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Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce has batted away a stinging attack on him made by allAgents, a review website. allAgents has set up...

One of the biggest supporters of the self employed estate agent business model admits there are risks and it’s not for...

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

NAEA Propertymark has renewed its warning that a cliff-edge threatens housing market stability as the stamp duty holiday ends. The organisation’s outgoing chief...

Zoopla’s research team is anticipating the first quarter of next year will see the current boom continue as 100,000 additional sales...

A statement this morning from Countrywide's board says both its executive chairman and its group managing director are leaving the company.  It...

Tenants, landlords, agents, and house buyers all breathed a sigh of relief on Halloween when the government announced that home moves...

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

According to the annual Property Week PropTech survey, almost 48% of property businesses had tested new technology because of the COVID-19...

Property is considered to be a safe investment. The buy-to-let market is booming, fuelled by a generation unable to get on...

The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...

Purplebricks recently launched a meditation service to help buyers and sellers manage stress. You might disagree with the idea, but moving...

The government has unveiled the public health regulations which will underpin the second national lockdown in England - and the exemptions...

The housing market is to remain open in the four week lockdown in England. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government...

Clear communication and common-sense actions by landlords, letting agents and students at the start of a tenancy can drastically improve the...

One of Britain’s most respected agents is suggesting Chancellor Rishi Sunak could ‘taper’ the stamp duty holiday to avoid a cliff-edge...

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

Did you know your deposit protection obligations don't end with paying the deposit? You also need to serve the Prescribed Information within 30...

Here is a quick read focusing on 5 things you can check your business is doing while on your tea break....

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...

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

The troubled Countrywide group has announced a £90m investment by Alchemy Partners, a private equity company that specialises in investing in...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has admitted that getting the number one portal to change its fee structure “may take...

In July, here at Environet UK, we transferred 100% ownership of the company to our employees, in the form of an...

The pandemic and the way the government has reacted to the private rental sector (PRS) has got me thinking about the...

Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...

Across the UK and Europe, lockdown measures are changing and the markets are kicking back into life as we grow accustomed...

A new customer service award category at The ESTAS will see agency networks competing against each other for the first time.  Networks...

Rightmove is warning of a conveyancing log-jam that may delay sales, despite the ongoing frenzy of activity and faster transactions for...

A new website aims to be the go-to service for agents who want reviews to help them assess the usefulness of...

The stamp duty holiday running until March next year has triggered a surge in interest in UK property from Hong Kong...

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

London agency JOHNS&CO says the performance of its staff during the Coronavirus period has led it to launch what it regards as...

It’s probably not a surprise but new research has revealed where people want to move to - as well as where...

Following the easing of lockdown restrictions on England’s property market in May, NAEA Propertymark reported a sharp increase in business for...

“Many hands make light work” – Does John Heywood’s old English proverb from the 1300s apply to modern approaches on how...

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

A vendor who suffered a fall-through on the sale of his five bedroom home in West Yorkshire is now trying to...

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

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

You have to feel for Rishi Sunak - well, at least a little. Leave to one side that he carries more presentational...

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...

With three months of lockdown behind us, commission income is vital, and sales progression is more important than ever. Emma Vigus, Managing...

The phrase ‘game-changer’ has been hugely overused. But when applied to how Covid-19 is changing the way estate agents will work...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has set out strategy suggestions for independent agents facing steep portal bills. A 10-page document reveals...

To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...

Covid-19 has placed a spotlight on the impressive variety of fundraising platforms and technologies available – and not often in places...

It’s official – the property market is back open for business. Estate agents have started to unfurlough staff and many are...

How prime London has changed. In 2002 work began on The Knightsbridge. Located within a stone’s throw of Harrods and a near-neighbour...

Arguments over the alleged gaming of reviews by and for some estate agencies have waged ferociously in recent years, and now...

A well-known saying in estate agency is that first-time buyers are the sellers of the future. If we believe this to...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign is to release a set of options for member agents to consider if the portal...

The Financial Conduct Authority has published new draft guidance for lenders which will set out options available to their customers in the extended...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

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

A survey of agents’ attitudes which two weeks ago showed a big majority of agents wanting to work as self employed...

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

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

An estate agent has reopened his High Street office to the public with social distancing and other safety measures in place. It’s...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has launched a countdown clock on its website to galvanise agents into remembering only 85...

Rightmove, Zoopla and even OnTheMarket could make money even if they did not charge agents anything at all to list properties....

Rightmove has announced that it’s eligible to access the government’s Covid Corporate Financing Facility - the major loan facility made available to some...

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

One of the few agents anywhere in the British Isles who has returned to something like normal working has revealed new...

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

One of the most important aspects of being a successful and profitable agent is selecting the right tenants. The industry manages this...

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

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

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

Sellers are being warned to make strict checks before responding to advertisements apparently from prospective buyers.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

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

In this time of economic uncertainty, more and more people are becoming unwilling to leave their homes, yet you and your...

An estate agency has been targeted by scammers who leave fake reviews if they haven’t been given a pay-off. Minors & Brady...

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

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

*** Please see this story for the latest news on house moving, updated 12 noon on Tuesday March 24 *** The property...

Over 600 agents have now signed up to the Say No To Rightmove campaign including some of the biggest names on...

Industry…we salute you. We thought we may have no good deeds to pass on to readers this week because of the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Jon Notley and I am the co-founder...

Hello and because it’s Friday there are two pieces of good news: it’s nearly the weekend and it’s the day for...

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...

Earlier this month, Boris Johnson carried out a reshuffle of his cabinet, telling ministers they must 'repay the trust of those...

Why should agencies leave voicemail in the last decade and make 2020 the year to invest in a more modern solution? Voicemail...

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

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

Not for the first time, a government policy on housing ends up begging more questions than it provides answers - but...

Last November, as part of the Conservatives’ general election campaign, Boris Johnson made a surprise announcement that his party would introduce...

Understanding the customer journey plays a huge role in the success of any estate agent. From that very first viewing right through...

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...

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...

The ValPal Network claims its new product allows agents to gather the maximum amount of information from customers using its automated...

Estate Agent Today understands that the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents’ trade group has announced a new partnership - this time...

Six common ‘crimes of modern-day call handling’ are blighting UK estate and letting agencies and hampering their growth, reputation and profitability. These...

HM Land Registry appears to be making painfully slow progress on digitising land charge search data - contrary to its earlier...

The total value of the UK’s housing stock hit £7.39 trillion in 2019, a new record high. The claim, in an analysis...

There’s been a long-term trend of growing numbers of Londoners quitting the capital to afford a home elsewhere - and typically...

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

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

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

We’re nearing the end of another year in which many agents have faced challenging times and a frustrating market hit by...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...

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

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

There used to be a consolation for some estate agents at this time of year - while it was wintry and...

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

In the latest part of the Natter’s ‘day in the life of’ series, I catch up with Chris Osmond, sales director...

Problems with relationships are usually helped, if not always resolved, by people asking straight questions and getting straight answers. That’s what we...

It’s only five weeks to the New Year and new decade and the first agents have started making predictions for the...

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

The big question for the industry at the moment is the cost and future of portals.  This is especially key for agents...

Technology forms the backbone of the Relocation Agent Network National Conference and Exhibition in London on November 22.  The event will include...

“Multiple”members of the new trade body, the Federation of Independent Agents, are considering cancelling their subscriptions to Rightmove. FIA founder Graham Lock...

Agents and property industry figures have given a clear message to the government six weeks ahead of the General Election -...

In recent months, we’ve seen headlines dominated by changes to tenancy rules, government consultations and more than a few scare stories. Landlords...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...

It has been said time and time again that the uncertainty around Brexit is causing, well, uncertainty. As I write this, the...

One of the legends of property journalism, Anne Ashworth, has left her position as editor of The Times’ highly regarded Bricks...

In a revival of the Natter’s day in the life of series, I catch up with Rajeev Nayyar, managing director of...

Hybrid agency Yopa has announced that its chief executive, Ben Poynter, will be standing down at the end of October to...

The tech publication WIRED has conducted an in-depth analysis of Purplebricks’ reviews on the Trustpilot site and suggests the agency may...

Two prominent estate agency chiefs, both members of the Conservative Party, have both tweeted their opposition to some of the policies...

Picture this: You have finally pushed that sale or purchase through, which means your client is over the moon and happy...

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

The Bank of England has once again maintained base rate at 0.75 per cent - but it is warning that the...

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

Our first wonderful fund-raising agents this week are walking over hot coals - now that’s a dare for you. But you don’t...

I remember the day well; the day we all fell foul of addiction, the day our website was launched. Until then, at...

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

I think I speak for most people when I say that we are not currently where we thought we would be...

Estate agent turned Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has provoked a furious response on social media by coming out in favour of...

A new survey claims to have discovered the sights and experiences that most deter would-be buyers when they view homes on...

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

The international estate agency Engel & Volkers is closing its single prime central London office - despite past claims that sales...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching its second tour of 2019 with an added bonus - a free training session...

Average house prices in the UK increased by a mere 0.9 per cent in the year to June - the lowest...

As the founder of Jupix, I worked in the property industry between 2008 - 2014. I had the privilege to lead...

If you’d asked me at the start of the year how I thought the political landscape might look now, I wouldn’t...

A note sent out by OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has suggested that the way estate agents work may directly lead...

Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career in property. She started out as a lettings negotiator for Nicholas...

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

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

Property sellers have been urged to list their properties now in the hope of selling their properties for maximum value within...

Stories of a slow property market due to an ongoing lack of supply and Brexit woes have been well-documented in recent...

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

With somewhere in the region of 1.2 million property sales transactions being completed each year, and 16,500 estate agents actively vying...

This week, I want to take a look at the Israeli startup, Venn, an urban revitalisation firm which has recently received...

Gazumping is alive and well in much of the country, despite the slowdown in the property market, according to new research...

Purplebricks’ founder Kenny Bruce has promised that his departure from the firm does not mean he won’t be heard of again. Kenny - whose brother...

I want to take the time this week to look at an area of PropTech and real estate which is seeing...

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

It’s easy to understand why people are hesitant towards processes becoming digital. It is the fear that the digital world is...

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...

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

One of my biggest concerns in all of my writing, speaking and influencing around PropTech is that for the people we...

New data from property consultancy The Advisory shows that the top 10 online estate agents now have a combined market share...

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

Here at Estate Agent Today, we're always pleased to highlight the lengths the best agents will go to provide outstanding customer...

Home movers from the European Union have become less interested in moving to the UK, according to new research. Analysis of over...

Further details of Countrywide's closure and consolidation programme, first revealed by Estate Agent Today on Friday, have emerged over the weekend. A...

With a mere matter of weeks until the Tenant Fees Act comes in to effect, I can’t help but wonder just...

Following yesterday's surprise news that founder Michael Bruce is leaving the business and its Australian operation is closing down, Purplebricks encountered...

I hope you had another wonderful Bank Holiday weekend; only three weeks to hold on until the next one. Personally, it...

In a shock announcement Purplebricks says founder Michael Bruce is to leave the business and its Australian operation will shut. “With hindsight, our rate of...

A London sales and lettings agent has revealed to Estate Agent Today some of the tactics used by his rivals in...

The organisers of next week’s ESTAS Estate & Letting Agent Awards, the biggest and glitziest event on the industry calendar, have...

A solicitor handling cases involving Japanese Knotweed say the problem could devalue the prices of affected houses by as much as...

Low risk letting is everyone’s aim, but unless legitimate guidelines are followed it’s difficult to know if a tenant will prove...

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...

By the time you read this article, I’ll be in Nigeria. My first ever visit to the continent of Africa. Sitting here...

Of the hundreds of headaches that come with agent territory, worrying about what’s happening to your calls shouldn’t be one of...

A statement this morning from the government says that property details must use Imperial Measurements after Britain leaves the EU. The Imperial...

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

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

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

I don’t believe it’s unfair to state that our government, indeed, the entire political establishment is in some turmoil at the...

The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...

The demand for rural properties is high, and with 20.7% of England’s population in countryside areas, estate agents have a large...

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

An estate agent says he’s “bruised” by recent mysterious negative online reviews he has received - shortly after he posted positive...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

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

ARPM  Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Simon Duce, Managing Director. What is ARPM and what does it...

Every day thousands of estate agency boards are erected across the UK. Even in the digital age the board remains one...

If Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is as sophisticated as they say, Porter Pioneers’ launch could leave agents kicking their feet.  Those of...

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

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

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

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

Londoners paid some £30 billion on homes elsewhere in the UK this year - the highest amount since 2007. A report from...

House prices are flatlining with the rate of annual growth having fallen continually since August according to LSL Property Services, which...

Having built over 1900 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 16 years, we know a thing or two...

It is something of an understatement to say that we are in challenging times. BREXIT is unresolved and we wait with...

A new analysis of the online estate agency business model claims that it ‘could be described as a Ponzi scheme’. The accusation...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

It’s that time of year when we gaze to the future, when we ponder what the coming year will bring, and...

One of the country’s most influential bodies says house price rises over 2019 will be limited to around two per cent...

The head of the portal PropertyMutual has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of being “corporate dinosaurs” and has called on agents...

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

The debate about online auction charges levied on buyers continues this morning with the release of figures showing that one company...

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...

The chief executive of Haart, Paul Smith, is warning that a No Deal exit from the EU could leave Britain with...

Conveyancing regularly adds unnecessary and costly delays to the home buying process and improvement could be far quicker than any efforts...

People now expect a streamlined, digital-first experience from every single service they interact with - and the lettings industry is no...

OnTheMarket has issued an upbeat statement about the Court of Appeal setting a date to hear Connells-owned Gascoigne Halman's challenge to a ruling...

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...

Local business reviews are becoming increasingly important for reputation management, with recent research showing 90% of consumers read online reviews before...

From where I’m standing there’s a lot in common between the debate between online and traditional agents, and the argument over...

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...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says a no-deal Brexit exit could lead to a 35 per cent house price crash. The...

Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain orange-tinted president in recent years. And everyone, from tech giants like...

Fresh data from a PropTech firm suggests that 'conveyancer absenteeism' is causing severe delays to property transactions. When You Move reports that...

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

An OnTheMarket sales rep - who now no longer works for the company - wrote a critical review of an independent estate...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

High-end agency and international property consultancy Savills has reported strong half-year figures for its UK business - but warns that Brexit...

Running an effective property business in today’s market relies on the clever use of technology.  The right technology will make your agency...

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

The agonisingly painful decline of Countrywide continues, with no one sure whether it is the darkest hour before the dawn or...

With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team has this morning issued a warning to agents that they must be signed up to...

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...

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

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

To say this is a turbulent time for UK politics would be something of an understatement. As I write, the Brexit...

Peter Rollings is one of the most respected and best-known figures in property, having helped to rapidly grow Foxtons (where he...

Whisper it quietly, but it may be that some bosses of online agencies used traditional High Street companies to sell their...

The For Sale board is one of the oldest marketing tools available to agents, but it is still considered one of...

The pace of change is extraordinary. As we reach the middle of one conversation, rumblings of the next already begin. I think...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

News media in Australia say Purplebricks is the subject of an investigation by a consumer watchdog in the province of Western...

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

100 years ago, 90% of the UK population rented a home. Today, that figure has flipped, and over two thirds are...

The rise and fall - and perhaps rise again - of Countrywide has been of enduring interest to the agency industry...

I have sold hundreds of lettings businesses over the last twenty-five years. Based on this experience, these are the mistakes that you...

Today is the day. 1,600 people will gather in London for FUTURE: PropTech, an event I have supported when there were...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of the industry’s best known research experts, Johnny Morris, has left Countrywide.  Morris joined Hamptons...

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

It’s under two weeks to The ESTAS 2018 held in London on Friday April 20. It’s the biggest and best bash in...

With the rise of Purplebricks in recent years, many will be eager to know what the hybrid agency’s Local Property Experts...

A leading buying agency says the Brexit transition deal will help central London’s fragile sales market. Caspar Harvard-Walls, a partner in the...

Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...

The Haart agency group has given an upbeat picture of the housing market in its latest figures with instructions up 15...

Average house prices rose 0.5 per cent in February, making it the biggest rise in five months according to the latest...

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

The government has launched a surprise consultation on the creation of a new redress system for customers of agents and others...

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

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

Outspoken buying agent Henry Pryor has set out 10 points that he claims many traditional agents overlook when they debate the...

The printing industry is in the midst of a decline as digital products and services displace printed materials, which is why...

It’s probably unwise to write too much about politics these days. The most fanciful predictions turn out to be less wild...

Whatever else you say about OnTheMarket, you can’t say it’s not consistent, consistent in treating its core membership shabbily.  We already know...

If you were under any misconceptions about how pivotal a role HM Land Registry is going to play in the future...

A set of figures produced by Haart suggests the market has had a difficult past 12 months - but the firm...

Japanese knotweed, the invasive plant brought over to Britain in the Victorian era, threatens millions of pounds worth of property transactions...

There has been general surprise at the appointment of legal expert and outspoken Brexiteer Dominic Raab to the post of housing...

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

A specialist leasehold enfranchisement firm has branded government leasehold reforms as "incredibly weak". In an announcement lost in the noise following Damian Green’s sacking,...

A major industry supplier has reminded estate and letting agents that they have to check their responsibilities and systems ahead of...

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

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

Winter seems to be firmly with us now, if the plunging temperatures are anything to go by. After a ridiculously mild...

The largest mutual life pension and insurance company in the UK has added its voice to growing calls for stamp duty...

The spread and sophistication of financial crime in the UK in recent years has been unprecedented.  Figures from UK Finance show that...

The UK estate agency and construction industries are not ready for the huge workload and responsibilities involved in the General Data...

The Competition and Markets Authority has set out precisely what agents and other companies can and cannot do in the event...

In just 10 days time on Friday week the inaugural ESTAS Conveyancer Awards take place.   The organisers have issued a ‘what...

Like many of Labour’s recent policy proposals, its call for rent controls leaves more questions than answers.  There has been widespread criticism...

It’s not just that the days are shortening and the occasional smell of smoke lingers in the evening - the weather...

Having launched 13 years ago, PayProp, part of Humanstate Group, an international private technology services group, has grown into a leading...

Confidence in buying property remains negative according to the quarterly sentiment measure undertaken by the Building Societies Association. Over a quarter of...

It appears activity in the housing market in 2017 will be around 15% down on 2016. The number of housing transactions...

Even so close to the event, I don’t think anyone will be deeming 2017 as the ‘summer of love’.  The summer of...

Online review organisation Trustpilot has issued an open letter regarding its Purplebricks reviews. In it, the review company - which is often...

An estate agent who is campaigning for boards to be banned in his local area says they should be 'confined to...

Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...

Ten out of 14 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News say Brexit and economic uncertainty are likely to stall London’s housing market...

Not so long ago, new UK car sales were racing ahead, fuelled by confidence in the economic recovery, but car production...

Sources within Countrywide say the latest senior management figure to leave the company is Sam Tyrer, who under her title of...

I’m excited to write this piece. I love it when something comes along and delivers that genuine thrill; the thrill of...

The stock exchange seems to be on everyone’s lips at the moment. There’s Agents’ Mutual seeking to float on the Alternative Investment...

Savills has reported strong figures for the first half of 2017 across its worldwide activities, but its UK residential divisions have...

As the mainstream mortgage market braces itself for yet another clampdown on buy-to-let lending, a growing number of property investors are...

The share price of beleaguered hybrid agency Purplebricks has recovered some of the ground it lost earlier in the week after...

MPL Interiors has not one but two brilliant things to give away this summer. We want to encourage as many estate...

Two leading property technology experts have warned Foxtons that it risks failing to keep up with the digital revolution which the...

New figures produced by estate agency Carter Jonas show that the long-term consequences of the credit crunch have exacerbated the historic...

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