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Propertymark has urged the UK Government to consider other ways of boosting the supply of homes for purchase.  The Government has two...

Nick Hall, one of the antiques experts appearing on the BBC's Bargain Hunt, has joined south coast agency, Henry Adams. He has taken...

London estate agency Chestertons has made another senior appointment for its growing New Homes division. Henry O’Neill, former New Homes Director at...

Over-valuations remain a factor behind why asking prices haven’t fallen further yet, agents suggest. The latest Rightmove House Price Index for July...

Chestertons has announced its second acquisition in six weeks and third of the year. The London agent has acquired boutique Chelsea agency...

Two major agents have been on the acquisition trail this week. Chestertons, London’s oldest estate agency, has continued its expansion plans with...

Olympic sailing gold medallist Eilidh McIntyre has embarked on a new adventure as she joins Henry Adams estate agency.  Eilidh, who won...

The organisers behind a prestigious property journalist awards ceremony has announced the event will no longer go ahead. The Property Press Awards...

A Propertymark-supported amendment that aimed to bolster support for leaseholders in unsafe buildings failed to gain approval in the House of...

Agency trade body Propertymark has backed calls for greater leaseholder protections as the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill proceeds through Parliament. The...

First off, my own quick tribute to the Queen, who died on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Despite her age and declining...

Property professionals and commentators have begun pondering an official definition of a house price crash. It comes amid forecasts that house prices...

Most of us can only dream of buying a prime home, and new research by a mortgage broker has reinforced this...

The temperature may be heating up outside and there are also few signs of the jobs market cooling down for agents...

Agents using Boomin have managed to convert more than 20% of SmartVal valuation requests into instructions. The challenger portal and lead generation...

London accounted for almost half of million-pound plus property sales over the past 12 months but the most active borough at...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

Estate agents are being urged to ensure clients have instructed a solicitor from “day dot.” Speaking in an exclusive video interview with...

This week, you will have all seen the sad news that Graham Norwood is stepping down as editor of Estate Agent...

Storm clouds continue to gather over the UK economy with growing inflation, another likely interest rate rise, and a warning from...

Only 6.8m homes in England now have mortgages, just 28 per cent of the overall market and about two per cent...

House prices are up by as much as £100,000 on this time last year according to a mortgage company. Research by the...

The housing market boom of 2021 has given rise to an increasing number of £1m-plus deals.  Government statistics analysed by mortgage firm...

The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - another opportunity to see how our industry is doing great work...

Agents and developers are creating full-size show home-style properties overseas in a bid to woo wealthy foreigners who cannot travel to...

Boomin has announced the appointment of six agents, described as independent representatives, who are now on the new portal’s strategic board. The...

Creating a New Homes division could be a good way of expanding an agency business according to the head of a...

Purplebricks has unveiled changes to its For Sale and To Let boards to reflect its continuing sponsorship of Team GB and...

Hello - another Monday dawns but the good news is that we can update you on the industry’s latest appointments. Everyone here...

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

Two of the most outspoken agents in the industry have criticised those calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday...

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

Criticism of the management of Countrywide has reached new levels of derision as the mainstream media have attacked the chaos surrounding...

Hello and welcome to your regular Friday charity round-up from the industry - appropriately enough on the day of the latest...

Aspire, the six-branch south west London agency, has dropped its previous franchise structure and reverted to being owned outright by its...

Boomin, the still-to-launch portal created by the founders of Purplebricks, has named another 10 founding member agencies. Like the initial 10 they...

The new code of conduct for estate agents has been dismissed as “a waste of time” - and the senior industry...

"New property website launches. Not immediately sure what it does differently, what its USP is or who will use it, but...

As last Friday was the VE Day Anniversary bank holiday we have a bumper bundle of fund-raising activities to report on...

We are all operating in peculiar times. Times of great upheaval. Our lives are both in a complete state of flux...

The threat of Coronavirus is beginning to make an impact in the world of property. The Cushman & Wakefield agency announced overnight that...

Agents have reacted angrily to the government contemplating introducing a Mansion Tax, and to the Housing Secretary not ruling out the...

Hello, welcome to another Monday and the latest PJT. As ever, a brief reminder to please let us know your appointments new...

As the self-employed estate agency market continues to grow in the UK, one of Australia's most succesful proponents of the model...

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...

Housing experts have expressed their concerns that speculation about a radical stamp duty reduction to be introduced by Boris Johnson’s government...

Property pundit Henry Pryor says he is invited on TV and radio in order to provide “balance” against estate agents who...

Once a year you might be perfectly justified in putting your feet up for a weekend and enjoying some great sport...

The London Marathon may be just one of literally thousands of fund-raising events but we know it’s a favourite with many...

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

Outspoken property commentator and buying agent Henry Pryor has made a scathing attack on some of the main house price indices. In...

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

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

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

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

Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - it’s a bumper edition with plenty of fantastic fund-raising going...

Agents and representatives from other property sectors have reacted enthusiastically to proposals to professionalise the industry. As we reported yesterday, the government...

New figures released by ZPG suggest increasing numbers of agents are listing on three portals. Amongst the latest agencies to renew long...

Pressure continues to mount on Purplebricks to reveal its sales data after a weekend during which claims about its effectiveness continued...

Outspoken buying agent Henry Pryor has set out 10 points that he claims many traditional agents overlook when they debate the...

London’s prime central market is turning around at last according to the chief executive of Belgravia estate agency Henry & James. James...

Estate agents are facing the biggest industry changes seen in decades. The rise of online and hybrid agents alongside more traditional...

Outspoken buying agent Henry Pryor says some “pretty dodgy” overseas buyers have purchased homes in the UK in the past -...

LSL Property Services - which has high street brands including Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has signed...

OnTheMarket is reported to be threatening an estate agency with legal action. Earlier this week Estate Agent Today reported that Henry Adams, a...

The 15-branch Henry Adams agency has signed up to ZPG, just the day after the portal group said it had seen...

There has been a wide range of views from trade bodies and individual agents on the government’s surprise ‘call for evidence’...

Figures in the property industry have sharply criticised the announcement made at the Conservative party conference to pump an estimated £10...

Let’s face it - summer seems to be on holiday itself, if the weather in the UK is anything to go...

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...

Estate agents' listings may soon include compulsory information on a location's air quality, the chief executive of NAEA Propertymark, Mark Hayward,...

Speculation has grown that the Conservatives may make a manifesto pledge to remove some family homes’ long-established exemption from Capital Gains...

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

Nationwide has introduced what it calls a ‘Family Deposit Mortgage’ in a bid to help first time buyers. It is aimed at...

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

Excuse the puntastic (or not) title, but as you’ve no doubt already deciphered I took a trip northwards a couple of...

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

Gareth Overton, until recently regional director at Countrywide’ Gascoigne Pees brand, has joined regional independent Henry Adams as head of residential...

Prominent buying agent, TV housing market commentator and hard-core tweeter Henry Pryor has accused traditional estate agents of becoming “fat and...

It’s all been kicking off in recent weeks, hasn’t it? Marmite wars, the endless Trump v Clinton debate, Samsung phones blowing...

There has been widespread scepticism from many within the industry that the government will miss its latest house building targets, despite...

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

As the PropTech industry continues to expand, with dedicated events and more innovative startups entering the world of UK property, online...

Agents have been giving their reaction to the shock Brexit referendum result - and their comments have ranged from the gloomy...

With Euro 2016 kicking off in Paris on Friday evening and employment chiefs urging firms to be flexible with working hours...

Winners’ reactions and views from a fantastic day of celebration! The Kings Group scooped the gold award for Best Estate Agent in...

The People Awards, which honour the very best individuals in residential agency for 2016, are one of the highest accolades any...

Many industry analysts have dismissed a claim by an online estate agency that a 21 per cent fall in new listings...

Estate agents and accountants are investigating whether there are legal ways of circumnavigating the three per cent stamp duty surcharge that...

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

High-end property business Savills has launched a new service called Retirement Living, aimed at securing business from retirement scheme developers. The team...

An estate agency that has occupied the same London office for 135 years has now seen the property receive formal listed...

Every week we publicise the efforts of estate agents and property professionals who have been working extra hard in the name...