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Ben Ridgway gives his views on the current market, material information and PropTech for agents. What is your current view of the...

Property consultancy LonRes says June was a record-breaking month for property sales in the capital, with exchanges up 140 per cent...

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

No fewer than seven estate and lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme today. Most of them are now...

The Grenfell Tower disaster in June 2017 exposed the dangers of inflammable cladding on residential tower blocks, and what has come...

Franchise agency giant Belvoir has acquired share capital in a small mortgage company. Nottingham Mortgage Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of...

One of the country’s leading politicians says a yet-to-be-revealed way of taxing property sales could be one way of helping homes...

Digital marketing agency Angels Media and digital platform Gazeal have announced an exclusive strategic partnership to help improve and speed up...

A report by the Office of Tax Simplification on Capital Gains Tax has called for a series of changes. They include extending...

Some sellers are suffering cash flow issues as a result of glitches in the Capital Gains Tax reporting system, according to...

Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...

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

Momentum is building for agents to provide more information on property details and portals - not wait until a prospective buyer...

Iamsold, the company best known for its Modern Method of Auction online platform, has won top spot in an auction league...

A major agency is reporting a “frenzy” with branches inundated with enquiries as soon as homes are listed. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of...

Research by an estate agency comparison service has revealed which type of road address produces the highest average price.  GetAgent has analysed...

One in three property sales in England and Wales fell through before completion in the first quarter of 2021. The 32 per...

With March marking one year since the beginning of the first national lockdown across all four nations of Britain in response...

With just days before the launch of new portal Boomin, Rightmove says it’s hit a record 9.1m visits in a 24...

The Chancellor’s recent announcement that the stamp duty holiday would be extended for another three months was undoubtedly great news for...

A new estate agency says it aims to sell homes within 30 days - and dismisses the idea of a traditional...

If it’s Monday, it’s jobs news day on EAT - welcome to the latest update. Want to be featured in our next...

Following the fluctuation of the property market during the UK’s first national lockdown, the industry was given a lifeline by the...

High end purchasers of homes in London paid 15 per cent of the stamp duty in 2020, yet the value of...

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

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

A huge number of additional transactions completing in the next few weeks due to the stamp duty holiday provides estate agents...

An estate agency says 10 per cent of its sellers have already dropped their asking prices to keep buyers on board,...

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

The proportion of sales that fell through at the worst point of this year was 52 per cent it’s been claimed. However...

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

NAEA Propertymark has written to the Scottish Government demanding it extend the current Land and Buildings Transaction Tax holiday - the...

Property sales take a seriously long time to complete. There are a number of reasons for this, although often delays are...

The high profile Yorkshire agency chain Dacre, Son & Hartley has been appointed by the largest charity care provider for older...

Average house prices in Wales have risen three per cent in the past year, despite multiple difficult lockdowns considered more severe...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

A platform which signs up vendors and allocates their sale to a high-performing local agent says it sells property two months...

Recently, when giving speeches, I have discussed investment trends and industry trends that the built environment is experiencing. They are quite...

When it comes to the future of the property market in the wake of Covid-19, there are two main schools of...

Property sellers are twice as likely to find a buyer for their property if the original asking price does not change,...

The strong performance of the auction market in recent months has been reinforced by the latest figures from iamsold, the UK's...

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...

A PropTech platform that claims to halve the time a transaction takes has received a huge cash injection from investors for...

An unusual property sales concept, which signs up vendors and then effectively sub-contracts their sales to strongly-performing local estate agents, has...

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...

It looks like the stamp duty holiday for England and Northern Ireland, already in effect following yesterday’s announcement, is unlikely to...

It’s a tough time for agents and our stories show a disturbingly high number of  branches closing - but there are...

Tuesday mornings at 6am is usually my time to review all the latest PropTech news. This fires off ideas for my...

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

Although the shake-out in the industry is ongoing - online agency Settled and established new-build agency Cushman & Wakefield have both...

There’s been a very significant increase in the number of listings carrying virtual viewings, accelerating during the period of the Coronavirus crisis and...

Guidance issued by the government explicitly advises agents, buyers and sellers that more activity should be done online if possible. “The process...

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

Buying and selling a house is often referenced as being one of the most stressful life experiences that we can go...

Estate agents in one small part of the British Isles are reopening their offices this weekend. Agents on the Channel Island of...

House sales edged down only slightly in March compared with February according to HM revenue & Customs, despite the lockdown in...

An estate agency says it’s using so-called Covid Clauses in contracts to keep transactions on course. Knight Frank says it’s writing ‘Coronavirus...

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

In its latest State of the Property Nation report, which questions over 650 agents and 6,000 consumers, Zoopla says 55 per...

A digital platform claims its taken “a massive step” towards speeding up property sales with what it says is the first...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

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

A new tie-up between Coadjute, a network for decentralised workflow and data sharing within the property industry, and banks including NatWest...

This is stating the obvious to estate agents but the government has revealed that homes near parks, gardens, playing fields and...

A high-end estate agency which describes itself as 'the world's only global lifestyle real estate company' is recruiting new partner agents. Quintessentially...

Fewer property sales fell through before completion, despite uneasy market conditions, according to Quick Move Now. The home buying company's data shows...

Rightmove’s blog suggests that pro-standard photos can increase enquiries by up to four times, but how do you make great photos? You...

Estate agents have collectively been fiercely criticised for allegedly exaggerating valuations to win instructions, doing a disservice to vendors and not...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

With somewhere in the region of 1.2 million property sales transactions being completed each year, and 16,500 estate agents actively vying...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Mark Worrall the co-founder of love2move What is love2move and...

High Street estate agents should re-define themselves in today’s competitive market by becoming Residential Property Experts offering a wide range of...

The Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally found that four agencies broke competition law by taking part in a price fixing...

The National Audit Office says many users of Help To Buy would have been able to purchase a home anyway, without...

In recent years click & collect has become a popular way for retailers, supermarkets and online shopping sites such as Amazon...

House prices in 20 UK cities analysed by Zoopla show an average 1.7 per cent increase over the 12 months to...

A top London estate agent says the humble For Sale board remains the cheapest and most effective marketing tool - even...

Jackson-Stops has launched a new branch in mid-Sussex, expanding the estate agency’s national network to over 45 offices.  The Mid-Sussex branch will...

PropTech players behind a recent trial claim that use of Blockchain can cut a transaction time from a typical three months...

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

Zoopla says the number of its leads delivered to member agents in the period March 2018 to February 2019 was 36...

The proliferation of big data is paving the way to improving our economy on almost every front as entrepreneurial digital companies...

Rightmove is undertaking an investigation into a PropTech app that has tried to list private sales on the portal. The perhaps-ironically named...

HM Revenue & Customs has issued more details of its bid to encourage estate agents to combat money laundering in the...

A 36 per cent collapse in sales between November and January has created an “unprecedented” five year low in the number...

I don’t think I can add anything more to the excellent 2019 pieces we’ve seen on EAT in recent weeks –...

A Scottish estate agency has changed its website following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The complaint relates to West Property...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Beccy Moore. Office Manager for Nicholas Humphreys Tell us more about Nicholas...

With the speed of property sales continuing to slow and no end to the sluggishness in sight, it’s time to take...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

Belvoir has this morning announced that it has acquired MAB Glos, part of the Mortgage Advice Bureau.  The £3.6m deal, done through...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

The troubled Emoov hybrid estate agency, currently up for sale, has removed an advertisement after a complaint to a watchdog over...

A new company is claiming to reduce chain collapses during sales by creating a lockout agreement, also known as a reservation agreement. Property...

The estate agency group Humberts, which narrowly avoided collapse early this year, now claims to have turned around its fortunes thanks...

An estate agency is moving from its traditional branch to new city centre serviced offices as it expands. East of Exe -...

Fine & Country has opened its latest office in the Lancashire town of Rossendale, specialising in high-end properties across the county. The...

The independent Sutton-based property business Centro PLC has acquired Cheam and Mayfair based Christies Estate Agents Limited.   The new combined agency is...

An estate agency which operates nationally has agreed to amend its website following a complaint made to the Advertising Standards Authority...

The online auction platform BidX1 has announced a strategic investment which will be used to accelerate its growth. The investment comes from...

An online estate agency has changed the wording of a listing on Rightmove, Zoopla and on its own website after a...

By now we’ve all seen news about the long-term decline in property sales and competition from online alternatives leading to ‘more...

An insolvency firm claims 153 estate agencies have gone bust in the past year with more than 7,000 “showing signs of...

A survey of owner-occupiers, landlords, property investors and insolvency practitioners has revealed that Brexit is the single biggest concern when it...

Online estate agency Tepilo and over-60s ‘life plan’ property sales service Homewise have been rapped over the knuckles following complaints made...

A proposal by HMRC to speed up HMRC Capital Gains Tax payments for residential property sales could create a “compliance nightmare.” The...

The number of house sales falling through pre-completion during the first quarter of 2018 reached its highest level for this time...

The Property Ombudsman has launched an online training module which it describes as the first of its kind.  The interactive module -...

Last week, a story was published by CNBC about a couple who sold their home, for above the asking price, without...

A Cotswolds-based agency has expanded to a second office and says it has plans to develop further in the region. Move was...

The other day I met with two agents who have 30 years of property sales experience between them, and yet also...

Between October and December 2017, some £822 million worth of UK residential property was sold at auction, according to the Essential...

In recent years January has become the month of detoxes, fad diets, health kicks such as Dry January and Veganuary, and...

Purplebricks has this morning announced it’s to launch in New York. A statement to the London Stock Exchange this morning read: The...

New research from the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents reveals that no fewer than...

Cotswold property and land agency Butler Sherborn has changed its business status to become a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). The agency currently...

There’s been no let up with your generous sharing of your Christmas decorations - thanks for sending so many in. With under...

An online agency which claims to be the first in the world to be dedicated to sealed bid property sales, is...

Belvoir has revealed that it has won the backing of a minority shareholder in The Property Franchise Group to resume merger...

Stamp duty on property sales is gumming up the housing market, stopping people from moving to the jobs they need, and...

The decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to fine five estate agents for engaging in a price fixing cartel has...

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...

As someone who spends his days peering into the PropTech world, one thing I’ve observed is the way in which certain tech prompts...

Marsh & Parsons will be opening a new office in Islington on September 4 - defying many analysts who say the...

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...

The popularity of property auctions in the UK has increased enormously in recent years, supported by popular TV shows such as...

Just 27% of property valuations in May were requested by prospective home sellers, according to the latest data from Connells Survey...

Analysis of over 120,000 sales valuations has revealed some of the UK's most expensive and cheapest property regions. Central London's 'W' postcode...

As Dataloft’s home town and having been declared the best place to live, we needed no further excuse to have a...

Since the seventies, housing starts and completions across England and Wales have been on a downward trajectory. The long run average...

Cash is becoming an increasingly large proportion of the funding used to buy homes according to a new analysis of transactions...

Auctions are a great way to sell property competitively, with a wide range of homes often selling under the hammer, and...

This actually happened - the names of the guilty have been withheld to protect the innocent. I live in Spain, Marbella actually,...

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

Some big news in the agency world last week won’t have escaped the attention of many in the industry. Last Thursday news...

Foxtons' figures released to the City this morning confirm a huge slump in sales in 2016 - and even lettings revenue...

One of the four estate agents fined by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for price-fixing has spoken about the details...

Four Somerset estate agents have agreed to pay fines totalling over £370,000 to the Competition and Markets Authority, after admitting illegal price-fixing.   The...

The consumer body Which? claims that 19 per cent of properties sold in the year to September went for prices five...

Marsh & Parsons has expanded its Residential Development & Investment team - just one of a number of agencies to announce...

Purplebricks has issued its second statement to the City on successive trading days - and its share price has risen by...

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

The head of a new ‘disruptive’ online mortgage service says 2017 will see more major estate agency and other property businesses...

Following a strong start to 2016, particularly in the lower to middle range of the UK housing market, that lasted up...

I recently came across a consumer comment expressing frustration at the length and complexity of UK conveyancing and raising the question...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

The award-winning online agency HouseSimple has had one of its advertisements banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The advert was a poster for...

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...

In a surprise announcement this morning, Foxtons has revealed that its total revenues in the past three months dropped 14 per...

Property sales and lettings agency William H Brown, part of the Sequence UK network, has acquired Porter Glenny estate agents in...

As with finance broking, there can be many frustrations that come with being an estate agent – I perhaps don’t need...

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

Foxtons is reviewing its programme of branch openings in London because of the slowdown in the capital's housing market. In figures released...

With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...

An online petition to scrap Energy Performance Certificates has received only modest support so far. The petition has been put forward by eMoov...

With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...

The Land Registry’s monthly ‘price paid data’ has revealed that there were 75,937 land and property sales in England and Wales...

The agency which describes itself as the UK’s first hybrid - EweMove - is claiming a record quarter of property sales...

It's great to hear how new proptech is being embraced by a number of front line agents in order to network...

Hamptons International has announced that it is to launch a 'private conveyancing hub' later this year. The initiative has been designed to...

Property sales slowed dramatically in April as the market readjusted following the frenzy of buying before the stamp duty surcharge deadline...

The government is staying tight-lipped about it for the moment but there may be a major shake-up in house buying on...

Buy to let mortgage sales - one of the key indicators of buy to let property sales - fell drastically in...

Settled, the online property sales site which launched last year, is now looking for an additional £1m in investment from funds...

The number of property sales in Scotland during January was the highest recorded since 2008, according to figures from Your Move. The...

Leaders has acquired another agency just weeks after absorbing another agency in the same region.  Tudor Estates was founded in 1959 and...

Bungalows are likely to be sold-off as a by-product the government’s plans to extend Right To Buy, but are unlikely to...

OnTheMarket says there is no delay with its plans to list member agents’ overseas properties for sale, but still cannot reveal...

There’s been plenty of forecasting in recent weeks - banks, consultancies and high-end estate agents have predicted house prices in the...

Property sales in Scotland for first-time buyers and home movers are increasing three times faster than the rest of the UK...

Connells Group says it is still on the prowl for traditional estate agencies to acquire after its announcement that it has...

News from the Halifax this week that the combined values of the residential properties in London amounts to £1.13 trillion, virtually...

A retirement property sales business says increasing numbers of estate agents are considering selling specialist retirement housing “but often without the...

Foxtons says affordability issues and increased stamp duty charges for some of the most expensive properties mean London’s sales market is...

Zoopla says it will later this week give an update on the number of agents it now has as members -...

Four estate agencies including online player Purplebricks have resolved complaints submitted to the Advertising Standards Authority. Every week the ASA publishes a...

The consumer is King and to protect sellers and buyers' best interests estate and letting agents have to operate in the...

Last month was the strongest September since 2007 for home sales, with a distinct north-south divide when it comes to transactions...

Another day, another website for online property sales - but this site does not describe itself as an estate agent and...

eMoov, arguably Britain’s highest-profile online estate agency, says it is “inevitable” that it will enter the US sales market in the...

Average house prices across England and Wales jumped £1,900 in August – the fastest rise seen for past 12 months according...

A new trading standards Guidance on Property Sales has been launched aimed at improving estate agency service to customers.  The Powys-based National...

Housing supply increased by 25% in July, according to the latest report from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA).  The number...

LSL Property Services, owner of Reeds Rains and Your Move amongst other high street chains, says last month’s sales market was the...

Online agency easyProperty has launched its residential sales service this week, ahead of schedule - and catching some elements of the...

Investors are extending their influence over the property market in prime central parts of London according to agency Marsh & Parsons. The...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team has prepared a draft of revised guidelines on property sales, to replace the old...

A review of 30 prominent property sales websites undertaken by a digital marketing company demonstrates, perhaps predictably, a huge lead for...

An online property sales platform - with a catchphrase that says traditional agents’ fees “are bigger than a Texan’s waistband and...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld two complaints made against online estate agency eMoov.  The first centred around eMoov’s claim that...

One of London’s biggest property sales of the year so far completed a few weeks before last month’s election, despite fears at...

A financial advisory firm based in Ewloe, Flintshire has launched a sales and lettings estate agency service.  Chesterton Grant Estate Agents will...

We knew it - a good looking estate agent can increase the value of a property. And now we have proof,...

The presupposed notion still exists that new online agents are ‘tech savvy’ whilst the seemingly old fashioned high street agents are...

Environmental group Greenpeace claims that a survey of 60 estate agents operating close to potential fracking sites suggests tens of thousands...

Demand for property is at the lowest level it has been since March 2014, according to the National Association of Estate...