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You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

It’s taken eight years but one of London’s highest profile estate agencies says the value of its Under Offer pipeline has...

TV property guru, Move iQ founder and Estate Agent Today columnist Phil Spencer to be a keynote speakers at Propertymark One...

ESPC has relaunched its SPC Property Practice certification, a unique accreditation course for solicitor estate agents. Developed with The Law Society of...

The cost and time consuming nature of the house moving process is deterring older owners from downsizing, it’s been alleged. An upfront...

Chestertons Global has expanded into the Bermuda property market with a new affiliate, Realestate.bm. The brand will offer residential sales and lettings...

Artificial intelligence-powered property search app Jitty is celebrating reaching the 10 10 ‘House & Home’ apps in the Google Play Store...

Agents are set to discover who has won the Best in Postcode accolades next week as part of a rejig of...

The Relocation Agent Network (RAN) has named Smart Compliance as a preferred supplier.  This partnership is a continuation of a collaboration that...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has appointed its first chief technology officer. Sophia Swain has been recruited to the board-level role. She comes from...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has been trialling property blockchain network Coadjute’s digital property data pack and smart forms and has...

Lomond has announced its latest acquisition within the East Midlands, bolstering its John Shepherd brand following two recent acquisitions within the...

Estate agent earnings remain behind other salary and incentive based professions despite helping with sales of such an expensive asset when...

Propertymark has urged the Land Registry to provide more accessible and affordable services to its members.  Responding to a call for evidence...

Alto has announced a new integration with secure messaging platform Tappter. Existing Alto customers can get seamlessly set up with Tappter to...

From the uptick in house sales in January to a house price rise the first time in over a year in February,...

Connells Group has become the first estate agency brand to be named an accredited supplier by the New Homes Quality Board...

Landmark Information Group has been named as a principal partner for this year’s ESTAS Awards held in October. As part of this...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Connells Group has boosted its affordable housing offering after appoint Roy Hind as a director. Hind has been named affordable housing director...

A well-known Surrey estate agent has rebranded. Burns & Webber is rebranding to adopt its parent company’s name Curchods. The four Burns &...

Agency acquirer Lomond has recruited Tony Haran as its new head of residential development. He brings experience from both Knight Frank and...

Former global chief executive of Fine & Country Simon Leadbetter has joined home staging firm Lemon and Lime Interiors as fractional...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

OneDome has launched a new advertising campaign along the theme of  '#PaperbagorOneDome'.  The campaign will feature mini campaigns that aim to humorously...

Everyone seems to be talking about artificial intelligence (AI) right now. It is an issue which has been bubbling under since Covid -...

Both 'beauty' and ‘gentle density’ are central themes of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).. The notes which accompany the NPPF state...

Kerfuffle-owned View Agents has launched a new partnership with EweMove. Ewemove agents will be able to use the reviews platform to highlight...

The ripple effect of a property sale that falls through is, without exception, one of the most frustrating and disappointing events...

One of the founders of self-employed brand The Agency UK (TAUK) has set out hopes for the business to dominate the...

Happy birthday to us….and all members of the The ValPal Network! We are celebrating a decade in business and in those 10...

The increased focus on upfront material information could push up estate agency professional indemnity (PI) requirements, an industry trainer has warned. Michael...

The UK Residential division of agency and property brand Knight Frank has won the ‘Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy Award’ at the UK Customer...

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered property portal Jitty has now expanded to Bristol and the surrounding areas. The app said it clocked over 3,000...

Savills has claimed most of the property markets It operates in are past “peak uncertainty” after posting lower revenues and profits...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

My Auction has merged with Bamboo Auctions to form one of the largest online auction providers in the UK. Rocket Auctions, a newly...

The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) has announced an investigation to uncover the tensions between developers and surveyors on snagging. The trade...

Forget the Oscars, the biggest even in town last week was the Fine & Country International Annual Conference and Awards Gala. The...

OnTheMarket (OTM) has signed a listing agreement with Rettie, one of the UK's largest independent property services firms operating in Scotland...

Hamptons has launched a residential investment department led by Ashley Mason, who has returned to the brand after 12 years. Mason will...

The landmark deal between The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) and Belvoir was ‘inevitable’ and more acquisitions could be on the card,...

Only two out of five UK adults are aware of what conveyancing is, while the number for those who are already...

Home-moving platform the GoTo Group has been announced as a key partner of the Relocation Agent Network (RAN). RAN agents will gain...

London agent Martyn Gerrard has launched a new flagship office in Hampstead, expanding its presence across the capital. It follows the launch...

OneDome is expanding its flagship product HomeBuyer Service to include surveying.  The property platform said it now provides a full suite of...

In celebration of International Women's Day, Tunbridge Wells property services company Presence & Co. proudly spotlights the exceptional achievements of our...

Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...

Complete ASAP has launched a new package to help agents provide material information on listings. Agents already using the Complete or Instruct...

“I like finance. I find it intellectually interesting – there’s lots of numbers and that’s great.” That sentence coming out of the...

The complexities of the government’s leasehold reform proposals affecting millions of homeowners came under the spotlight at a seminar organised by...

There are often very grim snapshots of the current property crisis.  But one of the most shocking I’ve read in a long...

A home staging firm that partners with estate agents to present properties has secured financial backing. Lemon and Lime Interiors has received...

Outsourced property viewings and inspections provider Viewber is celebrating completing more than half a million appointments. Launched at the end of 2016...

A quarter of homebuyers have attempted to bribe sellers with everything from cash to kindness when trying to secure a property,...

OneDome is offering free digital know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) checks for estate agents using its various home buying services.  The...

Digital compliance specialist SmartSearch can help estate agents comply quickly and efficiently Around one in five estate agents are not registered for...

Dave Sayce, Founder and Managing Director of Compare My Move, reflects on the legal changes that will make leasehold purchase more...

More than a third of property professionals view the Spring Budget as an opportunity to boost new build and the first-time...

Hamptons expands into Andorra with new partnership Hamptons has launched a partnership with Roc Propietats Estate Agents in Andorra that will include...

Kerfuffle has revealed the winners of its Supplier of the Year awards The awards are based on agent reviews and net promoter...

Reading the news on Estate & Letting Agent Today every day (as I’m sure you all do, too), there appears to...

The rate of inflation remained at 4% in the 12 months to January, but housing costs remain high, Office for National...

Concerned homeowners and gardeners are frequently mistaking common garden plants such as bindweed, dogwood and lilac for highly invasive Japanese knotweed,...

Estate agency services provider Agent and Homes has appointed a professional investor and former asset manager as a non-executive director. Guy Bowles...

Kerfuffle has finalised the acquisition of agency reviews platform View Agents. With the acquisition of Kerfuffle founder Simon Whale said the brand’s...

A first-of-its-kind degree has launched that focuses on residential estate agency. The Swindon campus of the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has launched...

Knight Frank has launched a bespoke customer portal after 18 months of development. Coined ‘My Knight Frank,’ the firm says it is a digital customer experience platform, accessible...

A team of seasoned industry professionals with a combined experience of more than 140 years is set to launch a new...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

The UK’s largest housebuilder has agreed a deal to acquire its rival Redrow. The £2.5bn deal, backed by both company boards, would...

An independent agency brand has become the latest firm to sign a listings agreement with CoStar-backed OnTheMarket. Edward Mellor, one of the...

The ESTAS Group has scheduled a Big Postcode Reveal event in April to detail winners of its latest award category. The Best...

Reapit has unveiled a range of artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives to support agents. The agency software provider has launched an AI-powered property...

London agent Martyn Gerrard has acquired Palmers Green-based estate and lettings agent Range Homes.   The deal, worth almost £1m, will see the...

LSL Property Services yesterday announced the completion of its acquisition of TenetLime  The property brand announced in August that it had acquired the mortgage...

Average house prices will fall 3.6% in the first quarter of the year, according to forecasts by reallymoving.com. The research is based...

Five years ago, Lettings expert, Tim Lawler, wrote an article for Estate Agent Today charting his early experiences of setting up...

A new service has launched to provide buyers of prime and super-prime residential properties with an appraisal of the property’s suitability,...

Rightmove has recorded its busiest month since launching its mortgage in principle service in 2022 and predicts an interest rate hold...

The Labour Party has committed to working on ways to offer longer-term fixed rate mortgages to support first-time buyers. Outlining its plan...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

It usually takes a scandal or a reshuffle to remove a Government minister so it came as a bit of a...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...

Beauchamp Estates has opened two new offices in the south of France. The prime luxury agent is now located in the luxury...

More than 60,000 property and real estate businesses have started the year in ‘financial distress,’ a professional services and insolvency firm...

The property industry is no stranger to shifts in the technology landscape. The past year in particular saw rapid growth in technology...

Fintech firm Phoebus has joined UK trade body the Open Property Data Association (OPDA) as an associate member. The brand provides systems and...

A joint venture between Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) and conveyancing firm Jephson Legal (JL) that aimed to rationalise the residential sales...

The Labour Party has proposed introducing 25-year fixed term mortgages should it win the next General Election. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves suggested...

Propertymark is hosting two important webinars this week to keep agents informed of important industry regulations. The agency trade body is hosting...

Like so many I’ve been infuriated by the injustice meted out to sub-postmasters and postmistresses over many years.  I was aware of...

Most markets appear to be either at, or past, the moment of peak uncertainty, Savills claims. A trading update from the agency...

Specialist buying agency Recoco Property Search has appointed former director of Strutt & Parker’s country house department Andrew Cronan to strengthen...

Savills has strengthened its European residential network with the acquisition of Verbier Hospitality SA, which trades as Verbier Location. Founded by Jürgen...

The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice...

Legal infrastructure provider CTS has managed to restore its services after a cyber-attack halted its conveyancing tools and delayed transactions at...

Business plans will be key for agents looking to successfully navigate 2024, an industry consultant and trainer has said. Michael Day, a...

As the landscape of the property industry changes, as it has done in line with all new technologies over the decades,...