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If someone broke into your house and took a video of lots of personal information, like photos of family and pets,...

Zoopla has unveiled a subtle rebranding plus new features and functionality - and says it wants to be number one, not...

Have you found yourself asking the question: “what is the difference between an API and an App?” No doubt we are all...

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

Our recent state of the property nation survey, which yielded nearly 350 responses from directors to junior negotiators, and many others...

The founder of Zoopla has returned to the property market with a new proposal to disrupt how agents buy and sell homes. Alex...

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

We’ve all spent the past nine months adapting to a more digital way of life. Whether that’s been working from home,...

Winkworth says Covid and its aftermath will not derail plans to open five offices a year.  In a trading statement to shareholders...

The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...

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

We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...

Estate agents play a key role in identifying tax savings that can benefit all parties. If a purchaser can benefit from...

It’s 12 years since we opened our doors with the Fine and Country estate agency in Drayton on April 1 2009. The...

A new property board game called Gazumped aims to rival Monopoly but reflect a much more realistic view of how the house...

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...

OnTheMarket has signed a big media deal with the UK’s largest news publisher. The deal is with Reach, which owns nine national...

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...

A business that calls itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based estate agency has announced a new franchisee.  Dorset-based Meyers Estate Agents was...

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

The Chancellor’s recent announcement that the stamp duty holiday would be extended for another three months was undoubtedly great news for...

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

The original stamp duty freeze, which started in July 2020, has already helped push house prices to a record high and...

The Law Society is to pilot upfront conveyancers’ information for home buyers and sellers. This will involve the TA6 form which contains...

OnTheMarket has completed its purchase of PropTech firm Glanty - a deal which began 15 months ago.   OTM took an initial 20...

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

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

Later this year, on October 22, the ESTAS 2021 will take place in London. The glittering ceremony will welcome property professionals...

The findings of the new ‘Thriving in a Pandemic’ report, recently published by tmgroup and mio, have highlighted that the market...

A prominent estate agent has warned buyers and sellers about the perils of the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA is now...

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

Following the fluctuation of the property market during the UK’s first national lockdown, the industry was given a lifeline by the...

You could be forgiven for overlooking International Women’s Day on Monday. Well, almost. Focus was instead turned to the first day back...

Last year saw a monumental shift in almost every aspect of our lives: not least the way we work, socialise and...

Rightmove has promised to keep its restrictions on access to Rightmove Plus under review - and says it’s aiming to help...

Over the last year, the majority of the UK workforce will have spent some time working from home as a result...

Propertymark has set out a four point strategy for the future of the organisation. The body - which encompasses the National Association...

Agencies and suppliers today mark International Women’s Day with events and declarations shining a light on the achievements of female colleagues and...

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

A panel of estate agents recently participated in a webinar to discuss the benefits of livestream open house viewings. The webinar, part...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Dan Muir, Area Sales Manager, LetsBid Property What is LetsBid and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Jake Field - Area Sales Manager What is lets bid Property...

Agents in England are told that sellers should market their homes by March 23 - only 18 days from now - if...

Fundamental changes to the way in which agents can work were shown at the online launch of Lifesycle 2 by Iceberg...

When I joined Zoopla, I took the same approach that I always take whenever I enter a new sector: I was...

The head of a PropTech platform wants financial penalties on conveyancers if transactions miss deadlines. “The only way to accelerate the current...

Dexters, which last week secured a reported £130m in new investment for the coming years, has snapped up the historic Roy...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Franchising What is Meyers and what...

Honesty is a concept that journalists will tell their readers is non-existent for estate agents. Yeah, right! But as the end...

Hello, welcome to our latest charity roundup, and as the weather improves and the vaccine roll-out lifts the spirits, so we...

CRM supplier Reapit, backed by private equity funding, has entered into an international deal to acquire a leading Australian PropTech provider...

A conveyancing trade publication wants those involved in residential transactions to be kind to each other - especially as the stamp duty...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

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

The Bruce brothers’ latest project, Boomin, is “ready to launch” some two months after it was expected to see the light...

OnTheMarket says it’s going to increase investment in new products and services, and invest further in ‘internal website development resources’. In a...

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

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...

On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...

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

An agent has told a court she was 'heartbroken' to discover her accountant had stolen cash from her business, which then...

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

Reservation Agreement specialist Gazeal is to sponsor the Estate Agent categories at The ESTAS later this year. Gazeal chief executive Bryan Mansell...

A huge number of additional transactions completing in the next few weeks due to the stamp duty holiday provides estate agents...

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

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US and led by Adam Day, a veteran of three online agencies -...

Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...

Estate and letting agencies are the best performing businesses for low call waiting times in the UK. A survey of 1,000 people...

Agents will soon have a chance to hear a US motivational speaker described as one of the world’s most influential sales...

Let’s address the elephant in the room first - the property sector and how we market properties is changing. Gone are the...

Property porn as a popular pastime is as big in the US as it is here, as fans of shows like Netflix’s...

It seems like a week does not go by without a new ‘gamechanging’ piece of technology being announced to the industry. 2020...

Some 100 new apprentice estate agents are to be recruited in London. Dexters, which has 70 offices across the capital including 12...

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

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

REACH, a programme encouraging start-ups in the property world, has released a list of UK companies that will feature in its...

A branch of franchise agency CJ Hole is marking what it calls “an incredible 30 years of success” this month. The Burnham-on-Sea...

We are now over four weeks in to our third national lockdown in the UK. Although the property market remains open,...

Estate agents have kept up the pressure on the Westminster government to consider some kind of tapered ending to the stamp...

One of the country’s most popular tourist destinations may ban the sale of new builds to second home buyers. The council in Padstow -...

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...

An online petition has been started by an independent estate agent seeking a radical overhaul of how homes are sold in...

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

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...

Boomin has denied that it will ever allow direct property sales, cutting out estate agents. Founder Michael Bruce says the new service...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity, the regular round-up of industry good work. Whatever the cause, it’s great to publicise agents’...

A large majority of estate agents fear a surge in 'failed sales’ as the stamp duty holiday cliff edge gets ever-closer. The latest National...

I have written this column for over four years. I started writing it at a time when no-one really knew anything...

Just as the new chief executive of Propertymark holds interviews across the industry, so The Guild of Property Professionals is coming out...

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...

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to buying agent and TV property pundit Henry...

If your house is anything like mine, the postman has a path beaten to your door over the last nine months. In...

The last few months have seen property agents work hard to continue delivering quality client communications and maintain an increasingly digital...

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

The BBC says some buyers are taking advantage of lockdown rules to travel hundreds of miles to view homes. The story suggests...

Another group of independent estate agents have launched a portal - a rival to a similar project launched by other agencies...

The property market became somewhat fractious during 2020. After receiving a much-needed boost with the promise of stamp duty relief, things...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Will Thompson, Associate Director at Pugh & Co Auctions. I...

A firm calling itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based agency says it wants to roll out nationally with a network of franchisees...

A PropTech company has won a grant for a project to improve ID verification in the buying and selling process, via...

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...

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

An online petition wants all agents’ offices to close during the pandemic. Keeping them open means agents feel "forced and pressured" to conduct...

Property auctioneer Pugh, which has 11 offices across the UK, has unveiled bespoke new technology to support its work with estate...

In the not-too-distant future, it will be possible to order a driverless car to collect you and then drive you to...

A leading business consultancy says the level of working-from-home in the UK by 2025 will be five times that before the pandemic. Estate...

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

Sir Kier Starmer has told the government it should look again at whether estate agents’ viewings of properties for sale and...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2021 - we’re less than a fortnight into the New Year...

There’s no doubt that the property market underwent a tumultuous year in 2020, where efficiency was required more than ever. Since the...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Rightmove says it’s recorded the busiest ever start to a New Year in its two decade history with visits to the...

1. How would you say Century 21 franchisees have adapted to the challenges during 2020?  If someone had told me at the...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

Rightmove has issued a lengthy guidance note to prospective buyers, including a suggestion they ask estate agents whether PPE will be...

One of the country’s most experienced estate agents has spoken out about mental illness in the industry and his own condition...

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 have been operating under Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions for some days, but today sees another 20 million residents in...

Propertymark has told the government that it needs to introduce overarching regulation of agents now, because existing piecemeal provisions are unmanageable...

Community spirit is definitely alive and well in the Midlands where people have gone above and beyond to support a local...

99Home, the agency that describes itself as the country’s fifth largest hybrid, has teamed up with the Mortgage Advice Bureau. MAB will...

At the start of December 2020, a select handful of agents attended a private online event to see the latest news...

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

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...

Around half of all estate agencies selling homes for £5m or more have not even registered for anti-money laundering processes, and/or...

Described on this site as a ‘powerful disruptor’ in March 2020, few would deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on...

OnTheMarket is to undergo a revamp under its new chief executive, former Foxtons agent Jason Tebb - who has been given...

Solicitors’ leaders say members of their industry are suffering mental health problems as a result of the workload to meet the...

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

The coronavirus pandemic has somewhat eclipsed Brexit this year – which is no mean feat. Cast your mind back to pre-Covid...

A study of 2,000 home owners shows that over a third have felt pressured by an agent into use its in-house mortgage...

Hello and welcome to our latest doffing of the cap in honour of those in our industry fund-raising for great causes....

Buyer feedback is a key resource for agents who want to keep on top of market changes and so handle vendors’...

A series of PropTech announcements over recent days suggest the sector is still buoyant with innovation. Firstly it’s been revealed that agents...

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...

Put the pandemic on the back burner. Forget the freezing weather. Here’s a great way to start a working week -...

Delays with the return of property searches is one key factor for sales taking longer to complete. As conveyancers start to warn...

If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...

Here at Giraffe360, the PropTech startup, we have raised a £3.5 million funding round to further accelerate our product development and...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

A leading conveyancing sector spokesmen says some mortgage lenders are making the current delays in the house buying process worse. Rob Hailstone,...

A digital resource hub for estate agents launches a new product today, claiming to shorten transaction times.  Sort Move, which has been...

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 oldest portals in the UK, Mouseprice, has been bought by a service which describes itself as the country’s...

Leadhub, a prospecting tool created by estate agency trainer Richard Rawlings, has been acquired in what he calls “a classic case...

Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce has batted away a stinging attack on him made by allAgents, a review website. allAgents has set up...

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

A young Kent estate agent has died after contracting Covid 19 at the age of 28.  Chris Cane was branch manager of...

We are on the threshold in December with the pandemic still dominating but we’re delighted there is still positive jobs news...

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

Property sales take a seriously long time to complete. There are a number of reasons for this, although often delays are...

As what now seems like a common occurrence everything has changed again since I last sat down to write about the...

Rezi’s integration with Zapier has transformed the way in which estate agents can now save time, money and resource. Agents are...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Vicky Quinn-Campbell – Sales and Marketing Director What is ‘company name’...

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

The high profile Yorkshire agency chain Dacre, Son & Hartley has been appointed by the largest charity care provider for older...

You probably don’t have to listen closely to hear estate agents across the country starting to cheer. It’s been a big...

A high-profile publicity campaign has culminated in the launch of a new CRM which calls itself as “a transformative new technology, empowering...

What’s the happiest place in Britain? Rightmove has the answer. In a new ‘Happy At Home’ index calculated by the portal and...

The agency industry’s new leaders for the coming year have expressed strong support for reform recommendations promoted by the Regulation of...

Two prominent suppliers have teamed up to offer customers instant visibility of chain lengths, details of agents connected to properties being...

Searches that are bound by the Search Code, protecting the seller, buyer and lender, are property and not client specific. As...

Tenants, landlords, agents, and house buyers all breathed a sigh of relief on Halloween when the government announced that home moves...

The founder of OneDome says a likely housing market slowdown is the perfect time for agents to optimise revenue by investing in PropTech. Babek Ismayil believes...

It’s no secret that the recent pandemic has forced more businesses to operate remotely, but the shift for estate agents has...

The customer service performance of conveyancers has improved in recent months according to the ESTAS review platform.  The long-standing and sometimes-heated debate...

One of the country’s top buying agents is advising purchasers and vendors to avoid online agencies and 'bucketshop' conveyancers. Edward Heaton - founder...

Estate agents can stand out from the crowd and help consumers through lockdown by providing a more secure sales process, a...

Just when you thought the housing market was beginning to calm down... along comes a likely vaccine for Coronavirus. One of the country’s...

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...

The second England-wide lockdown is here. The good news is that this time round, the property market remains open for business,...

Hello and welcome to your regular Friday charity round-up from the industry - appropriately enough on the day of the latest...

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

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors review of sales and rentals, often amongst the most pessimistic of analyses, says Covid 19...

As we embark on another nationwide lockdown, the team at SDL Auctions are keen to help agents ride the storm, beat...

A leading firm of conveyancers will this week tell new clients that their property purchases are likely to miss the stamp...

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

Strike, the firm previously known as HouseSimple, has launched another attack on the charges levied by High Street agents. This time it is...

Over a fifth of key businesses say they do not trust any element at all of automated anti-money laundering checks and...

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...

We can all agree that the recovery of the property market since May has been outstanding. The latest data from Zoopla...

The housing market is to remain open in the four week lockdown in England. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government...

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

It’s Halloween time, and while this year’s festivities may be muted there’s plenty to celebrate as far as agents’ good deeds...

The mandatory qualifications expected of agents have not been forgotten and will come into effect in two or three years. That’s the...

A conveyancing firm is blaming councils for delays in transactions. Conveyancers have themselves been sharply criticised in recent weeks as the sharp...

A progress report on the Regulation of Property Agents recommendations will be made today by a key RoPA committee member, Mark...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

The property market, and therefore, estate agents have been accused of being the 'weak link' in the UK’s money laundering defences. This...

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...

A new tool which identifies preferences of Facebook users and then targets them with ads for appropriate homes on sale, is...

The outgoing chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents is warning that the sales system continues to struggle with...

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

The Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday has been a hot topic of conversation for many in the residential property industry –...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is taking credit for saving thousands of agency jobs through increased transactions prompted by the stamp duty holiday. A...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am James D. Marshall, Founder and CEO of Pupil. What...

I had a wry smile when I read the article on Monday from the conveyancers complaining about people getting off their...

Delays across the house buying sector mean those wanting to benefit from the stamp duty holiday need to begin the buying...

Another new property portal has been launched, this one - Mutual - describing itself as the ‘Pre-Portal Property Platform for estate...

The National Association of Estate Agents wants the government to initiate a mortgage guarantee scheme to encourage more 95 per cent...

Conveyancers are sending a blunt message to estate agents: transactions will take longer than usual and don’t chase us with queries and...

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

2020 has definitely been a year of change. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the day-to-day operations of almost every industry...

We all know that people can’t move to a new house without going through the Conveyancing process. However, with that said,...

A platform which signs up vendors and allocates their sale to a high-performing local agent says it sells property two months...

A new Proptech platform is launching next month with claims it will “up-end the way agents do business” and that it will...

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

A PropTech platform wants to find out agents’ views on a range of industry issues - and that includes whether they...

The latest review by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team into referral fees places the outdated practice of...

In early September, mio achieved an industry first with the release of the mio chain view API. Now, all the parties...

A right wing magazine once edited by Boris Johnson has called estate agents “spivs with tape measures” who conceal information from...

In July, here at Environet UK, we transferred 100% ownership of the company to our employees, in the form of an...

A North of England estate agency has been acquired in a management buyout. Dowen Estate Agents has eight branches across the North...

The National Association of Estate Agents has thrown its weight behind the recommendation of Trading Standards that agents must by law be...

Customers must be told about third party referral fees when buying or selling a home says the National Trading Standards Estate...

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

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

A veteran agent with 38 years experience of the industry - much of it at Countrywide - has become the head...

A quick buy firm which typically purchases homes from sellers at below market levels has accused estate agents and the private...

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has encouraged people to complain if they are unhappy about working conditions and thousands of complaints...

Propertymark, which will from later this year combine both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...

New PropTech products continue to appear, many aimed at enhancing transparency in buying and selling, or helping agents adopt new ways of...

Vendors spend an average £41 a day for 144 days when selling their home - but some spend a remarkable £140 a...

Figures drawn up by a property industry recruitment guru show that estate agents work only two thirds of the hours they...

The government claims its stamp duty holiday has supported nearly 750,000 jobs thanks to the ripple effect in the economy. A statement from HM...

The pandemic and the way the government has reacted to the private rental sector (PRS) has got me thinking about the...

With the high street open again, and the Chancellor’s temporary stamp duty holiday helping to stimulate the market, estate and letting...

When it comes to the future of the property market in the wake of Covid-19, there are two main schools of...

Property sellers are twice as likely to find a buyer for their property if the original asking price does not change,...

Estate agents and small businesses are being warned to take greater care over passwords to stop hackers breaking into their systems. David...

Across the UK and Europe, lockdown measures are changing and the markets are kicking back into life as we grow accustomed...

The strong house price growth experienced in recent months could soon be 'marred' by oversupply, according to Home.co.uk. The property website says...

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

Independent agents are busier than they have ever been thanks to the post-lockdown surge but larger corporates are actually losing market...

Hello and welcome to the new working week. Here’s the latest information on key hires across our industry: if you have similar...

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

The estate agency industry is still under the spotlight for possible illegal price fixing cartels according to the Competition and Markets...

For a mixture of reasons, I now only write this column every two weeks. At first, I missed the weekly consideration...

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

The National Association of Estate Agents is inviting members to join a panel reviewing new PropTech produced as a result of...

Another US real estate agency wants to follow Keller Williams, Berkshire Hathaway and others by opening in the United Kingdom. Nest Seekers International...

A new league table shows how many listings exist per agency in 23 different cities across the UK.  The analysis looks at the...

The Guild of Property Professionals says that in the past quarter it has had its highest number of new joiners on...

A sentiment survey conducted amongst 585 estate agents by the OnTheMarket portal suggests fewer than half have witnessed price rises since...

Hello, and if it’s the start of a new week it’s time for Property Jobs Today, giving you the inside track...

There will not be a single business within the property sector that did not start the year in vastly different circumstances...

Rightmove is warning of a conveyancing log-jam that may delay sales, despite the ongoing frenzy of activity and faster transactions for...

With estate agents increasingly offering auction options to vendors, new research makes interesting reading - and suggests that homes sold via...

For many agents it’s been a big week…not because of the surge of buyers, but because their children have returned to...

Estate agents are increasingly using low-key ‘grey’ marketing to avoid too many prospective buyers swamping them when homes go on sale. That’s...

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...

The agency affiliation group Relocation Agent Network is linking with HBB Solutions, a part exchange and ‘guaranteed purchase’ operator.  HBB says a...

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

With access to finance being such a hot topic at the moment, more and more estate agents are turning to commercial...

An insurance firm claims estate agents are taught not to quote VAT in fees until the final bill. A statement from Admiral...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has given a thumbs up to the new Boomin listings service created by the brothers...

New research suggests that British estate agents charge some of the lowest fees in the world. Based on an apparent British average...

The battle between rival self-employed agent business models continues apace with eXp UK - set up last autumn - announcing it...

An agency that has now closed down has been expelled by The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay an award of...

A new website aims to be the go-to service for agents who want reviews to help them assess the usefulness of...

Letting agents are struggling to open new bank accounts and even large established letting agents with a long history of trading...

A PropTech platform that claims to halve the time a transaction takes has received a huge cash injection from investors for...

The last few months have been tough for the property sector, and the pressure will continue as estate agents across the...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

Estate agents’ offices have been explicitly mentioned by the Scottish Government as locations where face masks must now be worn by...

An unusual property sales concept, which signs up vendors and then effectively sub-contracts their sales to strongly-performing local estate agents, has...

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...

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

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity, a weekly round-up of news as the industry continues fund-raising even in these challenging...

It has been three months since the property market was given the green light to reopen. During this time, we have...

Connells Group has announced its trading statement for the first half of 2020 - and its support for its staff is...

A home office set up in a dedicated room apparently adds £17,500 to the value of a property. Direct Line Insurance has...

A row is brewing over an agency which acted on a vendor’s request to use the English version of a house...

An investment adviser says Purplebricks remains “far too risky” for investors even though it now has “a fighting chance of survival”. Rodney...

The Federation of Independent Agents has announced its latest partnership - this time with a live-streaming viewing service called Gavl. The platform...

Almost all estate agents are still saying Yes to Rightmove, according to figures produced by the portal this morning. Membership numbers for...

Following the easing of lockdown restrictions on England’s property market in May, NAEA Propertymark reported a sharp increase in business for...

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

A survey of estate agents’ market share post-lockdown indicates significant advances for independent agencies and online operators. TwentyCi, a data consultancy, says...

Agents have long been the victim of a poor public reputation, from scoring highly in most disliked profession polls to being...

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