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The Trading Standards agency team has outlined to Estate Agent Today the process it will follow to improve what it calls...

It’s been quite a week for the rental sector. Lettings agents and landlords have had such a torrid time in recent years...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, Dominic Murphy, Managing Director of DM & Co. in the Midlands, speaks to...

In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...

An agent has contacted Estate Agent Today to issue what he calls “an urgent alert” about the risk of Capital Gains...

Local elections rarely set the pulse racing and this year’s poll on Thursday faces a similar problem. But this time, it’s a...

This time last year the industry was awaiting the launch of a new portal - the free to list public site...

The estate agency industry is besotted with digital canvassing to try to win business - but that’s the wrong approach to take...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

In my previous Estate Agent Today feature, I endeavoured to explain the key differences between APIs and Apps, to help improve...

As the property market continues to boom, competition between portals such as Zoopla, Rightmove, OnTheMarket and Boomin has been hotting up...

The veteran estate agent who led criticism of Countrywide’s former management is turning his glare on Foxtons. The London estate agency has...

For many, the funeral of HRH Prince Philip will be a solemn affair, while for some it will also be a...

New research shared with Estate Agent Today suggest that in areas of the country almost four in 10 homes for sale...

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

Michael Bruce has been promoted from the role of executive chairman of Boomin to group chief executive officer. This is within two...

One of the industry’s leading consultants has calculated staff turnover rates at the country’s leading estate agencies. Christopher Watkin, the consultant who...

Today is the day that non-essential retail reopens as part of the government's roadmap out of lockdown. For the majority of the...

The Competition and Markets Authority says it has pushed Facebook into taking new action to combat fake reviews - an issue...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

Agents have contacted Estate Agent Today to say they fear the new MatchMaker service on the Boomin portal could be used...

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...

First the good news - estate agents are trusted more than politicians and no less than bankers. Now the bad news:...

Buyer behaviour has changed over the past year of the pandemic and it’s up to estate agents to calculate how to...

Few people in the industry have as controversial or challenging a role as Nathan Emerson, the new (but interim) chief executive...

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...

We recently launched our state of the property nation survey – a two-minute poll designed to give estate and letting agents...

Nathan Emerson, the new chief executive of Propertymark, says his mission is to make the organisation more transparent - and to...

Purplebricks has removed advertising claims which suggested it sold homes for a higher sum, on average, than rival agencies. The Advertising Standards...

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Ed Mead,  all-round property guru and founder...

On Monday next week, Estate Agent Today will launch its state of the property nation survey, a 14-question poll for UK...

Purplebricks is to tilt its marketing increasingly towards local advertising on traditional and online platforms, and promoting the ‘on the street’...

Online agency Yopa says it will change a claim on its website that appears to suggest no fee will be charged...

A Sheffield estate agency is pioneering a new form of branch office - one that sells homes at the same time...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

Agents are up in arms at a Rightmove restriction temporarily preventing access to parts of its listing back-end.  Agents received an email...

The head of finance at Propertymark has quit - another high profile departure for the troubled organisation. Estate Agent Today broke the news...

One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been the Netflix show Call My Agent! It’s a surprise success, perhaps, because...

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...

When it comes to communications, Propertymark could do with a lot fewer confidentiality agreements and a lot more transparency. And I...

A high-profile London agency is asking the police and property industry bodies including Trading Standards to investigate a fake company posing under...

Wild speculation about the sale of Dexters yesterday turned out to be plain wrong - and instead the company has landed substantial investment. Oakley Capital, a...

Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...

The new chief executive of Propertymark has declined to answer questions relating to the resignation of the NAEA president only half...

Estate agents quitting companies and setting up on their own will prosper only by tapping into the most appropriate level of...

A new service is offering agents free welcome boxes which can be passed over to buyers and tenants who move in. The...

Mystery over the unusual nature of the resignation of the NAEA President, announced last weekend, has deepened in the past 24...

Agents and conveyancers are expressing doubt over whether a possible six week extension to the stamp duty holiday will be enough...

An agent is challenging the insurer Hiscox over its interpretation of whether to honour a Business Interruption Insurance policy. A standard letter...

Rightmove is the latest portal to forge a link with the controversial Modern Method of Auction service being offered to agents. A...

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...

The rise and rise of portal listings and changing consumer habits during the pandemic may mean the death of the High...

There is no scientific formula, no list of must-have elements in a successful campaign. That’s especially the case for a campaign involving...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Justin and Victoria Bhoday - a married...

Agents can win more instructions by using text messages to prospective sellers as part of a short term ‘nurture’ campaign, according...

A newspaper claims that thousands of customers’ financial details held by Foxtons Group are being freely accessed on the so-called dark...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

Property commentator Phil Spencer says lockdown - which we know will now last for another six weeks at least, and possibly...

Zoopla has revealed a multi-million-pound programme of future developments which have taken 18 months to finalise. Chief executive Charlie Bryant has told...

The new chief executive of Propertymark, now combining five agency trade bodies including the NAEA and ARLA, has no experience at...

Propertymark, combining both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents, claims to speak for the...

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors last night announced a dramatic U-turn in the controversy over a report by an independent...

A hybrid agency is appealing to corporate estate agents to jump ship and try its self employed business model. Mr & Mrs...

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

Propertymark is the only agency trade body with sufficient influence on, and links with, government to achieve major gains for the...

Hello and welcome to the end of a busy, busy week for agency news.  It’s easy to assume the agency business is...

One of the most respected figures in the industry, trainer and consultant Richard Rawlings, is suggesting that stamp duty should be...

The president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors insists that the organisation is acting on recommendations of a probe into...

An estate agency is being criticised for marketing properties as second homes in an area reportedly suffering a housing shortage. Local media...

Just a week ago, I thought it was all over. Christmas and New Year had gone, as had the passionate calls...

Independent agents inspired by the Say No To Rightmove campaign are to launch a rival portal next month. Wearethemarket is a portal...

There’s a call this morning for estate and letting agents to regard the physical viewing of any property on sale or...

Agents are sharply split over how they should operate during the current phase of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a poll of almost...

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...

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

Many agents will be closed on New Year’s Day - the last Bank Holiday for some months and at the start...

With just one day to go to Christmas, it’s time - we hope - for all of us in the industry...

The shock and almost immediate increase in stamp duty on additional homes in Wales has prompted one question in the industry...

As Christmas gets ever-closer, today’s video from an industry supplier is a touching montage of how bad things got this year...

Hello and welcome to Christmas week! There are just a few days to go before the industry’s festive break. On that subject,...

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...

The industry seems almost back to normal. Not the ‘new normal’ we spoke so much of a few weeks and months ago,...

First off, hello and welcome to this new series – appearing in Estate Agent Today’s Breaking News section each month –...

Hello and welcome to our latest selection of photos from agencies which have dressed their offices for Christmas. We’ve had another great...

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...

The industry regulator who comes into force when the Regulation of Property Agents’ recommendations are adopted may take over versions of...

Hello, and if it’s Friday it can only mean Charity day as we celebrate the industry’s continuing fund-raising despite challenges from...

One of the hybrid agency sector’s leading agents says there are key lessons our industry can learn from the collapse of...

The Property Ombudsman has joined calls for greater disclosure of referral fees by agents.  The issue has become a hot topic in...

The agency industry may look back on this year and say: “Well...to be honest we didn’t really see it coming.” No, no,...

One of the highest profile figures in the agency industry - and a past critic of Purplebricks - has come out as a vociferous...

Propertymark is in touch with the government to see how the new Tier structure being introduced on December 3 will affect...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

The Boomin portal, which incentivises agents to cross-sell and benefit from referral fees, is to receive advice on fee disclosure from...

A prominent PropTech supplier wants agents to hand over much more information to conveyancers to allow them to make faster progress on...

With a new President elected and the old one reluctant to move out, this is a good time to see how...

A leading enthusiast of the self-employed agency business model says even in these challenging times people can make a success of...

As you may have seen over the weekend, the long-running Property Natter column – penned by Angels Media chief executive, Nat...

Your Move is to become the English Football League’s official Communities Supporter for the coming season. The agency is already an Official...

Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lockdown 2, as it’s being known, is now with us, but fortunately...

Fledgling portal Boomin - launching later this month - has announced another 10 independent regional agencies as founder members. This includes its...

An agency in London which was stung by fierce criticism in the spring lockdown has announced its policy for branch activity...

An online agency says its virtual auction service can be used even by its rivals between now and the end of...

“I’ve got 47 years of experience as an agent. Do I still have to get a qualification?” asked one attendee at...

OnTheMarket has handed out more shares to agencies signing long-term agreements with the portal. It was almost three years ago that OTM, then...

An extensive culling of branches and staff continues apace at Countrywide as it significantly reduces the size of both its office...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that a string of Countrywide offices across the country have been closed in recent weeks - but...

The property market has bounced back with all of the expected resilience and flexibility that is its hallmark since it reopened...

At least two branches of a Countrywide agency have been closed, shortly before news broke of a proposal for a large...

One of the industry's senior agency leaders says it would be a mistake for agents to be stopped from working in...

Most agents' branches in Wales are expected to close for just over two weeks from 6pm this Friday, October 23 - moving...

Foxtons is alleged by a newspaper to have suffered a malware attack and data breach which closed its MyFoxtons client website. The...

Book review by Graham Norwood, editor of Estate Agent Today, Letting Agent Today and Landlord Today. If a letting agent wants to...

OnTheMarket’s acting chief executive says the portal will embrace more social media and innovative marketing strategies in the coming period. Yesterday the...

A new portal-style PropTech product has launched and wants to recruit estate agents to its fold - despite describing the way...

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has admitted that getting the number one portal to change its fee structure “may take...

We all know what the problem is, but what’s the solution? The problem is that landlords, thinking they offer a valuable service...

One of the country’s major regional agencies has unveiled a ‘super hub’ structure which began life as a lockdown measure but...

Hello and at the start of another working week, welcome to our regular jobs slot announcing who’s moving where within the...

A new PropTech product claims to help agents generate and nurture leads - even while they sleep. MovePal generates leads through Facebook...

Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...

The result of a test case over Business Interruption Insurance involving agents has been handed down by the High Court. It has...

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...

As many in the industry will know, Ian Westerling passed away last week at the age of 51: he was a...

It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...

Property portal Boomin has been "courted by a range of potential backers" according to Sky News. The news service - which has...

One of the victims of a notorious estate agency price fixing cartel has spoken out against one of the offenders.  Christina Davis...

One of the most experienced British estate agents says the new portal Boomin - expected to launch next month, October -...

An American realtor who once predicted his company would have 5,000 UK estate agents working under its banner is now saying...

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...

A new portal launches today with 100,000 listings and a pledge to target buyers largely ignored by established websites - investors. It’s...

Hindsight is 20-20 vision, of course, and we can all see things we did ‘then’ that we would not do ‘now’....

Whisper it quietly but in just 10 days time we have the final Bank Holiday before Christmas. We would like to mark...

Countrywide has rejected a claim by one of its biggest shareholders that it does not engage with investors over future strategy...

An online agency says it’s offering its customers a kind of ‘fall-through insurance’ after over 100 deals collapsed between mid-March and...

If anyone thought the days of Purplebricks bosses making millions were in the past,  think again. The chief executive and chief finance...

A digital resource hub for estate agents claims to shorten transaction times. Sort Move, which has been operating since late 2019,...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

Zoopla says it wants to know what agents think of its new TV advert which airs from tomorrow but can be...

A leading expert on estate agency and the housing market in Australia has lifted the lid on how Purplebricks failed down...

It must have been a close thing on Friday as to whose faces were looking the most glum - those at...

The Zoopla Rental Market Report, published this week, mentioned a two-speed rental market, but what does that mean? We are seeing two...

A PropTech firm that regularly claims London homes are mis-measured in property descriptions has taken a swipe at Purplebricks. Pupil, a spatial...

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

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

Agents are awaiting the outcome of a test case regarding Business Interruption Insurance, which may determine whether they receive thousands of...

A new analysis of corporate estate agencies’ social media followings and websites shows the big winners to be Savills, Foxtons and...

A founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, suggests there was nothing wrong with the controversial Commisery TV ads that contributed to making...

If a week is a long time in politics (an old phrase, for younger readers), then a year is a very long...

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

Purplebricks has changed the wording of an advertisement on its website after a watchdog stepped in following a complaint. According to the...

Large scale increases in and changes to the Capital Gains Tax regime could seriously hurt the housing market, a senior figure...

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Matt Nicol, managing director of Nicol &...

More than 24 hours after the government's announcement about the compulsory wearing of facemasks by shoppers in England, and there is...

Wearing a face covering in shops and supermarkets is to be made mandatory in England.  Anyone failing to comply with the order...

You have to feel for Rishi Sunak - well, at least a little. Leave to one side that he carries more presentational...

Have you ever wondered how industry-specific software and property portals have influenced the typical estate agency of today? A new book, which...

There are various reports of estate agencies closing branches - or not reopening them after lockdown - as they reduce the...

The industry’s first virtual awards event has taken place with hundreds of agents participating courtesy of YouTube. Winners of the prestigious ESTAS...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to industry video expert Christopher Watkin. Watkin gives his...

With the UK housing market now largely open - there are still restrictions in some areas on home moves to occupied properties...

The recommendations to regulate and train the estate agency industry put forward a year ago remain on the Housing Secretary’s desk...

Over 50 jobs have been lost as a result of a Midlands regional estate agency falling into administration. The Shropshire Star reports...

It may be that by the time you read this it’s all over for Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for...

The challenger portal scheduled to launch in less than a week’s time on July 1 has secured the support of 10,000...

Industry veteran Harry Hill, a former chairman of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove, has now become a mentor at the new...

The death has been announced of one of the country’s leading campaigners against the injustices of the leasehold system, Louie Burns. Burns...

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign has revealed to Estate Agent Today that he has lobbied the portal...

The former commercial director of Rightmove has made a strong defence of much of the company’s activities, including the charges it...

Back in the day, party politics and the private rental sector used to be straightforward. Conservatives were pro-landlord, Labour were pro-tenant, while...

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

The managing director of a Winkworth branch is threatening to report a senior member of a nearby Countrywide office to the...

The brothers who founded Purplebricks - Michael and Kenny Bruce - have returned to the agency industry for the first time...

A survey of estate agents conducted through trade publications has revealed that market uncertainty and the handling of transactions within government...

A new thought-provoking five-part video series is launching to the industry today. ‘Simon says…’ is being hosted by Property Tribes with...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

A senior property lawyer is to set up a franchise agency which he describes as embracing the best of the High...

Dominic Cummings has been at worst a cause of huge anger to a nation that’s already extremely anxious. At best, he’s been...

Rightmove has enjoyed over six million visits to its portal in one day, for the first time ever. Three days ago -...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to release a set of options for member agents to consider if the portal...

A mystery group, believed to consist of high-level former agents and suppliers, is asking the industry for its feedback on current...

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

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

It’s a Bank Holiday weekend and if you’re taking time off we hope you and your families enjoy a well-earned break. We’ll...

The founder of OnTheMarket has revealed why the portal floated on the stock market and why Ian Springett was the right...

Countrywide has refuted claims that none of its branches have so far re-opened for business but has issued an explanation why...

It’s been revealed that the home moving advice service set up by Phil Spencer is entering a collaboration with awards and...

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

Homesearch - the new property portal which describes itself as “the future of the property industry” - has delayed its launch. It was scheduled...

A series of polls taken by Estate Agent Today suggest substantial numbers of agents remain uncomfortable about returning to trading even...

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

There’s been a surge in buyers wanting to view properties - but agents must sit on their hands and wait for...

There’s a warning today to agency chiefs to keep in touch with their staff as lockdown eases across England in a...

Details being presented to Parliament today may include information on how agents can return to work in some sort of ‘new normal.’ A 50...

There’s been an explosion of anger about Rightmove’s pledge to undertake its biggest-ever marketing campaign - while at the same time...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

  On Estate Agent Today this Bank Holiday weekend we’re celebrating the great work agents are doing to keep morale high and...

In normal times, the Winkworth team based at their Notting Hill office in west London would head to the fashionable Walmer...

Over Easter we carried stories of good deeds done by agents and how firms were coping with working from home -...

Fine & Country is one of those clever agencies employing interior designers to help stage properties, making them look their best...

Three more property players have been in touch to share what they're doing to help their staff during lockdown - there...

There’s been a furious response to the agent who appears to have breached government rules by opening his branch to the...

Tomorrow, Bank Holiday Friday, we’re revealing what agents have been doing to maintain morale in their teams during lockdown. You’ve been generous...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has launched a countdown clock on its website to galvanise agents into remembering only 85...

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Sam Hunter, director of Homesearch. Alongside asking Hunter...

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...

Conveyancing search provider Searchflow has amended its website after an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. A claim on the site stated:...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

It may seem a long time since normal trading took place but many agencies are now finding they are picking up...

A Fine & Country agent has just sold a home based on a video viewing, and is now sharing tips with...

An industry stalwart has urged critics of Rightmove to fight for the portal to offer agents a fairer pricing system, not...

The government is being urged to allow estate and lettings agents to return to work as soon as possible when the...

A new analysis of the simmering Rightmove crisis says there is now “no clear downside” stopping agents leaving. The Financial Times says that Rightmove’s...

Ed Mead, co-founder of outsourced viewing service Viewber and a high profile agent for over 30 years, has had his closest...

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

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign says that agents are demanding that there is “no return to full...

To many less fortunate on the follicle front, high profile industry supplier Ed Mead has enjoyed an infuriatingly good head of...

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...

A high-profile regional agency is “cracking on” with support for a hospice for children and young people that cannot raise funds during...

A branch of Northwood is offering its pool car to any NHS workers who need it during the Coronavirus crisis. The Fiat...

The John Bray agency based at Rock in Cornwall typically deals with some of the most expensive real estate in the...

Independent agency Nicol & Co is donating £100 to the NHS for every new instruction signed up by April 21. The agency...

This Easter, and during the whole period of the Coronavirus crisis, Agents Giving is reminding everyone to use the hashtag #IndustryActsofKindness...

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Christopher May, director of free-to-list portal Residential...

You wouldn’t expect anything other than very upscale home offices from an esteemed agency with a wonderful history - and that’s...

You know the old saying - a dog is an agent’s best friend?  Well that’s clearly true for this trio of agencies...

Working from home is something of a leveller right now, applying to people in the capital and in the sticks, but...

You wouldn’t expect the good folk at Strutt & Parker to have anything less than a superlative set of home offices...

Independent agencies are the backbone of our industry so it’s great to be able to share images from three such experts...

For many this coming Easter weekend will be the strangest ever - for agents and industry suppliers it will not be...

Almost every part of the agency industry is operating remotely these days - and we would love to know how you’re...

Industry operators who receive dividends as part of their monthly income are pressing the government to include this in its financial...

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

Purplebricks Local Property Experts are asking sellers who are not allowing agents into their homes during the virus crisis to draw...

Countrywide has strongly denied claims made to Estate Agent Today that some people have felt obliged to work at an admin...

Late last year a buying agent at Stacks Property Search and Acquisition set up a village Good Neighbour Scheme with her...

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

The key figure behind the Say No To Rightmove campaign says the fight for more realistic fees goes on - and...

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...

*** Please see this story for the latest news on house moving, updated 12 noon on Tuesday March 24 *** The property...

A video has been launched this morning explaining how agents can get their sellers and landlords to use iPhones to make...

While controversy swirls around the approach and motives of the sackings and branch closures at Spicerhaart, other agents are showing how...

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

A senior figure in the industry has spoken out against the shock sackings and branch closures announced by Spicerhaart. Jon Cooke, chief...

The extraordinary past week of anger over portals’ fees plus early-warning statements like that from Foxtons indicate the anxiety in the...

Agent disenchantment with the major portals has continued as a torrid week nears its end. The spotlight has now shifted to Zoopla...

One of Britain’s most outspoken and high profile agents has quit Rightmove in spectacular fashion, using an open letter to the...

There’s been widespread outrage amongst agents at Rightmove’s offer to allow some agents a deferred payment scheme operating for just three...

Estate Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...

Estate Agent Today understands that the Knight Frank agency has been hit by a large number of branch office heads quitting...

There’s been a huge change in the way estate agencies operate in recent years, with far more focus on marketing properties...

The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...

It may be that we’re facing another year - make that yet another year - of disruption in the housing market. Coronavirus...

Estate Agent Today understands that three senior figures have departed from a key central London branch of Knight Frank. Each of them was...

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...

The National Association of Estate Agents has launched its Sales Protocol Toolkit, in a bid to reduce fall-throughs and dramatically improve...

An estate agent has sold a home off-market by posting teaser photographs on Instagram.  The buyer - who was in the French...

Some of the biggest figures in the industry have given Estate Agent Today their reaction to the news - broken yesterday...

There’s something of a conspiracy of silence over the problem of short lets. That is a stark claim but many siren voices...

A free-to-list portal says the costs of listing on the established sites - especially Rightmove - are contributing to estate agencies...

Buying agents are making waves about the hit on asking prices suffered by properties that have been flooded or are at...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week…which must mean Agents Do Charity. There’s plenty to admire in this week’s entries;...

It’s been revealed that the branch closure programme by Your Move and Reeds Rains last year resulted in 460 lost jobs...

Countrywide is remaining silent over the stalled sale of its commercial arm. The troubled agency group’s share price dropped over 3.5 per...

A number of estate agents have recently received phishing emails, fraudulently claiming to be from the main portals and trying to...

An online valuation service says the number of leads it generated for agents in January was over double the figure in...

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...

It’s Valentine’s Day and everyone at Estate Agent Today hopes there is love in the air where you are…at least after...

Another weekend, another storm: it’s hard to put a smile on your face when winter goes on this long but the...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of the most senior figures in Countrywide’s upmarket John D Wood and Hampton International brands...

One of Britain’s most experienced estate agents says there’s no alternative to Rightmove, and the portal’s relationship with the industry is...

The Law Society’s new TA6 Property Information Form has just launched, as previewed on Estate Agent Today 10 days ago.  “The TA6...

Countrywide is declining to explain why due diligence on the sale of its commercial arm did not catch a problem which...

With just a few day’s to go to Valentine’s, we’re delighted to have another themed agency window to share with readers. Many...

The mystery of why Countrywide’s crucial sale of its commercial arm has failed to go through as scheduled deepened over the...