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Rising house prices and the gender pay gap means that there is no English region where a single woman on median...

It’s another Friday so it’s another Agents Do Charity - of course! It’s August and the height of the holidays but as...

The trade headlines may be dominated by a revolution proposed for how agents are regulated, licensed and trained but one thing...

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

The minister at the centre of reforms to the estate and lettings industry sector has apologised for what she calls “inappropriate...

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...

With summer in full swing (will someone tell the weather?) we’re having bumper editions of Agents Do Charity, and this weekend’s is...

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...

The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...

Last week, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced a number of measures aimed at further tackling homelessness, including...

Hello and welcome to yet another Agents Do Charity - our tribute to the great work done by our industry in...

The end of the snow has given way to warmer weather, and while it’s a little early to speak of spring...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

The weather suggests that at long last winter has truly kicked in - so what better time to celebrate, amongst other...

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...

It’s that time of the week again when we focus on the great work done by the industry, usually without much...

With Christmas less than four weeks away (yes, really) the countdown to the festive season begins tomorrow when December begins. Charity...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, our round-up of great work done by our industry to raise funds for...

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...

The head of a leading Chinese property portal has taken the unusual step of commenting on a British tax policy -...

Hello and welcome to another weekly update on the industry’s good work - and a chance for us to show that...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another chance to hear about the remarkable fund-raising done by our...

Sales of holiday homes could be hit as a result of a new £560m tax proposal put forward by Labour.  Under the...

As summer turns to autumn over the next few weeks, that won't stop the nation's agents and property professionals from raising...

Dare we mention it but this is the final Bank Holiday weekend of the year before Christmas - so what a...

As our minds turn to autumn, here’s a reminder that Estate Agent Today is on hand to help with your agency’s...

Labour says stamp duty receipts and other tax income from properties in the capital should go to the Mayor, Sadiq Kahn,...

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

It may not be a good idea for a journalist to be personal about a politician, so I write about our...

Hello and welcome to this week’s hat-tip towards those in our industry doing so much to help others in need. Summer fund-raising...

If World Cup 2018 appeared to be low profile at the start, it didn’t last long. Following this week’s Harry Kane goals...

The World Cup may be entertaining us for the next few weeks but whatever England’s fate may be, one thing is...

Hello and welcome to our latest chronicle of fund-raising exploits by our industry: the onset of fine weather and the Bank...

It’s London Marathon weekend and it’s set to be hot, hot, hot for those agents and other brave industry folk running...

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

It’s spring at last! Although we’ve only just finished wiping the snow off our boots, it’s great news that the clocks...

So here’s another week’s great work being done by colleagues in our industry - and we’re very pleased to salute them. Everybody...

Thanks very much to everyone getting in touch to publicise their efforts for good causes: we’re always delighted to help. Just let...

Winter really is the time for fund-raising - and thanks for letting us know exactly what you are up to to...

A gentle reminder to everyone that the clocks ‘fall back’ an hour this weekend - meaning we have an extra hour...

It’s been a big week for property news - controversies surrounding Purplebricks, merger discussions between big franchise operators, and another government...

There’s a particularly heart-warming theme to Agents Do Charity this week...several of our heroic industry figures are raising funds for children and...

Agents’ charity fundraising obviously spans a wide range of genuinely good causes, but it’s noticeable that at the end of each...

It’s been quite a week, much of it concerning the technology that increasingly underpins our industry.  A glut of fund-raising and relaunching...

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

It’s been an undeniably tough year for agents so far and no one can say the industry doesn’t deserve a summer...

Today we’re publishing what we think is our longest-ever list of charitable activities being conducted by agents and their supporters -...

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

As we end an especially tragic week, it is heart-warming to remember how our industry - along with so many other...

This might just be one of the busiest Agents Do Charity columns we’ve ever had with many firms having a mixture...

Pole-axed by politics? Bored of ballots? Well, this is where you can escape from pledges, promises and politicians and instead read...

It’s been another busy week of fund-raising for agents across the industry, sparing time to do good works despite the market...

A chronic shortage of affordable housing is forcing councils to spend more than £2m a day on temporary accommodation for homeless...

It’s always a privilege to publicise fund-raising work by our industry, to show the caring nature of a profession that is...

Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings didn’t entirely shut down for the Christmas period - instead, one of its staff helped the...

Paul Hilton, chief executive of the Edinburgh Solicitors’ Property Centre, has given an insight into what it’s like to be homeless...

It’s been hot, hot, hot this week - but that's not deterred many in our industry from helping those in need...

Tomorrow, June 8, is the closing date for submissions to the Labour Party’s latest consultation on housing policy: it is seeking...

We seem to have skipped spring completely and moved from winter to summer in just one week - so what better...

Forget the gloomy stamp duty news, or the prospect that a new house price index might revalue house prices downwards, or...

We may all be reeling from the surprise Autumn Statement stamp duty shocker but estate agents still find time to do...

There’s no escaping it now. The John Lewis advert has been released, the weather is almost as cold as it should...

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

Another day, another story about Foxtons. This time the protest is against the London estate agency chain installing so-called ‘anti-homeless spikes’...