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

What a great time to be a letting agent. In decades, never has there been so much change. As you’re well aware,...

The Property Ombudsman says its members must in future disclose referral fees in a bid to make previously-hidden costs open and...

A firm supporting leaseholders across the UK says the ongoing Competition and Markets Authority probe should “punish” what it calls “rip off...

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

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...

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

With the Tenant Fee Ban obliterating a key income stream, letting agents should be looking at ways they can increase the...

An expert who has invested in an online agency in the past has slammed Purplebricks’ business model. James Max, who presents the...

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...

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

Conveyancing platform The Moving Hub has this week launched its proposition into the estate agency and mortgage intermediary sectors. The firm is...

99home is the latest online agency to launch a no sale, no fee option for its vendors. The firm, which was launched...

With a mere matter of weeks until the Tenant Fees Act comes in to effect, I can’t help but wonder just...

Two PropTech suppliers have this week announced new partnerships and products with the aim of helping estate agents.  Firstly, sales progression and...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has launched its long-awaited ‘How to sell a home’ and ‘How to...

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

With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...

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

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

Estate Agent Today has been given details of the new National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents Team - the body...

The leasehold scandal continues to generate plenty of column inches, with fresh stories emerging almost daily of people living in unsellable...

The jury appears to be out on whether the new enforcement body for estate and lettings agents will be resourced sufficiently...

A quick buy company that describes itself as an “express estate agency” is making a pitch for vendors who may be...

A new team has been set up to police all estate and letting agency legislation including the upcoming tenants' fees ban. The...

Low risk letting is everyone’s aim, but unless legitimate guidelines are followed it’s difficult to know if a tenant will prove...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Charlie Lancaster,  Managing Director, m: 07976 507107 e:charlie.lancaster@mybid4it.com,  Blake House, 18 Blake...

The failure of online agencies to significantly disrupt the industry is down to their being too cheap and creating a perception...

It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...

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

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...

There was a time when the mere mention of the financial services industry brought with it scorn and mistrust. The issues arising...

Experienced sales trainer Boyd Mayover, co-founder of Sales Doctors, explains how agents can overcome price objectives, impress prospective clients and offer...

A family run estate agency faces a string of charges relating to commission fees and “undue influence” exerted on clients. The charges...

Agents boasting qualifications could generate higher fees and more clients, especially if they are ‘ahead of the game’ and improve their...

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission out of any nation in the European Union, according to a recent study by...

Hybrid estate agency has reported a modest pre-tax profit of some £400,000 as part of the 2018 results of its parent...

Online estate agents have seized on the recent national newspaper article accusing estate agents of over-valuing properties to earn higher fees. The...

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...

The chairman of franchise giant Hunters says his company’s purchasing power is such that it secures 60 per cent discounts from...

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

An online estate agency insists the online/hybrid sector will take a 50 per cent market share in the future - despite...

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission in the European Union according to new research from a comparison website. Despite high levels...

Many estate and letting agents are receiving more leads through OnTheMarket than through Rightmove, the challenger portal claims - and it...

Four high-profile industry figures have sent an open letter urging agents to think about what they call “smarter marketing” in a...

A large-scale survey by a consumer group has revealed that over half of home owners regard stamp duty as a growing...

This article was originally written for City AM in response to an article it published attacking letting agents. See more here.  A...

As the clock ticks down and Britain’s future gets ever more difficult to predict, one of the few certainties to cling...

The Network Auctions ‘E” online property platform, used by an estimated 100 agents, has been revamped with vendors now offered three...

Thinking about the state of communication across residential property chains is enough to induce a severe migraine. We work in a world...

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

In another bid to take on Rightmove, OnTheMarket is introducing a new range of advertising products which will enable agents to...

The leasehold system has created many unsellable and unmortgageable homes and should change, MPs say. The all-party Housing, Communities and Local Government...

Another new online auction company has launched and is bidding to woo traditional estate agents with the controversial ‘modern method of...

There’s more fuel added to the current debate about reform of the house purchasing process, as new data reveals one buyer...

Estate agent anti-money laundering (AML) compliance is under scrutiny again following the publication of figures detailing the fines levied for AML...

The easyProperty online agency has abandoned an across-the-board fee structure, allowing its licensee agents to charge what they like. “Each local market is unique...

Half of first time buyers say they made expensive mistakes during their process of purchasing their home, with mortgage brokers, removal...

The Property Ombudsman has issued new guidance over what it calls “a growing issue” - that is, disputes over dual fees. TPO...

It’s time, surely, for government to crackdown not just on rogue agents and landlords but on rogue councils that confuse the...

Countrywide’s senior executives have set out reasons why investors should put their money into the group, despite its troubled recent years. Yesterday...

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

Countrywide's report to shareholders this morning warns that the residential market is heading for a difficult 2019 which may hit the...

The head of residential property at a law firm is warning that referral fees can backfire on estate agents who may...

Rightmove is undertaking an investigation into a PropTech app that has tried to list private sales on the portal. The perhaps-ironically named...

Competition for landlords will be fiercer than ever this year. Landlords are facing a raft of changes and will likely be...

The troubled online agency House Network has amended its website after a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority about its claims...

OnTheMarket has stepped up its attack on Rightmove with a stridently-worded email to agents explaining how a drop in leads from...

The director of strategy at the Council for Licensed Conveyancers says “the onus is very much on estate agents” to respond...

The National Association of Estate Agents has led the support for stricter new guidelines on transparency for referral fees. The clampdown means agents...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team has this afternoon revealed new industry guidance to make referral fees more transparent to...

An estate and lettings agency that has been trading in the centre of Exeter for 12 years has ceased trading and...

The Competition and Markets Authority has this afternoon taken the latest step in the lengthy case of an estate agency cartel. This revolves...

Nobody likes change. It makes people feel threatened, undermines their confidence, and makes them worry about the future. But regardless of...

A member of a prominent legal network is warning buyers and their conveyancers to be ”wary” of the Modern Method of...

Another For Sale By Owner website has been launched - this one, apparently, because the founder was “frustrated” with estate agents’...

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

Cast your minds back to the summer of 2014. It’s 9.55 am somewhere in east London ‘Sorry I’m late’ offers the...

In these tougher times, we recognise that helping agents win new inventory is the key to their businesses.  There were more than...

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

The first major estate agency business to launch a crowdfunding bid since the controversial collapse of Emoov has emphasised its “realistic”...

There are many misconceptions about the franchising world but, whether we’re talking about estate agency franchises or fast food franchises, it’s...

The Property Franchise Group says its online/hybrid agency EweMove traded profitably throughout  last year and will show “a significant improvement” over...

An annual study of transaction charges shows that house moving costs are now at a record average high of almost £10,000...

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

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

Outsourcing. Everyone has an opinion on it and there’s a stigma surrounding it in the lettings industry. But get this…letting agents ARE...

The head of a For Sale By Owner website claims that some agents are making “vast amounts” of up to £7,000...

By thinking outside the box, agents can truly embrace the idea of space-as-a-service and create entirely new, and highly valuable, streams...

The Property Ombudsman is to give agents new guidance on dual fees, following a surge in complaints from the public. In 2017, TPO received...

Agents need to focus on more targeted marketing using a mix of traditional and modern methods to optimise their position in...

There’s been a dramatic improvement in the speed of searches being completed and returned by local authorities, the government claims. Housing minister...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

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

Mystery surrounds the identity of an estate agency which has been accused of charging a seller five years after the home...

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

Politicians and officials are studying a ‘model’ two page reservation agreement drawn up by a law firm as a possible way...

Every day thousands of estate agency boards are erected across the UK. Even in the digital age the board remains one...

It’s been revealed that the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team is to deliver new guidelines to agents for referral fees...

The former chief executive of Emoov says online estate agencies charge too little, so risk appearing cheap and ineffective to potential...

One of the largest estate agencies in the Midlands, Newton Fallowell, says it’s made a remarkable £5m in referral fees from...

I don’t think I can add anything more to the excellent 2019 pieces we’ve seen on EAT in recent weeks –...

The civil servant leading work to reform the house buying has revealed key areas of government thinking - with a ban on...

A survey of 6,000 members of the public and 660 estate and letting agents has revealed some striking findings about how...

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

It’s safe to say that the majority of agents will be glad to see the end of the past two years....

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...

As 2018 ticks away and 2019 beckons, it’s time for everyone at Estate Agent Today to wish you, your family and...

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

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

A new website is offering to contact owners of homes that are not for sale, on behalf of people who would...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Over the past year I've had so many conversations with agents telling me how they feel that offering a premium customer...

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...

Research by comparison website Netanagent claims the commission paid to estate agents in London could be over £70,000 depending on where...

There is a perfect storm brewing in the lettings market, and as the saying goes, “you can’t change the direction of...

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...

Estate Agent Today has been given details of responses made by administrators to an enquiry about the possible acquisition of some...

Purplebricks is understood to be pondering the best way to assist victims of the collapse of Emoov without committing money for...

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

When was the last time you looked at your business and really thought about what you could do to improve? Yesterday? Last...

I’m spending a lot of time in airport terminals waiting for flights. They’re not the most comfortable of surroundings, but at...

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has told an agents’ conference of the strategy for his service - including a prediction that...

The debate about online auction charges levied on buyers continues this morning with the release of figures showing that one company...

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...

A consumer group which has already expressed alarm at some aspects of the so-called ‘Modern Method of Auction’ says it has...

Purplebricks chief executive in Australia, Ryan Dinsdale, is quitting the firm after two and a half years. The influential Australian Financial Review...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

A new prime London hybrid agency wants what it calls “disillusioned property professionals” to join the firm and take advantage of...

Estate agents are missing around half of the conveyancing referral opportunities they could take, according to a new report.  PropTech firm OneDome...

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

An estate agency analyst has shared with Estate Agent Today his findings on the current and recent conversion rates of online...

A digital conveyancing platform says a lack of transparency in the house moving process - particularly regarding legal costs - is...

There was a drop in the number of new listings across the UK last month, suggesting that the usual autumn rush to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...

The troubled Emoov hybrid estate agency, currently up for sale, has removed an advertisement after a complaint to a watchdog over...

1.             Who are you and what do you do? HeyJuno Property is a business dedicated to empowering estate and letting agents throughout...

The first signs of a seasonal slowdown are appearing according to some agents in touch with EAT, but there are still...

Two former High Street agents say their new hybrid agency has enjoyed an impressive launch gathering 40 instructions in just four...

Sky News says Emoov is to be sold, just months after the controversial online agency merged with Sarah Beeny's Tepilo and the...

A firm which links with agents to operate online auctions has hit back at a consumer group's allegations that this growing sector...

A consumer group says agents are securing increasing income from online auctions, but it warns that for buyers there are pitfalls...

Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...

Traditional estate agent fees average just 1.1 per cent across the UK according to research from an agency comparison website -...

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...

A new online agency says it is currently focussing on one large city but will expand to cover the whole of...

The government says mobile home residents are to receive greater protection from dishonest site owners seeking to make a profit at...

New research by TheAdvisory consultancy, shared exclusively with Estate Agent Today, reveals exactly how fees have fallen for traditional agents in...

Outspoken online estate agency chief Russell Quirk says the estate agency industry is “really p****d off” with Rightmove trying to ride...

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

Few things anger the industry more than the effect of stamp duty and other costs on property transactions (well, maybe Purplebricks...

Just under one in five buyers in the past two years have suffered moving day delays, either because funds have been...

The government has unveiled a new body which, it claims, will raise agency standards. There is a long-standing commitment from the government...

The chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, has suggested that the unexpectedly low take up of online agents may mean that...

A government minister has told the estate agency industry that it must be more transparent over the issue of referral fees. In...

Purplebricks has been the subject of another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority - and the issue has again been categorised...

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...

Increasingly cash-strapped traditional estate agencies should consider abandoning their High Street offices and work from serviced offices or similar lower-profile and...

Some conveyancers must publish some price and service information on their websites and in other media from December 6, according to...

An estate agency comparison website claims the rise of online and hybrid estate agencies has obliged traditional agents to be more...

Landlords and letting agents might feel they’ve taken a bit of a battering from the government in recent years – and...

With the news that Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to sellers, is this something...

Purplebricks has introduced its second price rise of the year so far in Australia, and is pioneering a model under which...

Any day now we’ll hear the date for the Autumn Budget: it may be delayed to wait for a Brexit deal...

An estate agency is pioneering a new business model in which it charges no commission whatsoever to the vendor. Freeagent247, an online...

The Property Ombudsman has urged the government to bring the new homes build sector under consumer redress. New builds are not currently...

Hybrid agency Emoov has released research in which it claims consumers rank high street estate agency commission fees as the second...

In a surprise weekend announcement the government has almost doubled funding for the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team - the...

Over a fifth of pensioners say they would be encouraged to downsize if there was a stamp duty incentive - particularly...

In our previous 2 blogs we have covered the definitions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and what the practical...

In 2014 The Properties Misdescriptions Act was repealed and replaced with the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, otherwise known as...

An online estate agency run by one of the country’s youngest entrepreneurs has agreed to change a reference about savings on...

Countrywide’s eagerly-awaited General Meeting for shareholders takes place today and is widely expected to back the ailing agency group’s controversial rescue...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

Estate and lettings agency is arguably one of the most fierce, ruthless and relentless industries going. And, with fluctuating stock levels,...

Another agency has teamed up with an auction company to allow it to offer vendors the choice of both in-room and...

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...

When you are starting up a new business, it is unlikely that you will already have enough capital to invest. Taking...

The Swiss investment bank Credit Suisse has slashed its target share price for the company from 77p to only 17.2p.  The reason...

The number of properties withdrawn from the market in the second quarter of this year was greater than the number of...

It was interesting to see the recent story on Estate Agent Today about OnTheMarket (OTM) raising its fees after signing up...

Small print in the Countrywide rescue plan announced yesterday spells out in stark terms what could happen if the company’s bid...

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers says it wants legal practice websites to list cost information, including whether they have referral arrangements. The...

The former deputy chief executive at online agency Tepilo is launching a new training, recruitment and consultancy business for estate agents.  Catherine...

A trading statement this morning from The Property Franchise Group says its online brand, EweMove, is still trading profitably - and...

The parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and other agency brands has succeeded where Foxtons yesterday did not - in...

It’s holiday time: schools have broken up, quite a few estate agents are taking time off, and the MPs are in...

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

The couple at the centre of a court case about agents’ fees say the issue could have been resolved earlier had...

Since January 2018, nine of the UK’s biggest banks have allowed competitors direct access to customer data as part of the...

A report drawn up by Reapit and data consultancy Dataloft suggests that agents in 2017 lost a potential (and jaw-dropping) £4...

The mortgage industry may be throwing agents and the housing market something of a lifeline - it’s been revealed that 40...

The former head of Rightmove’s lettings division has blasted High Street estate agencies for “living in the past, charging exorbitant fees...

We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to help to find a practical solution to the concern of the...

As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...

If you’re an estate agent and have a property that is difficult to sell or the homeowner simply needs a fast...

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

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

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...

Amid the headline-grabbing political manoeuvring over Brexit, a policy proposal which could have serious ramifications for private landlords, and those who...

The new housing minister, Kit Malthouse, has made his first formal statement from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. It...

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

A hybrid estate agency has launched in Bury, one of the first of its kind to operate in the UK on...

Hello, and welcome to this week’s regular Monday summary of all the major jobs moves in our industry.  The industry is still...

Renting has long been characterised as a stepping stone onto the housing ladder for the younger generations. But in recent years,...

A senior agent says an innovative business model allows him to work in prime central London - even though he lives in France.  Former...

An insolvency firm claims 153 estate agencies have gone bust in the past year with more than 7,000 “showing signs of...

So here’s the thing. It’s summer - not much going on, school holidays about to start, industry publications filling out space...

We’re lucky enough to interact with thousands of landlords and tenants every month. As a result, we get the chance to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Tom Cummuskey Sales & Marketing Manager … Fast approaching double...

A survey shows only 18 per cent of vendors favour reviews over personal recommendations when it comes to choosing an estate...

The Money editor of The Mirror newspaper has finally sold a home he first put on the market in late 2016...

National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team and two of the three industry redress organisations have launched a survey to measure the...

The rivalry between online and traditional property auction companies continues apace with one high profile player from each camp claiming major...

The For Sale board is one of the oldest marketing tools available to agents, but it is still considered one of...

Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help compensate for the introduction of...

Having recently attended FUTURE: PropTech in London, it struck me just how far the integration of property and technology has progressed...

A London estate agency run by a brother and sister is trying something completely now - it pledges to use some...

OnTheMarket’s first formal annual figures released since its flotation reveal losses in what it describes as its “transformational year” but also...

The Federal Trade Commission - the US equivalent of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority - will today discuss how the...

A Labour MP who has in the past been fiercely critical of estate and lettings agents now says that property is...

Any letting agent appreciates the effort, dedication, and sometimes heartache, that comes with running a business yet equally knows that when...

Breakdowns within property chains are the most common cause of fall throughs, according to a new study. Over the last ten years,...

Two online agents and a number of PropTech companies have been named in startups.co.uk's Startups 100 index. Coming in at number 64...

As housing market stakeholders we’ve all had a month or so to try and digest the government’s own response to its...

A study of estate agencies and portals floated on the London Stock Exchange suggests that digital companies have shown much better...

The rise and fall - and perhaps rise again - of Countrywide has been of enduring interest to the agency industry...

Recent void statistics have had me wondering how agents can juggle client and consumer demands in the face of the impending...

Here’s some good news to take into the Bank Holiday weekend.  Research undertaken by Estate Agent Today suggests that fees charged by...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

I have sold hundreds of lettings businesses over the last twenty-five years. Based on this experience, these are the mistakes that you...

Online estate agency House Network claims that “the percentage of houses sold at the original valuation price is 98 per cent”.  The...

A new study reveals precisely how little first time buyers apparently understand about the buying process.  In a survey of 500 people...

In recent months, there’s been a notable move in the rental market towards deposit replacement products in place of traditional security...

Estate agent licensing will reduce competition, make buying and selling homes more expensive, and add another layer of red tape to...

As the estate agency business in England moves towards being more robust with professional qualifications and higher standards being introduced, there...

Online agency HouseSimple has become a completely No Sale No Fee agency - and is thought to be the only online...

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

‘Respect’ is the new mantra for politicians: whether it’s about street gang leaders, social media trolls or those on either side...

The Property Redress Scheme - one of the three government-approved redress schemes handling complaints about sales and lettings agents - has...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Awais Ahmad - Founder and CEO of Hystreet (I don’t...

Purplebricks has issued a provocative response to the government’s new measures to promote a more professional and transparent house buying process.  The...

Two estate agency directors have been disqualified over a cartel scandal which resulted in five agencies being fined over £370,000 for...

  More details have emerged of the government’s proposals to enhance estate agency regulation, regulate referral fees, offer guides for buyers and...

The government has announced further measures which will, in its words, “professionalise” house buying and the estate agency business. In yet another Sunday...

As always seems to be the case with Purplebricks, the hybrid agency has had a good week...and a bad one. Undeniably impressive...

At any given moment it’s difficult to say which issue dominates our marketplace, but I think it’s fair to acknowledge during...

Neil Cobbold, COO of PayProp, advises letting agents to act now to beat the upcoming letting agent fee ban and discusses...

The Competition and Markets Authority, which is believed to be actively investigating estate agents’ alleged infringement of the Competitions Act, is...

One of the most important aspects of running a successful estate or letting agency is being able to generate new business...

One of London’s leading estate agents is advising sellers to consider giving the negotiator who sells their property a bonus, and...

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...

A survey by consumer body Which? suggests askng prices and agents' fees are the most significant factors considered by a vendor choosing an...

Online agency Emoov has amended its website following the intervention of the Advertising Standards Authority.  The authority says the agency’s site included...

Conveyancing services firm My Home Move has launched a portal which it claims gives users complete transparency checking their conveyancing progress.  eWay, which is...

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts has compiled a major report on estate agents’ business models - an exercise...

Foxtons has reported its 2017 figures to shareholders and the City this morning and as expected they show sharp falls in...

Rightmove has reported another very large leap in revenue in 2017 and a modest rise in agency and new home customers...

The other day I met with two agents who have 30 years of property sales experience between them, and yet also...

PropTech has been the industry soundbite for the last couple of years. For many of my fellow agents, I think it’s one...

City broker Jefferies is warning that Countrywide’s earnings as calculated through the EBITDA measure could drop to as little as £50m -...

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...

This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...

A new year means new predictions for what’s to come in the letting industry. Sometimes things come to fruition as expected....

OnTheMarket has finally completed its stock market float, with less capital raised, at a lower than planned valuation and, as I write,...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

Between October and December 2017, some £822 million worth of UK residential property was sold at auction, according to the Essential...

Former estate agent Nick Ferrand has gone public with a new website which says home owners decide when and to whom...

Purplebricks has increased its charges in Australia by up to 33 per cent. The Australian Financial Review reports that the 33 per...

It’s probably unwise to write too much about politics these days. The most fanciful predictions turn out to be less wild...

Whisper it quietly, but there seems to be change in the air when it comes to agents recommending lawyers based on...

The BBC says it is to broadcast a special one-hour radio documentary this weekend investigating online estate agencies. The show will go...

An analysis of one month’s listings on Purplebricks by City consultancy Jefferies concludes that it sold 51.6 per cent of its...

Q. How did you get in to the property industry? My career in the property industry actually started out as a holiday...

The Property Franchise Group’s trading statement this morning reveals a huge 23 per cent rise in revenue for 2017 - £10.2m...

Whatever else you say about OnTheMarket, you can’t say it’s not consistent, consistent in treating its core membership shabbily.  We already know...

What do you need to know if you are considering selling your sales or lettings business?  Here’s ten top tips to think...

Last week’s news that the lettings fee ban is unlikely to materialise before next spring was perhaps to be expected. Ever since...

As the £1m-plus housing market continues to struggle in most parts of the country, so the use of stunts and gimmicks...

The war between AllAgents review website and Purplebricks has continued with the site naming the hybrid agency the “worst rated one...

While there is a distinct market for flats held on particularly short leases, there is a middle ground where flat owners...

Only two weeks into the new year and we’re already in full swing with a wide range of fund-raising - well...

The body that regulates conveyancers says controversial referral fees should be disclosed earlier in the house buying process - but they...

Buyers spent £9.7 billion on moving house in 2017 with the average individual move costing £9,580 according to comparison website Compare...

A new property portal called Linktosale aims to launch in the UK at the start of March following what appears to...

It’s no surprise that figures don’t always show the results or consequences we expect - even if they are entirely accurate. Look...

A buying agent in Melbourne says ‘old dinosaurs’ in traditional estate agencies ‘have no idea’ how to deal with the arrival of...

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...