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Hello and welcome to the new working week. Here’s the latest information on key hires across our industry: if you have similar...

Hello, and if it’s the start of a new week it’s time for Property Jobs Today, giving you the inside track...

A south coast estate agency which has been operating since the 1980s has opened its seventh office.  Jacobs Steel’s latest branch is...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT, the industry’s summary of new movers. Of course many agencies are reassessing their...

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

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT - we know some agencies are reshaping their structures and downsizing but this...

In my last Natter, I explored the differences between estate agency in the UK and the US with the help of...

The number of jobs advertised as available in the UK real estate sector plummeted from 14,000 at the end of the...

The chairman of LSL Property Services - Simon Embley - says he is “increasingly optimistic” about the outlook for the market,...

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

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

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

Zoopla's Research and Insight Director Richard Donnell writes: Just over a fortnight on since the Chancellor announced the Stamp Duty holiday and...

Rightmove says it’s going to reject over £150,000 in payouts from the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The portal furloughed 160 employees...

Hello and welcome to another week. We’re more than aware that it’s a challenging time for our industry as for most...

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced that there will be no stamp duty on homes selling for £500,000 or...

The Andrew Grant regional estate agency brand is “very much alive” despite the firm which bore the name losing 54 jobs...

It’s a tough time for agents and our stories show a disturbingly high number of  branches closing - but there are...

Over 50 jobs have been lost as a result of a Midlands regional estate agency falling into administration. The Shropshire Star reports...

The chief executive of a property information platform says now is a “dangerous time” to buy or sell homes because of...

Online sector veterans Russell Quirk and Kenny Bruce have used social media to call for a temporary scrapping of all stamp...

If you are an established UK estate agent, the status quo dictates that you will most likely work for ‘the man.’ Corporate...

The housing market is set for long-term recovery, despite dips in the road on the way.  That's the message from the latest house...

Rupert and Annabel Wakley - both long-time stalwarts of Knight Frank’s country department - have moved over to the rival Jackson-Stops...

Although the shake-out in the industry is ongoing - online agency Settled and established new-build agency Cushman & Wakefield have both...

Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week, and there is a great deal of positive things to be said about a...

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

The fallout from Covid-19 has hit everyone hard. With breaking news today that agents are able to look at how to...

The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he was extending the furlough scheme until the end of October appears...

The Financial Conduct Authority is reported to be considering offering homeowners up to 12 month’s mortgage holidays. Currently 1.2m mortgage payment holidays...

There’s a warning today to agency chiefs to keep in touch with their staff as lockdown eases across England in a...

Only 33 per cent of agents want to return to working the same way as before the Coronavirus crisis, according to...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - our first for some weeks as the coverage has previously been dominated by...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

Today is the final day that agencies can register with the government scheme offering furlough pay on April 30. The furlough programme...

A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing...

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

An online estate agency which has described the Coronavirus pandemic as “a disrupter and game changer” for the agency industry says...

I won't be the first or last person to say that society and the property industry in which we operate is...

There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...

The Nationwide says government measures mean the impact of Coronavirus on the housing market may be “much less” damaging than many...

A leading human resources expert predicts that agents who are poorly treated by their employers now will wreak revenge and move...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

New sales agreed have already plummeted by 15 per cent and over the next three months there’s going to be a...

There has been scepticism across the industry as to the motives behind an unspecified number of lay-offs and permanent branch closures...

A senior figure in the industry has spoken out against the shock sackings and branch closures announced by Spicerhaart. Jon Cooke, chief...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a sweeping range of financial measures to try to minimise the impact of Coronavirus...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...

Hello and as it’s Monday it’s PJT Day - and there are plenty of people moving jobs in our industry even...

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry. You know the drill by now: if...

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

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry - and it’s March already. If there...

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

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...

Hello - it’s Monday and so it’s PJT, where you can catch up on the industry major moves of recent days. Please...

It’s been revealed that the branch closure programme by Your Move and Reeds Rains last year resulted in 460 lost jobs...

The government has dismissed a request from the NAEA and ARLA Propertymark to review business rates for agency offices on High...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week - and it’s been a frantic seven days since the last...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT - your regular Monday fix of who’s moving where in our industry. As ever, a...

Welcome to the first February PJT. As the year progresses the industry embarks on more appointments, especially with a market that’s...

Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

“Give me 100 leads and I will make five-times more good appointments than any AI you put me up against,” stated...

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

I don’t want this to be a long piece. I want this to be short and sharp. I want it to...

A new buying agency has launched, aimed at well-heeled purchasers and sellers.  Called Xander Prime it says it is “acting on behalf...

UK estate agents are amongst the worst paid in any country in the world according to new data. Digital marketing firm Yell...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...

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

A leading industry recruitment expert says our industry is facing its worst personnel shortage in a generation. Anthony Hesse, managing director of...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2020 - and we’ve plenty to report even with the New...

It's been two years since the SDL Group launched its franchise block management business, SDL Property Partners, the first of its...

Our mental health affects how we think, feel and act. It affects how we handle anxiety, relate to others and impacts...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today before Christmas - and yes, there are still plenty of people moving...

Humberts has signed off in bizarre style leaving only false contact details on its website. The historic agency - which closed several...

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where and why across our...

It’s beginning to look a lot like…we’re running a very popular service for agents, as we’ve been inundated with more fund-raising...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today for November - the festive month of December is just around the...

In a new video interview, Steve Carroll, director of industry relations at Real Estate Group, tells industry commentator Christopher Watkin why...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday Property Jobs Today feature, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in...

Last winter, Agents Giving had a fantastic response to our Winter Coat Drive, which saw the collection of more than 1,500...

Hello, we hope you had a good weekend, and welcome to Monday - as ever, Property Jobs Today time, bringing you...

Hello there and welcome along to the latest PJT, your weekly catch-up on who’s moving where in agency, amongst suppliers and...

A Labour proposal to dramatically improve energy efficiency in almost every British home would cost an estimated £60 billion. The upgrades would...

The phrase ‘death of the high street’ can be found in nearly any publication in any given week. And for fair...

Agents have interpreted the latest house price figures as evidence that the market is in limbo waiting for the Brexit -...

Hello and welcome to a new week - one with darker evenings and colder days. But there is still plenty of activity...

It’s that time again, with the clocks going back an hour to mark the start of slightly brighter mornings and significantly...

Hello, welcome to another Monday and the latest PJT. As ever, a brief reminder to please let us know your appointments new...

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

Prospective property buyers have been provided with several reasons why they should stop delaying purchasing decisions due to Brexit uncertainty. Buying agency...

It’s Monday so that can mean only one thing - a chance to catch up on the key moves in and...

Hello and welcome to your regular Monday PJT, the essential guide to who’s moving where in our industry. Everyone mentioned here got...

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

If you thought - perhaps hoped - that five weeks of prorogued Parliament meant a break from politics, think again: the...

A £3.6 billion Towns Fund to support towns across England to build prosperous futures through innovative regeneration is a perfect chance...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on key moves within the industry. Everyone mentioned here...

It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...

A veteran estate agent has got hot under the collar about a London firm which has ordered its negotiators and other...

The Liverpool Echo says housing minister Esther McVey, who was born in the city, is now ”reviled” there following comments about poor families. According...

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

Hello and welcome to the final PJT before September - yes that means summer is almost over.  Yet even during the holiday season...

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

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...

Hello and welcome to PJT, breaking you in to the working week every Monday with news of the movers and shakers...

Countrywide has told Estate Agent Today that it will not be releasing any figures on the branch closure programme it introduced...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new Property Jobs Today column, bringing you the industry’s...

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your regular weekly column giving all the key appointments news in the...

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...

The introduction of technology to an industry can be daunting, due to changes in executing daily tasks, and also a fear...

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your Monday catch-up on all the key appointments news in the industry. Please...

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today. It's the time of the week when you can catch up with...

Hello and welcome to both this week’s PJT and welcome to July. It may be summer and Wimbledon time, but there’s no...

It’s been reported that a Cheshire estate agent and auction house has gone into administration putting 130 jobs at risk. Around 40...

The weekend is over all-too-quickly but at least if it’s Monday, it’s Property Jobs Today - your weekly catch up with...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today - the Monday slot where you can catch up with...

Hello and here’s another PJT to start the week: we hope it’s your first port of call when you want to...

Welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - because last week there was a Bank Holiday, we have a bumper edition...

Earlier this month we celebrated the 16th annual ESTAS Awards, once again hosted by TV property expert Phil Spencer.  The glittering ceremony...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the destination where you can catch up with the key moves announced in the...

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...

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

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - because of the flurry of Bank Holidays at this time of year, it’s...

The London Marathon may be just one of literally thousands of fund-raising events but we know it’s a favourite with many...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...

Hello, it’s that time of the week again when we look at the latest recruitment and appointment news in the industry. Just...

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

Hello, welcome to a new week and to PJT, your regular Monday round-up of jobs news in the industry. Do please let...

When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and lettings agents were predicted to swiftly spell the end for traditional...

Local media in the east Midlands report that four estate agency offices operated by the Nottingham building society are to close...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday edition of Property Jobs Today. Everyone here contacted us on press@estateagenttoday.co.uk to espresso the word;...

Hello - here we are once again with the weekly round-up of key moves in the agency and related industries. We’re letting...

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

Competition for landlords will be fiercer than ever this year. Landlords are facing a raft of changes and will likely be...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - the every-Monday round-up of key moves within the industry. Let us know...

An estate and lettings agency that has been trading in the centre of Exeter for 12 years has ceased trading and...

Welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up with the latest key job moves. Keep in touch with us on...

The radically-restructured Humberts estate agency claims the risks it took last year in scrapping branches and moving to ‘hubs’ has paid...

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...

Formal consultations have started concerning the job losses and branch closures for Your Move and Reeds Rains, revealed yesterday by their...

Strutt & Parker says the housing crisis - in the shape of too few homes and their stubbornly high prices -...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT.  Everyone here let us know about their jobs news by emailing press@estateagenttoday.co.uk - please do...

Outsourcing. Everyone has an opinion on it and there’s a stigma surrounding it in the lettings industry. But get this…letting agents ARE...

There’s a distinctly northern flavour to some of the great fund-raising this week - and in particular Yorkshire. This isn’t the only...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your Monday update on jobs and key moves across the industry. Everyone mentioned here has...

A think tank is suggesting that micro-homes could be the answer to London’s shortage of available homes for first time buyers. The...

There’s been another raft of movers and shakers in the industry in recent days, so this is a busy Property Jobs...

“Estate Agents must be suffering from supplier fatigue. Where do you even begin? Most agents haven’t got the time.” So started the...

Hello and welcome to another PJT, your regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Please keep us informed of...

Today sees the launch of Unissu, a platform which has classified over 6,000 PropTech businesses in a bid to offer estate...

Hello and welcome to this year’s first edition of Property Jobs Today, reporting on the first industry moves of 2019. We’re told...

It’s safe to say that the majority of agents will be glad to see the end of the past two years....

If you thought Christmas Eve meant no more news in terms of industry movers and shakers…well, think again - we’ve one...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - and while it may be just days to Christmas, there’s still plenty of...

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

So this is (almost) it. Next week may be a quiet one for business as vendors and landlords alike begin to...

Two weeks to Christmas but no sign of our industry slowing down with more job moves announced in recent days.  Please let...

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

Has no one told the industry that it’s December and things are supposed to be slowing down? This week’s Property Jobs...

Yet another estate agency has announced that it’s shutting branches and opening a centralised hub. This time it’s Newman Property Experts, a...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - the last one in November. Career moves tend to slow this time...

It’s not just the Cabinet and the government where jobs are in flux - there are plenty of moves to announce...

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

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, our round-up of great work done by our industry to raise funds for...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...

The first signs of a seasonal slowdown are appearing according to some agents in touch with EAT, but there are still...

Hello and welcome to a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today, your weekly insight into the key moves within our industry. Everyone...

If it’s Monday it must be Property Jobs Today, your round up of the industry’s key moves. Are you changing jobs yourself?...

Bored with Brexit? Baffled by the backstop? Troubled by the transition period?  Well here’s a promise - there’s no mention of the...

Hello and welcome to PJT, our weekly round up of key moves within the industry. Let us know what’s going on with...

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

Hello and welcome to our weekly catch-up on the major moves within our industry. Remember, you can let the rest of the...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, the latest weekly catch-up with moves within and across our industry. A quick...

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up on the major moves in the agency industry over...

Owning a home has become almost impossible for many public sector workers across Britain, according to research from the union UNISON. Getting...

As the property market gears up for a busy autumn period, agents and property firms have been equally busy bolstering their...

Following a break for last week's final Bank Holiday before Christmas, we're back with a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today. We're...

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

  Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - a thinner than usual edition as the industry enjoys the last of the...

Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - and as ever we have a breakdown of key moves within our industry. To...

We may be well into August but there’s little sign of a holiday for our industry, with a string of big...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the place where you find all the key agency industry moves over recent days. Please...

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

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday feature, Property Jobs Today. There’s plenty going on despite the summer holidays beginning for many...

Before I get into the nitty gritty of the government (well, one of its startup accelerator schemes) giving away £20,000, let...

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

It may not be a good idea for a journalist to be personal about a politician, so I write about our...

Highly regarded industry figure Simon Whale, who quit his role as head of sales at Reapit on Friday, took to the...

Rowcliffes, the Derbyshire estate agency, has been sold out of administration with all 22 agency jobs being saved. A statement from the...

Hello, and welcome to this week’s regular Monday summary of all the major jobs moves in our industry.  Despite summer and the...

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

The UK arm of the US-based estate agency Keller Williams says it is making a specific bid to recruit more women...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today, the regular Monday round-up of moves and changes in our industry. Do please let us...

Hello - if it’s Monday, it must be Property Jobs Today, your chance to see a snapshot of the key moves...

The managing director of independent agency network Spicerhaart says shop workers who are unemployed because of the latest round of retail...

Is there really any true value to an estate agent in our current climate? Will there be a role for traditional agents...

It will be 'business as usual' for Humberts following the announcement of its sale to Natural Retreats, says the agency's new...

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

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - EAT's weekly roundup of all the big moves going on in our industry. If you...

There is a common misconception that the private rented sector (PRS) is entirely made up of young professionals and students. While...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our weekly feature on who’s moving where throughout our industry. And it’s...

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

The managing director of troubled estate agency Humberts says he has been “inundated” with prospective buyers since news broke over last...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, our regular Monday round-up of moves around our industry. Please let us know what’s happening...

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...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - our regular Monday look at who’s moving where within our industry. You...

The latest house price index figures from the Halifax gives just the spur the market may need as the spring sales...

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

Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and gone and I find myself now looking ahead to the Summer.  The...

Last week, a story was published by CNBC about a couple who sold their home, for above the asking price, without...

Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular look at key moves inside our industry. Next week there’s no PJT as...

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

Welcome once again to Property Jobs Today, the notice-board for agents, suppliers and other property professionals moving within, out or in...

In the first of an ongoing series exploring the people who make the property industry tick, I catch up with James...

Welcome once again to Property Jobs Today, the notice-board for agents, suppliers and other property professionals moving within, out or in...

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today. If you haven’t caught this feature before, it’s a regular Monday opportunity...

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

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

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, our round-up each Monday of key job moves within estate and letting...

EweMove has made a senior hire in the shape of Chris Webb, formerly of Countrywide and Winkworth.  He now takes up the...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today; this is the latest of our weekly round-ups of key job moves within estate...

Latest figures suggest there are only 1,850 apprentices employed in the entire property sector, suggesting an even smaller number in the...

Hello and welcome to our latest Property Jobs Today; if you missed the launch last week, each Monday we will provide...

Hello and welcome to our first Property Jobs Today, a weekly round-up of key job moves within estate and letting agencies...

In recent years January has become the month of detoxes, fad diets, health kicks such as Dry January and Veganuary, and...

We’re delighted to announce that later this month there will be a regular feature each week called Property Jobs Today.  It will...

We’re delighted to announce that later this month there will be a regular feature each week called Property Jobs Today.  It will...

In last week’s column, I asked 14 industry leaders to give their predictions for the year ahead. Well, it seems a handful of...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

Coldwell Banker, the huge US-based international estate agency business, is warning that Brexit is beginning to damage the market and the...

Stamp duty on property sales is gumming up the housing market, stopping people from moving to the jobs they need, and...

Ten jobs have been lost with the closure of a long-standing north of England estate agency - with the downward pressure...

So at last someone has woken up to the fact that Purplebricks needs to be clearer about how it charges for...

How has the world of estate agency changed in the last few decades? That’s the question this week’s Natter is going...

In this week’s Natter I’m going to get all political. Don’t worry, I won’t be giving my opinions on Brexit, Trump...

The average price of a home in the UK is now £211,6712 - up slightly on last month but with growth...

Being a leading world-class city comes at a price – they are the most expensive for occupiers and the most lucrative...

For those of us working within the property sector, we’re in the very midst of what, for generations, has been one...

Supporting the adoption of technology does not mean we have to stop protecting the core values of the property industry. In...

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...

Not in vain the distance beacons. Forward, forward let us range, Let the great world spin forever down the ringing grooves of...

MPL Interiors was brought in to execute an office fit-out in a former paint shop in Wantage, Oxfordshire, for estate agent...

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...

The Liberal Democrats have set a building target of 300,000 new homes a year, have pledged to scrap housing association Right...

There’s no sign yet that the snap General Election is distracting our industry from continuing its fine record of doing good...

New research by business information firm Bloomberg suggests many thousands of London’s financial services jobs are under threat thanks to Brexit...

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

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

Contrary to some reports suggesting London’s housing market may be recovering, new data from Hometrack reveals the capital’s performance is still...

Earlier this week it was Dads4Daughters Day – a campaign that strives to promote gender equality in the workplace.  I have three...

A data portal called REalyse and aimed at professional property investors is launching today after raising £500,000 in seed capital.  The site...

The chronic shortage of housing supply in the UK relative to demand has been a national issue for decades. The Government...

From the outset of any merger, it is vital that each agency understands and can identify its purpose and the USP...

If this past year is anything to go by, outsourcing is firmly on the agenda for estate agents. Rather than being...

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

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

If you provide a service, you expect to be paid for it. Sound fair? But with the forthcoming ban on tenant...

Becky Fatemi of central London estate agency Rokstone says prime areas of the capital are to suffer a “prolonged phase of...

One of the key factors associated with an active private rental market in the UK, as detailed in the Dataloft PRS...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s aim of creating a 24-hour city is one step closer with the appointment of London’s first Night...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

Working relationships between estate agents and conveyancers can be mutually beneficial with the referral of work between parties. However, they are missing...

The growing size and scale of the private rented sector is not new news. Headlines shout about the changing profile of...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

Some of this week’s headlines - ‘Firms must list foreign workers’ and ‘NHS to no longer rely on foreign doctors’ -...

Suzy Lamplugh was just 25 years old when she disappeared whilst working as an estate agent in London in 1986. She’d...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

An estate agency with four offices across Greater Manchester has been bought out of administration, with all of its 21 staff...

The government is reported to have yet again delayed a decision on whether to privatise the Land Registry. The Financial Times says...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...

Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...

Nearly three quarters of people who have sold or bought a property deem it more stressful than having a child or...

Campagining housing charity Shelter claims that an estimated 13 million people aged between 18 and 44 feel the high costs of buying...

An estate agency chief operating in an area where there are high levels of holiday home ownership has stood up for...

Who are you? Sarah Neate, Design and Marketing Manager     Who Are Mid West Displays? We make, supply and install window and interior display panels. ...

A disillusioned vendor has been running a campaign against standard term agency contracts for almost two years.  Paul Tranter has been specifically...

The jobs of 32 estate agents working at a high-end chain have been saved after the firm and its assets were sold...

The National Association of Estate Agents and Association of Residential Letting Agents say that although there are no conclusive ‘leave’ or...

Last time out I spoke about the beginnings of a PropTech revolution, with two major London-based events in the offing over...

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...

Countrywide's chief information officer Oliver Skagerlind this morning joins online agency easyProperty as de facto number two to chief executive Rob...

The government - which controversially launched consultation on its stamp duty surcharge between Christmas and New Year - has now used...

Hybrid agency Purplebricks has launched a recruitment drive for what it calls ‘local property experts’ in 17 parts of the country...

Data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders shows that gross mortgage lending reached £17.6 billion last month - that's the highest...