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"Property is in the blood," my dad frequently reminds me, albeit for two generations—his and mine. During the property boom of...

Knight Frank has entered a redundancy consultation process with staff. The agency and property brand has said up to 3% of roles...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

Conveyancers are warning that this week’s Land Registry strikes could have a knock-on effect on property sales once staff return to...

Next week may not be the best time for agents to chase conveyancers waiting for Land Registry information. The Public and Commercial...

Sellers are being urged to be upfront about property issues and consider lower offers from better buyers as increasing numbers of...

Staff at the Land Registry and its Scottish equivalent are among Government departments and civil servants who will take part in...

The only certainty at the moment is that we are living in a period of uncertainty. The challenges facing the property...

The Land Registry has said it anticipates ‘minimal disruption’ if a civil service strike goes ahead. Civil servants across 126 public sector...

Estate agents could face new transaction delays after the Land Registry and its Scottish equivalent were among Government departments and civil...

Zoopla staff have been informed that 68 roles have been put at risk of redundancy. The figure is on top of the...

Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....

It’s now over a year since the property market officially reopened after an unprecedented two-month shutdown at the height of the...

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

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

The sales market is currently strong but the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued a warning about a slowdown next...

Agents Together, the wellbeing and mentorship service which came into existence earlier this year, is launching what it calls a Redundancy...

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

A self-employed agent has gone public to lavish praise on the mentoring scheme which is part of the Agents Together charity. Cameron Carter,...

An online agency says it’s offering its customers a kind of ‘fall-through insurance’ after over 100 deals collapsed between mid-March and...

An estate agent has been awarded over £41,000 by an employment tribunal - after her offer to settle for £10,000 was...

Countrywide has told Estate Agent Today that it will not be releasing any figures on the branch closure programme it introduced...

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

It’s been reported that a Cheshire estate agent and auction house has gone into administration putting 130 jobs at risk. Around 40...

Further details of Countrywide's closure and consolidation programme, first revealed by Estate Agent Today on Friday, have emerged over the weekend. A...

Estate Agent Today understands that Countrywide has started a programme involving branch closures and redeployment of staff. Unlike other branch closure programmes by...

It’s not often we can enjoy beautiful sunshine on bank holidays, but I suppose this one was a particularly blessed weekend,...

If Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is as sophisticated as they say, Porter Pioneers’ launch could leave agents kicking their feet.  Those of...

Kenny Bruce, one of the founders of sector-leading online agency Purplebricks, has sent his good wishes to Russell Quirk, who founded...

What do you need to know if you are considering selling your sales or lettings business?  Here’s ten top tips to think...

Countrywide has revealed that in 2016 it spent over £8.1m on redundancies, some £7.4m on contract costs relating to closed premises,...

The chief executive of Countrywide, Britain’s largest estate and letting agency group handling around one in 10 of all residential transactions,...

Restructuring turmoil continues within Countrywide, Britain’s largest estate and letting agency group, with several managers reportedly being handed notices referring to...

Rezi’s cloud based SaaS platform seamlessly connects technology and business infrastructures Rezi Enterprise is a sales and lettings SaaS platform with an...