres set up by US-led agency Keller Williams has strongly defended its policy of recruiting newcomers...

It was officially announced last week that the UK is in recession for the first time since 2009, and although this...

The latest market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors warns the current boom may not continue as government support measures...

The number of jobs advertised as available in the UK real estate sector plummeted from 14,000 at the end of the...

Many young people are stuck unable to purchase their first home even if house prices fall in the wake of the...

A law practice says HM Revenue & Customs is launching a probe into companies that have allegedly abused the Coronavirus furlough...

Government leaks to mainstream and building trade media suggest the controversial Help To Buy scheme will be extended beyond its end-of-2020 deadline. An...

Zoopla's Research and Insight Director Richard Donnell writes: Just over a fortnight on since the Chancellor announced the Stamp Duty holiday and...

The estate agency industry has been sharply criticised for its record on protecting staff and customers during the Coronavirus crisis. The compliance...

We recently issued our Zoopla House Price Index, which analyses the latest real-time trends from the sales market. In our analysis, we...

Haart - one of the brands owned by Spicerhaart, which laid off staff in the first hours of the pandemic -...

An estate agent has been awarded over £41,000 by an employment tribunal - after her offer to settle for £10,000 was...

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

Zoopla predicts that the price strength that has been seen since the reopening of the housing market is likely to continue...

The chief executive of a property information platform says now is a “dangerous time” to buy or sell homes because of...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Darren Loftus and it says Commercial Director on...

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

OnTheMarket says it still aims to be the number one portal, but the acting chief executive has revealed a far more...

Today is one month since the government lifted restrictions on agents and the housing market - and since that time the...

The housing market is set for long-term recovery, despite dips in the road on the way.  That's the message from the latest house...

The outlook for the housing market is still taking shape, but here I take a look at three market indicators to...

Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...

London estate agency Benham & Reeves says there’s been a sharp fall-off in demand for ultra-expensive homes in prime suburbs of...

Rightmove has taken the unusual step this weekend of issuing its usual monthly asking price index on a Saturday instead of...

High end London agency Beauchamp Estates has been selected to join the Bank of England’s advisory panel of companies and senior directors, and to...

The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he was extending the furlough scheme until the end of October appears...

The second part of a survey which has already thrown up shock results has been launched with an appeal for agents...

The government has temporarily suspended its official house price index as a result of the Coronavirus crisis. In a long and far-reaching announcement...

NAEA Propertymark has made a series of demands on the government in the light of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a formal written...

Only 33 per cent of agents want to return to working the same way as before the Coronavirus crisis, according to...

If there are agents still uncertain as to whether their company or themselves as individuals are claiming the maximum business support,...

Rightmove and Knight Frank are today both calling for a series of government incentives to kick-start the market after the Coronavirus...

If it’s really the case that estate agents’ offices could be in the category of High Street premises first allowed to...

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

An economic consultancy predicts house prices will fall by a sixth as unemployment grows across Britain this year. The consultancy, Cebr, says...

One of the industry’s highest profile figures has suggested the Coronavirus crisis could trigger many more agents becoming self-employed. Nicky Stevenson -...

Individual franchisees operating under the Winkworth banner are receiving what the company calls “comprehensive help” on a range of issues, including...

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

There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...

One of the biggest issues for agencies at the moment is furloughing - a safety net being offered by the government...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced new measures to help the self-employed - likely to be welcomed by self-employed estate agents. The Chancellor...

New sales agreed have already plummeted by 15 per cent and over the next three months there’s going to be a...

The property franchise company Belvoir Lettings has laid off 15 workers from its Grantham headquarters - and warns there may be...

Hello and here’s the next batch of guidance and advice from different sectors of the industry, many from influential trade groups. It’s...

The former director of customer experience at Purplebricks has been announced as a new partner in a Keller Williams franchise. Sarah Downes,...

The agency behind a poll showing one in six buyers putting plans on hold because of Coronavirus is warning that if...

There’s a growing trend for estate agents to quit big-name corporates and either go independent or join US-style brokerages, a top...

A rugby star has signed a deal to operate the easyProperty franchise in his home town area. Castleford Tigers prop forward Liam...

We are facing a new world in the lettings industry, with the proportion of households in the private rented sector (PRS)...

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

When looking back on the property market this year, the main message we can take is that it has remained extremely...

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

Agents have interpreted the latest house price figures as evidence that the market is in limbo waiting for the Brexit -...

The US-based real estate firm Keller Williams says it is aiming to be this country’s leading agency training organisation. Ben Taylor, who...

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - your Monday roundup of all the latest employment news from the industry. If you have...

Estate agents are being encouraged to consider providing increased flexible working options for their staff, including increased opportunities to work from...

Pressure continued to mount on the government to clearly address the issue of stamp duty as a leading business consultancy suggested...

A senior estate agency director is warning that house price growth could continue to stall “with Boris loose at the wheel”. Benham...

Residential property transactions totalled 86,630 in July, representing a monthly drop of 8.5 per cent and an annual fall of 12.4...

One of the most experienced and high profile figures in the industry says individual agents working for online companies are typically...

A new analysis of stamp duty suggests that a cut of around a third in SDLT could produce a 40 per...

The price of property coming to market fell by 0.2 per cent or an average of £656 in the past month...

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today. It's the time of the week when you can catch up with...

Too many sellers are wedded to the idea that prices will rise after a Brexit deal is resolved, says one of the...

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

Agents have reacted gloomily to the release of figures showing that the number of new mortgages offered to both movers and...

Franchise giant Hunters is to be the subject of a Channel 4 TV show on air this evening at 8pm.  When I...

Welcome back to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today (PJT) after a Bank Holiday break. Each week, we round up...

1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...

There’s a silver lining to another set of stodgy housing market figures - at least one sector, for those buying their...

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

The head of the new Trading Standards authority regulating estate agents says Online firms are treated exactly the same as High...

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

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

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

Both major portals have this morning revealed more evidence of a gently slowing housing market. The average time to sell a property...

The first set of figures for the year from HMRC show that there were 0.8 per cent more residential property transactions...

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

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

Formal consultations have started concerning the job losses and branch closures for Your Move and Reeds Rains, revealed yesterday by their...

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

There were 102,330 residential property transactions in December - that’s up 3.6 per cent on the same month last year on...

While even agents of the calibre of Savills struggle in today’s market - see the agency’s figures here - it’s a...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...

Phil Spencer is on the warpath against “constant tinkering” by government in housing matters - and instead, he wants the problems...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

House price rises are now the slowest they have been for six years according to the Halifax. Across the UK, property values...

The chief executive of online agency HouseSimple says “sellers need to be prepared and willing to lower their expectations” in the current...

House prices showed an unexpected pre-Christmas boost last last month but worries about Brexit remain foremost for buyers according to the...

Countrywide has given Estate Agent Today exclusive details of progress on its Back To Basics programme as it seeks to recover...

Mortgage approvals fell again in September - this means that every month of 2018 so far has seen a drop against...

One estate agent has described the latest price fall announced by the Halifax as “quite a retreat” for the housing market...

The Property Personnel recruitment consultancy says more job-sharing could be introduced in the industry, preventing talent going to waste.  Managing director Anthony...

As the property market gears up for a busy autumn period, agents and property firms have been equally busy bolstering their...

Following a break for last week's final Bank Holiday before Christmas, we're back with a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today. We're...

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...

In a surprise announcement, house prices picked up in July with the annual rate of growth rising from 1.8 per cent...

The latest transaction figures from HM Revenue and Customs make depressing reading - a three per cent drop between May and...

One of the UK’s leading group of economic experts has repeated its warning that housing market is not going to see...

Purplebricks says it completely rejects any claim of bullying its representatives in Australia. The Australian Financial Review, which last week reported the...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

It looks as if Purplebricks has hit something less than a purple patch in the Australian housing market. The Australian Financial Review,...

The housing market “is clearly currently struggling to gain traction” and any real upturn ”will remain elusive over the coming months”...

Major online agencies appear to be unaffected by yesterday’s Supreme Court decision over workers' rights in the so-called 'gig economy'.  Yesterday’s case concerned...

The managing director of independent agency network Spicerhaart says shop workers who are unemployed because of the latest round of retail...

Prices grew at a faster than expected rate last month according to the Halifax House Price Index, which has reported a...

Is there really any true value to an estate agent in our current climate? Will there be a role for traditional agents...

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - EAT's weekly roundup of all the big moves going on in our industry. If you...

House prices in the three months to the end of April were 2.2 per cent higher than in the same period...

It’s London Marathon weekend and it’s set to be hot, hot, hot for those agents and other brave industry folk running...

The latest house price index figures from the Halifax gives just the spur the market may need as the spring sales...

It’s spring at last! Although we’ve only just finished wiping the snow off our boots, it’s great news that the clocks...

A magazine claims its investigations into the sales tactics of Countrywide and Connells suggest the two agency are “harming consumers, stopping them from...

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...

The Ernst & Young ITEM Club - a group of economists highly regarded by politicians and some sectors of the property...

At the start of February, Nationwide suggested that the housing market was picking up. Last week, RICS reported on its continued...

There has been general surprise at the appointment of legal expert and outspoken Brexiteer Dominic Raab to the post of housing...

More price falls have been recorded across areas of prime London according to Savills.  The pattern is not uniform - the agency...

It’s not breaking new ground to say that younger people have what many regard as the raw end of the deal...

Agents and even the Labour Party have backed the government’s scrapping of stamp duty for first time buyers’ purchases up to...

The notion of a North-South divide in the UK has been around for as long as I can remember – certainly...

Employment tribunal fees could soon become extinct, after the Supreme Court ruled they were an obstacle to the ‘access of justice’.  Once...

The housing market may appear sluggish at best in many areas but data from Rightmove suggests it’s now quicker to sell...

House prices across the UK have jumped by an average of 4.0 per cent in the year to September says the...

An estate agent with a career of nearly 24 years has lost his employment tribunal after a judge ruled he gave...

Winkworth says solid performances from its lettings and property management services, plus new franchise deals, have compensated for a challenging sales...

Government figures suggest house prices are still rising by 5.1 per cent a year, with the average property value in the...

House prices in June, July and August were a tiny 0.1 per cent higher than in the previous three months according...

New research has revealed that Britain's impending exit from the European Union is not a consideration for 71% of consumers. A study...

The average price of a home in the UK is now £211,6712 - up slightly on last month but with growth...

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...

Agents say the latest Nationwide index showing a surprise rise in house prices does not change the fact that it is...

The latest figures from business consultancy Hometrack shows that house price inflation in the UK’s major cities is likely to reach...

The housing market is approaching something of a standstill as the summer holiday season begins according to a downbeat report from...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

A survey of just over 2,000 candidates and 1,000 employers across London’s residential property market suggests over half of them believe...

One of the country’s leading buying agents says over six million people are living in the wrong property because they are...

An estate agent who was offered a sex act by his boss if he hit sales targets has won a sex...

Barclays Bank has given an optimistic view of the housing market over the next five years, with a prediction that across...

A London investment broker says Purplebricks’ share price - currently around 300p - could rise another 50 per cent or more...

There are more first-time buyers (FTBs) finding a way on to the property ladder than at any time since the Financial...

Winkworth’s annual figures for 2016 reveal a franchise turnover drop of six per cent and a pre-tax profit fall of 25.6...

Countrywide has promoted Shane Ballard to become one of London’s Retail Directors in the organisation. He will cover sales and lettings for...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

The rapid growth in popularity of buy-to-let in recent years, fuelled in part by the failings of the pensions industry, has...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

The Independent Press Standards Organisation has ruled that a Daily Express newspaper story - “EU Exit Boosts House Prices” - was...

Agents have given a cautious welcome to the latest index from the Nationwide, suggesting that the annual rate of price growth...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

There is no doubt that 2016 managed to catch the world by surprise on more than one occassion.  But will 2017 be...

This is the final Estate Agent Today until Tuesday January 3 2017, so everyone at Angels Media sends all good wishes for...

The Halifax says house prices across the UK will rise between 1.0 and 4.0 per cent in the next 12 months...

Forecasts are so last year: who anticipated Bowie, Brexit or Balls for example? Quotes, on the other hand, really ARE last year...

One of the key factors associated with an active private rental market in the UK, as detailed in the Dataloft PRS...

An estate agent at an office of London agency Felicity J Lord, who alleged unethical practices were taking place in the...

Labour’s long-awaited Redfern Review, set up a year ago after the party’s defeat in the general election, finally reports tomorrow. Although it...

It is fair to say that 2016 is a year full of surprises. Anyone who had the foresight to predict Britain...

Women in the property industry still earn between 9.4 per cent and 14.3 per cent less than their male counterparts according...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

I hate to be a party-pooper, but one of the agency industry’s coming-up-to-Christmas traditions is going to be particularly hard to undertake...

It is a tedious fact, but the housing market is underpinned by economic fundamentals. This won’t be a surprise.  However, at a...

A fantastic exclusive this week as I carry out a question and answer session with one of the leading names in...

This week, tech startup Habito claims to have launched the world's first artificially intelligent 'digital mortgage adviser'.  The robo-adviser takes into account...

The government needs to provide more details of what could happen to European Union employees after the UK leaves the EU,...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...

The British Banking Association’s latest mortgage lending figures suggest early signs of fall-out from the surprise vote for the UK to...

Online agency YOPA has launched a recruitment campaign via social media. Tweets began appearing over the weekend and the latest, posted yesterday,...

The investment advice company UBS Wealth Management says it is likely that UK house prices will flatline by the end of...

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

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

The chief economist who compiles Nationwide’s monthly house price index says it is too early yet to see the impact of...

One estate agency leader - you’d all recognise his name - described the victory of the Leave camp in the referendum...

An estate agency chief operating in an area where there are high levels of holiday home ownership has stood up for...

Worsening affordability caused by a sustained period of higher-than-earnings house price growth, should curb demand and result in a slowdown in...

With Euro 2016 kicking off in Paris on Friday evening and employment chiefs urging firms to be flexible with working hours...

A former estate agent has taken her ex-employer to a tribunal, claiming constructive dismissal. Charlotte Lloyd resigned her post at Callaways Estate...

Conveyancing firm My Home Move has come up with an interesting view of how the housing market could look if -...

A mortgage servicing company is forecasting that the number of UK houses repossessed this year will represent only 0.09 per cent...

House prices dipped by 0.8 per cent in April, the first month of the stamp duty surcharge and the period when...

Winners’ reactions and views from a fantastic day of celebration! The Kings Group scooped the gold award for Best Estate Agent in...

Straightforward money laundering customer due diligence (CDD) is a worry for agents, but then also having to identify beneficial owners and...

A London estate agency has been ordered by a court to pay £3,600 to a recruitment firm after a dispute over...

The price of a typical home increased by 0.8 per cent in March, while the annual rate of house price growth...

There has been a significant acceleration in house prices in Britain’s big cities with lower-priced locations such as Portsmouth, Nottingham and...

An estate agent is suing his former employer for £500,000 after he believes he was unfairly dismissed. Abdul Samad is taking legal...

When you're on the hunt for a new job, once your diary is starting to get booked up with interviews it's...

Housing market appreciation continued at 4.4 per cent in the year to late January, continuing an eight month run of price...

Surely people will start moving again soon. The employment rate for the last quarter of 2015 is likely to be the...

House prices ended the year with strong growth of 0.8 per cent in the month of December according to the building...

The Nationwide says house prices will rise three to six per cent in 2016, despite the prospect of interest rate rises during...

The answer to the question is that we all should; both in terms of the contribution we can make to the...

A reader of Industry Views is unlikely to need converting to the virtues of buy to let, but anyone involved in...

Stephen Moss, CEO of Pring.co.uk the UK’s leading property investment search engine, takes a look at the impact of ‘Corbynmania’ on...

We have reached an interesting point in what has been a most unusual year for the property sector.  The latest figures from...

The latest blow to the prime central London market has come from Knight Frank, the high end agency, which has slashed...

If there’s one thing that looks like a good move right now, it’s becoming a letting agent.  Whereas some years ago we...

A sales director of a branch of Humberts has resigned after being found guilty of stealing £2,500 from a charity. Jane Hale...

A new website has been launched to fight back against the attack George Osborne made in the Summer Budget on the...

At first sight the decision by the Bank of England not to raise base rate appears good news for the industry...

A London mortgage broker who lied about his company profits to evade almost £115,000 in corporation tax has been found guilty...

When Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, recently announced that interest rates would have to start to rise sooner...

Moving abroad is a dream for many Britons. There are thousands of us who sit in our offices, day after dreary...

This publication recently reported on Russell Quirk's latest attempt to upset the establishment, this time by attacking the hallowed ground of...

The new Lawline operated for the National Association of Estate Agents appears so far to be concentrating on calls about employment...

Gentrification is a divisive, provocative issue, but why are estate agents (especially Foxtons) appearing to bear the brunt of the public’s...

Zoopla says a Labour victory would be “likely” to lead to falling house prices and rising interest rates and suggests “a...

The UK property industry has spent 4 years in an economic maelstrom. We came to this before anyone else in the...