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Twenty-minute neighbourhoods, 15-minute cities, low traffic neighbourhoods, walkable neighbourhoods: these concepts are suddenly everywhere. They boil down to a simple idea:...

Is it really just a year ago that we were nervously wondering whether yet another Christmas would be Covid-affected? Little did we...

The ESTAS Customer Service Awards – which are often described as estate agency’s version of the Oscars – took place last...

It’s easy to overestimate the importance of something in one’s own industry or work, but there seems good reason for believing...

The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues to dominate the thoughts of our industry as this week’s ADC shows - a wonderful...

The Federation of Independent Agents is to hold its third ‘in person’ conference - called FIACON - this coming Friday in...

Within weeks the focus of the industry will be on the White Paper to be issued on rental reform before Christmas. Let’s...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

An agent support service set up in the early days of the pandemic has closed down with its architect saying “If...

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...

The Federation of Independent Agents has released details of the entry criteria for agencies interested in joining the growing group. “We’re already...

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...

Another new property portal has been launched, this one - Mutual - describing itself as the ‘Pre-Portal Property Platform for estate...

For a mixture of reasons, I now only write this column every two weeks. At first, I missed the weekly consideration...

Two companies that persuaded property investors to pay as much as £25,000 for a parking space have been wound up in...

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

If it’s Friday it’s our regular round-up of fund-raising by and involving the property industry, and it’s remarkable how much is...

Three more property players have been in touch to share what they're doing to help their staff during lockdown - there...

Based on our historical data over twenty years of nationwide operation and a survey conducted in partnership with YouGov, we estimate...

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...

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...

Unfortunately for consumers, buying and selling properties is rarely plain sailing. But fortunately for agents, this provides you with an opportunity to...

ESTAS, the national customer service award scheme which recognises estate and letting agents,  conveyancers and mortgage advisors, has now fully launched...

There are many adjectives that can be applied to Boris Johnson, probably very few of them complimentary, but there’s one that...

A quick move company claims that the general public underestimate estate agents’ fees by around £6,000.  A survey of 2,000 home owners...

If you want an engaging page-turner novel for cold winter evenings, my recommendation is Our House by Louise Candlish, a bestseller...

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

  The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Lettings Agents have thrown their weight behind the government’s latest...

Yet another estate agency has announced that it’s shutting branches and opening a centralised hub. This time it’s Newman Property Experts, a...

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

It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...

There’s been a huge vote of no-confidence in online reviews, often used for marketing by many online agencies and some traditional...

Gazumping is the biggest irritation in the property market to the general public according to a survey of over 2,000 people.  Respondents...

HM Land Registry has taken another step towards its aim to “make conveyancing simpler, faster and cheaper” for the general public. The...

Rightmove has been accused of ignoring instances where agents have allegedly re-listed properties that have been sold in a bid to...

I’m excited to write this piece. I love it when something comes along and delivers that genuine thrill; the thrill of...

Even if you didn’t watch it, you’ve almost certainly heard about it by now.  The recent BBC Watchdog exposé of Purplebricks has...

The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...

A founder of the new organisation seeking to be a trade body for independent estate and letting agents is warning that...

The ESTAS, the unique customer feedback and awards scheme for estate and letting agents and other sectors of the property industry,...

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...

When marketing a property for sale, there are a number of attributes that buyers and sellers today expect ‘as standard’, but...

The National Association of Estate Agents has warned an agency that it is misleading the public by using the association logo...

The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...

It’s all too easy to look sleazy in the eyes of a sceptical world, and there’s a danger right now that...

This website recently published a piece ahead of the nationwide launch of our new property platform, Be Street Smart.  It explained how...

Once you go beyond the industry’s anger about the Chancellor’s three per cent stamp duty surcharge – and that’s an anger...

Estate agents have received a substantial thumbs up from a large survey of 1,990 people. On top of that, the survey was...

Martyn Baum has been appointed as youngest-ever president of the National Association of Estate Agents, with a pledge that he will...

Now that the General Election results have been counted and verified, and now that a new parliament has been sworn in,...

Despite it being a short working week, we have once again been inundated with stories of estate and letting agents’ charity...

It’s the long Bank Holiday weekend and we’re here again to publicise the side of British estate agency that rarely presents...

So, a sigh of relief.  Most agents will be pleased with the election result - even if they are not Tory supporters...

Regents Estate Agents and Mortgages (REM) contacted Fairfield with the intentions of updating their old displays with bright LED Light Pockets™....