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With just two days to go, it's fair to say the property industry is eagerly awaiting Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget statement...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced “an exceptional intervention” promising that leaseholders in high-rise buildings above 18 metres will bear no...

Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...

Property commentator Phil Spencer says lockdown - which we know will now last for another six weeks at least, and possibly...

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to buying agent and TV property pundit Henry...

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...

We can all agree that the recovery of the property market since May has been outstanding. The latest data from Zoopla...

It’s about this time of year, pandemic or not, that agents may be asked one particularly awkward question by a vendor...

Agents have long been the victim of a poor public reputation, from scoring highly in most disliked profession polls to being...

The property market has been reopen for almost eight weeks now and during that time demand from prospective buyers has soared. Rightmove...

In a video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to Mark Hayward, managing director of NAEA Propertymark about...

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to former agent and founder of Viewber, Ed...

A well-known saying in estate agency is that first-time buyers are the sellers of the future. If we believe this to...

It’s been revealed that the home moving advice service set up by Phil Spencer is entering a collaboration with awards and...

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...

I won't be the first or last person to say that society and the property industry in which we operate is...

Property expert Phil Spencer will soon be sharing his unique insight into Move iQ’s engaged consumer audience alongside advice from other...

Agents are consistently being told that they need to get on board with change. And one could quite easily make the...

Another weekend, another storm: it’s hard to put a smile on your face when winter goes on this long but the...

Unfortunately for consumers, buying and selling properties is rarely plain sailing. But fortunately for agents, this provides you with an opportunity to...

Here’s a reminder of some news we broke last week - the hugely-respected Phil Spencer starts a regular column for the...

The hugely-respected Phil Spencer is to write a regular column for the industry on Estate Agent Today under the auspices of...

Countrywide’s surveying division says it’s found a “knowledge gap” in existing surveys after a study involving over 15,000 buyers. The agency group...

Phil Spencer and his advice website IQ have endorsed the concept of legally binding reservation agreements and digital legal packs through...

Phil Spencer is on the warpath against “constant tinkering” by government in housing matters - and instead, he wants the problems...

Developers have continued to sell thousands of new-build houses with leaseholds, despite a government pledge to ban the “unscrupulous” practice a...

TV property expert Phil Spencer is launching an online advice service for buyers and tenants, including offering guidance on the specific...