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Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...
30 March 2024
From: Features
Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Legal infrastructure provider CTS has managed to restore its services after a cyber-attack halted its conveyancing tools and delayed transactions at...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
TV presenter Phil Spencer announced the winners at the 20th ESTAS Awards in October As most of you will know The ESTAS...
09 December 2023
From: Features
This week saw around 80 conveyancing firms across the UK paralysed by a service outage caused by a ‘cyber incident’ on...
02 December 2023
From: Features
Legal sector infrastructure specialist CTS has said it is “urgently investigating” a cyberattack on its services that could impact property exchanges...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The annual ESTAS Awards have seen 1,000 people from across the industry witness a string of winners, including new categories celebrating...
24 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...
12 September 2023
From: Sponsored Content
The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...
30 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Adam Pigott, CEO of OpenBrix What is ‘company name’ and what...
09 August 2023
From: 60 Second Interview
Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...
17 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...
05 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Falkirk has been named as the UK’s fastest-selling market. New figures from Rightmove show sellers in the area are finding a buyer...
06 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...
24 February 2023
From: Sponsored Content
Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...
11 February 2023
From: Features
It has been another busy month for job moves in the estate agency sector. Here are some of the latest moves that...
30 November 2022
From: Breaking News
The ESTAS Customer Service Awards – which are often described as estate agency’s version of the Oscars – took place last...
19 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Independent agency group Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward (KFH) is marking its 45th anniversary. Established by Lee Watts in 1977 as Kinleigh, the...
19 August 2022
From: Breaking News
If there’s not a book called ‘The Art of Collaboration’ then there should be. Update: a quick Google search shows there...
11 June 2022
From: Features
A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...
06 November 2021
From: Features
The largest live event in the property industry for two years took place last Friday - the ESTAS awards. TV property expert...
25 October 2021
From: Breaking News
It’s British Grand Prix weekend, one of the big events on the sporting calendar and this year back with a full...
16 July 2021
From: Breaking News
A former senior Foxtons and Douglas & Gordon agent has hit out at “the relentless key performance indicator culture” of some agencies. Matthew...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...
08 January 2021
From: Sponsored Content
A series of PropTech announcements over recent days suggest the sector is still buoyant with innovation. Firstly it’s been revealed that agents...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News
Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...
04 December 2020
From: Sponsored Content
It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...
27 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
The Say No To Rightmove campaign has admitted that getting the number one portal to change its fee structure “may take...
08 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Lee Rix - Head of Business Development What is ‘company name’...
30 September 2020
From: 60 Second Interview
One of the many new portals recently launched has made a pitch for agents to join because of its referral fees...
24 September 2020
From: Breaking News
A developer working in collaboration with Silverstone race circuit is creating homes inside the track, near one of the motor racing...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News
The new portal OpenBrix, which is powered by Blockchain, has revealed its fee structure ahead of its formal launch on September...
04 August 2020
From: Breaking News
A new PropTech platform says its central feature will be the launch of a Multiple Listings Service. This will allow agents “to...
04 August 2020
From: Breaking News
The industry’s first virtual awards event has taken place with hundreds of agents participating courtesy of YouTube. Winners of the prestigious ESTAS...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News
The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...
06 June 2020
From: Features
In these unprecedented times, Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS) aims to reassure letting agents, landlords and tenants on any legislative changes, relating...
06 May 2020
From: Features
On April 4, EAT published a piece titled: ‘It’s 2024: what will the industry look like, post corona-virus’. To me, this...
08 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Two property portals insist they’re going to launch this spring despite the Coronavirus chaos effectively closing down much of the housing...
30 March 2020
From: Breaking News
There has been scepticism across the industry as to the motives behind an unspecified number of lay-offs and permanent branch closures...
23 March 2020
From: Breaking News
A new portal claims it will do what OnTheMarket failed to do, and offer an agent-led operation charging every agency branch...
04 December 2019
From: Breaking News
The Federation of Independent Agents, the new trade group set up in May, is holding its first conference this week. The FIA...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Once a year you might be perfectly justified in putting your feet up for a weekend and enjoying some great sport...
12 July 2019
From: Breaking News
This week, I want to take a look at the Israeli startup, Venn, an urban revitalisation firm which has recently received...
03 July 2019
From: Breaking News
The scores have been counted and the results are in for the 2019 ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Zoopla. On Friday, over 1,000...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News
One of the capital's best-known agents, Marsh & Parsons, has expanded its network with a new office in Streatham Hill, South...
10 May 2019
From: Breaking News
The Met Office says today, March 1, is the first official day of spring - perfect timing to coincide with the...
01 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Agents may sometimes have a tense relationship with conveyancers but admit it - when our legal colleagues are good, they are...
01 November 2018
From: Breaking News
What a weekend for British sport! In F1 there was Lewis Hamilton’s dominant win at the French Grand Prix, and the big...
25 June 2018
From: Breaking News
A flat in Brixton is being raffled for £5 a ticket by a start-up entrepreneur who claims this is just the...
23 April 2018
From: Breaking News
The scores are in and the results announced for the 2018 ESTAS Awards - and the winner of the coveted Grand...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News
Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - it’s a bumper edition with plenty of fantastic fund-raising going...
13 April 2018
From: Breaking News
The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...
03 March 2018
From: Features
One of the country’s leading PropTech entrepreneurs has responded to recent criticism of online estate agencies and their allegedly-poor record of...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News
We think about technology all the time. At least, I do. And there’s nothing left in property that technology hasn’t touched...
28 February 2018
From: Breaking News
A new report by the residential property team of a legal firm has found widespread criticism of online agents’ over their...
27 February 2018
From: Breaking News
Three hundred of the UK’s top conveyancers have celebrated the success of the industry at the first ever ESTAS Conveyancer Awards. The...
26 October 2017
From: Breaking News
A new firm has launched in Surrey describing itself as “the premium hybrid estate agency” with an innovative presence on the...
13 October 2017
From: Breaking News
Winkworth, one of the largest estate agencies in London, has expanded with two new offices - although they are 235 and...
22 September 2017
From: Breaking News
How has the world of estate agency changed in the last few decades? That’s the question this week’s Natter is going...
16 September 2017
From: Features
Marsh & Parsons will be opening a new office in Islington on September 4 - defying many analysts who say the...
07 August 2017
From: Breaking News
Wimbledon finals and the British Grand Prix await us this weekend and The Open begins a few days later, completing what...
14 July 2017
From: Breaking News
Over 100 so-called Top Achievers from across Connells Group’s Sequence and Connells estate agencies have been taken by the company on...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News
It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...
17 March 2017
From: Sponsored Content
Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...
02 February 2017
From: Sponsored Content
Activists who stormed a wedding as part of a protest event in which a Foxtons office was damaged have been fined...
04 January 2017
From: Breaking News
Marsh & Parsons is the latest high-end agency to open in Brixton, a stone’s throw from the controversial Foxtons office targetted...
03 January 2017
From: Breaking News
Rightmove has a new board member from the end of this year - Jacqueline de Rojas, the winner of the 2015...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News
A London estate agency has revealed that it is offering local homeowners cash incentives for valuations and instructions. Keating Estates, based in...
19 September 2016
From: Breaking News
Anarchist activists are organising what they call “the decisive battle against gentrification” - and it appears Foxtons is in the firing...
09 September 2016
From: Breaking News
In the capital, people will pay a premium to live near great transport links, and as we’ve seen from Crossrail and...
02 September 2016
From: Features
What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...
16 August 2016
From: Sponsored Content
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16 August 2016
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With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...
08 July 2016
From: Features
The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad by online agency emoov after a complaint disputing the duration of a fee...
08 June 2016
From: Breaking News
As we approach another Bank Holiday weekend, estate and letting agents across the country have again been raising thousands of pounds...
27 May 2016
From: Breaking News
Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...
10 May 2016
From: Features
The days are getting longer, the sun is starting to appear on a more regular basis, Easter is just around the...
18 March 2016
From: Features
Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...
14 January 2016
From: Sponsored Content
Over the past few years Rightmove and Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) have each been spending massive sums on marketing and product...
16 October 2015
From: Features
There is controversy in the London suburb of Brixton over an estate agent which has allegedly 'spammed' the area with publicity...
24 September 2015
From: Breaking News
Gentrification is a divisive, provocative issue, but why are estate agents (especially Foxtons) appearing to bear the brunt of the public’s...
06 May 2015
From: Features
Vandals seeking to ‘reclaim Brixton’ have used a road sign to smash the windows of a Foxtons branch on the high...