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Lloyds Bank has issued figures showing a 28% profits plunge for the first quarter of the year - but it nonetheless...

I bought a bar of chocolate today, I shouldn’t have done it but the weather was grey and I was in...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Inflation has hit a new two-year low as the cost of living measure slowed to 3.4% in February. The figure is down...

The Government has taken the unusual step of intervening in the London Plan to boost housebuilding in the capital.   Housing Secretary Michael...

TV presenter and property expert Laura Hamilton is set to host this year’s Guild Awards. The presentation will take place at the...

A digital divide has emerged when it comes to moving home.  Research by anti-money laundering (AML) platform Thirdfort has found that 46%)...

The chief executive and chief financial officer of Belvoir will lose their jobs if the brand’s merger with The Property Franchise...

As the landscape of the property industry changes, as it has done in line with all new technologies over the decades,...

The Able Agent has launched a Consumer Protection Regulations (CPR) guidance short course to support agents amid new Trading Standards material...

Propertymark has backed the launch of the Government’s £80m brownfield regeneration scheme. Councils across England can now bid for a share of...

Three major agency brands have unveiled high-profile appointments this week. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature here, email...

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

Agency recruitment firm Rayner Personnel has launched a financial services division. It will be led by Daniel Clow, who has held senior...

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

When it comes to plain English, we in the property world are our own worst enemies. I don’t just mean the cliches...

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has repeated calls for Stamp Duty to be scrapped as politicians prepare for party conference...

Property Webmasters is seeking international expansion that it says will further support its UK growth. The estate agency website and marketing provider...

Estate agents could boost their salary by up to 50% by finding a new job, new research suggests. A report from recruitment...

Savills and the Daily Telegraph newspaper have combined to produce a league table of what they claim to be Britain’s 50...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Sustainability has become a watch word for businesses the world over but there’s one element of this equation that is too...

Around 30 people will lose their jobs as a result of LSL’s switch to a fully franchised model, the brand has...

Proptech firm iamproperty has launched a new recruitment drive across the North East. There are 10 jobs being created initially with a...

Agents attending the Propertymark One conference at Wembley Arena in May are set to be treated to a Monty Python-inspired panel...

Property recruitment firm the deverellsmith group has acquired the entire issued share capital of Daisy Chain. The transaction will see Louse Deverell-Smith’s...

Annual house price growth dropped for the fourth month in a row in February and dropped further into negative territory on...

It has been a busy first quarter of the year for property industry job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news...

One of the main advantages of a PropTech solution is being able to automate the time-intensive and repetitive jobs that employees...

A conveyancing firm has put the popular artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to the test to see if it can rival legal...

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

Vaboo is a Customer Engagement and Reward Platform enabling Tenants and Landlords to give their insights into the relationships that matter...

The growth of the short term rentals sector has helped to create an economy featuring several new types of jobs that...

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

It used to be that you couldn’t leave home without two things. Your wallet and your keys. Time has moved on a...

It used to be that you couldn’t leave home without two things. Your wallet and your keys. Time has moved on a...

The estate agency job market remains buoyant despite talk of a property market slowdown, an industry recruiter claims. Agency recruitment firm Rayner...

Staff at the Land Registry and its Scottish equivalent are among Government departments and civil servants who will take part in...

A plethora of property professionals are ending the year with new jobs. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...

It has been another busy month for job moves in the estate agency sector. Here are some of the latest moves that...

Online and Americanised models of self-employed agency have deterred new agents from entering the sector amid a wider decline of professionals...

With the sudden rise in energy prices in the last few months, many tenants will be feeling the pinch. Combine this...

The Land Registry has said it anticipates ‘minimal disruption’ if a civil service strike goes ahead. Civil servants across 126 public sector...

Estate agents could face new transaction delays after the Land Registry and its Scottish equivalent were among Government departments and civil...

The property industry often gets a bad rep, despite all the work that agents and others in the sector do for...

There have been plenty of new jobs being started outside of Wesminster this month. Here are some of the latest moves that...

Recent political changes – and there have been quite a few in recent weeks – have brought about something of a...

Hundreds of thousands of mortgage applications could fail in the coming decade as lending criteria tightens amid the cost of living...

There are no signs of a post-summer lull in the property jobs market. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

The UK’s real estate sector is set to lose some 127,320 jobs by 2030, according to a new report by Arden...

One of the particular characteristics of the property market is how it brings contrasting professions together. From estate agents to conveyancers,...

In a recent McKinsey poll* 85 per cent of people said that fear of criticism, fear of uncertainty and fear of...

First off, my own quick tribute to the Queen, who died on Thursday afternoon aged 96. Despite her age and declining...

The property jobs market hasn't taken a summer holiday this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took place during...

It's been a busy period of fundraising and volunteering for agents and property professionals. Support has included getting one charity back on...

Street Group is celebrating reaching 100 employees. The agency software and marketing provider said it is still looking to fill 15 more...

Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...

Earlier this year, we ran a story asking whether agency would ever embrace a four-day week. This came ahead of the...

Have you ever noticed that it is much easier to fix other people's problems than your own? Whether it is resolving a friend's...

A leading property recruitment agency says that flexible working, restructuring pay and offering better benefits and incentives can help agencies across...

The temperature may be heating up outside and there are also few signs of the jobs market cooling down for agents...

Agency bosses are being urged to do more to help staff with the cost of living crisis if they want to...

The government is being urged to not just treat housebuilding as a numbers game. It comes as the Department for Levelling Up,...

The ongoing debate about how to boost agent and conveyancer relations, and improve the homebuying system for all, continues to rage,...

There has been plenty of movement in the property jobs market this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Industry veteran Eddie Goldsmith has revealed why solicitors may sometimes have to “fob-off” estate agents and how to get around it. Goldsmith,...

Rising property prices in the UK mean that occupiers are renting long past their forties. According to the government’s last English...

A new calculator has been launched to let homeowners compare how much their property has earned compared in a year and...

House price growth may be slowing but there is still plenty of movement in the property jobs market. Here are some of...

The pool of candidates for jobs in the estate agency sector appears to be shrinking. It comes after official figures showed overall...

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Estate agency recruiter Josh Rayner has said job demand is at the highest level he can remember. Rayner, who runs property jobs...

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...

Law firm Taylor Rose MW has acquired a stake in proptech firm SlothMove in an effort to help combat property fraud. SlothMove...

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

Propertymark says only a national retrofitting programme  can make UK homes more energy efficient - and it says a new government...

For the record, this isn’t my last Industry Views for Estate Agent Today, although by the time you read this I'll be...

An estate agency which has already donated £50,000 to help the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, is now calling on other firms...

The government has failed to take the opportunity of the Spring Statement to provide clarity on its business rates reform agenda,...

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC, an opportunity for see how selfless our industry can be at times of hardship...

A prominent estate agency figure is urging the industry to dig deep to help the Ukrainian humanitarian effort. Arun Group managing director...

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s going where and why in...

A well known UK estate agency has pledged £50,000 to help the growing Ukrainian refugee crisis. Brown & Co - the 13-branch...

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 -...

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

In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...

A housing market forecast based on conveyancing instructions says average prices will dip this month. Average prices will fall by 1.1 per...

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...

I am often guilty of this myself, where I think I am the bees’ knees in all walks of life; whether I...

A pilot scheme has been announced to test ways of limiting second home ownership and reducing the impact additional properties have...

Hello and welcome to a new week - and even as Christmas approaches there remains plenty to report about people moving...

The latest update on the prime central London market from agency Knight Frank warns that it’s still not business as usual,...

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

A recruitment expert says the estate agency industry has joined those sectors suffering from a shortage of staff. And in the case...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...