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A shareholder of Foxtons believes the agency could be worth £300m if sold today - substantially above its existing market capitalisation...

Global property consultancy Knight Frank has launched its latest UK Build to Rent Market Update, revealing that investment in the UK...

It’s time to abolish what is colloquially called Landlord Licensing. If you’re a casual reader and perhaps not in our industry, a...

Savills has strengthened its European residential network with the acquisition of Verbier Hospitality SA, which trades as Verbier Location. Founded by Jürgen...

The role of a residential landlord has changed considerably over the years. What was once a relatively straightforward means of generating...

It’s that time of year already: Halloween’s happened, Bonfire Night’s blown itself out, and there’s now a feast of festivities leading...

You’ll know by now that I’m a fully signed up member of the PropTech fan club. And I’ve had an exciting...

As the UK economy faces a period of uncertainty characterised by a cost of living crisis and soaring inflation rates, many...

An opinion piece by Sam Reynolds, CEO of Zero Deposit Just weeks ago, the Bank of England brought a halt to its...

Who are you, and what does it say on your business card? I'm Ashley Day, the Director of Bristol Property Centre.   What is...

Andrews Lettings Director Angharad Trueman has identified two priorities for her forthcoming term as President of the Association of Lettings Agents. Known...

As the Governor, Andrew Bailey, announces his plans to install heat pumps at the Bank of England, we are increasingly hearing...

Sustainability has become a watch word for businesses the world over but there’s one element of this equation that is too...

I was delighted to read recently about the creation of the first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK, which offers...

As the first signs of spring begin to appear, we look at how letting agents and landlords can start the season...

As the first signs of spring begin to appear, we look at how letting agents and landlords can start the season...

You don’t need me to tell you that buy to let has had a torrid time of it lately. For agents trying...

The growth of the short term rentals sector has helped to create an economy featuring several new types of jobs that...

There are a few common questions that arise when the issue of mould in rented properties is mentioned: what causes it,...

Winkworth agents ranked second when it came to property exchanges in London last year, the franchise agency brand claims. A trading update...

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

I wasn’t completely surprised to read here on Estate Agent Today that our industry remains near the bottom of the league...

Would-be buyers are looking to the rental market as they pause their property purchase plans until there is clarity on mortgage...

Winkworth has predicted a sales demand rebound before the Christmas slowdown. A trading update from the agency franchise brand revealed that new...

In this feature, Jonathan Daines looks at how landlords can do their bit to make the rental market greener. Global leaders have...

In this guest piece, Andy Jones, Corporate & Build To Rent Director at LRG, looks at whether commercial property can help solve...

A portal that has historically focused on affordable housing and accessible rental listings is trailing a move into sales. MovingSoon, which provides...

Despite the nation feeling the pinch of living costs, the number of home moves are actually rising as TwentyCi reports a...

Sales and lettings board provider Agency Express has launched a strategic partnership with The Key Safe Company. The partnership provides a bolt-on...

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...

An estate agency is shutting for good today following the shock death of its young owner. Last week we reported that Ciaran...

A campaigning MP is to meet with a government minister to discuss controls and disincentives for second homes. Former Liberal Democrat MP...

For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...

Foxtons has confirmed its intention to sell the sales side of Douglas & Gordon, the London agency chain it acquired only...

A leading buying agency says that while prime central London’s property market shows clear signs of recovery, a weak area remains...

Foxtons has this morning announced that it’s selling off the sales wing of a rival London agency that it bought just...

Foxtons has this morning announced that former managing director Peter Rollings is rejoining the agency 16 years after his departure. Rollings was...

I’ve never written the three letters ‘EPC’ more often than I have in the past week. Law changes for the private rental...

Franchise giant Winkworth says at least eight new offices will open next year, following an upbeat performance in 2021. In a trading...

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...

Last weekend we spoke with Liana Loporto, NAEA Propertymark’s president, in an exclusive interview. Here we follow that up with an...

Britain’s second largest estate agency has outlined radical new plans to shift direction, making financial services and not sales or rentals...

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

Licensing of the short-term lets sector in Scotland was due to be introduced next month. However, it was recently announced that...

A London agency has opened its second office in the south of the capital. Kalmars’ new branch is on the historic Old...

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we evaluate our lives and, looking more specifically at the property market, it...

Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...

Property is considered to be a safe investment. The buy-to-let market is booming, fuelled by a generation unable to get on...

The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors review of sales and rentals, often amongst the most pessimistic of analyses, says Covid 19...

I remember so clearly in my Foxtons days, working as a lettings manager in Putney, that lettings, though less sexy than...

A reassessment of an independent agency’s activities during the Coronavirus crisis has led to it merging with a local franchise operation. Maison...

How to stay on top of arrears during a global pandemic Many have speculated, though much of it is anecdotal – how...

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...

Franchise giant Winkworth has reported an 11 per cent drop in gross revenue and profit plummeting 20.2 per cent in the...

We have had a special relationship for many years and are bonded as countries in many ways – historically, politically and...

Estate agents in one small part of the British Isles are reopening their offices this weekend. Agents on the Channel Island of...

One of prime central London’s most respected estate agencies is warning that it could take until spring 2021 for the luxury...

Aside from the obvious health crisis, the current pandemic is proving difficult for the business worldwide. However, despite the increasing contact...

By now, most letting agents and landlords will have heard about the draft legislation laid in Parliament concerning a mandatory minimum...

There’s something of a conspiracy of silence over the problem of short lets. That is a stark claim but many siren voices...

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...

For the stock market generally, 2019 has been a positive year - but a few high profile agencies and associated companies...

Data scientists have released a study into the characteristics of homes and how they give away the likely voting intentions of...

A new portal has been launched aiming to take on Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket in the retirement property sector - and...

Election time means setting out your stall and getting support - so how about a vote of confidence for those agents,...

Two of the highest profile independent estate agencies in the north of England have merged following a spectacular acquisition. Linley & Simpson...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

A top London estate agent says the humble For Sale board remains the cheapest and most effective marketing tool - even...

The first hour of a property’s listing on a portal is the most crucial for sellers or landlords according to research...

Winkworth’s latest trading statement reveals that while its rental side blossomed, sales suffered thanks to the familiar cocktail of Brexit, uncertainty...

A former senior management figure at Rightmove and online estate agency Doorsteps is going it alone for a new holiday property...

Interesting news this week from South Africa where the PropTech startup, Flow, has raised R20m in the country’s 'biggest PropTech seed...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...

Recent years have seen tighter regulation and new legislation hit the lettings industry. Combined with the fee ban, there is no...

The Property Ombudsman scheme has taken action against another six rogue agents in recent days, bringing the total number expelled this...

Savills has snapped up an independent London estate agency in what is likely to be one of the last deals of...

When Facebook first announced it would be entering the property listings market a few weeks ago it sent shockwaves across the...

Does your company apply adequate customer due diligence measures when carrying out estate agency work?  Does it establish and maintain appropriate policies...

With the continued indecision surrounding Brexit and the final divorce settlement still months away, it seems property buyers are choosing to...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our weekly feature on who’s moving where throughout our industry. And it’s...

The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...

Getting your property marketing right is vital, and the starting point is with professional images.  With most buyers browsing the internet for...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that one of London’s best known agency chains has acquired one of the capital’s leading independent...

Between October and December 2017, some £822 million worth of UK residential property was sold at auction, according to the Essential...

An estate agency that started its life at a kitchen table in 1997 is now celebrating 20 years in business. City living specialist...

It’s something of an understatement to say it’s been a busy fortnight for the industry in terms of announcements, consultations and...

Another week, yet more consultations - the agency industry can’t complain about not being asked for its views recently. The latest were on...

Not so long ago, new UK car sales were racing ahead, fuelled by confidence in the economic recovery, but car production...

Facebook appears to be interested in entering the sales and lettings world with its first advertising product geared solely towards industry professionals. The...

Historically, short-term rentals have been an unattractive business for the majority of estate agents and property managers. Scarcity of demand from tenants...

You may have heard that Airbnb and property management company, Lavanda has closed a £1 million angel investment round.  Backers include Purplebricks...

A Cincinatti-based international property agency, Barnes, has acquired a majority stake in the high end consultancy Hanover Private Office. “We believe there...

Winkworth’s annual figures for 2016 reveal a franchise turnover drop of six per cent and a pre-tax profit fall of 25.6...

There has been some really interesting talk recently of the relationship between FinTech (Finance Technology) and PropTech (Property Technology). A few...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

The south’s seaside resorts are stealing the headlines for all the wrong reasons and at the heart of the troublesome issue...

The over-65s could help ease the housing shortage by downsizing and ultimately lead to an extra 4.2 million homes on the...

Two estate agencies have incorporated video footage on to their website homepages in order to promote their brands to prospective clients. Lumley...

Rentplus, a business providing Rent To Buy homes, has announced that it has new funding of £20m - on top of...