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An anti-money laundering (AML) expert has queried why there is a reluctance among estate agents to accept and follow AML responsibilities. It...

Branches may be closing but the number of estate agency businesses has increased by 2% across the UK over the past...

Two estate agency businesses have already signed up to self-employed agency brand eXp’s new brokerage model just weeks after launch. Mackays, a...

Self-employed agency brand eXp has launched a brokerage model for the UK market. Such a system is already common in the US...

Estate agency insolvencies have increased by 11% over the past 12 months, research suggests. Analysis by audit and accountancy firm Mazars found...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the valuable guidance and innovation offered by Estate Agency...

As money laundering compliance marks its twentieth year, more and more estate agents are being fined for breaches of HMRC’s ID...

The average anti-money laundering (AML) fine issued to estate agents for non-compliance so far during 2022/23 has already crept beyond the...

Fortune favours the brave, as the saying goes. So, when you consider how upfront material information can and does make the...

Estate agents are entering a ‘rocky period,’ an accountancy firm has warned, as research shows insolvencies in the sector are on...

The UK estate agent industry is expected to grow by 3.2% in 2023, new figures suggest. Hybrid agent Nested analysed historic data...

With the property market showing signs of a slow-down and the economic outlook rather uncertain, we spoke to Lucy Noonan, founder...

The average anti-money laundering (AML) fine issued to the estate agency sector for non-compliance has started to climb, reversing the previous...

Agents should be using social media and their own US-style personal brand to promote listings regardless of the value of the...

Agency brand eXp UK has launched a new network referral programme for its self-employed agents to earn extra commission by sending...

Estate agency sales revenue could have dropped by as much as 27% by the end of this year, research suggests. Analysis of...

Propertymark is considering creating a membership category for estate agency businesses.  The agency trade body already has 18,000 individual members but is...

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

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

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

The government has issued new guidance to estate and lettings agencies on their obligations regarding money laundering issues - and online...

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

An estate agency is running a series of five webinars aimed at helping agent discover new business strategies for the post-Covid...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

Property portals generate revenue from estate agents regardless of the outcome of the transaction. This relationship has resulted in a fundamental...

It’s easier than you might think. For any agent the challenge of making a business successful is hard work with the focus...

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...

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

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

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

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

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

The government has moved to crack down on money laundering in the UK with a new campaign focusing on the accountancy,...

A new property management firm claims that an average of nine estate agencies have gone bust each week since 2010.  Apropos -...

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

When was the last time you looked at your business and really thought about what you could do to improve? Yesterday? Last...

The Connells-owned online agency Hatched is to close with immediate effect. A statement from the company says: “Online estate agency Hatched will...

Does your company apply adequate customer due diligence measures when carrying out estate agency work?  Does it establish and maintain appropriate policies...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

I have sold hundreds of lettings businesses over the last twenty-five years. Based on this experience, these are the mistakes that you...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a series of regional roadshows with a target of enhancing the success of independent...

The estate agency sector “is experiencing the worst staff shortages in a generation at a point when the property market is...

What do you need to know if you are considering selling your sales or lettings business?  Here’s ten top tips to think...

Estate agents have been hit with six- and seven-figure fines under new anti-money laundering and anti-tax evasion regulations according to the...

Howard Quirk, a prominent estate agent in the 60s, 70s and 80s, has passed away, aged 71. He was the senior partner...

It’s traditional before Christmas to either review the year past or anticipate the one ahead - but I’m intrigued about what...

Keller Williams UK is launching its third office in the UK. It’s in Glasgow and the new market centre - the term...

A new EU crackdown on money laundering requires estate agency businesses to adopt a collaborative approach if they are to avoid...

HMRC and the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team have agreed new procedures to “enhance and ease the current flow of...

A building society that owns two estate agency companies has hit out at what it calls “a lack of sound estate...

Who are you? Iain White, Business Consultant and, most importantly, father to 4 boys.  I travel frequently with work so to...

HMRC is staging its next anti-money laundering webinar for estate agents next Wednesday. Entitled ‘Customer Due Diligence for Estate Agency Businesses’ it...

There are 16,547 businesses registered as estate agencies in the UK according to figures obtained from Companies House - the equivalent...