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

Many agents may perceive that the need to negotiate only comes into play at the point of offer if a property...

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

As the Group HR Director of LRG – an organisation of over 3,000 employees – and perhaps more importantly, as a...

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

Industry training platform The Able Agent has launched in Scotland. First to launch is the ABBE Ofqual regulated Level 3 Certificate in...

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...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Negotiating is set to come back into fashion this year as the buyers’ market grows, an industry trainer has claimed. Charlotte Jeffrey-Campbell,...

The end of the year is always a time of reflection around careers and whether we should pursue pastures new. I...

Heat pumps are become more prevalent across the UK to power our homes’ heating requirements and they are only likely to...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a new learning platform to help boost agent knowledge and skills.  It includes the Guild's...

Fine & Country Chelmsford’s managing directors Ed Casson and Simon Pelling have expanded further into the region, taking on the licence...

CoStar has defended its operations after a third open letter from OnTheMarket critic Brett Stone attempted to derail the US property...

Sometimes I think I should have paid more attention to science lessons at school but back then, I never thought I...

 Hilary Grayson is a Director at Sava focusing much of her time on the development of new qualifications to enhance skills...

The old adage that estate agency is a people business is rarely more relevant than right now, when the market is...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Irwin Mitchell has expanded its property practice with an investment in Scotland-based law firm Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie (WJM). The two firms...

Two directors of Spicerhaart are set to take over as joint chief executive of the independent agency brand. It comes as its...

At a recent Women in Residential Property Group online coffee morning, I was given the opportunity to lead the session, gaining...

Spicerhaart has received a Silver Award in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which acknowledges the agency group’s commitment to...

A new report highlights levels of agency pay across the property sector. The figures, from Rayner Personnel’s latest Property Sector Salary Report,...

The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...

Agents and other businesses are being encouraged back a new joint initiative from employee protection firm Peoplesafe and the Crimestoppers charity. The...

Can you start by telling us a bit about yourself and how you got into the property industry? My name is Andrea...

Forget sales skills or an ability to keep track of countless numbers of keys and alarm codes, a senior industry trainer...

MPs have cast doubt on the Government’s ability to achieve its target of 300,000 new homes per year by the mid-2020s...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

It’s the start of what promises - perhaps ‘threatens’ is a better word - to be a challenging second half of...

As we move into a more challenging market this summer with interest rates still on the rise, house prices relaxing and...

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has delivered a 100% pass rate from its latest batch of training academy graduates.  The 11 trainees are...

The Able Agent has launched a white label training platform for firms to provide more branded and personalised content. The product, In-House...

Football legend Kevin Keegan has been named as the latest guest speaker for eXp UK’s 2023 roadshow. Keegan had 321 appearances for...

Members of the Federation of Independent Agents (FIA) are to be given free access to an exclusive quarterly online masterclass session...

Keller Williams UK has launched a training academy as it looks to nurture the next generation of agents. The self-employed network brand...

Rightmove’s Level 3 Certificate for Estate and Lettings Agents (CELA) has been officially recognised by trade body Propertymark, alongside Propertymark Qualifications. The...

‘Social proof’ will be an agent’s most important tool during the tougher property market, it has been claimed. Industry trainer and founder...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings: Last week...

Considering the cost it takes to get a lead – from advertising to PR to relationship building – could you be...

A trio of estate agents have setup an LGBTQ+-focused mentoring, learning and networking group. Founded by James Hummerstone-Pope, Danielle Andrews and Caren...

In November, research conducted by The Housing Forum's Futures Network unearthed concern with the potential to meet the requirements set out...

  The over-50s could make the best estate agents, an industry training platform has claimed. It comes as the Treasury unveiled plans for...

Propertymark has launched a new management qualification for agents. Propertymark Qualifications is now offering a multi-discipline Level 4 Certificate in Property Agency...

As another year ends it is essential to take time and reflect on what you have accomplished over the last 12...

Getting a property on the market has become more efficient but agents still require the same people and sales skills that...

The mailing list will return as a key tool for agents next year, an industry trainer has predicted. Agents have benefited from...

Why is it that some agents report seeing little impact/improvement from adopting a PropTech solution when another (similar) agent reports transformational...

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS) has delivered a further 11 fully trained surveyors into the industry, taking its total to more than...

Estate agents are perhaps unlikely to be modest by nature, but I’m always surprised at how much many agents know, yet...

Keller Williams UK (KWUK) has launched a new training platform for its network. The digital platform, described as KW University, provides tools...

Estate agency software provider and platform Reapit has recruited its first graduate as a result of a recent partnership with the...

The Able Agent has launched single courses that can now be purchased individually for the first time. The training provider said it...

From bake sales to beach clean-ups, there have been plenty of ways that agents have been giving back for good causes...

Estate Agent Today has been told that Lecram Holdings – the investment vehicle of Adam Smith which last week increased its...

The apparent battle for the future of beleaguered online agency brand Purplebricks took an interesting turn last week when activist investor...

Over the last two years, the property industry has experienced unprecedented change through shifting market conditions and new regulations around compliance. To...

The UK’s real estate sector is set to lose some 127,320 jobs by 2030, according to a new report by Arden...

Fine & Country has unveiled plans to host a three-day intensive estate agency bootcamp for professionals within the network to help...

Spicerhaart has opened its doors for ex-armed forces personnel and reservists to consider estate agency as a career. The agency brand has...

The property jobs market hasn't taken a summer holiday this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took place during...

MPs have criticised the lack of detail in the government’s flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill when it comes to housebuilding...

Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...

Have you ever noticed that it is much easier to fix other people's problems than your own? Whether it is resolving a friend's...

A major new scheme worth half a million pounds is now underway in an effort to promote sustainable investment into housing,...

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has announced the schedule for its annual Conference. The event returns to its traditional in-person format this year,...

The cost-of-living crisis has been dominating the news headlines for some months now, but new research has revealed the extent to...

Agents risk losing the personal communication element that drove transactions before the development of technology, an industry veteran has warned. The claim...

Yorkshire agent Preston Baker has sold its lettings portfolio to focus on residential sales. It has offloaded its book of more than...

You may be thinking that cost and hassle outweighs the benefits of outsourcing, but read on, you may be surprised! The last...

Knight Frank is entering the sixth year in the lineup of the Premier Sports Network’s (PSN) suppliers to provide services and...

Purplebricks’ share price hit a record low during trading yesterday after an activist investor upped its stake and called for the...

I look back on when my dad helped me buy my first car and shared his pearls of wisdom on what...

Estate agents use their experience, knowledge, and connections to help people to sell properties at the best prices. Working in this field...

Rising property prices in the UK mean that occupiers are renting long past their forties. According to the government’s last English...

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...

There seems a consensus amongst agents, analysts and amateur pundits alike that the market will stay relatively strong for some months,...

I attended a forum in London a couple of weeks ago, which for the first time brought estate agents and conveyancers...

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

Accountancy terminology can be a turn off to many business owners, understandably so given that the majority aren’t working in lettings...

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

There is a danger that some agents forget to undertake basic activities after a lengthy period of a super-strong market. That’s the...

The path from agent to developer is not easy, but it is a relatively straightforward one, if you are willing to...

We know that agents rely heavily on property software solutions to run their agency, particularly to ease the burden of administrative...

Savills has welcomed its first intake of residential apprentices with seven individuals hired by the business to study and work within...

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

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

An extensive online training programme has been devised to help properly professionals identify and treat Japanese Knotweed. A programme of 15 videos...

As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....

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

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

Rightmove has launched its second modular training course for agents, a sale skills exercise with high profile trainer Josh Phegan. The course is...

I am often guilty of this myself, where I think I am the bees’ knees in all walks of life; whether I...

Well it’s about time isn’t it? We mean winter - it’s here at last, with white, wintry weather that gets us...

The Propertymark Qualifications Awards annual ceremony taking place early next month have revealed their shortlist. There is a total of nine Awards...

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

OnTheMarket has signed an exclusive commercial partnership with business coaching specialists, Property Academy.  OTM will provide full fee-paying customers with free access...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is trying to win back respect within the property industry with new Rules of Conduct...

An estate agency that charges buyers not sellers is proposing to roll out nationwide. FreeAgent247.com, has been set up by Daniel Lewis...