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Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today - the Monday slot where you can catch up with...

The latest asking prices data from Rightmove suggests that the national housing market is being dragged down by poor performance in...

A firm that offers a white-labelled online agency platform to traditional High Street agents has signed up a new customer. love2move was...

Zoopla has taken a swipe at OnTheMarket by conducting a poll of sellers’ views about having properties listed exclusively on just...

Sellers are back with a vengeance according to figures from online agency HouseSimple.  It claims the Brexit date extension has given sellers...

An analysis of transactions agreed this spring suggests there will be a surge in prices which will ultimately be reflected later...

Average UK house prices rose 0.5 per cent in May according to the latest Halifax house price index as the long...

A recent survey conducted by comparison website GetAgent found that traditional high street agents have been given a firm thumbs up...

A new service which aims to provide estate and letting agents with what it calls “game changing” access to property data...

PropTech company Landmark has thrown its weight behind the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ new Home Survey Standard, which is now out...

Properties sold off market by a London agency found buyers more quickly, and for nearer the asking price, than those on the...

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...

Traditional High Street estate agents have been given the thumbs up by sellers in a new survey of over 5,000 vendors...

New data from respected property consultancy LonRes shows that prices in prime central London fell 9.7 per cent in the 12...

In recent years click & collect has become a popular way for retailers, supermarkets and online shopping sites such as Amazon...

House prices have remained roughly stagnant according to the latest figures produced by the Office for National Statistics and HM Land...

We’ve reached the final instalment of my market transformation do’s and don’ts.  In previous articles, we’ve looked at: Do encourage, don’t deter;...

Rightmove’s latest house price statistics reveal that asking prices for newly-marketed property are on average 0.9 per cent higher than a...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

An expert who has invested in an online agency in the past has slammed Purplebricks’ business model. James Max, who presents the...

Reforms to the house buying process in England and Wales to bring it more into line with Scotland could slash the...

The trade body representing so-called quick sale companies is marking five years in business with two feathers in its cap. Firstly the...

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...

The scores have been counted and the results are in for the 2019 ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Zoopla. On Friday, over 1,000...

An online auction platform has launched a new instant property purchase feature as part of its expansion plans. Under The Hammer, a...

Thousands of homeowners listed their properties for sale in the days following the latest Brexit delay on April 12, new research...

The Property Ombudsman (TPO) has released its annual report for 2018, showing a 16% rise in the number of complaints made...

A new and comprehensive analysis of the housing market shows a jaw-dropping collapse in stamp duty revenue going to the Treasury...

Residential property transactions rose 1.4 per cent in March, making them a healthy 6.8 per cent higher than in March 2018. Data...

A top London estate agent says the humble For Sale board remains the cheapest and most effective marketing tool - even...

A PropTech firm that lists a customer’s home with successive estate agents until it is sold has raised £500,000 of startup...

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

Q: What does it say on your business card? Charlie Lancaster,  Managing Director, m: 07976 507107 e:charlie.lancaster@mybid4it.com,  Blake House, 18 Blake...

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...

The first hour of a property’s listing on a portal is the most crucial for sellers or landlords according to research...

A national and regional property auction firm has delivered its best ever first quarter sales in the 12 year history of...

Agents boasting qualifications could generate higher fees and more clients, especially if they are ‘ahead of the game’ and improve their...

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission out of any nation in the European Union, according to a recent study by...

Online estate agents have seized on the recent national newspaper article accusing estate agents of over-valuing properties to earn higher fees. The...

At the end of a week consisting of largely depressing market reports, new data from Knight Frank suggests that the bad...

There’s anger in the industry over an article in The Times which accused agents of overvaluing properties - although why this was happening...

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...

Savills, which in the past has been restrained in its critique of Brexit’s effect on the housing market, now says that...

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

A controversial online estate agency has gone into liquidation two years after describing High Street agents as “smug, suited slime-balls.” BetterMove, registered...

Knight Frank says the number of exchanges in Prime Central London in the year to the end of February slumped 14...

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission in the European Union according to new research from a comparison website. Despite high levels...

One in eight people buying or selling in the next six months say they will delay their plans because of Brexit...

A quick-buy firm that buys homes at around 85 per cent of market value claims the industry is concealing how slow...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday edition of Property Jobs Today. Everyone here contacted us on press@estateagenttoday.co.uk to espresso the word;...

When it comes to major issues confronting housing, and in particular the direction that the government would like to take the...

There’s good news from the market - property transactions increased by 1.7 per cent between the start of this year and February,...

Fine & Country is opening a new office in York, joining some 300 similarly branded outlets worldwide.  Frances Bowling, manager of Fine...

Zoopla says the number of its leads delivered to member agents in the period March 2018 to February 2019 was 36...

This month’s MIPIM conference in Cannes once again played host to the final round of the much coveted MIPIM Startup Competition.  The...

Another new online auction company has launched and is bidding to woo traditional estate agents with the controversial ‘modern method of...

Nested, an innovative online agency that offers vendors a form of guaranteed sale, has laid off 20 per cent of its workforce...

There’s more fuel added to the current debate about reform of the house purchasing process, as new data reveals one buyer...

The easyProperty online agency has abandoned an across-the-board fee structure, allowing its licensee agents to charge what they like. “Each local market is unique...

Maverick Cornish estate agent Chris Wood has quit the industry with a stinging attack on those who have “taken their toll”...

The head of residential property at a law firm is warning that referral fees can backfire on estate agents who may...

Rightmove is undertaking an investigation into a PropTech app that has tried to list private sales on the portal. The perhaps-ironically named...

The director of strategy at the Council for Licensed Conveyancers says “the onus is very much on estate agents” to respond...

Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive.  Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...

The National Association of Estate Agents has led the support for stricter new guidelines on transparency for referral fees. The clampdown means agents...

More downbeat house price figures have prompted one leading estate agent to admit that the 2019 market had not taken off...

A new sales portal has launched with a radically different business model, aiming to pay agents to list on it. It’s the brainchild of...

Chancellors says it has over 10,000 reviews on Trustpilot, making it the most reviewed High Street agency on the platform.  In a statement...

Both major portals have this morning revealed more evidence of a gently slowing housing market. The average time to sell a property...

Another estate agency has closed one of its prime London offices as the capital’s most exclusive areas continue to be hit...

Online agency platform Love2move insists that its current bid to attract investors will not be damaged by the adverse publicity surrounding...

Another For Sale By Owner website has been launched - this one, apparently, because the founder was “frustrated” with estate agents’...

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...

Purplebricks’ eye-watering share price fall yesterday was greeted with widespread satisfaction by property professionals outside the online sector. The agency’s share price...

The first set of figures for the year from HMRC show that there were 0.8 per cent more residential property transactions...

As the sales market across much of Britain appears to be mired in political and economic uncertainty, figures from Scotland appear...

In these tougher times, we recognise that helping agents win new inventory is the key to their businesses.  There were more than...

The latest Rightmove price index suggests that homes are at their most affordable level for some years thanks to wage growth...

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

Government figures show the UK’s annual house price growth now being down to 2.5 per cent - the lowest rate since...

One of the country’s leading property auctioneers is back to the job he loves today after an absence of 12 months...

A new free-to-list property portal is launching in the UK, and has a pledge to serve over 20 counties by the...

A London estate agent says his system of ‘moral agreements’ between sellers and buyers prevents chains collapsing and means his company has...

He may not yet have had time to produce a Brexit plan but Boris Johnson has at least had a few...

Customer experience (CX) will largely determine the future of estate agency in the UK. This is now a key battleground for...

As an estate agent, you need to be ready to cater for the specific requirements of buyers and sellers, tailoring your...

The former chief executive of Emoov says he has the answer to Foxtons’ current downbeat performance - it should exploit its...

Purplebricks might have the last laugh - its biggest critic is ditching his High Street office and making his own agency online. Controversial...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

The head of a For Sale By Owner website claims that some agents are making “vast amounts” of up to £7,000...

There was a huge 33 per cent collapse in transactions in central London in the final quarter of 2018 compared with...

With far-reaching reforms of conveyancing and other aspects of house buying high on the government’s agenda, a trade body has revealed...

Brexit may be continuing to dominate the headlines - try to stifle that yawn - but there is still a housing...

If you want an engaging page-turner novel for cold winter evenings, my recommendation is Our House by Louise Candlish, a bestseller...

There were 102,330 residential property transactions in December - that’s up 3.6 per cent on the same month last year on...

Gloomy statements from some industry organisations have suggested the market is in trouble thanks to Brexit uncertainty but Rightmove says visits...

The share of the market taken by online agencies in the final quarter of 2018 slipped from last summer’s high of...

A survey of 6,000 members of the public and 660 estate and letting agents has revealed some striking findings about how...

A leading buying agent says 2019 is likely to see the continuation of last year’s trend where distressed sellers accept discounts...

Some 59 per cent of people have lied while selling a home and 46 per cent have lied when trying to...

With the speed of property sales continuing to slow and no end to the sluggishness in sight, it’s time to take...

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

A new website is offering to contact owners of homes that are not for sale, on behalf of people who would...

A new analysis of the online estate agency business model claims that it ‘could be described as a Ponzi scheme’. The accusation...

A specialist property portal says it’s offering estate agents “a captive audience for the ski properties on their books.” SnowOnly says that...

Asking prices of homes coming to the market have fallen for the second month in a row - and Rightmove says...

A family is raffling a £3m home on the Hampshire/Dorset border after a series of sales fell through. Mark and Sharon Beresford...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

Over the past year I've had so many conversations with agents telling me how they feel that offering a premium customer...

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...

Research by comparison website Netanagent claims the commission paid to estate agents in London could be over £70,000 depending on where...

Purplebricks has launched an emergency hotline for customers of Emoov and Tepilo that are stranded by the agencies’ collapse. A statement this...

Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...

The chief executive of online agency HouseSimple says “sellers need to be prepared and willing to lower their expectations” in the current...

Purplebricks is understood to be pondering the best way to assist victims of the collapse of Emoov without committing money for...

At least some calls from potential customers to Emoov are being cut off and rival estate agents are now plundering the...

House prices showed an unexpected pre-Christmas boost last last month but worries about Brexit remain foremost for buyers according to the...

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...

A firm is launching a new Home Owner’s Passport this weekend in a bid to speed up conveyancing.  With characteristics reminiscent of the much-derided Home...

Yet another estate agency has announced that it’s shutting branches and opening a centralised hub. This time it’s Newman Property Experts, a...

Data from the National Association of Estate Agents suggests that the number of registered buyers per member branch has slumped to...

A platform that allows individual private sellers and landlords to list their properties alongside those from professional agents says it’s not...

Mainstream bank lending for house purchases grew by 3.6 per cent in October compared to the same month last year. However the...

The debate about online auction charges levied on buyers continues this morning with the release of figures showing that one company...

Yorkshire agency Linley & Simpson is on the acquisition trail yet again - and it’s revealed its eighth deal of the...

The chief executive of Haart, Paul Smith, is warning that a No Deal exit from the EU could leave Britain with...

A senior figure in the Knight Frank agency says those buyers who may be expecting Brexit-inspired bargains in the so-called ‘super...

Rightmove is this morning reporting that the asking price of property coming to market has fallen 1.7 per cent in the...

Conveyancing regularly adds unnecessary and costly delays to the home buying process and improvement could be far quicker than any efforts...

It’s been reported that Nested, an estate agency launched two years ago, has received a massive £120m cash injection from venture capitalists. Nested, which...

A digital conveyancing platform says a lack of transparency in the house moving process - particularly regarding legal costs - is...

Coutts Private Bank is the latest institution to express its concern over London’s housing market. The latest Courts London Prime Property Index...

The troubled Emoov hybrid estate agency, currently up for sale, has removed an advertisement after a complaint to a watchdog over...

A firm which links with agents to operate online auctions has hit back at a consumer group's allegations that this growing sector...

A consumer group says agents are securing increasing income from online auctions, but it warns that for buyers there are pitfalls...

A hybrid estate agency with ambitions to rival Purplebricks has revealed that it has significantly expanded its current footprint, with ambitions...

Traditional estate agent fees average just 1.1 per cent across the UK according to research from an agency comparison website -...

Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows some 98,400 homes were sold across the UK in September - that’s slightly lower...

New research by TheAdvisory consultancy, shared exclusively with Estate Agent Today, reveals exactly how fees have fallen for traditional agents in...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

A leading London estate agency is reporting a surge in overseas buyers sealing deals ahead of the government’s new stamp duty...

Just under one in five buyers in the past two years have suffered moving day delays, either because funds have been...

The government has unveiled a new body which, it claims, will raise agency standards. There is a long-standing commitment from the government...

Several agents have asked me whether they should consider ditching their high street offices and move to an out of town...

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...

When Facebook first announced it would be entering the property listings market a few weeks ago it sent shockwaves across the...

An insurance company is launching a policy which it says will protect consumers with comprehensive cover in the event of a...

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...

From where I’m standing there’s a lot in common between the debate between online and traditional agents, and the argument over...

You will perhaps have seen recently that the Government has decided to boost funding to the regulator, the National Trading Standards...

There’s more bad news for the long-troubled Prime Central London market. A new analysis shows that transaction volumes have plunged 11.6 per cent...

An estate agency comparison website claims the rise of online and hybrid estate agencies has obliged traditional agents to be more...

A buying agency says it has secured a prime London property for one of its clients at almost 40 per cent...

With the news that Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to sellers, is this something...

Rightmove is reporting a mini-boom as the autumn market gets into gear, with a surge in buyers and a one-month rise...

An estate agency is pioneering a new business model in which it charges no commission whatsoever to the vendor. Freeagent247, an online...

Almost all buyers of new build houses who purchased a leasehold regret doing so, and the vast majority say they definitely wouldn't...

Property sellers have been on the back foot over the slow summer period, according to the latest report from NAEA Propertymark....

A warning to people selling their homes to beware of internet-based scams offering cut-price surveys has been sounded by a leading...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

The online agency acquired by Purplebricks in Canada has started facing the same criticisms that its parent company have faced in...

A new survey suggests that face-to-face contact is still valued by buyers and sellers. Research by Winkworth, questioning over 1,000 people who...

In our previous blog, we looked at the definitions outlined by the CPRs. In our next blog we’ll look at the...

The latest quarterly house price report published by property portal s1homes reveals that properties across Scotland sell on average at six...

Rightmove says the housing market is now into a ‘summer sale’ as newly-marketed property shows an average asking price fall of...

Another agency has teamed up with an auction company to allow it to offer vendors the choice of both in-room and...

A PropTech firm has adopted the unusual position of claiming some agencies deliberately over-value properties in a bid to win instructions. Agent...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

New property listings in July were down 6.0 per cent across the UK and down no less than 12.7 per cent...

We may be well into August but there’s little sign of a holiday for our industry, with a string of big...

Making my way to our London office on a busy commuter train, my mind got busy thinking about the new do-it-yourself...

With all the recent change and upheaval in the rental sector it may be time to consider how letting agencies will...

An equity release consultancy says the result of its survey of estate agencies suggest an increase in interest from prospective downsizers. The...

A leading buying agency is warning about asking prices that are higher than those acceptable to mortgage companies who therefore down-value...

The latest market snapshot released by the National Association of Estate Agents’ shows the challenges faced by the industry right now. The...

The price per square foot for homes in central London is currently £1,194 - that’s 16.9 per cent below its 2014...

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

Does your company apply adequate customer due diligence measures when carrying out estate agency work?  Does it establish and maintain appropriate policies...

With the continued indecision surrounding Brexit and the final divorce settlement still months away, it seems property buyers are choosing to...

‘Up’ is the key word in Rightmove’s figures for the first half of 2018, released to the City and to shareholders...

Figures from Savills suggest that there’s currently an average 1.14 price adjustments per sale across the prime regional markets of the...

A businessman who’s just entered the estate agency industry says he’s got the secret behind Purplebricks’ success - even though he...

Traditional estate agencies should make their work appear more of a luxury and even showcase the prices of individual elements that...

Purplebricks has told the Press Association it wants to secure over 10 per cent of the agency market share in the...

The former head of Rightmove’s lettings division has blasted High Street estate agencies for “living in the past, charging exorbitant fees...

Japanese Knotweed remains a major problem for a property sale - and that’s despite a recent study suggesting that the growth...

Agents are being offered a new way to capture details of prospective clients thanks to a partnership between The ValPal Network...

If you’re an estate agent and have a property that is difficult to sell or the homeowner simply needs a fast...

The creators of a website using market data to define postcodes as hosting a seller’s market or a buyer’s market have...

Rightmove claims that homes with sea views attract an average price premium of 29 per cent. The analysis - aimed at publicising a...

A new digital product claims to help agents estimate which of their past customers are statistically most likely to move again...

Asking prices are at a virtual standstill as the summer lull kicks in, according to the latest Rightmove index. New seller asking...

Over 15,000 households have exchanged after listing with an online agent in the second quarter of 2018 - that’s eight per...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

The stock market and at least one City analyst have shrugged their shoulders at the claim by Purplebricks that it is...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

Wary buyers reluctant to risk buying a premium-priced property in the volatile prime central London market are adopting a perhaps-surprising tactic...

Another Purplebricks ad has been stamped down on by the Advertising Standards Authority following a complaint by Hunters Property Group - but...

Total mortgage approvals by the main High Street banks increased three per cent in May over the same month last year...

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

In recent weeks, you could have been forgiven for thinking that you’re not actually in the UK.  Flash floods aside, the...

A major hybrid agency says there is a huge ‘reality gap’ between the typical asking price of homes on sale and the...

Summer is traditionally the time of the year when the property market slows down, with people going away on their holidays...

So what did you think of the match? A deserved 2-1 win or a lucky victory snatched from the jaws of...

The average asking price of newly marketed property continues to rise according to Rightmove - and this is despite a dip...

An auction house says it was “scoffed at” four years ago when it began offering online options to customers - but...

Prices grew at a faster than expected rate last month according to the Halifax House Price Index, which has reported a...

May saw the highest number of new sellers list their properties in any single month for at least 18 months, claims...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

The housing market has swung back in favour of property sellers, according to the latest data from estate agents. NAEA Propertymark's Housing...

Property sellers in the South of England are having to accept asking reductions in order to achieve a sale.  Data from Hometrack...

In an era when we are never far away from our phones, tablets or laptops, buying and selling property is benefitting...

To demonstrate the lengths some buyers will go to make sure their offer is accepted, NAEA Propertymark has asked its agent...

Property sellers in Scotland are profiting from buyers' willingness to pay above asking price for a home.  This is according to portal...

The latest data from Rightmove indicates that the average national asking price has reached another all-time high of £308,075 following a...

Akshay Ruparelia, the teenager who set up the Doorsteps online estate agency only 18 months ago, is now reported to be...

The Court of Appeal has overturned controversial fraud decisions which have a bearing on agents’ and conveyancers’ responsibilities for checking buyers’...

Online estate agencies are the centre of attention right now - but one of them seems to be seeking publicity in...

One in five sellers suffer a fall-through costing them an average £2,700 - but many lose £5,000 or more. These are the...

Purplebricks is reported to have hired a new advertising agency to handle a “multi million pound” media campaign. The advertising industry weekly...

Strutt & Parker has repeated its warning that the market in prime central London could see a typical house price fall...

Estate Agent Today understands several major national agencies and some smaller operators are involved in a project to understand why transaction...

Here’s some good news to take into the Bank Holiday weekend.  Research undertaken by Estate Agent Today suggests that fees charged by...

Several agencies operating under different brand names in south east England have been retitled under just one, called Alexander & Co.  This...

I have sold hundreds of lettings businesses over the last twenty-five years. Based on this experience, these are the mistakes that you...

Only one property in every eight sold in the current market succeeds in achieving its asking price - while no fewer than...

Given the level of resource and energy being put behind upping the number of first-time buyers in the UK, you might...

Coutts bank has issued a starkly pessimistic snapshot of prime London’s housing landscape, reporting price falls, valuation mark-downs and slower sales...

Leading housing analyst Kate Faulkner says the current low transaction level is “a little scary” because with so few sellers, buyers...

An umbrella body representing search organisations says searches “are very rarely the cause of delays” in transactions. The Council of Property Search...

The average number of viewings received by properties before a sale is agreed has risen from 11 in 2015 to 19...

Stubbornly high house prices and concerns over leasehold-related charges top the list of worries amongst the public about the housing market. That’s...

The Henley Business School is often identified with cutting edge forecasts - but now it has revealed the history of what...

Estate agent licensing will reduce competition, make buying and selling homes more expensive, and add another layer of red tape to...

As the estate agency business in England moves towards being more robust with professional qualifications and higher standards being introduced, there...

Online agency HouseSimple has become a completely No Sale No Fee agency - and is thought to be the only online...

A proposal by HMRC to speed up HMRC Capital Gains Tax payments for residential property sales could create a “compliance nightmare.” The...

Demand is down for the 12th successive month according to the latest market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. New...

The Conveyancing Association has backed the government’s calls for extensive reform of the buying and selling process, announced at the weekend. The...

There were 43 per cent more new properties listed for sale than in the same month last year according to online...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Awais Ahmad - Founder and CEO of Hystreet (I don’t...

The number of house sales falling through pre-completion during the first quarter of 2018 reached its highest level for this time...

The conveyancing industry regulator has thrown its weight behind the government’s proposals to improve the buying and selling process.  Stephen Ward, director of strategy...

  More details have emerged of the government’s proposals to enhance estate agency regulation, regulate referral fees, offer guides for buyers and...

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home.  A floor...

In the modern marketplace – where people live their lives on their smartphones and tablets, social media has a bigger influence...

As always seems to be the case with Purplebricks, the hybrid agency has had a good week...and a bad one. Undeniably impressive...

As the Easter sales weekend kicks off, the head of a prominent buying agency says estate agents confuse the true valuation...

Purplebricks has given details of how it intends to use some of its new investment, and in particular is spelling out...

  An assessment of nine online agencies undertaken by a property website has seen Emoov come out on top after being analysed...

A buying agent says a higher proportion of Britain’s rarified country estates market is now being sold off-market. Jess Simpson, an ex-Savills...

One of London’s leading estate agents is advising sellers to consider giving the negotiator who sells their property a bonus, and...

Online agency Emoov has amended its website following the intervention of the Advertising Standards Authority.  The authority says the agency’s site included...

New research appears to show that Purplebricks, HouseSimple, Yopa and other prominent online agencies are most popular with vendors selling in...

There has been a 19.9 per cent increase in new property listings, with some locations seeing as many as 80 per...

Welcome once again to Property Jobs Today, the notice-board for agents, suppliers and other property professionals moving within, out or in...

High-profile buying agency Black Brick has highlighted the scale of reductions now being made by sellers of some trophy properties in...

A survey by Lloyds Bank has revealed that the average ‘first time seller’ requires very nearly £136,000 to bridge the gap...

The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...

Firstly, a huge thanks to everyone who shared and commented on my first blog and for all those that emailed me...

The National Association of Estate Agents says a new tool just launched will make it easier for agent members to comply...

The National Association of Estate Agents says the year has started with a boom as demand from prospective house-hunters increased by...

A new report by the residential property team of a legal firm has found widespread criticism of online agents’ over their...

Brexit uncertainty and weakening consumer demand are likely to hit house prices this year, according to a survey of 33 housing...

A former president of the National Association of Estate Agents has attacked “irresponsible agents” for over-valuing asking prices in London in...

Agents have welcomed more data suggesting the 2018 market is enjoying a robust start. Last week Rightmove reported a record number of...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

Rightmove says it has enjoyed its highest ever monthly number of visitors - 141 million in January. They spent a total of...

“Are we there yet?” In the same way that these words can drive you to distraction (any parent who has endured the...

House Network, which describes itself as the UK’s first online estate agency, is using TV advertising to promote a new "20-point...

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...

There has been a 40 per cent increase in new vendors registering their properties for sale according to an online estate...

Between October and December 2017, some £822 million worth of UK residential property was sold at auction, according to the Essential...

A law firm says the problems with housing transactions lie not with issues like fall-throughs but with “people’s general lack of...

Former estate agent Nick Ferrand has gone public with a new website which says home owners decide when and to whom...

An analysis of one month’s listings on Purplebricks by City consultancy Jefferies concludes that it sold 51.6 per cent of its...

A new ‘quick buy’ property company claims it will make an offer on any home within 24 hours of the vendor...

Homes for sale in some parts of inner London are seeing price discounts of up to 10 per cent says Hometrack...

A senior figure at the UK arm of American agency Keller Williams has suggested that Purplebricks won’t succeed in the New...

Auction House says it has maintained its number one industry ranking, selling 3,485 lots last year – four per cent up...

Here’s how the LetsBid Property team is helping them do it. A new property platform called LetsBid has launched in the...

Andrews & Robertson, one of the UK’s highest profile auction houses, has been taken over by Ireland’s BidX1 and is set...

Japanese knotweed, the invasive plant brought over to Britain in the Victorian era, threatens millions of pounds worth of property transactions...

New research from the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents reveals that no fewer than...

A poll of over 2,500 first time buyers suggests that on average they pay £5,300 less than the asking price -...

Hunters is partnering with a PropTech firm to allow homes on the market and still awaiting buyers to be short-let for...

Rightmove says its visits so far in January are running over nine per cent higher than the same period a year...

In a sign of how technology has become a mainstream part of the house sales process. the consumer group Which? has...

While there is a distinct market for flats held on particularly short leases, there is a middle ground where flat owners...