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The PropTech platform Coadjute, which says it will ultimately slash the time it takes to move house by as much as...

An hour-long webinar this week aims to inform agents how to deter property fraud by greater emphasis on compliance, due diligence...

The average age at which someone buys their first home has risen to 32, up from 29 in 2011 and is...

Purplebricks’ decision to de-list a property after the Christian vendors made anti-gay comments has won widespread support from industry figures, including...

Inflation could deal a double blow to the housing market, an agency expert warns. Last week it was revealed that UK inflation...

This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...

Will he stay or will he go? You don’t need me to say who ‘he’ is - it’s the only story...

The lettings sector looks set to steam ahead in 2022 after a record-breaking 2021, despite the financial and mobility challenges of...

In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

Purplebricks is reported to have removed a property listing from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple...

Barely three weeks into the new year and we’re already talking about plans to raise tens, perhaps hundreds, of thousands of...

Buyers typically pay 10.8 per cent extra for chain-free properties than for similar homes with chains, according to new research. Website GetAgent...

Homesearch has won £5m new investment from venture capital firm Octopus Ventures - an organisation that has also backed three businesses...

Boomin has issued research done on its behalf into the value of spare rooms - and it’s made some eccentric comparisons...

An estate agency has revealed which London boroughs have been the busiest in terms of the number of homes sold as...

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

If agents wonder why more older home owners don’t sell and downsize, it may be because they’re taking equity out of...

An estate agency that launched in 2018 saying that High Street offices were dead…has now opened its second physical branch in...

The Bruce brothers’ new portal Boomin has given its first statistics regarding usage following the launch of a new marketing campaign...

Agents finding it difficult to persuade potential vendors to come to the market this early in the year have new ammunition...

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb is warning that we might be near the top of the market. His portal’s latest sentiment index...

Rightmove’s first housing market report of 2022 starts when last year’s ended - on a high.  The average price of property coming...

London’s super-prime residential market has recorded its strongest year since 2013, according to high end agency Savills. In total, there were 522...

The iamproperty group’s auction service, iamsold, says it’s raised over £804m in capital value from properties sold by the Modern Method...

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...

From first-time buyers to serial investors, no two days are ever the same for a Sales and Investment Consultant at Walton...

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...

A new survey of people who have sold their home in the past six months has given a strong backing to...

Soaring inflation means that house price growth in much of the country is being wiped out, according to a leading housing...

Vote? Well, whether we have a change of Prime Minister or not, there’s an important vote today - for great charitable...

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...

A wealth tax on overseas owners of UK homes could raise £5 billion a year to help local people buy their...

Estate Agent Today understands that the civil servant who has been at the heart of plans to reform the house buying...

New research shows an estimated £200 billion worth of property sat vacant across Britain’s housing market - up 2.1 per cent...

When we all thought that the Covid-19 pandemic was coming to an end, the virus decided to throw another curveball and...

Propertymark is reiterating its view that energy efficiency and EPC changes being considered by government must take account of property age...

The Connells-owned high end agency Hamptons is to sponsor what it calls a “garden sanctuary” at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for estate and letting agents in...

Strong house price growth since the pandemic began has boosted seller gains with the typical vendor who bought two decades ago...

A prominent agency chief is warning that record house prices could lead to a housing bust if lending gets out of...

Blockchain PropTech operator Coadjute is to continue as Headline Partner for The ESTAS for 2022 and 2023.  Coadjute - which took over...

A new agency service has been launched seeking to attract vendors of second-hand residential park homes.  Quickmove Properties has partnered with park industry...

It’s often said that agency is a people business, and I can see no reason to disagree - agents dealing face-to-face...

A leading accountant is warning of a possible stamp duty change affecting residential property this year. HMRC is currently consulting on a...

Another day, another house price index record. The latest, from the Halifax, shows that typical house prices increased by over £24,500 in...

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

The government is clamping down - at least a little - on unvaccinated buyers and tenants in some specific circumstances.  New guidelines...

A hybrid agency that charges no fees to vendors but instead relies on referral fees for income has officially rolled out...

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

An extensive online training programme has been devised to help properly professionals identify and treat Japanese Knotweed. A programme of 15 videos...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur with a lengthy pedigree as an estate agent says agents should use more technology in a bid...

The number of locations where average house prices still stand at below £150,000 has shrunk by 28 per cent in recent...

For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...

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

A new survey suggests two thirds of current or potential home owners would accept the idea of a mortgage interest rate...

Prime Central London’s attraction to multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers appears to have soared during the pandemic. High end agency Beauchamp Estates says...

A regional agency has this week opened a new 8,500 square feet office with a pledge to expand and employ 100...

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...

Planning delays, labour shortages and the surging price of building materials are combining to sharply cut the number of new homes...

A conveyancer has contacted Estate Agent Today suggesting that the Simplify Group IT data crisis could be the death knell for the company...

Propertymark’s chief executive has rejected claims that his organisation’s housing market data inaccurately states the numbers of prospective buyers for each...

The surge in Omicron cases and possible future restrictions are set to hit the housing market in 2022 - and may...

House prices in the UK have ended the year of yet another record high. The Nationwide says annual house price growth increased...

Almost exactly two thirds of buyers questioned by Savills say their choice of home to purchase was a case of ‘love...

As agents return to work after the Christmas break, here’s an insight into possible new instructions. A quarter of owners apparently think...

Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...

Zoopla’s chief operating officer says the portal has made progress for agents in 2021 but recognises there’s more to do next...

This year, Londoners purchased 112,780 homes outside the capital, the highest number since 2007. New data, from Connells-owned agency Hamptons, shows that...

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

House and apartment sales are still being hit by confusion and worry over ground rents on existing second-hand leasehold properties. This is...

We’re here - it’s Christmas. And as agents clock off for a well earned break, they can do so with a...

A probe by the Competition and Markets Authority has led housebuilder Taylor Wimpey to make changes for the benefit of leaseholders.  Taylor...

A property finance expert is telling buyers to sit on their hands and not commit to purchases - as he believes...

Savills has announced a major new advertising campaign that will run across all media channels, breaking with a 60 second TV...

Halifax has revealed the UK’s most expensive streets in 2021 - and it’s no surprise that the very dearest examples are...

The last Propertymark housing market snapshot for 2021, based on date from the end of November, finds that there is an...

A surveyors’ trade body claims as many as 250,000 homes could find themselves impossible to sell or secure a mortgage on...

Only one in eight sellers use the estate agent through which they purchased their home to begin with. That’s a staggering loss of...

UK house prices have reached an all time high - but 2022 will see a more normalised housing market thanks to...

A consultancy specialising in data protection issues has sharply criticised the Simplify Group for its ongoing lack of communications over its...

Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...

Propertymark has come out in support of the Scottish government’s demand that buyers take lateral flow tests before viewings. The measure is...

A company linked to the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower is being excluded from the government’s Help to Buy scheme, pending the outcome...

Rightmove has revealed the UK’s property hotspot of 2021 - where prices have risen 31 per cent in just a year. The...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...

Sky News reports that the little-known Lomond Group - backed by private equity money - is in exclusive talks to buy one...

A conveyancing company is asking clients to set their own fee - with some strings. Zen Move Solicitors is a year-old digital...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to surging...

With barely more than a week before Christmas, we’re delighted to bring you more heartwarming stories from agents. Despite the difficulties of...

A regional estate agency that markets homes without charging the vendor is set to expand next year. Midlands-based Chosen Home explains its...

Rightmove has identified the UK’s strongest sellers’ market - and it’s in Easton, Bristol. Four of the top 10 sellers’ markets are...

The average first-time buyer’s home across Britain has increased in price by approaching £9,000 a year for the past decade. FTBs are...

A massive multi-million pound marketing blitz by Zoopla starts on Monday. The portal says the campaign will capitalise on what it says...

A new guide to help avoid property title fraud, where home ownership can be stolen, has been released by the Fraud...

Lenders’ umbrella group UK Finance has given its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2022 and 2023 together, plus a year-end report for 2021. It estimates...

Data out today from Rightmove shows the predictable seasonal effect of around 0.7 per cent knocked off the typical asking price. The...

A coroner says there is no explanation how an estate agent suffered a cut to his wrist, which led to his...

Mortgage lenders have announced a voluntary moratorium on possessions from today, December 13, until Tuesday January 4.  A statement from the umbrella...

As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...

Compliance check list - are you New Year ready? The start of a new year is a great time for estate agents...

An estate agency that three years ago launched saying that High Street offices were unnecessary has had a rethink - and...

The company selling new homes in a London development has added a new twist to our celebration of Christmas 2021 -...

Hello again and with just two weeks to go before the festivities begin, there’s a definite ramping up of fund-raising for...

A new report wants the government to consider slapping Capital Gains Tax on profits made from appreciating house values for all...

OnTheMarket has revamped its website in a bid to shed the final connections with the portal’s failed leadership and strategy of...

An estate agency owner who is also a qualified independent mortgage adviser has hit out against the suggestion that lenders may...

There’s been yet another month of declining property listings according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors market snapshot. Those responding...

With tenancy fraud on the rise, landlords are increasingly wary. So, they want to work with agencies who do everything they...

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...

Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...

Rightmove is to try to help potential buyers get their finances in order much earlier in the transaction process, to reduce...

A survey of sellers shows that 61 per cent of them visit the agent’s website before instructing them. According to respondents the...

Today we have photographs from another office that’s been persistent - or should that be puss-insistent - in celebrating the festive...

An agent is considering charging divorcing couples because so many ask for valuations merely to calculate how they will split the...

I’ve worked in financial crime for the past seven years, beginning my career as a white collar crime litigator in a law firm. I know that the...

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency.   We don’t have...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I can’t remember the last time I had a business...

New data from Rightmove has analysed millions of supply, demand and pricing data points across the property market, to assess activity...

The agency that last year was showcased in the one-off Channel 4 show Britain's Most Expensive Houses is now to star...

The Dispute Service has been selected to operate the New Homes Ombudsman scheme, following what has been called ”a fiercely competitive...

Estate agents are being urged to ensure their compliance procedures are up to scratch after fraudsters stole a man’s identity and...

A record number of conveyancers have been trained in the last 18 months, despite the challenges of the pandemic and extended...

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

House prices will rise next year says Rightmove - but it warns that tax hikes will curb price rises, particularly later in...

Coadjute, the PropTech platform that aims to slash the length of property transactions, has announced a further £6m investment. Coadjute is a blockchain...

Propertymark has criticised the government over poor house building figures. New figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show...

The government’s plan to put Energy Performance Certificates at the heart of its bid to reach Net Zero has hit a stumbling...

The chief executive of Propertymark says the number of homes on sale has fallen to an average of just 21 per branch. “Figures from...

The price of new build homes could soar if developers are expected to pay for additional energy efficiency measures not necessarily...

An agency that operates across and around Bristol is the latest to declare its commitment to go carbon neutral. The associate director...

By the end of 2021, one in 16 homes will have changed hands, making it the busiest property market since 2007...

Let’s begin with total transparency from this author: I believe there’s a place for Build To Rent in the wider portfolio...

Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...

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

Relocation Agent Network, the network of primarily independent agencies, says it’s looking at global options for growth thanks to its relationship...

A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...

A new survey by Leaders Romans Group shows a significant majority of buyers wanting homes to be more energy efficient -...

Well it’s about time isn’t it? We mean winter - it’s here at last, with white, wintry weather that gets us...

A long-standing estate agency with three major branches has shut after 27 years of trading - blaming online competition and ‘race...

A pilot scheme has been announced to test ways of limiting second home ownership and reducing the impact additional properties have...

High house prices relative to average earnings make raising a deposit a big barrier for first time buyers, a new study...

Data released by Zoopla suggests that demand for new builds outside London remains above the five year average, but has failed...

The head of a small hybrid firm that describes traditional agencies with offices as “antiquated” says property professionals working for corporates...

Rightmove claims to have found the happiest place in the UK - and it’s in Northumberland. The market town of Hexham has...

Estate agents and other workers in Northern Ireland are being urged to work from home "where possible" in a bid to...

The Simplify Group’s latest statement on the ongoing IT problem suggests a gradual improvement in services to agents and other clients. It...

It appears almost certain that there will be limits imposed on the number and location of second homes in Wales, following...

The government should reset planning policy and scrap proposals for thousands of new homes in high-risk flood areas. The think-tank Localis, in...

The scaling back of HS2 in the north of England, contained in the government's new Integrated Rail Plan, means hundreds of homes...

The Treasury has enjoyed a record period for stamp duty income. In England from April to October this year - so almost entirely...

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

Just as city centre traffic is reminiscent of life before the pandemic, the rental market in central zones of UK’s largest...

Trust has always been vital for building and nurturing good relations between an agent and their customer. Maintaining trust will keep...

A survey of 100 agents commissioned by industry supplier Landmark suggests most believe the current onboarding process is ripe for simplification.  Some...

There is pressure growing in Brighton for the city to hold a referendum giving residents the opportunity to ban new build...

Hello and welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity, your weekly opportunity to salute those in our industry doing so much...

A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...

A high-speed internet connection is the second most important factor for buyers after property size, a survey claims. And the study -...

The prospect of higher mortgage interest rates mean the housing market may get tougher soon despite another set of upbeat house...

Agents are being urged to be more open to new methods of stopping deals falling through. HBB Solutions - a part exchange...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

Cluttons has given its market snapshot for the sales market in central London - and it’s echoing the familiar story of...

Surprise figures released through Freedom of Information requests show that the number of homes in England and Wales with owners registered...

The average asking price across the UK is now £43,000 higher than it was in late 2019 according to data and...

Energy Performance Certificates are “misleading” indicators of zero carbon buildings and should no longer be used as official guides to help...

The Propertymark Qualifications Awards annual ceremony taking place early next month have revealed their shortlist. There is a total of nine Awards...

An independent estate agency with an eye to fashion has launched a second office in the Home Counties, just nine months...

The push for greater sustainability, energy efficiency and generally being ‘green’ has existed in the agency world for several years -...

Hello and welcome to a new week - and even as Christmas approaches there remains plenty to report about people moving...

A new membership scheme aiming to increase the industry’s energy efficiency credentials is being launched next year by allAgents. The Sustainable Agent...

The average asking price of homes coming to the market has dropped by over £2,000 in the past month - the...

The latest update on the prime central London market from agency Knight Frank warns that it’s still not business as usual,...

Savills has set out its annual house price forecast for prime London - and after years of price falls, the prediction...

I’ve never written the three letters ‘EPC’ more often than I have in the past week. Law changes for the private rental...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

Conveyancing firms in the Simplify Group, hit by a massive systems crash for much of this week, say they are working...

Rightmove will launch its latest outdoor campaign on Monday, with advertisements in over 1,000 roadside and rail locations remaining in place...

The market may be soaring in most of the country but there are still locations where significant numbers of properties sell...

A business analyst is warning that the growing emphasis on energy efficiency of homes could spell trouble for the value of...

The owner of an estate agency in Sussex has been jailed for five years for what a judge has called “an...

There’s been a significant rise in buyer interest in the energy efficiency of properties - but so far it’s making no...

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...

There’s been an update this morning on the dramatic systems crash that has hit the conveyancing services operated by the Simplify...

A comparison website dealing with estate agency charges says commission varies hugely across 20 major cities of the UK.  GetAgent looked at...

OnTheMarket says it delivered a record number of instant valuation enquiries last month, beating its previous best period in June of...

PropertyHeads, a platform describing itself as a social network for house buyers and sellers, has a new PropTech partnership. It’s linked with...

Rightmove has revealed the strongest markets for sellers and buyers this autumn.  Grays in Essex has topped the list of the strongest...

A leading estate agency says the government may have to use stamp duty and council tax as incentives to persuade owners...

Auction House London says the Coronavirus pandemic has proved that the power of livestream sales far outweighs the impact of earlier online...

Knight Frank says it’s already being contacted by prospective vendors wanting their homes to be listed for sale next spring. James Cleland,...

The challenge of selling a property that has been garishly decorated over the Christmas period is one many agents will be familiar...

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p.  This is less...

A stamp duty surcharge which has been labelled ‘forgotten’ because of its low profile has nonetheless bagged £45m for HM Treasury in...

Annual house price growth increased to 8.1 per cent in October according to the Halifax.  The average UK property price is now...

The head of research at a leading agency is warning that although the housing market remains buoyant, there may be macro-economic...

Fledgling portal Boomin has published figures - but not the long-awaited ones about its users or agents.   Instead, it’s released data...

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

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

A prominent law expert is claiming that a high profile case of property fraud, reported earlier this week, involved a “devastating...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has defied expectations by keeping base rate at its historic low of 0.1 per...

The clocks have fallen back, the nights are longer and the temperature has definitely dropped - winter is here and with...

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...

There’s been a huge rise in references to electric car charging within property listings submitted to Rightmove. The number of homes listed...

Analysts suggest there is a 50:50 chance of a base rate rise being announced by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy...

The average price of a house in the UK has hit £250,000 for the first time as the  market shows no...

Propertymark says more buyers are now looking at online auctions, making this a more viable route to sale than before. The latest...

With quality built into every stage of the production process of Bosch, NEFF and Siemens appliances. From the initial design phase, through...

New research suggests estate agents earn some of the lowest basic salaries of all sales professions.  Nested, an online agency promoting the...

Zoopla says its new In-Search ads have secured over 38m impressions since their launch.  ‘In-Search’ ads are hosted on Zoopla’s listings search...

A BBC investigation has revealed that a man’s house was sold and his furnishings removed without his knowledge, in the latest...

Agents are being offered a theoretical £300,000 if they introduce a buyer willing to pay £30m for a mansion on sale in...

A PropTech chief says agents are now competing with each other for substantially less stock on the market - meaning their...

The average time for home-movers to get through the conveyancing process has dropped by 27 days since the summer, according to Rightmove.  The...

Increasing house prices has encouraged HM Revenue and Customs to launch huge numbers of probes into Inheritance Tax payments. According to law...

Official forecasts suggest house prices will rise for five years at least, although at well below the rate of growth seen...

We’ve probably all learned to be a little less cynical about politicians in recent weeks, given the tragic events. We perhaps...

At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

It’s been revealed that the government did consider a stamp duty RISE which would have been announced in this week’s Budget. The...

The Nested online agency, which recently revamped its business model to attract more self-employed agents, is expanding outside London for the...

The proportion of properties selling above asking price has dipped according to Propertymark - a likely sign the market is softening at...

With a Budget, mild weather and the continuing uncertainty over the pandemic, you might be forgiven for forgetting that we get...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget did not ignore Capital Gains Tax after all.   For those selling UK residential property the deadline to file...

Agents trade body Propertymark has given its verdict on yesterday’s Budget with this statement - “Some good news but it leaves...

There’s been some cynicism amongst the industry in response to new homes promises made by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in yesterday’s Budget. Sunak...

As you are no doubt aware, building mutually beneficial relationships with conveyancers in your local area can not only make your...

In the UK, 3.5 million households — which is over one-third of UK households — are either privately or socially rented,...

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...

The average cost of buying and selling a home in England this year has soared from £6,877 before the end of...

New research shows that despite media attention and new government policies, better energy efficiency is not a key issue for the...

Leeds estate agency Adair Paxton is enhancing its sustainability credentials and helping to tackle climate change by planting two trees for...

Rightmove says sellers who have upgraded their Energy Performance Certificate rating to a C - from a D, E or F -...

Too few lorry drivers, hospitality staff and care home assistants - and now too few auctioneers, too. Propertymark says a surge in...

With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...

A property specialist is warning about “modern day ambulance chasers” who try to convince buyers they have paid too much stamp duty.  “An increasing...

Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown is predicting house prices will still rise, even after a possible hike in interest rates later this year or...

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

Research by price comparison service MoneySuperMarket has itemised the additional fees incurred by people moving home. This year’s 12 per cent rise...

Adorning homes with a Halloween-inspired look is becoming increasingly popular giving people an opportunity to show off their creativity. Really? Well that’s...

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...

The government has given more details of its bid to change the energy efficiency of existing and new homes to meet...

A business once called “the UK’s poshest estate agent” has revealed that it’s under new management. Bective - formerly called Bective Leslie...

A small property portal has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of listing properties with asking prices far in excess of market...

Over-65s saw their property wealth increase by £800 a month recently thanks to frenzied demand during the stamp duty holiday, an equity release...

A family-run agency has reinvented the For Sale board by removing all of the usual visual cues and traditional words -...

Spicerhaart - which is radically reshaping its structure to encourage hybrid operations and working from home as part of a new...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...

A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...

There’s a rising number of over-65s but a short supply of suitable affordable properties for them, Propertymark has told government. The agents’...

Within weeks the focus of the industry will be on the White Paper to be issued on rental reform before Christmas. Let’s...

In this thought leadership article, Videosign CEO Steven Tallant looks at electronic signatures and conveyancing and whether the time is nigh for the...

There are plenty in the estate agency and lettings world who don’t like the concept of Airbnb and similar enterprises. But they...

Despite increasing public debate and media spotlight on energy efficiency, the issue appears relatively unimportant to seven out of eight buyers according to...

A portal says many buyers feel disappointed when viewing a property becuase it is typically smaller than agents’ photographs suggest.  MoveStreets claims...

The convicted murderer and rapist John Cannan, who is the prime suspect in the still-unsolved murder of estate agent Suzy Lamplugh,...

An analysis of estate agencies in 21 major cities suggests a big rise in competing companies, prompting risks of fee wars between...

Rising inflation triggered by the supply chain crisis following Brexit and the pandemic may undermine recent house price gains according to...

Propertymark’s chief executive - officially still in post on just an interim basis - is to face questions from a past...

The total value of homes in Britain has risen 20 per cent - that’s £1.6 trillion – in the past five...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

One of the country’s leading buying agents has set out what’s hot and what’s not in London’s housing market as it...

The  housing market is not immune from the supply shortage hitting the economy, according to Knight Frank - with London the...

OnTheMarket figures for the first half of this year show stronger revenue and improved profits. Agency numbers have increased modestly since January...

An estate agent who has now gone self-employed after working on the staff of Connells and Spicerhaart says her move is...

Fine & Country has opened another office - this time in Exeter, one of the most popular locations to which people...

The ESTAS Forum scheduled for the morning of the annual awards ceremony on October 22 has been postponed - but the...

TV property personality Amanda Lamb has been named as the presenter of the first ever allAgents Annual Customer Experience Awards in...

There were 13 new buyers for every property listed for sale in the UK in September according to Knight Frank.  Over the...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

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

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

In the latest exclusive interview for our Weekend Features section, EAT's video reporter Chris Buckler - an agent himself with Keller...

Best and Final Offers should be scrapped - and a property expert claims that would be good because they do a massive...

House prices rose by the most in almost 15 years in September ahead of the end of the stamp duty holiday.  The...

The telecoms solutions company behind "Phone-in-a-Phone" (PiP) now brings property professionals the UK's first mobile-only business phone system in an app...

An agency says individual agents operating as self-employed can earn up to £64,000 more per year than fully-employed counterparts. Nested says the average UK...

British homebuyers take an average of 25 seconds to decide whether a house is right for them, according to Purplebricks. As a...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...