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I recently wrote that the long-gestating Renters Reform Bill, finally introduced in Parliament back in May, could be poorly timed, both...

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

Sheldon Bosley Knight (SBK) is celebrating its 180th year with the opening of a new flagship office. The Midlands-based land and property...

A Relocation Agent Network (RAN) member was happy to have her morning meeting interrupted last week to be presented with a...

The Relocation Agent Network (RAN) has been sold to a company featuring respected estate agency industry figures. RAN’s owner Dwellworks has completed...

Foxtons, Chancellors and Douglas & Gordon have been named among the first paid-up agency brands on Boomin. The challenger portal, launched by...

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

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...

A leading planning consultancy has claimed that ‘the myth’ that housing developers are hoarding land after gaining planning consent in order...

As the Tokyo Olympics draws to a close this weekend, the Nationwide Building Society has analysed long-term capital appreciation in locations regenerated...

A company which was once an early adopter of using a central resource for self-employed agents working under its name, says...

Liverpool - where commissioners have been ordered by Whitehall to run part of the council following corruption allegations - is the...

Boomin has announced another 15 independents as members of the site, which is expected to launch in the near future. “The latest...

Delays with the return of property searches is one key factor for sales taking longer to complete. As conveyancers start to warn...

What’s the happiest place in Britain? Rightmove has the answer. In a new ‘Happy At Home’ index calculated by the portal and...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where in the agency and supplier...

There are various reports of estate agencies closing branches - or not reopening them after lockdown - as they reduce the...

It’s a tough time for agents and our stories show a disturbingly high number of  branches closing - but there are...

Rupert and Annabel Wakley - both long-time stalwarts of Knight Frank’s country department - have moved over to the rival Jackson-Stops...

In the latest part of the Natter’s ‘day in the life of’ series, I catch up with Chris Osmond, sales director...

A Stratford estate agent accused of killing his wife on New Year’s Day has pleaded not guilty to a charge of...

An estate agent charged has been charged with the murder of his wife who was stabbed to death at their home...

So have we got a treat for you today…. In a moment, one of the best fun videos we’ve seen from an...

Currell is defying any gloomy predictions about the capital's housing market by opening a new office at Hackney Wick Fish Island. Currell...

It’s been another busy week of fund-raising for agents across the industry, sparing time to do good works despite the market...

One of the key factors associated with an active private rental market in the UK, as detailed in the Dataloft PRS...

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...

In the capital, people will pay a premium to live near great transport links, and as we’ve seen from Crossrail and...

The traditional spring season of expansions and new offices continues apace with a series of announcements in recent days. Essex-based Balgores Property...

Several agencies have announced expansion plans and new personnel as they gear up for 2016. Strutt & Parker is announcing that Giles...

Gerry Fitzjohn, currently vice chairman of the board of The Property Ombudsman, has been appointed as chairman.  He takes over from Bill...