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Changes to Google’s algorithm may be impacting how agency websites appear in search results, firms have been warned. Google released its latest...

A third of property professionals have reported suffering from burnout due to the pandemic property market boom. A survey of UK property...

Stock shortages are seeing one in 10 homes get snapped up within 14 days of entering the market, GetAgent claims. The agent...

The government is being urged to tailor its housing market reforms beyond solely focusing on first-time buyers. It comes as new analysis...

It’s often fashionable to criticise trade bodies and official groups, but right now I think that’s absolutely inappropriate. In well over 20...

Right now, one topic seems to be dominating talk in the industry. Everywhere I go people tend to quiz me about...

Agents and property professionals haven't let the mini-heatwave stop them sweating and stepping up for charity. Here are some of the sector's...

OneDome has launched a new product to let pre-qualified buyers register their interest for properties with local estate agents. The Buyer Passport...

The owners of Parkers’ Witney branch have marked their third year under the sales and lettings brand by opening their second...

If a picture paints a thousand words, then compelling videos paint an entire book. Whereas photos and text can only show...

The interim chairman of the RICS governing council has vowed to get the beleaguered body in a “good position” for reforms...

A high-profile review of the governance and purpose of the RICS has said the need for change at the institution is...

Homeowners in England and Wales overvalue their properties by an average of 8%, research suggests. Property buying firm Quick Move Now compared...

It’s the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell fire tragedy, but are high rises any safer today than they were then? On 14th...

Outgoing NAEA Propertymark president Liana Loporto has shared her regrets that she didn’t see the Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules...

The Bank of England raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive month yesterday. The cost of borrowing is now at a 13-year...

Fewer foreign buyers are purchasing property in the UK, anti-money laundering data suggests. The property market has been hampered in recent years...

Today’s consumers judge a business not just on the quality of its products, but also on their experience in using them....

Fewer sellers have cut prices over the past months but agency instructions have dropped, figures suggest. Analysis by property data and estate...

The government’s new Right to Buy policy for housing association tenants appeared to unravel last night after the Housing Secretary said...

A record number of anti-money laundering (AML) checks were carried out during the first quarter of 2022 across the UK property industry,...

This question is not as flippant as it sounds because over recent years the status of the private landlord has taken...

If there’s not a book called ‘The Art of Collaboration’ then there should be. Update: a quick Google search shows there...

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

Agents were busy marking the Platinum Jubilee over the past week but there was still time for fundraising exploits including tree-planting...

Four estate agents have had their anti-money laundering (AML) registrations cancelled by HMRC so far this year. The taxman has published its...

Boomin has acquired interior design platform My Bespoke Room. The challenger portal's founder Michael Bruce said it was part of a wider...

In this article, Kristian Stott, Head of New Business at iamproperty, analyses the digital revolution in our lives and in property and why...

The fast-moving property sales market is increasing the risk of fraud, an anti-money laundering expert claims. Olly Thornton-Berry, co-founder of risk management...

Hybrid estate agent ZOOM 995 has relaunched its website and logo as part of a rebrand. As part of the change, the...

Why the urgency? Because the appetite is strong. Research by the Conveyancing Association reports that 98% of consumers are overwhelmingly in...

Agency branch windows are being transformed this week to mark the Queen’s 70 years on the throne. High streets across the country...

Foxtons has confirmed the appointment of former Chestertons boss Guy Gittins as its new chief executive. Gittins will step into the role...

Cash buyers may no longer be king in the property market. The level of demand and lack of supply in the current...

For years, the issue of phone etiquette created tension between estate agents and the legal profession, the former claiming lawyers won’t...

Chestertons chief executive Guy Gittins has stepped down with immediate effect. Gittins has been chief executive of the high-end London agency brand...

MPs have called for carbon emissions to be considered when it comes to house building. A report released this week by the Environmental Audit...

Many of the property firms recently fined for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches have previously turned down help, Credas claims. It was revealed...

Estate agency software provider Street.co.uk has announced an integration with lead generation tool Spectre to help agents secure instructions. Agency firms that...

The pool of candidates for jobs in the estate agency sector appears to be shrinking. It comes after official figures showed overall...

Agency listings appear to be on the rise with major brands seeing a spike in valuations and instructions. Data from national agent Jackson-Stops...

Fine & Country has been revealing the secrets of running an premium estate agency. The agency brand is currently hosting a Masterclass...

In retrospect, it was perhaps inevitable that the infamous dead cat would come into the debate over government housing targets and...

Technology can be utilised to grow and advance a company's income. That’s not a new or controversial statement, but here I...

Estate agents are being urged to reassess their fee structure and not be afraid to reflect the time and level of...

Agents have been getting active in recent weeks to raise money for Ukrainian refugees. Fundraising activities range from office-based collections and referencing challenges...

Google rather than the portals is the starting point for sellers finding an estate agent, a survey claims. A survey among 2,000...

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

Referral fees, lack of trust and too much email have been identified as barriers to greater collaboration between conveyancers and estate...

Buyers are being urged to ditch their laptops and hit the streets to find a property. The property market is currently hampered...

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...

After years of delays and upheaval, the Renters' Reform Bill finally appears to be back on the agenda, in an effort...

A high-profile peer has questioned why estate agency regulation wasn’t extended to property management companies in the Queen’s Speech this week. Lord...

The government last night revealed more details on its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill including letting local authorities double council...

The prime country market outside of London appears to be booming again in a rush to beat a slowdown in house...

Millions of people use online property portals every year to conduct their property search, whether it be for sales or for...

Speedy property sales may not be as good as they seem, an industry figure has warned. Recent figures released by Rightmove indicate...

In this guest piece, the team at Iceberg Digital set out the benefits of Lifesycle 3, which is to appear this autumn. Perfect...

Rightmove’s share price hit its lowest level for two years yesterday after it was announced that its chief executive is stepping...

There seems a consensus amongst agents, analysts and amateur pundits alike that the market will stay relatively strong for some months,...

The property market is bracing for the start of the slowdown in the rate of house price growth.  The Halifax House Price...

What a difference two months and some local elections make. Cast your minds back to March 9 and the annual report of...

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

The property market could be set for further upheaval when the Bank of England makes its latest interest rate decision today. The...

A ‘frightening’ number of respondents to a Rightmove online poll appear to be unaware of their anti-money laundering reporting requirements. The portal...

The property supply shortage may be easing but Zoopla has warned it will still take some time for stock to be...

More than half of properties across England and Wales only meet insulation standards of 1976 or older. The startling figures, based on...

Surveyors have revealed the key issues coming up in reports that could stifle sales or reduce offers. The most common issues over...

If you are an easily offended Frankie Valli fan, look away now. A regional agent that was rapped by the Advertising Standards...

House price growth is expected to hit single digits by the end of the year as the cost of living crisis...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

You will hopefully have seen that the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 has now received its Royal Assent, meaning it...

I attended a forum in London a couple of weeks ago, which for the first time brought estate agents and conveyancers...

You can tell that spring is in the air as this week's Agents Do Charity is full of outdoor fundraising pursuits...

Accountancy terminology can be a turn off to many business owners, understandably so given that the majority aren’t working in lettings...

An estate agent has hit back at the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after the watchdog banned a poster advertising the firm’s...

Record numbers of buyers are now purchasing homes chain-free research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons has found that an increase in the share...

Off-market property platform Invisible Homes is planning to expand throughout London over the next year and to cover the whole of...

It’s easy to overestimate the importance of something in one’s own industry or work, but there seems good reason for believing...

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...

Former Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is believed to have become the first MP to take in Ukrainian refugees under the government’s...

Rightmove is set to launch a new marketing campaign next week that encourages people to consider the different life they could...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) chief executive Gareth Samples has called for a steer on when the long-awaited Regulation of Property...

In this week’s Natter, I carry out a Q&A with Lisa Knight, who has taken the impressive journey from barmaid to...

Spring may be struggling to break through the clouds but agents are continuing to step up for good causes. The humanitarian crisis...

Agents are preparing their businesses for the cost of living crunch, with considerations on fuel use, heating and window display lighting. Much...

You’re probably up to your neck at the start of a busy spring market but I’d hope there’s one thing most...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...

In this piece, the team at Iceberg Digital look at whether the first cracks are appearing in the portals. For the last...

Agents will be able to grill Rightmove’s legal and compliance director David Cox this morning as part of the portal’s webinar...

Purplebricks ended the trading day yesterday without being able to formally welcome its new chief executive but the markets appeared to...

More acquisitions are being predicted at agency franchise group Belvoir. It comes as the listed brand yesterday reported record group revenue of...

A leading business analyst says that house prices may appear to be defying gravity but they will soon return to normality...

For the record, this isn’t my last Industry Views for Estate Agent Today, although by the time you read this I'll be...

In this weekend feature, inventory expert and chair of the AIIC, Daniel Evans, sets out why rental reform changes will make...

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...

Foxtons chief executive Nic Budden is to take up the work of the chief operating officer too. In a statement to shareholders...

One of the country’s leading estate agents has played down the significance of the latest house price index which at first...

A number of pro-active conveyancers are joining a new conveyancing directory being set up by one of the leading figures in...

The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues to dominate the thoughts of our industry as this week’s ADC shows - a wonderful...

Buyers are focusing increasingly on green fixtures and fittings according to a new study. Insurance firm Aviva says the most in-demand features...

Purplebricks has announced that chief financial officer Stephen Long has been given a shares bonus as part of the company’s performance plan...

New portal Boomin suggests it has “thousands” of agents who have signed up on a paid basis. The portal - which launched almost...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a property investment firm from using a letter claiming that it wanted to buy homes...

A rule change has been introduced this week in a bid to make equity release customers reduce interest costs. The option to...

The iamproperty group - best known for its online auction business - has snapped up cloud-based property software business VTUK for...

A three-branch agency in the south west has launched a franchise model which it says should appeal “to those wanting a...

The overwhelming majority of buyers want the gazumping to be made illegal, a poll shows. Some 89 per cent think it’s wrong...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

In a new column, solicitor Colum Smith, an expert in combating fraud at Taylor Rose MW Solicitors, explains why those looking...

Agents are being advised to revise their processes now to accommodate changes to the information required on property details, which begin...

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...

A new service launched in the UK this week selling one-eight to one-half ownership of luxury holiday homes insists it is...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a dramatic future income tax cut, changes to National Insurance thresholds and scrapping VAT on more...

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

There is a danger that some agents forget to undertake basic activities after a lengthy period of a super-strong market. That’s the...

There’s been a remarkable 1.7 per cent increase in the average asking price of homes coming to the market in just...

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeh­olds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...

If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...

This week, you will have all seen the sad news that Graham Norwood is stepping down as editor of Estate Agent...

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...

A popular and respected estate agent in Essex, who also campaigned nationally against homelessness, has died just days after bing diagnosed...

Estate Agent Today is to have a new editor from April 4. He is award winning journalist and podcaster Marc Shoffman who...

Purplebricks issued an unexpected tweet yesterday, showing one of its own advertisements posted on a London tube train - upside down. With...

Propertymark is urging agents to respond to a consultation exercise being conducted by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents...

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...

Franchise giant Belvoir has snapped up one of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or...

The Purplebricks share price remained relatively unchanged yesterday following the shock announcement that chief executive Vic Darvey was quitting the company...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC, an opportunity for see how selfless our industry can be at times of hardship...

The UK government appears to have given sanctioned Russian property owners a get-out-of-jail card valid for six months.  It’s been confirmed that...

Moments of major international uncertainty such as the Ukraine crisis lead to property being regarded as a safe investment. That’s according to...

The war of words between various property review platforms continues apace. The latest accusation concern comparison website GetAgent, and specifically reviews of...

A prominent estate agency figure is urging the industry to dig deep to help the Ukrainian humanitarian effort. Arun Group managing director...

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...

A leading London agency has launched an urgent appeal for goods and equipment to be handed in to its offices today...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...

A well known UK estate agency has pledged £50,000 to help the growing Ukrainian refugee crisis. Brown & Co - the 13-branch...

A new housing market snapshot from Zoopla suggests that in the supply of homes coming to the market has triggered a...

These are undeniably darker days as news comes through of a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine - we have the first agency...

Leaders Romans Group, which is fast becoming one of the UK’s largest agencies, has acquired another firm. It’s the first purchase of...

The founder of fledgling portal Boomin says the latest Nationwide house price index findings demonstrate that there’s no sign yet of...

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...

For all sales and letting agents, accelerating your business to new heights is a number one priority. You can’t be losing time...

Properties selling without a chain not only sell more quickly, as one might expect, but also appear to attract a substantial...

Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...

Some agents say they have as many as one in 10 vendors taking their properties off the market and seeking to...

A webinar this week is set to see the release of more details of changes to property listings being demanded by...

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...

Share prices of estate agencies and property companies plummeted yesterday as tensions continued to rise following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Purplebricks...

An estate agency says retrospective investigations into Russian ownership of London properties could lead to substantial amounts of wealth moving out...

Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...

Netflix’s period romantic comedy Bridgerton appears to have registered with Asian property buyers - and as a result they want to...

OnTheMarket has inked a deal with Kremer Signs to supply agents with Smartboards to be added to For Sale signs -...

It appears that new controls on property ownership may feature in future sanctions against Russia in response to its aggression in Ukraine. Prime...

In the first few months of 2022, agents have experienced some of the lowest stock levels in several years. The number...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

It’s feared one of the country’s oldest estate agencies may have entered receivership. The Drew Pearce company of agents and chartered surveyors...

If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...

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

A consultation exercise on government proposals for its business rates review is totally “underwhelming” according to property agency Colliers. The consultation ends...

An Australian PropTech platform called PEXA aims to break into the UK property industry this year, claiming to improve transaction processes. PEXA...

A leading agent and market commentator says he has identified one part of the UK where the current stock shortage is...

Seven years after it launched on the London Stock Market, speculation continues that Purplebricks may be about to de-list and return...

An agency is warning some house hunters that they face a more competitive time this year following a “truly remarkable” change...

A famous environmental campaigner has sold his home to a local - because he feels second homes are “obscene and grotesque.” Green...

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

The finance arm of LSL Property Services - known as Pivotal Growth - has snapped up a specialist mortgage and insurance...

One of Scotland’s leading legal and estate agency, Pacitti Jones, is continuing to expand. This week it has snapped up Tip Top...

Average asking prices in Britain have risen by 53 per cent over the past 10 years according to Rightmove. They have risen...

Savills has welcomed its first intake of residential apprentices with seven individuals hired by the business to study and work within...

The majority of homeowners and homebuyers believe Stamp Duty Land Tax is outdated and needs reform. The mortgage lender Butterfield commissioned an...

After a long period of improvement in the level of product choice for borrowers, February has seen mortgage availability fall for the...

The estate agent known to his thousands of followers on Twitter as Mayfair Guru is predicting a ‘Roaring 2020s’ for the...

A new housing minister has been named this afternoon, to replace Chris Pincher. Stuart Andrew has been confirmed by Downing Street as...

Some regional property markets are perilously close to running out of any stock to sell. That’s the news from property data...

The current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy. A...

A poll of Conservative voters shows strong majorities for higher taxes on second homes and empty properties, and tougher demands on...

Here’s the odd thing about interest rates - we all care about them, but they don’t directly affect that many people...

Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...

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

The government’s Levelling Up White Paper, released today, contains an unexpected and shock commitment - to create a new 'lite' version...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

An estate agency in the Home Counties has made two more acquisitions, taking the total number to seven independents it has...

Purplebricks is claiming that literally thousands of High Street agents from conventional bricks-and-mortar firms are applying to the agency. It says this...

Purplebricks says there’s an uncertain period ahead following a sharp loss of revenue in the first half of its trading year. In...

Our Agents Do Charity column each Friday does a fantastic job of highlighting the amazing charitable work of agents up and...

In this piece, Leanna Donkin from house. partnership reflects on what the last year has brought for her after a leap...

Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with Brickflow, a new comparison site for development finance.   The portal says the partnership will provide member...

Hunters has tweaked its earlier version of hybrid franchising in a bid to attract self-employed agents. Hunters Personal was launched with a...

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

There’s been huge sale price inflation in the rarified high-end country estate market according to a buying agent. Jess Simpson, who runs...

Research based on questioning almost 1,000 estate agents suggests that around 70 per cent are set to expand their business this...

The PropTech network Coadjute, which says it will ultimately slash the time it takes to move house by as much as...

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says that there is now clear evidence of the impact the pandemic has had on the...

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

The ESTAS Forum scheduled for March says its aim is to encourage agents and conveyancers to work more closely together.  “There doesn’t...

Will he stay or will he go? You don’t need me to say who ‘he’ is - it’s the only story...

The lettings sector looks set to steam ahead in 2022 after a record-breaking 2021, despite the financial and mobility challenges of...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

A survey suggests that an overwhelming proportion of estate agents believe the government should make the provision of upfront property information...

The name of Purplebricks - which once claimed its business model was a global success - has now been removed in...

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

Vote? Well, whether we have a change of Prime Minister or not, there’s an important vote today - for great charitable...

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...

A warning has gone out to estate agents that “more and more” reports are being filed about cyber attacks on agencies...

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

It’s often said that agency is a people business, and I can see no reason to disagree - agents dealing face-to-face...

A former estate agent described by a judge as being “cruel and manipulative” has been jailed after attacking and attempting to...

Leaseholders in lower-rise blocks of flats will not have to take out loans to remove dangerous cladding under new government rules...

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...

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...

If UK agents were paid higher fees they could perform a better service to the public. That’s the view of Mark Hayward,...

The number of locations where average house prices still stand at below £150,000 has shrunk by 28 per cent in recent...

For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...

Mark Newton, founder of the Newton Fallowell agency, is retiring. The news came from a statement from the Belvoir franchise giant which...

A new survey suggests two thirds of current or potential home owners would accept the idea of a mortgage interest rate...

Prime Central London’s attraction to multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers appears to have soared during the pandemic. High end agency Beauchamp Estates says...

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...

A conveyancer has contacted Estate Agent Today suggesting that the Simplify Group IT data crisis could be the death knell for the company...

Propertymark’s chief executive has rejected claims that his organisation’s housing market data inaccurately states the numbers of prospective buyers for each...

The surge in Omicron cases and possible future restrictions are set to hit the housing market in 2022 - and may...

The UK is reported to have dropped down the league table of governments that secure vast amounts of income from property...

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

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

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...

We’ve had a terrific display of agency and supplier videos running every weekday since late November - a wonderful lead-in to...

We’re here - it’s Christmas. And as agents clock off for a well earned break, they can do so with a...

A probe by the Competition and Markets Authority has led housebuilder Taylor Wimpey to make changes for the benefit of leaseholders.  Taylor...

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

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

Savills has announced a major new advertising campaign that will run across all media channels, breaking with a 60 second TV...

Halifax has revealed the UK’s most expensive streets in 2021 - and it’s no surprise that the very dearest examples are...

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

UK house prices have reached an all time high - but 2022 will see a more normalised housing market thanks to...

A consultancy specialising in data protection issues has sharply criticised the Simplify Group for its ongoing lack of communications over its...

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...

Leasehold, quite rightly, remains not just an emotive topic given what has happened over the past decade, but it’s very much...

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...

Sky News reports that the little-known Lomond Group - backed by private equity money - is in exclusive talks to buy one...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to surging...

With barely more than a week before Christmas, we’re delighted to bring you more heartwarming stories from agents. Despite the difficulties of...

A big thank you for today’s fun entry goes to Madi Kerridge, sales and lettings negotiator at the Matthew Anthony agency...

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

A new guide to help avoid property title fraud, where home ownership can be stolen, has been released by the Fraud...

One of the country’s leading estate agents has shared his top tips for using PropTech. Simon Bradbury is managing director at Thomas...

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...

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

EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...

We all know what did happen in 2021 - Covid and more Covid, the stamp duty holiday frenzy, a soaring rental...

As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...

Three quarters of estate agents work more than an eight hour day at least once a week - and over half...

Hello again and with just two weeks to go before the festivities begin, there’s a definite ramping up of fund-raising for...

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...

Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...

Online auction specialist Iamsold has opened its training programme for applications for its January 2022 intake.  Jamie Cooke, managing director at iamsold,...

Purplebricks chief marketing officer Ben Carter is quitting the company; he was appointed late last year. Carter tweeted this afternoon: “Some personal...

A petition is being started, urging the government to ban the payment of referral fees to estate agents. It’s reported to have...

Welcome to the new week - and we’re just 19 days from Christmas Day!  We continue our parade of photos and videos...

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...

New data from Rightmove has analysed millions of supply, demand and pricing data points across the property market, to assess activity...

Estate agents are being urged to ensure their compliance procedures are up to scratch after fraudsters stole a man’s identity and...

Agents are being advised to wear face masks at work - even if no member of the public is present.  Paul Offley,...

The chief executive of Propertymark says the number of homes on sale has fallen to an average of just 21 per branch. “Figures from...

Purplebricks share price collapsed by another 9.6 per cent on Friday. This means the agency has lost half of its share price...

The price of new build homes could soar if developers are expected to pay for additional energy efficiency measures not necessarily...

Let’s begin with total transparency from this author: I believe there’s a place for Build To Rent in the wider portfolio...

I am often guilty of this myself, where I think I am the bees’ knees in all walks of life; whether I...

A London agency has undergone what it calls a ‘genteel’ rebrand with a subtle change of name - but a major...

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

Well it’s about time isn’t it? We mean winter - it’s here at last, with white, wintry weather that gets us...

A pilot scheme has been announced to test ways of limiting second home ownership and reducing the impact additional properties have...

The head of a small hybrid firm that describes traditional agencies with offices as “antiquated” says property professionals working for corporates...

Rightmove claims to have found the happiest place in the UK - and it’s in Northumberland. The market town of Hexham has...

Boomin has revealed an upgrade to its SmartVal feature, which tries to blend real-time online valuations with local expertise from member...

It appears almost certain that there will be limits imposed on the number and location of second homes in Wales, following...

Chestertons, which is itself currently on sale, has snapped up independent London Residential, a firm operating in the north west of...

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

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...