The Bank of England’s continued rise in interest rates – the latest being a shift up to 1.25% - is, in...
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25 June 2022
From: Features

More than 200 “top achievers” from across the Connells Group enjoyed a four day all-expenses paid trip to Valencia earlier this...
22 June 2022
From: Breaking News

First-time buyers have admitted to feeling overwhelmed or scared to talk to estate agents about the homebuying process. A study of 2,000...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News

Conveyancers have had their busiest year on record, industry data shows. Search Acumen’s latest Conveyancing Market for the first quarter of 2022...
10 June 2022
From: Breaking News

We are all acutely aware of the surge in demand for rental properties in and around the capital in the months...
01 June 2022
From: Features
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced that he is considering extending Margaret Thatcher’s Right-to-Buy scheme, that gives council tenants the chance to...
14 May 2022
From: Features

What a difference two months and some local elections make. Cast your minds back to March 9 and the annual report of...
07 May 2022
From: Features

An industry veteran who helped train Purplebricks agents has partnered with easyProperty to foster its franchisee talent. The online hybrid agent is...
04 May 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s easy to overestimate the importance of something in one’s own industry or work, but there seems good reason for believing...
23 April 2022
From: Features

A survey of 700 borrowers by a high net worth lender suggest almost four out of 10 have lost a mortgage...
31 March 2022
From: Breaking News

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...
26 March 2022
From: Features

A legal expert has warned that everyone is theoretically at risk of committing a breach of sanctions against Russia - but...
16 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The market boom goes on, for now at least. In February, house prices rose at their fastest since June 2007 according to...
08 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...
05 March 2022
From: Features

An analyst is warning that the latest buoyant house price figures could be the last hurrah before a significant depression. The Nationwide’s...
03 March 2022
From: Breaking News

The hot topic of rent controls has remerged in recent weeks, with passionate voices on both sides of the argument speaking...
02 March 2022
From: Features

HM Revenue & Customs has been warned by financial experts that its latest crackdown on stamp duty abuse could make the...
01 March 2022
From: Breaking News

Industry figures have come out in favour of the long-term programme of new compulsory information to be contained on property listings. From...
22 February 2022
From: Breaking News
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If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...
19 February 2022
From: Features

Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark, analyses the impact that the lack of available data is having on...
19 February 2022
From: Features

A consultation exercise on government proposals for its business rates review is totally “underwhelming” according to property agency Colliers. The consultation ends...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The government is threatening to deny planning consent to developers who refuse to pay towards the removal of unsafe cladding on...
16 February 2022
From: Breaking News

The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...
12 February 2022
From: Features

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...
15 January 2022
From: Features

A company linked to the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower is being excluded from the government’s Help to Buy scheme, pending the outcome...
20 December 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark conducts spot checks on agents to ensure they are compliant - but perhaps gives too little publicity to its role. The...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News
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Every year we at EAT are impressed by the pleasingly political festive cards sent out by the STANLEY Chelsea agency -...
15 December 2021
From: Breaking News

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...
04 December 2021
From: Features

Estate agents are being urged to ensure their compliance procedures are up to scratch after fraudsters stole a man’s identity and...
02 December 2021
From: Sponsored Content

High house prices relative to average earnings make raising a deposit a big barrier for first time buyers, a new study...
25 November 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...
17 November 2021
From: Features

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has defied expectations by keeping base rate at its historic low of 0.1 per...
05 November 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s been revealed that HM Revenue & Customs scours the listings on both Rightmove and Zoopla to assess whether property investors...
12 October 2021
From: Breaking News

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading market commentator is warning that transactions and prices will fall without the stimulus of the stamp duty holiday. Karen Noye,...
04 October 2021
From: Breaking News

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...
01 October 2021
From: Breaking News

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...
25 September 2021
From: Features

A highly influential think tank says stamp duty should be scrapped for all house purchases once and for all. Alexander Hammond of...
17 August 2021
From: Breaking News

Trust the process: subscribe your landlords and tenants to Task Plans and receive automated prompts when it’s the right time to...
05 August 2021
From: Sponsored Content

One of the country’s longest-standing independent buying agencies has rebranded. Haringtons, established in 2004 and covering both London and the country, has...
27 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Propertymark says a new pay-per-viewing service is “interesting” but warns agents to protect themselves by abiding by consumer protection regulations. The warning has come following...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to another Property Jobs Today, your chance to see the latest moves in our industry. Why not be a...
26 July 2021
From: Breaking News

High end agency Savills is conducting “a full investigation” into a racist tweet posted overnight. A Savills statement posted on Twitter this...
12 July 2021
From: Breaking News

A conveyancing services firm is warning that buyers are making “hasty rather than considered” decisions over properties because they feel under...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News

The Stamp Duty holiday has been very beneficial for hundreds of thousands of buyers looking to take advantage of savings, even...
16 June 2021
From: Features

There are an estimated 2.7 million landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) providing rental accommodation to multiple generations of tenant,...
09 June 2021
From: Features

As estate agencies are covered by Money Laundering Regulations, agents are legally obliged to take customer due diligence measures to limit...
01 June 2021
From: Sponsored Content

With property fraud on the rise and an ever-increasing number of transactions taking place in the lettings sector, having strict anti-money laundering...
22 May 2021
From: Features

The land and new homes division of Sequence has signed a deal to offer fully-funded part exchange and home buying services...
23 April 2021
From: Breaking News

This time out, I speak to one of the industry’s biggest-hitters. Adrian Gill may have retired from frontline agency, having had...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s leading consultants has calculated staff turnover rates at the country’s leading estate agencies. Christopher Watkin, the consultant who...
13 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Today is the day that non-essential retail reopens as part of the government's roadmap out of lockdown. For the majority of the...
12 April 2021
From: Breaking News

Connells Group has adopted e-Signatures from Yoti for its sales and lettings business across a number of brands. This follows a successful...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News

Digital channels are essential for agents’ promotion of properties but there is still a key place for print and direct mail...
16 March 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...
13 March 2021
From: Features

Connells has bought a small three-branch family-run agency to sit within Sequence - Connells' third acquisition in recent weeks. Holroyds - bought for...
10 March 2021
From: Breaking News

An open letter from Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce shows how fierce the competition is going to be in the portal field...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...
23 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Some 12 per cent of buyers will pull out of their transaction if it does not complete in time for their stamp...
22 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...
20 February 2021
From: Features

The government needs to step in to rescue two valuable property incentives before they expire at the end of March, a...
03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s most popular tourist destinations may ban the sale of new builds to second home buyers. The council in Padstow -...
02 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...
01 February 2021
From: Breaking News

A large majority of estate agents fear a surge in 'failed sales’ as the stamp duty holiday cliff edge gets ever-closer. The latest National...
27 January 2021
From: Breaking News

A leading property law expert says agents with international clients in parts of Europe should prepare for additional processes which may...
07 January 2021
From: Breaking News

Here’s hoping you managed to have as good a Christmas and New Year as Covid rules allowed. Journalism in early January is...
02 January 2021
From: Features

Many independents will be based in the capital, but given its size and breadth they may get drowned out even more...
19 December 2020
From: Features

A leading property consultancy is suggesting that a possible increase in Capital Gains Tax could end up losing money for the...
10 December 2020
From: Breaking News

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...
07 December 2020
From: Breaking News

HM Revenue and Customs and the Advertising Standards Authority are working together to cut out misleading marketing by promoters of stamp...
30 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Today sees the government’s Spending Review, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak taking centre stage as he presents a 12 month spending plan to...
25 November 2020
From: Breaking News

With a new President elected and the old one reluctant to move out, this is a good time to see how...
14 November 2020
From: Features

According to the annual Property Week PropTech survey, almost 48% of property businesses had tested new technology because of the COVID-19...
14 November 2020
From: Features

One of the industry’s leading commentators says an unintended consequence of a possible Capital Gains Tax increase could be a bonus...
13 November 2020
From: Breaking News

The housing market’s recovery will be threatened with drastic consequences for buyers and sellers if the stamp duty holiday isn’t extended beyond...
30 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The proliferation of free and accessible digital services has - at face value - brought us many great things: same-day deliveries,...
28 October 2020
From: Features

One of Britain’s most respected agents is suggesting Chancellor Rishi Sunak could ‘taper’ the stamp duty holiday to avoid a cliff-edge...
28 October 2020
From: Breaking News

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, better known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the chancellor Rishi Sunak in March to...
26 September 2020
From: Features

Connells Group has revealed seven appointments to its board of directors which it links directly with a target to grow presence and...
22 September 2020
From: Breaking News

With the high street open again, and the Chancellor’s temporary stamp duty holiday helping to stimulate the market, estate and letting...
19 September 2020
From: Features

When it comes to the future of the property market in the wake of Covid-19, there are two main schools of...
19 September 2020
From: Features

The result of a test case over Business Interruption Insurance involving agents has been handed down by the High Court. It has...
15 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents involved in a test case over their Business Interruption insurance will know the result next Tuesday morning. The test case concluded...
10 September 2020
From: Breaking News

As many in the industry will know, Ian Westerling passed away last week at the age of 51: he was a...
09 September 2020
From: Breaking News

Whilst Estate and Letting Agents have adapted their operations during COVID-19, to ensure safer working practices under Government guidance, ‘virtual property...
03 September 2020
From: Sponsored Content

From December, the new RICS Home Survey Standard will become mandatory for all RICS professionals undertaking home surveys. The below article explains...
02 September 2020
From: Features

A developer working in collaboration with Silverstone race circuit is creating homes inside the track, near one of the motor racing...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Some 275,000 subscribers have signed up for the latest Zoopla email education programme under the Zooploma banner. This one is aimed at...
25 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Hindsight is 20-20 vision, of course, and we can all see things we did ‘then’ that we would not do ‘now’....
22 August 2020
From: Features

The Sequence Group is to be the sole selling agent for RoyaleLife, the country’s largest builder of bungalows, exclusively aimed at...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News

Agents are awaiting the outcome of a test case regarding Business Interruption Insurance, which may determine whether they receive thousands of...
31 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...
27 June 2020
From: Features

Most letting agents don’t set up a business to become accountants but losing control of client money poses serious risks for...
20 June 2020
From: Features

It’s official – the property market is back open for business. Estate agents have started to unfurlough staff and many are...
10 June 2020
From: Features

An agent in the unusual position of operating across the England and Welsh border says many of his competitors appear to...
05 June 2020
From: Breaking News

Cushman & Wakefield has pulled out of direct sales of homes in the UK. The firm has closed its UK new homes department...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...
25 May 2020
From: Breaking News

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...
23 May 2020
From: Features

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Savills has given the industry an insight into how buyers’ and sellers’ priorities may change as the industry returns to work...
06 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Another west country tourist hotspot looks set to ban any future new-build home being sold as a holiday or additional property. Bigbury...
21 April 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s a sense that we really are on the verge of a huge change in the industry. It’s too early to be...
04 April 2020
From: Features

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...
28 March 2020
From: Features

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....
29 February 2020
From: Features

Another westcountry town may ban new-build homes being sold as holiday properties, even though the idea has backfired elsewhere. Fowey in Cornwall -...
26 February 2020
From: Breaking News

Some of the biggest figures in the industry have given Estate Agent Today their reaction to the news - broken yesterday...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s something of a conspiracy of silence over the problem of short lets. That is a stark claim but many siren voices...
22 February 2020
From: Features

Another hub-based agency has launched in the capital, following in the footsteps of operations like Harding Green, Orchards and Keller Williams. Mariel...
20 January 2020
From: Breaking News

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...
15 January 2020
From: Features

The listings website Home, which conducts a monthly survey of asking prices and wider market monitors, is reporting a show 10...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News

Two separate former High Street estate agents have sung the praise of switching to the hybrid business model. Appleby’s in Gloucestershire is...
12 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A new study by the London School of Economics suggests that a high profile ban on the sale of new homes...
05 November 2019
From: Breaking News

It’s now emerged that Countrywide has to pay a £100,000 fine to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors after breaching guidelines...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News

News broke last weekend of a further online estate agency casualty as letting agent Upad announced on its website that it...
17 October 2019
From: Features

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - your Monday roundup of all the latest employment news from the industry. If you have...
07 October 2019
From: Breaking News

There’s no doubt that we live in politically charged times and every day appears to bring something new to the ‘party’. For...
05 October 2019
From: Features

Property professionals are increasingly worried about the threat of cyber attacks, according to new research. Some 41% of 'real estate professionals from...
03 October 2019
From: Breaking News

As an agent, it’s part of your role to protect and advise your clients throughout the buying and selling process. Mortgages are...
26 September 2019
From: Sponsored Content

There’s been a five per cent rise in the cases of mortgage fraud as increasing numbers of house buyers appear to...
25 September 2019
From: Breaking News

Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, who earlier this month told a newspaper that he wanted to introduce a Right To Buy policy for...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News

If you thought - perhaps hoped - that five weeks of prorogued Parliament meant a break from politics, think again: the...
14 September 2019
From: Features

In the old days an agent would procure clients based upon their position in the high street, the size of the...
04 September 2019
From: Features

It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News

There has been a sceptical response by agents and others in the property industry to the government’s latest headline-grabbing tweaks to...
29 August 2019
From: Breaking News

A well-respected agent who was president of the NAEA just five years ago has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News

Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career in property. She started out as a lettings negotiator for Nicholas...
27 July 2019
From: Features

We now have a new Leader of the Conservative Party and, rather more importantly, a new Prime Minister. That individual is Boris...
27 July 2019
From: Features

A bid to ban the building of new homes for out-of-town buyers has backfired on a Cornish community - and now...
24 July 2019
From: Breaking News

High end London estate agency Aston Chase says there’s already been a surge in interest in property in the UK capital...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News

Connells Group-owned Sequence UK has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority to update Rightmove listings more promptly after properties are...
17 July 2019
From: Breaking News

With this summer marking forty years since Margaret Thatcher came to power, her legacy continues to invoke both celebration and consternation...
06 July 2019
From: Features

When employing a new member of staff there are a lot of checks and balances put in place by any business...
19 June 2019
From: Features

The National Audit Office says many users of Help To Buy would have been able to purchase a home anyway, without...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News

In recent years, estate and letting agents have been faced with a series of tough challenges to absorb and react to. There...
01 June 2019
From: Features

It appears almost certain that there will be another new housing minister named when a new Conservative leader - and thus...
20 May 2019
From: Breaking News

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...
04 May 2019
From: Features

The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...
16 March 2019
From: Features

“You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and falling over,” is an oft-quoted saying of Richard...
09 February 2019
From: Features

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...
26 January 2019
From: Features

Connells’ brand Gascoigne Halman has lost its appeal against OnTheMarket. Gascoigne Halman challenged OTM’s old ‘one other portal’ rule at the Competition...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

The industry is back to full-strength on its fund-raising judging from our virtual postbag this week with many new reports of...
25 January 2019
From: Breaking News

Former Emoov chief executive Russell Quirk has made his first on-the-record comments about the factors behind the dramatic collapse of his...
14 January 2019
From: Breaking News

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

The demise of Emoov, Tepilo and lettings platform Urban raises question marks over the long-term viability of online agencies according to...
04 December 2018
From: Breaking News

Newspapers are reporting that Brexit’s impact on house prices - especially if there is No Deal - are likely to take...
27 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Hard-pressed buyers who try to minimise house moving costs by doing their own conveyancing have been warned of the disastrous consequences...
15 November 2018
From: Breaking News

Homes that require major structural work have asking prices which are on average £40,000 below the market norm, according to research...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News

For any business, regardless of size, age or industry, operating efficiently is fundamental to your success. When faced with challenges like we...
31 October 2018
From: Features

It’s Budget day and the government is once again on the receiving end of a blast from one of the country’s...
29 October 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s now almost a month since the government introduced new rules on Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), as part of its...
27 October 2018
From: Features

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...
13 October 2018
From: Features

Emoov’s founder Russell Quirk has outlined how he would help Britain get out of its current housing crisis to a Labour...
24 September 2018
From: Breaking News

With the continued indecision surrounding Brexit and the final divorce settlement still months away, it seems property buyers are choosing to...
28 July 2018
From: Features

With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...
20 July 2018
From: Sponsored Content

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s largest auction houses has had to amend an advertisement on its website after an intervention by the...
20 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Over 100 ‘top achievers’ from Connells Group have just enjoyed an all-expenses paid trip to New York as a thank you...
14 June 2018
From: Breaking News

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...
12 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Any letting agent appreciates the effort, dedication, and sometimes heartache, that comes with running a business yet equally knows that when...
30 May 2018
From: Features

Recent void statistics have had me wondering how agents can juggle client and consumer demands in the face of the impending...
05 May 2018
From: Features

A magazine claims its investigations into the sales tactics of Countrywide and Connells suggest the two agency are “harming consumers, stopping them from...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News

The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...
08 March 2018
From: Breaking News

Connells Group - which includes Connells, Sequence and other brands - says it recorded over 9,000 new homes sales in 2017. This...
09 February 2018
From: Breaking News

Japanese knotweed, the invasive plant brought over to Britain in the Victorian era, threatens millions of pounds worth of property transactions...
20 January 2018
From: Features

An overwhelming 86 per cent of RICS members questioned in a survey claim they have seen no increase in interest from...
18 January 2018
From: Breaking News

It’s no surprise that figures don’t always show the results or consequences we expect - even if they are entirely accurate. Look...
06 January 2018
From: Features

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday. Despite...
18 November 2017
From: Features

A long-standing traditional agent says the real success of online agencies is not their share of the market but that they...
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Estate agency James Pendleton says the sales of flats across London have collapsed 47 per cent in only a year -...
17 October 2017
From: Breaking News

One of the industry’s longest-serving individuals, Connells Group chairman Stephen Shipperley, this month celebrates 40 years with the business. He joined...
05 October 2017
From: Breaking News

An analysis conducted by estate agency comparison website GetAgent has for the first time attempted to calculate how ‘local’ agencies' local property...
27 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Parliament is sitting again and the entire lettings industry is waiting with bated breath for more detail on the government’s proposal...
09 September 2017
From: Features

Stephanie Slater died last week, aged 50. Whilst she died from cancer (tragically, only 11 days after diagnosis), it’s the events...
06 September 2017
From: Breaking News

Stephanie Slater, who was kidnapped while working as an estate agent, has died of cancer aged 50. Ms Slater was held captive...
04 September 2017
From: Breaking News

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...
26 August 2017
From: Features

The price of houses in the UK will remain high because a “structural decline” means fewer homes are being sold and...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News

William H Brown, part of the Sequence UK network, has acquired Barnfields estate agents in Enfield, north London. Barnfields was an independent...
03 August 2017
From: Breaking News

New figures produced by estate agency Carter Jonas show that the long-term consequences of the credit crunch have exacerbated the historic...
31 July 2017
From: Breaking News

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...
22 July 2017
From: Features

The UK PropTech Association (UKPA), of which I am a member of the steering committee, is an organisation with a purpose...
28 June 2017
From: Breaking News

A telephone number is more than just a number. To consumers, it gives useful information about the company it belongs to....
12 June 2017
From: Sponsored Content

In years to come, students of political history might come to look at the 2017 General Election campaign with some interest....
03 June 2017
From: Features

Google, under the command of parent company, Alphabet, has set its sights on building the world’s first digital city, in Toronto,...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Over 100 so-called Top Achievers from across Connells Group’s Sequence and Connells estate agencies have been taken by the company on...
24 May 2017
From: Breaking News

Think ‘fake agents’ are no threat to your business? Think again. The rise of online agents - dubbed by some as...
12 May 2017
From: Features

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...
08 April 2017
From: Features

There’s good and bad in every industry and at first sight, this week has been one where the good have won...
01 April 2017
From: Features

The proportion of first time buyers relying on inherited wealth or loans from the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ has reached...
27 March 2017
From: Breaking News

A year ago, we were days away from the introduction of a 3% stamp duty surcharge on second homes – a...
24 March 2017
From: Features

After a year of turbulence thanks to Brexit and the consequences of stamp duty changes, prime central London’s housing market appears...
21 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered his first Budget this week pledging extra funding for the NHS, transport in the Midlands and the...
11 March 2017
From: Features

Foxtons' figures released to the City this morning confirm a huge slump in sales in 2016 - and even lettings revenue...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...
04 March 2017
From: Features

Jason Howes, the regional director for land and new homes at Barnard Marcus, has extended his role to lead the Fox...
28 February 2017
From: Breaking News

Over the past two decades, investing in buy-to-let has been a relatively easy way to make money, which is why so...
25 February 2017
From: Features

Connells Group says its Land and New Homes divisions enjoyed record performances in 2016. The group, which includes Connells and Sequence along...
13 February 2017
From: Breaking News

From the outset of any merger, it is vital that each agency understands and can identify its purpose and the USP...
04 February 2017
From: Features

A former Countrywide director is joining estate and lettings agency franchise group Homexperts as its operations director. Mike Gowland, who originally qualified...
26 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Estate agency haart has announced the appointment of a new regional partner for South London. Kieran Hogan will oversee 13 branches from...
24 January 2017
From: Breaking News

A new report from the NatWest Bank nips in the bud any speculation that rising inflation may end the current cheap...
20 January 2017
From: Breaking News

There’s a celebrity element to this week’s Agents Do Charity, as you can read below. But whether it’s a big star who...
13 January 2017
From: Breaking News

Today we mark the start of Christmas week with a fabulously festive Mannequin Challenge (that’s how it starts off, anyway) and a...
19 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Forecasts are so last year: who anticipated Bowie, Brexit or Balls for example? Quotes, on the other hand, really ARE last year...
17 December 2016
From: Features

There’s been a fall in the typical asking price of a home on sale of 2.1 per cent according to Rightmove...
12 December 2016
From: Breaking News
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It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...
19 November 2016
From: Features

Estate agents and market analysts have spent 24 hours expressing their nervousness over the repercussions of Donald Trump's victory in the...
10 November 2016
From: Breaking News

The huge consequences of the EU referendum, and the impending Brexit negotiations, have drawn into sharp light the consequences for a...
22 October 2016
From: Features

Buy-to-let landlords may have failed in their recent legal battle against planned government tax relief changes for buy-to-let homes set to...
14 October 2016
From: Features

After two long years, Moneypenny finally moved into its new headquarters over the summer. It was a milestone we had all been...
07 October 2016
From: Features

Property sales and lettings agency William H Brown, part of the Sequence UK network, has acquired Porter Glenny estate agents in...
06 October 2016
From: Breaking News

Two high profile property firms have strengthened their land and new homes teams in order to cope with growing demand in...
19 September 2016
From: Breaking News

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...
02 September 2016
From: Features

More criticism has come of the government’s multi-faceted Help To Buy initiative, this time from campaigning housing charity Shelter. The charity claims...
01 September 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s Bank Holiday weekend and - dare we say it? - the final one for most of the UK until Christmas. But...
26 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The National Association of Estate Agents says a huge shortage of bricks and the possible consequences of Brexit are two reasons...
25 August 2016
From: Breaking News

An estate agency has been ordered to pay a £400 fine after dumping a load of rubbish in a London street. Wandsworth...
05 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Another former Countrywide director is in the news, this time for launching a specialist property recruitment, training and consultancy business. Mike Gowland,...
27 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Barely a week goes by without news of the latest disastrous AirBnB experience suffered by an unsuspecting landlord. Whether it’s damage...
22 July 2016
From: Features

With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...
15 July 2016
From: Features

A month ago we ran a quiz compiled by compliance training expert David Beaumont - and the results do not make...
15 July 2016
From: Breaking News

The possibility of short-term falling house prices caused by Brexit may be good news for the UK’s four million leasehold flat...
12 July 2016
From: Breaking News

Agents have been giving their reaction to the shock Brexit referendum result - and their comments have ranged from the gloomy...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Members of the property industry join the rest of the country in going to the polls today to decide whether the...
23 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Property software supplier VTUK is the latest to warn that a Brexit could have a damaging effect on the supply of...
22 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Rightmove says fewer new sellers are coming to market, with this month’s total some 5.3 per cent below the monthly average...
20 June 2016
From: Breaking News

The sense of gathering momentum for the Leave campaign ahead of the upcoming EU referendum is causing high levels of uncertainty...
17 June 2016
From: Features

So we now have a new 'official' index of house prices, and much good may it do us. For the chattering classes...
17 June 2016
From: Features

An estate agency chief operating in an area where there are high levels of holiday home ownership has stood up for...
16 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Home loans activity has fallen to a 12 month low as market torpor sets in ahead of the EU referendum. According to...
09 June 2016
From: Breaking News

George Osborne has claimed that average house prices could fall by up to 18% if the UK leaves the EU following...
23 May 2016
From: Breaking News

Running a business is not easy, but sometimes it becomes harder because we are expected to modify our behaviour due to...
20 May 2016
From: Features

The National Association of Estate Agents and Association of Residential Letting Agents say that although there are no conclusive ‘leave’ or...
19 May 2016
From: Breaking News

One of the directors of Agents’ Mutual, parent body of portal OnTheMarket, has told Estate Agent Today that his firm does...
22 April 2016
From: Breaking News

With the scale of devastation from flooding witnessed recently, anxiety about purchasing a property in a flood risk area is heightened....
16 February 2016
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A consumer group which supports the principle of a stamp duty surcharge on second homes and buy to let properties has...
01 February 2016
From: Breaking News

The founder and co-owner of hybrid estate agency EweMove has written to the chief executive of the OnTheMarket portal, lavishly praising...
06 January 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s time to take a pause, to reflect and put into context—and what a year it has been for our industry...
24 December 2015
From: Features

In many respects 2015 has been a good year. Despite global challenges, we have seen a marked improvement in the UK...
11 December 2015
From: Features

This week, Storm Desmond has left devastation in its wake. Once again, the nation’s attention is drawn to the threat flooding...
11 December 2015
From: Features

You might recall a collective sigh of relief emitted by stakeholders in the housing market and private rental sector back in...
04 December 2015
From: Features

The head of a central London property firm says an unintended consequence of the new stamp duty thresholds is that fewer...
20 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Over the next five years at least 70,000 new households a year in England alone will be unable to afford to...
17 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Connells has acquired Hatched, one of the pioneers of the online estate agency model. The acquisition is “aligned with Connells’ ambitious growth strategy...
16 November 2015
From: Breaking News

Stephen Moss, CEO of Pring.co.uk the UK’s leading property investment search engine, takes a look at the impact of ‘Corbynmania’ on...
28 October 2015
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The consumer is King and to protect sellers and buyers' best interests estate and letting agents have to operate in the...
09 October 2015
From: Features

Despite seeing the word in many industry pieces, using ‘crisis’ to describe anything related to the UK housing market at present...
18 September 2015
From: Features

A new website has been launched to fight back against the attack George Osborne made in the Summer Budget on the...
21 August 2015
From: Features

Transactions in prime central London have plummeted and prices per square foot have dipped. Data from LonRes shows that in the second...
04 August 2015
From: Breaking News

Consider the scene. It is July 8th and new Chancellor, Ed Balls, stands at the Dispatch Box giving his first Budget...
17 July 2015
From: Features

In case we didn’t learn the lesson last time around, we appear to be on the brink of a refresher course...
10 July 2015
From: Features

The National Association of Estate Agents says the agents named in Channel 4‘s From Russia With Cash documentary may have tarnished...
09 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Two interesting developments in the past week have shown how established parts of the agency industry - on either side of...
03 July 2015
From: Features

This month, July, see the 150th anniversary of local estate agency William H Brown - one of the best known names...
01 July 2015
From: Breaking News

The Advertising Standards Authority has given its backing to an estate agency using Rightmove data to claim it had the most...