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A luxury real estate broker and presenter for house prize draw competition Omaze is joining premium agency brand By Design, operating in...

The Government may have backtracked on plans for 100% loan-to-value (LTV) mortgages but Yorkshire Building Society has come up with its...

Spicerhaart's top performers have been honoured at an awards ceremony showcasing the agency brand’s culture. The 2024 Elevate Awards were hosted by...

The landmark deal between The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) and Belvoir was ‘inevitable’ and more acquisitions could be on the card,...

Home-moving platform the GoTo Group has been announced as a key partner of the Relocation Agent Network (RAN). RAN agents will gain...

Winkworth is expanding its country house operation to capitalise on demand from UK and international buyers. The operation will work from Winkworth’s...

Land is our greatest resource: one that has considerable potential to address society’s challenges. So, determining how land is used is...

A joint venture between Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) and conveyancing firm Jephson Legal (JL) that aimed to rationalise the residential sales...

As 2024 progresses, I expect to see an increase in the role that estate agents play in local communities. Once perceived...

Webbers Estate Agents is marking its 100th anniversary this year. The South West-based agent, an exclusive Guild of Property Professionals member in...

Business plans will be key for agents looking to successfully navigate 2024, an industry consultant and trainer has said. Michael Day, a...

Next year’s Properymark One conference will be held at Excel London. It comes after the first landmark event from the agency trade...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Stamp Duty should reflect the current market conditions, an agency boss claims. Speaking exclusively to Estate Agent Today,  Michael Polzler, chief executive...

OneDome has launched a new service tailored to benefit prospective buyers and sellers. The homebuying platform has launched Premier Agent, an invitation...

Utility management platform Muuvo has announced a new partnership and technical integration with online agency Yopa. A dashboard has been created exclusively...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

Phil Spencer’s property advice website Move iQ has launched a video market solution that shares housing market insights at a local...

As money laundering compliance marks its twentieth year, more and more estate agents are being fined for breaches of HMRC’s ID...

The EA Directors Club dinner, hosted by the Baldock Brothers returns on September 21st after its summer break. The event, which is...

Despite a 15-year peak in interest rates, one of Glasgow’s leading estate agents, Corum, has reported a 10% surge in viewings...

An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Adam Pigott, CEO of OpenBrix What is ‘company name’ and what...

Knight Frank has spoken out over what it claims is a severe lack of appropriate accommodation being marketed exclusively to the...

Proptech company OneDome’s mortgage advisory firm CMME is launching a new scheme exclusively designed for self-employed mortgage advisers. The brand wants to...

More than half of property professional have admitted experiencing constant stress at work, new research suggests. The findings were revealed as part...

A recent poll of 11,000 private renters by SpareRooom reveals that 81% spend more than 30% of their take-home pay on...

Savills and the Daily Telegraph newspaper have combined to produce a league table of what they claim to be Britain’s 50...

The team behind regional agency brands Simpson & Partners and Simpson and Weekley is developing a hybrid franchise model. Andrew Simpson and...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has launched a strategic partnership with proptech supplier nurtur.group.  Under the agreement, nurtur.group will become the exclusive...

In an exclusive interview with Estate Agent Today, Simon Coaker, Sales & Marketing Director of Desert Springs Resort, shared captivating insights into...

Sotheby’s Realty International is set to return to the small screen next week. Its agents will feature in Channel 4's prime residential property...

Prestige and Village, the premium property agency firm, are continuing their drive to recruit more estate agents as part of their...

Members of the Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) are to be given free access to an exclusive quarterly online masterclass session...

Independent agency brand Pat Robson & Co is celebrating 25 years of residential sales, lettings and property management. Tim Nixon launched the...

Agents are being urged to be clearer about their terms of business with clients after the public face of The Property...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the recent Estate Agency X 8, 2023 On 23rd March, the...

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools could change the way people search for agents and property within just a few years, an industry...

Agents may like to market properties as “unique” and “exclusive” but an agency and auction brand may have a decent excuse...

London agent Chestertons has signed a deal with Forbes Global Properties, giving it access to its worldwide reach and audience of...

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

The “red tape ridden” system of buying a home is to blame for transaction delays more than individual conveyancers, agents or...

A Keller Williams agent has revealed how he gets clients to happily pay 2% and he is calling on others to...

Hatched founder Adam Day has drawn on his experiences of running the online agent during the 2008 financial crisis to advise...

Talk of a housing market crash is overstated, Zoopla’s chief executive Charlie Bryant has claimed. Speaking in an exclusive video interview with Estate...

Industry brothers Matt and Neil Baldock are cooking up a new dinner series called the EA Directors Club for estate and...

Agents haven't let the festive season get in the way of supporting good causes, and there is a big focus on...

A former adviser to Boris Johnson who is running to be the Tory candidate for London Mayor has promised to put...

Agents have been busy expanding and rebranding this week. Regional agent Preston Baker is expanding its service area with the creation of...

The major property portals have ruled out cuts and discounts to agency fees amid the cost of living crunch. Estate agents, like...

Agents have been warned against “panic selling” when seeking an exit amid the tougher economic conditions. Lucy Noonan, founder of property sector...

Rightmove has launched a new product that enables an agent’s brand to be seen by more prospective local sellers who are...

Purplebricks has got itself into a bind due to its addiction to brand awareness over addressing the customer experience of paying...

The boundaries of prime central London are expanding, new research claims. The PCL market is generally described as the exclusive districts of...

The COP27 UN Climate Conference may be over but environmental challenges remain and one agent is urging others in the sector...

Properties are taking longer to sell but this is encouraging other previously hesitant vendors to put their home on the market,...

The property industry often gets a bad rep, despite all the work that agents and others in the sector do for...

A co-founder of new free-to-list portal Jangle has outlined how the new business aims to disrupt the property listings market. Prime property...

OnTheMarket has agreed an exclusive partnership with insurance broker Simply Business to introduce four new insurance products to the portal’s agent...

Agents should consider risk-scoring buyers and refocus on customer experience in the face of the more challenging housing market, a senior...

Agents are being urged to consider apprenticeships for both younger and older recruits as a way of tackling staff attrition problems...

Video and virtual tours have an important place in property marketing but should be used on the most appropriate platforms, FocalAgent...

The number of viewings per sale should be used as an indicator for the health of the housing market, a senior...

OnTheMarket has agreed an exclusive partnership with industry marketing provider NicheCom, to supply the portal’s agents across England and Wales with...

Buyers have until 31 October to reserve a new-build and apply for Government-backed finance before the government’s Help to Buy Equity...

Agents are invited to a webinar with Zoopla next week to discuss the portal’s 2023 outlook. Hosted by Zoopla’s executive director of...

With UK interest rates on the rise, following the mini-Budget announcement (now since almost entirely reversed), and several lenders pulling mortgage...

The rise of online and low-fee offerings has devalued the expertise that estate agents can offer, an industry trainer claims. Responding to...

An exclusive partnership has been agreed between OnTheMarket and MIL Outsource to provide the property website’s agents with a revenue protection...

Estate agents are charging movers fees of 1.4% on average to sell their homes, new research claims. An article by consumer watchdog...

Jackson-Stops is putting the final touches to a new franchise offering for agents. The agency brand is planning to launch a franchise...

OnTheMarket (OTM) is not currently aiming to overtake Rightmove or Zoopla but has succeeded in reducing listing fees for agents across...

A prime central London (PCL) agency established by former Savills and Knight Frank staff is celebrating five years in business. Tedworth Property...

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) members are to be given access to exclusive training schemes from industry expert Julian O’Dell. The...

A senior new-build property professional has warned that the Help to Buy scheme will be “sorely missed” by first-time buyers once...

A regional independent agent has shifted its focus to sales after offloading its lettings business to The Lomond Group. Warwickshire and Worcestershire-based...

Zoopla-backed agency software provider Alto is to host a virtual event to showcase its offering. Taking place on 14 September, Altogether Live...

Former Evolve staff are being offered £2,000 ex-gratia payments by the easyGroup after its ownership of easyProperty ended. Jason Bull, national sales...

Agents and property professionals haven't let the summer holidays slow down their fundraising efforts. If there are charitable endeavours you think the...

A senior agency executive has backed the controversial issue of including broadband and mobile signal in property listings. The National Trading Standards...

Agency board supplier Kremer Signs is working on geotagging tools that can be incorporated into For Sale signs. Tom Cummuskey, sales and...

Troubled agency Purplebricks is set to face further litigation from the group which is already preparing to bring a class action...

In this piece, Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, discusses how the trade body is working to ensure member agents get the best of...

It was announced back in February this year that PEXA, the Australian FinTech/PropTech that enabled the world’s first fully digitised property settlement...

Properties are staying on the market for longer and discounts are rising but fall-throughs are not increasing yet, data suggests. Heather Staff...

Agents have nothing to fear from a market slowdown, an industry executive claims. Nick Ball, head of sales and client services at...

Recent statistics published by the government’s Business Insights and Conditions Survey revealed the extent to which many real estate businesses have...

An anti-money laundering (AML) has queried why there are so few checks on UK property buyers compared with those from overseas. Tim...

If there’s one thing that received a boost as a result of Covid and lockdowns, it’s podcasts – which reached whole...

Former Fine & Country chief executive David Lindley has teamed up with other industry heavyweights to launch a network of independent...

People in prominent positions in the housing industry aren’t always perfect role models. After all, Chris Pincher was housing minister for...

Industry veteran Bryan Mansell has questioned why the property sector has allowed transaction times to slow to record levels. It comes as...

Nest Seekers International is returning to UK TV screens with the announcement of a new BBC Two series. The show, which has...

Legal experts are warning that the rush to beat interest rate rises could lead to “ill conceived” and “rushed transactions.” The Bank...

OnTheMarket has partnered with flexible workspace platform Instant Offices to boost commercial listings. The deal will increase the flexible office space listings being...

Kent-based agent Miles & Barr has opened its 13th office in the region and is celebrating by offering to sell local...

A senior agency executive has said minimum standards and qualifications are “desperately needed” in the property sector. Adam Day, international expansion leader...

In the third part of this exclusive series with Homesearch’s chief operating officer, Sam Hunter, Angels Media’s Lee Dahill questions him...

More than 200 “top achievers” from across the Connells Group enjoyed a four day all-expenses paid trip to Valencia earlier this...

Industry veteran Eddie Goldsmith has revealed why solicitors may sometimes have to “fob-off” estate agents and how to get around it. Goldsmith,...