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For years, the issue of phone etiquette created tension between estate agents and the legal profession, the former claiming lawyers won’t...

Estate agents use property technology each and every day for residential property transactions, but is there more they can do with...

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

The pool of candidates for jobs in the estate agency sector appears to be shrinking. It comes after official figures showed overall...

With Earth Day in April and Environment Day looming in June, all businesses and individuals are becoming more aware of their...

Property sales slumped in April but are still above the pre-pandemic average, HMRC data shows. Provisional UK property transaction figures from the...

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...

Many agents will remember the nerves and jubilation of their first property sale. Estate Agent Today has launched a new video series...

Auction house iamproperty is marking a record start to the year with landmark sales and fees raised for partner agents. The brand...

In retrospect, it was perhaps inevitable that the infamous dead cat would come into the debate over government housing targets and...

Agents have heralded the beginning of the house price slowdown. The latest Land Registry House Price Index yesterday showed values increased by...

Google rather than the portals is the starting point for sellers finding an estate agent, a survey claims. A survey among 2,000...

Sussex-based estate agent Mishon Mackay is celebrating 25 years of sevice each for three of its staff members. Sarah Fitzgerald, Sarah McCarthy,...

Next month will see new rules around upfront Material Information for property sales and lettings come into force in the UK...

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

Almost half of buyers would be willing to pay more for a property with a high energy efficiency rating, research suggests. It...

A property lender claims to have identified signs that the property market is slowing. Analysis of Bank of England mortgage approval data...

There are signs that properties are starting to take longer to sell. A lack of stock in recent months has meant agents...

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

With this week being Mental Health Awareness Week, Sam Hunter - COO at Homesearch and a keen mental health advocate -...

A senior industry figure has called for upfront information changes to move faster to boost market confidence amid the cost of...

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

The prime country market outside of London appears to be booming again in a rush to beat a slowdown in house...

The outgoing chief executive of Rightmove has claimed he has a good relationship with the portal’s customers. It was announced this week...

Online and hybrid agents have rapidly increased their market share over the past year, research claims. Analysis of new Zoopla, Rightmove and...

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

The property market is bracing for the start of the slowdown in the rate of house price growth.  The Halifax House Price...

Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has long been the bugbear of many property transactions. Even the very wealthy will lose interest...

In this guest piece, Colum Smith, a property expert at law firm Taylor Rose MW, sets out why speedier transactions could...

Buyers are being urged to act now to secure decent mortgage pricing as interest rates hit a 13-year high yesterday. The Bank...

Buyer demand has rebounded in prime areas of the capital and there is also talk of a return to competitive bidding. The...

Property data and estate agent prospecting platform Homesearch is expanding north of the border. After three years of operation in England and...

The property supply shortage may be easing but Zoopla has warned it will still take some time for stock to be...

More than half of properties across England and Wales only meet insulation standards of 1976 or older. The startling figures, based on...

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

Mortgage brokers have warned that an increase in downvaluations is starting to hit the property market. Lenders and their valuers are cutting...

A third of first-time buyers have had to reduce their budgets as a result of recent interest rate hikes and the...

House price growth is expected to hit single digits by the end of the year as the cost of living crisis...

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

Property portals are preparing to support agents in complying with a new era of upfront material information. From the end of May,...

You can tell that spring is in the air as this week's Agents Do Charity is full of outdoor fundraising pursuits...

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...

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

Properties are selling faster than ever either at or above asking price, Rightmove claims. It comes as the portal revealed that the...

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....

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

A well-known Yorkshire estate agency has expanded into another of its prime locations after striking a major acquisition deal. Linley & Simpson...

Yesterday afternoon, Helena Marston was finally confirmed as Purplebricks new CEO after all the due diligence checks that are required for...

A leading figure in the Say No To Rightmove (STNR) campaign says the attempts to get agents to ditch Rightmove have...

A former agency apprentice has worked her way up to a qualified accounts technician in under a decade. Carrie Howcroft joined Preston...

Former Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is believed to have become the first MP to take in Ukrainian refugees under the government’s...

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...

Netflix addicts may have come across Selling Sunset, an American series focused on the drama of US real estate agents selling...

Estate agents are being urged to ensure clients have instructed a solicitor from “day dot.” Speaking in an exclusive video interview with...

All regions of the UK remain in a seller’s market as the traditional spring selling season begins for agents. Housing market consultancy...

The proportion of homes sold to landlords has hit a five-year high but buyers are paying above asking price due to...

In this week’s Natter, I carry out a Q&A with Lisa Knight, who has taken the impressive journey from barmaid to...

As amendments to smoke and carbon monoxide alarm legislation loom for rented properties later this year, we look at how inventory...

You’re probably up to your neck at the start of a busy spring market but I’d hope there’s one thing most...

The pandemic may have helped first-time buyers get on the property ladder sooner but are they paying too high a price? Research...

In this piece, the team at Iceberg Digital look at whether the first cracks are appearing in the portals. For the last...

Purplebricks ended the trading day yesterday without being able to formally welcome its new chief executive but the markets appeared to...

Mystery surrounds the appointment of Purplebricks new chief executive following a stockmarket update this morning. Helena Marston was due to start as...

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

A government aim to improve the home buying process by making Local Land Charge search results instantly available is well underway,...

They say that in fashion, if you wait for long enough, clothes that are hanging at the back of your wardrobe...

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

One of the country’s leading estate agents has played down the significance of the latest house price index which at first...

A number of pro-active conveyancers are joining a new conveyancing directory being set up by one of the leading figures in...

Rightmove has created a league table to identify where new buyer competition is hottest across the UK housing market. Across the country...

One of the most valuable assets to any company is the data it stores. According to a recent study completed by...

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

Zoopla’s cloud based software service Alto has launched a video series giving a behind the scenes look at estate agencies around...

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...

In a new column, solicitor Colum Smith, an expert in combating fraud at Taylor Rose MW Solicitors, explains why those looking...

Agents are being advised to revise their processes now to accommodate changes to the information required on property details, which begin...

Typical stamp duty paid by property purchasers now is actually 84 per cent more than before the pandemic and the SDLT...

The industry has reacted to the Spring Statement by breathing a sigh of relief that nothing was likely to cause damage...

There’s a claim that Japanese Knotweed, described as one of the UK’s most invasive plant species, has been spotted growing earlier...

House sales in February were around a fifth lower than the same month in 2021, according to HM Revenue and Customs...

A prominent industry supplier has produced startling statistics about the numbers of fall throughs in just the first 10 weeks or...

Buyers are already tightening their belts and choosing not to borrow as much as they could, but instead calculate what they...

The jury is still out on whether the Ukraine crisis will damage public confidence in the UK housing market. Rightmove’s property data...

Fifteen businesses which had bought freeh­olds from housing developer Countryside have now given formal undertakings to remove terms that cause ground...

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

Hello and welcome to the weekend, and another ADC - our chance to pay tribute to fundraisers throughout our industry. Want to...

A Canadian investment fund with a roughly two per cent share in Foxtons is arguing for the agency to be put...

Propertymark is urging agents to respond to a consultation exercise being conducted by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agents...

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

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

High end estate agency Savills says the imposition of sanctions on Russians, amid new measures obliging overseas buyers to be more...

Buying agency Stacks Property Search is reporting g rising buyer demand for wrecks requiring significant levels of renovation. The agency says that...

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

There’s been a marked reduction in mortgage product availability for a second consecutive month.  Independent mortgage market monitor Moneyfacts says there are...

Ben Ridgway and Jamie Cooke, co-founders of iamproperty Group brought together industry leaders in a recent roundtable to discuss the challenges...

A London estate agency has won a rarely-awarded gong from the Feefo reviews service - and the company says it’s testimony...

The market boom goes on, for now at least. In February, house prices rose at their fastest since June 2007 according to...

Welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to catch up with who’s going where and why in...

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....

The findings of a new survey may make worrying reading for agents who have taken the self-employed route as agency business...

Hybrid agency EweMove has this morning announced that it’s moving all of its 170 branches to a new fully-automated cloud-based system...

An analyst is warning that the latest buoyant house price figures could be the last hurrah before a significant depression. The Nationwide’s...

The founder of fledgling portal Boomin says the latest Nationwide house price index findings demonstrate that there’s no sign yet of...

Yesterday we reported on how the Chartered Institute of Taxation was warning of problems with new HMRC stamp duty rules to...

Well-known property expert and video interviewer Chris Watkin independently investigates how one piece of software is having such a big effect...

A webinar this week is set to see the release of more details of changes to property listings being demanded by...

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...

No matter how dark the news, there’s light in our industry thanks to so many agents and suppliers doing good deeds....

Property searches are not showing up some new road schemes because they are classified by local councils as planning consent for...

The rental market is recalibrating after Covid, and this is evident in the latest data from Zoopla’s rental index. For 18 months...

It appears that new controls on property ownership may feature in future sanctions against Russia in response to its aggression in Ukraine. Prime...

In the first few months of 2022, agents have experienced some of the lowest stock levels in several years. The number...

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

Trading Standards and the government have jointly announced compulsory new data which must appear on property listings. A property's council tax band or...

Rightmove - which issues its annual figures to shareholders later this week - has released a bullish snapshot of the housing...

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

Alexander Siedes, CEO of Homeppl, reveals the top five ways people try and commit tenancy fraud and how to spot and stop...

Reapit Elements is an open-source, cross-platform design system that gives designers and developers a framework to quickly create responsive, device-agnostic, and...

It may be blowing a gale outside but we’re safe and warm here reading about our industry’s great work for good...

The shortage of stock in the current market is making it tough for High Street agents according to one of the...

A prominent analyst says he expects a U-turn on the “folly” of interest rate rises sooner rather than later - but...

The number one portal is making a big marketing and research push to get reluctant owners to put up the For...

Property events and functions are now back in full swing, with 2022 likely to be the first ‘normal’ year for this...

MRI Software explores the use of PropTech to enhance the performance of the sales and lettings processes and how to select...

Rightmove says the level of business owners enquiring about leasing office space has now surpassed even pre-pandemic levels in January. Demand is...

Some regional property markets are perilously close to running out of any stock to sell. That’s the news from property data...

Here’s the odd thing about interest rates - we all care about them, but they don’t directly affect that many people...

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

As debate rages over levelling up and a north/south property divide, in the first of a new monthly column, property expert...

Midlands-based property firm Sheldon Bosley Knight - also known as SBK - has snapped up north Warwickshire estate agency Hawkins. As well as...

With a Bank of England base rate rise expected as soon as tomorrow, new figures from the government add weight to...

Hello and welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity, our weekly round-up of who’s-doing-what-good-deeds in our industry. Want to be involved? Well...

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...

The supply of new properties coming to the market is up on this time last year in every single region of...

In this piece, Leanna Donkin from house. partnership reflects on what the last year has brought for her after a leap...

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

New research suggests that the estate agency industry has bucked the nationwide trend of business liquidation that he plagued other sectors...

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

An agency has re-opened its head office after a two-year break because of Covid. Davidsons Estates has kept open a city centre...

This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...

The ESTAS Forum scheduled for March says its aim is to encourage agents and conveyancers to work more closely together.  “There doesn’t...

The lettings sector looks set to steam ahead in 2022 after a record-breaking 2021, despite the financial and mobility challenges of...

Government data shows the average UK house price increasing by 10 per cent on an annual basis in November. On a monthly...

A law firm is warning that one of the key risks facing that industry this year revolves around professional negligence claims against...

If agents wonder why more older home owners don’t sell and downsize, it may be because they’re taking equity out of...

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb is warning that we might be near the top of the market. His portal’s latest sentiment index...

Rightmove’s first housing market report of 2022 starts when last year’s ended - on a high.  The average price of property coming...

London’s super-prime residential market has recorded its strongest year since 2013, according to high end agency Savills. In total, there were 522...

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...

From first-time buyers to serial investors, no two days are ever the same for a Sales and Investment Consultant at Walton...

Do you have an 'open API'? We use 'X' who have an 'open API' so we would need you to integrate with...

OnTheMarket agents are to have access to the prospecting tool SmartMail, produced by data firm Sprift. SmartMail is a canvassing and prospecting...

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

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...

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

Adam Day will be a well-known figure to many in the industry, having been the founder of Hatched (the online agency...

The government is clamping down - at least a little - on unvaccinated buyers and tenants in some specific circumstances.  New guidelines...

Rightmove claims its visits over the Christmas period were its busiest ever with what it calls ‘buyer demand’ up 23 per...

The team at Estate Agent Today and our publisher, Angels Media, wish all agents a very prosperous New Year.  Thank you for your...

Government regulation and reform of house buying should see the process made faster and easier in 2022, it’s been predicted. Lloyd Davies - managing...

Zoopla’s chief operating officer says the portal has made progress for agents in 2021 but recognises there’s more to do next...

One of the founders and leading figures in the Agents Together industry charity says one silver lining of the pandemic has...

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...

Halifax has revealed the UK’s most expensive streets in 2021 - and it’s no surprise that the very dearest examples are...

The chair of the strategic board of fledgling Boomin says most existing portals are merely operating like digital newspapers with listings,...

UK house prices have reached an all time high - but 2022 will see a more normalised housing market thanks to...

Welcome to Christmas week! We have a real cracker of a video for you today thanks to Jodene Schofield, a director at...

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

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...

A massive multi-million pound marketing blitz by Zoopla starts on Monday. The portal says the campaign will capitalise on what it says...

A good website is no longer optional for estate agents, as no single aspect of marketing to new customers is more...

We have some beautiful agency branch windows to show at the start of this week. Many thanks to Faye Hamer from Choice...

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...

Compliance check list - are you New Year ready? The start of a new year is a great time for estate agents...

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

With tenancy fraud on the rise, landlords are increasingly wary. So, they want to work with agencies who do everything they...

Knight Frank has appointed David Lewis as head of rural sales for Devon and West Somerset. Lewis’s career in residential property began...

A leading agency has admitted that the uncertainty over the effects of the Omicron Covid variant has thrown forecasts for the...

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,...

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

Purplebricks insists there is no basis for a class action legal case over its employment practices which may start this month. A pressure group, Contractors...

Propertymark has criticised the government over poor house building figures. New figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show...

Purplebricks share price collapsed by another 9.6 per cent on Friday. This means the agency has lost half of its share price...

One of the first companies to promote the self-employed ‘broker’ business model has announced its first franchise agreement - and says...

There’s been a dramatic 48.4 per cent fall in the number of property sales between September and October, reflecting the end...

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

The police have been called in to investigate the ongoing cyber-security incident which has led to many firms in the Simplify...

A family franchise agency that prides itself on saving costs associated with traditional High Street premises has nonetheless opened a new office...

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

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

A high-speed internet connection is the second most important factor for buyers after property size, a survey claims. And the study -...

The prospect of higher mortgage interest rates mean the housing market may get tougher soon despite another set of upbeat house...

Agents are being urged to be more open to new methods of stopping deals falling through. HBB Solutions - a part exchange...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

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

A website called The Changing Face of Property has been launched to encourage young people planning their careers to consider our...

Cluttons has given its market snapshot for the sales market in central London - and it’s echoing the familiar story of...

Surprise figures released through Freedom of Information requests show that the number of homes in England and Wales with owners registered...

TV property celebrity Amanda Lamb has revealed the winners of the 2021 allAgents customer experience awards. They were announced at the awards’...

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

Hello and welcome to a new week - and even as Christmas approaches there remains plenty to report about people moving...

The average asking price of homes coming to the market has dropped by over £2,000 in the past month - the...

The latest update on the prime central London market from agency Knight Frank warns that it’s still not business as usual,...

I’ve never written the three letters ‘EPC’ more often than I have in the past week. Law changes for the private rental...

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

Franchise giant Winkworth says at least eight new offices will open next year, following an upbeat performance in 2021. In a trading...

The scheme behind two of this country’s most successful PropTech start-ups is marking what it calls a successful first year.  REACH UK...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...

Rightmove has revealed the strongest markets for sellers and buyers this autumn.  Grays in Essex has topped the list of the strongest...

Property experts have joined forces to call for faster and more secure transactions.  The PropTech and conveyancing voices have united in warning...

Knight Frank says it’s already being contacted by prospective vendors wanting their homes to be listed for sale next spring. James Cleland,...

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p.  This is less...

The head of research at a leading agency is warning that although the housing market remains buoyant, there may be macro-economic...

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

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee has defied expectations by keeping base rate at its historic low of 0.1 per...

The clocks have fallen back, the nights are longer and the temperature has definitely dropped - winter is here and with...

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...

There’s been a very low expression of interest in Commonhold, despite the government pushing the new tenure as an alternative to...

Virtual tours are becoming an increasing necessity for agents when listing properties for sale or let. Covid has of course accelerated this...

An online test that allows agents to immediately get a clear picture around three key areas of their business, and start to...

An online intelligence platform has started ranking agencies in terms of their SEO and Google searches. The platform - Industry Alerts, which...

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

EweMove - the hybrid brand owned by The Property Franchise Group - says its operating model effectively solves a reported staff...

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

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...

There’s been another step to make house sales more secure and speedier, with a pilot scheme starting next month. Five major identity...

New figures from Knight Frank show that price growth in the high end country market moderated in the third quarter of...

I’m going to declare upfront that, as an investor, I have a financial interest in the success of MovePal but I also need...

Business consultancy Hargreaves Lansdown is predicting house prices will still rise, even after a possible hike in interest rates later this year or...

A new service has been launched claiming to offer ‘a new supportive partnership opportunity’ for agents to earn referral fees. Cox &...

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

If there is one thing that modern consumers have come to expect, it’s convenience. As a nation, we’re driven by on-demand...

Over-65s saw their property wealth increase by £800 a month recently thanks to frenzied demand during the stamp duty holiday, an equity release...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...

In this thought leadership article, Videosign CEO Steven Tallant looks at electronic signatures and conveyancing and whether the time is nigh for the...

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

We’re building up towards both Christmas and the Awards season right now, and that gives plenty of opportunities for fund raising,...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

One of the country’s leading buying agents has set out what’s hot and what’s not in London’s housing market as it...

Fine & Country has opened another office - this time in Exeter, one of the most popular locations to which people...

The government has released details of a new property tax. It’s the Residential Property Developer Tax, first announced at the start of...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

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...

Best and Final Offers should be scrapped - and a property expert claims that would be good because they do a massive...

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

Fledgling portal Boomin says its new SmartVal tool has received over 10,000 requests since launching in early September. SmartVal is powered in part by...

Like most industries, estate agency is changing. A general trend to a more hybrid model, accelerated by the pandemic has resulted...

A service that sells properties and elements of joint venture schemes to investors says it’s seeking to expand after completing on...

Prices in prime central London have risen for the past two quarters, prompting a tentative claim that the market may be...

Rightmove is at the centre of a revolutionary advertising initiative involving Channel 4’s Location, Location, Location. Using Artificial Intelligence technology, a digital...

Estate agents, even before Covid-19 reared its ugly head, were flexible, hybrid workers. It is a job that requires a significant...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

One of the leading figures in trade body Propertymark wants stamp duty to be reformed, and claims that the success of...

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

West London agency RiverHomes is rebranding in what it describes as a bid to more closely reflect its unique expertise on...

Zoopla has calculated how much the average house price has risen every single day since the start of the pandemic in...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of autumn - an update on who’s moving where right now. Please let us know...

The hybrid agency Paton & Co is moving into new territories in Berwickshire and Northumberland. The company has been Borders-based since launching...

The first agency to give its market forecast for 2022 and beyond has suggested an upbeat performance next year.  Hamptons says the...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

There’s good news and bad news from the shake-up in government ministers and ministries that was presented to the nation last...

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

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

Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...

New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...

Jonny Dyson, a leading London estate agent and the former regional director of John D Wood & Co., has joined Winkworth...

The pandemic has led to many people ditching more formal wear as they work from home on a more regular basis,...

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

One of the property market's leading names has welcomed young people into its company for work experience through a partnership with...

It’s been a dramatic week in the world of politics – and this has led to another new Housing Secretary, in...

Being able to show proof of funds in a quick, transparent and simple way is more crucial than ever to keep fall-throughs...

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

The value of mortgage lending hit a record high in the final months of the stamp duty holiday. Figures from the Bank...

Rightmove claims to have identified the dream home for buyers. A survey of more than 2,000 visitors to the portal’s website has...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...

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

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...

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...

A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...