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The latest house price index from Zoopla has suggested the market remains resilient in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, but...

Homebuyers are deterred from moving again and using the same estate agent due to the stress and increasing length of time...

In this guest piece, Colum Smith, a property expert at law firm Taylor Rose MW, sets out why speedier transactions could...

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...

Earlier this month, the government’s energy regulator Ofgem announced a record 54 percent increase to the energy bill price cap. Combined...

Phil Spencer is teaming up with a PropTech supplier to help buyers have the maximum volume of upfront information. Spencer’s Move iQ...

More than four in 10 owners have significantly repurposed part of their homes during the pandemic says Zoopla. Amongst the 41 per...

One of Scotland’s leading legal and estate agency, Pacitti Jones, is continuing to expand. This week it has snapped up Tip Top...

An estate agency has brought cheer - or should that be cheers? - to the local community by brewing a beer. Neil...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...

Almost exactly two thirds of buyers questioned by Savills say their choice of home to purchase was a case of ‘love...

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...

Savills has announced a major new advertising campaign that will run across all media channels, breaking with a 60 second TV...

Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...

The average cost of buying and selling a home in England this year has soared from £6,877 before the end of...

The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...

Research by price comparison service MoneySuperMarket has itemised the additional fees incurred by people moving home. This year’s 12 per cent rise...

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

Strike, the digital-first estate agent previously known as Housesimple, has been selected to join Tech Nation’s Future Fifty programme. The online agent, which...

Does this photo drive you mad? Do you see it everywhere (including on Estate Agent Today stories)?  Who are these people and...

Are you experiencing Estate Agent burnout? As The Stamp Duty Holiday has begun to tail off, it didn’t bring the relaxation in...

Agents have been told in new government guidance that the liftings of some Covid restraints in wider society “does not mark...

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...

A third of owners would consider moving more regularly if the stamp duty holiday on the first £500,000 of a purchase...

The property market is currently in a unique position where the number of house hunters looking for their next home is...

Zoopla says just over half of current home owners say they are stuck in a property that’s unsuitable for their needs...

A consumer financial service suggests it’s already too late for most buyers to meet the latest stamp duty holiday deadline of June...

Unsurprisingly it’s been a busy few months in the property market so far this year, and a busy few months in...

An industry group charged with trying to make house buying simpler and quicker says it’s made a breakthrough on ‘upfront’ information...

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

A broker has launched the UK’s longest-ever fixed rate mortgage, with no early repayment charge or exit fees - the first product...

Propertymark has slammed government energy efficiency proposals as being “unrealistic, too simplistic and could deter people from moving home.” A formal consultation...

After high levels of publicity for Zoopla and Boomin in recent weeks, Rightmove has struck back with figures suggesting it’s enjoyed...

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we evaluate our lives and, looking more specifically at the property market, it...

A PropTech supplier says the conveyancing process is “antiquated” and buyers and sellers would be better served if they were ’shadowed’...

An estate agent has shut both branches of his business for safety reasons and wants tighter Coronavirus restrictions on the industry.  ITV...

The housing market remains open in Scotland, despite tighter restrictions announced yesterday by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. The only significant difference specific...

Agents and the housing market in England are still in business even during the third national lockdown which begins on Wednesday and...

London’s largest independent estate agency, Dexters, suggests that the stamp duty holiday ending in 12 weeks time will have relatively little...

The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...

The housing market is to stay open across the UK, including in the new Tier 4 areas of England. An announcement from Housing Secretary...

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...

Moving home is emotionally fraught. Buyers and sellers will get upset and unfortunately some people will take it out on you....

A TV advert for Rightmove first screened in 2018 has been cleared of gender stereotyping. A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority...

While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...

Purplebricks recently launched a meditation service to help buyers and sellers manage stress. You might disagree with the idea, but moving...

The caveat emptor of buying a new house is ‘Let The Buyer Beware.’ This is especially the case for homes that have an ageing boiler.  Before...

Integration, collaboration and connected platforms – some great buzzwords, but what do they actually mean and do they really help agents? One...

A survey says many people under-estimate the costs of moving with conveyancing and mortgage fees often higher than expected. Some 54 per cent of...

Agents have universally welcomed new Nationwide data showing annual price growth picked up to 5.0 per cent last month - the highest rate...

Consumer group Which? says the stamp duty holiday has cut more than £4,000 from the average cost of moving home -...

The number of people moving home dropped by almost a third in the first half of 2020, as the global pandemic...

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...

The ESTAS Group says it will combine its awards events for agents, conveyancers and mortgage brokers in one ceremony in May...

In the second of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio, the Estate Agents Sales Progression platform, explores...

The property market is used to change, and I’m confident it will bounce back from any lockdown effects. Despite being acutely aware...

The government is jeopardising the success of the housing market relaunch through the inflexibility of the furlough scheme, claims a group...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is expected to announce tomorrow that the housing market in England can resume with estate and letting...

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

It may seem a long time since normal trading took place but many agencies are now finding they are picking up...

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

It’s been reported that the government is talking with banks and building societies about putting the housing market ‘on ice’ during the...

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...

The Law Society says there is still some possibility that those home movers scheduled to complete in the near future might...

The extraordinary past week of anger over portals’ fees plus early-warning statements like that from Foxtons indicate the anxiety in the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager for the South West of...

Zoopla is launching a new eight week marketing campaign on Boxing Day - and Estate Agent Today has an exclusive look at...

Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...

A new app is being launched which allows agents to gauge possible interest in a property before it is formally put...

In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...

An online agent claims to have the answer to why fewer people are buying and selling these days. It’s not Brexit, stamp...

Purplebricks - which is at the centre of a string of controversies - has joined the growing campaign for stamp duty...

Although property transactions have, unsurprisingly, recently seen a decline which is almost certainly in part due to the ‘B-word’, this doesn’t...

What a credit to the industry so many agents, surveyors and suppliers are: this week’s ADC shows the diverse range of...

A recent study has revealed what the biggest moving home fails are in the UK, including damaged furniture, scratched walls and...

With somewhere in the region of 1.2 million property sales transactions being completed each year, and 16,500 estate agents actively vying...

The average British homeowner stays in their property for 20.8 years, according to new research by Zoopla. The property portal analysed the...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

Homeowners will be able to extend properties more easily instead of moving home. In a surprise announcement this morning - less than...

With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...

It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...

I don’t believe it’s unfair to state that our government, indeed, the entire political establishment is in some turmoil at the...

Another For Sale By Owner website has been launched - this one, apparently, because the founder was “frustrated” with estate agents’...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

When was the last time you looked at your business and really thought about what you could do to improve? Yesterday? Last...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Marco Ferrara, Director of Tili What is Tili and what does...

Tili does all the work to deliver a smooth home move for customers and income for agents. An innovative and easy to...

New rules set out by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC), which aim to support consumer choice, have been approved by...

Purplebricks has returned to the fray after recent controversies with a claim that home owners saved themselves over £140m in commission...

Purplebricks has issued a provocative response to the government’s new measures to promote a more professional and transparent house buying process.  The...

The comparison site Reallymoving, which allows users to get online quotes for conveyancers, surveyors and removal firms, has acquired the property...

A critic of the conveyancing process has accused a law firm’s charge of £95 for “exchange and completion within five working...

Oh we do love a busy Agents Do Charity page, and this week’s is busy indeed - thanks to everyone for...

The number of owners selling up and moving home is at its highest level since 2007 with one exception - London.  The...

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...

A survey of over 1,700 people has revealed that over a quarter who have purchased their home in the last 12 months...

The average cost of moving home in the UK has increased by £628 over the past year from £10,966 to £11,624...

One of the country’s leading buying agents says over six million people are living in the wrong property because they are...

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

New research gives an insight into the difficulties that older home owners have coping with their properties - and highlights the...

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...

In November 2016 when the Autumn Statement was delivered by Chancellor Philip Hammond, the announcement was made to ban letting agent...

The average cost of moving home in the UK was £9,472 in 2016 according to a survey by the Centre for...

Walk in your customers’ shoes Experiencing your business as your customers do would be our number one rule. How often do you...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

The Conveyancing Association wants the creation of a ‘log book’ and ‘Home Reports’ for each home on sale - reminiscent in...

Some big news in the agency world last week won’t have escaped the attention of many in the industry. Last Thursday news...

The Competition and Markets Authority has now fined agents over £1m in two landmark cases concerning price-fixing - and it says...

The number of home buyers in London dropped to a four-year low in 2016 while the number of loans taken out...

The Halifax says house prices across the UK will rise between 1.0 and 4.0 per cent in the next 12 months...

Hybrid estate agency YOPA is today launching a nationwide TV advertising campaign starring The Village People, the band best-known for the...

The HomeOwners’ Alliance claims that over the past two years alone over 500,000 owners aged 55-plus have had to ditch plans...

Winners’ reactions and views from a fantastic day of celebration! The Kings Group scooped the gold award for Best Estate Agent in...

The complete list of this year’s ESTAS award winners has now been released after a hugely successful ceremony in London hosted...

Having urged agents to think about the full marketing mix and not just price, we must look at our business relationships...

As any marketer will tell you, the marketing mix in its most basic form is made up of 4 P’s: Price,...

The internet has changed the way that most businesses operate. In many cases, the opportunities opened up by the emergence of...

Figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that lending to first time buyers bounced back in the second quarter of...

June has witnessed a surge in residential valuations according to Connells.  It says there were 23 per cent more property valuations conducted...

Typical estate agency fees have risen 61 per cent in the past decade although average house prices have increased by a...