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KEYWORD "Sunday Times" - 100 RESULTS
Foxtons founder moves up Sunday Times Rich List

Foxtons founder Jon Hunt’s wealth fell in 2023 but he still managed to move up the Sunday Times Rich List, the...

20 May 2024

From: Breaking News

Clarity needed on Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill report

Last weekend a story by The Sunday Times’ Deputy Political Editor indicated that the Government is proposing implementing a £250 cap...

27 April 2024

From: Features

Foxtons could sell to Dexters for £300m - press speculation

A shareholder of Foxtons believes the agency could be worth £300m if sold today - substantially above its existing market capitalisation...

22 April 2024

From: Breaking News

Foxtons’ share price rises on sale rumours

Foxtons’ share price got a mini boost on Monday morning after rumours that the agency brand is preparing for a sale. The...

16 April 2024

From: Breaking News

Ground rent reform set for scrapheap - reports

Plans to set ground rents at a ‘peppercorn rate’ are reported to have been dropped amid opposition from freehold campaigners and...

25 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Best places to live revealed! Is your patch on the list?

North Berwick in East Lothian, has been named the best place to live in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live...

18 March 2024

From: Breaking News

Warm words and cold comfort on the menu for Budget Day

Last weekend, Levelling Up and Housing Secretary, Michael Gove wrote in the Sunday Times that the nation’s housing crisis was so...

17 February 2024

From: Features

Housing Secretary suggests homebuyer support is coming

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has given the strongest hint yet that housing measures could be included in the Spring Budget. Chancellor Jeremy...

12 February 2024

From: Breaking News

Mr Bates, the Post Office, and Property Industry Marketing

Like so many I’ve been infuriated by the injustice meted out to sub-postmasters and postmistresses over many years.  I was aware of...

13 January 2024

From: Features

Shareholders call for Foxtons to be sold

Foxtons shareholders are reportedly putting the board under pressure to put the agency brand up for sale Two shareholders who own a...

20 November 2023

From: Breaking News

Who Has The Energy To Reform EPCs?

There is much debate about energy efficiency right now and about expected changes to minimum EPCs for private rental properties and...

12 August 2023

From: Features

Agent named among UK's fastest growing firms

An estate agency has been named among the fastest growing firms in the UK. The North Property Group was named in the...

03 July 2023

From: Breaking News

Zoopla founder falls-off UK Rich List

Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman has fallen out of the 2023 Sunday Times Rich List while Foxtons supremo Jon Hunt has seen...

22 May 2023

From: Breaking News

OnTheMarket named among UK’s top workplaces

OnTheMarket Group has been named among the top places to work in the UK. The property website was included in last weekend’s...

16 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Gove criticised for “unhelpful” leasehold pledges amid reform delays

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has been slammed for “unhelpful” comments about abolishing leasehold after it emerged that there may not be...

12 May 2023

From: Breaking News

Fine & Country honours 'outstanding agents'

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

Housing Secretary commits to leasehold reform before election

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has committed to leasehold reform and fixing cladding issues before the next election. It comes as the Government...

30 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Major agency vows to be ROPA ‘early adopter’

Agency brand Knight Frank has pledged to be one of the first adopters if minimum standards and qualifications are introduced in...

23 January 2023

From: Breaking News

Self-employed firm welcomes new Partner to strengthen network

The Agency UK – which was set up by three ex-employees of Purplebricks – has strengthened its team with the arrival...

15 August 2022

From: Breaking News

Property Jobs Today - the movers, shakers and people in the news

There has been plenty of movement in the property jobs market this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

30 June 2022

From: Breaking News

Tom Cummuskey, Sales & Marketing Manager at Kremer Signs

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am Tom Cummuskey, I am the Sales & Marketing...

29 June 2022

From: 60 Second Interview

Will Ukraine, Interest Rates and Energy Prices hurt housing market?

One of the UK’s leading economic experts is to be the speaker at a Rightmove seminar this week, considering whether events...

28 February 2022

From: Breaking News

Kirstie Controversy - newspaper has corrected my comments, says TV star

Kirstie Allsopp says the Sunday Times has amended its report of an interview in which she says first time buyers may...

21 February 2022

From: Breaking News

Maldives over Benidorm – hybrid says ‘we do not want to be the biggest’

A Hertfordshire-based hybrid agency has released a surprising and some might argue refreshing message, saying it’s not interested in size as...

22 September 2021

From: Breaking News

RICS scandal - more details expected to be revealed today

A news conference today is expected to reveal more details of the governance scandal which has engulfed the Royal Institution of...

09 September 2021

From: Breaking News

RICS scandal - chief executive in talks to stand down

The chief executive of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Sean Tompkins, is in talks to step down according to an...

08 September 2021

From: Breaking News

Foxtons - “too aggressive and too nasty” admits former boss

The man who admits he was “the acceptable face of Foxtons” in its golden period says he finally left because it...

02 September 2021

From: Breaking News

RICS Fraud Risk Controversy - QC delivers 400 page report

The independent QC asked to prepare a report into the financial conduct row at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has...

12 August 2021

From: Breaking News

RICS governance scandal - another delay before report appears

The publication of a report following a controversial RICS investigation has been pushed back another month. Last month it was announced that...

22 July 2021

From: Breaking News

RICS governance crisis - Leading lawyer wants your views

The independent review into the governance of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is calling for comments. Earlier this year RICS was the...

04 May 2021

From: Breaking News

Open up economy says Boomin boss as Covid appears to ease

Boomin co-founder Kenny Bruce says the UK economy should now be opening up thanks to the success of the Coronavirus vaccines. In...

23 March 2021

From: Breaking News

London agency uses cash injection to hit acquisition trail

Dexters, which last week secured a reported £130m in new investment for the coming years, has snapped up the historic Roy...

02 March 2021

From: Breaking News

RICS in dramatic U-turn after newspaper allegations

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors last night announced a dramatic U-turn in the controversy over a report by an independent...

22 January 2021

From: Breaking News

Dozens of Tory MPs demand stamp duty extension from Sunak

The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...

18 January 2021

From: Breaking News

MPs to debate stamp duty as Chancellor considers extension

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering an extension to the current stamp duty holiday according to media reports today - and the...

17 January 2021

From: Breaking News

RICS finance controversy: Surveyors’ chief insists action is being taken

The president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors insists that the organisation is acting on recommendations of a probe into...

12 January 2021

From: Breaking News

RICS finance controversy - new allegations made by newspaper

The Sunday Times has made new and detailed allegations regarding the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. For some weeks the newspaper has...

11 January 2021

From: Breaking News

Property Jobs Today - latest news on the movers and shakers

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to...

19 October 2020

From: Breaking News

Solve this NOW! Campaign to make cladding flats sell-able again

Survivors and bereaved family members from the Grenfell Tower fire have joined forces with residents trapped in allegedly dangerous flats in...

28 September 2020

From: Breaking News

Countrywide Civil War: company hits back at shareholder’s claim

Countrywide has rejected a claim by one of its biggest shareholders that it does not engage with investors over future strategy...

20 August 2020

From: Breaking News

Countrywide “may not survive” warns one of its biggest investors

An investment manager who has a 7.8 per cent stake in Countrywide, is warning that the agency group may not survive...

12 July 2020

From: Breaking News

Tragedy as property industry titan dies suddenly

One of the highest profile and most widely respected figures in the British property industry has died suddenly. He was 72. Tony...

29 June 2020

From: Breaking News

Housing Secretary Jenrick may be sacked shortly, says newspaper

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - currently at the centre of a planning controversy - could be sacked in a September Cabinet reshuffle. The...

22 June 2020

From: Breaking News

Death of revered estate agent after amazing 6,000 house sales

The death has been announced of Colin Lowman, a veteran south London estate agent who had a 64 year career in...

08 June 2020

From: Breaking News

Independent agency owner makes it to Sunday Times Rich List

Veteran estate agency owner Paul Rooney has again featured as the most wealthy individual agency owner in the annual Sunday Times...

18 May 2020

From: Breaking News

Nick Lyons, CEO of No Letting Go

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Nick Lyons CEO What is No Letting Go and what does it...

10 March 2020

From: 60 Second Interview

Agent repays ‘non-returnable’ reservation fee after property row

An agency has repaid a £6,000 reservation fee to someone who thought they had purchased a property for £83,000 but was later...

09 March 2020

From: Breaking News

Agency is one of the best to work for - for the sixth year!

Regional estate agency chain Ashtons has been listed in the Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work for, for the...

27 February 2020

From: Breaking News

Joanne Tattum, Channel Manager of Moneypenny

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Joanne (Jo) Tattum. Channel Manager - Property What is Moneypenny and...

14 February 2020

From: 60 Second Interview

Property Academy star quits hybrid agency after just eight months

Nicky Stevenson, formerly the managing director of the Property Academy, has quit hybrid agency Keller Williams UK after just eight months. Stevenson’s...

07 January 2020

From: Breaking News

Inspirational story of agent ‘going it alone’ with new venture

We’re nearing the end of another year in which many agents have faced challenging times and a frustrating market hit by...

19 December 2019

From: Breaking News

Purplebricks execs see off shareholder revolt over bonuses and pay

Purplebricks' senior management avoided a shareholder revolt yesterday during the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM). Last weekend, it emerged via the Sunday...

04 October 2019

From: Breaking News

Purplebricks share price dips ahead of today's AGM

The Purplebricks share price dropped by 1% to 108p yesterday as investors prepare for today's Annual General Meeting. The hybrid agency's market...

03 October 2019

From: Breaking News

Purplebricks facing shareholder revolt over top brass bonuses

Purplebricks is reported to be facing a shareholder revolt this coming week at its annual general meeting because of bonuses paid...

29 September 2019

From: Breaking News

Crowdfunding site used by agents claims “it’s business as usual”

A newspaper claims that a crowdfunding site used by some estate agencies and other property industry companies has suspended trading on...

12 August 2019

From: Breaking News

Ex-Countrywide complainers ‘betray those who stayed loyal’ - claim

Former Countrywide employees who take to social media or the mainstream press to criticise the company are betraying those who remained...

02 August 2019

From: Breaking News

Countrywide now “beyond salvation” says former chief executive

Countrywide is now “beyond salvation” according to former chief executive Harry Hill. The industry veteran, who also founded Rightmove, made the remark...

29 July 2019

From: Breaking News

Commonhold in action – one small builder’s attempts to change the system

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...

18 May 2019

From: Features

High-profile ex-Zoopla director joins ‘insight’ firm used by many agencies

Mark Witherspoon, well known in the agency industry as the former data services director of Zoopla, has joined the TwentyCi company.  TwentyCi...

30 April 2019

From: Breaking News

Owner complains about home listed on Zoopla when it wasn’t for sale

The owner of a home for sale has complained to the Advertising Standards Authority after seeing it marketed on Zoopla -...

10 April 2019

From: Breaking News

US estate agency reveals UK expansion plans for more ‘hubs’

The US estate agency Keller Williams says it is on course to have 10 hubs, called market centres, across the UK...

04 April 2019

From: Breaking News

Newspapers are in freefall - what does it mean for agents?

It’s been an interesting week of contrasts when it comes to online replacing ‘the old school’. Data from that clever consultancy The...

12 January 2019

From: Features

Property Natter – A to Z of the property market for 2018

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

22 December 2018

From: Features

Canny or downright desperate? Online agency slashes fee to just £1

Online agency Doorsteps is slashing its flat fee to just £1 with no commission charge - but for only 48 hours. The...

19 November 2018

From: Breaking News

Property Natter: estate agency on a bus

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

20 October 2018

From: Features

OTM branch total hits 11,000 - but founder pushes 'three portals' idea

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

02 October 2018

From: Breaking News

New stamp duty surcharge to be imposed on foreign buyers

The government has used this week’s Conservative party conference to announce a new stamp duty tax of one per cent to three...

30 September 2018

From: Breaking News

Countrywide bosses blasted  over ‘unequal’ rescue plan

Countrywide is under fire again over the controversial rescue plan it announced last week. On Friday the troubled agency group’s share price -...

06 August 2018

From: Breaking News

We're not trying to disrupt agents insists market website chief

The creators of a website using market data to define postcodes as hosting a seller’s market or a buyer’s market have...

20 July 2018

From: Breaking News

PropTech Today: Can Viewber become an essential part of the agent toolbox?

What a big week for PropTech! With the very first MIPIM PropTech conference, taking place in Paris today and tomorrow, comes...

20 June 2018

From: Breaking News

‘Unknown' online agency has 2,500 listings and best-ever month

The young entrepreneur behind Doorsteps, the estate agency that deliberately avoids the huge marketing razzamatazz of other online companies, says his...

14 June 2018

From: Breaking News

Controversial Labour MP says property better than pensions for retirement

A Labour MP who has in the past been fiercely critical of estate and lettings agents now says that property is...

04 June 2018

From: Breaking News

Worth a cool £16m - the teenager running an online agency

Akshay Ruparelia, the teenager who set up the Doorsteps online estate agency only 18 months ago, is now reported to be...

17 May 2018

From: Breaking News

Double whammy! Two top Property Press Awards for EAT's editor

Graham Norwood has scooped two accolades in the prestigious Property Press Awards for his work on Estate Agent Today and Letting...

17 May 2018

From: Breaking News

Pssst! Derek! Now you can get your home marketed for free...

Online estate agencies are the centre of attention right now - but one of them seems to be seeking publicity in...

15 May 2018

From: Breaking News

Property Natter: Day in the life of…a property journalist

Ever wondered what it’s like to be on the frontline of property journalism? Well, wonder no more, as our very own...

05 May 2018

From: Features

Social media 'may be better than reviews to assess some estate agents'

Emoov founder Russell Quirk says that in some cases social media might give a more accurate picture of an estate agency’s...

04 May 2018

From: Breaking News

Agency appeals against court 'commission' verdict favouring vendor

London estate agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward says is reported to be appealing against a court’s decision about commission payable by...

30 January 2018

From: Breaking News

Budget to reveal massive housebuilding programme ... again

Another Budget, another pledge of new house building: it appears from statements made over the weekend by Chancellor Phillip Hammond that...

20 November 2017

From: Breaking News

Government to hold housing summit tomorrow as it scrambles for ideas

It has been revealed that the beleaguered government of Theresa May is to hold a summit at 10 Downing Street tomorrow...

16 October 2017

From: Breaking News

Traditional agents blame onliners for chain delays and fall-throughs

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

25 September 2017

From: Breaking News

Sell Purplebricks shares, urges writer as sales data mystery remains

The Sunday Times made uncomfortable reading for Purplebricks yesterday as the newspaper raised more questions about the number of homes the...

14 August 2017

From: Breaking News

5 steps to golden customer service

Walk in your customers’ shoes Experiencing your business as your customers do would be our number one rule. How often do you...

13 April 2017

From: Sponsored Content

Zoopla founder in list of 100 key British business disruptors

ZPG chief executive Alex Chesterman has been named in a list of 100 British businessmen regarded as the key disruptors of...

27 March 2017

From: Breaking News

PropTech guru James Dearsley writes for Estate Agent Today

James Dearsley, founder of The Digital Marketing Bureau and arguably the best known figure in the fast-emerging property technology sector, is...

07 February 2017

From: Breaking News

Fine & Country beefs up marketing and 'random audits'

Fine & Country says it is to return to the small screen with another round of TV advertising, building on its...

31 January 2017

From: Breaking News

Agencies opening, expanding, acquiring - crisis, what crisis?

Despite Brexit and economic uncertainty, there is still confidence from many agencies that are expanding, opening and acquiring even this late...

25 October 2016

From: Breaking News

More growth for agency group as it makes third acquisition in 12 months

SDL Group, which already owns the 54-branch Century 21 UK franchise, has now announced its third business acquisition in 12 months. Humphreys...

05 October 2016

From: Breaking News

Why agents will always need portals

It’s a headline from an Australian business journal this week but it has a familiar ring to it: “Estate agents’ attempts...

26 August 2016

From: Features

Online agency's £1m investment includes cash from Silicon Valley firm

Settled, which was set up in 2015 and earlier this year announced it was hunting for an additional £1m in funding,...

18 July 2016

From: Breaking News

Online agency has halved the time it takes to sell a house - claim

Online agency Settled has been described by a major national newspaper as having “halved the time it takes to sell a...

04 July 2016

From: Breaking News

Portal juggling: now the public start passing complaints to NTSEAT

A member of the public has submitted a complaint on portal juggling to the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team following...

16 May 2016

From: Breaking News

Hold the front page? Don’t bother – no one reads it any more

I wish it were otherwise, but there’s a crisis just beginning to sweep over newspapers – with, a bit beneath the...

06 May 2016

From: Features

Property entrepreneurs dominate the top 1,000 in The Rich List

Property has dominated many of the entries in the Sunday Times’ much-respected Rich List, which names the 1,000 wealthiest individuals with...

25 April 2016

From: Breaking News

Ex-Countrywide chief joins board of central London estate agency

Estate Agent Today can reveal that Bob Scarff, the head of Countrywide’s estate agency business until last May, has become a...

18 April 2016

From: Breaking News

Huge increase in property crowdfunding websites, warns authority

There has been a surge of new crowdfunding platforms aimed at people who either cannot afford to purchase their own buy...

07 March 2016

From: Breaking News

'Estate Agency of the Year' reveals recruitment and training plans

Karl Tatler Estate Agents & Lettings - recently annointed at Estate Agency of the Year at the Sunday Times annual awards...

25 February 2016

From: Breaking News

North-South house price gap grows much bigger in 10 years

New research shows that the north-south divide over house prices is not only continuing but is getting significantly worse.  High-end agency Savills,...

22 February 2016

From: Breaking News

Major portals awash with resales of landmark London flats, claims paper

A newspaper article claims that Rightmove and Zoopla are “awash” with what it calls “the unofficial resales of flats in developments...

02 February 2016

From: Breaking News

Steve Gosney, Kremer Signs MD

Who are you? Steve Gosney. What does it say on your business card? Managing Director of Kremer Signs. How long has Kremer Signs...

27 January 2016

From: 60 Second Interview

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