One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been the Netflix show Call My Agent! It’s a surprise success, perhaps, because...
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06 March 2021
From: Features

With just two days to go, it's fair to say the property industry is eagerly awaiting Chancellor Rishi Sunak's Budget statement...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced “an exceptional intervention” promising that leaseholders in high-rise buildings above 18 metres will bear no...
10 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The biggest awards in the residential property sector, The ESTAS, has confirmed an autumn date for its main 2021 event. Traditionally the...
09 February 2021
From: Breaking News

There is no scientific formula, no list of must-have elements in a successful campaign. That’s especially the case for a campaign involving...
06 February 2021
From: Features

Property portals remain an essential marketing tool for estate agents and their value is clearly appreciated by consumers. However, with a...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Property commentator Phil Spencer says lockdown - which we know will now last for another six weeks at least, and possibly...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to buying agent and TV property pundit Henry...
23 January 2021
From: Features

The online petition calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday is set to pass 100,000 signatures today. This means the...
15 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Two of the most outspoken agents in the industry have criticised those calling for an extension to the stamp duty holiday...
14 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A national newspaper is today launching a campaign for the stamp duty holiday to be extended. The Daily Telegraph says its campaign...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Property expert Phil Spencer is warning that “chaos” and “mayhem” looms in the housing market if the stamp duty holiday is...
11 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Following a turbulent 2020 in which the property market and the professionals working within it excelled in the face of unprecedented...
04 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents and property experts have reacted angrily to the government's refusal to extend the stamp duty holiday. The government has told campaigners that...
17 December 2020
From: Breaking News

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello, and if it’s Friday it can only mean Charity day as we celebrate the industry’s continuing fund-raising despite challenges from...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News

We’re just a few days from December so why not get into the festive spirit a little early and get some...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The 2021 ESTAS Customer Service Awards are to be held on Friday June 11. For the first time the awards will host...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

We can all agree that the recovery of the property market since May has been outstanding. The latest data from Zoopla...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s about this time of year, pandemic or not, that agents may be asked one particularly awkward question by a vendor...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the start of the weekend and that means it's time for Agents Do Charity. Each week, we publicise...
18 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the weekend and that means a charity-fix for all those agents and suppliers doing great fund-raising in these...
11 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Customer review and awards platform the ESTAS is parting company with headline partner Zoopla after 10 years. The founder of The ESTAS...
18 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents have long been the victim of a poor public reputation, from scoring highly in most disliked profession polls to being...
03 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The property market has been reopen for almost eight weeks now and during that time demand from prospective buyers has soared. Rightmove...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

The industry’s first virtual awards event has taken place with hundreds of agents participating courtesy of YouTube. Winners of the prestigious ESTAS...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Some weeks later than usual for understandable reasons, the ESTAS Awards 2020 are almost here - and for the first time...
25 June 2020
From: Breaking News

In a video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to Mark Hayward, managing director of NAEA Propertymark about...
10 June 2020
From: Sponsored Content

In a wide-ranging video interview for his Move iQ service, Phil Spencer speaks to former agent and founder of Viewber, Ed...
06 June 2020
From: Features

A well-known saying in estate agency is that first-time buyers are the sellers of the future. If we believe this to...
01 June 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that the home moving advice service set up by Phil Spencer is entering a collaboration with awards and...
19 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The biggest awards for the agency sector - The ESTAS - will now be a virtual event on Friday July 3,...
18 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

I won't be the first or last person to say that society and the property industry in which we operate is...
06 April 2020
From: Breaking News

In these uncertain times it’s good to report positive news - ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform, has announced its...
18 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Property expert Phil Spencer will soon be sharing his unique insight into Move iQ’s engaged consumer audience alongside advice from other...
16 March 2020
From: Sponsored Content

There’s been another shortlist announced for The ESTAS 2020 - this time for the best suppliers to the estate and letting...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS today reveals its shortlist for the 2020 Awards which includes the Zoopla Xcellence Award - a special category that celebrates...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents are consistently being told that they need to get on board with change. And one could quite easily make the...
02 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...
15 February 2020
From: Features

Another weekend, another storm: it’s hard to put a smile on your face when winter goes on this long but the...
14 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Unfortunately for consumers, buying and selling properties is rarely plain sailing. But fortunately for agents, this provides you with an opportunity to...
03 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Here’s a reminder of some news we broke last week - the hugely-respected Phil Spencer starts a regular column for the...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The hugely-respected Phil Spencer is to write a regular column for the industry on Estate Agent Today under the auspices of...
24 January 2020
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS, the national customer service awards recognising the best agents, brokers and suppliers, closes for entry at the end of...
19 December 2019
From: Breaking News

Countrywide’s surveying division says it’s found a “knowledge gap” in existing surveys after a study involving over 15,000 buyers. The agency group...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Property pundit Henry Pryor says he is invited on TV and radio in order to provide “balance” against estate agents who...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Gazumping is alive and well in much of the country, despite the slowdown in the property market, according to new research...
01 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Phil Spencer and his advice website IQ have endorsed the concept of legally binding reservation agreements and digital legal packs through...
27 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month we celebrated the 16th annual ESTAS Awards, once again hosted by TV property expert Phil Spencer. The glittering ceremony...
25 May 2019
From: Features

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...
18 May 2019
From: Features

The scores have been counted and the results are in for the 2019 ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Zoopla. On Friday, over 1,000...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...
20 April 2019
From: Features

The final - and some say most prestigious - shortlist for this year’s ESTAS awards has been revealed. The People Awards, sponsored...
04 April 2019
From: Breaking News

The best suppliers to the estate and letting agent sector for customer service have been announced by the ESTAS in the...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS has released details of those agents and suppliers to the industry who have been shortlisted for the most prestigious...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

In what promises to be a transformative year for conveyancing in the UK, the ESTAS is joining forces with the well-known...
28 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Phil Spencer is on the warpath against “constant tinkering” by government in housing matters - and instead, he wants the problems...
02 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Developers have continued to sell thousands of new-build houses with leaseholds, despite a government pledge to ban the “unscrupulous” practice a...
24 December 2018
From: Breaking News

There are only a few days left for agents, brokers and suppliers to enter the ESTAS 2019 - closing date is...
18 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Peter Knight, co-founder and public face of Agents Giving, is stepping down as the charity’s chairman. He is to be succeeded by...
10 December 2018
From: Breaking News

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new guide in a bid to end what it calls inconsistencies and...
20 November 2018
From: Breaking News

New data from Barclays Mortgages suggests Britons are now likely to stay in their homes for almost 19 years between house...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...
03 November 2018
From: Features

Agents may sometimes have a tense relationship with conveyancers but admit it - when our legal colleagues are good, they are...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Some 175,000 pieces of data relating to service in the conveyancing sector have been provided by 7,000 consumers for the second annual Conveyancer Awards...
06 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - and as ever we have a breakdown of key moves within our industry. To...
13 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The final winners’ list for this year’s ESTAS Awards has just been published with the ‘Best In County’ agents named -...
26 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Maplin, Toys R Us, Carpetright, Warren Evans – what do they have in common? All are well-known high street chains that...
21 April 2018
From: Features

The scores are in and the results announced for the 2018 ESTAS Awards - and the winner of the coveted Grand...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s London Marathon weekend and it’s set to be hot, hot, hot for those agents and other brave industry folk running...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s under two weeks to The ESTAS 2018 held in London on Friday April 20. It’s the biggest and best bash in...
09 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS has announced its final and, to many, its most prestigious shortlist for this year’s awards - a special category...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone here simply...
19 March 2018
From: Breaking News

TV property expert Phil Spencer is launching an online advice service for buyers and tenants, including offering guidance on the specific...
15 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS Group has revealed the agencies, suppliers and other property companies shortlisted for its 2018 Estate & Letting Agent Awards. The...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

In recent years January has become the month of detoxes, fad diets, health kicks such as Dry January and Veganuary, and...
27 January 2018
From: Features

The ESTAS Group has announced record entries for its 2018 estate and letting agents awards. The national award scheme - which recognises...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of the year again - when the race begins to find out who will win The ESTAS Supplier...
23 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Three hundred of the UK’s top conveyancers have celebrated the success of the industry at the first ever ESTAS Conveyancer Awards. The...
26 October 2017
From: Breaking News

In just 10 days time on Friday week the inaugural ESTAS Conveyancer Awards take place. The organisers have issued a ‘what...
10 October 2017
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS Group has today revealed the shortlist for its inaugural Conveyancer Awards. Over 5,000 customers have completed a survey about the...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Entries for the new ESTAS Conveyancing Awards are now open and you have just over a month to get nominations in...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...
27 May 2017
From: Features

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...
20 May 2017
From: Features

Over 1,000 guests celebrated the success of the industry at the 14th annual ESTAS awards on Friday. The event, which is sponsored...
15 May 2017
From: Breaking News

There are only a few days to go before The ESTAS - the biggest event in the awards calendar for agents,...
08 May 2017
From: Breaking News

It’s that time of year again – peak conference/event season. And, while Brexit and a shock snap general election are dominating...
06 May 2017
From: Features

One of the biggest days of the year for agents takes place just two weeks tomorrow when The ESTAS take place...
27 April 2017
From: Breaking News

Legal Eye has been announced as the latest organisation to support the new customer service awards for the conveyancing sector launch...
18 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS has announced its final - and to some its most prestigious - shortlist for this year’s awards. The People...
16 March 2017
From: Breaking News

One thing that can be guaranteed in the property world each year is a range of conferences and awards dinners. Very...
01 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content

The ESTAS Group has revealed the shortlist for its 2017 awards - and has announced that this year has seen a...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS awards have a new main category sponsor - PropTech company OneDome. The OneDome service, launched last month, provides free-to-use information...
14 December 2016
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS, the unique customer feedback and awards scheme for estate and letting agents and other sectors of the property industry,...
10 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS Group, which already runs the largest award scheme for the estate agency industry, has launched new awards for the...
27 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Charity knows no geographical boundaries and we’re always pleased to support fundraising across the country and beyond. If you want to publicise...
14 October 2016
From: Breaking News

One of the great events of the agency year is the Agents Giving Ball, hosted a few days ago at The Lancaster...
07 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Schools going back, final Bank Holiday over until Christmas, and agents returning from their summer breaks. It can only mean September. But...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Edward Trustworth, 23 What does it say on your business card? Founder, MyTenantedProperty.com What does the business do and what are you...
24 August 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

It’s the height of holiday season but despite the rival attractions of traffic jams and airport delays, many agents are still...
29 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Channel 4 is launching another property programme to complement hits such as Location, Location, Location and Phil Spencer’s Secret Agent, with...
06 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Q: What does it say on your business card? Director of Business Development Q: Who are PayProp? PayProp is an automated payment and reconciliation...
12 May 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...
10 May 2016
From: Features

Who are you? I’m the champion of local owner managed estate agents, leading them in the fight to beat the competition What...
03 May 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

Winners’ reactions and views from a fantastic day of celebration! The Kings Group scooped the gold award for Best Estate Agent in...
25 April 2016
From: Features

On April 15 2016, hundreds of the UK's best estate and letting agents descended on London's Grosvenor House Hotel to celebrate...
25 April 2016
From: Video Articles

The People Awards, which honour the very best individuals in residential agency for 2016, are one of the highest accolades any...
20 April 2016
From: Features

The complete list of this year’s ESTAS award winners has now been released after a hugely successful ceremony in London hosted...
19 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The organisers of The ESTAS 2016 have issued a guide to the event, which takes place in a week’s time in...
08 April 2016
From: Breaking News

The shortlist for the final - and possibly most significant - category of this year's ESTAS has been announced. The People Awards...
21 March 2016
From: Breaking News

A record 30,000 surveys have been submitted to the organisers of The ESTAS awards on the performance of estate and letting...
01 March 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Chris Coates What does it say on your business card? Chris Coates As a small team we don’t have a hang up...
16 February 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

New partners have been announced for The ESTAS Group's annual awards event taking place in London in April. The headline sponsor remains...
11 February 2016
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Steve Gosney. What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of Kremer Signs. How long has Kremer Signs...
27 January 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

Wigan-based agent Ashtons has won the latest Estas Estate Agent of the Month title. The accolade was achieved due to the...
21 January 2016
From: Breaking News

Right, so it’s one more week till Christmas and two more weeks until we head face first into 2016. Both these...
18 December 2015
From: Features

Who are you? Chris Rundle, What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of GK Signs. How long has GK Signs...
07 December 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

Estate agent Butters John Bee based at Nantwich in Cheshire has won the latest ESTAS Agent of the Month title. The...
13 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Who are you? Ellie Hall. What does it say on your business card? Head of Acquisitions. You're on the hunt for acquisitions, what makes a...
26 October 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

Agents' Giving: No less than £20,000 has been raised at the Agents Giving Ball where Phil Spencer and 240 of the...
09 October 2015
From: Breaking News

PropSpace, an international cloud-based property software firm that has recently launched in the UK, is one of the new sponsors of...
23 September 2015
From: Breaking News

Readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given an exclusive opportunity to pose questions to Zoopla Property Group...
16 September 2015
From: Features

Jonathan Hopper, the managing director of Garrington Property Finders - the search agency originally founded by Phil Spencer - has joined...
30 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Agent Tracker has been recognised for its outstanding customer service to its clients by the largest and longest running award scheme...
25 June 2015
From: Sponsored Content

The ESTAS are more than the biggest and most prestigious awards in the industry. They are a management information service, marketing...
12 June 2015
From: Video Articles

I recently visited Life Residential at their bright and modern West London headquarters. I carried out a quick interview with Joint Managing...
04 June 2015
From: 60 Second Interview

Property portal Zoopla is offering member agents the opportunity to publicise nominated properties across a range of media, and across the...