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Foxtons has committed to making its offices LGBTQ+ safe spaces for staff and the community. The agent has been promoting its 57...

It’s often fashionable to criticise trade bodies and official groups, but right now I think that’s absolutely inappropriate. In well over 20...

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

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

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

Earlier this month, the government’s energy regulator Ofgem announced a record 54 percent increase to the energy bill price cap. Combined...

A leading London agency has launched an urgent appeal for goods and equipment to be handed in to its offices today...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...

Hello and welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity, your weekly opportunity to salute those in our industry doing so much...

By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...

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

Local elections rarely set the pulse racing and this year’s poll on Thursday faces a similar problem. But this time, it’s a...

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...

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

Here we are, on the brink of a festive season like never before, and approaching the end of 2020. Although a dreadful...

Over the last few years, there have been a number of high-profile court cases in which renters took action against letting...

The John Bray agency based at Rock in Cornwall typically deals with some of the most expensive real estate in the...

Just a month ago our homes felt, for many of us, to be a mere pitstop on a centrifuge of work,...

There’s something of a conspiracy of silence over the problem of short lets. That is a stark claim but many siren voices...

At Agents Giving, we work with estate and letting agents and suppliers across the UK to encourage, support and promote your...

Hello and welcome to the last day of January, Brexit Day and - perhaps most importantly - the latest edition of...

Last winter, Agents Giving had a fantastic response to our Winter Coat Drive, which saw the collection of more than 1,500...

Around one person in seven in England are living in unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable accommodation. The claim comes from the research produced...

Recently a number of politicians and charities have been calling for the introduction of rent controls or rent freezes in the...

Increasing legislation and regulation has arguably been the biggest talking point in the private rented sector (PRS) over the last few...

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...

The chairman of franchise giant Hunters says his company’s purchasing power is such that it secures 60 per cent discounts from...

Campaigning groups like Generation Rent and Shelter like to think they are simultaneously edgy and radical; likewise some think tanks believe...

The weather suggests that at long last winter has truly kicked in - so what better time to celebrate, amongst other...

With Christmas less than four weeks away (yes, really) the countdown to the festive season begins tomorrow when December begins. Charity...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, our round-up of great work done by our industry to raise funds for...

We all get an extra hour in bed this weekend, giving us more energy to fund-raise for good causes, right? That seems...

Any day now we’ll hear the date for the Autumn Budget: it may be delayed to wait for a Brexit deal...

DISCLAIMER: The author of this article retains no responsibility for any reader discomfort experienced when recalling the seemingly endless horrors of...

With the weather scheduled to get a little cooler this weekend, fund-raising is clearly still a hot topic in the industry...

As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...

Theresa May has appointed a controversial former Shelter executive as her new housing policy adviser working in Whitehall. Toby Lloyd was until...

Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - it’s a bumper edition with plenty of fantastic fund-raising going...

Thanks very much to everyone getting in touch to publicise their efforts for good causes: we’re always delighted to help. Just let...

Collars up, gloves on, scarves pulled tight...it’s so cold you can hardly concentrate on work let alone anything else. But the...

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

It’s one of the biggest days of the year for fund-raising in the UK, and we know many across our industry...

It’s been a big week for property news - controversies surrounding Purplebricks, merger discussions between big franchise operators, and another government...

I’ve been in France for the past few days and depending on your viewpoint, I made a spectacularly good or singularly...

It’s been quite a week, much of it concerning the technology that increasingly underpins our industry.  A glut of fund-raising and relaunching...

Now we hate to spoil a long weekend but for much of the UK this is the final Bank Holiday before......

Shelter, the campaigning charity that has been hugely critical of private landlords and letting agents in recent years, has now launched...

The police are investigating a quick sale company after a claim by an individual that he received less than half of...

Today we’re publishing what we think is our longest-ever list of charitable activities being conducted by agents and their supporters -...

As the UK is gearing up for a weekend of BBQs, beach visits and sunburn, property professionals have continued to do...

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...

This week has seen the estate agency industry demonstrating just how big it is these days with Purplebricks raising £50m in...

Welcome to February! It means that 2017 is well under way and we’re edging closer to Spring – a time when...

Whatever the weather, whatever the season, our industry excels itself at good work - and we are always delighted to publicise...

It’s always a privilege to publicise fund-raising work by our industry, to show the caring nature of a profession that is...

Campaigning charity Shelter predicts as many as four in 10 owners or renters in one part of the UK would struggle...

Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings didn’t entirely shut down for the Christmas period - instead, one of its staff helped the...

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...

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...

Let me set out my stall from the beginning. Firstly with two buy to lets managed by an agency, I understand and...

It’s been a difficult week for agents, with a ban on some fees and gloomy market forecasts abounding, so it’s a...

It’s perhaps appropriate that we kick off this week’s Agents Do Charity with an appeal for winter clothing for the homeless...

It’s been another very busy week for the excellent fund-raising champions of our industry - and the good causes are encouraging...

One of the country’s most outspoken critics of estate and letting agents is quitting his role as chief executive of Shelter...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

More criticism has come of the government’s multi-faceted Help To Buy initiative, this time from campaigning housing charity Shelter. The charity claims...

Shelter - recently concentrating on attacking landlords for the qualities of their homes and letting agents for the size of their...

Campagining housing charity Shelter claims that an estimated 13 million people aged between 18 and 44 feel the high costs of buying...

Much of the nation’s attention may have been on saying Remain or Leave in the EU Referendum but this enormous decision...

There’s been a glut of fundraising events surrounding the 90th birthday celebrations for HM The Queen - and we salute those...

A high end estate agency is calling for “a dramatic increase” in purpose-built retirement housing for older people.  Knight Frank says around...

Respected housing analyst Kate Faulkner is accusing campaigning charity Shelter of ignoring key facts and scaremongering about the alleged difficulties of...

March and spring are fast approaching - time for more entries to be listed on this regular Friday feature, giving respect...

Shelter has been tirelessly campaigning for longer tenancies for the last few years.  The charity has led the case for change and...

Campaigning charity Shelter claims the government's flagship housing incentive, Help To Buy, has added £8,250 to the price of a home...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Shelter's latest...

Watch the latest weekly video round-up of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on Shelter's latest...

Controversial housing charity Shelter has published a report which claims that the government's Starter Homes scheme will fail the people it...

Every week we publicise the efforts of estate agents and property professionals who have been working extra hard in the name...

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...

There is a very interesting but easily-overlooked piece of information at the end of the National Trading Standards Estate Agent Team’s...

This month has marked a real change in the way the private lettings sector is perceived - and it’s a perception...

Ian Wilson, the head of Martin & Co, recently threw his hat into the ring regarding Labour’s stated intention to cap...

The housing charity Shelter claims that there are only 43 truly affordable homes on sale across all of London. That number “would...

The UK property industry has spent 4 years in an economic maelstrom. We came to this before anyone else in the...