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Only realistic sellers willing to negotiate prices are successful in the current market, says one of the country’s leading estate agents. The...

A locally-owned property portal called Propertynews says it’s signed up over 40 more agents to list properties since New Year. More than...

January 2024 has shattered records to become the busiest ever for UK property auctions, data suggests. Auction data provider Essential Information Group...

New Year momentum in the property market has carried into February and new listings are at a four-year high, Zoopla claims. The...

Everyone’s a pundit these days, aren’t they? And January is pundit season – when a New Year starts, out come the...

Foxtons has recorded a jump in sales applicants and booked viewings. The London agent claims that over the 30 days to 4...

A record 1.6m leads were generated through The ValPal Network (TVPN) last year, the proptech firm has revealed. The housing market may...

Buyers and sellers, along with their agents, appear to have started the new year with renewed confidence as Rightmove data shows...

Happy New Year and welcome to what’s looking like a busy - perhaps even hectic - 2024! I thought it worth running...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Winkworth's network completed sales for the year fell by some 19% in 2023, the agency franchise brand has revealed but it...

A record 50% of homes sold in England & Wales last year were purchased following a price reduction, Hamptons analysis has revealed. The...

Let’s start at the very beginning - Happy New Year. Now, let’s give thanks to the guy who made January 1st...

There will be many of us working in the property sector who will have raised a glass and toasted seeing the...

Record number of sellers came to market on Boxing Day, according to Rightmove. The portal said it recorded a 26% increase in...

Buyer demand across England crept up during the final months of 2023 but remains down annually, research has revealed. Analysis has revealed...

Energy efficiency and “transaction niggles” are predicted to be key themes of 2024 for agents, buyers and sellers. Buying agent Stacks Property...

It’s a myth that the property market slows over the festive period, The ValPal Network (TVPN) claims. Data from the lead generation...

Average house prices fell annually for the second consecutive month during October, Land Registry figures show. The data may only reflect activity...

Rightmove has unveiled plans for the next phase of its marketing campaign, aiming to take advantage of the so-called Boxing Day...

Forget the King’s Speech, Zoopla is hoping for a Christmas Day boost with the launch of its new marketing campaign. The portal...

Almost three quarters of buyers are still confident about purchasing a property in the new year, while sellers are a bit...

There is rarely a quiet year in the property market. And 2023 has felt like the usual rollercoaster at times. On...

Rightmove is forecasting a Boxing Day bounce this festive period. Analysis by the portal suggests that the number of new properties coming...

The property market could be in for a strong end to the year based on typical seasonal trends, research suggests, New research...

One of the most heart-warming parts of my job is having the privilege to be the patron of Agents Giving, the...

After months of doom and gloom about the property market, it finally feels like there are green shoots on the horizon. I’m...

As the temperature drops outside, it can be tempting to think activity in the market is likely to freeze out entirely. And,...

It’s not uncommon to see a seasonal slump around December and the Christmas period. Last year, Propertymark reported an average of...

Agents are being urged to keep marketing throughout the festive season. The ValPal Network (TVPN) suggests the market is set for a...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Many property professionals may be getting excited by lower inflation and falling mortgage rates but an auctioneer is warning that there...

Prime London Residential, which describes itself as London’s largest single branch agency, has acquired 21 Grosvenor Gardens from Grosvenor, securing the...

Midlands-based land and property company Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) has kicked off the new year by snapping up another business. Coventry sales...

Industry analyst and and chair of The Home Buying and Selling Group Kate Faulkner, has called for the Government to stop agents being...

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

If early indications are to be believed. Yes! 2022 was the year that offered so much at the start and then hit...

As another year ends it is essential to take time and reflect on what you have accomplished over the last 12...

The level of new property listings and completions among agents were only slightly below 2019 activity during the fourth quarter but...

Agents have seen a bigger than usual New Year bounce in buyer demand, Rightmove claims. The number of prospective buyers contacting agents...

Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...

New year, old worries: what’s happening in the housing market? We’ve asked experts and collated forecasts, 15 in total. On the one...

Plenty of inspirational examples of fundraising activities by agents and property professionals have been coming in from the end of 2022. Whatever...

A record number of new sellers put their property up for sale on Rightmove on Boxing Day, Rightmove claims. The portal said...

Happy New Year! I hope you’ve recharged the batteries and have a shiny list of resolutions to make 2023 as successful...

House prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in December, the worst run since 2008, according to Nationwide. The lender’s final House...

Property market analyst and chair of The Home Buying and Selling Group Kate Faulkner was given an OBE in the New...

Hatched founder Adam Day has drawn on his experiences of running the online agent during the 2008 financial crisis to advise...

An interest rate drop is top of the new year wish list among property professionals, a survey claims. A webinar poll among...

The housing market is struggling to regain momentum following the mini-Budget but a ‘soft landing’ is possible, Nationwide suggests. The lender is...

‘Needs-based’ buyers will dominate the property market in the early part of 2023 while equity-rich lifestyle buyers will have their moment...

Zoopla is set to unwrap a major new nine-week marketing campaign on Christmas Day in an effort to boost agent leads...

Only 16% of property listings are currently compliant with upfront information rules, it has been claimed. Agents are currently required to include...

As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...

There may be plenty of debate about going live with listings on Boxing Day but Hamptons has chosen the national holiday...

Homeowners must accept that 2023 will become “the year of the price drop”, a property expert claims.  As Nationwide and Halifax data...

Is it really just a year ago that we were nervously wondering whether yet another Christmas would be Covid-affected? Little did we...

The festive season may be a time to slowdown and reflect on the past year but estate agents are planning to...

There are Christmas gifts aplenty waiting for agents who maintain their focus on marketing plans throughout December, according to The ValPal...

Would-be buyers are looking to the rental market as they pause their property purchase plans until there is clarity on mortgage...

Agents will be able to take Propertymark Qualifications’ exams remotely from the new year following the launch of a new invigilation...

Buyers are facing hesitant sellers and a continuing shortage of properties, Chestertons claims. The agency reported that the number of property viewings...

Homeowners and prospective buyers considering a move before Christmas should act quickly to increase their chances of a smooth relocation, as...

As Britain’s housing boom continues,  SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...

There’s one message that’s come home to me loud and clear from my dealings with agents so far this year -...

The proportion of offers accepted at or above asking price has hit a record high, research shows. The latest Propertymark Housing Report,...

A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...

Too many leaseholders will fall through the cracks of the government’s “piecemeal measures” to combat the cladding crisis.  That’s the view of...

The chief executive of Boomin says agents have asked him to do something about rival portals “pocketing income from mortgage referral...

A financial analyst says there could be tough times ahead for the housing market, despite another upbeat set of figures regarding...

With the new year in full swing, agents around the UK are likely to be making changes to the way they...

Midlands-based property firm Sheldon Bosley Knight - also known as SBK - has snapped up north Warwickshire estate agency Hawkins. As well as...

Property checks can be the bane of a letting agent’s life if left unchecked. Throw in the winter weather, and you’ve...

This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...

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

Barely three weeks into the new year and we’re already talking about plans to raise tens, perhaps hundreds, of thousands of...

The Bruce brothers’ new portal Boomin has given its first statistics regarding usage following the launch of a new marketing campaign...

London’s super-prime residential market has recorded its strongest year since 2013, according to high end agency Savills. In total, there were 522...

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...

When we all thought that the Covid-19 pandemic was coming to an end, the virus decided to throw another curveball and...

OnTheMarket agents are to have access to the prospecting tool SmartMail, produced by data firm Sprift. SmartMail is a canvassing and prospecting...

The objective of estate agents in 2022 must be to cut their business costs and employ technology to replace - and...

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...

Welcome to 2022 and the first Agents Do Charity of the New Year. We’re all learning to live with Covid a little...

Rightmove claims its visits over the Christmas period were its busiest ever with what it calls ‘buyer demand’ up 23 per...

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

Purplebricks has this morning said that a newspaper report over the weekend, claiming part of the business is to be sold...

The team at Estate Agent Today and our publisher, Angels Media, wish all agents a very prosperous New Year.  Thank you for your...

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

Zoopla’s chief operating officer says the portal has made progress for agents in 2021 but recognises there’s more to do next...

A housing market forecast based on conveyancing instructions says average prices will dip this month. Average prices will fall by 1.1 per...

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...

Boomin is launching a new ad campaign from Boxing Day, December 26 - the date previously associated with record visits to...

Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...

Rightmove has revealed the UK’s property hotspot of 2021 - where prices have risen 31 per cent in just a year. The...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...

There’s lots of talk of people moving over within estate agency to be self-employed so they can chase the dream of...

A massive multi-million pound marketing blitz by Zoopla starts on Monday. The portal says the campaign will capitalise on what it says...

Data out today from Rightmove shows the predictable seasonal effect of around 0.7 per cent knocked off the typical asking price. The...