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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...

Foxtons is embarking on a rare advertising campaign, using a company owned by the largest independent creative agency in the world,...

A property management company is warning that some areas of the UK could be in line for a price correction this...

House prices in a quarter of the UK’s largest cities are struggling to recover to the level they were at during...

Some 31 per cent of first time buyers residing in London ended up moving away from the capital to purchase a...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

OnTheMarket has seen another increase in listings to more than 10,500 offices, but it is repeating a warning that its free...

The former head of Humberts’ country house department, who has spent 30 years selling homes, has switched to buying. Jeremy Campbell-Harris was...

Dare we mention it but this is the final Bank Holiday weekend of the year before Christmas - so what a...

Countrywide’s share price defied the expectations of some analysts and rose over six per cent yesterday with the company moving from...

Lucie Hirst and Delphine Colombo, two of Prime Central London’s most high profile sales agents, have combined forces to set up Hirst...

A specialist property law firm is calling on the government to speed up changes in the law to avoid abusive leasehold...

A new survey suggests that face-to-face contact is still valued by buyers and sellers. Research by Winkworth, questioning over 1,000 people who...

Data from the buying agency Black Brick reveals just how big an impact has been made by the additional homes stamp...

In yet another statement to the London Stock Exchange and shareholders, Countrywide says its last-gasp £140m fund-raising is likely to be...

South east agency RH & RW Clutton is marking its 275th year in business, with the claim that it is thought...

Traditional estate agencies could be in for a stormy autumn and face being the next casualty of the high street shake-out...

Rightmove says the housing market is now into a ‘summer sale’ as newly-marketed property shows an average asking price fall of...

The team behind a new ‘open platform’ targetting smaller agencies in need of Proptech support have revealed a heavyweight line up...

Were it not for climate change, I would be very close to predicting that the summer is close to being over,...

Today sees the first of a series of important deadlines which will determine the success of otherwise of Countrywide’s controversial rescue...

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

A regional pilot has been launched for what is called the Voluntary Right to Buy - a scheme giving housing association...

As our minds turn to autumn, here’s a reminder that Estate Agent Today is on hand to help with your agency’s...

House prices are rising at their slowest rate for nearly five years as London suffers its largest decline in prices since...

A sales platform that monitors the market is warning that house price falls are likely to spread beyond London and the...

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

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

Rumours abound over the future of Countrywide, which lost further share value on Friday, closing very slightly down on the day...

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

The chairman of LonRes says online estate agents have only a one per cent share of the market in prime central...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

At first sight, to suggest this is a good time for an agency business to go for an IPO - that...

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

Research by Estate Agent Today reveals that there have been 12 different stamp duty regimes in the UK since the Millennium. What’s...

LonRes says transactions in prime locations in London dropped another six per cent when the second quarter of 2018 is compared...

The heatwave is gone and summer is in its closing stages (sorry!) so it comes as no surprise that there’s already...

High-end agency and international property consultancy Savills has reported strong half-year figures for its UK business - but warns that Brexit...

New property listings in July were down 6.0 per cent across the UK and down no less than 12.7 per cent...

Winkworth is beefing up its services for franchise owners with expanded support teams for its IT, Client Services and China departments.  Winkworth’s...

One of London’s leading estate agents says Brexit has had at worst a neutral effect on the housing market and may...

Hello again from Italy. Only another week or so left out here, working every day from the same table at my...

The number of properties withdrawn from the market in the second quarter of this year was greater than the number of...

The London market continues to produce unexpected results with two high end agencies reporting contrasting fortunes.  Half year figures released by Chestertons...

The former Chancellor George Osborne - architect of drastic stamp duty reform - has come out fighting to defend the tax...

The business editor of right wing political weekly The Spectator says “what’s bad for Foxtons is on the whole likely to...

Making my way to our London office on a busy commuter train, my mind got busy thinking about the new do-it-yourself...

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

An analysis of HMRC stamp duty statistics for the second quarter of this year suggest that receipts are down 13.8 per...

Countrywide's share price has dropped sharply following the announcement of the company's rescue plan - but the firm itself says this...

A leading estate agent is warning that an interest rate increase today ould hurt the delicate balance of the housing market. The...

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

An analyst for business data consultancy Bloomberg has some news for Foxtons - he says its swashbuckling days are over and...

Prices and transaction volumes have both fallen again in Prime Central London according to the index produced by Central London Portfolio,...

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

A leading buying agency is warning about asking prices that are higher than those acceptable to mortgage companies who therefore down-value...

Labour says stamp duty receipts and other tax income from properties in the capital should go to the Mayor, Sadiq Kahn,...

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

The price per square foot for homes in central London is currently £1,194 - that’s 16.9 per cent below its 2014...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the place where you find all the key agency industry moves over recent days. Please...

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

With the continued indecision surrounding Brexit and the final divorce settlement still months away, it seems property buyers are choosing to...

Figures from Savills suggest that there’s currently an average 1.14 price adjustments per sale across the prime regional markets of the...

One of the property industry’s best known figures, Richard Berridge, has teamed up with estate agency My London Home to lead...

An online estate agency has changed the wording of a listing on Rightmove, Zoopla and on its own website after a...

The latest transaction figures from HM Revenue and Customs make depressing reading - a three per cent drop between May and...

The debate over alleged ‘down-valuing’ by mortgage lenders has flared again with one leading agent claiming that surveyors are just “covering...

With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...

It’s holiday season shortly and we’ve got just the weather for it - good news for some, perhaps less so for...

Foxtons share price hit a new low yesterday, dropping to only 46p early in the afternoon: it eventually closed narrowly up...

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

A report in the Financial Times lays bare the scale of the housing market downturn in central London - it suggests...

Peter Long, executive chairman of Countrywide, has resigned from another boardroom to focus on saving the troubled estate agency. Long has chosen...

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

Before I get into the nitty gritty of the government (well, one of its startup accelerator schemes) giving away £20,000, let...

A new market snapshot shows how there’s now a two-tier market with homes in London taking substantially longer to sell than...

Carter Jonas has doubled the footprint of its UK headquarters in prime central London. It’s added a further 6,760 square feet of...

The UK division of Keller Williams, the world's largest estate agency, says it can help entrepreneurial agents to set up their...

House prices in London are projected to fall in the short-term, down by two per cent by the end of 2018...

There’s a new twist in the row between a Cornish agent and the Advertising Standards Authority. The row revolves around a tweet...

It may not be a good idea for a journalist to be personal about a politician, so I write about our...

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

There’s more gloomy reading for vendors from a new report by website Home, which says the volume of properties slashing their...

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

Fine & Country and The Guild of Property Professionals are refurbishing the Park Lane showroom they share - and it’s going...

Over 15,000 households have exchanged after listing with an online agent in the second quarter of 2018 - that’s eight per...

Locations in the capital dominate a league table of locations where the largest numbers of so-called ‘high risk’ mortgages are taken...

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...

A left-leaning think tank is urging the Bank of England to manipulate the housing market to ensure house prices don’t rise...

A new free-to-list portal is to be launched - and it is to be ‘voice led’.  The PropTech firm Triplerr says it...

The dream goes on, and as England eases into the World Cup semi-finals, our agents’ reviews of their games continue -...

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

A senior agent says an innovative business model allows him to work in prime central London - even though he lives in France.  Former...

The Agency Express board company says its monitor of the sales market suggests that it’s in better shape now than it...

An outspoken high-end London estate agent says millionaire foreign buyers purchasing “cheap” properties in the capital represent what he calls “the...

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

Two more price reports from high-end agencies make grim reading about the prime London housing market. New data from Savills suggests that...

By now we’ve all seen news about the long-term decline in property sales and competition from online alternatives leading to ‘more...

Emoov has launched a crowdfunding campaign giving investors, it says, “a final chance” to put their money into the hybrid agency...

Purplebricks is reported to be set to reveal increasing losses when it issues its full-year financial results to the London Stock...

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

The creative agency behind the new round of Purplebricks Commisery TV advertisements have been explaining the philosophy they brought to the...

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

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

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...