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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”...

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

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...

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...