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A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

Estate agency offices in Wales, closed for many weeks as part of that country’s lockdown, will reopen from next Monday, April 12. The...

Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...

Members of staff at an estate agency branch in the Midlands tested positive for Coronavirus in consecutive weeks, triggering a temporary...

The BBC says some buyers are taking advantage of lockdown rules to travel hundreds of miles to view homes. The story suggests...

An estate agent has shut both branches of his business for safety reasons and wants tighter Coronavirus restrictions on the industry.  ITV...

Agents have been outlining how they have beefed up their measures to combat the risk of Coronavirus, especially during property viewings. “We...

Many agents have been operating under Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions for some days, but today sees another 20 million residents in...

Christmas is creeping up on us and, for some agents at least, a short seasonal closedown beckons. To get us in the...

Propertymark is in touch with the government to see how the new Tier structure being introduced on December 3 will affect...

The caveat emptor of buying a new house is ‘Let The Buyer Beware.’ This is especially the case for homes that have an ageing boiler.  Before...

Knight Frank has launched an auction business to give vendors a wider range of sale options as market uncertainty remains because...

There will not be a single business within the property sector that did not start the year in vastly different circumstances...

In another sign of the buoyant housing market, estate agency Savills is breaking tradition by staging its first ever August auction...

Savills has held its fourth remote auction, raising some £32m with an 82 per cent success rate - making it the...

Government guidelines regarding future Leicester-style local lockdowns suggest that branches can remain open and viewings can continue. However auction houses must shut. So...

The return of non-essential businesses to lockdown in Leicester as a result of a localised spike in Coronavirus cases is a...

The property market is used to change, and I’m confident it will bounce back from any lockdown effects. Despite being acutely aware...

An agent in the unusual position of operating across the England and Welsh border says many of his competitors appear to...

The Property Franchise Group - parent company of six agency brands including EweMove and Martin & Co - says all of...

Social distancing will be part of our daily routine moving forward for the foreseeable future and if you run an estate...

Countrywide has refuted claims that none of its branches have so far re-opened for business but has issued an explanation why...

A series of polls taken by Estate Agent Today suggest substantial numbers of agents remain uncomfortable about returning to trading even...

The agency at the heart of a fierce row over staff safety in the lockdown says it's now insisting local managers...

Details being presented to Parliament today may include information on how agents can return to work in some sort of ‘new normal.’ A 50...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

An estate agent has reopened his High Street office to the public with social distancing and other safety measures in place. It’s...

Countrywide’s senior staff earning over £45,000 per year have had their pay cut by a fifth while some 78 per cent...

The Property Ombudsman’s office is still receiving 40 to 50 calls a day from the public, even though most transactions with...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

Hunters has expanded its online offering to improve its service to both the sales and lettings sectors - and it’s even...

Floorplan and photography supplier FocalAgent is making a free offer to every agent in the UK during the virus crisis -...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

Countrywide has strongly denied claims made to Estate Agent Today that some people have felt obliged to work at an admin...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with...

The boss of controversial estate agency Dexters has hit out at social media reports and press articles about company staff working...

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...

A Spanish housebuilder’s bespoke system to allow prospective buyers to view properties without visiting is being offered to the UK agency...

A local authority that last week warned that it could not provide any local searches for over six weeks has now...