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Estate agency software provider Street.co.uk has announced an integration with lead generation tool Spectre to help agents secure instructions. Agency firms that...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

With Earth Day in April and Environment Day looming in June, all businesses and individuals are becoming more aware of their...
25 May 2022
From: Features

The new owner of Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, has set his sights on rivalling...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News

The Belvoir Group has announced the acquisition of mortgage broker TIME. The agency franchise and financial services brand has acquired the entire issued...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, has been sold. Nicholas Faulkner, the owner of leasehold property management...
23 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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The issue of agency qualifications has finally been mentioned in the Houses of Parliament, almost three years since the landmark Regulation...
20 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A high-profile peer has questioned why estate agency regulation wasn’t extended to property management companies in the Queen’s Speech this week. Lord...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News

In this video interview – part of a regular monthly series – Homesearch’s Sam Hunter speaks to Angels Media’s Lee Dahill...
04 May 2022
From: Features

I attended a forum in London a couple of weeks ago, which for the first time brought estate agents and conveyancers...
30 April 2022
From: Features

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Although Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement did not include many announcements regarding housing, it did provide a good...
23 April 2022
From: Features

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The latest trading update from Foxtons has revealed that sales revenue in the first quarter of this year was down 9%...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

A new Deputy Ombudsman, Lesley Horton, has been appointed by The Property Ombudsman Scheme. She will work alongside Property Ombudsman, Rebecca Marsh,...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Winkworth agents posted record sales income last year, attributed to the stamp duty holiday. The London-listed agent franchise group revealed in its...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News

In this week’s Natter, I carry out a Q&A with Lisa Knight, who has taken the impressive journey from barmaid to...
09 April 2022
From: Features

As amendments to smoke and carbon monoxide alarm legislation loom for rented properties later this year, we look at how inventory...
09 April 2022
From: Features

Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...
06 April 2022
From: Features

The Property Franchise Group has reported record like-for-like revenue for 2021. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove,...
05 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...
04 April 2022
From: Breaking News

For the record, this isn’t my last Industry Views for Estate Agent Today, although by the time you read this I'll be...
02 April 2022
From: Features

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...
02 April 2022
From: Features

Foxtons chief executive Nic Budden is to take up the work of the chief operating officer too. In a statement to shareholders...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News

One of the most valuable assets to any company is the data it stores. According to a recent study completed by...
30 March 2022
From: Features

Purplebricks has announced that chief financial officer Stephen Long has been given a shares bonus as part of the company’s performance plan...
30 March 2022
From: Breaking News

An agency specialising in Nigerian clients has opened its first international office in London. Jide Taiwo & Co’s office will open next...
29 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Michael and Kenny Bruce have for the first time given their views on what went wrong for Purplebricks during their time...
21 March 2022
From: Breaking News

In this guest feature, Chris Mason, Operations Director at The Letting Partnership, outlines why agents might want to consider outsourcing client accounting. The...
19 March 2022
From: Features

A Canadian investment fund with a roughly two per cent share in Foxtons is arguing for the agency to be put...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...
16 March 2022
From: Features

The long-standing commitment of London-focussed agency Dexters to expand through acquisitions is continuing apace. Over the weekend it was announced that the...
14 March 2022
From: Breaking News

A prominent trade body says the property industry must do more to recognise and support those with mental health issues. The Association...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Lomond Group, which says it is the UK’s fastest-growing estate agency network, has appointed Ed Phillips as its new Group Chief...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s going where and why in...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Glynis Frew will be stepping down as managing director of franchise giant Hunters from the end of this month after 20...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...
05 March 2022
From: Features

Share prices of estate agencies and property companies plummeted yesterday as tensions continued to rise following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Purplebricks...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

In the first few months of 2022, agents have experienced some of the lowest stock levels in several years. The number...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The overwhelming majority of vendors do not choose their estate agent based on fees, but on wider market expertise. That’s the finding...
23 February 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s feared one of the country’s oldest estate agencies may have entered receivership. The Drew Pearce company of agents and chartered surveyors...
21 February 2022
From: Breaking News

I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...
12 February 2022
From: Features

Stamp duty statistics show that the introduction of a two per cent surcharge on residential properties by overseas buyers, means HM...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...
09 February 2022
From: Features

Coadjute, the blockchain network for the UK property market that claims it can radically simplify home purchasing, has revealed that PropTech...
03 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is claiming that literally thousands of High Street agents from conventional bricks-and-mortar firms are applying to the agency. It says this...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Hybrid agency EweMove - which has a mix of working-from-home agents and High Street branches - has had an outstanding year...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The branding and technology supplier epropservices - which also owns Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals - is changing...
01 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The sales arm of independent Leicester agency Fothergill Wyatt has been sold to fast-growing local business Hortons. Fothergill Wyatt was established in...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...
28 January 2022
From: Breaking News

In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...
22 January 2022
From: Features

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...
22 January 2022
From: Features

OnTheMarket has this morning told shareholders that its performance is ahead of expectations and it's on course to make improved profits...
21 January 2022
From: Breaking News

From first-time buyers to serial investors, no two days are ever the same for a Sales and Investment Consultant at Walton...
15 January 2022
From: Features

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...
13 January 2022
From: PropTech & Innovation

When we all thought that the Covid-19 pandemic was coming to an end, the virus decided to throw another curveball and...
12 January 2022
From: Features

John D Wood - the lettings and estate agency now part of the Connells empire - is celebrating its 150th birthday...
12 January 2022
From: Breaking News

An extensive online training programme has been devised to help properly professionals identify and treat Japanese Knotweed. A programme of 15 videos...
07 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Mark Newton, founder of the Newton Fallowell agency, is retiring. The news came from a statement from the Belvoir franchise giant which...
06 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Leasehold, quite rightly, remains not just an emotive topic given what has happened over the past decade, but it’s very much...
18 December 2021
From: Features

Propertymark is to probe Purplebricks over its lettings fiasco - and as the agency becomes a subject of ridicule in the...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...
13 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...
08 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks’ official statement on the departure of chief marketing officer Ben Carter merely says he’s leaving at the end of the...
07 December 2021
From: Breaking News

In a first for the Natter, this week's interview is a video affair, with me posing the questions to Stephen Brown,...
04 December 2021
From: Features

Tomorrow sees the Relocation Agent Network’s first in-person conference since 2019. The event, at the Metropole Hilton in Birmingham, will focus...
02 December 2021
From: Breaking News

While the Christmas season is usually heralded by an influx of terrible Christmas adverts, the launch of Starbucks’ gingerbread lattes, Adam...
01 December 2021
From: Features

Let’s begin with total transparency from this author: I believe there’s a place for Build To Rent in the wider portfolio...
27 November 2021
From: Features

The Good Estate Agent, set up in 2010, is slashing its franchise fee - it claims the reductions are for Black...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Relocation Agent Network, the network of primarily independent agencies, says it’s looking at global options for growth thanks to its relationship...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents must have a robust plan in place in case they are subjected to a ransomware cyber attack, says the Guild...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The equity release market is on course for a record year after customers took out £1.049 billion in property wealth in...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 14 trade bodies in the estate agency, conveyancing, property management and surveying industries have jointly launched new upfront documents which...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The government should reset planning policy and scrap proposals for thousands of new homes in high-risk flood areas. The think-tank Localis, in...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

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

Sustainable Agent, a new members-owned eco-scheme for agents and property management companies, has announced a tie-in with review and awards platform ESTAS. As...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to a new week - and even as Christmas approaches there remains plenty to report about people moving...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A new membership scheme aiming to increase the industry’s energy efficiency credentials is being launched next year by allAgents. The Sustainable Agent...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...
06 November 2021
From: Features

RICS has appointed a former civil servant with a 42-year career as its new audit committee chair. Mike Driver, currently president of...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...
30 October 2021
From: Features

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...
30 October 2021
From: Features

As you are no doubt aware, building mutually beneficial relationships with conveyancers in your local area can not only make your...
27 October 2021
From: Features

There’s been another step to make house sales more secure and speedier, with a pilot scheme starting next month. Five major identity...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News

An agent is warning the government it must manage Covid and not simply react ‘too late and too little’. He’s suggesting some...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News

I’m going to declare upfront that, as an investor, I have a financial interest in the success of MovePal but I also need...
23 October 2021
From: Features

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...
23 October 2021
From: Features

The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...
21 October 2021
From: Sponsored Content

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...
20 October 2021
From: Features

A business once called “the UK’s poshest estate agent” has revealed that it’s under new management. Bective - formerly called Bective Leslie...
20 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Within weeks the focus of the industry will be on the White Paper to be issued on rental reform before Christmas. Let’s...
16 October 2021
From: Features

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with business coaching specialists, Property Academy. OTM will provide full fee-paying customers with free access...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has this morning announced that chief financial officer Andy Botha is quitting at the end of the month. In a terse...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The bid by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to re-establish itself as a trusted body continues with the naming of...
14 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is trying to win back respect within the property industry with new Rules of Conduct...
11 October 2021
From: Breaking News

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...
09 October 2021
From: Features

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...
09 October 2021
From: Features

PropTech industry giant epropservices has acquired Property Technology Ltd, better known to agents as marketing platform LeadPro. epropservices is the parent company of...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A remarkable 37 staff promotions have been made by a national estate agency, Fisher German. The agency - which has a substantial...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...
02 October 2021
From: Features

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...
02 October 2021
From: Features

Estate agents, even before Covid-19 reared its ugly head, were flexible, hybrid workers. It is a job that requires a significant...
02 October 2021
From: Features

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? As Chief Business Development Officer I am responsible for Simplify’s...
01 October 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has announced its first so-called ‘Personal Agent’ signing - and says it’s ideal...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the west of England’s largest independent agencies has signed a two year deal with Zoopla, running across portal listings...
30 September 2021
From: Breaking News

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...
29 September 2021
From: Features

Controversial London agency Foxtons is to review its policy on top management bonuses. This follows a shareholder revolt at the agency's AGM...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of autumn - an update on who’s moving where right now. Please let us know...
27 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....
25 September 2021
From: Features

Jonny Dyson, a leading London estate agent and the former regional director of John D Wood & Co., has joined Winkworth...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Following speculation overnight, Foxtons - one of London's leading and most high-profile agencies - has this morning announced the appointment of Nigel Rich CBE...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the property market's leading names has welcomed young people into its company for work experience through a partnership with...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A cloud-based software provider has claimed that agents need to prepare for the future – and a very different working day...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A Borders estate agency business, Hastings Legal and Property, has invested in Halo Digital Signage – hailed as ‘the new generation...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Industry-wide adoption of Unique Property Reference Numbers could be one step closer after an announcement by a major trade body. The Conveyancing...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....
15 September 2021
From: Features

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...
11 September 2021
From: Features

Agents are always on the lookout to save time and money wherever they can, to improve, streamline and enhance their business. And...
11 September 2021
From: Features

The independent QC leading a review into the governance scandal at the RICS says there was “no fraudulent or criminal misbehaviour”...
10 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Winkworth says it has backed the start up of a commercial company advising on investment in retail or business...
09 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...
08 September 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Jackson-Stops, which currently has 42 branches across the UK, has revealed it’s going to have another 20 by the end of...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are. Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Since the announcement of the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA), an increasing amount of Principle, Partners and Directors (PPD) from the...
04 September 2021
From: Features

We are living in the age of information. Our working and personal lives are underpinned by software, data and technology to...
04 September 2021
From: Features

Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...
04 September 2021
From: Features

The former group marketing director at Countrywide has been appointed as global chief executive of Fine & Country. Simon Leadbetter has also...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A regional estate agency is planning an expansion programme after undergoing a management buyout by a former Business Woman of the...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Zoopla-owned software company Yourkeys and mortgage, insurance and wealth management broker SPF Private Clients have integrated. Yourkeys’ software provides buyer and seller...
01 September 2021
From: Breaking News
26 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content

A new survey of online and hybrid agents claims that they are now taking a 13 per cent share of the...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The Property Ombudsman says there’s been a big increase in enquiries to its service in recent months, despite the pandemic. In its...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech entrepreneur is advising agents not to settle for simply having their websites up and running, and instead using CRM...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A director of Essex estate agency Beresfords has announced his retirement after 40 years with the company - and after being...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country's largest independent regional agency groups has been formed through an acquisition announced today. Yorkshire estate agent, Manning Stainton,...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Sinclair Taylor, the first company to offer debt solutions to estate agencies, has been acquired by The Broadriver Group, a diverse...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Guided by our philosophy of being open and connected, at MRI we are constantly evolving and developing relationships and partnerships with...
11 August 2021
From: Features

Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has reported record figures as...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A recent news story will have set alarm bells ringing for agencies up and down the country, when it was revealed...
31 July 2021
From: Features

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, technology has proven to be the answer for many problems faced by sectors across...
30 July 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Hybrid agency EweMove has continued growing with the sale of 37 new territories in the first six months of the year...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Students at a high school have been given an insight into the career opportunities in the property sector. The sixth formers from...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin has announced the appointment of six agents, described as independent representatives, who are now on the new portal’s strategic board. The...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...
28 July 2021
From: Features

Board company Agency Express has become a carbon neutral business - and that’s official. Working with Carbon Neutral Britain, which advises businesses...
22 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Almost a million shares in Purplebricks have been ‘awarded’ to the two most senior men in the organisation. The golden handcuff deal...
21 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...
17 July 2021
From: Features

A prominent London estate agency owner wants an industry anti-racism campaign to counter what she describes as the “discrimination and prejudice...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News

An online estate agency is launching a quasi franchise operation it calls Agency In A Box and claims applicants will “effectively”...
14 July 2021
From: Breaking News

There is growing criticism of Savills on social media following the controversy over a racist tweet apparently sent from the personal...
13 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...
10 July 2021
From: Features

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Have you recovered yet? We don’t mean the hangover, but the shock from the fact that England never gave their fans cause...
05 July 2021
From: Breaking News
03 July 2021
From: Features

Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...
26 June 2021
From: Features

Working from home used to get a bad rap. With the phrase mocked as ‘shirking from home’, homeworkers were often seen...
23 June 2021
From: Features

Home set up and utility management service Just Move In is the latest partner on Reapit’s CRM. The 5,000-plus agents who use Reapit’s...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A consultation into the draft New Homes Quality Code has been published with a consultation period for the industry ending on...
22 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Oxfordshire-based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients. Peter Grant, Managing...
21 June 2021
From: Features

Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...
19 June 2021
From: Features

Hello and welcome to another ADC, the weekly wrap of good work by the industry. You probably know the score by now...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News

EweMove, the high profile hybrid estate agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, says it has recruited a record 30 new...
16 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A former commercial director of Zoopla, who worked at the portal for 12 years, has been named as managing director of...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Michael Jones & Company celebrates its 30-year anniversary this year and, in an effort to both celebrate the work of local...
12 June 2021
From: Features

An estate agency says it expects a 40 per cent boost in its turnover this year, its 10th in business. Croft Residential,...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A trade union is demanding that the government ban emails from all employers outside office hours - and it wants emails...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services, owner of Reeds Rains and Your Move agencies, has sold its holding in conveyancing panel management firm LMS...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News

An assessment by a risk solutions firm shows that estate agents are on average just 53 per cent of the way...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

We recently conducted a survey and discussion session with estate and lettings agencies called Agency panel - Cut through the noise...
22 May 2021
From: Features

The Federation of Independent Agents is forming a partnership with the new portal lead management platform Agent Response. Agent Response is led...
21 May 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s nearly two years since The Tenant Fees Act came into force for tenancies in England. On 1 June 2019 it...
19 May 2021
From: Features

An industry provider has created a free e-book for agents explaining the latest must-have - a Tech Stack. Tech provider Rex has created...
18 May 2021
From: Breaking News

Keller Williams UK has announced that Paul Sloan - who quit as operations director of Spicerhaart just weeks ago - is...
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading industry trade body is warning that remote-working agents and smaller independent agencies are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has set up a committee to push forward ideas on the collective form of homeownership known as commonhold. Housing Secretary...
14 May 2021
From: Breaking News

On 28 April 2021, Fixflo ran the first in a series of quarterly legal update webinars with David Smith, Partner at...
12 May 2021
From: Features

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Mark Armstrong, and my business card says...
10 May 2021
From: 60 Second Interview

Software provider Rex has launched three new live dashboards for agencies, one of which covers agent performance. Rex says the dashboards -...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The TDS annual review 2020 indicates that deposit disputes have remained low over the last year, at around 1%. This is...
24 April 2021
From: Features

Propertymark has shortlisted five of the 700 or so PropTech suppliers in the UK, as part of the trade body’s REACH...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The veteran estate agent who led criticism of Countrywide’s former management is turning his glare on Foxtons. The London estate agency has...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A hybrid agency which until now has been active only in London is launching new hubs in Manchester and Brighton. Agent &...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Michael Bruce has been promoted from the role of executive chairman of Boomin to group chief executive officer. This is within two...
14 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Another property company has announced its participation in the Kickstart scheme. The initiative is aimed at young people aged 16 to 24...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Chancellors today opens its 56th and newest branch with what it calls its most generous ever offer to potential customers. The office...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group, which earlier this year completed a buy out of franchise rival Hunters, has expanded its senior management...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

With increasing numbers of portals battling for membership and revenue, Zoopla has revealed that all Carter Jonas’ residential branches will list until...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Boutique estate agency D S Churchill is to open a countryside office serving the Cotwolds, Oxfordshire and surrounding counties. D S Churchill...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News

While lengthy lockdowns have caused many to re-evaluate their homes, the apartment lifestyle remains an ambition for many. That’s the view of...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Late last year Hamptons launched ‘Relay around the World’… a fundraising initiative to raise money for Cancer Research’s Stand Up To...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month, Fixflo held a webinar with David Cox, legal and compliance director of Rightmove, to discuss key government policies...
31 March 2021
From: Features

A company in the German Axel Springer publishing empire - which also invested in Purplebricks in the past - has put...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...
27 March 2021
From: Features

The Guild of Property Professionals says it’s had a strong response to the launch of its Ofqual-accredited Level Three Agency Qualification. It...
25 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The Guild of Property Professionals is to offer a formal agency qualification as it goes increasingly on the offensive in a...
19 March 2021
From: Breaking News

This week’s interviewee in the ‘In Conversation Today’ hotseat is a man better placed than most to shed some light on...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The findings of the new ‘Thriving in a Pandemic’ report, recently published by tmgroup and mio, have highlighted that the market...
17 March 2021
From: Features

A former Countrywide agent who is now a leading figure in a PropTech company has signed up two local agencies which...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...
13 March 2021
From: Features

Last year saw a monumental shift in almost every aspect of our lives: not least the way we work, socialise and...
13 March 2021
From: Features

Hello and welcome to the end of another week - and a step in the right direction towards the easing of...
12 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The property sector is in the middle of a boom and demand is high. Last week’s announcement that the stamp duty...
10 March 2021
From: Features

Paul Creffield, a veteran figure at Countrywide involved in a controversy over bonuses, is staying on to “support” the transition into new...
09 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this edition of Property Jobs Today, a chance to catch up with who’s moving where in the...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been the Netflix show Call My Agent! It’s a surprise success, perhaps, because...
06 March 2021
From: Features

It's been confirmed that Foxtons has bought rival London-focussed agency Douglas & Gordon. In a trading statement this morning Foxtons tells its...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Dexters, which last week secured a reported £130m in new investment for the coming years, has snapped up the historic Roy...
02 March 2021
From: Breaking News

With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...
01 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

When it comes to communications, Propertymark could do with a lot fewer confidentiality agreements and a lot more transparency. And I...
20 February 2021
From: Features

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...
20 February 2021
From: Features

Wild speculation about the sale of Dexters yesterday turned out to be plain wrong - and instead the company has landed substantial investment. Oakley Capital, a...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Former Reapit chief Gary Barker is to join Connells Group, just as the company is taking over Countrywide. Barker - who last...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News

On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...
18 February 2021
From: Sponsored Content
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Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News

An announcement from Propertymark this afternoon says: The Board of Propertymark has accepted the resignation of its CEO, Tim Balcon. Following four...
17 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

Estate agents might be expert at advising on buying and selling properties on their books but when it comes to buying...
13 February 2021
From: Features

REACH, a programme encouraging start-ups in the property world, has released a list of UK companies that will feature in its...
04 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Welcome to the start of another week and this catch up on the latest moves within the agency world. Everyone featured here...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...
30 January 2021
From: Features

It now looks likely that Hunters will be taken over by The Property Franchise Group after several months of talks, subject...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The new chief executive of Propertymark, now combining five agency trade bodies including the NAEA and ARLA, has no experience at...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...
23 January 2021
From: Features
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The property market became somewhat fractious during 2020. After receiving a much-needed boost with the promise of stamp duty relief, things...
20 January 2021
From: Features

A trade body is warning that increased home working triggered by Coronavirus makes the agency industry more vulnerable than ever to...
19 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The buying and property management service run by high profile agent Jo Eccles has changed its name. SP Property Group has now...
19 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

There's good news for thousands of estate agencies awaiting pay outs under Business Interruption Insurance schemes. The agents are amongst 370,000 businesses whose...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The housing market remains open in Scotland, despite tighter restrictions announced yesterday by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The only significant difference specific...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors insists that the organisation is acting on recommendations of a probe into...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2021 - we’re less than a fortnight into the New Year...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells has cemented its takeover of Countrywide - it now has backing from over 52 per cent of shareholders. In a statement...
08 January 2021
From: Breaking News

January presents an opportune time for agency leaders to resolve and plan for resilience, performance and growth in 2021. With most of...
06 January 2021
From: Features

Countrywide’s former management seriously damaged the company’s share value and status by adopting a flawed business plan - and then executing...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

The sudden end of the stamp duty holiday at the end of March could throw away the market gains achieved in...
06 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells has revealed that it’s to keep the existing Countrywide branch structure and staff headcount when the acquisition process is completed...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...
02 January 2021
From: Features

In a dramatic New Year’s Eve statement on the London Stock Exchange, Countrywide has agreed the terms of a recommended offer...
31 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The hundreds of estate and lettings agencies involved in various Business Interruption Insurance policies must wait even longer to find their...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello - and here we are nearing the end of the strangest of years. With agents and industry suppliers rushed off their...
14 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to our latest doffing of the cap in honour of those in our industry fund-raising for great causes....
11 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Hi, I’m Richard Price, Managing Director at Dezrez. Who are Dezrez and what EACRM do you provide? At Dezrez we’re on...
08 December 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

Connells has this morning made a dramatic improvement in its bid to takeover Countrywide. It has increased its cash offer from 250p...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...
05 December 2020
From: Features

If this year has taught us anything, it's that estate agents need their software provider and specifically their CRM, to help...
05 December 2020
From: Features

It’s that time of year again. Black Friday has been and gone and the run-up to Christmas is well and truly...
02 December 2020
From: Features

Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce has batted away a stinging attack on him made by allAgents, a review website. allAgents has set up...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

After you. No, after you. That is often how innovation seems amongst the real estate elite. And this week I see it...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Back in September, Westminster Council launched a new strategy to help 'protect tenants' and 'ensure they live in good-quality and well-managed...
28 November 2020
From: Features

Rezi’s integration with Zapier has transformed the way in which estate agents can now save time, money and resource. Agents are...
27 November 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Vicky Quinn-Campbell – Sales and Marketing Director What is ‘company name’...
27 November 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

Criticism of the management of Countrywide has reached new levels of derision as the mainstream media have attacked the chaos surrounding...
27 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

A statement this morning from Countrywide's board says both its executive chairman and its group managing director are leaving the company. It...
24 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Connells has increased the temperature in its bid for Countrywide with a surprise statement this morning outlining risks run by Countrywide if...
23 November 2020
From: Breaking News

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...
21 November 2020
From: Features

Reapit has named Mark Armstrong as the new chief executive officer, the post occupied by the high profile and popular Gary...
20 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A five-branch agency in the westcountry is the subject of a management buy out by two directors. Westcoast Properties - with branches...
17 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

According to the annual Property Week PropTech survey, almost 48% of property businesses had tested new technology because of the COVID-19...
14 November 2020
From: Features

Many agents are brilliant at giving a personal touch and are professional in the way they treat customers, but I would...
11 November 2020
From: Features

Various investors in Countrywide have submitted early online paperwork to The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers - the red tape required to...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Tenancy deposit disputes are messy and often frustrating for all involved. While the number of formal disputes remains low, the pandemic...
10 November 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance

Aspire, the six-branch south west London agency, has dropped its previous franchise structure and reverted to being owned outright by its...
10 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Connells has issued a counter statement to this morning’s announcement by Countrywide that a possible takeover is underway. At 7am Countrywide revealed...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons has announced that its remuneration policy for senior management is to stay unchanged - and it says a voting problem...
09 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 UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...
07 November 2020
From: Features

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...
07 November 2020
From: Features

Letting agents and landlords have faced huge change and uncertainty this year, with Covid-19 the major driver. But even before the...
05 November 2020
From: PropTech & Innovation

Countrywide is to hold a special general meeting on November 18 to consider its future ownership and structure. Last month Countrywide group...
02 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

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...
27 October 2020
From: Recruitment & Business Matters

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

I was asked recently, how can an agent generate more landlord leads? Well that got me thinking, firstly, we have to...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

It’s a given these days that your business needs to be on social media. Consumers spend a large portion of their...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media

2020 has been a testing year right from the start. With Storms Ciara and Dennis causing £184m+ worth of damage to...
27 October 2020
From: PropTech & Innovation

Hello and welcome to a new week - and evenings that get darker earlier. As winter approaches we’re continuing to bring you...
26 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The property market has bounced back with all of the expected resilience and flexibility that is its hallmark since it reopened...
24 October 2020
From: Features

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....
24 October 2020
From: Features

The troubled Countrywide group has announced a £90m investment by Alchemy Partners, a private equity company that specialises in investing in...
22 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Integration, collaboration and connected platforms – some great buzzwords, but what do they actually mean and do they really help agents? One...
21 October 2020
From: Features

One of the industry's senior agency leaders says it would be a mistake for agents to be stopped from working in...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

I had a wry smile when I read the article on Monday from the conveyancers complaining about people getting off their...
21 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The senior management from four of the agencies announced as founding members of Boomin have spoken out in favour of the...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Book review by Graham Norwood, editor of Estate Agent Today, Letting Agent Today and Landlord Today. If a letting agent wants to...
17 October 2020
From: Features

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...
17 October 2020
From: Features

I wanted to take this opportunity to write an advice piece on what we here at Angels Media have found important...
14 October 2020
From: Features

One of the country's largest group of independent agencies has named its new chief executive officer - and says it’s a...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to PJT, our Monday feature giving you the inside track on major moves in and across our industry. Let...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest review by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team into referral fees places the outdated practice of...
10 October 2020
From: Features

A security company says it is “disappointing” the estate agency industry is only around 55 per cent through preparations to cope...
09 October 2020
From: Breaking News

A North of England estate agency has been acquired in a management buyout. Dowen Estate Agents has eight branches across the North...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News

We all know what the problem is, but what’s the solution? The problem is that landlords, thinking they offer a valuable service...
03 October 2020
From: Features

Propertymark has teamed up with an employment and health and safety specialist to establish a service for member agents with Coronavirus-related...
02 October 2020
From: Breaking News

As the review of the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents Working Group continues, Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager and...
01 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
Are agents swimming upstream against the Electrical Safety Regulations? 3 months on from the introduction of the ‘Electrical Safety Standards in the...
29 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content

A veteran agent with 38 years experience of the industry - much of it at Countrywide - has become the head...
29 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and at the start of another working week, welcome to our regular jobs slot announcing who’s moving where within the...
28 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to...
26 September 2020
From: Features

Boomin, the new portal being set up by the founders of Purplebricks, is holding a series of confidential webinars next week...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark, which will from later this year combine both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Despite the recent effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, there is still much opportunity in the market for letting agents to grow...
19 September 2020
From: Features

National property consultancy Carter Jonas has bucked the trend of remote working and closing branches to announce it has secured 12,000...
17 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

An estate agency founded in 1995 has undergone a management buyout from two existing director. Westcoast Properties is a north Somerset firm,...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Franchise giant Winkworth has reported an 11 per cent drop in gross revenue and profit plummeting 20.2 per cent in the...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News

As many in the industry will know, Ian Westerling passed away last week at the age of 51: he was a...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents is inviting members to join a panel reviewing new PropTech produced as a result of...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The Residential Property Surveyors’ Association appears to be taking on the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in a battle for authority...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello, and if it’s the start of a new week it’s time for Property Jobs Today, giving you the inside track...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s no surprise the mainstream news remains dominated by coronavirus - not so much the actual effect of it right now,...
05 September 2020
From: Features

There’s been a surprise appointment as OnTheMarket chief executive. Instead of popular acting CEO Clive Beattie - who had made it known...
01 September 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...
29 August 2020
From: Features

A developer working in collaboration with Silverstone race circuit is creating homes inside the track, near one of the motor racing...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Hindsight is 20-20 vision, of course, and we can all see things we did ‘then’ that we would not do ‘now’....
22 August 2020
From: Features

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A new agency called Eazy Agent has launched - it’s another online operation, this time with a starting price of £249. For...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Life as we know it has changed – for everybody – and what tenants want, need and expect in this post-pandemic...
15 August 2020
From: Features

A leading expert on estate agency and the housing market in Australia has lifted the lid on how Purplebricks failed down...
14 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Connells Group has announced its trading statement for the first half of 2020 - and its support for its staff is...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...
01 August 2020
From: Features

There’s been a very large rise in the number of complaints submitted by consumers to the Property Redress Scheme. This is partly...
29 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month, it was revealed that property industry bodies have joined a new Code of Practice Steering Group to enact...
25 July 2020
From: Features

The EweMove hybrid agency has been singled out for special praise in a trading statement from its parent company, which also...
24 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The hunt is on for a new boss of Countrywide according to news reports. Sky News says the company has recruited professional...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s leading trainers and consultants has launched a range of 15 new online training modules covering sales skills,...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Large scale increases in and changes to the Capital Gains Tax regime could seriously hurt the housing market, a senior figure...
21 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents now have a chance to say what they think should be in a new Code of Conduct being discussed following...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

An eight day court hearing kicks off this morning as the Financial Conduct Authority begins a test case regarding Business Interruption...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...
18 July 2020
From: Features

Purplebricks is selling its Canadian business. The sale comes little over a year after the troubled agency closed both its failed Australian and...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

With stamp duty cuts and 90% mortgages on their way back, anyone could think the housing market was about to go...
15 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has this morning revealed his new project to be called Launch B - and he...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

An investment manager who has a 7.8 per cent stake in Countrywide, is warning that the agency group may not survive...
12 July 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...
11 July 2020
From: Features

NAEA Propertymark is partnering with a service called REACH UK, to promote selected PropTech start ups to agents who may need...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Let’s face it sales progression is difficult and frustrating: 1)The process has never been properly joined up - the average chain has...
07 July 2020
From: Sponsored Content

The chief executive of a hybrid agency in London has revealed why he deserted big corporates to create his own company. Rollo...
07 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The Andrew Grant regional estate agency brand is “very much alive” despite the firm which bore the name losing 54 jobs...
07 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

In the first of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, managing director of mio, the estate agent sales progression platform, explores the...
04 July 2020
From: Features

A new estate agency Code of Practice is to be written by a group set up by the Royal Institution of Chartered...
01 July 2020
From: Breaking News

There appears to have been a small shareholder rebellion at Countrywide’s annual general meeting over the company’s remuneration of senior management. No...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Over 50 jobs have been lost as a result of a Midlands regional estate agency falling into administration. The Shropshire Star reports...
29 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Savills has revealed the measures it has taken to mitigate the impact of the Coronavirus on its activities and balance sheet. The...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Revenue for The Property Franchise Group was hit by 20 per cent cent thanks for the lockdown - but sales listings...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A raft of changes in the senior management of Strutt & Parker is being heralded as part of a “shift towards...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

A regional agency says the Coronavirus crisis was the opportunity for it to complete a takeover of a rival company in...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The latest branch of Fine & Country says it intends to expand both its premises and its workforce by the end...
23 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Most letting agents don’t set up a business to become accountants but losing control of client money poses serious risks for...
20 June 2020
From: Features

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...
18 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Two estate agency directors have been disqualified by the Competition and Markets Authority after taking part in an illegal price fixing...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The new YOUhome Property Gurus agency has announced another key hire to strengthen its central London activities. The agency, set up by...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

More details have been released about a test case being brought by the Financial Conduct Authority about the ongoing Business Interruption...
11 June 2020
From: Breaking News

If you are an established UK estate agent, the status quo dictates that you will most likely work for ‘the man.’ Corporate...
09 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Russell Jervis, who spent 33 years at Spicerhaart rising to managing director before quitting late last year, has re-emerged this morning...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank has merged two of its existing divisions to form a new Private Residence Consultancy team - and the new...
04 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Covid-19 crisis has forced the UK property industry to rethink the way it operates. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the...
03 June 2020
From: Features

Dominic Cummings has been at worst a cause of huge anger to a nation that’s already extremely anxious. At best, he’s been...
30 May 2020
From: Features

The well-known chief executive of Fine & Country, David Lindley, is standing down. An announcement from the agency came late this morning...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Letting agents up and down the country have undoubtedly felt the financial strain added by the outbreak of COVID19. Whilst this will continue,...
26 May 2020
From: Sponsored Content

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News

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

Rightmove has confirmed that its group finance director is to step down at the end of next month. Robyn Perriss is retiring...
21 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons - which has recently closed branches and furloughed staff - has described a shareholder rebellion over senior management bonuses and pay...
14 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There's widespread expectation that Foxtons’ senior management will face sharp criticism at the company’s Annual General Meeting today. The hottest issue at...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a substantial 20 per cent rise in formal complaints about agents taken up by The Property Ombudsman. The figures refer...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

On Estate Agent Today this Bank Holiday weekend we’re celebrating the great work agents are doing to keep morale high and...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s senior staff earning over £45,000 per year have had their pay cut by a fifth while some 78 per cent...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A six-point guide is to be issued today to agents reopening offices when the government gives the go ahead, possibly in...
28 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - our first for some weeks as the coverage has previously been dominated by...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....
25 April 2020
From: Features

Foxtons' Annual General Meeting next month is to be held virtually, meaning voting will be electronic. A feature of last year’s AGM...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

A new analysis of the simmering Rightmove crisis says there is now “no clear downside” stopping agents leaving. The Financial Times says that Rightmove’s...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Foxtons says it’s furloughed 750 staff and asked high paid staff earning over £40,000 to take a 20 per cent pay...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks chief financial officer James Davies has resigned. His place has been taken by Andrew Botha, who has joined from the online...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello, this is the final Conquering Corona for the week as we continue to help agents with advice and guidance through...
17 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News

The last five years have seen unprecedented changes to the property market and agents and their clients have never faced such...
15 April 2020
From: Features

OnTheMaket has this morning announced a raft of what it calls ‘mitigating measures’ to help it survive the Coronavirus crisis. These include...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Knight Frank is furloughing agents and other staff with the company topping up the taxpayers’ funding to ensure employees get 100...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Two agents have quit Rightmove and taken to social media to give their reasons. One is the 12-branch Andrew Craig agency which...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s highest profile figures has suggested the Coronavirus crisis could trigger many more agents becoming self-employed. Nicky Stevenson -...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Much like PropTech, Open Banking has been used as a buzzword in recent years. However, when it comes to the rental...
04 April 2020
From: Features

Staff and senior management at a large franchise company running a string of major High Street agency brands are taking voluntary...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Owners and investors who may be leaving their properties empty in the current Coronavirus crisis risk having their insurance invalidated. High-end property...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to a special Agents Do Charity, given over entirely to a wonderful effort to coordinate the industry’s response...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is anticipating “a prolonged period of low activity” during the Coronavirus crisis with 25 instructions a day according to a...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A PropTech start-up led by a prominent commentator has become the latest part of the industry to take a pop at...
24 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There has been scepticism across the industry as to the motives behind an unspecified number of lay-offs and permanent branch closures...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News

While controversy swirls around the approach and motives of the sackings and branch closures at Spicerhaart, other agents are showing how...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A senior figure in the industry has spoken out against the shock sackings and branch closures announced by Spicerhaart. Jon Cooke, chief...
21 March 2020
From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket this morning announced what it calls “a payment support initiative” for those agents paying full-price membership. It’s for three months and...
19 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and as it’s Monday it’s PJT Day - and there are plenty of people moving jobs in our industry even...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News

We live in uncertain times. That I do not need to say to anybody. I am writing this piece aboard my...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does it...
10 March 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry. You know the drill by now: if...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Estate Agent Today understands that three senior figures have departed from a key central London branch of Knight Frank. Each of them was...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...