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02 January 2021
From: Features

Community spirit is definitely alive and well in the Midlands where people have gone above and beyond to support a local...
24 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The industry seems almost back to normal. Not the ‘new normal’ we spoke so much of a few weeks and months ago,...
12 December 2020
From: Features

Hello and welcome to our latest doffing of the cap in honour of those in our industry fund-raising for great causes....
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

With just over two weeks to go to Christmas and the well-deserved break for the industry, we’re delighted that your pictures...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A digital resource hub for estate agents launches a new product today, claiming to shorten transaction times. Sort Move, which has been...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Free-to-list portal group OneDome claims 425 estate agency branches joined its listing services last month, OneDome Group operates two portals, OneDome and...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...
28 November 2020
From: Features

Rezi’s integration with Zapier has transformed the way in which estate agents can now save time, money and resource. Agents are...
27 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...
21 November 2020
From: Features

Hello and welcome to your regular Friday charity round-up from the industry - appropriately enough on the day of the latest...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Lifesycle, the platform built by Iceberg Digital to help estate and letting agents work smarter, continues to launch new features and...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A new portal-style PropTech product has launched and wants to recruit estate agents to its fold - despite describing the way...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agent in Liverpool has adopted the unusual technique of urging vendors to sell now “before prices crash.” Clearly unworried about...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The green light for a vacant office building in the capital to be redeveloped into residential housing has been given after...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hefty increases in taxes on the purchase and sale of holiday homes and buy to let properties are expected in the...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News

OneDome, which operates two free-to-list property listing sites, says it’s had a record month as it strives to build an alternative...
27 August 2020
From: Breaking News

OneDome has released a list of High Street agencies that have signed up to its free-to-list portal and sister website Nethouseprices -...
30 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Two companies that persuaded property investors to pay as much as £25,000 for a parking space have been wound up in...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The industry’s first virtual awards event has taken place with hundreds of agents participating courtesy of YouTube. Winners of the prestigious ESTAS...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Government figures show the 218,975 properties within Greater London have Chinese owners - and two agents say there will be more...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A raft of changes in the senior management of Strutt & Parker is being heralded as part of a “shift towards...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority - which yesterday announced it had disqualified two estate agency directors for their parts in a...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

High-end agency Beauchamp Estates is claiming to have bagged the capital’s biggest deal during the lockdown period - a mansion which...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The founder of OnTheMarket has revealed why the portal floated on the stock market and why Ian Springett was the right...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Veteran estate agency owner Paul Rooney has again featured as the most wealthy individual agency owner in the annual Sunday Times...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman has announced the expulsion of eight agencies, all for contravening TPO codes of practice. Most of the expulsions were...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - yes it’s Friday in case you lost track, and that means it’s Agents Do Charity day: and once again...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News

One of prime central London’s most respected estate agencies is warning that it could take until spring 2021 for the luxury...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The government is being urged to allow estate and lettings agents to return to work as soon as possible when the...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...
04 April 2020
From: Features

Kays Estates in the north of England - one of the agencies ‘powered by Keller Williams’ - has prepared packs for...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s best known high-end independent estate agencies is marketing a home for £22.5m and hopes it finds a...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The head of SEO at Rightmove has defected to a rival portal, Residential People. Farhaad Saleh was responsible for all of Rightmove's...
12 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The HomeOwners Alliance, a leading property consumer group, has now suggested it has some concerns about the government’s First Homes scheme. This...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Estate agents concerned over security breaches will be closely analysing what happens with a case concerning a London firm’s compromised email...
30 January 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Welcome to another Agents Do Charity, meaning it’s not just Friday but also a day to think about fund-raising in the...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News

A property portal says that it’s going to remain free to list for estate and letting agents - and that pledge...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello, and with the countdown to Christmas well and truly on we’re delighted to bring you two more festive fun displays...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agent in London claims he did £53m of property deals within hours of the Conservative victory in the General...
16 December 2019
From: Breaking News

He portrays himself as a scourge of the Remoaner elite and a champion of the people, but when it comes to...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

London’s specialist mews estate agency, Lurot Brand, is opening a new office in the capital. Established in 1971 and widely regarded as...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of...
07 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A 10 point manifesto to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by prominent campaigner Louie Burns, of The Leasehold Solutions Group. The 10...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Another estate agency has come out in favour of reservation agreements. High-end agency Chestertons says transactions currently fall through too frequently and the...
29 October 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s most prominent estate agents has given renewed backing to a pilot project on reservation agreements, being tested...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the legends of property journalism, Anne Ashworth, has left her position as editor of The Times’ highly regarded Bricks...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A high-end estate agency which describes itself as 'the world's only global lifestyle real estate company' is recruiting new partner agents. Quintessentially...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News

In a revival of the Natter’s day in the life of series, I catch up with Rajeev Nayyar, managing director of...
05 October 2019
From: Features

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading estate agents is leading the calls on Chancellor Sajid Javid to sort out the government’s stamp...
21 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Savills says it’s not commenting on whether it will list on Zoopla in the future. Last week Knight Frank - which in...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...
10 August 2019
From: Features

A retirement development specialist is warning buyers on such schemes to beware unexpected clauses or restrictions which they may not have...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your regular weekly column giving all the key appointments news in the...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading estate agents says shifting the burden of stamp duty away from the buyer - which is...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

If agents ran their databases more efficiently, the property portals might find themselves redundant. Controversial opening statement aside, the reality is that...
10 July 2019
From: Features

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...
06 July 2019
From: Features

A firm that offers a white-labelled online agency platform to traditional High Street agents has signed up a new customer. love2move was...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...
25 May 2019
From: Features

One of the capital’s most outspoken estate agents at the upper end of the market has given eye-watering statistics to show...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News

North East England regional agency chain Bradley Hall has amended details for a property listed on its website following a complaint...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A new portal for the prime London property market has launched this week, recruiting a string of big-name agents. Vyomm, founded by...
14 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today understands that Countrywide has started a programme involving branch closures and redeployment of staff. Unlike other branch closure programmes by...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Proceedings against an estate agent at the centre of a fees cartel case have been dropped following his agreement not to stand as...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A top London estate agent says the humble For Sale board remains the cheapest and most effective marketing tool - even...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The owner of a home for sale has complained to the Advertising Standards Authority after seeing it marketed on Zoopla -...
10 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A statement this morning from the government says that property details must use Imperial Measurements after Britain leaves the EU. The Imperial...
01 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello - here we are once again with the weekly round-up of key moves in the agency and related industries. We’re letting...
18 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Maverick Cornish estate agent Chris Wood has quit the industry with a stinging attack on those who have “taken their toll”...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s executive chairman and group managing director have spoken to Estate Agent Today about the impact of Brexit on the company,...
07 March 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s not just the high-end market for homes in the south east that’s hit by Brexit according to the Guild of...
06 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The demand for rural properties is high, and with 20.7% of England’s population in countryside areas, estate agents have a large...
02 March 2019
From: Features

Another estate agency has closed one of its prime London offices as the capital’s most exclusive areas continue to be hit...
26 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A London estate agent says his system of ‘moral agreements’ between sellers and buyers prevents chains collapsing and means his company has...
08 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks might have the last laugh - its biggest critic is ditching his High Street office and making his own agency online. Controversial...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News

North east England regional chain Bradley Hall Chartered Surveyors and Estate Agents has launched a new office in Hexham as its...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The online publication aimed at London’s high-rolling property professionals, Prime Resi, has named what it believes to be the capital’s 10...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

HM Land Registry’s ambitious digitisation plans continue apace with news that it is to consider Blockchain in a bid to speed...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News

A maverick estate agent pictured wearing a yellow vest has threatened to mount what he calls a “civil protest” if Brexit...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Part of the Arun Estates Group has rebranded - by dropping the ‘& Partners’ element of its name. The agency formerly known...
15 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to another PJT, your regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Please keep us informed of...
14 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello, and the wind-down to the Big Day continues with more pictures of your agency offices. Thanks so much, firstly, to Becky...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News

So this is (almost) it. Next week may be a quiet one for business as vendors and landlords alike begin to...
14 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The world may be going crazy outside but we’re delighted to tell you that in the estate agency industry it’s still...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News

We’re delighted to say we’ve had a fantastic response to our call for pictures and videos of your decorated offices -...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News

High-end agency Harrods Estates is not content with selling homes in London’s infamous challenging market - now it’s marketing a box...
28 November 2018
From: Breaking News

An estate agency has had to alter a listing on Rightmove following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. Gravesend-based Waterman House...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s not just the Cabinet and the government where jobs are in flux - there are plenty of moves to announce...
19 November 2018
From: Breaking News

People now expect a streamlined, digital-first experience from every single service they interact with - and the lettings industry is no...
14 November 2018
From: Features

A first-time agent who has previously owned a retail franchise and some buy to let units, has bought the Century 21 franchise...
08 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Two local estate agencies are entering a strategic partnership to market properties together, allowing them to list the properties on the...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Bored with Brexit? Baffled by the backstop? Troubled by the transition period? Well here’s a promise - there’s no mention of the...
19 October 2018
From: Breaking News

London agency Stirling Ackroyd has announced its third acquisition in the course of a year. It’s only 15 months ago that Stirling...
16 October 2018
From: Breaking News

The Competitions and Markets Authority says the result of its latest probe into estate agencies’ possible infringement of the Competition Act...
08 October 2018
From: Breaking News

One of London’s highest profile and most outspoken estate agent chiefs has scolded ‘Maybot’ Theresa May on the day she is to...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Today’s long-awaited debate staged by fledgling PropTech platform Best Agent will address the issue of how the agency industry can most...
26 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A London estate agent who works closely with High Net Worth overseas buyers has hit out a proposed law which he...
18 September 2018
From: Breaking News

South east agency RH & RW Clutton is marking its 275th year in business, with the claim that it is thought...
21 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Oakwood Homes, a four-branch sales and lettings agency operating across East Kent, has acquired Parkland Estates, a single-branch firm based in...
14 August 2018
From: Breaking News

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,...
11 August 2018
From: Features

One of London’s leading estate agents says Brexit has had at worst a neutral effect on the housing market and may...
08 August 2018
From: Breaking News

We may be well into August but there’s little sign of a holiday for our industry, with a string of big...
06 August 2018
From: Breaking News

A disciplinary investigation by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has blown the lid on the infamous fee-fixing cartel scandal involving estate...
20 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has today issued a three-point guidance note for estate agents, including controversial interpretations of what constitutes a...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The fast-expanding Spicerhaart group has launched its own in-house Property Marketing Academy and has secured a well-known industry trainer and coach...
18 July 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s a new twist in the row between a Cornish agent and the Advertising Standards Authority. The row revolves around a tweet...
16 July 2018
From: Breaking News

A property software guru says he wants PropTech firms to join with him in an ‘open platform’ which would allow smaller...
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority says its compliance team is considering its next steps following the refusal of estate agency PDQ Estates...
12 July 2018
From: Breaking News

An agent from Cornwall who has waged a long-running campaign against online agencies in general and Purplebricks in particular has been...
11 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Boy it‘s hot out there, with little end in sight yet. That’s the good news. Now the even better news -...
29 June 2018
From: Breaking News

One of Countrywide’s former allies in the City broker community - independent corporate advisor Numis - has downgraded the troubled agency...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello - if it’s Monday, it must be Property Jobs Today, your chance to see a snapshot of the key moves...
18 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Peter Rollings is one of the most respected and best-known figures in property, having helped to rapidly grow Foxtons (where he...
16 June 2018
From: Features

One of the best known and respected country agents has returned to Countrywide after 12 months working with Arun Estates. Jill Bennetts...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News

An outspoken estate agent has given the government a clear message - get off our backs , ease the red tape...
01 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - and just because it’s half term, don’t think the industry has...
01 June 2018
From: Breaking News

One of London’s best known high-end estate agents, Gary Hersham, says corruption crackdowns in this country and overseas may be deterring...
31 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate agents don’t necessarily have the most eco-friendly image as an industry - but here’s one who’s really making a statement...
15 May 2018
From: Breaking News

It went largely unreported when news broke last week but now the suggestion that home owners should pay a surcharge if...
15 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Ever wondered what it’s like to be on the frontline of property journalism? Well, wonder no more, as our very own...
05 May 2018
From: Features

An estate agency has been ordered to pay £841 to a council - because it failed to provide paperwork about its...
24 April 2018
From: Breaking News

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...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Scottish high-end agency Galbraith has revealed how one of the smallest and most exclusive property sectors in Britain - Scottish country...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has returned to the fray after recent controversies with a claim that home owners saved themselves over £140m in commission...
16 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The Conveyancing Association has backed the government’s calls for extensive reform of the buying and selling process, announced at the weekend. The...
12 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home. A floor...
07 April 2018
From: Features

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...
22 March 2018
From: Breaking News

So here’s another week’s great work being done by colleagues in our industry - and we’re very pleased to salute them. Everybody...
16 March 2018
From: Breaking News

UK measures to retaliate against alleged Russian government-sponsored nerve agent attack on former spy Sergei Skripal have excluded any attempt to...
15 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The long haul back for Countrywide appears to have begun with the first major name who left during the Alison Platt...
12 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today. If you haven’t caught this feature before, it’s a regular Monday opportunity...
26 February 2018
From: Breaking News

In its first release of performance figures under the ownership of BNP Paribas, the UK agency Strutt & Parker says it...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to our first Property Jobs Today, a weekly round-up of key job moves within estate and letting agencies...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News

In recent years January has become the month of detoxes, fad diets, health kicks such as Dry January and Veganuary, and...
27 January 2018
From: Features

The Financial Times has identified that 10 of the 21 tables at the notorious Presidents Club dinner last weekend were sponsored by...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Home owners seeking lease extensions may now have to pay more as a result of a controversial judgement handed down by...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News

With the year in full swing we have some more heroic fund-raising and grant-giving stories to tell this week. Thanks so much...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The Court of Appeal is today expected to rule on a legal battle which may be critical in determining the value...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News

There has been general surprise at the appointment of legal expert and outspoken Brexiteer Dominic Raab to the post of housing...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Arun Estates has launched what it describes as “a major new departure” - a fully-staffed High Street office but covering a...
09 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A senior figure in another regional estate agency group has expressed scepticism about the popularity of online choices for vendors. Last week...
08 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Arun Estates says his group’s four main operating companies are to become ‘premium brands’ through a mixture of marketing and PropTech...
05 January 2018
From: Breaking News

No one can ever accuse high-profile London agent Trevor Abrahmsohn of doing things the boring way That applies to closing a deal...
05 January 2018
From: Breaking News

One of prime London’s most senior estate agents says stamp duty is “strangling the residential property market” in areas of the...
18 December 2017
From: Breaking News

We have images from three more agency offices to show you today as the pictures keep rolling in - thanks so...
12 December 2017
From: Breaking News

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...
08 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The new contract for firms joining or re-signing to OnTheMarket is reported to have a restriction on acquisitions. It is said to...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Images from your decorated offices are coming in thick and fast. Today we’ve three different agencies on show below, to paraphrase Oliver...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The co-founder of online agency Estates Direct, who also previously worked for Propertyfinder, has become head of a property crowdfunding service. Ben...
29 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Members of the Relocation Agent Network are celebrating after a successful annual awards event in London, combined with keynote conference sessions...
22 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The spread and sophistication of financial crime in the UK in recent years has been unprecedented. Figures from UK Finance show that...
04 November 2017
From: Features

Chris Bell, a former chief executive of bookies’ organisation Ladbrokes, has been named as the non-executive chairman of Agents’ Mutual as...
03 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...
28 October 2017
From: Features

Six more High Street estate agencies have signed up to an online platform that allows them to offer customers a fixed-fee...
27 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Carter Jonas has made three key appointments to beef up its London team. Simon Scott has joined as an associate partner in...
06 October 2017
From: Breaking News

An analysis conducted by estate agency comparison website GetAgent has for the first time attempted to calculate how ‘local’ agencies' local property...
27 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Harrods Estates has recruited an ex-Savills sales negotiator with 10 years of experience working in prime central London. Michael Harte, who will work...
21 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Beauchamp Estates has announced that it will have a fourth prime central London office following its merger with Marylebone-based Hanover. The Marylebone...
11 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Let’s be honest - few people saw this coming. The 89 to 11 per cent majority amongst Agents’ Mutual members for...
08 September 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has informally resolved another complaint made against wording on Purplebricks’ website. A complainant suggested that the wording...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Arun Estates reports that it has netted an additional £350,000 in fees thanks to a scheme designed to woo vendors using online...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News

An analysis of data from HM Revenue and Customs reveals that inheritance tax paid by UK families has topped £5 billion...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...
04 August 2017
From: Features

Agents’ Mutual has confirmed that it proposes to form a new company, OnTheMarket plc, to list on the AIM market of...
04 August 2017
From: Breaking News

There has been general support from the industry for the government’s apparent intention to ban new homes in England being sold...
26 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority has released the full wording on its decision to give the go-ahead to ZPG’s acquisition of Expert...
25 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Estate agents are angry over delays in processing land searches by a local authority in the south west. The average land search time...
28 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...
23 June 2017
From: Features

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...
20 May 2017
From: Features

The boss of the UK's largest independent agency has called on the government to be 'radical' and consider a range of...
16 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Network Auctions has added 19 additional estate agency offices to its network so far this year. They include three offices of Chaffers...
09 May 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season. And, while Brexit and a shock snap general election are dominating...
06 May 2017
From: Features

The industry magazine Estates Gazette is reporting that Cluttons, the residential and commercial agency, has been bought out of pre-pack administration...
03 May 2017
From: Breaking News

The aftermath of Easter and shock announcement of a snap General Election have done little to stop the industry making plenty...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News

This actually happened - the names of the guilty have been withheld to protect the innocent. I live in Spain, Marbella actually,...
15 April 2017
From: Features

The seven branch independent sales and lettings agency Andrew's Estates has acquired a single office firm, Huyton Roberts, in the Wirral. Originally...
11 April 2017
From: Breaking News

This week I’m lucky enough to be out here in Cannes as a PropTech Ambassador for MIPIM, the international real estate...
15 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...
11 March 2017
From: Features

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...
04 March 2017
From: Features

Ministry of Justice probate fee changes coming into effect this spring will affect all individuals inheriting an estate worth more than...
03 March 2017
From: Breaking News

An estate agency in the north of England has complained to the Advertising Standards Authority about a rival firm’s claims saying...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Marsh & Parsons has expanded its Residential Development & Investment team - just one of a number of agencies to announce...
14 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...
11 February 2017
From: Features

Over 168,000 new homes were completed in the year to March 2016, according to data released by the government, over 15,500...
28 January 2017
From: Features

The Middle Eastern property development company Emaar - at one time the owner of Hamptons International estate agency - is using...
26 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The police are appealing for information after an estate agency branch in London had a window smashed on four occasions last...
23 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The go-ahead has been given to create a group aiming to unite independent estate and letting agents into a single powerful...
19 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...
14 January 2017
From: Features

Confusion surrounds the timing of the government’s eagerly-anticipated White Paper on housing. Respected property industry weekly magazine Estates Gazette has tweeted that...
12 January 2017
From: Breaking News

An estate agent in Newcastle upon Tyne, whose office was the target of arsonists, has resuscitated his business after the kindness...
10 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Christmas jumpers make a comeback this week, but just for one final time. It’s a new year so we’re still getting reports...
06 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has intervened after a series of complaints about adverts placed by estate agents and other property industry...
04 January 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s that strange period - the bit-in-the-middle between Christmas and New Year, when most agents are back in the office for...
30 December 2016
From: Breaking News

We’ve had almost three weeks of photographs and Mannequin Challenges from agents and we’re thrilled that they’re still coming in -...
22 December 2016
From: Breaking News

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

Countrywide’s share price closed slightly down again yesterday to finish trading at 176.0 after news emerged that the group was selling...
16 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Lambert Smith Hampton, the commercial arm of Countrywide, is to be put up for sale. LSH is one of Britain's oldest and...
15 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Prominent top end London estate agent Trevor Abrahmsohn says some homes in the higher levels of the market may now have...
07 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Best Estates, named New Agency of the Year at the recent Negotiator Awards, has opened its third office which aims to...
21 November 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s perhaps appropriate that we kick off this week’s Agents Do Charity with an appeal for winter clothing for the homeless...
18 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority says a Market Harborough firm's leaflet claiming it had 'more sales' than any other agent earlier this...
02 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The former ‘retail director’ of Countrywide’s south east operations, Keith Knight, has left the troubled agency group and has returned to...
31 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A Labour MP says a deal is now on the cards for an estate to be purchased after months of controversy,...
24 October 2016
From: Breaking News

When marketing a property for sale, there are a number of attributes that buyers and sellers today expect ‘as standard’, but...
23 September 2016
From: Features

Several agencies have refused to market properties on a social housing estate which was bought by private investors in January. The Mirror...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published details of four more cases in which it has 'informally resolved' complaints made against...
21 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A London estate agency has revealed that it is offering local homeowners cash incentives for valuations and instructions. Keating Estates, based in...
19 September 2016
From: Breaking News

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...
16 September 2016
From: Features

Two estate agencies have incorporated video footage on to their website homepages in order to promote their brands to prospective clients. Lumley...
16 September 2016
From: Breaking News

North West estate agency Gascoigne Halman has confirmed it is looking for acquisition opportunities. Yesterday the firm, which has 18 branches, announced...
13 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The huge rush to acquire buy-to-let property in the first quarter of the year ahead of the stamp duty change deadline...
09 September 2016
From: Features

Regional agency Andrew’s Estates has opened its seventh branch on the Wirral, making it the largest independent to operate in the...
01 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Square foot prices at one of central London’s most controversial new developments - Nine Elms - are down eight per cent...
17 August 2016
From: Breaking News

This week, 25 years ago the world's first website went live to those of us who were around then. Amazingly, despite the...
12 August 2016
From: Features

Housing appears to have a disappointingly low priority in the new Theresa May-led Cabinet - at least judging from the time...
18 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Leaders’ plans for significant expansion in 2016 remain undeterred by Brexit with eight new branches added to its national network in...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide says it is too early to say whether the stamp duty surcharge introduced in the spring has had any significant...
05 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Brandon Lewis, the housing minister, is backing Theresa May as a crowded field of candidates begin seeking support to become leader...
01 July 2016
From: Breaking News

One of London’s most outspoken estate agents claims the prime minister who succeeds David Cameron could appoint a chancellor who will...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...
17 June 2016
From: Features

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...
03 June 2016
From: Features

A number of estate and letting agents have this week announced key appointments and business expansions. Estate agency John Shepherd is set...
26 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt is one of 10 property industry entries in the ‘Power 100 Women’ list compiled by business...
19 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...
10 May 2016
From: Features

Who are you? I’m the champion of local owner managed estate agents, leading them in the fight to beat the competition What...
03 May 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team has over the weekend repeated its intention to investigate allegations of so-called portal juggling...
03 May 2016
From: Breaking News

An executive director at hybrid estate agency EweMove has hit out at the government’s apparent support for innovation in the house...
12 April 2016
From: Breaking News

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

Respected westcountry estate agent Chris Wood is to offer consultancy and training courses through new industry training group Agency Mentors. Wood, who...
01 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Estates Gazette has published a candid article suggesting the explicit hiring of prostitutes by delegates to the annual MIPIM conference may...
29 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today’s editor Graham Norwood has won a Gold award as Property Blogger of the Year at the prestigious annual...
23 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s chief executive, Alison Platt, has been named as one of the 50 most powerful people in Britain’s property industry by...
22 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The Budget's over, Easter is a week away, and agents are preparing for the busiest time of year - whatever the...
18 March 2016
From: Breaking News

An estate agent is complaining to Rightmove about what he says is its ‘misleading’ method of calculating and publicising leads. Like many...
10 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Leaders has acquired another agency just weeks after absorbing another agency in the same region. Tudor Estates was founded in 1959 and...
10 March 2016
From: Breaking News

The service charges for new-build flats coming on to the market this year are on average 96 per cent higher than...
09 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Morgan Stanley says fears over a possible UK exit from the EU and other global economic uncertainty could lead to “a...
03 March 2016
From: Breaking News

We're all wise to the fact that spring is typically the busiest time of year for the property market. The financial...
23 February 2016
From: Sponsored Content

A Strutt & Parker senior partner has dismissed speculation that the residential arm of his agency is about to be taken...
18 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Shepherd Direct Limited - best known for owning the Century 21 UK franchise business which has 50 operators across England -...
08 January 2016
From: Breaking News

A new agency called Sphere Estates will launch next month following a management buy-out of high end overseas property agency Abercrombie...
02 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The UK is filled with popular historic locations. Naturally, Surrey is a popular choice for buyers looking for homes with historic...
27 November 2015
From: Features

A report from anti-corruption campaign group Transparency International says British estate agents reported only 179 suspicions of money laundering in a...
24 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Chancellor George Osborne remains convinced that his stamp duty reforms of a year ago benefit over 95 per cent of home...
23 November 2015
From: Breaking News

There’s no escaping it now. The John Lewis advert has been released, the weather is almost as cold as it should...
13 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The French government has taken billionaire Foxtons founder Jon Hunt to the High Court over his attempt to dig a so-called...
12 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Up Estates, an online estate agency operating chiefly in Coventry, Nuneaton and Hinckley, says it will next year open a string...
05 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Hunters has four more offices in south east England - the former Black & White Estates branches in Ashford, Folkestone, Hythe...
03 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Jon Hunt, the property billionaire who founded, ran and then sold Foxtons, is worth a cool £1.186 billion - yet is...
02 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a policeman was struck by a car and killed following a...
07 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Two men have been arrested following the break-in at a Merseyside estate and letting agency which ended with a police officer...
06 October 2015
From: Breaking News

Mystery surrounds the motive behind a break-in at an estate and letting agency which ended with a police officer being hit...
06 October 2015
From: Breaking News

An estate agency analyst has queried whether the £2 billion spent on the equity loan Help To Buy scheme in England...
30 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it wants to see 'minimum competency' requirements for sales and letting agents to handle...
28 September 2015
From: Breaking News

An agent is using social media to help homeless ex-service personnel move into empty properties free of charge - and he...
22 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Data from Countrywide Group shows the potential volatility that exists in the much-discussed Prime Central London housing market, simply because of...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group is reported to be looking for a new headquarters to house its property portals and recent acquisition, the...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News

An unusual story of hard-to-sell homes has emerged from Northumberland where a kind of new town, established in the 1960s, is...
03 September 2015
From: Breaking News

An agent has defended his decision to put 142 photographs of a property on its Rightmove listing after an unexpected criticism...
03 August 2015
From: Breaking News

It’s been a tough week for the reputation of some estate agents but across the country the industry continues to do...
10 July 2015
From: Breaking News

There is yet more opposition to proposals for the reform of land and estate ownership in Scotland, put forward by the...
25 June 2015
From: Breaking News

There has been a strong reaction against proposals to reform the ownership of estates and other substantial land holdings in Scotland. The...
24 June 2015
From: Breaking News

An estate agency that has been operating in a historic pub in St. John’s Wood has been ordered to vacate by...
01 June 2015
From: Breaking News

A financial advisory firm based in Ewloe, Flintshire has launched a sales and lettings estate agency service. Chesterton Grant Estate Agents will...
29 May 2015
From: Breaking News

An East Midlands estate agency has had a regional press advert banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Kirk Estates Ltd had...
28 May 2015
From: Breaking News

John D Wood & Co is launching an international department, promising properties ranging from urban pieds-à-terre to Caribbean beach houses, from...
21 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Figures from a prime central London agency show a 400 per cent rise in sales to African buyers in the year to...
11 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Gentrification is a divisive, provocative issue, but why are estate agents (especially Foxtons) appearing to bear the brunt of the public’s...
06 May 2015
From: Features

A firm described as one of the country’s 20 best small estate agencies has closed both of its offices. Estate Agent Today...
06 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Raine Countess Spencer - the daughter of novelist Barbara Cartland - has opened the latest Harrods Estates prime central London branch...
05 May 2015
From: Breaking News

Hamptons International has been slapped down by the Advertising Standards Authority for not making it clear that some lettings fees were...
23 April 2015
From: Breaking News

It seems like every day there’s a new article about On The Market. Usually it consists something Zoopla have said, followed...
22 April 2015
From: Sponsored Content

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