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The great grandson of the founder of Jackson-Stops has returned to the sales side of the industry after running his own...

Strutt & Parker has appointed Kraig Butler as director and head of residential saes in the consultancy’s Gerrards Cross office. It comes...

Savills has strengthened its residential sales team in Hertfordshire with the appointment of a new director to lead its Rickmansworth office. Steven...

Back in 2013 the posh head of PR of a posh estate agency took me to a London restaurant (yes, posh)...

Savills has kicked off 2024 with two key external hires and an internal move into its country house team. James Toogood has joined...

Specialist buying agency Recoco Property Search has appointed former director of Strutt & Parker’s country house department Andrew Cronan to strengthen...

The prime central London market is set for a rebound, analysis claims. Research by Strutt & Parker reveals the PCL market was...

A new survey has scored the top ten national real estate brands in terms of reputation, value and customer satisfaction. Using YouGov...

High-end estate agency Strutt & Parker says its research points to a sales market recovery underway in some parts of the...

THE PROPERTY market continues to hold pretty firm - despite fears voiced by many that 2023 would herald a crash in...

There have been plenty of new jobs being started outside of Wesminster this month. Here are some of the latest moves that...

From golf swings, to running and rowing, there is an active theme to this week's fundraising exploits. If there are charitable endeavours...

It's been a busy period of fundraising and volunteering for agents and property professionals. Support has included getting one charity back on...

Homeowners are getting as much as 16% extra on average when selling their properties if the energy performance certificate (EPC) rating...

Better LGBT representation is needed among property professionals, both in the workplace and in marketing, campaigners claim. LGBT property networking group Freehold...

House price growth may be slowing but there is still plenty of movement in the property jobs market. Here are some of...

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

The creator of a local social network app acquired by US company Nextdoor is marking a year in prime estate agency...

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

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

One of the country’s leading agencies says the recent and expected interest rate rises, and the surging inflation, will not blow...

Two of the country’s highest profile agencies have signed up to a fledgling website which allows users to find, research, buy or...

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

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

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

Strutt & Parker has revealed where it believes the housing market will see the largest demand in 2022, outside of London. The...

A leading agency predicts that prime central London house prices, so long in the doldrums throughout the pandemic, will bounce back...

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

Knight Frank is opening a new branch in Shrewsbury, covering Shropshire into the Cheshire Borders, north Wales, and mid Wales.  The opening...

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

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

Estate agents have gone on the record to say the flow of purchasers from London to country and market town locations...

High end agency Strutt & Parker is doubling its prediction for this year’s house price growth. For the UK-wide mainstream market the...

Even at the height of summer (or the British wet season, as some call it) there are substantial numbers of job...

Welcome to the start of another week and as the housing market continues at full pelt, so does the movement of...

For a match between two great rivals, the England-Scotland 0-0 draw on Friday may have brought both nations together. After all it’s...

Hello and welcome to another working week, and the latest on jobs and staff movement across our industry. You can be part...

Boutique estate agency D S Churchill is to open a countryside office serving the Cotwolds, Oxfordshire and surrounding counties. D S Churchill...

A leading estate agent says fear of strangers coming into people’s homes is leading to a fall in supply of properties...

Hello - another Monday dawns but the good news is that we can update you on the industry’s latest appointments. Everyone here...

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

Hello and welcome to a new week - and evenings that get darker earlier.  As winter approaches we’re continuing to bring you...

Strutt & Parker is warning that in a worst-case scenario house prices in some locations could drop 10 per cent this...

A raft of changes in the senior management of Strutt & Parker is being heralded as part of a “shift towards...

A new high end agency called The Country House Department is launching with an initial focus on Oxfordshire, Berkshire and The...

Although the shake-out in the industry is ongoing - online agency Settled and established new-build agency Cushman & Wakefield have both...

There has been a huge surge in demand in some regions of the UK according to new data from Rightmove.  The portal...

Strutt & Parker is the latest agency to attract hundreds of prospective vendors and buyers to a ‘keep in touch’ webinar. Last...

You wouldn’t expect the good folk at Strutt & Parker to have anything less than a superlative set of home offices...

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry. You know the drill by now: if...

A second prominent agent has broken cover to say Coronavirus is slowing the market. Jess Simpson - an ex-Savills and ex-Strutt and...

Buying agents are making waves about the hit on asking prices suffered by properties that have been flooded or are at...

Another estate agency has provided evidence of the problems that continue to hurt the prime central London housing market. Strutt & Parker,...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where and why across our...

Hello and welcome to a new week - one with darker evenings and colder days. But there is still plenty of activity...

A former sales agent with a historic property name and heritage has launched his own buying agency after becoming 'frustrated' with...

Prime Central London’s average prices remain 20 per cent below their 2014 peak according to high end estate agency Strutt &...

Savills says it’s not commenting on whether it will list on Zoopla in the future. Last week Knight Frank - which in...

One of the agencies most active in the creation of OnTheMarket is trialling a return to listing on Zoopla after an...

Some branches of one of London’s largest agencies, Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward, have returned to Zoopla after dropping it just over four...

The Daily Telegraph has gone public with City speculation that Chicago-based real estate consultancy JLL may be interested in buying Savills. Both...

Strutt & Parker says transaction levels in Prime Central London, already at a low ebb, plummeted a further nine per cent...

Strutt & Parker says the housing crisis - in the shape of too few homes and their stubbornly high prices -...

Hello and welcome to another PJT, your regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Please keep us informed of...

Hello and welcome to this year’s first edition of Property Jobs Today, reporting on the first industry moves of 2019. We’re told...

Estate agency Strutt & Parker says that despite Brexit and the economic and political uncertainty accompanying it, house prices in the...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

Experts suggest that overseas buyers are likely to act quickly to take advantage of a delay in any stamp duty surcharge on...

Strutt & Parker is bucking the trend on High Street offices by opening a new one - and in this case,...

Strutt & Parker is offering free Virtual Viewings to 1,000 new clients, and says it's the first national agency to offer such...

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that it now has signed listing agreements with more than 11,000 estate agency offices - over...

Experts suggest that overseas buyers are likely to act quickly to take advantage of the delay in any stamp duty surcharge...

Humberts - which when it was operating jointly with Chestertons was a prominent supporter of Agents’ Mutual and OnTheMarket - has...

Young adults rather than the older generations are driving demand in the waterside living market, according to Strutt & Parker. The agent's...

The Property Redress Scheme says it’s recruited another 1,750 members following the shake-out last week when one of its rival redress...

The London market continues to produce unexpected results with two high end agencies reporting contrasting fortunes.  Half year figures released by Chestertons...

Another OnTheMarket founding estate agency - Strutt & Parker - has rejoined the Zoopla and PrimeLocation portals. Some months ago the London...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that a new property firm is being launched specialising solely in the sale of off-market homes...

Strutt & Parker has repeated its warning that the market in prime central London could see a typical house price fall...

A buying agent says a higher proportion of Britain’s rarified country estates market is now being sold off-market. Jess Simpson, an ex-Savills...

In its first release of performance figures under the ownership of BNP Paribas, the UK agency Strutt & Parker says it...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today; this is the latest of our weekly round-ups of key job moves within estate...

Hello and welcome to our first Property Jobs Today, a weekly round-up of key job moves within estate and letting agencies...

According to The Branding Journal, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's...

What a year it’s been! Back in 2016 we had Brexit, a new prime minister, Donald Trump’s election, and so when...

Andy Martin, the popular and respected senior partner at Strutt & Parker from 2009 to earlier this year, has been appointed...

Strutt & Parker is warning that Prime Central London prices could drop as much as five per cent in 2018 -...

The housing market may appear sluggish at best in many areas but data from Rightmove suggests it’s now quicker to sell...

Strutt & Parker has revealed its new board following the takeover by the real estate arm of French bank BNP Paribas.  The...

Figures in the property industry have sharply criticised the announcement made at the Conservative party conference to pump an estimated £10...

There is growing concern that online agents who do not chase-up on behalf of clients are leading to delays and fall-throughs...

Agents’ Mutual has confirmed that it proposes to form a new company, OnTheMarket plc, to list on the AIM market of...

Independent high-end estate agency Galbraith, which operates mostly in Scotland, says local knowledge is key to good customer service - and might...

The latest market snapshot by high-end agency Strutt & Parker reveals more bad news for London - despite the agency itself...

The real estate division of French bank BNP Paribas has exchanged on the acquisition of Strutt & Parker, bringing together some...

The Queen’s speech to the British parliament this week was a scaled-back affair, which was unsurprising given the Grenfell Tower fire,...

In their election rhetoric all the political parties informed us that the UK is experiencing a ‘housing crisis’, with all promising...

A research report compiled by Strutt & Parker in partnership with Octopus Healthcare has revealed what the baby boomer generation expects...