Strutt & Parker has extended its National Country House Department in Scotland. Annabel Blackett, associate, has been appointed to cover the prime...
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24 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - On manoeuvres with OnTheMarket](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20On%20manoeuvres%20with%20OnTheMarket%20-%20Natter.jpg)
It’s more than 100 days since global real estate tech giants CoStar Group acquired struggling property portal, OnTheMarket. If you cast your...
11 May 2024
From: Features
![Rettie agrees listings deal with OnTheMarket](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Homeowners%20driving%20Google%20search%20Weekend%20Estate%20agent%20AgentOnline-400x310.png)
OnTheMarket (OTM) has signed a listing agreement with Rettie, one of the UK's largest independent property services firms operating in Scotland...
12 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Independent agent signs listings deal with OnTheMarket](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
An independent agency brand has become the latest firm to sign a listings agreement with CoStar-backed OnTheMarket. Edward Mellor, one of the...
07 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Phil Spencer: Good deeds are for all year, not just Christmas!](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Phil%20Spencer.png)
One of the most heart-warming parts of my job is having the privilege to be the patron of Agents Giving, the...
11 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove: Sellers ‘getting serious’ as asking prices drop in Christmas rush](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/HousePriceDrop-400x310.png)
Asking prices for newly listed homes dropped by the largest rate for November in five years, Rightmove has revealed. The portal’s latest...
13 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![How to make the most of your marketing spend this Winter](/upload/images/__thumbs/3%20shutterstock_58934053.jpg/3%20shutterstock_58934053__400x266.jpg)
As we enter the winter months and a traditionally quieter time for the property industry - agents are still contending with...
11 November 2023
From: Features
![Agents urged to show their value by raising fees](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/ManSavingMoney_400x310.png)
Agents are being urged to place more value on their work and to charge higher fees. Richard Palfreeman, advisor at training provider...
08 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Have Bank of England rate hikes peaked?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_BankofEngland-1-400x310.png)
Agents and property professionals have expressed hopes that rates have peaked after latest rise Iin the cost of borrowing. The Bank of...
04 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![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
![Over-65s’ housing wealth hits record high as generational property divide grows](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Over55Tenant-400x310.png)
The amount of housing wealth owned by the older generation has reached a record level, new figures show. The data, from agency...
02 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Time for the hard sell on Buy To Let](/upload/images/Site%20logos/Phil%20Spencer.png)
You don’t need me to tell you that buy to let has had a torrid time of it lately. For agents trying...
10 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![North-south house price divide is narrowing - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
The north-south house price divide may be narrowing, eXp UK claims. Research by the self-employed agency brand has found that while the...
02 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyers spending 40% of net pay on mortgage - Nationwide](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
The proportion of take-home pay that first-time buyers are having to put towards mortgage repayments is returning to levels last seen...
13 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the movers, shakers and people in the news](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyJobsToday-400x310.png)
There have been plenty of new jobs being started outside of Wesminster this month. Here are some of the latest moves that...
31 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Regional agent rebrands as it plans national expansion](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Misc/rebrand_400x310.png)
Regional estate agency Bradley Hall has undergone a rebrand as it looks to expand its presence beyond the North East and...
10 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Pandemic helps push up the number of half a million-pound hotspots](/upload/images/Locations/PrimeLondonHousesArc-400x310.jpg)
The number of areas where the average house sale price exceeded £500,000 has surpassed 15% of Great Britain for the first...
16 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Insight - is it Time to Stamp Out SDLT?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...
07 May 2022
From: Features
![Hundreds of sellers enter ‘agency fee refund’ competition](/upload/images/library/Strike-Logo-400x310.jpg)
Online agent Strike is preparing to name a home seller who will be reimbursed the equivalent of an estate agent fee...
19 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency buys popular independent as part of growth strategy](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyTransaction-400x310.jpg)
A fast-growing land and property consultancy has snapped up a respected independent to bolster its presence in the North of England. George...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Trio of agency branches snapped up by financial entrepreneur](/upload/images/Logos/Martin%26Co-2019-400x310.jpg)
Three of Martin & Co’s most prominent branches in the north of England are under new ownership. The Saltaire, Keighley, and Thackley...
24 January 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
![Forget Help To Buy Equity Loan - welcome to Deposit Unlock](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/GenerateRevenueImage-400x310.jpg)
A housebuilding-led mortgage indemnity scheme called Deposit Unlock has now been launched nationally with 17 major developers taking part. Nationwide is the...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Blighted! Hundreds of homes on scrapped HS2 route turn agents angry](/upload/images/Locations/EnglandMap-400x310.jpg)
The scaling back of HS2 in the north of England, contained in the government's new Integrated Rail Plan, means hundreds of homes...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency goes green through climate change tree campaign](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
Leeds estate agency Adair Paxton is enhancing its sustainability credentials and helping to tackle climate change by planting two trees for...
26 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Striking the right note - online agent joins Tech Nation Future Fifty](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Innovation-400x310.jpg)
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...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Size Matters: Houses get smaller as prices soar](/img/default/eat.png)
The average size of homes in England has plummeted by over 10 per cent in the past four decades. Research from ElectricalDirect...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![New buyers thin out as market slowdown continues over summer](/img/default/eat.png)
The market slowdown continues with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reporting that new buyer enquiries have reduced for the first...
12 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Why Work? House values rise more than salaries in much of UK](/img/default/eat.png)
Over a fifth of properties have risen in value by more than the average salary according to a calculation made by...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Channel 4 and finance chief sink millions into online agency](/img/default/eat.png)
Channel 4 Ventures is one of a number of investors who have collectively put the equivalent of £11m into the online...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks to offer money-back guarantee if homes don’t sell](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...
06 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Expansion and another branch for fast-growing regional agency](/img/default/eat.png)
The youngsRPS agency now has a fifth branch in the north of England - it’s in Darlington and will cover the...
14 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agency expects 40% turnover boost in its anniversary year](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agency says it expects a 40 per cent boost in its turnover this year, its 10th in business. Croft Residential,...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News
17 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![High profile agency adopts franchise system for major expansion](/img/default/eat.png)
Independent estate agency Dacre, Son & Hartley plans to significantly grow its franchise network across Yorkshire and beyond. Dacres currently employs 125...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![First time buyers can now borrow 5.5 times their income](/img/default/eat.png)
The Nationwide Building Society has launched a product which, controversially, allows some first time buyers to borrow 5.5 times their income. From...
22 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Up to 40% of homes for sale are chain-free in parts of UK](/img/default/eat.png)
New research shared with Estate Agent Today suggest that in areas of the country almost four in 10 homes for sale...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty holiday will benefit 500,000 sales this year - forecast](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla has crunched the numbers for the continuing stamp duty holiday in England and Northern Ireland, calculating 500,000 buyers will have...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Takeover fever continues as biggest agencies seal deals](/img/default/eat.png)
The extraordinary consolidation in the estate agency industry continues apace today with two of the biggest deals reaching critical points. Firstly Hunters’...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - ‘I work for myself, not by myself’ – a self-employed agent’s tale](/img/default/eat.png)
In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...
13 February 2021
From: Features
![Dozens of Tory MPs demand stamp duty extension from Sunak](/img/default/eat.png)
The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![A flat white and a flat please: Agency opens branches with coffee shops](/img/default/eat.png)
A north of England agency is opening two new branches which will also have coffee shops and deli counters. Redbrik’s two new...
23 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Boomin signs another two agencies - more to be named soon](/img/default/eat.png)
The Bruce brothers’ portal Boomin has signed two high profile regional agencies from the north of England. Manning Stainton and Farrell Heyworth...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Valuations and transactions cooling as tougher Tiers arrive](/img/default/eat.png)
The housing market in England and Wales is stabilising, according to analysis of web traffic from a property advice site. Valuation requests...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![Is Boris letting down the poor? Agency in rare criticism of government](/img/default/eat.png)
High end agents usually keep their powder dry when it comes to party politics, to avoid upsetting customers. However Knight Frank has...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![How to Reach More Landlords Part 2 - Using Innovative ‘Feet Up’ Campaign to Win Business](/img/default/eat.png)
Independent agent uses innovative ‘feet up’ campaign to win business. An independent letting agency has invited landlords to put their ‘feet up’...
27 October 2020
From: Marketing & Social Media
![Going up north: it's not just the south seeing demand soar](/img/default/eat.png)
The south of England is not the only region to benefit as city-dwellers search for more greenery and outdoor space, says...
14 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Long-standing regional agency acquired in management buy out](/img/default/eat.png)
A North of England estate agency has been acquired in a management buyout. Dowen Estate Agents has eight branches across the North...
07 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Prime house prices to fall across Britain despite mainstream market surge](/img/default/eat.png)
In the week the Nationwide recorded the UK’s highest ever average house price, high-end agency Savills has forecast that prime markets...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Leading online agency Housesimple rebrands with immediate effect](/img/default/eat.png)
The online agency Housesimple has rebranded to become 'Strike' with immediate effect. The news comes as a surprise given the apparent success...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Vendors on HS2 route must accept offers at 85% of asking price](/img/default/eat.png)
The latest guidance from the government on the next phase of the HS2 high-speed railway confirms the previous demand that vendors...
09 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty changes being considered by Sunak - but when?](/img/default/eat.png)
Unnamed government sources quoted in many newspapers today suggest stamp duty reforms may be announced later this year. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Franchise group revenue hit by 20% because of virus lockdown](/img/default/eat.png)
Revenue for The Property Franchise Group was hit by 20 per cent cent thanks for the lockdown - but sales listings...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Holiday - Zoopla shows how it could help the housing market](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla’s head of research says a stamp duty holiday could encourage more home owners to move which in turn could help...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Housing ministers steer clear of Cummings row - until last evening](/img/default/eat.png)
Housing Minister Chris Pincher and Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick stayed well clear of the Dominic Cummings row over the weekend -...
26 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Voluntary pay cut taken by agencies’ senior management](/img/default/eat.png)
Staff and senior management at a large franchise company running a string of major High Street agency brands are taking voluntary...
02 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Child’s play as thoughtful agency provides packs for kids at home](/img/default/eat.png)
Kays Estates in the north of England - one of the agencies ‘powered by Keller Williams’ - has prepared packs for...
01 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agencies back traditional branches with new office deals](/img/default/eat.png)
Two agencies are looking to the future with optimism, and striking new deals for their own premises. Vickers & Barrass is reported...
25 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Johnson’s Mansion Tax: angry Tories hit out at ‘socialism lite’](/img/default/eat.png)
Conservatives have been lining up to criticise a mansion tax which may be introduced on expensive homes to fund infrastructure improvements...
11 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents vent anger at ‘Boris Corbyn’ shock Mansion Tax proposals](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents have reacted angrily to the government contemplating introducing a Mansion Tax, and to the Housing Secretary not ruling out the...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Mansion Tax on high value houses being considered by government](/img/default/eat.png)
Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes according to a Sunday newspaper. The Telegraph - citing two...
08 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Online agency’s ‘We Sell For Free’ claim backed by watchdog](/img/default/eat.png)
An online agency’s claim that it sells homes “for free” has been disputed by a High Street rival - but the...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![Boris Bounce means buyer demand soaring across the UK](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla’s Hometrack data research arm says the start of 2020 has seen buyer demand up 26 per cent compared to the...
29 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty sell-out? Agents doubt Chancellor will reform tax](/img/default/eat.png)
A survey of readers of Estate Agent Today suggest that the majority believe the Chancellor will fail to honour a pledge...
14 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Londoners quit the capital earlier to afford a home elsewhere](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been a long-term trend of growing numbers of Londoners quitting the capital to afford a home elsewhere - and typically...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla takes fight for New Build listings to OnTheMarket](/img/default/eat.png)
The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...
10 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Online firm Housesimple claims it’s second largest agency in part of UK](/img/default/eat.png)
Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands. The offer is...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket’s Chas & Dave advert back again from Boxing Day](/img/default/eat.png)
OnTheMarket’s TV advert, promoting its ‘New & exclusive’ feature, will be back on screens from Boxing Day ahead of what it calls a...
11 December 2019
From: Breaking News
![No mention of EweMove performance in latest TPFG trading statement](/img/default/eat.png)
The Property Franchise Group has issued a trading statement that is upbeat on lettings but warns that the sales market has...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Zoopla is “UK’s most comprehensive property site” with new listings](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla is continuing its aggressive expansion of listings and services to agents with news this morning that it has added a...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the latest industry moves revealed](/img/default/eat.png)
Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - your Monday roundup of all the latest employment news from the industry. If you have...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![Success story: new acquisition to mark 160th anniversary of agency](/img/default/eat.png)
A north of England estate agency is marking its 160th anniversary with the pledge to announce an acquisition by the end...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Hybrid agency brand seeks to spread nationwide with franchisees](/img/default/eat.png)
A hybrid estate and lettings agency operating currently in Manchester, Liverpool and others parts of the north of England has told...
18 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Market news: Three bedroom homes sell quickest this autumn](/img/default/eat.png)
New research shows that three bedroom homes are the quickest selling property type this autumn. After a series of sluggish house price...
17 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - we’re back with the latest industry moves](/img/default/eat.png)
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...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![North-South Divide at its sharpest when it comes to affordability](/img/default/eat.png)
New figures produced by Zoopla’s research team shows for the first time the huge scale of regional variations in terms of...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the industry's latest moves and appointments](/img/default/eat.png)
Yes it’s Monday, so it’s another edition of PJT, your guide to the key moves and changes in the agency and...
12 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agency super-merger as regional independent firms link-up](/img/default/eat.png)
Two of the highest profile independent estate agencies in the north of England have merged following a spectacular acquisition. Linley & Simpson...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agency bought out of administration with PropTech goal](/img/default/eat.png)
Petty Estate Agents has acquired the real estate division of Cheshire-based Wright Marshall out of administration. The deal safeguards the company after...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Major agency announces first acquisition since new ownership](/img/default/eat.png)
Major regional agency Humberts, which was bought out of administration last year, has announced the first acquisition since its new owners...
09 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Tiny market share for online agents despite millions spent on marketing](/img/default/eat.png)
A new snapshot of market share claims that online agents accounted for 7.0 per cent of all exchanges in the first...
16 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![NAEA link with referral network is new business opportunity for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
The National Association of Estate Agents and the referral service Relocation Agent Network have announced a link-up. Under it, selected NAEA members...
28 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![MPs want agents views on anti-money laundering after shock HMRC swoop](/img/default/eat.png)
HM Revenue & Customs has issued more details of its bid to encourage estate agents to combat money laundering in the...
05 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Sabotage: Hybrid accuses rival agents of aggressive competition](/img/default/eat.png)
The two men behind a low-profile hybrid estate agency say their company is flourishing after two years in business, during which they...
20 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - your one-stop-shop for the industry's jobs news](/img/default/eat.png)
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...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Vigilantes confront estate agent about underage sex chats](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent in the north of England has been confronted by vigilantes who duped him into thinking they were underage girls. The...
29 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove visits up 5% to record levels - so is there really a Brexit crisis?](/img/default/eat.png)
Gloomy statements from some industry organisations have suggested the market is in trouble thanks to Brexit uncertainty but Rightmove says visits...
21 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agency continues expansion programme with two new offices](/img/default/eat.png)
Hunters has continued its expansion in the north of England with two new branches in Yorkshire and Lancashire. The Pontefract branch becomes...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit bites as house price growth drops to near six-year low](/img/default/eat.png)
A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...
07 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Developer’s scam leaves buy to let purchasers £12m out of pocket](/img/default/eat.png)
Six directors have been banned from office after misleading over 300 people who bought new build homes in the north of...
28 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks boss takes swipe at London-centric property industry](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks’ global chief executive Michael Bruce has taken a swipe at the property and mainstream media for being too London-centric in...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – A to Z of the property market for 2018](/img/default/eat.png)
Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...
22 December 2018
From: Features
![Emoov and Tepilo listings 'bought by north of England high street agency'](/img/default/eat.png)
A Newcastle-based property company says it has acquired the listings of Emoov and Tepilo. It has emailed and texted vendors to say...
13 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - all the industry's key moves in recent days](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to PJT, our weekly round up of key moves within the industry. Let us know what’s going on with...
15 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Network passes 300-mark with office opening in north of England](/img/default/eat.png)
Fine & Country has opened its latest office in the Lancashire town of Rossendale, specialising in high-end properties across the county. The...
25 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - your weekly round-up of industry moves](/img/default/eat.png)
Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - and as ever we have a breakdown of key moves within our industry. To...
13 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agency reveals price falls required by prime homes before they sell](/img/default/eat.png)
Figures from Savills suggest that there’s currently an average 1.14 price adjustments per sale across the prime regional markets of the...
27 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Crisis? What Crisis? Agency plans to expand into major cities](/img/default/eat.png)
Just as some estate agents are reported to be making plans to retrench if the housing market continues to be sluggish,...
27 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - and it's a bumper week for moves...](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our weekly feature on who’s moving where throughout our industry. And it’s...