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Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

A local estate agent is spreading the love this Valentine’s Day with a video aiming to get people “on board.” Surrey and...

Mortgage lenders are “treading a fine line” between offering attractive rates for homebuyers and getting caught out by rising swap rates,...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

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

Estate agent comparison site GetAgent has handed a lifeline to struggling Purplebricks sellers. It has announced that it will give home sellers...

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

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Hamptons: Agency brand Hamptons has announced it...

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

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

Zoopla has launched a six week promotion aimed at helping agents meet business objectives - and there’s a special Valentine’s deal...

Aside from all the news surrounding the Autumn Statement this week, which will have a significant bearing on the property market...

A lender is predicting mortgage-backed home purchases will be “significantly lower” in the coming months after borrowing has dropped since the...

Images can have the ability to paint a vivid image, but video content can take this to the next level if...

Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people to sell properties at the best prices. Working in this field...

The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues to dominate the thoughts of our industry as this week’s ADC shows - a wonderful...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, the weekly round up of fund-raising in our industry. Once more our thoughts are...

A new service has been set up by Agents Giving to highlight how the industry can help the humanitarian effort in...

Hello and if it’s Friday, it’s definitely the day for Agents Do Charity. We’re leading up to Valentine’s - a neat opportunity...

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

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

It’s been a dramatic week in the world of politics – and this has led to another new Housing Secretary, in...

The already-high fall-through rate for transactions is likely to be supercharged by the impending end of the tapered stamp duty holiday...

The managing director of Fine & Country Cardiff, Dan Thomas, has wasted no time with his fundraiser - starting as soon...

Yopa has instructed two companies to help with its brand building as it battles with other major online players. It’s appointed M.i. Media...

Purplebricks has been rated as only the 10th best online agency in the country in a controversial new league table. The list...

OnTheMarket is to undergo a revamp under its new chief executive, former Foxtons agent Jason Tebb - who has been given...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

We’re just a few days from December so why not get into the festive spirit a little early and get some...

A new survey of the market share split between High Street and online agencies shows that Purplebricks remains the digital market...

Purplebricks has instructed a new legal firm to support its sales and lettings activities. Business Insider reports that the commercial team at...

A series of polls taken by Estate Agent Today suggest substantial numbers of agents remain uncomfortable about returning to trading even...

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...

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

It’s Valentine’s Day and everyone at Estate Agent Today hopes there is love in the air where you are…at least after...

With just a few day’s to go to Valentine’s, we’re delighted to have another themed agency window to share with readers. Many...

Hello and welcome to a new week, and a new edition of PJT. If you’re on the move or your firm has...

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

For the industry's football lovers, the notable achievements and never-say-die attitude of both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur on the European stage...

My article last week has sparked some really great engagement, which I’m delighted about!  Thank you to everyone who commented or dropped...

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

Still recovering from Christmas and New Year? There’s no shame in that - the agents’ fund-raising season resumes in earnest in...

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

An estate agency chain has produced strikingly successful sales figures for the first half of the year - evidence, it says,...

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...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

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

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

Hands up if you’ve read all of the property reports that have been published in the past week or so? Forever...

Now we hate to spoil a long weekend but for much of the UK this is the final Bank Holiday before......

Remember when August used to be quiet with not much news? This year, whether it’s industry upheavals at Countrywide, Purplebricks and Agents’...

As we head into August there’s no let up on your fantastic efforts for charity - thank you!   Everyone below has let...

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

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

The Independent Network of Estate Agents is running a survey to collate agents' responses ahead of the closure of the official...

It's great to hear how new proptech is being embraced by a number of front line agents in order to network...

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

The Independent Network of Estate Agents has written to the Competition and Markets Authority, raising the issue of the NAEA’s managing...

The traditional festive spirit of estate agency does not extend simply to decorating offices - it’s about doing good work, too. This...

Estate agents interested in operating multiple listing services in the UK have the opportunity to meet one of the United States’...

OnTheMarket has written to a number of members of the Independent Network of Estate Agents, saying they should remove properties from...

The consumer is King and to protect sellers and buyers' best interests estate and letting agents have to operate in the...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it wants to see 'minimum competency' requirements for sales and letting agents to handle...

Time Inc, the owner and publisher of Country Life, has received a query from the founder of the Independent Network of...

It’s always interesting when Which? produces a report that includes estate agency. It asked 1,990 people their views on buying and selling...

Agents and other property professionals are being invited to a briefing on how new trading standards guidance will affect the industry. The...

There is a very interesting but easily-overlooked piece of information at the end of the National Trading Standards Estate Agent Team’s...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team has prepared a draft of revised guidelines on property sales, to replace the old...

The Independent Network of Estate Agents says it is worried that the so-called ‘pension freedom’ created by relaxations in over-55s accessing...