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It may be a measure of the government’s incompetence in the area of housing that two recent major announcements were sorely...

An inventive social media video series launched by Worcestershire estate agency Nicol & Co is showcasing local firms sharing why their...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the valuable guidance and innovation offered by Estate Agency...

A well-known Yorkshire estate agent is celebrating 40 years working at the same firm - and he’s marking his involvement in...

Agents have been showing there is more to being charitable than just donating money. This weeks charitable exploits have a big focus...

An agent who went viral with musical property marketing videos has taken her last bow in estate agency. Keller Williams agent Claire...

Labour leader Keir Starmer took to the airwaves yesterday, promising to "back the builders not blockers" when it comes to homeownership. Speaking...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has been slammed for “unhelpful” comments about abolishing leasehold after it emerged that there may not be...

Agents have plenty of ways to market properties, from pictures to 3D tours and videos but few, thankfully, have tried their...

Recent tragic deaths of women walking home alone, notably Sarah Everard, have highlighted the need to address gender inequality in the...

What are you going to do when something unplanned, unexpected, and unpleasant hits your brand and business? There’s no point avoiding it...

Estate agents are back to their pre-pandemic working patterns but some are now facing financial struggles, an industry survey claims. Property data...

Here at Angels Media towers, we’re always keen to get the biggest names in the business on board for interviews. And that...

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

Regional agent Redbrik is celebrating a string of successes as it approaches its 10-year anniversary in January. The South Yorkshire and North...

In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...

In recent years, we’ve witnessed a massive influx of channels for media consumers – two of the biggest of which are...

If there’s one thing that received a boost as a result of Covid and lockdowns, it’s podcasts – which reached whole...

Proptech firm iamproperty has overhauled its movebutler platform with more material information features and a Love Island theme. The end-to-end onboarding and...

In this week’s Natter, I carry out a Q&A with Lisa Knight, who has taken the impressive journey from barmaid to...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...

Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...

Housing ministers have lined up in recent days to support beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Housing minister Chris Pincher, upon hearing of new...

The team at Estate Agent Today and our publisher, Angels Media, wish all agents a very prosperous New Year.  Thank you for your...

Angels Media was the official media sponsor of the highly successful Relocation Agent Network’s conference on Friday, with Angels chief executive...

Purplebricks says it’s beginning interviewing this week for roles at three key levels where there were not enough ‘switchers’ willing to...

One of the best known faces in estate agency has launched his own podcast - and is giving Estate Agent Today...

Buying agents level the playing field with estate agents according to Phil Spencer - the TV property expert who started his...

Boomin founder Michael Bruce says his new site has enjoyed a stronger start than any other portal in terms of visits, viewings,...

One of the industry’s leading consultants has calculated staff turnover rates at the country’s leading estate agencies. Christopher Watkin, the consultant who...

Another TV programme will this weekend examine the fate of Suzy Lamplugh, the London estate agent who disappeared 35 years ago...

The head of finance at Propertymark has quit - another high profile departure for the troubled organisation. Estate Agent Today broke the news...

The new chief executive of Propertymark has declined to answer questions relating to the resignation of the NAEA president only half...

Just as the new chief executive of Propertymark holds interviews across the industry, so The Guild of Property Professionals is coming out...

Propertymark, combining both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents, claims to speak for the...

There’s no denying it, job hunting can be hard work – even more so at the moment, with all that’s going...

The advertising and sponsorship links between Purplebricks and Team GB have won the agency a silver medal according to a leading...

Industry veteran Harry Hill, a former chairman of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove, has now become a mentor at the new...

Virtual viewings could transform estate agency so fundamentally that they might mean the work of five negotiators could in future be...

The brothers who founded Purplebricks - Michael and Kenny Bruce - have returned to the agency industry for the first time...

The Guild of Property Professionals says “a remarkable number” of agencies has joined it during the lockdown. Some 27 agencies signed up...

An estate agency that runs its own TV shows via YouTube has launched a second season featuring local companies, amenities and...

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

The head of the longest-established agency personnel consultancy in the UK says caution should be exercised over the use of Artificial...

The Competition and Markets Authority has released a 135 page document giving explicit details of its latest agency cartel investigation. This includes...

A survey of readers of Estate Agent Today suggest that the majority believe the Chancellor will fail to honour a pledge...

There’s a warning today that Rightmove could be vulnerable to losing its number one portal status because it has such a...

The new government has announced that its first Budget is to be held on Wednesday March 11 - and it’s giving...

As real estate firms begin to execute their Q3 strategies and think more closely about Q4, there is one major question...

Is this the ultimate in accountability or a desperate bid to win back public support for a company damaged by the...

One of the most experienced and high profile figures in the industry says individual agents working for online companies are typically...

When employing a new member of staff there are a lot of checks and balances put in place by any business...

We’re accustomed to tech firms promising disruption in how homes are bought, let, sold and rented: now one is pledging to...

The property industry is making “important strides” towards gender balance according to a new report - and it says more respect...

“You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over,” is an oft-quoted saying of Richard...

Property industry commentator and former online agency chief executive Russell Quirk has defended Rightmove’s charges to agents, saying that compared to...

The former chief executive of Emoov says online estate agencies charge too little, so risk appearing cheap and ineffective to potential...

Former Emoov chief executive Russell Quirk has made his first on-the-record comments about the factors behind the dramatic collapse of his...

After gaining my MBA qualification from Edinburgh Business School in 2005, I took careful consideration over my career moves and prospective...

Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...

A service that tracks different types of mortgage demand reveals that remortgaging is on the rise while borrowing for new purchases...

Ever wondered what it’s like to be on the frontline of property journalism? Well, wonder no more, as our very own...

After the fun and over-indulgence of the festivities, most of us are now back to the world of work. And, with...

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

It’s one of the biggest days of the year for fund-raising in the UK, and we know many across our industry...

Employment tribunal fees could soon become extinct, after the Supreme Court ruled they were an obstacle to the ‘access of justice’.  Once...

It looks likely that Facebook will soon be able to list homes for sale in the US, in the style of...

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

Spicerhaart has launched what it calls a talent acquisition team to recruit new agents to the group’s range of brands, as...

The comparison service Get Agent has released the full details of its analysis of the performance of four different online estate...

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...

A new recruitment business for the property industry in general and agents in particular is offering a phased-fees system for clients...

A series of leaks to national newspapers and a flurry of broadcast interviews by housing minister Gavin Barwell means we already know...

This week, tech startup Habito claims to have launched the world's first artificially intelligent 'digital mortgage adviser'.  The robo-adviser takes into account...

The founder of a controversial service helping vendors find the ‘right’ estate agency and negotiating its fees says he has had...

The results of some interesting research have been revealed - applying to the United States but possibly indicative of how property...

Women property buyers are more instinctive when buying a home and are therefore 13% more likely to 'mentally move into a...

When you're on the hunt for a new job, once your diary is starting to get booked up with interviews it's...

Don’t be shy - a production company making a new documentary series for Channel 4 is on the look out for...

The chief executive of OnTheMarket has hit out at what he calls "detractors" who allege four multi-office agencies have quit the...

A report by Barclays Bank based on a survey of the three major portals and interviews with estate agents shows that...

Here's a thought. The Chancellor may have done the buy-to-let industry a small favour with his emergency Budget in July. What...