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Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

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

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

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

With just over two weeks to go to Christmas and the well-deserved break for the industry, we’re delighted that your pictures...

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

Free-to-list portal group OneDome claims 425 estate agency branches joined its listing services last month,  OneDome Group operates two portals, OneDome and...

The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...

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

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

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

Lifesycle, the platform built by Iceberg Digital to help estate and letting agents work smarter, continues to launch new features and...

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

An estate agent in Liverpool has adopted the unusual technique of urging vendors to sell now “before prices crash.” Clearly unworried about...

The green light for a vacant office building in the capital to be redeveloped into residential housing has been given after...

Hefty increases in taxes on the purchase and sale of holiday homes and buy to let properties are expected in the...

OneDome, which operates two free-to-list property listing sites, says it’s had a record month as it strives to build an alternative...

OneDome has released a list of High Street agencies that have signed up to its free-to-list portal and sister website Nethouseprices  -...

Two companies that persuaded property investors to pay as much as £25,000 for a parking space have been wound up in...

The industry’s first virtual awards event has taken place with hundreds of agents participating courtesy of YouTube. Winners of the prestigious ESTAS...

Government figures show the 218,975 properties within Greater London have Chinese owners - and two agents say there will be more...

A raft of changes in the senior management of Strutt & Parker is being heralded as part of a “shift towards...

The Competition and Markets Authority - which yesterday announced it had disqualified two estate agency directors for their parts in a...

High-end agency Beauchamp Estates is claiming to have bagged the capital’s biggest deal during the lockdown period - a mansion which...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

The founder of OnTheMarket has revealed why the portal floated on the stock market and why Ian Springett was the right...

Veteran estate agency owner Paul Rooney has again featured as the most wealthy individual agency owner in the annual Sunday Times...

High end London agency Beauchamp Estates has been selected to join the Bank of England’s advisory panel of companies and senior directors, and to...

It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...

The Property Ombudsman has announced the expulsion of eight agencies, all for contravening TPO codes of practice. Most of the expulsions were...

Hello - yes it’s Friday in case you lost track, and that means it’s Agents Do Charity day: and once again...

One of prime central London’s most respected estate agencies is warning that it could take until spring 2021 for the luxury...

The government is being urged to allow estate and lettings agents to return to work as soon as possible when the...

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

Kays Estates in the north of England - one of the agencies ‘powered by Keller Williams’ - has prepared packs for...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

One of the country’s best known high-end independent estate agencies is marketing a home for £22.5m and hopes it finds a...

The head of SEO at Rightmove has defected to a rival portal, Residential People. Farhaad Saleh was responsible for all of Rightmove's...

The HomeOwners Alliance, a leading property consumer group, has now suggested it has some concerns about the government’s First Homes scheme. This...

Estate agents concerned over security breaches will be closely analysing what happens with a case concerning a London firm’s compromised email...

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...

Welcome to another Agents Do Charity, meaning it’s not just Friday but also a day to think about fund-raising in the...

A property portal says that it’s going to remain free to list for estate and letting agents - and that pledge...

Hello, and with the countdown to Christmas well and truly on we’re delighted to bring you two more festive fun displays...

An estate agent in London claims he did £53m of property deals within hours of the Conservative victory in the General...

He portrays himself as a scourge of the Remoaner elite and a champion of the people, but when it comes to...

London’s specialist mews estate agency, Lurot Brand, is opening a new office in the capital.  Established in 1971 and widely regarded as...

A stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of...

A 10 point manifesto to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by prominent campaigner Louie Burns, of The Leasehold Solutions Group. The 10...

Another estate agency has come out in favour of reservation agreements. High-end agency Chestertons says transactions currently fall through too frequently and the...

One of the country’s most prominent estate agents has given renewed backing to a pilot project on reservation agreements, being tested...

One of the legends of property journalism, Anne Ashworth, has left her position as editor of The Times’ highly regarded Bricks...

A high-end estate agency which describes itself as 'the world's only global lifestyle real estate company' is recruiting new partner agents. Quintessentially...

In a revival of the Natter’s day in the life of series, I catch up with Rajeev Nayyar, managing director of...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

One of the country’s leading estate agents is leading the calls on Chancellor Sajid Javid to sort out the government’s stamp...

Savills says it’s not commenting on whether it will list on Zoopla in the future. Last week Knight Frank - which in...

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...

A retirement development specialist is warning buyers on such schemes to beware unexpected clauses or restrictions which they may not have...

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your regular weekly column giving all the key appointments news in the...

One of the country’s leading estate agents says shifting the burden of stamp duty away from the buyer - which is...

If agents ran their databases more efficiently, the property portals might find themselves redundant. Controversial opening statement aside, the reality is that...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

A firm that offers a white-labelled online agency platform to traditional High Street agents has signed up a new customer. love2move was...

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...

One of the capital’s most outspoken estate agents at the upper end of the market has given eye-watering statistics to show...

North East England regional agency chain Bradley Hall has amended details for a property listed on its website following a complaint...

A new portal for the prime London property market has launched this week, recruiting a string of big-name agents.  Vyomm, founded by...

Estate Agent Today understands that Countrywide has started a programme involving branch closures and redeployment of staff. Unlike other branch closure programmes by...

Proceedings against an estate agent at the centre of a fees cartel case have been dropped following his agreement not to stand as...

A top London estate agent says the humble For Sale board remains the cheapest and most effective marketing tool - even...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...

The owner of a home for sale has complained to the Advertising Standards Authority after seeing it marketed on Zoopla -...

A statement this morning from the government says that property details must use Imperial Measurements after Britain leaves the EU. The Imperial...

Hello - here we are once again with the weekly round-up of key moves in the agency and related industries. We’re letting...

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

Countrywide’s executive chairman and group managing director have spoken to Estate Agent Today about the impact of Brexit on the company,...

It’s not just the high-end market for homes in the south east that’s hit by Brexit according to the Guild of...

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

Another estate agency has closed one of its prime London offices as the capital’s most exclusive areas continue to be hit...

A London estate agent says his system of ‘moral agreements’ between sellers and buyers prevents chains collapsing and means his company has...

Purplebricks might have the last laugh - its biggest critic is ditching his High Street office and making his own agency online. Controversial...

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

The online publication aimed at London’s high-rolling property professionals, Prime Resi, has named what it believes to be the capital’s 10...

HM Land Registry’s ambitious digitisation plans continue apace with news that it is to consider Blockchain in a bid to speed...

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

Part of the Arun Estates Group has rebranded - by dropping the ‘& Partners’ element of its name. The agency formerly known...

Hello and welcome to another PJT, your regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Please keep us informed of...

Hello, and the wind-down to the Big Day continues with more pictures of your agency offices. Thanks so much, firstly, to Becky...

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

The world may be going crazy outside but we’re delighted to tell you that in the estate agency industry it’s still...

We’re delighted to say we’ve had a fantastic response to our call for pictures and videos of your decorated offices -...

High-end agency Harrods Estates is not content with selling homes in London’s infamous challenging market - now it’s marketing a box...

An estate agency has had to alter a listing on Rightmove following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. Gravesend-based Waterman House...

It’s not just the Cabinet and the government where jobs are in flux - there are plenty of moves to announce...

People now expect a streamlined, digital-first experience from every single service they interact with - and the lettings industry is no...

A first-time agent who has previously owned a retail franchise and some buy to let units, has bought the Century 21 franchise...

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

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

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

London agency Stirling Ackroyd has announced its third acquisition in the course of a year. It’s only 15 months ago that Stirling...

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

One of London’s highest profile and most outspoken estate agent chiefs has scolded ‘Maybot’ Theresa May on the day she is to...

Today’s long-awaited debate staged by fledgling PropTech platform Best Agent will address the issue of how the agency industry can most...

A London estate agent who works closely with High Net Worth overseas buyers has hit out a proposed law which he...

South east agency RH & RW Clutton is marking its 275th year in business, with the claim that it is thought...

Oakwood Homes, a four-branch sales and lettings agency operating across East Kent, has acquired Parkland Estates, a single-branch firm based in...

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,...

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

We may be well into August but there’s little sign of a holiday for our industry, with a string of big...

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

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

The fast-expanding Spicerhaart group has launched its own in-house Property Marketing Academy and has secured a well-known industry trainer and coach...

There’s a new twist in the row between a Cornish agent and the Advertising Standards Authority. The row revolves around a tweet...

A property software guru says he wants PropTech firms to join with him in an ‘open platform’ which would allow smaller...

The Advertising Standards Authority says its compliance team is considering its next steps following the refusal of estate agency PDQ Estates...

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

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

One of Countrywide’s former allies in the City broker community - independent corporate advisor Numis - has downgraded the troubled agency...

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

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

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

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...

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

It went largely unreported when news broke last week but now the suggestion that home owners should pay a surcharge if...

Ever wondered what it’s like to be on the frontline of property journalism? Well, wonder no more, as our very own...

An estate agency has been ordered to pay £841 to a council - because it failed to provide paperwork about its...

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...

Scottish high-end agency Galbraith has revealed how one of the smallest and most exclusive property sectors in Britain - Scottish country...

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

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

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

A buying agent says a higher proportion of Britain’s rarified country estates market is now being sold off-market. Jess Simpson, an ex-Savills...

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

UK measures to retaliate against alleged Russian government-sponsored nerve agent attack on former spy Sergei Skripal have excluded any attempt to...

The long haul back for Countrywide appears to have begun with the first major name who left during the Alison Platt...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today. If you haven’t caught this feature before, it’s a regular Monday opportunity...

In its first release of performance figures under the ownership of BNP Paribas, the UK agency Strutt & Parker says it...

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

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

The Financial Times has identified that 10 of the 21 tables at the notorious Presidents Club dinner last weekend were sponsored by...

Home owners seeking lease extensions may now have to pay more as a result of a controversial judgement handed down by...

With the year in full swing we have some more heroic fund-raising and grant-giving stories to tell this week. Thanks so much...

The Court of Appeal is today expected to rule on a legal battle which may be critical in determining the value...

There has been general surprise at the appointment of legal expert and outspoken Brexiteer Dominic Raab to the post of housing...

Arun Estates has launched what it describes as “a major new departure” - a fully-staffed High Street office but covering a...

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

Arun Estates says his group’s four main operating companies are to become ‘premium brands’ through a mixture of marketing and PropTech...

No one can ever accuse high-profile London agent Trevor Abrahmsohn of doing things the boring way That applies to closing a deal...

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

We have images from three more agency offices to show you today as the pictures keep rolling in - thanks so...

Just a fortnight today we’ll be packing our bags and preparing for a well-deserved but all-too-short festive break...but until then, there’s...

The new contract for firms joining or re-signing to OnTheMarket is reported to have a restriction on acquisitions. It is said to...

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

The co-founder of online agency Estates Direct, who also previously worked for Propertyfinder, has become head of a property crowdfunding service. Ben...

Members of the Relocation Agent Network are celebrating after a successful annual awards event in London, combined with keynote conference sessions...

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

Chris Bell, a former chief executive of bookies’ organisation Ladbrokes, has been named as the non-executive chairman of Agents’ Mutual as...

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

Six more High Street estate agencies have signed up to an online platform that allows them to offer customers a fixed-fee...

Carter Jonas has made three key appointments to beef up its London team. Simon Scott has joined as an associate partner in...

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

Harrods Estates has recruited an ex-Savills sales negotiator with 10 years of experience working in prime central London. Michael Harte, who will work...

Beauchamp Estates has announced that it will have a fourth prime central London office following its merger with Marylebone-based Hanover.  The Marylebone...

Let’s be honest - few people saw this coming. The 89 to 11 per cent majority amongst Agents’ Mutual members for...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved another complaint made against wording on Purplebricks’ website.  A complainant suggested that the wording...

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

An analysis of data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals that inheritance tax paid by UK families has topped £5 billion...

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

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

There has been general support from the industry for the government’s apparent intention to ban new homes in England being sold...

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

Estate agents are angry over delays in processing land searches by a local authority in the south west. The average land search time...

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...

The boss of the UK's largest independent agency has called on the government to be 'radical' and consider a range of...

Network Auctions has added 19 additional estate agency offices to its network so far this year.  They include three offices of Chaffers...

It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season. And, while Brexit and a shock snap general election are dominating...

The industry magazine Estates Gazette is reporting that Cluttons, the residential and commercial agency, has been bought out of pre-pack administration...

The aftermath of Easter and shock announcement of a snap General Election have done little to stop the industry making plenty...

This actually happened - the names of the guilty have been withheld to protect the innocent. I live in Spain, Marbella actually,...

The seven branch independent sales and lettings agency Andrew's Estates has acquired a single office firm, Huyton Roberts, in the Wirral. Originally...

This week I’m lucky enough to be out here in Cannes as a PropTech Ambassador for MIPIM, the international real estate...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

Ministry of Justice probate fee changes coming into effect this spring will affect all individuals inheriting an estate worth more than...

An estate agency in the north of England has complained to the Advertising Standards Authority about a rival firm’s claims saying...

Marsh & Parsons has expanded its Residential Development & Investment team - just one of a number of agencies to announce...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

Over 168,000 new homes were completed in the year to March 2016, according to data released by the government, over 15,500...

The Middle Eastern property development company Emaar - at one time the owner of Hamptons International estate agency - is using...

The police are appealing for information after an estate agency branch in London had a window smashed on four occasions last...

The go-ahead has been given to create a group aiming to unite independent estate and letting agents into a single powerful...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

Confusion surrounds the timing of the government’s eagerly-anticipated White Paper on housing. Respected property industry weekly magazine Estates Gazette has tweeted that...

An estate agent in Newcastle upon Tyne, whose office was the target of arsonists, has resuscitated his business after the kindness...

Christmas jumpers make a comeback this week, but just for one final time. It’s a new year so we’re still getting reports...

The Advertising Standards Authority has intervened after a series of complaints about adverts placed by estate agents and other property industry...

It’s that strange period - the bit-in-the-middle between Christmas and New Year, when most agents are back in the office for...

We’ve had almost three weeks of photographs and Mannequin Challenges from agents and we’re thrilled that they’re still coming in -...

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

Countrywide’s share price closed slightly down again yesterday to finish trading at 176.0 after news emerged that the group was selling...

Lambert Smith Hampton, the commercial arm of Countrywide, is to be put up for sale. LSH is one of Britain's oldest and...

Prominent top end London estate agent Trevor Abrahmsohn says some homes in the higher levels of the market may now have...

Best Estates, named New Agency of the Year at the recent Negotiator Awards, has opened its third office which aims to...

It’s perhaps appropriate that we kick off this week’s Agents Do Charity with an appeal for winter clothing for the homeless...

The Advertising Standards Authority says a Market Harborough firm's leaflet claiming it had 'more sales' than any other agent earlier this...

The former ‘retail director’ of Countrywide’s south east operations, Keith Knight, has left the troubled agency group and has returned to...

A Labour MP says a deal is now on the cards for an estate to be purchased after months of controversy,...

When marketing a property for sale, there are a number of attributes that buyers and sellers today expect ‘as standard’, but...

Several agencies have refused to market properties on a social housing estate which was bought by private investors in January. The Mirror...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published details of four more cases in which it has 'informally resolved' complaints made against...

A London estate agency has revealed that it is offering local homeowners cash incentives for valuations and instructions. Keating Estates, based in...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

Two estate agencies have incorporated video footage on to their website homepages in order to promote their brands to prospective clients. Lumley...

North West estate agency Gascoigne Halman has confirmed it is looking for acquisition opportunities.  Yesterday the firm, which has 18 branches, announced...

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...

Regional agency Andrew’s Estates has opened its seventh branch on the Wirral, making it the largest independent to operate in the...

Square foot prices at one of central London’s most controversial new developments - Nine Elms - are down eight per cent...

This week, 25 years ago the world's first website went live to those of us who were around then.  Amazingly, despite the...

Housing appears to have a disappointingly low priority in the new Theresa May-led Cabinet - at least judging from the time...

Leaders’ plans for significant expansion in 2016 remain undeterred by Brexit with eight new branches added to its national network in...

Countrywide says it is too early to say whether the stamp duty surcharge introduced in the spring has had any significant...

Brandon Lewis, the housing minister, is backing Theresa May as a crowded field of candidates begin seeking support to become leader...

One of London’s most outspoken estate agents claims the prime minister who succeeds David Cameron could appoint a chancellor who will...

The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...

Dear Sales Doctor, I'm aware I sound robotic when qualifying an applicant and don't know how to change it; any ideas? When an...

A number of estate and letting agents have this week announced key appointments and business expansions.  Estate agency John Shepherd is set...

Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt is one of 10 property industry entries in the ‘Power 100 Women’ list compiled by business...

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...

Who are you? I’m the champion of local owner managed estate agents, leading them in the fight to beat the competition   What...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team has over the weekend repeated its intention to investigate allegations of so-called portal juggling...

An executive director at hybrid estate agency EweMove has hit out at the government’s apparent support for innovation in the house...

Inheritance tax receipts taken by HM Revenue and Customs jumped to a record high of £4.6 billion in 2015-2016 according to...

Respected westcountry estate agent Chris Wood is to offer consultancy and training courses through new industry training group Agency Mentors. Wood, who...

Estates Gazette has published a candid article suggesting the explicit hiring of prostitutes by delegates to the annual MIPIM conference may...

Estate Agent Today’s editor Graham Norwood has won a Gold award as Property Blogger of the Year at the prestigious annual...

Countrywide’s chief executive, Alison Platt, has been named as one of the 50 most powerful people in Britain’s property industry by...

The Budget's over, Easter is a week away, and agents are preparing for the busiest time of year - whatever the...

An estate agent is complaining to Rightmove about what he says is its ‘misleading’ method of calculating and publicising leads.  Like many...

Leaders has acquired another agency just weeks after absorbing another agency in the same region.  Tudor Estates was founded in 1959 and...

The service charges for new-build flats coming on to the market this year are on average 96 per cent higher than...

Morgan Stanley says fears over a possible UK exit from the EU and other global economic uncertainty could lead to “a...

We're all wise to the fact that spring is typically the busiest time of year for the property market. The financial...

A Strutt & Parker senior partner has dismissed speculation that the residential arm of his agency is about to be taken...

Shepherd Direct Limited - best known for owning the Century 21 UK franchise business which has 50 operators across England -...

A new agency called Sphere Estates will launch next month following a management buy-out of high end overseas property agency Abercrombie...

The UK is filled with popular historic locations. Naturally, Surrey is a popular choice for buyers looking for homes with historic...

A report from anti-corruption campaign group Transparency International says British estate agents reported only 179 suspicions of money laundering in a...

Chancellor George Osborne remains convinced that his stamp duty reforms of a year ago benefit over 95 per cent of home...

There’s no escaping it now. The John Lewis advert has been released, the weather is almost as cold as it should...

The French government has taken billionaire Foxtons founder Jon Hunt to the High Court over his attempt to dig a so-called...

Up Estates, an online estate agency operating chiefly in Coventry, Nuneaton and Hinckley, says it will next year open a string...

Hunters has four more offices in south east England - the former Black & White Estates branches in Ashford, Folkestone, Hythe...

Jon Hunt, the property billionaire who founded, ran and then sold Foxtons, is worth a cool £1.186 billion - yet is...

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a policeman was struck by a car and killed following a...

Two men have been arrested following the break-in at a Merseyside estate and letting agency which ended with a police officer...

Mystery surrounds the motive behind a break-in at an estate and letting agency which ended with a police officer being hit...

An estate agency analyst has queried whether the £2 billion spent on the equity loan Help To Buy scheme in England...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it wants to see 'minimum competency' requirements for sales and letting agents to handle...

An agent is using social media to help homeless ex-service personnel move into empty properties free of charge - and he...

Data from Countrywide Group shows the potential volatility that exists in the much-discussed Prime Central London housing market, simply because of...

Zoopla Property Group is reported to be looking for a new headquarters to house its property portals and recent acquisition, the...

An unusual story of hard-to-sell homes has emerged from Northumberland where a kind of new town, established in the 1960s, is...

An agent has defended his decision to put 142 photographs of a property on its Rightmove listing after an unexpected criticism...

It’s been a tough week for the reputation of some estate agents but across the country the industry continues to do...

There is yet more opposition to proposals for the reform of land and estate ownership in Scotland, put forward by the...

There has been a strong reaction against proposals to reform the ownership of estates and other substantial land holdings in Scotland. The...

An estate agency that has been operating in a historic pub in St. John’s Wood has been ordered to vacate by...

A financial advisory firm based in Ewloe, Flintshire has launched a sales and lettings estate agency service.  Chesterton Grant Estate Agents will...

An East Midlands estate agency has had a regional press advert banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).  Kirk Estates Ltd had...

John D Wood & Co is launching an international department, promising properties ranging from urban pieds-à-terre to Caribbean beach houses, from...

Figures from a prime central London agency show a 400 per cent rise in sales to African buyers in the year to...

Gentrification is a divisive, provocative issue, but why are estate agents (especially Foxtons) appearing to bear the brunt of the public’s...

A firm described as one of the country’s 20 best small estate agencies has closed both of its offices. Estate Agent Today...

Raine Countess Spencer - the daughter of novelist Barbara Cartland - has opened the latest Harrods Estates prime central London branch...

Hamptons International has been slapped down by the Advertising Standards Authority for not making it clear that some lettings fees were...

It seems like every day there’s a new article about On The Market. Usually it consists something Zoopla have said, followed...

Regents Estate Agents and Mortgages (REM) contacted Fairfield with the intentions of updating their old displays with bright LED Light Pockets™....

The 800 lettings and estate agents and industry suppliers who packed the ballroom at London’s Park Lane Hilton on Friday witnessed...