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Many agents may perceive that the need to negotiate only comes into play at the point of offer if a property...

As the Group HR Director of LRG – an organisation of over 3,000 employees – and perhaps more importantly, as a...

Proptech platform iamproperty has launched a recruitment campaign to boost its 575-strong team. There are more than 10 tech roles currently live, from senior...

Estate agency recruitment expert and mentor Ian Dobrin has joined property data firm Addland. He will initially focus on further building the...

Extra tax and rising costs drove agency acquisitions last year and more are expected in 2024. Agency broker Atomic Consultancy has said...

Right now, it feels like we are living in a housing market full of contradictions. Despite the best endeavours of Liz Truss,...

Residential property auctioneer iamproperty is creating 18 new job opportunities for people to join the fast-growing world of auction, as consumer...

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

In his latest column Jonathan Rolande explains how those working in the property can best navigate the challenges the market is...

Agency recruitment firm Rayner Personnel has launched a financial services division. It will be led by Daniel Clow, who has held senior...

At a recent Women in Residential Property Group online coffee morning, I was given the opportunity to lead the session, gaining...

A lack of flexibility is causing recruitment issues in estate agency and could threaten the survival of firms, executives claim. Speaking on...

Propertymark is appealing to school leavers to consider a career in property. As students discover their A level results or Highers in...

At iamproperty we are excited to share the announcement of our future innovation strategy and vision, continuing our commitment to transform...

A new report highlights levels of agency pay across the property sector. The figures, from Rayner Personnel’s latest Property Sector Salary Report,...

Estate agents could boost their salary by up to 50% by finding a new job, new research suggests. A report from recruitment...

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

A London-focussed agency is today launching a recruitment drive for 12 new team members as part of what it calls ”an...

Dexters has hinted at more acquisitions, particularly around greater London. Andy Shepherd, chief executive of the London agent, suggested the brand is...

Prestige and Village, the premium property agency firm, are continuing their drive to recruit more estate agents as part of their...

No ‘brilliant’ agents will have lost out from Purplebricks’ controversial ‘commisery’ campaign, the beleaguered brand’s former head of customer support has...

The Able Agent has launched a white label training platform for firms to provide more branded and personalised content. The product, In-House...

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

Proptech firm iamproperty has launched a new recruitment drive across the North East. There are 10 jobs being created initially with a...

Property recruitment firm the deverellsmith group has acquired the entire issued share capital of Daisy Chain. The transaction will see Louse Deverell-Smith’s...

Premium property agency Prestige & Village is expanding beyond its home base in the South East of England. It has launched the...

The South East of England is currently most in need of an estate agency personnel boost, new research claims. The analysis, by...

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

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

Only 11% of property businesses including estate agencies increased staff pay last year, a new report officially launched next week claims. Property...

An outline agenda for National Conveyancing Week has been released with the event just eight weeks away. National Conveyancing Week has been...

Fine & Country is holding a recruitment open evening in its flagship office on Park Lane in Mayfair, London.  The event will...

The estate agency job market remains buoyant despite talk of a property market slowdown, an industry recruiter claims. Agency recruitment firm Rayner...

Housebuilder Barratt Developments has implemented a hiring freeze and reduced land approvals as it warns of uncertain buyer confidence. A half-year trading...

Proptech firm iamproperty is planning a recruitment drive in 2023 for its auction business. It has created 20 opportunities for auction specialists,...

Harding Green has welcomed its second franchisee. Benjamin Scrace, who joined the broker model estate agency Harding Green in July as a...

West Midlands estate agency Berriman Eaton has completed a £250,000 investment drive that has seen it establish a new Worcestershire office...

The ESTAS Customer Service Awards – which are often described as estate agency’s version of the Oscars – took place last...

The Government is being urged to take the lead on homebuying reform as conveyancers warn that recruitment issues and lawyer burn-out...

In a recent McKinsey poll* 85 per cent of people said that fear of criticism, fear of uncertainty and fear of...

The property jobs market hasn't taken a summer holiday this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took place during...

Fine & Country has launched a new Masterclass Series to share tips on recruitment and retention for agents. Held in London and...

Estate agency brands have begun reaching out to school leavers as students received their A and T-Level grades yesterday. Top grades for...

Property recruitment firm Rayner Personnel is marking 10 years in business.  Rayner Personnel has crammed a lot into the past decade, revealing...

Long-established Hampshire estate agent Clarke Mews has shut all three of its branches in West End, Botley and Netley, with its...

A leading property recruitment agency says that flexible working, restructuring pay and offering better benefits and incentives can help agencies across...

For some time, LinkedIn was seen – fairly or unfairly – as stodgy, dull, corporate and formal. The uncool uncle to...

A reluctance by property firms to hire individuals to focus on innovation is leaving the sector behind when it comes to...

Agents have shown their support for helping junior staff with the cost of living crisis. The rate of inflation hit 9.4% during...

Proptech firm iamproperty has surpassed £1bn of sales using the Modern Method of Auction (MMoA) in the past 12 months. Its iamsold...

Agency bosses are being urged to do more to help staff with the cost of living crisis if they want to...

The pool of candidates for jobs in the estate agency sector appears to be shrinking. It comes after official figures showed overall...

Rightmove’s share price hit its lowest level for two years yesterday after it was announced that its chief executive is stepping...

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Estate agency recruiter Josh Rayner has said job demand is at the highest level he can remember. Rayner, who runs property jobs...

A leading online residential conveyancing firm has opened its new headquarters and apprenticeship academy in Wirral, Merseyside, to try and help...

haart, part of the Spicerhaart estate agency group, has accused rival agencies of copying its hybrid working model. Spicerhaart group managing director...

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s going where and why in...

Research based on questioning almost 1,000 estate agents suggests that around 70 per cent are set to expand their business this...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

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

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

MRI Software’s newest Agency Solutions expert, Michael Connolly, made the leap from working on the front line of an estate agent...

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

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I can’t remember the last time I had a business...

EweMove - the hybrid brand owned by The Property Franchise Group - says its operating model effectively solves a reported staff...

A recruitment expert says the estate agency industry has joined those sectors suffering from a shortage of staff. And in the case...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...

OnTheMarket figures for the first half of this year show stronger revenue and improved profits. Agency numbers have increased modestly since January...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

An estate agent claims he may be the highest paid in the industry this year - and he puts it down to...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of autumn - an update on who’s moving where right now. Please let us know...

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

A PropTech operator claims that agents currently pay around £250 per lead, averaging costs of different sources ranging from Google Ads...

A long-standing agency says it’s proud that some of its most successful recent recruits have absolutely no industry experience. Felicity J Lord...

Hello and welcome to our final Property Jobs Today before the start of autumn - and it’s good to see people...

Like most aspects of life since the pandemic hit, the employment arena has been hit hard. But not just with uncertainty...

Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...

Hello and welcome to another Property Jobs Today, your chance to see the latest moves in our industry. Why not be a...

A leading industry personnel expert says agencies must do more to attract new staff, including adapting how they work to compete...

It may be the height of summer but the industry is still super-busy and new appointments continue to come thick and...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

I recently saw a fly-through video for a home on sale for well over £2m. The imagery was good (made better by...

Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...

Welcome to the start of another week and as the housing market continues at full pelt, so does the movement of...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s on the move. Let us know...

Leaders Romans Group is to bolster its finance services with the expansion and rebranding of its mortgage arm. Leaders and Romans Mortgage Services...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has revealed that what it calls its “second HQ” will be in Wolverhampton,...

Three of the leading portals have made major announcements as the fierce rivalry between the big players continues apace.  Firstly Zoopla claims its latest...

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US and led by Adam Day, a veteran of three online firms -...

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

London-based estate agency Orlando Reid is opening an additional office in Manchester - the start of a long-term growth programme for...

A hybrid agency which until now has been active only in London is launching new hubs in Manchester and Brighton. Agent &...

Hello and welcome to another working week, and the latest on jobs and staff movement across our industry. You can be part...

One of the industry’s leading consultants has calculated staff turnover rates at the country’s leading estate agencies. Christopher Watkin, the consultant who...