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Propertymark has announced an extension of its working relationship with property expert and TV presenter Phil Spencer. The agency trade body will...

There has been plenty of movement in the property jobs market this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Unless you have been living under a rock since the end of last year, you won’t need to be told about...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Tom Cummuskey, I am the Sales & Marketing...

More than 100,000 property transactions have benefitted from access to digitised local land charges (LLCs) data. Conveyancing software provider Search Acumen has...

It’s often fashionable to criticise trade bodies and official groups, but right now I think that’s absolutely inappropriate. In well over 20...

There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...

Right now, one topic seems to be dominating talk in the industry. Everywhere I go people tend to quiz me about...

Agents and property professionals haven't let the mini-heatwave stop them sweating and stepping up for charity. Here are some of the sector's...

Historic agency brand Humberts is looking to have between 20 and 30 offices over the next five years as it marks...

If a picture paints a thousand words, then compelling videos paint an entire book. Whereas photos and text can only show...

Prime estate agent John D Wood & Co has marked 150 years in business by opening a new headquarters. It has moved...

It’s the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell fire tragedy, but are high rises any safer today than they were then? On 14th...

The government’s Fairer Private Rented Sector White Paper has initially caused some consternation and a strong adverse reaction from some within...

Prime estate agent John D Wood & Co has moved its Chiswick office to a larger premises to boost its sales...

Rising property prices in the UK mean that occupiers are renting long past their forties. According to the government’s last English...

A significant housing announcement has been promised by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as a part of a sweetener that saw him...

Zoopla is piloting a new data migration tool to quickly transfer agent data from its Jupix to Alto software brand in just...

For years, the issue of phone etiquette created tension between estate agents and the legal profession, the former claiming lawyers won’t...

Agents and property professionals are travelling far and wide to raise money for charity, plus there is a new way to...

Agents from Leaders are getting into the Platinum Jubilee spirit across the country. The brand’s branches have added a royal touch to...

The pool of candidates for jobs in the estate agency sector appears to be shrinking. It comes after official figures showed overall...

With Earth Day in April and Environment Day looming in June, all businesses and individuals are becoming more aware of their...

Adoption of virtual tours among estate agents remain low but new data suggests they could boost sales. Industry analysis shows just 4%...

Fine & Country has been revealing the secrets of running an premium estate agency. The agency brand is currently hosting a Masterclass...

An anonymous ex-estate agent has revealed how poor pay and high pressure forced them to quit the profession. The mystery agent said...

Estate agents are in a unique position – we handle the meeting of people’s aspirations probably more than any other profession....

Agents have been getting active in recent weeks to raise money for Ukrainian refugees. Fundraising activities range from office-based collections and referencing challenges...

Property data company Dye & Durham has promised to “work collaboratively” with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after the watchdog...

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that it may block the merger of two property search firms as it...

Hamptons has created a new international department after its latest acquisition. The agent this week revealed it has acquired Venres, a specialist...

Agency proptech supplier Muuvo has partnered with Canopy to provide its RentPassport and RentTracking products. Muuvo provides software for agents to help...

The number of areas where the average house sale price exceeded £500,000 has surpassed 15% of Great Britain for the first...

After years of delays and upheaval, the Renters' Reform Bill finally appears to be back on the agenda, in an effort...

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...

London accounted for almost half of million-pound plus property sales over the past 12 months but the most active borough at...

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

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

A lack of support to help people onto the property ladder has been highlighted as one factor for the Tory party’s...

There seems a consensus amongst agents, analysts and amateur pundits alike that the market will stay relatively strong for some months,...

In this guest piece, Colum Smith, a property expert at law firm Taylor Rose MW, sets out why speedier transactions could...

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

If you are an easily offended Frankie Valli fan, look away now. A regional agent that was rapped by the Advertising Standards...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

You will hopefully have seen that the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 has now received its Royal Assent, meaning it...

I attended a forum in London a couple of weeks ago, which for the first time brought estate agents and conveyancers...

The UK affiliated agency of Warren Buffett’s global real estate company is offering members of the public the chance to win...

It’s easy to overestimate the importance of something in one’s own industry or work, but there seems good reason for believing...

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...

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

More than half of those working within the property sector are suffering from higher levels of fatigue or stress, due to...

In the latest edition of the series of webinars hosted by property website Rightmove, compliance and money-laundering will be the topic...

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

Spring may be struggling to break through the clouds but agents are continuing to step up for good causes. The humanitarian crisis...

You’re probably up to your neck at the start of a busy spring market but I’d hope there’s one thing most...

Agents will be able to grill Rightmove’s legal and compliance director David Cox this morning as part of the portal’s webinar...

Agents and conveyancers have signed up to a new buyers’s and seller’s property information form that is described as having been...

Propertymark says only a national retrofitting programme  can make UK homes more energy efficient - and it says a new government...

A French billionaire who made his money from estate agency is promising to transform the UK property industry with his unique...

A rewards and recognition programme has been launched at an agency chain, with claims that it will enhance staff careers and...

Propertymark is urging restraint on the part of the Welsh Government as it moves to tackle what it sees as the...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

The JLL property consultancy is opening a branch handling sales and lettings in an area of London often by-passed by rival...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, the weekly round up of fund-raising in our industry. Once more our thoughts are...

A so-called Climate Innovation District is to be constructed in central Leeds with low carbon homes at its heart. The developer Citu...

When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...

In this guest feature, Chris Mason, Operations Director at The Letting Partnership, outlines why agents might want to consider outsourcing client accounting. The...

An estate agent has suggested on social media that people who buy a Greggs breakfast each day could save well over...

PropTech solutions have continued to ingratiate themselves in both the forefront of an agency within advertising mediums and in the backend...

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...

The Mayor of London is demanding ministers take sanctioning Russian oligarchs seriously by moving immediately to seize assets that can then...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

The government is considering seizing British property owned by Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list without paying compensation. The Financial Times says Housing...

A new analysis has revealed those areas of England and Wales with the largest numbers of Russian-owned homes. Credas Technologies analysed Land...

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...

A popular myth suggesting 50 per cent of homes sell with a second agent, is simply untrue. That’s the claim from property...

Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...

Until a few years ago, you would have been forgiven for not knowing who or what Coadjute was. But the company, founded...

The rental market is recalibrating after Covid, and this is evident in the latest data from Zoopla’s rental index. For 18 months...

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

It’s feared one of the country’s oldest estate agencies may have entered receivership. The Drew Pearce company of agents and chartered surveyors...

If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...

Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark, analyses the impact that the lack of available data is having on...

The Experts in Property trade group has cut its subscription and rolled out marketing initiatives in a bid to woo new...

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...

With the new year in full swing, agents around the UK are likely to be making changes to the way they...

One of Scotland’s leading legal and estate agency, Pacitti Jones, is continuing to expand. This week it has snapped up Tip Top...

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

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...

Housing ministers have lined up in recent days to support beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Housing minister Chris Pincher, upon hearing of new...

As debate rages over levelling up and a north/south property divide, in the first of a new monthly column, property expert...

Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce wants government action to help save the housing market as the cost of living crisis grows.  Following...

A free to list portal has launched a tool which it claims will predict a seller’s propensity to switch agents.  Residential People...

Property checks can be the bane of a letting agent’s life if left unchecked. Throw in the winter weather, and you’ve...

Was Purplebricks right to delist a property from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple - were opposed...

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

In this guest piece, the team at Lifesycle discuss a recent experiment they did with AI and estate agents' data and...

There’s been huge sale price inflation in the rarified high-end country estate market according to a buying agent. Jess Simpson, who runs...

Research based on questioning almost 1,000 estate agents suggests that around 70 per cent are set to expand their business this...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

The Nationwide has released data listing the most and least affordable locations in Britain - background information for agents. Some entries are...

Barely three weeks into the new year and we’re already talking about plans to raise tens, perhaps hundreds, of thousands of...

A survey suggests that an overwhelming proportion of estate agents believe the government should make the provision of upfront property information...

Buyers typically pay 10.8 per cent extra for chain-free properties than for similar homes with chains, according to new research. Website GetAgent...

If you thought checking in to a Microsoft Teams video-conferencing meeting would allow you to escape telephone calls, think again. Outsourced communications...

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

A High Street estate agent on Merseyside has criticised online rivals for creating nightmares for vendors who are then obliged to...

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...

A new survey of people who have sold their home in the past six months has given a strong backing to...

Do you have an 'open API'? We use 'X' who have an 'open API' so we would need you to integrate with...

A former estate agent described by a judge as being “cruel and manipulative” has been jailed after attacking and attempting to...

High-value properties were the top-performers in the country house market in 2021, according to an agency that majors in this sector.  In...

Prime Central London’s attraction to multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers appears to have soared during the pandemic. High end agency Beauchamp Estates says...

Purplebricks has this morning said that a newspaper report over the weekend, claiming part of the business is to be sold...

Dog facilities - even separate rooms for them - are now a major factor on the ‘want list’ for growing numbers...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...

Hello and welcome to our latest fantastic festive display from an agency - this time, Dawsons. The agency’s senior partner Chris Hope...

A massive multi-million pound marketing blitz by Zoopla starts on Monday. The portal says the campaign will capitalise on what it says...

Hertfordshire agency Sewell & Gardner has cut the ribbon on a refurbished and extended office, which will incorporate two previously-separate branches...

A coroner says there is no explanation how an estate agent suffered a cut to his wrist, which led to his...

As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...

Compliance check list - are you New Year ready? The start of a new year is a great time for estate agents...

One of the country’s leading experts in estate agency reviews has given advice to agents on how they can best use...

Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...

Purplebricks chief marketing officer Ben Carter is quitting the company; he was appointed late last year. Carter tweeted this afternoon: “Some personal...

With 2022 swiftly approaching, businesses in the property industry are likely to be reflecting on the trials and tribulations that have...

HM Revenue & Customs is consulting on how it can clamp down on property professionals and buyers who allegedly try to...

Estate agents are being urged to ensure their compliance procedures are up to scratch after fraudsters stole a man’s identity and...

We have a day and night version of today’s beautifully-decorated Christmas estate agent branch, courtesy of the good people at RH...

An agency that operates across and around Bristol is the latest to declare its commitment to go carbon neutral. The associate director...

With December just days away we’re receiving more videos and images to entertain the industry in the countdown to Christmas. Today’s is from...

A London agency has undergone what it calls a ‘genteel’ rebrand with a subtle change of name - but a major...

Well it’s about time isn’t it? We mean winter - it’s here at last, with white, wintry weather that gets us...

Just as city centre traffic is reminiscent of life before the pandemic, the rental market in central zones of UK’s largest...

Trust has always been vital for building and nurturing good relations between an agent and their customer. Maintaining trust will keep...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

The phrase ‘time is money’ is particularly pertinent for estate agents. Since the stamp duty holiday ended, the forecast drop in...

The push for greater sustainability, energy efficiency and generally being ‘green’ has existed in the agency world for several years -...

Savills has set out its annual house price forecast for prime London - and after years of price falls, the prediction...

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

It’s Remembrance weekend, and on Sunday at least we fall silent to honour those who gave so much for many generations. When...

Strutt & Parker has revealed where it believes the housing market will see the largest demand in 2022, outside of London. The...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

A prominent law expert is claiming that a high profile case of property fraud, reported earlier this week, involved a “devastating...

Tech stack is a term often used nowadays to describe all the software tools within a business. Calling it a stack...

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

Pressure appears to be building for the recommendations of the Regulation of Property Agents working party finally to be implemented. It’s now...

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

With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...

Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown is predicting house prices will still rise, even after a possible hike in interest rates later this year or...

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

Media reports from the US state of Virginia say an 84-year-old man killed his estate agent after buying a property ‘sight...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

One of the country’s leading buying agents has set out what’s hot and what’s not in London’s housing market as it...

The Women In Property group claims talented females are being lost to the industry due to the menopause.  It says panic attacks,...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is trying to win back respect within the property industry with new Rules of Conduct...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

An estate agent claims he may be the highest paid in the industry this year - and he puts it down to...

Fund-raising takes all sorts of shapes and sizes and this week we have a splendid selection proving that point. Don’t miss out...

British homebuyers take an average of 25 seconds to decide whether a house is right for them, according to Purplebricks. As a...

The latest market snapshot of prime London by estate agency Benham and Reeves shows demand up 5.8 per cent annually for...

Prices in prime central London have risen for the past two quarters, prompting a tentative claim that the market may be...

Living close to family and friends is a top priority for nearly four in 10 people according to a survey of...

By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...

In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...

Estate agents, even before Covid-19 reared its ugly head, were flexible, hybrid workers. It is a job that requires a significant...

The governing council of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has issued a public apology to the whistle blowers whose actions...

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

The self-employed partnership known as The Agency UK - founded by three refugees from Purplebricks - has announced a major expansion. The...

An agency has announced its second acquisition in just a matter of weeks. Legal and estate agency Pacitti Jones has acquired Kilsyth-based...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of autumn - an update on who’s moving where right now. Please let us know...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

There’s good news and bad news from the shake-up in government ministers and ministries that was presented to the nation last...

In this guest editorial, experienced property solicitor Lorraine Richardson argues that reservation agreements - designed to reduce the number of fall-throughs in...

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

An estate agent has been ‘marketing properties so well’ in a Worcestershire town that it has temporarily ‘sold out’ of all...

The government has been warned that its much-talked about levelling up agenda is ‘doomed to fail’ without major reform of the...

Jonny Dyson, a leading London estate agent and the former regional director of John D Wood & Co., has joined Winkworth...

The pandemic has led to many people ditching more formal wear as they work from home on a more regular basis,...

Forget en-suites and garden rooms, could you boost viewings with the postcode of a property? Research by comparison website Money.co.uk has identified...

One of the biggest campaign groups calling for leasehold reform has welcomed the action taken by the Competition and Markets Authority...

First-time buyers are £25,000 worse off thanks to the stamp duty holiday, according to estate agent comparison site GetAgent. The website revealed...

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

Buyers are getting less square foot for their money when buying a property. Research by insurer Churchill has found that the average...

Picky buyers are walking away from property deals after realising the internet connection at a property is poor, research claims. A poll...

A soap star has swapped scripts for property sales. Actor Marc Silcock was involved in one of ITV soap Emmerdale’s biggest storylines,...

Property values may seem high in the UK but spare a thought for buyers in other countries such as Israel, Switzerland...

An online conveyancer is on the hunt for a mansion tester. My Home Move Conveyancing is seeking a mansion tester who will...

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

The independent QC leading a review into the governance scandal at the RICS says there was “no fraudulent or criminal misbehaviour”...

The police investigation into the Savills agents who allegedly racially abused England players on Twitter after the Euros 2020 final is...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well surmises the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

Purplebricks says it’s beginning interviewing this week for roles at three key levels where there were not enough ‘switchers’ willing to...

Purplebricks says its aim to move 650 staff from self-employed status to employed has had a 95 per cent success rate. It...

Day in, day out, I see how good estate agents really are.  Whether it’s in my day job on Location, Location, Location...

Few political policies have such a ring of the past as rent controls - they were last seen in this country...

We are living in the age of information. Our working and personal lives are underpinned by software, data and technology to...

Tech, as has been shown more than ever during the pandemic, can be a wonderful thing – bringing people closer together,...

A long-standing agency says it’s proud that some of its most successful recent recruits have absolutely no industry experience. Felicity J Lord...

Zoopla-owned Proptech platform Yourkeys has launched what it calls a first-of-its-kind sales progression service for new-build shared ownership properties. It works like...

Auction service Iamsold says a small-sample survey it conducted of agents suggests that increasing numbers are looking favourably on auctions as...

There are 19 new distinct £1m-plus property markets in the UK thanks to the soaring house prices of the past 15...

Every so often it comes around – the argument that stamp duty should be reformed/removed/replaced (delete as appropriate). But why? Where’s the...

Last month it was reported that up to 500,000 people had been ‘pinged’ by the NHS in a week. While the...

Michael Bruce says the new SmartVal automated valuation system he is this month introducing on Boomin will be the most accurate...

A young franchisee with hybrid agency EweMove is expanding into another area just over nine months since launching his agency. Chris Wells,...

As the Tokyo Olympics draws to a close this weekend, the Nationwide Building Society has analysed long-term capital appreciation in locations regenerated...

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has reported record figures as...

An estate agency has calculated precisely how much residential property has been sold so far this year, fuelled by the stamp...

Well, we’re technically more than halfway through the year already, but we’ll let that slide. And what a year it’s been...

The stamp duty holiday came and went with much fanfare. For many buyers it represented a rare opportunity to make some...

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, technology has proven to be the answer for many problems faced by sectors across...

Annual house price growth remains above 10 per cent despite a small monthly dip in July according to the Nationwide. A 0.5...

A young estate agent is being praised because of his heroic actions to save a woman from drowning.  Austin Mellor - just...

LSL Property Services has told Estate Agent Today that the company did not agree to a potential sale of its mortgage arm at...

Remember the early days of lockdown when there was a general panic? Perhaps the hot demand for toilet rolls was a sign...

The post-lockdown housing market boom is showing signs of a significant slowdown according to a new forecast. The prediction, from the quote...

Boy it’s been hot out there - yet even 30 degrees or more have failed to stifle the enthusiasm of our...

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...

Ben Ridgway gives his views on the current market, material information and PropTech for agents. What is your current view of the...

The biggest challenge facing many agents in the current climate is the general shortage of stock, both for sales & lettings. Let’s...

An agent support service set up in the early days of the pandemic has closed down with its architect saying “If...

Let it never be said that this column isn’t here to help out agents directly. In this week’s Natter, I speak...

Over a fifth of properties have risen in value by more than the average salary according to a calculation made by...

I want you to ask yourself a question, what is your reputation? By that I mean your personal reputation and your...

Greater Manchester Police have arrested the Savills estate agent who allegedly posted a racist tweet about black England football stars after...

Working in real estate can be incredibly rewarding, but it takes a lot of hard work to be able to succeed...

RVU - the ZPG-owned company that already owns Zoopla and independently-run price comparison and financial services - has acquired online mortgage broker Mojo...

The police have now received complaints about the tweet believed to have been sent from a personal account of a Savills...

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

Have you recovered yet?  We don’t mean the hangover, but the shock from the fact that England never gave their fans cause...

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

Back in April, leading portal Zoopla launched a new multi-million-pound marketing campaign, its biggest ever, to help agents capitalise on the...

So, who would have thought it? England finally beat Germany in a knockout game at a major competition - and it...

Property portal app MoveStreets says the latest upgrade to its app sends leads to agents’ inboxes and allows users to instantly arrange...

High end agency Savills says prime central London remains “relatively subdued” ahead of the return of foreign travel and overseas buyers. PCL...

There are just three working days until the end of the stamp duty holiday for most buyers. That’s not even enough time...

It’s been another terrific week for good deeds by our industry - so often under-reported but so important for agents and...

There’s been a dramatic slump in instructions for online agencies, particularly Purplebricks, according to data produced by one online firm itself. 99Home...

Home set up and utility management service Just Move In is the latest partner on Reapit’s CRM. The 5,000-plus agents who use Reapit’s...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Thom Hudson, photographer at Meyers Estate Agents What is Meyers...

Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...

In the first of a two-part special with the presidents of the UK’s largest property trade organisation, we carry out an...

The row over whether agents should be allowed to vet people who view properties on the basis of their wealth has...

A traditional problem for agents has been ‘tyre kickers’ who come to view a home out of curiosity with little or...

Swiss investment bank UBS has advised investors to sell their Purplebricks shares as the market share for the controversial agency appears...

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

Michael Jones & Company celebrates its 30-year anniversary this year and, in an effort to both celebrate the work of local...

“A hybrid offering, which serves customers of all needs and capabilities, is what we should all be working towards.” Following Aconveyancing opening...

There are an estimated 2.7 million landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) providing rental accommodation to multiple generations of tenant,...

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

The Grenfell Tower disaster in June 2017 exposed the dangers of inflammable cladding on residential tower blocks, and what has come...

A trade union is demanding that the government ban emails from all employers outside office hours - and it wants emails...

We’re only a little over a week away from the Euros, happening at last a year later than scheduled because of...

While running customer identification and verification checks is part and parcel of the onboarding process for estate agents, under UK anti...

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US - says it now has 200 self-employed agents operating under its...

The government is to answer a call made in an online petition for stamp duty to apply when contracts are exchanged,...

Banking has gone through radical changes in the past few years, in step with technology and the sheer amount we can...

Before you read on, ask yourself, how many times did you hear “we want to move, but just we can’t find...

One of the industry’s key marketing suppliers has given four tips for agent readers of Estate Agent Today. Graeme Edwards, managing director...

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

With property fraud on the rise and an ever-increasing number of transactions taking place in the lettings sector, having strict anti-money laundering...

We recently conducted a survey and discussion session with estate and lettings agencies called Agency panel - Cut through the noise...

An analysis of over 1.6m listings by Rightmove shows a big return to normality - demand for smaller city centre properties...

In recent years, the property market has been taking steps to become more digital – with HM Land Registry leading the...

The man behind the free-to-list portal Residential People says security across all portals should be tightened, with so-called Two Factor Authentication...

An industry provider has created a free e-book for agents explaining the latest must-have - a Tech Stack. Tech provider Rex has created...

A leading industry trade body is warning that remote-working agents and smaller independent agencies are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...

We know the industry-wide statistic that more than 50% of all vendors end up selling with the second (or sometimes third)...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I speak to someone who has made an excellent impression on the property industry in...

On 28 April 2021, Fixflo ran the first in a series of quarterly legal update webinars with David Smith, Partner at...

Propertymark is backing the current Mental Health Awareness Week - and says the market boom is a possible cause of additional...

It’s not just housing transactions that signal a red-hot market - the mortgage landscape is at its strongest for some time...

Rightmove is to roll-out two-factor authentication within Rightmove Plus to try to protect agents against attempts by fraudsters to steal leads and...

In a return to a favourite series of mine, as it gives an excellent insight into the very many facets of...

In a video interview for Letting Agent Today, Neil Cobbold, Chief Sales Officer of PayProp, speaks to property professional Chris Buckler...

Mortgage lending has shown the biggest net increase on record according to the Bank of England.  Mortgage borrowing in March rose by...

Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...