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CoStar has defended its operations after a third open letter from OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone attempted to derail the US property...

Fine & Country is embarking on its Autumn Regional Tour this month. This events across the UK bring together industry professionals, business...

Propertymark has frozen membership fees for 2024. Acknowledging the impact of ongoing inflationary pressure and high-interest rates, the agency trade body has...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has warned of a “challenging backdrop” for agents which may impact the portal’s annual revenue. It comes amid rumours, reported...

As estate agents, it is important to make sure that your business is efficient and cost-effective. One of the ways to...

The Able Agent has launched a white label training platform for firms to provide more branded and personalised content. The product, In-House...

Only 11% of property businesses including estate agencies increased staff pay last year, a new report officially launched next week claims. Property...

An outline agenda for National Conveyancing Week has been released with the event just eight weeks away. National Conveyancing Week has been...

With reform of the home buying and selling process as crucial as it's ever been, and disrupters like Coadjute and PEXA...

Fine & Country has launched a new Masterclass Series to share tips on recruitment and retention for agents. Held in London and...

Long-established Hampshire estate agent Clarke Mews has shut all three of its branches in West End, Botley and Netley, with its...

A leading property recruitment agency says that flexible working, restructuring pay and offering better benefits and incentives can help agencies across...

House price growth may be slowing but there is still plenty of movement in the property jobs market. Here are some of...

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...

A leading online residential conveyancing firm has opened its new headquarters and apprenticeship academy in Wirral, Merseyside, to try and help...

PropTech supplier tmgroup is to hold a six-part webinar series called Achieving Change: Think tomorrow, act today. The webinars - from linked...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

Admin teams in most businesses are often the lynchpins that ensure compliance and deal with issues in order to keep the...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

OnTheMarket’s new chief executive has posted his first full year’s trading figures - and they suggest the portal is making progress...

Independent agents come in all shapes, sizes and looks, many with their own USPs and little quirks. It is this variety...

Figures released from the government show 19,400 people in the real estate sector are still on furlough - suggesting some agents have back...

A controversial league table of corporate agents’ market share is deliberately excluding Purplebricks and other online agencies.  This is despite Purplebricks this...

Another major agency group has agreed to repay substantial sums it claimed under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, introduced to...

The UK property market is always evolving but never as quickly as it is now. Traditional estate agents are seriously questioning...

Pressure is building on London agency Foxtons to repay its furlough funding. The company issued an upbeat trading statement on Wednesday; while...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am the General Manager of Ravensworth, which is what...

Property tax rises and falling house prices look as if they are on the way according to the small print accompanying...

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the furlough scheme until the end of March. It will continue under the current rules, with the...

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

As the review of the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents Working Group continues, Emily Hawthorne, mio Account Manager and...

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has outlined his measures to help agencies and other businesses survive Coronavirus. His announcements - endorsed by both the...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak today reveals his latest measures to help businesses - including agencies, suppliers and other parts of the property...

In the week the Nationwide recorded the UK’s highest ever average house price, high-end agency Savills has forecast that prime markets...

Life as we know it has changed – for everybody – and what tenants want, need and expect in this post-pandemic...

Connells Group has announced its trading statement for the first half of 2020 - and its support for its staff is...

The chairman of LSL Property Services - Simon Embley - says he is “increasingly optimistic” about the outlook for the market,...

A law practice says HM Revenue & Customs is launching a probe into companies that have allegedly abused the Coronavirus furlough...

OnTheMarket has confirmed it is “considering” making redundancies - the second of the large portals to be in this position. Rumours have been...

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning reveals that 85 per cent of staff are now off furlough, and that the...

Rightmove says it’s going to reject over £150,000 in payouts from the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The portal furloughed 160 employees...

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has announced that there will be no stamp duty on homes selling for £500,000 or...

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...

Estate agents are likely to get through the next five to six months even if the market falls away - but...

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

LSL Property Services has this morning released details of its response to the Coronavirus crisis. All members of its board have taken...

The government is jeopardising the success of the housing market relaunch through the inflexibility of the furlough scheme, claims a group...

The Chancellor has revealed how he will wean businesses off the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme - meaning that agencies and suppliers...

The announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that he was extending the furlough scheme until the end of October appears...

Three of the highest profile industry suppliers and house moving services have given government a four-step plan to restart the housing...

Countrywide’s senior staff earning over £45,000 per year have had their pay cut by a fifth while some 78 per cent...

If there are agents still uncertain as to whether their company or themselves as individuals are claiming the maximum business support,...

Today is the final day that agencies can register with the government scheme offering furlough pay on April 30. The furlough programme...

A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing...

Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...

Knight Frank is furloughing agents and other staff with the company topping up the taxpayers’ funding to ensure employees get 100...

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...

The NAEA and ARLA have jointly written to the government asking it to include agents’ commission in its plans to help those financially...

Welcome to the latest edition of our daily service dedicated to advice and guidance on how agents can best cope with...

Purplebricks has this morning revealed what it calls “immediate and significant measures to preserve cash and implement a lean operating model”...

In response to the current coronavirus pandemic, which is having such an impact on all parts of life, including the property...

There’s been a new warning to estate agents to check they are fully compliant with GDPR regulations following a European case...

The National Association of Estate Agents is warning UK agents to take stock of their data collection and retention procedures following...

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

In a trading statement this morning, Countrywide says it has “a new covenant package with lenders provides the financial flexibility to...

The Guild of Property Professionals' regional roadshow for existing and potential members, resumes its activities next week with a visit to...

A lawyer appears to be suggesting that ‘clean and tidy’ clauses be inserted into house purchase deals, allowing buyers to retain...

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

For too long the private rented sector has been complacent towards customer satisfaction. In the changing rental landscape, the smartest letting...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

Renting has long been characterised as a stepping stone onto the housing ladder for the younger generations. But in recent years,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Tom Cummuskey Sales & Marketing Manager … Fast approaching double...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

Savills has suggested that it may be time for a fundamental review of what’s left of the flagship policy of Margaret...

Cluttons - which a year ago was bought out of pre-pack administration by a so-called ‘turnaround’ business, RCapital - has now...

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home.  A floor...

Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and gone and I find myself now looking ahead to the Summer.  The...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Foxtons has reported its 2017 figures to shareholders and the City this morning and as expected they show sharp falls in...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

We would like to take this opportunity to provide a clarification to a newsflash sent by Property Industry Eye on January 1.  The...

The consumer group HomeOnwers’ Alliance says buyers of new build homes should be able to retain 2.5 per cent of the...

Having launched 13 years ago, PayProp, part of Humanstate Group, an international private technology services group, has grown into a leading...

Spicerhaart has launched what it calls a talent acquisition team to recruit new agents to the group’s range of brands, as...

When marketing a property for sale, there are a number of attributes that buyers and sellers today expect ‘as standard’, but...

What Countrywide are getting at is that they want to think more like retailers to engage better with customers.  If this is...

Countrywide has taken the highly-unusual step of announcing that it will reveal key performance indicators every six months, come rain or...

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