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

I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...

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

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

Living close to family and friends is a top priority for nearly four in 10 people according to a survey of...

In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...

The lifestyle changes triggered by the pandemic are likely to have a lasting effect on the housing market, pushing property prices permanently...

Since 2017, The DPS has used the data we collect to track the rental values of properties across all regions of...

A trade union is demanding that the government ban emails from all employers outside office hours - and it wants emails...

The Bank of England’s deputy governor says it’s possible that the current housing market boom may continue even after the end...

The total value of the UK’s housing stock has hit a record £7.56 trillion despite the pandemic. The calculation - by Savills,...

Savills has upgraded its house price and transaction forecasts following the Budget - and prime London, especially the centre, is tipped to...

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

The property market became somewhat fractious during 2020. After receiving a much-needed boost with the promise of stamp duty relief, things...

A trade body is warning that increased home working triggered by Coronavirus makes the agency industry more vulnerable than ever to...

A leading business consultancy says the level of working-from-home in the UK by 2025 will be five times that before the pandemic. Estate...

Another day, another house price record as the bull market continues. The latest Halifax index shows prices surging 7.6 per cent to...

Conveyancers have considered whether the long-standing ‘caveat emptor’ or buyer beware principle in a property purchase should be replaced by ‘vendor...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Conveyancers are sending a blunt message to estate agents: transactions will take longer than usual and don’t chase us with queries and...

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

There are various reports of estate agencies closing branches - or not reopening them after lockdown - as they reduce the...

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this...

One of the industry’s highest profile figures has suggested the Coronavirus crisis could trigger many more agents becoming self-employed. Nicky Stevenson -...

Almost every part of the agency industry is operating remotely these days - and we would love to know how you’re...

Countrywide has strongly denied claims made to Estate Agent Today that some people have felt obliged to work at an admin...

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...

The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted once again how fragile and interconnected our societies have become. We don’t know yet how dangerous Covid-19...

The notion of a North-South divide in the UK has been around for as long as I can remember – certainly...

A new recruitment push by franchise agency operation HomeXperts says its agents - who work from home - earn invoiced commissions...