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Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another edition of good will and cheer generated by the industry’s fund-raising heroes. It’s...

Greater Manchester Police have arrested the Savills estate agent who allegedly posted a racist tweet about black England football stars after...

One of the most senior politicians involved in the property industry is embroiled in a row over her anti-Marcus Rashford social...

The police have now received complaints about the tweet believed to have been sent from a personal account of a Savills...

High end agency Savills is conducting “a full investigation” into a racist tweet posted overnight. A Savills statement posted on Twitter this...

A 3-2 loss on penalties. It’s sad and disappointing - desperately. Yet that gives way to pride when England’s performance across the whole...

A former England international is an early graduate of a new estate agency academy in Yorkshire. Rebecca Rayner, a former England under-18...

Like many of you, I have watched a lot of football recently and I’ve enjoyed every minute. It has been an...

Have you recovered yet?  We don’t mean the hangover, but the shock from the fact that England never gave their fans cause...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

All eyes on Rome this weekend as England face Ukraine on their way - we hope - to winning Euro 2020. Some...

So, who would have thought it? England finally beat Germany in a knockout game at a major competition - and it...

It was never going to be easy for Scotland - and there was no sense of jeopardy for an already-through England. Yet...

For a match between two great rivals, the England-Scotland 0-0 draw on Friday may have brought both nations together. After all it’s...

Welcome to our second Euros Agent Match Report, when we get leading agents’ and suppliers’ takes on the matches featuring England and Scotland.  Today...

With just hours to go to the start of the Euros, we can announce our squad for writing Agents Reports on...

A recent survey run by mio revealed that almost 50% of home movers selected their estate agent because they liked them....

We’re only a little over a week away from the Euros, happening at last a year later than scheduled because of...

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

A well respected professional footballer who became an estate agent in his adopted home town has died at the young age...

Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

Another week and another frenzy of news, culminating in the Budget and the extension of the stamp duty holiday. A cliff edge...

Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...

Former Reading player and manager Mick Gooding has launched a new estate agency in the town. Gooding - a pundit at his...

Your Move is to become the English Football League’s official Communities Supporter for the coming season. The agency is already an Official...

One of the founders of Purplebricks, and now a founder of the portal Boomin, has been awarded an MBE in today’s...

Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...

Hunters chairman Kevin Hollinrake - who is also a backbench Conservative MP - has been criticised on Twitter by Manchester United...

A self-employed agent has gone public to lavish praise on the mentoring scheme which is part of the Agents Together charity. Cameron Carter,...

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

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

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

With most fund-raising involving organised runs, treks or mudders, we know how difficult it is right now to do great work...

If it’s really the case that estate agents’ offices could be in the category of High Street premises first allowed to...

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...

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

It’s back - the five-a-side football tournament which made its debut last year with teams from the property sector makes a welcome return...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager for the South West of...

Your Move is to become an Official Supporter of the English Football League.  The announcement will see Your Move benefit from digital...

Well there’s little doubt that after this week’s weather winter is well on the way - the perfect time for fund-raising...

The phrase ‘death of the high street’ can be found in nearly any publication in any given week. And for fair...

There may be lots of agents giving time this weekend to see England at the Rugby World Cup final and Lewis...

If you thought - perhaps hoped - that five weeks of prorogued Parliament meant a break from politics, think again: the...

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...

The recent announcement of a clicktopurchase partnership demonstrates some much-needed progression from Rightmove. In doing so, however, it could be said it...

Hello there - if it’s Friday it’s Agents Do Charity, and as we prepare for a hot weekend for Glastonbury revellers...

You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...

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

For the industry's football lovers, the notable achievements and never-say-die attitude of both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur on the European stage...

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

Estate agents and property firms are being invited to take part in the inaugural Property & Construction leg of an event...

One of the country’s leading property auctioneers is back to the job he loves today after an absence of 12 months...

OnTheMarket is to continue its TV advertising campaign throughout February - and this time it’s ad is also going to be...

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

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

One of the founders of Purplebricks is on course to create what the BBC calls “one of the biggest game-changers in...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

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

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

One of the brothers behind Purplebricks has bought a football stadium in his home town. Kenny Bruce last year put £500,000 into...

With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...

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

The dream may be over but the return to reality can at least be staged in the spirit of an England...

Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...

Peter Rollings is one of the most respected and best-known figures in property, having helped to rapidly grow Foxtons (where he...

Here’s your chance to release the inner John Motson - write your interpretation of how England performs in each match of...

One of London’s best known high-end estate agents, Gary Hersham, says corruption crackdowns in this country and overseas may be deterring...

Two high street estate agents have used the medium of the local press to come out fighting against the threat of...

Mike Day, one of the best known and most popular figures in the agency business, is celebrating 15 years as one...

It’s spring at last! Although we’ve only just finished wiping the snow off our boots, it’s great news that the clocks...

Royston & Lund, the Nottinghamshire estate agency set up by former Notts County player Gary Lund, is expanding with a second...

The story of this week - the ousting of Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt - prompts two key questions. Firstly, who takes...

Welcome to 2018 and if your charitable activities are an indicator, it’s going to be a busy year with plenty happening...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

The Sun says a Spurs fan who threw ‘liquid’ at rival supporters is an estate agent who was previously involved in...

They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...

Homes in the most expensive area of England and Wales cost 25 times as much as in the cheapest area, according...

Agents’ charity fundraising obviously spans a wide range of genuinely good causes, but it’s noticeable that at the end of each...

Remember when August used to be quiet with not much news? This year, whether it’s industry upheavals at Countrywide, Purplebricks and Agents’...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

Scottish estate agency and solicitors firm McEwan Fraser Legal has announced a deal which will see it become the sponsor of...

Auctions are a great way to sell property competitively, with a wide range of homes often selling under the hammer, and...

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

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

The Office for Budget Responsibility, which released its latest economic forecasts on Wednesday, has adjusted its prediction for UK house prices…again.  It...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

It’s that strange period - the bit-in-the-middle between Christmas and New Year, when most agents are back in the office for...

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

It’s been a difficult week for agents, with a ban on some fees and gloomy market forecasts abounding, so it’s a...

It’s curious how gloom, gloom pre-Brexit Britain’s property market has gained a much brighter outlook now that the result of the...

One of the great events of the agency year is the Agents Giving Ball, hosted a few days ago at The Lancaster...

A fantastic exclusive this week as I carry out a question and answer session with one of the leading names in...

Two estate agencies have incorporated video footage on to their website homepages in order to promote their brands to prospective clients. Lumley...

Who are you? Iain White, Business Consultant and, most importantly, father to 4 boys.  I travel frequently with work so to...

Stansted estate agent Shaun Whiter says he wants to train to be a para-athlete after losing both legs in a horrific...

The joke doing the rounds last week still seems to be just as relevant this week: “the only man with a...

Well, the Euros have turned into a nail-biter for the home teams - but that appears not to be deterring you...

Forgive the footballing headline – perhaps inevitable now that Euro 2016 has started – but several decisions and statements across the...

The long-awaited Euro 2016 tournament is here at last and to mark the event, compliance training expert David Beaumont - a...

The glorious thing about the referendum on our EU membership is that four weeks today it will all be over –...

A Scottish estate agency has announced the details of a unique sponsorship with two football clubs. McEwan Fraser Legal is now the...

It’s been another great week of fund-raising for good causes by our industry, as you can see from our roll of...

So this is Easter - a busy time for many agents although once again the industry has shown its compassionate side...

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

Zoopla is launching its biggest ever national marketing campaign including new national TV adverts from Boxing Day. The campaign is called Knowing...

Agents' Giving: No less than £20,000 has been raised at the Agents Giving Ball where Phil Spencer and 240 of the...

There's been a surge in agents letting us know about their fantastic good work - an indication of just how big...

Online estate agency FindAHome Online has become an official partner of Port Vale football club in return for a number of advertising,...

Public relations is big business these days. Whole companies are set up purely to provide this service. Major corporations have in-house...

Here's a thought. The Chancellor may have done the buy-to-let industry a small favour with his emergency Budget in July. What...

With just a few days to go before the formal start of the new football season, the much-publicisied possible easyProperty sponsorship...

Sheffield United’s new sponsor, local estate agency Redbrik, is to have the club’s main stand named after it - although it...

Hello and welcome to my brand new blog! Every month I’ll be giving you an insight into the varied, exciting and...