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The number of new sellers coming to the market is up by 12% compared to this time a year ago, and...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

It’s a myth that the property market slows over the festive period, The ValPal Network (TVPN) claims. Data from the lead generation...

It’s not uncommon to see a seasonal slump around December and the Christmas period. Last year, Propertymark reported an average of...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Asking prices of new listings have dropped 1.9% this month, the largest fall in August since 2018. Data from Rightmove shows asking...

Experts are warning that the weekend’s better than expected economic news could indirectly hurt the housing market. The UK economy grew by...

In his latest column, Jonathan Rolande, founder of House Buy Fast, explains how those working in the sector can beat the...

Agency acquirer Lomond has launched a new benefits and wellbeing platform for its 1,100 staff and pledged to raise £25,000 across...

The well-being of property industry professionals has taken its toll with the economic downturn and cost-of-living crisis, with over a third...

Listings appear to be taking longer to sell but buyer and seller confidence remains, OnTheMarket (OTM) claims. The portal’s latest Property Sentiment...

Purchase mortgage searches fell by almost a fifth last month as the Easter period dampened property market activity and there are...

Agents could be giving up a “prospecting goldmine” if they effectively shut-up shop on their marketing in the run up to...

THE PROPERTY market continues to hold pretty firm - despite fears voiced by many that 2023 would herald a crash in...

THE grounding of foreign travel during successive lockdowns meant many employers were saved from the stress of dealing with holiday requests...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Some top tips for saving for a deposit If you’re a first-time buyer - or even if you’re taking the next step...

Usually, I enter January with a spring in my step - optimistic about what the future holds.  Two years ago, after the...

Agents put 11,613 new listings live on Zoopla during Boxing Day, the portal has revealed. That is a 42% increase compared with...

Is it really just a year ago that we were nervously wondering whether yet another Christmas would be Covid-affected? Little did we...

The latest measures for property the Chancellor included in his Autumn Statement may not have been dramatic, but has it given...

There are Christmas gifts aplenty waiting for agents who maintain their focus on marketing plans throughout December, according to The ValPal...

As economic signs increasingly point to a contraction in the property market, competition for new business will inevitably heat up. But...

A West Midlands estate agent has backed Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s plans to reverse cuts to Stamp Duty, claiming they should never...

Determined first-time buyers are cutting back on going out and energy usage to still be able to save up for a...

Worcestershire estate agent Nicol & Co is celebrating its “busiest month ever” for house moves. It has reported 26 completions in Droitwich...

The Government’s mini budget on September 23 was anything but ‘mini’ with several major announcements one of the most significant of...

If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...

Time is up for Boris Johnson's tenure as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, serving 3 years and 44...

As uncertainty, apprehension and anxiety increasingly infiltrates every aspect of our professional and personal lives, to ‘keep calm and carry on’...

Agents and property professionals haven't let the summer holidays slow down their fundraising efforts. If there are charitable endeavours you think the...

The latest research from Rightmove has revealed that the price of property coming to the market has witnessed its first fall...

In a welcome return to a favourite series of mine - and a timely one at that, given the current back...

During the summer holidays, your home is left susceptible to opportunistic thieves. Despite this rise in threat, data found that only...

As temperatures rise and the holidays begin many of us will be looking to enjoy our gardens and make improvements to...

When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...

New data suggests the prime London market has a new lease of life as buyers and sellers look to beat the...

Almost half of the UK public think young people cannot afford to buy their own home because they spend too much...

Estate agents are in a unique position – we handle the meeting of people’s aspirations probably more than any other profession....

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

Rising house prices boosted HMRC’s coffers during the previous tax year. Analysts suggest the booming housing market has meant HMRC has attracted...

The pandemic may have helped first-time buyers get on the property ladder sooner but are they paying too high a price? Research...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

Rightmove claims its visits over the Christmas period were its busiest ever with what it calls ‘buyer demand’ up 23 per...

A leading conveyancing expert says the traditional rivalry between his profession and estate agents has abated in 2021. Lloyd Davies - managing director and...

Every year we at EAT are impressed by the pleasingly political festive cards sent out by the STANLEY Chelsea agency -...

While the Christmas season is usually heralded by an influx of terrible Christmas adverts, the launch of Starbucks’ gingerbread lattes, Adam...

With December just days away we’re receiving more videos and images to entertain the industry in the countdown to Christmas. Today’s is from...

A London agency has undergone what it calls a ‘genteel’ rebrand with a subtle change of name - but a major...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? As Chief Business Development Officer I am responsible for Simplify’s...

There’s good news and bad news from the shake-up in government ministers and ministries that was presented to the nation last...

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...

Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...

An unexpected claim was made over the weekend - that the long-running stamp duty holiday was not, after all, behind the...

The average asking price, as recorded by Rightmove, has fallen for the first time this year. In another sign that the market...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

Rightmove estimates that 1.3m buyers have benefitted from the stamp duty holidays across Great Britain since they were announced in July...

Knight Frank says it will be September at the earliest before the current frenzy of housing market activity will stabilise. The agency’s...

Property owners who play it cool when it comes to marketing their home find their frustration soon becomes overheated. The constant we...

A major agency is reporting a “frenzy” with branches inundated with enquiries as soon as homes are listed. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of...

A mortgage firm specialising in high net worth clients says the stamp duty holiday cliff edge will not impact the most expensive...

The London housing market is enjoying the end of the lull before the storm, according to a leading buying agent. Sara Ransom...

Honesty is a concept that journalists will tell their readers is non-existent for estate agents. Yeah, right! But as the end...

As the official advice over holidays descends into farce - can we go this year? if so at home or away?...

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

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity, the regular round-up of industry good work. Whatever the cause, it’s great to publicise agents’...

Purplebricks - which for some years has been the focus of controversies over reviews - has been given a prestigious award...

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...

It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has been and gone and the run-up to Christmas is well and truly...

Stamp duty breaks have historically done little to help the housing market - and it’s the same now. So says David Hannah,...

Property is considered to be a safe investment. The buy-to-let market is booming, fuelled by a generation unable to get on...

Hello and welcome to yet another Agents Do Charity, the weekly forum for the industry to share its good news on...

There’s one key takeaway for agents from the weekend’s announcements on the next England-wide lockdown - the housing market is staying...

Delays across the house buying sector mean those wanting to benefit from the stamp duty holiday need to begin the buying...

An estate agent in Liverpool has adopted the unusual technique of urging vendors to sell now “before prices crash.” Clearly unworried about...

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to...

The property market experienced a slowdown last month as a result of more people going on summer holidays, according to the...

Hunters chairman Kevin Hollinrake - who is also a backbench Conservative MP - has been criticised on Twitter by Manchester United...

You might be forgiven for thinking we’ve been cheated out of our Bank Holidays this year, as so many fell during...

The scale of the market bounce back after lockdown is made clear in new figures from HM Revenue & Customs. It registers...

Rightmove is reporting a mini-boom that was existing even before the stamp duty holiday - enough to propel average asking prices...

One of the possible stamp duty options floated by Chancellor Rishi Sunak could mean 89 per cent of sales would be...

One in six home owners with a mortgage across the UK are now on some form of payment holiday with lenders...

Today is one month since the government lifted restrictions on agents and the housing market - and since that time the...

If you are an established UK estate agent, the status quo dictates that you will most likely work for ‘the man.’ Corporate...

The outlook for the housing market is still taking shape, but here I take a look at three market indicators to...

Rightmove has enjoyed over six million visits to its portal in one day, for the first time ever. Three days ago -...

The financial services industry’s much-hyped mortgage holiday scheme, heavily endorsed by the government, could cost home owners hundreds of pounds in...

Zoopla’s head of research says a stamp duty holiday could encourage more home owners to move which in turn could help...

The Financial Conduct Authority has published new draft guidance for lenders which will set out options available to their customers in the extended...

There’s been a cautious welcome for the extension to the current mortgage holiday scheme, due to run out for ‘early adopters’...

The Financial Conduct Authority is reported to be considering offering homeowners up to 12 month’s mortgage holidays. Currently 1.2m mortgage payment holidays...

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

One of the most important aspects of being a successful and profitable agent is selecting the right tenants. The industry manages this...

A new analysis of the simmering Rightmove crisis says there is now “no clear downside” stopping agents leaving. The Financial Times says that Rightmove’s...

This month saw the introduction of the final stages of the Section 24 tax changes, first introduced in April 2017. Whereas buy-to-let...