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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...

As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...

If you’re an estate agent and have a property that is difficult to sell or the homeowner simply needs a fast...

A disciplinary investigation by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has blown the lid on the infamous fee-fixing cartel scandal involving estate...

The creators of a website using market data to define postcodes as hosting a seller’s market or a buyer’s market have...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team has this morning issued a warning to agents that they must be signed up to...

Foxtons share price hit a new low yesterday, dropping to only 46p early in the afternoon: it eventually closed narrowly up...

The Advertising Standards Authority has today issued a three-point guidance note for estate agents, including controversial interpretations of what constitutes a...

The consumer group Which? says some estate agents are misleading buyers about in-house mortgage services.  The consumer group has issued a number...

The dream may be over but the return to reality can at least be staged in the spirit of an England...

“They think it’s all over ... it is now.” The refrain that haunts England fans returned last night, not in a good...

An agent from Cornwall who has waged a long-running campaign against online agencies in general and Purplebricks in particular has been...

Auction House says the number of lots it sold in the first half of 2018 was some 3.8 per cent up...

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...

A hybrid estate agency has launched in Bury, one of the first of its kind to operate in the UK on...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

Rowcliffes, the Derbyshire estate agency, has been sold out of administration with all 22 agency jobs being saved. A statement from the...

The dream goes on, and as England eases into the World Cup semi-finals, our agents’ reviews of their games continue -...

Hello, and welcome to this week’s regular Monday summary of all the major jobs moves in our industry.  The industry is still...

Hello and welcome to this week’s hat-tip towards those in our industry doing so much to help others in need. Summer fund-raising...

Any fingernails left after last night’s thriller? It was a cracker of a game, particularly the last 45 minutes...and then the...

By now we’ve all seen news about the long-term decline in property sales and competition from online alternatives leading to ‘more...

The director of an estate agency has been ordered to pay more that £1,800 for failing to dispose of waste properly. Adebayo...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

An insolvency firm claims 153 estate agencies have gone bust in the past year with more than 7,000 “showing signs of...

The creative agency behind the new round of Purplebricks Commisery TV advertisements have been explaining the philosophy they brought to the...

Hello, and welcome to this week’s regular Monday summary of all the major jobs moves in our industry.  Despite summer and the...

We all need to lighten up from time to time, especially at the start of another working week at the height...

Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...

One of the country’s best know estate agents, Marc Goldberg, has joined London agency Dexters. Goldberg spent some 30 years at Countrywide’s...

Here’s our third England World Cup match report prepared by a reader - and it’s another terrific review...perhaps more interesting than...

Boy it‘s hot out there, with little end in sight yet. That’s the good news. Now the even better news -...

The UK arm of the US-based estate agency Keller Williams says it is making a specific bid to recruit more women...

The vast majority of estate agents say dressing a property for sale improves its chances of a sale by leaving a...

Just as some estate agents are reported to be making plans to retrench if the housing market continues to be sluggish,...

The time has come for full PropTech/property integration and only those who open themselves to the globe will be part of...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

A London council is seeking widespread powers to ban For Sale and To Let boards which it claims are seen by...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today, the regular Monday round-up of moves and changes in our industry. Do please let us...

The Money editor of The Mirror newspaper has finally sold a home he first put on the market in late 2016...

What a big week for PropTech! With the very first MIPIM PropTech conference, taking place in Paris today and tomorrow, comes...

National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team and two of the three industry redress organisations have launched a survey to measure the...

Hello - if it’s Monday, it must be Property Jobs Today, your chance to see a snapshot of the key moves...

ARLA and the NAEA have appointed their new presidents - and as usual they are the presidents-elect, named a year ago. Mark...

Peter Rollings is one of the most respected and best-known figures in property, having helped to rapidly grow Foxtons (where he...

Location, Location, Location: it’s no coincidence the TV show seized on that title because the importance of a property’s position is...

One of the best known and respected country agents has returned to Countrywide after 12 months working with Arun Estates.  Jill Bennetts...

The managing director of independent agency network Spicerhaart says shop workers who are unemployed because of the latest round of retail...

The rivalry between online and traditional property auction companies continues apace with one high profile player from each camp claiming major...

The For Sale board is one of the oldest marketing tools available to agents, but it is still considered one of...

Paul Lamplugh, the father of estate agent Suzy who was presumed murdered 33 years ago, has died - tragically, without ever...

What is the biggest challenge in estate agency today? At the risk of sounding flippant, selling houses! It’s a unique industry...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, and although we’re well into the summer season now there are still plenty of...

We have the presidential seal of approval for our Agents Do Charity this week - well, sort of, but we don’t mean...

May saw the highest number of new sellers list their properties in any single month for at least 18 months, claims...

A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...

Is there really any true value to an estate agent in our current climate? Will there be a role for traditional agents...

The online agency shake-out and consolidation continues apace. Former YOPA director Russell Humphrey has been named as the managing director of estate...

A magazine which earlier this year claimed that two big corporates pressured customers to use their preferred mortgage brokers has now...

A Labour MP who has in the past been fiercely critical of estate and lettings agents now says that property is...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...

An outspoken estate agent has given the government a clear message - get off our backs , ease the red tape...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - and just because it’s half term, don’t think the industry has...

One of London’s best known high-end estate agents, Gary Hersham, says corruption crackdowns in this country and overseas may be deterring...

The housing market has swung back in favour of property sellers, according to the latest data from estate agents. NAEA Propertymark's Housing...

National estate agency Jackson-Stops claims that the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional homes is still confusing buyers, despite being in...

A housing association has launched its own online agency which offers to sell vendors' homes for £275. Capsel Homes, based in Mamhilad,...

A PropTech startup which claims to revolutionise the speed at which property transactions can be processed has officially launched this week. When...

In an era when we are never far away from our phones, tablets or laptops, buying and selling property is benefitting...

National franchise agency Hunters has announced the opening of its latest branch in the Welsh town of Llandrindod Wells. The agency's third...

The retirement housing sector has increased its market share considerably in the last two years, creating a 'perfect storm' for estate...

An estate agent claims that online property listings which include video tours receive 'hundreds more views' than those without. Dan Killeen of...

Two high street estate agents have used the medium of the local press to come out fighting against the threat of...

Reapit has announced the acquisition of Resource Techniques in a bid to strengthen its position in the agency software market. Resource Techniques,...

A study of estate agencies and portals floated on the London Stock Exchange suggests that digital companies have shown much better...

Century 21 UK is slashing the cost of becoming a franchisee for a six week period, cutting the price from £23,500...

Estate agents don’t necessarily have the most eco-friendly image as an industry - but here’s one who’s really making a statement...

The prospect of technology transforming the selling and buying process, including more power for portals and especially online agents, dominated parts...

GetAgent, an estate agent comparison website, has won investment from a growth fund that also provides a 10 month advertising campaign on...

Sky News says online estate agents Emoov and Tepilo are in talks about a ‎merger - and if it happens the...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the base rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent this month. The...

London-focussed Buying agency Black Brick has launched a specialist service to cater for divorcing couples. The company - increasingly regarded by some...

Here’s some good news to take into the Bank Holiday weekend.  Research undertaken by Estate Agent Today suggests that fees charged by...

Emoov founder Russell Quirk says that in some cases social media might give a more accurate picture of an estate agency’s...

The annual report from the Advertising Standards Authority and the Committees of Advertising Practice, out today, shows that the estate and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

Only one property in every eight sold in the current market succeeds in achieving its asking price - while no fewer than...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Let us know what’s...

Maplin, Toys R Us, Carpetright, Warren Evans – what do they have in common? All are well-known high street chains that...

The sun has finally returned to ours skies and you’re on the lookout for a little bit of summer reading. As...

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says its first quarter’s sales figures for 2018 are ahead of those for the same period...

Estate agent licensing will reduce competition, make buying and selling homes more expensive, and add another layer of red tape to...

As the estate agency business in England moves towards being more robust with professional qualifications and higher standards being introduced, there...

Online agency HouseSimple has become a completely No Sale No Fee agency - and is thought to be the only online...

A central London buying agent says she was once offered a bribe by an estate agent to try to persuade a...

A man who is accused of assaulting an estate agent is to face trial. The Bournemouth Daily Echo reports that Marc Skelton,...

Purplebricks has returned to the fray after recent controversies with a claim that home owners saved themselves over £140m in commission...

‘Respect’ is the new mantra for politicians: whether it’s about street gang leaders, social media trolls or those on either side...

The announcement that MPs will set up a Select Committee to probe the scale of money laundering in the UK property...

A 15-month research project says HMRC should do more to engage estate agents in recognising the importance of complying with anti-money...

The Conveyancing Association has backed the government’s calls for extensive reform of the buying and selling process, announced at the weekend. The...

Purplebricks has issued a provocative response to the government’s new measures to promote a more professional and transparent house buying process.  The...

Two estate agency directors have been disqualified over a cartel scandal which resulted in five agencies being fined over £370,000 for...

A 15-branch agency group operating in parts of London and the Home Counties has joined OnTheMarket according to a statement from...

Agents and representatives from other property sectors have reacted enthusiastically to proposals to professionalise the industry. As we reported yesterday, the government...

  More details have emerged of the government’s proposals to enhance estate agency regulation, regulate referral fees, offer guides for buyers and...

The government has announced further measures which will, in its words, “professionalise” house buying and the estate agency business. In yet another Sunday...

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home.  A floor...

In the modern marketplace – where people live their lives on their smartphones and tablets, social media has a bigger influence...

A technology company says that despite government attempts to eradicate money laundering in property transactions, agents and other industry professionals have been left...

The Guild is offering member agents a service which will allow them to verify the legitimacy of their clients to conform...

You don’t have to look far to see an abundance of photo failures, just head to any property portal and they’ll pop...

A survey suggests that the average fine incurred by estate agents for apparent non-compliance with anti-money laundering regulations is £11,842. Research by...

With reports continuing to focus on a slowing property market and an understanding that not enough properties are being marketed for...

As the Easter sales weekend kicks off, the head of a prominent buying agency says estate agents confuse the true valuation...

As noted in Estate Agent Today’s news pages, OnTheMarket’s (OTM) recent dire share performance (at time of writing the price is...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the government’s first time buyer stamp duty incentive “seems to be having the desired...

  An assessment of nine online agencies undertaken by a property website has seen Emoov come out on top after being analysed...

Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular look at key moves inside our industry. Next week there’s no PJT as...

Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...

The Competition and Markets Authority, which is believed to be actively investigating estate agents’ alleged infringement of the Competitions Act, is...

A magazine claims its investigations into the sales tactics of Countrywide and Connells suggest the two agency are “harming consumers, stopping them from...

One of London’s leading estate agents is advising sellers to consider giving the negotiator who sells their property a bonus, and...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone here simply...

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...

Have you noticed a new turf war going on on the fringes of the agency world? It’s not a high-profile battle like...

So here’s another week’s great work being done by colleagues in our industry - and we’re very pleased to salute them. Everybody...

A survey by consumer body Which? suggests askng prices and agents' fees are the most significant factors considered by a vendor choosing an...

Conveyancing services firm My Home Move has launched a portal which it claims gives users complete transparency checking their conveyancing progress.  eWay, which is...

A major revamp of Northern Ireland’s Propertynews portal has been unveiled with one of the targets being to enhance the visability...

Welcome once again to Property Jobs Today, the notice-board for agents, suppliers and other property professionals moving within, out or in...

In the first of an ongoing series exploring the people who make the property industry tick, I catch up with James...

New research appears to show that Purplebricks, HouseSimple, Yopa and other prominent online agencies are most popular with vendors selling in...

The magazine Mortgage Strategy says Countrywide is investigating reports that one of its estate agent branches pressured buyers to use in-house...

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts has compiled a major report on estate agents’ business models - an exercise...

Investment consultancy London Central Portfolio has launched a new index which it claims uses “the most comprehensive data available” to assess...

Crimestoppers is working with estate agencies and financial advisers as well as conveyancers in a bid to eliminate house buyers’ deposits...

It is thought likely that there will be no new update on the investigation into agents’ alleged infringement of the Competitions...

An estate agent and former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the government’s latest drive to build new...

A compliance specialist company is warning that as it believes relatively few estate agents fully understand their anti-money laundering obligations, firms...

The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...

When it comes to property, ‘Japanese knotweed’ are the two words most homeowners and prospective buyers do not want to hear.  With...

The Competitions and Markets Authority is investigating a suspect infringement of the Competition Act 1998 by estate agents. Few details have been...

A mergers and acquisitions specialist says traditional agencies have been pushed into becoming more innovative by the rise of portals and...

The National Association of Estate Agents says a new tool just launched will make it easier for agent members to comply...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the year has started with a boom as demand from prospective house-hunters increased by...

A new report by the residential property team of a legal firm has found widespread criticism of online agents’ over their...

A former president of the National Association of Estate Agents has attacked “irresponsible agents” for over-valuing asking prices in London in...

The UK property sector has been a hotbed for financial crime in recent years, with many criminals seeing it as an...

In an unexpected trading statement this morning, OnTheMarket says it has signed 243 new listing agreements within its first 10 days...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

“Are we there yet?” In the same way that these words can drive you to distraction (any parent who has endured the...

A lengthy analysis of the online agency sector, based on material supplied by an online agent, suggests that its market share...

An online estate agency brand launched a year ago by a traditional high street agent to ward off competition has exceeded...

And now, as if the friction between property and PropTech wasn’t difficult enough, estate agents are turning on estate agents.  We are...

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...

Controversial new Purplebricks advertisements on social media mock traditional estate agents who “twiddle their thumbs” in offices and claim the hybrid...

Traditional solicitor estate agents north of the border have a higher success rate than any other estate agency model. The claim comes, perhaps...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today; this is the latest of our weekly round-ups of key job moves within estate...

OnTheMarket has finally completed its stock market float, with less capital raised, at a lower than planned valuation and, as I write,...

There has been a 40 per cent increase in new vendors registering their properties for sale according to an online estate...

Between October and December 2017, some £822 million worth of UK residential property was sold at auction, according to the Essential...

I had an interesting meeting last week with a VR company called Garou. Based in New York, they claim to have...

Outspoken buying agent Henry Pryor has set out 10 points that he claims many traditional agents overlook when they debate the...

Hello and welcome to our latest Property Jobs Today; if you missed the launch last week, each Monday we will provide...

The printing industry is in the midst of a decline as digital products and services displace printed materials, which is why...

Whisper it quietly, but there seems to be change in the air when it comes to agents recommending lawyers based on...

The BBC says it is to broadcast a special one-hour radio documentary this weekend investigating online estate agencies. The show will go...

Data from a firm specialising in lone-worker protection suggests that there has been a 27 per cent increase in the number...

Annual house price growth is now 3.2 per cent according to Nationwide - an unexpected rise from the 2.6 per cent recorded at...

Q. How did you get in to the property industry? My career in the property industry actually started out as a holiday...

PropTech companies Gazeal and GetMeMoving have teamed up in a partnership which they claim goes some way to meeting the government’s...

Demand for homes fell by 20 per cent year-on-year in December. There were 268 prospective home-owners registered per NAEA member branch, down...

ZPG says it anticipates a strong 2018 according to a trading statement ahead of the company’s annual general meeting today. The firm...

Whatever else you say about OnTheMarket, you can’t say it’s not consistent, consistent in treating its core membership shabbily.  We already know...

Hello and welcome to our first Property Jobs Today, a weekly round-up of key job moves within estate and letting agencies...

Analysts have given a frosty reception to the announcement by Agents’ Mutual that it is going to float shares priced at...

In recent years January has become the month of detoxes, fad diets, health kicks such as Dry January and Veganuary, and...

A partner at Carter Jonas says that the next 12 months could see stagnation in the market and as a result...

Here’s how the LetsBid Property team is helping them do it. A new property platform called LetsBid has launched in the...

What do you need to know if you are considering selling your sales or lettings business?  Here’s ten top tips to think...

Estate agents have been hit with six- and seven-figure fines under new anti-money laundering and anti-tax evasion regulations according to the...

Japanese knotweed, the invasive plant brought over to Britain in the Victorian era, threatens millions of pounds worth of property transactions...

New research from the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents reveals that no fewer than...

  A new league table showing how long it takes homes to sell on average in different postcodes across England and Wales...

We’re delighted to announce that later this month there will be a regular feature each week called Property Jobs Today.  It will...

The war between AllAgents review website and Purplebricks has continued with the site naming the hybrid agency the “worst rated one...

An estate agent has offered a reward of £1,000 for information to help find a safe stolen from his premises during...

An estate agency that is moving from a high street to a business centre says it is relocation because footfall has...

After the fun and over-indulgence of the festivities, most of us are now back to the world of work. And, with...

It may be a stunt to drive book sales or it may be a true-life expose of what really goes on...

Estate agents are making buyers and sellers feel pressured into paying for additional services so as not to miss out on...

The body that regulates conveyancers says controversial referral fees should be disclosed earlier in the house buying process - but they...

December saw the fewest number of people put their homes on the market than in any month in 2017, according to...

A senior figure in another regional estate agency group has expressed scepticism about the popularity of online choices for vendors. Last week...

Estate agents are facing the biggest industry changes seen in decades. The rise of online and hybrid agents alongside more traditional...

There’s a new warning being issued for estate agents and all other businesses to ensure they are prepared for the General...

A website called Roofoveryourhead has launched which threatens to bypass estate agents and allow vendors to sell for free. The site uses language similar...

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...

A House of Commons committee has prepared a briefing document on areas of the UK residential and commercial properties sectors most impacted...

Several buildings were evacuated and the bomb squad called in between Christmas and New Year when estate agents found a hand...

Purplebricks once again used the Christmas period to launch new TV and social media advertisements.  In one, the hybrid agency debuted Mr...

No fewer than 85 per cent of properties sold for less than the asking price in November, the highest seen since...

House price growth will come to a halt next year as the number of transactions reduces, according to the RICS forecast...

Who says things slow down before Christmas? The opposite appears to be the case, at least when it comes to the...

A conveyancers’ trade body has told the government that it wants the house buying process to be modernised by having estate...

One of prime London’s most senior estate agents says stamp duty is “strangling the residential property market” in areas of the...

Thanks once more to all those agents sending in their office pics to get us in the mood for Christmas…especially as there...

It’s traditional before Christmas to either review the year past or anticipate the one ahead - but I’m intrigued about what...

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

A survey released this morning shows that estate agents’ fees have risen only four per cent in real terms since 2007...

We’ve been running our Christmas pics for almost two weeks now and we hope they’ve helped readers get in the festive...

The UK’s largest property franchise group, Belvoir, says it is reaping rewards from its acquisition of Brook Financial Services and its...

PropTech start up OneDome, which supplies online booking and mapping tools, has teamed up with live chat service provider Yomdel in...

The short let management company Lavanda - backed by Harry Hill, former chief of Rightmove and Countrywide - has launched software...

Some 62 per cent of current home owners feel that moving house has become more difficult over the past 10 years...

Yesterday morning OnTheMarket confirmed its IPO plans but with no firm date. The question remains on whether the float will be...

OnTheMarket has announced some details of its IPO and the launch of its stock market flotation - but it has given nothing...

It’s been a trend developing in the past few months - estate agents increasingly flirting with the idea of selling homes...

Rightmove has been accused of ignoring instances where agents have allegedly re-listed properties that have been sold in a bid to...

Outspoken estate agent Chris Wood has criticised the Advertising Standards Authority for its succession of ‘informally resolved’ judgements on complaints against...

The Advertising Standards Authority has intervened following a complaint about a mailshot from the high profile online agency Yopa. The ASA says...

Images from your decorated offices are coming in thick and fast. Today we’ve three different agencies on show below, to paraphrase Oliver...

A survey of the housing market in 2017 from the National Association of Estate Agents suggests much of the busiest activity...

Today’s the big day when we make our draw for two lucky Estate Agent Today readers to attend the prestigious Agents’...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents suggests that the proportion of sales made to first time...

LSL Property Services - which includes Your Move, Reeds Rains and other high street estate agencies - batted away any housing...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

Training for Agents Giving’s Strictly Come Dancing event is now entering its final two weeks - and Estate Agent Today readers...

Four weeks today almost the entire industry will be finishing work for Christmas after another year - and ready to start...

The online agency Yopa has removed an ad comparing its performance against other estate agents after complaints to the Advertising Standards...

Global investment bank RBC Capital Markets says OnTheMarket has the potential to undermine the pricing power of Rightmove and ZPG -...

A housing market expert says agents should be more pro-active and explain to the public that contrary to popular belief, some...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

British politics is extraordinarily volatile right now and the ongoing battle between austerity and anti-austerity, Leave and Remain, and Conservative and...

A large part of the DCLG’s Call for Evidence on the home buying and selling process focuses on the role of...

Online estate agent eMoov recently set itself apart by directly addressing the issues of openness and transparency that have long dogged the online business...

What does your role involve? By answering my estate agent clients’ telephone calls, I assist in their day-to-day office needs.  An...

Former National Association of Estate Agents president Simon Gerrard is renewing his campaign for the government to adopt two innovative reforms...

Thieves have broken into an estate agency branch within a fortnight of it opening and are reported to have stolen equipment...

Winter seems to be firmly with us now, if the plunging temperatures are anything to go by. After a ridiculously mild...

A new EU crackdown on money laundering requires estate agency businesses to adopt a collaborative approach if they are to avoid...

In the UK, there are over 3.9 million homes situated in off-grid areas with no access to mains gas, so it’s...

A new website which completely by-passes all kinds of estate agents and allows vendors to upload details of their own properties...

We recently witnessed the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) increase the base interest rate for the first time since...

The consumer affairs correspondent of The Times has savaged High Street estate agents because of the commission they charge when compared...

A roadshow is being launched to help the industry tackle what is being described as “the biggest change to affect estate...

The spread and sophistication of financial crime in the UK in recent years has been unprecedented.  Figures from UK Finance show that...

A survey conducted by the National Association of Estate Agents reveals that 79 per cent of agents regard the current home-buying...

A recent National Association of Estate Agents press release suggesting solar panels were among the “top things” to devalue a home...

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...

Crowdfunding is nothing new. As I pointed out in a previous Natter, it dates back centuries, playing a part in the...

The Estate Agent’s Act 1979 is rapidly approaching its 40th anniversary, yet still agents make mistakes and can all too easily...

The government should take a close look at gazundering as well as gazumping in its review of the house sales process,...

Three hundred of the UK’s top conveyancers have celebrated the success of the industry at the first ever ESTAS Conveyancer Awards. The...

Complaints about a Purplebricks claim concerning its Local Property Experts have been rejected by the Advertising Standards Authority. Complaints came from PDQ...

Ten jobs have been lost with the closure of a long-standing north of England estate agency - with the downward pressure...

Two of the leading lights in the growing Proptech sector are now working with a company which has a product it...

An industry analyst says some agents may find it tough to survive in 2018 if they’re hit by a double whammy...

Conveyancers and the speed of local council searches have come in for criticism as details have emerged of the government’s consultation...

There has been a wide range of views from trade bodies and individual agents on the government’s surprise ‘call for evidence’...

The government has launched a consultation this weekend calling for evidence on how to make the home buying process “cheaper, faster...

So at last someone has woken up to the fact that Purplebricks needs to be clearer about how it charges for...

The UK estate agency and construction industries are not ready for the huge workload and responsibilities involved in the General Data...

The death throes of the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents are continuing. A statement by software entrepreneur Charlie Wright, who...

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that two TV advertisements for Purplebricks cannot be shown again in their current form because...

A long-standing traditional agent says the real success of online agencies is not their share of the market but that they...

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...