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09 August 2022
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Have you ever noticed that it is much easier to fix other people's problems than your own? Whether it is resolving a friend's...
09 August 2022
From: Recruitment & Business Matters

It was announced back in February this year that PEXA, the Australian FinTech/PropTech that enabled the world’s first fully digitised property settlement...
06 August 2022
From: Features

Dye & Durham says it could potentially appeal the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to effectively disallow its acquistion...
04 August 2022
From: Breaking News
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A leading agent has claimed that the economic plans of Liz Truss, the frontrunner to be the country’s next Prime Minister,...
03 August 2022
From: Breaking News

Interim rental inspections have taken a hit over the past two years and letting agents are now wading through their backlogs...
30 July 2022
From: Features

Yorkshire agent Preston Baker has sold its lettings portfolio to focus on residential sales. It has offloaded its book of more than...
28 July 2022
From: Breaking News

You may be thinking that cost and hassle outweighs the benefits of outsourcing, but read on, you may be surprised! The last...
27 July 2022
From: Features

As Britain’s housing boom continues, SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...
26 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance

Asking prices for typical first-time buyer homes and equivalent rents have risen three times faster compared with the pre-pandemic years, Rightmove...
25 July 2022
From: Breaking News
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When it comes to housing policy, the Conservative MPs have given their party a choice between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle DumDum. Rishi...
23 July 2022
From: Features

In this Guides & Tips piece, the team at Together set out what Right to Buy is and who is eligible. If...
21 July 2022
From: Legislation & Compliance

Relocation Agent Network (RAN) has unveiled details of its much-anticipated conference, and you don’t have to be a member (yet) to...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Off-market property platform Invisible Homes has accelerated its expansion by moving into three London boroughs earlier than expected. Originally launched in 2018...
12 July 2022
From: Breaking News

There’s talk of 50-year mortgages being introduced, loans that, along with the property they finance, could be passed to the next...
09 July 2022
From: Features
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Long-term 50-year mortgages that can be passed on by parents to their children appear to be the latest idea from the...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News

More than a third of councils across England lack adequate plans to provide suitable housing for the ageing population, research claims. New...
04 July 2022
From: Breaking News

House price growth slowed in June but remains in double figures, Nationwide data shows. The latest Nationwide House Price Index shows property...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News

From golf days to white collar boxing, agents and property professionals have been swinging into action for charitable causes recently. Remember, if...
01 July 2022
From: Breaking News

Winkworth Shepherd’s Bush has passed to new owners in the latest example of succession planning at the franchise agency network. Its former owner,...
27 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The government has launched a new equity loan scheme for the self-build market. The Help to Build scheme aims to help thousands...
24 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Portals are aiming to boost consumer awareness of new material information rules rather than refusing non-compliant listings. Agency listings have been required...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England has confirmed plans to withdraw the requirement for lenders to conduct interest rate stress tests on mortgage...
21 June 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell fire tragedy, but are high rises any safer today than they were then? On 14th...
18 June 2022
From: Features

There are some inspiring examples of agents and property professionals raising money for all-important children's charities this week. Remember, if you have...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Online agent 99home is planning to go international. The brand, which lets sellers pay to list their property on the major portals...
15 June 2022
From: Breaking News
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The government’s new Right to Buy policy for housing association tenants appeared to unravel last night after the Housing Secretary said...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

The economic turmoil of the past two years has done little to deter people from buying a property, research suggests. Buyers and...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Agency trade body Propertymark has called for the government’s housing market reforms to go further and has even suggested targeted stamp...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News
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Housing Secretary Michael Gove and minister Stuart Andrew are set to be grilled by MPs on their property market plans today. The...
13 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Limited supply is prompting more buyers to consider new-builds but the sector is also suffering from a stock shortage, Savills warns. Research...
07 June 2022
From: Breaking News

House price growth may be slowing but there is still plenty of movement in the property jobs market. Here are some of...
31 May 2022
From: Breaking News

MPs have called for carbon emissions to be considered when it comes to house building. A report released this week by the Environmental Audit...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Winkworth has seen a boom in potential franchisees while the first wave of agents are also working on succession planning. Writing exclusively...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News

With Earth Day in April and Environment Day looming in June, all businesses and individuals are becoming more aware of their...
25 May 2022
From: Features

Data reforms announced in the Queen’s Speech earlier this month could speed-up property sales, an anti-money laundering (AML) expert claims. While property...
25 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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In retrospect, it was perhaps inevitable that the infamous dead cat would come into the debate over government housing targets and...
21 May 2022
From: Features

Industry charity and mentoring group Agents Together is planning to help firms prioritise mental wellbeing. It has developed a checklist that agents...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News

A lack of mortgage knowledge could be holding buyers back, research claims. A survey of more than 1,000 consumers by Nottingham Building...
18 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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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...
14 May 2022
From: Features

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...
13 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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The government last night revealed more details on its flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill including letting local authorities double council...
12 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agents have pledged to keep a close eye on planning reforms amid a proposed overhaul announced in the Queen’s Speech yesterday. Prince...
11 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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The Queen’s Speech has unveiled proposed overhauls on planning, consumer and economic crime laws that could all have an effect on...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
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The government’s legislative agenda will be set out this morning in the Queen’s Speech and there are plenty of potential laws that...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News

Agency franchisees with brands such as Hunters, Martin & Co, Belvoir and EasyProperty are being given the chance to sign up...
28 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Off-market property platform Invisible Homes is planning to expand throughout London over the next year and to cover the whole of...
25 April 2022
From: Breaking News

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...
22 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is planning more acquisitions after a busy 2021 for buying-up agencies. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The pandemic may have helped first-time buyers get on the property ladder sooner but are they paying too high a price? Research...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

Estate agency marketing tool Spectre is planning to boost its data science team as it predicts greater use of artificial intelligence...
06 April 2022
From: Breaking News

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...
24 March 2022
From: Breaking News

In this guest feature, Chris Mason, Operations Director at The Letting Partnership, outlines why agents might want to consider outsourcing client accounting. The...
19 March 2022
From: Features

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...
16 March 2022
From: Features

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...
12 March 2022
From: Features

Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...
05 March 2022
From: Features

Of the many industry buzzwords, I suspect “upfront information” was up there as one of the most widely used in 2021....
05 March 2022
From: Features

We know that agents rely heavily on property software solutions to run their agency, particularly to ease the burden of administrative...
01 March 2022
From: Sponsored Content

A bid to regulate second home ownership in part of the UK through changes to planning policy will add complexity and...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...
24 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark, analyses the impact that the lack of available data is having on...
19 February 2022
From: Features

The government is threatening to deny planning consent to developers who refuse to pay towards the removal of unsafe cladding on...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

A campaigning MP is to meet with a government minister to discuss controls and disincentives for second homes. Former Liberal Democrat MP...
15 February 2022
From: Breaking News

With the new year in full swing, agents around the UK are likely to be making changes to the way they...
12 February 2022
From: Features

Savills has welcomed its first intake of residential apprentices with seven individuals hired by the business to study and work within...
10 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...
05 February 2022
From: Features

As debate rages over levelling up and a north/south property divide, in the first of a new monthly column, property expert...
05 February 2022
From: Features

Data, when used to its full potential, holds the key to the property market’s growth. The reason for this is the...
02 February 2022
From: Features

Results of a study of 2,000 adults suggest that almost one in five of them want to buy or invest in...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News

Property checks can be the bane of a letting agent’s life if left unchecked. Throw in the winter weather, and you’ve...
29 January 2022
From: Features

There’s been huge sale price inflation in the rarified high-end country estate market according to a buying agent. Jess Simpson, who runs...
26 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Bowmark Capital is selling its Leaders Romans Group, one of the UK’s largest property services groups, to another private equity operator, Platinum...
24 January 2022
From: Breaking News
22 January 2022
From: Features

Do you have an 'open API'? We use 'X' who have an 'open API' so we would need you to integrate with...
14 January 2022
From: Breaking News

Planning delays, labour shortages and the surging price of building materials are combining to sharply cut the number of new homes...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News

An estate agency owner who is also a qualified independent mortgage adviser has hit out against the suggestion that lenders may...
09 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The price of new build homes could soar if developers are expected to pay for additional energy efficiency measures not necessarily...
29 November 2021
From: Breaking News

A pilot scheme has been announced to test ways of limiting second home ownership and reducing the impact additional properties have...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

The government should reset planning policy and scrap proposals for thousands of new homes in high-risk flood areas. The think-tank Localis, in...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...
17 November 2021
From: Features

A website called The Changing Face of Property has been launched to encourage young people planning their careers to consider our...
17 November 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to a new week - and even as Christmas approaches there remains plenty to report about people moving...
15 November 2021
From: Breaking News

With a Budget, mild weather and the continuing uncertainty over the pandemic, you might be forgiven for forgetting that we get...
29 October 2021
From: Breaking News

As a character from a fairly well-known TV show once said, winter is coming and we’re all contemplating where 2021 has...
23 October 2021
From: Features
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A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News
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There’s good news and bad news from the shake-up in government ministers and ministries that was presented to the nation last...
25 September 2021
From: Features

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....
25 September 2021
From: Features
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Labour is to reveal a raft of new housing policies at its party conference this weekend - and it claims it’s...
24 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading planning consultancy has claimed that ‘the myth’ that housing developers are hoarding land after gaining planning consent in order...
23 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...
22 September 2021
From: Features

The government has been warned that its much-talked about levelling up agenda is ‘doomed to fail’ without major reform of the...
22 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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New Housing Secretary Michael Gove is reported to be set to press ahead with plans to pause controversial planning reforms. It came...
20 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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In a day of unexpected drama, Boris Johnson carried out a surprisingly brutal and widespread Cabinet reshuffle which saw a number...
16 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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Robert Jenrick has been sacked from his post as Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary. He was the third major name to...
15 September 2021
From: Breaking News

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...
15 September 2021
From: Features
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The government is reportedly planning to abandon its next stage of planning reforms. The proposals, previously under consultation, would have given councils...
13 September 2021
From: Breaking News
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Media reports over the weekend suggest the government is preparing a triple whammy - three measures which may reduce the number...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News

A regional estate agency is planning an expansion programme after undergoing a management buyout by a former Business Woman of the...
03 September 2021
From: Breaking News

Rural-focussed agency Brown&Co has acquired Lincoln-based agency JH Walter - the merged operation formally begins on October 1. Brown&Co opened its Lincoln...
27 August 2021
From: Breaking News
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The Guardian has sharply criticised Chancellor Rishi Sunak for introducing and then extending the stamp duty holiday - because helping estate...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Proposals to resuscitate the self-build housing sector have been welcomed by the government. Conservative MP Richard Bacon has published an independent report...
24 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...
14 August 2021
From: Features

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...
09 August 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading tax expert is advising investors to “plan your disposals” after new Capital Gains Tax figures have raised speculation of...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The former leader of the Liberal Democrats is calling for a ban on family homes being used for holiday lets and...
04 August 2021
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...
31 July 2021
From: Features

We’re about to enter August and second half of the Olympic Games - and fund-raising is happening at a Gold medal...
30 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...
28 July 2021
From: Features

There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...
24 July 2021
From: Features

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...
21 July 2021
From: Features

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...
17 July 2021
From: Features

Property auctioneer Auction House has recorded its best first half results in its 14-year history, and says it’s going to continue...
15 July 2021
From: Breaking News

At first sight it’s a tough ask to defend holiday homes when there’s evidence that many who want to buy can’t,...
10 July 2021
From: Features

As the country prepares to cheer on England (can we speak for the other UK nations too?) here’s a look at...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News
03 July 2021
From: Features

Online estate agency Strike - which used to be HouseSimple - is expanding its sell-for-free service out across the Midlands and...
02 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The government has thrown its weight behind the concept of Unique Property Reference Numbers as a way of speeding up transactions. UPRNs...
28 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Almost 77 per cent of people think the government must build more homes - but if that means reclassifying Green Belt...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The row over whether agents should be allowed to vet people who view properties on the basis of their wealth has...
18 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...
16 June 2021
From: Features

Hello and we’re at the end of another week celebrating all those in our industry who do great work. And this...
11 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin says it’s added over 600 new agency branches during May, with the latest signing being the large Pattinson independent with...
10 June 2021
From: Breaking News

The pandemic and lockdowns have made over a third of those aged 18 to 34 want to move house according to...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News

As the high-street sees a dramatic increase in footfall1, a trend that is set to continue, agents are elevating their window...
07 June 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Agents have given their backing to the government’s First Homes initiative, offering discounted houses for local people and key workers and...
07 June 2021
From: Breaking News

A council cracking down on the increase of illegally positioned estate agent boards. Agents are required, under Planning and Highways legislation to...
04 June 2021
From: Breaking News
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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...
01 June 2021
From: Breaking News

Agents’ views are being sought by Propertymark on how best to improve the housing supply in Northern Ireland. The province’s Department for...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News

The Planning Bill, which will introduce changes to the planning system in England, was announced last week in the Queen’s Speech....
22 May 2021
From: Features

It’s been quite a week for the rental sector. Lettings agents and landlords have had such a torrid time in recent years...
15 May 2021
From: Features

Gathering and analysing feedback at all stages in the customer journey is highly important. So, where do we begin? For many estate...
15 May 2021
From: Features
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Government leaks ahead of today’s Queen’s Speech suggest a major planning shake-up is set to stop NIMBY objectors to new homes. News...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News

In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...
08 May 2021
From: Features

Property owners who play it cool when it comes to marketing their home find their frustration soon becomes overheated. The constant we...
08 May 2021
From: Features

The new Mayor of London, to be decided in an election tomorrow, has just received a six point set of demands...
05 May 2021
From: Breaking News

We have more regulations controlling the sector than ever before and we have more ‘regulators’ involved in controlling the sector than...
01 May 2021
From: Features

A prime London estate agency is going global - not only with a new office in the UK capital but with...
27 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A nationalist candidate in next month’s elections claims there is a second homes crisis which may create a “lost generation” of...
26 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Potential house buyers may be fine with virtual tours during lockdown periods, but as the country opens up, people are going...
24 April 2021
From: Features

A hybrid agency which until now has been active only in London is launching new hubs in Manchester and Brighton. Agent &...
20 April 2021
From: Breaking News

A PropTech firm says its new tool allows comprehensive upfront property information to be shared instantly with all parties in a...
16 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks is this summer starting a £7m campaign in a bid to to increase market share, using a new media partner. The...
09 April 2021
From: Breaking News

We are just over one year on from the day our lives truly changed, when the UK went into its first...
03 April 2021
From: Features

Licensing of the short-term lets sector in Scotland was due to be introduced next month. However, it was recently announced that...
03 April 2021
From: Features

A new property board game called Gazumped aims to rival Monopoly but reflect a much more realistic view of how the house...
01 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Two property directors have been banned from holding company office for a total of 25 years after abusing £7.7m taken from...
31 March 2021
From: Breaking News

The Law Society is to pilot upfront conveyancers’ information for home buyers and sellers. This will involve the TA6 form which contains...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

PropTech firm Sprift has entered into a deal with The Guild of Property Professionals. The partnership means that Guild member agents have...
23 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Following the fluctuation of the property market during the UK’s first national lockdown, the industry was given a lifeline by the...
13 March 2021
From: Features

It might be tempting during the pandemic to focus simply on the business, yet many agents have been turning their attention...
06 March 2021
From: Features

An agency has changed a property listing on its website following an intervention by the Advertising Standards Authority. The agency was Campbell...
03 March 2021
From: Breaking News

With one of the world’s most successful vaccine rollout programmes under way in the UK, the chances of a complete lockdown...
01 March 2021
From: Sponsored Content

Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...
27 February 2021
From: Features

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...
25 February 2021
From: Breaking News

In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...
13 February 2021
From: Features

Boomin, created by Michael and Kenny Bruce, promises “highly memorable and engaging” TV and radio ads at its launch in the near...
05 February 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s most popular tourist destinations may ban the sale of new builds to second home buyers. The council in Padstow -...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Boomin has denied that it will ever allow direct property sales, cutting out estate agents. Founder Michael Bruce says the new service...
29 January 2021
From: Breaking News

It now looks likely that Hunters will be taken over by The Property Franchise Group after several months of talks, subject...
28 January 2021
From: Breaking News
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The property market became somewhat fractious during 2020. After receiving a much-needed boost with the promise of stamp duty relief, things...
20 January 2021
From: Features

A PropTech firm claims its new interactive property reports are “the most comprehensive on any UK property” and reduce the need...
18 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A mortgage lender says it will now accept ‘no-search indemnity insurance’ for residential purchases in a bid to speed up the...
07 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

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...
02 January 2021
From: Features

Ever since the initial ripples of innovation in the 1990s, PropTech has proceeded to reshape our market beyond recognition; going on...
19 December 2020
From: Features

The importance of marketing properties is something that is often undervalued. Big budgets are dedicated to selling everyday items such as...
19 December 2020
From: Features

The coronavirus pandemic has somewhat eclipsed Brexit this year – which is no mean feat. Cast your mind back to pre-Covid...
12 December 2020
From: Features

The design quality of new homes and neighbourhoods across the UK remains stubbornly low, according to a new report by academics. The...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...
05 December 2020
From: Features

Here at Giraffe360, the PropTech startup, we have raised a £3.5 million funding round to further accelerate our product development and...
05 December 2020
From: Features

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content

After you. No, after you. That is often how innovation seems amongst the real estate elite. And this week I see it...
02 December 2020
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest supporters of the self employed estate agent business model admits there are risks and it’s not for...
01 December 2020
From: Breaking News

The secure Conservative victory in the 2019 General Election meant the property market in the sunlit uplands was set for a...
28 November 2020
From: Features

A young estate agent who set up his own online auction service took his own life after a long period suffering...
17 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Purplebricks has issued a statement to its shareholders saying it’s ‘never been more relevant’. However, the expected radical change to its fees structure appears...
02 November 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content

The announcement of the Renters’ Reform Bill in the Queen’s speech last December caused a collective groan across the country from...
27 October 2020
From: Legislation & Compliance

Here at The ValPal Network, we know that there are other options available when considering to use a valuation tool, so...
27 October 2020
From: PropTech & Innovation

The Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday has been a hot topic of conversation for many in the residential property industry –...
24 October 2020
From: Features

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is taking credit for saving thousands of agency jobs through increased transactions prompted by the stamp duty holiday. A...
23 October 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

I wanted to take this opportunity to write an advice piece on what we here at Angels Media have found important...
14 October 2020
From: Features

Two agencies have announced the opening of offices in out-of-town-centre locations with easy parking. In Loughborough, well-known local agency Andrew Granger &...
13 October 2020
From: Breaking News

In July, here at Environet UK, we transferred 100% ownership of the company to our employees, in the form of an...
07 October 2020
From: Features

A woman who bought a London house in 2012 is now suing the conveyancers that worked for her at the time...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Times has revealed new allegations concerning the behaviour of Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick. The Cabinet member has been under the spotlight...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...
24 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content

The regional agency group which master-minded the Say No To Rightmove campaign has made a big commitment to the future of...
23 September 2020
From: Breaking News

National property consultancy Carter Jonas has bucked the trend of remote working and closing branches to announce it has secured 12,000...
17 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The scale of the problems facing many prospective buyers has been set out in a survey showing as many as one-third...
15 September 2020
From: Breaking News

From December, the new RICS Home Survey Standard will become mandatory for all RICS professionals undertaking home surveys. The below article explains...
02 September 2020
From: Features

Recent speculation that the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad would be playing a reduced role in the housing market has...
02 September 2020
From: Breaking News

The supply of homes coming to the market could struggle to meet the demand from buyers shown in recent weeks, with...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Controversial Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick, tipped by some for sacking when the Cabinet is reshuffled next month, appears to be confident...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has confirmed that the First Homes scheme will provide newly built homes at a 30 per cent...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News

New information has come to light which suggests that a leading marketing platform may be planning to step into the CRM...
05 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Home owners in England will be entitled to add up to two storeys to the height of their home via a...
22 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Speculation is mounting that Capital Gains Tax could for the first time be applied to gains made when owners sell first...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...
18 July 2020
From: Features

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...
18 July 2020
From: Features

A London Labour council has won draconian powers to effectively ban For Sale and To Let boards in several parts of...
17 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Two companies that persuaded property investors to pay as much as £25,000 for a parking space have been wound up in...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

In the second of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio, the Estate Agents Sales Progression platform, explores...
11 July 2020
From: Features

One of the many free-to-list portals now vying for attention is offering agents six months free access to a platform boasting...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey of 2,000 prospective movers by Zoopla shows the vast majority still intent on buying - but younger purchasers’ plans...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to our latest ADC, with more evidence that fund-raising goes on even with communal activity at a premium...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Propertymark is calling in the government for agents to be trained in the use of software operating the Unique Property Reference...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

With the UK housing market now largely open - there are still restrictions in some areas on home moves to occupied properties...
02 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A former City analyst best known for his scathing criticisms of Purplebricks has launched a PropTech platform that he describes as...
30 June 2020
From: Breaking News

It may be that by the time you read this it’s all over for Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for...
27 June 2020
From: Features

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...
27 June 2020
From: Features

Estate agents facing crippling running costs as the wider impacts of the Coronavirus crisis hit home may benefit, at least in...
25 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Controversial Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is the subject of a harshly critical cartoon in The Times which depicts “pigs in the...
24 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - currently at the centre of a planning controversy - could be sacked in a September Cabinet reshuffle. The...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The property market is used to change, and I’m confident it will bounce back from any lockdown effects. Despite being acutely aware...
20 June 2020
From: Features

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...
18 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Chris Pincher has now been named in media investigations into allegations concerning his political boss, Robert Jenrick, and the...
15 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Beleaguered Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is under growing pressure to explain his part in a planning decision - now deemed illegal...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News

The Metropolitan Police says it’s “assessing” the controversial surrounding the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick, and a planning decision over which he...
04 June 2020
From: Breaking News

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...
03 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Rightmove has enjoyed over six million visits to its portal in one day, for the first time ever. Three days ago -...
30 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - accused by some of breaking the lockdown some weeks ago - is now in more hot...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A digital ‘members-only club’ for property professionals around the world has slashed its prices nine months after launching. The Eighth Door is...
28 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Research from Zoopla suggests that demand from buyers across England surged 88 per cent shortly after the housing market reopened -...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Letting agents up and down the country have undoubtedly felt the financial strain added by the outbreak of COVID19. Whilst this will continue,...
26 May 2020
From: Sponsored Content

Who are you? I’m Craig Fenner, a Customer Success Director at Feefo. I work directly with Feefo’s Enterprise clients to ensure they...
14 May 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A Labour council in London has come out against the government’s plan to offer 30 per cent discounts to first time...
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has added its weight to the campaign asking the government to allow agents to get back to work - and...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

A study by Rightmove suggests that 94 per cent of buyers and sellers currently in the market are determined to go...
04 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The online agency network love2move has won a new agency client despite the Coronavirus lockdown. Pinkerton - which covers the North Down,...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Another body is calling for a stamp duty holiday to help resuscitate the housing market following the Coronavirus standstill. The Royal Institute...
14 April 2020
From: Breaking News

On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News

What is thought to be the first survey of sellers since the start of the Coronavirus outbreak suggests that they anticipate...
07 April 2020
From: Breaking News

Over the last two weeks we’ve seen the country come to a standstill and the property market effectively put on ice...
01 April 2020
From: Features

Beleaguered estate agency group Countrywide has asked the government to give agents a business rates holiday. Measures announced in last week’s Budget...
19 March 2020
From: Breaking News

We all know how stressful buying a home is, whether it’s your very first step onto the ladder or your final...
18 March 2020
From: Features

There will be a two per cent stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of UK investment properties by non-resident overseas buyers...
11 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Housing minister Christopher Pincher, who has been in the role for less than a month, has revealed that his home is...
10 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The agency behind a poll showing one in six buyers putting plans on hold because of Coronavirus is warning that if...
09 March 2020
From: Breaking News

A survey shows over a sixth of buyers and sellers have already been deterred because of Coronavirus - and that figure...
05 March 2020
From: Breaking News

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...
04 March 2020
From: Features

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....
29 February 2020
From: Features

Sky News claims that Countrywide and LSL Property Services are discussing a merger to become a £500m super-agency. In an exclusive it...
23 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month, Boris Johnson carried out a reshuffle of his cabinet, telling ministers they must 'repay the trust of those...
22 February 2020
From: Features

A high profile and widely-respected estate agent is predicting a huge demographic change to one of the country’s wealthiest enclaves -...
18 February 2020
From: Breaking News

New research shows that 77 per cent of consumers use portals to conduct property searches - meaning, surprisingly, that almost a...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News

An online valuation service says the number of leads it generated for agents in January was over double the figure in...
17 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Zoopla has published a startling set of statistics to demonstrate what it calls “a record January with significant growth in delivery...
13 February 2020
From: Breaking News

At Agents Giving, we work with estate and letting agents and suppliers across the UK to encourage, support and promote your...
12 February 2020
From: Features

Not for the first time, a government policy on housing ends up begging more questions than it provides answers - but...
08 February 2020
From: Features

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Catherine Shinerock - ARO Account Manager What is your ‘company name’...
06 February 2020
From: 60 Second Interview

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...
01 February 2020
From: Features

Hello and welcome to a new week, and a new edition of PJT. If you’re on the move or your firm has...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News
15 January 2020
From: Breaking News

2020, the start of a new decade. Looking back, 2010 feels like such a long time ago, and looking forward to...
08 January 2020
From: Breaking News

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...
04 January 2020
From: Features

A warning has been issued by a prominent industry figure that more bricks-and-mortar High Street agents will go under in 2020,...
03 January 2020
From: Breaking News

“There won’t be a single home but millions of different homes”, is one quote. “There will be an end to gadgets”, is...
18 December 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...
13 December 2019
From: Breaking News

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...
07 December 2019
From: Features

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where and why across our...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News

In the latest part of the Natter’s ‘day in the life of’ series, I catch up with Chris Osmond, sales director...
30 November 2019
From: Features

A new portal has been launched aiming to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket in the retirement property sector - and...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A new digital ‘members-only club’ is being launched for property professionals around the world. The Eighth Door is a web and app-based...
29 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Data from HM Revenue & Customs has revealed that residential property transactions have increased by 4.3 per cent year-on-year. In October 2019...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News

The head of a new property portal is urging agents to forget about spending money on For Sale and To Let...
21 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A London council wants government backing for a borough-wide Section 7 direction - effectively banning all agents’ boards being erected without...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Housing Minister Esther McVey has launched an expert advisory council that the government says is “dedicated to the digital transformation of...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Until now General Election pledges of stamp duty reforms were restricted to the Conservatives - but now a tax consultancy says...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News

It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...
23 October 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agency says it has produced technology allowing clients to track the precise whereabouts of their estate agent when he...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Yopa – launched in 2015 as part of the new breed of hybrid operators seeking to shake up the industry –...
19 October 2019
From: Features

A trade body has sharply criticised HM Land Registry for its slow progress on digitising local searches after a promising start...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agency service in the Lake District has rolled out a new benefit to all its staff - and in...
14 October 2019
From: Breaking News

A high-end estate agency which describes itself as 'the world's only global lifestyle real estate company' is recruiting new partner agents. Quintessentially...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Raise more money for your charity with help from the industry charity – Agents Giving. At Agents Giving we work with estate and...
09 October 2019
From: Features

The share price of the UK's largest estate agency remained steady yesterday following its appointment of a new chief operating officer. Countrywide...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Consumer demand for new build homes has dropped to a six-year low, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The organisation's House...
09 October 2019
From: Breaking News

In a revival of the Natter’s day in the life of series, I catch up with Rajeev Nayyar, managing director of...
05 October 2019
From: Features

There’s no doubt that we live in politically charged times and every day appears to bring something new to the ‘party’. For...
05 October 2019
From: Features

Briefings from the Conservative Party to The Sun newspaper suggest that the party will this week announce further relaxation in planning...
30 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Earlier this year, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group announced the initial details of plans for mandatory qualifications and...
18 September 2019
From: Features

If you thought - perhaps hoped - that five weeks of prorogued Parliament meant a break from politics, think again: the...
14 September 2019
From: Features

Our first wonderful fund-raising agents this week are walking over hot coals - now that’s a dare for you. But you don’t...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Two PropTech advocates have launched a podcast series telling agents how to improve their businesses. One of the couple is Mark Worrall,...
11 September 2019
From: Breaking News

A new online estate agency has attacked the industry for being “largely cloaked and ambiguous” - and says that of all...
03 September 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News

As real estate firms begin to execute their Q3 strategies and think more closely about Q4, there is one major question...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A new service which launched in June and pledged to provide estate and letting agents with “game changing” access to property...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

They will be the doctors, lawyers, teachers, thinkers, leaders and captains of industry of the not too distant future, but is...
24 August 2019
From: Features

A new digital platform has been set up in a bid to provide a one-stop-shop for self-build enthusiasts - and it...
23 August 2019
From: Breaking News

If anyone thought a Boris Johnson government would be more decisive than Theresa May's when it came to housing policies, the last...
19 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A London council admits that it typically takes 50 working days for a search - which means a Local Land Charge...
13 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A leading figure in urban design is urging new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stand up for the pioneering space standards...
07 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A local authority that last week warned that it could not provide any local searches for over six weeks has now...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News

I missed the biggest property story of the week and it’s only scant consolation that almost everyone else seemed to miss it...
03 August 2019
From: Features

With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...
03 August 2019
From: Features

A local authority in the Home Counties says it will not be possible to accept search queries for six weeks starting...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News

We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party and, rather more importantly, a new Prime Minister. That individual is Boris...
27 July 2019
From: Features

Welcome to this week’s ADC…and what a week it’s been. Politics? No, hot air of a different kind - the weather. Yet...
26 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your regular weekly column giving all the key appointments news in the...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The recent announcement of a clicktopurchase partnership demonstrates some much-needed progression from Rightmove. In doing so, however, it could be said it...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News

The Nationwide building society is to go into house building. It has received planning permission to build 239 new homes for sale...
15 July 2019
From: Breaking News

If agents ran their databases more efficiently, the property portals might find themselves redundant. Controversial opening statement aside, the reality is that...
10 July 2019
From: Features

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...
06 July 2019
From: Features

Petty Estate Agents has acquired the real estate division of Cheshire-based Wright Marshall out of administration. The deal safeguards the company after...
02 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...
22 June 2019
From: Features

Facebook is set to enter the cryptocurrency business with the big reveal of its formal plans scheduled for some point this...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today - the Monday slot where you can catch up with...
17 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Property developing is an incredibly diverse and exciting career choice, and something that many people aspire to do in the UK. I...
15 June 2019
From: Features

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...
08 June 2019
From: Features

A new service which aims to provide estate and letting agents with what it calls “game changing” access to property data...
06 June 2019
From: Breaking News

Sharp-witted marketing advisers for Marsh & Parsons have done it again with a clever poster and social media campaign to mark...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News

NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have launched an initiative called Propertymark Inspire to promote training and compliance awareness amongst agents. A statement says the...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s been a mixed response to the government’s surprise announcement that it would make permanent the right of home owners to...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News

Homeowners will be able to extend properties more easily instead of moving home. In a surprise announcement this morning - less than...
25 May 2019
From: Breaking News

1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...
04 May 2019
From: Features

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - because of the flurry of Bank Holidays at this time of year, it’s...
29 April 2019
From: Breaking News

An estate agency accused of “taking the mickey” over the number of boards it has erected has fought back. The mayor of...
26 April 2019
From: Breaking News

Humberts, the agency which was one of the first to ditch High Street offices in favour of fewer larger hubs, has...
25 April 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
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Q: What does it say on your business card? Charlie Lancaster, Managing Director, m: 07976 507107 e:charlie.lancaster@mybid4it.com, Blake House, 18 Blake...
16 April 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...
13 April 2019
From: Features

Hello, it’s that time of the week again when we look at the latest recruitment and appointment news in the industry. Just...
08 April 2019
From: Breaking News

A mortgage firm claims that around a third of all those who have moved homes since 2016 have done so -...
02 April 2019
From: Breaking News

One in eight people buying or selling in the next six months say they will delay their plans because of Brexit...
27 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Extended Permitted Development Rights unveiled in the Chancellor’s recent Spring Statement could create issues concerning Right To Light for homes near...
25 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Savills has this morning talked up its investment in onliner Yopa, which it claims is the sixth largest estate agency in...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News

Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...
14 March 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s time, surely, for government to crackdown not just on rogue agents and landlords but on rogue councils that confuse the...
09 March 2019
From: Features

The proliferation of big data is paving the way to improving our economy on almost every front as entrepreneurial digital companies...
09 March 2019
From: Features

Competition for landlords will be fiercer than ever this year. Landlords are facing a raft of changes and will likely be...
06 March 2019
From: Features

In these tougher times, we recognise that helping agents win new inventory is the key to their businesses. There were more than...
20 February 2019
From: Features

Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...
18 February 2019
From: Breaking News

A London council is considering a borough-wide ban on agents’ boards of all kinds. Labour-controlled Camden already has a ban for a...
15 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...
12 February 2019
From: 60 Second Interview

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...
30 January 2019
From: Features

The seemingly-endless debate surrounding Brexit may be punishing for estate agents in London in particular but one, at least, is making...
30 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The industry is back to full-strength on its fund-raising judging from our virtual postbag this week with many new reports of...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Every day thousands of estate agency boards are erected across the UK. Even in the digital age the board remains one...
23 January 2019
From: Features

A think tank is suggesting that micro-homes could be the answer to London’s shortage of available homes for first time buyers. The...
22 January 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s time to think about planning the 2019 events calendar. This year, there are more PropTech conferences scheduled than ever before,...
09 January 2019
From: Breaking News

We’re back with the first edition of Agents Do Charity for 2019 - and despite the uncertainty everywhere else, one thing...
04 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Over the past year I've had so many conversations with agents telling me how they feel that offering a premium customer...
15 December 2018
From: Features

There is a perfect storm brewing in the lettings market, and as the saying goes, “you can’t change the direction of...
12 December 2018
From: Features

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...
05 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Communities have missed out on more than 10,000 affordable homes in the past three years as a result of government rules...
29 November 2018
From: Breaking News

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...
24 November 2018
From: Features

Estate and letting agents are being warned not to slow down too early in the run up to Christmas as it...
21 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...
17 November 2018
From: Features

Conveyancing regularly adds unnecessary and costly delays to the home buying process and improvement could be far quicker than any efforts...
17 November 2018
From: Features

An online auction platform which works with estate agents says this method of selling homes works, with four sales in one...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News
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Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...
08 November 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

Rather like doctors, estate agents are present at critical points in our lives – moving in together, bidding farewell to a...
07 November 2018
From: Features

Countrywide is to give each of its 10,000 staff a strategy document setting out where the company is planning to be...
05 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

For any business, regardless of size, age or industry, operating efficiently is fundamental to your success. When faced with challenges like we...
31 October 2018
From: Features

The last couple of weeks’ articles were penned very much for a specific agent readership, something I am trying to be...
17 October 2018
From: Breaking News

A new survey claims to have found the five issues that prospective buyers wish they had checked out ahead of purchase...
11 October 2018
From: Breaking News

Having delivered over 1,800 websites for estate agents over the last 15 years, I have come to recognise one major common...
26 September 2018
From: Features

Any day now we’ll hear the date for the Autumn Budget: it may be delayed to wait for a Brexit deal...
15 September 2018
From: Features

An estate agency claims that it’s gone from start-up to local market leader within 12 months - and now says it’s...
13 September 2018
From: Breaking News

Today sees the first of a series of important deadlines which will determine the success of otherwise of Countrywide’s controversial rescue...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News

As our minds turn to autumn, here’s a reminder that Estate Agent Today is on hand to help with your agency’s...
17 August 2018
From: Breaking News

Sky News is reporting that Countrywide faces a new crisis - this time over senior management remuneration, particularly for its executive...
16 August 2018
From: Breaking News

The buy-to-let sector, which has been under sustained pressure for a number of years now thanks to tax changes designed to...
15 August 2018
From: Sponsored Content

With all the recent change and upheaval in the rental sector it may be time to consider how letting agencies will...
04 August 2018
From: Features

The new owner of Humberts is to ultimately close many of the traditional branches and move to what he is calling...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Countrywide has not made any official statement about speculation over the weekend that it was about to seek an additional £100m investment. Estate...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s being reported this morning that Countrywide will seek new investment of over £100m, probably in the next few days. The Sunday...
22 July 2018
From: Breaking News

The dream may be over but the return to reality can at least be staged in the spirit of an England...
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Former housing minister Dominic Raab, who yesterday left his post after just six months in office, may have had a lucky...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Part of the South Hams area, a popular tourist hotspot in south Devon, has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a ban...
05 July 2018
From: Breaking News

By now we’ve all seen news about the long-term decline in property sales and competition from online alternatives leading to ‘more...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News

Wary buyers reluctant to risk buying a premium-priced property in the volatile prime central London market are adopting a perhaps-surprising tactic...
28 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The head of London’s largest estate agency brand has hit back at a council in the capital which wants enhanced powers...
26 June 2018
From: Breaking News

A London council is seeking widespread powers to ban For Sale and To Let boards which it claims are seen by...
25 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Savills has suggested that it may be time for a fundamental review of what’s left of the flagship policy of Margaret...
20 June 2018
From: Breaking News

As the world becomes ever more digital and people increasingly look to technology to provide convenient solutions to sometimes complex problems,...
08 May 2018
From: Sponsored Content

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...
03 May 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

I have sold hundreds of lettings businesses over the last twenty-five years. Based on this experience, these are the mistakes that you...
02 May 2018
From: Features

Theresa May has appointed a controversial former Shelter executive as her new housing policy adviser working in Whitehall. Toby Lloyd was until...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, our regular Monday round-up of moves around our industry. Please let us know what’s happening...
30 April 2018
From: Breaking News

If you want to know whether buy to let, landlords and letting agents will be in the firing line for more...
28 April 2018
From: Features

Several newspapers are carrying allegations that the diary secretary working for housing minister Dominic Raab has been selling sex via a...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News

A new study reveals precisely how little first time buyers apparently understand about the buying process. In a survey of 500 people...
24 April 2018
From: Breaking News

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home. A floor...
07 April 2018
From: Features

You don’t have to look far to see an abundance of photo failures, just head to any property portal and they’ll pop...
04 April 2018
From: Features

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...
27 March 2018
From: Breaking News

One day, I’ll sit down to write for Estate Agent Today and I won’t express my dismay at the lack of...
24 March 2018
From: Features

An estate agent and former chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the government’s latest drive to build new...
06 March 2018
From: Breaking News

National franchise giant Hunters has delivered a strong trading update, despite what it describes as 'challenging conditions'. Earlier this week, it was...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News

At the start of February, Nationwide suggested that the housing market was picking up. Last week, RICS reported on its continued...
17 February 2018
From: Features

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today; this is the latest of our weekly round-ups of key job moves within estate...
12 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Connells Group - which includes Connells, Sequence and other brands - says it recorded over 9,000 new homes sales in 2017. This...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...
08 February 2018
From: Sponsored Content

It’s probably unwise to write too much about politics these days. The most fanciful predictions turn out to be less wild...
03 February 2018
From: Features

Andrews & Robertson, one of the UK’s highest profile auction houses, has been taken over by Ireland’s BidX1 and is set...
22 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Hunters is partnering with a PropTech firm to allow homes on the market and still awaiting buyers to be short-let for...
17 January 2018
From: Breaking News

A new national housing agency – Homes England – has been launched by the newly-rebadged Ministry of Housing Communities and Local...
12 January 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s no surprise that figures don’t always show the results or consequences we expect - even if they are entirely accurate. Look...
06 January 2018
From: Features

Welcome to 2018 and if your charitable activities are an indicator, it’s going to be a busy year with plenty happening...
05 January 2018
From: Breaking News

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...
30 December 2017
From: Features

A major industry supplier has reminded estate and letting agents that they have to check their responsibilities and systems ahead of...
21 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Andy Martin, the popular and respected senior partner at Strutt & Parker from 2009 to earlier this year, has been appointed...
21 December 2017
From: Breaking News

This week, news broke of the ‘first bitcoin homes’ being sold in the UK by Go Move, an estate agency in...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Chris Philp, a Conservative MP and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Chancellor Phillip Hammond, says 50 per cent of new homes in...
18 December 2017
From: Breaking News

Here we are again: another much anticipated Budget has been and gone and, yet, still nothing much has changed! Yes, of course,...
02 December 2017
From: Features

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been. Even better, this property-based...
25 November 2017
From: Features

Earlier this week, Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Autumn Budget with a strong focus on housing. The decision to cut stamp duty...
25 November 2017
From: Features

A survey suggests that over 10 per cent of existing homeowners have been deterred from selling thanks to the recent interest rate...
24 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Housing may have taken centre stage in the Budget but most of the industry appears to remain sceptical of whether the...
23 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Another Budget, another pledge of new house building: it appears from statements made over the weekend by Chancellor Phillip Hammond that...