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![Agents Do Charity - get your coat!](/upload/images/AgentsDoCharity(2).png)
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...
02 February 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - strong appeals](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - warm fundraising feelings](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
15 December 2023
From: Breaking News
29 July 2023
From: Features
![Homeowners considering downsizing and even renting to avoid rising mortgage costs](/upload/images/shutterstock_1990871495.jpg)
A quarter of homeowners are considering selling up and going back to renting amid rising mortgage costs. New Moneyfacts figures shows the...
22 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - toughening up for good causes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
26 May 2023
From: Breaking News
![Housing Secretary: UK property supply and standards are broken](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/UKHomesTraditional-400x310.png)
The property market is broken, Housing Secretary Michael Gove acknowledged yesterday. Despite the Conservative Party being in power since 2010, Gove insisted...
04 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - grants for good causes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
24 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Condensation mould – a black mark for property](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/360x280%20heading%20image%20-%20black%20mould.png)
Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...
24 February 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents Do Charity - feeling neighbourly](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
24 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - a charitable start to the new year](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
Plenty of inspirational examples of fundraising activities by agents and property professionals have been coming in from the end of 2022. Whatever...
06 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Homeowners consider downsizing to tackle rising mortgage costs - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/mortgage-400x310.png)
Homeowners are starting to consider solutions to deal with their rising monthly mortgage costs including downsizing, research claims. A survey of more...
22 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - warm hearts on colder days](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-NewLogo2-400x310.jpg)
There have been plenty of heart-warming examples of agents supporting their local communities and charities this week, from sleep-outs to donations. Whatever...
02 December 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - it's not just about the money](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
Agents have been showing there is more to being charitable than just donating money. This weeks charitable exploits have a big focus...
11 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Poor Liz and Kwasi. What Do They Do Now?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/LizTruss01-400x310.png)
Who would be in the shoes of Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng? I don’t mean who would like their power, pay and...
01 October 2022
From: Features
![Dear New Prime Minister - here's your housing to-do list](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/SunakvsTruss02_400x310.png)
We are only a fortnight away from having a new Prime Minister, following a contest in which housing has played a...
20 August 2022
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - no rest for fundraising exploits](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-NewLogo2-400x310.jpg)
Agents and property professionals haven't let the summer holidays slow down their fundraising efforts. If there are charitable endeavours you think the...
19 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Foxtons: How we are making our agency an LGBTQ safe space](/upload/images/Logos/Foxtons-logo400x310.png)
Foxtons has committed to making its offices LGBTQ+ safe spaces for staff and the community. The agent has been promoting its 57...
30 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why haven't politicians listened to our industry?](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament-Night-400x310.jpg)
It’s often fashionable to criticise trade bodies and official groups, but right now I think that’s absolutely inappropriate. In well over 20...
25 June 2022
From: Features
![Right To Buy - what on earth is government playing at?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Mortgage-House-Keys-400x310.jpg)
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
![Property Natter – the who’s who of the industry](/upload/images/Site%20logos/PropertyNatter-2019-400x310.png)
The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...
30 April 2022
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - Ukraine appeals and help for the homeless](/upload/images/library/AgentsDoCharity-1-18-400x310.png)
Spring may be struggling to break through the clouds but agents are continuing to step up for good causes. The humanitarian crisis...
08 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Unlocking £4.5bn of tenancy deposits is the key to the cost-of-living crisis](/upload/images/library/MortgageDepositImage-400x310.jpg)
Earlier this month, the government’s energy regulator Ofgem announced a record 54 percent increase to the energy bill price cap. Combined...
23 March 2022
From: Features
![Agency’s appeal TODAY for goods and equipment for Ukraine](/upload/images/Locations/russia%20ukraine.png)
A leading London agency has launched an urgent appeal for goods and equipment to be handed in to its offices today...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Labour call for foreign-owned properties register](/upload/images/library/Labour-logo400x310.png)
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...
07 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - A firm foundation yet a mountain to climb…](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AgentsDoCharity-18-400x310.png)
Hello and welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity, your weekly opportunity to salute those in our industry doing so much...
19 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![A Taxing Time: the property industry is set for increases](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...
02 October 2021
From: Features
![How can letting agents help tenants with rent arrears?](/upload/images/library/TenantsLandlordTalking-400x310.png)
Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....
15 September 2021
From: Features
![Vote, Vote, Vote - Housing and the 2021 Local Elections](/img/default/eat.png)
Local elections rarely set the pulse racing and this year’s poll on Thursday faces a similar problem. But this time, it’s a...
01 May 2021
From: Features
![Connells buys Countrywide - five reasons why it will be a success](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![You guessed it…10 things to watch for in 2021](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents Do Charity - the final fund-raising of 2020](/img/default/eat.png)
Here we are, on the brink of a festive season like never before, and approaching the end of 2020. Although a dreadful...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
!['No DSS' lawsuits - what do letting agents need to know?](/img/default/eat.png)
Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...
30 May 2020
From: Features
![Agency urges help for poorest in its community during crisis](/img/default/eat.png)
The John Bray agency based at Rock in Cornwall typically deals with some of the most expensive real estate in the...
13 April 2020
From: Breaking News
11 April 2020
From: Features
![Short lets - should there be selective bans?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![How can estate and letting agents do simple charity work?](/img/default/eat.png)
At Agents Giving, we work with estate and letting agents and suppliers across the UK to encourage, support and promote your...
12 February 2020
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - and what’s that rumble I hear?](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to the last day of January, Brexit Day and - perhaps most importantly - the latest edition of...
31 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why you should donate your unwanted coats to charity this winter](/img/default/eat.png)
Last winter, Agents Giving had a fantastic response to our Winter Coat Drive, which saw the collection of more than 1,500...
16 November 2019
From: Features
![England alone needs 340,000 new homes a year, claims new report](/img/default/eat.png)
Around one person in seven in England are living in unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable accommodation. The claim comes from the research produced...
24 September 2019
From: Breaking News
![Would a Berlin-style rental price freeze work in the UK?](/img/default/eat.png)
Recently a number of politicians and charities have been calling for the introduction of rent controls or rent freezes in the...
24 August 2019
From: Features
![Following Scotland’s lead – what next for England’s PRS regulation?](/img/default/eat.png)
Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...
29 June 2019
From: Features
![ARLA Propertymark Conference 2019 – three key talking points](/img/default/eat.png)
The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...
13 April 2019
From: Features
![60% portal fee discounts: will this lure independent agencies to Hunters?](/img/default/eat.png)
The chairman of franchise giant Hunters says his company’s purchasing power is such that it secures 60 per cent discounts from...
05 April 2019
From: Breaking News
![Shelter and Generation Rent? Radical? Don’t make me laugh…](/img/default/eat.png)
Campaigning groups like Generation Rent and Shelter like to think they are simultaneously edgy and radical; likewise some think tanks believe...
30 March 2019
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - the ‘it’s getting cold’ edition](/img/default/eat.png)
The weather suggests that at long last winter has truly kicked in - so what better time to celebrate, amongst other...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - and OMG it's December tomorrow...](/img/default/eat.png)
With Christmas less than four weeks away (yes, really) the countdown to the festive season begins tomorrow when December begins. Charity...
30 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - including one agency’s First World War fund-raising](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, our round-up of great work done by our industry to raise funds for...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - the-clocks-go-back-an-hour edition...](/img/default/eat.png)
We all get an extra hour in bed this weekend, giving us more energy to fund-raise for good causes, right? That seems...
26 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Forget narrow demands - Work together for more homes](/img/default/eat.png)
Any day now we’ll hear the date for the Autumn Budget: it may be delayed to wait for a Brexit deal...
15 September 2018
From: Features
![PropTech Today: So why is PropTech just like teenage sex?](/img/default/eat.png)
DISCLAIMER: The author of this article retains no responsibility for any reader discomfort experienced when recalling the seemingly endless horrors of...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - and there's no let up as the heatwave breaks...](/img/default/eat.png)
With the weather scheduled to get a little cooler this weekend, fund-raising is clearly still a hot topic in the industry...
27 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket vs Rightmove?](/img/default/eat.png)
As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...
20 July 2018
From: Features
![May's new housing adviser is ex-Shelter ex-Livingstone policy chief](/img/default/eat.png)
Theresa May has appointed a controversial former Shelter executive as her new housing policy adviser working in Whitehall. Toby Lloyd was until...
01 May 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - a marathon edition (and talking of marathons...)](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - it’s a bumper edition with plenty of fantastic fund-raising going...
13 April 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - books, sailing, and a lot of work for the homeless](/img/default/eat.png)
Thanks very much to everyone getting in touch to publicise their efforts for good causes: we’re always delighted to help. Just let...
09 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - and it's snow joke in this weather...](/img/default/eat.png)
Collars up, gloves on, scarves pulled tight...it’s so cold you can hardly concentrate on work let alone anything else. But the...
02 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Consultations - Why do so few participate?](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Agents Do Charity - and we’d love your Children In Need photos...](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s one of the biggest days of the year for fund-raising in the UK, and we know many across our industry...
17 November 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - our salute to the industry's heroes](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been a big week for property news - controversies surrounding Purplebricks, merger discussions between big franchise operators, and another government...
20 October 2017
From: Breaking News
![Was this the week the agency industry changed for good?](/img/default/eat.png)
I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...
09 September 2017
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - forget the tech, here's the fund-raising](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been quite a week, much of it concerning the technology that increasingly underpins our industry. A glut of fund-raising and relaunching...
08 September 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - the first-mention-of-the-C-word edition](/img/default/eat.png)
Now we hate to spoil a long weekend but for much of the UK this is the final Bank Holiday before......
25 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Charity blasts stamp duty critics 'wanting to sell £1m-plus mansions'](/img/default/eat.png)
Shelter, the campaigning charity that has been hugely critical of private landlords and letting agents in recent years, has now launched...
17 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![NTSEAT and TPO warnings after police probe quick sale company](/img/default/eat.png)
The police are investigating a quick sale company after a claim by an individual that he received less than half of...
11 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - the longest list of heroes yet...](/img/default/eat.png)
Today we’re publishing what we think is our longest-ever list of charitable activities being conducted by agents and their supporters -...
23 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity – even with sunburn](/img/default/eat.png)
As the UK is gearing up for a weekend of BBQs, beach visits and sunburn, property professionals have continued to do...
16 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: Q & A with David Cox, ARLA Propertymark](/img/default/eat.png)
In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...
08 April 2017
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - in a big week for the industry](/img/default/eat.png)
This week has seen the estate agency industry demonstrating just how big it is these days with Purplebricks raising £50m in...
24 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agents - it’s time to get back to basics](/img/default/eat.png)
Welcome to February! It means that 2017 is well under way and we’re edging closer to Spring – a time when...
04 February 2017
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - zipped up tight, defying the storm...](/img/default/eat.png)
Whatever the weather, whatever the season, our industry excels itself at good work - and we are always delighted to publicise...
03 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - for a hospice, the homeless, and for Harry...](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s always a privilege to publicise fund-raising work by our industry, to show the caring nature of a profession that is...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Shelter says many owners will struggle if mortgage payments rise £50](/img/default/eat.png)
Campaigning charity Shelter predicts as many as four in 10 owners or renters in one part of the UK would struggle...
05 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Agency adopts the spirit of Christmas by helping homeless people](/img/default/eat.png)
Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings didn’t entirely shut down for the Christmas period - instead, one of its staff helped the...
29 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Right-wing think tank blasts 'more than a little misleading' Shelter](/img/default/eat.png)
The Adam Smith Institute, a right-wing think-tank, has blasted the campaigning charity Shelter over its allegations of land-banking by house builders in...
21 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Are landlords about to ditch letting agents and go it alone?](/img/default/eat.png)
Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...
09 December 2016
From: Features
![After stamp duty and agents’ fees, it’s time to seize the initiative](/img/default/eat.png)
Let me set out my stall from the beginning. Firstly with two buy to lets managed by an agency, I understand and...
03 December 2016
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - and there's been no ban on this...](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been a difficult week for agents, with a ban on some fees and gloomy market forecasts abounding, so it’s a...
25 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - and it's getting cold out there...](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s perhaps appropriate that we kick off this week’s Agents Do Charity with an appeal for winter clothing for the homeless...
18 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - even when they're cycling through France...](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been another very busy week for the excellent fund-raising champions of our industry - and the good causes are encouraging...
21 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Fierce critic of estate and letting agents to head anti-poverty charity](/img/default/eat.png)
One of the country’s most outspoken critics of estate and letting agents is quitting his role as chief executive of Shelter...
06 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Housing must remain top of the government’s agenda](/img/default/eat.png)
With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...
16 September 2016
From: Features
![Shelter charity is latest to say 'Help To Buy isn't solving housing crisis'](/img/default/eat.png)
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
![Shelter attacks government house building levels worsened by Brexit](/img/default/eat.png)
Shelter - recently concentrating on attacking landlords for the qualities of their homes and letting agents for the size of their...
26 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Housing costs 'delaying young people from reaching key life milestones'](/img/default/eat.png)
Campagining housing charity Shelter claims that an estimated 13 million people aged between 18 and 44 feel the high costs of buying...
07 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - despite the referendum rumpus](/img/default/eat.png)
Much of the nation’s attention may have been on saying Remain or Leave in the EU Referendum but this enormous decision...
24 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity: HM at 90 and other great fund-raising events...](/img/default/eat.png)
There’s been a glut of fundraising events surrounding the 90th birthday celebrations for HM The Queen - and we salute those...
20 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![High-end estate agency calls for more dedicated retirement housing](/img/default/eat.png)
A high end estate agency is calling for “a dramatic increase” in purpose-built retirement housing for older people. Knight Frank says around...
04 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Housing guru demolishes Shelter 'scaremongering' on first time buyers](/img/default/eat.png)
Respected housing analyst Kate Faulkner is accusing campaigning charity Shelter of ignoring key facts and scaremongering about the alleged difficulties of...
20 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity ... as March fast approaches](/img/default/eat.png)
March and spring are fast approaching - time for more entries to be listed on this regular Friday feature, giving respect...
26 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Do tenants want longer tenancies?](/img/default/eat.png)
Shelter has been tirelessly campaigning for longer tenancies for the last few years. The charity has led the case for change and...
20 February 2016
From: Features
![Help To Buy adds £8,250 to price of a home claims Shelter](/img/default/eat.png)
Campaigning charity Shelter claims the government's flagship housing incentive, Help To Buy, has added £8,250 to the price of a home...
22 September 2015
From: Breaking News
![Video round up 28.08.15 - Watch the weekly news from Estate Agent Today](/img/default/eat.png)
Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Shelter's latest...
28 August 2015
From: Video Articles
![Video round up 28.08.15 - Watch the weekly news from Estate Agent Today](/img/default/eat.png)
Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Shelter's latest...
28 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![Starter Homes scheme will fail, says Shelter](/img/default/eat.png)
Controversial housing charity Shelter has published a report which claims that the government's Starter Homes scheme will fail the people it...
27 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity – even in gloomy weather…](/img/default/eat.png)
Every week we publicise the efforts of estate agents and property professionals who have been working extra hard in the name...
21 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - the bumper edition...](/img/default/eat.png)
We’re always happy to publicise your agency’s efforts to help those who cannot help themselves, and we’re delighted that this week’s...
07 August 2015
From: Breaking News
![HomeOwners’ Alliance – an organisation to watch](/img/default/eat.png)
There is a very interesting but easily-overlooked piece of information at the end of the National Trading Standards Estate Agent Team’s...