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Regional agency Mundys has snapped up a sales business, taking its branch total to five. It currently has two offices in Lincoln...

TwentyEA has unveiled a suite of new marketing solutions combining its data tools, giving estate agents greater flexibility over their prospecting...

Propertymark Qualifications has honoured the crème de la crème of its students at the London Stadium. Learners, apprentices, employers, training providers, and...

Self-employed agency brand eXp has terminated the contract of agent Ian Wyn-Jones following allegations about his working practices. Wyn-Jones, who joined eXp...

Why professional indemnity claims are on the rise In today's volatile economic landscape, the uncertainty faced by landlords and tenants has reached...

Charlotte Jeffrey-Campbell, director of The Able Agent Given our focus is centred around helping to drive long-term professionalism across the industry,...

Industry partner Jerry Lyons is launching a new network to support independent ethical estate agencies. The Ethical Agent Network (EAN) aims to...

Fine & Country has launched a marketing campaign centred around becoming the most recommended national estate agency brand among consumers. The campaign...

Prominent industry figure Sean Newman has renewed his licence agreement with Fine & Country for five more years.  Newman has licenses in...

The Guild of Property Professionals has recognised the achievements of its members during its 30th anniversary celebration and awards ceremony. The awards,...

Hamptons’ head of London private office has questioned why video has not become more widely-used in listings as he suggests more...

Female estate agents have shared the highs and lows of working in the property industry to mark International Women’s Day (IWD). The...

The Guild of Property Professionals has achieved the milestone of more than 11,000 ESTAS reviews. The network has revealed it has reached...

We’re only in February and it’s already clear that this year will set the future direction of the private rented sector...

Conservative MPs are continuing to question when new estate agency regulations will come in as the Government sticks to its stock...

Estate agents are perhaps unlikely to be modest by nature, but I’m always surprised at how much many agents know, yet...

Brand marketing and personal marketing very often work well together and with the help of a robust marketing strategy they can...

NAEA Propertymark’s new president Stephen McCarron has said he intends to focus on making agency an attractive option for school leavers...

The issue of agency qualifications has finally been mentioned in the Houses of Parliament, almost three years since the landmark Regulation...

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

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

The existence of online agencies means some consumers believe real life estate agents are unnecessary in a deal - but the rest of...

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

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

A small survey commissioned by a PropTech firm appears to show that a majority of respondents believe estate agents lack expertise...

New NAEA Propertymark president Liana Loporto-Brown has assumed office, hoping to reset the organisation after a tumultuous year. In February chief executive...

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

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has given his personal backing to the newest recruit of online agency easyProperty - even though...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

Propertymark has set out a four point strategy for the future of the organisation. The body - which encompasses the National Association...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

Members of Propertymark are left wondering today what if any future there is for the industry’s trade body. The shock resignation yesterday...

The new chief executive of Propertymark has declined to answer questions relating to the resignation of the NAEA president only half...

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...

A progress report on the Regulation of Property Agents recommendations will be made today by a key RoPA committee member, Mark...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

I wanted to take this opportunity to write an advice piece on what we here at Angels Media have found important...

In July, here at Environet UK, we transferred 100% ownership of the company to our employees, in the form of an...

A new customer service award category at The ESTAS will see agency networks competing against each other for the first time.  Networks...

Reviews and awards platform ESTAS has announced that it’s now the preferred partner of the Guild of Property Professionals.  “Over the past...

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

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

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

The recommendations to regulate and train the estate agency industry put forward a year ago remain on the Housing Secretary’s desk...

It may be that by the time you read this it’s all over for Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Jon Notley and I am the co-founder...

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

Earlier this month, Boris Johnson carried out a reshuffle of his cabinet, telling ministers they must 'repay the trust of those...

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

Agents who join the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents will have full access to the new Homesearch mine of data. Homesearch debuted...

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

The head of the UK’s longest-established agency recruitment consultancy says experience and qualifications are not key when looking for new staff. Property...

Being a market leader means staying on top of industry trends. The more aware you are of what's happening in the...

There are many adjectives that can be applied to Boris Johnson, probably very few of them complimentary, but there’s one that...

An independent estate agency has committed its future to the high street by moving one of its offices to a more...

Hybrid agency Yopa has announced that its chief executive, Ben Poynter, will be standing down at the end of October to...

The Federation of Independent Agents, the new trade group set up in May, is holding its first conference this week.  The FIA...

One of the biggest changes seen in the property market over the last decade is technology growth. With the likes of Rightmove...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new Property Jobs Today column, bringing you the industry’s...

There was a time when the mere mention of the financial services industry brought with it scorn and mistrust. The issues arising...

Every estate agency applying to join a new group for independents will be mystery shopped in a bid to ensure it...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that the new Federation of Independent Agents has recruited an expert from the two leading portals...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

Emoov has this afternoon appointed administrators as a result of not being able to secure a buyer - the move had...

New research by TheAdvisory consultancy, shared exclusively with Estate Agent Today, reveals exactly how fees have fallen for traditional agents in...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

As the estate agency business in England moves towards being more robust with professional qualifications and higher standards being introduced, there...

A central London buying agent says she was once offered a bribe by an estate agent to try to persuade a...

The ESTAS Group has revealed the agencies, suppliers and other property companies shortlisted for its 2018 Estate & Letting Agent Awards. The...

One of the country’s leading PropTech entrepreneurs has responded to recent criticism of online estate agencies and their allegedly-poor record of...

And now, as if the friction between property and PropTech wasn’t difficult enough, estate agents are turning on estate agents.  We are...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

The consumer affairs correspondent of The Times has savaged High Street estate agents because of the commission they charge when compared...

Having launched 13 years ago, PayProp, part of Humanstate Group, an international private technology services group, has grown into a leading...

The UK is home to four million leasehold properties in private ownership, according to government figures. The majority of which require...

Fine & Country is to allow interior designers to operate under its brand name. Fine & Country Interior Design will be run...

Not so long ago, new UK car sales were racing ahead, fuelled by confidence in the economic recovery, but car production...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on letting agent fees charged to tenants generated ten tips for growing your...

Each of Hunters’ 180 branches will soon be able to create their own online branded monthly property lifestyle magazine or newspaper.   The...

The ESTAS Group has revealed the shortlist for its 2017 awards - and has announced that this year has seen a...

We’re used to stories on how the buying and renting of ‘formal’ accommodation - flats and houses - has become increasingly...

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...

When a potential buyer comes into the office and says they want to view a property on your books, the natural...

Curchods, the privately-owned, 21-branch Surrey agency which also trades as Burns and Webber has appointed a new group managing director. Michael Ansell...

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

Last week, on the latest series of The Apprentice, Lord Sugar threw his teams into the London property market.  As expected, Twitter...

LSL Property Services plc has announced another lettings acquisition, this time in Elgin and Inverness. The agency they have bought, PHP Lettings,...

Who are you? Joshua Rayner MIRP What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of Rayner Personnel & Estate Agency...

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