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Portals are aiming to boost consumer awareness of new material information rules rather than refusing non-compliant listings. Agency listings have been required...

There’s one message that’s come home to me loud and clear from my dealings with agents so far this year -...

Agency branch windows are being transformed this week to mark the Queen’s 70 years on the throne. High streets across the country...

Sales remain the predominant source of income for most estate agency brands, research claims. The analysis warns that agents shouldn’t ignore lettings...

Buyers are being urged to ditch their laptops and hit the streets to find a property. The property market is currently hampered...

Propertymark has expressed hope that the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will help boost much needed agency supply. The trade body has...

Hunters has signed a six-year agreement to use Zoopla-backed Alto’s agency software. All of Hunters 200-plus branches and any additional offices added...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

Agency franchisees with brands such as Hunters, Martin & Co, Belvoir and EasyProperty are being given the chance to sign up...

A new survey by interior experts Hammonds Furniture has outlined how important interior style is to potential buyers, with 40% of...

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) chief executive Gareth Samples has called for a steer on when the long-awaited Regulation of Property...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is planning more acquisitions after a busy 2021 for buying-up agencies. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates...

The Property Franchise Group has reported record like-for-like revenue for 2021. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove,...

At least 18 MPs have come out in favour of a new annual Proportional Property Tax which would be levied on...

Sales agreed per Propertymark member branch are now running at eight per month - the highest figure since last October according...

Glynis Frew will be stepping down as managing director of franchise giant Hunters from the end of this month after 20...

These are undeniably darker days as news comes through of a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine - we have the first agency...

A national newspaper has lifted the lid on what it alleges to be the backgrounds of high-end self-employed agents who feature...

An agency is warning some house hunters that they face a more competitive time this year following a “truly remarkable” change...

A young entrepreneur has won an award for creating an online service making it simpler for couples to buy their first...

Location Location Location co-presenter Kirstie Allsopp has fought back after her comments on first time buyers were sharply criticised oil social...

Rightmove has rolled out a new feature within MyRightmove that allows home-hunters organise saved properties into various property lists. The portal says...

Hybrid agency EweMove - which has a mix of working-from-home agents and High Street branches - has had an outstanding year...

Hunters has tweaked its earlier version of hybrid franchising in a bid to attract self-employed agents. Hunters Personal was launched with a...

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

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

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

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

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

The Property Franchise Group, the agency industry’s largest franchise operation, has reported strong performance in recent months. Chief executive Gareth Samples has...

An online intelligence platform has started ranking agencies in terms of their SEO and Google searches. The platform - Industry Alerts, which...

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

An estate agent in a branch of Hunters says he’s lucky to be alive after a car containing an elderly couple...

Rightmove is at the centre of a revolutionary advertising initiative involving Channel 4’s Location, Location, Location. Using Artificial Intelligence technology, a digital...

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has announced its first so-called ‘Personal Agent’ signing - and says it’s ideal...

We may be getting an extended summer but agents haven’t just been basking in the heatwave. There has been plenty of goodwill...

Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...

Record numbers of properties sold above asking price in August, agents claim. Data from NAEA Propertymark shows that despite the summer lull,...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...

A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...

360 tour technology company Made Snappy has grown rapidly over the past 18 months and whilst many agents have grasped the...

Zoopla has issued a data-heavy statement on its services for agents - just days after Boomin criticised it for being over...

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...

Rightmove has reported a dramatic bounce back in its fortunes - and it’s making more money from agents even than before...

Hybrid agency EweMove has continued growing with the sale of 37 new territories in the first six months of the year...

“There is an average of 19 buyers for every available property on the market” according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot for...

There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...

The reviews element of the ESTAS Group has signed a two year deal with Hunters. The agreement means Hunters - now part...

A new team of managers at one of the country’s best known franchise brands hopes to promote the concept amongst agents. Hunters...

Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...

A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...

The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...

For the second time in two working days, a report suggests that ever-higher numbers of buying are paying over the asking...

A self employed franchise estate agent business model has been launched by one of the brands in The Property Franchise Group. Hunters...

The property market is currently in a unique position where the number of house hunters looking for their next home is...

EweMove, the high profile hybrid estate agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, says it has recruited a record 30 new...

A senior estate agent says even if the restrictions easing lockdown, still formally scheduled for June 21, are delayed by several...

An all-time record high of one in three properties sold for more than the original asking price last month. This is according...

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...

A controversial league table of corporate agents’ market share is deliberately excluding Purplebricks and other online agencies.  This is despite Purplebricks this...

A London agency is rejecting the suggestion that sellers are heading to the countryside - instead, it says they’re likely to move...

Hello and if it’s the end of the week it’s time for Agents Do Charity -  your opportunity to respect all...

Another major agency group has agreed to repay substantial sums it claimed under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, introduced to...

The Property Franchise Group’s hybrid agency EweMove more than doubled its income in 2020 to £5m, according to a statement to...

One in six properties sold for over the original asking price last month, higher than the proportion in February and another sign...

The Property Franchise Group and LSL Property Services are linking up mortgage and related activity. This agreement means that LSL will be...

Rightmove and Zoopla have both made PropTech announcements as the scramble to retain and win agents continues. Rightmove’s draw-a-search tool has been...

Rightmove’s new Modern Method of Auction service launches on Monday.  The service - which Rightmove calls Online Conditional Auctions - will involve...

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...

The Property Franchise Group, which earlier this year completed a buy out of franchise rival Hunters, has expanded its senior management...

The MP leading a new parliamentary committee on the housing market says a radical reform of tax would help more people move...

The extraordinary consolidation in the estate agency industry continues apace today with two of the biggest deals reaching critical points. Firstly Hunters’...

OneDome says it’s seen a surge in consumer activity in 2021, culminating in its two websites growing to a combined visitor...

An MP demanding a root and branch reform of property taxation, including scrapping stamp duty, says the chance of fundamental reform is...

Pressure is building for widespread property tax reform beyond short term issues regarding stamp duty. Many MPs in this week’s 65-minute special...

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

It now looks likely that Hunters will be taken over by The Property Franchise Group after several months of talks, subject...

Talks continue between The Property Franchise Group and Hunters with both companies agreeing a new deadline of next Friday, January 29. Just...

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...

Today will see a firm decision on whether The Property Franchise Group will take over rival franchise network Hunters.  In early December TPFG...

While the property industry has suffered far less than other sectors during the past year, it would be short of the...

Two of the most outspoken agents in the industry have criticised those calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday...

A national newspaper is today launching a campaign for the stamp duty holiday to be extended. The Daily Telegraph says its campaign...

Independent agents inspired by the Say No To Rightmove campaign are to launch a rival portal next month. Wearethemarket is a portal...

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...

Zoopla has revealed precisely how much house prices have risen over the course of 2020. Across the UK as a whole prices...

Hunters has agreed to extend the deadline for talks about a possible takeover by its rival, The Property Franchise Group. In early...

The Property Franchise Group has approached Hunters about a possible takeover. Confirmation came this morning in a statement from Hunters, which you can...

Free-to-list portal group OneDome claims 425 estate agency branches joined its listing services last month,  OneDome Group operates two portals, OneDome and...

NAEA Propertymark has renewed its warning that a cliff-edge threatens housing market stability as the stamp duty holiday ends. The organisation’s outgoing chief...

Hunters chairman and Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has hit out at allegedly false claims made by Donald Trump and Nigel Farage. Trump’s...

The housing market’s recovery will be threatened with drastic consequences for buyers and sellers if the stamp duty holiday isn’t extended beyond...

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

The senior management from four of the agencies announced as founding members of Boomin have spoken out in favour of the...

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...

Hello and welcome to PJT, our Monday feature giving you the inside track on major moves in and across our industry. Let...

Franchise network Hunters has recorded strong figures for the first half of 2020 but a trading statement reveals the measures it...

Data from NAEA Propertymark shows that in August, some 13 per cent of properties sold for more than the original asking...

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

If yet more proof were needed of the housing boom this summer, NAEA Propertymark says its sales agreed data suggests a...

Is Countrywide finally on the road to recovery? Its share price has risen 125 per cent in the past three months; much of...

Hunters has announced the launch of an additional franchise office at Torquay in Devon. The branch is a conversion of local independent...

Almost all estate agents are still saying Yes to Rightmove, according to figures produced by the portal this morning. Membership numbers for...

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have revealed their latest bids to keep agent support. Rightmove is launching an extensive redesign of property details pages, after...

Rightmove says a study of some 400,000 homes on its portal has revealed that those with a coveted south-facing garden have...

Do you want to run the newly-merged Propertymark, embracing both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...

The housing market is still booming according to data released by the National Association of Estate Agents Propertymark - although the...

The hunt is on for a new boss of Countrywide according to news reports. Sky News says the company has recruited professional...

Hunters has launched two additional franchise branches in Tower Bridge, London and Middleton, North Manchester, taking the company total to over...

The property market has been reopen for almost eight weeks now and during that time demand from prospective buyers has soared. Rightmove...

A survey of 2,000 prospective movers by Zoopla shows the vast majority still intent on buying - but younger purchasers’ plans...

Few figures for the housing market can be truly representative in the current circumstances but NAEA Propertymark’s latest snapshot is showing...

In the latest of a recent flurry of consumer-facing research exercises by Rightmove, a league table of the most popular seaside...

The property market is used to change, and I’m confident it will bounce back from any lockdown effects. Despite being acutely aware...

To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...

Three more property players have been in touch to share what they're doing to help their staff during lockdown - there...

Rightmove says it’s to launch its biggest ever national marketing campaign in a bid to kick-start the market once lockdown eases. The...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

A study by Rightmove suggests that 94 per cent of buyers and sellers currently in the market are determined to go...

Hunters has expanded its online offering to improve its service to both the sales and lettings sectors - and it’s even...

Yet another one of the giants of our industry, Hunters, says it’s taking “appropriate measures” to safeguard the firm in the...

It seems an eternity ago but the housing market in February - that’s only last month - was in rude health...

The human cost of the Coronavirus crisis is growing and devastating, but behind that businesses are being badly hurt too. Many consider...

The founder and chairman of Hunters, who is also a Conservative MP, has been criticised for a tweet saying he would...

Over 600 agents have now signed up to the Say No To Rightmove campaign including some of the biggest names on...

Countrywide shares fell by just over 30 per cent yesterday as the stock market blood-letting continued for property stocks. The value fell 30.86...

Almost all quoted agencies and portals have suffered as a result of stock market investors being spooked by Coronavirus, with some...

The ESTAS today reveals its shortlist for the 2020 Awards which includes the Zoopla Xcellence Award - a special category that celebrates...

Hunters has become one of the first major agencies to reveal the gender balance of its staff - and 60 per...

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...

Rightmove has released another stonking set of results - but there are signs that some agents are defecting from the ever-more-expensive...

The Trading Standards report on the future of referral fees is almost completed and will be sent to government next week. However, James...

New figures from the National Association of Estate Agents show a big surge in demand despite the winter weather since the...

New research shows that 77 per cent of consumers use portals to conduct property searches - meaning, surprisingly, that almost a...

Rightmove may continue to be a target for criticism from some agents and rival portals but it has just enjoyed it...

An outspoken industry commentator says some of the country’s leading agencies are failing because they’re not actually run by experienced agents. Russell...

The Hunters franchise group says it’s now the third largest agency in the UK, and it promises to reveal a major...

Zoopla’s Hometrack data research arm says the start of 2020 has seen buyer demand up 26 per cent compared to the...

The housing market appears to have ended 2019 on a positive note according to the National Association for Estate Agents. Its latest...

The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...

For the stock market generally, 2019 has been a positive year - but a few high profile agencies and associated companies...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced it has raised £3.4m through a placing of shares. It has placed 4,857,143 new ordinary shares at a...

Hello again and welcome to more festive fun from agents who have kindly shared their office decorations and parties with our...

An unknown website called EA League Tables has issued a list of agencies and agency-groups which it claims shows their order by...

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...

Zoopla has this afternoon announced a massive growth programme for 2020 with 120 new staff and expansion in most of its...

Here’s the final part of our questioning of the three portals based on comments and queries from our readers - thanks...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

Zoopla is advising agents to prepare for a festive rush of leads. The portal says it expects a 60  per cent month-on-month increase...

Property voyeurism and the festive season have long been bedfellows for many Brits. The heady combination of over-indulgence and regret, close proximity...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents continues to show how political uncertainty is dampening sentiment and...

Rightmove has this morning named Andrew Fisher as its non-executive chairman, stepping into the role on January 1.  He succeed Scott Forbes,...

Zoopla has revealed the most searched-for property terms on its portal in the past 12 months with ‘garage’, ‘parking’ and ‘garden’...

The competition is hotting up between Zoopla and OnTheMarket for new homes listings. Today Zoopla has revealed that it has seen a...

Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...

The controversial former Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, is to be the keynote speaker at a property industry...

Agents and property industry figures have given a clear message to the government six weeks ahead of the General Election -...

Hunters has announced a new branch being opened in Ickenham, part of Hillingdon in north London.  It’s to be the third branch...

As the country nears a Brexit deal (maybe… perhaps… possibly) there’s time to reflect on a quite contrasting process - the no-nonsense...

The boss of a 15+ branch estate agency group has explained how he thinks regulation could 'ruin' the estate agency industry. Simon...

An estate agency based in Cumbria has rebranded to Hunters following a management buyout. Cumberland Estate Agents has been purchased by its...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents shows that the late summer period was a good one...

Two prominent estate agency chiefs, both members of the Conservative Party, have both tweeted their opposition to some of the policies...

All eyes are on Japan for the Rugby World Cup beginning this weekend…but there’s still time for our industry to raise...

Hunters chairman Kevin Hollinrake, who is also a Conservative MP, has given notice that he would resign the party whip if...

Franchise giant Hunters says its branch network has now hit 200 following a spate of acquisitions in the first half of...

No less than 56 per cent of properties across the UK are in areas that are affordable for first time buyers...

Estate agent turned Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has provoked a furious response on social media by coming out in favour of...

A new digital platform has been set up in a bid to provide a one-stop-shop for self-build enthusiasts - and it...

A distinctly autumnal storm seems to be gripping the UK for the early part of the weekend but as ever, nothing...

Traditionally speaking, users who are looking to buy, rent, or sell their property to customers on an international basis have been...

Former Countrywide employees who take to social media or the mainstream press to criticise the company are betraying those who remained...

The National Association of Estate Agents says that  both demand and particularly supply have dipped in the past month - but...

A bid to ban the building of new homes for out-of-town buyers has backfired on a Cornish community - and now...

The chief executive of Hunters franchise operation, Glynis Frew, says online estate agencies have given the industry two ‘positives’ - but...

New figures from the National Association of Estate Agents suggest that supply is at last creeping back up to seasonal norms...

An analyst on shares website Motley Fool says Purplebricks is not only in surprisingly strong financial health, but is actually outperforming...

Zoopla has taken a swipe at OnTheMarket by conducting a poll of sellers’ views about having properties listed exclusively on just...

A London independent agency has joined the franchise network of Hunters. Regent 2000 Properties, which operates in Camden Town, is seeing its...

The number of sales agreed per branch has increased for the first time this year, rising from an average of seven...

Franchise giant Hunters is to be the subject of a Channel 4 TV show on air this evening at 8pm.  When I...

There may be rain outside but the housing market is now officially in a drought according to the National Association of...

The chairman of franchise giant Hunters says his company’s purchasing power is such that it secures 60 per cent discounts from...

Many estate and letting agents are receiving more leads through OnTheMarket than through Rightmove, the challenger portal claims - and it...

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the number of house hunters registered per branch fell 15 per cent in February...

The founder of the Hunters franchise agency group, Kevin Hollinrake - now a Conservative MP - is the latest parliamentarian to...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your weekly chance to catch up on major moves in our industry. Everyone here has...

The former chief information officer of Foxtons has taken a senior position at Hunters. The appointment of Dan Rafferty as Hunters’ chief operating...

OnTheMarket will be “blanketing the commercial radio landscape” as well as engaging in sports and agency industry sponsorship programmes over the...

Data from NAEA Propertymark suggests there were 20 per cent fewer buyers in January this year than in the same month...

Well-known Essex and Hertfordshire agency Mullucks Wells is rebranding as part of the Hunters Group. Mullucks Wells will remain independently owned but...

Franchise giant Hunters, which started 2019 by announcing two new branches, is to open another four next month after an upbeat...

An estate agent in the north of England has been confronted by vigilantes who duped him into thinking they were underage girls.  The...

Brexit may be continuing to dominate the headlines - try to stifle that yawn - but there is still a housing...

A PropTech firm that provides photography for virtual tours, floor plans and online and hard copy property details is relocating from Latvia to...

Hunters has continued its expansion in the north of England with two new branches in Yorkshire and Lancashire.  The Pontefract branch becomes...

Savills has snapped up an independent London estate agency in what is likely to be one of the last deals of...

Countrywide, which was hit by a row over executive pay during the summer, is now on the look out for a...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

Hello and welcome to our latest edition of Property Jobs Today, a weekly run-through of the key job moves within our...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...

It’s been nine years since we created a dedicated team of property receptionists to answer telephone calls on behalf of agents,...

One of the brokers working with OnTheMarket says the portal will not be profitable until 2021, but predicts that its target...

Bradleys Estate Agents, the westcountry’s largest independent agency chain, is the latest agency to sign up with Bamboo, an online property...

Sales of properties to first time buyers have hit their lowest level for three years according to data from the National...

With the news that Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to sellers, is this something...

Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to vendors. An announcement from PropTech property auction company Bamboo...

OnTheMarket today launches a new TV advertising campaign which aims to highlight its 'New & Exclusive' marketing feature. Agents listing with the...

Franchise giant Hunters has reported its latest results to the city, showing impressive growth despite a slow-moving property market. In the six...

At first sight, to suggest this is a good time for an agency business to go for an IPO - that...

Another OnTheMarket founding estate agency - Strutt & Parker - has rejoined the Zoopla and PrimeLocation portals. Some months ago the London...

‘Up’ is the key word in Rightmove’s figures for the first half of 2018, released to the City and to shareholders...

At least one estate agency appears to be doing better than expected in the current challenging market - Hunters says sales...

Foxtons share price hit a new low yesterday, dropping to only 46p early in the afternoon: it eventually closed narrowly up...

Another four existing estate agency branches have rebranded as Hunters. In the westcountry three branches of Heritage4homes - at Yatton, Nailsea and...

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...

Another Purplebricks ad has been stamped down on by the Advertising Standards Authority following a complaint by Hunters Property Group - but...

Hunters is hoping to defy the long-running slowdown in the London market with the opening of a new branch in Greenwich.  The...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

National franchise agency Hunters has announced the opening of its latest branch in the Welsh town of Llandrindod Wells. The agency's third...

Only one property in every eight sold in the current market succeeds in achieving its asking price - while no fewer than...

As the estate agency business in England moves towards being more robust with professional qualifications and higher standards being introduced, there...

Franchise giant Hunters says independent agencies which joined the firm in recent years have typically beaten the performance of the housing market. Chief...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone mentioned here...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the government’s first time buyer stamp duty incentive “seems to be having the desired...

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...

A survey by an industry recruitment consultancy indicates that work-life balance is increasingly important to agency job applicants, second in importance...

Franchise giant Hunters is the latest agency to list its sales and lettings properties on three portals, rather than two. The chain...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the year has started with a boom as demand from prospective house-hunters increased by...

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...

National franchise giant Hunters has delivered a strong trading update, despite what it describes as 'challenging conditions'. Earlier this week, it was...

Administrators have confirmed that 21 jobs have been lost due to the collapse of Hunters' franchise in East Anglia. At a creditors'...

Most listed agencies and portals suffered share price falls yesterday, creating a challenging landscape for Agents’ Mutual which launches on the London stock exchange...

PropTech firm Iceberg Digital has revealed an expansion of its marketing deal with franchise agency giant Hunters.  This will involve local content...

Hunters is partnering with a PropTech firm to allow homes on the market and still awaiting buyers to be short-let for...

A House of Commons committee has prepared a briefing document on areas of the UK residential and commercial properties sectors most impacted...

No fewer than 85 per cent of properties sold for less than the asking price in November, the highest seen since...

Asking prices are being cut more heavily than at any time in the past six years says Zoopla.  It says just over...

The Elf on the Shelf has been something of a craze in the build up to this Christmas, notoriously getting up...

We have images from three more agency offices to show you today as the pictures keep rolling in - thanks so...

The new contract for firms joining or re-signing to OnTheMarket is reported to have a restriction on acquisitions. It is said to...

Three Country Properties offices in Hertfordshire have been rebranded as Hunters - over two years after their acquisition.  The regional agency Country Properties...

Franchise agency Hunters has signed up to the OnTheMarket portal.  This comes as speculation mounts that an announcement is imminent on stock market...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents suggests that the proportion of sales made to first time...

Members of the Relocation Agent Network are celebrating after a successful annual awards event in London, combined with keynote conference sessions...

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...

Hunters has another new office in its network, this time in the west Yorkshire town of Cleckheaton. The franchise group, which is...

Figures just released by the National Association of Estate Agents suggest that the number of house hunters registered at agencies dropped...

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...

Hunters says it will not be following other traditional-style estate agencies by offering online-only services to sellers - but it will...

An analysis conducted by estate agency comparison website GetAgent has for the first time attempted to calculate how ‘local’ agencies' local property...

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...

Hunters’ figures for the six months to the end of June show small rises in income and turnover but a substantial...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

House hunters in the UK are the global leaders in online property research according to a new study from HSBC.    The bank...

In its latest report to shareholders, Rightmove has revealed yet more growth in agent numbers, traffic to its website, revenue per...

Hunters is opening a new branch in the fashionable area of Shoreditch in east London, despite a slump in sales across...

The latest figures from NAEA Propertymark suggest that the market is bouncing back after its hiatus during the General Election and...

A father and son duo have taken over ownership of the franchise of one of the two Hunters offices in York.   Gary and John...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the General Election led to a drop in the number of registered house hunters...

Harry Hill - former chief executive of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove - has sharply criticised the appointment of Theresa May’s...

The popularity of property auctions in the UK has increased enormously in recent years, supported by popular TV shows such as...

Former housing minister Gavin Barwell has been appointed as Theresa May's chief of staff. Barwell lost his Croydon Central seat – and...

The number of house hunters registered per estate agency branch fell last month to 381 - well down on its figure...

The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...

Franchise agency Hunters has launched another London office. Hunters has already opened six new branches across the country this year, and acquired...

A record number of over 300 agents have so far signed up for next week’s FUTURE: PropTech conference, the largest event...

I wrote last month about how the Government, in introducing a 3% stamp duty surcharge on second homes, had scored an...

Zoopla has launched a new advertising campaign to promote its usefulness to house movers as told through the eyes of hermit...

Hunters has told investors that its revenues rose 15 per cent to £13.8m in the year to the end of December,...

For my latest Property Natter I have sought the opinions of two well-known property consultants - Michael Day, managing director of...

Each of Hunters’ 180 branches will soon be able to create their own online branded monthly property lifestyle magazine or newspaper.   The...

Hunters has boosted its office network over the 200 mark through the acquisition of Besley Hill, one of the longest established...

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...

Estate agents are angry that Chancellor Phillip Hammond made no attempt in his first Spring Budget to reform stamp duty -...

An analysis of estate agents quoted on the London Stock Exchange suggests that almost all the traditional firms have suffered since...

The average number of prospective buyers registered in each branch in January was 425, a 10 per cent rise from December...

Harry Hill - former chief executive of Countrywide and the founder of Rightmove, and one of the most respected figures in the...

No fewer than 84 per cent of homes sold for less than their asking prices last month - the highest number...

They’re still coming thick and fast, so many thanks for sharing your office decorations with our readers. Remember, we’re also happy...

Almost a third of total sales in October were to first time buyers according to the National Association of Estate Agents...

Relocation Agent Network has ended the year handing out 28 awards to individuals and firms at a gala dinner in London. The...

A series of announcements offer an insight into the market flux at the moment. Firstly the franchise giant Hunters has added three...

Hunters has developed a formally recognised estate agency qualification for its own network of branches.  The qualification - which Hunters claims is...

The average number of house hunters registered at each branch of the National Association of Estate Agents rose to 333 from 287...