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2023 was the highest year on record for ‘rental scam’ searches in the UK, with an increase of 11% from 2022...

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

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...

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

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

Scottish property portal ESPC has announced the inaugural graduation of its first qualification, with a 100% pass rate. EPSC revealed that 55...

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

Propertymark Qualifications has honoured the crème de la crème of its students at the London Stadium. Learners, apprentices, employers, training providers, and...

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

The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB) and Gumtree have teamed up to help fightback against fraudsters, particularly when it comes...

Propertymark is appealing to school leavers to consider a career in property. As students discover their A level results or Highers in...

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

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

Recent tragic deaths of women walking home alone, notably Sarah Everard, have highlighted the need to address gender inequality in the...

Politicians are to take estate agents to task over what they call “a forest” of For Sale and To Let boards. Local...

An estate agency has gone back to school to design new for sale boards. Three Sixty Living, the sales and lettings agency...

From singing to dressing as superheroes, there are plenty of inspirational examples of agents raising money for good causes this week. Whatever...

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

We are dedicating today's round-up to two important cause that agents are being called on to get behind. Agents are being urged...

Estate agency brands have begun reaching out to school leavers as students received their A and T-Level grades yesterday. Top grades for...

As the mass student exodus from rented accommodation begins throughout the UK, Richard Abbots of Inventory Hive offers advice on how...

Unless you have been living under a rock since the end of last year, you won’t need to be told about...

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

With barely more than a week before Christmas, we’re delighted to bring you more heartwarming stories from agents. Despite the difficulties of...

Just as city centre traffic is reminiscent of life before the pandemic, the rental market in central zones of UK’s largest...

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

Students at a high school have been given an insight into the career opportunities in the property sector. The sixth formers from...

Hello and welcome to a sunny Friday and this week’s round-up of the industry’s good works. We’re keen to feature agents and...

Normal life still seems far away so there hasn’t been the usual spotlight on a good-news-feeling that comes every year on...

It might be tempting during the pandemic to focus simply on the business, yet many agents have been turning their attention...

Tenants, landlords, agents, and house buyers all breathed a sigh of relief on Halloween when the government announced that home moves...

Clear communication and common-sense actions by landlords, letting agents and students at the start of a tenancy can drastically improve the...

The Zoopla Rental Market Report, published this week, mentioned a two-speed rental market, but what does that mean? We are seeing two...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

Hello and welcome to the last day of January, Brexit Day and - perhaps most importantly - the latest edition of...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity’s final edition before this Christmas and the New Year. It’s been a terrific year for...

New compulsory qualifications for estate agents will not only offer more transparency for customers but will help recruit better staff into...

1. Win More Listings For estate agency in the UK, the number one task is to get new properties to market. However,...

Hello and welcome to this latest edition of PJT, your Monday catch-up on all the key appointments news in the industry. Please...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

One of my biggest concerns in all of my writing, speaking and influencing around PropTech is that for the people we...

We’re accustomed to tech firms promising disruption in how homes are bought, let, sold and rented: now one is pledging to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Beccy Moore. Office Manager for Nicholas Humphreys Tell us more about Nicholas...

Recent years have seen tighter regulation and new legislation hit the lettings industry. Combined with the fee ban, there is no...

It’s safe to say that the majority of agents will be glad to see the end of the past two years....

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...

Industry supplier Mid West Displays has drafted in students from the University of Wolverhampton to design future estate agency branches. The company...

As the property market gears up for a busy autumn period, agents and property firms have been equally busy bolstering their...

Amid the headline-grabbing political manoeuvring over Brexit, a policy proposal which could have serious ramifications for private landlords, and those who...

There is a common misconception that the private rented sector (PRS) is entirely made up of young professionals and students. While...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our weekly feature on who’s moving where throughout our industry. And it’s...

UK measures to retaliate against alleged Russian government-sponsored nerve agent attack on former spy Sergei Skripal have excluded any attempt to...

For a while now, property and technology have been combining seamlessly to offer the industry innovative solutions to often complex problems....

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

Landlords are being urged to step up and ensure that all rented properties and accommodation meet recent laws relating to carbon...

In years to come, students of political history might come to look at the 2017 General Election campaign with some interest....

Student accommodation is positively luxurious compared with the drafty digs of my student days. En-suites, studio flats, even cinemas in halls...

Ten years ago this month (April 2007) tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales.  You need to go a...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

The number and range of mortgages being offered in the UK has almost returned to its pre-credit crunch level. That’s the view...

The East Midlands, which consists of several areas including Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and much of Lincolnshire, has an ancient...

There’s a celebrity element to this week’s Agents Do Charity, as you can read below. But whether it’s a big star who...

One of Britain’s best known housing innovators says he may just have found one way of helping overcome the UK’s shortage...

Some agents put success down to training; others say it’s done by putting in the hours; many insist one-to-one contact with...

One of Britain’s most prominent property data companies says homes near London Underground tube stations with 24-hour trains will see a...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s aim of creating a 24-hour city is one step closer with the appointment of London’s first Night...

The growing size and scale of the private rented sector is not new news. Headlines shout about the changing profile of...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...

Let’s face it - the biggest distraction for many estate agents in the coming weeks may well be the Euro 2016...

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...

It’s interesting to read of plans to debate which business plan really is best for the customer, online or traditional estate...

You can't help but notice that it's back to school time – the shops are full of school uniforms and pencil...

This month analysis by the Office for National Statistics revealed that the average home in England and Wales cost a record...

The Bank Holiday weekend heralds the end of August and the return to a more normal sales and lettings market for...

The sun’s back - maybe - but the warm feeling of agents doing their bit for charity has never gone away. If...

The National Federation of Property Professionals (NFoPP) has announced the winners of outstanding achievement in property qualifications last year.  Fifteen winners were...