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One of the founders of self-employed brand The Agency UK (TAUK) has set out hopes for the business to dominate the...

Any estate agency will have noticed the rise of the “personal agent” in the industry, with interesting propositions from eXp, The...

There are often very grim snapshots of the current property crisis.  But one of the most shocking I’ve read in a long...

Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...

Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...

In the current challenging market, housebuilders are increasingly looking for novel and engaging means of marketing to achieve the necessary supply/demand...

In assessing the outlook for property auctions in 2024, it's crucial to look beyond interest rates. The real driving force behind...

A new analysis of the housing market has assessed 50 cities in the UK to establish which is best for first...

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

Propertymark is appealing to school leavers to consider a career in property. As students discover their A level results or Highers in...

A new report highlights levels of agency pay across the property sector. The figures, from Rayner Personnel’s latest Property Sector Salary Report,...

Estate agents could boost their salary by up to 50% by finding a new job, new research suggests. A report from recruitment...

 In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the dynamics of the property market, and the current...

Annual staff turnover in the property industry sits at almost 30%, with the most common reason given for leaving a job...

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

The estate agency job market remains buoyant despite talk of a property market slowdown, an industry recruiter claims. Agency recruitment firm Rayner...

The latest research from Rightmove has revealed that the price of property coming to the market has witnessed its first fall...

Property website Rightmove has calculated that yesterday’s interest rate rise – up 0.5% to 1.75% - will mean new first-time buyers...

Agents have a “clear opportunity” to nudge high-value homeowners who are considering listing their properties for sale, Zoopla claims. It comes as...

Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people to sell properties at the best prices. Working in this field...

Property professionals and MPs were left wanting more after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s much-anticipated housing announcements yesterday. Johnson yesterday promised a review...

Almost three quarters of property professionals agree that estate agent pay is too low. A poll conducted by Estate Agent Today found 73%...

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

New research suggests estate agents earn some of the lowest basic salaries of all sales professions.  Nested, an online agency promoting the...

Knight Frank has reported a record pre-tax profit and has reimbursed staff who sacrificed some salaries during the pandemic. The agency - which has...

EweMove - the hybrid brand owned by The Property Franchise Group - says its operating model effectively solves a reported staff...

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

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

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

Like most aspects of life since the pandemic hit, the employment arena has been hit hard. But not just with uncertainty...

Since 2017, The DPS has used the data we collect to track the rental values of properties across all regions of...

The head of Boomin has attacked Rightmove for the fees it currently charges agents, the likelihood of higher fees to come,...

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

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

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...

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

A new study reveals that two thirds of property professionals expect a pay rise in the next 12 months, despite Coronavirus and the recession. Of 1,100 professionals questioned...

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

A personnel company wants agents to tell them how much they earn in another anonymous online survey. Rayner Personnel - which recently...

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

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

The Chancellor has announced that the furlough scheme is to be extended until the end of October. He made the announcement in...

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

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

What an interesting few days it’s been. I don’t think the topic of this week’s column is doing anything good for our...

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

UK estate agents are amongst the worst paid in any country in the world according to new data. Digital marketing firm Yell...

First time buyers reached an estimated 353,436 in 2019, the highest level since 2007. This is the fifth time in six years...

The US-based real estate firm Keller Williams says it is aiming to be this country’s leading agency training organisation. Ben Taylor, who...

‘Workers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains’. So is written on the tombstone of the father...

Earlier this year, the Regulation of Property Agents (RoPA) working group announced the initial details of plans for mandatory qualifications and...

Rising house prices and the gender pay gap means that there is no English region where a single woman on median...

Estate agents are amongst the workers to suffer the worst fall in wages over the past 10 years according to shock...

Homes in central parts of London sold for a typical 11.5 per cent below asking price in the first three months...

A quick buy company that describes itself as an “express estate agency” is making a pitch for vendors who may be...

An agent has started an online petition demanding negotiators and others in the agency industry be paid the legal minimum wage...

The global chief executive of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has warned mortgage lenders against offering so-called ‘super-sized’ home loans to borrowers.  Bruce is...

This won’t be a long article. Just to the point and hopefully with a nice angle to it.  I get asked at...

Those of you who receive (and read) my Sunday PropTech Review will know that, by far and away, the most shared...

Owning a home has become almost impossible for many public sector workers across Britain, according to research from the union UNISON. Getting...

Hello and welcome to this week’s hat-tip towards those in our industry doing so much to help others in need. Summer fund-raising...

It looks as if Purplebricks has hit something less than a purple patch in the Australian housing market. The Australian Financial Review,...

If you want to know whether buy to let, landlords and letting agents will be in the firing line for more...

Employers and government should introduce auto-enrolment of monthly salaries to allow people aged 18 to 40 to save for deposits on...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it is “disheartening” that the gender pay gap is widening in some aspects of...

As the old saying goes, just because it’s on the internet it doesn’t mean it’s true - and certainly a few...

Women in the property industry still earn between 9.4 per cent and 14.3 per cent less than their male counterparts according...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

It's sometimes easy to overlook the fact that the majority of estate agents only receive payment for the weeks, if not...

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...

If you think house price indices are confusing, just look at affordability indices. As recently as Monday BBC TV news reported that,...

Controversial housing charity Shelter has published a report which claims that the government's Starter Homes scheme will fail the people it...

The Guardian has obtained what it says are details of the salaries and commissions of Foxtons sales staff. The basic payments...