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The Open Property Data Association (OPDA) has expanded its executive committee with the appointment of Nick Chadbourne from conveyancing panel provider LMS. The...

As sure as night follows day, so our industry sets out a wish list of tax changes which it hopes the...

As we enter the winter months and a traditionally quieter time for the property industry - agents are still contending with...

Three major agency brands have unveiled high-profile appointments this week. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature here, email...

By Grant Leggett, Executive Director, Boyer (part of Leaders Romans Group) Over a hundred years before the climate emergency became a global...

By Alan Siggins, indoor ventilation expert and Managing Director of Airflow. Whilst the UK’s focus on Net Zero and green efforts may...

In today's fast-paced and ever-evolving property industry, it’s essential that forward-thinking agents strive for innovation through PropTech to improve processes, save...

Outsourced communications business Moneypenny has appointed a new head of its property team.  Moneypenny supports 2,500 businesses in the UK property industry,...

The final tickets are on sale for next month’s Agency Excellence Summit. The event takes place at the Manchester Piccadilly Hotel on...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities are constantly developing, helping to improve efficiencies across all sectors and disciplines. Recent data* highlights that the...

Foxtons has regained its position as London’s number one agent in Guy Gittins’ first year as chief executive. Former Chestertons boss Gittins...

Propertymark is preparing for its next regional conference. The next destination is Canterbury Cathedral Lodge in Kent on 9 November 2023. Members have...

Savills has expanded its residential sales teams in south west London with the appointment of two associate directors. Oliver Morley joins as...

More than 20 property organisations and professionals have been named as finalists in the upcoming Variety North West PROPs awards. The winners...

In the property industry, technology must work in a way that is right for agents, helping to free them up to...

Prime estate agent John D Wood & Co has named a new Head of Sales and claims this marks “a new...

Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...

Property professionals have one more week to submit their entries for the inaugural North West PROPs Awards. The search for the very...

Agency reviews platform allAgents.co.uk has named Martin Roberts as the host of this year's highly anticipated 2023 Annual Customer Experience Awards...

I'll start with a confession. I am not an estate agent - I'm a marketer. But since I joined the industry...

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

The property transaction in England and Wales is a notoriously slow and fraught process, taking typically 150 days to complete, with...

If we turn the clock back only twenty years, the concept of managing our lives from a handheld device was within...

Changes to consumer behaviour usually arrive in waves. Most of the time these waves are small. They drive minimal impact, with...

Retail queen Stacey Cartwright will succeed Nicholas Ferguson as chair of Savills from December 31 - but she inherits a company...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already being used by the property industry and its impact is only set to grow. But while...

Can you start by telling us a bit about yourself and how you got into the property industry? My name is Andrea...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

The most highly-rated agents in the UK have been revealed. Comparison website allAgents has unveiled the winners of its 2023 People Awards. These...

Now more than ever, property professionals across the sector need to pull together and collaborate more closely to make business gains,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

It’s the start of what promises - perhaps ‘threatens’ is a better word - to be a challenging second half of...

Property data in the UK is mined from a labyrinth of sources such as local authorities, various government departments and private...

Fortune favours the brave, as the saying goes. So, when you consider how upfront material information can and does make the...

In the fiercely competitive property industry, staying ahead of the game is essential for thriving and achieving success. That's where the...

It’s a brave business owner who actually invites criticism.  I speak from the personal experience of asking the opinions of the...

When it comes to the usage, and benefits of, providing upfront material information to all those involved in the home buying...

Industry charity Agents Giving is asking the property industry to rally together for local food banks this week and beyond. Agents Giving...

The well-being of property industry professionals has taken its toll with the economic downturn and cost-of-living crisis, with over a third...

The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) has formed an independent industry body, the Open Property Data Association (OPDA), for companies...

It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...

In his latest column, property commentator Jonathan Rolande, provides his take on the biggest stories from the past seven days. This week was...

The Home Buying & Selling Technology Group (HBSG) has launched the latest version of the Property Data Trust Framework following live...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

One of the most valuable, most successful and most recognisable brands worldwide is Coca-Cola. And we have all wondered, at least...

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has said he is looking forward to building a “new force” in the property industry after...

Labour leader Keir Starmer took to the airwaves yesterday, promising to "back the builders not blockers" when it comes to homeownership. Speaking...

A coalition of businesses from across the property industry have united to call on the Government to do more to speed-up...

Not every story about our industry makes me smile but I was delighted to read in the trade press about someone...

Rightmove’s Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) has been officially recognised by trade body Propertymark, alongside Propertymark Qualifications. The...

Industry veteran Michael Day is marking 20 years since setting up his Integra Property Services consultancy and training business. The brand now...

Upfront material information is now firmly on the property industry’s radar, with Trading Standards CPR regulations expected to move towards disclosing...

Property industry customer review platform ESTAS is preparing to reveal its regional and national shortlists for their 2023 awards. The nominees for...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Landlords are now quite accustomed to the challenges of operating in a market where they are often perceived as the antagonist...

Agency staff have little more than a week to ensure their allAgents profile is up to date so they can boost...

The ESTAS team may be known for its Customer Service Awards but it has now picked up a gong of its...

Hearing a lot about integration and wondering what it all means for your firm? Don’t panic. Take a look at what Paul...

A regional estate agent has expanded its presence in East Sussex with a new acquisition. Neil Newstead, founder and chief executive of...

It has been a busy first quarter of the year for property industry job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news...

Annual staff turnover in the property industry sits at almost 30%, with the most common reason given for leaving a job...

From Million Dollar Listing to Selling Sunset, we’re used to seeing real estate reality TV in full force on Netflix. Whilst...

A trio of estate agents have setup an LGBTQ+-focused mentoring, learning and networking group. Founded by James Hummerstone-Pope, Danielle Andrews and Caren...

The property industry may be going to great effort to digitise and improve the process of buying and selling a home...

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

2023 has been coined as ‘the year of AI adoption’, and with this technology trickling down to almost every sector, its...

Safety, support, health, wealth and happiness were the key firms of the inaugural Women in Estate Agency group conference last week. The...

Hunters has welcomed two new franchise partners who have acquired the Hunters Scarborough, Bridlington and Filey businesses. Sam Lakin and Pete Croft have...

According to Women Count 2022, an Insights report from The Pipeline, women still face entrenched systemic barriers on their route to...

The property industry's self-destructive, point-scoring way of working just doesn’t cut it. When low stock means low cash flow low, agents and...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they preview Estate Agency X 8, 2023 Estate Agency X is back and better...

Residential estate agents are the lowest-paid professionals in the real estate industry, new research claims. Analysis of real estate salary data from...

By the Co-founders of Freehold; David Mann MBE, Partner at Tuffin Ferraby Taylor and Saleem Fazal MBE, Real Estate Partner at...

Over the last few years, the property industry has been focusing on the need to provide more information to buyers ‘up...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Two of the biggest challenges facing the property industry right now are fraud and money laundering. The scale of these activities is...

Estate agency leaders have partnered to raise vital funds to support those affected by the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and...

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

Agents and property professionals have kicked off the year by supporting a range of causes. Whatever the cause you are working for,...

Happy New Year, to you all. Now that we’re all back in harness and Christmas feels like a long-distant memory, I...

As we’ve mentioned in other blogs, even though we’re going through uncertain times, this is the right time not only to...

Surveying is traditionally a male-dominated profession, and many women who have worked in the profession for many years report that at...

Agents from eXp UK filled the Waldorf Hilton hotel in London’s Aldwych earlier this month with more than 250 of its...

The Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) has launched criminal record bureau and directorship checks for all new and existing members. Graham Lock,...

Customer review platform ESTAS has partnered with the Women in Estate Agency Group (WIEA) to promote the health, wealth, and empowerment...

As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...

Over the later part of 2022, we have experienced unprecedented economic and political turmoil, which will remain as we head into...

The latest measures for property the Chancellor included in his Autumn Statement may not have been dramatic, but has it given...

The only certainty at the moment is that we are living in a period of uncertainty. The challenges facing the property...

There have been plenty of heart-warming examples of agents supporting their local communities and charities this week, from sleep-outs to donations. Whatever...

I’ve just read an article saying that this is the time of the online estate agency. The time in question is, of...

Aside from all the news surrounding the Autumn Statement this week, which will have a significant bearing on the property market...

The World Cup is set to kick off in Qatar this weekend and Estate Agent Today has compiled a team of...

Making predictions for the year ahead is notoriously difficult and leaves me open to having egg on my face, but I’m...

Estate agents could face new transaction delays after the Land Registry and its Scottish equivalent were among Government departments and civil...

The property industry often gets a bad rep, despite all the work that agents and others in the sector do for...

Recent political changes – and there have been quite a few in recent weeks – have brought about something of a...

Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...

I can’t really write about anything else this week, can I? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have...

It’s the oddest thing. Surely, the most fundamental requirement of an estate agent having won an instruction, is to get it...