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Earlier this year, we ran a story asking whether agency would ever embrace a four-day week. This came ahead of the...

The entirety of the property market could be enhanced by embracing all-in-one moving and streamlining processes, according to The ValPal Network. This,...

Another piece about conveyancing? Seems like it's been a bit of free-for-all in the last couple of weeks on the woes...

Dye & Durham says it could potentially appeal the decision by the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) to effectively disallow its acquistion...

A property purchasing specialist has revealed how the UK’s home sellers are now paying £793 more in estate agent commission when...

For years now estate agents have been on a journey from digital infancy to digital maturity. But what does the future...

Yesterday’s publication of Purplebricks’ annual results – which made for very difficult reading for the troubled brand – came as part...

Despite the cost-of-living crisis causing many to tighten their belts and the beginnings of a slowdown of the property market, the...

Smart conveyancers are making themselves indispensable to estate agents by doing their due diligence for them. Until now, estate agents and conveyancers...

The relationship between estate agents and conveyancers is undoubtedly a complex one and has certainly had ‘its moments’ over the years,...

As uncertainty continues to prevail across the industry, aided by a government in crisis, the challenges in the months ahead feel...

The temperature may be heating up outside and there are also few signs of the jobs market cooling down for agents...

Homeowners are getting as much as 16% extra on average when selling their properties if the energy performance certificate (EPC) rating...

As Britain’s housing boom continues,  SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...

With so many benefits including lower fall-through rates and quicker sales, it is no surprise that selling a property via auction...

Estate agents in Scotland are bucking the sales slowdown trend, Homesearch claims. The property data and prospecting platform, which recently launched north...

Hybrid agency brand eXp UK has launched a new incentive programme for its top-selling agents involving £16,000 in stocks. The ICON scheme...

In this Guides & Tips piece, the team at Together set out what Right to Buy is and who is eligible. If...

More properties went under offer in June 2022 than during the same month of the stamp duty holiday rush of last year,...

A network for women working in the residential property industry has signed up a trio of high-profile sponsors. Residential property industry suppliers...

Issues with property titles and borrower affordability have been revealed among the main reasons why mortgage offers have been withdrawn. The results...

The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...

In this piece, the Iceberg Digital team set out the launch of the latest version of Lifesycle - Lifesycle 3. Iceberg Digital...

Auctioneers have a better chance than agents of getting homes sold by Christmas, an industry figure claims. Jeremy Prior, managing director of...

Off-market property platform Invisible Homes has accelerated its expansion by moving into three London boroughs earlier than expected. Originally launched in 2018...

Former Fine & Country chief executive David Lindley has teamed up with other industry heavyweights to launch a network of independent...

A senior member of the Home Buying and Selling Group has insisted work on reforms is ongoing despite the ministerial merry-go-round...

Damian Wanstall is a relative newcomer to estate agency. He entered the sector in April 2021 when he was made redundant after...

The housing market appears almost as stubborn as now caretaker Prime Minister Boris Johnson as it continues to defy predictions of...

New research suggests agents can win more business by making better use of video content. A survey of 2,000 home sellers by...

Nest Seekers International is returning to UK TV screens with the announcement of a new BBC Two series. The show, which has...

The ongoing debate about how to boost agent and conveyancer relations, and improve the homebuying system for all, continues to rage,...

I look back on when my dad helped me buy my first car and shared his pearls of wisdom on what...

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

Stock shortages are seeing one in 10 homes get snapped up within 14 days of entering the market, GetAgent claims. The agent...

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

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

Agents continued to report a buoyant market in May despite cost of living concerns. The latest Housing Market Report from trade body...

Upmarket agent Beauchamp Estates has hailed the return of wealthy buyers to London after selling the home of two former Lebanon...

In the third part of this exclusive series with Homesearch’s chief operating officer, Sam Hunter, Angels Media’s Lee Dahill questions him...

Images can have the ability to paint a vivid image, but video content can take this to the next level if...

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

Between you and me, dear reader, I had little to no idea about what the metaverse was before researching it for...

The founder of London property consultancy and agency The Landmark Partnership has launched an auction brand. Tommy Hughes, who has worked in...

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

If there’s not a book called ‘The Art of Collaboration’ then there should be. Update: a quick Google search shows there...

There was an article in Estate Agent Today recently that suggested only four per cent of properties on Rightmove and Zoopla...

There’s one message that’s come home to me loud and clear from my dealings with agents so far this year -...

In this article, Kristian Stott, Head of New Business at iamproperty, analyses the digital revolution in our lives and in property and why...

The chance of a vendor selling a property is at its highest level for a decade, research claims.  The continuing imbalance between...

Why the urgency? Because the appetite is strong. Research by the Conveyancing Association reports that 98% of consumers are overwhelmingly in...

The government is being urged to expand and make the Treasury’s mortgage guarantee scheme permanent and compulsory on home loans above...

Many of the property firms recently fined for anti-money laundering (AML) breaches have previously turned down help, Credas claims. It was revealed...

There are whispers in Whitehall about plans to encourage pensioners to downsize with a stamp duty tax break. The move, first reported...

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

A best-selling author and ex-military wellness culture revolutionary have been named as headliners for this year’s NAEA Propertymark conference. Dr Andy Cope...

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

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

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

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

There are signs that properties are starting to take longer to sell. A lack of stock in recent months has meant agents...

New research has revealed the regional hotspots where Japanese knotweed has been identified. The data could be of interest to estate agents...

In this guest piece, the team at Iceberg Digital set out the benefits of Lifesycle 3, which is to appear this autumn. Perfect...

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

Houses continued to be the preferred property type for prime London buyers last month as flat sales continue to struggle amid...

What a difference two months and some local elections make. Cast your minds back to March 9 and the annual report of...

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

Agents lost out on £600,000 worth of owed commission from withdrawn listings last year, industry data suggests. Withdrawn sales are an occupational hazard...

Mortgage brokers have warned that an increase in downvaluations is starting to hit the property market. Lenders and their valuers are cutting...

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

Our inbox is regularly stuffed with exciting new industry developments and tools to help agents work better.  Here are some of the...

The property recruitment market seems to be moving as fast as house prices. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

Estate agency recruiter Josh Rayner has said job demand is at the highest level he can remember. Rayner, who runs property jobs...

Properties are selling faster than ever either at or above asking price, Rightmove claims. It comes as the portal revealed that the...

Record numbers of buyers are now purchasing homes chain-free research suggests. Analysis by Hamptons has found that an increase in the share...

Off-market property platform Invisible Homes is planning to expand throughout London over the next year and to cover the whole of...

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

Agency stock is shifting faster and buyers who hesitated last year are now finding it harder to afford similar priced properties,...

Online agent Strike is preparing to name a home seller who will be reimbursed the equivalent of an estate agent fee...

Rightmove is set to launch a new marketing campaign next week that encourages people to consider the different life they could...

Netflix addicts may have come across Selling Sunset, an American series focused on the drama of US real estate agents selling...

All regions of the UK remain in a seller’s market as the traditional spring selling season begins for agents. Housing market consultancy...

The Ukraine conflict and cost of living crisis is likely to but a dent in the spring market for agents, an...

The proportion of homes sold to landlords has hit a five-year high but buyers are paying above asking price due to...

An industry expert has questioned the fairness of a “two-tier system” that has emerged between new builds and second-hand homes when...

In this piece, the team at Iceberg Digital look at whether the first cracks are appearing in the portals. For the last...

Estate agency veteran Robin Paterson has joined new ‘quick buy” service UPSTIX. Paterson, a former chief executive of Hamptons and managing director...

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

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

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

A number of pro-active conveyancers are joining a new conveyancing directory being set up by one of the leading figures in...

An agency specialising in Nigerian clients has opened its first international office in London. Jide Taiwo & Co’s office will open next...

The sponsor of an industry forum for agents and conveyancers to be held next week says the collaborative event hails the...

A new service launched in the UK this week selling one-eight to one-half ownership of luxury holiday homes insists it is...

There is a danger that some agents forget to undertake basic activities after a lengthy period of a super-strong market. That’s the...

The Skipton Building Society, which owns Connells estate agency, says the house-selling arm helped it reach a record profit pre-tax profit...

There’s been a remarkable 1.7 per cent increase in the average asking price of homes coming to the market in just...

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeh­olds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...

A popular and respected estate agent in Essex, who also campaigned nationally against homelessness, has died just days after bing diagnosed...

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

As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...

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

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

High end estate agency Savills says the imposition of sanctions on Russians, amid new measures obliging overseas buyers to be more...

We know from our customer research that being able to showcase property that looks the best it can online is the...

The OneDome group websites - OneDome itself and nethouseprices - are launching their largest ever advertising campaign. It will target buyers and...

A 20 year old estate agent who admitted being four times over the drink driving limit has been fined and banned...

The market’s likely to slow this year as the rising cost of living saps some buyer confidence, so agents are understandably...

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

For all sales and letting agents, accelerating your business to new heights is a number one priority. You can’t be losing time...

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

Foxtons has told shareholders that it has enjoyed "a good year of progress with revenues, profits and cash flow significantly ahead of...

Properties selling without a chain not only sell more quickly, as one might expect, but also appear to attract a substantial...

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

HM Revenue & Customs has been warned by financial experts that its latest crackdown on stamp duty abuse could make the...

It is claimed by Propertymark that the government’s Economic Crime Bill - to be debated in the House of Commons today -...

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

In the last two years digital Property Logbooks for our homes have moved from concept to reality with almost a quarter...

A bid to regulate second home ownership in part of the UK through changes to planning policy will add complexity and...

A leading property lawyer says some agents will struggle to meet the demand for more ‘material information’ put forward by Trading...

OnTheMarket has inked a deal with Kremer Signs to supply agents with Smartboards to be added to For Sale signs -...

In the first few months of 2022, agents have experienced some of the lowest stock levels in several years. The number...

The overwhelming majority of vendors do not choose their estate agent based on fees, but on wider market expertise. That’s the finding...

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...

Normally estate agents are rightly proud of their professional abilities to provide expertise to vendors when it comes to selling -...

‘Knowledge is power’ goes the old saying, and one variation on that theme is a quote from academic, Robert Boyce, who...

Selling a home - the period from listing to completion - is now back to its pre-pandemic levels of 16 weeks...

The government’s call for a pack of property information to be made available upfront during the sales process has been welcomed...

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

The average home sale in England and Wales in 2021 achieved 98 per cent of the asking price - slightly improved...

The government’s Levelling Up White Paper, released today, contains an unexpected and shock commitment - to create a new 'lite' version...

Low fee agents such as Purplebricks and some other online operators are generally not trusted by the public when selling their...

Our Agents Do Charity column each Friday does a fantastic job of highlighting the amazing charitable work of agents up and...

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

New research suggests that the estate agency industry has bucked the nationwide trend of business liquidation that he plagued other sectors...

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

High profile conveyancing supremo Rob Hailstone makes many announcements about government and industry housing policy - but he is less keen...

The PropTech network Coadjute, which says it will ultimately slash the time it takes to move house by as much as...

Bowmark Capital is selling its Leaders Romans Group, one of the UK’s largest property services groups, to another private equity operator, Platinum...

PropTech firm CoreLogic UK has acquired the property search and marketing platform Rummage4. Rummage4 was founded in 2015 by agent Robert May...

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

There’s been a surge in the number of sellers who resort to using quick buy firms, according to the sector’s trade...

If agents wonder why more older home owners don’t sell and downsize, it may be because they’re taking equity out of...

Agents finding it difficult to persuade potential vendors to come to the market this early in the year have new ammunition...

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

Foxtons has this morning announced that it’s selling off the sales wing of a rival London agency that it bought just...

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

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

Estate Agent Today understands that the civil servant who has been at the heart of plans to reform the house buying...

A new agency service has been launched seeking to attract vendors of second-hand residential park homes.  Quickmove Properties has partnered with park industry...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

A hybrid agency that charges no fees to vendors but instead relies on referral fees for income has officially rolled out...

A survey of agents suggests the majority believe the process of buying and selling residential properties will be fully digital or...

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...

This year, Londoners purchased 112,780 homes outside the capital, the highest number since 2007. New data, from Connells-owned agency Hamptons, shows that...

A probe by the Competition and Markets Authority has led housebuilder Taylor Wimpey to make changes for the benefit of leaseholders.  Taylor...

Halifax has revealed the UK’s most expensive streets in 2021 - and it’s no surprise that the very dearest examples are...

Top Scottish agency Galbraith says key parts of the country saw some buyers snapping up properties this year without even visiting...

A consultancy specialising in data protection issues has sharply criticised the Simplify Group for its ongoing lack of communications over its...

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

There’s lots of talk of people moving over within estate agency to be self-employed so they can chase the dream of...

A regional estate agency that markets homes without charging the vendor is set to expand next year. Midlands-based Chosen Home explains its...

One part of the UK is to get a taste of the mandatory estate agent regulation that many want to see...

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...

Data out today from Rightmove shows the predictable seasonal effect of around 0.7 per cent knocked off the typical asking price. The...

EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...

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

The company selling new homes in a London development has added a new twist to our celebration of Christmas 2021 -...

In a first for the Natter, this week's interview is a video affair, with me posing the questions to Stephen Brown,...

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

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency.   We don’t have...

Let’s begin with total transparency from this author: I believe there’s a place for Build To Rent in the wider portfolio...

Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

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

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

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

The average asking price of homes coming to the market has dropped by over £2,000 in the past month - the...

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

We have been speaking with many agents over the past months and the story appears the same with them all. There...

A comparison website dealing with estate agency charges says commission varies hugely across 20 major cities of the UK.  GetAgent looked at...

The challenge of selling a property that has been garishly decorated over the Christmas period is one many agents will be familiar...

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

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...

There’s been a huge rise in references to electric car charging within property listings submitted to Rightmove. The number of homes listed...

An online test that allows agents to immediately get a clear picture around three key areas of their business, and start to...

The Nested online agency, which recently revamped its business model to attract more self-employed agents, is expanding outside London for the...

The proportion of properties selling above asking price has dipped according to Propertymark - a likely sign the market is softening at...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget did not ignore Capital Gains Tax after all.   For those selling UK residential property the deadline to file...

As you are no doubt aware, building mutually beneficial relationships with conveyancers in your local area can not only make your...

The average cost of buying and selling a home in England this year has soared from £6,877 before the end of...

PropTech is booming, and its rise was only accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the real estate industry – as...

Too few lorry drivers, hospitality staff and care home assistants - and now too few auctioneers, too. Propertymark says a surge in...

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

The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...

A small property portal has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of listing properties with asking prices far in excess of market...

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

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...

An estate agent who has now gone self-employed after working on the staff of Connells and Spicerhaart says her move is...

TV property personality Amanda Lamb has been named as the presenter of the first ever allAgents Annual Customer Experience Awards in...

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

A leading business consultancy is warning that supply chain shortages as a result of Brexit and the pandemic will push up...

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

House prices rose by the most in almost 15 years in September ahead of the end of the stamp duty holiday.  The...

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...

Rightmove - which for some time has linked solely with iamsold to provide the controversial Modern Method of Auction system to...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? As Chief Business Development Officer I am responsible for Simplify’s...

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

An estate agency that charges buyers not sellers is proposing to roll out nationwide. FreeAgent247.com, has been set up by Daniel Lewis...

The hybrid agency Paton & Co is moving into new territories in Berwickshire and Northumberland. The company has been Borders-based since launching...

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

Purplebricks is launching its biggest advertising campaign in five years this evening. The multichannel campaign kicks off with a 60-second spot on Channel 4’s...

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...

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has become the latest body to welcome the decision by Countryside Properties to scrap the requirement to pay...

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

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

The property market over the last 18 months has seen unprecedented activity - as a result of changed priorities, the stamp...

In what will be seen as the latest win for leaseholders across the UK, it’s been revealed that – following action...

Demand from buyers is set to be strong for the rest of 2021 as the stamp duty holiday unwinds but uncertainty...

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...

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

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

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

Mortgage approvals declined over the last month as the tapering stamp duty holiday deterred home purchases, according to data from the...

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...

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

I’m sorry to break this to you but in 10 days’ time it will be autumn - and we will have...

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

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

A new survey suggests the majority of vendors remain wary of allowing too many unknown people into their home during viewings. Some...

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

Viewings are in the news right now and with good reason.  As the impact of the stamp duty holiday fades, and transaction...

The House of Commons Library has published what may be the definitive record of estate agency regulations issued in recent years...

Propertymark says the supply of homes on the market has dwindled almost continuously since the start of the year, with 40...

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...

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

Londoners purchased over 60,000 homes outside of the capital in the first half of 2021 - and many of those buyers...

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

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

Agents have been told in new government guidance that the liftings of some Covid restraints in wider society “does not mark...

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

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

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

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

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...

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

An announcement by Foxtons this morning says it is considering future options for its mortgage business, Alexander Hall. The announcement - made...

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

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

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

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

OnTheMarket, which until now has lagged behind the leading two portals in terms of consumer-facing housing market information, has today launched...

A property that used to house one of London’s best known prostitutes - and which carries a blue plaque celebrating her...

At first sight it’s a tough ask to defend holiday homes when there’s evidence that many who want to buy can’t,...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

The government has thrown its weight behind the concept of Unique Property Reference Numbers as a way of speeding up transactions. UPRNs...

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

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

As agents, we’ve finally got used to the word PropTech - some of us even like it! What’s more, PropTech has,...

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

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

The Oxfordshire-based PropTech founders and software developers of Openview, today announced they have welcomed Pattinson Estate Agents to their list of clients.   Peter Grant, Managing...

The possible introduction of higher levels of Capital Gains Tax for the sale of buy to let, holiday homes or even...

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,...

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...

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

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

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

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...

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

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

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

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