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Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The borough of Richmond upon Thames in London has been crowned the happiest place to live in Great Britain, according to...
06 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The Guild of Property Professionals has announced eight new members to its network of independent agents. One is George F White in...
26 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Foxtons has regained its position as London’s number one agent in Guy Gittins’ first year as chief executive. Former Chestertons boss Gittins...
18 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Mortgage brokers are trying to get lenders to sign up to a 24-hour Product Withdrawal Pledge in efforts to keep the...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
12 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country has welcomed a further London agency into the fold. Property entrepreneur, Justin John, will soon be operating under the...
03 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings: Last week...
31 March 2023
From: Breaking News
It seems as if optimism is out of fashion right now: just look at the headlines to see what I mean....
03 February 2023
From: Breaking News
England beat Wales at the World Cup in Qatar this week, confirming the team’s progression to the next round while their...
01 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Choosing the right technology platform for your agency is hard. Getting it wrong is easy. The last thing you need is to...
06 September 2022
From: Sponsored Content
The property jobs market hasn't taken a summer holiday this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took place during...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...
20 August 2022
From: Features
An estate agency in Snodland, Kent, has been honoured with an award for services to the local community. Independent agency was presented...
06 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Foxtons has committed to making its offices LGBTQ+ safe spaces for staff and the community. The agent has been promoting its 57...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Better LGBT representation is needed among property professionals, both in the workplace and in marketing, campaigners claim. LGBT property networking group Freehold...
28 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Outgoing NAEA Propertymark president Liana Loporto has shared her regrets that she didn’t see the Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Oakfield Estate Agents is marking a quarter-century in business with a major rebrand and a pledge to donate £50 to a...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Netflix addicts may have come across Selling Sunset, an American series focused on the drama of US real estate agents selling...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
A French billionaire who made his money from estate agency is promising to transform the UK property industry with his unique...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks say it’s going to complete its transformation from an agency using self-employed local operatives in the field, to having fully...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News
The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...
02 February 2022
From: Breaking News
From first-time buyers to serial investors, no two days are ever the same for a Sales and Investment Consultant at Walton...
15 January 2022
From: Features
A family franchise agency that prides itself on saving costs associated with traditional High Street premises has nonetheless opened a new office...
22 November 2021
From: Breaking News
In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...
20 November 2021
From: Features
A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...
06 November 2021
From: Features
Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...
09 October 2021
From: Features
The Portico agency - set up in 1818 - has become part of the Leaders Romans Group, which has bought it...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News
A long-standing agency says it’s proud that some of its most successful recent recruits have absolutely no industry experience. Felicity J Lord...
31 August 2021
From: Breaking News
One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...
14 August 2021
From: Features
Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...
10 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A 3-2 loss on penalties. It’s sad and disappointing - desperately. Yet that gives way to pride when England’s performance across the whole...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s been another terrific week for good deeds by our industry - so often under-reported but so important for agents and...
25 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
It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...
22 May 2021
From: Features
London-based estate agency Orlando Reid is opening an additional office in Manchester - the start of a long-term growth programme for...
06 May 2021
From: Breaking News
As the property market continues to boom, competition between portals such as Zoopla, Rightmove, OnTheMarket and Boomin has been hotting up...
21 April 2021
From: Features
Zoopla employees have held a 'March for March' challenge to raise funds for The Captain Tom Foundation. This is a fine cause...
02 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Agencies and suppliers today mark International Women’s Day with events and declarations shining a light on the achievements of female colleagues and...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Purplebricks - which for some years has been the focus of controversies over reviews - has been given a prestigious award...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News
The high profile Yorkshire agency chain Dacre, Son & Hartley has been appointed by the largest charity care provider for older...
27 November 2020
From: Breaking News
As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...
21 November 2020
From: Features
We all know what the problem is, but what’s the solution? The problem is that landlords, thinking they offer a valuable service...
03 October 2020
From: Features
Are agents swimming upstream against the Electrical Safety Regulations? 3 months on from the introduction of the ‘Electrical Safety Standards in the...
29 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content
The letting industry has come a long way over the past few years, embracing regulation and taking pride in doing good...
09 September 2020
From: Features
The debate over whether For Sale boards remain a valuable source of publicity has been in the headlines of late -...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News
There are high hopes that the new stamp duty holiday will make an already busy market even busier - but not...
10 July 2020
From: Breaking News
National property auctioneer Pugh & Co is launching an initiative to partner with estate agents across the UK. Via a new network...
08 June 2020
From: Breaking News
Winkworth is now offering free video valuations to clients who are considering a future house move. It’s created a bespoke virtual service...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News
The ESTAS today reveals its shortlist for the 2020 Awards which includes the Zoopla Xcellence Award - a special category that celebrates...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News
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;...
21 February 2020
From: Breaking News
The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...
19 February 2020
From: Features
It’s just over a week to Valentine’s Day and we’re delighted to see that at least one agent is in an...
06 February 2020
From: Breaking News
The ‘on-demand’ economy is reshaping our world. The way we order food, get around, and even access healthcare has changed irreversibly...
05 February 2020
From: Features
One of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or freelance agents operating under the same...
24 October 2019
From: Breaking News
There’s a clear change of mood music in the country now regarding environmental issues. You don’t need to be old to remember...
28 September 2019
From: Features
Hello and welcome to PJT, breaking you in to the working week every Monday with news of the movers and shakers...
05 August 2019
From: Breaking News
The trade headlines may be dominated by a revolution proposed for how agents are regulated, licensed and trained but one thing...
19 July 2019
From: Breaking News
The PropTech era is changing the way in which employees decide where they are going to work. As CBRE has discovered in...
10 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country, the international network of prime estate agencies, has this week announced the opening of two new offices. The first...
04 July 2019
From: Breaking News
In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...
29 June 2019
From: Features
It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...
13 April 2019
From: Features
Mystery surrounds the details of an apparent theft of thousands of pounds by three men who walked into an estate agency...
11 February 2019
From: Breaking News
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
Peter Long, the chairman of the troubled Royal Mail organisation, has stepped down from that role to focus full time on...
19 September 2018
From: Breaking News
Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...
30 June 2018
From: Features
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Tom Cummuskey Sales & Marketing Manager … Fast approaching double...
27 June 2018
From: 60 Second Interview
It’s spring at last! Although we’ve only just finished wiping the snow off our boots, it’s great news that the clocks...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News
Stamp duty reform for first time buyers has taken pride of place in the Budget speech of Chancellor Phillip Hammond. From today,...
22 November 2017
From: Breaking News
They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...
14 October 2017
From: Features
If you’re a busy estate or letting agent, you’ll find that it can be quite difficult and time-consuming locating the right...
15 August 2017
From: Sponsored Content
The fees charged by estate agents receive a lot of coverage in the press - and rarely for positive reasons. Negative...
06 July 2017
From: Sponsored Content
The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...
20 May 2017
From: Features
Some big news in the agency world last week won’t have escaped the attention of many in the industry. Last Thursday news...
14 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content
Fund-raising is vitally important to so many organisations as one of our agency contributors this week shows - but as other...
10 February 2017
From: Breaking News
Instant gratification is nothing new. It’s been around for millennia. It’s an in-built survival instinct for humans – that want, that...
28 January 2017
From: Features
Independently-owned East Anglian estate agency Fenn Wright has acquired Sudbury -based Thorntons for an undisclosed fee. The acquisition forms part of Fenn...
01 December 2016
From: Breaking News
It’s been a difficult week for agents, with a ban on some fees and gloomy market forecasts abounding, so it’s a...
25 November 2016
From: Breaking News
It may be Halloween but here at Estate Agent Today we’re not getting distracted from honoured our heroic industry’s efforts to...
28 October 2016
From: Breaking News
After two long years, Moneypenny finally moved into its new headquarters over the summer. It was a milestone we had all been...
07 October 2016
From: Features
By Iain C. White, Agency Mentors One of the best pieces of advice I have been given over the years is to...
15 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content
I pride myself as a logical person, so much so that it amazes me how most people seem to struggle to...
17 June 2016
From: Features
As we approach another Bank Holiday weekend, estate and letting agents across the country have again been raising thousands of pounds...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News
Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...
10 May 2016
From: Features
Winners’ reactions and views from a fantastic day of celebration! The Kings Group scooped the gold award for Best Estate Agent in...
25 April 2016
From: Features
The People Awards, which honour the very best individuals in residential agency for 2016, are one of the highest accolades any...
20 April 2016
From: Features
Estate Agent Today can reveal that Bob Scarff, the head of Countrywide’s estate agency business until last May, has become a...
18 April 2016
From: Breaking News
These days we have a wealth of information at our fingertips, the mere touch of a button or two provides more...
12 March 2016
From: Features
Life is getting pretty frustrating for estate agents, and not just because getting houses onto the market is such an uphill...
13 February 2016
From: Features
After visiting the Fairfield showroom in the Fleet office, Simon Silby at James Griffin Estate Agents decided to meet with a...
30 November 2015
From: Sponsored Content
27 November 2015
From: Features
The answer to the question is that we all should; both in terms of the contribution we can make to the...
06 November 2015
From: Features
YourLocalAgent.com Some 91% of the public use search engines to find information every day and 91% of these always or most of...
27 October 2015
From: Sponsored Content
next2buy Property Retailers has scooped the September ESTAS Estate Agent of the Month title. The Tyne & Wear based agency won...
19 October 2015
From: Breaking News
A High Street estate agent has branded the latest guidance to the industry on Consumer Protection Regulations as “a complete mess”...
14 September 2015
From: Breaking News
Unbelievable transformation from start to finish Harper & Woods Estate Agents approached Fairfield Displays with an idea of creating a stylish and...
07 September 2015
From: Sponsored Content
You can't help but notice that it's back to school time – the shops are full of school uniforms and pencil...
04 September 2015
From: Features
After the passing of the Deregulation Act deposits deadline this week, Richard Price, Executive Director of UKALA, is in a contemplative...