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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...

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...