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The online petition which prompted a debate by MPs has now won the support of around 150,000 signatures. Typically public support for...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News
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Propertymark - still reeling over two senior resignations in less than a week - says its lobbying sessions with politicians are...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The Law Society for England and Wales says it wants action now to prevent tens of thousands of transactions collapsing at...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello - another Monday dawns but the good news is that we can update you on the industry’s latest appointments. Everyone here...
15 February 2021
From: Breaking News

You can always tell when Budget day is approaching. There’s lots of comment from every imaginable quarter about what the Chancellor of...
13 February 2021
From: Features

The rise and rise of portal listings and changing consumer habits during the pandemic may mean the death of the High...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An MP demanding a root and branch reform of property taxation, including scrapping stamp duty, says the chance of fundamental reform is...
11 February 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the early operators of the self-employed agency model has launched a scheme under which its agents receive shares in the...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There is no scientific formula, no list of must-have elements in a successful campaign. That’s especially the case for a campaign involving...
06 February 2021
From: Features

Pressure is building for widespread property tax reform beyond short term issues regarding stamp duty. Many MPs in this week’s 65-minute special...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Estate agents have kept up the pressure on the Westminster government to consider some kind of tapered ending to the stamp...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The government is keeping everyone guessing about the stamp duty holiday but one comment by a senior minister suggests movement towards a...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

You can watch the Parliamentary debate on a possible Stamp Duty Holiday extension here, using the streaming link at the bottom of...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Today’s the day when Parliament debates a possible extension to the stamp duty holiday beyond its March 31 cliff edge deadline...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News
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Labour has entered the cladding controversy by calling a vote in the House of Commons to force government action on the...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading mortgage broker is warning that over half the lenders in a key segment of the market are already unable...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

It's been announced that MPs will after all debate the Stamp Duty Holiday extension following a hugely popular online petition. The 90-minute...
26 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The MP who presides over online petitions such as the one calling for an extension of the stamp duty holiday says...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The government may be stopping MPs debating an extension to the stamp duty holiday - despite a pledge they would do...
20 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Will Thompson, Associate Director at Pugh & Co Auctions. I...
19 January 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering an extension to the current stamp duty holiday according to media reports today - and the...
17 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...
16 January 2021
From: Features

Property auctioneer Pugh, which has 11 offices across the UK, has unveiled bespoke new technology to support its work with estate...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
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Zoopla has revealed precisely how much house prices have risen over the course of 2020. Across the UK as a whole prices...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

He’s gone from Downing Street but the legacy of Dominic Cummings lives on in Rightmove’s top searches of 2020. Barnard Castle -...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

MPs want the government to publish the names of estate agencies and other companies claiming furlough funding. The all-party Public Accounts Committee of...
21 December 2020
From: Breaking News

A scathing document produced by MPs slams the government for its “deplorable” housing policies which are "invented, abandoned and reinvented" -...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

MPs lobbied by agents to extend the stamp duty holiday are staying firmly on the fence with standard answers and no...
08 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
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A new survey of prime London property shows 21 per cent of homes on sale have had their asking prices cut...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The agency industry may look back on this year and say: “Well...to be honest we didn’t really see it coming.” No, no,...
28 November 2020
From: Features

We’re just a few days from December so why not get into the festive spirit a little early and get some...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals is urging the industry - all agents, not just its own members - to lobby MPs...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla’s research team is anticipating the first quarter of next year will see the current boom continue as 100,000 additional sales...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Today sees the government’s Spending Review, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak taking centre stage as he presents a 12 month spending plan to...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents should know in the next 36 hours how new Coronavirus restrictions will affect how they work. The Prime Minister is announcing...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where in the agency and supplier...
16 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lockdown 2, as it’s being known, is now with us, but fortunately...
07 November 2020
From: Features

The trend of buyers apparently fleeing the city to get more for their money in the country has hit the buffers...
06 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing Minister Christopher Pincher announced that the introduction of the Renters' Reform Bill will be delayed for an indefinite period due...
31 October 2020
From: Features

It’s Halloween time, and while this year’s festivities may be muted there’s plenty to celebrate as far as agents’ good deeds...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A conveyancing firm is blaming councils for delays in transactions. Conveyancers have themselves been sharply criticised in recent weeks as the sharp...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Estate Agent Today can reveal that a string of Countrywide offices across the country have been closed in recent weeks - but...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Shorter days and darker nights deflate the spirits, especially in today’s challenging circumstances, but there’s some bright news - a large...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Boomin, the still-to-launch portal created by the founders of Purplebricks, has named another 10 founding member agencies. Like the initial 10 they...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s high-end brand John D Wood and Co has launched a new country house department, to take advantage of growing demand...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello again - the good news is it’s Friday and even better news is it’s Agents Do Charity, celebrating the industry’s great...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s no stopping our industry - whether it’s local lockdowns or early autumn storms, agents and suppliers continue doing great work for...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Logjams in the mortgage, conveyancing and removal stages of house moving mean sales are taking much longer than usual, according to...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Another regional agency group has returned to Zoopla, attributing the move to the portal's “receptive audiences” amongst the house buying and renting...
21 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the new working week. Here’s the latest information on key hires across our industry: if you have similar...
14 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT - we know some agencies are reshaping their structures and downsizing but this...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The Sequence Group is to be the sole selling agent for RoyaleLife, the country’s largest builder of bungalows, exclusively aimed at...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s hotting up out there as a beautiful summer’s weekend beckons - an ideal time for some fund-raising in the sun,...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The debate over whether For Sale boards remain a valuable source of publicity has been in the headlines of late -...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 - which require increased electrical testing in rental properties...
15 July 2020
From: Features

A major agency is warning that the current stamp duty holiday could leave the housing market in a state of lethargy...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A property law firm is calling on the government to backdate the stamp duty holiday to include those buyers who completed...
13 July 2020
From: Breaking News

There are high hopes that the new stamp duty holiday will make an already busy market even busier - but not...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced that there will be no stamp duty on homes selling for £500,000 or...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...
04 July 2020
From: Features

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...
20 June 2020
From: Features

The Competition and Markets Authority - which yesterday announced it had disqualified two estate agency directors for their parts in a...
16 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Beleaguered Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is under growing pressure to explain his part in a planning decision - now deemed illegal...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News

National property auctioneer Pugh & Co is launching an initiative to partner with estate agents across the UK. Via a new network...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Although the shake-out in the industry is ongoing - online agency Settled and established new-build agency Cushman & Wakefield have both...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...
23 May 2020
From: Features

Details being presented to Parliament today may include information on how agents can return to work in some sort of ‘new normal.’ A 50...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Over Easter we carried stories of good deeds done by agents and how firms were coping with working from home -...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Three of the highest profile industry suppliers and house moving services have given government a four-step plan to restart the housing...
05 May 2020
From: Breaking News

HM Land Registry is making it easier to verify individuals’ ID from today. In addition to conveyancers and chartered legal executives, verification...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Winkworth is now offering free video valuations to clients who are considering a future house move. It’s created a bespoke virtual service...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A high-profile regional agency is “cracking on” with support for a hospice for children and young people that cannot raise funds during...
13 April 2020
From: Breaking News

You know the old saying - a dog is an agent’s best friend? Well that’s clearly true for this trio of agencies...
10 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Labour’s long-standing housing spokesman, John Healey, has been moved to become shadow defence secretary on the front bench of new leader...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Can any agency beat Knight Frank for a brilliant collection of selfless work? We doubt it, as the agency has provided...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A second prominent agent has broken cover to say Coronavirus is slowing the market. Jess Simpson - an ex-Savills and ex-Strutt and...
03 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s something of a conspiracy of silence over the problem of short lets. That is a stark claim but many siren voices...
22 February 2020
From: Features

Buying agents are making waves about the hit on asking prices suffered by properties that have been flooded or are at...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News

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;...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Conservatives have been lining up to criticise a mansion tax which may be introduced on expensive homes to fund infrastructure improvements...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Coutts has identified areas of London where house prices are still below peak. Although the wealth manager and private bank says there...
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News

“It appears conveyancers either aren’t too concerned with PropTech right now, or they don’t yet have all the information needed to...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s back - the five-a-side football tournament which made its debut last year with teams from the property sector makes a welcome return...
30 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Welcome to this week’s charity round-up, where we include a possible kick-start to your fund-raising efforts for 2020. Whatever you’re doing this...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Government figures from the Office for National Statistics show that house prices across the UK rose by a mere 0.7 per...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...
14 December 2019
From: Features

The election is over and there’s nothing on the agenda except the run-up to Christmas - although there’s still time for...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...
06 December 2019
From: Breaking News

We’ve really hit the ground running with our appeal for Christmas pictures and videos from your offices this year - thanks...
03 December 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s beginning to look a lot like…we’re running a very popular service for agents, as we’ve been inundated with more fund-raising...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

London’s specialist mews estate agency, Lurot Brand, is opening a new office in the capital. Established in 1971 and widely regarded as...
26 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Election time means setting out your stall and getting support - so how about a vote of confidence for those agents,...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday Property Jobs Today feature, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Last winter, Agents Giving had a fantastic response to our Winter Coat Drive, which saw the collection of more than 1,500...
16 November 2019
From: Features

You don’t need to go far to find news about the UK lettings market. From the banning of tenant fees to...
13 November 2019
From: Features

KPMG published its Global PropTech Survey 2019 last week with the title: Is your digital future in the right hands? Interesting question:...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A London council wants government backing for a borough-wide Section 7 direction - effectively banning all agents’ boards being erected without...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s no doubt that we live in politically charged times and every day appears to bring something new to the ‘party’. For...
05 October 2019
From: Features

It may only be October 4, but temperatures have already started to drop this week as preparations for winter begin. As we...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A north of England estate agency is marking its 160th anniversary with the pledge to announce an acquisition by the end...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Two prominent estate agency chiefs, both members of the Conservative Party, have both tweeted their opposition to some of the policies...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to your regular Monday PJT, the essential guide to who’s moving where in our industry. Everyone mentioned here got...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A report by the influential Public Accounts committee of MPs has been highly sceptical of the effectiveness of Help To Buy. It...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News

If you thought - perhaps hoped - that five weeks of prorogued Parliament meant a break from politics, think again: the...
14 September 2019
From: Features

Hunters chairman Kevin Hollinrake, who is also a Conservative MP, has given notice that he would resign the party whip if...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on key moves within the industry. Everyone mentioned here...
09 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading London estate agent has written to The Times dismissing MPs who have been squabbling over Brexit and a possible...
04 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Estate agent turned Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has provoked a furious response on social media by coming out in favour of...
30 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...
22 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A dramatic slump in the supply of homes being put on sale in London means that parts of the capital now...
20 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A briefing note for MPs prepared from government statistics shows that housing starts and completions have increased from the lows observed...
20 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s branch closure programme, shrouded in secrecy even to shareholders, may have involved shutting 250 offices according to an insider. The individual...
14 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A distinctly autumnal storm seems to be gripping the UK for the early part of the weekend but as ever, nothing...
09 August 2019
From: Breaking News

The owners of four branches of a franchise agency in Berkshire have launched a new office in the county, just over...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Housing experts have expressed their concerns that speculation about a radical stamp duty reduction to be introduced by Boris Johnson’s government...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The fledgling Federation of Independent Agents has revealed a list of agents which have joined the scheme. The very latest is Oakwood...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The number of UK residential mortgages approved with a term of 40-years or more jumped over 20-fold in 2018. London estate agency...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...
20 July 2019
From: Features

The government has published its response to an MPs’ committee’s comments on overseas buyers of properties in the UK - and...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Two of the highest profile independent estate agencies in the north of England have merged following a spectacular acquisition. Linley & Simpson...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...
13 July 2019
From: Features

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today. It's the time of the week when you can catch up with...
08 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint made against a listing on property website Houser.co.uk. In January, the complainant notified...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...
29 June 2019
From: Features

If it’s Friday it’s Agents Do Charity day - and we’ve got another bundle of good work for you this week,...
21 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Sorry about the weather everyone…miserable isn’t it, and the summer is supposed to be well underway? But we’re not allowing our fund-raising...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Fine & Country has a new office in Hampshire as a result of an independent which has joined its network. Hampshirewide is...
11 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and here’s another PJT to start the week: we hope it’s your first port of call when you want to...
10 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - because last week there was a Bank Holiday, we have a bumper edition...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News

A London independent agency has joined the franchise network of Hunters. Regent 2000 Properties, which operates in Camden Town, is seeing its...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A Parliamentary committee has claimed that 160 properties in the UK are owned by “high corruption-risk individuals” and wants more to...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...
18 May 2019
From: Features

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...
15 May 2019
From: Features

For the industry's football lovers, the notable achievements and never-say-die attitude of both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur on the European stage...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A set of historic property details unearthed by a local resident have created a buzz on social media and in the...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Fresh analysis by Zoopla has revealed Britain's fastest moving property markets with the lowest number of average days for a seller...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News

A new analysis suggests that sales of more than four out of five homes in the UK are taking at least...
02 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Proceedings against an estate agent at the centre of a fees cartel case have been dropped following his agreement not to stand as...
30 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Sales and lettings firm The Grantley Group has purchased lettings and management agency Property Services Haslemere in the latest example of...
29 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The leasehold scandal continues to generate plenty of column inches, with fresh stories emerging almost daily of people living in unsellable...
18 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...
15 April 2019
From: Breaking News

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...
30 March 2019
From: Features

The Law Society claims that the unforeseen charges faced by some purchasers of leasehold properties could be addressed “if developers and...
20 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The leasehold system has created many unsellable and unmortgageable homes and should change, MPs say. The all-party Housing, Communities and Local Government...
19 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Regional agency Prospect, which already has offices in Berkshire and Surrey, has opened its 10th office at Farnborough in Hampshire. Last year Prospect...
18 March 2019
From: Breaking News

You can tell it’s the onset of spring by the fact that this weekend sees the start of the Formula 1...
15 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Family-run Chelsea agency Russell Simpson is marking 40 years of business by expanding for the first time in its history, opening...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The influential Treasury Select Committee says estate agents should be more closely monitored to ensure they abide by anti-money laundering regulations. In...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

HM Revenue & Customs has issued more details of its bid to encourage estate agents to combat money laundering in the...
05 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The demand for rural properties is high, and with 20.7% of England’s population in countryside areas, estate agents have a large...
02 March 2019
From: Features

Few can deny that with announcements from MPs and an announcement from Purplebricks, that it’s been an extraordinary week. While it may...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Labour’s housing spokesman, John Healey, has spoken out against the split in the party which has so far seen eight MPs...
21 February 2019
From: Breaking News
08 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The end of the snow has given way to warmer weather, and while it’s a little early to speak of spring...
08 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Winkworth has set up a dedicated land and new homes division. The franchise agency, which has most of its offices in and...
07 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...
02 February 2019
From: Features

There’s a distinctly northern flavour to some of the great fund-raising this week - and in particular Yorkshire. This isn’t the only...
01 February 2019
From: Breaking News

The online publication aimed at London’s high-rolling property professionals, Prime Resi, has named what it believes to be the capital’s 10...
31 January 2019
From: Breaking News

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...
26 January 2019
From: Features

A maverick estate agent pictured wearing a yellow vest has threatened to mount what he calls a “civil protest” if Brexit...
16 January 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been a warm welcome from the property and consumer sectors for a suggestion that the Financial Conduct Authority may be...
14 January 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...
11 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...
31 December 2018
From: Features

As 2018 ticks away and 2019 beckons, it’s time for everyone at Estate Agent Today to wish you, your family and...
31 December 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s nothing new about identifying 10 figures who have helped shape an industry over the past year, but that doesn’t mean...
28 December 2018
From: Features

If you thought Christmas Eve meant no more news in terms of industry movers and shakers…well, think again - we’ve one...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Anything can get a Christmas makeover these days, and if you thought it was a sprig of holly too far to...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features

Hello again and with just two working days before Christmas, there’s no stopping us yet on your festive photos - a...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News

For my final EAT contribution of 2018, I’ve put together a list of Christmas gifts that you could buy your PropTech-loving...
19 December 2018
From: Breaking News

A family is raffling a £3m home on the Hampshire/Dorset border after a series of sales fell through. Mark and Sharon Beresford...
17 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...
15 December 2018
From: Features

Over the past year I've had so many conversations with agents telling me how they feel that offering a premium customer...
15 December 2018
From: Features

It’s that time of the week again when we focus on the great work done by the industry, usually without much...
07 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the Wednesday edition of your Christmas agency branch decorations - and what a festive lot you are. Before...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

With Christmas less than four weeks away (yes, really) the countdown to the festive season begins tomorrow when December begins. Charity...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...
24 November 2018
From: Features

Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson is on the acquisition trail yet again - and it’s revealed its eighth deal of the...
23 November 2018
From: Breaking News

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...
17 November 2018
From: Features

Amidst all the Brexit chaos let’s remember that it’s Children In Need day...always a time when Britons’ generosity raises the spirits,...
16 November 2018
From: Breaking News

London estate agency JOHNS&CO, which specialises in new homes, has opened its seventh office in the capital - the announcement came...
14 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, our round-up of great work done by our industry to raise funds for...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

You don’t need EAT to remind you that Christmas is now just next month. Many agents are gearing their fund-raising to that...
02 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Stamp duty relief for first time buyers of full-priced houses and apartments is to be extended to first time buyers of...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ share price dipped below the psychologically-important 200p level yesterday as the hybrid agency’s longer-term slide continues. In the summer of 2017...
26 October 2018
From: Breaking News

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...
20 October 2018
From: Features

The last couple of weeks’ articles were penned very much for a specific agent readership, something I am trying to be...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ share price dropped yesterday to barely over 200p - its lowest level for some 18 months and reflecting a near...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today can reveal that Foxtons has closed another London agency office - this time at Barnes in the borough...
09 October 2018
From: Breaking News

An accountancy trade body has revealed that last year it briefed MPs - including the Prime Minister and Housing Minister of...
04 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another chance to hear about the remarkable fund-raising done by our...
28 September 2018
From: Breaking News

The raison d'être for estate agents everywhere is to get their properties noticed! It’s as simple as that. These days you’re likely...
12 September 2018
From: Features

One of the industry's best-known suppliers for displays has undergone a complete rebrand, showcasing a new logo and website. Mid West Displays...
05 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A new estate agency has opened its doors in North London, despite operating in what it describes as a 'weak' London...
04 September 2018
From: Breaking News

As summer turns to autumn over the next few weeks, that won't stop the nation's agents and property professionals from raising...
31 August 2018
From: Breaking News
30 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Why do we choose to engage with one application more than another, or find ourselves returning to the same piece of...
18 August 2018
From: Features

House prices are rising at their slowest rate for nearly five years as London suffers its largest decline in prices since...
16 August 2018
From: Breaking News

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,...
11 August 2018
From: Features

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...
11 August 2018
From: Features

It was interesting to see the recent story on Estate Agent Today about OnTheMarket (OTM) raising its fees after signing up...
04 August 2018
From: Features

It’s holiday time: schools have broken up, quite a few estate agents are taking time off, and the MPs are in...
28 July 2018
From: Features

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...
28 July 2018
From: Features

With the weather scheduled to get a little cooler this weekend, fund-raising is clearly still a hot topic in the industry...
27 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The new owner of Humberts is to ultimately close many of the traditional branches and move to what he is calling...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday feature, Property Jobs Today. There’s plenty going on despite the summer holidays beginning for many...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Councils across England will have new powers to charge dramatically more council tax on homes left empty for many years following...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Another day, another housing minister – at least that’s what it feels like! The resignation of the Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson...
21 July 2018
From: Features

With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...
20 July 2018
From: Sponsored Content

It may not be a good idea for a journalist to be personal about a politician, so I write about our...
14 July 2018
From: Features

A PropTech company boss says evidence given to MPs confirms the need to improve anti-money laundering processes through greater automation and...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The little-known Conservative MP Kit Malthouse has been named as the new housing minister. He takes over from the high-flying Dominic Raab,...
09 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Labour says it wants ‘Healthy Homes Zones’ in a bid to reduce housing-related health inequalities which are estimated to cost the NHS £1.4...
03 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...
30 June 2018
From: Features

Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help compensate for the introduction of...
09 June 2018
From: Features

It may seem innocuous enough but a speech at a party by pro-Brexit housing minister Dominic Raab is being interpreted by...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today can reveal that a new property firm is being launched specialising solely in the sale of off-market homes...
04 June 2018
From: Breaking News

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - and just because it’s half term, don’t think the industry has...
01 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s celebration of the industry’s fund-raising activities. Remember it’s easy to get publicity and additional support for...
11 May 2018
From: Breaking News

A major regional agent is calling on others to join it in an initiative to create a more friendly and welcoming...
03 May 2018
From: Breaking News

If you want to know whether buy to let, landlords and letting agents will be in the firing line for more...
28 April 2018
From: Features

The London Marathon may have been and gone but there are plenty of agents and others in our industry still prepared...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - our regular Monday look at who’s moving where within our industry. You...
16 April 2018
From: Breaking News

‘Respect’ is the new mantra for politicians: whether it’s about street gang leaders, social media trolls or those on either side...
14 April 2018
From: Features

The announcement that MPs will set up a Select Committee to probe the scale of money laundering in the UK property...
14 April 2018
From: Features

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone mentioned here...
09 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The Treasury Select Committee of MPs has announced an inquiry into ‘economic crime’ - including the possibility that overseas-owned UK homes could be...
03 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A buying agent says a higher proportion of Britain’s rarified country estates market is now being sold off-market. Jess Simpson, an ex-Savills...
22 March 2018
From: Breaking News

A major revamp of Northern Ireland’s Propertynews portal has been unveiled with one of the targets being to enhance the visability...
13 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Welcome once again to Property Jobs Today, the notice-board for agents, suppliers and other property professionals moving within, out or in...
05 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of London’s best known agency chains has acquired one of the capital’s leading independent...
22 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today; this is the latest of our weekly round-ups of key job moves within estate...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News

MPs will next month debate a Bill which aims to have the energy efficiency of all UK homes brought up to...
08 February 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s probably unwise to write too much about politics these days. The most fanciful predictions turn out to be less wild...
03 February 2018
From: Features

Whisper it quietly, but there seems to be change in the air when it comes to agents recommending lawyers based on...
03 February 2018
From: Features

Hello and welcome to our first Property Jobs Today, a weekly round-up of key job moves within estate and letting agencies...
29 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The story of this week - the ousting of Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt - prompts two key questions. Firstly, who takes...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Oh we do love a busy Agents Do Charity page, and this week’s is busy indeed - thanks to everyone for...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the most influential select committees in parliament has told the government that it needs to do more - much...
23 January 2018
From: Breaking News

The managing director of a bank has called for young people to be given more assistance in understanding the finances and processes behind...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News

New analysis by credit and comparison service Totally Money has revealed the districts where the controversial Help To Buy initiative is...
15 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has announced the death of Nick Hole-Jones, the director of Hamptons International’s prime and country house office, after what it describes...
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s no surprise that figures don’t always show the results or consequences we expect - even if they are entirely accurate. Look...
06 January 2018
From: Features

Estate agents are facing the biggest industry changes seen in decades. The rise of online and hybrid agents alongside more traditional...
06 January 2018
From: Features

Arun Estates says his group’s four main operating companies are to become ‘premium brands’ through a mixture of marketing and PropTech...
05 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Welcome to 2018 and if your charitable activities are an indicator, it’s going to be a busy year with plenty happening...
05 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A House of Commons committee has prepared a briefing document on areas of the UK residential and commercial properties sectors most impacted...
02 January 2018
From: Breaking News

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...
30 December 2017
From: Features

Rightmove has revealed the top 10 locations outside London where asking prices grew most and where homes sold fastest - and...
21 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Thanks so much, as ever, for all of the Christmas cheer you’ve sent our way over the past three weeks or...
21 December 2017
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket is reported to be threatening an estate agency with legal action. Earlier this week Estate Agent Today reported that Henry Adams, a...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The 15-branch Henry Adams agency has signed up to ZPG, just the day after the portal group said it had seen...
15 November 2017
From: Breaking News

The supply of homes coming to the market has slumped again according to a monthly survey conducted by online agency HouseSimple. September...
13 November 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s something of an understatement to say it’s been a busy fortnight for the industry in terms of announcements, consultations and...
04 November 2017
From: Features

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...
28 October 2017
From: Features

With more news of PropTech investment, this time with Spotahome and Nested, one can’t help but wonder if this boom period is...
25 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Thanks so much to those agents who rapidly responded to our shout-out for pics of your Halloween-decorated offices: the first ones...
24 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Another week, yet more consultations - the agency industry can’t complain about not being asked for its views recently. The latest were on...
21 October 2017
From: Features

So at last someone has woken up to the fact that Purplebricks needs to be clearer about how it charges for...
21 October 2017
From: Features

They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...
14 October 2017
From: Features

There’s a particularly heart-warming theme to Agents Do Charity this week...several of our heroic industry figures are raising funds for children and...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The Competition and Markets Authority has set out precisely what agents and other companies can and cannot do in the event...
10 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to fine five estate agents for engaging in a price fixing cartel has...
07 October 2017
From: Features

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Leasehold and Commonhold Reform has made a hard-hitting submission to formal government consultations on the...
25 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Agents’ charity fundraising obviously spans a wide range of genuinely good causes, but it’s noticeable that at the end of each...
22 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Labour’s shadow housing minister John Healey is reported to be one of a number of prominent front bench opposition spokespeople being...
18 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Parliament is sitting again and the entire lettings industry is waiting with bated breath for more detail on the government’s proposal...
09 September 2017
From: Features

Properties located directly on the seafront attract a price premium of 33%, according to new research. A study of 30 prime seaside...
05 September 2017
From: Breaking News

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...
26 August 2017
From: Features

A Hampshire property investor who failed to declare Capital Gains Tax from the sale of properties evading £157,725, has been jailed...
14 August 2017
From: Breaking News

There’s a distinct sense of déjà vu over the debacle of OnTheMarket. I avoided joining two years ago because I couldn’t see...
12 August 2017
From: Features

It’s traditional for estate agents to support each other when they come under attack from the press or public. After all,...
28 July 2017
From: Features

Countrywide says the roll out of its online sales and lettings service is on schedule to reach 50 per cent of...
28 July 2017
From: Breaking News

High end estate agency Savills says the credit crunch - roughly 10 years old next month - is still having an...
27 July 2017
From: Breaking News

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...
22 July 2017
From: Features

Purplebricks has released more details of expansion plans to recruit hundreds of additional Local Property Experts. The recruitment drive was launched yesterday...
12 July 2017
From: Breaking News

As an agency business, how much are you spending on professional body memberships? Perhaps it’s time to question how much you...
08 July 2017
From: Features

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

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...
23 June 2017
From: Features

Today we’re publishing what we think is our longest-ever list of charitable activities being conducted by agents and their supporters -...
23 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Great Expectations was a fantastic novel-cum-social-history written by Charles Dickens, who once lived in my adopted home city of Portsmouth. But these...
17 June 2017
From: Features

Former housing minister Gavin Barwell has been appointed as Theresa May's chief of staff. Barwell lost his Croydon Central seat – and...
12 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The housing industry has responded with shock, joy, and jitters, after Theresa May’s snap general election went catastrophically wrong, leaving her...
10 June 2017
From: Features

As the nation waits with bated breath to see if Theresa May can form either a minority or coalition government after...
09 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Two established independent estate agency brands have joined forces to create the Estate Agency Franchise Group and are looking to expand. The...
09 June 2017
From: Breaking News

We take a break from the relentless election coverage to look at the great fundraising work being carried out by our industry. Once...
09 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The UK's largest estate agency has announced a series of internal promotions, bolstering its senior leadership team. Yesterday evening Countrywide confirmed that...
08 June 2017
From: Breaking News

In years to come, students of political history might come to look at the 2017 General Election campaign with some interest....
03 June 2017
From: Features
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News

June marks the start of what professional weather folk call summer - and even if the temperatures are a little variable,...
02 June 2017
From: Breaking News

The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...
27 May 2017
From: Features

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...
27 May 2017
From: Features

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...
20 May 2017
From: Features

Countrywide has announced an extensive reorganisation of senior management at its Hamptons International brand - with a pledge to "reach into...
09 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Badger Holdings, owner of 26 agency branches operating under the Townends and Regents Estate Agent brands, has signed a multi-year deal...
08 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Auctions are a great way to sell property competitively, with a wide range of homes often selling under the hammer, and...
06 May 2017
From: Features

Pole-axed by politics? Bored of ballots? Well, this is where you can escape from pledges, promises and politicians and instead read...
05 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Not only did Theresa May stun everyone with her decision to call a ‘snap election’ but with the campaign now underway...
29 April 2017
From: Features

House price inflation in London continues to slow and has now reached 4.9 per cent year-on-year according to Hometrack. London is now among...
28 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The government should resist any further increase in stamp duty not only to help the property market but to help guarantee...
26 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Anyone hoping that the General Election could herald an immediate change of heart by the Conservatives on high levels of stamp...
21 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Yesterday’s decision by MPs to agree to Theresa May’s snap General Election on June 8 means that the current government -...
20 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The new chief marketing officer of online estate agency YOPA is a figure with over 20 years experience with brands such as...
19 April 2017
From: Breaking News

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...
08 April 2017
From: Features

It’s easy to be dismissive of the value of local newspapers for advertising residential property but things are never as straightforward...
08 April 2017
From: Features

It’s peak business season for many agents right now and yet they still have time to do good work for charities...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News

HomeXperts, the network of franchise agents operating from their homes and covering sales and lettings, has announced three new franchisees. They are...
06 April 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s been another busy week of fund-raising for agents across the industry, sparing time to do good works despite the market...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News

We’re almost nine months on from the EU Referendum and yet the issue remains the big divide across the nation: an...
18 March 2017
From: Features
It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content

A Hampshire estate agency has promised the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) not to make competitor comparisons which cannot be independently verified...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News

So, Property Week has announced its Property Awards shortlist for 2017. Looking at the entries for PropTech Company of the Year, I'm surprised...
22 February 2017
From: Breaking News

The guys at Which? are at it again, all over estate agents like a rash for “over valuing” properties so they...
17 February 2017
From: Features

Let’s not be distressed that we’re already over 10 per cent of the way through the year - yes, really -...
17 February 2017
From: Breaking News

HomeXperts says it has recruited new franchisees covering Dorset, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. Some 18 months ago the chain - which then had...
13 February 2017
From: Breaking News

A series of leaks to national newspapers and a flurry of broadcast interviews by housing minister Gavin Barwell means we already know...
07 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
From: Sponsored Content

Countrywide’s controversial hybrid estate agency business has produced “fantastic results” according to Sam Tyrer, the group’s Managing Director, Retail & London. In...
13 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Now I’m not one to lose sleep over politicians, but it strikes me that Communities Secretary Sajid Javid and Housing Minister...
07 January 2017
From: Features

Housing minister Gavin Barwell says the government will put forward proposals in the new year to stop abuses of the leasehold...
21 December 2016
From: Breaking News

New data revealed by investment consultancy Central London Portfolio claims that transactions in prime central areas of the capital have dropped 24...
20 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Today we mark the start of Christmas week with a fabulously festive Mannequin Challenge (that’s how it starts off, anyway) and a...
19 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...
17 December 2016
From: Features

We’re taking a temporary break from showing images of your terrific agency windows and decorations - and instead, we’re concentrating on...
14 December 2016
From: Breaking News

There’s been a bumper mailbag sent to press@estateagenttoday.co.uk this week to mark what must be the height of the fund-raising season...
09 December 2016
From: Breaking News

There’s no shortage of acting and video skill in our industry is there? At least if your terrific Mannequin Challenge performances...
02 December 2016
From: Breaking News

There’s no need to worry but...er....there are only three weeks to go until Christmas. With traditional feelings of goodwill at this time...
02 December 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s December - and as agents near the end of an exhausting and unpredictable year, there’s no excuse not to let...
01 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Agency review website RaterAgent has listed its top 50 agents for 2016 based on customer reviews posted in the year to...
28 November 2016
From: Breaking News

Gareth Overton, until recently regional director at Countrywide’ Gascoigne Pees brand, has joined regional independent Henry Adams as head of residential...
28 November 2016
From: Breaking News

As circus performers, most estate agents would fail. Some of you might find that difficult to comprehend. After all, many uninformed members...
26 November 2016
From: Features

Estate agents have spent the weekend finalising their wish-list and lobbying MPs and government ahead of Wednesday’s Autumn Statement. Top of the...
21 November 2016
From: Breaking News
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It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...
19 November 2016
From: Features

It's been quite a week in the world but no matter how big the changes, one thing remains constant - our...
11 November 2016
From: Breaking News

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...
05 November 2016
From: Features

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

Figures from London data consultancy Lonres show that since the referendum the average price cut on homes across most of central...
26 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Despite Brexit and economic uncertainty, there is still confidence from many agencies that are expanding, opening and acquiring even this late...
25 October 2016
From: Breaking News

A campaign group says it wants to state the case for more new homes in a county which until now has...
24 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The latest Hometrack cities index suggests that London house prices in the last quarter recorded the lowest growth for 20 months...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Zoopla Property Group claims that in the past two weeks, over 40 agency branches have returned to listing on Zoopla and...
18 October 2016
From: Breaking News

It is a tedious fact, but the housing market is underpinned by economic fundamentals. This won’t be a surprise. However, at a...
14 October 2016
From: Features

Charity knows no geographical boundaries and we’re always pleased to support fundraising across the country and beyond. If you want to publicise...
14 October 2016
From: Breaking News

The Jeffries Group, an eight-branch Hampshire-based independent agency, says it is going to leave OnTheMarket. Although the group’s website and email branding...
10 October 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s curious how gloom, gloom pre-Brexit Britain’s property market has gained a much brighter outlook now that the result of the...
07 October 2016
From: Features

An online agent monitoring the market claims there was a 10.4 per cent rise in new properties listed in September up,...
06 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Fears raised over the UK housing market in the wake of the Brexit vote have so far proved to be ‘wide...
30 September 2016
From: Features

The Labour Party claims there has been a strikingly large reduction in the number of under-45s who own a home -...
28 September 2016
From: Breaking News
The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...
13 September 2016
From: Sponsored Content

It’s been a heartening few weeks for those of us who thought that protest was dead – or, more precisely, that...
09 September 2016
From: Features

A property analytics company has devised a method of calculating the ‘best’ locations in which to work as an estate agent,...
05 September 2016
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket says Andrew Milsom Estate Agents, a six branch agency in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire, has joined the portal. The website says the...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News

What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...
16 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content
Paying too much every month for your website? Move your website to us and we guarantee to halve your monthly bill I want...
16 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content

As I sit here writing this on the Glorious 12th, I realise I’m going on about my favourite grouse – agents...
12 August 2016
From: Features

The Residential Property Surveyors Association is the latest of many trade bodies to come out against government proposals to privatise the...
11 August 2016
From: Breaking News

After helping more than 40,000 people move home in the past 20 years, a Yorkshire estate agency is itself in new...
02 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has given Estate Agent Today some early details of how its mix of online and traditional agency services will roll-out...
01 August 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s a familiar theme – kids doing charity trips and needing sponsorship or raffle prizes to help fund their fares. If we...
29 July 2016
From: Features

Countrywide has confounded its critics with an upbeat performance in the first six months of the year, growing revenues by nine...
28 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have asked new housing minister Gavin Barwell to...
20 July 2016
From: Breaking News

With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...
15 July 2016
From: Features

House owners and buyers with mortgages in today’s market should budget to ensure they can “have enough headroom” for a rise...
13 July 2016
From: Breaking News

An estate agency is buying a Post Office - and keeping it in operation as a service to the local community. A...
11 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Zoopla chief executive Alex Chesterman has been revealed to be one of the business leaders behind a legal challenge regarding the Brexit...
05 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The controversy over whether the Land Registry should be sold off will now not be resolved until a new Prime Minister...
04 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Never in my lifetime have I seen so much enthusiasm and passion for politics. Brexit awoke the sleeping dog in almost...
01 July 2016
From: Features

The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...
17 June 2016
From: Features

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...
17 June 2016
From: Features

So we now have a new 'official' index of house prices, and much good may it do us. For the chattering classes...
17 June 2016
From: Features

Well, the Euros have turned into a nail-biter for the home teams - but that appears not to be deterring you...
17 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide is to offer vendors and buyers a choice of using an online service, a traditional high street branch or a...
06 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Countrywide's retail chief says the group's new hybrid joint online and traditional project has involved training agents to change the way...
06 June 2016
From: Breaking News

A disillusioned vendor has been running a campaign against standard term agency contracts for almost two years. Paul Tranter has been specifically...
03 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The weather may be saying otherwise, but we're now in June and agents will be extra busy as buyers look to...
03 June 2016
From: Breaking News

While buy-to-let lenders brace themselves for further interventions as part of proposals currently being drawn up by the Prudential Regulation Authority...
01 June 2016
From: Features

The jobs of 32 estate agents working at a high-end chain have been saved after the firm and its assets were sold...
31 May 2016
From: Breaking News

The glorious thing about the referendum on our EU membership is that four weeks today it will all be over –...
27 May 2016
From: Features

Running a business is not easy, but sometimes it becomes harder because we are expected to modify our behaviour due to...
20 May 2016
From: Features

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...
10 May 2016
From: Features

When a potential buyer comes into the office and says they want to view a property on your books, the natural...
29 April 2016
From: Features

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...
29 April 2016
From: Features

It’s the Bank Holiday and an extra-long weekend - although many agents will be making the most of sales, lets, open...
29 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Another agency has warned of the likely market slowdown caused by the June 23 EU referendum and political uncertainty over the...
28 April 2016
From: Breaking News

A London estate agency has been ordered by a court to pay £3,600 to a recruitment firm after a dispute over...
18 April 2016
From: Breaking News

We’re all talking about second home stamp duty, changes to tax relief and the Prudential Regulation Authority’s suggestion that banks should...
15 April 2016
From: Features

The agency industry consultant who has volunteered to coordinate responses to OnTheMarket’s legal warnings to estate agents say he has been...
12 April 2016
From: Breaking News

Storm Katie (makes it sound so harmless when they give it a name like that, doesn’t it?) might have given the...
01 April 2016
From: Features

A London estate agency is opening its eleventh office this month in an area it believes has 'fast growth' potential. ludlowthompson is...
16 March 2016
From: Breaking News

When it comes to Budgets and Property, you have to hope that the old adage that ‘things happen in threes’ turns...
12 March 2016
From: Features

The property market is racing ahead, but not everyone who wants to be part of it appears to want to keep...
12 March 2016
From: Features

JLL says the stamp duty surcharge on buy to let properties and second homes has obliged it to downgrade its forecast...
01 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Estate agents with a difference, a twist, a unique selling point, whatever you want to call it, seem to be becoming...
20 February 2016
From: Features

An estate agency in Cornwall has opened on the site of a former filling station and allows people to drive up,...
19 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Dacorum council in Hertfordshire has prosecuted an estate agency for what it calls the “illegal display” of a For Sale board...
16 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Life is getting pretty frustrating for estate agents, and not just because getting houses onto the market is such an uphill...
13 February 2016
From: Features

Hunters is expanding its London presence with a new branch in Willesden Green - and the promise of more openings in...
26 January 2016
From: Breaking News

In January readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given the opportunity to give their views on proposed...
25 January 2016
From: Features

There’s bad news today for Labour members living in homes valued at £1m or more - one of their own MPs...
15 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...
14 January 2016
From: Sponsored Content

The prospect of quarterly tax returns being imposed on some businesses - including small estate agencies and other small firms servicing...
14 January 2016
From: Breaking News

My suspicion in my December Industry Views column that the Chancellor, George Osborne, holds certain types of property owners in contempt...
08 January 2016
From: Features

We know that many agents will be shutting up shop at the end of today for a well-earned Christmas break -...
23 December 2015
From: Breaking News

The week before Christmas last year was the busiest week for housing completions at any time in 2012, 2013 and 2014...
21 December 2015
From: Breaking News

Right, so it’s one more week till Christmas and two more weeks until we head face first into 2016. Both these...
18 December 2015
From: Features

We know so many agents do good fund-raising during the festive season - here are just a few who made contact...
18 December 2015
From: Breaking News

I’m sure I’m not the only estate agent confused by the Government’s approach to residential property ownership. Many of the current ministerial...
04 December 2015
From: Features

News from the Halifax this week that the combined values of the residential properties in London amounts to £1.13 trillion, virtually...
13 November 2015
From: Features

The sales market may be troubled by a sharp stock shortage and the rental sector bogged down with a flurry of...
13 November 2015
From: Breaking News

There’s no escaping it now. The John Lewis advert has been released, the weather is almost as cold as it should...
13 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s management restructuring continues apace with new changes aimed at “leveraging our combined sales and lettings offering through one cohesive retail team”...