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Martin & Co’s Tonbridge office has a new owner. Chatham-born Stephen Castellani has taken the reins from Robert Gordon-James and his wife...

Both 'beauty' and ‘gentle density’ are central themes of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).. The notes which accompany the NPPF state...

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

London agent Martyn Gerrard has launched a new flagship office in Hampstead, expanding its presence across the capital. It follows the launch...

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

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Propertymark is preparing for its next regional conference. The next destination is Canterbury Cathedral Lodge in Kent on 9 November 2023. Members have...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

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

It’s no secret that sea levels are rising, leaving millions of homes at risk globally and according to a recent report,...

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

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

A group of Hunters’ franchisees have taken on the brand’s Medway business. Andrew Barker, Rob Stewart, Richard Watts, Andrew Scott and Duncan...

The nation may have been glued to their screens watching the Coronation or at various street parties during the Bank Holiday...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

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

London agency Martyn Gerrard opened its latest new office last weekend. It is based in Winchmore Hill, expanding the agency’s established service...

Property demand has halved but the slowdown is focused on the previously popular rural and coastal areas, Zoopla has revealed. Higher mortgage...

The World Cup is set to kick off in Qatar this weekend and Estate Agent Today has compiled a team of...

Regional estate agent Miles & Barr is showing its support for the home nations at this month’s World Cup with free...

The ESTAS Customer Service Awards – which are often described as estate agency’s version of the Oscars – took place last...

Property demand has dropped while price reductions have increased in recent weeks, data shows. Two separate pieces of industry data give new...

The Acorn Group has promised its clients that it will be business as usual following its acquisition by Leaders Romans Group...

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

A well-known local agency in Kent is turning 100 this year.   Starting out in Gillingham in 1922, Wards is now based...

When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...

An estate agency in Snodland, Kent, has been honoured with an award for services to the local community. Independent agency was presented...

Kent-based agent Miles & Barr has opened its 13th office in the region and is celebrating by offering to sell local...

There are some inspiring examples of agents and property professionals raising money for all-important children's charities this week. Remember, if you have...

Agents were busy marking the Platinum Jubilee over the past week but there was still time for fundraising exploits including tree-planting...

The Acorn Group has opened its 40th branch in Sevenoaks under its Langford Russell brand. It isn’t opening quietly though and is...

Independent Kent agent Miles & Barr took a musical approach to an office relocation last weekend. Miles & Barr, which has 12...

First off, here at EAT we hope everyone enjoyed the Easter celebrations and didn’t eat too much chocolate! Despite the Easter break,...

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

The founder of an estate agency which began life operating from a kitchen table has now won two prestigious awards.  Deborah Richards,...

Some 86 Bronze, Silver, Gold and Special Awards have been presented to agents in the Guild off Property Professionals at its...

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

Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...

A regional agency has this week opened a new 8,500 square feet office with a pledge to expand and employ 100...

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...

Coadjute, the PropTech platform that aims to slash the length of property transactions, has announced a further £6m investment. Coadjute is a blockchain...

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...

The self-employed partnership known as The Agency UK - founded by three refugees from Purplebricks - has announced a major expansion. The...

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

The son of an Oscar winner has been named as the latest estate agent working under the easyProperty banner. Damian Wanstall is...

Coadjute, the long-awaited real-time network which uses Blockchain technology to sell a property, is launched today with its first property deal...

There’s no need for excuses if you’re not fund raising for good causes on Saturday evening - tens of millions will...

No fewer than seven estate and lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme today. Most of them are now...

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has given his personal backing to the newest recruit of online agency easyProperty - even though...

A leading agent has been in touch with EAT to vent his frustration at the government for extending most of the...

A family is appealing for help in tracing the whereabouts of a motorhome stolen from outside their house at Whitstable in Kent...

The group chief executive of south east England’s largest independent agency is retiring. David Lench of Arun Estates has revealed that he is...

There’s been a drop of no less than 16,000 in the number of physical viewings over the past year thanks to just...

An estate agency has apologised unreservedly for “most regrettable” comments made by two members of staff who described a vendor’s property...

A London agency has opened its second office in the south of the capital. Kalmars’ new branch is on the historic Old...

If it’s Monday, it’s jobs news day on EAT - welcome to the latest update. Want to be featured in our next...

A panel of estate agents recently participated in a webinar to discuss the benefits of livestream open house viewings. The webinar, part...

Another week and another frenzy of news, culminating in the Budget and the extension of the stamp duty holiday. A cliff edge...

An estate agency is this month launching packs of up-front information for buyers in a bid to speed sales and reduce fall-throughs.  Miles...

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...

An estate agent who caught Coronavirus and spent 10 days in hospital has said “I didn’t think I was going to...

There’s a call this morning for estate and letting agents to regard the physical viewing of any property on sale or...

The government is considering stricter tier structures for the coming weeks as the number of Coronavirus infections continues to rise. There is...

He’s gone from Downing Street but the legacy of Dominic Cummings lives on in Rightmove’s top searches of 2020. Barnard Castle -...

An agency operating in the new Tier 4 area has abandoned viewings and visits to homes until New Year, even though the...

The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...

Hello - and here we are nearing the end of the strangest of years.  With agents and industry suppliers rushed off their...

Hello and welcome to our latest doffing of the cap in honour of those in our industry fund-raising for great causes....

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

It’s always a treat each year to see the video and Christmas images produced by RedDoor Homes, a hard-working independent agency...

Hello, and if it’s Friday it can only mean Charity day as we celebrate the industry’s continuing fund-raising despite challenges from...

A young Kent estate agent has died after contracting Covid 19 at the age of 28.  Chris Cane was branch manager of...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where in the agency and supplier...

A conveyancing firm is blaming councils for delays in transactions. Conveyancers have themselves been sharply criticised in recent weeks as the sharp...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

One of the latest 10 agents joining the still-to-launch Boomin portal says it could be the go-to website for all property...

Countrywide’s high-end brand John D Wood and Co has launched a new country house department, to take advantage of growing demand...

The regional agency group which master-minded the Say No To Rightmove campaign has made a big commitment to the future of...

You might be forgiven for thinking we’ve been cheated out of our Bank Holidays this year, as so many fell during...

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

The Sequence Group is to be the sole selling agent for RoyaleLife, the country’s largest builder of bungalows, exclusively aimed at...

A major agency is warning that the current stamp duty holiday could leave the housing market in a state of lethargy...

A PropTech supplier claims that an agency has secured the first ever transaction where the complete chain used Reservation Agreements.  Harrison Residential,...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to hold a seminar for agents who have already left the portal or are...

Hello - yes it’s Friday in case you lost track, and that means it’s Agents Do Charity day: and once again...

Winkworth is now offering free video valuations to clients who are considering a future house move. It’s created a bespoke virtual service...

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

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

Two agencies are looking to the future with optimism, and striking new deals for their own premises. Vickers & Barrass is reported...

Auction House, which says it’s the largest property auctioneer in the UK, is opening a new branch in Kent, with its...

It normally costs estate or lettings agents £10,000 to buy a franchise for the online company called The Good Estate Agent...

This week’s Natter is dedicated to three contrasting agencies doing things differently, from a recently established hybrid to a design-led, Insta-friendly...

We’ve had a particularly scary entry for our Halloween videos and photographs - and our sympathy goes out to the innocent...

A new league table of High Street agents’ charges published over the weekend reveals the locations where agents charge an average...

Independent family-run agency Kalmars, which currently has just one office in the capital, has revealed the first of four new branches...