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A property consultancy is calling for improved accreditation for Energy Performance Certificate assessors. Re:solve Real Estate - which specialises in commercial property...

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

In today's world of rising costs and economic uncertainty, estate agents are seeking innovative ways to maximise their resources while delivering...

As estate agents, it is important to make sure that your business is efficient and cost-effective. One of the ways to...

Cluttons has moved its London office headquarters to a new prime trophy building in the City as it looks to accelerate...

More than half of prospective homebuyers looking for a new location to move to want to be within a 20-minute walk...

Two all-party groups of MPs and Peers have called on the government to act to turn empty buildings into good quality,...

The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...

Potential buyers will be able to search for eco-friendly homes and message an agent through WhatsApp as part of a range...

OnTheMarket has partnered with flexible workspace platform Instant Offices to boost commercial listings. The deal will increase the flexible office space listings being...

A County Down-based estate agent has acquired a local rival and launched a new “stop-gap” accommodation service for buyers and sellers...

Normally estate agents are rightly proud of their professional abilities to provide expertise to vendors when it comes to selling -...

Rightmove says the level of business owners enquiring about leasing office space has now surpassed even pre-pandemic levels in January. Demand is...

A property finance expert is telling buyers to sit on their hands and not commit to purchases - as he believes...

A family franchise agency that prides itself on saving costs associated with traditional High Street premises has nonetheless opened a new office...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

In this thought leadership article, Videosign CEO Steven Tallant looks at electronic signatures and conveyancing and whether the time is nigh for the...

Estate agents have gone on the record to say the flow of purchasers from London to country and market town locations...

New research has found that homebuyers would prioritise buying a home with superfast broadband over being close to a good school.  A...

The biggest news story in town this last week – which has brought people who don’t usually like or watch football...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

Technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in recent years, undoubtedly improving many parts of the moving process for both estate...

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...

Buyer feedback is a key resource for agents who want to keep on top of market changes and so handle vendors’...

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

National property consultancy Carter Jonas has bucked the trend of remote working and closing branches to announce it has secured 12,000...

A home office set up in a dedicated room apparently adds £17,500 to the value of a property. Direct Line Insurance has...

Businesses across all sectors have struggled to adapt to the changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. One group that have bucked...

The Covid-19 crisis hasn’t caused the revolution it has been reported to have. Despite the challenges it has brought, fundamentally, the...

It normally costs estate or lettings agents £10,000 to buy a franchise for the online company called The Good Estate Agent...

Knight Frank has expanded its residential London network with the addition of a new South Bank office. While many agencies have shut...

The PropTech era is changing the way in which employees decide where they are going to work. As CBRE has discovered in...

This month’s MIPIM conference in Cannes once again played host to the final round of the much coveted MIPIM Startup Competition.  The...

Keller Williams, the US agency which allows agents to work from hub-like ‘market centres’, says it now has 130 freelance agents in this...

The first signs of a seasonal slowdown are appearing according to some agents in touch with EAT, but there are still...

An agent in the Guild is launching a ‘hub’ style operation from December 1 and says the concept of traditional estate...

Increasingly cash-strapped traditional estate agencies should consider abandoning their High Street offices and work from serviced offices or similar lower-profile and...

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a range of tips for growing your business.   We recently...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

Manchester-based sister firms Sequre Property Investment and Sequre International have extended their office space thanks rising demand for UK buy to...

One of the key factors associated with an active private rental market in the UK, as detailed in the Dataloft PRS...

Best Estates, named New Agency of the Year at the recent Negotiator Awards, has opened its third office which aims to...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...

A report using data from Savills and property consultancy Dataloft claims that luxury private residential towers can dramatically increase the values of...

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...

More outdated office space should be converted into residential property in order to combat the UK’s shortage of homes, according to...

Surely people will start moving again soon. The employment rate for the last quarter of 2015 is likely to be the...

Keller Williams, the US-originated franchise agency with three ‘market centre’ offices in the UK says it aims to expand that number...

You know you’re doing something right when for the third year running you are shortlisted for the Supplier of the Year...

Zoopla Property Group is reported to be looking for a new headquarters to house its property portals and recent acquisition, the...