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Chestertons Global has expanded into the Bermuda property market with a new affiliate, Realestate.bm. The brand will offer residential sales and lettings...

East Sussex brand Oakfield Estate Agents has acquired independent local operator Rowland Gorringe. It will be taking over the company’s offices in...

Strutt & Parker has appointed Kraig Butler as director and head of residential saes in the consultancy’s Gerrards Cross office. It comes...

Savills has strengthened its residential sales team in Hertfordshire with the appointment of a new director to lead its Rickmansworth office. Steven...

A well-known Surrey estate agent has rebranded. Burns & Webber is rebranding to adopt its parent company’s name Curchods. The four Burns &...

Property sales fell for the fourth consecutive month in December and ended the year at 1.02m, HMRC data suggests. The latest property...

A joint venture between Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) and conveyancing firm Jephson Legal (JL) that aimed to rationalise the residential sales...

Savills has promoted its residential sales director Natalie Howlett-Clarke to head of its Norwich office. Effective from the start of this year,...

Lomond has more than doubled its footprint spanning the South Coast after sealing a new deal for Hampshire agent Beal’s. The brand...

Fisher German is aiming to grow its Midlands agency team following continued success in residential sales during the year. The agency and...

Three firms run by the same family have merged to create one of Derbyshire’s largest independent estate agency brands cope&co. Husband and...

Savills has expanded its residential sales teams in south west London with the appointment of two associate directors. Oliver Morley joins as...

The old adage that estate agency is a people business is rarely more relevant than right now, when the market is...

A pioneer of the so-called City Living movement, trying to create more residential units in city centres, is returning to the...

Agents insist the market is still moving – albeit among cash buyers – after HMRC data shows another dip in sales activity. HMRC’s...

Energy performance certificates (EPC) make little difference to property sales and the Government should consider replacing them with more effective green...

Two major agents have been on the acquisition trail this week. Chestertons, London’s oldest estate agency, has continued its expansion plans with...

They dropped like a stone - that’s the verdict on property sales from a leading business analyst. Sarah Coles of Hargreaves Lansdown...

Independent agency brand Pat Robson & Co is celebrating 25 years of residential sales, lettings and property management. Tim Nixon launched the...

Not every story about our industry makes me smile but I was delighted to read in the trade press about someone...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has described its sales business as ‘operationally challenging’ for last year despite posting a record financial...

Property consultancy JLL has rebranded its residential China division to the APAC Desk. JLL’s residential China Desk was established in 2012 when...

LSL Property Services’ share price dipped yesterday after posting an operating loss in its 2022 annual accounts. Its results showed a group...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Agents Giving: Entries are now open for...

It has been a busy first quarter of the year for property industry job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news...

February marked the slowest month for residential transactions in almost a decade, HMRC data suggests. New HMRC transaction figures shows the taxman...

The head of estate agency Nesbits’ sales team is marking 50 years with the independent brand. Robin Evans has looked back on...

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

Property professionals have given their backing to the idea of a universal digital identity for buyers and sellers to speed up...

Midlands-based land and property company Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) has kicked off the new year by snapping up another business. Coventry sales...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is expecting the market to align with conditions seen in 2019. A trading update from the listed...

Mary Beeton, head of residential sales and residential development at Hamptons is celebrating her twentieth year at Hamptons. She is part of the...

Historic estate agency brand Humberts has expanded into the Oxford area with a tenth franchised office. It is led by experienced local...

Agents at haart in Lincoln are celebrating after receiving their 1,000th online review on Google. The branch, which offers both residential sales...

Property sales are yet to decline amid higher mortgage rates and the cost of living crisis but there are signs of...

Estate agency sales revenue could have dropped by as much as 27% by the end of this year, research suggests. Analysis of...

By David Boughtflower Business Analyst at Reapit, 14 years in Residential Sales and Lettings Having entered estate agency in the eye of the...

I’ve just read an article saying that this is the time of the online estate agency. The time in question is, of...

LSL has warned of a slowdown in sales and a rise in fall-throughs at the agency as it issued a “cautious...

Knight Frank’s head of London residential sales Rory Penn has been named ‘Property Adviser of the Year at the Spear’s Awards...

With UK interest rates on the rise, following the mini-Budget announcement (now since almost entirely reversed), and several lenders pulling mortgage...

Agency acquirer the Lomond Group has further extended its national footprint after targeting a burgeoning city in North West England for...

A former senior journalist for The Times and Zoopla head of research Gráinne Gilmore has joined Cluttons as head of research. She will...

There are no signs of a post-summer lull in the property jobs market. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

A West Sussex estate agency has unveiled expansion plans after achieving a record-breaking £112m of new home sales in the past...

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

A regional independent agent has shifted its focus to sales after offloading its lettings business to The Lomond Group. Warwickshire and Worcestershire-based...

Independent agency group Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward (KFH) is marking its 45th anniversary. Established by Lee Watts in 1977 as Kinleigh, the...

The Property Franchise Group, the UK's largest property franchisor, has provided a trading update ahead of publishing its interim results on Tuesday...

Two major regional agents have expanded their geographical presence and sales focus. Midlands-based land and property agent Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) has...

The temperature may be heating up outside and there are also few signs of the jobs market cooling down for agents...

Yorkshire agent Preston Baker has sold its lettings portfolio to focus on residential sales. It has offloaded its book of more than...

Anti-money laundering (AML) platform Thirdfort has secured funding from three high profile estate agents. Knight Frank, Chestertons and Savills’ proptech subsidiary Grosvenor...

With so many benefits including lower fall-through rates and quicker sales, it is no surprise that selling a property via auction...

Essex-based estate agent Beresford Group has celebrated and thanked sales director Mike Sayers who is retiring from the company after 35...

LSL has reported a 16% drop in estate agency residential exchange income but says it is sales pipeline is at record...

Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...

A new estate agency has been launched in the west of Scotland by property services firm Bowman Rebecchi. The new business, named...

A well-known Yorkshire estate agency has expanded into another of its prime locations after striking a major acquisition deal. Linley & Simpson...

The creator of a local social network app acquired by US company Nextdoor is marking a year in prime estate agency...

The Lomond Group has continued on the agency acquisition trail after backing its Thornley Groves brand to snap up Manchester-based Julian...

Zoopla has unveiled a Sales Advisory Board in an attempt to give agents a greater say in how the portal is...

MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...

Midlands-based property firm Sheldon Bosley Knight - also known as SBK - has snapped up north Warwickshire estate agency Hawkins. As well as...

Historic estate agency group Humberts - which was at risk of disappearing entirely just over two years ago - has opened...

A trading statement this morning confirms a large revenue rise for LSL Property Services. Group revenue increased by around 23 per cent last...

The London agency that was at the forefront of introducing the ‘serviced office hub’ concept of working for self-employed agents has...

An agency has re-opened its head office after a two-year break because of Covid. Davidsons Estates has kept open a city centre...

A fast-growing land and property consultancy has snapped up a respected independent to bolster its presence in the North of England. George...

This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...

An estate agency has revealed which London boroughs have been the busiest in terms of the number of homes sold as...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - an opportunity for you to catch up with charity news from...

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

Hamptons is to expand the provision of New Homes and residential development services across all of its 90 branches, after a...

The Guild of Property Professionals’ formal qualifications platform is set for launch this month. Agents will be able to access the platform...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...

The Karma Club: An industry partner has celebrated its second birthday by reaching a landmark of more than £15,000 donated to...

A director of Essex estate agency Beresfords has announced his retirement after 40 years with the company - and after being...

Fenn Wright, a prominent East Anglian independent agency, is to open its first office in Felixstowe this autumn, making this the...

Hello and welcome to another round-up of our industry’s wonderful work for good causes. Before we salute this week’s heroes, our usual...

Boomin has announced the appointment of six agents, described as independent representatives, who are now on the new portal’s strategic board. The...

Knight Frank’s network of residential sales offices in London had a record month in June as the end of the main...

A commercial property agency in London says it will open a residential sales and lettings operation this year. Bermondsey-based Henshall & Partners...

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

The Competititon and Markets Authority says it’s to look into reviews on Google and Amazon, and see whether the online giants...

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

A market analysis by Fine & Country suggests that annual house price inflation could hit 10 per cent next month. Nicky Stevenson,...

A leading agency says the stamp duty holiday is not a big influence on the current housing market frenzy - and...

Free-to-list portal OneDome has signed up the 55 branch agency network Chancellors. The agency will consequently list all of its residential sales...

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...

The Guild of Property Professionals says it’s had a strong response to the launch of its Ofqual-accredited Level Three Agency Qualification. It...

OnTheMarket has completed its purchase of PropTech firm Glanty - a deal which began 15 months ago.   OTM took an initial 20...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to offer a formal agency qualification as it goes increasingly on the offensive in a...

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

A former Countrywide agent who is now a leading figure in a PropTech company has signed up two local agencies which...

High end purchasers of homes in London paid 15 per cent of the stamp duty in 2020, yet the value of...

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...

Challenger portal OneDome has signed up one of the larger UK agencies, the Leaders Romans Group. LRG will list all its residential sales...