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Agents and property professionals haven't let the mini-heatwave stop them sweating and stepping up for charity. Here are some of the sector's...

If a picture paints a thousand words, then compelling videos paint an entire book. Whereas photos and text can only show...

Portals are aiming to boost consumer awareness of new material information rules rather than refusing non-compliant listings. Agency listings have been required...

There are some inspiring examples of agents and property professionals raising money for all-important children's charities this week. Remember, if you have...

The head of the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) has suggested the material listings rules should be...

A record number of anti-money laundering (AML) checks were carried out during the first quarter of 2022 across the UK property industry,...

Property professionals and MPs were left wanting more after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s much-anticipated housing announcements yesterday. Johnson yesterday promised a review...

The fast-moving property sales market is increasing the risk of fraud, an anti-money laundering expert claims. Olly Thornton-Berry, co-founder of risk management...

A record 600 firms and individuals have been shortlisted for the 2022 ESTAS Customer Service Awards. Sponsored by blockchain property network Coadjute,...

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

Agents and property professionals are travelling far and wide to raise money for charity, plus there is a new way to...

Data reforms announced in the Queen’s Speech earlier this month could speed-up property sales, an anti-money laundering (AML) expert claims. While property...

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

Fine & Country has been revealing the secrets of running an premium estate agency. The agency brand is currently hosting a Masterclass...

Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...

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

PropTech supplier nurtur.group has appointed Damon Bullimore BriefYourMarket co-founder Damon Bullimore as chief technology officer (CTO). It follows nurtur.group’s acquisition of the...

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

Agents may be gearing up for this year’s ESTAS Customer Service Awards but there is another accolade that you could aim for next...

Agents are being urged not to fear exams when it comes to new industry qualifications for the sector. The industry is still awaiting...

Agents are being urged to make better use of technology to balance calls for a shorter working week and consumer demand...

Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...

Agency trade bodies have backed the “clarity” provided by Trading Standards after it deemed “price on application” listings unlawful. It comes as...

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

Agents remain positive about the prospects for their business and the property market despite talk of slowing house price growth and...

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...

Property blockchain network Coadjute has launched a research project to identify ways estate agents and conveyancers can improve their working relationship. It...

More than half of those working within the property sector are suffering from higher levels of fatigue or stress, due to...

The vast majority of property professionals would like to see HMRC act more proactively to deter money laundering, as almost a...

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

Agents are preparing their businesses for the cost of living crunch, with considerations on fuel use, heating and window display lighting. Much...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has said it may consider complaints about ‘misleading SSTC listings’ on portals but suggests it may...

Estate agents and conveyancers have agreed on better working relationships at the first collaborative event between the two professions. There has been...

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

A three-branch agency in the south west has launched a franchise model which it says should appeal “to those wanting a...

The sponsor of an industry forum for agents and conveyancers to be held next week says the collaborative event hails the...

A prominent independent production company is looking for property professionals for a new television programme idea to be filmed in the...

Some 86 Bronze, Silver, Gold and Special Awards have been presented to agents in the Guild off Property Professionals at its...

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...

PropTech supplier nurtur.group - which owns Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals - has acquired Brief Your Market,...

Agents are being told by a trade body to conduct more frequent risk reviews and check purchaser identities against up to...

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

Agents Giving - widely recognised as the industry’s main charity - has appointed another senior agency figure to its board. It’s Iain...

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...

The annual NAEA Propertymark national conference is back in 2022. “The NAEA Propertymark National Conference is such an exciting event where property...

The branding and technology supplier epropservices - which also owns Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals - is changing...

New research suggests that the estate agency industry has bucked the nationwide trend of business liquidation that he plagued other sectors...

The PropTech network Coadjute, which says it will ultimately slash the time it takes to move house by as much as...

The ESTAS Forum scheduled for March says its aim is to encourage agents and conveyancers to work more closely together.  “There doesn’t...

The Guild of Property Professionals is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a pledge to work hard this year to stand out...

A franchise for two agency offices in west London has been acquired by property professionals Faith Cook and Georgia Everton-Wallach –...

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

Estate Agent Today understands that the civil servant who has been at the heart of plans to reform the house buying...

A warning has gone out to estate agents that “more and more” reports are being filed about cyber attacks on agencies...

Blockchain PropTech operator Coadjute is to continue as Headline Partner for The ESTAS for 2022 and 2023.  Coadjute - which took over...

A leading accountant is warning of a possible stamp duty change affecting residential property this year. HMRC is currently consulting on a...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

An estate agency owner who is also a qualified independent mortgage adviser has hit out against the suggestion that lenders may...

Online auction specialist Iamsold has opened its training programme for applications for its January 2022 intake.  Jamie Cooke, managing director at iamsold,...

I’ve worked in financial crime for the past seven years, beginning my career as a white collar crime litigator in a law firm. I know that the...

HM Revenue & Customs is consulting on how it can clamp down on property professionals and buyers who allegedly try to...

Agents are being advised to wear face masks at work - even if no member of the public is present.  Paul Offley,...

Let’s begin with total transparency from this author: I believe there’s a place for Build To Rent in the wider portfolio...

Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...

The head of a small hybrid firm that describes traditional agencies with offices as “antiquated” says property professionals working for corporates...

Estate agents and other workers in Northern Ireland are being urged to work from home "where possible" in a bid to...

Agents must have a robust plan in place in case they are subjected to a ransomware cyber attack, says the Guild...

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...

The Guild of Property Professionals launches its Autumn/Winter 2021 Tour this week - the first time its members have met in person...

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

The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...

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

Propertymark’s chief executive - officially still in post on just an interim basis - is to face questions from a past...

Agents are being advised to go above and beyond the legal requirements for anti-money laundering requirements.  Paul Offley, compliance officer for The...

Some two thirds of agents and other property professionals who have worked alone have suffered an incident endangering their safety, according to...

PropTech industry giant epropservices has acquired Property Technology Ltd, better known to agents as marketing platform LeadPro. epropservices is the parent company of...

The telecoms solutions company behind "Phone-in-a-Phone" (PiP) now brings property professionals the UK's first mobile-only business phone system in an app...

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

Agents are being warned about removing personal data and information from marketing material. Paul Offley, compliance officer at The Guild of Property...

The Guild of Property Professionals’ formal qualifications platform is set for launch this month. Agents will be able to access the platform...

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...

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

The Property Ombudsman says there’s been a big increase in enquiries to its service in recent months, despite the pandemic.  In its...

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

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...

Referral revenues shared between agents in a major industry trade group has hit over £1.35m.  Daniel Pepperell, regional director at The Guild...

Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...

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

With stock remaining perilously short for most agents, the industry has been advised to use data to identify those existing owners...

An estate agency which at one time hoped to be operating nationwide this year has now revised its target. Hortons says it...

It may be ‘Freedom Day’ but it looks certain that many estate agents will still wear masks in offices today and...

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...

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

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...

The industry’s two leading trade bodies have spoken out about the incident in which an agent accosted England’s chief medical officer,...

A company supplying data to conveyancers and other property professionals warns that Japanese Knotweed is a bigger headache than usual this summer. A wet and frosty spring,...

Iain McKenzie, chief executive of the Guild of Property Professionals, has given Estate Agent Today readers four exclusive marketing tips. In a...

ESTAS has announced that SDL Property Auctions has become an executive partner for the 2021 Forum and Awards sponsored by Coadjute. In...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to give its members a tool which, it claims, will show existing owners’ propensity to...

Books about property are, relatively speaking, commonplace - books by estate agents are far less so, hence the interest in The...

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

Rightmove is to review the processes of an online platform which directly uploads sellers' property details via an app. Two years ago...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching a new PropTech platform called Fee Street, which is in its own words “dedicated...

Welcome to another working week and with it, our regular update on appointments and moves within our industry. Please let us know...

A leading industry trade body is warning that remote-working agents and smaller independent agencies are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...

TM Group and sales progression solution mio have signed up as partners for the 2021 ESTAS Forum & Awards, sponsored by...

On 28 April 2021, Fixflo ran the first in a series of quarterly legal update webinars with David Smith, Partner at...

The anti-money laundering compliance service that is now part of data company LonRes is holding a training session for Rightmove member...

Agents are being advised on what course of action they should take to safeguard their right to fees should they be dis-instructed...

Independent estate agency Dacre, Son & Hartley plans to significantly grow its franchise network across Yorkshire and beyond. Dacres currently employs 125...

International investment bank UBS has double-downgraded Purplebricks from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’ - and that could be good for independent agents, a...

An analysis of the average time taken for properties from 10 leading estate agency brands to complete shows a significant increase...

The founder of Zoopla has returned to the property market with a new proposal to disrupt how agents buy and sell homes. Alex...

The ESTAS Group has named a new headline sponsor for its 2021 Forum and Awards, taking over from Zoopla with immediate effect. It’s...

Agents have contacted Estate Agent Today to say they fear the new MatchMaker service on the Boomin portal could be used...

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...

The Guild of Property Professionals says it’s had a strong response to the launch of its Ofqual-accredited Level Three Agency Qualification. It...

PropTech firm Sprift has entered into a deal with The Guild of Property Professionals. The partnership means that Guild member agents have...

The events of the last 12 months have potentially shaped the future of our sector for years to come. There has been...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to offer a formal agency qualification as it goes increasingly on the offensive in a...

Later this year, on October 22, the ESTAS 2021 will take place in London. The glittering ceremony will welcome property professionals...

The findings of the new ‘Thriving in a Pandemic’ report, recently published by tmgroup and mio, have highlighted that the market...

Digital channels are essential for agents’ promotion of properties but there is still a key place for print and direct mail...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak with Anthony Payne, Managing Director and co-founder of LonRes, a data and network...

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...

An independent agency has announced the opening of another office in what it calls a vote of confidence for the local housing...

epropservices, parent company of The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country, has acquired estate agency website supplier Starberry. The firm is...

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...

Transaction totals took a tumble last month for the first time since last summer as HMRC figures suggest the stamp duty...

A trade body says it’s been contacted by the government explaining how agencies can get Coronavirus asymptomatic testing for staff. The Guild of...

On March 23rd 2021, Dezrez and its partners are hosting EAvolution21 the event that showcases the latest in PropTech using an...

Agents will soon have a chance to hear a US motivational speaker described as one of the world’s most influential sales...

The biggest awards in the residential property sector, The ESTAS, has confirmed an autumn date for its main 2021 event.  Traditionally the...

As part of our third PayProp Special Report on COVID-19 rental arrears in the UK, we surveyed over 600 agents, tenants...

Boomin has denied that it will ever allow direct property sales, cutting out estate agents. Founder Michael Bruce says the new service...

It’s been some time since online agencies have ventured into crowdfunding to raise investment, but easyProperty has now done so -...

A large majority of estate agents fear a surge in 'failed sales’ as the stamp duty holiday cliff edge gets ever-closer. The latest National...

Just as the new chief executive of Propertymark holds interviews across the industry, so The Guild of Property Professionals is coming out...

A trade body is warning that increased home working triggered by Coronavirus makes the agency industry more vulnerable than ever to...

A PropTech company has won a grant for a project to improve ID verification in the buying and selling process, via...

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

A leading business consultancy says the level of working-from-home in the UK by 2025 will be five times that before the pandemic. Estate...

Estate agencies have been named by HM Revenue & Customs for breaching anti-money laundering regulations. The list of those breaching the rules...

An appeal has gone out to agents wanting to jump from being employees to running their own businesses - and there are...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

There’s a call this morning for estate and letting agents to regard the physical viewing of any property on sale or...

An estate agency group has launched new franchise business models to help those in the industry impacted by Covid-19. Century 21 UK...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

Pressure is building on the government to agree a tapered end to the stamp duty holiday, even if a full-blown extension now...

Ever since the initial ripples of innovation in the 1990s, PropTech has proceeded to reshape our market beyond recognition; going on...

MPs lobbied by agents to extend the stamp duty holiday are staying firmly on the fence with standard answers and no...

A petition has been launched demanding a stamp duty holiday extension. The online petition is the idea of Jonathan Steel - a layperson...

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...

Back in September, Westminster Council launched a new strategy to help 'protect tenants' and 'ensure they live in good-quality and well-managed...

The Guild of Property Professionals is urging the industry - all agents, not just its own members - to lobby MPs...

An unidentified estate agency has been threatened with prosecution by a local council after opening its office to the public during...

Many agents are brilliant at giving a personal touch and are professional in the way they treat customers, but I would...

While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...

The UK lettings market is no stranger to technology. But only a few of the early initiatives have remained, and landlords...

A leading board member of NAEA Propertymark warns a small number of rogue agents continue to flout anti-money laundering regulations - and...

We can all agree that the recovery of the property market since May has been outstanding. The latest data from Zoopla...

Housing Minister Christopher Pincher announced that the introduction of the Renters' Reform Bill will be delayed for an indefinite period due...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been told to avoid a stamp duty holiday cliff-edge next March at any price - because it...

The proliferation of free and accessible digital services has - at face value - brought us many great things: same-day deliveries,...

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

A new tool which identifies preferences of Facebook users and then targets them with ads for appropriate homes on sale, is...

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....

We all know that people can’t move to a new house without going through the Conveyancing process. However, with that said,...

An estate agent in Liverpool has adopted the unusual technique of urging vendors to sell now “before prices crash.” Clearly unworried about...

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 have been in place for several months now. While letting...

One of the country’s major regional agencies has unveiled a ‘super hub’ structure which began life as a lockdown measure but...

Ahead of the launch of a new iBuyer platform later this year, agents are being invited to attend two webinars hosted...

Independent agents are busier than they have ever been thanks to the post-lockdown surge but larger corporates are actually losing market...

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

The Guild of Property Professionals says that in the past quarter it has had its highest number of new joiners on...

The ban on evictions was due to end earlier this month, but following a last-minute U-turn from the government, it has...

A new study reveals that two thirds of property professionals expect a pay rise in the next 12 months, despite Coronavirus and the recession. Of 1,100 professionals questioned...

Agents are being advised to operate an appointments-only system if they have offices with only one person on duty during the...

The government’s new Kickstart scheme is the ideal way for agents to encourage new talent without incurring any cost. That’s the view of The...

Agents should check where buyers and sellers have been on holiday as part of their approach to safety during the Coronavirus...

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

The Guild of Property Professionals is relaunching its online auction brand - Guild Auctions - even though it has already successfully...

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

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

An agent in Hertfordshire says he routinely secures 5,000 visits to ‘live open houses’ on Facebook Live, and have on one...

Earlier this month, it was revealed that property industry bodies have joined a new Code of Practice Steering Group to enact...

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...

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...

The ESTAS Group says it will combine its awards events for agents, conveyancers and mortgage brokers in one ceremony in May...

An estate agency is warning that the likely rush of transactions when the new stamp duty holiday ends next spring will...

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

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

A new estate agency Code of Practice is to be written by a group set up by the Royal Institution of Chartered...

The return of non-essential businesses to lockdown in Leicester as a result of a localised spike in Coronavirus cases is a...

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

Midlands regional chain Andrew Grant, which last year closed some branches as it moved to a ‘hub’ structure, appears to have...

It’s been confirmed by the Scottish Government that the housing market north of the border resumes for business - and house...

A working party of property professionals is being set up to look at whether and how property logbooks could help speed...

A new thought-provoking five-part video series is launching to the industry today. ‘Simon says…’ is being hosted by Property Tribes with...

The Guild of Property Professionals says “a remarkable number” of agencies has joined it during the lockdown. Some 27 agencies signed up...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

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

The combined market share of agencies in the Guild of Property Professionals is now higher even than it was at the...

Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week, and there is a great deal of positive things to be said about a...

A digital ‘members-only club’ for property professionals around the world has slashed its prices nine months after launching. The Eighth Door is...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Tom Harrington and I’m the founder and...

Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...

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

The industry should continue to prepare for large-scale reforms such as mandatory agency training, the licensing of agents and a new...

Outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has launched a new facility called Client Services for agents resuming business. Moneypenny’s 80-strong team of receptionists can...

A large majority of property professionals polled by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors say a stamp duty holiday would be...

An estate agency is running a series of five webinars aimed at helping agent discover new business strategies for the post-Covid...

It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...

There’s been a furious response to the agent who appears to have breached government rules by opening his branch to the...

A third of agencies say at least some of their staff will be working from home permanently when the Coronavirus pandemic...

The Federation of Independent Agents and the ESTAS review and awards platform have formed what they call “a key partnership.” The FIA...

Industry supplier epropservices has created a new virtual valuation platform to help the industry operate during the lockdown and social distancing...

A six-point guide is to be issued today to agents reopening offices when the government gives the go ahead, possibly in...

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

A regional agency has thrown its weight behind an independent report which says estate and lettings agents could lead the economy...

The government is being urged to allow estate and lettings agents to return to work as soon as possible when the...

A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing...

Some estate agents are now receiving small business grants from the government, according to the Guild of Property Professionals. Guild chief executive...

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

Much like PropTech, Open Banking has been used as a buzzword in recent years. However, when it comes to the rental...

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

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

Property expert Phil Spencer will soon be sharing his unique insight into Move iQ’s engaged consumer audience alongside advice from other...

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

The lightbulb moment for LonRes was born out of sheer frustration. I’d just missed out on a deal and the postman...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to give guidance to agents on how to run their businesses remotely.  Chief executive Iain McKenzie...

Monthly webinars via Facebook are being set up to discuss compliance issues with member agents of the Guild of Property Professionals. “Because...

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

House prices have risen 2.3 per cent in the past year - the strongest rate of inflation for property since July...

Rightmove has released another stonking set of results - but there are signs that some agents are defecting from the ever-more-expensive...

The threat of Coronavirus is beginning to make an impact in the world of property. The Cushman & Wakefield agency announced overnight that...

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...

As residential sales and lettings professionals we are conditioned to adapt to change, it’s the nature of the profession. However, developments...

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

New research suggests the internet and broadband coverage have become even more important to buyers and tenants. The study - involving 228...

As competition hots up between affinity groups and associations in the industry, the Guild of Property Professionals has come out fighting. It...

The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...

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

It is possible that agents and their business partners in the conveyancing, mortgage and survey industries could be obliged to have...

It's been confirmed that Humberts has been sold for an undisclosed amount to a consortium of franchisees - and that the...

When is a property really off-market? There may be many answers to that question but it’s likely that few would consider...

The annual conference of the National Association of Estate Agents takes place on February 27 - the date when the future...

First things first, a big happy New Year to everyone. Welcome to 2020! It looks set to be another interesting year...

It's been two years since the SDL Group launched its franchise block management business, SDL Property Partners, the first of its...

The ESTAS, the national customer service awards recognising the best agents, brokers and suppliers, closes for entry at the end of...

The relaunched easyProperty hybrid agency is to rely exclusively on local marketing to drive awareness and customers, and not follow the...

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

There’s been a new warning to estate agents to check they are fully compliant with GDPR regulations following a European case...

House prices increased 0.5 per cent in November, which was the strongest monthly rise since April according to the Nationwide.  However, annual...

A new digital ‘members-only club’ is being launched for property professionals around the world.  The Eighth Door is a web and app-based...

ESTAS, the national customer service award scheme which recognises estate and letting agents,  conveyancers and mortgage advisors, has now fully launched...

England rugby fans will have been disappointed to find out that Saturday's planned World Cup group stage clash with France in...

A new online auction service has launched this week, pledging a fairer service for agent partners, as well as buyers and...

Case study: Connells reaping the time-saving benefits of new sales and communication tool Since adopting mio in September 2018, Josh Lally, Senior...

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - your Monday roundup of all the latest employment news from the industry. If you have...

In a revival of the Natter’s day in the life of series, I catch up with Rajeev Nayyar, managing director of...

It may only be October 4, but temperatures have already started to drop this week as preparations for winter begin. As we...

Property professionals are increasingly worried about the threat of cyber attacks, according to new research. Some 41% of 'real estate professionals from...

The reform of the buying process is to take centre stage at a special conference called Bold Legal LIVE! taking place...

There’s a clear change of mood music in the country now regarding environmental issues. You don’t need to be old to remember...

Former Purplebricks chief executive Lee Wainwright says the problem for estate agents maintaining a strong level of fees isn’t competition from...

If you thought - perhaps hoped - that five weeks of prorogued Parliament meant a break from politics, think again: the...

The Guild of Property Professionals has welcomed government steps to provide buyers and sellers with greater transparency in transactions - and...

Two PropTech advocates have launched a podcast series telling agents how to improve their businesses. One of the couple is Mark Worrall,...

A £3.6 billion Towns Fund to support towns across England to build prosperous futures through innovative regeneration is a perfect chance...

The government has issued a revised version of its official How To Buy and How To Sell documents, aimed at consumers...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching its second tour of 2019 with an added bonus - a free training session...

A sales progression tool is urging property professionals and consumers alike to do more to speed up typical transaction times, and...

With Boris Johnson winning the Conservative leadership election and becoming Prime Minister, he has spent his first few days in office...

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Facebook is set to enter the cryptocurrency business with the big reveal of its formal plans scheduled for some point this...

The head of the Property Redress Scheme is urging agents to prepare for yet more regulation and legislation changes likely to...

The UK property market can be seen by criminals as an effective vehicle to conceal the proceeds of economic crime. Criminally...

The scores have been counted and the results are in for the 2019 ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Zoopla. On Friday, over 1,000...