Archive

There are whispers in Whitehall about plans to encourage pensioners to downsize with a stamp duty tax break. The move, first reported...

A best-selling author and ex-military wellness culture revolutionary have been named as headliners for this year’s NAEA Propertymark conference. Dr Andy Cope...

Almost three quarters of property professionals agree that estate agent pay is too low. A poll conducted by Estate Agent Today found 73%...

An anonymous ex-estate agent has revealed how poor pay and high pressure forced them to quit the profession. The mystery agent said...

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

Excitement is building for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. A four-day Bank Holiday to mark the occasion will kick off on 2...

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

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

Industry charity and mentoring group Agents Together is planning to help firms prioritise mental wellbeing. It has developed a checklist that agents...

Propertymark has expressed hope that the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill will help boost much needed agency supply. The trade body has...

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

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

With this week being Mental Health Awareness Week, Sam Hunter - COO at Homesearch and a keen mental health advocate -...

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...

The limited amount of property stock continues to push up house prices despite cost of living concerns, surveyors claim. The latest RICS...

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

In this guest piece, Colum Smith, a property expert at law firm Taylor Rose MW, sets out why speedier transactions could...

Fundraising frolics by agents and property professionals this week include bike rides and triathlon challenges, plus the charity award season returns. Remember,...

Buyer demand has rebounded in prime areas of the capital and there is also talk of a return to competitive bidding. The...

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

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

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

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

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Although Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement did not include many announcements regarding housing, it did provide a good...

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

First off, here at EAT we hope everyone enjoyed the Easter celebrations and didn’t eat too much chocolate! Despite the Easter break,...

Yesterday afternoon, Helena Marston was finally confirmed as Purplebricks new CEO after all the due diligence checks that are required for...

A leading figure in the Say No To Rightmove (STNR) campaign says the attempts to get agents to ditch Rightmove have...

The government has insisted it is still committed to introducing agency qualifications and minimum standards in the sector. It is almost three...

Law firm Taylor Rose MW has acquired a stake in proptech firm SlothMove in an effort to help combat property fraud. SlothMove...

Lawyers working on a class action against online agents including Purplebricks have said they will be ready to send a letter...

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

PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...

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

The lack of housing stock, rising inflation and rising mortgage rates could all lead to agents running out of stock in...

Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...

Estate agency veteran Robin Paterson has joined new ‘quick buy” service UPSTIX. Paterson, a former chief executive of Hamptons and managing director...

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

Propertymark says only a national retrofitting programme  can make UK homes more energy efficient - and it says a new government...

Savills suggests that London is returning to its role as the dominant element in the high end housing market in the...

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

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

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

One of the most valuable assets to any company is the data it stores. According to a recent study completed by...

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

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

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...

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

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, the weekly round up of fund-raising in our industry. Once more our thoughts are...

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

Earlier this month, the government’s energy regulator Ofgem announced a record 54 percent increase to the energy bill price cap. Combined...

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

The Building Societies Association’s regular confidence tracker about the housing market shows rising pessimism over interest rates, the escalating cost of...

Hello and welcome to the weekend, and another ADC - our chance to pay tribute to fundraisers throughout our industry. Want to...

A Canadian investment fund with a roughly two per cent share in Foxtons is arguing for the agency to be put...

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

For the second time in recent weeks, Purplebricks has de-listed a property after an unacceptable comment by the seller on social...

This probably isn’t what wealthy buyers in one of the UK’s most expensive areas expected to hear, but a plea has...

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

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

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

A prominent trade body says the property industry must do more to recognise and support those with mental health issues. The Association...

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s going where and why in...

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

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

An analyst is warning that the latest buoyant house price figures could be the last hurrah before a significant depression. The Nationwide’s...

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

Yesterday we reported on how the Chartered Institute of Taxation was warning of problems with new HMRC stamp duty rules to...

Agents have told Housing Secretary Michael Gove that his Levelling Up agenda needs to include positive efforts to bring hundreds of...

A national newspaper has lifted the lid on what it alleges to be the backgrounds of high-end self-employed agents who feature...

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

In the last two years digital Property Logbooks for our homes have moved from concept to reality with almost a quarter...

A bid to regulate second home ownership in part of the UK through changes to planning policy will add complexity and...

No matter how dark the news, there’s light in our industry thanks to so many agents and suppliers doing good deeds....

The industry big hitter who joined Connells on a temporary basis to support its acquisition of Countrywide has now become its commercial director and a...

The rental market is recalibrating after Covid, and this is evident in the latest data from Zoopla’s rental index. For 18 months...

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

Kirstie Allsopp says the Sunday Times has amended its report of an interview in which she says first time buyers may...

Analysts are gearing up for the full year figures to be revealed by Rightmove to its shareholders at the end of...

It may be blowing a gale outside but we’re safe and warm here reading about our industry’s great work for good...

The Mail Online website alleges that an after-hours party at an estate agency office involved staff apparently inhaling drugs from balloons. The...

If 2020 was the year of survival, then 2021 was about the post-Covid boom. The impact of the pandemic on the...

Hello and if it’s Friday, it’s definitely the day for Agents Do Charity. We’re leading up to Valentine’s - a neat opportunity...

The latest house price data from the Halifax shows another absolute record but with a sharply reduced monthly rise indicating a...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...

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

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

Hello and welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity, our weekly round-up of who’s-doing-what-good-deeds in our industry. Want to be involved? Well...

The average home sale in England and Wales in 2021 achieved 98 per cent of the asking price - slightly improved...

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

Was Purplebricks right to delist a property from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple - were opposed...

There’s an ingenious twist to one agency’s fund-raising this week, and EAT readers (along with the wider public) can have a...

An hour-long webinar this week aims to inform agents how to deter property fraud by greater emphasis on compliance, due diligence...

This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...

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

In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...

Purplebricks is reported to have removed a property listing from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple...

Barely three weeks into the new year and we’re already talking about plans to raise tens, perhaps hundreds, of thousands of...

Boomin has issued research done on its behalf into the value of spare rooms - and it’s made some eccentric comparisons...

Fears that the housing market may be seriously damaged by the worsening economy led to share price falls for Rightmove and others...

A law firm is warning that one of the key risks facing that industry this year revolves around professional negligence claims against...

House prices are up by as much as £100,000 on this time last year according to a mortgage company. Research by the...

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb is warning that we might be near the top of the market. His portal’s latest sentiment index...

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

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

Boomin co-founder and chief executive Michael Bruce has returned to the attack on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket with an open letter,...

The Connells-owned high end agency Hamptons is to sponsor what it calls a “garden sanctuary” at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show...

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

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

A hybrid agency that charges no fees to vendors but instead relies on referral fees for income has officially rolled out...

Welcome to 2022 and the first Agents Do Charity of the New Year. We’re all learning to live with Covid a little...

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

Purplebricks has this morning said that a newspaper report over the weekend, claiming part of the business is to be sold...

Zoopla’s chief operating officer says the portal has made progress for agents in 2021 but recognises there’s more to do next...

A leading conveyancing expert says the traditional rivalry between his profession and estate agents has abated in 2021. Lloyd Davies - managing director and...

A housing market forecast based on conveyancing instructions says average prices will dip this month. Average prices will fall by 1.1 per...

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

Welcome to Christmas week! We have a real cracker of a video for you today thanks to Jodene Schofield, a director at...

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

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

Hello and welcome to our latest fantastic festive display from an agency - this time, Dawsons. The agency’s senior partner Chris Hope...

MRI Software’s newest Agency Solutions expert, Michael Connolly, made the leap from working on the front line of an estate agent...

Every year we at EAT are impressed by the pleasingly political festive cards sent out by the STANLEY Chelsea agency -...

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

Let no one say agents aren't imaginative, creative and entertaining - or at least no one can say that about Maxine...

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

We have some beautiful agency branch windows to show at the start of this week. Many thanks to Faye Hamer from Choice...

The company selling new homes in a London development has added a new twist to our celebration of Christmas 2021 -...

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

We have a charming Christmas video for readers today, courtesy of Paul Higglesden of the Chatham agency Garratt Anderson & Partners. Thanks...

There’s good news for people in Newbury, Berkshire - the Christmas windows at Hillier & Wilson estate agency have now been...

A leading agency has admitted that the uncertainty over the effects of the Omicron Covid variant has thrown forecasts for the...

Today we have photographs from another office that’s been persistent - or should that be puss-insistent - in celebrating the festive...

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

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

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

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency.   We don’t have...

There are many features and functionalities a website must have to be successful. Ultimately, the purpose of your website should be...

Decorating a branch isn’t the only way an agency can celebrate Christmas, as the ingenious folk at Stonefield Agents in Ayr...

Purplebricks insists there is no basis for a class action legal case over its employment practices which may start this month. A pressure group, Contractors...

We’re already on December 2 - and what better way to celebrate the countdown to Christmas than by showing off a...

House prices will rise next year says Rightmove - but it warns that tax hikes will curb price rises, particularly later in...

We have a day and night version of today’s beautifully-decorated Christmas estate agent branch, courtesy of the good people at RH...

Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer has promoted housing minister Lucy Powell to a more senior position after just six months. This leaves...

Here’s a super way to get into the Christmas mood - checking the window displays at Diggins & Co, an agency...

With December just days away we’re receiving more videos and images to entertain the industry in the countdown to Christmas. Today’s is from...

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

A long-standing estate agency with three major branches has shut after 27 years of trading - blaming online competition and ‘race...

There’s been a dramatic 48.4 per cent fall in the number of property sales between September and October, reflecting the end...

We’re delighted to have received images of another agency’s fantastic - should that be Santa-stic? - Christmas decorations.  These images are from...

The government should reset planning policy and scrap proposals for thousands of new homes in high-risk flood areas. The think-tank Localis, in...

Yes we know it’s only November 22 but…we’ve already received our first image of an agency’s Christmas decorations. The festive countdown...

Just as city centre traffic is reminiscent of life before the pandemic, the rental market in central zones of UK’s largest...

There is pressure growing in Brighton for the city to hold a referendum giving residents the opportunity to ban new build...

Hello and welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity, your weekly opportunity to salute those in our industry doing so much...

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

The push for greater sustainability, energy efficiency and generally being ‘green’ has existed in the agency world for several years -...

Hello and welcome to a new week - and even as Christmas approaches there remains plenty to report about people moving...

The average asking price of homes coming to the market has dropped by over £2,000 in the past month - the...

It’s Remembrance weekend, and on Sunday at least we fall silent to honour those who gave so much for many generations. When...

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...

Property experts have joined forces to call for faster and more secure transactions.  The PropTech and conveyancing voices have united in warning...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

The clocks have fallen back, the nights are longer and the temperature has definitely dropped - winter is here and with...

There’s been a very low expression of interest in Commonhold, despite the government pushing the new tenure as an alternative to...

Zoopla says its new In-Search ads have secured over 38m impressions since their launch.  ‘In-Search’ ads are hosted on Zoopla’s listings search...

Agents are being offered a theoretical £300,000 if they introduce a buyer willing to pay £30m for a mansion on sale in...

A petition calling on the government to set up an independent enquiry into the cladding crisis has reached a key 10,000...

With a Budget, mild weather and the continuing uncertainty over the pandemic, you might be forgiven for forgetting that we get...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget did not ignore Capital Gains Tax after all.   For those selling UK residential property the deadline to file...

As you are no doubt aware, building mutually beneficial relationships with conveyancers in your local area can not only make your...

Many thanks (or should that be big fangs?) go to Alexis at west country agency Wilson Tominey for today’s images getting...

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

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

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

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - an opportunity for you to catch up with charity news from...

The class action taken by former self-employed workers against two online agencies should be a warning to other firms breaking the...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...

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

A portal says many buyers feel disappointed when viewing a property becuase it is typically smaller than agents’ photographs suggest.  MoveStreets claims...

Howl you doing? Yes, it’s just a fortnight until Halloween and time to wheel out unspeakably awful puns and the occasional...

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

There were 13 new buyers for every property listed for sale in the UK in September according to Knight Frank.  Over the...

High-profile outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has joined the industry PropTech hub known as the Innovation Collaboration Group. There are around 40 companies...

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

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

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says HM Revenue & Customs will probe any alleged wrongdoing in property purchases included in the so-called Pandora...

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

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

A video interview claims to spill the beans on how sales progression can be accelerated by three to four weeks. Estate agent...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - another opportunity to see how our industry is doing great work...

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

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of autumn - an update on who’s moving where right now. Please let us know...

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

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

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

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

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

The government has been warned that its much-talked about levelling up agenda is ‘doomed to fail’ without major reform of the...

Jonny Dyson, a leading London estate agent and the former regional director of John D Wood & Co., has joined Winkworth...

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

New Housing Secretary Michael Gove is reported to be set to press ahead with plans to pause controversial planning reforms.  It came...

As virtual tours start to get even more popular, and in some cases become the norm for the majority of letting...

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

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

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

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

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

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

Auction house iamsold has marked its best summer yet. The auction service said it sold £196m worth of property under the hammer...

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

The independent QC leading a review into the governance scandal at the RICS says there was “no fraudulent or criminal misbehaviour”...

A London agency has launched a Wellbeing At Work initiative to help agents and other staff as they return to the...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another edition of good will and cheer generated by the industry’s fund-raising heroes. It’s...

The Savills member of staff who allegedly racially abused England players online after the Euros 2020 final has been sacked. The Metro...

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

Few political policies have such a ring of the past as rent controls - they were last seen in this country...

Homebuyers are suffering huge delays in receiving responses to their search requests to council according to a study of local authorities. Consumer...

The man who admits he was “the acceptable face of Foxtons” in its golden period says he finally left because it...

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

Hello, and here’s the bad news to get it over with - this is the final Bank Holiday weekend before…Christmas. Now that’s...

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

Two former Local Property Experts at Purplebricks have set up their own hybrid agency, offering an upfront fee or a no-sale-no-fee...

A long-standing critic of OnTheMarket, who was once excluded from a presentation by the portal’s leadership, has spoken enthusiastically of the...

Hello and welcome to our final Property Jobs Today before the start of autumn - and it’s good to see people...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

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

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

A highly influential think tank says stamp duty should be scrapped for all house purchases once and for all. Alexander Hammond of...

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

The average asking price, as recorded by Rightmove, has fallen for the first time this year. In another sign that the market...

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

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

The independent QC asked to prepare a report into the financial conduct row at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has...

An estate agent with stomach cancer faces a prison sentence after pleading guilty of defrauding an 80 year old pensioner out...

Michael Bruce says the new SmartVal automated valuation system he is this month introducing on Boomin will be the most accurate...

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...

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

Zoopla has revealed that some 200 agents have joined its new Product Research Panel, testing new innovations introduced by the portal. First...

It’s a great sign of our slow but reassuring return to normality when much-missed fundraising events make a welcome comeback -...

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

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

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

Boomin has announced the appointment of six agents, described as independent representatives, who are now on the new portal’s strategic board. The...

The controversial ViewRabbit service, which proposes to charge prospective buyers and tenants for viewing properties, may seek international investment. The site has...

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

Hello and welcome to another Property Jobs Today, your chance to see the latest moves in our industry. Why not be a...

Boy it’s been hot out there - yet even 30 degrees or more have failed to stifle the enthusiasm of our...

The publication of a report following a controversial RICS investigation has been pushed back another month. Last month it was announced that...

A new online forum wants to unite estate agents and conveyancers, and ditch the traditional rivalry between the two professional disciplines. It’s...

Board company Agency Express has become a carbon neutral business - and that’s official. Working with Carbon Neutral Britain, which advises businesses...

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...

An announcement by Foxtons this morning says it is considering future options for its mortgage business, Alexander Hall. The announcement - made...

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

Initiatives by property portal Residential People and mortgage lenders Paragon Bank and Foundation Home Loans help people to find, buy or...

It’s British Grand Prix weekend, one of the big events on the sporting calendar and this year back with a full...

Working in real estate can be incredibly rewarding, but it takes a lot of hard work to be able to succeed...

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

As the country prepares to cheer on England (can we speak for the other UK nations too?) here’s a look at...

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

Like many of you, I have watched a lot of football recently and I’ve enjoyed every minute. It has been an...

A conveyancing services firm is warning that buyers are making “hasty rather than considered” decisions over properties because they feel under...

It may be the height of summer but the industry is still super-busy and new appointments continue to come thick and...

Have you recovered yet?  We don’t mean the hangover, but the shock from the fact that England never gave their fans cause...

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

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...

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

A PropTech entrepreneur is urging agents to maximise their training on existing PropTech to ensure they optimise its effectiveness. Anton Babkov, chief...

There’s no need for excuses if you’re not fund raising for good causes on Saturday evening - tens of millions will...

The leading reason for property sales falling through is gazumping, according to new research from Comparethemarket. Over the past year, nearly two-fifths of...

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

The debate over For Sale and To Let boards continues apace with some local councils wanting to make it difficult or...

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

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

Phil Spencer has interviewed five key regional estate agents in the latest of his Move iQ industry videos. It’s a fascinating insight...

It’s been another terrific week for good deeds by our industry - so often under-reported but so important for agents and...

There’s been a dramatic slump in instructions for online agencies, particularly Purplebricks, according to data produced by one online firm itself. 99Home...

The Competition and Markets Authority has struck a deal with house builders over leasehold abuses. Aviva has committed to remove certain terms...

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

It was never going to be easy for Scotland - and there was no sense of jeopardy for an already-through England. Yet...

A consultation into the draft New Homes Quality Code has been published with a consultation period for the industry ending on...

Welcome to the start of another week and as the housing market continues at full pelt, so does the movement of...

In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...

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

The row over whether agents should be allowed to vet people who view properties on the basis of their wealth has...

Hello and welcome to another ADC, the weekly wrap of good work by the industry. You probably know the score by now...

The finance arm of a leading estate agency has taken the unusual step of warning about delays in the conveyancing process. “The...

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...