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19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are being urged to push through their pipelines before the upcoming stamp duty deadlines. The plea comes from Simply Conveyancing, which...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to another working week, and the latest on jobs and staff movement across our industry. You can be part...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Another week begins, another record tumbles - Rightmove this morning reports a monthly price surge of 2.1 per cent has propelled...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

From today buyers will be able to purchase properties worth up to £600,000 with just a five per cent mortgage, under...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a surge in activity in London’s prime housing market according to LonRes. The property data company says that new instructions in March...
19 April 2021
From: Breaking News

For many, the funeral of HRH Prince Philip will be a solemn affair, while for some it will also be a...
17 April 2021
From: Features

If someone broke into your house and took a video of lots of personal information, like photos of family and pets,...
17 April 2021
From: Features

Jason Tebb, the ex-Foxtons agent who is now chief executive of OnTheMarket, has given his first in depth public interview since...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

An analysis of the average time taken for properties from 10 leading estate agency brands to complete shows a significant increase...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK government has been told it should make the stamp duty cut permanent to encourage investment and make it easier...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s Friday so it’s Charity day of course, and today we get to the root of the issue of lockdown easing...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

We’re officially transitioning to summer – marked by the clocks going forward and warmer weather – just as restrictions start to...
15 April 2021
From: Sponsored Content

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

An online agency that already operates in the lettings field is spreading into sales - and pledges to give most of...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has reassured investors that 2021 has started well and the agency is on the road to recovery after the Coronavirus...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Have you found yourself asking the question: “what is the difference between an API and an App?” No doubt we are all...
14 April 2021
From: Features

Michael Bruce has been promoted from the role of executive chairman of Boomin to group chief executive officer. This is within two...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has so far this year recorded 20 of its busiest ever days for visits to the site as the current...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Our recent state of the property nation survey, which yielded nearly 350 responses from directors to junior negotiators, and many others...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A survey of 5,000 agents suggests the slow house selling and buying process is one of the biggest challenges facing the...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The founder of Zoopla has returned to the property market with a new proposal to disrupt how agents buy and sell homes. Alex...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s leading consultants has calculated staff turnover rates at the country’s leading estate agencies. Christopher Watkin, the consultant who...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency has apologised after a bogus employee posted offensive comments about Prince Philip on a newly-created fake Facebook account. This...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Another property company has announced its participation in the Kickstart scheme. The initiative is aimed at young people aged 16 to 24...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agency claims the stamp duty holiday has actually had a minimal impact in the mainstream market, despite many suggestions...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

One in three property sales in England and Wales fell through before completion in the first quarter of 2021. The 32 per...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Today is the day that non-essential retail reopens as part of the government's roadmap out of lockdown. For the majority of the...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS Group has named a new headline sponsor for its 2021 Forum and Awards, taking over from Zoopla with immediate effect. It’s...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Chancellors today opens its 56th and newest branch with what it calls its most generous ever offer to potential customers. The office...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...
10 April 2021
From: Features

We’ve all spent the past nine months adapting to a more digital way of life. Whether that’s been working from home,...
10 April 2021
From: Features

Purplebricks is this summer starting a £7m campaign in a bid to to increase market share, using a new media partner. The...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Data from agency Knight Frank suggests the number of UK exchanges last month was the highest in 10 years - well above...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A portal says it’s the most significant challenger to the Big Three of Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket. OneDome says it bases this on...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The property market has performed strongly in recent months as the impact of the pandemic has encouraged more people to move...
07 April 2021
From: Sponsored Content

The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...
07 April 2021
From: Features

A surveyors group has launched a new ‘Home Review’ service which it claims will identify structural problems which create an immediate...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A new name is to appear at the top of Knight Frank from next spring - and he is charged with bringing...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a drop of no less than 16,000 in the number of physical viewings over the past year thanks to just...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The sizes and numbers of gardens in London are reducing because stamp duty is encouraging more extensions as an alternative to moving. That’s...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents have contacted Estate Agent Today to say they fear the new MatchMaker service on the Boomin portal could be used...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

First time buyers are now saving more than £800 a year in comparison with tenants, new analysis suggests. The Halifax says the...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty holiday has backfired and buyers almost everywhere are paying more for homes, rather than less. StripeHomes analysed house price...
06 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...
03 April 2021
From: Features

We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...
03 April 2021
From: Features

Estate agents play a key role in identifying tax savings that can benefit all parties. If a purchaser can benefit from...
03 April 2021
From: Features

It’s 12 years since we opened our doors with the Fine and Country estate agency in Drayton on April 1 2009. The...
03 April 2021
From: Features

Late last year Hamptons launched ‘Relay around the World’… a fundraising initiative to raise money for Cancer Research’s Stand Up To...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The managing director of Fine & Country Cardiff, Dan Thomas, has wasted no time with his fundraiser - starting as soon...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News

First off, happy Good Friday to all our readers. Here’s to a great, if still slightly different, long Easter bank holiday...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has chosen YoungMinds as its charity partner of the year. YoungMinds is dedicated to ensuring every young person gets the mental...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla employees have held a 'March for March' challenge to raise funds for The Captain Tom Foundation. This is a fine cause...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Reeds Rains is once again fundraising for the wonderful Cash For Kids - and this time there’s a twist. In previous years...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Bruce brothers' new portal Boomin has launched a day early - and no, this isn't an April Fool. The site went live...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A new property board game called Gazumped aims to rival Monopoly but reflect a much more realistic view of how the house...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Mental health – and the importance of good mental health – has become a vital thing for all of us in...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Welsh independent agency Nuttall Parker has been snapped up by Cardiff-based property business Seraph Group. Newport-centred Nuttall Parker is Seraph Group's second...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...
31 March 2021
From: Features

Earlier this month, Fixflo held a webinar with David Cox, legal and compliance director of Rightmove, to discuss key government policies...
31 March 2021
From: Features

Targeting the specialist student rental market can be rewarding for letting agents and landlords if they take the right approach. The current...
31 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Here are the first three TV adverts for Boomin, the new property portal which launches on Friday.The new website launches early...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A new survey says 80 per cent of homeowners believe the process of buying a house has remained largely the same or...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

First the good news - estate agents are trusted more than politicians and no less than bankers. Now the bad news:...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Buyer behaviour has changed over the past year of the pandemic and it’s up to estate agents to calculate how to...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark says a record number of transactions are taking four months to move from offer to exchange. The organisation says this...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News

As an indication of the frenzied property market, this may take some beating - an agent has had 18 viewings on...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A business that calls itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based estate agency has announced a new franchisee. Dorset-based Meyers Estate Agents was...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s costing taxpayers £750,000 just for the government to update its IT systems to handle the stamp duty holiday. In a document...
29 March 2021
From: Breaking News

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...
27 March 2021
From: Features

The Chancellor’s recent announcement that the stamp duty holiday would be extended for another three months was undoubtedly great news for...
27 March 2021
From: Features

We recently launched our state of the property nation survey – a two-minute poll designed to give estate and letting agents...
27 March 2021
From: Features

Unsurprisingly it’s been a busy few months in the property market so far this year, and a busy few months in...
27 March 2021
From: Features

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...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A new campaign to urge whistleblowers to come forward with evidence of wrongdoing has been launched by the Financial Conduct Authority. This...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Normal life still seems far away so there hasn’t been the usual spotlight on a good-news-feeling that comes every year on...
26 March 2021
From: Breaking News

On Monday, we launched our state of the property nation survey – a 14-question poll designed to give estate and letting...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Another house price index shows a super-charged housing market with prices rising 7.5 per cent in the year to January according...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

New data from The ValPal Network suggests 57 per cent of leads are generated outside office hours, putting the emphasis on...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A new licensee at Fine & Country is taking the brand into a new territory with a sales patch 170 miles wide...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals says it’s had a strong response to the launch of its Ofqual-accredited Level Three Agency Qualification. It...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The original stamp duty freeze, which started in July 2020, has already helped push house prices to a record high and...
24 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content

The London housing market is enjoying the end of the lull before the storm, according to a leading buying agent. Sara Ransom...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The Building Societies Association says there’s been a surge in consumer confidence in the housing market following the Budget. Some 37 per...
24 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 30 tax documents have been released by HM Treasury this afternoon - a mix of responses to past consultations, proposals...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has crunched the numbers for the continuing stamp duty holiday in England and Northern Ireland, calculating 500,000 buyers will have...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin co-founder Kenny Bruce says the UK economy should now be opening up thanks to the success of the Coronavirus vaccines. In...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Energy Performance Certificates ought to be scrapped because they are outdated and not fit for purpose. That’s the view of an influential...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Will Rightmove still be the dominant portal by 2030? Will Boomin really shake up the industry as Purplebricks did before it?...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Two of Britain’s largest house builders have reacted sharply to calls by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick and the Competition and Markets...
22 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...
20 March 2021
From: Features

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

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Ed Mead, all-round property guru and founder...
20 March 2021
From: Features

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...
20 March 2021
From: Features

The Guild of Property Professionals is to offer a formal agency qualification as it goes increasingly on the offensive in a...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

On Monday next week, Estate Agent Today will launch its state of the property nation survey, a 14-question poll for UK...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A new estate agency says it aims to sell homes within 30 days - and dismisses the idea of a traditional...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Welcome to Agents Do Charity, the weekly fund-raising catch up - as ever, even during challenging times, it’s great to see...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Uncertain market means additional revenue streams are more important than ever The last year has been an uncertain period for many business...
18 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content

This week’s interviewee in the ‘In Conversation Today’ hotseat is a man better placed than most to shed some light on...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has unveiled changes to its For Sale and To Let boards to reflect its continuing sponsorship of Team GB and...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Later this year, on October 22, the ESTAS 2021 will take place in London. The glittering ceremony will welcome property professionals...
17 March 2021
From: Features

The findings of the new ‘Thriving in a Pandemic’ report, recently published by tmgroup and mio, have highlighted that the market...
17 March 2021
From: Features

There’s a warning this morning that possible tax reforms to be unveiled next Monday could wreak huge damage on the property...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the companies at the heart of the campaign to provide more upfront information to prospective buyers has struck a...
17 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Digital channels are essential for agents’ promotion of properties but there is still a key place for print and direct mail...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

An industry group charged with trying to make house buying simpler and quicker says it’s made a breakthrough on ‘upfront’ information...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A Sheffield estate agency is pioneering a new form of branch office - one that sells homes at the same time...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The UK is only the eighth most popular country for Asian investment buyers, and accounts for just three per cent of...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A prominent estate agent has warned buyers and sellers about the perils of the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA is now...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says the excess of demand over supply right now is bigger than at any time over the past decade -...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

If it’s Monday, it’s jobs news day on EAT - welcome to the latest update. Want to be featured in our next...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Another leading research team in a major agency has revised upwards its forecast for the 2021 market. Savills revised its predictions recently...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

With much attention on those at risk of repossession or running up rent arrears, it's emerged that many others have actually used...
15 March 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...
13 March 2021
From: Features

Following the fluctuation of the property market during the UK’s first national lockdown, the industry was given a lifeline by the...
13 March 2021
From: Features

You could be forgiven for overlooking International Women’s Day on Monday. Well, almost. Focus was instead turned to the first day back...
13 March 2021
From: Features

Last year saw a monumental shift in almost every aspect of our lives: not least the way we work, socialise and...
13 March 2021
From: Features

Rightmove has promised to keep its restrictions on access to Rightmove Plus under review - and says it’s aiming to help...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the end of another week - and a step in the right direction towards the easing of...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A broker has launched the UK’s longest-ever fixed rate mortgage, with no early repayment charge or exit fees - the first product...
11 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Recently I heard the stat that over 50% of property is sold with the second agent, which was backed up by...
10 March 2021
From: Features

The property sector is in the middle of a boom and demand is high. Last week’s announcement that the stamp duty...
10 March 2021
From: Features

Over the last year, the majority of the UK workforce will have spent some time working from home as a result...
10 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Foxtons says it's set for radical new investment and further takeovers following the acquisition of rival London agency Douglas and Gordon. In...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells has bought a small three-branch family-run agency to sit within Sequence - Connells' third acquisition in recent weeks. Holroyds - bought for...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of finance at Propertymark has quit - another high profile departure for the troubled organisation. Estate Agent Today broke the news...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark has set out a four point strategy for the future of the organisation. The body - which encompasses the National Association...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Transactions and house price forecasts for the mainstream housing market are being revised upwards by Savills following the Budget. The new predictions follow an...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

An agency has made a fabulous Mother’s Day display in its branch window - and it’s definitely not keeping Mum about...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin has revealed its launch date after months of high-profile publicity. It’s to be three and a half weeks from now on...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this edition of Property Jobs Today, a chance to catch up with who’s moving where in the...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest house price index from the Halifax suggests the market has softened ahead of the original scheduled end of the stamp...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The extraordinary consolidation in the estate agency industry continues apace today with two of the biggest deals reaching critical points. Firstly Hunters’...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been the Netflix show Call My Agent! It’s a surprise success, perhaps, because...
06 March 2021
From: Features

As a property agent, fancy marketing terminology such as ‘omnichannel’ might not hold too much interest for you right now. We’re in...
06 March 2021
From: Features

A panel of estate agents recently participated in a webinar to discuss the benefits of livestream open house viewings. The webinar, part...
06 March 2021
From: Features

It might be tempting during the pandemic to focus simply on the business, yet many agents have been turning their attention...
06 March 2021
From: Features

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Dan Muir, Area Sales Manager, LetsBid Property What is LetsBid and...
05 March 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jake Field - Area Sales Manager What is lets bid Property...
05 March 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Agents in England are told that sellers should market their homes by March 23 - only 18 days from now - if...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

epropservices - parent company of The Guild and Fine & Country - has made another significant PropTech acquisition, its second in three...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Varying decisions across the country means the dreaded stamp duty cliff-edge will hit the market at different times in different UK...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour says Chancellor Rishi Sunak “will give away half a billion pounds to second homeowners and landlords through the stamp duty...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Another week and another frenzy of news, culminating in the Budget and the extension of the stamp duty holiday. A cliff edge...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak with Anthony Payne, Managing Director and co-founder of LonRes, a data and network...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has issued an official note to detail the announcement made yesterday by Chancellor Rishi Sunak regarding stamp duty holiday...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The firm behind iamsold, the leading operator in the controversial Modern Method of Auction arena, is entering the private treaty sales...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Fundamental changes to the way in which agents can work were shown at the online launch of Lifesycle 2 by Iceberg...
04 March 2021
From: Breaking News

When I joined Zoopla, I took the same approach that I always take whenever I enter a new sector: I was...
03 March 2021
From: Features
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak says the stamp duty holiday on properties up to £500,000 will be extended from March 31 to June 30; from...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The head of a PropTech platform wants financial penalties on conveyancers if transactions miss deadlines. “The only way to accelerate the current...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News
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Today’s Budget is the most eagerly-anticipated for many years, as it juggles to shore up the economy with the longer-term issue...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

No fewer than 79 per cent of people want the stamp duty holiday extended according to a survey conducted by an...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Dexters, which last week secured a reported £130m in new investment for the coming years, has snapped up the historic Roy...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour has accused the government of promoting “sky high mortgages” instead of providing stable accommodation for younger households. A new mortgage guarantee...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...
01 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A radical way to end the current stamp duty holiday has been suggested by three different legal bodies. The Society of Licensed...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that some far reaching changes to property taxes may not be unveiled at Wednesday’s Budget and may wait...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

With just two days to go, it's fair to say the property industry is eagerly awaiting Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget statement...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency is this month launching packs of up-front information for buyers in a bid to speed sales and reduce fall-throughs. Miles...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading agent says the worst thing that could happen with Wednesday’s Budget is if the Chancellor does not deliver on...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...
27 February 2021
From: Features
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Honesty is a concept that journalists will tell their readers is non-existent for estate agents. Yeah, right! But as the end...
27 February 2021
From: Features

In a video interview for Letting Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Mike Dawson, Group Head of Sales at...
27 February 2021
From: Features

An open letter from Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce shows how fierce the competition is going to be in the portal field...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

New research from Propertymark suggests a typical fall through costs an agent £4,123. The association says that if the stamp duty holiday...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Federation of Independent Agents has released details of the entry criteria for agencies interested in joining the growing group. “We’re already...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello, welcome to our latest charity roundup, and as the weather improves and the vaccine roll-out lifts the spirits, so we...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A conveyancing trade publication wants those involved in residential transactions to be kind to each other - especially as the stamp duty...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Agency websites supplier Property Webmasters has secured a substantial but undisclosed cash injection to expand internationally. The investment comes from Net Ventures...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

In this tips article, the experts at GoodMove provide expert insight into the remortgage process. Remortgaging is the process of changing your...
24 February 2021
From: Legislation & Compliance

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...
24 February 2021
From: Features

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will extend the stamp duty holiday deadline until the end of June - a three month extension. The lead...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Transaction totals took a tumble last month for the first time since last summer as HMRC figures suggest the stamp duty...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla says it has so far delivered almost £80,000 in agent fees through its access to the Modern Method of Auction. MMA...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Conveyancing volumes rose 27 per cent in just one month as the sector attempts to cope with huge demand prompted by...
24 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Bruce brothers’ latest project, Boomin, is “ready to launch” some two months after it was expected to see the light...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A trade body says it’s been contacted by the government explaining how agencies can get Coronavirus asymptomatic testing for staff. The Guild of...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An agent working for a Countrywide brand in Lancashire has been given a suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says it’s going to increase investment in new products and services, and invest further in ‘internal website development resources’. In a...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A report drawn up by a software firm analyses sales, lettings and valuation leads from agents listing on Rightmove, Zoopla and...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 12 per cent of buyers will pull out of their transaction if it does not complete in time for their stamp...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

When it comes to communications, Propertymark could do with a lot fewer confidentiality agreements and a lot more transparency. And I...
20 February 2021
From: Features

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...
20 February 2021
From: Features

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

We’re now well into the third national lockdown and as the nation’s thoughts start to focus on how and when we’ll...
20 February 2021
From: Features

Wild speculation about the sale of Dexters yesterday turned out to be plain wrong - and instead the company has landed substantial investment. Oakley Capital, a...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Law Society for England and Wales says it wants action now to prevent tens of thousands of transactions collapsing at...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Friday, the day when we highlight agents’ great work to raise funds for good causes despite the continuing...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...
18 February 2021
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Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

This week’s In Conversation Today interviewee needs no introduction. One of the property industry’s most recognisable names, she has been a...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

London still dominated the league table of locations with the highest volumes of sales by value in 2020, despite the apparent...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

High net worth individuals are struggling when it comes to successfully applying for a mortgage, according to a lender. Research by Butterfield...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Knowing adjudication terms and phrases can make all the difference in a deposit dispute. The DPS has been helping landlords and letting...
17 February 2021
From: Features

An announcement from Propertymark this afternoon says: The Board of Propertymark has accepted the resignation of its CEO, Tim Balcon. Following four...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A survey of portal usage shows a low level of trust and customer satisfaction from agents, and a majority of agencies saying they...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The new chief executive of Propertymark has declined to answer questions relating to the resignation of the NAEA president only half...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Chancellor’s rumoured six week extension to the stamp duty holiday has been backed by Rightmove. Over last weekend the Daily Telegraph,...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents quitting companies and setting up on their own will prosper only by tapping into the most appropriate level of...
17 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A huge number of additional transactions completing in the next few weeks due to the stamp duty holiday provides estate agents...
16 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A new forecast suggests 70,000 buyers will miss the March 31 stamp duty holiday deadline. Zoopla has undertaken a new analysis to...
16 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents and conveyancers are expressing doubt over whether a possible six week extension to the stamp duty holiday will be enough...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An agent is challenging the insurer Hiscox over its interpretation of whether to honour a Business Interruption Insurance policy. A standard letter...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark President Kirsty Finney has quit just six months into her year in office. An email was sent to the association's members...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello - another Monday dawns but the good news is that we can update you on the industry’s latest appointments. Everyone here...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Rightmove is the latest portal to forge a link with the controversial Modern Method of Auction service being offered to agents. A...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US and led by Adam Day, a veteran of three online agencies -...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Chancellor is considering extending the stamp duty holiday for a short period according to a newspaper report this morning. The Daily...
13 February 2021
From: Breaking News

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...
13 February 2021
From: Features

As we move towards the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the first lockdown, it is a good time to reflect...
13 February 2021
From: Features

Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...
13 February 2021
From: Features

It’s now more than a year since the government offered an additional £4 million to councils to combat rogue landlords. At the...
13 February 2021
From: Features

An online agency has apologised to a single mother who felt pressured into allowing viewings of a property she was renting. Local media in...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The rise and rise of portal listings and changing consumer habits during the pandemic may mean the death of the High...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents should put as much emphasis on ensuring a house move actually happens as on winning the instruction to begin with,...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

LSL, owner of Reeds Rains and Your Move, is boosting its financial services sector through a £2.4m acquisition. It’s snapped up Mortgage...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

As the official advice over holidays descends into farce - can we go this year? if so at home or away?...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An MP demanding a root and branch reform of property taxation, including scrapping stamp duty, says the chance of fundamental reform is...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents will soon have a chance to hear a US motivational speaker described as one of the world’s most influential sales...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are invited to a webinar at lunchtime today to discuss how home staging can improve sales prospects for properties. Lemon and...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and shifting tenant requirements are reinforcing the need for good broadband in the rental market...
10 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Let’s address the elephant in the room first - the property sector and how we market properties is changing. Gone are the...
10 February 2021
From: Features

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced “an exceptional intervention” promising that leaseholders in high-rise buildings above 18 metres will bear no...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the early operators of the self-employed agency model has launched a scheme under which its agents receive shares in the...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading bank says as many as one in three buyers pay too much for a property because they are afraid...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s now more choice in the mortgage market than at any time since last March, before the pandemic reached a peak. The...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark’s qualifications division says it’s seen a 30 per cent rise in apprenticeship registrations since the start of this year. In a...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

It seems like a week does not go by without a new ‘gamechanging’ piece of technology being announced to the industry. 2020...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 100 new apprentice estate agents are to be recruited in London. Dexters, which has 70 offices across the capital including 12...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A housing market analyst says stamp duty, for all its unpopularity within the property industry, may not be so bad after...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a huge focus on both the stamp duty holiday and Help To Buy deadlines at the end of March...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Smaller independent agencies that took out government Bounce Back loans to help them through the Coronavirus crisis now have more time...
08 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There is no scientific formula, no list of must-have elements in a successful campaign. That’s especially the case for a campaign involving...
06 February 2021
From: Features

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, we have all seen a dramatic change in that way that we live and work,...
06 February 2021
From: Features

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Justin and Victoria Bhoday - a married...
06 February 2021
From: Features

Pressure is building for widespread property tax reform beyond short term issues regarding stamp duty. Many MPs in this week’s 65-minute special...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin, created by Michael and Kenny Bruce, promises “highly memorable and engaging” TV and radio ads at its launch in the near...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A mortgage has been launched targeting borrowers who believe they are unlikely to complete their purchase before the stamp duty holiday’s...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency says 10 per cent of its sellers have already dropped their asking prices to keep buyers on board,...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News

After high levels of publicity for Zoopla and Boomin in recent weeks, Rightmove has struck back with figures suggesting it’s enjoyed...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s pretty cold out there, making a difficult time that much worse - except for fans of sledging of course. But many...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents can win more instructions by using text messages to prospective sellers as part of a short term ‘nurture’ campaign, according...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

REACH, a programme encouraging start-ups in the property world, has released a list of UK companies that will feature in its...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A branch of franchise agency CJ Hole is marking what it calls “an incredible 30 years of success” this month. The Burnham-on-Sea...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

New government figures show that stamp duty transactions in the final quarter of last year were 43 per cent higher than in...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

We’re now in Lockdown 3.0 and most of us have become used to juggling home-working, home schooling and a million and...
03 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content

We are now over four weeks in to our third national lockdown in the UK. Although the property market remains open,...
03 February 2021
From: Features

A newspaper claims that thousands of customers’ financial details held by Foxtons Group are being freely accessed on the so-called dark...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents have kept up the pressure on the Westminster government to consider some kind of tapered ending to the stamp...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A group that last year floated the concept of a one-off wealth tax - which would include taxing main homes as...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A new survey suggests online agents are favoured by only three per cent of sellers. The study involved a modest sample -...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has been rated as only the 10th best online agency in the country in a controversial new league table. The list...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Almost a year ago the government announced that estate and lettings agencies were to be included in the business rates relief...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s most popular tourist destinations may ban the sale of new builds to second home buyers. The council in Padstow -...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Welcome to the start of another week and this catch up on the latest moves within the agency world. Everyone featured here...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells Group, now on the threshold of taking the ailing Countrywide empire under its wings, has signed a five year partnership...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An online petition has been started by an independent estate agent seeking a radical overhaul of how homes are sold in...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
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Labour has entered the cladding controversy by calling a vote in the House of Commons to force government action on the...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...
30 January 2021
From: Features

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...
30 January 2021
From: Features

As part of our third PayProp Special Report on COVID-19 rental arrears in the UK, we surveyed over 600 agents, tenants...
30 January 2021
From: Features

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we evaluate our lives and, looking more specifically at the property market, it...
30 January 2021
From: Features

As we now find ourselves in the UK’s third national lockdown in 10 months, what tenants want, and need from their...
30 January 2021
From: Features

Boomin has denied that it will ever allow direct property sales, cutting out estate agents. Founder Michael Bruce says the new service...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading mortgage broker is warning that over half the lenders in a key segment of the market are already unable...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity, the regular round-up of industry good work. Whatever the cause, it’s great to publicise agents’...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am the General Manager of Ravensworth, which is what...
28 January 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Zoopla has revealed a multi-million-pound programme of future developments which have taken 18 months to finalise. Chief executive Charlie Bryant has told...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been some time since online agencies have ventured into crowdfunding to raise investment, but easyProperty has now done so -...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The new chief executive of Propertymark, now combining five agency trade bodies including the NAEA and ARLA, has no experience at...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Homeowners staying at home during another lockdown are doing more than sharing memes of groundhog day or doing family quizzes on...
27 January 2021
From: Features

There is little doubt that the last year was one which none of us will easily forget both personally and professionally....
27 January 2021
From: Features

Zoopla's latest figures suggest 70,000 transactions are likely to miss the stamp duty holiday deadline of March 31. And the portal says: “The...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

I have written this column for over four years. I started writing it at a time when no-one really knew anything...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Just as the new chief executive of Propertymark holds interviews across the industry, so The Guild of Property Professionals is coming out...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

It's been announced that MPs will after all debate the Stamp Duty Holiday extension following a hugely popular online petition. The 90-minute...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty holiday should be extended to include properties that have exchanged but have yet to complete, a leading accountancy...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech supplier says the conveyancing process is “antiquated” and buyers and sellers would be better served if they were ’shadowed’...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells, which already has the explicit support of a majority of Countrywide shareholders for its takeover of the company, has now...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An international property and residency consultancy claims the sold prices of homes in some prime London locations have collapsed by up to 40...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s top auctioneers is not going to stage any ballroom auctions this year - and it’s keeping its 2022...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, combining both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents, claims to speak for the...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

High profile agency owner Sean Newman is offering his entire self-employed team of 100 agents and mortgage advisors a chance for...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Despite the booming housing market the whole property sector - a key indicator of the economy's performance - has seen 11,000...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ new chief marketing officer appears to be on the threshold of making major changes in the agency’s publicity drive. Advertising industry...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Countrywide shareholders will next month have the opportunity to vote on the Connells bid to purchase the troubled estate agency group. The...
25 January 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...
23 January 2021
From: Features

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to buying agent and TV property pundit Henry...
23 January 2021
From: Features

The last few months have seen property agents work hard to continue delivering quality client communications and maintain an increasingly digital...
23 January 2021
From: Features

Well, what a start to 2021! None of us thought things would change as the clock struck midnight on New Year’s...
23 January 2021
From: Features

Free-to-list portal One Dome has launched a dedicated New Homes section - in line with the longer-established paid-for portals - and...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A hybrid agency is appealing to corporate estate agents to jump ship and try its self employed business model. Mr & Mrs...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The New Year lull is well and truly over and this week’s Agents Do Charity show fundraising is back in business despite...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The BBC says some buyers are taking advantage of lockdown rules to travel hundreds of miles to view homes. The story suggests...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks - which for some years has been the focus of controversies over reviews - has been given a prestigious award...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Another group of independent estate agents have launched a portal - a rival to a similar project launched by other agencies...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News
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The property market became somewhat fractious during 2020. After receiving a much-needed boost with the promise of stamp duty relief, things...
20 January 2021
From: Features

The government may be stopping MPs debating an extension to the stamp duty holiday - despite a pledge they would do...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agent has shut both branches of his business for safety reasons and wants tighter Coronavirus restrictions on the industry. ITV...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 70 per cent of first time buyers in 2020 took out mortgages in excess of 25 years, says the Nationwide. A decade...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Both Rightmove and Zoopla have issued new data showing how the market is changing as buyers’ aspirations alter. Zoopla has looked at where...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

London buyers have been by far the biggest winners from the stamp duty holiday according to new research. The Keller Williams UK...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A firm calling itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based agency says it wants to roll out nationally with a network of franchisees...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The latest Rightmove analysis shows it now takes 126 days from the time an offer is accepted until legal completion -...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Revenues for LSL Property Services - owner of Your Move and Reeds Rains - dropped last year by 15 per cent. Although...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Government guidance on how agents can continue working during the lockdown has given a new importance to virtual viewings, says an...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Kelly Tolhurst has resigned from the government for personal reasons. Tolhurst had formal responsibility for the government’s policies to combat...
16 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...
16 January 2021
From: Features

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...
16 January 2021
From: Features

One of the housing market’s senior analysts says the end of the stamp duty holiday on March 31 would not be...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The online petition calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday is set to pass 100,000 signatures today. This means the...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the end of a busy, busy week for agency news. It’s easy to assume the agency business is...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An online petition wants all agents’ offices to close during the pandemic. Keeping them open means agents feel "forced and pressured" to conduct...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

In the not-too-distant future, it will be possible to order a driverless car to collect you and then drive you to...
13 January 2021
From: Features

A leading business consultancy says the level of working-from-home in the UK by 2025 will be five times that before the pandemic. Estate...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agent who caught Coronavirus and spent 10 days in hospital has said “I didn’t think I was going to...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The ‘future of residential’ is a huge term to contend with but one that was addressed last week through our RE:Connect...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An appeal has gone out to agents wanting to jump from being employees to running their own businesses - and there are...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Sir Kier Starmer has told the government it should look again at whether estate agents’ viewings of properties for sale and...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Property expert Phil Spencer is warning that “chaos” and “mayhem” looms in the housing market if the stamp duty holiday is...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Sunday Times has made new and detailed allegations regarding the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. For some weeks the newspaper has...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2021 - we’re less than a fortnight into the New Year...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The average UK house price is now a record £253,374 according to the Halifax - but the rate of growth is...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Leading leasehold experts have sharply criticised the much-hyped reforms announced by the government last week. The Leasehold Group of Companies - formerly led by...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Just a week ago, I thought it was all over. Christmas and New Year had gone, as had the passionate calls...
09 January 2021
From: Features

There’s no doubt that the property market underwent a tumultuous year in 2020, where efficiency was required more than ever. Since the...
09 January 2021
From: Features

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Independent agents inspired by the Say No To Rightmove campaign are to launch a rival portal next month. Wearethemarket is a portal...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells has cemented its takeover of Countrywide - it now has backing from over 52 per cent of shareholders. In a statement...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the first Agents Do Charity of 2021. Somehow, this year is only eight days old yet already seems...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s growing optimism that an extension to the stamp duty holiday - thought to be off the agenda just days ago...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading property law expert says agents with international clients in parts of Europe should prepare for additional processes which may...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents have been outlining how they have beefed up their measures to combat the risk of Coronavirus, especially during property viewings. “We...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

1. How would you say Century 21 franchisees have adapted to the challenges during 2020? If someone had told me at the...
06 January 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...
06 January 2021
From: PropTech & Innovation

January presents an opportune time for agency leaders to resolve and plan for resilience, performance and growth in 2021. With most of...
06 January 2021
From: Features

There’s a call this morning for estate and letting agents to regard the physical viewing of any property on sale or...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s former management seriously damaged the company’s share value and status by adopting a flawed business plan - and then executing...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

New figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage approvals rose 7.0 per cent in November to reach 105,000 -...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The sudden end of the stamp duty holiday at the end of March could throw away the market gains achieved in...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents are sharply split over how they should operate during the current phase of the Coronavirus crisis. In a poll of almost...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents and the housing market in England are still in business even during the third national lockdown which begins on Wednesday and...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The Daily Mail has mocked housing minister Chris Pincher for advising people to going £174-a-bottle champagne while awaiting the rollout of...
05 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is considering stricter tier structures for the coming weeks as the number of Coronavirus infections continues to rise. There is...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Anthony Codling, the City analyst who made his name as a scourge of Purplebricks, says Brexit may be good news for the...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells has revealed that it’s to keep the existing Countrywide branch structure and staff headcount when the acquisition process is completed...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

An estate agency group has launched new franchise business models to help those in the industry impacted by Covid-19. Century 21 UK...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s most experienced estate agents has spoken out about mental illness in the industry and his own condition...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...
02 January 2021
From: Features

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

House prices surged in December to post their fastest growth in six years, according to the Nationwide. Prices rose 7.3 per cent...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Many agents have been operating under Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions for some days, but today sees another 20 million residents in...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has revealed precisely how much house prices have risen over the course of 2020. Across the UK as a whole prices...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Many agents will be closed on New Year’s Day - the last Bank Holiday for some months and at the start...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Brexit deal agreed in dramatic form on Christmas Eve is one part of a cocktail eventually boosting the London market...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

ZPG, parent company of Zoopla, is to buy another comparison website business, in addition to running its existing Uswitch service. Insurance group...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

He’s gone from Downing Street but the legacy of Dominic Cummings lives on in Rightmove’s top searches of 2020. Barnard Castle -...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A £17.8m pre-tax loss has been reported by Yopa in its latest financial statement filed at Companies House. Figures lodged just before...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News

High end agency Hamptons has quantified the trend of Londoners quitting the capital in the light of the pandemic. It says that...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla saw a record 70.5 per cent increase in traffic on Boxing Day as signs suggest the pre-Christmas boom is set...
29 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of Countrywide’s top-end brands begins a TV advertisement campaign on Boxing Day. Hamptons’ ad is the first ever TV promotion from the agency and...
24 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The largest company involved in the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it’s producing a “disruptive digital market campaign to address...
24 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Community spirit is definitely alive and well in the Midlands where people have gone above and beyond to support a local...
24 December 2020
From: Breaking News
24 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the founder agencies of the new Boomin portal, scheduled to launch in the New Year, has also rejoined Zoopla. Farrell...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Free to list portal Residential People is launching a new cloud-based platform which it says will help agents use Amazon-style technology...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

We’re sure agents have been working hard to urge vendors to take it easy on the dodgy decorations if there are...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

At the start of December 2020, a select handful of agents attended a private online event to see the latest news...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News

An agency operating in the new Tier 4 area has abandoned viewings and visits to homes until New Year, even though the...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England is to review the affordability tests imposed on borrowers, opening the door to a possible relaxation of...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The proportion of sales that fell through at the worst point of this year was 52 per cent it’s been claimed. However...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

As Christmas gets ever-closer, today’s video from an industry supplier is a touching montage of how bad things got this year...
22 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

MPs want the government to publish the names of estate agencies and other companies claiming furlough funding. The all-party Public Accounts Committee of...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Pressure is building on the government to agree a tapered end to the stamp duty holiday, even if a full-blown extension now...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Figures from Zoopla suggest there’s a Christmas present being unwrapped by agents across the country - a far busier housing market tha this...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of Countrywide’s high-end brands, Hamptons, has joined in what it calls “a new residential partnership” with an agency on the...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Christmas week! There are just a few days to go before the industry’s festive break. On that subject,...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market is to stay open across the UK, including in the new Tier 4 areas of England. An announcement from Housing Secretary...
20 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...
19 December 2020
From: Features

Ever since the initial ripples of innovation in the 1990s, PropTech has proceeded to reshape our market beyond recognition; going on...
19 December 2020
From: Features

Start-up letting agents looking to enter the market are finding it increasingly difficult to set up in business as banks point...
19 December 2020
From: Features

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...
19 December 2020
From: Features

Well, what a year it has been for everyone, including the property market. I don’t think there’s anyone out there who...
19 December 2020
From: Features

A 10 week marketing campaign is being launched by Zoopla - and the portal urges agents to stay open as much...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Bruce brothers’ portal Boomin has signed two high profile regional agencies from the north of England. Manning Stainton and Farrell Heyworth...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The next Budget will be held on March 3 next year - in time for Chancellor Rishi Sunak to change his...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and a final ‘send your pictures and videos’ message from us to you. There’s still time to email images to press@estateagenttoday.co.uk...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Here we are, on the brink of a festive season like never before, and approaching the end of 2020. Although a dreadful...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News

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...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

With a headline like that, we can only be talking about the annual EweMove Christmas video, consisting of the hybrid agency’s...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

NAEA Propertymark has written to the Scottish Government demanding it extend the current Land and Buildings Transaction Tax holiday - the...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Described on this site as a ‘powerful disruptor’ in March 2020, few would deny that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on...
16 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Mystery still surrounds the number of homes actually sold by Purplebricks, despite upbeat statements regarding the number of instructions it wins. The...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Christmas is creeping up on us and, for some agents at least, a short seasonal closedown beckons. To get us in the...
16 December 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is to undergo a revamp under its new chief executive, former Foxtons agent Jason Tebb - who has been given...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey conducted by charity Agents Together suggests a large majority of industry people would like to see more focus on...
15 December 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s no let up in your fantastic festive photos and videos as we enter the final laps of the race to...