A new survey suggests online agents are favoured by only three per cent of sellers. The study involved a modest sample -...
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03 February 2021
From: Breaking News

Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News

It’s no secret that the recent pandemic has forced more businesses to operate remotely, but the shift for estate agents has...
18 November 2020
From: Features

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says its new Home Survey Standard will be implemented from March and will represent a...
11 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A leading firm of conveyancers will this week tell new clients that their property purchases are likely to miss the stamp...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...
09 November 2020
From: Breaking News

A new survey has been launched by the Residential Property Surveyors Association. The RPSA - which wants to rival the RICS as...
05 November 2020
From: Breaking News

Tenant enquiries and property viewings unsurprisingly slowed this spring, due to the necessary government restrictions brought in to manage the pandemic....
24 October 2020
From: Features

Most agents' branches in Wales are expected to close for just over two weeks from 6pm this Friday, October 23 - moving...
19 October 2020
From: Breaking News

It’s about this time of year, pandemic or not, that agents may be asked one particularly awkward question by a vendor...
05 October 2020
From: Breaking News
Are agents swimming upstream against the Electrical Safety Regulations? 3 months on from the introduction of the ‘Electrical Safety Standards in the...
29 September 2020
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Seller and landlord leads are what makes estate agency tick. Without them, new business is nowhere to be seen and you...
23 September 2020
From: Features

The Residential Property Surveyors’ Association appears to be taking on the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in a battle for authority...
07 September 2020
From: Breaking News

From December, the new RICS Home Survey Standard will become mandatory for all RICS professionals undertaking home surveys. The below article explains...
02 September 2020
From: Features

One of the most prominent companies involved in identifying and treating Japanese Knotweed has recruited a new member of the team...
19 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A digital resource hub for estate agents claims to shorten transaction times. Sort Move, which has been operating since late 2019,...
17 August 2020
From: Breaking News

A home office set up in a dedicated room apparently adds £17,500 to the value of a property. Direct Line Insurance has...
12 August 2020
From: Breaking News

The advertising and sponsorship links between Purplebricks and Team GB have won the agency a silver medal according to a leading...
14 July 2020
From: Breaking News

A personnel company wants agents to tell them how much they earn in another anonymous online survey. Rayner Personnel - which recently...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...
27 June 2020
From: Features

A specialist legal advisory service is urging conveyancers to use the reopening of the housing market as an opportunity to increase...
27 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Letting agents up and down the country have undoubtedly felt the financial strain added by the outbreak of COVID19. Whilst this will continue,...
26 May 2020
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Over the past few weeks, estate agents have been forced to close high street branches and adapt to working from home,...
14 May 2020
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Details being presented to Parliament today may include information on how agents can return to work in some sort of ‘new normal.’ A 50...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News

Three more property players have been in touch to share what they're doing to help their staff during lockdown - there...
08 May 2020
From: Breaking News

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...
01 May 2020
From: Breaking News

This month saw the introduction of the final stages of the Section 24 tax changes, first introduced in April 2017. Whereas buy-to-let...
18 April 2020
From: Features

One of the first analyses of portal listings since the start of the Coronavirus crisis shows that new listings have plummeted...
09 April 2020
From: Breaking News

LSL Property Services says one of its measures to “rightsize” the organisation during the Coronavirus crisis will be to put agents...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Conquering Corona, our daily update helping the industry cope with the current crisis. If...
31 March 2020
From: Breaking News

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...
27 March 2020
From: Breaking News

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...
12 March 2020
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The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...
26 February 2020
From: Features

Some of the biggest figures in the industry have given Estate Agent Today their reaction to the news - broken yesterday...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News

There’s been a significant rise in the number of transactions recorded in January - another sign of an improving housing market...
24 February 2020
From: Breaking News

The mystery of why Countrywide’s crucial sale of its commercial arm has failed to go through as scheduled deepened over the...
10 February 2020
From: Breaking News

In the field of conveyancing, there’s a new dynamic at play. And that dynamic is customer-driven and customer-focused, using digital technology...
22 January 2020
From: Features

As part of its commitment to promoting and enforcing high standards, RICS has launched its Home Survey Standard, which will become...
14 December 2019
From: Features

Countrywide says it is constantly keeping its current branch structure under review, saying any responsible agency would have to consider the...
02 December 2019
From: Breaking News

A conveyancing company has thrown its weight behind reforms to surveys outlined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. As Estate Agent Today...
22 November 2019
From: Breaking News

A new Home Survey Standard is being launched today in a bid to improve and speed up the house moving process. The...
18 November 2019
From: Breaking News

KPMG published its Global PropTech Survey 2019 last week with the title: Is your digital future in the right hands? Interesting question:...
13 November 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the country’s most prominent estate agents has given renewed backing to a pilot project on reservation agreements, being tested...
22 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Agents have expressed quiet optimism that the market may be over the worst as it continues to show resilience in the...
17 October 2019
From: Breaking News

The estate and letting agencies which have provided the most consistent levels of high customer service are to be recognised with...
08 October 2019
From: Breaking News

Picture this: You have finally pushed that sale or purchase through, which means your client is over the moon and happy...
25 September 2019
From: Features

Countrywide’s surveying division says it’s found a “knowledge gap” in existing surveys after a study involving over 15,000 buyers. The agency group...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News

One of the largest surveys of housing concerns amongst consumers suggests that agents fees - once a major issue - is...
08 August 2019
From: Breaking News

High Street estate agents should re-define themselves in today’s competitive market by becoming Residential Property Experts offering a wide range of...
14 June 2019
From: Breaking News

PropTech company Landmark has thrown its weight behind the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ new Home Survey Standard, which is now out...
06 June 2019
From: Breaking News

1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...
04 May 2019
From: Features

Half of first time buyers say they made expensive mistakes during their process of purchasing their home, with mortgage brokers, removal...
13 March 2019
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS has released details of those agents and suppliers to the industry who have been shortlisted for the most prestigious...
08 March 2019
From: Breaking News

A London estate agent says his system of ‘moral agreements’ between sellers and buyers prevents chains collapsing and means his company has...
08 February 2019
From: Breaking News

Conveyancing regularly adds unnecessary and costly delays to the home buying process and improvement could be far quicker than any efforts...
17 November 2018
From: Features

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it wants to simplify the system of surveys by scrapping the three current options...
25 October 2018
From: Breaking News

This may not be a great way to start the week but a survey suggests that estate agents are Britain’s least...
17 September 2018
From: Breaking News

As the property market gears up for a busy autumn period, agents and property firms have been equally busy bolstering their...
10 September 2018
From: Breaking News

A warning to people selling their homes to beware of internet-based scams offering cut-price surveys has been sounded by a leading...
30 August 2018
From: Breaking News

There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor in the housing market than it used to be - so...
25 August 2018
From: Features

In our previous blog, we looked at the definitions outlined by the CPRs. In our next blog we’ll look at the...
21 August 2018
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It’s a highly competitive environment out there, where there's a constant and never-ending struggle that every agency manager, director or owner...
25 July 2018
From: Features

If you’re an estate agent and have a property that is difficult to sell or the homeowner simply needs a fast...
20 July 2018
From: Sponsored Content

A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...
06 June 2018
From: Breaking News

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...
03 May 2018
From: 60 Second Interview

The final winners’ list for this year’s ESTAS Awards has just been published with the ‘Best In County’ agents named -...
26 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The assessment by an investment consultancy that Purplebricks sells some 76 per cent of the homes it lists may have made...
20 April 2018
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS Group has revealed the agencies, suppliers and other property companies shortlisted for its 2018 Estate & Letting Agent Awards. The...
01 March 2018
From: Breaking News

“Are we there yet?” In the same way that these words can drive you to distraction (any parent who has endured the...
17 February 2018
From: Features

Sky News is reporting that the non-executive chairman of Purplebricks, Paul Pindar, is set to invest a seven figure sum in...
16 January 2018
From: Breaking News

After the fun and over-indulgence of the festivities, most of us are now back to the world of work. And, with...
13 January 2018
From: Features

Estate agents are making buyers and sellers feel pressured into paying for additional services so as not to miss out on...
10 January 2018
From: Breaking News

Earlier this month Fine & Country announced it was to offer an auction option to vendors - now the Surrey agency...
27 November 2017
From: Breaking News

An influential consumer group has responded to the government’s commitment to reform the house buying process by advocating legally-binding reservation agreements...
01 November 2017
From: Breaking News

Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, has launched a consultation on proposals to reform the house buying...
28 October 2017
From: Features

Three hundred of the UK’s top conveyancers have celebrated the success of the industry at the first ever ESTAS Conveyancer Awards. The...
26 October 2017
From: Breaking News
18 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Angels Media and a property technology consultancy are joining forces to conduct the first-ever survey into how agents and other property...
09 October 2017
From: Breaking News

Respected buying agency Black Brick says there is evidence that prices in prime central London may be stabilising and transactions volumes...
06 October 2017
From: Breaking News

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

Almost half of all property purchase valuations last month were conducted on behalf of first-time buyers according to Connells - well...
23 August 2017
From: Breaking News

Are you protecting your data right? This may sound like the sort of direct warning you get from cold callers or...
19 August 2017
From: Features

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned online agency HouseSimple from claiming that High Street agents charge “1.5% to 4% (plus 20%...
16 August 2017
From: Breaking News

The banning of letting fees levied on tenants has dominated the industry headlines in recent months but this election campaign suggests...
27 May 2017
From: Features

The best estate and letting agents in the UK were recognised at the prestigious ESTAS luncheon and ceremony, which was held...
20 May 2017
From: Features

Over 1,000 guests celebrated the success of the industry at the 14th annual ESTAS awards on Friday. The event, which is sponsored...
15 May 2017
From: Breaking News

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...
08 April 2017
From: Features

The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has started its ‘pre-launch’ membership drive - and says it ultimately want to...
04 April 2017
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS Group has revealed the shortlist for its 2017 awards - and has announced that this year has seen a...
01 March 2017
From: Breaking News

Welcome to February! It means that 2017 is well under way and we’re edging closer to Spring – a time when...
04 February 2017
From: Features

After years of surveys suggesting the UK’s new-build homes were getting smaller, and may even be the smallest in much of...
03 January 2017
From: Breaking News

The ESTAS awards have a new main category sponsor - PropTech company OneDome. The OneDome service, launched last month, provides free-to-use information...
14 December 2016
From: Breaking News

Figures from London data consultancy Lonres show that since the referendum the average price cut on homes across most of central...
26 October 2016
From: Breaking News

It is a tedious fact, but the housing market is underpinned by economic fundamentals. This won’t be a surprise. However, at a...
14 October 2016
From: Features

Members of the Residential Property Surveyors Association say there has been no drop-off in instruction levels during August, confounding pessimists who...
19 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Surveys claiming to show the housing market’s reaction to Brexit continue to be released - there are two new ones this morning. Firstly...
12 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the controversial findings of an insurance firm’s research shows that millions of homeowners may...
11 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Surveys on housing and Brexit are coming thick and fast - the latest have Haart estate agency reporting a £30,000 price...
10 August 2016
From: Breaking News

Over seven million owners have chosen not to have a survey completed on their current property - with half of them...
10 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The results of some interesting research have been revealed - applying to the United States but possibly indicative of how property...
09 August 2016
From: Breaking News

The Bank of England says there has been a dip in the housing market activity after the Brexit referendum result -...
21 July 2016
From: Breaking News

It’s over. A win is a win, whichever side you backed. It’s true that everyone seems a lot less happy than...
01 July 2016
From: Features

Three separate surveys appear to suggest that even a long-term shortage of homes on sale is not enough to stop a...
10 June 2016
From: Breaking News

Sales skills, and the ability to negotiate in particular, have always been a core ingredient for any estate agent – and...
03 June 2016
From: Features

So what is it with young people failing to stand up for themselves and not making the most of their money...
20 May 2016
From: Features

The summer term – rounders, cricket and hayfever. It's also the last dash before the housing market supposedly closes down for...
23 April 2016
From: Features

This week, as the title suggests, I turn my attentions to the world of deposit protection schemes. Landlords have been legally obliged...
15 April 2016
From: Features

The organisers of The ESTAS 2016 have issued a guide to the event, which takes place in a week’s time in...
08 April 2016
From: Breaking News

A record 30,000 surveys have been submitted to the organisers of The ESTAS awards on the performance of estate and letting...
01 March 2016
From: Breaking News

To those working within the conveyancing sector, the recent statistics from the Legal Ombudsman regarding complaints are perhaps not surprising. In our...
30 January 2016
From: Features

Miller Metcalfe Surveyors is a centre of excellence, with accreditation from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors for residential surveys and...
28 January 2016
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SearchFlow’s rebrand and positioning as the specialist in ‘property intelligence’ is a response to new technological advancements and the changing market...
21 January 2016
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This week, SearchFlow launches it new brand. Group Marketing and Communications Director, Maud Rousseau discusses the ethos behind the new brand...
21 January 2016
From: 60 Second Interview

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors wants to make a valuation an optional element of the long-standing Home Buyer Report. This will...
07 January 2016
From: Breaking News

I’m sure I’m not the only estate agent confused by the Government’s approach to residential property ownership. Many of the current ministerial...
04 December 2015
From: Features

An interesting story caught my eye a few weeks ago. A man from Lytham St Annes in Lancashire attempted to sell...
20 November 2015
From: Features

Connells Group has announced a new £5m annual investment into growing its team of chartered surveyors across the UK. The announcement follows...
07 September 2015
From: Breaking News

The not-for-profit Residential Property Surveyors Association wants estate agents to tell clients they should commission 'real' surveys and not settle for automated valuations. Recently...
06 July 2015
From: Breaking News

Agent Tracker has been recognised for its outstanding customer service to its clients by the largest and longest running award scheme...
25 June 2015
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The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says it is working on a revised HomeBuyer Report which will not include the ‘historic’...
24 June 2015
From: Breaking News

Shepherd Direct, the UK operator of Century 21 estate agency franchises, has bought a minority stake in Stonebridge Group, the mortgage...