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Hat and Home has opened its fifth office and a new headquarters in the heart of Sandhurst. The move centralises the agency...

Fixer-upper homes have become the most in-demand properties, Rightmove claims. The portal has analysed the home features that are driving the most...

An estate agency in Backwell, North Somerset has celebrated the re-opening of its offices following a major water leak six months...

Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) is celebrating its 180th year with the opening of a new flagship office. The Midlands-based land and property...

Leaders’ Lettings Agents has launched its new sustainable office in Aylesbury as part of plans to make the whole brand carbon...

A father and his two sons have joined forces to become the new owners of Martin & Co’s St Albans branch. Kevin...

Automated rental payment specialists PayProp recently held a high-profile event in London - PayProp Connect - which included a number of...

The directors of the Harrogate based residential estate agency for Knight Frank have gone independent. The change of ownership will see the...

It’s the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell fire tragedy, but are high rises any safer today than they were then? On 14th...

First off, here at EAT we hope everyone enjoyed the Easter celebrations and didn’t eat too much chocolate! Despite the Easter break,...

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...

Buying agency Stacks Property Search is reporting g rising buyer demand for wrecks requiring significant levels of renovation. The agency says that...

A company linked to the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower is being excluded from the government’s Help to Buy scheme, pending the outcome...

The group chief executive of south east England’s largest independent agency is retiring. David Lench of Arun Estates has revealed that he is...

Firstly, let’s get the obvious out of the way. Lockdown 2, as it’s being known, is now with us, but fortunately...

There’s to be a new Marsh & Parsons office in London as the LSL-owned brand expands its network to Acton in...

A start-up estate agency in London says it’s going to market only refurbished homes that will then be given a warranty...

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry - and it’s March already. If there...

A new renovation start-up is operating across eight cities and claims to be able to transform properties - including ones that...

Enhanced customer care strategies, relationship-building schemes, cost-cutting measures and new revenue streams can’t help the lettings industry if the fundamental underlying...

A PropTech start-up says its service allows investors from anywhere in the world to buy property in the UK which can...

A blog for the British Property Federation has come up with three radically different proposals for stamp duty, providing food for...

We daren’t mention it but this is the final Bank Holiday before…well, Christmas.  Let’s hope agents and suppliers have an opportunity to...

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your Monday catch-up on all the key appointments news in the industry. Please...

Property developing is an incredibly diverse and exciting career choice, and something that many people aspire to do in the UK.  I...

There are many misconceptions about the franchising world but, whether we’re talking about estate agency franchises or fast food franchises, it’s...

Homes that require major structural work have asking prices which are on average £40,000 below the market norm, according to research...

One of the founders of Purplebricks is on course to create what the BBC calls “one of the biggest game-changers in...

The chief executive of Emoov, Russell Quirk, has suggested that the unexpectedly low take up of online agents may mean that...

The six-figure refurb of the office on London’s Park Lane occupied by The Guild and Fine & Country is officially launching...

A former contestant on BBC show The Apprentice has launched a new full-service property investment and refurbishment company. Michelle Niziol, chief executive...

Fine & Country and The Guild of Property Professionals are refurbishing the Park Lane showroom they share - and it’s going...

Two more price reports from high-end agencies make grim reading about the prime London housing market. New data from Savills suggests that...

As we move towards another Bank Holiday Weekend, there is no shortage of phenomenal fundraising efforts from those in our industry.  If...

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

Fine & Country is to allow interior designers to operate under its brand name. Fine & Country Interior Design will be run...

Some customers dislike entering traditional estate agency branches, occasionally feeling 'like prey' for sales staff when they enter. This is one of...

As the mainstream mortgage market braces itself for yet another clampdown on buy-to-let lending, a growing number of property investors are...

A third of small building firms say that soaring material prices are squeezing their margins and almost a quarter have had...

MPL Interiors has not one but two brilliant things to give away this summer. We want to encourage as many estate...

Nick Dunning Associates - a firm led by senior ex-Countrywide staff - has acquired the well-known six-branch London agency Stirling Ackroyd. Stirling...

White & Sons came to MPL Interiors specifically to counteract the growing threat from online and hybrid estate agents, commissioning a...

Our client Robert Cooney – an estate agent based in Taunton, Somerset – was so intrigued by the office refurbishment process...

Berkshire estate agents Braxton partnered with MPL Interiors to increase the size of its Maidenhead High Street office and refit its...

MPL Interiors was brought in to execute an office fit-out in a former paint shop in Wantage, Oxfordshire, for estate agent...

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

Work has been completed on the £300,000 refurbishment of the lower ground floor of city living specialist estate agency Morgans in...

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

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

Winkworth estate agency in the west London suburb of Chiswick is currently marketing a home with a difference - because all...

Forget a machine injury, a nasty fall or even being stabbed in the back by a jealous colleague, a death in...

We recently carried a particularly inspiring story of an Essex estate agent who believes that at 21 he is currently the...

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

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...

Marsh & Parsons is this month opening its second new branch of the year and its 26th across London.  The new Tufnell...

Estate agents with a difference, a twist, a unique selling point, whatever you want to call it, seem to be becoming...

In January readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given the opportunity to give their views on proposed...

It is no secret that Prime Central London lettings offerings vary from the exquisite to the plain and ugly.  The exquisite boasting...

LSL Property Services plc has announced another lettings acquisition, this time in Elgin and Inverness. The agency they have bought, PHP Lettings,...

John D Wood & Co’s new look For Sale and To Let boards have been unveiled in a bid to give...

Mid West Displays have had the recent pleasure of working with Martin & Co at their Witney Office giving their window...

Some companies pride themselves on being able to accommodate customers of all kinds. “No job too big or too small,” they...

Gareth Styles of Grants Independent Estate Agents, Woking writes: When considering opening a new office in Woking Surrey I met with several...