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The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

Boutique estate agency D S Churchill is to open a countryside office serving the Cotwolds, Oxfordshire and surrounding counties. D S Churchill...

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

A high flying agent with experience at a string of top end companies has set up an online business with his...

Licensing of the short-term lets sector in Scotland was due to be introduced next month. However, it was recently announced that...

Late last year Hamptons launched ‘Relay around the World’… a fundraising initiative to raise money for Cancer Research’s Stand Up To...

Welsh independent agency Nuttall Parker has been snapped up by Cardiff-based property business Seraph Group. Newport-centred Nuttall Parker is Seraph Group's second...

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...

Targeting the specialist student rental market can be rewarding for letting agents and landlords if they take the right approach. The current...

Buyer behaviour has changed over the past year of the pandemic and it’s up to estate agents to calculate how to...

Hello, and as we near the first Bank Holiday of the year (and a little light at the end of the...

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...

Unsurprisingly it’s been a busy few months in the property market so far this year, and a busy few months in...

The Guild of Property Professionals says it’s had a strong response to the launch of its Ofqual-accredited Level Three Agency Qualification. It...

Will Rightmove still be the dominant portal by 2030? Will Boomin really shake up the industry as Purplebricks did before it?...

OnTheMarket has completed its purchase of PropTech firm Glanty - a deal which began 15 months ago.   OTM took an initial 20...

Purplebricks is now part of the mainstream landscape of British estate agency. There - I said it. An agency whose whispered name...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to offer a formal agency qualification as it goes increasingly on the offensive in a...

Uncertain market means additional revenue streams are more important than ever The last year has been an uncertain period for many business...

Connells Group has adopted e-Signatures from Yoti for its sales and lettings business across a number of brands. This follows a successful...

A former Countrywide agent who is now a leading figure in a PropTech company has signed up two local agencies which...

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

You could be forgiven for overlooking International Women’s Day on Monday. Well, almost. Focus was instead turned to the first day back...

Pressure is building on London agency Foxtons to repay its furlough funding. The company issued an upbeat trading statement on Wednesday; while...

Hello and welcome to the end of another week - and a step in the right direction towards the easing of...

Foxtons says it's set for radical new investment and further takeovers following the acquisition of rival London agency Douglas and Gordon. In...

Propertymark has set out a four point strategy for the future of the organisation. The body - which encompasses the National Association...

Hello and welcome to this edition of Property Jobs Today, a chance to catch up with who’s moving where in the...

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

It might be tempting during the pandemic to focus simply on the business, yet many agents have been turning their attention...

epropservices - parent company of The Guild and Fine & Country - has made another significant PropTech acquisition, its second in three...

Leaders Romans Group is to use only fully recycled material to create its sales and lettings boards across all of its...

Connells Group, which is of course acquiring Countrywide, has announced it's snapped up another agency - albeit a much smaller one. It...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak with Anthony Payne, Managing Director and co-founder of LonRes, a data and network...

An independent agency has announced the opening of another office in what it calls a vote of confidence for the local housing...

A leading market commentator says the acquisition of London agency Douglas & Gordon represents “a strategic step change” for Foxtons -...

Dexters, which last week secured a reported £130m in new investment for the coming years, has snapped up the historic Roy...

With just two days to go, it's fair to say the property industry is eagerly awaiting Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget statement...

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

An open letter from Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce shows how fierce the competition is going to be in the portal field...

Propertymark has named a veteran industry figure as interim chief executive - and says it has a "new strategy." Nathan Emerson has some...

Connells Group says it is the UK's largest estate agency group by market share - and that's before the Countrywide acquisition...

A trade body says it’s been contacted by the government explaining how agencies can get Coronavirus asymptomatic testing for staff. The Guild of...

Foxtons is in talks to takeover rival London agency Douglas & Gordon. A statement from Foxtons to shareholders this afternoon says: "Further to...

A report drawn up by a software firm analyses sales, lettings and valuation leads from agents listing on Rightmove, Zoopla and...

An agency says it now sells more prime London properties than any of its rivals. Chestertons makes the claim based on figures...

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...

Fixflo’s webinar on February 9 saw an industry panel debate 2021’s threats and opportunities for letting agents. The panel discussed a range...

We’re now well into the third national lockdown and as the nation’s thoughts start to focus on how and when we’ll...

Hello - another Monday dawns but the good news is that we can update you on the industry’s latest appointments. Everyone here...

Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...

It’s now more than a year since the government offered an additional £4 million to councils to combat rogue landlords. At the...

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and shifting tenant requirements are reinforcing the need for good broadband in the rental market...

We’re now in Lockdown 3.0 and most of us have become used to juggling home-working, home schooling and a million and...

Almost a year ago the government announced that estate and lettings agencies were to be included in the business rates relief...

Welcome to the start of another week and this catch up on the latest moves within the agency world. Everyone featured here...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

As part of our third PayProp Special Report on COVID-19 rental arrears in the UK, we surveyed over 600 agents, tenants...

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we evaluate our lives and, looking more specifically at the property market, it...

As we now find ourselves in the UK’s third national lockdown in 10 months, what tenants want, and need from their...

There is little doubt that the last year was one which none of us will easily forget both personally and professionally....

A PropTech supplier says the conveyancing process is “antiquated” and buyers and sellers would be better served if they were ’shadowed’...

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...

Well, what a start to 2021! None of us thought things would change as the clock struck midnight on New Year’s...

By any available metric, Belvoir had a good 2020. Already a well-known and well-established name, it was highly praised for its...

An estate agent has shut both branches of his business for safety reasons and wants tighter Coronavirus restrictions on the industry.  ITV...

A trade body is warning that increased home working triggered by Coronavirus makes the agency industry more vulnerable than ever to...

A firm calling itself the UK’s first 24/7 home-based agency says it wants to roll out nationally with a network of franchisees...

Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...

The ‘future of residential’ is a huge term to contend with but one that was addressed last week through our RE:Connect...

Estate agencies have been named by HM Revenue & Customs for breaching anti-money laundering regulations. The list of those breaching the rules...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2021 - we’re less than a fortnight into the New Year...

Independent agents inspired by the Say No To Rightmove campaign are to launch a rival portal next month. Wearethemarket is a portal...

A leading property law expert says agents with international clients in parts of Europe should prepare for additional processes which may...

January presents an opportune time for agency leaders to resolve and plan for resilience, performance and growth in 2021. With most of...

Countrywide’s former management seriously damaged the company’s share value and status by adopting a flawed business plan - and then executing...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

As we approach the end of the year, there is no doubt that it has been a turbulent 12 months for...

Propertymark has told the government that it needs to introduce overarching regulation of agents now, because existing piecemeal provisions are unmanageable...

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...

Ever since the initial ripples of innovation in the 1990s, PropTech has proceeded to reshape our market beyond recognition; going on...

Start-up letting agents looking to enter the market are finding it increasingly difficult to set up in business as banks point...

Well, what a year it has been for everyone, including the property market. I don’t think there’s anyone out there who...

The hundreds of estate and lettings agencies involved in various Business Interruption Insurance policies must wait even longer to find their...

It is the end of my column for another year, my 4th if I am not mistaken.  This year has seen a...

Christmas is creeping up on us and, for some agents at least, a short seasonal closedown beckons. To get us in the...

OnTheMarket is to undergo a revamp under its new chief executive, former Foxtons agent Jason Tebb - who has been given...

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

Foxtons has this morning reported to shareholders that its sales revenue has improved - although both mortgage and lettings revenue have...

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...

If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...

The Property Franchise Group has approached Hunters about a possible takeover. Confirmation came this morning in a statement from Hunters, which you can...

Leadhub, a prospecting tool created by estate agency trainer Richard Rawlings, has been acquired in what he calls “a classic case...

The Property Ombudsman has joined calls for greater disclosure of referral fees by agents.  The issue has become a hot topic in...

We are on the threshold in December with the pandemic still dominating but we’re delighted there is still positive jobs news...

As what now seems like a common occurrence everything has changed again since I last sat down to write about the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Vicky Quinn-Campbell – Sales and Marketing Director What is ‘company name’...

The high profile Yorkshire agency chain Dacre, Son & Hartley has been appointed by the largest charity care provider for older...

Propertymark is in touch with the government to see how the new Tier structure being introduced on December 3 will affect...

Agents anxious to know if they will receive a payout from their Business Interruption Insurance will have to wait still longer...

One of Countrywide’s two up-market brands, Hamptons International, has unveiled a new look which it describes as part of “a transformational...

The mixture of the stamp duty holiday and generally fast-rising house prices has led to a resurgence of flipping. Data released this...

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

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

The new property portal Boomin has revealed its fees structure for agents. Tapping into the industry debate over portal fees, Boomin describes...

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

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

The second England-wide lockdown is here. The good news is that this time round, the property market remains open for business,...

Hello and welcome to your regular Friday charity round-up from the industry - appropriately enough on the day of the latest...

Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lockdown 2, as it’s being known, is now with us, but fortunately...

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

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...

I remember so clearly in my Foxtons days, working as a lettings manager in Putney, that lettings, though less sexy than...

The Business Interruption Insurance saga, involving hundreds of agencies awaiting pay-outs on policies, enters its next and final stage later this month. An...

Boomin is to levy a traditional monthly fee for estate and letting agents listing on the site, in line with other...

Countrywide is to hold a special general meeting on November 18 to consider its future ownership and structure. Last month Countrywide group...

Housing Minister Christopher Pincher announced that the introduction of the Renters' Reform Bill will be delayed for an indefinite period due...

It’s Halloween time, and while this year’s festivities may be muted there’s plenty to celebrate as far as agents’ good deeds...

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning provides a rare piece of good news for the troubled London agency. It says business...

David Cox is joining Rightmove next week in a dramatic return to the industry. Cox left the ARLA Propertymark in late July after...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

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

Lettings agents, property managers and landlords should all be aware of the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018. The Act...

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

2020 has been a testing year right from the start. With Storms Ciara and Dennis causing £184m+ worth of damage to...

It’s no surprise to hear that the property market has seen a lot of change across 2020, with ups and downs...

Hello and welcome to a new week - and evenings that get darker earlier.  As winter approaches we’re continuing to bring you...

There is no doubting that 2020 has been a challenging year for all industries, with the lettings market being no exception. Following...

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....

In recent years, the extent and role of the private rented sector (PRS) in the housing market has seen significant changes. The...

Integration, collaboration and connected platforms – some great buzzwords, but what do they actually mean and do they really help agents? One...

One of the industry's senior agency leaders says it would be a mistake for agents to be stopped from working in...

When letting agents are preparing to migrate from one piece of client accounting software to another, it can sometimes seem like...

An estate agency in Lancashire has been taken over by a hotel group, which pledges to expand and create more jobs. Mikhail...

The government has issued new guidance to estate and lettings agencies on their obligations regarding money laundering issues - and online...

There’s to be a new Marsh & Parsons office in London as the LSL-owned brand expands its network to Acton in...

Two agencies have announced the opening of offices in out-of-town-centre locations with easy parking. In Loughborough, well-known local agency Andrew Granger &...

Hello and welcome to PJT, our Monday feature giving you the inside track on major moves in and across our industry. Let...

We all know what the problem is, but what’s the solution? The problem is that landlords, thinking they offer a valuable service...

The latest government rules combined with the Prime Minister’s recent address to the nation is clear – tougher measures are required...

The many agents believed to be awaiting pay-outs on their Business Interruption Insurance will have some consolation in knowing that the...

Franchise network Hunters has recorded strong figures for the first half of 2020 but a trading statement reveals the measures it...

One of the country’s major regional agencies has unveiled a ‘super hub’ structure which began life as a lockdown measure but...

A veteran agent with 38 years experience of the industry - much of it at Countrywide - has become the head...

One of the many new portals recently launched has made a pitch for agents to join because of its referral fees...

One of the growing number of free to list property portals, Residential People, claims a record-breaking number of sales and letting...

The Property Franchise Group has named high-profile industry veteran Eric Walker as managing director of Martin & Co (South and Scotland).  Walker...

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

I’m sure I speak for most in the property industry when I say that back in March and April I had...

The result of a test case over Business Interruption Insurance involving agents has been handed down by the High Court. It has...

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

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...

An estate agency founded in 1995 has undergone a management buyout from two existing director. Westcoast Properties is a north Somerset firm,...

Agents involved in a test case over their Business Interruption insurance will know the result next Tuesday morning. The test case concluded...

Franchise giant Winkworth has reported an 11 per cent drop in gross revenue and profit plummeting 20.2 per cent in the...

The letting industry has come a long way over the past few years, embracing regulation and taking pride in doing good...

Hybrid agency EweMove has outperformed its traditional sister companies within The Property Franchise Group over the past six months. That’s the clear...

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

There will not be a single business within the property sector that did not start the year in vastly different circumstances...

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

One of the victims of a notorious estate agency price fixing cartel has spoken out against one of the offenders.  Christina Davis...

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...

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

Letting agents are struggling to open new bank accounts and even large established letting agents with a long history of trading...

It was officially announced last week that the UK is in recession for the first time since 2009, and although this...

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...

Life as we know it has changed – for everybody – and what tenants want, need and expect in this post-pandemic...

Agents should check where buyers and sellers have been on holiday as part of their approach to safety during the Coronavirus...

Hunters has announced the launch of an additional franchise office at Torquay in Devon. The branch is a conversion of local independent...

The Federation of Independent Agents has announced its latest partnership - this time with a live-streaming viewing service called Gavl. The platform...

The UK residential activities of high-end agency Savills suffered a 54 per cent reduction in profits and an eight per cent...

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

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have revealed their latest bids to keep agent support. Rightmove is launching an extensive redesign of property details pages, after...

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

Agents are awaiting the outcome of a test case regarding Business Interruption Insurance, which may determine whether they receive thousands of...

A statement by OnTheMarket this morning reveals that as of the end of last month it had a record 14,000 advertisers...

There’s been a very large rise in the number of complaints submitted by consumers to the Property Redress Scheme. This is partly...

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning reveals that 85 per cent of staff are now off furlough, and that the...

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

Earlier this month, it was revealed that property industry bodies have joined a new Code of Practice Steering Group to enact...

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

New guidance on face coverings for agents working in branches, and for those dealing directly with visitors, was issued last evening. A statement...

The EweMove hybrid agency has been singled out for special praise in a trading statement from its parent company, which also...

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

The hunt is on for a new boss of Countrywide according to news reports. Sky News says the company has recruited professional...

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

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 - which require increased electrical testing in rental properties...

Six agency branches are being closed as a result of a partnership between franchise giant Belvoir and the Nottingham Building Society. Under...

The chief executive of a hybrid agency in London has revealed why he deserted big corporates to create his own company. Rollo...

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

Hunters has launched two additional franchise branches in Tower Bridge, London and Middleton, North Manchester, taking the company total to over...

The industry’s first virtual awards event has taken place with hundreds of agents participating courtesy of YouTube. Winners of the prestigious ESTAS...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

The chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents, Mark Hayward, is to retire at the end of this year.  The...

A new estate agency Code of Practice is to be written by a group set up by the Royal Institution of Chartered...

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

A brand and marketing strategic who also ran one of the country’s most successful lettings agencies for a decade has said...

Countrywide has released details of its trading performance, including the knock its income has received as a result of the housing...

Revenue for The Property Franchise Group was hit by 20 per cent cent thanks for the lockdown - but sales listings...

The post-lockdown surge in housing market activity has continued into its sixth week, as at least one agency’s indicators hit record...

As we adjust to a life post-Covid-19, letting agents, landlords, and tenants are thinking - ways to speed up the process...

A raft of changes in the senior management of Strutt & Parker is being heralded as part of a “shift towards...

The new chief executive of The Property Franchise Group says he anticipates his company’s hybrid arm - EweMove - will go...

A regional agency says the Coronavirus crisis was the opportunity for it to complete a takeover of a rival company in...

There was a big spike in the use of live chat across all agency sectors during lockdown - no doubt spurred...

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...

Most letting agents don’t set up a business to become accountants but losing control of client money poses serious risks for...

The property market is used to change, and I’m confident it will bounce back from any lockdown effects. Despite being acutely aware...

A successful property newspaper has collapsed after one of its former directors turned computer hacker and deliberately deleted over 5,000 files...

Purplebricks has instructed a new legal firm to support its sales and lettings activities. Business Insider reports that the commercial team at...

A 27 year old agent with a background working in London’s Canary Wharf has headed north to set up his own...

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

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

The Property Franchise Group - parent company of six agency brands including EweMove and Martin & Co - says all of...

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

A senior property lawyer is to set up a franchise agency which he describes as embracing the best of the High...

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

Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...

New figures released by Foxtons this morning show a collapse in commission income to the agency during the Coronavirus period. Sales commissions...

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

It’s another Bank Holiday weekend and the first since lockdown was eased and the housing market returns - so perhaps a...

Countrywide says it is pursuing the businessman who failed to complete on the purchase of the troubled agency’s commercial arm, Lambert...

A series of polls taken by Estate Agent Today suggest substantial numbers of agents remain uncomfortable about returning to trading even...

There’s been a very significant increase in the number of listings carrying virtual viewings, accelerating during the period of the Coronavirus crisis and...

Over the past few weeks, estate agents have been forced to close high street branches and adapt to working from home,...

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

It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...

There’s been an explosion of anger about Rightmove’s pledge to undertake its biggest-ever marketing campaign - while at the same time...

There’s been a substantial 20 per cent rise in formal complaints about agents taken up by The Property Ombudsman.  The figures refer...

  On Estate Agent Today this Bank Holiday weekend we’re celebrating the great work agents are doing to keep morale high and...

Over Easter we carried stories of good deeds done by agents and how firms were coping with working from home -...

There’s been a furious response to the agent who appears to have breached government rules by opening his branch to the...

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...

Countrywide has added its weight to the campaign asking the government to allow agents to get back to work - and...

The Property Ombudsman has announced the expulsion of eight agencies, all for contravening TPO codes of practice. Most of the expulsions were...

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...

Countrywide’s senior staff earning over £45,000 per year have had their pay cut by a fifth while some 78 per cent...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has started buying social media advertising space in a bid to recruit agents. In a ‘promoted’...

Savills has kept in touch with almost 2,000 of its vendors and prospective buyers through two mass webinars. Entitled ‘What COVID-19 means...

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....

It may seem a long time since normal trading took place but many agencies are now finding they are picking up...

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

An industry stalwart has urged critics of Rightmove to fight for the portal to offer agents a fairer pricing system, not...

A regional agency has thrown its weight behind an independent report which says estate and lettings agents could lead the economy...

The peak of the 2020 sales market is likely to be September instead of the usual early summer - but that...

The government is being urged to allow estate and lettings agents to return to work as soon as possible when the...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

Hunters has expanded its online offering to improve its service to both the sales and lettings sectors - and it’s even...

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

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...

Two agents have quit Rightmove and taken to social media to give their reasons. One is the 12-branch Andrew Craig agency which...

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

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

Much like PropTech, Open Banking has been used as a buzzword in recent years. However, when it comes to the rental...

Hello and welcome to this week’s list of good work - yes, despite the virus lockdown.  Earlier this week we featured many...

Countrywide has strongly denied claims made to Estate Agent Today that some people have felt obliged to work at an admin...

Staff and senior management at a large franchise company running a string of major High Street agency brands are taking voluntary...

Can any agency beat Knight Frank for a brilliant collection of selfless work? We doubt it, as the agency has provided...

The Competitions and Markets Authority has started court proceedings seeking the disqualification of two estate agency directors over a price fixing...

LSL Property Services says one of its measures to “rightsize” the organisation during the Coronavirus crisis will be to put agents...

Yet another one of the giants of our industry, Hunters, says it’s taking “appropriate measures” to safeguard the firm in the...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

One of London’s most experienced estate agents says there has been a very significant surge in foreclosure sales in part of...

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...

Estate and lettings agencies that have closed temporarily as a result of the Coronavirus lockdown are to be to exempted from...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column . Before we get on with it, a reminder to...

A video interview released this morning features the experiences of eight agents who have quit Rightmove in the past two years,...

The property franchise company Belvoir Lettings has laid off 15 workers from its Grantham headquarters - and warns there may be...

The two major portals have unveiled their discounts and deals for agents facing a dramatic loss of business because of the...

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice.  A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...

One of Britain’s most outspoken and high profile agents has quit Rightmove in spectacular fashion, using an open letter to the...

Hello and here’s the next batch of guidance and advice from different sectors of the industry, many from influential trade groups. It’s...

Rightmove is offering some of its agents a deferred payment option. An announcement this morning says: "While sales agreed pipelines have strengthened following...

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...

The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

LSL Property Services says the Coronavirus crisis has led to a softening of "lead sales indicators" - and it warns of...

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

Keller Williams has announced another new market centre, and this time its operating principal is a former Purplebricks territory owner.  JP Downes...

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

There’s a growing trend for estate agents to quit big-name corporates and either go independent or join US-style brokerages, a top...

Agents are consistently being told that they need to get on board with change. And one could quite easily make the...

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

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...