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The latest RICS market survey shows that buyer enquiries and transactions slipped back last month with expectations pointing to “a subdued...

One one in every 300 property purchases by overseas buyers trigger a so-called ‘red flag’ with the National Crime Agency -...

There’s much said in the mainstream press about estate agency fees and how costly they can be for consumers. But one point...

The National Association of Estate Agents is telling members to delete a spam email purporting to have been sent by the...

Stamp duty reform lies at the heart of the submission by the National Association of Estate Agents ahead of next month’s...

What is your experience in the property industry? I worked in estate agency for 12 years before joining Moneypenny and really enjoyed...

Conservative MP John Stevenson is the latest to throw his weight behind switching the burden of stamp duty from the buyer...

The decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to fine five estate agents for engaging in a price fixing cartel has...

An upbeat survey by online website HouseSimple claims there has been a 20 per cent increase in the number of homes...

UK estate agency commission levels are amongst the lowest in the world according to a league table compiled by an international...

The long-running saga of whether independent agents’ group CIELA is ever going to launch appears to be nearing its end game...

Figures just released by the National Association of Estate Agents suggest that the number of house hunters registered at agencies dropped...

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...

The UK is home to four million leasehold properties in private ownership, according to government figures. The majority of which require...

Purplebricks has launched something of a charm offensive to lift the lid on the experience and work of its Local Property...

An analysis conducted by estate agency comparison website GetAgent has for the first time attempted to calculate how ‘local’ agencies' local property...

90% of PropTech’s work is good and vital, but that final ten has the potential to damage the rest. In my Sunday...

A mystery online petition is urging Rightmove to filter its advertisements “in a bid to curb down inflationary / speculative / fake...

A campaigning estate agency has taken the distinctly unusual route of exposing what it calls the ‘Top Ten Dirty Tricks’ which...

The agent behind a new online service covering off-market homes in part of prime central London says his service will expand...

It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...

Another attempt to create an automated conveyancing system has been launched with the claim that it will banish paper trails and...

What does your role involve? As team manager for the property team, I make sure PAs and clients are happy and...

Simon Gerrard, a past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has called on the government to switch the burden...

One of the co-founders of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has explained why the agency challenged reviews of its services on AllAgents. Speaking to...

The Competition and Markets Authority has for the first time published details of the findings against a group of six estate...

Rightmove’s monthly price index says the average asking price of homes coming to the market has fallen 1.2 per cent in...

It appears activity in the housing market in 2017 will be around 15% down on 2016. The number of housing transactions...

The average cost of moving home in the UK has increased by £628 over the past year from £10,966 to £11,624...

Regional property portal MoviNorth says it plans to secure additional investment to expand its coverage by the end of 2017. The portal...

We’re always happy to publicise the fund-raising work of agents and others in our industry - even when, as this week,...

And so summer draws to a close. The slow, lazy months of July and August have come to pass and the...

Horton Estate Agents - a hybrid agency which nonetheless claims to have ‘offices’ - says it will expand into 15 new...

An online platform that allows the public to compare the services and fees of traditional estate agents in their areas has...

The Daily Telegraph claims that what it calls “dodgy practices” are leaving customers “thousands of pounds out of pocket.” The article quotes...

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...

Many industries in the UK are currently facing a tumultuous time as the great unknown of Brexit looms on the horizon...

Three prime London estate agents have this week launched a specialist recruitment company for the property industry.  Hanning Recruitment has been founded...

Stephanie Slater died last week, aged 50. Whilst she died from cancer (tragically, only 11 days after diagnosis), it’s the events...

Arun Estates reports that it has netted an additional £350,000 in fees thanks to a scheme designed to woo vendors using online...

Following speculation earlier in the week, Spicerhaart has confirmed that it has purchased 19 branch regional agency butters john bee. The acquisition...

Estate Agent Today understands that Spicerhaart is in the final stages of talks to acquire major regional independent firm butters john...

An estate agent who is campaigning for boards to be banned in his local area says they should be 'confined to...

Despite the fact that eight out of 10 statistics are reportedly made up (if you can believe that figure), I bet...

Over the past few months, hundreds of agents across the UK have been improving their photography skills by taking part in...

Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...

Stock levels for estate agents at the height of summer were their lowest for at least 15 years according to the...

Consumer group Which? says the public should be wary of claims made by online estate agents. This follows a series of complaints about...

A new survey commissioned by a property firm suggests that 31 per cent of people feel uncomfortable about the idea of...

Before we go any further, assuming you are an Agents’ Mutual member, let me ask you a question. If you had...

Not so long ago, new UK car sales were racing ahead, fuelled by confidence in the economic recovery, but car production...

Remember when August used to be quiet with not much news? This year, whether it’s industry upheavals at Countrywide, Purplebricks and Agents’...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned online agency HouseSimple from claiming that High Street agents charge “1.5% to 4% (plus 20%...

There’s a distinct sense of déjà vu over the debacle of OnTheMarket. I avoided joining two years ago because I couldn’t see...

Once upon a time there were estate agents. That was it. Nice and simple. If you marketed and sold residential property,...

No one can say Agents’ Mutual has failed to provoke debate within the industry. The project was the centre of fierce argument...

Let’s face it - summer seems to be on holiday itself, if the weather in the UK is anything to go...

Record low stock numbers, political uncertainty and the aftermath of tax changes are the obstacles hindering the housing market, according to...

After my article last week predicting that Agents’ Mutual would likely seek to raise external capital, including possibly on the public markets,...

Purplebricks’ share price has now recovered all of the value it lost after being criticised on two BBC consumer programmes and...

Mortgage broker The Mortgage Hut has signed distribution deals with Century 21, Taylor Hill & Bond, Aspire Estate Agents and Wayne...

As the mainstream mortgage market braces itself for yet another clampdown on buy-to-let lending, a growing number of property investors are...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

Historically, short-term rentals have been an unattractive business for the majority of estate agents and property managers. Scarcity of demand from tenants...

I hate to be the guy to say ‘I told you so’…but I told you so! It seems that my predictions...

Agents’ Mutual has confirmed that it proposes to form a new company, OnTheMarket plc, to list on the AIM market of...

Agents’ Mutual (oops, that name might need to change…read on) has been touting its recent legal victory and is about to...

MPL Interiors has not one but two brilliant things to give away this summer. We want to encourage as many estate...

A data analytics firm that has studied over 2.7m visits to UK property company websites claims that once a visitor arrives...

William H Brown, part of the Sequence UK network, has acquired Barnfields estate agents in Enfield, north London.    Barnfields was an independent...

The Guild of Professional Estate Agents and Fine & Country are offering agent members the option to have in-person reviews and...

You saw it, right? This article from Monday’s Guardian? It says that one in five estate agents are at risk of...

LSL Property Services - owners of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons amongst estate agency brands - has enjoyed...

Let’s start with a quick fire quiz. How many more leads do you think you’d get with photos that have been...

Some 19 per cent of estate agents in the UK currently show warning signs that indicate they are at risk of going...

Adam Day, the founder of Connells-owned online estate agency Hatched, has been announced as head of operations at easyProperty.    In a statement...

Installing solar panels on your home makes no difference to how much it’s worth, according to two thirds of estate agents.     Research...

It’s traditional for estate agents to support each other when they come under attack from the press or public. After all,...

Purplebricks’ well-publicised attempt to break into the Australian market with a similar model to the one being used here has come...

More than 270 easyProperty licences have been secured by independent estate agents belonging to The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine...

The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped in after receiving a complaint about two ads for properties listed on Rightmove. The homes were...

The Competition and Markets Authority has released the full wording on its decision to give the go-ahead to ZPG’s acquisition of Expert...

The National Association of Estate Agents is rolling out a series of masterclasses to prepare members for the European Fourth Anti-Money...

Reapit has launched a new digital product following agents’ demands to handle an increasing volume of out of hours dealings with...

The government wants the views of estate agents and other professionals affected by anti-money laundering legislation, in a new consultation launched...

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...

As discussed in our previous article, it’s all about the first impression. Once your team have handled that initial phone call...

Given the shift change in the estate agent world at the moment, with online models becoming more prevalent (think easyProperty’s £60...

The fledgling trade body CIELA says it is going to institute a kitemark-style service for all estate agents to be able...

Purplebricks has landed a deal to sell new-build homes, an activity previously done usually directly by developers or traditional high street estate...

You may have heard that Airbnb and property management company, Lavanda has closed a £1 million angel investment round.  Backers include Purplebricks...

A new report reveals how clients’ reviews and star ratings - used by many online estate agents in particular - are...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...

PropTech start-up OneDome - which describes its products as allowing traditional estate agents to challenge Purplebricks and other online rivals -...

A traditional estate agency has launched a new online package to give vendors the opportunity “to save thousands.” FranKeys in Lincoln has...

Foxtons - a company seen by many as a barometer of the London housing market - is likely to face a...

How many property professionals are truly happy with their revenue? High levels of competition from new market entrants is a significant...

High end London agency Chestertons has opened a new office in West Putney, bringing its network across the capital to 33. The branch...

The fees charged by estate agents receive a lot of coverage in the press - and rarely for positive reasons. Negative...