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![Warning to agents - more house prices falls expected in 2024](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceChange.png)
Zoopla is warning that there will be further house price falls in 2024 on top of the 4.5 per cent drop...
30 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jail for trio who set fire to estate agency branch with flat above](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Handcuffs2-400x310.jpg)
Three men who set fire to an estate agency branch in Luton while residents of upstairs flat were home have been...
27 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Damned if you do and damned if you don't](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
It's not often that I have sympathy for our glorious leaders – those who set the rules by which we all...
25 March 2023
From: Features
![Three regulatory updates agents need to know about in 2022](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgents-Meeting-400x310.jpg)
A wide range of upcoming legislative changes will affect the private rented sector. From new carbon monoxide alarm regulations to renters...
16 July 2022
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - fundraising exploits continue to bloom](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
Agents were busy marking the Platinum Jubilee over the past week but there was still time for fundraising exploits including tree-planting...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Are these the first cracks in the reign of the portals?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/smartphone-image400x310.png)
In this piece, the team at Iceberg Digital look at whether the first cracks are appearing in the portals. For the last...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property Fraud - how agents can combat a growing threat](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyInformationKeys-400x310.jpg)
Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Estate agents urged to assess compliance procedures after sloppy AML checks lead to man’s house being stolen](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Smartsearch/EAT%20-%20Image%20.jpg)
Estate agents are being urged to ensure their compliance procedures are up to scratch after fraudsters stole a man’s identity and...
02 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Property Natter – catching up with The Singing Estate Agent](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...
20 November 2021
From: Features
![“Devastating lack of due diligence” slammed in property fraud case](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
A prominent law expert is claiming that a high profile case of property fraud, reported earlier this week, involved a “devastating...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Fraud: A house is sold without owner’s knowledge](/upload/images/library/PropertySold-400x310.jpg)
A BBC investigation has revealed that a man’s house was sold and his furnishings removed without his knowledge, in the latest...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![New easyProperty franchise lands in Luton, home of easyJet](/upload/images/library/easyPropertyLuton-400x310.png)
The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency drops claim that it's number one in its area after complaint](/img/default/eat.png)
A firm has agreed to amend its claim that it was the number one selling agent in its town in 2020,...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Fury over Rightmove’s post-lockdown advertising bonanza](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been an explosion of anger about Rightmove’s pledge to undertake its biggest-ever marketing campaign - while at the same time...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - lockdown love for fund-raising knows no bounds…](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello - yes it’s Friday in case you lost track, and that means it’s Agents Do Charity day: and once again...
24 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: why do people swap career paths to become agents?](/img/default/eat.png)
With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...
10 August 2019
From: Features
![Over 40 jobs at risk as agency chain plans to shut four branches](/img/default/eat.png)
Local media in the east Midlands report that four estate agency offices operated by the Nottingham building society are to close...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Hubs not branches the future, says agent who rejected easyProperty](/img/default/eat.png)
An agent in the Guild is launching a ‘hub’ style operation from December 1 and says the concept of traditional estate...
22 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Can Ewe believe it? Some EweMove franchisees have no agency experience](/img/default/eat.png)
Another eight EweMove franchisees have been appointed in just one month - but controversially, some of them have no estate agency...
11 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Sexual assault on estate agent leads to pensioner's prison term](/img/default/eat.png)
A pensioner who committed sexual assaults on two women - one of them an estate agent - has been sent to...
01 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![108 days - the longest average time for a home to go under offer](/img/default/eat.png)
A new league table showing how long it takes homes to sell on average in different postcodes across England and Wales...
19 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agency identifies top commuter hot-spots - and the winner is...](/img/default/eat.png)
With an average house price of £252,896 and trains to London taking as little as 24 minutes, Luton has been named...
03 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - a short history of estate agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...
04 August 2017
From: Features
![Reviews - Agency complaint about Purplebricks upheld by watchdog](/img/default/eat.png)
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint over a Purplebricks website statement featuring testimonials from clients; the complaint was made...
05 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Transactions dip but house prices still growing says LSL](/img/default/eat.png)
House prices grew at their fastest pace for 12 months in February, with average values increasing 0.6 per cent - that’s...
13 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agency says average home in England and Wales is now £300,000](/img/default/eat.png)
The market got off to a strong start in 2017 with prices growing 0.3 per cent in January to push the...
13 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![House prices in the East head north on demand from the South](/img/default/eat.png)
The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...
28 January 2017
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - the coming down the chimney edition](/img/default/eat.png)
Christmas is here - feet up, mulled wine ... a well-deserved break. As we know, however, it’s not just selling and letting houses...
23 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Predicting rental success – which factors matter?](/img/default/eat.png)
The growing size and scale of the private rented sector is not new news. Headlines shout about the changing profile of...
05 November 2016
From: Features
![Property Natter: let's embrace change as an industry](/img/default/eat.png)
Later on, the title of this piece should become clearer (at least I hope so). First, though, a few bits and...
09 September 2016
From: Features
![Savills-backed online agency claims instructions up five-fold in 2016](/img/default/eat.png)
YOPA, the online agency which now has financial investment from Savills, says its instructions have risen five-fold since February. It also says...