It’s tempting to think that Michael Gove’s proposed clampdown on Airbnb-style short lets is a uniquely British form of small-mindedness, part...
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20 April 2024
From: Features
Martin & Co’s Tonbridge office has a new owner. Chatham-born Stephen Castellani has taken the reins from Robert Gordon-James and his wife...
19 April 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK’s housing stock offers the worst value for money of any advanced economy, new research suggests. Analysis by the Resolution Foundation...
26 March 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK timeframe for selling a property has been branded as “embarrassing.” New research shows the UK ranks as the slowest country...
21 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Hamptons expands into Andorra with new partnership Hamptons has launched a partnership with Roc Propietats Estate Agents in Andorra that will include...
19 February 2024
From: Breaking News
The UK and Europe’s “house price correction” isn’t over yet but the market will perform better than expected, a ratings agency...
26 January 2024
From: Breaking News
Self-employed estate agency brand iad UK has launched a consumer app that lets anyone earn money through word-of-mouth referrals. Propertips is an...
28 November 2023
From: Breaking News
UK estate agents receive the lowest sales commission across eight of the world’s biggest property markets, new research suggests. The analysis suggests...
13 October 2023
From: Breaking News
UK estate agents are paid one of the lowest commission rates in the world, according to a spokesperson for a leading...
07 October 2023
From: Features
A new self employed agency business that launched into the UK market last month claims its success elsewhere in the world...
10 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Property Webmasters is seeking international expansion that it says will further support its UK growth. The estate agency website and marketing provider...
02 August 2023
From: Breaking News
A successful European self-employed agency business has entered the UK market. With annual revenues of more than £500m and 20,000 partner agents,...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
In an exclusive interview with Estate Agent Today, Simon Coaker, Sales & Marketing Director of Desert Springs Resort, shared captivating insights into...
08 June 2023
From: Sponsored Content
New research shows that while the UK homebuyers are paying far more than those in many other countries, the properties they...
31 May 2023
From: Breaking News
Increasing numbers of young buyers are looking abroad to boost their chances of getting on the property ladder. New data from international...
21 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Hundreds of property professionals from international premium estate agency Fine & Country gathered in London for the brand’s annual conference and...
17 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Pattinson Auction has gone international by opening up in Spain. After growing its UK portfolio to almost 3,000 partner agents, it will...
14 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents may like to market properties as “unique” and “exclusive” but an agency and auction brand may have a decent excuse...
20 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A family business within the Fine & Country network has taken on the master licence for Spain. Chris Hara, managing director of...
09 February 2023
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country has unveiled details of its 2023 International conference and awards ceremony The upmarket agent brand will hold its annual...
07 February 2023
From: Breaking News
A fundraising page setup to encourage donations for a sales negotiator who suffered a life threatening accident while on a family...
17 August 2022
From: Breaking News
The managing director of an Essex-based estate agency has set up a GoFundMe page to encourage donations for a stricken colleague...
15 August 2022
From: Breaking News
A few weeks ago, we saw widespread disruption due to record breaking 40°C heat in the UK. The extreme temperatures caused...
06 August 2022
From: Features
The UK affiliated agency of Warren Buffett’s global real estate company is offering members of the public the chance to win...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
One of the biggest names in agency has been appointed as chairperson of the board at BidX1, one of Europe’s leading...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country says it’s celebrating the launch of offices in 12 new locations across Spain this year. The brand says that...
23 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...
18 November 2021
From: Breaking News
In this latest video feature, EAT’s video reporter Chris Buckler speaks to Christian Scandurra, Sales Director at VaultEA, and a former...
07 August 2021
From: Features
Right now it seems that another day means another house price record, an all-time high for transactions, and a conveyancing log-jam...
12 June 2021
From: Features
New research shows that UK estate agents are amongst the best value in the world. Using data from the Global Property Guide...
09 June 2021
From: Breaking News
A family is appealing for help in tracing the whereabouts of a motorhome stolen from outside their house at Whitstable in Kent...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News
In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News
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
Hello and welcome to the latest ADC, your regular Friday round-up of great work being done by agents, suppliers and others...
25 September 2020
From: Breaking News
Agents should check where buyers and sellers have been on holiday as part of their approach to safety during the Coronavirus...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to Conquering Corona, our bid to help agents through the crisis. If you have appropriate advice to share with...
16 April 2020
From: Breaking News
We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...
11 April 2020
From: Features
Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...
28 March 2020
From: Features
A Spanish housebuilder’s bespoke system to allow prospective buyers to view properties without visiting is being offered to the UK agency...
13 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello and because it’s Friday there are two pieces of good news: it’s nearly the weekend and it’s the day for...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News
This week I fly to Spain to present at a conference called Immotechnia. I am opening the conference with a 45-minute...
19 February 2020
From: Breaking News
Welcome to another Agents Do Charity, meaning it’s not just Friday but also a day to think about fund-raising in the...
17 January 2020
From: Breaking News
UK estate agents are amongst the worst paid in any country in the world according to new data. Digital marketing firm Yell...
13 January 2020
From: Breaking News
There used to be a consolation for some estate agents at this time of year - while it was wintry and...
07 December 2019
From: Features
This line is one that I use a lot in my speeches and presentations, often as part of the final slide. I...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News
A high-end estate agency which describes itself as 'the world's only global lifestyle real estate company' is recruiting new partner agents. Quintessentially...
11 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Stamp duty won’t take centre stage at the Conservative Party conference - that’ll be Brexit, quelle surprise. But if the government...
27 September 2019
From: Breaking News
The teenage daughter of the co-founder of telephone answering service Moneypenny has been found dead on holiday on Mallorca. Sky News reports...
15 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today. It's the time of the week when you can catch up with...
08 July 2019
From: Breaking News
A top London estate agency says interest in the capital's residential property from US and Indian buyers has soared over the...
13 May 2019
From: Breaking News
Fine & Country is opening a new office in York, joining some 300 similarly branded outlets worldwide. Frances Bowling, manager of Fine...
22 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Estate agents and property firms are being invited to take part in the inaugural Property & Construction leg of an event...
19 February 2019
From: Breaking News
It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...
03 November 2018
From: Features
When Professor Andrew Baum’s PropTech 3.0 report was first published, a small event was held to celebrate the very first academic...
10 October 2018
From: Breaking News
One of the country’s largest regional agencies is moving into the sale of homes overseas despite Brexit uncertainty and concern over...
25 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Oh we do love a busy Agents Do Charity page, and this week’s is busy indeed - thanks to everyone for...
26 January 2018
From: Breaking News
John Taylor, a high-end international estate agency which until earlier this year had a presence in London, says it intends to...
05 December 2017
From: Breaking News
This actually happened - the names of the guilty have been withheld to protect the innocent. I live in Spain, Marbella actually,...
15 April 2017
From: Features
Manchester-based sister firms Sequre Property Investment and Sequre International have extended their office space thanks rising demand for UK buy to...
13 March 2017
From: Breaking News
An inquest has ruled that the death of an estate agent was caused by shock or dry-drowning. Twenty-eight-year-old Daniel Hutton died last...
24 January 2017
From: Breaking News
No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...
21 January 2017
From: Features
Some of this week’s headlines - ‘Firms must list foreign workers’ and ‘NHS to no longer rely on foreign doctors’ -...
07 October 2016
From: Features
An international accountancy consultancy says mainland Europe levies some of the highest property purchase taxes in the world - and that...
25 July 2016
From: Breaking News
With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...
08 July 2016
From: Features
nu-move online estate agents -The Future of Property Nu-move is an online venture that has been created to meet the demand...
07 July 2016
From: Sponsored Content
Estate agency Cluttons has this month opened its first office in Barcelona, which it says has been prompted by strengthening residential...
24 May 2016
From: Breaking News
There’s been plenty of forecasting in recent weeks - banks, consultancies and high-end estate agents have predicted house prices in the...
31 December 2015
From: Features
OnTheMarket has written to a number of members of the Independent Network of Estate Agents, saying they should remove properties from...
05 November 2015
From: Breaking News
The Resort Group, the developer of the all-suite Llana Beach Hotel and Spa, which is due to open in 2016, has...
20 October 2015
From: Sponsored Content
OnTheMarket has confirmed to Estate Agent Today that it will be listing overseas properties "in the coming weeks". Amongst the founding members...
05 October 2015
From: Breaking News
Average house prices across the UK increased by 0.3 per cent in August but the annual pace of house price growth...