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

Share prices for many quoted estate agencies and property portals fell in trading as fears grew about Coronavirus. London-focussed agency Foxtons was one...

A survey of over 2,300 home owners across the UK suggests market sentiment is mixed, with most doubting house prices have risen. The...

The irrationality of Britain’s council tax system has been laid bare in a new league table drawn up by estate agency...

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

Almost a third of property sellers (29%) say they won't accept a lower offer for their property, according to new research. Online...

A highly-experienced former Savills agent has launched his own buying agency focusing on the prime country market in Surrey. The new company,...

The green light for a vacant office building in the capital to be redeveloped into residential housing has been given after...

The strong house price growth experienced in recent months could soon be 'marred' by oversupply, according to Home.co.uk. The property website says...

The property market experienced a slowdown last month as a result of more people going on summer holidays, according to the...

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

A buying agency targeting what it calls the “prime and super-prime” London market is offering clients not only a sourcing service, but also...

A leading agent says the government’s new Coronavirus clampdown from Monday will push more home owners to sell. Caspar Harvard-Wills, a partner at...

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

As many in the industry will know, Ian Westerling passed away last week at the age of 51: he was a...

Another US real estate agency wants to follow Keller Williams, Berkshire Hathaway and others by opening in the United Kingdom. Nest Seekers International...

House prices rose again in August to reach a record high level according to Halifax, which is part of the Lloyds...

A new league table shows how many listings exist per agency in 23 different cities across the UK.  The analysis looks at the...

A sentiment survey conducted amongst 585 estate agents by the OnTheMarket portal suggests fewer than half have witnessed price rises since...

The Residential Property Surveyors’ Association appears to be taking on the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in a battle for authority...

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

Knight Frank says its analysis of the whole housing market across the UK shows that transactions in the final full week...

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

In the week the Nationwide recorded the UK’s highest ever average house price, high-end agency Savills has forecast that prime markets...

Record house prices recorded this week by the Nationwide index are set to go higher still according to a leading agent. Nationwide...

A specialist property lender says transactions are being delayed by key staff being furloughed. Gareth Lewis, commercial director of property lender MT...

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

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has given a thumbs up to the new Boomin listings service created by the brothers...

With the UK officially in what has been described as the single worst national recession in the world, one agency has...

Data from Rightmove shows that demand is up 61 per cent compared to the same period last year - and the...

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

The scale of the market bounce back after lockdown is made clear in new figures from HM Revenue & Customs. It registers...

The supply of homes coming to the market could struggle to meet the demand from buyers shown in recent weeks, with...

Controversial Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick, tipped by some for sacking when the Cabinet is reshuffled next month, appears to be confident...

The number of people moving home dropped by almost a third in the first half of 2020, as the global pandemic...

A leading buying agency is warning sellers and buyers not to jump the gun and abandon London in the belief that...

Rightmove’s latest house price index shows the highest number of sales agreed in a month for over a decade. It’s 20 per...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT - we know some agencies are reshaping their structures and downsizing but this...

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

Asking prices are up again for a third consecutive month in all English regions and across Scotland and Wales.  The measurement, from...

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

The latest market snapshot by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors warns the current boom may not continue as government support measures...

Agents have been understandably delighted at the latest Halifax index which shows house prices posting their biggest gain of the year...

Property raffles are a legal minefield and many are too good to be true, according to a leading lawyer. There has been...

The Zoopla Rental Market Report, published this week, mentioned a two-speed rental market, but what does that mean? We are seeing two...

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

The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison...

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

House raffles and similar competitions have become mired in controversy in recent years, thanks to some of them failing to abide by...

A PropTech firm that regularly claims London homes are mis-measured in property descriptions has taken a swipe at Purplebricks. Pupil, a spatial...

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

Strutt & Parker is warning that in a worst-case scenario house prices in some locations could drop 10 per cent this...

The Nationwide says annual house price growth has recovered to 1.5 per cent. Its July house price index says the fall in...

A housing market snapshot for prime London shows a fall of over half in the number of £1m-plus properties sold so...

OneDome has released a list of High Street agencies that have signed up to its free-to-list portal and sister website Nethouseprices  -...

Mortgage approvals - a key indicator of short-term activity in the housing market - beat expectations in June according to Bank...

Fine & Country has announced it signed a string of agencies to its brand during lockdown. Most F&C agents members are High...

The number of Hong Kong buyers looking at property in London has doubled in just five weeks according to an agency...

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

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

Zoopla says while there may be speculation about people fleeing London and big urban areas for the countryside, the evidence suggests...

National Crime Agency officers working as part of a Paramilitary Crime Task Force have searched a home in Belfast and have...

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

It is widely expected that Purplebricks will shortly reveal the result of an experiment with a number of different pricing strategies. The...

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

A branch of London agency Foxtons has been targeted by a group of political agitators called Beyond Politics, which says it’s...

NAEA Propertymark is calling on agents to show “greater diligence” when dealing with Russian buyers, in the light of the report...

Agents have almost unanimously been reporting a big surge in business since the reopening of the housing market, but new figures...

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

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...

A London Labour council has won draconian powers to effectively ban For Sale and To Let boards in several parts of...

Knight Frank has reported a remarkable set of figures for June showing how the housing market has bounced back with a...

Purplebricks’ sale of its Canadian operation for some £35m begs the question - where can it now recoup some of its losses...

The latest monthly index suggests that the average asking price in England and Wales has jumped 1.5 per cent in the...

A think tank says the stamp duty holiday introduced a week ago is understandable and may be helpful to the housing...

Purplebricks is selling its Canadian business. The sale comes little over a year after the troubled agency closed both its failed Australian and...

A London estate agent has broken ranks with much of the industry and instead of welcoming the stamp duty holiday has...

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

Savills has revised its market forecast for the enclaves of prime central London and now says prices will fall by 2.0...

An estate agency is warning that the likely rush of transactions when the new stamp duty holiday ends next spring will...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak - and the agency industry - will no doubt be delighted to know that visits to Rightmove soared...

The latest guidance from the government on the next phase of the HS2 high-speed railway confirms the previous demand that vendors...

The number of offers agreed on homes priced below £1m since mid-May is a healthy 41 per cent higher than the...

Mortgage enquiries in June surged to double the rate of the previous month according to the latest halifax house price index. Although...

Agents have spoken out angrily against any uncertainty in the market caused by government leaks about future stamp duty changes. In recent...

One of the possible stamp duty options floated by Chancellor Rishi Sunak could mean 89 per cent of sales would be...

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

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

There are various reports of estate agencies closing branches - or not reopening them after lockdown - as they reduce the...

The Black Lives Matter debate has reached the property industry with some agents dropping the term ‘Master bedroom’ from descriptions. The Times...

A London agency says it’s seen over 30 new agents join its hub franchise operation during the lockdown, taking the total...

It’s a tough time for agents and our stories show a disturbingly high number of  branches closing - but there are...

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...

Purplebricks is starting a new wave of TV advertisements today, continuing its theme from earlier this year as a sponsor of...

Agents have remained calm in the light of Nationwide’s house price index which shows the first annual fall for eight years...

Government figures show the 218,975 properties within Greater London have Chinese owners - and two agents say there will be more...

One of the highest profile and most widely respected figures in the British property industry has died suddenly. He was 72. Tony...

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...

An analysis of Countrywide branch data outside London has revealed that one in 10 applicants who registered to buy were from...

Industry veteran Harry Hill, a former chairman of Countrywide and founder of Rightmove, has now become a mentor at the new...

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

Controversial Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is the subject of a harshly critical cartoon in The Times which depicts “pigs in the...

There’s been a big rise in demand for new-builds since the lockdown according to figures from Knight Frank - but the...

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign has revealed to Estate Agent Today that he has lobbied the portal...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - currently at the centre of a planning controversy - could be sacked in a September Cabinet reshuffle. The...

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

Video tours, heralded as the next big thing just a few weeks ago, are being abandoned by buyers and dismissed as...

A tax and legal specialist says there’s been a huge rise in stamp duty refund cases between March and June -...

With most fund-raising involving organised runs, treks or mudders, we know how difficult it is right now to do great work...

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...

Price discounts are diminishing as the housing market strengthens, according to data from Knight Frank. The average discount to the asking price...

US-originated estate agency Keller Williams claims to be the fastest growing in the UK as a result of 29 agents joining...

The new YOUhome Property Gurus agency has announced another key hire to strengthen its central London activities.  The agency, set up by...

Housing minister Chris Pincher has now been named in media investigations into allegations concerning his political boss, Robert Jenrick, and the...

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

A start-up estate agency in London says it’s going to market only refurbished homes that will then be given a warranty...

Beleaguered Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is under growing pressure to explain his part in a planning decision - now deemed illegal...

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 housing market is set for long-term recovery, despite dips in the road on the way.  That's the message from the latest house...

The death has been announced of Colin Lowman, a veteran south London estate agent who had a 64 year career in...

A quarter of vendors and buyers contacted by a high-end agency say the lockdown and the Coronavirus crisis have made them...

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

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to former agent and founder of Viewber, Ed...

The Metropolitan Police says it’s “assessing” the controversial surrounding the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, and a planning decision over which he...

Leading estate agents are warning that the sharp fall in house prices reported by the Nationwide may be just the first...

A survey of sellers by a high-end agency suggests that around a third expect price falls of six per cent or...

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

Although the shake-out in the industry is ongoing - online agency Settled and established new-build agency Cushman & Wakefield have both...

There has been a huge surge in demand in some regions of the UK according to new data from Rightmove.  The portal...

The well-known chief executive of Fine & Country, David Lindley, is standing down. An announcement from the agency came late this morning...

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

If it’s Friday it’s our regular round-up of fund-raising by and involving the property industry, and it’s remarkable how much is...

Zoopla’s head of research says a stamp duty holiday could encourage more home owners to move which in turn could help...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - accused by some of breaking the lockdown some weeks ago - is now in more hot...

The Covid-19 crisis hasn’t caused the revolution it has been reported to have. Despite the challenges it has brought, fundamentally, the...

Research from Zoopla suggests that demand from buyers across England surged 88 per cent shortly after the housing market reopened -...

High-end agency Beauchamp Estates is claiming to have bagged the capital’s biggest deal during the lockdown period - a mansion which...

Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...

Housing Minister Chris Pincher and Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick stayed well clear of the Dominic Cummings row over the weekend -...

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

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

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

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

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

During March, the coronavirus pandemic put the brakes on the property market with an enforced period of shutdown. However, almost two...

London estate agency Benham & Reeves says there’s been a sharp fall-off in demand for ultra-expensive homes in prime suburbs of...

The founder of OnTheMarket has revealed why the portal floated on the stock market and why Ian Springett was the right...

The number of full property details viewed on Rightmove - a key indicator of market health - is already stronger than...

The popular and well respected ex-Knight Frank partner Tom Tangney has joined Rose & Partners, a boutique property firm serving prime...

The biggest awards for the agency sector - The ESTAS - will now be a virtual event on Friday July 3,...

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

High end London agency Beauchamp Estates has been selected to join the Bank of England’s advisory panel of companies and senior directors, and to...

As last Friday was the VE Day Anniversary bank holiday we have a bumper bundle of fund-raising activities to report on...

The agency at the heart of a fierce row over staff safety in the lockdown says it's now insisting local managers...

Foxtons - which has recently closed branches and furloughed staff - has described a shareholder rebellion over senior management bonuses and pay...

Although few expect virtual viewings to continue their popularity now that lockdown restrictions have been eased, there’s news this morning that...

A respected estate agency has revised downwards its price forecast for the housing market for the second time since the start...

There’s been a surge in buyers wanting to view properties - but agents must sit on their hands and wait for...

Details being presented to Parliament today may include information on how agents can return to work in some sort of ‘new normal.’ A 50...

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

In normal times, the Winkworth team based at their Notting Hill office in west London would head to the fashionable Walmer...

A Labour council in London has come out against the government’s plan to offer 30 per cent discounts to first time...

A study by Rightmove suggests that 94 per cent of buyers and sellers currently in the market are determined to go...

A major consumer survey of existing home owners and potential movers has resulted in a plea to government to allow house...

A property tax specialist is warning that sellers of buy to lets or holiday homes may have to estimate their own...

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

There’s going to be a 35 per cent drop in the number of new homes delivered this year because of the...

OnTheMarket says it has another 32 million shares to give away to agents signing full fee contracts with the challenger portal...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - our first for some weeks as the coverage has previously been dominated by...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign, which expects to have some 3,000 offices signed up by the end of the month,...

A property law firm is the latest to back a call for a stamp duty holiday to help kick-start the housing...

One of prime central London’s most respected estate agencies is warning that it could take until spring 2021 for the luxury...

House sales edged down only slightly in March compared with February according to HM revenue & Customs, despite the lockdown in...

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

Foxtons' Annual General Meeting next month is to be held virtually, meaning voting will be electronic. A feature of last year’s AGM...

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

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign says that agents are demanding that there is “no return to full...

Foxtons says it’s furloughed 750 staff and asked high paid staff earning over £40,000 to take a 20 per cent pay...

An estate agency says it’s using so-called Covid Clauses in contracts to keep transactions on course. Knight Frank says it’s writing ‘Coronavirus...

An estate agency that runs its own TV shows via YouTube has launched a second season featuring local companies, amenities and...

Only half of the branches signed up to Zoopla have taken advantage of one or other of the discount offers made...

To many less fortunate on the follicle front, high profile industry supplier Ed Mead has enjoyed an infuriatingly good head of...

Allsop has staged its first principal residential auction entirely online, and has raised £28m. Some 76 per cent of all lots offered...

An economic consultancy predicts house prices will fall by a sixth as unemployment grows across Britain this year. The consultancy, Cebr, says...

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

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

Working from home is something of a leveller right now, applying to people in the capital and in the sticks, but...

New temporary rules have thrown a lifeline to troubled agencies like Countrywide and Purplebricks which may need to raise additional funds...

A leading estate agency says it has observed that some banks previously opposed to accepting remote and desktop valuations have started...

One of Britain’s leading agents says online viewing and interest in videos for homes on sale continues to be relatively strong...

Individual franchisees operating under the Winkworth banner are receiving what the company calls “comprehensive help” on a range of issues, including...

The latest market forecast comes from Knight Frank which says that by the end of the year there will have been...

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

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

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

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

The boss of controversial estate agency Dexters has hit out at social media reports and press articles about company staff working...

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 the country’s best known high-end independent estate agencies is marketing a home for £22.5m and hopes it finds a...

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

The key figure behind the Say No To Rightmove campaign says the fight for more realistic fees goes on - and...

Owners and investors who may be leaving their properties empty in the current Coronavirus crisis risk having their insurance invalidated. High-end property...

The advantage given to overseas buyers when Sterling weakened during the long-running Brexit saga has returned with the arrival of the...

Although all bets are off as to what the housing market will be like after the Coronavirus subsides, there is now...

New research of the buying habits of first-time buyers in the UK we’ve undertaken here at reallymoving.com shows that Shared Ownership...

There’s been national newspaper publicity and widespread social media criticism of the Dexters estate agency which asked its staff to report...

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

There has been scepticism across the industry as to the motives behind an unspecified number of lay-offs and permanent branch closures...

The annual FUTURE PropTech conference scheduled for London next month is the latest casualty of the havoc being caused by the...

A senior figure in the industry has spoken out against the shock sackings and branch closures announced by Spicerhaart. Jon Cooke, chief...

In an ominous and unexpected trading statement this morning, Foxtons says it will take “all necessary steps” to remain in business. It...

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...

There’s been widespread outrage amongst agents at Rightmove’s offer to allow some agents a deferred payment scheme operating for just three...

A key figure behind the setting up of Foxtons has been named as the new chief executive of one of the...

Another index shows how strong the market was in the build-up to the escalation in Coronavirus across the country.  The website Home...

Estate Agent Today understands that the Knight Frank agency has been hit by a large number of branch office heads quitting...

Hello and as it’s Monday it’s PJT Day - and there are plenty of people moving jobs in our industry even...

Rightmove’s latest market snapshot, released this morning, appears starkly at odds with the situation described by some agents in recent days. “The...

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

A Spanish housebuilder’s bespoke system to allow prospective buyers to view properties without visiting is being offered to the UK agency...

Welcome to the weekly salute for agents and others in the industry fund-raising for good causes - and we know that...

Nested is the latest online agency to base a marketing campaign around criticism of established estate agents.  In three 30-second TV ads...

Savills is the latest agency to warn about the possible threat of Coronavirus to its business activities and success this year. In...

The stamp duty surcharge for non-resident investment buyers announced in yesterday’s Budget is dwarfed by discounts they receive thanks to the...

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...

We live in uncertain times. That I do not need to say to anybody. I am writing this piece aboard my...

Sellers in the past 12 months accepted an average of 96 per cent of their asking price according to new research. Comparison...

The National Association of Estate Agents has announced that it’s to offer US PropTech solutions to UK agents. The REACH programme has...

OnTheMarket is not responding to requests to reveal details of any pay-off for its chief executive Ian Springett, who was sacked...

The agency behind a poll showing one in six buyers putting plans on hold because of Coronavirus is warning that if...

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

Estate Agent Today understands that three senior figures have departed from a key central London branch of Knight Frank. Each of them was...

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

A survey shows over a sixth of buyers and sellers have already been deterred because of Coronavirus - and that figure...

Increasing numbers of reports suggest that the government will use next week’s Budget to confirm a three per cent stamp duty...

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

The ESTAS today reveals its shortlist for the 2020 Awards which includes the Zoopla Xcellence Award - a special category that celebrates...

There are fears that the so-called Boris Bounce which saw a surge in activity after the General Election may be hitting...

A survey suggests that 77 per cent of first time buyers do not purchase their initial property in the same town...

A new hybrid set up by ex-Purplebricks territory owners says it wants to "redefine estate agency in the customer's favour." Knock Knock...

A second prominent agent has broken cover to say Coronavirus is slowing the market. Jess Simpson - an ex-Savills and ex-Strutt and...

Trading Standards says agents must include more “material information” in property details even if this may not be a wholly positive...

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

Agents and senior industry figures fear Coronavirus may derail the strong start to the  2020 housing market. One of the country’s leading...

House prices have risen 2.3 per cent in the past year - the strongest rate of inflation for property since July...

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...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

Foxtons is warning that 2020 will be yet another difficult year for the agency despite the so-called Boris Bounce helping the...

Trials of reservation agreements for buyers and sellers have been delayed until the late spring. Statements last year from the Ministry of Housing, Communities...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - a sure sign that it’s the end of the week and time to...

The threat of Coronavirus is beginning to make an impact in the world of property. The Cushman & Wakefield agency announced overnight that...

A PropTech website has broken down the sales recorded by HM Land Registry in 2019 into property types - and apartments...

We all use postcodes in our daily life but we rarely pay attention to them. It has become a regular part...

Both Countrywide and LSL Property Services have submitted early online paperwork to The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, an independent body...

Forget the Boris Bounce - this might be the Rightmove Retreat. A new tool produced by the portal measures price per...

The share price of challenger portal OnTheMarket has fallen to its equal lowest-ever level after a drop of over five per cent...

Another westcountry town may ban new-build homes being sold as holiday properties, even though the idea has backfired elsewhere. Fowey in Cornwall -...

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...

Countrywide and LSL Property Services have this morning confirmed that talks are underway about a possible mega-merger. This confirms the speculation yesterday that...

There’s been a significant rise in the number of transactions recorded in January - another sign of an improving housing market...

Hello - it’s Monday and so it’s PJT, where you can catch up on the industry major moves of recent days. Please...

There’s something of a conspiracy of silence over the problem of short lets. That is a stark claim but many siren voices...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week…which must mean Agents Do Charity. There’s plenty to admire in this week’s entries;...

Estate agency Chestertons has named the new chief operating officer for the roll out of its UK and Europe franchising operation. Some...

In another positive sign for the housing market, every region of the UK has seen a price rise according to the...

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

Predictions that landlords are not buying properties to let out because of tougher rental taxes and regulations appear to be short...

A high profile and widely-respected estate agent is predicting a huge demographic change to one of the country’s wealthiest enclaves -...

New research shows that 77 per cent of consumers use portals to conduct property searches - meaning, surprisingly, that almost a...

Rightmove has hit back at critics saying it’s no longer the force it used to be by reporting record traffic for...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week - and it’s been a frantic seven days since the last...

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...

Zoopla has published a startling set of statistics to demonstrate what it calls “a record January with significant growth in delivery...

For several years the regular monthly RICS market snapshot has made depressing reading - now, for there second month in a...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of the most senior figures in Countrywide’s upmarket John D Wood and Hampton International brands...

One of Britain’s most experienced estate agents says there’s no alternative to Rightmove, and the portal’s relationship with the industry is...

The Federation of Independent Agents has revealed the names of a string of new member companies from across the UK. Founder Graham...

Conservatives have been lining up to criticise a mansion tax which may be introduced on expensive homes to fund infrastructure improvements...

The mystery of why Countrywide’s crucial sale of its commercial arm has failed to go through as scheduled deepened over the...

Agents have reacted angrily to the government contemplating introducing a Mansion Tax, and to the Housing Secretary not ruling out the...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT - your regular Monday fix of who’s moving where in our industry. As ever, a...

Annual house price growth increased to 4.1 per cent in January, up slightly from the end of 2019, according to Halifax...

Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes according to a Sunday newspaper. The Telegraph - citing two...

Now we’re well into the second month of the year, we have reached a crucial point in the ongoing plans to...