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The platform behind a controversial proposal to charge prospective buyers and renters £30 or more to view a property on the...

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

Remember the early days of lockdown when there was a general panic? Perhaps the hot demand for toilet rolls was a sign...

The largest player in the Modern Method of Auction sector says there is growing consumer confidence in the way the system...

An online estate agency is launching a quasi franchise operation it calls Agency In A Box and claims applicants will “effectively”...

Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Jamie Cooke, Co-Founder and Managing Director of iamsold, part...

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...

Purplebricks will this week reveal the result of almost two years of trials into a new pricing structure.  The details will come...

Online estate agency Strike - which used to be HouseSimple - is expanding its sell-for-free service out across the Midlands and...

No fewer than seven estate and lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme today. Most of them are now...

For many, paying money to use an estate agent is primarily because that company has a database of buyers or tenants....

One of the highest profile supporters of the online estate agency concept has quit the company he founded. Akshay Ruparelia, who is...

Estate agency comparison website GetAgent has calculated the typical fees charged to vendors in different parts of the country. It says agents...

Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...

There are just three working days until the end of the stamp duty holiday for most buyers. That’s not even enough time...

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...

In an unusual move, HM Land Registry has issued guidance to agents to help them reassure jittery buyers and sellers ahead...

In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...

EweMove, the high profile hybrid estate agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, says it has recruited a record 30 new...

New research shows that UK estate agents are amongst the best value in the world. Using data from the Global Property Guide...

The editor of the legal publication the Law Gazette has taken an estate agent to task for daring to suggest that...

An anonymous conveyancer has admitted increasing fees to deter buyers and sellers in the frenzied housing market during the stamp duty...

Before you read on, ask yourself, how many times did you hear “we want to move, but just we can’t find...

Rightmove is to review the processes of an online platform which directly uploads sellers' property details via an app. Two years ago...

One of the country’s leading estate agents claims some solicitors are charging exorbitant fees on transactions as they near the latest...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching a new PropTech platform called Fee Street, which is in its own words “dedicated...

It’s nearly two years since The Tenant Fees Act came into force for tenancies in England. On 1 June 2019 it...

An online platform claims each agency branch in the UK has benefited from the stamp duty holiday by over £120,000. WiggyWam says...

One of the men behind the defunct Emoov online estate agency has re-emerged as the head of a marketing service. The service...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...

A league table of the most important issues facing vendors places the scale of estate agents’ charges at the bottom - and this...

Zoopla says house builders “are at the heart of everything we do” and it is revamping its New Homes marketing offer...

Estate agents are being invited to a webinar to end their apparent “misconceptions” about the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA has...

Whilst it was once seen as a way to sell niche or run-down properties, auction is now a mainstream method of...

We have more regulations controlling the sector than ever before and we have more ‘regulators’ involved in controlling the sector than...

Agents are being advised on what course of action they should take to safeguard their right to fees should they be dis-instructed...

One of the earliest London agencies to adopt a hub-style operation with self-employed agents working on a high commission basis, has...

The estate agency industry is besotted with digital canvassing to try to win business - but that’s the wrong approach to take...

An estate agency is to link with a home set-up service and says it will give its referral fees to an...

International investment bank UBS has double-downgraded Purplebricks from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’ - and that could be good for independent agents, a...

Iamsold, the company best known for its Modern Method of Auction online platform, has won top spot in an auction league...

Rightmove’s new Modern Method of Auction service launches on Monday.  The service - which Rightmove calls Online Conditional Auctions - will involve...

A new survey suggests 53 per cent of buyers never actually visit an estate agent’s office during the course of their...

The property market has performed strongly in recent months  as the impact of the pandemic has encouraged more people to move...

The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...

First time buyers are now saving more than £800 a year in comparison with tenants, new analysis suggests.  The Halifax says the...

Licensing of the short-term lets sector in Scotland was due to be introduced next month. However, it was recently announced that...

A new property board game called Gazumped aims to rival Monopoly but reflect a much more realistic view of how the house...

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...

Emoov’s new 'guaranteed offer' service means fall-thoughs and chain-related delays are effectively eliminated, the agency claims. Emoov - now owned by a firm...

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...

From 4 May 2021, your agency could be blocked from charging late fees, compounding interest on missing rent and taking any...

Uncertain market means additional revenue streams are more important than ever The last year has been an uncertain period for many business...

A quarter of agents say they intend to recruit new staff in the next 12 months, following on from the surge...

Online agency Yopa says it will change a claim on its website that appears to suggest no fee will be charged...

A prominent estate agent has warned buyers and sellers about the perils of the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA is now...

A broker has launched the UK’s longest-ever fixed rate mortgage, with no early repayment charge or exit fees - the first product...

Boomin has revealed its launch date after months of high-profile publicity. It’s to be three and a half weeks from now on...

One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been the Netflix show Call My Agent! It’s a surprise success, perhaps, because...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Dan Muir, Area Sales Manager, LetsBid Property What is LetsBid and...

Honesty is a concept that journalists will tell their readers is non-existent for estate agents. Yeah, right! But as the end...

An open letter from Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce shows how fierce the competition is going to be in the portal field...

In this tips article, the experts at GoodMove provide expert insight into the remortgage process. Remortgaging is the process of changing your...

Zoopla says it has so far delivered almost £80,000 in agent fees through its access to the Modern Method of Auction. MMA...

The Bruce brothers’ latest project, Boomin, is “ready to launch” some two months after it was expected to see the light...

When it comes to communications, Propertymark could do with a lot fewer confidentiality agreements and a lot more transparency. And I...

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...

Fixflo’s webinar on February 9 saw an industry panel debate 2021’s threats and opportunities for letting agents. The panel discussed a range...

A survey of portal usage shows a low level of trust and customer satisfaction from agents, and a majority of agencies saying they...

Two mothers have launched a new estate agency using a virtual office - and they have overcome personal challenges to achieve their...

Hello - another Monday dawns but the good news is that we can update you on the industry’s latest appointments. Everyone here...

Rightmove is the latest portal to forge a link with the controversial Modern Method of Auction service being offered to agents. A...

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...

It’s now more than a year since the government offered an additional £4 million to councils to combat rogue landlords. At the...

One of the early operators of the self-employed agency model has launched a scheme under which its agents receive shares in the...

Experts are warning that buyers rushing to complete before the March 31 cliff edge for the stamp duty holiday may miss...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

A newspaper claims that thousands of customers’ financial details held by Foxtons Group are being freely accessed on the so-called dark...

A new survey suggests online agents are favoured by only three per cent of sellers. The study involved a modest sample -...

Just as the new chief executive of Propertymark holds interviews across the industry, so The Guild of Property Professionals is coming out...

High profile agency owner Sean Newman is offering his entire self-employed team of 100 agents and mortgage advisors a chance for...

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...

A property platform claims the current pipeline stock is so large that the average UK agency branch is waiting on £105,000...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Will Thompson, Associate Director at Pugh & Co Auctions. I...

One of the most respected figures in the industry, trainer and consultant Richard Rawlings, is suggesting that stamp duty should be...

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

Boomin has announced another 15 independents as members of the site, which is expected to launch in the near future. “The latest...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Independent agents inspired by the Say No To Rightmove campaign are to launch a rival portal next month. Wearethemarket is a portal...

To kick off 2021, we have a Q&A with one of the most high-profile – and, it has to be said,...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

An estate agency group has launched new franchise business models to help those in the industry impacted by Covid-19. Century 21 UK...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

An auction house that's made a transition from ballroom operations to online streaming is to publish all fees for all lots -...

The largest company involved in the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it’s producing a “disruptive digital market campaign to address...

Fall throughs which could be avoided by Reservation Agreements have cost agency branches an average £10,000 per month. That’s the claim from digital...

Purplebricks says it’s to continue to test new pricing models next year - and has not ruled out completely moving away...

Revenues have slumped by 18 per cent at LSL Property Services, the corporate which boasts Your Move and Reeds Rains and...

A study of 2,000 home owners shows that over a third have felt pressured by an agent into use its in-house mortgage...

Over 100 Zoopla member branches have signed up to the Modern Method of Auction system offered via the portal. Over the summer Zoopla...

The Property Ombudsman has joined calls for greater disclosure of referral fees by agents.  The issue has become a hot topic in...

The soon-to-launch Boomin portal has signed up a national firm and now claims to have recruited 40 per cent of the...

High profile franchise hybrid agency EweMove has announced ambitious plans to double agent numbers within two years. The firm - which has...

The Boomin portal, which incentivises agents to cross-sell and benefit from referral fees, is to receive advice on fee disclosure from...

The founder of OneDome says a likely housing market slowdown is the perfect time for agents to optimise revenue by investing in PropTech. Babek Ismayil believes...

The government has revealed new regional price caps for its revamped Help To Buy Equity Loan scheme, set to operate between...

A leasehold group has written to Housing Minister Chris Pincher pressing for an update on the government’s approach to reform for...

The new property portal Boomin has revealed its fees structure for agents. Tapping into the industry debate over portal fees, Boomin describes...

One of the country’s top buying agents is advising purchasers and vendors to avoid online agencies and 'bucketshop' conveyancers. Edward Heaton - founder...

The advertising watchdog has told the agency industry to clean up its act on four issues, with clarity over fees being...

Watching the government’s surprise press conference a couple of weekends ago the message was clear; we were heading into a gruelling...

The Competitions and Markets Authority is to probe the proposed merger of two crowdfunding sites used by numerous property industry companies. Crowdcube...

The six brands that make up The Property Franchise Group are the latest signings for yet-to-launch portal Boomin. TPFG’s brands are national...

A relaunched home buying service says it wants to partner with agents to unlock sales if the housing market deteriorates. The service...

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...

Strike, the firm previously known as HouseSimple, has launched another attack on the charges levied by High Street agents. This time it is...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

Fledgling portal Boomin - launching later this month - has announced another 10 independent regional agencies as founder members. This includes its...

New guidance spells out how leniency can be exercised on agencies or individuals who inform on anti-competition cartels of the kind that...

Boomin is to levy a traditional monthly fee for estate and letting agents listing on the site, in line with other...

An online agency says its virtual auction service can be used even by its rivals between now and the end of...

Purplebricks has issued a statement to its shareholders saying it’s ‘never been more relevant’. However, the expected radical change to its fees structure appears...

Housing Minister Christopher Pincher announced that the introduction of the Renters' Reform Bill will be delayed for an indefinite period due...

David Cox is joining Rightmove next week in a dramatic return to the industry. Cox left the ARLA Propertymark in late July after...

A developer operating in prime central London is offering buyers a deferred-payment scheme. K10 Group says it’s doing this because of the...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...

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

In recent years, the extent and role of the private rented sector (PRS) in the housing market has seen significant changes. The...

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

The latest review by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team into referral fees places the outdated practice of...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has admitted that getting the number one portal to change its fee structure “may take...

A former healthcare executive is the latest convert to become an online agent with easyProperty, the company has announced. Richard Ayres has...

A survey says many people under-estimate the costs of moving with conveyancing and mortgage fees often higher than expected. Some 54 per cent of...

The National Association of Estate Agents has thrown its weight behind the recommendation of Trading Standards that agents must by law be...

Customers must be told about third party referral fees when buying or selling a home says the National Trading Standards Estate...

The agency leading the Say No To Rightmove campaign has returned all of its offices and brands to Zoopla. The Acorn Group,...

A new online platform claims to be the first of its kind to speed up the private treaty sales process for...

A league table drawn up by a quick buy property firm claims that some estate agents' average commission has hit 2.32 per...

Online agency easyProperty has announced four new areas to its portfolio to build on its existing 41 locations - and it’s seeking...

Consumer group Which? says the stamp duty holiday has cut more than £4,000 from the average cost of moving home -...

Property technology company OneDome, which operates two portals - OneDome and Nethouseprices - has raised another £5m in funding.  It says it...

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to...

One of the many new portals recently launched has made a pitch for agents to join because of its referral fees...

Vendors spend an average £41 a day for 144 days when selling their home - but some spend a remarkable £140 a...

Another regional agency group has returned to Zoopla, attributing the move to the portal's “receptive audiences” amongst the house buying and renting...

A quick buy firm boasting it has ‘sold’ a home within six days also says it now takes 140 days on...

Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...

Hybrid agency EweMove has outperformed its traditional sister companies within The Property Franchise Group over the past six months. That’s the clear...

Another US real estate agency wants to follow Keller Williams, Berkshire Hathaway and others by opening in the United Kingdom. Nest Seekers International...

It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...

For many agents it’s been a big week…not because of the surge of buyers, but because their children have returned to...

The battle between portals is hotting up again with Zoopla repeating its offer of free listings until January for agents committing...

One of the victims of a notorious estate agency price fixing cartel has spoken out against one of the offenders.  Christina Davis...

An American realtor who once predicted his company would have 5,000 UK estate agents working under its banner is now saying...

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...

With access to finance being such a hot topic at the moment, more and more estate agents are turning to commercial...

An insurance firm claims estate agents are taught not to quote VAT in fees until the final bill. A statement from Admiral...

New research suggests that British estate agents charge some of the lowest fees in the world. Based on an apparent British average...

Hindsight is 20-20 vision, of course, and we can all see things we did ‘then’ that we would not do ‘now’....

An online agency says it’s offering its customers a kind of ‘fall-through insurance’ after over 100 deals collapsed between mid-March and...

If anyone thought the days of Purplebricks bosses making millions were in the past,  think again. The chief executive and chief finance...

A new agency called Eazy Agent has launched - it’s another online operation, this time with a starting price of £249. For...

A digital resource hub for estate agents claims to shorten transaction times. Sort Move, which has been operating since late 2019,...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

A leading expert on estate agency and the housing market in Australia has lifted the lid on how Purplebricks failed down...

A property developer has set up an estate agency that charges no commission to sellers but instead levies a non-refundable reservation...

The Sequence Group is to be the sole selling agent for RoyaleLife, the country’s largest builder of bungalows, exclusively aimed at...

Almost all estate agents are still saying Yes to Rightmove, according to figures produced by the portal this morning. Membership numbers for...

House raffles and similar competitions have become mired in controversy in recent years, thanks to some of them failing to abide by...

The chairman of LSL Property Services - Simon Embley - says he is “increasingly optimistic” about the outlook for the market,...

An intervention by a magazine has led to Purplebricks refunding the up-front fee to a seller whose husband died suddenly and...

    Purplebricks says changes to its fees structure - possibly becoming less reliant on controversial upfront charges - has been delayed until...

Agents have long been the victim of a poor public reputation, from scoring highly in most disliked profession polls to being...

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

A new website that describes itself as an estate agency says it wants to “empower people to sell their own home”...

A founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, suggests there was nothing wrong with the controversial Commisery TV ads that contributed to making...

The EweMove hybrid agency has been singled out for special praise in a trading statement from its parent company, which also...

It is widely expected that Purplebricks will shortly reveal the result of an experiment with a number of different pricing strategies. The...

Difference should be celebrated. But in our industry it rarely is. I was on the board of a large corporate where...

The long-awaited proposals for leasehold reform produced by the Law Commission suggests giving owners the right to extend their lease for...

The online agency Housesimple has rebranded to become 'Strike' with immediate effect. The news comes as a surprise given the apparent success...

Zoopla has entered into a partnership with an online platform to promote the so-called Modern Method of Auction option to estate...

The founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has this morning revealed his new project to be called Launch B - and he...

The Federation of Independent Agents has announced its latest partnership offering exclusive services for members - it property recruitment firm The...

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...

The chief executive of a hybrid agency in London has revealed why he deserted big corporates to create his own company. Rollo...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to industry video expert Christopher Watkin. Watkin gives his...

OnTheMarket says almost 500 branches have signed up in recent months, entitling their business owners to ‘welcome shares’. Of those branches signing...

A former City analyst best known for his scathing criticisms of Purplebricks has launched a PropTech platform that he describes as...

It may be that by the time you read this it’s all over for Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for...

Revenue for The Property Franchise Group was hit by 20 per cent cent thanks for the lockdown - but sales listings...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign says the portal has merely kicked the fees can down the road, deferring a long-term...

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have announced that they are extending their cut-price fees deals, introduced because of Coronavirus. This morning Rightmove says: "We have...

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign has revealed to Estate Agent Today that he has lobbied the portal...

The phrase ‘game-changer’ has been hugely overused. But when applied to how Covid-19 is changing the way estate agents will work...

The former commercial director of Rightmove has made a strong defence of much of the company’s activities, including the charges it...

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

A hybrid agency which set a target of rivalling Purplebricks when it launched has announced a recruitment drive and expansion in...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has set out strategy suggestions for independent agents facing steep portal bills. A 10-page document reveals...

US-originated estate agency Keller Williams claims to be the fastest growing in the UK as a result of 29 agents joining...

Estate agents are likely to get through the next five to six months even if the market falls away - but...

Back in the day, party politics and the private rental sector used to be straightforward. Conservatives were pro-landlord, Labour were pro-tenant, while...

OnTheMarket says it still aims to be the number one portal, but the acting chief executive has revealed a far more...

Zoopla has upped the stakes in the war between rival websites with two major claims which implicitly challenge both Rightmove and...

A new high end agency called The Country House Department is launching with an initial focus on Oxfordshire, Berkshire and The...

If you are an established UK estate agent, the status quo dictates that you will most likely work for ‘the man.’ Corporate...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

LSL Property Services has this morning released details of its response to the Coronavirus crisis. All members of its board have taken...

Lets Bid works in partnership with a variety of Estate Agents across the Uk from big franchise brands like Winkworth /...

Agents’ declining income - the result of the lockdown and the collapse in transaction volumes - has been revealed for the...

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...

A senior property lawyer is to set up a franchise agency which he describes as embracing the best of the High...

Consumers are not as worried as they should be about conveyancing fraud, putting them at risk of losing life-changing sums of...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to release a set of options for member agents to consider if the portal...

A specialist legal advisory service is urging conveyancers to use the reopening of the housing market as an opportunity to increase...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to hold a seminar for agents who have already left the portal or are...

It’s another Bank Holiday weekend and the first since lockdown was eased and the housing market returns - so perhaps a...

The founder of OnTheMarket has revealed why the portal floated on the stock market and why Ian Springett was the right...

NetAnAgent, a website which offers consumers instant quotes from a selection of traditional and online agents, has changed some of its...

There’s been an explosion of anger about Rightmove’s pledge to undertake its biggest-ever marketing campaign - while at the same time...

Rightmove says it’s to launch its biggest ever national marketing campaign in a bid to kick-start the market once lockdown eases. The...

In these unprecedented times, Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) aims to reassure letting agents, landlords and tenants on any legislative changes, relating...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has launched a countdown clock on its website to galvanise agents into remembering only 85...

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

If anyone told us six weeks ago that agents would still be doing such amazing work for their communities during lockdown...

Rightmove has announced that it’s eligible to access the government’s Covid Corporate Financing Facility - the major loan facility made available to some...

An online auction platform is offering agents full legal packs with no upfront cost in a bid to keep the housing...

OnTheMarket says it has another 32 million shares to give away to agents signing full fee contracts with the challenger portal...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign, which expects to have some 3,000 offices signed up by the end of the month,...

A new analysis of the simmering Rightmove crisis says there is now “no clear downside” stopping agents leaving. The Financial Times says that Rightmove’s...

This month saw the introduction of the final stages of the Section 24 tax changes, first introduced in April 2017. Whereas buy-to-let...

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign says that agents are demanding that there is “no return to full...

Foxtons says it’s furloughed 750 staff and asked high paid staff earning over £40,000 to take a 20 per cent pay...

Only half of the branches signed up to Zoopla have taken advantage of one or other of the discount offers made...

Allsop has staged its first principal residential auction entirely online, and has raised £28m. Some 76 per cent of all lots offered...

As the impact of coronavirus unfolds, we are in constant conversations with customers to understand the challenges they’re facing and to...

An online estate agency which has described the Coronavirus pandemic as “a disrupter and game changer” for the agency industry says...

The government has amended the eligibility criteria and will allow some agents' commission payments to be included in claims for Furloughed...

The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...

One of the biggest issues for agencies at the moment is furloughing - a safety net being offered by the government...

The Competitions and Markets Authority has started court proceedings seeking the disqualification of two estate agency directors over a price fixing...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

It’s time to draw a line in the sand and condemn our rival portals for their current charging structure. Little will...

The key figure behind the Say No To Rightmove campaign says the fight for more realistic fees goes on - and...

A hybrid agency says the Coronavirus is a “disrupter and game changer” for the industry and is wanting agents keen to...

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, our guide to the latest information to help agents and the rest of the...

The founder and chairman of Hunters, who is also a Conservative MP, has been criticised for a tweet saying he would...

A video interview released this morning features the experiences of eight agents who have quit Rightmove in the past two years,...

Over 600 agents have now signed up to the Say No To Rightmove campaign including some of the biggest names on...

The extraordinary past week of anger over portals’ fees plus early-warning statements like that from Foxtons indicate the anxiety in the...

One of Britain’s most outspoken and high profile agents has quit Rightmove in spectacular fashion, using an open letter to the...

Purplebricks faces an imminent takeover bid following the collapse of its share price, predicts a leading industry analyst. Andrew Stanton has already...

The three leading portals have rejected an appeal to give the industry a payment holiday to help firms through the Coronavirus...

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

Training operator The Able Agent is to include a module on the Modern Method of Auction in its future programme.  Charlotte Jeffry-Campbell,...

An agency has repaid a £6,000 reservation fee to someone who thought they had purchased a property for £83,000 but was later...

Almost eight in 10 sellers have instructed High Street agents in the past year - a significantly higher figure than 12...

Any bid by Zoopla and OnTheMarket to displace Rightmove as the number one portal in the UK is at best expensive...

There’s a growing trend for estate agents to quit big-name corporates and either go independent or join US-style brokerages, a top...

A new hybrid set up by ex-Purplebricks territory owners says it wants to "redefine estate agency in the customer's favour." Knock Knock...

Purplebricks banked more than £18m in fees for thousands of homes it did not sell last year according to this morning’s...

There’s been a broad welcome from agents and other industry organisations for the latest report from the Competition and Markets Authority...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

Rightmove has released another stonking set of results - but there are signs that some agents are defecting from the ever-more-expensive...

The Trading Standards report on the future of referral fees is almost completed and will be sent to government next week. However, James...

Foxtons is warning that 2020 will be yet another difficult year for the agency despite the so-called Boris Bounce helping the...

Future complaints about property raffles by individual home owners seeking to avoid estate agency fees will in future be handled by...

What an interesting few days it’s been. I don’t think the topic of this week’s column is doing anything good for our...

A new call has been issued this morning by the Competition and Markets Authority for estate agents to confess if their...

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...

Earlier this month, Boris Johnson carried out a reshuffle of his cabinet, telling ministers they must 'repay the trust of those...

Despite still being in the transition period after leaving the EU on January 31, we are seeing an upturn in the...

A free-to-list portal says the costs of listing on the established sites - especially Rightmove - are contributing to estate agencies...

The government is being urged to make commonhold ownership compulsory on all new apartments - and the move could even begin a...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has revealed that it has recruited over 50 agents in its first...

Foxtons has this morning announced that chairman Garry Watts is to retire from his position on March 1. He is also quitting...

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

Another former Savills agent has joined freelance agency operation Keller Williams, the second in recent weeks. In January it was revealed that...

A challenger portal says agents should reduce their reliance on the likes of Rightmove and Zoopla by using smaller rival portals...

The government has been told that raising the stamp duty threshold would both trigger more house moves, and bring the tax...

The head of SEO at Rightmove has defected to a rival portal, Residential People. Farhaad Saleh was responsible for all of Rightmove's...

A new market centre operating as a hub for freelance agents has opened in Glasgow. Called KW Evolve it is a Keller...

Agents now have only seven days to complete a referral fees survey, announced late on Friday by Trading Standards and The...