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

In this latest video interview, exclusively for EAT and LAT readers, Estate Agent Today's Lee Dahill chats with Mike Dawson from...

Estate agents are being urged to reassess their fee structure and not be afraid to reflect the time and level of...

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

The issue of agency qualifications has finally been mentioned in the Houses of Parliament, almost three years since the landmark Regulation...

Excitement is building for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. A four-day Bank Holiday to mark the occasion will kick off on 2...

Homeowners may have become less willing to pay upfront fees to sell their home. Despite efforts by online-only brands such as Purplebricks...

Agents have heralded the beginning of the house price slowdown. The latest Land Registry House Price Index yesterday showed values increased by...

Google rather than the portals is the starting point for sellers finding an estate agent, a survey claims. A survey among 2,000...

Sussex-based estate agent Mishon Mackay is celebrating 25 years of sevice each for three of its staff members. Sarah Fitzgerald, Sarah McCarthy,...

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

Referral fees, lack of trust and too much email have been identified as barriers to greater collaboration between conveyancers and estate...

With new and exciting PropTech solutions approaching the market, Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, discusses some of their relevance and whether...

More than 30 agents and property firms such as auction houses and valuers were reprimanded by HMRC for anti-money laundering breaches...

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

With this week being Mental Health Awareness Week, Sam Hunter - COO at Homesearch and a keen mental health advocate -...

Just this month, the Government Property Agency kicked off its search for a digital chief to lead its 10-year technology journey,...

A high-profile peer has questioned why estate agency regulation wasn’t extended to property management companies in the Queen’s Speech this week. Lord...

A County Down-based estate agent has acquired a local rival and launched a new “stop-gap” accommodation service for buyers and sellers...

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...

New research has revealed the regional hotspots where Japanese knotweed has been identified. The data could be of interest to estate agents...

The government last night revealed more details on its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill including letting local authorities double council...

Agents may be gearing up for this year’s ESTAS Customer Service Awards but there is another accolade that you could aim for next...

Agents have pledged to keep a close eye on planning reforms amid a proposed overhaul announced in the Queen’s Speech yesterday. Prince...

Speedy property sales may not be as good as they seem, an industry figure has warned. Recent figures released by Rightmove indicate...

OnTheMarket has expanded its partnership with agency coaching brand Property Academy. The exclusive commercial relationship was agreed last year, giving full-fee paying...

Former Hamptons and Countrywide executive Phil Tennant has joined US-style fast buy firm UPSTIX. Tennant has been recruited as chief operating officer...

A former letting agent claims to have removed the need for estate agents to use floorplan software. Mark McCorrie, who describes himself...

In this guest piece, the team at Iceberg Digital set out the benefits of Lifesycle 3, which is to appear this autumn. Perfect...

The Queen’s Speech has unveiled proposed overhauls on planning, consumer and economic crime laws that could all have an effect on...

Two senior agency figures have suggested there is more work needed to level the playing field for women in the sector. The...

The estate agency sector is now paying almost £6m for anti-money laundering (AML) supervision. Businesses are legally required to register for AML...

Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...

In this guest piece, Colum Smith, a property expert at law firm Taylor Rose MW, sets out why speedier transactions could...

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

Buyers are being urged to act now to secure decent mortgage pricing as interest rates hit a 13-year high yesterday. The Bank...

An online auctioneer has hit out at exclusive partner agreements between agents and traditional auction houses.  Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder and director of...

A ‘frightening’ number of respondents to a Rightmove online poll appear to be unaware of their anti-money laundering reporting requirements. The portal...

Property data and estate agent prospecting platform Homesearch is expanding north of the border. After three years of operation in England and...

In this video interview – part of a regular monthly series – Homesearch’s Sam Hunter speaks to Angels Media’s Lee Dahill...

An industry veteran who helped train Purplebricks agents has partnered with easyProperty to foster its franchisee talent. The online hybrid agent is...

A new estate agency has been launched in the west of Scotland by property services firm Bowman Rebecchi. The new business, named...

Agents lost out on £600,000 worth of owed commission from withdrawn listings last year, industry data suggests. Withdrawn sales are an occupational hazard...

Mortgage brokers have warned that an increase in downvaluations is starting to hit the property market. Lenders and their valuers are cutting...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

I attended a forum in London a couple of weeks ago, which for the first time brought estate agents and conveyancers...

Property portals are preparing to support agents in complying with a new era of upfront material information. From the end of May,...

Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better.  Here are some of the...

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Agency franchisees with brands such as Hunters, Martin & Co, Belvoir and EasyProperty are being given the chance to sign up...

Property blockchain network Coadjute has launched a research project to identify ways estate agents and conveyancers can improve their working relationship. It...

Estate agency recruiter Josh Rayner has said job demand is at the highest level he can remember. Rayner, who runs property jobs...

The number of complaints about estate and letting agents increased last year but fewer gripes were upheld. Data based on members of...

An estate agent has hit back at the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after the watchdog banned a poster advertising the firm’s...

Three of the leading industry content specialists are set to gather on stage together for what is believe to be the...

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

EweMove managing director Nick Neill has set out plans to double the size of the franchise network by 2025 as the brand’s...

The government is being urged to go further with its clampdown on fake reviews. A government announcement aimed at protecting consumers last...

Off-market property platform Invisible Homes is planning to expand throughout London over the next year and to cover the whole of...

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...

More than half of those working within the property sector are suffering from higher levels of fatigue or stress, due to...

First off, here at EAT we hope everyone enjoyed the Easter celebrations and didn’t eat too much chocolate! Despite the Easter break,...

Yesterday afternoon, Helena Marston was finally confirmed as Purplebricks new CEO after all the due diligence checks that are required for...

A leading figure in the Say No To Rightmove (STNR) campaign says the attempts to get agents to ditch Rightmove have...

Estate agents are being encouraged to go green this Friday to raise awareness for the upcoming World Earth Day. Jerry Lyons who...

The government has insisted it is still committed to introducing agency qualifications and minimum standards in the sector. It is almost three...

Online agent Strike is preparing to name a home seller who will be reimbursed the equivalent of an estate agent fee...

The supply shortage may be coming to an end. That is the view from the latest RICS Residential Market Survey. The research among...

Rightmove is set to launch a new marketing campaign next week that encourages people to consider the different life they could...

Boomin has unveiled its latest round of paying agents. The challenger portal, launched by former Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce, has revealed 10...

Netflix addicts may have come across Selling Sunset, an American series focused on the drama of US real estate agents selling...

A leading conveyancing network that works closely with estate agents has signed up to property blockchain platform Coadjute. The blockchain technology provided...

Winkworth agents posted record sales income last year, attributed to the stamp duty holiday. The London-listed agent franchise group revealed in its...

Increasingly cautious mortgage lending could dampen the property market and cause more sales to fall-through, it has been warned. Recent house price...

Hundreds of former Purplebricks agents have now signed up to a potential legal claim against the firm. Contractors For Justice, known as...

Keller Williams has marked a record month for new agents but has announced the closure of its Bristol market centre hub...

Estate agents are being urged to ensure clients have instructed a solicitor from “day dot.” Speaking in an exclusive video interview with...

Lawyers working on a class action against online agents including Purplebricks have said they will be ready to send a letter...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) chief executive Gareth Samples has called for a steer on when the long-awaited Regulation of Property...

Conveyancing software company ULS Technology has rebranded. The London Stock Exchange-listed company, which encompasses conveyancing brands eConveyancer, DigitalMove, Legal Eye and Amity...

In this week’s Natter, I carry out a Q&A with Lisa Knight, who has taken the impressive journey from barmaid to...

Foxtons, Chancellors and Douglas & Gordon have been named among the first paid-up agency brands on Boomin. The challenger portal, launched by...

The government’s long awaited Energy Security Strategy has failed to spark excitement among estate agents. The government unveiled its plans to create...

An industry expert has questioned the fairness of a “two-tier system” that has emerged between new builds and second-hand homes when...

Agents are preparing their businesses for the cost of living crunch, with considerations on fuel use, heating and window display lighting. Much...

The lack of housing stock, rising inflation and rising mortgage rates could all lead to agents running out of stock in...

Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is planning more acquisitions after a busy 2021 for buying-up agencies. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates...

Zoopla has unveiled a Sales Advisory Board in an attempt to give agents a greater say in how the portal is...

Trading Standards has advised agents to update listings once they reach the "sold subject to contract" (SSTC) stage. It comes after legal...

Purplebricks ended the trading day yesterday without being able to formally welcome its new chief executive but the markets appeared to...

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

Estate agency veteran Robin Paterson has joined new ‘quick buy” service UPSTIX. Paterson, a former chief executive of Hamptons and managing director...

Estate agents and conveyancers have agreed on better working relationships at the first collaborative event between the two professions. There has been...

Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...

Visual images are key for securing the quickest sales at the best prices, according to a formal estate agency chief who...

For the record, this isn’t my last Industry Views for Estate Agent Today, although by the time you read this I'll be...

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

One of the country’s leading estate agents has played down the significance of the latest house price index which at first...

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

A number of pro-active conveyancers are joining a new conveyancing directory being set up by one of the leading figures in...

Rightmove has created a league table to identify where new buyer competition is hottest across the UK housing market. Across the country...

Sky News is reporting that Boomin, the portal founded by Purplebricks creator Michael Bruce, is close to finalising a new round...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a property investment firm from using a letter claiming that it wanted to buy homes...

Challenger portal group OneDome has linked with a chain repair service to provide what it calls an end-to-end property offering. The OneDome...

The iamproperty group - best known for its online auction business - has snapped up cloud-based property software business VTUK for...

Zoopla’s cloud based software service Alto has launched a video series giving a behind the scenes look at estate agencies around...

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

In a new column, solicitor Colum Smith, an expert in combating fraud at Taylor Rose MW Solicitors, explains why those looking...

The sponsor of an industry forum for agents and conveyancers to be held next week says the collaborative event hails the...

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...

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

House sales in February were around a fifth lower than the same month in 2021, according to HM Revenue and Customs...

LonRes has teamed up with compliance consultancy iCompli to launch a  range of services which they say will keep estate agents...

A high profile London estate agency has appointed two so-called Wellness Ambassadors to look after the mental health and wellbeing of...

The owner of an estate agency has died suddenly, plunging the local community into shock. Ciaran McGurgan founded Maison Real Estate in...

The jury is still out on whether the Ukraine crisis will damage public confidence in the UK housing market. Rightmove’s property data...

In this exclusive for Estate Agent Today readers, video supremo and property expert Chris Watkin conducts an interview with the Bruce...

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

This week, you will have all seen the sad news that Graham Norwood is stepping down as editor of Estate Agent...

When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...

A new service has been set up by Agents Giving to highlight how the industry can help the humanitarian effort in...

Pacitti Jones, the Glasgow-based estate agent and legal firm, has acquired RGM Solicitors. RGM currently operates in Linlithgow and Grangemouth, and all its staff...

A coroner says there is insufficient evidence to determine the cause of death of a 23-year-old estate agent found on a...

An estate agent has suggested on social media that people who buy a Greggs breakfast each day could save well over...

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

The founder of an estate agency which began life operating from a kitchen table has now won two prestigious awards.  Deborah Richards,...

A popular and respected estate agent in Essex, who also campaigned nationally against homelessness, has died just days after bing diagnosed...

Estate Agent Today is to have a new editor from April 4. He is award winning journalist and podcaster Marc Shoffman who...

PropTech solutions have continued to ingratiate themselves in both the forefront of an agency within advertising mediums and in the backend...

For the second time in recent weeks, Purplebricks has de-listed a property after an unacceptable comment by the seller on social...

The international reviews service Trustpilot has batted away criticism from a property website that it ignores breaches of its guidelines. Last week,...

Some 86 Bronze, Silver, Gold and Special Awards have been presented to agents in the Guild off Property Professionals at its...

Purplebricks issued an unexpected tweet yesterday, showing one of its own advertisements posted on a London tube train - upside down. With...

There’s still one part of the UK where agents enjoy almost unfettered freedom without legislation or redress - and this has...

A veteran estate agent who set up his own business in one of Britain’s most popular locations is being mourned after...

The long-standing commitment of London-focussed agency Dexters to expand through acquisitions is continuing apace. Over the weekend it was announced that the...

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

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...

The online agency brand eXp UK claims it’s growing at an industry leading pace - and it puts it all down...

The chief executive of Boomin says agents have asked him to do something about rival portals “pocketing income from mortgage referral...

We know from our customer research that being able to showcase property that looks the best it can online is the...

The war of words between various property review platforms continues apace. The latest accusation concern comparison website GetAgent, and specifically reviews of...

The OneDome group websites - OneDome itself and nethouseprices - are launching their largest ever advertising campaign. It will target buyers and...

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...

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

An estate agent who has spent eight years working for traditional agencies has now set up his own hybrid operation, using...

A row has broken out over a company which has made allegations about Trustpilot reviews of OnTheMarket. A company called KwikChex says...

A 20 year old estate agent who admitted being four times over the drink driving limit has been fined and banned...

Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...

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

Of the many industry buzzwords, I suspect “upfront information” was up there as one of the most widely used in 2021....

Momentum is building up in support of the government’s probe into whether the London homes of oligarchs on the sanctions list...

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

The government is considering seizing British property owned by Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list without paying compensation. The Financial Times says Housing...

The founder of fledgling portal Boomin says the latest Nationwide house price index findings demonstrate that there’s no sign yet of...

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

Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...

We know that agents rely heavily on property software solutions to run their agency, particularly to ease the burden of administrative...

Some agents say they have as many as one in 10 vendors taking their properties off the market and seeking to...

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

In the last two years digital Property Logbooks for our homes have moved from concept to reality with almost a quarter...

PropTech supplier tmgroup is to hold a six-part webinar series called Achieving Change: Think tomorrow, act today. The webinars - from linked...

No matter how dark the news, there’s light in our industry thanks to so many agents and suppliers doing good deeds....

The overwhelming majority of vendors do not choose their estate agent based on fees, but on wider market expertise. That’s the finding...

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...

It’s feared one of the country’s oldest estate agencies may have entered receivership. The Drew Pearce company of agents and chartered surveyors...

Rightmove - which issues its annual figures to shareholders later this week - has released a bullish snapshot of the housing...

Analysts are gearing up for the full year figures to be revealed by Rightmove to its shareholders at the end of...

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...

An agency which in 2020 moved from traditional branches to a hub-based business model, says it’s to become a ‘digital first’...

The coming annual conference of Fine & Country, being held next month, is to have Boris Johnson’s brother as a keynote...

A company that sold a record 465 homes in 2021 has invested in a new office which it claims will “redefine...

It may be blowing a gale outside but we’re safe and warm here reading about our industry’s great work for good...

The Mail Online website alleges that an after-hours party at an estate agency office involved staff apparently inhaling drugs from balloons. The...

The shortage of stock in the current market is making it tough for High Street agents according to one of the...

Seven years after it launched on the London Stock Market, speculation continues that Purplebricks may be about to de-list and return...

A new company claiming to save money on buyers’ legal and estate agent fees has been forced to rebrand. Easyfees - launched...

The number one portal is making a big marketing and research push to get reluctant owners to put up the For...

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

The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...

The head of one of Britain’s most successful agency groups says he is a big fan of PropTech - but it...

Hello and if it’s Friday, it’s definitely the day for Agents Do Charity. We’re leading up to Valentine’s - a neat opportunity...

Features often overlooked by agents and buyers now, such as double glazing and insulation, are likely to become high up on...

Savills has welcomed its first intake of residential apprentices with seven individuals hired by the business to study and work within...

MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...

The estate agent known to his thousands of followers on Twitter as Mayfair Guru is predicting a ‘Roaring 2020s’ for the...

The regional agency group Experts In Property is back in business with an online awards event.  Majoring on training, online marketing and...

A leading estate agency figure has hit back at a lawyer’s claim that agents who use exclusivity agreements are “shysters”.  Last week...

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

Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...

Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce wants government action to help save the housing market as the cost of living crisis grows.  Following...

Rightmove has revealed a major rise in visits to its site and app as the housing market boom shows no sign...

Coadjute, the blockchain network for the UK property market that claims it can radically simplify home purchasing, has revealed that PropTech...

For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...

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

An estate agency has brought cheer - or should that be cheers? - to the local community by brewing a beer. Neil...

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

Agents are losing tens of thousands of pounds each - in some cases even more - because of the volume of...

The most senior Trading Standards officer policing the agency industry says he hopes the public will ask about referral fees in...

The supply of new properties coming to the market is up on this time last year in every single region of...

Our Agents Do Charity column each Friday does a fantastic job of highlighting the amazing charitable work of agents up and...

Was Purplebricks right to delist a property from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple - were opposed...

Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with Brickflow, a new comparison site for development finance.   The portal says the partnership will provide member...

New research suggests that the estate agency industry has bucked the nationwide trend of business liquidation that he plagued other sectors...

A tech company in the compliance sector claims that 25 per cent of UK estate agency branches have failed to register...

In this guest piece, the team at Lifesycle discuss a recent experiment they did with AI and estate agents' data and...

A fast-growing land and property consultancy has snapped up a respected independent to bolster its presence in the North of England. George...

Research based on questioning almost 1,000 estate agents suggests that around 70 per cent are set to expand their business this...

The PropTech network Coadjute, which says it will ultimately slash the time it takes to move house by as much as...

Purplebricks’ decision to de-list a property after the Christian vendors made anti-gay comments has won widespread support from industry figures, including...

This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...

The ESTAS Forum scheduled for March says its aim is to encourage agents and conveyancers to work more closely together.  “There doesn’t...

Will he stay or will he go? You don’t need me to say who ‘he’ is - it’s the only story...

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

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

A survey suggests that an overwhelming proportion of estate agents believe the government should make the provision of upfront property information...

Homesearch has won £5m new investment from venture capital firm Octopus Ventures - an organisation that has also backed three businesses...

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

There’s been a surge in the number of sellers who resort to using quick buy firms, according to the sector’s trade...

An estate agency that launched in 2018 saying that High Street offices were dead…has now opened its second physical branch in...

A High Street estate agent on Merseyside has criticised online rivals for creating nightmares for vendors who are then obliged to...

The iamproperty group’s auction service, iamsold, says it’s raised over £804m in capital value from properties sold by the Modern Method...

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...

One of the founding partners of the well-known agency Slater, Hogg and Howison has died at the age of 76. It was...

A new survey of people who have sold their home in the past six months has given a strong backing to...

Plymouth independent estate agency Alan Cummings & Co has been acquired by Julian Marks Estate Agents. With more than 16 staff and...

Vote? Well, whether we have a change of Prime Minister or not, there’s an important vote today - for great charitable...

Estate Agent Today understands that the civil servant who has been at the heart of plans to reform the house buying...

A warning has gone out to estate agents that “more and more” reports are being filed about cyber attacks on agencies...

The objective of estate agents in 2022 must be to cut their business costs and employ technology to replace - and...

A former senior partner of the Fenn Wright agency has died at the age of 82. Roger Dennis, who died on Boxing Day,...

A former estate agent described by a judge as being “cruel and manipulative” has been jailed after attacking and attempting to...

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...

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...

Adam Day will be a well-known figure to many in the industry, having been the founder of Hatched (the online agency...

Could estate and letting agents sell their branch office window space for third party advertising, above and beyond promoting the properties...

A hybrid agency that charges no fees to vendors but instead relies on referral fees for income has officially rolled out...

If UK agents were paid higher fees they could perform a better service to the public. That’s the view of Mark Hayward,...

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

Hybrid agency eXp UK is the latest to include the Modern Method of Auction as a sales possibility for its remote...

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

Purplebricks has this morning said that a newspaper report over the weekend, claiming part of the business is to be sold...

A conveyancer has contacted Estate Agent Today suggesting that the Simplify Group IT data crisis could be the death knell for the company...

Propertymark’s chief executive has rejected claims that his organisation’s housing market data inaccurately states the numbers of prospective buyers for each...

A well known westcountry estate agent has died just ahead of what would have been his 50th year with the same...

The team at Estate Agent Today and our publisher, Angels Media, wish all agents a very prosperous New Year.  Thank you for your...

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...

A British estate agent working in Florida has been shot dead while preparing to show a property. Sara Trost, 40, was from...

Zoopla’s chief operating officer says the portal has made progress for agents in 2021 but recognises there’s more to do next...

A leading conveyancing expert says the traditional rivalry between his profession and estate agents has abated in 2021. Lloyd Davies - managing director and...

One of the founders and leading figures in the Agents Together industry charity says one silver lining of the pandemic has...

We’ve had a terrific display of agency and supplier videos running every weekday since late November - a wonderful lead-in to...

The head of a hybrid agency has made a blistering attack on the corporate agent business model, accusing it of being...

Hello, and with Christmas around the corner we have perhaps the most charming and well-produced festive video we’ve seen from an...

The last Propertymark housing market snapshot for 2021, based on date from the end of November, finds that there is an...

The chair of the strategic board of fledgling Boomin says most existing portals are merely operating like digital newspapers with listings,...

Prospect Estate Agents in the south east of England have pulled out all the stops this festive season with a wonderful...

Only one in eight sellers use the estate agent through which they purchased their home to begin with. That’s a staggering loss of...

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

There’s lots of talk of people moving over within estate agency to be self-employed so they can chase the dream of...

The chief executive of Propertymark says agents should be trained - but it’s then vital they use their training as a...

A regional estate agency that markets homes without charging the vendor is set to expand next year. Midlands-based Chosen Home explains its...

Rightmove has identified the UK’s strongest sellers’ market - and it’s in Easton, Bristol. Four of the top 10 sellers’ markets are...

MRI Software’s newest Agency Solutions expert, Michael Connolly, made the leap from working on the front line of an estate agent...

Every year we at EAT are impressed by the pleasingly political festive cards sent out by the STANLEY Chelsea agency -...

One of the country’s leading estate agents has shared his top tips for using PropTech. Simon Bradbury is managing director at Thomas...

One part of the UK is to get a taste of the mandatory estate agent regulation that many want to see...

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...

Purplebricks is delaying release of its half-year figures which were scheduled to be given to shareholders tomorrow. This follows revelations in the Daily...

Data out today from Rightmove shows the predictable seasonal effect of around 0.7 per cent knocked off the typical asking price. The...

A coroner says there is no explanation how an estate agent suffered a cut to his wrist, which led to his...

EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...

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

As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...

Compliance check list - are you New Year ready? The start of a new year is a great time for estate agents...

An estate agency that three years ago launched saying that High Street offices were unnecessary has had a rethink - and...

Three quarters of estate agents work more than an eight hour day at least once a week - and over half...

Hello again and with just two weeks to go before the festivities begin, there’s a definite ramping up of fund-raising for...

Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...

Estate agents, and indeed all professionals, should be offered the option of flexible working when they are appointed to the job. That’s...

Online auction specialist Iamsold has opened its training programme for applications for its January 2022 intake.  Jamie Cooke, managing director at iamsold,...