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Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

The National Association of Property Buyers’ Jonathan Rolande gives his take on why it’s those working across the sector who will help drag us...

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...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

Agents and property professionals are spreading plenty of charitable love ahead of Valentine's Day. See some of the inspirational examples below. Whatever the...

Right now, one topic seems to be dominating talk in the industry. Everywhere I go people tend to quiz me about...

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

Housing Secretary Michael Gove and minister Stuart Andrew are set to be grilled by MPs on their property market plans today. The...

No matter how dark the news, there’s light in our industry thanks to so many agents and suppliers doing good deeds....

The most senior Trading Standards officer policing the agency industry says he hopes the public will ask about referral fees in...

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

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

Representatives of Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket, Boomin and OneDome portals are to be quizzed in an industry Question Time session next month. Russell...

Knowing adjudication terms and phrases can make all the difference in a deposit dispute. The DPS has been helping landlords and letting...

We’re now in Lockdown 3.0 and most of us have become used to juggling home-working, home schooling and a million and...

Homeowners staying at home during another lockdown are doing more than sharing memes of groundhog day or doing family quizzes on...

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

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

A prominent PropTech supplier wants agents to hand over much more information to conveyancers to allow them to make faster progress on...

The second England-wide lockdown is here. The good news is that this time round, the property market remains open for business,...

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...

A founder of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, suggests there was nothing wrong with the controversial Commisery TV ads that contributed to making...

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...

As last Friday was the VE Day Anniversary bank holiday we have a bumper bundle of fund-raising activities to report on...

Over Easter we carried stories of good deeds done by agents and how firms were coping with working from home -...

Fine & Country is one of those clever agencies employing interior designers to help stage properties, making them look their best...

Three more property players have been in touch to share what they're doing to help their staff during lockdown - there...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

Lockdown may be over soon - but who knows what a relaxation of the current restrictions will really mean for our...

On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this...

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

It’s back - the five-a-side football tournament which made its debut last year with teams from the property sector makes a welcome return...

The portals say they are ready and willing to play their part in changes approaching the industry, ranging from new agency...

A survey undertaken for estate agency Jackson-Stops reveals that 55 per cent of people do not believe housing is a priority...

In an increasingly aggressive UK right now, it’s worth remembering that most people just want to get along and do good...

The trade headlines may be dominated by a revolution proposed for how agents are regulated, licensed and trained but one thing...

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

Hello and here we go with yet another Agents Do Charity, the weekly opportunity to herald the unsung efforts of our...

The Met Office says today, March 1, is the first official day of spring - perfect timing to coincide with the...

More details are emerging of the first-ever ESTAS conference for conveyancers - the Bold Legal Conference - taking place on the...

In what promises to be a transformative year for conveyancing in the UK, the ESTAS is joining forces with the well-known...

The industry is back to full-strength on its fund-raising judging from our virtual postbag this week with many new reports of...

Well here we are, at the last Agents Do Charity of the year. It’s been a record haul of good works, as...

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...

Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - it’s a bumper edition with plenty of fantastic fund-raising going...

Winter really is the time for fund-raising - and thanks for letting us know exactly what you are up to to...

Mwahahahahaha.... the big day is here. No, we don't mean The Negotiator awards (although we wish you good luck if you're in...

Trustpilot, the review service quoted frequently by Purplebricks as evidence of its apparent popularity, is declining to comment on the adverse...

Let’s start with a quick fire quiz. How many more leads do you think you’d get with photos that have been...

It’s peak business season for many agents right now and yet they still have time to do good work for charities...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

It’s always a privilege to publicise fund-raising work by our industry, to show the caring nature of a profession that is...

Relocation Agent Network has ended the year handing out 28 awards to individuals and firms at a gala dinner in London. The...

Good branding is absolutely crucial to any successful business or product, even more so in a world of social media, instant...

Confidence in the UK housing market has slumped according to an annual survey conducted by economic consultancy ING.  The survey, called Homes...

It’s a familiar theme – kids doing charity trips and needing sponsorship or raffle prizes to help fund their fares. If we...

A month ago we ran a quiz compiled by compliance training expert David Beaumont - and the results do not make...

The long-awaited Euro 2016 tournament is here at last and to mark the event, compliance training expert David Beaumont - a...

Let’s face it - the biggest distraction for many estate agents in the coming weeks may well be the Euro 2016...

There are three days left to quiz Zoopla founder and chief executive Alex Chesterman as he steps into the firing line...

Zoopla founder and chief executive Alex Chesterman is to step into the firing line to answer online questions from estate and...

You know the drill by now - send us details of events on press@estateagenttoday.co.uk and we are more than happy to...