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The government has been told that raising the stamp duty threshold would both trigger more house moves, and bring the tax...

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...

The annual conference of the National Association of Estate Agents takes place on February 27 - the date when the future...

There are reasons to be optimistic that a majority government will improve the housing market, simply by ending political and economic...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

Everyone thought John Bercow was short. It probably didn’t help that I was on stage just before him. 5ft 6 versus...

There’s been a new warning to estate agents to check they are fully compliant with GDPR regulations following a European case...

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

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...

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...

It’s that time again, with the clocks going back an hour to mark the start of slightly brighter mornings and significantly...

Three key industry organisations have endorsed a best practice guide for the controversial Modern Method of Auction. The iamsold guide is aimed at...

Last week we covered a story, broken by The Times, about a new website allowing users to discover the air quality...

The National Association of Estate Agents has told the government that it wants one single Ombudsman to provide redress across all...

With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...

When an industry disruptor enters a marketplace the impact on existing operators can be significant. It has been seen most notably...

The National Association of Estate Agents says that  both demand and particularly supply have dipped in the past month - but...

You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...

Nomination for the Propertymark Qualifications Awards 2019 are now open - and they present a chance to celebrate colleagues or employers...

ARLA and NAEA Propertymark have announced their top teams for the year ahead - and on the estate agency side, the...

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has launched its long-awaited ‘How to sell a home’ and ‘How to...

When it comes to major issues confronting housing, and in particular the direction that the government would like to take the...

Estate agents have been warned that if new guidance over referral fees is not taken seriously, they could be faced with...

OnTheMarket has stepped up its attack on Rightmove with a stridently-worded email to agents explaining how a drop in leads from...

A working party of NAEA Propertymark is to conduct a pilot of a new Property Information Questionnaire - part of a...

Data from NAEA Propertymark suggests there were 20 per cent fewer buyers in January this year than in the same month...

The head of an online agency has accused the National Association of Estate Agents’ conference of being “a sea of old...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

It is something of an understatement to say that we are in challenging times. BREXIT is unresolved and we wait with...

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...

Last week, the first of a new kind of industry event took place; an open debate between agents and PropTech suppliers. Strong...

Today’s long-awaited debate staged by fledgling PropTech platform Best Agent will address the issue of how the agency industry can most...

The Property Ombudsman has urged the government to bring the new homes build sector under consumer redress. New builds are not currently...

Almost all buyers of new build houses who purchased a leasehold regret doing so, and the vast majority say they definitely wouldn't...

An upcoming event will see a panel of well-known agents and suppliers appeal for better collaboration between industry stakeholders, particularly CRM...

Property sellers have been on the back foot over the slow summer period, according to the latest report from NAEA Propertymark....

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

Does your company apply adequate customer due diligence measures when carrying out estate agency work?  Does it establish and maintain appropriate policies...

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...

The housing market has swung back in favour of property sellers, according to the latest data from estate agents. NAEA Propertymark's Housing...

To demonstrate the lengths some buyers will go to make sure their offer is accepted, NAEA Propertymark has asked its agent...

Agents and representatives from other property sectors have reacted enthusiastically to proposals to professionalise the industry. As we reported yesterday, the government...

The Property Ombudsman has launched an online training module which it describes as the first of its kind.  The interactive module -...

NAEA Propertymark is to introduce bursaries designed to support novice staff deemed to be showing exceptional potential to attend the association’s...

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

No fewer than 85 per cent of properties sold for less than the asking price in November, the highest seen since...

The latest market snapshot from the National Association of Estate Agents suggests that the proportion of sales made to first time...

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing.  The decision to cut stamp duty...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

A survey conducted by the National Association of Estate Agents reveals that 79 per cent of agents regard the current home-buying...

There has been a wide range of views from trade bodies and individual agents on the government’s surprise ‘call for evidence’...

The National Association of Estate Agents is telling members to delete a spam email purporting to have been sent by the...

Stamp duty reform lies at the heart of the submission by the National Association of Estate Agents ahead of next month’s...

Chris Wood - the Cornish estate agent who unsuccessfully attempted to get on the ballot paper as a candidate for NAEA...

Today sees the launch of ARLA and NAEA Propertymark's first national television advertisement. The ad is intended to highlight the importance of...

Stock levels for estate agents at the height of summer were their lowest for at least 15 years according to the...

Installing solar panels on your home makes no difference to how much it’s worth, according to two thirds of estate agents.     Research...

The latest figures from NAEA Propertymark suggest that the market is bouncing back after its hiatus during the General Election and...

The National Association of Estate Agents is rolling out a series of masterclasses to prepare members for the European Fourth Anti-Money...

Industry trade bodies NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have announced the appointment of their new presidents. At an AGM on Friday, Katie Griffin...

A network of almost 80 independent estate agency offices has launched what it calls a hard-hitting campaign against 'internet-based call centre...

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...

Estate agents' listings may soon include compulsory information on a location's air quality, the chief executive of NAEA Propertymark, Mark Hayward,...

The aftermath of Easter and shock announcement of a snap General Election have done little to stop the industry making plenty...

Estate agents have been broadly supportive of the decision by Prime Minister Theresa May to push for a snap General Election...

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

The National Association of Estate Agents has thrown its weight behind a government move to create a register of overseas companies...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the number of sales agreed rose to a 10 year high in February. The NAEA...