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The chief executive of the newly-expanded Emoov group has been giving details of the merger with Tepilo and the possibility of...

The UK division of US-based estate agency Keller Williams says agents need access to internal training if service levels across the...

Estate and lettings agency is arguably one of the most fierce, ruthless and relentless industries going. And, with fluctuating stock levels,...

In 2014 The Properties Misdescriptions Act was repealed and replaced with the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, otherwise known as...

JLL has opened a new ‘virtual’ office with dedicated sales and lettings staff to serve the Westminster and St James’s areas...

The investment bank Jefferies says Foxtons’ long-running share price slump is a reflection of Brexit uncertainty “until we find out what...

Oakwood Homes, a four-branch sales and lettings agency operating across East Kent, has acquired Parkland Estates, a single-branch firm based in...

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

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,...

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...

The Swiss investment bank Credit Suisse has slashed its target share price for the company from 77p to only 17.2p.  The reason...

OnTheMarket has signed up 12-office regional agency Robert Oulsnam and Company.  The firm, which handles sales and lettings, has 12 offices in...

The government has revised its guidance to agents over redress schemes - amending it to take account of the fact that...

With all the recent change and upheaval in the rental sector it may be time to consider how letting agencies will...

The newly-appointed Group Managing Director of Countrywide says rumours of Hamptons International or other ‘crown jewels’ being put up for sale...

Another OnTheMarket founding estate agency - Strutt & Parker - has rejoined the Zoopla and PrimeLocation portals. Some months ago the London...

Data prepared for the BBC and shared with Estate Agent Today gives a snapshot of how estate agencies, lettings agencies and...

Connells Group - which now says it’s the country’s largest estate agency by market share and numbers of homes sold -...

The parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and other agency brands has succeeded where Foxtons yesterday did not - in...

Foxtons has suffered a massive 23 per cent drop in sales income and a nine per cent drop in overall company...

It’s holiday time: schools have broken up, quite a few estate agents are taking time off, and the MPs are in...

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

Does your company apply adequate customer due diligence measures when carrying out estate agency work?  Does it establish and maintain appropriate policies...

With the weather scheduled to get a little cooler this weekend, fund-raising is clearly still a hot topic in the industry...

OnTheMarket has now signed listing agreements with UK estate and letting agents with a total of over 10,000 offices - but...

It’s a highly competitive environment out there, where there's a constant and never-ending struggle that every agency manager, director or owner...

The new owner of Humberts is to ultimately close many of the traditional branches and move to what he is calling...

Since January 2018, nine of the UK’s biggest banks have allowed competitors direct access to customer data as part of the...

Countrywide, the troubled estate agency group thought by some to be near collapse, has delayed issuing its interim figures which were...

A report out today shows a 19 per cent rise in the number of property businesses classified as being in “significant...

At least one estate agency appears to be doing better than expected in the current challenging market - Hunters says sales...

The former head of Rightmove’s lettings division has blasted High Street estate agencies for “living in the past, charging exorbitant fees...

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

As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...

Agents appear to be getting more pessimistic over the housing market as the latest government figures show prices still growing - but...

Emoov’s latest crowdfunding campaign has now gone well over £1.5m, making it already 50 per cent over-funded already from its original...

Humberts’ new owner has issued a statement saying he is on “a personal mission to revolutionise the industry and become the...

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

An agent who is only 20 - and who set up his own firm when he was still a teenager -...

The battered prime central London market is now suffering from the UK’s wider political volatility, the lack of stability of the...

The dream may be over but the return to reality can at least be staged in the spirit of an England...

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

Renting has long been characterised as a stepping stone onto the housing ladder for the younger generations. But in recent years,...

Hello and welcome to this week’s hat-tip towards those in our industry doing so much to help others in need. Summer fund-raising...

Another update from OnTheMarket this morning claims the portal is now listing over 550,000 UK residential property listings, in excess of...

A branch of Andrews estate and lettings agency, damaged by water as a result of a fire eight months ago, is...

An insolvency firm claims 153 estate agencies have gone bust in the past year with more than 7,000 “showing signs of...

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...

Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...

So here’s the thing. It’s summer - not much going on, school holidays about to start, industry publications filling out space...

Another Purplebricks ad has been stamped down on by the Advertising Standards Authority following a complaint by Hunters Property Group - but...

Just as some estate agents are reported to be making plans to retrench if the housing market continues to be sluggish,...

Countrywide says its Back To Basics strategy has seen a nine per cent increase in properties for sale with the group...

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

Estate Agent Today can reveal that Keller Williams, the US-led firm that has 170,000 agents worldwide, is to open its fourth...

A major hybrid agency says there is a huge ‘reality gap’ between the typical asking price of homes on sale and the...

The former managing director of Foxtons, Peter Rollings, has spilled the beans on what it was like working at the heart...

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

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

The World Cup may be entertaining us for the next few weeks but whatever England’s fate may be, one thing is...

The young entrepreneur behind Doorsteps, the estate agency that deliberately avoids the huge marketing razzamatazz of other online companies, says his...

Clients of software provider Reapit can now integrate with leading sharing and online valuation service The ValPal Network. The objective is to help Reapit...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, and although we’re well into the summer season now there are still plenty of...

Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help compensate for the introduction of...

Having recently attended FUTURE: PropTech in London, it struck me just how far the integration of property and technology has progressed...

Russell Quirk, chief executive of Emoov, says his agency is now one of the top seven in the UK following its...

A London estate agency run by a brother and sister is trying something completely now - it pledges to use some...

We have the presidential seal of approval for our Agents Do Charity this week - well, sort of, but we don’t mean...

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

TV property expert Sarah Beeny says she expects online agencies to take 70 per cent market share in the future -...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - this is the first edition for a fortnight as last Monday was a...

A Labour MP who has in the past been fiercely critical of estate and lettings agents now says that property is...

The so-called ‘merger’ of Emoov, Tepilo and a lettings firm is actually an acquisition by Emoov of the other two companies. That's...

A new online platform claims agents can now offer people a chance to buy a property with, literally, just one click...

The long-awaited merger of Tepilo and Emoov is reported to have been confirmed this afternoon and in with them goes online lettings...

Any letting agent appreciates the effort, dedication, and sometimes heartache, that comes with running a business yet equally knows that when...

The new owner of Humberts has announced the new management structure of the rural estate agency which he bought out of...

Well last week was interesting. The column about my decision to put the property on with a letting agent went viral.  This was...

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

Our industry does great work for good causes not just in this country but around the world, as this week’s Agents...

Foxtons has this morning given a gloomy trading update to the City and shareholders. In a statement issued at 7am it says:...

The Property Ombudsman has issued its annual report for 2017 and there’s good news for the estate agency side of the...

Estate agents don’t necessarily have the most eco-friendly image as an industry - but here’s one who’s really making a statement...

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

New data from Haart estate agency suggests that despite many homes sticking on the market, apparently would be buyers are locked...

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

There is a lull in my imminent flat sale. Just no activity at all, despite a price reduction!  So, I am forced...

David Brown, the chief executive of London high-end agency Marsh & Parsons, is retiring with immediate effect.  The news came through late...

Countrywide’s Group Operations Director Paul Creffield - one of three figures now at the top of the organisation - says he...

How much more of it would you have if you could do all your month-end payments and reconciliations in a couple...

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

One of the three official redress bodies serving the estate and lettings agency industry has conducted a survey of complaints across...

London’s housing market may be in the doldrums but two estate agencies have shown faith in its long-term recovery with moves...

Theresa May has appointed a controversial former Shelter executive as her new housing policy adviser working in Whitehall. Toby Lloyd was until...

If you want to know whether buy to let, landlords and letting agents will be in the firing line for more...

Coutts bank has issued a starkly pessimistic snapshot of prime London’s housing landscape, reporting price falls, valuation mark-downs and slower sales...

LSL Property Services has issued a warning that market conditions are softer than expected so far in 2018 and that transaction...

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is defying the glut of stories suggesting the London market is beset with difficulties and has launched...

Countrywide, the troubled agency group which today holds its annual general meeting, says it is “encouraged by the early progress that...

Four estate agencies have opened new branches, either as a result of expansion or because of acquisitions. Homes4u has opened a futuristic...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Let us know what’s...

The sun has finally returned to ours skies and you’re on the lookout for a little bit of summer reading. As...

The scores are in and the results announced for the 2018 ESTAS Awards - and the winner of the coveted Grand...

The Guild of Property Professionals has given details of a strong field of potential winners in this week’s ESTAS awards.  This year...

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

‘Respect’ is the new mantra for politicians: whether it’s about street gang leaders, social media trolls or those on either side...

The Property Redress Scheme - one of the three government-approved redress schemes handling complaints about sales and lettings agents - has...

One of the industry’s best-known software suppliers Reapit has announced that it’s acquired Pocket Size Media - a firm that provides...

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

Agents and representatives from other property sectors have reacted enthusiastically to proposals to professionalise the industry. As we reported yesterday, the government...

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

The Property Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle, is to hold a briefing on the government’s redress reform on Wednesday - five days before...

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home.  A floor...

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

Foxtons says its long-term branch expansion programme is now “largely complete” and it is shifting its attention to using technology to...

Hybrid agency EweMove says it has seen four portfolio acquisitions and 29 new areas ‘purchased’ by franchisees since June 2017, taking...

The Property Ombudsman has launched an online training module which it describes as the first of its kind.  The interactive module -...

Countrywide’s attempt to rebuild its expertise pool following the Alison Platt era continues apace with the announcement today that John Hards...

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

For part two of the 'Day in the life of' series, I spoke to Peter Kavanagh, who first joined Romans in...

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

Countrywide has revealed precisely how many brands, branches and staff it has following the extensive and multiple restructurings of recent years. In...

One of the most important aspects of running a successful estate or letting agency is being able to generate new business...

Countrywide’s 132-page annual report, released today, has given details of the management and restructuring costs incurred by the company during its...

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...

Have you noticed a new turf war going on on the fringes of the agency world? It’s not a high-profile battle like...

OnTheMarket says estate agencies with some 1,000 offices have joined the portal in the five weeks since it floated on the...

The long haul back for Countrywide appears to have begun with the first major name who left during the Alison Platt...

Ombudsman Services, which recently announced it was quitting its role as one of three approved redress schemes for estate and lettings...

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

The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...

A Cotswolds-based agency has expanded to a second office and says it has plans to develop further in the region. Move was...

Franchise giant Hunters is the latest agency to list its sales and lettings properties on three portals, rather than two. The chain...

LSL Property Services - parent company to 12 brands including Your Move, Reeds Rains and London’s Marsh & Parsons - has...

Firstly, a huge thanks to everyone who shared and commented on my first blog and for all those that emailed me...

Foxtons has reported its 2017 figures to shareholders and the City this morning and as expected they show sharp falls in...

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

Industry and financial analysts are preparing for what may well be another round of difficult trading figures from London agency Foxtons. Tomorrow...

Representatives from estate and lettings agencies as well as professional organisations have formed The Home Buying And Selling Group with a...

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

Rightmove has reported another very large leap in revenue in 2017 and a modest rise in agency and new home customers...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of London’s best known agency chains has acquired one of the capital’s leading independent...

Having built over 1,800 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 20 years, it will come as no surprise...

PropTech has been the industry soundbite for the last couple of years. For many of my fellow agents, I think it’s one...

OnTheMarket has told the City this morning that it has already signed up 81 new listing agreements by 5pm yesterday, completing...

An estate agency has started a petition to get bollards erected outside its branch after two accidents, in each of which...

Franchise giant Winkworth, which opened seven new branches in 2017, has announced two new office openings this month.  They are at Banstead...

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...

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

This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...

Many agents are having a deserved break next week - well, as much of a break as looking after children and...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

Leading independent property expert Kate Faulkner says the current row regarding the accuracy of Purplebricks’ sales figures should be the trigger...

Countrywide has made a brief announcement to shareholders about amending its credit facility with lenders to help it turn the business...

Spicerhaart, which describes itself as the UK’s largest independent estate agency group, has been on the acquisition trail again, showing its...

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

PayProp had an exceedingly good 2017, enjoying excellent growth in client numbers, new regions – and, best of all, our customers’...

Data from a firm specialising in lone-worker protection suggests that there has been a 27 per cent increase in the number...

The Property Franchise Group’s trading statement this morning reveals a huge 23 per cent rise in revenue for 2017 - £10.2m...

Figures presented to the London Stock Exchange by Agents’ Mutual appear to show that it has 200 fewer branches now than...

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

The story of this week - the ousting of Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt - prompts two key questions. Firstly, who takes...

Foxtons has this morning given details of a sharp fall in both profits and revenue, wirth sales significantly falling away and...

The ESTAS Group has announced record entries for its 2018 estate and letting agents awards.  The national award scheme - which recognises...

What do you need to know if you are considering selling your sales or lettings business?  Here’s ten top tips to think...

The magazine Property Week is reporting that Countrywide’s former chief executive Alison Platt, who quit her post this morning, will receive...

Countrywide’s new management has taken immediate steps to try to stem the loss of market share by the troubled agency group,...

Rightmove’s former lettings chief Sam Mitchell has taken over as chief executive of online agency HouseSimple, which recently won another £20m...

It is now an industry truism to say that Alison Platt has transformed Countrywide - but recent evidence, and now doubt...

The Countrywide chief executive, Alison Platt, is said to have warned staff that the reaction from the markets and shareholders to...

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

Last week’s news that the lettings fee ban is unlikely to materialise before next spring was perhaps to be expected. Ever since...

Shares in troubled agency group Countrywide have fallen to their lowest-ever level of 106.40p in trading this morning. Yesterday shares fell a...

A trading statement from Countrywide this morning continues the decline shown by the agency group in recent years. It says total income...

Franchise giant Winkworth has told its shareholders that its revenues for 2017 are likely to be less than five per cent...

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

An estate agency that is moving from a high street to a business centre says it is relocation because footfall has...

It’s no surprise that figures don’t always show the results or consequences we expect - even if they are entirely accurate. Look...

Cotswold property and land agency Butler Sherborn has changed its business status to become a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). The agency currently...

Well, I don’t know about you but after the holidays I've got an imprint just below my navel where my belt...

An online intermediary platform called OpenMoov has been set up which instructs agents on behalf of sellers and tenants - and...

A House of Commons committee has prepared a briefing document on areas of the UK residential and commercial properties sectors most impacted...

So here it is … a very Merry Christmas from Estate Agent Today and Angels Media, with our very best wishes...

HouseSimple is reported to have secured £20m in growth capital which it says will help it “challenge Purplebricks as the UK’s...

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

James Hillier and Rob Bearsby, who have operated Apex Residential at Bexleyheath in London for the past 14 years, have switched...

Just a fortnight today we’ll be packing our bags and preparing for a well-deserved but all-too-short festive break...but until then, there’s...

We're almost a week into December and still images of agents’ offices arrive. We're grateful to all those who have sent...

Three Country Properties offices in Hertfordshire have been rebranded as Hunters - over two years after their acquisition.  The regional agency Country Properties...

Many thanks to all of our readers who entered our competition to win tickets to the Agents Giving Ball this coming...

The government says it is going to look at “bold options” to improve consumer redress across all aspects of housing -...

Chancellors Group has signed a five year deal to list its sales and lettings properties with the OnTheMarket portal. The group has...

LSL Property Services - which includes Your Move, Reeds Rains and other high street estate agencies - batted away any housing...

The London-focussed estate agency Cluttons says chains in central London are becoming increasingly fragile thanks to general uncertainty in the wider...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing.  The decision to cut stamp duty...

Training for Agents Giving’s Strictly Come Dancing event is now entering its final two weeks - and Estate Agent Today readers...

Four weeks today almost the entire industry will be finishing work for Christmas after another year - and ready to start...

Estate Agent Today understands that a high-profile online estate agency in the UK has approached Facebook with a view to operating...

Belvoir has revealed that it has won the backing of a minority shareholder in The Property Franchise Group to resume merger...

Currell is defying any gloomy predictions about the capital's housing market by opening a new office at Hackney Wick Fish Island. Currell...

The Guild of Property Professionals is partnering with the ESTAS to introduce greater customer service elements into its 2018 awards. Gold and...

There's just a week to go to Children In Need, the UK's largest fund-raising event of the year - as we...

The rise of Airbnb has been majestic, going all the way from conception to becoming a common noun in less than...

An estate agency that started its life at a kitchen table in 1997 is now celebrating 20 years in business. City living specialist...

The head of a major Oxford estate and lettings agency has written an open letter to Chancellor Phillip Hammond urging him...

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

As ours attentions turn from pumpkins to bonfires, a final thank you from all of us at Estate Agent Today for...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to allow its associate members to have ID cards showing clients that they have passed...

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...

Crowdfunding is nothing new. As I pointed out in a previous Natter, it dates back centuries, playing a part in the...

Six more High Street estate agencies have signed up to an online platform that allows them to offer customers a fixed-fee...

Thanks so much for sending in more photographs of your branches as they prepare for Halloween. We have some here but want...

An industry analyst says some agents may find it tough to survive in 2018 if they’re hit by a double whammy...

David Westgate, group chief executive at Andrews Property Group, has been presented with a long service award in recognition of his...

ZPG has announced that Connells is the latest major agency chain to sign a long-term deal with its portals Zoopla and...

The upcoming national conference for the Relocation Agent Network is introducing an innovative format for part of its agenda - speed...

What is your experience in the property industry? I worked in estate agency for 12 years before joining Moneypenny and really enjoyed...

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

The decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to fine five estate agents for engaging in a price fixing cartel has...

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...

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

The UK is home to four million leasehold properties in private ownership, according to government figures. The majority of which require...

Speculation that OnTheMarket was courting Countrywide to list on its website after flotation may have suffered a setback following an announcement...

Peel Hunt, the City investment broker that has worked closely with Purplebricks, has issued an investment note to clients with a...

What does your role involve? As team manager for the property team, I make sure PAs and clients are happy and...

Harrods Estates has recruited an ex-Savills sales negotiator with 10 years of experience working in prime central London. Michael Harte, who will work...

Three more complaints about agents made to the Advertising Standards Authority have been settled informally - including one concerning an agency's...

The founder of a new online sales assistance service says agents are often unfairly blamed by the public for failings in...

Winkworth says solid performances from its lettings and property management services, plus new franchise deals, have compensated for a challenging sales...

Long-established central London estate agency Kay & Co is opening what it calls “a stylish new boutique office” on the ground...

Viewber, the outsourced viewing service, has marked its first anniversary by notching up its 6,500th appointment.  Launched in early September 2016 by...

Parliament is sitting again and the entire lettings industry is waiting with bated breath for more detail on the government’s proposal...

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...

Estate Agent Today understands that Spicerhaart is in the final stages of talks to acquire major regional independent firm butters john...

Despite the fact that eight out of 10 statistics are reportedly made up (if you can believe that figure), I bet...

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...

Countrywide’s share price hit a record low during trading yesterday afternoon when it dropped to 137.75p, having opened the day at...

The Property Ombudsman has expelled a London lettings and estate agency for a year and is warning that the firm may...

As someone who spends his days peering into the PropTech world, one thing I’ve observed is the way in which certain tech prompts...

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

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...

Research from the Centre for Economics and Business Research has shown that the cost of the average rental deposit is expected...

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

An online estate agency with a website claiming “a saving of 50 per cent” on local agents, is seeking £100,000 to £250,000...

Regional agency Manning Stainton has completed its second acquisition in the last four months with the purchase of independent agency Clear...

Humberts, which yesterday launched an online-only option for landlord clients, says it is “not closing the door” on expanding the idea...

Humberts, a member of Agents’ Mutual, is today launching an online-only option and claims it can list online-only properties on OnTheMarket. Such...

Let’s face it - summer seems to be on holiday itself, if the weather in the UK is anything to go...

Facebook appears to be interested in entering the sales and lettings world with its first advertising product geared solely towards industry professionals. The...

Agents’ Mutual has confirmed that it proposes to form a new company, OnTheMarket plc, to list on the AIM market of...

LSL Property Services - owners of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons amongst estate agency brands - has enjoyed...

Adam Day, the founder of Connells-owned online estate agency Hatched, has been announced as head of operations at easyProperty.    In a statement...

In its latest report to shareholders, Rightmove has revealed yet more growth in agent numbers, traffic to its website, revenue per...

Three agencies have been expelled from membership of The Property Ombudsman for two or more years, after failing to pay awards...

Countrywide says the roll out of its online sales and lettings service is on schedule to reach 50 per cent of...

Countrywide has revealed a massive plunge in its profits for the first six months of 2017.   Pre-tax profit for the six months...

Foxtons has reported its half-year figures for the six months to the end of June and, as expected, they show how...

The Competition and Markets Authority has released the full wording on its decision to give the go-ahead to ZPG’s acquisition of Expert...

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...

Franchise estate and lettings group HomeXperts has announced the latest areas where it has recruited local property experts. They are Berkshire, Essex, Kent and...

You may have heard that Airbnb and property management company, Lavanda has closed a £1 million angel investment round.  Backers include Purplebricks...

LSL Property Services does not report its figures for the first half of 2017 until August 1, but even so it...

Purplebricks has released more details of expansion plans to recruit hundreds of additional Local Property Experts. The recruitment drive was launched yesterday...

Foxtons - a company seen by many as a barometer of the London housing market - is likely to face a...

Living next to inconsiderate neighbours can be a nightmare, but letting to bad tenants can prove costly, especially when issues, which...

As an agency business, how much are you spending on professional body memberships? Perhaps it’s time to question how much you...

It’s hot outside but that’s no deterrent to agents helping others, even at the height of summer. Before we honour this week’s...

A nine-branch agency in Manchester claims a new app is behind a 20 per cent improvement in its Rightmove statistics. Thornley Groves...

Haus Properties - the estate agency set up by former Apprentice finalist Jamie Lester, who quit the company suddenly last year...

ZPG, owner of digital platforms including Zoopla, uSwitch, PrimeLocation, Hometrack and Property Software Group, has been cleared by the Competition and...

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

Two leading property analysts have written a fiercely critical assessment of the merger between easyProperty and the Guild of Property Professionals.   The...

The managing director of lettings at Foxtons says Brexit and domestic political uncertainty have become ‘the new norm’ in the London...

Industry trade bodies NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have announced the appointment of their new presidents. At an AGM on Friday, Katie Griffin...

Knight Frank has recruited an estate agent from Foxtons to run its Tower Bridge branch.  Daniel Woods joins from the firm’s London...

Former housing minister Gavin Barwell has been appointed as Theresa May's chief of staff. Barwell lost his Croydon Central seat – and...

Independent estate agency network The Guild of Property Professionals has announced that its training scheme has been given formal approval. The Associate...

There’s barely a week that goes by when you don’t read about an estate or letting agency business that’s been acquired...

GPEA Ltd - the parent company of the Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country - has announced it has...

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

A distinctive boutique estate agency that describes itself as a hybrid between traditional and online operators, and which set up a...

Carter Jonas has promoted one of the best known figures in lettings, Lisa Simon, to equity partner level, together with six...

The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...

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

Student accommodation is positively luxurious compared with the drafty digs of my student days. En-suites, studio flats, even cinemas in halls...

An estate agency group operating from two offices close to Heathrow airport has announced it is to open a third, ultimately...

Our recent roundtable on the proposed ban on tenant fees generated ten tips for growing a lettings business. We’re exploring each tip in more...

In November 2016 when the Autumn Statement was delivered by Chancellor Philip Hammond, the announcement was made to ban letting agent...

This might just be one of the busiest Agents Do Charity columns we’ve ever had with many firms having a mixture...

One of the industry’s best known training operators, TM training & development, is giving away free places on its next five...