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A new survey by property consultancy TwentyCi shows that the market share of online and hybrid agents in the third quarter...

Pressure appears to be building for the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents working party finally to be implemented. It’s now...

The housing market is on track to record its strongest year since 2007 for transactions and house price inflation says Zoopla.  The...

The Guild of Property Professionals launches its Autumn/Winter 2021 Tour this week - the first time its members have met in person...

As a character from a fairly well-known TV show once said, winter is coming and we’re all contemplating where 2021 has...

With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...

The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...

Some 1,100 guests are expected to attend the ESTAS awards tomorrow - the first time agents, conveyancers and brokers will gather...

Knight Frank has beaten a string of prestigious household name companies to take the Overall Winner award at the 2021 Customer...

Another market snapshot has identified low supply as the chief characteristic of the sales landscape this autumn. Landmark Information Group’s latest Property...

Spicerhaart - which is radically reshaping its structure to encourage hybrid operations and working from home as part of a new...

Rightmove is warning that it’s “highly likely” interest rates will rise in the near future. The portal believes this now seems inevitable...

A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...

Within weeks the focus of the industry will be on the White Paper to be issued on rental reform before Christmas. Let’s...

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

We’re building up towards both Christmas and the Awards season right now, and that gives plenty of opportunities for fund raising,...

Purplebricks has this morning announced that chief financial officer Andy Botha is quitting at the end of the month. In a terse...

Rising inflation triggered by the supply chain crisis following Brexit and the pandemic may undermine recent house price gains according to...

The total value of homes in Britain has risen 20 per cent - that’s £1.6 trillion – in the past five...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

One of the country’s leading buying agents has set out what’s hot and what’s not in London’s housing market as it...

The  housing market is not immune from the supply shortage hitting the economy, according to Knight Frank - with London the...

Fine & Country has opened another office - this time in Exeter, one of the most popular locations to which people...

The ESTAS Forum scheduled for the morning of the annual awards ceremony on October 22 has been postponed - but the...

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

A leading business consultancy is warning that supply chain shortages as a result of Brexit and the pandemic will push up...

House prices rose by the most in almost 15 years in September ahead of the end of the stamp duty holiday.  The...

Fund-raising takes all sorts of shapes and sizes and this week we have a splendid selection proving that point. Don’t miss out...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

The latest market snapshot of prime London by estate agency Benham and Reeves shows demand up 5.8 per cent annually for...

Like most industries, estate agency is changing. A general trend to a more hybrid model, accelerated by the pandemic has resulted...

It’s a truism that most property enquiries from buyers these days come through portals but there are several reasons why agents...

Prices in prime central London have risen for the past two quarters, prompting a tentative claim that the market may be...

Living close to family and friends is a top priority for nearly four in 10 people according to a survey of...

By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...

In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

We’re not sure if agents will agree with this but a high profile consumer group has come up with the final...

House prices rose by just 0.1 per cent in September - but they are still increasing by 10 per cent a...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

A government report suggests that house prices are rising at three times the national rate in some rural and coastal areas...

The self-employed partnership known as The Agency UK - founded by three refugees from Purplebricks - has announced a major expansion. The...

Zoopla has calculated how much the average house price has risen every single day since the start of the pandemic in...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has hinted for the second time that he is looking towards property to help fund his...

The first agency to give its market forecast for 2022 and beyond has suggested an upbeat performance next year.  Hamptons says the...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

There’s good news and bad news from the shake-up in government ministers and ministries that was presented to the nation last...

In this guest editorial, experienced property solicitor Lorraine Richardson argues that reservation agreements - designed to reduce the number of fall-throughs in...

We may be getting an extended summer but agents haven’t just been basking in the heatwave. There has been plenty of goodwill...

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

Photography has become an increasingly important weapon in an agent’s armoury in recent years as listings compete for space on portals,...

A leading planning consultancy has claimed that ‘the myth’ that housing developers are hoarding land after gaining planning consent in order...

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...

New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...

A Hertfordshire-based hybrid agency has released a surprising and some might argue refreshing message, saying it’s not interested in size as...

The pandemic has led to many people ditching more formal wear as they work from home on a more regular basis,...

Buyer demand per property for sale is more than double that of pre-pandemic levels, Rightmove claims. The property portal’s latest House Price...

Following speculation overnight, Foxtons - one of London's leading and most high-profile agencies - has this morning announced the appointment of Nigel Rich CBE...

Boris Johnson's sudden and unexpectedly ruthless Cabinet reshuffle, which drew comparisons with Margaret Thatcher's 'purge of the wets' in 1981, ended...

A cloud-based software provider has claimed that agents need to prepare for the future – and a very different working day...

It’s been a dramatic week in the world of politics – and this has led to another new Housing Secretary, in...

Being able to show proof of funds in a quick, transparent and simple way is more crucial than ever to keep fall-throughs...

The property market over the last 18 months has seen unprecedented activity - as a result of changed priorities, the stamp...

First-time buyers are £25,000 worse off thanks to the stamp duty holiday, according to estate agent comparison site GetAgent. The website revealed...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....

The value of mortgage lending hit a record high in the final months of the stamp duty holiday. Figures from the Bank...

Forget London, Scotland is now the fastest-moving market for million-pound properties. Analysis by Rightmove has found that million-pound homes are selling 25...

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

The UK’s biggest property auctioneer is considering whether to bring its sales back into the auction room in the near future. Managing...

A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...

Franchise giant Winkworth says it has backed the start up of a commercial company advising on investment in retail or business...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

Lost in the noise of yesterday’s social care announcements, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has named October 27 as his next Budget Day...

The lifestyle changes triggered by the pandemic are likely to have a lasting effect on the housing market, pushing property prices permanently...

A survey conducted by a bank suggests that over half of the self-employed sector of the economy believes its financial position...

Belvoir’s chief executive haas taken to Twitter to hail his company’s latest results as “superb” - with sales for the franchise agency...

More buyers in prime central London are choosing larger properties - a function of the pandemic and the race for space. That’s...

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are.  Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...

We are living in the age of information. Our working and personal lives are underpinned by software, data and technology to...

Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...

The first house price index for August suggests they rose 2.1 per cent in just a month - despite forecasts that the...

Scotland was the first UK nation to scrap the equivalent of its stamp duty holiday, yet already the official economic monitor...

Mortgage approvals declined over the last month as the tapering stamp duty holiday deterred home purchases, according to data from the...

A prominent London-focussed buying agent says she is seeing more foreign buyers returning to the UK capital - with more expected...

A long-standing agency says it’s proud that some of its most successful recent recruits have absolutely no industry experience. Felicity J Lord...

There are some parts of the world, including in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, where estate agent isn’t seen as...

A sentiment survey amongst wealthy international buyers suggests the affluent sector of the western world is seeing similar house buying frenzy...

There’s a lot being said about how the workforce will operate in the post-pandemic world. We’re still largely remote at Homesearch but as...

There are 19 new distinct £1m-plus property markets in the UK thanks to the soaring house prices of the past 15...

The Property Ombudsman says there’s been a big increase in enquiries to its service in recent months, despite the pandemic.  In its...

Things can change. For those who remember, it’s no secret that I became one of the industry's strongest critics of OnTheMarket (OTM). My reasons...

Like most aspects of life since the pandemic hit, the employment arena has been hit hard. But not just with uncertainty...

A housing expert says the psychology of a population coping with the pandemic lies behind the house moving frenzy of recent...

Awful isn’t it? Where was that sunshine? Well, the clouds have parted when it comes to fund-raising as the industry continues...

Last month it was reported that up to 500,000 people had been ‘pinged’ by the NHS in a week. While the...

A Midlands property firm has quit its city centre premises after 25 years and says the pandemic has proved it can...

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

Agents and developers are creating full-size show home-style properties overseas in a bid to woo wealthy foreigners who cannot travel to...

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

House prices in Wales - where the equivalent of the stamp duty holiday has fully ended - rose to a new...

Recent research shows that when asked what their ideal working set up would be, most agents said ‘hybrid’* and with proposals...

The largest player in the Modern Method of Auction sector has reported a record average number of bids per property. In July...

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

HM Revenue & Customs is reported to be targeting recent home buyers after a slump in income from property taxes during...

Yet another housing market snapshot is reporting the stock of property for sale plummeting further downwards.  Property website Home says that while...

Hello and welcome to another round-up of our industry’s wonderful work for good causes. Before we salute this week’s heroes, our usual...

Rightmove data released this morning shows that the average asking price of a detached house has risen literally 10 times the...

A report claims the flurry of transactions over recent months has been down mostly to families moving into larger homes and...

Apart from a buoyant market, high transaction levels, and consumer confidence in the property market, one considerable additional benefit which has...

Savills has revised its price forecasts for prime property market across the UK, but when it coms to prime central London...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says he wants to move his agency’s 600 Local Property Experts from self-employed to employed status...

Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...

Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...

A major agency is predicting that the imbalance between supply and demand, which has characterised the housing market for all of...

Viewings are in the news right now and with good reason.  As the impact of the stamp duty holiday fades, and transaction...

There’s already plenty of talk about autumn - depressing huh? - with agents pondering how the housing market will respond to...

A prominent property consultancy is urging the government to ensure that holiday home owners pay more tax.  Colliers claims local authorities are...

A deep dive into Rightmove’s data by the portal itself has discovered that there’s one sector where homes sell 20 days...

Volume house builder Taylor Wimpey has announced a pre-tax profit for the first half of this year of £287.5m - and...

Since 2017, The DPS has used the data we collect to track the rental values of properties across all regions of...

The former leader of the Liberal Democrats is calling for a ban on family homes being used for holiday lets and...

A bank which a year ago told investors to sell Rightmove shares has now changed its tune - radically. In August 2020...

Belvoir has issued another upbeat trading report, saying its revenue for the first six months of the year is up 53...

Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside of the capital in the first half of 2021 - and many of those buyers...

The number of Energy Performance Certificates issued for new build homes in England rose 16 per cent in the year to...

The head of Boomin has attacked Rightmove for the fees it currently charges agents, the likelihood of higher fees to come,...

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, technology has proven to be the answer for many problems faced by sectors across...

Rightmove has reported a dramatic bounce back in its fortunes - and it’s making more money from agents even than before...

Hybrid agency EweMove has continued growing with the sale of 37 new territories in the first six months of the year...

We’re about to enter August and second half of the Olympic Games - and fund-raising is happening at a Gold medal...

Annual house price growth remains above 10 per cent despite a small monthly dip in July according to the Nationwide. A 0.5...

One of the leading housing market analysts says some of the extreme house price rises seen this year could unwind during...

Demand for all types of houses, from terraced to detached, has more than doubled in the current housing market - creating...

One of the country’s longest-standing independent buying agencies has rebranded. Haringtons, established in 2004 and covering both London and the country, has...

A surge in activity ahead of June’s stamp duty deadline and tight supply saw price growth in the country house market...

Agents have been told in new government guidance that the liftings of some Covid restraints in wider society “does not mark...

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

Regional hybrid agency Hortons says its repaid its £50,000 bounce back loan at the earliest opportunity - because the industry has...

HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...

An agent support service set up in the early days of the pandemic has closed down with its architect saying “If...

A leading industry personnel expert says agencies must do more to attract new staff, including adapting how they work to compete...

A group of MPs has suggested the government consider a “proportional property tax” to replace the current council tax, in a...

New research suggests that the number of owners enquiring to sell across Greater London has increased by 68 per cent since...

A bank’s latest study suggests that self employed people are increasingly pessimistic about the chance of them being able to get on...

The busiest first half of a year ever recorded by Rightmove has led to a raft of new records for the...

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...

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

I want you to ask yourself a question, what is your reputation? By that I mean your personal reputation and your...

The end of a largely-forgotten mortgage initiative connected with the pandemic could end up derailing the current strong housing market, agents...

A commercial property agency in London says it will open a residential sales and lettings operation this year. Bermondsey-based Henshall & Partners...

The Covid-19 crisis has been marked by so-called high-wealth households amassing savings and benefitting from rising house prices far more than...

Agents are to be told this week that employees can drop face masks, social distancing and other workplace measures put in...

Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...

As we slowly ease out of lockdown and back to something closer to normality, some legacies of the pandemic will be...

Foxtons’ chairman and longest-serving board member is to stand down at the end of this year at the latest, after a...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says research into pricing strategies has suggested around a third of sellers at least consider using...

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...

Zoopla has launched a new advertising innovation which it says will help both agents and housebuilders as they seek to capitalise...

Agency staff who worked from home at any point during the pandemic - even for just one day - can still...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

By any measure, the housing market has been unprecedently busy in recent months, fuelled not just by the stamp duty holiday...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

New NAEA Propertymark president Liana Loporto-Brown has assumed office, hoping to reset the organisation after a tumultuous year. In February chief executive...

OnTheMarket’s annual general meeting date has been set for later this month - and it’s likely to be virtual despite expected...

The property market was expected to struggle to recover after the first lockdown, but, thanks to the stamp duty holiday and...

Average house prices have risen by £29,000 over the course of the stamp duty holiday as house price annual inflation hits...

The frenzy of activity in the housing market thanks to the stamp duty holiday shows the need for automated processes to...

Price renegotiations are underway between buyers and sellers in danger of missing Wednesday’s stamp duty holiday deadline, says Knight Frank. The agency...

Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...

Property auctions have boomed during the pandemic, despite auction houses having to quickly move away from their traditional in-room events since...

There are just three working days until the end of the stamp duty holiday for most buyers. That’s not even enough time...

London-focussed agency Winkworth - which has around 60 of its 100 franchise branches in the capital - has now opened another...

The Bank of England has played down worries that interest rates may have to rise as a result of growing levels...

Iain McKenzie, chief executive of the Guild of Property Professionals, has given Estate Agent Today readers four exclusive marketing tips. In a...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

New research has thrown light on how much buyers must pay on average to trade up to a property with one...

Working from home used to get a bad rap. With the phrase mocked as ‘shirking from home’, homeworkers were often seen...

An authoritative study on the housing market has shown that the big losers from the pandemic have been first time buyers. The...

Industry trade body Propertymark has unveiled a digital expansion programme. A statement from the organisation says this initiative shows new chief executive...

Franchise giant Winkworth has launched a new property podcast to boost its marketing. The Property Exchange podcast will air monthly, with the...

London property is still a draw for the wealthiest in the world according to Knight Frank. Despite international travel restrictions, the number...

Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...

The property market is currently in a unique position where the number of house hunters looking for their next home is...

ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...

Auction House has announced its highest-ever monthly sales total, with its sales in May just topping £70m.  The firm sold 397 properties...

The current housing market frenzy would be easier to deal with if upfront buyers’ packs were available, improving transparency and cutting...

Knight Frank says it will be September at the earliest before the current frenzy of housing market activity will stabilise. The agency’s...

The long running saga of insurance firms failing to honour agents’ Business Interruption claims appears to be making progress at last. A...

A leading agent has been in touch with EAT to vent his frustration at the government for extending most of the...

The policy and campaigns team at Propertymark, headed by Mark Hayward, has been expanded after what it calls “a number of...

Rightmove have been given a strong endorsement by an influential stock market tipster service, Investing.com.  “Rightmove has built a strong brand, delivered...

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

A home within 500 metres of a tube or railway station in London will carry a massive premium compared to a...

Right now it seems that another day means another house price record, an all-time high for transactions, and a conveyancing log-jam...

Hello and we’re at the end of another week celebrating all those in our industry who do great work. And this...

There are an estimated 2.7 million landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) providing rental accommodation to multiple generations of tenant,...

Despite the vast amount of publicity given to the concept of virtual viewing, a survey suggests relatively few properties on sale...

In the third part of this series, Neil Cobbold – Chief Sales Officer at rental payment automation provider PayProp – explores...

The pandemic and lockdowns have made over a third of those aged 18 to 34 want to move house according to...

There are now more mortgage products available than at any time since the start of the pandemic in March 2021. Data from...

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...

A trade union is demanding that the government ban emails from all employers outside office hours - and it wants emails...

Figures released from the government show 19,400 people in the real estate sector are still on furlough - suggesting some agents have back...

A gradual increase in the supply of homes coming to the market means the stellar price rises of recent months are...

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

The Bank of England will intervene if it considers soaring house prices will affect the inflation rate says Sir Dave Ramsden,...

New data shows no let-up on the pressure on the conveyancing sector as the stamp duty holiday and the broader economic...

House prices have soared 10.9 per cent in the past year - the highest level since 2014 - according to the...

We’re only a little over a week away from the Euros, happening at last a year later than scheduled because of...

The average price of a property in a British seaside town is now £265,978, a leap of 10 per cent -...

One of the country’s leading politicians says a yet-to-be-revealed way of taxing property sales could be one way of helping homes...

An agency says two thirds of its sales valuations in London in the first quarter of the year have been conducted...

Shock price rises in materials are set to make new build homes more expensive if a warning from leading industry figures...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...

A new survey of some 700 estate agency customers show that they want to get traditional services like High Street branches,...

Digital marketing agency Angels Media and digital platform Gazeal have announced an exclusive strategic partnership to help improve and speed up...

Telephone and chat support service Moneypenny has outlined a strategy to help agents avoid burn out. The service argues that working throughout...

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...

In an industry which is faced with constant changes in day-to-day practices and even more so given the Covid terrain which agents...

The Bank of England’s deputy governor says it’s possible that the current housing market boom may continue even after the end...

It’s great to enjoy hospitality inside now...but it’s even better to fundraise, perhaps outside in the spring and summer weather. It’ll...

An analysis of over 1.6m listings by Rightmove shows a big return to normality - demand for smaller city centre properties...

Data consultancy LonRes has given a typically upbeat assessment of the Prime London sales market - despite the effects of Coronavirus...

A family-run agency has launched a campaign to back the High Street following the reopening of most shops and businesses. London agency...

An agency says sellers should improve the attractiveness of their properties for sellers - so it's linked with a florist to offer...

A London agency is rejecting the suggestion that sellers are heading to the countryside - instead, it says they’re likely to move...

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

A new boutique estate agency is to open in London, run by a former director of both Dexters and Hanover Residential. Jeremy...

It’s been quite a week for the rental sector. Lettings agents and landlords have had such a torrid time in recent years...

Over the next few years, the property sector is set to change for the better – all thanks to PropTech. While the...

A leading industry trade body is warning that remote-working agents and smaller independent agencies are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Bal Arora – Managing Director In your experience, what is the...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...

A relatively modest interest rate rise could trigger a crash in the housing market according to the housing analyst behind the...

On 28 April 2021, Fixflo ran the first in a series of quarterly legal update webinars with David Smith, Partner at...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

Increasing optimism at the success of the Coronavirus vaccine programme and the relaxation of restrictions have contributed to house prices rising...

It’s not just housing transactions that signal a red-hot market - the mortgage landscape is at its strongest for some time...

Brexit means that the UK’s anti-money laundering laws are no longer governed by the European Union (EU), but any estate agents...

Even before the pandemic, the estate agency sector was evolving considerably as a younger generation started buying, selling and letting homes,...

In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...

In a video interview for Letting Agent Today, Neil Cobbold, Chief Sales Officer of PayProp, speaks to property professional Chris Buckler...

A leading industry supplier says there’s been a jaw-dropping 495 per cent year-on-year increase in digital spend from agents - and that...

The Prime Central London pain throughout the pandemic can be seen by new figures just released by an investment consultancy, showing...

The so-called race for space as the pandemic drives buyers to reconsider their lifestyle options has led to prices for prime...

One one in five first time buyers have been able to get a mortgage on the first attempt over the past...

House prices are 7.1 per cent above their level a year ago as the boom continues. The latest house price index, from...

A think tank claims that ‘urban flight’ - when people leave cities and head for towns and villages - is merely a...

Local elections rarely set the pulse racing and this year’s poll on Thursday faces a similar problem. But this time, it’s a...

Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...

As an estate agent, you should of course be performing robust Know Your Customer (KYC) checks as part of your Anti-Money...

There’s a new warning that the estate agency industry may be in a more fragile financial condition than before the pandemic,...

The government has launched a formal consultation process on a new residential property developer tax which is to contribute towards cladding...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity as we are on the threshold of May why not get on to the...

With property transactions taking longer than ever and many people operating at capacity, it is easy to overlook the progress made,...

Another major agency group has agreed to repay substantial sums it claimed under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, introduced to...

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

I was not surprised when I came across an industry article recently citing that over half of home buyers never visit...

Potential house buyers may be fine with virtual tours during lockdown periods, but as the country opens up, people are going...

An insolvency specialist is warning that the real estate sector of the UK is seeing more firms in financial distress despite...

A leading buying agent says the phenomenon of ‘buying unseen’ is the most dramatic property trend to have emerged from the...

International investment bank UBS has double-downgraded Purplebricks from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’ - and that could be good for independent agents, a...

As the property market continues to boom, competition between portals such as Zoopla, Rightmove, OnTheMarket and Boomin has been hotting up...

We’re officially transitioning to summer – marked by the clocks going forward and warmer weather – just as restrictions start to...

Foxtons is facing another shareholder revolt over the bonus being given to its chief executive despite taking £7m in state Covid...

One housing market index suggests that average house prices in England and Wales have risen by 9.8 per cent in the...

Our recent state of the property nation survey, which yielded nearly 350 responses from directors to junior negotiators, and many others...

The latest Moneyfacts monitor of the mortgage market suggests a significant number of new 95 per cent products - even without the...

The founder of Zoopla has returned to the property market with a new proposal to disrupt how agents buy and sell homes. Alex...

Today is the day that non-essential retail reopens as part of the government's roadmap out of lockdown. For the majority of the...

The Chancellor’s decision to extend the stamp duty holiday has “put a spring in the step" of the housing market according...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

We’ve all spent the past nine months adapting to a more digital way of life. Whether that’s been working from home,...

The property market has performed strongly in recent months  as the impact of the pandemic has encouraged more people to move...

The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...

First time buyers are now saving more than £800 a year in comparison with tenants, new analysis suggests.  The Halifax says the...

We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...

Licensing of the short-term lets sector in Scotland was due to be introduced next month. However, it was recently announced that...

It’s 12 years since we opened our doors with the Fine and Country estate agency in Drayton on April 1 2009. The...

Mental health – and the importance of good mental health – has become a vital thing for all of us in...

Annual house price growth remains strong but it has slowed significantly according to the Nationwide. Prices dropped 0.2 per cent on average...

A prominent London agency says today’s new two per cent stamp duty surcharge imposed on most overseas buyers will not dampen...

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...