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

Independent estate agency Beresfords has expanded its property offering with the acquisition of commercial property specialists Whybrow Chartered Surveyors. It allows the...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Tom Cummuskey, I am the Sales & Marketing...

Technology continues to enhance the way estate agents work, from improving efficiencies, reducing admin time, and ensuring your team remains highly...

Winkworth Shepherd’s Bush has passed to new owners in the latest example of succession planning at the franchise agency network. Its former owner,...

National estate agency and advisory company Fisher German has merged with commercial property consultancy Matthews & Goodman. The merger creates one of...

Dexters is set for more acquisitions in 2022 as agents exit the sector amid concerns over new rules and regulations, its...

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

It’s the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell fire tragedy, but are high rises any safer today than they were then? On 14th...

The digital transformation of the property industry is not a new chapter, but an ongoing journey in which the winners are...

There are some inspiring examples of agents and property professionals raising money for all-important children's charities this week. Remember, if you have...

A survey earlier this week may have shown the older generation feel younger people’s spending habits are destroying their chances of...

OneDome has launched a new platform for agents to monitor and manage referrals made and earned through the challenger portal. The platform,...

OnTheMarket has been having “positive discussions” with founding shareholder agents about renewing their contracts once they expire next year. Agents who invested...

Today’s consumers judge a business not just on the quality of its products, but also on their experience in using them....

Online agent 99home is planning to go international. The brand, which lets sellers pay to list their property on the major portals...

Reapit’s AgencyCloud users now have access to proptech firm Viewber. Agents will be able to use vetted “Viewbers” to help secure viewings...

Agent marketing platform Growth Track has rebranded with a new offering aiming to save firm’s money and boost their digital presence. Now...

Almost half of the UK public think young people cannot afford to buy their own home because they spend too much...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove and minister Stuart Andrew are set to be grilled by MPs on their property market plans today. The...

When was the last time you updated your website? New consumer research suggests 81% of sellers will not contact an estate agent...

WhatsApp is being predicted to become a key messaging tool for estate agents in the coming years. Messaging provider SMS Speedway analysed...

House price growth may be slowing but there is still plenty of movement in the property jobs market. Here are some of...

In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...

LSL has reported a 16% drop in estate agency residential exchange income but says it is sales pipeline is at record...

Agents and property professionals are travelling far and wide to raise money for charity, plus there is a new way to...

Foxtons has announced the acquisition of two estate agents worth £10.55m. The listed agency giant has acquired IMM Properties Ltd, trading under...

Belvoir has reported that group revenue is up 14% in the first four months of the year, helped mainly by its...

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

A former chairman of challenger bank Monzo has joined OneDome’s board. Tim Brooke Thom has been appointed as non-executive director of the challenger...

The Belvoir Group has announced the acquisition of mortgage broker TIME. The agency franchise and financial services brand has acquired the entire issued...

Agents using Boomin have managed to convert more than 20% of SmartVal valuation requests into instructions. The challenger portal and lead generation...

In this latest video interview, exclusively for EAT and LAT readers, Estate Agent Today's Lee Dahill chats with Mike Dawson from...

Estate agents are being urged to reassess their fee structure and not be afraid to reflect the time and level of...

Excitement is building for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. A four-day Bank Holiday to mark the occasion will kick off on 2...

Property data company Dye & Durham has promised to “work collaboratively” with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) after the watchdog...

Scottish estate and lettings agent Stonehouse has sealed a new partnership deal with Aberdeen Football Club. Stonehouse, an Aberdeen-based sister brand to...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that it may block the merger of two property search firms as it...

Referral fees, lack of trust and too much email have been identified as barriers to greater collaboration between conveyancers and estate...

PropTech supplier nurtur.group has appointed Damon Bullimore BriefYourMarket co-founder Damon Bullimore as chief technology officer (CTO). It follows nurtur.group’s acquisition of the...

Many people in recent years will have become familiar with challenger banks such as Monzo, Starling and Atom. Many will have...

Just this month, the Government Property Agency kicked off its search for a digital chief to lead its 10-year technology journey,...

Fundraising efforts featuring bikes, boats and James Bond all feature in this week's edition of Agents Do Charity. Remember, if you have...

The Queen’s Speech has unveiled proposed overhauls on planning, consumer and economic crime laws that could all have an effect on...

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

Surveyors have revealed the key issues coming up in reports that could stifle sales or reduce offers. The most common issues over...

A new estate agency has been launched in the west of Scotland by property services firm Bowman Rebecchi. The new business, named...

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 UK affiliated agency of Warren Buffett’s global real estate company is offering members of the public the chance to win...

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

Zoopla has launched a new tool that promises to speed up and improve how agents receive leads. The portal previously sent leads...

An estate agent has hit back at the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after the watchdog banned a poster advertising the firm’s...

A legal expert has suggested that Metaverse sales could eventually become part of a property chain. The Metaverse is the latest trend...

EweMove managing director Nick Neill has set out plans to double the size of the franchise network by 2025 as the brand’s...

The government is being urged to go further with its clampdown on fake reviews. A government announcement aimed at protecting consumers last...

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

From the beginning of April, long-awaited rules from the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team (NTSELAT) came into effect....

In June, the biggest pilot scheme of a four-day working week anywhere in the world will begin in Britain, with more...

One of estate agency’s biggest groups yesterday announced the start of a share buyback programme for a tranche of up to...

A new Deputy Ombudsman, Lesley Horton, has been appointed by The Property Ombudsman Scheme. She will work alongside Property Ombudsman, Rebecca Marsh,...

OnTheMarket has revealed it is expanding the scope and scale of its successful Town Hall initiative in response to growing demand...

New research from Bluestone Mortgages has shown that 'non-vanilla' customers are being turned down for financial products and services. More than two...

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

Law firm Taylor Rose MW has acquired a stake in proptech firm SlothMove in an effort to help combat property fraud. SlothMove...

Auction house The iamproperty Group has reached a new agent milestone. It now has 4,000 agents on the network using its auction...

Boomin has unveiled its latest round of paying agents. The challenger portal, launched by former Purplebricks founder Michael Bruce, has revealed 10...

A leading conveyancing network that works closely with estate agents has signed up to property blockchain platform Coadjute. The blockchain technology provided...

Conveyancing software company ULS Technology has rebranded. The London Stock Exchange-listed company, which encompasses conveyancing brands eConveyancer, DigitalMove, Legal Eye and Amity...

PayProp’s recent Rental Confidence Index survey polled property professionals about their biggest concerns for 2022. Unsurprisingly, new regulations were a top...

Foxtons, Chancellors and Douglas & Gordon have been named among the first paid-up agency brands on Boomin. The challenger portal, launched by...

Spring may be struggling to break through the clouds but agents are continuing to step up for good causes. The humanitarian crisis...

Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) is planning more acquisitions after a busy 2021 for buying-up agencies. The umbrella property brand, which incorporates...

Estate agency marketing tool Spectre is planning to boost its data science team as it predicts greater use of artificial intelligence...

Estate agents and conveyancers have agreed on better working relationships at the first collaborative event between the two professions. There has been...

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

In July 2020, two leading lettings technology disruptors - Vouch and Goodlord - announced that they were going into partnership. Now,...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a property investment firm from using a letter claiming that it wanted to buy homes...

A rewards and recognition programme has been launched at an agency chain, with claims that it will enhance staff careers and...

The iamproperty group - best known for its online auction business - has snapped up cloud-based property software business VTUK for...

LonRes has teamed up with compliance consultancy iCompli to launch a  range of services which they say will keep estate agents...

A high profile London estate agency has appointed two so-called Wellness Ambassadors to look after the mental health and wellbeing of...

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

When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...

In this guest feature, Chris Mason, Operations Director at The Letting Partnership, outlines why agents might want to consider outsourcing client accounting. The...

The Building Societies Association’s regular confidence tracker about the housing market shows rising pessimism over interest rates, the escalating cost of...

A shift is occurring in the rental market across the UK. The Government is planning to reform the sector with increased...

The LSL Property Services group - which is increasingly focussing activities in the mortgage and personal finance world - has issued...

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

Too many leaseholders will fall through the cracks of the government’s “piecemeal measures” to combat the cladding crisis.  That’s the view of...

The government has now formally launched the Homes For Ukraine scheme, heavily leaked in recent days. The Secretary of State for Levelling...

Some 86 Bronze, Silver, Gold and Special Awards have been presented to agents in the Guild off Property Professionals at its...

Storm clouds continue to gather over the UK economy with growing inflation, another likely interest rate rise, and a warning from...

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

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

The war of words between various property review platforms continues apace. The latest accusation concern comparison website GetAgent, and specifically reviews of...

PropTech supplier nurtur.group - which owns Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals - has acquired Brief Your Market,...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

Of the many industry buzzwords, I suspect “upfront information” was up there as one of the most widely used in 2021....

Estate agents and other property businesses need to ensure their customer screening processes are robust and up to date following extensive...

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

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

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...

The outcome of the Ukraine crisis is far from certain, but one thing has become abundantly clear. The long-overdue Economic Crime...

Share prices of estate agencies and property companies plummeted yesterday as tensions continued to rise following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Purplebricks...

PropTech supplier tmgroup is to hold a six-part webinar series called Achieving Change: Think tomorrow, act today. The webinars - from linked...

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

It’s feared one of the country’s oldest estate agencies may have entered receivership. The Drew Pearce company of agents and chartered surveyors...

If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...

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

Strike, formerly known as Housesimple, is the latest online agency to claim it’s going to secure a 10 per cent market...

The UK property industry has long been a target of fraudsters due to the low levels of transparency and the fact...

With the new year in full swing, agents around the UK are likely to be making changes to the way they...

The finance arm of LSL Property Services - known as Pivotal Growth - has snapped up a specialist mortgage and insurance...

A long running dispute between reviews website allAgents and Purplebricks has come back to life - with a new twist. In 2017...

Outspoken TV property expert Kirstie Allsopp has told first time buyers they may have to sacrifice lattes, Netflix and gym membership...

Without doubt, 2021 was an exceptional year in the property market, with the stamp duty holiday and favourable market conditions helping...

The Bank of England has increased the base rate from 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. This means a typical tracker...

For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...

The government’s new Levelling Up White Paper, revealed this morning includes a radical reshaping of the private rental sector. Section 21 eviction...

Purplebricks is claiming that literally thousands of High Street agents from conventional bricks-and-mortar firms are applying to the agency. It says this...

The branding and technology supplier epropservices - which also owns Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals - is changing...

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

Was Purplebricks right to delist a property from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple - were opposed...

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

OnTheMarket has signed a deal with Brickflow, a new comparison site for development finance.   The portal says the partnership will provide member...

A new PropTech platform has an ultimate aim of allowing house buyers to select and order their interior decorations and modifications...

A trading statement this morning confirms a large revenue rise for LSL Property Services. Group revenue increased by around 23 per cent last...

The link up between the English Football League and a top estate agency is to go on for a third year...

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says that there is now clear evidence of the impact the pandemic has had on the...

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

Inflation could deal a double blow to the housing market, an agency expert warns. Last week it was revealed that UK inflation...

Three of Martin & Co’s most prominent branches in the north of England are under new ownership. The Saltaire, Keighley, and Thackley...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

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

The name of Purplebricks - which once claimed its business model was a global success - has now been removed in...

Owners of second homes who abuse a tax loophole by claiming their often-empty properties are holiday lets will be forced to...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for estate and letting agents in...

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...

Mark Newton, founder of the Newton Fallowell agency, is retiring. The news came from a statement from the Belvoir franchise giant which...

A regional agency has this week opened a new 8,500 square feet office with a pledge to expand and employ 100...

A conveyancer has contacted Estate Agent Today suggesting that the Simplify Group IT data crisis could be the death knell for the company...

The UK is reported to have dropped down the league table of governments that secure vast amounts of income from property...

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

Sky News reports that the little-known Lomond Group - backed by private equity money - is in exclusive talks to buy one...

A conveyancing company is asking clients to set their own fee - with some strings. Zen Move Solicitors is a year-old digital...

With barely more than a week before Christmas, we’re delighted to bring you more heartwarming stories from agents. Despite the difficulties of...

MRI Software’s newest Agency Solutions expert, Michael Connolly, made the leap from working on the front line of an estate agent...

Hertfordshire agency Sewell & Gardner has cut the ribbon on a refurbished and extended office, which will incorporate two previously-separate branches...

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

OnTheMarket has revamped its website in a bid to shed the final connections with the portal’s failed leadership and strategy of...

Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...

Online auction specialist Iamsold has opened its training programme for applications for its January 2022 intake.  Jamie Cooke, managing director at iamsold,...

A petition is being started, urging the government to ban the payment of referral fees to estate agents. It’s reported to have...

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

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

There are many features and functionalities a website must have to be successful. Ultimately, the purpose of your website should be...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I can’t remember the last time I had a business...

The Dispute Service has been selected to operate the New Homes Ombudsman scheme, following what has been called ”a fiercely competitive...

Tomorrow sees the Relocation Agent Network’s first in-person conference since 2019.   The event, at the Metropole Hilton in Birmingham, will focus...

The investment arms of Savills and the Daily Mail General Trust have pumped more cash into online agency Yopa which has...

An agency that operates across and around Bristol is the latest to declare its commitment to go carbon neutral. The associate director...

The perception of the housing market, especially in London, being awash with ‘dirty’ money is a problem that needs to be...

Relocation Agent Network, the network of primarily independent agencies, says it’s looking at global options for growth thanks to its relationship...

The Simplify Group’s latest statement on the ongoing IT problem suggests a gradual improvement in services to agents and other clients. It...

Increasingly rigorous Money Laundering Directives have made regulations in the property industry more stringent than ever, and Estate Agents have a...

Chestertons, which is itself currently on sale, has snapped up independent London Residential, a firm operating in the north west of...

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

As we all know, the sector is constantly evolving and as we start to get to grips with the changes, another...

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

HM Land Registry will accept only digital register update applications from November 2022. Most applications received currently are submitted as PDFs or...

There’s been an update this morning on the dramatic systems crash that has hit the conveyancing services operated by the Simplify...

PropertyHeads, a platform describing itself as a social network for house buyers and sellers, has a new PropTech partnership. It’s linked with...

The concept of the High Street estate agency branch has been given an endorsement by two companies announcing new offices. Fine &...

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

In this latest video interview, exclusively available for EAT & LAT readers, Lee Dahill speaks to Ben Ridgway, managing director of...

In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...

Propertymark says more buyers are now looking at online auctions, making this a more viable route to sale than before. The latest...

Despite the roaring housing market, a new report says that no fewer than 70,500 real estate and property businesses are showing...

Estate agency business platform Reapit is launching AgentPoint services in the UK - just seven months after it acquired AgentPoint in...

An estate agency group is rebranding and pledges that it will build on its current revenue averaging £1m per branch.  Property group...

In this op-ed, Warwick Haycock, accounting software specialist at The Access Group, looks at how the use of tech can empower...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

With a Budget, mild weather and the continuing uncertainty over the pandemic, you might be forgiven for forgetting that we get...

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

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...

The Guild of Property Professionals launches its Autumn/Winter 2021 Tour this week - the first time its members have met in person...

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...

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

Some 1,100 guests are expected to attend the ESTAS awards tomorrow - the first time agents, conveyancers and brokers will gather...

Research by price comparison service MoneySuperMarket has itemised the additional fees incurred by people moving home. This year’s 12 per cent rise...

Knight Frank has beaten a string of prestigious household name companies to take the Overall Winner award at the 2021 Customer...

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

The bid by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to re-establish itself as a trusted body continues with the naming of...

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...

Some two thirds of agents and other property professionals who have worked alone have suffered an incident endangering their safety, according to...

High-profile outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has joined the industry PropTech hub known as the Innovation Collaboration Group. There are around 40 companies...

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

Fund-raising takes all sorts of shapes and sizes and this week we have a splendid selection proving that point. Don’t miss out...

PropTech industry giant epropservices has acquired Property Technology Ltd, better known to agents as marketing platform LeadPro. epropservices is the parent company of...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

Hamptons is to expand the provision of New Homes and residential development services across all of its 90 branches, after a...

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

A video interview claims to spill the beans on how sales progression can be accelerated by three to four weeks. Estate agent...

ESTAS has announced that FocalAgent, a visual content supplier to estate agents, has signed up as an executive partner for the...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

We may be getting an extended summer but agents haven’t just been basking in the heatwave. There has been plenty of goodwill...

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

There are a huge array of products and services covering the entire journey of lettings, from prospecting all the way through to...

In a 'coup' for property data firm Homesearch, Keller Williams UK, which has some 400 agents under its banner across the UK,...

As virtual tours start to get even more popular, and in some cases become the norm for the majority of letting...

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...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

Good property marketing photos have arguably never been more important in an increasingly visual and tech-led world. We saw just the...

Agents are always on the lookout to save time and money wherever they can, to improve, streamline and enhance their business. And...

The Victorian phrase “as safe as houses” well surmises the security of the housing market as, whether they are buying or...

Over the last three years there has been a quiet revolution in the tenant referencing market. Starting with the 2019 tenant...

The Federation of Independent Agents has passed the key milestone of 50 member branches covering in excess of 200 exclusive postcode...

The Property Franchise Group - the UK's largest property franchisor, which owns EweMove and other brands - has acquired 80 per...

Independent agency chain haart is opening what it calls a new ‘property centre’ in Aylesbury later this month.   Tim Wardley, managing...

Estate agents are being urged to future-proof and diversify by linking with retirement developers via part-exchange services. Property investment service HBB Solutions...

Belvoir’s chief executive haas taken to Twitter to hail his company’s latest results as “superb” - with sales for the franchise agency...

Newly instructed properties across the country dropped by 10 per cent in August compared to July’s numbers, according to Homesearch. The company,...

Jackson-Stops, which currently has 42 branches across the UK, has revealed it’s going to have another 20 by the end of...

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

The Karma Club: An industry partner has celebrated its second birthday by reaching a landmark of more than £15,000 donated to...

Chestertons, the London high-end estate agency chain, is reported to be looking for a buyer. Sky News says it’s hired Deloitte, the...

A prominent London-focussed buying agent says she is seeing more foreign buyers returning to the UK capital - with more expected...

Hello, and here’s the bad news to get it over with - this is the final Bank Holiday weekend before…Christmas. Now that’s...

A  mortgage expert says surveyors should improve their standard services to cover the threat of climate change.  This comes after a summer...

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

A director of Essex estate agency Beresfords has announced his retirement after 40 years with the company - and after being...

Last month it was reported that up to 500,000 people had been ‘pinged’ by the NHS in a week. While the...

Sinclair Taylor, the first company to offer debt solutions to estate agencies, has been acquired by The Broadriver Group, a diverse...

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

Purplebricks’ chief executive says a £4m marketing blitz scheduled for the autumn will go ahead despite the upheaval caused by the...

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...

Trust the process: subscribe your landlords and tenants to Task Plans and receive automated prompts when it’s the right time to...

Are you experiencing Estate Agent burnout? As The Stamp Duty Holiday has begun to tail off, it didn’t bring the relaxation in...

Zoopla has issued a data-heavy statement on its services for agents - just days after Boomin criticised it for being over...

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has reported record figures as...

A bank which a year ago told investors to sell Rightmove shares has now changed its tune - radically. In August 2020...

Belvoir has issued another upbeat trading report, saying its revenue for the first six months of the year is up 53...

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

With stock remaining perilously short for most agents, the industry has been advised to use data to identify those existing owners...

Available residential property listings across the country are at historic lows according to property data firm Homesearch. The company, which focuses its...

The platform behind a controversial proposal to charge prospective buyers and renters £30 or more to view a property on the...

Around 2.66 million landlords were operational in Great Britain in 2019, according to data estimations previously released by Hamptons International. Of those...

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

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

Board company Agency Express has become a carbon neutral business - and that’s official. Working with Carbon Neutral Britain, which advises businesses...

It’s a big ask to expect anyone to suddenly change what they have always done, particularly if their results have proven...

Our long-awaited ‘Freedom Day’ approaches. From Monday all of the restrictions, introduced since the Covid-19 pandemic made an impact across the...

Properties with professional marketing packs sell up to 48 per cent quicker than those without, according to an experiment conducted by...

A call has gone out for Property Logbooks to receive official recognition as “digital assets” by the Law Commission: the move...

A commercial property agency in London says it will open a residential sales and lettings operation this year. Bermondsey-based Henshall & Partners...

RVU - the ZPG-owned company that already owns Zoopla and independently-run price comparison and financial services - has acquired online mortgage broker Mojo...

Two of Britain's largest agency groups have sold their stakes in a property search firm. Both LSL and Connells have announced the sale...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Matt Ratliff, Chief Technology Officer of Sort Group. How has your...

The chief executive of Purplebricks says research into pricing strategies has suggested around a third of sellers at least consider using...

A conveyancing services firm is warning that buyers are making “hasty rather than considered” decisions over properties because they feel under...

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

A bankrupt builder from Devon persuaded pensioners to pay him £271,000 to construct a home - but his poor workmanship has...

Agency staff who worked from home at any point during the pandemic - even for just one day - can still...

Purplebricks will this week reveal the result of almost two years of trials into a new pricing structure.  The details will come...

In the world of football – very topical at the moment, as we all enjoy the Euros – there is an...

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...

Online estate agency Strike - which used to be HouseSimple - is expanding its sell-for-free service out across the Midlands and...

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

The self-employed agency model will not be successful in the UK because the commission in this country is so low. That’s the...

Your Move, Reeds Rains and other parts of the LSL Group are to hold an Act of Kindness day to encourage...

I recently saw a fly-through video for a home on sale for well over £2m. The imagery was good (made better by...

Peter Everett - a veteran High Street estate agent with a quarter of a century at LSL and a decade at...

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...

The intense rivalry between portals continues today with Zoopla announcing one of its longest-standing agent customers has renewed for five more...

Over the last 15 months (basically since the ‘c’ word entered our daily vocabulary) agent websites has become more crucial than...

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...