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

It’s a new index but it tells an old story - how prime central London prices have dropped significantly since their...

Estate Agent Today has been given details of the new National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team - the body...

A PropTech firm that lists a customer’s home with successive estate agents until it is sold has raised £500,000 of startup...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

The leasehold scandal continues to generate plenty of column inches, with fresh stories emerging almost daily of people living in unsellable...

The jury appears to be out on whether the new enforcement body for estate and lettings agents will be resourced sufficiently...

Zoopla has been spelling out more details of prospective buyers’ and renters’ patterns of portal-watching and how they relate to leads...

The fledgling trade body the Federation of Independent Agents has revealed another new partner - this one dealing with housing and...

A new team has been set up to police all estate and letting agency legislation including the upcoming tenants' fees ban. The...

Two of the PropTech sector's highest profile digital marketing suppliers are integrating in a bid to help agents nurture the leads...

A millionaire who has not previously invested in the property industry has taken the plunge by funding an online agency network. The...

There was a time when the mere mention of the financial services industry brought with it scorn and mistrust. The issues arising...

Savills has been named the winner of the real estate agents/advisor league table in the UK Business Superbrand list for the...

With next Friday being Easter, this is the last ADC for a fortnight - so it’s our chance to honour those...

A family run estate agency faces a string of charges relating to commission fees and “undue influence” exerted on clients. The charges...

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission out of any nation in the European Union, according to a recent study by...

Online estate agents have seized on the recent national newspaper article accusing estate agents of over-valuing properties to earn higher fees. The...

Of the hundreds of headaches that come with agent territory, worrying about what’s happening to your calls shouldn’t be one of...

There’s anger in the industry over an article in The Times which accused agents of overvaluing properties - although why this was happening...

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

Two new free-to-list portals say they have now attracted 100,000 listings from 1,600 agents. The portals - Residential People and Commercial People...

Saturdays aren’t going to be the same for Petty Estate Agents in Burnley any more - and they’re going to be a...

A controversial online estate agency has gone into liquidation two years after describing High Street agents as “smug, suited slime-balls.” BetterMove, registered...

Police are continuing to appeal for information on a horrific hammer attack on the owner and chairman of Bridges Estate Agents...

Mortgage brokers are claiming that “a big number” of buyers are being cajoled into using estate agents’ in-house brokers. The Financial Conduct...

An insurance company claims that over 29,000 property deals fall through in a year because buyers get cold feet over their...

An online estate agency insists the online/hybrid sector will take a 50 per cent market share in the future - despite...

Hello, welcome to a new week and to PJT, your regular Monday round-up of jobs news in the industry. Do please let...

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and lettings agents were predicted to swiftly spell the end for traditional...

The new portal OneDome is offering what it calls a “consumer-facing digital mortgage product” in a bid to cut fall-throughs. OneDome already...

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission in the European Union according to new research from a comparison website. Despite high levels...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the referral service Relocation Agent Network have announced a link-up. Under it, selected NAEA members...

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...

Four high-profile industry figures have sent an open letter urging agents to think about what they call “smarter marketing” in a...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the number of house hunters registered per branch fell 15 per cent in February...

A large-scale survey by a consumer group has revealed that over half of home owners regard stamp duty as a growing...

One of the industry’s leading compliance experts is to lead a roundtable discussion in May on the anti-money laundering issue -...

This article was originally written for City AM in response to an article it published attacking letting agents. See more here.  A...

When it comes to major issues confronting housing, and in particular the direction that the government would like to take the...

Purplebricks’ and Foxtons’ apparent success on Trustpilot have come under scrutiny in a Times newspaper analysis of the review platform. The Times’...

A high profile agent has written a robust defence of the industry following a critical article in a business newspaper - but...

A newspaper claims that 1,228 estate agent branches closed on Britain’s High Streets last year. The Mirror’s business editor, Graham Hiscott, says the...

Three portals are to reveal their thoughts on how their platforms and others are likely to develop at this spring’s annual...

Thinking about the state of communication across residential property chains is enough to induce a severe migraine. We work in a world...

The Law Society claims that the unforeseen charges faced by some purchasers of leasehold properties could be addressed “if developers and...

Estate agents have been warned that if new guidance over referral fees is not taken seriously, they could be faced with...

An estate agency which was set up in south Wales late last year is opening a new branch that it describes...

Another new online auction company has launched and is bidding to woo traditional estate agents with the controversial ‘modern method of...

The spring market has got off to a subdued start according to Rightmove - and the portal says more buyers are...

For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to the tried-and-tested 9am-6pm opening hours framework. But is this now changing,...

I don’t believe it’s unfair to state that our government, indeed, the entire political establishment is in some turmoil at the...

There’s more fuel added to the current debate about reform of the house purchasing process, as new data reveals one buyer...

The Guild of Property Professionals says its network of over 800 independent estate agents across the UK has, collectively, the highest...

Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...

Estate agent anti-money laundering (AML) compliance is under scrutiny again following the publication of figures detailing the fines levied for AML...

The end of 2018 was a bit of a rocky time for online estate agents. Yet only a few years ago...

Half of first time buyers say they made expensive mistakes during their process of purchasing their home, with mortgage brokers, removal...

Two free-to-list portals launched last month in the UK say they have 1,200 agents and 50,000 listed properties on board in...

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

Maverick Cornish estate agent Chris Wood has quit the industry with a stinging attack on those who have “taken their toll”...

The latest analysis of new listings in the two weeks to last Friday show that online estate agencies continue to have...

The proliferation of big data is paving the way to improving our economy on almost every front as entrepreneurial digital companies...

The influential Treasury Select Committee says estate agents should be more closely monitored to ensure they abide by anti-money laundering regulations. In...

A slew of allegations have been made against agents and sometimes even by agents, over alleged misdemeanours over property listings as...

The head of residential property at a law firm is warning that referral fees can backfire on estate agents who may...

Rightmove is undertaking an investigation into a PropTech app that has tried to list private sales on the portal. The perhaps-ironically named...

Savills has declined to comment on whether it will follow in the footsteps of LSL Property Services and write down its...

The huge £215,000 fine levied on Countrywide for failing to abide by anti-money laundering procedures is a demonstration that estate agents...

Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...

LSL Property Services, the parent company of Your Move and Reeds Rains, has substantially 'written down' its investment in online estate...

The director of strategy at the Council for Licensed Conveyancers says “the onus is very much on estate agents” to respond...

HM Revenue & Customs has issued more details of its bid to encourage estate agents to combat money laundering in the...

It’s been revealed that Countrywide has been hit with a £215,000 fine as part of a swoop by HMRC cracking down...

A working party of NAEA Propertymark is to conduct a pilot of a new Property Information Questionnaire - part of a...

The demand for rural properties is high, and with 20.7% of England’s population in countryside areas, estate agents have a large...

The National Association of Estate Agents has led the support for stricter new guidelines on transparency for referral fees. The clampdown means agents...

A new sales portal has launched with a radically different business model, aiming to pay agents to list on it. It’s the brainchild of...

The chief executive and founder of a developer and property investment group says Purplebricks is “an excellent business” but its recent...

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

Online agency platform Love2move insists that its current bid to attract investors will not be damaged by the adverse publicity surrounding...

Another For Sale By Owner website has been launched - this one, apparently, because the founder was “frustrated” with estate agents’...

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...

Cast your minds back to the summer of 2014. It’s 9.55 am somewhere in east London ‘Sorry I’m late’ offers the...

A survey of 3,000 people by Zoopla suggests that 47 per cent of vendors believe the success of their sale was...

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

The two men behind a low-profile hybrid estate agency say their company is flourishing after two years in business, during which they...

A 36 per cent collapse in sales between November and January has created an “unprecedented” five year low in the number...

Estate agents and property firms are being invited to take part in the inaugural Property & Construction leg of an event...

The head of an online agency has accused the National Association of Estate Agents’ conference of being “a sea of old...

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

A London council is considering a borough-wide ban on agents’ boards of all kinds. Labour-controlled Camden already has a ban for a...

The first major estate agency business to launch a crowdfunding bid since the controversial collapse of Emoov has emphasised its “realistic”...

We all know the three essential things an estate agent must have on their website include the ability to be able...

A new free-to-list property portal is launching in the UK, and has a pledge to serve over 20 counties by the...

A solicitor is warning estate agents and the public about allegedly wrong advice relating to the additional homes stamp duty surcharge. Julie...

The Guild of Property Professionals is seeking views from member agents on the government’s reform agenda.  The Regulation of Property Agents working...

Mystery surrounds the details of an apparent theft of thousands of pounds by three men who walked into an estate agency...

The latest analysis of the performance of the top 10 online estate agencies shows that their market share of new listings...

Customer experience (CX) will largely determine the future of estate agency in the UK. This is now a key battleground for...

The former LSL director of estate agency, David Newnes, has made what is officially described as “a significant investment” in a...

The former chief executive of Emoov says he has the answer to Foxtons’ current downbeat performance - it should exploit its...

The regional agency MoveSelf, which set up in 2017 as an online estate agent, is shifting emphasis towards For Sale By...

An annual study of transaction charges shows that house moving costs are now at a record average high of almost £10,000...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

ARPM  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Simon Duce, Managing Director. What is ARPM and what does it...

The head of a For Sale By Owner website claims that some agents are making “vast amounts” of up to £7,000...

North east England regional chain Bradley Hall Chartered Surveyors and Estate Agents has launched a new office in Hexham as its...

There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...

An estate agent who stole per £300,000 from an estate agency spent the money on designer goods and expensive holidays -...

The seemingly-endless debate surrounding Brexit may be punishing for estate agents in London in particular but one, at least, is making...

Brexit may be continuing to dominate the headlines - try to stifle that yawn - but there is still a housing...

  The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Lettings Agents have thrown their weight behind the government’s latest...

The industry is back to full-strength on its fund-raising judging from our virtual postbag this week with many new reports of...

Politicians and officials are studying a ‘model’ two page reservation agreement drawn up by a law firm as a possible way...

Purplebricks has increased its listings by an eye-opening 44 per cent in the past two weeks according to an updated analysis...

Every day thousands of estate agency boards are erected across the UK. Even in the digital age the board remains one...

It’s been revealed that the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team is to deliver new guidelines to agents for referral fees...

One of the largest estate agencies in the Midlands, Newton Fallowell, says it’s made a remarkable £5m in referral fees from...

A PropTech firm that provides photography for virtual tours, floor plans and online and hard copy property details is relocating from Latvia to...

The government policies and enforcement plans for anti-money laundering measures are set to take centre stage at next month’s annual conference...

Former City analyst Anthony Codling - who is now the front-man for a new property portal - has set out why...

When it comes to building online reputation, Google is king. It is estimated that over 90% of consumers Google a business before...

The share of the market taken by online agencies in the final quarter of 2018 slipped from last summer’s high of...

Hunters has continued its expansion in the north of England with two new branches in Yorkshire and Lancashire.  The Pontefract branch becomes...

The weather suggests that at long last winter has truly kicked in - so what better time to celebrate, amongst other...

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

A maverick estate agent pictured wearing a yellow vest has threatened to mount what he calls a “civil protest” if Brexit...

“Estate Agents must be suffering from supplier fatigue. Where do you even begin? Most agents haven’t got the time.” So started the...

Kenny Bruce, one of the founders of sector-leading online agency Purplebricks, has sent his good wishes to Russell Quirk, who founded...

The National Association of Estate Agents has met with other members of a high-level government board to look at ways of...

It’s been an interesting week of contrasts when it comes to online replacing ‘the old school’. Data from that clever consultancy The...

‘I need more power’ - it’s a common request experienced by landlords, letting agents and commercial estate agents across the country. Be...

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

Still recovering from Christmas and New Year? There’s no shame in that - the agents’ fund-raising season resumes in earnest in...

Direct Line for Business is launching what it calls an online “end-to-end” insurance product for estate agents and property management companies.  The...

How do you remove an estate agent from an oven? How would you remove an Estate Agent from an oven? Sounds...

Are you a real Doctor? Not in the conventional sense no, sorry to disappoint! I’m Tom Durrant and I’m the Creative Director...

Today sees the launch of Unissu, a platform which has classified over 6,000 PropTech businesses in a bid to offer estate...

A hybrid estate agency which uses freelance agents operating from a central hub is now expanding from London into the Home...

Keller Williams, which yesterday revealed two new market centres in the south of England, says up to 25 agents in the...

It’s safe to say that the majority of agents will be glad to see the end of the past two years....

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...

One of the west country’s best known estate agencies is about to enter a new era – led by a managing...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

A new website is offering to contact owners of homes that are not for sale, on behalf of people who would...

A specialist property portal says it’s offering estate agents “a captive audience for the ski properties on their books.” SnowOnly says that...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

Over the past year I've had so many conversations with agents telling me how they feel that offering a premium customer...

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...

So this is (almost) it. Next week may be a quiet one for business as vendors and landlords alike begin to...

Agents should be on the alert after what appears to be the hacking of the email account of the consumer group...

Purplebricks says it has £100m net cash to exercise “relentless innovation” and benefit from an industry shake-out that will ”expose undercapitalised traditional...

Research by comparison website Netanagent claims the commission paid to estate agents in London could be over £70,000 depending on where...

Estate Agent Today has been given details of responses made by administrators to an enquiry about the possible acquisition of some...

Two weeks to Christmas but no sign of our industry slowing down with more job moves announced in recent days.  Please let...

Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...

Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of virtual reality (VR) in some sectors is becoming more evident than...

The ‘new broom’ owners of Zoopla have revealed that Gary Bramall is to be the firm’s new chief marketing officer charged with...

The chief executive of Emoov and the founder of the new portal Rummage4Property had a dramatic spat on Twitter just hours...

An end-of-year analysis from the National Association of Estate Agents shows the state of the industry - and it confirms just...

At least some calls from potential customers to Emoov are being cut off and rival estate agents are now plundering the...

Has no one told the industry that it’s December and things are supposed to be slowing down? This week’s Property Jobs...

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...

Last year it was ‘disruptor’ and before that came ‘exclusive’ - now, according to one estate agency at least, the over-used...

Data from the National Association of Estate Agents suggests that the number of registered buyers per member branch has slumped to...

The closure of Foxtons’ Park Lane office and five other branches in the capital are merely the start of things to come...

A platform that allows individual private sellers and landlords to list their properties alongside those from professional agents says it’s not...

The debate about online auction charges levied on buyers continues this morning with the release of figures showing that one company...

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...

The introduction of the Propertymark brand as a ‘consumer friendly’ umbrella name for a series of trade bodies has been a...

Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

Estate agents are missing around half of the conveyancing referral opportunities they could take, according to a new report.  PropTech firm OneDome...

An online auction platform which works with estate agents says this method of selling homes works, with four sales in one...

I remember renting flats when I was a 25-year-old negotiator at Foxtons. Many of you will remember my love for the...

The man responsible for defining John Lewis’ legendary customer service, and preserving its Never Knowingly Undersold pledge, is to address the...

Hello and welcome to our latest edition of Property Jobs Today, a weekly run-through of the key job moves within our...

However mild the weather may have been for most of us, it’s a cold autumn for the online estate agency market...

A digital conveyancing platform says a lack of transparency in the house moving process - particularly regarding legal costs - is...

There was a drop in the number of new listings across the UK last month, suggesting that the usual autumn rush to...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, our round-up of great work done by our industry to raise funds for...

Homes that require major structural work have asking prices which are on average £40,000 below the market norm, according to research...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...

Rather like doctors, estate agents are present at critical points in our lives – moving in together, bidding farewell to a...

The high profile financial difficulties faced by Emoov and the recent fall in the share value of Purplebricks do not mean...

This won’t be a long article. Just to the point and hopefully with a nice angle to it.  I get asked at...

One of Emoov’s agents in the field has contacted Estate Agent Today to give an insight into how the agency has...

It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...

What questions keep you awake at night? Do you know if you’re losing new instructions by undervaluing, or whether you could...

Two local estate agencies are entering a strategic partnership to market properties together, allowing them to list the properties on the...

Agents may sometimes have a tense relationship with conveyancers but admit it - when our legal colleagues are good, they are...

A firm which links with agents to operate online auctions has hit back at a consumer group's allegations that this growing sector...

A consumer group says agents are securing increasing income from online auctions, but it warns that for buyers there are pitfalls...

A hybrid estate agency with ambitions to rival Purplebricks has revealed that it has significantly expanded its current footprint, with ambitions...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

The government has told the estate agency industry that it has a “moral” obligation to report suspicions about potential money laundering. Figures...

Traditional estate agent fees average just 1.1 per cent across the UK according to research from an agency comparison website -...

We all get an extra hour in bed this weekend, giving us more energy to fund-raise for good causes, right? That seems...

The Competition and Markets Authority is stepping up its campaign to identify and prosecute companies behind cartels - and it’s offering...

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...

A new junior estate agent apprenticeship standard has been launched with skills being offered for residential, commercial and auction sectors. Created by...

New research by TheAdvisory consultancy, shared exclusively with Estate Agent Today, reveals exactly how fees have fallen for traditional agents in...

Outspoken online estate agency chief Russell Quirk says the estate agency industry is “really p****d off” with Rightmove trying to ride...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

It’s been nine years since we created a dedicated team of property receptionists to answer telephone calls on behalf of agents,...

Bored with Brexit? Baffled by the backstop? Troubled by the transition period?  Well here’s a promise - there’s no mention of the...

The number of house sales falling through before completion is on the increase according to data collated by a home buying...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the government’s move to ensure most future new-build houses are sold as freehold...

Local business reviews are becoming increasingly important for reputation management, with recent research showing 90% of consumers read online reviews before...

The government has unveiled a new body which, it claims, will raise agency standards. There is a long-standing commitment from the government...

The latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors suggests the number of properties on estate agents’ books is now nearing...

A government minister has told the estate agency industry that it must be more transparent over the issue of referral fees. In...

The Competitions and Markets Authority says the result of its latest probe into estate agencies’ possible infringement of the Competition Act...

Hello and welcome to a new working week, which means your chance to catch up on the key moves in our...

Several agents have asked me whether they should consider ditching their high street offices and move to an out of town...

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...

When Facebook first announced it would be entering the property listings market a few weeks ago it sent shockwaves across the...

It seems a lifetime ago but in fact we’re approaching just the first anniversary since the government triggered its Call for...

Hello and welcome to another weekly update on the industry’s good work - and a chance for us to show that...

Bradleys Estate Agents, the westcountry’s largest independent agency chain, is the latest agency to sign up with Bamboo, an online property...

One of the industry’s best respected trainers and consultants has outlined six key reasons why agents should keep offices on the...

Purplebricks has been the subject of another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority - and the issue has again been categorised...

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...

Sales of properties to first time buyers have hit their lowest level for three years according to data from the National...

From where I’m standing there’s a lot in common between the debate between online and traditional agents, and the argument over...

You will perhaps have seen recently that the Government has decided to boost funding to the regulator, the National Trading Standards...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another chance to hear about the remarkable fund-raising done by our...

Having delivered over 1,800 websites for estate agents over the last 15 years, I have come to recognise one major common...

There’s more bad news for the long-troubled Prime Central London market. A new analysis shows that transaction volumes have plunged 11.6 per cent...

The National Association of Estate Agents has given broad support for radical proposals from the Law Commission to end leasehold abuse...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that it’s signed up the north east of England regional agency Pattinson, which has 27 branches...

The independent Sutton-based property business Centro PLC has acquired Cheam and Mayfair based Christies Estate Agents Limited.   The new combined agency is...

Estate agents say the continuing gentle slowdown reflected in the latest government house price figures will be the story of the...

Over the last 10 years, so much has changed within the marketing sector, including the surge of mobile use, the way...

This may not be a great way to start the week but a survey suggests that estate agents are Britain’s least...

A government minister has made a pointed jibe at estate agents who appear not to regard cash purchases of high-value properties...

What are the magic ingredients for building a strong brand, attracting new customers and building trust with your target market? Gareth Helm,...

The raison d'être for estate agents everywhere is to get their properties noticed! It’s as simple as that. These days you’re likely...

A website claim by the London estate agency Moveli has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority after a complaint from...

EweMove is the country’s fifth largest online agency group based on transactions, and continues to make a profit according to its owner,...

DISCLAIMER: The author of this article retains no responsibility for any reader discomfort experienced when recalling the seemingly endless horrors of...

Another eight EweMove franchisees have been appointed in just one month - but controversially, some of them have no estate agency...

The Guild of Property Professionals is set to launch in Northern Ireland later this month. The 800-strong network of independent estate agents...

Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain orange-tinted president in recent years. And everyone, from tech giants like...

Estate agents have been warned that underestimating their legal obligations when it comes to anti-money laundering (AML) could see an increase...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld one of two complaints made against OnTheMarket's TV and print advertising. The complaints refer to...

A downstairs bathroom could knock up to 6% off the value of a property, according to estate agents.  Having a family bathroom...

In a surprise weekend announcement the government has almost doubled funding for the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team - the...

Following the first day of trading its new shares yesterday, Countrywide's share price finished at 12.52, down almost 4%. The new shares were...

Property sellers have been on the back foot over the slow summer period, according to the latest report from NAEA Propertymark....

An established estate agency in Guernsey is being listed as 'voluntarily winding up' and liquidators have been appointed. Concerns about Sarnia Estate...

OnTheMarket has signed up an estate and lettings agency firm run by a family and with 11 offices across west Devon...

OK, so the headline has drawn you into the story - but you’ll enjoy the video we have below. It’s the...

There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor in the housing market than it used to be - so...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

After gaining my MBA qualification from Edinburgh Business School in 2005, I took careful consideration over my career moves and prospective...

I received a press release yesterday - one of many that get sent my way - and, as I always do,...

In our previous blog, we looked at the definitions outlined by the CPRs. In our next blog we’ll look at the...

Traditional estate agencies could be in for a stormy autumn and face being the next casualty of the high street shake-out...

A maverick Cornish estate agent who falsely gave the impression to customers that his business was highly successful has been hit...

  Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - a thinner than usual edition as the industry enjoys the last of the...

In the past decade or so there has been a movement towards the use of digital signage screens within a number...

As our minds turn to autumn, here’s a reminder that Estate Agent Today is on hand to help with your agency’s...

An OnTheMarket sales rep - who now no longer works for the company - wrote a critical review of an independent estate...

Rumours abound over the future of Countrywide, which lost further share value on Friday, closing very slightly down on the day...

The chairman of LonRes says online estate agents have only a one per cent share of the market in prime central...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

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

New property listings in July were down 6.0 per cent across the UK and down no less than 12.7 per cent...

One of London’s leading estate agents says Brexit has had at worst a neutral effect on the housing market and may...

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

Making my way to our London office on a busy commuter train, my mind got busy thinking about the new do-it-yourself...

Most estate agents have tried to dismiss the impact of the Bank of England’s base rate rise, which came following a...

An equity release consultancy says the result of its survey of estate agencies suggest an increase in interest from prospective downsizers. The...

In a world increasingly obsessed with all things digital, it's no surprise that many estate agents are choosing to experiment with...

Another OnTheMarket founding estate agency - Strutt & Parker - has rejoined the Zoopla and PrimeLocation portals. Some months ago the London...

The former deputy chief executive at online agency Tepilo is launching a new training, recruitment and consultancy business for estate agents.  Catherine...

A leading buying agency is warning about asking prices that are higher than those acceptable to mortgage companies who therefore down-value...

The latest market snapshot released by the National Association of Estate Agents’ shows the challenges faced by the industry right now. The...

It’s holiday time: schools have broken up, quite a few estate agents are taking time off, and the MPs are in...

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

Traditional estate agencies should make their work appear more of a luxury and even showcase the prices of individual elements that...

The emerging Proptech platform BestAgent has announced its latest partnership - this one is with sales progression company ViewMyChain. BestAgent, run by...

We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to help to find a practical solution to the concern of the...

You will notice that there is a new author for this regular column for Estate Agent Today. Last month I was...