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As many in the industry will know, Ian Westerling passed away last week at the age of 51: he was a...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

The share of owners putting their homes on the market within five years of buying is rising again according to an...

An analysis of Countrywide branch data outside London has revealed that one in 10 applicants who registered to buy were from...

A raft of changes in the senior management of Strutt & Parker is being heralded as part of a “shift towards...

The new YOUhome Property Gurus agency has announced another key hire to strengthen its central London activities.  The agency, set up by...

Back in the day, party politics and the private rental sector used to be straightforward. Conservatives were pro-landlord, Labour were pro-tenant, while...

Although the shake-out in the industry is ongoing - online agency Settled and established new-build agency Cushman & Wakefield have both...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of the most senior figures in Countrywide’s upmarket John D Wood and Hampton International brands...

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

The Competition and Markets Authority says it wants to send “a strong signal” to the estate agency industry that price-fixing will...

There’s been a long-term trend of growing numbers of Londoners quitting the capital to afford a home elsewhere - and typically...

In six years of editing Estate Agent Today, some of my most dramatic moments have been covering the troubles - some...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

Hello - HNY and all that from the team at Agents Do Charity. We’re delighted to be back with three great stories...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where and why across our...

A report from Countrywide says the proportion of homes in Great Britain bought with cash fell to a mere 28 per...

Countrywide’s upmarket brand Hamptons International is urging all owners of homes with septic tanks to prepare for new regulations that kick...

As the country nears a Brexit deal (maybe… perhaps… possibly) there’s time to reflect on a quite contrasting process - the no-nonsense...

There are fewer ‘accidental landlords’ - vendors who resort to letting out their homes because the sales market is difficult. That’s the...

We know that the tenant fee ban has cost letting agents dearly, with an estimated loss of £300 million paid to...

Countrywide says London agency Greene & Co, acquired back in May 2015, will become ‘fully immersed’ into its Hamptons International brand...

We daren’t mention it but this is the final Bank Holiday before…well, Christmas.  Let’s hope agents and suppliers have an opportunity to...

What a credit to the industry so many agents, surveyors and suppliers are: this week’s ADC shows the diverse range of...

It’s another Friday so it’s another Agents Do Charity - of course! It’s August and the height of the holidays but as...

Countrywide has told Estate Agent Today that it will not be releasing any figures on the branch closure programme it introduced...

Those who bought and sold the same property in 2018 made an average of £30,150 - but the number who do...

The trade headlines may be dominated by a revolution proposed for how agents are regulated, licensed and trained but one thing...

Two Countrywide brands have joined forces to launch Airspace Exchange – a service to push the idea of constructing homes and...

Knight Frank says Brexit-related uncertainty has curbed trading activity across all UK residential markets over the last 12 months - and...

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

The average time it takes for a single first time buyer to save for a 15 per cent deposit in England...

There’s anger in the industry over an article in The Times which accused agents of overvaluing properties - although why this was happening...

Hello, welcome to a new week and to PJT, your regular Monday round-up of jobs news in the industry. Do please let...

Hello and here we go with yet another Agents Do Charity, the weekly opportunity to herald the unsung efforts of our...

Countrywide’s high-end brand Hamptons International says agents at its branches will in future be “delighted” to fill water bottles for members of...

If anyone thought Brexit may allow domestic buyers a bigger share of the market, think again: no fewer than 57 per...

A review website has launched that describes itself as “a new and powerful research and marketing tool in the residential property...

Hamptons International - at one time tipped to be sold off or even shut during the recent problems afflicting parent company...

We’re back with the first edition of Agents Do Charity for 2019 - and despite the uncertainty everywhere else, one thing...

Londoners paid some £30 billion on homes elsewhere in the UK this year - the highest amount since 2007. A report from...

Uncertainty will be a key characteristic of the housing market for “the next few years” warns Countrywide - and not just...

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

Countrywide has given Estate Agent Today exclusive details of progress on its Back To Basics programme as it seeks to recover...

Cash used to be king in the housing market but new figures released today show that in the first half of...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, the latest weekly catch-up with moves within and across our industry. A quick...

Some 31 per cent of first time buyers residing in London ended up moving away from the capital to purchase a...

Lucie Hirst and Delphine Colombo, two of Prime Central London’s most high profile sales agents, have combined forces to set up Hirst...

The newly-appointed Group Managing Director of Countrywide says rumours of Hamptons International or other ‘crown jewels’ being put up for sale...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the place where you find all the key agency industry moves over recent days. Please...

It’s holiday season shortly and we’ve got just the weather for it - good news for some, perhaps less so for...

Hello, and welcome to this week’s regular Monday summary of all the major jobs moves in our industry.  Despite summer and the...

One of the country’s best know estate agents, Marc Goldberg, has joined London agency Dexters. Goldberg spent some 30 years at Countrywide’s...

One of Countrywide’s former allies in the City broker community - independent corporate advisor Numis - has downgraded the troubled agency...

Senior management at Countrywide came in for a pasting on Twitter yesterday as TV market commentator and buying agent Henry Pryor...

A fund set up in memory of a 27 year old estate agent, who died of cancer just weeks after his...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Let us know what’s...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of the industry’s best known research experts, Johnny Morris, has left Countrywide.  Morris joined Hamptons...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - our regular Monday look at who’s moving where within our industry. You...

Holiday home sales in one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations are holding up, despite stamp duty and the age...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today. If you haven’t caught this feature before, it’s a regular Monday opportunity...

Harding Green, an agency with a business model based on freelance associates earning commission of up to 70 per cent, says...

Countrywide has announced the death of Nick Hole-Jones, the director of Hamptons International’s prime and country house office, after what it describes...

In 2017 the average seller sold their home for £92,466 more than they paid for it, having owned the home for...

A former Hamptons International and Savills agent is the first to join a ‘freelance agency’ set up in prime central London. In...

Online agency EweMove - part of The Property Franchise Group, which recently failed to agree merger terms with Belvoir - claims...

Carter Jonas has made three key appointments to beef up its London team. Simon Scott has joined as an associate partner in...

Countrywide’s share price hit a record low during trading yesterday afternoon when it dropped to 137.75p, having opened the day at...

As we end an especially tragic week, it is heart-warming to remember how our industry - along with so many other...

Countrywide has announced an extensive reorganisation of senior management at its Hamptons International brand - with a pledge to "reach into...

More former Countrywide figures have emerged in new roles at rival organisations. Darren Bowles, former regional sales manager at Countrywide’s Bridgfords brand,...

Marsh & Parsons has expanded its Residential Development & Investment team - just one of a number of agencies to announce...

Fund-raising is vitally important to so many organisations as one of our agency contributors this week shows - but as other...

It’s always a privilege to publicise fund-raising work by our industry, to show the caring nature of a profession that is...

The Middle Eastern property development company Emaar - at one time the owner of Hamptons International estate agency - is using...

The end of 2016 saw the launch of 30,000 new build-to-rent (BTR) projects in London alone. With market growth projected to...

Hamptons International says that in 2016 the number of Londoners buying a home outside the capital reached the highest level since...

We’re taking a temporary break from showing images of your terrific agency windows and decorations - and instead, we’re concentrating on...

Figures from London data consultancy Lonres show that since the referendum the average price cut on homes across most of central...

The UK's largest estate agency has announced another key departure from its senior management team.  Graham Bell, managing director for London, is...

The highest number of second homes in UK local authority areas exist not in the south west, the Lake District or...

Countrywide says there will “almost certainly” be no more acquisitions of agencies or other firms for the group over the rest...

Countrywide has closed an office of one of its best-known London brands, Faron Sutaria, and is merging its activities with a nearby...

A fine of £735,000 imposed on an association of estate and letting agents and a local newspaper publisher has been described...

Complaints made against adverts issued by property firms have increased by 10% in the last year. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) reports...

Hamptons International has announced that it is to launch a 'private conveyancing hub' later this year. The initiative has been designed to...

A new managing director is in post at high-end agency Hamptons International - and in line with some recent appointments by...

Hamptons International says single first time buyers and couples can significantly cut the time it takes to save for a deposit...

Keller Williams UK has appointed an agent with financial services experience to focus on recruiting more agents for the firm’s London...

Countrywide has denied speculation in the industry that the names of its Hamptons International and John D Wood & Co brands...

Two property professionals who in the past have worked for Savills and Hamptons International, have launched a hybrid estate agency. Founded by...

Countrywide has rebranded its land and new homes team as Countrywide Residential Development and has announced a raft of new senior...

Sky News is reporting that Countrywide has hired headhunters to find a replacement for the estate agency group’s veteran chairman, Grenville...

Sky News is reporting that Countrywide has hired headhunters to find a replacement for the estate agency group’s veteran chairman, Grenville...

The number of Londoners moving out of the capital, buying homes in other parts of the country, surged in 2015. Research by...

The sales market may be troubled by a sharp stock shortage and the rental sector bogged down with a flurry of...

The managing director of a Home Counties estate agency has described how leads “fell off a cliff” when he signed up...

Countrywide says it has Foxtons as its target to beat in a bid to be the number one agency for sales...

Property journalists, and more than a few estate agents, are beginning their annual autumn ritual – forecasting what’s going to happen...

The consumer is King and to protect sellers and buyers' best interests estate and letting agents have to operate in the...

HMRC says that more homes were sold in the UK in August than in any month since February last year. The Revenue...

Average house prices in England and Wales are expected to rise by 5.0 per cent in 2015 and by 4.5 per...

Time Inc, the owner and publisher of Country Life, has received a query from the founder of the Independent Network of...

Countrywide is to set up a central research team, in the latest sign of the group’s continuing modernisation programme under new...

We’re always happy to publicise your agency’s efforts to help those who cannot help themselves, and we’re delighted that this week’s...

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

London chain Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has opened another new sales and lettings outlet, this time in South Kensington - hot...

Hamptons International is opening an Earlsfield & Southfield branch in south-west London, taking its network to 86 offices in the capital...

The housing market across the UK is in a pre-election ‘squeeze’ with several indicators used by agents suggesting a significant slump...

Hamptons International has been slapped down by the Advertising Standards Authority for not making it clear that some lettings fees were...

A leading agent's 'ability to buy' measure shows that it is now 77 per cent harder to purchase a home in...