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![Stock supply soars - Zoopla and Rightmove data under the spotlight](/upload/images/shutterstock_1074715964(1).jpg)
An analysis of Rightmove data shows that sale stock levels were up 9.2% across England during the first quarter of 2024,...
26 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Five year record high for number of homes listed for sale - Zoopla](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
Would-be home-buyers are enjoying the highest level of spring-time choice of homes in five years says Zoopla. The portal claims that there...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Two new branches for growing agency following latest acquisition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-2-400x310.png)
Regional agency Mundys has snapped up a sales business, taking its branch total to five. It currently has two offices in Lincoln...
23 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agent aims to make his mark on Mayfair](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Fine & Country agent Luke Hammond is looking to make his mark on Mayfair after 13 years covering central London. Hammond established...
26 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Connells agency acquisition expands Lincolnshire footprint](/upload/images/shutterstock_2059630586.jpg)
Connells-owned brand Sharman Quinney has acquired Quentin Marks Estate Agents in Lincolnshire. Under the deal, Quentin Marks will retain its brand in...
31 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Bucking the trend! House prices still rising in local hotspots - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
More than 70 local authority areas have seen average house prices rise over the last year, bucking the national trend, Halifax...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Local agent launches with Tata Steel grant](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/AgentHouseInHand_400x310.png)
A new estate agency has benefited from a grant scheme run by multinational company Tata Steel. Lincolnshire estate agent Grahame Barratt-Needham has...
04 September 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agency stock surges amid ‘stagnant market’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BTR%20and%20affordable%20housing%20-%20By%20Andy%20Jones%20Property%20Investor%20Today%20BuildToRent-400x310.png)
Sale stock levels have surged by 15% since the start of the year due to the ‘stagnant market,’ research claims. Quick-buy firm...
28 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent marks 1,000 reviews milestone](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Happy_EstateAgent-400x310.png)
Agents at haart in Lincoln are celebrating after receiving their 1,000th online review on Google. The branch, which offers both residential sales...
11 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents facing falling demand as asking price cuts rise](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/DemandDown-400x310.jpg)
Property demand has dropped while price reductions have increased in recent weeks, data shows. Two separate pieces of industry data give new...
04 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![New transaction tracker reveals sales taking 15 weeks to complete](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Valuation_400x310.png)
Property sales are currently taking 15 weeks on average to complete, new research claims. Challenger portal and property platform OneDome has launched...
26 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - doing it for the kids](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-1-18-400x310.png)
There are some inspiring examples of agents and property professionals raising money for all-important children's charities this week. Remember, if you have...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! How much your buyer needs to be in the top 10% of property sales](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAtHome-1-400x310.jpg)
Prime property purchasers are typically paying a 122% premium to be in the top 10% of buyers, research suggests. London agent Benham...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - and we’re fund-raising like mad already…](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
Barely three weeks into the new year and we’re already talking about plans to raise tens, perhaps hundreds, of thousands of...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Brrrr! Frosty windows show agency is getting ready for Christmas](/upload/images/Today%20Site%20Images/Xmas%2C%20Easter%2C%20Halloween/ChristmasChoiceProperties-695x395.jpg)
We have some beautiful agency branch windows to show at the start of this week. Many thanks to Faye Hamer from Choice...
13 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Purr-fect Christmas decorations in this agency office!](/upload/images/library/PheonixEACat-400x310.png)
Today we have photographs from another office that’s been persistent - or should that be puss-insistent - in celebrating the festive...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - and have we got Mews for you?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
Fund-raising takes all sorts of shapes and sizes and this week we have a splendid selection proving that point. Don’t miss out...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![New easyProperty franchise lands in Luton, home of easyJet](/upload/images/library/easyPropertyLuton-400x310.png)
The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed! The cash buyer hotspots as London lags behind](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-20-400x310.jpg)
Scotland and the south west of England have been identified as cash buyer hotspots. Analysis by Barrows and Forrester, found 27 per...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - good causes galore, thanks to our industry’s efforts](/upload/images/library/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
The Karma Club: An industry partner has celebrated its second birthday by reaching a landmark of more than £15,000 donated to...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency acquires independent with merger this autumn](/upload/images/library/MergerAcquisition-1-400x310.jpg)
Rural-focussed agency Brown&Co has acquired Lincoln-based agency JH Walter - the merged operation formally begins on October 1. Brown&Co opened its Lincoln...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rents in your region, how do yours stack up?](/upload/images/library/BPS-LondonAerial-400x310.jpg)
Since 2017, The DPS has used the data we collect to track the rental values of properties across all regions of...
04 August 2021
From: Features
![Lights! Camera! Estate Agent! - Oscar winner’s son joins hybrid](/img/default/eat.png)
The son of an Oscar winner has been named as the latest estate agent working under the easyProperty banner. Damian Wanstall is...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Sir Stelios backs easyProperty agent with no property experience](/img/default/eat.png)
easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has given his personal backing to the newest recruit of online agency easyProperty - even though...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![End of Furlough “won’t kill off housing market bull run”](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading analyst has told Knight Frank that the end of furlough this autumn is unlikely to kill off the housing...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - all the latest movers and shakers](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to this edition of Property Jobs Today, a chance to catch up with who’s moving where in the...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - why not fund-raise instead of going on holiday?](/img/default/eat.png)
As the official advice over holidays descends into farce - can we go this year? if so at home or away?...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - from Christmas parties to Christmas carols](/img/default/eat.png)
We’re just a few days from December so why not get into the festive spirit a little early and get some...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancer names and shames councils for delays in local searches](/img/default/eat.png)
A conveyancing firm is blaming councils for delays in transactions. Conveyancers have themselves been sharply criticised in recent weeks as the sharp...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Latest online agent has 30 years work experience - but not in agency](/img/default/eat.png)
A former healthcare executive is the latest convert to become an online agent with easyProperty, the company has announced. Richard Ayres has...
06 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Online agency easyProperty expands and seeks new licensees](/img/default/eat.png)
Online agency easyProperty has announced four new areas to its portfolio to build on its existing 41 locations - and it’s seeking...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![A lot less: Houses at auction achieve 40% less than via private treaty](/img/default/eat.png)
With estate agents increasingly offering auction options to vendors, new research makes interesting reading - and suggests that homes sold via...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today: Movers and shakers and new appointments](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT - we know some agencies are reshaping their structures and downsizing but this...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - latest movers into and across our industry](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s a tough time for agents and our stories show a disturbingly high number of branches closing - but there are...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - lockdown love for fund-raising knows no bounds…](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello - yes it’s Friday in case you lost track, and that means it’s Agents Do Charity day: and once again...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: 'time on market' from first portal listing to Land Registry sold](/img/default/eat.png)
The average time it took a home to sell last year - measured from its first day listed on a portal...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Domestic abuse: estate agents advised on how to spot the signs](/img/default/eat.png)
Police are advising estate agents on how to spot the signs of domestic abuse. The Safer Lincolnshire Partnership’s #cutitout campaign will include an...
20 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - as December arrives and temperatures fall…](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s beginning to look a lot like…we’re running a very popular service for agents, as we’ve been inundated with more fund-raising...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the latest jobs move across the industry](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello, welcome to another Monday and the latest PJT. As ever, a brief reminder to please let us know your appointments new...
21 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![It's not so bad for First Time Buyers as affordability improves](/img/default/eat.png)
No less than 56 per cent of properties across the UK are in areas that are affordable for first time buyers...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - we’re back with the latest industry moves](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents charge average 1.2% but highest hits 2.9% says comparison website](/img/default/eat.png)
Some estate agents are charging as much as 2.9 per cent commission according to a survey by comparison website GetAgent. While the...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - all the latest industry moves and news](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your Monday catch-up on all the key appointments news in the industry. Please...
15 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Sellers are back with a vengeance, according to online agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Sellers are back with a vengeance according to figures from online agency HouseSimple. It claims the Brexit date extension has given sellers...
12 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - a bumper round-up this week...](/img/default/eat.png)
Welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - because last week there was a Bank Holiday, we have a bumper edition...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![320-mile trip to Lincolnshire? How far would you go to get a contract signed?](/img/default/eat.png)
Here at Estate Agent Today, we're always pleased to highlight the lengths the best agents will go to provide outstanding customer...
14 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agent shuts business and rips into 'lying sellers and lazy solicitors'](/img/default/eat.png)
Maverick Cornish estate agent Chris Wood has quit the industry with a stinging attack on those who have “taken their toll”...
11 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - a bumper back-to-business edition](/img/default/eat.png)
The industry is back to full-strength on its fund-raising judging from our virtual postbag this week with many new reports of...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Online auctions ‘work for agents and vendors’ insists digital operator](/img/default/eat.png)
An online auction platform which works with estate agents says this method of selling homes works, with four sales in one...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Hybrid agency recruiting new franchisees with no joining fee](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agency that’s been commended for its flexible working has launched a recruitment drive for franchisees who would keep 75...
06 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Two hybrid agencies pledge to roll-out nationwide in next two years](/img/default/eat.png)
A hybrid estate agency with ambitions to rival Purplebricks has revealed that it has significantly expanded its current footprint, with ambitions...
30 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![New property listings plummet for third month claims online agency](/img/default/eat.png)
New data reveals that new property listings have fallen for three successive months - and that includes a huge 17.1 per...
13 September 2018
From: Breaking News
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Take that! High Street agency attacks online firms over 'issues'](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the country’s best known regional traditional agencies, Pygott and Crone, has used a promotion in local news outlets to...
13 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - and it's a bumper week for moves...](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our weekly feature on who’s moving where throughout our industry. And it’s...
14 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Guild launches roadshow with aim to bolster independent agencies](/img/default/eat.png)
The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a series of regional roadshows with a target of enhancing the success of independent...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - who’s on the move in our industry?](/img/default/eat.png)
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...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Online agents most popular with sellers in strong markets, research shows](/img/default/eat.png)
New research appears to show that Purplebricks, HouseSimple, Yopa and other prominent online agencies are most popular with vendors selling in...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Crimestoppers working with agents to deter ruthless conveyancing fraudsters](/img/default/eat.png)
Crimestoppers is working with estate agencies and financial advisers as well as conveyancers in a bid to eliminate house buyers’ deposits...
07 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Christmas pictures are here! Agents begin to decorate their offices...](/img/default/eat.png)
We’re delighted to say that the first estate agency pics have arrived as the industry unravels the tinsel and gets out...
30 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancers take a bow at first ESTAS awards for the sector](/img/default/eat.png)
Three hundred of the UK’s top conveyancers have celebrated the success of the industry at the first ever ESTAS Conveyancer Awards. The...
26 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![How many agency business models are there today?](/img/default/eat.png)
It used to be so easy. Around 20 years ago there were what we now call full-service estate and letting agencies, and...
23 September 2017
From: Features
![More details emerge of Purplebricks' LPE expansion programme](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks has released more details of expansion plans to recruit hundreds of additional Local Property Experts. The recruitment drive was launched yesterday...
12 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Savvy Sellers - traditional city agency launches online option](/img/default/eat.png)
A traditional estate agency has launched a new online package to give vendors the opportunity “to save thousands.” FranKeys in Lincoln has...
10 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![How to find high quality local market intelligence - fast](/img/default/eat.png)
The Office for Budget Responsibility, which released its latest economic forecasts on Wednesday, has adjusted its prediction for UK house prices…again. It...
11 March 2017
From: Features
![Eastern promise! Focus on Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire](/img/default/eat.png)
The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...
11 February 2017
From: Features
![Agency Christmas decorations - it seems pretty merry already...](/img/default/eat.png)
Thanks to agencies who have already responded to our request for photographs of their Christmas windows and office decorations - it’s...
02 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agencies opening, expanding, acquiring - crisis, what crisis?](/img/default/eat.png)
Despite Brexit and economic uncertainty, there is still confidence from many agencies that are expanding, opening and acquiring even this late...
25 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agencies 'flocking to Facebook for targeted local marketing'](/img/default/eat.png)
A media firm says estate agents are increasingly using Facebook as a way of improving their local marketing. “While other media such...
13 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agency joining franchise giant says move will enhance online presence](/img/default/eat.png)
Franchise giant Hunters is launching three new offices, previously trading as the independent Drewery & Wheeldon Estate Agents. The Lincolnshire indie, first...
17 June 2016
From: Breaking News
27 November 2015
From: Features
![Connells Group beats Countrywide with 'defining' online deal](/img/default/eat.png)
Connells Group says it is still on the prowl for traditional estate agencies to acquire after its announcement that it has...
17 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide comes out fighting with string of regional acquisitions](/img/default/eat.png)
The Countrywide group of estate agents has come out fighting after relatively poor figures revealed at the end of last week,...
03 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![125 years not out for Sequence firm William H Brown](/img/default/eat.png)
This month, July, see the 150th anniversary of local estate agency William H Brown - one of the best known names...
01 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Further expansion for UK agents](/img/default/eat.png)
A number of UK estate agents have announced further expansion and investment. Lincolnshire agency Pygott and Crone, winner of Sunday Times Estate...