Archive

Agents from Leaders are getting into the Platinum Jubilee spirit across the country. The brand’s branches have added a royal touch to...

Industry charity and mentoring group Agents Together is planning to help firms prioritise mental wellbeing. It has developed a checklist that agents...

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...

OnTheMarket has expanded its partnership with agency coaching brand Property Academy. The exclusive commercial relationship was agreed last year, giving full-fee paying...

Fundraising frolics by agents and property professionals this week include bike rides and triathlon challenges, plus the charity award season returns. Remember,...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

A legal expert has suggested that Metaverse sales could eventually become part of a property chain. The Metaverse is the latest trend...

It’s easy to overestimate the importance of something in one’s own industry or work, but there seems good reason for believing...

More than half of those working within the property sector are suffering from higher levels of fatigue or stress, due to...

First off, here at EAT we hope everyone enjoyed the Easter celebrations and didn’t eat too much chocolate! Despite the Easter break,...

One of the biggest names in agency has been appointed as chairperson of the board at BidX1, one of Europe’s leading...

OnTheMarket has revealed it is expanding the scope and scale of its successful Town Hall initiative in response to growing demand...

Spring may be struggling to break through the clouds but agents are continuing to step up for good causes. The humanitarian crisis...

One of the country’s leading estate agents has played down the significance of the latest house price index which at first...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, the weekly round up of fund-raising in our industry. Once more our thoughts are...

A high profile London estate agency has appointed two so-called Wellness Ambassadors to look after the mental health and wellbeing of...

A new service has been set up by Agents Giving to highlight how the industry can help the humanitarian effort in...

Hello and welcome to the weekend, and another ADC - our chance to pay tribute to fundraisers throughout our industry. Want to...

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...

Storm clouds continue to gather over the UK economy with growing inflation, another likely interest rate rise, and a warning from...

As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...

A prominent trade body says the property industry must do more to recognise and support those with mental health issues. The Association...

A prominent estate agency figure is urging the industry to dig deep to help the Ukrainian humanitarian effort. Arun Group managing director...

The OneDome group websites - OneDome itself and nethouseprices - are launching their largest ever advertising campaign. It will target buyers and...

The market boom goes on, for now at least. In February, house prices rose at their fastest since June 2007 according to...

A leading London agency has launched an urgent appeal for goods and equipment to be handed in to its offices today...

Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...

These are undeniably darker days as news comes through of a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine - we have the first agency...

The government is considering seizing British property owned by Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list without paying compensation. The Financial Times says Housing...

Agents are being told by a trade body to conduct more frequent risk reviews and check purchaser identities against up to...

One of the UK’s leading economic experts is to be the speaker at a Rightmove seminar this week, considering whether events...

No matter how dark the news, there’s light in our industry thanks to so many agents and suppliers doing good deeds....

Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

The link up between the English Football League and a top estate agency is to go on for a third year...

Will he stay or will he go? You don’t need me to say who ‘he’ is - it’s the only story...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

Barely three weeks into the new year and we’re already talking about plans to raise tens, perhaps hundreds, of thousands of...

Estate Agent Today understands that the civil servant who has been at the heart of plans to reform the house buying...

OnTheMarket agents are to have access to the prospecting tool SmartMail, produced by data firm Sprift. SmartMail is a canvassing and prospecting...

Welcome to 2022 and the first Agents Do Charity of the New Year. We’re all learning to live with Covid a little...

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...

There’s lots of talk of people moving over within estate agency to be self-employed so they can chase the dream of...

With barely more than a week before Christmas, we’re delighted to bring you more heartwarming stories from agents. Despite the difficulties of...

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...

One of the country’s leading experts in estate agency reviews has given advice to agents on how they can best use...

In a first for the Natter, this week's interview is a video affair, with me posing the questions to Stephen Brown,...

Tomorrow sees the Relocation Agent Network’s first in-person conference since 2019.   The event, at the Metropole Hilton in Birmingham, will focus...

The Good Estate Agent, set up in 2010, is slashing its franchise fee - it claims the reductions are for Black...

Well it’s about time isn’t it? We mean winter - it’s here at last, with white, wintry weather that gets us...

Agents must have a robust plan in place in case they are subjected to a ransomware cyber attack, says the Guild...

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

A PropTech platform is urging agents to keep in touch with clients on their databases to increase their chances of future...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

We’ve probably all learned to be a little less cynical about politicians in recent weeks, given the tragic events. We perhaps...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

The Guild of Property Professionals launches its Autumn/Winter 2021 Tour this week - the first time its members have met in person...

As a character from a fairly well-known TV show once said, winter is coming and we’re all contemplating where 2021 has...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - an opportunity for you to catch up with charity news from...

The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...

Spicerhaart - which is radically reshaping its structure to encourage hybrid operations and working from home as part of a new...

Agents are being advised to go above and beyond the legal requirements for anti-money laundering requirements.  Paul Offley, compliance officer for The...

The ESTAS Forum scheduled for the morning of the annual awards ceremony on October 22 has been postponed - but the...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - another opportunity to see how our industry is doing great work...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

It’s been a dramatic week in the world of politics – and this has led to another new Housing Secretary, in...

Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

A London agency has launched a Wellbeing At Work initiative to help agents and other staff as they return to the...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another edition of good will and cheer generated by the industry’s fund-raising heroes. It’s...

In this article, the team at Iceberg Digital outline why agents should consider attending the Estate Agency X event as well...

A prominent prime London estate agent has been awarded £180,000 by a compensation panel following her victory earlier this year in...

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are.  Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...

We are living in the age of information. Our working and personal lives are underpinned by software, data and technology to...

A long-standing agency says it’s proud that some of its most successful recent recruits have absolutely no industry experience. Felicity J Lord...

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

Bramleys says it’s to resume property auctions in October. The auction will be the first held since March 2020. Previous auctions have been...

Hello and welcome to another round-up of our industry’s wonderful work for good causes. Before we salute this week’s heroes, our usual...

Purplebricks’ chief executive says a £4m marketing blitz scheduled for the autumn will go ahead despite the upheaval caused by the...

It’s a great sign of our slow but reassuring return to normality when much-missed fundraising events make a welcome comeback -...

Kevin Thomas, the long time director at Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings, is retiring from the industry after more than 40...

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...

It’s British Grand Prix weekend, one of the big events on the sporting calendar and this year back with a full...

Property auctioneer Auction House has recorded its best first half results in its 14-year history, and says it’s going to continue...

One of the most senior politicians involved in the property industry is embroiled in a row over her anti-Marcus Rashford social...

Purplebricks is to launch an extensive marketing campaign after this summer’s Olympics to emphasise the local knowledge of its 600 agents...

From July 19 it is likely that business owners, including agencies and industry suppliers, will no longer have to ask staff...

There’s no need for excuses if you’re not fund raising for good causes on Saturday evening - tens of millions will...

Property auctions have boomed during the pandemic, despite auction houses having to quickly move away from their traditional in-room events since...

Working from home used to get a bad rap. With the phrase mocked as ‘shirking from home’, homeworkers were often seen...

Industry trade body Propertymark has unveiled a digital expansion programme. A statement from the organisation says this initiative shows new chief executive...

“A hybrid offering, which serves customers of all needs and capabilities, is what we should all be working towards.” Following Aconveyancing opening...

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...

It’s great to enjoy hospitality inside now...but it’s even better to fundraise, perhaps outside in the spring and summer weather. It’ll...

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US and led by Adam Day, a veteran of three online firms -...

It’s been quite a week for the rental sector. Lettings agents and landlords have had such a torrid time in recent years...

Brexit means that the UK’s anti-money laundering laws are no longer governed by the European Union (EU), but any estate agents...

Changes to the way the property market operates over the last year - with increased flexibility and remote interactions - has...

In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...

Hello and if it’s the end of the week it’s time for Agents Do Charity -  your opportunity to respect all...

As an estate agent, you should of course be performing robust Know Your Customer (KYC) checks as part of your Anti-Money...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity as we are on the threshold of May why not get on to the...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...

Propertymark has shortlisted five of the 700 or so PropTech suppliers in the UK, as part of the trade body’s REACH...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - and it’s a special look at plans for this year by our own...

A high flying agent with experience at a string of top end companies has set up an online business with his...

Conveyancers should consider the provision of electric vehicle parking and charging in transactions according to a legal company. Law firm says that...

Boomin co-founder Kenny Bruce says the UK economy should now be opening up thanks to the success of the Coronavirus vaccines. In...

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...

Later this year, on October 22, the ESTAS 2021 will take place in London. The glittering ceremony will welcome property professionals...

The increasingly common live-streaming of property viewings is becoming a source of lead generation according to an industry supplier. The creators of...

Agencies and suppliers today mark International Women’s Day with events and declarations shining a light on the achievements of female colleagues and...

As a property agent, fancy marketing terminology such as ‘omnichannel’ might not hold too much interest for you right now. We’re in...

A panel of estate agents recently participated in a webinar to discuss the benefits of livestream open house viewings. The webinar, part...

It might be tempting during the pandemic to focus simply on the business, yet many agents have been turning their attention...

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...

On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...

Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...

The Chancellor is considering extending the stamp duty holiday for a short period according to a newspaper report this morning. The Daily...

As we move towards the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the first lockdown, it is a good time to reflect...

The biggest awards in the residential property sector, The ESTAS, has confirmed an autumn date for its main 2021 event.  Traditionally the...

Almost a year ago the government announced that estate and lettings agencies were to be included in the business rates relief...

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

I have written this column for over four years. I started writing it at a time when no-one really knew anything...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors last night announced a dramatic U-turn in the controversy over a report by an independent...

The Sunday Times has made new and detailed allegations regarding the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. For some weeks the newspaper has...

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...

At the start of December 2020, a select handful of agents attended a private online event to see the latest news...

The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...

Solicitors’ leaders say members of their industry are suffering mental health problems as a result of the workload to meet the...

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

We’re just a few days from December so why not get into the festive spirit a little early and get some...

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...

A PropTech platform that says it halves the time taken for transactions has just completed a multi-million pound investment round. Coadjute - which...

As you may have seen over the weekend, the long-running Property Natter column – penned by Angels Media chief executive, Nat...

Purplebricks recently launched a meditation service to help buyers and sellers manage stress. You might disagree with the idea, but moving...

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...

Hello again - the good news is it’s Friday and even better news is it’s Agents Do Charity, celebrating the industry’s great...

We all know what the problem is, but what’s the solution? The problem is that landlords, thinking they offer a valuable service...

A leading agency says so-called Covid Clauses are being inserted into contracts as buyers become increasingly cautious ahead of a possible...

Boomin, the new portal being set up by the founders of Purplebricks, is holding a series of confidential webinars next week...

The regional agency group which master-minded the Say No To Rightmove campaign has made a big commitment to the future of...

Hello and welcome to the start of the weekend and that means it's time for Agents Do Charity. Each week, we publicise...

The National Association of Estate Agents is inviting members to join a panel reviewing new PropTech produced as a result of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...

You might be forgiven for thinking we’ve been cheated out of our Bank Holidays this year, as so many fell during...

A developer working in collaboration with Silverstone race circuit is creating homes inside the track, near one of the motor racing...

The Federation of Independent Agents has announced its latest partnership - this time with a live-streaming viewing service called Gavl. The platform...

Savills has held its fourth remote auction, raising some £32m with an 82 per cent success rate - making it the...

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

An agent in Hertfordshire says he routinely secures 5,000 visits to ‘live open houses’ on Facebook Live, and have on one...

National Crime Agency officers working as part of a Paramilitary Crime Task Force have searched a home in Belfast and have...

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...

The ESTAS Group says it will combine its awards events for agents, conveyancers and mortgage brokers in one ceremony in May...

NAEA Propertymark is partnering with a service called REACH UK, to promote selected PropTech start ups to agents who may need...

There are high hopes that the new stamp duty holiday will make an already busy market even busier - but not...

Have you ever wondered how industry-specific software and property portals have influenced the typical estate agency of today? A new book, which...

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...

It’s official – the property market is back open for business. Estate agents have started to unfurlough staff and many are...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

The biggest awards for the agency sector - The ESTAS - will now be a virtual event on Friday July 3,...

An estate agency is running a series of five webinars aimed at helping agent discover new business strategies for the post-Covid...

The chief executive of NAEA Propertymark says he expects specific government guidance later this week for estate agents to return to...

The Agents Here To Help initiative, launched recently by Kristjan Byfield of The Depositary, is now developing fast and becoming a...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

Three more property players have been in touch to share what they're doing to help their staff during lockdown - there...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

Lockdown may be over soon - but who knows what a relaxation of the current restrictions will really mean for our...

Agents and in some cases their brokers continue to do battle with insurers in a bid to secure pay-outs on their...

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

With a lengthy lockdown already behind us one might think that fund-raising was a step too far - but not for...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

A high-profile regional agency is “cracking on” with support for a hospice for children and young people that cannot raise funds during...

In this time of economic uncertainty, more and more people are becoming unwilling to leave their homes, yet you and your...

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

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

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

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

The annual FUTURE PropTech conference scheduled for London next month is the latest casualty of the havoc being caused by the...

The two major portals have unveiled their discounts and deals for agents facing a dramatic loss of business because of the...

Industry…we salute you. We thought we may have no good deeds to pass on to readers this week because of the...

Estate Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...

There’s been a huge change in the way estate agencies operate in recent years, with far more focus on marketing properties...

Welcome to the weekly salute for agents and others in the industry fund-raising for good causes - and we know that...

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - a sure sign that it’s the end of the week and time to...

The threat of Coronavirus is beginning to make an impact in the world of property. The Cushman & Wakefield agency announced overnight that...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week…which must mean Agents Do Charity. There’s plenty to admire in this week’s entries;...

Another weekend, another storm: it’s hard to put a smile on your face when winter goes on this long but the...

Thanks so much for your responses to our request for Valentines office window displays - we didn’t realise February 14 was...

At Agents Giving, we work with estate and letting agents and suppliers across the UK to encourage, support and promote your...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week, which always means a round-up of our industry’s good work for charity....

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

The group charged with pioneering Reservation Agreements in the house buying process admits both the industry and the public are split...

Welcome to this week’s charity round-up, where we include a possible kick-start to your fund-raising efforts for 2020. Whatever you’re doing this...

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...

I don’t want this to be a long piece. I want this to be short and sharp. I want it to...

Hello - HNY and all that from the team at Agents Do Charity. We’re delighted to be back with three great stories...

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

A statement made by Purplebricks in its trading statement yesterday appears to fly in the face of statements it has made...

Your Move is to become an Official Supporter of the English Football League.  The announcement will see Your Move benefit from digital...

The election is over and there’s nothing on the agenda except the run-up to Christmas - although there’s still time for...

Yes, you can promise yourself that you won't eat all the mince pies, or yet another roast potato, nor drink as...

We’ve really hit the ground running with our appeal for Christmas pictures and videos from your offices this year - thanks...

In the latest part of the Natter’s ‘day in the life of’ series, I catch up with Chris Osmond, sales director...

Local media in the south west are reporting that a Torquay estate agent took his own life after telling his partner...

Rightmove is this morning reporting a huge fall in the number of new sellers coming to the market - a drop...

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...

This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...

The phrase ‘death of the high street’ can be found in nearly any publication in any given week. And for fair...

Enhanced customer care strategies, relationship-building schemes, cost-cutting measures and new revenue streams can’t help the lettings industry if the fundamental underlying...

It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...

Midlands estate agency Centrick has launched a new specialist division to focus on the luxury homes market across the West Midlands...

A new online auction service has launched this week, pledging a fairer service for agent partners, as well as buyers and...

It may only be October 4, but temperatures have already started to drop this week as preparations for winter begin. As we...

A new estate agency, which claims to only hire property experts, has announced a new investment as well as the recruitment...

The Bank of England has once again maintained base rate at 0.75 per cent - but it is warning that the...

There are those who say that PropTech is at risk of becoming a bubble market, and others who say bubbles don’t...

Our first wonderful fund-raising agents this week are walking over hot coals - now that’s a dare for you. But you don’t...

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

A new online estate agency has attacked the industry for being “largely cloaked and ambiguous” - and says that of all...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

Some may say that we’re almost in the ninth month of the year but for many, August Bank Holiday heralds the...

Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career in property. She started out as a lettings negotiator for Nicholas...

We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party and, rather more importantly, a new Prime Minister. That individual is Boris...

Once a year you might be perfectly justified in putting your feet up for a weekend and enjoying some great sport...

An estate agent in the west country has died, aged just 28. Adam Reed worked for the Smart Estate Agent, a fixed-fee...

Purplebricks has hired the Weber Shandwick PR firm to handle much of its non-investment related public relations. Weber Shandwick has its global...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today - the Monday slot where you can catch up with...

It’s London Tech Week, everybody! The sprawling city-wide event taking in dozens of conferences, events, workshops, panel debates and so on,...

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...

Hello - it’s that time of the week again when we celebrate the agency industry’s fantastic fund-raising. We were delighted that our...

Earlier this month we celebrated the 16th annual ESTAS Awards, once again hosted by TV property expert Phil Spencer.  The glittering ceremony...

As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...

We’ve reached the final instalment of my market transformation do’s and don’ts.  In previous articles, we’ve looked at: Do encourage, don’t deter;...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

It was long awaited, much anticipated and, thankfully, incredibly well attended. FUTURE PropTech 2019 was a big hit and a truly global affair. For...

The UK PropTech Association, set up in early 2017 with the objective of promoting engagement between tech business and the property...

The Guild of Property Professionals' regional roadshow for existing and potential members, resumes its activities next week with a visit to...

The organisers of next week’s ESTAS Estate & Letting Agent Awards, the biggest and glitziest event on the industry calendar, have...

The London Marathon may be just one of literally thousands of fund-raising events but we know it’s a favourite with many...

Having a responsive website - one which is designed to automatically resize to fit the size of the screen of the...

We’re accustomed to tech firms promising disruption in how homes are bought, let, sold and rented: now one is pledging to...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...

Hello, it’s that time of the week again when we look at the latest recruitment and appointment news in the industry. Just...

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

One thing’s clear in the ongoing mess surrounding Brexit - a lot of people are simply putting their head down and...

Estate agents have been warned that if new guidance over referral fees is not taken seriously, they could be faced with...

Last week, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced a number of measures aimed at further tackling homelessness, including...

The influential Treasury Select Committee says estate agents should be more closely monitored to ensure they abide by anti-money laundering regulations. In...

Hello and here we go with yet another Agents Do Charity, the weekly opportunity to herald the unsung efforts of our...

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...

A new group called the Federation of Independent Agents has been set up as a network of like-minded independent agents who...

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

The end of the snow has given way to warmer weather, and while it’s a little early to speak of spring...

There’s a distinctly northern flavour to some of the great fund-raising this week - and in particular Yorkshire. This isn’t the only...

An estate agent who stole per £300,000 from an estate agency spent the money on designer goods and expensive holidays -...

Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...

The industry is back to full-strength on its fund-raising judging from our virtual postbag this week with many new reports of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Beccy Moore. Office Manager for Nicholas Humphreys Tell us more about Nicholas...

Recent years have seen tighter regulation and new legislation hit the lettings industry. Combined with the fee ban, there is no...

Rightmove has taken steps to improve its email security and accuracy through the adoption of what has been called a “machine...

It’s time to think about planning the 2019 events calendar. This year, there are more PropTech conferences scheduled than ever before,...

Today sees the launch of Unissu, a platform which has classified over 6,000 PropTech businesses in a bid to offer estate...

Rightmove has revealed which day was its busiest in 2018 in terms of page views. It says February 19 was the date,...

With a new year nearly upon us, it’s always a good idea to be aware of the major events that are...

It’s that time of year when we gaze to the future, when we ponder what the coming year will bring, and...

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...

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...

With Christmas less than four weeks away (yes, really) the countdown to the festive season begins tomorrow when December begins. Charity...

Yet another estate agency has announced that it’s shutting branches and opening a centralised hub. This time it’s Newman Property Experts, a...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, our round-up of great work done by our industry to raise funds for...

Raffles are in the news as a way of ‘selling’ homes, and not just because an Irish club has won a...

I am currently in the back of a taxi. The deadline for this piece is looming and I am desperate to...

We all get an extra hour in bed this weekend, giving us more energy to fund-raise for good causes, right? That seems...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

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

A city’s housing market that suffered badly because of the collapse in North Sea oil prices is now likely to rebound...

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...