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If anyone thought Brexit may allow domestic buyers a bigger share of the market, think again: no fewer than 57 per...

The head of an online agency has accused the National Association of Estate Agents’ conference of being “a sea of old...

Property consultancy JLL has launched a specialised Help to Buy team in response to what it calls “the increasing demand for...

A London council is considering a borough-wide ban on agents’ boards of all kinds. Labour-controlled Camden already has a ban for a...

A husband and wife pair of directors at a property valuation and surveying company have been ordered by the courts to...

Hello and welcome to yet another Agents Do Charity - our tribute to the great work done by our industry in...

Government figures show the UK’s annual house price growth now being down to 2.5 per cent - the lowest rate since...

It’s Valentine’s Day (have you remembered?) and at least one agency has decided that it’s pretty in pink to celebrate the...

A design and renovation business has set up a property sourcing business which will find homes requiring renovation. What’s more, it claims...

New data from LonRes shows that prices of homes in three key prime areas of London tumbled 5.7 per cent last...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...

The first online-only property auction held by a large provincial auction house resulted in a 100 per cent sale rate.  The residential...

There are many misconceptions about the franchising world but, whether we’re talking about estate agency franchises or fast food franchises, it’s...

A London estate agent says his system of ‘moral agreements’ between sellers and buyers prevents chains collapsing and means his company has...

Strutt & Parker says transaction levels in Prime Central London, already at a low ebb, plummeted a further nine per cent...

The end of the snow has given way to warmer weather, and while it’s a little early to speak of spring...

To a sales-focused agency, having a lettings department can sometimes feel like losing control of the business. Recent cases of property management...

BAD PHOTOS – 6 BIG MISTAKES YOU MIGHT BE MAKING! In our last article, we highlighted some really important and shocking stats...

The beleaguered Your Move estate agency insists there was no breach of customer privacy after an ex-employee reportedly took confidential data...

A review website has launched that describes itself as “a new and powerful research and marketing tool in the residential property...

Winkworth has set up a dedicated land and new homes division. The franchise agency, which has most of its offices in and...

As an estate agent, you need to be ready to cater for the specific requirements of buyers and sellers, tailoring your...

New figures released this morning from OnTheMarket claim its listing inventory bis now over 80 per cent of the size of...

Formal consultations have started concerning the job losses and branch closures for Your Move and Reeds Rains, revealed yesterday by their...

There’s been a big rise in the number of homes being listed for sale despite ongoing concerns over Brexit. That’s the news...

A major restructuring of LSL Property Services has just been announced to shareholders, with substantial numbers of branch closures. The statement says...

The former chief executive of Emoov says he has the answer to Foxtons’ current downbeat performance - it should exploit its...

Average prices of flats and houses in prime central London are now the same as they were six years ago; meanwhile...

Strutt & Parker says the housing crisis - in the shape of too few homes and their stubbornly high prices -...

If former Chancellor George Osborne thought his 2014 stamp duty reform would produce more income for the government, it appears he...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

The head of a For Sale By Owner website claims that some agents are making “vast amounts” of up to £7,000...

There was a huge 33 per cent collapse in transactions in central London in the final quarter of 2018 compared with...

Foxtons has reported further small slides in both revenue and profits for 2018 - but sales income plummeted from £43m to...

The British Property Federation has made an outspoken intervention into the Brexit debate, telling politicians that No Deal is the worst...

The online publication aimed at London’s high-rolling property professionals, Prime Resi, has named what it believes to be the capital’s 10...

The seemingly-endless debate surrounding Brexit may be punishing for estate agents in London in particular but one, at least, is making...

A respected property investment consultancy is warning that the current premium put on the prices of new-build homes - around 15...

In what promises to be a transformative year for conveyancing in the UK, the ESTAS is joining forces with the well-known...

One in six mortgage holders has been rejected for a mortgage in the past, according to new research from Which? It says...

If you want an engaging page-turner novel for cold winter evenings, my recommendation is Our House by Louise Candlish, a bestseller...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

High-end agency Savills says London’s super-rich are now buying and selling more actively than a year ago.  The agency says London’s so-called...

The industry is back to full-strength on its fund-raising judging from our virtual postbag this week with many new reports of...

Politicians and officials are studying a ‘model’ two page reservation agreement drawn up by a law firm as a possible way...

A new report from Zoopla claims very nearly a third of buyers want to know the street - or even the...

Shares in OnTheMarket hit another new low of 75.7p yesterday, dropping over nine per cent on the day and falling well...

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

There were 102,330 residential property transactions in December - that’s up 3.6 per cent on the same month last year on...

A PropTech firm that provides photography for virtual tours, floor plans and online and hard copy property details is relocating from Latvia to...

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and London agency Marsh & Parsons - has given a...

A property platform that has chronicled the London sales market’s problems in recent years says the recovery will start in 2020...

The industry has long been critical of reports claiming house price movements are in some way uniform across the country, but...

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

Gloomy statements from some industry organisations have suggested the market is in trouble thanks to Brexit uncertainty but Rightmove says visits...

There’s been another raft of movers and shakers in the industry in recent days, so this is a busy Property Jobs...

EweMove, the hybrid agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, has announced five new franchisees - several of them are independent...

Chestertons says its profitability in 2018 doubled compared to the previous year, but appears to have relied heavily on lettings for...

The share of the market taken by online agencies in the final quarter of 2018 slipped from last summer’s high of...

Another housing market snapshot is showing a pessimistic start to 2019 as the property platform Home reports that four regions of...

A firm which recently joined the ‘hub club’ of agencies using centralised services offices says its won a major new build...

Our latest case study come from a recent news item to have hit the industry and national press. A disgruntled tenant is claiming...

A statement this morning by franchise agency Winkworth says lettings and property management now accounts for 50 per cent of its turnover. The...

Zoopla is radically changing its strategy by exploiting the freedom it has under its new private equity ownership. That’s the conclusion of...

The high-end New York based estate agency Corcoran has issued franchise documents for ‘global markets’ prompting speculation that it could spread...

There may be a cloud over the economy right now but growth of 2.7 per cent in house prices last year...

It’s been an interesting week of contrasts when it comes to online replacing ‘the old school’. Data from that clever consultancy The...

A leading buying agent says 2019 is likely to see the continuation of last year’s trend where distressed sellers accept discounts...

The former boss of Emoov, the controversial Russell Quirk, has resuscitated his career as a public relations man and pro-Brexit commentator. Just...

Winkworth says it’s seen a huge 78.5 per cent rise in franchise applicants over the past 12 months and says there...

Purplebricks has revealed that it’s given its new global chief operating officer 700,000 shares - valued at around £165p each that...

It’s time to think about planning the 2019 events calendar. This year, there are more PropTech conferences scheduled than ever before,...

Century 21 UK appears to have bucked the trend of closing offices and reduced footfall by marking the opening of 16...

A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...

Hello and welcome to this year’s first edition of Property Jobs Today, reporting on the first industry moves of 2019. We’re told...

A hybrid estate agency which uses freelance agents operating from a central hub is now expanding from London into the Home...

UBS, a Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company based in Zurich and Basel, now owns approaching 10 per cent...

Hamptons International - at one time tipped to be sold off or even shut during the recent problems afflicting parent company...

Rightmove has launched a share buy-back programme to run until late next month, February. Companies buy back their own shares to keep up...

Keller Williams, which yesterday revealed two new market centres in the south of England, says up to 25 agents in the...

It’s safe to say that the majority of agents will be glad to see the end of the past two years....

Estate Agent Today can reveal that US-owned franchise agency Keller Williams has ‘soft-opened’ two new market centres in the south of...

Rightmove has revealed which day was its busiest in 2018 in terms of page views. It says February 19 was the date,...

Ilchester Place in London’s Holland Park may be the most expensive residential street in Britain - but it’s cheaper than a year...

The shortlist has been announced for the annual Guild of Property Professionals Awards to be held on January 17 in London.  The...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

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

House price inflation across the UK has slowed to a six-year low of 2.6 per cent thanks to falls in London...

One of the country’s most detailed housing market forecasts for 2019 suggests house prices will fall in London and nearby regions...

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

Fine & Country’s annual conference in the New Year is to have former England rugby player Matt Dawson MBE as the...

Purplebricks’ global chief executive Michael Bruce has taken a swipe at the property and mainstream media for being too London-centric in...

If you thought Christmas Eve meant no more news in terms of industry movers and shakers…well, think again - we’ve one...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

An analysis of property branding by more than 200 companies suggests that Purplebricks and OnTheMarket are two of the big winners with...

Well here we are, at the last Agents Do Charity of the year. It’s been a record haul of good works, as...

Uncertainty will be a key characteristic of the housing market for “the next few years” warns Countrywide - and not just...

A new website is offering to contact owners of homes that are not for sale, on behalf of people who would...

More than 75 per cent of first time buyers have benefited from the changes to stamp duty thresholds for introduced a...

If your New Year’s resolution is to move to a four bedroom home in London or the south of England, you...

There are only a few days left for agents, brokers and suppliers to enter the ESTAS 2019 - closing date is...

The Property Ombudsman scheme has taken action against another six rogue agents in recent days, bringing the total number expelled this...

Asking prices of homes coming to the market have fallen for the second month in a row - and Rightmove says...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - and while it may be just days to Christmas, there’s still plenty of...

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

Savills has snapped up an independent London estate agency in what is likely to be one of the last deals of...

With only 10 days to go before Christmas, surely everyone’s decorations are up by now? It seems that way in the agency...

Research by comparison website Netanagent claims the commission paid to estate agents in London could be over £70,000 depending on where...

There is a perfect storm brewing in the lettings market, and as the saying goes, “you can’t change the direction of...

Estate agency Strutt & Parker says that despite Brexit and the economic and political uncertainty accompanying it, house prices in the...

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...

There’s been a four per cent rise in the number of estate agencies becoming insolvent according to a new report. In the...

Two reports have suggested London’s residential market may be damaged by Brexit - both the past two and a half years...

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

Zoopla claims a new Property Valuation Report being trialled in nine areas will win more leads for agents.  The PVR will use...

Two weeks to Christmas but no sign of our industry slowing down with more job moves announced in recent days.  Please let...

House price rises are now the slowest they have been for six years according to the Halifax. Across the UK, property values...

The chief executive of online agency HouseSimple says “sellers need to be prepared and willing to lower their expectations” in the current...

Hello again and welcome to the latest display of agents’ Christmas decorations. We’d love to share your windows, trees, lights and even...

Property analysts say ‘flippers’ - those who buy new homes and sell them quickly, hopefully for a profit - are losing...

Hello and welcome to the Wednesday edition of your Christmas agency branch decorations - and what a festive lot you are.  Before...

Has no one told the industry that it’s December and things are supposed to be slowing down? This week’s Property Jobs...

House prices showed an unexpected pre-Christmas boost last last month but worries about Brexit remain foremost for buyers according to the...

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...

A high-end estate agency selling some of the country’s most expensive homes says the possible currency falls resulting from Brexit chaos...

Last year it was ‘disruptor’ and before that came ‘exclusive’ - now, according to one estate agency at least, the over-used...

With Christmas less than four weeks away (yes, really) the countdown to the festive season begins tomorrow when December begins. Charity...

I’m spending a lot of time in airport terminals waiting for flights. They’re not the most comfortable of surroundings, but at...

High-end agency Harrods Estates is not content with selling homes in London’s infamous challenging market - now it’s marketing a box...

The closure of Foxtons’ Park Lane office and five other branches in the capital are merely the start of things to come...

Newspapers are reporting that Brexit’s impact on house prices - especially if there is No Deal - are likely to take...

Mainstream bank lending for house purchases grew by 3.6 per cent in October compared to the same month last year. However the...

A sales and lettings agency specialising in waterside property along the Thames is linking up with a larger business to co-market...

It’s a great start to the week for Wesley Carney, a lettings negotiator at the wonderful Breckon & Breckon agency in...

The town of Blackpool has become the fourth part of the UK to switch from council Local Land Charges to digital...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - the last one in November. Career moves tend to slow this time...

Orchards of London is abandoning its current branch network and instead opening a single Hub from the middle of next month. Orchards,...

It’s Friday and what better way to kick off the weekend than winning two completely FREE tickets for the industry event...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - it’s our weekly round-up of good work done by the industry. Everyone...

A senior figure in the Knight Frank agency says those buyers who may be expecting Brexit-inspired bargains in the so-called ‘super...

The latest research from online estate agency Emoov shows at least one silver lining to the current Brexit-hit housing market -...

We are delighted to have two completely FREE tickets available for the industry event of the season - the Charity Christmas...

A leading buying agent says the first quarter of 2019 may be crucial in determining the future of the current stamp...

Rightmove is this morning reporting that the asking price of property coming to market has fallen 1.7 per cent in the...

It’s not just the Cabinet and the government where jobs are in flux - there are plenty of moves to announce...

Every cloud has a silver lining, and a high end prime central London estate agent appears to have found one from...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

New research shows 35 per cent of deals fall through within three weeks of a seller receiving an offer and a...

A new prime London hybrid agency wants what it calls “disillusioned property professionals” to join the firm and take advantage of...

Amidst all the Brexit chaos let’s remember that it’s Children In Need day...always a time when Britons’ generosity raises the spirits,...

New build property values are rising at a much greater rate than existing property values according to a study by DJ Alexander. The...

Price growth in the housing market is slow across the UK but London is again the most troubled region, seeing an...

Hard-pressed buyers who try to minimise house moving costs by doing their own conveyancing have been warned of the disastrous consequences...

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

London estate agency JOHNS&CO, which specialises in new homes, has opened its seventh office in the capital - the announcement came...

The market is now over-supplied with homes to sell while at the same time demand is dipping and there are widespread...

A leading property consultancy has called out Manchester as the location which has seen the highest urban price growth of anywhere...

Foxtons has this morning confirmed that it has now closed six branches. There was high-level publicity given to the closure of its...

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

The latest Your Move house price data confirms what a wide range of indices have shown recently - slowing price growth and,...

The man responsible for defining John Lewis’ legendary customer service, and preserving its Never Knowingly Undersold pledge, is to address the...

There was a drop in the number of new listings across the UK last month, suggesting that the usual autumn rush to...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, our round-up of great work done by our industry to raise funds for...

Coutts Private Bank is the latest institution to express its concern over London’s housing market. The latest Courts London Prime Property Index...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...

Keller Williams, the US agency which allows agents to work from hub-like ‘market centres’, says it now has 130 freelance agents in this...

A first-time agent who has previously owned a retail franchise and some buy to let units, has bought the Century 21 franchise...

“I’ll have a vowel please Rachel….then an award.” The puns are likely to be much in evidence in the New Year when...

A house in Mayfair that was sold for £19.175m in 2014 and put on the market this year at £25m has...

The LonRes data consultancy that monitors transactions right across prime central London says Brexit is the single biggest factor impacting the...

An estate agency that’s been commended for its flexible working has launched a recruitment drive for franchisees who would keep 75...

London agency chain Portico has signed up to OnTheMarket.  The 17 branch firm, which handles both sales and lettings, has offices in...

A diverse cast-list has been announced for this year’s Relocation Agent Network national conference and exhibition to be staged in London...

Latest figures on the central London market from franchise giant Winkworth show that viewings dropped 20 per cent in the third...

The first signs of a seasonal slowdown are appearing according to some agents in touch with EAT, but there are still...

Two former High Street agents say their new hybrid agency has enjoyed an impressive launch gathering 40 instructions in just four...

Savills has issued its forecast for the housing market for the next five years, and while it highlights some bright spots...

You don’t need EAT to remind you that Christmas is now just next month.  Many agents are gearing their fund-raising to that...

As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s online estate agency sector - and not in a good...

It’s November so forecasts for next year are beginning to emerge from high-end agencies with research departments - and the first one...

Experts suggest that overseas buyers are likely to act quickly to take advantage of a delay in any stamp duty surcharge on...

Sky News says Emoov is to be sold, just months after the controversial online agency merged with Sarah Beeny's Tepilo and the...

An early sign of a possible recovery in the London housing market may be appearing, according to data consultancy Hometrack.  It’s just...

You know the shiver you get when the portal reps call you out of the blue? That cold sweat in the...

A consumer group says agents are securing increasing income from online auctions, but it warns that for buyers there are pitfalls...

A hybrid estate agency with ambitions to rival Purplebricks has revealed that it has significantly expanded its current footprint, with ambitions...

Police have confirmed that a search is taking place at a property in the Midlands, in the hunt for the body...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

It’s Budget day and the government is once again on the receiving end of a blast from one of the country’s...

Strutt & Parker is bucking the trend on High Street offices by opening a new one - and in this case,...

Hello and welcome to a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today, your weekly insight into the key moves within our industry. Everyone...

Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...

It’s now almost a month since the government introduced new rules on Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), as part of its...

Traditional estate agent fees average just 1.1 per cent across the UK according to research from an agency comparison website -...

We all get an extra hour in bed this weekend, giving us more energy to fund-raise for good causes, right? That seems...

Zoopla says 38 per cent of properties on sale have had their asking prices slashed. That’s a five per cent rise since...

Mortgage approvals fell again in September - this means that every month of 2018 so far has seen a drop against...

One of London’s most prominent buying agencies says post-Brexit the interest in buying in the capital will return - whether there...

One of London’s best known estate agencies marks its 25th anniversary this month, having started with just two branches in one...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows some 98,400 homes were sold across the UK in September - that’s slightly lower...

Transactions across England and Wales in September dropped 7.6 per cent year on year while Prime Central London now sees fewer than...

An estate agent in London has received a posthumous honour as an organ donor. The Chiswick W4 Local news website says Jordan...

An agent in the Guild is launching a ‘hub’ style operation from December 1 and says the concept of traditional estate...

A London buying agent has called for a second referendum on Britain’s EU membership, suggesting that it would give more certainty...

If it’s Monday it must be Property Jobs Today, your round up of the industry’s key moves. Are you changing jobs yourself?...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

Another high profile estate agency office in London has closed - this time a branch of Winkworth.  The Richmond branch has been...

Few things anger the industry more than the effect of stamp duty and other costs on property transactions (well, maybe Purplebricks...

Bored with Brexit? Baffled by the backstop? Troubled by the transition period?  Well here’s a promise - there’s no mention of the...

A leading London estate agency is reporting a surge in overseas buyers sealing deals ahead of the government’s new stamp duty...

A new estate agency has come up with a novel way of taking prospective purchasers around its patch - by using...

An insurer claims there is a huge gulf between the cost of rebuilding a house and its market value because around...

London agency Stirling Ackroyd has announced its third acquisition in the course of a year. It’s only 15 months ago that Stirling...

Price cutting is becoming the new norm as the market adapts to reduced interest from buyers, according to property listings platform...

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...

Activists from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender movement are reported to have staged what they called a “queer kiss-in" outside...

Savills is warning that heightened uncertainty around Brexit negotiations will delay recovery in the prime central London housing market for up...

A new internet and DAB radio station specialising on the subject of property will launch from purpose built studios next month. Property...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement for a new development in London after complaints over claims about the yields...

Foxtons says its use of technology allows it to increase the reach of its branches - and claims this is behind...

OnTheMarket plc, the company which operates the OTM portal, gives its first formal stock market figures tomorrow morning, for the six...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that Foxtons has closed another London agency office - this time at Barnes in the borough...

Knight Frank appears to have shrugged off the problems hitting the high end of the housing market, reporting a 14 per...

Even the cheapest local homes are out of reach for at least 40 per cent of young adults according to a...

Foxtons is shutting its Park Lane office - the flagship of the agency in prime central London’s Mayfair. Estate Agent Today was...

Hello and welcome to a new working week, which means your chance to catch up on the key moves in our...

“Do we really need another tax?” - that’s the question from a new buying agency, querying why the government wants to...

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...

The latest assessment of supply across the housing market undertaken by online agency HouseSimple claims that the number of new properties...

Hello and welcome to another weekly update on the industry’s good work - and a chance for us to show that...

An accountancy trade body has revealed that last year it briefed MPs - including the Prime Minister and Housing Minister of...

Transactions in prime central London have dropped nine per cent in the year to the end of August according to Knight...

New build house prices rose 5.1 per cent in the year to the end of August - substantially more than the...

One of London’s highest profile and most outspoken estate agent chiefs has scolded ‘Maybot’ Theresa May on the day she is to...

House prices grew two per cent year on year for September according to new figures - and a senior agency chief...

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that it now has signed listing agreements with more than 11,000 estate agency offices - over...

The independent Essex estate agency Beresfords is celebrating its 50th anniversary next week - and is doing so in style with...

Agents have continued to express their shock and opposition to the announcement by the government that it wants a stamp duty...

Figures released by HMRC over the weekend show another huge rise in stamp duty going to the Treasury - and that’s...

Hello and welcome to our weekly catch-up on the major moves within our industry. Remember, you can let the rest of the...

The government has used this week’s Conservative party conference to announce a new stamp duty tax of one per cent to three...

Increasingly cash-strapped traditional estate agencies should consider abandoning their High Street offices and work from serviced offices or similar lower-profile and...

A statement to the London Stock Exchange by eProp Services has cemented its role primarily as a PropTech firm. This is in...

London has been identified as one of a number of ‘bubble risk cities’ in a report by Swiss bank UBS. In a...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another chance to hear about the remarkable fund-raising done by our...

Yopa - the online agency with huge financial backing from Savills - has attracted a Knight Frank agent to become its...

Zoopla has once again released its list of the costliest streets in the UK - but for the second year running...

The income first-time buyers need to purchase a home in the UK’s largest cities has shot up by 18 per cent...

I am a patient man; a pacifist. Yet there is little in life right now that would satisfy me more than...

The six-figure refurb of the office on London’s Park Lane occupied by The Guild and Fine & Country is officially launching...

There’s more bad news for the long-troubled Prime Central London market. A new analysis shows that transaction volumes have plunged 11.6 per cent...

Auction House London raised more than £15m in its latest auction, where it saw the biggest catalogue in its history go...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, the latest weekly catch-up with moves within and across our industry. A quick...

Sales of holiday homes could be hit as a result of a new £560m tax proposal put forward by Labour.  Under the...

We’re well and truly back from summer with a flurry of fund-raising to report on this week: thanks to each and...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that it’s signed up the north east of England regional agency Pattinson, which has 27 branches...

The independent Sutton-based property business Centro PLC has acquired Cheam and Mayfair based Christies Estate Agents Limited.   The new combined agency is...

Estate agents say the continuing gentle slowdown reflected in the latest government house price figures will be the story of the...

Peter Long, the chairman of the troubled Royal Mail organisation, has stepped down from that role to focus full time on...

HM Land Registry says the full roll-out of its Local Land Charges digital register could take up to seven years, with...

A buying agency says it has secured a prime London property for one of its clients at almost 40 per cent...

Winkworth is a giant national agency franchise but this autumn it is marking a series of anniversaries for several of its...

A London estate agent who works closely with High Net Worth overseas buyers has hit out a proposed law which he...

Two agency brands operated by Nick Dunning Associates, a company led by former Countrywide employees, have started listing on OnTheMarket. Townends, covering...

Propteq Global Property Technology and Innovation summit takes place in London on 26 - 27 Sep. 75 of the world's leading...

Rightmove is reporting a mini-boom as the autumn market gets into gear, with a surge in buyers and a one-month rise...

The estate agent behind the troubled high end Sanderson Young company is reported to be appearing in court this week as...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up on the major moves in the agency industry over...

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

A government minister has made a pointed jibe at estate agents who appear not to regard cash purchases of high-value properties...

Yes, there’s no getting away from it - although the autumn has only just begun, charity work is firmly aiming at...

House prices fell further this month as the slowdown tightened its grip according to he latest data from property platform Home. It...

The number of new franchise applicants reported by Winkworth in the first half of the year rocketed 135 per cent -...

Owning a home has become almost impossible for many public sector workers across Britain, according to research from the union UNISON. Getting...

New data reveals that new property listings have fallen for three successive months - and that includes a huge 17.1 per...

A website claim by the London estate agency Moveli has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority after a complaint from...

Another eight EweMove franchisees have been appointed in just one month - but controversially, some of them have no estate agency...

The Property Personnel recruitment consultancy says more job-sharing could be introduced in the industry, preventing talent going to waste.  Managing director Anthony...

Viewber has announced that it’s just completed its 35,000th outsourced viewing, reflecting a jaw-dropping 460 per cent rise in just a...

A well-known London estate agency says it signing up to a US-based real estate franchise network run by billionaire Warren Buffett. From...

As the property market gears up for a busy autumn period, agents and property firms have been equally busy bolstering their...

Franchise giant Hunters has reported its latest results to the city, showing impressive growth despite a slow-moving property market. In the six...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld one of two complaints made against OnTheMarket's TV and print advertising. The complaints refer to...

A new estate agency has opened its doors in North London, despite operating in what it describes as a 'weak' London...

The online auction platform BidX1 has announced a strategic investment which will be used to accelerate its growth. The investment comes from...

A downstairs bathroom could knock up to 6% off the value of a property, according to estate agents.  Having a family bathroom...

Speculation is growing that Rightmove could drop out of the prestigious FTSE-100 within the next few days as the stock exchange...

A full 100 per cent of 20 to 24 year olds hope to buy their own home one day -  but...

A downbeat report from property investment specialist London Central Portfolio says “there are very few causes for optimism in the domestic...

Countrywide’s embattled management leaders have been overwhelmingly backed by shareholders in their bid for additional funding. A General Meeting of shareholders was held...