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Agents have been understandably delighted at the latest Halifax index which shows house prices posting their biggest gain of the year...

It must have been a close thing on Friday as to whose faces were looking the most glum - those at...

The Zoopla Rental Market Report, published this week, mentioned a two-speed rental market, but what does that mean? We are seeing two...

It’s hotting up out there as a beautiful summer’s weekend beckons - an ideal time for some fund-raising in the sun,...

An intervention by a magazine has led to Purplebricks refunding the up-front fee to a seller whose husband died suddenly and...

Agents have long been the victim of a poor public reputation, from scoring highly in most disliked profession polls to being...

The Nationwide says annual house price growth has recovered to 1.5 per cent. Its July house price index says the fall in...

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

“Many hands make light work” – Does John Heywood’s old English proverb from the 1300s apply to modern approaches on how...

Hello: if it’s Friday it’s charity day and this week we have a special announcement from the industry’s own charity, Agents...

A founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, suggests there was nothing wrong with the controversial Commisery TV ads that contributed to making...

If a week is a long time in politics (an old phrase, for younger readers), then a year is a very long...

As expected within the property industry, the Chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday in his Summer Statement. This now means that...

Tens of billions of pounds of new taxes should be levied through a Capital Gains Tax imposed on main homes, not...

Agents Do Charity - as the summer heat is on… It’s hotting up outside and while this is set to be a...

A PropTech platform that aims to lock-in sellers and buyers via a mutually agreed reservation agreement system is being offered free...

Difference should be celebrated. But in our industry it rarely is. I was on the board of a large corporate where...

Home owners in England will be entitled to add up to two storeys to the height of their home via a...

Hello and welcome to another week. We’re more than aware that it’s a challenging time for our industry as for most...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week and the prospect of a sunny weekend. We appreciate fund-raising is difficult with...

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 - which require increased electrical testing in rental properties...

A London estate agent has broken ranks with much of the industry and instead of welcoming the stamp duty holiday has...

The founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has this morning revealed his new project to be called Launch B - and he...

An investment manager who has a 7.8 per cent stake in Countrywide, is warning that the agency group may not survive...

You have to feel for Rishi Sunak - well, at least a little. Leave to one side that he carries more presentational...

In the second of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio, the Estate Agents Sales Progression platform, explores...

There are high hopes that the new stamp duty holiday will make an already busy market even busier - but not...

Have you ever wondered how industry-specific software and property portals have influenced the typical estate agency of today? A new book, which...

The property market has been reopen for almost eight weeks now and during that time demand from prospective buyers has soared. Rightmove...

It’s a tough time for agents and our stories show a disturbingly high number of  branches closing - but there are...

The industry’s first virtual awards event has taken place with hundreds of agents participating courtesy of YouTube. Winners of the prestigious ESTAS...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

We recently issued our Zoopla House Price Index, which analyses the latest real-time trends from the sales market. In our analysis, we...

Hello and welcome to our latest ADC, with more evidence that fund-raising goes on even with communal activity at a premium...

With the UK housing market now largely open - there are still restrictions in some areas on home moves to occupied properties...

The estate agency group spearheading the Say No To Rightmove campaign has signed its 36 branches up to new portal Homesearch. The...

Agents have remained calm in the light of Nationwide’s house price index which shows the first annual fall for eight years...

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

An estate agent has been awarded over £41,000 by an employment tribunal - after her offer to settle for £10,000 was...

Savills has revealed the measures it has taken to mitigate the impact of the Coronavirus on its activities and balance sheet. The...

Hello - Friday already so that means another Agents Do Charity, marking the wonderful work of our industry even in these...

The death has been announced of one of the country’s leading campaigners against the injustices of the leasehold system, Louie Burns. Burns...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - currently at the centre of a planning controversy - could be sacked in a September Cabinet reshuffle. The...

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...

A successful property newspaper has collapsed after one of its former directors turned computer hacker and deliberately deleted over 5,000 files...

With most fund-raising involving organised runs, treks or mudders, we know how difficult it is right now to do great work...

Online sector veterans Russell Quirk and Kenny Bruce have used social media to call for a temporary scrapping of all stamp...

The new YOUhome Property Gurus agency has announced another key hire to strengthen its central London activities.  The agency, set up by...

Covid-19 has placed a spotlight on the impressive variety of fundraising platforms and technologies available – and not often in places...

OnTheMarket says it still aims to be the number one portal, but the acting chief executive has revealed a far more...

Beleaguered Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is under growing pressure to explain his part in a planning decision - now deemed illegal...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity, our weekly opportunity to salute suppliers and agents fund-raising for good causes. We appreciate how...

There’s been a strong rebound in demand for homes and an “unprecedented” bounce in new sales agreed according to Zoopla. The portal...

A survey of estate agents conducted through trade publications has revealed that market uncertainty and the handling of transactions within government...

The housing market is set for long-term recovery, despite dips in the road on the way.  That's the message from the latest house...

There’s no doubt we’re in a less-than-rosy phase of the property cycle. This, however, is not another doom and gloom piece:...

Now that it’s June it’s officially summer (as if we didn’t realise that from the sudden drop in temperatures). With good...

Rupert and Annabel Wakley - both long-time stalwarts of Knight Frank’s country department - have moved over to the rival Jackson-Stops...

The Covid-19 crisis has forced the UK property industry to rethink the way it operates. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the...

I was asked a question by a German journalist yesterday. What is the biggest lesson German and European PropTech founders can...

Troubled estate agency group Countrywide has invited shareholders to submit questions to the company ahead of its AGM later this month. Countrywide...

Arguments over the alleged gaming of reviews by and for some estate agencies have waged ferociously in recent years, and now...

A survey of sellers by a high-end agency suggests that around a third expect price falls of six per cent or...

A well-known saying in estate agency is that first-time buyers are the sellers of the future. If we believe this to...

Although the shake-out in the industry is ongoing - online agency Settled and established new-build agency Cushman & Wakefield have both...

Dominic Cummings has been at worst a cause of huge anger to a nation that’s already extremely anxious. At best, he’s been...

A mystery group, believed to consist of high-level former agents and suppliers, is asking the industry for its feedback on current...

If it’s Friday it’s our regular round-up of fund-raising by and involving the property industry, and it’s remarkable how much is...

The government is jeopardising the success of the housing market relaunch through the inflexibility of the furlough scheme, claims a group...

Housing Minister Chris Pincher and Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick stayed well clear of the Dominic Cummings row over the weekend -...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

It’s another Bank Holiday weekend and the first since lockdown was eased and the housing market returns - so perhaps a...

During March, the coronavirus pandemic put the brakes on the property market with an enforced period of shutdown. However, almost two...

Countrywide says it is pursuing the businessman who failed to complete on the purchase of the troubled agency’s commercial arm, Lambert...

For the coming Bank Holiday on Monday, we’d like to show images of how agency offices have adapted to cope with...

I recently read the news about Settled closing its doors. As of 6.29am on Tuesday morning, the article had been read by 8,642...

Countrywide has refuted claims that none of its branches have so far re-opened for business but has issued an explanation why...

As last Friday was the VE Day Anniversary bank holiday we have a bumper bundle of fund-raising activities to report on...

Over the past few weeks, estate agents have been forced to close high street branches and adapt to working from home,...

The agency at the heart of a fierce row over staff safety in the lockdown says it's now insisting local managers...

The fallout from Covid-19 has hit everyone hard. With breaking news today that agents are able to look at how to...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has taken the unusual step of thanking the other rival portals - Zoopla, OnTheMarket and...

The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he was extending the furlough scheme until the end of October appears...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

Savills has given the industry an insight into how buyers’ and sellers’ priorities may change as the industry returns to work...

Three of the highest profile industry suppliers and house moving services have given government a four-step plan to restart the housing...

In a video interview for Estate Agent Today, property professional Chris Buckler speaks to Sam Hunter, director of Homesearch. Alongside asking Hunter...

Buying and selling a house is often referenced as being one of the most stressful life experiences that we can go...

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...

If anyone told us six weeks ago that agents would still be doing such amazing work for their communities during lockdown...

The Haart estate agency chain has launched a portal called Off Market which it describes to sellers as being “a unique...

Lockdown may be over soon - but who knows what a relaxation of the current restrictions will really mean for our...

OnTheMarket’s share price dropped again yesterday, ending down 2.4 per cent. This was despite the portal announcing a share giveaway to encourage new agents...

Agents and in some cases their brokers continue to do battle with insurers in a bid to secure pay-outs on their...

One of the few agents anywhere in the British Isles who has returned to something like normal working has revealed new...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - our first for some weeks as the coverage has previously been dominated by...

At the moment, it somehow seems like tempting fate to think too far into the future, especially in terms of the...

Hello - yes it’s Friday in case you lost track, and that means it’s Agents Do Charity day: and once again...

One of the most important aspects of being a successful and profitable agent is selecting the right tenants. The industry manages this...

The peak of the 2020 sales market is likely to be September instead of the usual early summer - but that...

Rightmove and Knight Frank are today both calling for a series of government incentives to kick-start the market after the Coronavirus...

If it’s really the case that estate agents’ offices could be in the category of High Street premises first allowed to...

The leader of the Say No To Rightmove campaign says that agents are demanding that there is “no return to full...

Investment bank RBC Capital has downgraded its rating of Rightmove and is warning that the property market is entering a prolonged...

Hello, this is the final Conquering Corona for the week as we continue to help agents with advice and guidance through...

With a lengthy lockdown already behind us one might think that fund-raising was a step too far - but not for...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

The last five years have seen unprecedented changes to the property market and agents and their clients have never faced such...

Over 1.2m mortgage payment holidays have been offered by lenders to customers impacted by the Coronavirus crisis - that’s equivalent to...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...

Hello - we hope you had as good an Easter as possible in these unusual circumstances, and welcome back to work. Now...

A branch of Northwood is offering its pool car to any NHS workers who need it during the Coronavirus crisis. The Fiat...

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...

Hello - we’re here to help on a daily basis, sharing information across the industry.  As ever, we’d love your input to...

For many this coming Easter weekend will be the strangest ever - for agents and industry suppliers it will not be...

Zoopla has confirmed that it’s to extend its ‘three months free’ plan to five months of free portal usage for agents...

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

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

One of Britain’s leading agents says online viewing and interest in videos for homes on sale continues to be relatively strong...

Good morning and welcome to today’s edition, helping agents find a way through the Coronavirus crisis by sharing information with the...

Some 2,500 estate agency branches have expressed an interest in a new portal, Homesearch, launching next month.  Although the Homesearch website lists...

I won't be the first or last person to say that society and the property industry in which we operate is...

Week three of the lockdown begins - we hope you’re faring well with these temporary restrictions. We’re here to help where...

Almost every part of the agency industry is operating remotely these days - and we would love to know how you’re...

The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...

Industry operators who receive dividends as part of their monthly income are pressing the government to include this in its financial...

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

The Nationwide says government measures mean the impact of Coronavirus on the housing market may be “much less” damaging than many...

Hello and here’s the latest daily update to help the industry through these unprecedented times.  If you have any appropriate advice you...

Hello and welcome to this week’s list of good work - yes, despite the virus lockdown.  Earlier this week we featured many...

An estate agency in Portsmouth has sold a house subject to contract after nothing more than a video tour filmed by...

Hello and welcome to our latest update… we’re probably not yet getting used to these unusual times but we hope this...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with...

The boss of controversial estate agency Dexters has hit out at social media reports and press articles about company staff working...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...

One of London’s most experienced estate agents says there has been a very significant surge in foreclosure sales in part of...

Hello, and we trust you had as good a weekend as possible in these difficult circumstances.  As we start a new week...

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

The key figure behind the Say No To Rightmove campaign says the fight for more realistic fees goes on - and...

Hello and welcome to the latest Conquering Corona - our guide for agents to get through these challenging times. Please let us...

Hello and welcome to a special Agents Do Charity, given over entirely to a wonderful effort to coordinate the industry’s response...

We'd hoped it was good news but in fact it's just good-news-yet-to-come. The Savills office in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis in...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, our guide to the latest information to help agents and the rest of the...

A video has been launched this morning explaining how agents can get their sellers and landlords to use iPhones to make...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column . Before we get on with it, a reminder to...

The extraordinary past week of anger over portals’ fees plus early-warning statements like that from Foxtons indicate the anxiety in the...

The two major portals have unveiled their discounts and deals for agents facing a dramatic loss of business because of the...

Agent disenchantment with the major portals has continued as a torrid week nears its end. The spotlight has now shifted to Zoopla...

Hello - here we are with Friday’s help and advice.  A reminder, if you need it, that we want to share your...

The head of the longest-established agency personnel consultancy in the UK says caution should be exercised over the use of Artificial...

Industry…we salute you. We thought we may have no good deeds to pass on to readers this week because of the...

OnTheMarket this morning announced what it calls “a payment support initiative” for those agents paying full-price membership. It’s for three months and...

There’s been widespread outrage amongst agents at Rightmove’s offer to allow some agents a deferred payment scheme operating for just three...

Hello and here’s the next batch of guidance and advice from different sectors of the industry, many from influential trade groups. It’s...

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, a service we’re running to share official guidance and agents’ advice in a bid...

A key figure behind the setting up of Foxtons has been named as the new chief executive of one of the...

In a very brief announcement to the City and to its shareholders this morning, LSL Property Services made clear that it...

Estate Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...

Hello and as it’s Monday it’s PJT Day - and there are plenty of people moving jobs in our industry even...

Welcome to the weekly salute for agents and others in the industry fund-raising for good causes - and we know that...

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

Nested is the latest online agency to base a marketing campaign around criticism of established estate agents.  In three 30-second TV ads...

Your business may be growing quicker than you could ever imagine which is great when it comes to raising brand awareness....

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...

OnTheMarket is not responding to requests to reveal details of any pay-off for its chief executive Ian Springett, who was sacked...

The author of dramatic reform proposals for estate agents has given a clear message to ministers - Get On With It!  Lord...

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry. You know the drill by now: if...

The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted once again how fragile and interconnected our societies have become. We don’t know yet how dangerous Covid-19...

Hello and because it’s Friday there are two pieces of good news: it’s nearly the weekend and it’s the day for...

Any bid by Zoopla and OnTheMarket to displace Rightmove as the number one portal in the UK is at best expensive...

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...

There are fears that the so-called Boris Bounce which saw a surge in activity after the General Election may be hitting...

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry - and it’s March already. If there...

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...

The National Association of Estate Agents has launched its Sales Protocol Toolkit, in a bid to reduce fall-throughs and dramatically improve...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - a sure sign that it’s the end of the week and time to...

What an interesting few days it’s been. I don’t think the topic of this week’s column is doing anything good for our...

A new call has been issued this morning by the Competition and Markets Authority for estate agents to confess if their...

It’s been revealed that under takeover rules, LSL Property Services and Countrywide have until March 23 to make merger or takeover...

Countrywide and LSL Property Services have this morning confirmed that talks are underway about a possible mega-merger. This confirms the speculation yesterday that...

Hello - it’s Monday and so it’s PJT, where you can catch up on the industry major moves of recent days. Please...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week…which must mean Agents Do Charity. There’s plenty to admire in this week’s entries;...

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

An online valuation service says the number of leads it generated for agents in January was over double the figure in...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week - and it’s been a frantic seven days since the last...

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

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

For several years the regular monthly RICS market snapshot has made depressing reading - now, for there second month in a...

The government has been told that raising the stamp duty threshold would both trigger more house moves, and bring the tax...

Thanks so much for your responses to our request for Valentines office window displays - we didn’t realise February 14 was...

The HomeOwners Alliance, a leading property consumer group, has now suggested it has some concerns about the government’s First Homes scheme. This...

With just a few day’s to go to Valentine’s, we’re delighted to have another themed agency window to share with readers. Many...

Agents have reacted angrily to the government contemplating introducing a Mansion Tax, and to the Housing Secretary not ruling out the...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT - your regular Monday fix of who’s moving where in our industry. As ever, a...

Boris Johnson is considering introducing a mansion tax for high value homes according to a Sunday newspaper. The Telegraph - citing two...

We’re delighted to be able to show another very charming Valentine’s Day window display - this one from Emma’s Estate Agents...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week, which always means a round-up of our industry’s good work for charity....

It’s just over a week to Valentine’s Day and we’re delighted to see that at least one agent is in an...

The ‘on-demand’ economy is reshaping our world. The way we order food, get around, and even access healthcare has changed irreversibly...

Welcome to the first February PJT. As the year progresses the industry embarks on more appointments, especially with a market that’s...

For a very long time, it was one of the best ways – if not the best way – of generating...

Hello and welcome to the last day of January, Brexit Day and - perhaps most importantly - the latest edition of...

Estate agents concerned over security breaches will be closely analysing what happens with a case concerning a London firm’s compromised email...

Foxtons's trading statement this morning reveals another huge slump in sales - but no new announcement about future branch closures after a spate...

A leading property lawyer is urging sellers not to use online agents because to do so would be “a gamble”. Gillian Wright...

Understanding the customer journey plays a huge role in the success of any estate agent. From that very first viewing right through...

Hello - if it’s Monday it’s PJT day, so welcome to the latest update on key moves within our industry. Let us...

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

The hugely-respected Phil Spencer is to write a regular column for the industry on Estate Agent Today under the auspices of...

Welcome to this week’s charity round-up, where we include a possible kick-start to your fund-raising efforts for 2020. Whatever you’re doing this...

The founder of an online agency has spoken publicly for the first time about how his near-death experience led him to...

Purplebricks today launches its media campaign as ‘The Official Estate Agent of Team GB’ for this summer’s Olympic Games. Today’s PR onslaught...

A leasehold reform campaigner claims estate agents face “growing calls to be held accountable for mis-selling leasehold properties.” Louie Burns, managing director...

Tributes have been paid to an estate agent known for his “infectious giggle” and great sense of humour.  Gerald Flint, who with...

Hello and welcome to a new week, and a new edition of PJT. If you’re on the move or your firm has...

There’s been an average asking price rise of 2.3 per cent in the past four weeks - the biggest ever increase...

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...

Welcome to another Agents Do Charity, meaning it’s not just Friday but also a day to think about fund-raising in the...

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...

A survey of readers of Estate Agent Today suggest that the majority believe the Chancellor will fail to honour a pledge...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of 2020 - a new decade and, for many, a time of new opportunities. We’re always...

Three signs emerged over the weekend suggesting that the market may be shaping up well for 2020. Firstly a new survey by...

Yesterday (January 10 2020), the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) became law. It forms part of ongoing international efforts to tackle...

Stepping back and moving out of the front line is all the rage…but not, it seems, for hard-working agents and others...

House price growth in the past decade was at its weakest for 30 years - and despite that it remains though...

A veteran agent says the new government’s Budget, expected in the next few weeks, should not provide too much help to...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2020 - and we’ve plenty to report even with the New...

Annual UK house price growth exceeded one per cent for the first time in 12 months in December according to the...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

Hello - HNY and all that from the team at Agents Do Charity. We’re delighted to be back with three great stories...

A new year dawns - but will 2020 bring new change for the agency industry now that the market appears to...

A website has slammed the idea that there is a surge of interest in buying homes on Boxing Day, describing the...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity’s final edition before this Christmas and the New Year. It’s been a terrific year for...

An unknown website called EA League Tables has issued a list of agencies and agency-groups which it claims shows their order by...

Government figures from the Office for National Statistics show that house prices across the UK rose by a mere 0.7 per...

A  husband and wife team have bought the franchise for EweMove in York. Local media in the area say Jonathan and Elly...

Our mental health affects how we think, feel and act. It affects how we handle anxiety, relate to others and impacts...

Here we go again with another brilliant Christmas pic - this time it’s from Under The Hammer, an online auction service...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today before Christmas - and yes, there are still plenty of people moving...

We’re back to our Christmas celebration photographs, and with the holiday break just over a week away here’s a reminder that...

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...

A statement made by Purplebricks in its trading statement yesterday appears to fly in the face of statements it has made...

The election is over and there’s nothing on the agenda except the run-up to Christmas - although there’s still time for...

It’s polling day, and not just to decide whether Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn will become Prime Minister. Our latest estate agency...

Hello and welcome to another day of our estate agency decoration pictures and videos. Every one that we have shown so far...

Humberts has signed off in bizarre style leaving only false contact details on its website. The historic agency - which closed several...

Christmas gets ever closer and we’re delighted that you’re sending in those splendid festive videos and still photographs. Everyone today got in...

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...

Humberts' experiment rejecting branches and promoting a supposedly one-stop-shop for property related services has failed with reports that the firm is likely...

We have two more terrific agents’ offices today in the latest of our gallery of Christmas decorations. You can be here too...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

The Fifth Money Laundering Directive becomes law in the UK on January 10 2020, strengthening the responsibilities placed on private companies...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

You are an enterprising lot! Today we’ve got two fantastic Christmas videos from agents who’ve kindly responded to our call for...

An online agency which is free to list for vendors says it wants prospective buyers to stay in the property they...

We’ve really hit the ground running with our appeal for Christmas pictures and videos from your offices this year - thanks...

We’re now into December and many offices are already decorated for the festive season - and we have our first pictures...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where and why across our...

It’s been clear for a while that the additional regulation landlords and agents are facing has helped professionalise the private rental...

Problems with relationships are usually helped, if not always resolved, by people asking straight questions and getting straight answers. That’s what we...

No one would argue that unfair fees and practices by rogue landlords is a problem that should be ignored, but the...

A new portal has been launched aiming to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket in the retirement property sector - and...

Don’t even think how quickly Christmas has come around again: it’s December 1 on Sunday, so we imagine many offices will...

It’s beginning to look a lot like…we’re running a very popular service for agents, as we’ve been inundated with more fund-raising...

28th NOVEMBER 2019: Christopher Watkin’s recent thought-provoking interview with Dan Marsden sheds light on the property industry today and offers an...

In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today for November - the festive month of December is just around the...

In a new video interview, Steve Carroll, director of industry relations at Real Estate Group, tells industry commentator Christopher Watkin why...

Pressure is building on the Conservative party to honour its previous commitment to reform stamp duty for British buyers and sellers...

Election time means setting out your stall and getting support - so how about a vote of confidence for those agents,...

An online estate agency which last week claimed it had resolved a dispute over reviews it showed on its website is...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday Property Jobs Today feature, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in...

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

The big question for the industry at the moment is the cost and future of portals.  This is especially key for agents...

Well there’s little doubt that after this week’s weather winter is well on the way - the perfect time for fund-raising...

This morning’s new market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors confirms the worst - that the market is in...

House prices are forecast to dip as the year ends and stagnate at the start of 2020 according to the latest...

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...

Hello, we hope you had a good weekend, and welcome to Monday - as ever, Property Jobs Today time, bringing you...

If you haven’t noticed, it’s November already - a month where it’s increasingly popular for men to grow moustaches for charity....

A stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of...

An online agent claims to have the answer to why fewer people are buying and selling these days. It’s not Brexit, stamp...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Jason Wilson, mio Account Manager What is mio and what does...