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An alarming story has appeared in the mortgage trade press, highlighting an apparent pitfall in the house buying process that has...

Annual house price inflation is now running at 6.5 per cent according to the latest Nationwide index after a 0.9 per...

The Property Ombudsman has joined calls for greater disclosure of referral fees by agents.  The issue has become a hot topic in...

NAEA Propertymark has renewed its warning that a cliff-edge threatens housing market stability as the stamp duty holiday ends. The organisation’s outgoing chief...

As what now seems like a common occurrence everything has changed again since I last sat down to write about the...

So, we’re back to where we were in the spring, more or less. England is in a national lockdown again to...

Moving home is emotionally fraught. Buyers and sellers will get upset and unfortunately some people will take it out on you....

Safety checks which are apparently now preventing thousands of owners selling flats are to be eased - but there is confusion...

Searches that are bound by the Search Code, protecting the seller, buyer and lender, are property and not client specific. As...

The Boomin portal, which incentivises agents to cross-sell and benefit from referral fees, is to receive advice on fee disclosure from...

The customer service performance of conveyancers has improved in recent months according to the ESTAS review platform.  The long-standing and sometimes-heated debate...

Purplebricks has just appointed its new chief marketing officer, who was most recently global director of restaurants at a food chain. Ben...

One of the country’s top buying agents is advising purchasers and vendors to avoid online agencies and 'bucketshop' conveyancers. Edward Heaton - founder...

Estate agents can stand out from the crowd and help consumers through lockdown by providing a more secure sales process, a...

Just when you thought the housing market was beginning to calm down... along comes a likely vaccine for Coronavirus. One of the country’s...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where in the agency and supplier...

Asking prices are down for the first time in many months. It’s a small drop - an average of 0.5 per cent...

The second England-wide lockdown is here. The good news is that this time round, the property market remains open for business,...

Residential People, one of many free-to-list platforms in the hectic portal marketplace, is set to launch which it calls its “AI...

One of the industry’s leading commentators says an unintended consequence of a possible Capital Gains Tax increase could be a bonus...

An unidentified estate agency has been threatened with prosecution by a local council after opening its office to the public during...

A PropTech platform that says it halves the time taken for transactions has just completed a multi-million pound investment round. Coadjute - which...

Many agents are brilliant at giving a personal touch and are professional in the way they treat customers, but I would...

As we embark on another nationwide lockdown, the team at SDL Auctions are keen to help agents ride the storm, beat...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says its new Home Survey Standard will be implemented from March and will represent a...

The six brands that make up The Property Franchise Group are the latest signings for yet-to-launch portal Boomin. TPFG’s brands are national...

A relaunched home buying service says it wants to partner with agents to unlock sales if the housing market deteriorates. The service...

Strike, the firm previously known as HouseSimple, has launched another attack on the charges levied by High Street agents. This time it is...

Fledgling portal Boomin - launching later this month - has announced another 10 independent regional agencies as founder members. This includes its...

Purplebricks recently launched a meditation service to help buyers and sellers manage stress. You might disagree with the idea, but moving...

Buyers in around 30 per cent of English cities are almost certainly already too late to complete a purchase by March 31...

Advanced information released today about Boomin suggests it will seek a much closer relationship with agents than existing portals, with lifetime...

We can all agree that the recovery of the property market since May has been outstanding. The latest data from Zoopla...

Recent figures emanating from the mortgage and housing market suggest that – since lockdown was ended in mid-May – transaction levels...

The housing market’s recovery will be threatened with drastic consequences for buyers and sellers if the stamp duty holiday isn’t extended beyond...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

Staying on top of the numbers and figures in a constantly changing industry can be stressful. Changing property prices can be...

Yet-to-launch portal Boomin has secured the support of 10 more estate agencies, one of them the national chain Humberts. In its third...

Another attempt is being made to introduce property logbooks to the selling and buying process, and agents are invited to play a...

The Stamp Duty Land Tax holiday has been a hot topic of conversation for many in the residential property industry –...

The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the way every industry operates and the property sector is no exception. Following an enforced seven-week...

Purplebricks is the first estate agency in the country to launch a meditation service to ease “the emotional rollercoaster felt by...

One of the latest 10 agents joining the still-to-launch Boomin portal says it could be the go-to website for all property...

I had a wry smile when I read the article on Monday from the conveyancers complaining about people getting off their...

The latest Rightmove asking price index shows the extraordinary market and amazing times we are living through. The average price of property coming...

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

Online agency Purplebricks says an absence of technology in property details is one of the biggest turn-offs for potential buyers. A survey...

We all know that people can’t move to a new house without going through the Conveyancing process. However, with that said,...

A prominent housing market analyst is warning that in 14 years of studying prices and transactions he has never seen the...

A platform which signs up vendors and allocates their sale to a high-performing local agent says it sells property two months...

A new portal-style PropTech product has launched and wants to recruit estate agents to its fold - despite describing the way...

An estate agency in the south of England has abandoned its online-only strategy and has decided to open a physical office...

Many agents, certainly those in London, will have faced the difficult task of selling a flat with a shorter lease. A...

A former healthcare executive is the latest convert to become an online agent with easyProperty, the company has announced. Richard Ayres has...

It’s about this time of year, pandemic or not, that agents may be asked one particularly awkward question by a vendor...

The National Association of Estate Agents has thrown its weight behind the recommendation of Trading Standards that agents must by law be...

Customers must be told about third party referral fees when buying or selling a home says the National Trading Standards Estate...

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

A leading agency says so-called Covid Clauses are being inserted into contracts as buyers become increasingly cautious ahead of a possible...

A league table drawn up by a quick buy property firm claims that some estate agents' average commission has hit 2.32 per...

A veteran agent with 38 years experience of the industry - much of it at Countrywide - has become the head...

Property technology company OneDome, which operates two portals - OneDome and Nethouseprices - has raised another £5m in funding.  It says it...

A quick buy firm which typically purchases homes from sellers at below market levels has accused estate agents and the private...

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

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has encouraged people to complain if they are unhappy about working conditions and thousands of complaints...

The cross-sector group looking at reforming the sales process has agreed a new pledge which it says introduces greater transparency for...

New PropTech products continue to appear, many aimed at enhancing transparency in buying and selling, or helping agents adopt new ways of...

Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...

Two agencies have entered the debate on whether the current frenzied housing market is seeing delays in completions. Yesterday EAT reported that...

Logjams in the mortgage, conveyancing and removal stages of house moving mean sales are taking much longer than usual, according to...

With the high street open again, and the Chancellor’s temporary stamp duty holiday helping to stimulate the market, estate and letting...

When it comes to the future of the property market in the wake of Covid-19, there are two main schools of...

Almost a third of property sellers (29%) say they won't accept a lower offer for their property, according to new research. Online...

Property sellers are twice as likely to find a buyer for their property if the original asking price does not change,...

The strong performance of the auction market in recent months has been reinforced by the latest figures from iamsold, the UK's...

Ahead of the launch of a new iBuyer platform later this year, agents are being invited to attend two webinars hosted...

A new PropTech startup is giving prospective buyers the opportunity to receive due diligence at a fraction of the time and...

The scale of the problems facing many prospective buyers has been set out in a survey showing as many as one-third...

A new customer service award category at The ESTAS will see agency networks competing against each other for the first time.  Networks...

For a number of years now, predictions have been made that one of the major tech giants will eventually enter the...

At mio, we often have conversations with Estate Agency firms who have a dedicated sales progresser in their team. Whilst there...

House prices rose again in August to reach a record high level according to Halifax, which is part of the Lloyds...

Rightmove is warning of a conveyancing log-jam that may delay sales, despite the ongoing frenzy of activity and faster transactions for...

Record house prices recorded this week by the Nationwide index are set to go higher still according to a leading agent. Nationwide...

From December, the new RICS Home Survey Standard will become mandatory for all RICS professionals undertaking home surveys. The below article explains...

Hefty increases in taxes on the purchase and sale of holiday homes and buy to let properties are expected in the...

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...

An insurance firm claims estate agents are taught not to quote VAT in fees until the final bill. A statement from Admiral...

Figures from Zoopla quantify how Coronavirus is changing the market, with houses selling significantly faster than flats. The latest market report from...

With the UK officially in what has been described as the single worst national recession in the world, one agency has...

An agency that has now closed down has been expelled by The Property Ombudsman for failing to pay an award of...

Data from Rightmove shows that demand is up 61 per cent compared to the same period last year - and the...

The supply of homes coming to the market could struggle to meet the demand from buyers shown in recent weeks, with...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

A leading buying agency is warning sellers and buyers not to jump the gun and abandon London in the belief that...

One of the most prominent companies involved in identifying and treating Japanese Knotweed has recruited a new member of the team...

A new agency called Eazy Agent has launched - it’s another online operation, this time with a starting price of £249. For...

An unusual property sales concept, which signs up vendors and then effectively sub-contracts their sales to strongly-performing local estate agents, has...

A digital resource hub for estate agents claims to shorten transaction times. Sort Move, which has been operating since late 2019,...

A leading expert on estate agency and the housing market in Australia has lifted the lid on how Purplebricks failed down...

Asking prices are up again for a third consecutive month in all English regions and across Scotland and Wales.  The measurement, from...

Agents should check where buyers and sellers have been on holiday as part of their approach to safety during the Coronavirus...

I want to talk to you about new ways to sell homes. Let's not encourage people to sell but just swap...

A home office set up in a dedicated room apparently adds £17,500 to the value of a property. Direct Line Insurance has...

A property developer has set up an estate agency that charges no commission to sellers but instead levies a non-refundable reservation...

The proportion of the asking price achieved on average in the past year is 95.8 per cent according to a new survey. Comparison...

Following the easing of lockdown restrictions on England’s property market in May, NAEA Propertymark reported a sharp increase in business for...

A PropTech firm that regularly claims London homes are mis-measured in property descriptions has taken a swipe at Purplebricks. Pupil, a spatial...

The Guild of Property Professionals is relaunching its online auction brand - Guild Auctions - even though it has already successfully...

The Nationwide says annual house price growth has recovered to 1.5 per cent. Its July house price index says the fall in...

One of the main points I’ve had reinforced to me from agent after agent over the last year of hosting a...

A new website that describes itself as an estate agency says it wants to “empower people to sell their own home”...

Earlier this month, it was revealed that property industry bodies have joined a new Code of Practice Steering Group to enact...

As expected within the property industry, the Chancellor announced a stamp duty holiday in his Summer Statement. This now means that...

A new property website relying heavily on Artificial Intelligence allows sellers to by-pass estate agents and instead list directly for £14.99...

A PropTech platform that aims to lock-in sellers and buyers via a mutually agreed reservation agreement system is being offered free...

Agents have almost unanimously been reporting a big surge in business since the reopening of the housing market, but new figures...

The online agency Housesimple has rebranded to become 'Strike' with immediate effect. The news comes as a surprise given the apparent success...

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...

Knight Frank has reported a remarkable set of figures for June showing how the housing market has bounced back with a...

Zoopla has entered into a partnership with an online platform to promote the so-called Modern Method of Auction option to estate...

In the second of a series of articles, Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio, the Estate Agents Sales Progression platform, explores...

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has had a huge impact on the UK’s property market, after hundreds of thousands of house...

Evidence is pouring in that the stamp duty holiday introduced 48 hours ago has already produced huge levels of interest from...

An estate agency is warning that the likely rush of transactions when the new stamp duty holiday ends next spring will...

Have you ever wondered how industry-specific software and property portals have influenced the typical estate agency of today? A new book, which...

Mortgage enquiries in June surged to double the rate of the previous month according to the latest halifax house price index. Although...

Let’s face it sales progression is difficult and frustrating: 1)The process has never been properly joined up - the average chain has...

Agents have spoken out angrily against any uncertainty in the market caused by government leaks about future stamp duty changes. In recent...

The property market has been reopen for almost eight weeks now and during that time demand from prospective buyers has soared. Rightmove...

Agents have remained calm in the light of Nationwide’s house price index which shows the first annual fall for eight years...

A new estate agency Code of Practice is to be written by a group set up by the Royal Institution of Chartered...

Collaboration creates a bigger market Iain White, of the Innovation Collaboration Group “the Estate Agency industry must recognise that collaboration will...

A former City analyst best known for his scathing criticisms of Purplebricks has launched a PropTech platform that he describes as...

With three months of lockdown behind us, commission income is vital, and sales progression is more important than ever. Emma Vigus, Managing...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Vigus, Managing Director of sales progression platform mio You’ve never...

Rightmove and OnTheMarket have announced that they are extending their cut-price fees deals, introduced because of Coronavirus. This morning Rightmove says: "We have...

The Welsh housing market is back in business today - at least in part. Letting and estate agents can reopen their offices...

The property market is used to change, and I’m confident it will bounce back from any lockdown effects. Despite being acutely aware...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I'm Darren Loftus and it says Commercial Director on...

Imagine a Zoom call where ten people are discussing the same topic, but everyone speaks a different language and has a...

An estate agency with a reputation for PropTech innovation says it now live-streams all instructions in a bid to operate more...

As we emerge from lockdown, quickly progressing sales to completion is vital to replace lost commission income.  What role can mio...

Data released this morning by Rightmove suggests that agents in England have agreed no fewer than 40,000 sales since the market...

To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...

Zoopla has upped the stakes in the war between rival websites with two major claims which implicitly challenge both Rightmove and...

An estate agency says the housing market could get a boost as a result of couples separating after the prolonged togetherness...

If you are an established UK estate agent, the status quo dictates that you will most likely work for ‘the man.’ Corporate...

Typical house prices in England and Wales are set to fall over the rest of summer according to home moving service...

The housing market is set for long-term recovery, despite dips in the road on the way.  That's the message from the latest house...

There’s no doubt we’re in a less-than-rosy phase of the property cycle. This, however, is not another doom and gloom piece:...

Lets Bid works in partnership with a variety of Estate Agents across the Uk from big franchise brands like Winkworth /...

A taxation institute is urging the government to delay Capital Gains Tax changes relating to housing transactions until the virus crisis...

PropTech supplier mio says it now has over 1,000 agency branches using its sales progression platform - and it’s recruited Countrywide...

Leading estate agents are warning that the sharp fall in house prices reported by the Nationwide may be just the first...

A survey of sellers by a high-end agency suggests that around a third expect price falls of six per cent or...

A well-known saying in estate agency is that first-time buyers are the sellers of the future. If we believe this to...

The outlook for the housing market is still taking shape, but here I take a look at three market indicators to...

The Covid-19 crisis hasn’t caused the revolution it has been reported to have. Despite the challenges it has brought, fundamentally, the...

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

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

The number of full property details viewed on Rightmove - a key indicator of market health - is already stronger than...

It’s been revealed that the home moving advice service set up by Phil Spencer is entering a collaboration with awards and...

Rightmove has taken the unusual step this weekend of issuing its usual monthly asking price index on a Saturday instead of...

Guidance issued by the government explicitly advises agents, buyers and sellers that more activity should be done online if possible. “The process...

It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...

Details being presented to Parliament today may include information on how agents can return to work in some sort of ‘new normal.’ A 50...

There’s been a substantial 20 per cent rise in formal complaints about agents taken up by The Property Ombudsman.  The figures refer...

The Agents Here To Help initiative, launched recently by Kristjan Byfield of The Depositary, is now developing fast and becoming a...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

Rightmove says it’s to launch its biggest ever national marketing campaign in a bid to kick-start the market once lockdown eases. The...

An instant valuation service has launched a new tool aimed at helping agents prioritise leads through prospective vendors uploading photographs to...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

Savills has given the industry an insight into how buyers’ and sellers’ priorities may change as the industry returns to work...

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

Since my last column in April, one could argue that very little has changed for agents in terms of the market...

A study by Rightmove suggests that 94 per cent of buyers and sellers currently in the market are determined to go...

The Haart estate agency chain has launched a portal called Off Market which it describes to sellers as being “a unique...

A property tax specialist is warning that sellers of buy to lets or holiday homes may have to estimate their own...

Industry supplier epropservices has created a new virtual valuation platform to help the industry operate during the lockdown and social distancing...

Savills has kept in touch with almost 2,000 of its vendors and prospective buyers through two mass webinars. Entitled ‘What COVID-19 means...

Lockdown measures are still in place for another two weeks, at least, with the possibility of them being extended beyond that....

House sales edged down only slightly in March compared with February according to HM revenue & Customs, despite the lockdown in...

The peak of the 2020 sales market is likely to be September instead of the usual early summer - but that...

Rightmove and Knight Frank are today both calling for a series of government incentives to kick-start the market after the Coronavirus...

If it’s really the case that estate agents’ offices could be in the category of High Street premises first allowed to...

An estate agency says it’s using so-called Covid Clauses in contracts to keep transactions on course. Knight Frank says it’s writing ‘Coronavirus...

Hello, and welcome to Wednesday’s guidance and advice for agents and suppliers trying to find a way through the current crisis. If...

The impact of the Coronavirus crisis is going to reduce agents' revenue into the third quarter finishing in late September warns a leading...

Sellers are being warned to make strict checks before responding to advertisements apparently from prospective buyers.  The National Association of Property Buyers...

One of the first analyses of portal listings since the start of the Coronavirus crisis shows that new listings have plummeted...

What is thought to be the first survey of sellers since the start of the Coronavirus outbreak suggests that they anticipate...

Some 2,500 estate agency branches have expressed an interest in a new portal, Homesearch, launching next month.  Although the Homesearch website lists...

I won't be the first or last person to say that society and the property industry in which we operate is...

Based on our historical data over twenty years of nationwide operation and a survey conducted in partnership with YouGov, we estimate...

Purplebricks Local Property Experts are asking sellers who are not allowing agents into their homes during the virus crisis to draw...

Over the last two weeks we’ve seen the country come to a standstill and the property market effectively put on ice...

Two auctions held behind closed doors have been deemed a success, and evidence that the property market can still function despite...

A video has been launched this morning explaining how agents can get their sellers and landlords to use iPhones to make...

A PropTech start-up led by a prominent commentator has become the latest part of the industry to take a pop at...

While controversy swirls around the approach and motives of the sackings and branch closures at Spicerhaart, other agents are showing how...

The extraordinary past week of anger over portals’ fees plus early-warning statements like that from Foxtons indicate the anxiety in the...

We all know how stressful buying a home is, whether it’s your very first step onto the ladder or your final...

A trade group wants councils and search companies to co-operate more closely during the virus to minimise delays to the remaining...

Another index shows how strong the market was in the build-up to the escalation in Coronavirus across the country.  The website Home...

Sellers in the past 12 months accepted an average of 96 per cent of their asking price according to new research. Comparison...

The agency behind a poll showing one in six buyers putting plans on hold because of Coronavirus is warning that if...

Analysis by an online valuation and lead generation service shows that requests from prospective sellers and landlords are increasingly happening in...

Almost eight in 10 sellers have instructed High Street agents in the past year - a significantly higher figure than 12...

The head of a firm that has been creating digital property log books for well over a decade says the house-moving...

Any bid by Zoopla and OnTheMarket to displace Rightmove as the number one portal in the UK is at best expensive...

A survey shows over a sixth of buyers and sellers have already been deterred because of Coronavirus - and that figure...

There’s a growing trend for estate agents to quit big-name corporates and either go independent or join US-style brokerages, a top...

The ESTAS today reveals its shortlist for the 2020 Awards which includes the Zoopla Xcellence Award - a special category that celebrates...

Purplebricks banked more than £18m in fees for thousands of homes it did not sell last year according to this morning’s...

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

When Wolverhampton estate agency Thomas Harvey opened its doors more than 50 years ago, mortgages weren’t really part of the equation...

Trials of reservation agreements for buyers and sellers have been delayed until the late spring. Statements last year from the Ministry of Housing, Communities...

Buyers and sellers using online estate agencies could inadvertently sign contracts if they carelessly use email signature blocks. Blocks are the ‘auto-signatures’...

Sellers who failed to mention a motel and diner being constructed nearby have been ordered by a court to pay £285,000...

In another positive sign for the housing market, every region of the UK has seen a price rise according to the...

A new study suggests cash buyers secure lower sale prices than mortgaged purchasers - but is that really the case? The survey by...

Rightmove has hit back at critics saying it’s no longer the force it used to be by reporting record traffic for...

An online valuation service says the number of leads it generated for agents in January was over double the figure in...

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...

Agents now have only seven days to complete a referral fees survey, announced late on Friday by Trading Standards and The...

Now we’re well into the second month of the year, we have reached a crucial point in the ongoing plans to...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

Agents “dread” buyers’ questions on value, asking prices and nearby new development according to a survey. Some 50 agents and over 1,500...

A state-of-the-housing-market survey by Zoopla has led the portal to tell agents they have an opportunity to educate sellers about prices. “We...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

The Law Society has announced that there will be a new TA6 Property Information Form launching next week, on Friday February...

Here’s a reminder of some news we broke last week - the hugely-respected Phil Spencer starts a regular column for the...

A leading property lawyer is urging sellers not to use online agents because to do so would be “a gamble”. Gillian Wright...

Understanding the customer journey plays a huge role in the success of any estate agent. From that very first viewing right through...

Rightmove and Zoopla have been working with key figures from government and the agency and conveyancing industries on how to reform...

It is possible that agents and their business partners in the conveyancing, mortgage and survey industries could be obliged to have...

Quite a few years ago, I spoke at a conference for auctioneers. It was a traditional affair. Rural location. Nice hotel....

A BBC Radio probe into quick-sale firms claims some of them can lose sellers many thousands of pounds. It says Trading Standards...

The group charged with pioneering Reservation Agreements in the house buying process admits both the industry and the public are split...

The hugely-respected Phil Spencer is to write a regular column for the industry on Estate Agent Today under the auspices of...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows tax receipts from stamp duty fell a further 5.2 per cent between 2018 and...

The increasing demand for information on Japanese Knotweed during the house buying process is emphasising the need for householders to pay...

When is a property really off-market? There may be many answers to that question but it’s likely that few would consider...

The annual conference of the National Association of Estate Agents takes place on February 27 - the date when the future...

There’s been an average asking price rise of 2.3 per cent in the past four weeks - the biggest ever increase...

A new buying agency has launched, aimed at well-heeled purchasers and sellers.  Called Xander Prime it says it is “acting on behalf...

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

Three signs emerged over the weekend suggesting that the market may be shaping up well for 2020. Firstly a new survey by...

Yesterday (January 10 2020), the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) became law. It forms part of ongoing international efforts to tackle...

Almost exactly one quarter of house sales in England and Wales fell through prior to completion according to new figures. In the...

There have been two developments on the controversial subject of online reviews. One concerns the online agency Emoov, which three months ago...

Annual UK house price growth exceeded one per cent for the first time in 12 months in December according to the...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

Barclays claims that property size and measurements are confusing home owners - and especially those considering going to the market this...

NAEA member agents have delivered a relatively downbeat forecast for 2020 - but the organisation says an injection of digital technology...

An agency in Leeds is next month launching a service which it claims is unique in the area, partnering with a...

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

A law firm has spoken out about two possible problems in the government’s much-publicised idea of considering Reservation Agreements as a...

Rightmove predicts that the price of property coming to market in Britain will rise by two per cent next year. The portal...

As part of its commitment to promoting and enforcing high standards, RICS has launched its Home Survey Standard, which will become...

Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands.  The offer is...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio What is mio and what...

Agents have welcomed the surprise news from the Halifax that house prices last month saw their largest rise since the start...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

An online agency which is free to list for vendors says it wants prospective buyers to stay in the property they...

House prices increased 0.5 per cent in November, which was the strongest monthly rise since April according to the Nationwide.  However, annual...

A new app is being launched which allows agents to gauge possible interest in a property before it is formally put...

28th NOVEMBER 2019: Christopher Watkin’s recent thought-provoking interview with Dan Marsden sheds light on the property industry today and offers an...

In just over two weeks, the UK population will head to the polls for the fourth general election since 2010. Of course,...

The chief of an online auction service says the Conservatives’ controversial proposal for a three per cent stamp duty surcharge on...

Winkworth says the central London market has picked up from its lows of a year or more ago, but warns that...

Pressure is building on the Conservative party to honour its previous commitment to reform stamp duty for British buyers and sellers...

It’s easier than you might think. For any agent the challenge of making a business successful is hard work with the focus...

Purplebricks is to give its next trading update on General Election day, December 12, when it will tell shareholders the details...

The prospective buyers of a home in Oxfordshire who paid a deposit of £108,000 before withdrawing are suing the sellers in...

Rightmove is this morning reporting a huge fall in the number of new sellers coming to the market - a drop...

A new Home Survey Standard is being launched today in a bid to improve and speed up the house moving process. The...

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

love2move, an online network which allows high street agents to offer a white-labelled hybrid service, has teamed up with the Mortgage...

House prices are forecast to dip as the year ends and stagnate at the start of 2020 according to the latest...

House prices dipped a tiny 0.1 per cent in October - but this led to the annual rate coming in at...

A stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of...

An online agent claims to have the answer to why fewer people are buying and selling these days. It’s not Brexit, stamp...

Until now General Election pledges of stamp duty reforms were restricted to the Conservatives - but now a tax consultancy says...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...