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Record numbers of buyers are now purchasing homes chain-free research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons has found that an increase in the share...

The proportion of homes sold to landlords has hit a five-year high but buyers are paying above asking price due to...

PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...

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

Sky News is reporting that Boomin, the portal founded by Purplebricks creator Michael Bruce, is close to finalising a new round...

The extreme shortage of properties for sale has fuelled the first rise in new homes sold off-plan since 2016.   In 2021 some...

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...

An estate agency says London’s sales market is now at its busiest since the Brexit referendum in mid-2016. Douglas & Gordon, sold by...

An industry trade body wants the government to scrap the three per cent stamp duty surcharge on additional homes - and...

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...

Purplebricks chief executive Vic Darvey has quit, citing “personal circumstances”.  He leaves at the end of this month with chief operating officer Helena...

Moments of major international uncertainty such as the Ukraine crisis lead to property being regarded as a safe investment. That’s according to...

A new ‘quick buy’ service has been announced which would mean that sales could be completed in a week, providing a...

Foxtons has this morning launched a £3m share buy back programme, representing a major windfall for its investors. A statement from the...

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...

Seven years after it launched on the London Stock Market, speculation continues that Purplebricks may be about to de-list and return...

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

As debate rages over levelling up and a north/south property divide, in the first of a new monthly column, property expert...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee is set to meet today to consider a possible rise in base rate -...

Fears that the housing market may be seriously damaged by the worsening economy led to share price falls for Rightmove and others...

From first-time buyers to serial investors, no two days are ever the same for a Sales and Investment Consultant at Walton...

A hybrid agency that charges no fees to vendors but instead relies on referral fees for income has officially rolled out...

Purplebricks has this morning said that a newspaper report over the weekend, claiming part of the business is to be sold...

This year, Londoners purchased 112,780 homes outside the capital, the highest number since 2007. New data, from Connells-owned agency Hamptons, shows that...

Every year we at EAT are impressed by the pleasingly political festive cards sent out by the STANLEY Chelsea agency -...

Purplebricks share price collapsed by another 9.6 per cent on Friday. This means the agency has lost half of its share price...

There’s been a significant rise in buyer interest in the energy efficiency of properties - but so far it’s making no...

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p.  This is less...

Analysts suggest there is a 50:50 chance of a base rate rise being announced by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy...

We’ve probably all learned to be a little less cynical about politicians in recent weeks, given the tragic events. We perhaps...

At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...

It’s been revealed that the government did consider a stamp duty RISE which would have been announced in this week’s Budget. The...

A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...

It’s been revealed that HM Revenue & Customs scours the listings on both Rightmove and Zoopla to assess whether property investors...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

A service that sells properties and elements of joint venture schemes to investors says it’s seeking to expand after completing on...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says HM Revenue & Customs will probe any alleged wrongdoing in property purchases included in the so-called Pandora...

A leading agency says the new normal likely to establish itself in the housing market after the end of the stamp...

Labour is to reveal a raft of new housing policies at its party conference this weekend - and it claims it’s...

There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...

Following speculation overnight, Foxtons - one of London's leading and most high-profile agencies - has this morning announced the appointment of Nigel Rich CBE...

Being able to show proof of funds in a quick, transparent and simple way is more crucial than ever to keep fall-throughs...

Few political policies have such a ring of the past as rent controls - they were last seen in this country...

The very strong housing market seen throughout this year is set to extend into 2022 as a stock shortage is forecast...

A company says it’s gathering £500m in funding to purchase properties for a “gradual home ownership” scheme - a variation on...

Agents and developers are creating full-size show home-style properties overseas in a bid to woo wealthy foreigners who cannot travel to...

Yet another housing market snapshot is reporting the stock of property for sale plummeting further downwards.  Property website Home says that while...

A report claims the flurry of transactions over recent months has been down mostly to families moving into larger homes and...

A company says it will fund first time buyers’ bids to get on the property ladder by matching them with property...

A leading tax expert is advising investors to “plan your disposals” after new Capital Gains Tax figures have raised speculation of...

A bank which a year ago told investors to sell Rightmove shares has now changed its tune - radically. In August 2020...

Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside of the capital in the first half of 2021 - and many of those buyers...

The controversial ViewRabbit service, which proposes to charge prospective buyers and tenants for viewing properties, may seek international investment. The site has...

Channel 4 Ventures is one of a number of investors who have collectively put the equivalent of £11m into the online...

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...

One of the highest profile supporters of the online estate agency concept has quit the company he founded. Akshay Ruparelia, who is...

Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...

There’s been a dramatic slump in instructions for online agencies, particularly Purplebricks, according to data produced by one online firm itself. 99Home...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

NAEA Propertymark says the news that two major players in the leasehold sector have reformed their activities must be just the...

A traditional problem for agents has been ‘tyre kickers’ who come to view a home out of curiosity with little or...

Swiss investment bank UBS has advised investors to sell their Purplebricks shares as the market share for the controversial agency appears...

OnTheMarket, which a few days ago indicated it was in profit for the first time, is to woo potential new investors...

Foxtons shareholders will today give their verdict on the company’s plans to ‘go national’, revealed at the start of the weekend. On...

Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...

It’s been reported that Foxtons is to create ‘virtual branches’ in as many as 15 UK cities outside London, plus commuter...

The MP who chairs one of the most important committees in the House of Commons has urged the government to increase...

In a trading statement this morning Foxtons has revealed that following a 49 per cent increase in sales revenue in the...

A global financial software and analytics firm says it’s launching a new PropTech tool which promises in the near future to...

A report by the Office of Tax Simplification on Capital Gains Tax has called for a series of changes. They include extending...

Some sellers are suffering cash flow issues as a result of glitches in the Capital Gains Tax reporting system, according to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

The latest Coutts Prime Property Index has revealed that activity in this sector of the market - based mostly in London...

London-based estate agency Orlando Reid is opening an additional office in Manchester - the start of a long-term growth programme for...

The Prime Central London pain throughout the pandemic can be seen by new figures just released by an investment consultancy, showing...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

The veteran estate agent who led criticism of Countrywide’s former management is turning his glare on Foxtons. The London estate agency has...

Foxtons is facing another shareholder revolt over the bonus being given to its chief executive despite taking £7m in state Covid...

Foxtons has reassured investors that 2021 has started well and the agency is on the road to recovery after the Coronavirus...

A new property board game called Gazumped aims to rival Monopoly but reflect a much more realistic view of how the house...

A prominent London agency says today’s new two per cent stamp duty surcharge imposed on most overseas buyers will not dampen...

Two property directors have been banned from holding company office for a total of 25 years after abusing £7.7m taken from...

A controversial property crowdfunding platform, criticised in the past on TV's Dragon’s Den, has gone into administration.  The House Crowd was launched...

Knight Frank is investing an undisclosed sum in a venture capital firm specialising in PropTech. The money is going into a European...

Pressure is building on London agency Foxtons to repay its furlough funding. The company issued an upbeat trading statement on Wednesday; while...

Hello and welcome to this edition of Property Jobs Today, a chance to catch up with who’s moving where in the...

One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been the Netflix show Call My Agent! It’s a surprise success, perhaps, because...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak with Anthony Payne, Managing Director and co-founder of LonRes, a data and network...

With just two days to go, it's fair to say the property industry is eagerly awaiting Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget statement...

A leading agent says the worst thing that could happen with Wednesday’s Budget is if the Chancellor does not deliver on...

An open letter from Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce shows how fierce the competition is going to be in the portal field...

A new study suggests that the end of the stamp duty holiday should not significantly dent the purchasing pattens of buy...

This week’s In Conversation Today interviewee needs no introduction. One of the property industry’s most recognisable names, she has been a...

One of the early operators of the self-employed agency model has launched a scheme under which its agents receive shares in the...

The high-end housing market on Jersey has been rocked by a plan from the island’s government which may ban foreign investors from...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

One of the country’s most popular tourist destinations may ban the sale of new builds to second home buyers. The council in Padstow -...

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...

As we now find ourselves in the UK’s third national lockdown in 10 months, what tenants want, and need from their...

The property sector is set to lead the UK out of its Covid slump according to Ernst & Young’s latest forecast....

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Will Thompson, Associate Director at Pugh & Co Auctions. I...

An appeal has gone out to agents wanting to jump from being employees to running their own businesses - and there are...

Connells has cemented its takeover of Countrywide - it now has backing from over 52 per cent of shareholders. In a statement...

The sudden end of the stamp duty holiday at the end of March could throw away the market gains achieved in...

London’s largest independent estate agency, Dexters, suggests that the stamp duty holiday ending in 12 weeks time will have relatively little...

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...

As we approach the end of the year, there is no doubt that it has been a turbulent 12 months for...

An auction house that's made a transition from ballroom operations to online streaming is to publish all fees for all lots -...

The saga over the future of Countrywide continues with the company urging its shareholders to take “no action” over the latest...

Property sales take a seriously long time to complete. There are a number of reasons for this, although often delays are...

The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...

Today sees the government’s Spending Review, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak taking centre stage as he presents a 12 month spending plan to...

The mixture of the stamp duty holiday and generally fast-rising house prices has led to a resurgence of flipping. Data released this...

It’s no secret that the recent pandemic has forced more businesses to operate remotely, but the shift for estate agents has...

Just when you thought the housing market was beginning to calm down... along comes a likely vaccine for Coronavirus. One of the country’s...

The Competitions and Markets Authority is to probe the proposed merger of two crowdfunding sites used by numerous property industry companies. Crowdcube...

As we embark on another nationwide lockdown, the team at SDL Auctions are keen to help agents ride the storm, beat...

Various investors in Countrywide have submitted early online paperwork to The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers - the red tape required to...

Countrywide shares soared yesterday, rising 47 per cent on the previous close at one point as investors relished the prospect of...

A London property investment consultancy says 22 per cent of properties it’s advised overseas purchasers on this year have been bought sight-unseen. London...

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...

The property market has bounced back with all of the expected resilience and flexibility that is its hallmark since it reopened...

There is no doubting that 2020 has been a challenging year for all industries, with the lettings market being no exception. Following...

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....

Two independent agencies in London have joined forces to form a 'full circle' service for developers, promising to transform the property...

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

When it comes to the future of the property market in the wake of Covid-19, there are two main schools of...

The government has published draft legislation giving further details on the two per cent stamp duty surcharge on non-residents purchasing residential...

Property portal Boomin has been "courted by a range of potential backers" according to Sky News. The news service - which has...

Two City consultancies instructed by OnTheMarket have talked up the company’s fortunes after the appointment of its new chief executive.  Shore Capital, which in...

An overview of the global PropTech sector is often what I am asked to cover at conferences around the world. This generally...

A new portal launches today with 100,000 listings and a pledge to target buyers largely ignored by established websites - investors. It’s...

Hindsight is 20-20 vision, of course, and we can all see things we did ‘then’ that we would not do ‘now’....

It was officially announced last week that the UK is in recession for the first time since 2009, and although this...

Countrywide has rejected a claim by one of its biggest shareholders that it does not engage with investors over future strategy...

A PropTech platform that claims to halve the time a transaction takes has received a huge cash injection from investors for...

Swiss bank UBS has upgraded its investment rating on Purplebricks, raising its price target and urging investors to buy. In a note...

A property developer has set up an estate agency that charges no commission to sellers but instead levies a non-refundable reservation...

An investment adviser says Purplebricks remains “far too risky” for investors even though it now has “a fighting chance of survival”. Rodney...

The Zoopla Rental Market Report, published this week, mentioned a two-speed rental market, but what does that mean? We are seeing two...

Wholesale reform of leasehold issues is still some years away, despite recent proposals by the Law Commission and pledges by the...

OnTheMarket has confirmed it is “considering” making redundancies - the second of the large portals to be in this position. Rumours have been...

A housing market snapshot for prime London shows a fall of over half in the number of £1m-plus properties sold so...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s stamp duty holiday means prime property in the UK now enjoys lower tax rates than most European countries. Buyers...

As expected within the property industry, the Chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday in his Summer Statement. This now means that...

Large scale increases in and changes to the Capital Gains Tax regime could seriously hurt the housing market, a senior figure...

Two companies that persuaded property investors to pay as much as £25,000 for a parking space have been wound up in...

An investment manager who has a 7.8 per cent stake in Countrywide, is warning that the agency group may not survive...

Hello and welcome to our latest ADC, with more evidence that fund-raising goes on even with communal activity at a premium...

Midlands regional chain Andrew Grant, which last year closed some branches as it moved to a ‘hub’ structure, appears to have...

A tax and legal specialist says there’s been a huge rise in stamp duty refund cases between March and June -...

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

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...

National property auctioneer Pugh & Co is launching an initiative to partner with estate agents across the UK. Via a new network...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

Cushman & Wakefield has pulled out of direct sales of homes in the UK. The firm has closed its UK new homes department...

A digital ‘members-only club’ for property professionals around the world has slashed its prices nine months after launching. The Eighth Door is...

There's widespread expectation that Foxtons’ senior management will face sharp criticism at the company’s Annual General Meeting today. The hottest issue at...

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

There could be a wave of legal disputes as off-plan buyers seek to get out of purchase deals after the lockdown...

There’s a warning today that the housing market could face a wave of legal disputes if buyers of off-plan new builds...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign, which expects to have some 3,000 offices signed up by the end of the month,...

Foxtons' Annual General Meeting next month is to be held virtually, meaning voting will be electronic. A feature of last year’s AGM...

This month saw the introduction of the final stages of the Section 24 tax changes, first introduced in April 2017. Whereas buy-to-let...

Investment bank RBC Capital has downgraded its rating of Rightmove and is warning that the property market is entering a prolonged...

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...

New temporary rules have thrown a lifeline to troubled agencies like Countrywide and Purplebricks which may need to raise additional funds...

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

Owners and investors who may be leaving their properties empty in the current Coronavirus crisis risk having their insurance invalidated. High-end property...

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...

Purplebricks faces an imminent takeover bid following the collapse of its share price, predicts a leading industry analyst. Andrew Stanton has already...

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

Countrywide’s share price fell by as much as 17 per cent at one point yesterday afternoon as investors assessed the latest...

OnTheMarket is not responding to requests to reveal details of any pay-off for its chief executive Ian Springett, who was sacked...

It may be that we’re facing another year - make that yet another year - of disruption in the housing market. Coronavirus...

Increasing numbers of reports suggest that the government will use next week’s Budget to confirm a three per cent stamp duty...

There’s been a surge in UK enquiries to global free-to-list portal Residential People, and a comparable rise in interest from Chinese...

The government is being urged to make commonhold ownership compulsory on all new apartments - and the move could even begin a...

Savills has smoked out another money-making opportunity with a new enterprise which it claims has “enormous growth potential.” The property consultancy is teaming...

One of the country’s leading housing market research experts has been poached from Knight Frank to join Zoopla. Gráinne Gilmore - a...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

Insolvency firm Begbies Traynor says the estate agency and property industry sector of the UK economy has seen a big rise...

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...

In six years of editing Estate Agent Today, some of my most dramatic moments have been covering the troubles - some...

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

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

A warning has been issued by a prominent industry figure that more bricks-and-mortar High Street agents will go under in 2020,...

Rightmove has announced the start of a two-month share repurchase programme - a way of buying its own stock back from...

Countrywide’s share price yesterday went from little over 7p to 360p in one fell swoop. Is it the end of uncertainty about...

Here it is - the start of a new decade, a moment for resolutions and remembrance, and the last Bank Holiday...

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...

There are reasons to be optimistic that a majority government will improve the housing market, simply by ending political and economic...

A former residential chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has posed key questions for the government to answer over...

A high-profile investment advice service says as OnTheMarket nears two years listed on the stock market it “has yet to deliver...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands.  The offer is...

Foxtons is reported to have closed four more branches across London, backing up widespread industry speculation that the agency is retrenching further in...

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

Everyone thought John Bercow was short. It probably didn’t help that I was on stage just before him. 5ft 6 versus...

The man who founded Zoopla is now a second hand car salesman - but with a digital difference. Alex Chesterman, who founded...

It’s been clear for a while that the additional regulation landlords and agents are facing has helped professionalise the private rental...

A new digital ‘members-only club’ is being launched for property professionals around the world.  The Eighth Door is a web and app-based...

The latest figures from investment consultancy London Central Portfolio suggests new build sales have plummeted in prime areas of the capital...

In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...

I got an overnight flight to Nigeria yesterday. I landed at 5am local time and am only just now getting sensation...

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...

A report from Countrywide says the proportion of homes in Great Britain bought with cash fell to a mere 28 per...

It’s easier than you might think. For any agent the challenge of making a business successful is hard work with the focus...

A sales agency based in Warrington and set up originally to market new homes in Manchester is now expanding into Shanghai...

Rightmove has announced that Robyn Perris is to step down as finance director next year after 12 years at the company. During...

The latest market snapshot of prime central London suggests that homes there are now 15.2 per cent cheaper than five years...

A new study by the London School of Economics suggests that a high profile ban on the sale of new homes...

Countrywide’s ever-patient investors appear to have been unfazed by the company’s latest compliance issue, which has led to a £100,000 fine...

A tax expert is urging owners of second homes, as well as property investors and existing landlords, to seek independent financial...

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...

The founder of Rightmove and former Countrywide chief executive Harry Hill is one of a number of investors behind a new...

Knight Frank - which a year ago loudly announced a 14 per cent profits leap - has now reported an 11...

The troubled ‘star fund manager’ Neil Woodford has drastically reduced his stake in Purplebricks: he now owns less than five per...

OnTheMarket is delivering agents “a higher marketing yield than Rightmove” according to an investment consultancy which works with OTM. Investors appear to...

The property market in prime central London showed some impressive signs of recovery during the summer months, according to Knight Frank. The...

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - your Monday roundup of all the latest employment news from the industry. If you have...

Purplebricks' senior management avoided a shareholder revolt yesterday during the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM). Last weekend, it emerged via the Sunday...

A yet-to-launch estate agency comparison site is nearing its crowdfunding target of £50,000. Invite Agents, which is crowdfunding on crowdcube, had, as...

The Purplebricks share price dropped by 1% to 108p yesterday as investors prepare for today's Annual General Meeting. The hybrid agency's market...

We know that the tenant fee ban has cost letting agents dearly, with an estimated loss of £300 million paid to...

I want to take the time this week to talk about PropTech startups and how they can often be seen to...

A growing free-to-list property portal says there's never been a better time for estate agents to target foreign investors. Residential People, which,...

Cash buyers have fallen in 90 per cent of major UK cities over the past three years according to a Zoopla...

Purplebricks is reported to be facing a shareholder revolt this coming week at its annual general meeting because of bonuses paid...

There's good news for the market in at least one sector - mortgages offered to first time buyers. Latest figures from the...

There are those who say that PropTech is at risk of becoming a bubble market, and others who say bubbles don’t...

A PropTech start-up says its service allows investors from anywhere in the world to buy property in the UK which can...

Former Purplebricks US chief executive officer Eric Eckardt is seeking some £6m in funding from across the world for his latest...

It’s been quite a week for news so you might have missed this story - there is yet another boost for...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Tony Strover. On my business card it says...

An independent estate agency says a No Deal Brexit will prompt a “feeding frenzy” of foreign buyers who are already “piling...

A well-respected agent who was president of the NAEA just five years ago has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking...

Crowdfunding has been largely avoided by property companies for much of the past year following controversies surrounding Emoov’s fund raising -...

The Guardian has revealed that small investors lured into putting money into TV property guru Kevin McCloud’s eco-friendly housing projects -...

The former Countrywide chief executive Grenville Turner says it is an option for online estate agency Yopa to go to an...

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...

A media report suggests a mystery ‘predator’ is attempting to acquire Countrywide.  The Daily Mail this morning, quoting unnamed “City sources,” says a...

A free-to-list property portal says that contrary to opinion within parts of the agency industry, the more portals there are the...

Yes it’s Monday, so it’s another edition of PJT, your guide to the key moves and changes in the agency and...

A record £8.2 billion was paid in Capital Gains Tax in 2017/18 - over £1 billion more than the year before.  The...

I missed the biggest property story of the week and it’s only scant consolation that almost everyone else seemed to miss it...

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

1. Win More Listings For estate agency in the UK, the number one task is to get new properties to market. However,...

Countrywide is now “beyond salvation” according to former chief executive Harry Hill. The industry veteran, who also founded Rightmove, made the remark...

One of the earliest property websites, nethouseprices.com, has been acquired by fledgling property portal OneDome.  Nethouseprices was set up in 2004 and...

Our own industry’s upheaval over recent years has been no less dramatic than the turmoil at Westminster. The political earthquake has seen...

High end London estate agency Aston Chase says there’s already been a surge in interest in property in the UK capital...

The recent announcement of a clicktopurchase partnership demonstrates some much-needed progression from Rightmove. In doing so, however, it could be said it...

Online estate agency Yopa is warning of price falls ahead in London and south east England - although price rises elsewhere...

A leading agent has suggested that some parts of the UK would face “a property exodus” if Boris Johnson’s proposals for...

If agents ran their databases more efficiently, the property portals might find themselves redundant. Controversial opening statement aside, the reality is that...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

The number of cash buyers in London has recently plummeted by very nearly a fifth - and every other part of...

The free-to-list property portal Residential People says it now has over 740 independent agents in the UK on board - and...

London Central Portfolio, a respected property consultancy that has been pessimistic about the market in prime areas of the capital, says...

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...

An interesting analysis of Rightmove’s performance on the stock market has led to questions about the long-term profitability and viability of...

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett says rival portals may want to “interfere” with his aim of converting agency members from free...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

Figures released from OnTheMarket this morning suggest that its conversion programme for agents shifting from free deals to paid membership is...

There seems no end in sight for the share turmoil going on at Purplebricks, with several new developments on Friday before...

Emoov and Countrywide: what a pair, observers might say. They present a tale of two failures - although, in the case of...

It's been another busy 24 hours for publicly-quoted estate agencies. Swiss investment bank UBS has increased its stake in the troubled London...

Purplebricks has announced that it is to give a trading update and the result of its review of its US activities on...

Two of Britain’s largest and best known estate agencies have endured a day of turmoil at the hands of investors -...

A writer for the influential financial publication Money Week says investors should “steer clear” of Foxtons - at least for now. Sarah...

Talks are reported to have been held between Purplebricks leading shareholder, Neil Woodford, and the German publishing group Axel Springer about...

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...

Rumours continue to circulate about possible large-scale branch closures at Countrywide; its share price ended trading today at its lowest ever...

A recently-launched free-to-list portal says it’s uniquely positioned to attract overseas buyers and investors interested in purchasing in major UK cities. Residential...

In today’s crowded property marketplace, the needs of tenants have changed. With a greater emphasis on quality of living, tenants are increasingly...

Purplebricks’ share price yesterday plunged to 90.5p at one point - well below the 100p level at which the company originally...

Might the central London market gloom be broken by just a sliver of light? London Central Portfolio, an investment consultancy, has recently...

A Parliamentary committee has claimed that 160 properties in the UK are owned by “high corruption-risk individuals” and wants more to...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

An expert who has invested in an online agency in the past has slammed Purplebricks’ business model. James Max, who presents the...

Welcome back to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today (PJT) after a Bank Holiday break. Each week, we round up...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jake Gready Managing Director NEXA Bristol What services do you provide? buying - selling...

Countrywide’s share price woes continued yesterday with another new low being reached in early morning trading. A low of 6.5p at close...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

An influential investment blog says the number of analysts and investors still believing in Purplebricks’ growth story is dwindling - and...