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The Sunday Times has made new and detailed allegations regarding the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. For some weeks the newspaper has...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...
02 January 2021
From: Features

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

The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...
19 December 2020
From: Features

Solicitors’ leaders say members of their industry are suffering mental health problems as a result of the workload to meet the...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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

We’re just a few days from December so why not get into the festive spirit a little early and get some...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...
25 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content

A PropTech platform that says it halves the time taken for transactions has just completed a multi-million pound investment round. Coadjute - which...
12 November 2020
From: Breaking News

As you may have seen over the weekend, the long-running Property Natter column – penned by Angels Media chief executive, Nat...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks recently launched a meditation service to help buyers and sellers manage stress. You might disagree with the idea, but moving...
04 November 2020
From: Features

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

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

Hello again - the good news is it’s Friday and even better news is it’s Agents Do Charity, celebrating the industry’s great...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

We all know what the problem is, but what’s the solution? The problem is that landlords, thinking they offer a valuable service...
03 October 2020
From: Features

A leading agency says so-called Covid Clauses are being inserted into contracts as buyers become increasingly cautious ahead of a possible...
30 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Boomin, the new portal being set up by the founders of Purplebricks, is holding a series of confidential webinars next week...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The regional agency group which master-minded the Say No To Rightmove campaign has made a big commitment to the future of...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the start of the weekend and that means it's time for Agents Do Charity. Each week, we publicise...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents is inviting members to join a panel reviewing new PropTech produced as a result of...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Stewart McRae, Sales Director at CoreLogic UK What is ‘company name’...
01 September 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

You might be forgiven for thinking we’ve been cheated out of our Bank Holidays this year, as so many fell during...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A developer working in collaboration with Silverstone race circuit is creating homes inside the track, near one of the motor racing...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The Federation of Independent Agents has announced its latest partnership - this time with a live-streaming viewing service called Gavl. The platform...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Savills has held its fourth remote auction, raising some £32m with an 82 per cent success rate - making it the...
06 August 2020
From: Breaking News

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...
01 August 2020
From: Features

An agent in Hertfordshire says he routinely secures 5,000 visits to ‘live open houses’ on Facebook Live, and have on one...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News

National Crime Agency officers working as part of a Paramilitary Crime Task Force have searched a home in Belfast and have...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...
18 July 2020
From: Features

The ESTAS Group says it will combine its awards events for agents, conveyancers and mortgage brokers in one ceremony in May...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark is partnering with a service called REACH UK, to promote selected PropTech start ups to agents who may need...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News

There are high hopes that the new stamp duty holiday will make an already busy market even busier - but not...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Have you ever wondered how industry-specific software and property portals have influenced the typical estate agency of today? A new book, which...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...
20 June 2020
From: Features

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...
18 June 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s official – the property market is back open for business. Estate agents have started to unfurlough staff and many are...
10 June 2020
From: Features

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...
23 May 2020
From: Features

The biggest awards for the agency sector - The ESTAS - will now be a virtual event on Friday July 3,...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News

An estate agency is running a series of five webinars aimed at helping agent discover new business strategies for the post-Covid...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The chief executive of NAEA Propertymark says he expects specific government guidance later this week for estate agents to return to...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The Agents Here To Help initiative, launched recently by Kristjan Byfield of The Depositary, is now developing fast and becoming a...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...
09 May 2020
From: Features

Three more property players have been in touch to share what they're doing to help their staff during lockdown - there...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Lockdown may be over soon - but who knows what a relaxation of the current restrictions will really mean for our...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News

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

With a lengthy lockdown already behind us one might think that fund-raising was a step too far - but not for...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A high-profile regional agency is “cracking on” with support for a hospice for children and young people that cannot raise funds during...
13 April 2020
From: Breaking News

In this time of economic uncertainty, more and more people are becoming unwilling to leave their homes, yet you and your...
11 April 2020
From: Features

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

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times. If you have any appropriate advice you...
03 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

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...
28 March 2020
From: Features

The annual FUTURE PropTech conference scheduled for London next month is the latest casualty of the havoc being caused by the...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The two major portals have unveiled their discounts and deals for agents facing a dramatic loss of business because of the...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Industry…we salute you. We thought we may have no good deeds to pass on to readers this week because of the...
20 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a huge change in the way estate agencies operate in recent years, with far more focus on marketing properties...
14 March 2020
From: Features

Welcome to the weekly salute for agents and others in the industry fund-raising for good causes - and we know that...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...
29 February 2020
From: Features
28 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The threat of Coronavirus is beginning to make an impact in the world of property. The Cushman & Wakefield agency announced overnight that...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News

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;...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Another weekend, another storm: it’s hard to put a smile on your face when winter goes on this long but the...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Thanks so much for your responses to our request for Valentines office window displays - we didn’t realise February 14 was...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News

At Agents Giving, we work with estate and letting agents and suppliers across the UK to encourage, support and promote your...
12 February 2020
From: Features

Hello and welcome to the end of the week, which always means a round-up of our industry’s good work for charity....
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...
06 February 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

The group charged with pioneering Reservation Agreements in the house buying process admits both the industry and the public are split...
27 January 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
24 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
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - HNY and all that from the team at Agents Do Charity. We’re delighted to be back with three great stories...
03 January 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...
21 December 2019
From: Features

A statement made by Purplebricks in its trading statement yesterday appears to fly in the face of statements it has made...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Your Move is to become an Official Supporter of the English Football League. The announcement will see Your Move benefit from digital...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

The election is over and there’s nothing on the agenda except the run-up to Christmas - although there’s still time for...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Yes, you can promise yourself that you won't eat all the mince pies, or yet another roast potato, nor drink as...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News

We’ve really hit the ground running with our appeal for Christmas pictures and videos from your offices this year - thanks...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

In the latest part of the Natter’s ‘day in the life of’ series, I catch up with Chris Osmond, sales director...
30 November 2019
From: Features

Local media in the south west are reporting that a Torquay estate agent took his own life after telling his partner...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is this morning reporting a huge fall in the number of new sellers coming to the market - a drop...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....
16 November 2019
From: Features

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News

This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...
02 November 2019
From: Features

The phrase ‘death of the high street’ can be found in nearly any publication in any given week. And for fair...
02 November 2019
From: Features

Enhanced customer care strategies, relationship-building schemes, cost-cutting measures and new revenue streams can’t help the lettings industry if the fundamental underlying...
23 October 2019
From: Features

It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...
23 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Midlands estate agency Centrick has launched a new specialist division to focus on the luxury homes market across the West Midlands...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A new online auction service has launched this week, pledging a fairer service for agent partners, as well as buyers and...
10 October 2019
From: Breaking News

It may only be October 4, but temperatures have already started to drop this week as preparations for winter begin. As we...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A new estate agency, which claims to only hire property experts, has announced a new investment as well as the recruitment...
02 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England has once again maintained base rate at 0.75 per cent - but it is warning that the...
20 September 2019
From: Breaking News

There are those who say that PropTech is at risk of becoming a bubble market, and others who say bubbles don’t...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Our first wonderful fund-raising agents this week are walking over hot coals - now that’s a dare for you. But you don’t...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

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

A new online estate agency has attacked the industry for being “largely cloaked and ambiguous” - and says that of all...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....
31 August 2019
From: Features

Some may say that we’re almost in the ninth month of the year but for many, August Bank Holiday heralds the...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career in property. She started out as a lettings negotiator for Nicholas...
27 July 2019
From: Features

We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party and, rather more importantly, a new Prime Minister. That individual is Boris...
27 July 2019
From: Features

Once a year you might be perfectly justified in putting your feet up for a weekend and enjoying some great sport...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agent in the west country has died, aged just 28. Adam Reed worked for the Smart Estate Agent, a fixed-fee...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has hired the Weber Shandwick PR firm to handle much of its non-investment related public relations. Weber Shandwick has its global...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today - the Monday slot where you can catch up with...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s London Tech Week, everybody! The sprawling city-wide event taking in dozens of conferences, events, workshops, panel debates and so on,...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...
08 June 2019
From: Features

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...
01 June 2019
From: Features

Hello - it’s that time of the week again when we celebrate the agency industry’s fantastic fund-raising. We were delighted that our...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month we celebrated the 16th annual ESTAS Awards, once again hosted by TV property expert Phil Spencer. The glittering ceremony...
25 May 2019
From: Features

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

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;...
22 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...
18 May 2019
From: Features

It was long awaited, much anticipated and, thankfully, incredibly well attended. FUTURE PropTech 2019 was a big hit and a truly global affair. For...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The UK PropTech Association, set up in early 2017 with the objective of promoting engagement between tech business and the property...
07 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals' regional roadshow for existing and potential members, resumes its activities next week with a visit to...
03 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The organisers of next week’s ESTAS Estate & Letting Agent Awards, the biggest and glitziest event on the industry calendar, have...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News

The London Marathon may be just one of literally thousands of fund-raising events but we know it’s a favourite with many...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Having a responsive website - one which is designed to automatically resize to fit the size of the screen of the...
24 April 2019
From: Features

We’re accustomed to tech firms promising disruption in how homes are bought, let, sold and rented: now one is pledging to...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...
20 April 2019
From: Features

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...
13 April 2019
From: Features

Hello, it’s that time of the week again when we look at the latest recruitment and appointment news in the industry. Just...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...
30 March 2019
From: Features

One thing’s clear in the ongoing mess surrounding Brexit - a lot of people are simply putting their head down and...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Estate agents have been warned that if new guidance over referral fees is not taken seriously, they could be faced with...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Last week, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced a number of measures aimed at further tackling homelessness, including...
09 March 2019
From: Features

The influential Treasury Select Committee says estate agents should be more closely monitored to ensure they abide by anti-money laundering regulations. In...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and here we go with yet another Agents Do Charity, the weekly opportunity to herald the unsung efforts of our...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...
23 February 2019
From: Features

A new group called the Federation of Independent Agents has been set up as a network of like-minded independent agents who...
18 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

The end of the snow has given way to warmer weather, and while it’s a little early to speak of spring...
08 February 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s a distinctly northern flavour to some of the great fund-raising this week - and in particular Yorkshire. This isn’t the only...
01 February 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agent who stole per £300,000 from an estate agency spent the money on designer goods and expensive holidays -...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...
26 January 2019
From: Features

The industry is back to full-strength on its fund-raising judging from our virtual postbag this week with many new reports of...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Beccy Moore. Office Manager for Nicholas Humphreys Tell us more about Nicholas...
14 January 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

Recent years have seen tighter regulation and new legislation hit the lettings industry. Combined with the fee ban, there is no...
10 January 2019
From: Sponsored Content

Rightmove has taken steps to improve its email security and accuracy through the adoption of what has been called a “machine...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

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

Today sees the launch of Unissu, a platform which has classified over 6,000 PropTech businesses in a bid to offer estate...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has revealed which day was its busiest in 2018 in terms of page views. It says February 19 was the date,...
02 January 2019
From: Breaking News
21 December 2018
From: Sponsored Content

It’s that time of year when we gaze to the future, when we ponder what the coming year will bring, and...
15 December 2018
From: Features

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

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...
01 December 2018
From: Features

With Christmas less than four weeks away (yes, really) the countdown to the festive season begins tomorrow when December begins. Charity...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Yet another estate agency has announced that it’s shutting branches and opening a centralised hub. This time it’s Newman Property Experts, a...
28 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, our round-up of great work done by our industry to raise funds for...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Raffles are in the news as a way of ‘selling’ homes, and not just because an Irish club has won a...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

I am currently in the back of a taxi. The deadline for this piece is looming and I am desperate to...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News

We all get an extra hour in bed this weekend, giving us more energy to fund-raise for good causes, right? That seems...
26 October 2018
From: Breaking News

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...
20 October 2018
From: Features

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

A city’s housing market that suffered badly because of the collapse in North Sea oil prices is now likely to rebound...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...
06 October 2018
From: Features

Hello and welcome to another weekly update on the industry’s good work - and a chance for us to show that...
05 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another chance to hear about the remarkable fund-raising done by our...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Marco Ferrara, Director of Tili What is Tili and what does...
26 September 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

Yes, there’s no getting away from it - although the autumn has only just begun, charity work is firmly aiming at...
14 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Following a break for last week's final Bank Holiday before Christmas, we're back with a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today. We're...
03 September 2018
From: Breaking News

As our minds turn to autumn, here’s a reminder that Estate Agent Today is on hand to help with your agency’s...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The heatwave is gone and summer is in its closing stages (sorry!) so it comes as no surprise that there’s already...
10 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...
28 July 2018
From: Features

With the weather scheduled to get a little cooler this weekend, fund-raising is clearly still a hot topic in the industry...
27 July 2018
From: Breaking News

With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...
20 July 2018
From: Sponsored Content

The dream may be over but the return to reality can at least be staged in the spirit of an England...
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s hat-tip towards those in our industry doing so much to help others in need. Summer fund-raising...
06 July 2018
From: Breaking News

If World Cup 2018 appeared to be low profile at the start, it didn’t last long. Following this week’s Harry Kane goals...
22 June 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s largest auction houses has had to amend an advertisement on its website after an intervention by the...
20 June 2018
From: Breaking News

It may seem innocuous enough but a speech at a party by pro-Brexit housing minister Dominic Raab is being interpreted by...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...
02 June 2018
From: Features

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

Any letting agent appreciates the effort, dedication, and sometimes heartache, that comes with running a business yet equally knows that when...
30 May 2018
From: Features

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our weekly feature on who’s moving where throughout our industry. And it’s...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of the industry’s best known research experts, Johnny Morris, has left Countrywide. Morris joined Hamptons...
17 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - it’s a bumper edition with plenty of fantastic fund-raising going...
13 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Welcome to another edition of Agents Do Charity, the weekly round-up of fund-raising from across our industry. With spring looking like it’s...
06 April 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

Conveyancing services firm My Home Move has launched a portal which it claims gives users complete transparency checking their conveyancing progress. eWay, which is...
14 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News

When it comes to growing your business sustainably, maintaining a brand that is eye-catching and identifiable with your audience is vital...
01 March 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity - your opportunity to let the rest of the industry know exactly what great...
23 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Right To Buy is unsustainable without local councils being given the right to set discounts for their areas and replacing every...
06 February 2018
From: Breaking News

I have high expectations for this year’s PropTech events and property conferences. Those that I attended in 2017 demonstrated a real step...
31 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Oh we do love a busy Agents Do Charity page, and this week’s is busy indeed - thanks to everyone for...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News

We’re delighted to announce that later this month there will be a regular feature each week called Property Jobs Today. It will...
22 January 2018
From: Breaking News

We’re delighted to announce that later this month there will be a regular feature each week called Property Jobs Today. It will...
18 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Only two weeks into the new year and we’re already in full swing with a wide range of fund-raising - well...
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Who says things slow down before Christmas? The opposite appears to be the case, at least when it comes to the...
21 December 2017
From: Features

It’s traditional before Christmas to either review the year past or anticipate the one ahead - but I’m intrigued about what...
16 December 2017
From: Features

The LendInvest PropTech Influencer List has been revealed, naming the 25 figures in the property world that have done most to...
04 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Today’s the big day when we make our draw for two lucky Estate Agent Today readers to attend the prestigious Agents’...
01 December 2017
From: Breaking News

The small print of the Budget has revealed that the government is to make minor changes to the ‘additional homes’ three...
24 November 2017
From: Breaking News

There's just a week to go to Children In Need, the UK's largest fund-raising event of the year - as we...
10 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

Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has launched a consultation on proposals to reform the house buying...
28 October 2017
From: Features

Last week was MIPIM PropTech Summit 2017 in New York, and it was the most oversubscribed to date - proof of the...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News

A man dubbed as Theresa May’s ‘brain’ when he worked in Downing Street has been invited to speak at the annual...
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News

There’s a particularly heart-warming theme to Agents Do Charity this week...several of our heroic industry figures are raising funds for children and...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Agents’ charity fundraising obviously spans a wide range of genuinely good causes, but it’s noticeable that at the end of each...
22 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Estate agency James Pendleton says it wants to give its clients more digital advantages without becoming an online operation itself -...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

And so summer draws to a close. The slow, lazy months of July and August have come to pass and the...
13 September 2017
From: Breaking News

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...
09 September 2017
From: Features

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

Stephanie Slater died last week, aged 50. Whilst she died from cancer (tragically, only 11 days after diagnosis), it’s the events...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News

As we head into August there’s no let up on your fantastic efforts for charity - thank you! Everyone below has let...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has this morning announced a drive to recruit “hundreds” of new Local Property Experts” in a bid to become what...
11 July 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s hot outside but that’s no deterrent to agents helping others, even at the height of summer. Before we honour this week’s...
07 July 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s leading buying agents says over six million people are living in the wrong property because they are...
04 July 2017
From: Breaking News

The political ebb and flow continues - seemingly with all the subtlety of a Boris Johnson rugby tackle on a 10-year...
01 July 2017
From: Features

The start of Wimbledon means we’re reaching peak summer - even if the weather suggests otherwise. But distractions like sporting events...
30 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The UK PropTech Association (UKPA), of which I am a member of the steering committee, is an organisation with a purpose...
28 June 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s the morning after the festival before for the 150,000 estimated revellers who enjoyed the Glastonbury Festival which drew to a...
26 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A consumer group says it is giving what it calls “the top 1,000 estate agents in England and Wales” badges to...
22 June 2017
From: Breaking News

It was only a couple of weeks ago that I was writing about the Google City, in Toronto, and now the...
21 June 2017
From: Breaking News

We take a break from the relentless election coverage to look at the great fundraising work being carried out by our industry. Once...
09 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A ‘disrupter’ estate agent says the English housing market operates in a way that is far less efficient than Scotland’s -...
19 May 2017
From: Breaking News

An attempt to raffle a property - like the much-publicised case of an owner in south east London, which reached some...
11 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

I was recently contributing to whitepaper by a major bank about the future of the property industry and, as I was...
27 April 2017
From: Breaking News

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...
08 April 2017
From: Features

It’s peak business season for many agents right now and yet they still have time to do good work for charities...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News

A two year investigation by the Law Commission has ended with a claim that some owners of leasehold retirement properties, and...
03 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Winkworth’s annual figures for 2016 reveal a franchise turnover drop of six per cent and a pre-tax profit fall of 25.6...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s been another busy week of fund-raising for agents across the industry, sparing time to do good works despite the market...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...
24 March 2017
From: Features

Propertymark, the new brand umbrella for the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents, is to...
16 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

There was nothing doing in the Budget - no stamp duty reform, no second look at mortgage interest tax relief changes,...
10 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Foxtons' figures released to the City this morning confirm a huge slump in sales in 2016 - and even lettings revenue...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country is re-launching its TV advert following what it regards as its successful campaign between March and September last...
06 March 2017
From: Breaking News

One thing that can be guaranteed in the property world each year is a range of conferences and awards dinners. Very...
01 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Organisers of the Future:PropTech2017 conference on May 4 have revealed new sponsors involved with the event - including Angels Media, publisher...
23 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Excuse the puntastic (or not) title, but as you’ve no doubt already deciphered I took a trip northwards a couple of...
11 February 2017
From: Features

What does it say on your business card? Christopher Merriman, Land and Planning Director at Intro Crowd Who are Intro Crowd? Intro...
10 February 2017
From: 60 Second Interview

James Dearsley, founder of The Digital Marketing Bureau and arguably the best known figure in the fast-emerging property technology sector, is...
07 February 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s always a privilege to publicise fund-raising work by our industry, to show the caring nature of a profession that is...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News

1.For those who are not familiar with Properstar yet, how would you summarise your services? Properstar is an online portal that helps...
16 January 2017
From: 60 Second Interview

A local council says it is considering restricting how estate agent use boards for advertising community events like school sports days...
03 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

The government has announced that its next Budget will be on March 8 next year. Until recently, Budgets and their ‘mini-me’ Autumn...
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

Forecasts are so last year: who anticipated Bowie, Brexit or Balls for example? Quotes, on the other hand, really ARE last year...
17 December 2016
From: Features

Strutt & Parker has seen a fall in revenue and profits for the year ending April 30 - and it puts...
12 December 2016
From: Breaking News

There’s been a bumper mailbag sent to press@estateagenttoday.co.uk this week to mark what must be the height of the fund-raising season...
09 December 2016
From: Breaking News

House prices will stall in 2017 and there won’t by any significant improvement in affordability for many hard-pressed buyers - but...
07 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Rightmove’s commercial director Miles Shipside, who makes relatively few appearances at industry events, is to be a speaker at the NAEA...
30 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The industry has reacted angrily to the Chancellor declining to change stamp duty despite pleas from agents and suppliers ahead of the Autumn...
24 November 2016
From: Breaking News

In the world of property and estate agency, competition is always fierce. It’s the same when it comes to your website....
22 November 2016
From: Sponsored Content

We are now only days away from one of the most-anticipated events in UK politics; one which has a considerable impact...
19 November 2016
From: Features

It is fair to say that 2016 is a year full of surprises. Anyone who had the foresight to predict Britain...
12 November 2016
From: Features

There is really only one topic of debate and forensic analysis at the moment and that’s the ascendency of Donald Trump...
12 November 2016
From: Features

It's been quite a week in the world but no matter how big the changes, one thing remains constant - our...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News

After two long years, Moneypenny finally moved into its new headquarters over the summer. It was a milestone we had all been...
07 October 2016
From: Features

One of the great events of the agency year is the Agents Giving Ball, hosted a few days ago at The Lancaster...
07 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A new portal has launched listing off-market properties at the very highest end of the market, and says it does not...
05 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Michelle Farnsworth – Senior Account Manager at LED interior & windows display specialists Mid West Displays. Where can we see...
27 September 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

The Guild of Professional Estate Agents is currently undertaking its latest roadshow, consisting of 25 regional meetings. At the events, the network's...
21 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

Despite storms in the North and September sun in the South, estate agents haven't been deterred from giving their all for charity this...
16 September 2016
From: Breaking News

The OTM Action Group has released a statement claiming that Agents' Mutual has chosen not to address any of the concerns...
14 September 2016
From: Breaking News

As the PropTech industry continues to expand, with dedicated events and more innovative startups entering the world of UK property, online...
14 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Prime residential property group Fine & Country is re-launching its TV advertising campaign this month following what it regards as a...
01 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Estate Agents may say they are different. They may even believe they are different. But, the perception of many vendors is that...
19 August 2016
From: Features

By Iain C. White, Agency Mentors One of the best pieces of advice I have been given over the years is to...
15 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content

With ever increasing obligations, estate agents know that compliance matters now more than ever. However, being able to obtain access to the...
12 August 2016
From: Features

Britain’s gathering Olympics medal haul is heart-warming, but our heroes in Rio are not the only ones doing great work and...
12 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...
05 August 2016
From: Features

It’s a familiar theme – kids doing charity trips and needing sponsorship or raffle prizes to help fund their fares. If we...
29 July 2016
From: Features

Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...
29 July 2016
From: Features

What a month it has been. By the time you read this, we'll have a new Prime Minister, a new Cabinet,...
15 July 2016
From: Features

Over 50 estate agents in the rebel OnTheMarket Action Group have released details of a letter sent to the portal’s parent...
13 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Details have come out of what Theresa May thinks about the current housing market, as she approaches taking over as Prime...
13 July 2016
From: Breaking News

With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...
08 July 2016
From: Features

Journalists often get quick reactions to events from spin doctors helping put out their clients’ messages - and that applies to...
08 July 2016
From: Breaking News

One of the many estate agencies hoping to market increasing numbers of new homes has been praised by a developer client...
07 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Much of the nation’s attention may have been on saying Remain or Leave in the EU Referendum but this enormous decision...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Significant national events such as elections and, in this case, referendums bring with them a level of uncertainty. No-one can predict...
17 June 2016
From: Features

Let’s face it - the biggest distraction for many estate agents in the coming weeks may well be the Euro 2016...
10 June 2016
From: Breaking News
09 June 2016
From: Sponsored Content

Who are you? Sarah Neate, Design and Marketing Manager Who Are Mid West Displays? We make, supply and install window and interior display panels. ...
08 June 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

Women property buyers are more instinctive when buying a home and are therefore 13% more likely to 'mentally move into a...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s nearly June – June! – already. Seriously, where has this year gone? This means summer is nearly upon us, with a...
27 May 2016
From: Features

As we approach another Bank Holiday weekend, estate and letting agents across the country have again been raising thousands of pounds...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The main debate at this year’s FUTURE: PropTech conference - the industry’s leading technology forum, held yesterday in London - saw...
20 May 2016
From: Breaking News

There’s been a glut of fundraising events surrounding the 90th birthday celebrations for HM The Queen - and we salute those...
20 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Conveyancing firm My Home Move has come up with an interesting view of how the housing market could look if -...
19 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Last time out I spoke about the beginnings of a PropTech revolution, with two major London-based events in the offing over...
13 May 2016
From: Features

On Tuesday we managed hail, snow, rain, sun and a chilly wind all in one day. Whatever you want to say...
29 April 2016
From: Features

It’s the Bank Holiday and an extra-long weekend - although many agents will be making the most of sales, lets, open...
29 April 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s all too easy to look sleazy in the eyes of a sceptical world, and there’s a danger right now that...
08 April 2016
From: Features

It’s a particularly busy spring season this year - we hope that’s because of plenty of business coming to your agency,...
24 March 2016
From: Breaking News

At the end of January I was one of the many people stood listening to the presentation that our co-founder Rachel...
12 March 2016
From: Features

You are a public-spirited lot - this week’s Agents Do Charity section is perhaps the largest ever thanks to the good...
04 March 2016
From: Breaking News

A record 30,000 surveys have been submitted to the organisers of The ESTAS awards on the performance of estate and letting...
01 March 2016
From: Breaking News

An estate agent has spoken out about the threat of ‘abandoned sales’ if a completion bottleneck prevents purchases of properties going...
29 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Life is getting pretty frustrating for estate agents, and not just because getting houses onto the market is such an uphill...
13 February 2016
From: Features

The year is already in full swing with some agents on holiday in the next few days - and deserving a...
12 February 2016
From: Breaking News

I started work in 1966 in Exeter with Fox & Sons then moved to a local company in Honiton soon after....
22 January 2016
From: Features

And so it begins. The first anniversary of OnTheMarket’s launch was inevitably going to bring a further skirmish in the portal...
15 January 2016
From: Features

It’s been another busy week for charitable good works from our industry. We ran this example of a particularly public-spirited agent earlier...
15 January 2016
From: Breaking News

The founder and co-owner of hybrid estate agency EweMove has written to the chief executive of the OnTheMarket portal, lavishly praising...
06 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Right, so it’s one more week till Christmas and two more weeks until we head face first into 2016. Both these...
18 December 2015
From: Features

A single definitive ‘official’ government house price index is to be launched by June. During the summer the Office for National Statistics...
16 December 2015
From: Breaking News

There are just three weeks before Christmas (and a well-deserved break for agents). But in the meantime there are plenty of opportunities...
04 December 2015
From: Breaking News

“Estate Agents have been highlighted by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) as under reporting relative to their vulnerability to money...
03 December 2015
From: Sponsored Content

We may all be reeling from the surprise Autumn Statement stamp duty shocker but estate agents still find time to do...
27 November 2015
From: Breaking News

It was perhaps inevitable that as Christmas looms closer so agents’ fund-raising efforts would grow even stronger - and we’re always...
20 November 2015
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that the National Home Building Council has been helping the National Association of Estate Agents with a toolkit...
09 November 2015
From: Breaking News

The answer to the question is that we all should; both in terms of the contribution we can make to the...
06 November 2015
From: Features

It’s rare for an incumbent to pivot to a disruptive business model, even in the face of compelling logic that they...
30 October 2015
From: Features

We have reached an interesting point in what has been a most unusual year for the property sector. The latest figures from...
23 October 2015
From: Features

The largest of the three government-approved redress schemes, The Property Ombudsman, has updated its codes of practice to include new legislation...
02 October 2015
From: Breaking News

It’s Friday so it’s time for us to salute those agents who tirelessly go the extra mile for good causes -...
18 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given an exclusive opportunity to pose questions to Zoopla Property Group...
16 September 2015
From: Features

Housing minister Brandon Lewis has been announced as the headline speaker at the Future: Property Tech Conference, taking place in the...
27 August 2015
From: Breaking News

IT’S often said that the secret of a happy and thriving business is one in which every single employee is the...
18 August 2015
From: Sponsored Content
14 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Competition is hot among home buyers in my part of southern England to take ownership of properties that come onto the...
24 July 2015
From: Features

You know the drill by now - send us details of events on press@estateagenttoday.co.uk and we are more than happy to...
17 July 2015
From: Breaking News

We’ve already had the hottest July day ever recorded and the temperature is rising on agents’ efforts to help those who...
03 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The long running story of the south London pub which Foxtons wants to convert to a new office has taken another...
25 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Everywhere we look there’s talk of the high numbers of agents clambering for our attention on the crowded high street. So...
17 June 2015
From: Sponsored Content

The unexpected outcome of the general election has given a shot in the arm to sellers and agents leading to a...
15 June 2015
From: Breaking News

The largely unpredictable June weather is yet to dampen the UK’s agents’ spirits when it comes to charity as thousands more...
05 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Yesterday we heard about the letter from the CMA warning agents about anti-competitive behaviour. Today, in a scoop for Estate Agent...
04 June 2015
From: Features

A 250-year-old pub in Elephant and Castle looks set to become Foxtons’ latest branch. The pub, named The Elephant & Castle, closed...
03 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Some companies pride themselves on being able to accommodate customers of all kinds. “No job too big or too small,” they...
02 June 2015
From: Sponsored Content

Despite it being a short working week, we have once again been inundated with stories of estate and letting agents’ charity...
29 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...