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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...

With the Tenant Fee Ban obliterating a key income stream, letting agents should be looking at ways they can increase the...

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...

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...

Analysts at Berenberg Bank have sharply reduced their price target for Purplebricks by over 80 per cent from 470p to 80p, accusing...

A large-scale survey by a consumer group has revealed that over half of home owners regard stamp duty as a growing...

One of the largest investors in Purplebricks has now joined forces with an off-shoot of luxury car firm Porsche to launch...

Zoopla says the number of its leads delivered to member agents in the period March 2018 to February 2019 was 36...

This month’s MIPIM conference in Cannes once again played host to the final round of the much coveted MIPIM Startup Competition.  The...

GetAgent, the comparison estate agency business, has secured £2.2m in investment from a consortium of investors including Channel 4. The backers are...

Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...

The online estate agency platform Love2Move has scrapped its bid for investment via a controversial crowdfunding platform. The platform - which allows...

The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...

Countrywide’s senior executives have set out reasons why investors should put their money into the group, despite its troubled recent years. Yesterday...

Savills has declined to comment on whether it will follow in the footsteps of LSL Property Services and write down its...

Another estate agency has closed one of its prime London offices as the capital’s most exclusive areas continue to be hit...

The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...

Online agency platform Love2move insists that its current bid to attract investors will not be damaged by the adverse publicity surrounding...

The former chief executive of online agency Emoov has complained to the Mail on Sunday about an article concerning the firm’s...

Online estate agent Emoov failed to tell crowdfunding investors it was losing £3m a month before its collapse, a Sunday paper claims. The...

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...

The first set of figures for the year from HMRC show that there were 0.8 per cent more residential property transactions...

Purplebricks has this morning warned investors its foreign activities are not going as well as predicted - although it insists it is...

A portal powered by Artificial Intelligence claims it is offering investors a much-needed and superior alternative to Rightmove and Zoopla. One &...

The Money Laundering Regulations require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation to...

Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...

The first major estate agency business to launch a crowdfunding bid since the controversial collapse of Emoov has emphasised its “realistic”...

Government figures show the UK’s annual house price growth now being down to 2.5 per cent - the lowest rate since...

The average prices of flats and maisonettes bucked the trend by falling very slightly in the year to December, according to...

The former LSL director of estate agency, David Newnes, has made what is officially described as “a significant investment” in a...

A review of the housing market at present, particularly when it comes to purchase transactions, might not necessarily feel overly positive.  The...

Shares in OnTheMarket hit another new low of 75.7p yesterday, dropping over nine per cent on the day and falling well...

A property platform that has chronicled the London sales market’s problems in recent years says the recovery will start in 2020...

Former City analyst Anthony Codling - who is now the front-man for a new property portal - has set out why...

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

A leading buying agent says 2019 is likely to see the continuation of last year’s trend where distressed sellers accept discounts...

One of the world’s leading PropTech analysts says Purplebricks has turned the UK online/hybrid estate agency business into “a one horse...

The online sales and lettings platform TheHouseShop has scrapped its £500,000 crowdfunding pitch - and it’s blaming the collapse of online...

Phil Spencer is on the warpath against “constant tinkering” by government in housing matters - and instead, he wants the problems...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

Six directors have been banned from office after misleading over 300 people who bought new build homes in the north of...

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

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

A bid by online property platform TheHouseShop to raise £500,000 investment via crowdfunding appears to be flatlining. TheHouseShop - until 2015 known...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

A crowdfunding bid to Emoov’s staff to win financial help over the Christmas period has flopped badly with a paltry £30...

OnTheMarket had told its shareholders this morning that it now has over 12,000 branches listing and is offering share incentives to...

There is a perfect storm brewing in the lettings market, and as the saying goes, “you can’t change the direction of...

Vesta, which describes itself as “the new online marketplace for buying and selling rental property” has launched a bid to raise...

It is now known that at least 32 formal complaints have been received by the crowdfunding platform that helped Emoov raise...

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...

The Times reports that crowdfunding investors are considering legal action following the collapse of Emoov. The investors in question appear to be some of...

Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...

Investment platform Crowdcube has told Estate Agent Today that defunct online estate agency Emoov revised down its company valuation from £104m...

A high-end estate agency selling some of the country’s most expensive homes says the possible currency falls resulting from Brexit chaos...

Sky News says the online estate agency Emoov is preparing to call in administrators in a last-ditch attempt to salvage its...

The closure of Foxtons’ Park Lane office and five other branches in the capital are merely the start of things to come...

A platform that allows individual private sellers and landlords to list their properties alongside those from professional agents says it’s not...

Foxtons has this morning confirmed that it has now closed six branches. There was high-level publicity given to the closure of its...

However mild the weather may have been for most of us, it’s a cold autumn for the online estate agency market...

Savills has issued its forecast for the housing market for the next five years, and while it highlights some bright spots...

As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s online estate agency sector - and not in a good...

Sky News says Emoov is to be sold, just months after the controversial online agency merged with Sarah Beeny's Tepilo and the...

Countrywide has given Estate Agent Today exclusive details of progress on its Back To Basics programme as it seeks to recover...

New figures from the Mortgage Advice Bureau give an insight into the changing demographics of home buyers and buy to let...

It’s now almost a month since the government introduced new rules on Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), as part of its...

An open rental market, where neither landlord nor tenant is in a dominant position, enables rents to rise and fall, which...

Purplebricks’ share price dipped below the psychologically-important 200p level yesterday as the hybrid agency’s longer-term slide continues. In the summer of 2017...

One of London’s most prominent buying agencies says post-Brexit the interest in buying in the capital will return - whether there...

Transactions across England and Wales in September dropped 7.6 per cent year on year while Prime Central London now sees fewer than...

The estate agency group Humberts, which narrowly avoided collapse early this year, now claims to have turned around its fortunes thanks...

A city’s housing market that suffered badly because of the collapse in North Sea oil prices is now likely to rebound...

We’re sorry to be starting the week with more evidence of the housing market in the doldrums, but Rightmove’s latest index...

I’ve spoken many times before of my desire to see government take property more seriously. For more than just lip service...

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

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement for a new development in London after complaints over claims about the yields...

Hello and welcome to a new working week, which means your chance to catch up on the key moves in our...

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...

An accountancy trade body has revealed that last year it briefed MPs - including the Prime Minister and Housing Minister of...

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...

Agents have continued to express their shock and opposition to the announcement by the government that it wants a stamp duty...

London has been identified as one of a number of ‘bubble risk cities’ in a report by Swiss bank UBS. In a...

Landlords and letting agents might feel they’ve taken a bit of a battering from the government in recent years – and...

Yieldit, an online agency that specialises in selling investment houses and apartments with tenants in situ, is claiming a strong quarter...

A new ‘robo-adviser’ mortgage service which is backed by LSL Property Services has won another £3.8m in funding from investors.  Robo-advisers provide...

Viewber has announced that it’s just completed its 35,000th outsourced viewing, reflecting a jaw-dropping 460 per cent rise in just a...

One of Countrywide's major investors has significantly reduced its holding in the troubled estate agency group. Oaktree Capital yesterday lowered its stake...

Following the first day of trading its new shares yesterday, Countrywide's share price finished at 12.52, down almost 4%. The new shares were...

Countrywide may have enjoyed the overwhelming support of its major institutional shareholders for its controversial rescue plan, but the wider financial...

A few stories caught my eye this week from China, all of which announce the arrival of cutting-edge technological innovation in...

Yopa, which says it is the second largest hybrid agency when measured by listings, has received a major new £20m investment. Savills -...

Countrywide’s eagerly-awaited General Meeting for shareholders takes place today and is widely expected to back the ailing agency group’s controversial rescue...

A property management company is warning that some areas of the UK could be in line for a price correction this...

Countrywide’s share price defied the expectations of some analysts and rose over six per cent yesterday with the company moving from...

Lucie Hirst and Delphine Colombo, two of Prime Central London’s most high profile sales agents, have combined forces to set up Hirst...

In yet another statement to the London Stock Exchange and shareholders, Countrywide says its last-gasp £140m fund-raising is likely to be...

Countrywide appears to have backtracked on a move which could have seen its three most senior executives receive some £20m in...

The chief executive of the newly-expanded Emoov group has been giving details of the merger with Tepilo and the possibility of...

The buy-to-let sector, which has been under sustained pressure for a number of years now thanks to tax changes designed to...

The investment bank Jefferies says Foxtons’ long-running share price slump is a reflection of Brexit uncertainty “until we find out what...

Rumours abound over the future of Countrywide, which lost further share value on Friday, closing very slightly down on the day...

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

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...

The Swiss investment bank Credit Suisse has slashed its target share price for the company from 77p to only 17.2p.  The reason...

Countrywide is under fire again over the controversial rescue plan it announced last week. On Friday the troubled agency group’s share price -...

The business editor of right wing political weekly The Spectator says “what’s bad for Foxtons is on the whole likely to...

It was interesting to see the recent story on Estate Agent Today about OnTheMarket (OTM) raising its fees after signing up...

Small print in the Countrywide rescue plan announced yesterday spells out in stark terms what could happen if the company’s bid...

Countrywide's share price has dropped sharply following the announcement of the company's rescue plan - but the firm itself says this...

The Financial Times this morning says that Countrywide suffered a failed bond issue earlier this year, forcing it to rely on...

With the continued indecision surrounding Brexit and the final divorce settlement still months away, it seems property buyers are choosing to...

An online estate agency has changed the wording of a listing on Rightmove, Zoopla and on its own website after a...

If you’re an estate agent and have a property that is difficult to sell or the homeowner simply needs a fast...

Emoov’s latest crowdfunding campaign has now gone well over £1.5m, making it already 50 per cent over-funded already from its original...

An article in Investors’ Chronicle says the dominance of Rightmove and ZPG in the portal market could be under threat from...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - a slim edition given how quiet the industry is at the...

Amid the headline-grabbing political manoeuvring over Brexit, a policy proposal which could have serious ramifications for private landlords, and those who...

Auction House says the number of lots it sold in the first half of 2018 was some 3.8 per cent up...

Renting has long been characterised as a stepping stone onto the housing ladder for the younger generations. But in recent years,...

The stock market and at least one City analyst have shrugged their shoulders at the claim by Purplebricks that it is...

Emoov has launched a crowdfunding campaign giving investors, it says, “a final chance” to put their money into the hybrid agency...

Two high-profile PropTech entrepreneurs have raised £150,000 to help fund what they call “the first global PropTech platform.” James Dearsley and Eddie...

One of Countrywide’s former allies in the City broker community - independent corporate advisor Numis - has downgraded the troubled agency...

Senior management at Countrywide came in for a pasting on Twitter yesterday as TV market commentator and buying agent Henry Pryor...

Countrywide’s share price has taken a massive hit this morning - down well over 20 per cent - following a surprise...

Prime London’s transactions are now the preserve of so-called ‘needs-based buyers’ and not investors according to high-end agency Knight Frank -...

So what did you think of the match? A deserved 2-1 win or a lucky victory snatched from the jaws of...

A survey of owner-occupiers, landlords, property investors and insolvency practitioners has revealed that Brexit is the single biggest concern when it...

Russell Quirk, chief executive of Emoov, says his agency is now one of the top seven in the UK following its...

London estate agency Kay & Co says it is targeting Chinese buyers following research data produced by a portal. The China property...

One of the country’s leading experts on the housing market says first time buyers are still hampered from purchasing homes despite...

The so-called ‘merger’ of Emoov, Tepilo and a lettings firm is actually an acquisition by Emoov of the other two companies. That's...

A new online platform claims agents can now offer people a chance to buy a property with, literally, just one click...

It has today been announced that the Natural Retreats group has purchased Humberts. The entirety of Humberts has been included in the...

A new report suggests Capital Gains Tax changes coming into effect next year are worrying a large majority of wealthy overseas...

The chief executive of Winkworth says the upcoming Brexit is creating uncertainty and causing buyers and investors to delay purchasing plans. Dominic Agace,...

ZPG shares have rocketed up in value by 30 per cent this morning on the back of a £2.2 billion bid...

Trussle, which describes itself as the UK’s first online mortgage broker, has won £13.6m in financing from international investors led by...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Let us know what’s...

The Henley Business School is often identified with cutting edge forecasts - but now it has revealed the history of what...

‘Respect’ is the new mantra for politicians: whether it’s about street gang leaders, social media trolls or those on either side...

The announcement that MPs will set up a Select Committee to probe the scale of money laundering in the UK property...

A proposal by HMRC to speed up HMRC Capital Gains Tax payments for residential property sales could create a “compliance nightmare.” The...

Has Countrywide finally convinced its investors that it is on the road to recovery? Back on March 8 the Countrywide share price...

As noted in Estate Agent Today’s news pages, OnTheMarket’s (OTM) recent dire share performance (at time of writing the price is...

House price growth in London has hit a seven year low according to Hometrack, with prices actually down across 42 per...

Market analysts at Swiss bank UBS are warning that Purplebricks’ meteoric growth in the UK may be slowing. The bank has cut...

Jefferies - the City consultancy which has in the past worked with Countrywide - has cuts its forecasts for the troubled...

A Cotswolds-based agency has expanded to a second office and says it has plans to develop further in the region. Move was...

We think about technology all the time. At least, I do. And there’s nothing left in property that technology hasn’t touched...

A forecast suggests HM Revenue & Customs will rake in no less than £8.8 billion in Capital Gains Tax in 2018...

Online auction house BidX1 has launched its first UK online auction following its acquisition of London-based auctioneer Andrews & Robertson. This is...

One of the largest investment firms in the United States has taken a stake in the London-based venture capital firm Pi...

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...

The bank Morgan Stanley says OnTheMarket’s listings have fallen 19 per cent in the past year. In a note to investors issued...

OnTheMarket has finally completed its stock market float, with less capital raised, at a lower than planned valuation and, as I write,...

All eyes are on Agents’ Mutual’s first day of trading on the London stock exchange - just over five years after...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

An analysis of one month’s listings on Purplebricks by City consultancy Jefferies concludes that it sold 51.6 per cent of its...

A former director at London agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has taken a swipe at agencies that have made knee-jerk changes...

Agents’ Mutual has released more details of its float on the stock market, which begins on February 9 with a placing priced...

The story of this week - the ousting of Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt - prompts two key questions. Firstly, who takes...

According to The Branding Journal, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's...

Shares in troubled agency group Countrywide have fallen to their lowest-ever level of 106.40p in trading this morning. Yesterday shares fell a...

US bank J P Morgan has predicted that Purplebricks, which it says now has around six per cent of advertised homes...

Two UK online estate agencies have been named in a list of the world’s top 50 real estate start-ups to watch...

A buying agent in Melbourne says ‘old dinosaurs’ in traditional estate agencies ‘have no idea’ how to deal with the arrival of...

We would like to take this opportunity to provide a clarification to a newsflash sent by Property Industry Eye on January 1.  The...

Connells has told Estate Agent Today that it is not making any official comment yet on the decision revealed yesterday that...

Who says things slow down before Christmas? The opposite appears to be the case, at least when it comes to the...

HouseSimple is reported to have secured £20m in growth capital which it says will help it “challenge Purplebricks as the UK’s...

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

PropTech start up OneDome, which supplies online booking and mapping tools, has teamed up with live chat service provider Yomdel in...

The short let management company Lavanda - backed by Harry Hill, former chief of Rightmove and Countrywide - has launched software...

Yesterday morning OnTheMarket confirmed its IPO plans but with no firm date. The question remains on whether the float will be...

OnTheMarket has announced some details of its IPO and the launch of its stock market flotation - but it has given nothing...

Financial analysts over the weekend have been giving their view on Purplebricks, which later this week issues its figures for the...

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

The London-focussed estate agency Cluttons says chains in central London are becoming increasingly fragile thanks to general uncertainty in the wider...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

Agents and even the Labour Party have backed the government’s scrapping of stamp duty for first time buyers’ purchases up to...

As Augmented Reality (AR) and Microsoft’s Hololens showcase the finest in modern architecture, it’s time for me to think again about...

Global investment bank RBC Capital Markets says OnTheMarket has the potential to undermine the pricing power of Rightmove and ZPG -...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

British politics is extraordinarily volatile right now and the ongoing battle between austerity and anti-austerity, Leave and Remain, and Conservative and...

The much-expected pause in the roll out of Countrywide's online service to vendors, confirmed yesterday, did not appear to impress investors. Countrywide's...

The rise of Airbnb has been majestic, going all the way from conception to becoming a common noun in less than...