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25 May 2024
From: Features
![Conveyancing fees rose 6% in 2023 - research](/upload/images/shutterstock_2169177641.jpg)
Conveyancing fees increased by around 6% last year, analysis suggests. Property Solvers’ annual research of legal practices in England and Wales has...
01 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Cost of moving drops but buyers still need £14,000 - research](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House_pound-400x310.png)
Falling Stamp Duty and survey fees have pushed down the cost of moving. Comparison website reallymoving analyses the cost of moving home...
04 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - this year’s busiest day for moving (and it’s soon)](/upload/images/shutterstock_568241401.jpg)
A house removal specialist and a consumer property group reckon they’ve discovered the busiest day of the year for moving. It’s Friday...
15 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buyers hit with higher conveyancing fees for home purchases](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Propertycalculator-400x310.png)
Agents may be regularly debating increasing their fees but property buyers and sellers are already used to paying more for conveyancing,...
17 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Protecting your clients and your business](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews1-400x310.png)
With the reported increase in agency staff turnover we thought it would be a good idea to look at how you...
09 November 2022
From: Features
![Fee fights! Average agency commission is 1.4% - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BalancingPercentages-400x310.png)
Estate agents are charging movers fees of 1.4% on average to sell their homes, new research claims. An article by consumer watchdog...
17 October 2022
From: Breaking News
![Four compliance findings from the English Private Landlords Survey](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Compliance-Image-400x310.png)
Are landlords following the law? To answer this question, the Government grouped answers from its English Private Landlords Survey 2022 according...
15 October 2022
From: Features
![Property Natter – will the challenger banks ever become major lenders?](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...
14 May 2022
From: Features
![Property Natter – the who’s who of the industry](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...
30 April 2022
From: Features
![Rise in buyer interest for renovation projects - claim](/upload/images/library/Housebuilding%26RenovatingShow400x310.jpg)
Buying agency Stacks Property Search is reporting g rising buyer demand for wrecks requiring significant levels of renovation. The agency says that...
10 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Review row over company making allegations about OnTheMarket](/upload/images/Logos/OnTheMarketLogo-New-2022-400x310.jpg)
A row has broken out over a company which has made allegations about Trustpilot reviews of OnTheMarket. A company called KwikChex says...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Government may seize homes of key Russians without compensation](/upload/images/library/MoneyLaundering-1-400x310.jpg)
The government is considering seizing British property owned by Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list without paying compensation. The Financial Times says Housing...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Shock move to review EPCs after rating problem identified](/upload/images/library/EPCRating-400x310.png)
The current ratings of the Energy Performance Certificate are under review according to the Department for Business, Energy and Industry Strategy. A...
08 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Another strong market in 2022 says latest forecast](/upload/images/Seasonal%20%26%20Holidays/2022Diary-400x310.png)
Demand will continue to outpace supply well into next year. That’s the view of the Reallymoving House Price Forecast, based on an...
16 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Share Crash - Purplebricks hits all-time low after deposit fiasco](/upload/images/Logos/Purplebricks-2019Logo-400x310.jpg)
Purplebricks’ share price has hit its lowest-ever level following the postponement of a trading statement after the company admitted a blunder...
14 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Ban Referral Fees For Agents - petition demands government action](/upload/images/library/Referrals-400x310.png)
A petition is being started, urging the government to ban the payment of referral fees to estate agents. It’s reported to have...
06 December 2021
From: Breaking News
![Cyber-Attack: Agents must learn from Simplify IT catastrophe](/upload/images/Logos/Guild-Logo-400x310.jpg)
Agents must have a robust plan in place in case they are subjected to a ransomware cyber attack, says the Guild...
23 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Agents’ fees fall but cost of moving home has soared this year](/upload/images/library/MovingHome-Keys-400x310.jpg)
The average cost of buying and selling a home in England this year has soared from £6,877 before the end of...
27 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![House price growth set to slow as stamp duty holiday ends](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/HousingMarket-400x310.png)
The property market is unlikely to enter a last-minute rush before the final stamp duty holiday ends in October, research claims. Analysis...
14 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancers’ higher fees ‘reflect high demand in stamp duty frenzy’](/img/default/eat.png)
The editor of the legal publication the Law Gazette has taken an estate agent to task for daring to suggest that...
08 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing forecast is for price boom to continue over summer](/img/default/eat.png)
An unusual price forecast based on conveyancing quotes suggests the housing market is to continue busy over the summer with more...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Row explodes over house raffle which failed to sell enough tickets](/img/default/eat.png)
A row has blown up over a house raffle where the property prize was withdrawn and a cash alternative offered because...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![PropTech: What are the biggest questions on Apps vs APIs?](/img/default/eat.png)
In my previous Estate Agent Today feature, I endeavoured to explain the key differences between APIs and Apps, to help improve...
24 April 2021
From: Features
![Property market evolution - it’s a balancing act for all of us](/img/default/eat.png)
The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...
07 April 2021
From: Features
![Boomin - What’s the verdict?](/img/default/eat.png)
The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...
03 April 2021
From: Features
![Agents caught on camera - they call vendor’s house “disgusting”](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agency has apologised unreservedly for “most regrettable” comments made by two members of staff who described a vendor’s property...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Big property tax increases may be held back until after Budget](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been revealed that some far reaching changes to property taxes may not be unveiled at Wednesday’s Budget and may wait...
01 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Boomin blasts Rightmove as bleak, broken and bloated](/img/default/eat.png)
An open letter from Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce shows how fierce the competition is going to be in the portal field...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Buyers ‘travelling hundreds of miles to viewings’ despite Covid rules](/img/default/eat.png)
The BBC says some buyers are taking advantage of lockdown rules to travel hundreds of miles to view homes. The story suggests...
21 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![RICS finance controversy: Surveyors’ chief insists action is being taken](/img/default/eat.png)
The president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors insists that the organisation is acting on recommendations of a probe into...
12 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![How to make process optimisation your New Year’s resolution](/img/default/eat.png)
January presents an opportune time for agency leaders to resolve and plan for resilience, performance and growth in 2021. With most of...
06 January 2021
From: Features
![2021 to start with price corrections, predicts market index](/img/default/eat.png)
A house price index that is routinely one of the most pessimistic about the market claims the New Year will see...
30 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Sellers can start conveyancing as soon as they list - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
A digital resource hub for estate agents launches a new product today, claiming to shorten transaction times. Sort Move, which has been...
04 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing firm to tell buyers they will miss stamp duty holiday](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading firm of conveyancers will this week tell new clients that their property purchases are likely to miss the stamp...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News
![How can agents work with property price data and indices?](/img/default/eat.png)
Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...
27 October 2020
From: PropTech & Innovation
![PRoperty Public Relations tips that work](/img/default/eat.png)
I wanted to take this opportunity to write an advice piece on what we here at Angels Media have found important...
14 October 2020
From: Features
![Agents tell Housing Minister to 'get empty homes back in use'](/img/default/eat.png)
NAEA Propertymark has written a letter to Housing Minister Christopher Pincher, asking what measures the government is taking to get more...
16 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents ‘taught not to quote VAT on fees’ claims insurance firm](/img/default/eat.png)
An insurance firm claims estate agents are taught not to quote VAT in fees until the final bill. A statement from Admiral...
28 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty holiday unlikely to be replicated in Scotland](/img/default/eat.png)
It looks like the stamp duty holiday for England and Northern Ireland, already in effect following yesterday’s announcement, is unlikely to...
09 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Successful property newspaper collapses after revenge hack](/img/default/eat.png)
A successful property newspaper has collapsed after one of its former directors turned computer hacker and deliberately deleted over 5,000 files...
19 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![New top-end agency launches without any High Street presence](/img/default/eat.png)
A new high end agency called The Country House Department is launching with an initial focus on Oxfordshire, Berkshire and The...
10 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Summer house price falls on the way according to moving service](/img/default/eat.png)
Typical house prices in England and Wales are set to fall over the rest of summer according to home moving service...
09 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agency promotion website changes claim after regulator intervenes](/img/default/eat.png)
NetAnAgent, a website which offers consumers instant quotes from a selection of traditional and online agents, has changed some of its...
20 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket says Covid crisis could be catalyst for change in portals](/img/default/eat.png)
The acting chief executive of OnTheMarket says the Coronavirus crisis could indirectly create a catalyst for change in the portals marketplace. Clive...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Three reasons why estate agency should be first out of lockdown](/img/default/eat.png)
The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...
02 May 2020
From: Features
![Agents ‘accused’ in national paper all abided by social distancing](/img/default/eat.png)
The Mail Online is running a story on estate agents allegedly breaking the lockdown by conducting physical viewings in recent weeks...
30 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Agents quit Rightmove in new spurt of publicity for OnTheMarket](/img/default/eat.png)
Two agents have quit Rightmove and taken to social media to give their reasons. One is the 12-branch Andrew Craig agency which...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![First-time buyers shun Shared Ownership for Help to Buy](/img/default/eat.png)
New research of the buying habits of first-time buyers in the UK we’ve undertaken here at reallymoving.com shows that Shared Ownership...
25 March 2020
From: Features
![PropTech Today: What can 80 conveyancers teach PropTech?](/img/default/eat.png)
“It appears conveyancers either aren’t too concerned with PropTech right now, or they don’t yet have all the information needed to...
05 February 2020
From: Breaking News
![48 hours with...the largest estate agency in the world](/img/default/eat.png)
'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...
25 January 2020
From: Features
![Agents urged to consider flexible working and work from home options](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agents are being encouraged to consider providing increased flexible working options for their staff, including increased opportunities to work from...
04 October 2019
From: Breaking News
![High end agency shuts two branches and relies on online enquiries](/img/default/eat.png)
A high profile estate agency selling some of the most expensive homes in the west of England has shut two of...
26 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Should agents associate themselves with the conveyancing process?](/img/default/eat.png)
Picture this: You have finally pushed that sale or purchase through, which means your client is over the moon and happy...
25 September 2019
From: Features
![Labour bid to seize empty homes and squalid rental properties](/img/default/eat.png)
Labour will this week discuss plans to allow councils to compulsorily purchase homes left empty for six months. Young Labour - a...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Shocking story of agency owing thousands ‘asking sellers to pay upfront’](/img/default/eat.png)
A sales and lettings agency which has entered insolvency is reported by a local newspaper to have offered vendors cut-price fees...
23 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Great news: Agents' charges fall despite higher cost of moving house](/img/default/eat.png)
The typical estate agency fee paid by a seller has actually fallen one per cent in the past year according to...
13 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Housesimple boss renews his attacks on High Street agents](/img/default/eat.png)
The head of online agency Housesimple has made another strident attack on the integrity of High Street agents by saying some...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Are we hiring the wrong people?](/img/default/eat.png)
As real estate firms begin to execute their Q3 strategies and think more closely about Q4, there is one major question...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide: the rot has set in but share price has jumped](/img/default/eat.png)
A few details of a possible takeover or acquisition of Countrywide have started to emerge. The possibility was first floated in yesterday’s...
20 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide now “beyond salvation” says former chief executive](/img/default/eat.png)
Countrywide is now “beyond salvation” according to former chief executive Harry Hill. The industry veteran, who also founded Rightmove, made the remark...
29 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![Summer price surge set to compensate for early 2019 falls](/img/default/eat.png)
An analysis of transactions agreed this spring suggests there will be a surge in prices which will ultimately be reflected later...
11 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![The evolution of conveyancing referrals – how can agents replace lost revenue?](/img/default/eat.png)
In recent years, estate and letting agents have been faced with a series of tough challenges to absorb and react to. There...
01 June 2019
From: Features
![Brexit snub: EU movers' interest in UK plummets since 2016](/img/default/eat.png)
Home movers from the European Union have become less interested in moving to the UK, according to new research. Analysis of over...
14 May 2019
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty plummets by £1 billion following surcharge backfire](/img/default/eat.png)
New figures from HM Revenue and Customs suggest that stamp duty receipts have fallen by no less than £1 billion. The drop...
25 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Over 40 jobs at risk as agency chain plans to shut four branches](/img/default/eat.png)
Local media in the east Midlands report that four estate agency offices operated by the Nottingham building society are to close...
29 March 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit and ill-health blamed as agency shuts with immediate effect](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate and lettings agency that has been trading in the centre of Exeter for 12 years has ceased trading and...
28 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Brexit Shambles: No Deal impact on house prices to take centre stage](/img/default/eat.png)
Newspapers are reporting that Brexit’s impact on house prices - especially if there is No Deal - are likely to take...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Online firms ‘have forced other agents to be more competitive on fees’](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agency comparison website claims the rise of online and hybrid estate agencies has obliged traditional agents to be more...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: So why is PropTech just like teenage sex?](/img/default/eat.png)
DISCLAIMER: The author of this article retains no responsibility for any reader discomfort experienced when recalling the seemingly endless horrors of...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons launches marketing blitz with advertising campaign](/img/default/eat.png)
Foxtons is embarking on a rare advertising campaign, using a company owned by the largest independent creative agency in the world,...
28 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancing body wants fees listed on law firms' websites](/img/default/eat.png)
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers says it wants legal practice websites to list cost information, including whether they have referral arrangements. The...
02 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Referral fees – why a ban won’t make services cheaper](/img/default/eat.png)
We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to help to find a practical solution to the concern of the...
21 July 2018
From: Features
![40% of central London new-builds sold with large bulk discounts](/img/default/eat.png)
A report in the Financial Times lays bare the scale of the housing market downturn in central London - it suggests...
19 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket 'now listing over half the market’ - 550,000 properties](/img/default/eat.png)
Another update from OnTheMarket this morning claims the portal is now listing over 550,000 UK residential property listings, in excess of...
04 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Commisery for Purplebricks - it's hit trouble in Australia](/img/default/eat.png)
It looks as if Purplebricks has hit something less than a purple patch in the Australian housing market. The Australian Financial Review,...
22 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Latest survey of experts blames Brexit again for London market woe](/img/default/eat.png)
A poll of housing market experts suggests London house prices are likely to fall this year as a result of Brexit...
07 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Free-to-list property portal launched for estate agents](/img/default/eat.png)
A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancers may have to publish prices, services and reviews](/img/default/eat.png)
As the process of making buying and selling more transparent continues to gather pace, the body that regulates conveyancers says it...
05 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech: Comparison website acquires online property forum](/img/default/eat.png)
The comparison site Reallymoving, which allows users to get online quotes for conveyancers, surveyors and removal firms, has acquired the property...
22 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Changing consumer behaviour means agents need to embrace digital](/img/default/eat.png)
In a show of changing consumer behaviour in the property market, new research has revealed that digital-savvy movers are favouring specialist...
26 February 2018
From: Sponsored Content
![Digital-savvy movers favouring specialist conveyancers over local solicitors](/img/default/eat.png)
Home movers are opting to use specialist conveyancers over local solicitors, according to new research. Conveyancing software firm InfoTrack says 43% of...
21 February 2018
From: Breaking News
![‘Groping’ Club Scandal - 10 of 21 tables were sponsored by property firms](/img/default/eat.png)
The Financial Times has identified that 10 of the 21 tables at the notorious Presidents Club dinner last weekend were sponsored by...
25 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents fined hundreds of thousands but they're not made public, claims NAEA](/img/default/eat.png)
Estate agents have been hit with six- and seven-figure fines under new anti-money laundering and anti-tax evasion regulations according to the...
22 January 2018
From: Breaking News
!['Old dinosaurs' can't deal with Purplebricks says Aussie buying agent](/img/default/eat.png)
A buying agent in Melbourne says ‘old dinosaurs’ in traditional estate agencies ‘have no idea’ how to deal with the arrival of...
05 January 2018
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: The battle of the reports](/img/default/eat.png)
Hands up if you’ve read all of the property reports that have been published in the past week or so? Forever...
29 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Estate agents are not professionals claims Times consumer journalist](/img/default/eat.png)
The consumer affairs correspondent of The Times has savaged High Street estate agents because of the commission they charge when compared...
06 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![ZPG hits £1m referrals milestone with new tool for agents](/img/default/eat.png)
ZPG says it has reached the milestone of delivering over £1m in referrals to its agents via its new MoveIt tool. This provides agents with the...
09 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks says LPEs typically earn much more than high street agents](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks has launched something of a charm offensive to lift the lid on the experience and work of its Local Property...
29 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - how Ted Dexter inspired an estate agency (well...sort of)](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the more puzzling questions in London's estate agency industry has been resolved - how a company which appears to...
19 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Whistleblower claims dodgy practices by agents cost public thousands](/img/default/eat.png)
The Daily Telegraph claims that what it calls “dodgy practices” are leaving customers “thousands of pounds out of pocket.” The article quotes...
11 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket dispute over Springett's £20m reaches national press](/img/default/eat.png)
The growing anger of some OnTheMarket member agents about the portal’s parent company proposal to float on the London Stock Exchange...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter – are you GDPR-ready?](/img/default/eat.png)
Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...
19 August 2017
From: Features
![Facebook develops listings tool to interface with agency websites](/img/default/eat.png)
Facebook appears to be interested in entering the sales and lettings world with its first advertising product geared solely towards industry professionals. The...
10 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Reviews - Agency complaint about Purplebricks upheld by watchdog](/img/default/eat.png)
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint over a Purplebricks website statement featuring testimonials from clients; the complaint was made...
05 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Chain management tool helping agents to deal with onliners](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agent claims that chain management tool View My Chain has helped his firm to deal with chains involving online...
19 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![PropTech Today: Is Zoopla about to make a push for agents’ jobs?](/img/default/eat.png)
Not in vain the distance beacons. Forward, forward let us range, Let the great world spin forever down the ringing grooves of...
07 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Brexit threat to London market if financial services jobs go overseas](/img/default/eat.png)
New research by business information firm Bloomberg suggests many thousands of London’s financial services jobs are under threat thanks to Brexit...
10 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Councils serving Fixed Penalties on agents leaving up For Sale boards](/img/default/eat.png)
A number of local authorities are now serving £100 or £120 fixed penalty notices on estate agents who display For Sale...