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

A business once called “the UK’s poshest estate agent” has revealed that it’s under new management. Bective - formerly called Bective Leslie...

Another market snapshot has identified low supply as the chief characteristic of the sales landscape this autumn. Landmark Information Group’s latest Property...

Spicerhaart - which is radically reshaping its structure to encourage hybrid operations and working from home as part of a new...

Rightmove is warning that it’s “highly likely” interest rates will rise in the near future. The portal believes this now seems inevitable...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...

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

There are plenty in the estate agency and lettings world who don’t like the concept of Airbnb and similar enterprises. But they...

Rising inflation triggered by the supply chain crisis following Brexit and the pandemic may undermine recent house price gains according to...

The bid by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to re-establish itself as a trusted body continues with the naming of...

Estate agents who differentiate themselves from competitors should not be afraid of charging more - and should have confidence when doing...

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

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

Remarkably, just 11 per cent of property sales fell through in the third quarter of this year as buyers raced to beat...

The  housing market is not immune from the supply shortage hitting the economy, according to Knight Frank - with London the...

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

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

A property company is offering its employees in the UK and overseas a day’s leave later this month to mark World...

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

The telecoms solutions company behind "Phone-in-a-Phone" (PiP) now brings property professionals the UK's first mobile-only business phone system in an app...

An agency says individual agents operating as self-employed can earn up to £64,000 more per year than fully-employed counterparts. Nested says the average UK...

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

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

The right technology can reassure agents that transactions will complete on time - vital to retaining business following the end of the...

A remarkable 37 staff promotions have been made by a national estate agency, Fisher German.  The agency - which has a substantial...

Hamptons is to expand the provision of New Homes and residential development services across all of its 90 branches, after a...

The Portico agency - set up in 1818 - has become part of the Leaders Romans Group, which has bought it...

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...

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

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

One of the UK’s oldest estate agency firms has expanded into two new territories.  Nock Deighton was established in Shropshire in 1831...

A video interview claims to spill the beans on how sales progression can be accelerated by three to four weeks. Estate agent...

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

One of the leading figures in trade body Propertymark wants stamp duty to be reformed, and claims that the success of...

Hunters, now part of The Property Franchise Group, has announced its first so-called ‘Personal Agent’ signing - and says it’s ideal...

Former BBC Director General Greg Dyke has been revealed as the man behind a £35m project to developer a historic part...

One of the west of England’s largest independent agencies has signed a two year deal with Zoopla, running across portal listings...

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

Zoopla has calculated how much the average house price has risen every single day since the start of the pandemic in...

A leading agency says the new normal likely to establish itself in the housing market after the end of the stamp...

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...

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

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

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

Strike chief executive Sam Mitchell has hailed the online agent’s no-fee model after reaching £5 billion worth of sales. The agency, previously...

Record numbers of properties sold above asking price in August, agents claim. Data from NAEA Propertymark shows that despite the summer lull,...

With the competition for new listings between agents as fierce as ever, it can sometimes feel like a race to the...

Following speculation overnight, Foxtons - one of London's leading and most high-profile agencies - has this morning announced the appointment of Nigel Rich CBE...

A cloud-based software provider has claimed that agents need to prepare for the future – and a very different working day...

It’s been a dramatic week in the world of politics – and this has led to another new Housing Secretary, in...

A Borders estate agency business, Hastings Legal and Property, has invested in Halo Digital Signage – hailed as ‘the new generation...

The end of the stamp duty holiday, which was introduced in July 2020, is now only a few weeks away. The upcoming...

Being able to show proof of funds in a quick, transparent and simple way is more crucial than ever to keep fall-throughs...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....

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

The Guild of Property Professionals’ formal qualifications platform is set for launch this month. Agents will be able to access the platform...

Auction house iamsold has marked its best summer yet. The auction service said it sold £196m worth of property under the hammer...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...

Scotland and the south west of England have been identified as cash buyer hotspots. Analysis by Barrows and Forrester, found 27 per...

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

Implementing measures recommended in an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) could boost the sales price of a property for a vendor, the...

Forget London, Scotland is now the fastest-moving market for million-pound properties. Analysis by Rightmove has found that million-pound homes are selling 25...

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...

The UK’s biggest property auctioneer is considering whether to bring its sales back into the auction room in the near future. Managing...

A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...

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

Franchise giant Winkworth says it has backed the start up of a commercial company advising on investment in retail or business...

Exchanges of properties in prime central London, following the end of the largest part of the stamp duty holiday, suggest the...

Business intelligence is paramount to companies looking to gain a competitive edge, particularly in saturated markets like estate agency. Each client...

Independent agency chain haart is opening what it calls a new ‘property centre’ in Aylesbury later this month.   Tim Wardley, managing...

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

Belvoir’s chief executive haas taken to Twitter to hail his company’s latest results as “superb” - with sales for the franchise agency...

Newly instructed properties across the country dropped by 10 per cent in August compared to July’s numbers, according to Homesearch. The company,...

Jackson-Stops, which currently has 42 branches across the UK, has revealed it’s going to have another 20 by the end of...

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

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,...

The Karma Club: An industry partner has celebrated its second birthday by reaching a landmark of more than £15,000 donated to...

Chestertons, the London high-end estate agency chain, is reported to be looking for a buyer. Sky News says it’s hired Deloitte, the...

A PropTech operator claims that agents currently pay around £250 per lead, averaging costs of different sources ranging from Google Ads...

Knight Frank has sold homes collectively valued at over £100m on just one exclusive estate so far this year alone.  The Wentworth...

Parts of Britain are so short of homes for sale they have only half the number of listings to be expected...

The growing number of lettings sector rules is a hotly debated issue, while the sales sector has been seeing its own...

Zoopla-owned software company Yourkeys and mortgage, insurance and wealth management broker SPF Private Clients have integrated. Yourkeys’ software provides buyer and seller...

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

It may be the final day of August but Propertymark has first out of the blocks with advice for agents to...

PropTech platform Agent Response has just released its latest league table for conversion stats relating to the first two weeks of...

The very strong housing market seen throughout this year is set to extend into 2022 as a stock shortage is forecast...

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...

House sales slumped nearly two thirds last month as the main deadline for the stamp duty holiday passed.  HM Revenue and Customs...

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...

The Property Ombudsman says there’s been a big increase in enquiries to its service in recent months, despite the pandemic.  In its...

Agents are reporting fewer sales and fewer deals above the asking price, as summer and the tapering stamp duty holiday take...

Bramleys says it’s to resume property auctions in October. The auction will be the first held since March 2020. Previous auctions have been...

A director of Essex estate agency Beresfords has announced his retirement after 40 years with the company - and after being...

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

My neighbour had been seeking to move home for some time. Suggestions that he wanted to get away from his neighbours...

Fenn Wright, a prominent East Anglian independent agency, is to open its first office in Felixstowe this autumn, making this the...

Three property agents feature on the latest list of businesses in trouble for failing to comply with money laundering regulations. The list...

House prices in Wales - where the equivalent of the stamp duty holiday has fully ended - rose to a new...

An independent agency has signed up to an international property sales platform designed to place UK new build developments on the...

Connells-owned Hamptons says it’s calculated that no fewer the 117,500 sellers this year have chosen to rent before buying their next home.  The...

The estate agents’ trade body has set out three ways conveyancers can further help the sales process. Propertymark has made the suggestions...

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...

An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...

Yet another housing market snapshot is reporting the stock of property for sale plummeting further downwards.  Property website Home says that while...

Hello and welcome to another round-up of our industry’s wonderful work for good causes. Before we salute this week’s heroes, our usual...

The market slowdown continues with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors reporting that new buyer enquiries have reduced for the first...

Rightmove data released this morning shows that the average asking price of a detached house has risen literally 10 times the...

Guided by our philosophy of being open and connected, at MRI we are constantly evolving and developing relationships and partnerships with...

Apart from a buoyant market, high transaction levels, and consumer confidence in the property market, one considerable additional benefit which has...

Purplebricks has this morning confirmed that it’s ending its self-employed Local Property Experts operation and is moving to “a fully employed model...

The controversial proposal by a PropTech start up to charge potential viewers of properties to let or for sale has been...

Propertymark says confusion over new stamp duty rules has led to a surge in fall-throughs. Since April 1 homes bought in England...

Transaction volumes in prime London fell in July according to data from LonRes. Transactions were down 22 per cent compared with July...

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...

House prices in July rose after falling in June, according to the Halifax. They were 0.4 per cent higher than in June,...

There’s already plenty of talk about autumn - depressing huh? - with agents pondering how the housing market will respond to...

Taking photographs or video footage during a routine property inspection can be a contentious subject. While landlords have every right to...

In this latest video feature, EAT’s video reporter Chris Buckler speaks to Christian Scandurra, Sales Director at VaultEA, and a former...

A deep dive into Rightmove’s data by the portal itself has discovered that there’s one sector where homes sell 20 days...

For over 20 years, Reapit's CRM software has been the obvious choice for any self-respecting estate agency business. Used today by...

Savills has reported a bounce back after the Covid-hit performance in 2020. The agency has substantial overseas and commercial property and consultancy...

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

If you were hoping for a summer lull during August, think again. That’s the messages from Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine...

Kevin Thomas, the long time director at Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings, is retiring from the industry after more than 40...

A much higher than usual proportion of homes on sale in the current market have successfully found a buyer, according to...

A prominent advocate of a reformed transaction process says more secure moving systems can help agents maintain high business levels when...

Some 18 months on, we’re only just beginning to understand the impact of Covid-19 and how it’ll shape the future economy...

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

Hybrid agency EweMove has continued growing with the sale of 37 new territories in the first six months of the year...

Students at a high school have been given an insight into the career opportunities in the property sector. The sixth formers from...

We’re about to enter August and second half of the Olympic Games - and fund-raising is happening at a Gold medal...

Boomin has announced the appointment of six agents, described as independent representatives, who are now on the new portal’s strategic board. The...

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

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...

Two companies are to merge to create one of the Home Counties’ largest land and new homes businesses. Ashtons and Putterills Land...

The already-high fall-through rate for transactions is likely to be supercharged by the impending end of the tapered stamp duty holiday...

Demand for all types of houses, from terraced to detached, has more than doubled in the current housing market - creating...

“There is an average of 19 buyers for every available property on the market” according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot for...

A surge in activity ahead of June’s stamp duty deadline and tight supply saw price growth in the country house market...

Propertymark has welcomed the move by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to help make certain leasehold flats more attractive to would-be buyers...

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

Hello and welcome to another Property Jobs Today, your chance to see the latest moves in our industry. Why not be a...

London’s super prime residential market has recorded its strongest half year in volume and value terms since the rush to beat...

There’s gathering momentum to do ‘something’ about the unfairness of council tax and stamp duty. This isn’t new in principle. Agents have...

Zoopla data has confirmed that buyer demand started to moderate in the months prior to the initial stamp duty holiday tapering...

The first stamp duty holiday deadline has now passed, and we can all sigh a slight relief after the sheer numbers...

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

Knight Frank’s network of residential sales offices in London had a record month in June as the end of the main...

HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...

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...

Fledgling portal Boomin is launching what it claims to be the most interactive and accurate online valuation tool on the market.  It...

Property consultancy LonRes says June was a record-breaking month for property sales in the capital, with exchanges up 140 per cent...

It may be ‘Freedom Day’ but it looks certain that many estate agents will still wear masks in offices today and...

The busiest first half of a year ever recorded by Rightmove has led to a raft of new records for the...

A new analysis off the housing market suggests that the current frenzy is down partly to activity in the most expensive...

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

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...

The housing market across the country shows little or no sign of cooling despite the end of the main stamp duty...

Property auctioneer Auction House has recorded its best first half results in its 14-year history, and says it’s going to continue...

London agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is opening four new branches this year. KFH recently opened new lettings offices in Brook Green...

A commercial property agency in London says it will open a residential sales and lettings operation this year. Bermondsey-based Henshall & Partners...

A new team of managers at one of the country’s best known franchise brands hopes to promote the concept amongst agents. Hunters...

Anyone working in residential property knows it is taking longer and longer to get from SSTC (sold subject to contract) to...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says research into pricing strategies has suggested around a third of sellers at least consider using...

The government and property industry have been talking about it for a long time, and there have been numerous initiatives introduced...

A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Jamie Cooke, Co-Founder and Managing Director of iamsold, part...

Purplebricks has addressed its critics on house sales by pledging to return vendors’ upfront fees if the agency fails to find...

A north London new homes agency is to rebrand as Connells-owned Hamptons. Lanes New Homes has been owned by Hamptons for some...

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

Several estate agencies have reported record months of business thanks to the rush of transactions ahead of the main stamp duty...

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...

By any measure, the housing market has been unprecedently busy in recent months, fuelled not just by the stamp duty holiday...

Online estate agency Strike - which used to be HouseSimple - is expanding its sell-for-free service out across the Midlands and...

Knight Frank claims that the number of UK property transactions in June is on track to be the highest on record.  Although...

All eyes on Rome this weekend as England face Ukraine on their way - we hope - to winning Euro 2020. Some...

It doesn’t seem that long ago that 2D floorplans were considered cutting edge – but it’s safe to say they’re now...

The leading reason for property sales falling through is gazumping, according to new research from Comparethemarket. Over the past year, nearly two-fifths of...

The property market was expected to struggle to recover after the first lockdown, but, thanks to the stamp duty holiday and...

No fewer than seven estate and lettings agencies have been expelled from The Property Ombudsman scheme today. Most of them are now...

One of the highest profile supporters of the online estate agency concept has quit the company he founded. Akshay Ruparelia, who is...

The frenzy of activity in the housing market thanks to the stamp duty holiday shows the need for automated processes to...

A company supplying data to conveyancers and other property professionals warns that Japanese Knotweed is a bigger headache than usual this summer. A wet and frosty spring,...

The Competititon and Markets Authority says it’s to look into reviews on Google and Amazon, and see whether the online giants...

For the second time in two working days, a report suggests that ever-higher numbers of buying are paying over the asking...

Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...

Phil Spencer has interviewed five key regional estate agents in the latest of his Move iQ industry videos. It’s a fascinating insight...

London-focussed agency Winkworth - which has around 60 of its 100 franchise branches in the capital - has now opened another...

Data from Rightmove shows that no less than 37 per cent of homes early this year sold for the asking price...

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

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have one of the most familiar names in agency on board for a Q&A....

A rush to beat next week’s stamp duty holiday deadline has caused a 200 per cent increase in demand for removal...

Franchise giant Winkworth has launched a new property podcast to boost its marketing. The Property Exchange podcast will air monthly, with the...

A consultation into the draft New Homes Quality Code has been published with a consultation period for the industry ending on...

There may well have been times in recent weeks when any agent would have been forgiven for wanting a break -...

The frantic growth in house prices is showing its first sign of slowing down, says Rightmove. In its latest monthly market snapshot,...

Welcome to the start of another week and as the housing market continues at full pelt, so does the movement of...

In an unusual move, HM Land Registry has issued guidance to agents to help them reassure jittery buyers and sellers ahead...

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

The property market is currently in a unique position where the number of house hunters looking for their next home is...

easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has given his personal backing to the newest recruit of online agency easyProperty - even though...

Fine & Country has a new prime London licensee covering Notting Hill and Chelsea - but there will be no High...

London’s housing market may be distinctly lacklustre compared to much of the rest of the UK right now but one development...

Agents should prepare for a surge in fall throughs and collapsed sales thanks to the first stamp duty holiday period expiring...

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

Average house prices in the year to the end of April increased by 8.9 per cent according to the government’s Office...

Auction House has announced its highest-ever monthly sales total, with its sales in May just topping £70m.  The firm sold 397 properties...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Well I rarely use them now! Chris Hodgkinson, Managing Director What...

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

EweMove, the high profile hybrid estate agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, says it has recruited a record 30 new...

Amro Partners, the Build to Rent and student accommodation operator, has launched a venture capital arm investing in PropTech and FinTech. Amro...

Buyers are not told the true scale of flood risk in many properties - and the rush to beat the stamp...

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

A senior estate agent says even if the restrictions easing lockdown, still formally scheduled for June 21, are delayed by several...

An industry supplier is urging agents to dust off old prospects to build their pipeline and keep the market boom going...

An estate agent has been accused of charging prospective clients to view a property. The claim has been made on Twitter by...

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

In the third part of this series, Neil Cobbold – Chief Sales Officer at rental payment automation provider PayProp – explores...

There are over 700,000 homes marked Sold Subject to Contract and going through conveyancing right now, according to a new Rightmove...

A delighted couple sent “thank you” gifts of jewellery to three staff at an agency after moving into their dream home. The...

As the high-street sees a dramatic increase in footfall1, a trend that is set to continue, agents are elevating their window...

Foxtons shareholders will today give their verdict on the company’s plans to ‘go national’, revealed at the start of the weekend. On...

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...

The growth of the internet and technology has transformed virtually every aspect of our lives, including how we approach the property...

In a trading statement this morning Foxtons has revealed that following a 49 per cent increase in sales revenue in the...

Franchise agency giant Belvoir has acquired share capital in a small mortgage company. Nottingham Mortgage Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of...

One of the country’s leading politicians says a yet-to-be-revealed way of taxing property sales could be one way of helping homes...

Books about property are, relatively speaking, commonplace - books by estate agents are far less so, hence the interest in The...

Tech is a fantastic enabler but should never be a complete replacement for the human interactions that add real value to...

An agency says two thirds of its sales valuations in London in the first quarter of the year have been conducted...

Movebutler, the digital onboarding platform from online auction specialist iamproperty, says it has some 900 agency branches signed up. These include Martin...

An anonymous conveyancer has admitted increasing fees to deter buyers and sellers in the frenzied housing market during the stamp duty...

Rightmove is to review the processes of an online platform which directly uploads sellers' property details via an app. Two years ago...

A firm has agreed to amend its claim that it was the number one selling agent in its town in 2020,...

In the previous edition of PropTech Today, Nathan Emerson highlighted the importance of effective implementation, linking poor staff engagement to the...

The number of transactions is scheduled to reach 1.52 million this year - way above the norm of between 1.0 and...

After a recent incident involving an Estate Agent based in Devon in which a property virtual tour they published revealed a...

An all-time record high of one in three properties sold for more than the original asking price last month. This is according...

Digital marketing agency Angels Media and digital platform Gazeal have announced an exclusive strategic partnership to help improve and speed up...

A Channel 4 property TV presenter is to become an estate agent. Kerr Drummond, who hosts Coast vs Country, has joined the...

One of the country’s leading estate agents claims some solicitors are charging exorbitant fees on transactions as they near the latest...

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 Planning Bill, which will introduce changes to the planning system in England, was announced last week in the Queen’s Speech....

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

A report by the Office of Tax Simplification on Capital Gains Tax has called for a series of changes. They include extending...

EweMove says it’s has just recorded its best-ever month for new enquiries from sellers. In April the hybrid - which is part...

Data consultancy LonRes has given a typically upbeat assessment of the Prime London sales market - despite the effects of Coronavirus...

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

One of the men behind the defunct Emoov online estate agency has re-emerged as the head of a marketing service. The service...

An agency says sellers should improve the attractiveness of their properties for sellers - so it's linked with a florist to offer...

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 London agency is rejecting the suggestion that sellers are heading to the countryside - instead, it says they’re likely to move...

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US and led by Adam Day, a veteran of three online firms -...

Welcome to another working week and with it, our regular update on appointments and moves within our industry. Please let us know...

Keller Williams UK has announced that Paul Sloan - who quit as operations director of Spicerhaart just weeks ago - is...

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

Some sellers are suffering cash flow issues as a result of glitches in the Capital Gains Tax reporting system, according to...

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

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

Two former directors of the prestigious Beauchamp Estates agency in central London have set up their own new company. They say their...

TM Group and sales progression solution mio have signed up as partners for the 2021 ESTAS Forum & Awards, sponsored by...

London’s super prime residential market shows signs of recovery with more £5m-plus sales recorded in the first four months of 2021 than...

A league table of the most important issues facing vendors places the scale of estate agents’ charges at the bottom - and this...

A row has blown up over a house raffle where the property prize was withdrawn and a cash alternative offered because...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Ben Ridgway, Group Managing Director at iamproperty. What is iamproperty...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Mark Armstrong, and my business card says...

Changes to the way the property market operates over the last year - with increased flexibility and remote interactions - has...

A market analysis by Fine & Country suggests that annual house price inflation could hit 10 per cent next month. Nicky Stevenson,...

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

Zoopla says house builders “are at the heart of everything we do” and it is revamping its New Homes marketing offer...

The current crisis has led to many of us to re-evaluate our lives to ensure that we put ourselves in the...

An agent has contacted Estate Agent Today to issue what he calls “an urgent alert” about the risk of Capital Gains...

Purplebricks has revealed how it’s going to fill in following the departure of chief sales office Chris Beckwith last week for...

The Prime Central London pain throughout the pandemic can be seen by new figures just released by an investment consultancy, showing...

Whilst it was once seen as a way to sell niche or run-down properties, auction is now a mainstream method of...

A leading agency says the stamp duty holiday is not a big influence on the current housing market frenzy - and...

Century 21 UK is the first agency in the country to white label an app which covers transaction components from property...

We have more regulations controlling the sector than ever before and we have more ‘regulators’ involved in controlling the sector than...

You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...

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