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Gender-based discrimination remains an issue with the estate agency sector and many female victims are choosing not to report issues, an...

Almost 2m aspiring homeowners do not think they will be able to follow in the footsteps of their parents by owning...

More than a third of property professionals view the Spring Budget as an opportunity to boost new build and the first-time...

Kerb appeal is often cited as an important factor if agents and sellers want to impress buyers and now research suggests...

The private rental landscape has been undergoing a profound transformation, with technology playing a pivotal role in shaping the way tenancies...

As domestic battery storage systems become increasingly prevalent in UK homes, enquiries about their usage and functionality are on the rise....

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is seeking feedback on two ‘working papers’ that detail its assessment on the use of...

The rate of inflation has fallen to the lowest level in two years, raising hopes of a boost for the property...

As electric vehicles increasingly populate our roads and the necessity for accessible charging grows, enquiries about electric vehicle chargepoints when buying...

MPs have expressed “concern and disappointment” at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) for its persistent poor performance...

The majority of conveyancers would advise aspiring lawyers against entering the profession, research has revealed. It comes as a survey by Today’s...

Agency software and CRM provider Street.co.uk has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) to help users write property descriptions. Street AI uses...

Social media has moved on from being a “nice to have” to a necessity for most businesses, but how do you...

Auctions are increasingly moving online but firms are becoming concerned about chasing payments from buyers after the hammer falls. Research among members...

Barriers to entry are a big concern for any sector, particularly those who need a greater number of technology innovations to...

New data shows that a large majority of compliance professionals are worried about the crypto-currency related money laundering. The survey, which gathered...

Recent tragic deaths of women walking home alone, notably Sarah Everard, have highlighted the need to address gender inequality in the...

Around a third of agents still have some sort of dress code at work while almost half are kust expected to...

A conveyancing firm has put the popular artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT to the test to see if it can rival legal...

An interest rate drop is top of the new year wish list among property professionals, a survey claims. A webinar poll among...

Surveying is traditionally a male-dominated profession, and many women who have worked in the profession for many years report that at...

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

Agents are being asked to complete a survey as part of a national newspaper’s investigation into the safety of property professionals...

Are landlords following the law? To answer this question, the Government grouped answers from its English Private Landlords Survey 2022 according...

Property professionals and commentators have begun pondering an official definition of a house price crash. It comes amid forecasts that house prices...

What do Tilly Ramsay and Kim Kardashian have in common? Other than both having well-known fathers, they’ve both also mastered the art...

The relationship between estate agents and conveyancers is undoubtedly a complex one and has certainly had ‘its moments’ over the years,...

Being an estate agent can be sweat-inducing at the best of times but property professionals intend to keep going through the...

Independent agent Barrows and Forrester has called for the appointment of a housing tsar for a fixed term as yet another...

I look back on when my dad helped me buy my first car and shared his pearls of wisdom on what...

Agents are being urged to make better use of technology to balance calls for a shorter working week and consumer demand...

A ‘frightening’ number of respondents to a Rightmove online poll appear to be unaware of their anti-money laundering reporting requirements. The portal...

Property blockchain network Coadjute has launched a research project to identify ways estate agents and conveyancers can improve their working relationship. It...

A prominent trade body says the property industry must do more to recognise and support those with mental health issues. The Association...

Location Location Location co-presenter Kirstie Allsopp has fought back after her comments on first time buyers were sharply criticised oil social...

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...

The police have been called in to investigate the ongoing cyber-security incident which has led to many firms in the Simplify...

There’s been a very low expression of interest in Commonhold, despite the government pushing the new tenure as an alternative to...

New research shows that despite media attention and new government policies, better energy efficiency is not a key issue for the...

I’m going to declare upfront that, as an investor, I have a financial interest in the success of MovePal but I also need...

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...

If there is one thing that modern consumers have come to expect, it’s convenience. As a nation, we’re driven by on-demand...

A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

A leading planning consultancy has claimed that ‘the myth’ that housing developers are hoarding land after gaining planning consent in order...

Homebuyers are suffering huge delays in receiving responses to their search requests to council according to a study of local authorities. Consumer...

OnTheMarket, which until now has lagged behind the leading two portals in terms of consumer-facing housing market information, has today launched...

The finance arm of a leading estate agency has taken the unusual step of warning about delays in the conveyancing process. “The...

Right now it seems that another day means another house price record, an all-time high for transactions, and a conveyancing log-jam...

An online agency has issued an outlandish statement that it, and other online agencies, have made the profession more trusted amongst...

In an industry which is faced with constant changes in day-to-day practices and even more so given the Covid terrain which agents...

The Trading Standards agency team has outlined to Estate Agent Today the process it will follow to improve what it calls...

Gathering and analysing feedback at all stages in the customer journey is highly important. So, where do we begin? For many estate...

Thousands of sales are at risk because slow searches by councils may prevent deals completing by the next stamp duty deadline. With just under...

The private treaty process has been in need of modernisation for a long time. When we open an account with a...

National Trading Standards wants agents, portals and industry groups to come up with ways to provide basic essential material information ‘upfront’.  The National...

One housing market index suggests that average house prices in England and Wales have risen by 9.8 per cent in the...

Our recent state of the property nation survey, which yielded nearly 350 responses from directors to junior negotiators, and many others...

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...

Some 30 tax documents have been released by HM Treasury this afternoon - a mix of responses to past consultations, proposals...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

The property sector is in the middle of a boom and demand is high. Last week’s announcement that the stamp duty...

A leading bank says as many as one in three buyers pay too much for a property because they are afraid...

Experts are warning that buyers rushing to complete before the March 31 cliff edge for the stamp duty holiday may miss...

Since the outbreak of the pandemic, we have all seen a dramatic change in that way that we live and work,...

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

A survey conducted by charity Agents Together suggests a large majority of industry people would like to see more focus on...

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

MPs lobbied by agents to extend the stamp duty holiday are staying firmly on the fence with standard answers and no...

Back in September, Westminster Council launched a new strategy to help 'protect tenants' and 'ensure they live in good-quality and well-managed...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

A report commissioned by the government suggests a doubling of Capital Gains Tax on profits from the sale of second homes. The government -...

A conveyancing firm is blaming councils for delays in transactions. Conveyancers have themselves been sharply criticised in recent weeks as the sharp...

Delays across the house buying sector mean those wanting to benefit from the stamp duty holiday need to begin the buying...

"New property website launches. Not immediately sure what it does differently, what its USP is or who will use it, but...

It’s official – the property market is back open for business. Estate agents have started to unfurlough staff and many are...

The managing director of a Winkworth branch is threatening to report a senior member of a nearby Countrywide office to the...

A quarter of vendors and buyers contacted by a high-end agency say the lockdown and the Coronavirus crisis have made them...

The Covid-19 crisis has forced the UK property industry to rethink the way it operates. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the...

The fallout from Covid-19 has hit everyone hard. With breaking news today that agents are able to look at how to...

Savills has given the industry an insight into how buyers’ and sellers’ priorities may change as the industry returns to work...

Only 33 per cent of agents want to return to working the same way as before the Coronavirus crisis, according to...

One of the first analyses of portal listings since the start of the Coronavirus crisis shows that new listings have plummeted...

The annual FUTURE PropTech conference scheduled for London next month is the latest casualty of the havoc being caused by the...

The extraordinary past week of anger over portals’ fees plus early-warning statements like that from Foxtons indicate the anxiety in the...

We all know how stressful buying a home is, whether it’s your very first step onto the ladder or your final...

The current market crisis caused by Coronavirus should present OnTheMarket with an opportunity to pause its existing strategy, talk to agents...

Why should agencies leave voicemail in the last decade and make 2020 the year to invest in a more modern solution? Voicemail...

Thanks so much for your responses to our request for Valentines office window displays - we didn’t realise February 14 was...

“It appears conveyancers either aren’t too concerned with PropTech right now, or they don’t yet have all the information needed to...

Outsourcing important business functions such as marketing, HR and IT to attract cost savings, leverage expertise and gain greater competitive advantage is...

The portals say they are ready and willing to play their part in changes approaching the industry, ranging from new agency...

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...

Problems with relationships are usually helped, if not always resolved, by people asking straight questions and getting straight answers. That’s what we...

A survey conducted by Estate Agent Today suggests there is huge anger from agencies against Rightmove in particular for its fees. On...

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

I was shocked, not so long ago, by an out of office reply I received upon sending an email to a...

Estate agent turned Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has provoked a furious response on social media by coming out in favour of...

In the run up to his appointment as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson suggested that he might cut Stamp Duty Land Tax...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...