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From the uptick in house sales in January to a house price rise the first time in over a year in February,...

Propertymark has urged the UK Government to consider other ways of boosting the supply of homes for purchase.  The Government has two...

As the Group HR Director of LRG – an organisation of over 3,000 employees – and perhaps more importantly, as a...

Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...

Alto has unveiled a range of changes to its training offering to make it more flexible for agents. The agency software provider...

Building on brownfield sites may not be the silver bullet it is made out to be, the government has been warned. Housing...

Despite the somewhat challenging year, we have seen many agents we work with continuing to flourish. We support hundreds of agents...

As the temperature drops outside, it can be tempting to think activity in the market is likely to freeze out entirely. And,...

There has been much barn conversion activity in recent years perhaps as a result of the change in farming methods making...

Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre.   What is...

Build to Rent (BTR) is the UK’s fastest-growing sector and this trend looks set to continue throughout 2023 and beyond. The...

Welcome back to the second instalment of our blog series on social media marketing tips for estate agents! In part one,...

A lack of flexibility is causing recruitment issues in estate agency and could threaten the survival of firms, executives claim. Speaking on...

Spicerhaart has received a Silver Award in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which acknowledges the agency group’s commitment to...

A new report highlights levels of agency pay across the property sector. The figures, from Rayner Personnel’s latest Property Sector Salary Report,...

Andrew Jones, Group Director, Corporate Lettings & Build to Rent, Leaders Romans Group (LRG) In the past 10 years, the Build to...

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

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has secured promises from banks to be more flexible with mortgage borrowers amid concerns about rising rates. Average mortgage...

This May, we saw almost twice as many properties listed for sale across the UK than there were in May 2022....

The well-being of property industry professionals has taken its toll with the economic downturn and cost-of-living crisis, with over a third...

Property recruitment firm the deverellsmith group has acquired the entire issued share capital of Daisy Chain. The transaction will see Louse Deverell-Smith’s...

Annual staff turnover in the property industry sits at almost 30%, with the most common reason given for leaving a job...

The financial regulator has revised its own data on how many mortgage borrowers may face repayment difficulties as it calls on...

More than half of homebuyers have become more willing to compromise in the search for their next home, new research reveals. Analysis...

The growth of the short term rentals sector has helped to create an economy featuring several new types of jobs that...

Only 11% of property businesses including estate agencies increased staff pay last year, a new report officially launched next week claims. Property...

Winkworth has expanded further in the South West of England with a new office opening in the Bishopston area of Bristol. The...

Fewer buyers are leaving London to purchase property elsewhere, research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons has found that the share of Londoners purchasing...

Surveying is traditionally a male-dominated profession, and many women who have worked in the profession for many years report that at...

As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...

The share of homeowners struggling to repay their mortgages could hit the same peak levels of the 2008 financial crisis by...

For the third year running, mio, tmgroup and Conveyancing Data Services (CDS) are inviting property professionals to share their successes and...

Despite the nation feeling the pinch of living costs, the number of home moves are actually rising as TwentyCi reports a...

In the current challenging economic environment, agencies need to ensure more than ever that they’re getting the most out of every...

The Government yesterday unveiled its long-awaited package of energy bill support for businesses. It will help firms including high street estate agents...

In a recent McKinsey poll* 85 per cent of people said that fear of criticism, fear of uncertainty and fear of...

Property professionals have been pondering the impact of the sudden Bank Holiday scheduled next Monday for the Queen’s state funeral. It creates...

Potential buyers will be able to search for eco-friendly homes and message an agent through WhatsApp as part of a range...

In recent years, we’ve witnessed a massive influx of channels for media consumers – two of the biggest of which are...

Earlier this year, we ran a story asking whether agency would ever embrace a four-day week. This came ahead of the...

A leading property recruitment agency says that flexible working, restructuring pay and offering better benefits and incentives can help agencies across...

A record share of buyers are leaving London to purchase their first home, research shows. Analysis by Hamptons found that a record...

As uncertainty continues to prevail across the industry, aided by a government in crisis, the challenges in the months ahead feel...

Industry comparison website allAgents has announced a change of event date for their 2022 Customer Experience Awards Ceremony. It will now be...

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

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

For years, the issue of phone etiquette created tension between estate agents and the legal profession, the former claiming lawyers won’t...

April looks set to go down as the busiest month for house sales of the year.  And with record numbers of properties predicted...

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...

A three-branch agency in the south west has launched a franchise model which it says should appeal “to those wanting a...

Franchise giant Belvoir has snapped up one of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or...

OnTheMarket says buyer and seller confidence has not been adversely affected by the first base rate rise in more than three...

MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...

In this piece, Leanna Donkin from house. partnership reflects on what the last year has brought for her after a leap...

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

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...

The Connells-owned high end agency Hamptons is to sponsor what it calls a “garden sanctuary” at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show...

This year, Londoners purchased 112,780 homes outside the capital, the highest number since 2007. New data, from Connells-owned agency Hamptons, shows that...

Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...

Estate agents, and indeed all professionals, should be offered the option of flexible working when they are appointed to the job. That’s...

A London agency has undergone what it calls a ‘genteel’ rebrand with a subtle change of name - but a major...

The government should reset planning policy and scrap proposals for thousands of new homes in high-risk flood areas. The think-tank Localis, in...

In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

Estate agents, even before Covid-19 reared its ugly head, were flexible, hybrid workers. It is a job that requires a significant...

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has announced its first so-called ‘Personal Agent’ signing - and says it’s ideal...

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

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

A cloud-based software provider has claimed that agents need to prepare for the future – and a very different working day...

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

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

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

The growing number of lettings sector rules is a hotly debated issue, while the sales sector has been seeing its own...

Things can change. For those who remember, it’s no secret that I became one of the industry's strongest critics of OnTheMarket (OTM). My reasons...

Awful isn’t it? Where was that sunshine? Well, the clouds have parted when it comes to fund-raising as the industry continues...

Estate agents have gone on the record to say the flow of purchasers from London to country and market town locations...

Recent research shows that when asked what their ideal working set up would be, most agents said ‘hybrid’* and with proposals...

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

Guided by our philosophy of being open and connected, at MRI we are constantly evolving and developing relationships and partnerships with...

Michael Bruce says the new SmartVal automated valuation system he is this month introducing on Boomin will be the most accurate...

Trust the process: subscribe your landlords and tenants to Task Plans and receive automated prompts when it’s the right time to...

Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside of the capital in the first half of 2021 - and many of those buyers...

Agents have been told in new government guidance that the liftings of some Covid restraints in wider society “does not mark...

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...

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

The intense rivalry between portals continues today with Zoopla announcing one of its longest-standing agent customers has renewed for five more...

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

The number of transactions is scheduled to reach 1.52 million this year - way above the norm of between 1.0 and...

An unusual price forecast based on conveyancing quotes suggests the housing market is to continue busy over the summer with more...

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