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Haart - one of the brands owned by Spicerhaart, which laid off staff in the first hours of the pandemic -...

US-originated estate agency Keller Williams claims to be the fastest growing in the UK as a result of 29 agents joining...

Russell Jervis, who spent 33 years at Spicerhaart rising to managing director before quitting late last year, has re-emerged this morning...

The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he was extending the furlough scheme until the end of October appears...

The Haart estate agency chain has launched a portal called Off Market which it describes to sellers as being “a unique...

There has been scepticism across the industry as to the motives behind an unspecified number of lay-offs and permanent branch closures...

While controversy swirls around the approach and motives of the sackings and branch closures at Spicerhaart, other agents are showing how...

A senior figure in the industry has spoken out against the shock sackings and branch closures announced by Spicerhaart. Jon Cooke, chief...

Independent agents in a fast-growing trade body are to be given the opportunity to secure exclusivity on land deals and new...

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...

The number of residential transactions rose by 6.2 per cent in December - an unseasonal increase - according to data from...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced it has raised £3.4m through a placing of shares. It has placed 4,857,143 new ordinary shares at a...

An unknown website called EA League Tables has issued a list of agencies and agency-groups which it claims shows their order by...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs has revealed that residential property transactions have increased by 4.3 per cent year-on-year. In October 2019...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday Property Jobs Today feature, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in...

It’s not-so-unlucky 13 for national property consultancy Bruton Knowles which has opened its 13th office in the country. The new office is...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

There’s plenty of action in and around Westminster these days, but while the political temperature rises, the marvellous work of agents,...

Welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - because last week there was a Bank Holiday, we have a bumper edition...

House prices have remained roughly stagnant according to the latest figures produced by the Office for National Statistics and HM Land...

Spicerhaart claims that it achieved an average of 104.29 per cent against the market value on properties that were taken into...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday edition of Property Jobs Today. Everyone here contacted us on press@estateagenttoday.co.uk to espresso the word;...

Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your weekly chance to catch up on major moves in our industry. Everyone here has...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...

A branch of the Haart estate agency is reported to have apologised to Purplebricks for claiming that the hybrid agency was...

Hello and welcome to this year’s first edition of Property Jobs Today, reporting on the first industry moves of 2019. We’re told...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that US-owned franchise agency Keller Williams has ‘soft-opened’ two new market centres in the south of...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

Well here we are, at the last Agents Do Charity of the year. It’s been a record haul of good works, as...

So this is (almost) it. Next week may be a quiet one for business as vendors and landlords alike begin to...

Mainstream bank lending for house purchases grew by 3.6 per cent in October compared to the same month last year. However the...

The chief executive of Haart, Paul Smith, is warning that a No Deal exit from the EU could leave Britain with...

Keller Williams, the US agency which allows agents to work from hub-like ‘market centres’, says it now has 130 freelance agents in this...

The first signs of a seasonal slowdown are appearing according to some agents in touch with EAT, but there are still...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

Transactions across England and Wales in September dropped 7.6 per cent year on year while Prime Central London now sees fewer than...

Bored with Brexit? Baffled by the backstop? Troubled by the transition period?  Well here’s a promise - there’s no mention of the...

A competitive pricing analysis undertaken for hybrid estate agency Emoov claims that it sells for an average £6,000 more than rival...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says a no-deal Brexit exit could lead to a 35 per cent house price crash. The...

Rumours abound over the future of Countrywide, which lost further share value on Friday, closing very slightly down on the day...

With the weather scheduled to get a little cooler this weekend, fund-raising is clearly still a hot topic in the industry...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday feature, Property Jobs Today. There’s plenty going on despite the summer holidays beginning for many...

The Advertising Standards Authority has today issued a three-point guidance note for estate agents, including controversial interpretations of what constitutes a...

The fast-expanding Spicerhaart group has launched its own in-house Property Marketing Academy and has secured a well-known industry trainer and coach...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - a slim edition given how quiet the industry is at the...

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

As any agent will know, the task of ordering, erecting and maintaining boards can be time- consuming and cumbersome. While ultimately working...

The managing director of independent agency network Spicerhaart says shop workers who are unemployed because of the latest round of retail...

Spicerhaart is reported to be replacing its fleet of 1,100 cars over the next three years with BMWs.  Much of its current fleet...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our weekly feature on who’s moving where throughout our industry. And it’s...

New data from Haart estate agency suggests that despite many homes sticking on the market, apparently would be buyers are locked...

Foxtons says its long-term branch expansion programme is now “largely complete” and it is shifting its attention to using technology to...

The Haart agency group has given an upbeat picture of the housing market in its latest figures with instructions up 15...

Agents have welcomed more data suggesting the 2018 market is enjoying a robust start. Last week Rightmove reported a record number of...

OnTheMarket has told the City this morning that it has already signed up 81 new listing agreements by 5pm yesterday, completing...

The number of first-time buyers has increased 16 per cent in the past month and 10 per cent year on year...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today; this is the latest of our weekly round-ups of key job moves within estate...

Spicerhaart, which describes itself as the UK’s largest independent estate agency group, has been on the acquisition trail again, showing its...

A set of figures produced by Haart suggests the market has had a difficult past 12 months - but the firm...

In a sign of how technology has become a mainstream part of the house sales process. the consumer group Which? has...

A Happy New Year to all our readers and their families - and all the very best for a successful, profitable...

Christmas is just around the corner and we’re all looking forward to a break - but before then we know many...

An analysis conducted by estate agency comparison website GetAgent has for the first time attempted to calculate how ‘local’ agencies' local property...

Following speculation earlier in the week, Spicerhaart has confirmed that it has purchased 19 branch regional agency butters john bee. The acquisition...

Estate Agent Today understands that Spicerhaart is in the final stages of talks to acquire major regional independent firm butters john...

Agents’ Mutual has confirmed that it proposes to form a new company, OnTheMarket plc, to list on the AIM market of...

The Guild of Professional Estate Agents and Fine & Country are offering agent members the option to have in-person reviews and...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

First time buyers have finances stretched beyond their means, buy to let is attracting fewer investors because of taxes, and affordability...

OnTheMarket is keeping its powder dry over the possible legal action against it by dissident agents who have formed an action...

As we approach Thursday's General Election, more property professionals have criticised stamp duty and called for the Government to make changes...

Spicerhaart has launched what it calls a talent acquisition team to recruit new agents to the group’s range of brands, as...

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...

The boss of the UK's largest independent agency has called on the government to be 'radical' and consider a range of...

First time buyer registrations in the past month have jumped nearly 20 per cent across the UK and almost 30 per...

The industry has broadly welcomed the shock announcement of a June 8 General Election as a chance to end long term...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

Spicerhaart has signed what it describes as one of the world’s top estate agency mentors to work with its teams across...

Estate agency haart has announced the appointment of a new regional partner for South London. Kieran Hogan will oversee 13 branches from...

The rental market has had to face a raft of changes over the past year, including the introduction of the 3% stamp...

Most would-be house buyers have moved on from the shock result of the EU referendum and are likely to renew their...

Forecasts are so last year: who anticipated Bowie, Brexit or Balls for example? Quotes, on the other hand, really ARE last year...

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...

There’s no need to worry but...er....there are only three weeks to go until Christmas. With traditional feelings of goodwill at this time...

An estate agent at an office of London agency Felicity J Lord, who alleged unethical practices were taking place in the...

Pete Wallace, appointed as Countrywide's retail performance director just a year ago and a long-standing employee of the group before that...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

The average number of house hunters registered at each branch of the National Association of Estate Agents rose to 333 from 287...

A Labour MP says a deal is now on the cards for an estate to be purchased after months of controversy,...

Several estate agencies have announced expansions and new offices - and once again a former Countrywide management figure is revealed to...

Three former staff members of Countrywide have been recruited to management positions in Haart.  James Dowling, Jason Carlisle and Matthew Jenvey are...

Estate agents are already setting out their stalls ahead of Chancellor Phillip Hammond’s November 23 Autumn Statement with one simple message...

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...

The UK's largest independent estate agency chain – Spicerhaart – has a fund of £26 million to be spent on acquisitions. The...

Several agencies have refused to market properties on a social housing estate which was bought by private investors in January. The Mirror...

Haart has apologised over what it calls the “completely unacceptable” parking of one of its cars which blocked in a care worker’s...

Schools going back, final Bank Holiday over until Christmas, and agents returning from their summer breaks. It can only mean September. But...

An estate agency is claiming that the psychology of buying and selling has come to the fore following the EU referendum,...

Surveys on housing and Brexit are coming thick and fast - the latest have Haart estate agency reporting a £30,000 price...

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

Regional estate agency Matthews of Chester says data provided by Rightmove led to an apparently-misleading advertisement which had to be altered...

Average house prices increased by 0.2% between April and May, according to the latest figures from Nationwide. The bank's House Price Index...

Property expert and housing analyst Kate Faulkner says estate agents have 'learned their lesson' from the property market slump in 2007-2008. In...

The head of one of the country's largest estate agency chains has urged sellers to be more realistic with the asking...

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

The Haart agency claims the number of first-time buyers looking to enter the market saw a 22.7 per cent increase on...

An estate agent is suing his former employer for £500,000 after he believes he was unfairly dismissed. Abdul Samad is taking legal...

The Conveyancing Association is launching a training course for estate agents, as the debate swirls over whether a shortage of conveyancers...

Haart says a shortage of conveyancers and lawyers is leading to delays in transactions, made worse by the high volume of...

House prices in the UK rose by 6.7 per cent in 2015, down from 7.7 per cent in the year to...

The latest government house price index from the Office for National Statistics shows that house prices across the UK rose by...

The directors of Agents’ Mutual say they have “every confidence” in OnTheMarket as the portal approaches its first anniversary on January...

A dispute between two agents over a claim that “95 per cent agreed sales proceed to completion” has been resolved informally...

It’s not just inside the offices that get decorated at Christmas - many of you have done a fine job at...

UK house prices increase 10.5 per cent annually to an average of £224,242 - a price fuelled by the number of...

Only four per cent of people in the UK who have sold a home have used an online agent claims bricks...

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

Agency chain Haart says UK-wide property prices have risen 7.3 per cent annually and 0.9 per cent in the past month.  It...

There is controversy in the London suburb of Brixton over an estate agent which has allegedly 'spammed' the area with publicity...

We are always happy to salute those agents who work tirelessly to improve their communities and those who need help more...

First time buyer registrations have plummeted over the past year and the average price of a home purchased by FTBs has...

A riposte to Paul Smith's article 'Why Estate Agents Must Stand Up to the Power of the Portals' I just read an...

You know the drill by now - send us details of events on press@estateagenttoday.co.uk and we are more than happy to...

Estate agents have given an enthusiastic endorsement to Chancellor George Osborne’s proposals to help boost housing building totals through changes to...

A review of 30 prominent property sales websites undertaken by a digital marketing company demonstrates, perhaps predictably, a huge lead for...

An East Midlands estate agency has had a regional press advert banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).  Kirk Estates Ltd had...

Haart estate agency claims average UK property prices have risen 5.6 per cent annually and 0.9 per cent in March, to...