It’s tempting to think that Michael Gove’s proposed clampdown on Airbnb-style short lets is a uniquely British form of small-mindedness, part...
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20 April 2024
From: Features
![Sellers Risk Fall-Throughs by failing to disclose neighbour rows](/upload/images/shutterstock_2217577647.jpg)
Almost one in five vendors admit to having failed to disclose disputes with neighbours to prospective buyers when selling their home,...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Buyers 'tak' the high road to stronger market](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
When we talk in general terms about the UK housing market, we tend to draw a picture of generality. Facts and figures...
13 April 2024
From: Features
![Why being over-ambitious with your asking price can net you less overall](/upload/images/6%20proofed%20-%20Why%20being%20over-ambitious%20with%20your%20asking%20price%20can%20net%20you%20less%20overall%20by%20Paul%20Hilton%2C%20CEO%2C%20ESPC.jpg)
The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC, Paul Hilton shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of...
09 March 2024
From: Features
![Why being over-ambitious with your asking price can net you less overall](/upload/images/3%20proofed%20-%20Why%20being%20over-ambitious%20with%20pricing%20weekend%20feature.jpg)
The CEO of leading Scottish property portal ESPC shares why a discerning pricing strategy can improve the prospects of your property...
02 March 2024
From: Features
![Property Natter - When Angels rose from the ashes (part ll)](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
In my last Natter, I recounted the story of how Angels media bounced back from the 2008 financial crisis by launching...
17 February 2024
From: Features
![Agent Tim's top tips for going it alone](/upload/images/1%20shutterstock_431846332.jpg)
Five years ago, Lettings expert, Tim Lawler, wrote an article for Estate Agent Today charting his early experiences of setting up...
03 February 2024
From: Features
![When Angels rose from the ashes...](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
In 1999 (yep) I set up some websites thinking I could generate leads from everyone in the world. I had an...
03 February 2024
From: Features
![What do the super-rich look for in a new home?](/upload/images/__thumbs/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20What%20do%20the%20super-rich%20look%20for%20in%20a%20new%20home%20by%20Jason%20Corbett.jpg/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20What%20do%20the%20super-rich%20look%20for%20in%20a%20new%20home%20by%20Jason%20Corbett__400x226.jpg)
Swimming pools, both indoor and outdoor, his and her bathrooms, accommodation for staff, and endless tech-powered gadgets are just some of...
25 November 2023
From: Features
![Are 'doorstep communities' the answer to better urban living?](/upload/images/__thumbs/4%20EAT%20weekend%20feature%20Are%20doorstep%20communities%20the%20answer%20to%20better%20urban%20living%20by%20John%20Mason.jpg/4%20EAT%20weekend%20feature%20Are%20doorstep%20communities%20the%20answer%20to%20better%20urban%20living%20by%20John%20Mason__400x315.jpg)
Twenty-minute neighbourhoods, 15-minute cities, low traffic neighbourhoods, walkable neighbourhoods: these concepts are suddenly everywhere. They boil down to a simple idea:...
16 September 2023
From: Features
![Sellers risk losing home sales due to nightmare neighbours – research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HouseForSale_400x310.png)
The majority of buyers would offer less for a property or even pull-out of a transaction if they discovered a nightmare...
02 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Money-saving hacks to help you cut costs on home insurance](/upload/images/3%20shutterstock_2135288951.jpg)
According to research, the average cost of home insurance was £300 in 2022 – a record low. However, this could increase...
22 July 2023
From: Features
![Higher interest rates are already hitting prime regional markets - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BalancingPercentages-400x310.png)
Higher interest rates have already softened UK prime regional markets but cities are proving resilient, Savills claims. Research by the agent shows...
03 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: The Government can no longer ignore the property market](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews-400x310.png)
The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on a manic week for the property market. This is the week when...
23 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Homeowners sign up to local agent’s garage sale](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
More than 20 streets in Worcestershire have signed up to take part in a garage sale organised by local agent Nicol...
30 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent secures Chilean island for upcoming auction](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Overseas/OverseasMarket_400x310.png)
Agents may like to market properties as “unique” and “exclusive” but an agency and auction brand may have a decent excuse...
20 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property expert reveals the 3 most powerful ways to add value to your home](/upload/images/Site%20logos/__thumbs/property%20expert%20reveals%203%20powerful%20ways.jpg/property%20expert%20reveals%203%20powerful%20ways__399x301.jpg)
The cost of living crisis in the UK has majorly impacted thousands of peoples’ plans to move home, with mortgage lending...
04 February 2023
From: Features
![Property lawyers warn about copycat cases after landmark Tate Modern ruling](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Legal_Action-400x310.png)
Property developers and policymakers have been warned about copycat cases following a Supreme Court decision this week that ruled neighbours of...
02 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![World Cup Agent Match Report: 'Games don't come much bigger than this'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/WorldCup-400x310.jpg)
Christmas party season may be in full swing but football fans, including many estate agents, will be glued to their screens...
09 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![World Cup Agent Match Report: Three Lions roar as Welsh dragon is slain](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/World%20Cup%20Agent%20Match%20Report-400x310.png)
England beat Wales at the World Cup in Qatar this week, confirming the team’s progression to the next round while their...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Bamboo infestations putting property sales at risk - warning](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/BambooInvasive-400x310.jpg)
Property sales are being put at risk by failure to tackle infestations of bamboo, according to new warnings. Invasive plant removal firm...
15 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![The Do’s & Don’ts When Downsizing](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Kebbell_400x310.png)
Empty nesters may be considering downsizing their home this September as their children set off to university, whilst other downsizers are...
05 September 2022
From: Marketing & Social Media
![Keep summer stress-free – preventing neighbour disputes](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/NeighbourhoodDispute-400x310.png)
As temperatures rise and the holidays begin many of us will be looking to enjoy our gardens and make improvements to...
02 August 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Messy gardens & dangerous décor: 10 ways first-time buyers can be fined up to £5,000](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Construction%20and%20Maintenance/Messy%20Garden_400x310.png)
As Britain’s housing boom continues, SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...
26 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance
![Agency awarded local pride honour for pandemic support](/upload/images/Today%20Site%20Images/CWBPropertyAward-400x310.png)
An estate agency in Snodland, Kent, has been honoured with an award for services to the local community. Independent agency was presented...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Heroic estate agent saves pensioner from house fire](/upload/images/Today%20Site%20Images/TomAshby-400x310.png)
A quick-thinking estate agent has helped save an elderly disabled man from a house fire. Tom Ashby, Property Centre branch partner at...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - Michael Gove and His Dead Cat](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
In retrospect, it was perhaps inevitable that the infamous dead cat would come into the debate over government housing targets and...
21 May 2022
From: Features
![Agency to shut down following shock death of owner](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/PassAway-400x310.png)
An estate agency is shutting for good today following the shock death of its young owner. Last week we reported that Ciaran...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - the getting-close-to-Valentine’s-Day edition](/upload/images/library/ValentinesDay-Image2-400x310.jpg)
Hello and if it’s Friday, it’s definitely the day for Agents Do Charity. We’re leading up to Valentine’s - a neat opportunity...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Customer service, social media and community celebrated in awards](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-400x310.png)
The regional agency group Experts In Property is back in business with an online awards event. Majoring on training, online marketing and...
09 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Luckiest sellers of 2021 see price rises three times the average](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/2021MagnifyingGlass-400x310-min.jpeg)
Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...
30 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Marketing blitz from Zoopla to include TikTok - see the ads here](/upload/images/library/TikTok-400x310.png)
A massive multi-million pound marketing blitz by Zoopla starts on Monday. The portal says the campaign will capitalise on what it says...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![How my predictions on agency and PropTech from recent years have come true](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HouseSearch-400x310-min.jpg)
The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...
04 December 2021
From: Features
![Estate agents urged to assess compliance procedures after sloppy AML checks lead to man’s house being stolen](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Smartsearch/EAT%20-%20Image%20.jpg)
Estate agents are being urged to ensure their compliance procedures are up to scratch after fraudsters stole a man’s identity and...
02 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![“Devastating lack of due diligence” slammed in property fraud case](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Homes-MaginifyingGlass-400x310.jpg)
A prominent law expert is claiming that a high profile case of property fraud, reported earlier this week, involved a “devastating...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Fraud: A house is sold without owner’s knowledge](/upload/images/library/PropertySold-400x310.jpg)
A BBC investigation has revealed that a man’s house was sold and his furnishings removed without his knowledge, in the latest...
02 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rich List 2021 reveals most expensive streets in the UK](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/london-property400x310.png)
A new Rich List of the most expensive streets has been revealed by Zoopla. Kensington Palace Gardens in London holds the title...
05 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Poor connection! A third of buyers would pull out of an offer over bad wi-fi](/upload/images/library/MillennialTenantHome-2-400x310.jpg)
Picky buyers are walking away from property deals after realising the internet connection at a property is poor, research claims. A poll...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![What leads to a fall through? A property firm investigates…](/upload/images/library/LandlordStressed-400x310.png)
A bulk quick buy company has surveyed purchasers who have been deterred from continuing their transactions to discover what the biggest...
19 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today - how can tech deliver a better sales process for all?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/ProptechToday-1-400x310.png)
My neighbour had been seeking to move home for some time. Suggestions that he wanted to get away from his neighbours...
18 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Pay Per Viewing - silence on number and identity of agencies involved](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Surveyor-Tablet-400x310.jpg)
The platform behind a controversial proposal to charge prospective buyers and renters £30 or more to view a property on the...
29 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Paying For Viewings - will charging buyers really work?](/img/default/eat.png)
A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revolutionary pay-per-view property service launches](/img/default/eat.png)
A number of estate agencies have signed up to a service which charges £30 to view a property. The online service, called...
24 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Broadband ever-more important for buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
New research has found that homebuyers would prioritise buying a home with superfast broadband over being close to a good school. A...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancers to pilot upfront information for buyers and sellers](/img/default/eat.png)
The Law Society is to pilot upfront conveyancers’ information for home buyers and sellers. This will involve the TA6 form which contains...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity … Who’s sponsored to climb the cliff edge?](/img/default/eat.png)
Another week and another frenzy of news, culminating in the Budget and the extension of the stamp duty holiday. A cliff edge...
05 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Corona kindness - the best of agency in 2020](/img/default/eat.png)
The industry seems almost back to normal. Not the ‘new normal’ we spoke so much of a few weeks and months ago,...
12 December 2020
From: Features
![What leaving the EU means for anti-money laundering legislation](/img/default/eat.png)
The coronavirus pandemic has somewhat eclipsed Brexit this year – which is no mean feat. Cast your mind back to pre-Covid...
12 December 2020
From: Features
![Rightmove finds its happy (there are pasties and cream teas)](/img/default/eat.png)
What’s the happiest place in Britain? Rightmove has the answer. In a new ‘Happy At Home’ index calculated by the portal and...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![What do London buyers want? Agency says it has the answers](/img/default/eat.png)
A London agency says it's discovered the five key priorities that buyers want, following a survey of its own database. “Lockdown and...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Just the ticket? House raffles creating legal minefield says lawyer](/img/default/eat.png)
Property raffles are a legal minefield and many are too good to be true, according to a leading lawyer. There has been...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - a bumper out-of-lockdown edition…](/img/default/eat.png)
As last Friday was the VE Day Anniversary bank holiday we have a bumper bundle of fund-raising activities to report on...
15 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agency Training at home, new PropTech tools - we’re Conquering Corona](/img/default/eat.png)
Week three of the lockdown begins - we hope you’re faring well with these temporary restrictions. We’re here to help where...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agent’s fantastic Good Neighbour Scheme steps up to the plate](/img/default/eat.png)
Late last year a buying agent at Stacks Property Search and Acquisition set up a village Good Neighbour Scheme with her...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Lawyer warns online agency clients to beware of email signatures](/img/default/eat.png)
Buyers and sellers using online estate agencies could inadvertently sign contracts if they carelessly use email signature blocks. Blocks are the ‘auto-signatures’...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Flooded houses could suffer 30% hit on asking prices, says agent](/img/default/eat.png)
Buying agents are making waves about the hit on asking prices suffered by properties that have been flooded or are at...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Community-based letting agencies have a future in physical form](/img/default/eat.png)
The phrase ‘death of the high street’ can be found in nearly any publication in any given week. And for fair...
02 November 2019
From: Features
![Deaths, break-ups, dodgy neighbours - why buyers pull out of deals](/img/default/eat.png)
Almost inevitably on Halloween, there’s a report today on the horror stories that deter buyers - but it may well be...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents hate Stamp Duty - but what happens in other countries?](/img/default/eat.png)
Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference - that’ll be Brexit, quelle surprise. But if the government...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Three agents instructed to sell home seized by squatter](/img/default/eat.png)
When Jasmine Fakir moved from her home in Brent, north London, to look after her ill mother she certainly did not...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Startup should inspire agents to become community pillars](/img/default/eat.png)
This week, I want to take a look at the Israeli startup, Venn, an urban revitalisation firm which has recently received...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Don’t tell Boris Johnson, but neighbours matter to many house buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
A timely new survey suggests that 75 per cent of buyers give at least some consideration to what their potential neighbours...
25 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Forget PropTech and portals ... For Sale boards are still the best](/img/default/eat.png)
A top London estate agent says the humble For Sale board remains the cheapest and most effective marketing tool - even...
24 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Will any portal ever beat Rightmove?](/img/default/eat.png)
If you want an engaging page-turner novel for cold winter evenings, my recommendation is Our House by Louise Candlish, a bestseller...
26 January 2019
From: Features
![Case Study: Noise issue could cost agent £9000](/img/default/eat.png)
Our latest case study come from a recent news item to have hit the industry and national press. A disgruntled tenant is claiming...
16 January 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Lies, Damned Lies, and people who buy and sell homes](/img/default/eat.png)
Some 59 per cent of people have lied while selling a home and 46 per cent have lied when trying to...
10 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![For today only - Rightmove ruined and it’s a nightmare selling Elm Street](/img/default/eat.png)
You know the shiver you get when the portal reps call you out of the blue? That cold sweat in the...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Transparency and control - two conflicting tech challenges](/img/default/eat.png)
I am currently in the back of a taxi. The deadline for this piece is looming and I am desperate to...
31 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Is it time to take more notice of Brexit?](/img/default/eat.png)
“Baton down the hatches. Stockpile the food cupboard. Brexit is coming and it’s little more than six months away!” I jest, but there is...
15 September 2018
From: Features
![Japanese Knotweed remains problem for sellers despite recent 'all clear'](/img/default/eat.png)
Japanese Knotweed remains a major problem for a property sale - and that’s despite a recent study suggesting that the growth...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Ombudsman: few agent complaints compared to those over new homes](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the three official redress bodies serving the estate and lettings agency industry has conducted a survey of complaints across...
02 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Japanese knotweed: what estate agents need to know](/img/default/eat.png)
When it comes to property, ‘Japanese knotweed’ are the two words most homeowners and prospective buyers do not want to hear. With...
03 March 2018
From: Features
![Price falls in prime south west London 'now worse than prime central'](/img/default/eat.png)
More price falls have been recorded across areas of prime London according to Savills. The pattern is not uniform - the agency...
03 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Buyer says he'll sue agent over non-disclosure about neighbours](/img/default/eat.png)
The Daily Mail and other papers are reporting that a buyer is suing an estate agent who allegedly failed to tell...
28 December 2017
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove names the UK's happiest place - and it's...](/img/default/eat.png)
Leamington Spa in Warwickshire has been named as the happiest place to live in Great Britain in Rightmove’s 2017 Happy at...
11 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Vast majority of sellers say local branch staff are key to selecting agent](/img/default/eat.png)
The vast majority of sellers surveyed by a consumer group say rapport with branch staff in a locally-based office is important...
29 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Why consolidation and collaboration are badly needed](/img/default/eat.png)
“When an industry is new, still finding its feet, finding its purpose, the tendency is for those few people within it...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks: interview gives insight into LPE recruitment structure](/img/default/eat.png)
An interview in an online magazine aimed at the small business sector lifts the lid on some of the structure surrounding...
18 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Quiet at the back - agency reveals noise issues which deter buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
Jackson-Stops & Staff has revealed what it believes to be the main noise problems that deter buyers and distress existing owners. A...
17 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Avoid unwanted hassles: Q & A with Jack Webb-Heller, Rent4sure IT director](/img/default/eat.png)
Living next to inconsiderate neighbours can be a nightmare, but letting to bad tenants can prove costly, especially when issues, which...
08 July 2017
From: Features
![Revealed: Top 20 features that sell vendors' homes](/img/default/eat.png)
New research has identified homebuyers' top 20 'must-have' features that would encourage them to purchase a seller's property. According to the survey...
16 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: Q & A with David Cox, ARLA Propertymark](/img/default/eat.png)
In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...
08 April 2017
From: Features
![Don’t undervalue Which? as a useful marketing tool](/img/default/eat.png)
The guys at Which? are at it again, all over estate agents like a rash for “over valuing” properties so they...
17 February 2017
From: Features
![Is building homes in factories the solution to the housing crisis?](/img/default/eat.png)
The chronic shortage of housing supply in the UK relative to demand has been a national issue for decades. The Government...
11 February 2017
From: Features
![Property Natter: why people crave instant gratification](/img/default/eat.png)
Instant gratification is nothing new. It’s been around for millennia. It’s an in-built survival instinct for humans – that want, that...
28 January 2017
From: Features
![30 years after Suzy Lamplugh disappearance: agents are still vulnerable](/img/default/eat.png)
Liz runs her own estate agency in Gateshead. When researchers for the Suzy Lamplugh Trust got in touch earlier in the year to...
19 November 2016
From: Features
![First-time buyers – how agents can help them through the legal process](/img/default/eat.png)
Conveyancing is the most complained about area of law in England and Wales – accounting, on average, for nearly a quarter...
14 October 2016
From: Features
![The gloom lifts – and so does the property market](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s curious how gloom, gloom pre-Brexit Britain’s property market has gained a much brighter outlook now that the result of the...
07 October 2016
From: Features
![Consumer group says 'last time buyers' could free-up housing market](/img/default/eat.png)
The HomeOwners’ Alliance claims that over the past two years alone over 500,000 owners aged 55-plus have had to ditch plans...
21 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Isn’t it time to embrace ‘Generation Rent’?](/img/default/eat.png)
Use of the term ‘generation rent’ has grown beyond all measure in recent years, but it’s not always quoted in the...
27 May 2016
From: Features
![Property Natter: the future of software](/img/default/eat.png)
The days are getting longer, the sun is starting to appear on a more regular basis, Easter is just around the...
18 March 2016
From: Features
![Most agents don't check vendor-neighbour disputes - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
An insurance company claims that around 60 per cent of estate agents do not check with their vendor clients about disputes...
10 November 2015
From: Breaking News
![High-end agent boosts 2015 forecast and issues 2016 prediction](/img/default/eat.png)
Average house prices in England and Wales are expected to rise by 5.0 per cent in 2015 and by 4.5 per...
21 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![The reign of the renter](/img/default/eat.png)
This month analysis by the Office for National Statistics revealed that the average home in England and Wales cost a record...