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OnTheMarket (OTM) has signed a listing agreement with Rettie, one of the UK's largest independent property services firms operating in Scotland...

An independent agency brand has become the latest firm to sign a listings agreement with CoStar-backed OnTheMarket. Edward Mellor, one of the...

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

Asking prices for newly listed homes dropped by the largest rate for November in five years, Rightmove has revealed. The portal’s latest...

As we enter the winter months and a traditionally quieter time for the property industry - agents are still contending with...

Agents are being urged to place more value on their work and to charge higher fees. Richard Palfreeman, advisor at training provider...

Agents and property professionals have expressed hopes that rates have peaked after latest rise Iin the cost of borrowing. The Bank of...

Higher interest rates have already softened UK prime regional markets but cities are proving resilient, Savills claims. Research by the agent shows...

The amount of housing wealth owned by the older generation has reached a record level, new figures show. The data, from agency...

You don’t need me to tell you that buy to let has had a torrid time of it lately. For agents trying...

The north-south house price divide may be narrowing, eXp UK claims. Research by the self-employed agency brand has found that while the...

The proportion of take-home pay that first-time buyers are having to put towards mortgage repayments is returning to levels last seen...

There have been plenty of new jobs being started outside of Wesminster this month. Here are some of the latest moves that...

Regional estate agency Bradley Hall has undergone a rebrand as it looks to expand its presence beyond the North East and...

The number of areas where the average house sale price exceeded £500,000 has surpassed 15% of Great Britain for the first...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

Online agent Strike is preparing to name a home seller who will be reimbursed the equivalent of an estate agent fee...

A fast-growing land and property consultancy has snapped up a respected independent to bolster its presence in the North of England. George...

Three of Martin & Co’s most prominent branches in the north of England are under new ownership. The Saltaire, Keighley, and Thackley...

Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...

A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...

The scaling back of HS2 in the north of England, contained in the government's new Integrated Rail Plan, means hundreds of homes...

Leeds estate agency Adair Paxton is enhancing its sustainability credentials and helping to tackle climate change by planting two trees for...

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...

The average size of homes in England has plummeted by over 10 per cent in the past four decades. Research from ElectricalDirect...

The market slowdown continues with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reporting that new buyer enquiries have reduced for the first...

Over a fifth of properties have risen in value by more than the average salary according to a calculation made by...

Channel 4 Ventures is one of a number of investors who have collectively put the equivalent of £11m into the online...

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...

The youngsRPS agency now has a fifth branch in the north of England - it’s in Darlington and will cover the...

An estate agency says it expects a 40 per cent boost in its turnover this year, its 10th in business. Croft Residential,...

The asking price of a typical home in the UK has hit a third of a million pounds for the first...

Independent estate agency Dacre, Son & Hartley plans to significantly grow its franchise network across Yorkshire and beyond. Dacres currently employs 125...

The Nationwide Building Society has launched a product which, controversially, allows some first time buyers to borrow 5.5 times their income. From...

New research shared with Estate Agent Today suggest that in areas of the country almost four in 10 homes for sale...

Zoopla has crunched the numbers for the continuing stamp duty holiday in England and Northern Ireland, calculating 500,000 buyers will have...

The extraordinary consolidation in the estate agency industry continues apace today with two of the biggest deals reaching critical points. Firstly Hunters’...

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...

The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...

A north of England agency is opening two new branches which will also have coffee shops and deli counters.  Redbrik’s two new...

The Bruce brothers’ portal Boomin has signed two high profile regional agencies from the north of England. Manning Stainton and Farrell Heyworth...

The housing market in England and Wales is stabilising, according to analysis of web traffic from a property advice site.  Valuation requests...

High end agents usually keep their powder dry when it comes to party politics, to avoid upsetting customers. However Knight Frank has...

Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...

The south of England is not the only region to benefit as city-dwellers search for more greenery and outdoor space, says...

A North of England estate agency has been acquired in a management buyout. Dowen Estate Agents has eight branches across the North...

In the week the Nationwide recorded the UK’s highest ever average house price, high-end agency Savills has forecast that prime markets...

The online agency Housesimple has rebranded to become 'Strike' with immediate effect. The news comes as a surprise given the apparent success...

The latest guidance from the government on the next phase of the HS2 high-speed railway confirms the previous demand that vendors...

Unnamed government sources quoted in many newspapers today suggest stamp duty reforms may be announced later this year. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to...

Revenue for The Property Franchise Group was hit by 20 per cent cent thanks for the lockdown - but sales listings...

Zoopla’s head of research says a stamp duty holiday could encourage more home owners to move which in turn could help...

Housing Minister Chris Pincher and Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick stayed well clear of the Dominic Cummings row over the weekend -...

Staff and senior management at a large franchise company running a string of major High Street agency brands are taking voluntary...

Kays Estates in the north of England - one of the agencies ‘powered by Keller Williams’ - has prepared packs for...

Two agencies are looking to the future with optimism, and striking new deals for their own premises. Vickers & Barrass is reported...

Conservatives have been lining up to criticise a mansion tax which may be introduced on expensive homes to fund infrastructure improvements...

Agents have reacted angrily to the government contemplating introducing a Mansion Tax, and to the Housing Secretary not ruling out the...

Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes according to a Sunday newspaper. The Telegraph - citing two...

An online agency’s claim that it sells homes “for free” has been disputed by a High Street rival - but the...

Zoopla’s Hometrack data research arm says the start of 2020 has seen buyer demand up 26 per cent compared to the...

A survey of readers of Estate Agent Today suggest that the majority believe the Chancellor will fail to honour a pledge...

There’s been a long-term trend of growing numbers of Londoners quitting the capital to afford a home elsewhere - and typically...

The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...

Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands.  The offer is...

OnTheMarket’s TV advert, promoting its ‘New & exclusive’ feature, will be back on screens from Boxing Day ahead of what it calls a...

The Property Franchise Group has issued a trading statement that is upbeat on lettings but warns that the sales market has...

Zoopla is continuing its aggressive expansion of listings and services to agents with news this morning that it has added a...

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - your Monday roundup of all the latest employment news from the industry. If you have...

A north of England estate agency is marking its 160th anniversary with the pledge to announce an acquisition by the end...

A hybrid estate and lettings agency operating currently in Manchester, Liverpool and others parts of the north of England has told...

New research shows that three bedroom homes are the quickest selling property type this autumn. After a series of sluggish house price...

It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...

New figures produced by Zoopla’s research team shows for the first time the huge scale of regional variations in terms of...

Yes it’s Monday, so it’s another edition of PJT, your guide to the key moves and changes in the agency and...

Two of the highest profile independent estate agencies in the north of England have merged following a spectacular acquisition. Linley & Simpson...

Petty Estate Agents has acquired the real estate division of Cheshire-based Wright Marshall out of administration. The deal safeguards the company after...

Major regional agency Humberts, which was bought out of administration last year, has announced the first acquisition since its new owners...

A new snapshot of market share claims that online agents accounted for 7.0 per cent of all exchanges in the first...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the referral service Relocation Agent Network have announced a link-up. Under it, selected NAEA members...

HM Revenue & Customs has issued more details of its bid to encourage estate agents to combat money laundering in the...

The two men behind a low-profile hybrid estate agency say their company is flourishing after two years in business, during which they...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...

An estate agent in the north of England has been confronted by vigilantes who duped him into thinking they were underage girls.  The...

Gloomy statements from some industry organisations have suggested the market is in trouble thanks to Brexit uncertainty but Rightmove says visits...

Hunters has continued its expansion in the north of England with two new branches in Yorkshire and Lancashire.  The Pontefract branch becomes...

A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...

Six directors have been banned from office after misleading over 300 people who bought new build homes in the north of...

Purplebricks’ global chief executive Michael Bruce has taken a swipe at the property and mainstream media for being too London-centric in...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

A Newcastle-based property company says it has acquired the listings of Emoov and Tepilo. It has emailed and texted vendors to say...

Hello and welcome to PJT, our weekly round up of key moves within the industry. Let us know what’s going on with...

Fine & Country has opened its latest office in the Lancashire town of Rossendale, specialising in high-end properties across the county. The...

Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - and as ever we have a breakdown of key moves within our industry. To...

Figures from Savills suggest that there’s currently an average 1.14 price adjustments per sale across the prime regional markets of the...

Just as some estate agents are reported to be making plans to retrench if the housing market continues to be sluggish,...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our weekly feature on who’s moving where throughout our industry. And it’s...

Recent void statistics have had me wondering how agents can juggle client and consumer demands in the face of the impending...

House prices have taken a spring leap in the north of England as the market improves - but it’s a different...

Between October and December 2017, some £822 million worth of UK residential property was sold at auction, according to the Essential...