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It has been three months since the property market was given the green light to reopen. During this time, we have...

Knight Frank says the stamp duty holiday for properties at £500,000 and below should be made permanent. The holiday is due to...

It’s hotting up out there as a beautiful summer’s weekend beckons - an ideal time for some fund-raising in the sun,...

    Purplebricks says changes to its fees structure - possibly becoming less reliant on controversial upfront charges - has been delayed until...

A statement by OnTheMarket this morning reveals that as of the end of last month it had a record 14,000 advertisers...

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Matt Nicol, managing director of Nicol &...

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...

Knight Frank has reported a remarkable set of figures for June showing how the housing market has bounced back with a...

At a recent Conveyancing Association webinar focused on the provision of upfront information in the property sale process, there was a...

There are high hopes that the new stamp duty holiday will make an already busy market even busier - but not...

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

The number of offers agreed on homes priced below £1m since mid-May is a healthy 41 per cent higher than the...

One of the many free-to-list portals now vying for attention is offering agents six months free access to a platform boasting...

The property market has been reopen for almost eight weeks now and during that time demand from prospective buyers has soared. Rightmove...

Homesearch, the long-awaited new free-to-list portal, launches today with a string of testimonials from supportive estate agents. The new portal announced at...

The post-lockdown surge in housing market activity has continued into its sixth week, as at least one agency’s indicators hit record...

The chief executive of a property information platform says now is a “dangerous time” to buy or sell homes because of...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Darren Loftus and it says Commercial Director on...

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...

Price discounts are diminishing as the housing market strengthens, according to data from Knight Frank. The average discount to the asking price...

Data released this morning by Rightmove suggests that agents in England have agreed no fewer than 40,000 sales since the market...

The new YOUhome Property Gurus agency has announced another key hire to strengthen its central London activities.  The agency, set up by...

A start-up estate agency in London says it’s going to market only refurbished homes that will then be given a warranty...

OnTheMarket says in a trading statement this morning that as of May 31 only some 9,000 branches were on paying contracts...

It’s official – the property market is back open for business. Estate agents have started to unfurlough staff and many are...

A new high end agency called The Country House Department is launching with an initial focus on Oxfordshire, Berkshire and The...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

Lets Bid works in partnership with a variety of Estate Agents across the Uk from big franchise brands like Winkworth /...

Arguments over the alleged gaming of reviews by and for some estate agencies have waged ferociously in recent years, and now...

Although the shake-out in the industry is ongoing - online agency Settled and established new-build agency Cushman & Wakefield have both...

The fast-growing trade group for independent estate agents has launched a partnership with the soon-to-launch Homesearch portal. Of the various free-to-list portals...

The founder of OnTheMarket has revealed why the portal floated on the stock market and why Ian Springett was the right...

NetAnAgent, a website which offers consumers instant quotes from a selection of traditional and online agents, has changed some of its...

The popular and well respected ex-Knight Frank partner Tom Tangney has joined Rose & Partners, a boutique property firm serving prime...

The online estate agency Settled appears to have ceased trading with its customers refunded. It was launched in 2014 by former Google...

A respected estate agency has revised downwards its price forecast for the housing market for the second time since the start...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

There’s been a furious response to the agent who appears to have breached government rules by opening his branch to the...

Three of the highest profile industry suppliers and house moving services have given government a four-step plan to restart the housing...

The Property Ombudsman is advising agents to use virtual viewings only as a filtering process with offers being agreed only ‘subject...

A six-point guide is to be issued today to agents reopening offices when the government gives the go ahead, possibly in...

A property law firm is the latest to back a call for a stamp duty holiday to help kick-start the housing...

The last five years have seen unprecedented changes to the property market and agents and their clients have never faced such...

Only half of the branches signed up to Zoopla have taken advantage of one or other of the discount offers made...

As the impact of coronavirus unfolds, we are in constant conversations with customers to understand the challenges they’re facing and to...

Zoopla has confirmed that it’s to extend its ‘three months free’ plan to five months of free portal usage for agents...

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...

Week three of the lockdown begins - we hope you’re faring well with these temporary restrictions. We’re here to help where...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

One of London’s most experienced estate agents says there has been a very significant surge in foreclosure sales in part of...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

Two financial trade bodies say most mortgage providers will give customers who have exchanged contracts the option to extend their mortgage...

It’s been reported that the government is talking with banks and building societies about putting the housing market ‘on ice’ during the...

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...

Hello and welcome to a special Agents Do Charity, given over entirely to a wonderful effort to coordinate the industry’s response...

New research of the buying habits of first-time buyers in the UK we’ve undertaken here at reallymoving.com shows that Shared Ownership...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column . Before we get on with it, a reminder to...

The two major portals have unveiled their discounts and deals for agents facing a dramatic loss of business because of the...

There’s been widespread outrage amongst agents at Rightmove’s offer to allow some agents a deferred payment scheme operating for just three...

The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...

Nested is the latest online agency to base a marketing campaign around criticism of established estate agents.  In three 30-second TV ads...

The stamp duty surcharge for non-resident investment buyers announced in yesterday’s Budget is dwarfed by discounts they receive thanks to the...

Keller Williams has announced another new market centre, and this time its operating principal is a former Purplebricks territory owner.  JP Downes...

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...

A PropTech website has broken down the sales recorded by HM Land Registry in 2019 into property types - and apartments...

Boydens, a seven branch family-owned business that dates back to 1852, has become the latest agency to join Zoopla. It will list...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has revealed that it has recruited over 50 agents in its first...

Annual house price growth increased to 4.1 per cent in January, up slightly from the end of 2019, according to Halifax...

A new renovation start-up is operating across eight cities and claims to be able to transform properties - including ones that...

Well-known outsourced communications service Moneypenny has become an official industry partner to Propertymark, and its NAEA, ARLA and NAVA trade bodies.  Combined...

A state-of-the-housing-market survey by Zoopla has led the portal to tell agents they have an opportunity to educate sellers about prices. “We...

For a very long time, it was one of the best ways – if not the best way – of generating...

An estate agent has set up his own buying operation because he claims the quality of service for high-end buyers has...

London-focussed high end agency Chestertons says it’s on the hunt for acquisitions after posting what it describes as a “record performance”...

Quite a few years ago, I spoke at a conference for auctioneers. It was a traditional affair. Rural location. Nice hotel....

Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...

Property portals generate revenue from estate agents regardless of the outcome of the transaction. This relationship has resulted in a fundamental...

Another hub-based agency has launched in the capital, following in the footsteps of operations like Harding Green, Orchards and Keller Williams. Mariel...

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...

Three signs emerged over the weekend suggesting that the market may be shaping up well for 2020. Firstly a new survey by...

Rightmove has announced the start of a two-month share repurchase programme - a way of buying its own stock back from...

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...

When we launched Reapit’s Foundations Platform as a Service (PaaS) in November, it may have seemed like a recent development in...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that as of December 2, over 3,000 more offices had been signed under new paying contracts...

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

love2move, which offers High Street agents a white-labelled digital platform that allows them to offer online services to vendors, has revealed...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Hinkins and I’m a Sales Consultant...

A new app is being launched which allows agents to gauge possible interest in a property before it is formally put...

28th NOVEMBER 2019: Christopher Watkin’s recent thought-provoking interview with Dan Marsden sheds light on the property industry today and offers an...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Michelle O’Brien, mio Account Manager for Home Counties North What is...

Humberts is the latest estate agency to announce that it’s going to offer customers the controversial Modern Method of Auction option. The...

It’s easier than you might think. For any agent the challenge of making a business successful is hard work with the focus...

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

The big question for the industry at the moment is the cost and future of portals.  This is especially key for agents...

A PropTech company that monitors search times for transactions says only just over two thirds of them are now completed in...

love2move, an online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has teamed up with the Mortgage...

KPMG published its Global PropTech Survey 2019 last week with the title: Is your digital future in the right hands? Interesting question:...

Hello, we hope you had a good weekend, and welcome to Monday - as ever, Property Jobs Today time, bringing you...

Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...

Zoopla says it now offers the fastest listings search of all three leading UK property portals on mobile devices. In turn, it...

You’ve probably heard about unified communications (UC) before. But why are your competitors and other organisations moving towards centralised comms platforms? What are...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

Relocation Agent Network has revealed a new competition in which member agents can win tip to £5,000. RAN currently offers four customer...

Being a market leader means staying on top of industry trends. The more aware you are of what's happening in the...

A small online agency which in six months of trading has secured around 140 sales says it’s on course to be...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - no surprises there. And it’s not...

It has been said time and time again that the uncertainty around Brexit is causing, well, uncertainty. As I write this, the...

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

Young homebuyers want tech-savvy, astute and attentive estate agents who are able to handle their complex requirements via a range of...

A London estate agency chain says It’s seen a 59 per cent surge in the number of its clients who have...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has told Estate Agent Today that its recruitment schedule is running “well...

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...

There has been a real wind of change in estate agency and over the last 18 months we have seen the...

Upad, the national online letting agent set up by entrepreneur James Davis has announced that it is “closed to new business”...

A relatively new company which signs up vendors and then effectively sub-contracts their sales to strongly-performing local estate agents says it...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Midlands estate agency Centrick has launched a new specialist division to focus on the luxury homes market across the West Midlands...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Masters – Account Manager for the Midlands What is ‘company...

Property portal OnTheMarket has thrown down the challenge to Rightmove by launching two new features for its listing agents. The first, Market...

A new estate agency, which claims to only hire property experts, has announced a new investment as well as the recruitment...

A company that treats Japanese Knotweed has made startling claims about the extent of the problem across the UK. Environet claims that...

As an agent, it’s part of your role to protect and advise your clients throughout the buying and selling process. Mortgages are...

A story from America caught my eye this week. It’s about a company called Curbio partnering with another called The Keyes...

The niche agency Singer Veille has set up its own PropTech consultancy and application development service for the property industry. Singer Veille...

A PropTech start-up says its service allows investors from anywhere in the world to buy property in the UK which can...

I remember the day well; the day we all fell foul of addiction, the day our website was launched. Until then, at...

A free-to-list portal says it’s an ideal way to capture potential leads so as to augment agents’ client databases that have...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

Professional client account solutions for modern letting agents Letting agents will need to come up with new ways to manage client money...

A new PropTech online platform called BestAgent Property Marketplace is to launch next year following a series of 12 meetings this autumn. It...

A new online estate agency has attacked the industry for being “largely cloaked and ambiguous” - and says that of all...

Pattinson Auction has claimed its latest live non-online event was a “tremendous success” despite what it calls “misconceptions” about this way...

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...

Recently a number of politicians and charities have been calling for the introduction of rent controls or rent freezes in the...

Rightmove’s blog suggests that pro-standard photos can increase enquiries by up to four times, but how do you make great photos? You...

A dramatic slump in the supply of homes being put on sale in London means that parts of the capital now...

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

A property industry trade body claims 85 per cent of agents believes a ‘staged’ property sells three times faster than a...

A retirement development specialist is warning buyers on such schemes to beware unexpected clauses or restrictions which they may not have...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Lino Goncalves – Area Sales Manager What is Lets bid property...

Hello and welcome to PJT, breaking you in to the working week every Monday with news of the movers and shakers...

Outsourced viewings firm Viewber now handles viewings for more than 50 per cent of all UK auctioneers. The claim is from Essential...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

Keller Williams continues to drive culture, mentality, and process transformation by partnering with DocuSign to enable electronic signatures. It’s another lesson in...

There may be signs that the gloomy housing market which has hit Prime Central London for some years may finally be...

Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career in property. She started out as a lettings negotiator for Nicholas...

Property pundit Henry Pryor says he is invited on TV and radio in order to provide “balance” against estate agents who...

The trade headlines may be dominated by a revolution proposed for how agents are regulated, licensed and trained but one thing...

The introduction of technology to an industry can be daunting, due to changes in executing daily tasks, and also a fear...

The recent announcement of a clicktopurchase partnership demonstrates some much-needed progression from Rightmove. In doing so, however, it could be said it...

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your Monday catch-up on all the key appointments news in the industry. Please...

If agents ran their databases more efficiently, the property portals might find themselves redundant. Controversial opening statement aside, the reality is that...

Property sellers have been urged to list their properties now in the hope of selling their properties for maximum value within...

Property portal Rightmove has confirmed that it is trialling an option which allows buyers of commercial properties to submit offers online...

Stories of a slow property market due to an ongoing lack of supply and Brexit woes have been well-documented in recent...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

It’s been reported that a Cheshire estate agent and auction house has gone into administration putting 130 jobs at risk. Around 40...

The modern method of auction is proving to revolutionise the way properties are bought and sold across the UK.  By putting the...

MyBid4It is an online auction platform which has been developed to partner with Estate Agents and revolutionise the way properties are...

I want to take the time this week to look at an area of PropTech and real estate which is seeing...

The free-to-list property portal Residential People says it now has over 740 independent agents in the UK on board - and...

The weekend is over all-too-quickly but at least if it’s Monday, it’s Property Jobs Today - your weekly catch up with...

A property in London’s Mayfair has a price tag of £23m and is being sold via a system allowing interested parties...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

A firm that offers a white-labelled online agency platform to traditional High Street agents has signed up a new customer. love2move was...

Figures released from OnTheMarket this morning suggest that its conversion programme for agents shifting from free deals to paid membership is...

Instant online valuation service The ValPal Network has revealed a conveyancing partner which it says will help agents boost referral fees.  The...

PropTech start-up BestAgent is to stage a day-long event for suppliers to the agency industry later this month. This follows BestAgent founder...

A veteran of three online estate agencies has been named as the first UK head of a US real estate operation...

The estate agency industry is at a crossroads. A turbulent market, unstable political situation and a chronic lack of public confidence has...

New research suggests it takes, on average, six months and 24 days to buy a home. The study, for PropTech virtual tours...

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...

Welcome back to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today (PJT) after a Bank Holiday break. Each week, we round up...

Estate Agent Today understands that Countrywide has started a programme involving branch closures and redeployment of staff. Unlike other branch closure programmes by...

An industry veteran is launching a new hub-based hybrid agency and is offering to sell 50 homes for free to raise the...

Fresh analysis by Zoopla has revealed Britain's fastest moving property markets with the lowest number of average days for a seller...

In a world where people want instant gratification, it’s important to find ways to connect and engage with customers when they...

Some of the most expensive properties in London are selling typically between 13 and 21 per cent off the asking price. And...

An estate agency has produced figures showing a 12.5 per cent slump in the number of homes listed to sell in...

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

Humberts, the agency which was one of the first to ditch High Street offices in favour of fewer larger hubs, has...

Residential property transactions rose 1.4 per cent in March, making them a healthy 6.8 per cent higher than in March 2018. Data...

It’s London Marathon week, always a great event in the calendar and - we’re sure - an event that attracts a...

It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...

Spicerhaart claims that it achieved an average of 104.29 per cent against the market value on properties that were taken into...

Purplebricks has been named one of Britain’s ‘most relevant’ brands to consumers. The agency came in 13th in a list of...

Some branches of one of London’s largest agencies, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, have returned to Zoopla after dropping it just over four...

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

Mortgage brokers are claiming that “a big number” of buyers are being cajoled into using estate agents’ in-house brokers. The Financial Conduct...

Hello, welcome to a new week and to PJT, your regular Monday round-up of jobs news in the industry. Do please let...

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and lettings agents were predicted to swiftly spell the end for traditional...

Four high-profile industry figures have sent an open letter urging agents to think about what they call “smarter marketing” in a...

A high profile agent has written a robust defence of the industry following a critical article in a business newspaper - but...

One of the largest investors in Purplebricks has now joined forces with an off-shoot of luxury car firm Porsche to launch...

The Network Auctions ‘E” online property platform, used by an estimated 100 agents, has been revamped with vendors now offered three...

Thinking about the state of communication across residential property chains is enough to induce a severe migraine. We work in a world...

Many of the industry’s best known and widely respected suppliers have set up a new group which they say offers agents...

Another new online auction company has launched and is bidding to woo traditional estate agents with the controversial ‘modern method of...

Nested, an innovative online agency that offers vendors a form of guaranteed sale, has laid off 20 per cent of its workforce...

For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to the tried-and-tested 9am-6pm opening hours framework. But is this now changing,...

Figures released this morning show a surge in first time buyers securing mortgages in recent months, despite the market showing continued signs...

Maverick Cornish estate agent Chris Wood has quit the industry with a stinging attack on those who have “taken their toll”...

The proliferation of big data is paving the way to improving our economy on almost every front as entrepreneurial digital companies...

It’s not just the high-end market for homes in the south east that’s hit by Brexit according to the Guild of...

Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...

Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive.  Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team has this afternoon revealed new industry guidance to make referral fees more transparent to...

A new sales portal has launched with a radically different business model, aiming to pay agents to list on it. It’s the brainchild of...

Online agency platform Love2move insists that its current bid to attract investors will not be damaged by the adverse publicity surrounding...

Cast your minds back to the summer of 2014. It’s 9.55 am somewhere in east London ‘Sorry I’m late’ offers the...

Purplebricks has this morning warned investors its foreign activities are not going as well as predicted - although it insists it is...

One of the world’s leading digital analysts has given his latest verdict on the UK portal market and offers a major...

The radically-restructured Humberts estate agency claims the risks it took last year in scrapping branches and moving to ‘hubs’ has paid...

The first major estate agency business to launch a crowdfunding bid since the controversial collapse of Emoov has emphasised its “realistic”...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...

Agents have suggested that the latest price figures from the Halifax may be masking increased activity in the market in recent...

Winkworth has set up a dedicated land and new homes division. The franchise agency, which has most of its offices in and...

New figures released this morning from OnTheMarket claim its listing inventory bis now over 80 per cent of the size of...

At the end of January the Asian PropTech company PropertyGuru announced the imminent launch of beta-phase testing of its cutting-edge new product, PropertyGuru Lens. This...

Outsourcing. Everyone has an opinion on it and there’s a stigma surrounding it in the lettings industry. But get this…letting agents ARE...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

One of the largest estate agencies in the Midlands, Newton Fallowell, says it’s made a remarkable £5m in referral fees from...

The auction firm that purchased the property listings left stranded by the collapse of Emoov is now offering partnership opportunities to...

Still recovering from Christmas and New Year? There’s no shame in that - the agents’ fund-raising season resumes in earnest in...

Direct Line for Business is launching what it calls an online “end-to-end” insurance product for estate agents and property management companies.  The...

Keller Williams, which yesterday revealed two new market centres in the south of England, says up to 25 agents in the...

A new website is offering to contact owners of homes that are not for sale, on behalf of people who would...

For my final EAT contribution of 2018, I’ve put together a list of Christmas gifts that you could buy your PropTech-loving...

A family is raffling a £3m home on the Hampshire/Dorset border after a series of sales fell through. Mark and Sharon Beresford...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

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

OnTheMarket had told its shareholders this morning that it now has over 12,000 branches listing and is offering share incentives to...

Vesta, which describes itself as “the new online marketplace for buying and selling rental property” has launched a bid to raise...

The head of the portal PropertyMutual has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of being “corporate dinosaurs” and has called on agents...

Zoopla claims a new Property Valuation Report being trialled in nine areas will win more leads for agents.  The PVR will use...

Thanks to vast improvements in processing powers, the use of virtual reality (VR) in some sectors is becoming more evident than...

The UK renting demographic is diversifying at a rapid pace. While the current market poses many challenges for traditional letting agents,...

Emoov has this afternoon appointed administrators as a result of not being able to secure a buyer - the move had...

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...

When was the last time you looked at your business and really thought about what you could do to improve? Yesterday? Last...

East Midlands estate and lettings agency Jackson Grundy has signed up to OnTheMarket. The firm, with its Northampton headquarters, has 10 sales...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in our lives – from virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and...

Online agency Doorsteps is slashing its flat fee to just £1 with no commission charge - but for only 48 hours. The...

Every cloud has a silver lining, and a high end prime central London estate agent appears to have found one from...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

London estate agency JOHNS&CO, which specialises in new homes, has opened its seventh office in the capital - the announcement came...

A new company is claiming to reduce chain collapses during sales by creating a lockout agreement, also known as a reservation agreement. Property...

One of Emoov’s agents in the field has contacted Estate Agent Today to give an insight into how the agency has...

The head of a controversial property portal says agents can by-pass some GDPR marketing restrictions by using his service’s social network. Ben Davis,...

A new junior estate agent apprenticeship standard has been launched with skills being offered for residential, commercial and auction sectors. Created by...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

It’s been nine years since we created a dedicated team of property receptionists to answer telephone calls on behalf of agents,...

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...

OnTheMarket’s trading figures for the six months to the end of July show, as predicted, losses while the company is building...

A platform which previously offered online private treaty exchanges says a sale of a home in the Republic of Ireland has...

It seems a lifetime ago but in fact we’re approaching just the first anniversary since the government triggered its Call for...

An insurance company is launching a policy which it says will protect consumers with comprehensive cover in the event of a...

Bradleys Estate Agents, the westcountry’s largest independent agency chain, is the latest agency to sign up with Bamboo, an online property...

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...

You will perhaps have seen recently that the Government has decided to boost funding to the regulator, the National Trading Standards...

A few stories caught my eye this week from China, all of which announce the arrival of cutting-edge technological innovation in...

Countrywide’s eagerly-awaited General Meeting for shareholders takes place today and is widely expected to back the ailing agency group’s controversial rescue...

OnTheMarket has seen another increase in listings to more than 10,500 offices, but it is repeating a warning that its free...

I received a press release yesterday - one of many that get sent my way - and, as I always do,...

My eye was caught yesterday morning by news that PropTech company, Agent Software, is claiming that ‘some agencies deliberately over-value properties...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

The number of properties withdrawn from the market in the second quarter of this year was greater than the number of...

With all the recent change and upheaval in the rental sector it may be time to consider how letting agencies will...

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

OnTheMarket has now signed listing agreements with UK estate and letting agents with a total of over 10,000 offices - but...

One of the country’s largest regional agencies is moving into the sale of homes overseas despite Brexit uncertainty and concern over...

The UK division of Keller Williams, the world's largest estate agency, says it can help entrepreneurial agents to set up their...

Humberts’ new owner has issued a statement saying he is on “a personal mission to revolutionise the industry and become the...

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...

In recent weeks, you could have been forgiven for thinking that you’re not actually in the UK.  Flash floods aside, the...

The young entrepreneur behind Doorsteps, the estate agency that deliberately avoids the huge marketing razzamatazz of other online companies, says his...

Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help compensate for the introduction of...

The entrepreneur behind a free-to-list property portal claiming support from 17 estate agencies has defended the description of them as ‘partners’ -...

A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...

A magazine which earlier this year claimed that two big corporates pressured customers to use their preferred mortgage brokers has now...

A new online platform claims agents can now offer people a chance to buy a property with, literally, just one click...