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26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Savills has strengthened its residential sales team in Hertfordshire with the appointment of a new director to lead its Rickmansworth office. Steven...
08 April 2024
From: Breaking News
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
05 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A branch manager who appeared to celebrate the death of Jewish financier and philanthropist Lord Rothschild and call for other Zionists...
06 March 2024
From: Breaking News
An estate agency based in the heart of one of the UK’s largest Jewish communities has faced backlash after one of its...
28 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Two estate agency businesses have already signed up to self-employed agency brand eXp’s new brokerage model just weeks after launch. Mackays, a...
18 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Simon Bradbury has quit his role as managing director of Thomas Morris. An announcement from the brand has revealed that Bradbury, who...
02 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Agency brand Anthony Pepe has announced the acquisition of Chamberlains Estates in Enfield. The former owners of the Chamberlains business, Andrew Ryde...
15 November 2023
From: Breaking News
After achieving sell-out success and exceptional feedback in Hertfordshire, London, and Leeds, Simon Leadbetter’s 30 Years of Marketing in a Day...
31 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
14 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Savills and the Daily Telegraph newspaper have combined to produce a league table of what they claim to be Britain’s 50...
11 July 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
30 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Former Fine & Country global chief executive Simon Leadbetter is set to embark on his first national tour with his own...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country has welcomed a further London agency into the fold. Property entrepreneur, Justin John, will soon be operating under the...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings: Last week...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
A father and his two sons have joined forces to become the new owners of Martin & Co’s St Albans branch. Kevin...
21 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A plethora of property professionals are ending the year with new jobs. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...
30 December 2022
From: Breaking News
The ESTAS Customer Service Awards – which are often described as estate agency’s version of the Oscars – took place last...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Property demand has dropped while price reductions have increased in recent weeks, data shows. Two separate pieces of industry data give new...
04 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Hertfordshire estate agency Ashtons has continued on the acquisition trail by snapping up Harpenden-based Home County Sales & Lettings (HCSL). It is...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The founder of London property consultancy and agency The Landmark Partnership has launched an auction brand. Tommy Hughes, who has worked in...
16 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Prime property purchasers are typically paying a 122% premium to be in the top 10% of buyers, research suggests. London agent Benham...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Hello and if it’s Friday, it’s definitely the day for Agents Do Charity. We’re leading up to Valentine’s - a neat opportunity...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News
There’s an ingenious twist to one agency’s fund-raising this week, and EAT readers (along with the wider public) can have a...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News
The Nationwide has released data listing the most and least affordable locations in Britain - background information for agents. Some entries are...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Vote? Well, whether we have a change of Prime Minister or not, there’s an important vote today - for great charitable...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News
Hertfordshire agency Sewell & Gardner has cut the ribbon on a refurbished and extended office, which will incorporate two previously-separate branches...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
Hello again and with just two weeks to go before the festivities begin, there’s a definite ramping up of fund-raising for...
10 December 2021
From: Breaking News
The head of a small hybrid firm that describes traditional agencies with offices as “antiquated” says property professionals working for corporates...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s Remembrance weekend, and on Sunday at least we fall silent to honour those who gave so much for many generations. When...
12 November 2021
From: Breaking News
An estate agent who has now gone self-employed after working on the staff of Connells and Spicerhaart says her move is...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A Hertfordshire-based hybrid agency has released a surprising and some might argue refreshing message, saying it’s not interested in size as...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Since 2017, The DPS has used the data we collect to track the rental values of properties across all regions of...
04 August 2021
From: Features
Two companies are to merge to create one of the Home Counties’ largest land and new homes businesses. Ashtons and Putterills Land...
28 July 2021
From: Breaking News
Hertfordshire based agency Ashtons has acquired an independent agency operating in the same county, Aitchisons Residential. Aitchisons’ offices in St Albans and...
30 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
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
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
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
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
Hello and welcome to the latest of our parade of estate agency videos and photographs to mark Christmas 2020. It may be a...
03 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Two independent agencies in London have joined forces to form a 'full circle' service for developers, promising to transform the property...
01 October 2020
From: Breaking News
For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...
12 September 2020
From: Features
An agent in Hertfordshire says he routinely secures 5,000 visits to ‘live open houses’ on Facebook Live, and have on one...
27 July 2020
From: Breaking News
A major agency is warning that the current stamp duty holiday could leave the housing market in a state of lethargy...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s a tough time for agents and our stories show a disturbingly high number of branches closing - but there are...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News
Although the shake-out in the industry is ongoing - online agency Settled and established new-build agency Cushman & Wakefield have both...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News
A regional agency has thrown its weight behind an independent report which says estate and lettings agents could lead the economy...
22 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Regional estate agency chain Ashtons has been listed in the Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work for, for the...
27 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Tributes have been paid to an estate agent known for his “infectious giggle” and great sense of humour. Gerald Flint, who with...
21 January 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello - HNY and all that from the team at Agents Do Charity. We’re delighted to be back with three great stories...
03 January 2020
From: Breaking News
It’s beginning to look a lot like…we’re running a very popular service for agents, as we’ve been inundated with more fund-raising...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Of all the UK properties for sale over the last year, 59% would have been exempt from any type of transaction...
10 October 2019
From: Breaking News
An estate agent is linking a drop in transactions of as much as 20 per cent with the stamp duty increases...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News
One of the biggest changes seen in the property market over the last decade is technology growth. With the likes of Rightmove...
11 September 2019
From: Features
British homes have increased in value by an average of £11 per day since the beginning of the year, but with...
29 July 2019
From: Breaking News
An estate agency in St Albans has rebranded as Fine & Country. JW&Co Langleys office in St Albans was acquired by Tom...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News
You can tell it’s the onset of spring by the fact that this weekend sees the start of the Formula 1...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Well-known Essex and Hertfordshire agency Mullucks Wells is rebranding as part of the Hunters Group. Mullucks Wells will remain independently owned but...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News
Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...
15 December 2018
From: Features
Maybe it’s the Brexit Blues but something is making the industry excel itself this year when it comes to celebrating Christmas....
12 December 2018
From: Breaking News
Thanks so much for cheering us up in these challenging times with your terrific pictures of this year’s Christmas decorations. We have...
06 December 2018
From: Breaking News
An agent in the Guild is launching a ‘hub’ style operation from December 1 and says the concept of traditional estate...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News
Zoopla has once again released its list of the costliest streets in the UK - but for the second year running...
27 September 2018
From: Breaking News
The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...
28 July 2018
From: Features
We have the presidential seal of approval for our Agents Do Charity this week - well, sort of, but we don’t mean...
08 June 2018
From: Breaking News
It went largely unreported when news broke last week but now the suggestion that home owners should pay a surcharge if...
15 May 2018
From: Breaking News
A 15-branch agency group operating in parts of London and the Home Counties has joined OnTheMarket according to a statement from...
10 April 2018
From: Breaking News
The online agency HouseSimple is to use a video blogger to stay in a property on sale and promote it via...
05 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Oh we do love a busy Agents Do Charity page, and this week’s is busy indeed - thanks to everyone for...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News
This week, news broke of the ‘first bitcoin homes’ being sold in the UK by Go Move, an estate agency in...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News
Three Country Properties offices in Hertfordshire have been rebranded as Hunters - over two years after their acquisition. The regional agency Country Properties...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News
The industry appears to be embracing this year’s Halloween celebrations like never before - tomorrow’s the big day but we’ve got...
30 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks has released more details of expansion plans to recruit hundreds of additional Local Property Experts. The recruitment drive was launched yesterday...
12 July 2017
From: Breaking News
Gently rising house values in the mainstream market and problems facing the prime market in the capital mean that over half...
12 July 2017
From: Breaking News
A regional estate agency has urged the Government and the new housing minister to implement the policies outlined in the housing...
15 June 2017
From: Breaking News
The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...
27 May 2017
From: Features
Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...
27 May 2017
From: Features
Almost half the agents in London surveyed by LonRes say that 10 per cent or more of their vendor clients intend...
18 May 2017
From: Breaking News
Network Auctions has added 19 additional estate agency offices to its network so far this year. They include three offices of Chaffers...
09 May 2017
From: Breaking News
The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...
28 January 2017
From: Features
A local council says it is considering restricting how estate agent use boards for advertising community events like school sports days...
03 January 2017
From: Breaking News
We’ve spotted a video from our friends at Kings Group which impressed us with its mix of acting and fun -...
29 November 2016
From: Breaking News
The Advertising Standards Authority has stepped into a dispute over a property listing which claimed a property was a two bedroom...
16 November 2016
From: Breaking News
Pete Wallace, appointed as Countrywide's retail performance director just a year ago and a long-standing employee of the group before that...
10 November 2016
From: Breaking News
Bonfire Night is upon us but the brightest lights this weekend are those from our industry tirelessly working for good causes. As ever, those...
04 November 2016
From: Breaking News
An agency specialising in land and planning claims that campaigners in favour of maintaining the green belt must accept that some...
27 September 2016
From: Breaking News
Two estate agencies have incorporated video footage on to their website homepages in order to promote their brands to prospective clients. Lumley...
16 September 2016
From: Breaking News
A residential property consultancy has opened one of the first estate agency coffee shops in the UK. Go Holdings, which works with...
19 July 2016
From: Breaking News
Estate agents from around the country are reporting only limited damage to business or prices caused by the Brexit result of...
07 July 2016
From: Breaking News
One of the original online estate agents, Hatched, is marking its tenth anniversary with a series of announcements. The firm, which began...
03 June 2016
From: Breaking News
Hamptons International has announced that it is to launch a 'private conveyancing hub' later this year. The initiative has been designed to...
24 May 2016
From: Breaking News
Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...
10 May 2016
From: Features
Winners’ reactions and views from a fantastic day of celebration! The Kings Group scooped the gold award for Best Estate Agent in...
25 April 2016
From: Features
Rightmove has released market data showing that across Britain the average time it takes to sell a property has dropped from...
24 February 2016
From: Breaking News
Dacorum council in Hertfordshire has prosecuted an estate agency for what it calls the “illegal display” of a For Sale board...
16 February 2016
From: Breaking News
Countrywide has continued its acquisition programme by taking over a company consulting with house builders in the Home Counties and London. The acquisition...