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Every day thousands of estate agency boards are erected across the UK. Even in the digital age the board remains one...

In the past year it seems every other story has been about PropTech - the big stuff like Purplebricks and the...

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...

Estate and letting agents are being warned not to slow down too early in the run up to Christmas as it...

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

The Competition and Markets Authority is stepping up its campaign to identify and prosecute companies behind cartels - and it’s offering...

The head of a leading Chinese property portal has taken the unusual step of commenting on a British tax policy -...

Those of you who receive (and read) my Sunday PropTech Review will know that, by far and away, the most shared...

Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain orange-tinted president in recent years. And everyone, from tech giants like...

A downbeat report from property investment specialist London Central Portfolio says “there are very few causes for optimism in the domestic...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...

London estate agency Kay & Co says it is targeting Chinese buyers following research data produced by a portal. The China property...

As promised a few weeks ago, this week’s Natter concentrates on the importance of content, design and social media, three easily...

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

The printing industry is in the midst of a decline as digital products and services displace printed materials, which is why...

A new ‘quick buy’ property company claims it will make an offer on any home within 24 hours of the vendor...

In a sign of how technology has become a mainstream part of the house sales process. the consumer group Which? has...

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...

One of the founding agents behind Agents’ Mutual and OnTheMarket and one of the current directors of Countrywide will be amongst...

An organisation that calls itself the Cornish Republican Army - and which has claimed responsibility for starting a fire in one...

Government schemes like Help To Buy, supposedly assisting more people get on the ladder, have little impact on improving social mobility...

Not in vain the distance beacons. Forward, forward let us range, Let the great world spin forever down the ringing grooves of...

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

Fledgling trade body The Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents (CIELA) has described Purplebricks as the 'biggest enemy currently facing...

Fine & Country has opened a new office at Lymington in the New Forest.   The branch is using staff from local...

Hybrid agency EweMove is rapidly expanding its network footprint this year and will be a “challenger brand” deliberately designed to be...

Around six in 10 estate agents say their experience shows that mortgage lending restrictions targeting customers aged 55 or over are...

If you provide a service, you expect to be paid for it. Sound fair? But with the forthcoming ban on tenant...

Forecasts are a tricky business. And as I wrote in a recent Industry Views opinion piece, any prediction in the current...

The ESTAS, the unique customer feedback and awards scheme for estate and letting agents and other sectors of the property industry,...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

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

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...

A modest 0.4 per cent rise in average asking prices over the past month conceals a nasty surprise for first time...

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

There has been a broad welcome for what would appear to be a government U-turn over the imposition of the stamp...

Who are you? My name is Sham, I am based in the UK and my core experience is in running cross border...

In January readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given the opportunity to give their views on proposed...

Surely people will start moving again soon. The employment rate for the last quarter of 2015 is likely to be the...

In many respects 2015 has been a good year. Despite global challenges, we have seen a marked improvement in the UK...

Someone told me the other day that it’s now only seven Mondays till Christmas. Now there’s a scary thought. Best get...

Up Estates, an online estate agency operating chiefly in Coventry, Nuneaton and Hinckley, says it will next year open a string...

Over the past few years Rightmove and Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) have each been spending massive sums on marketing and product...

The recent changes in stamp duty means some investors in high value locations like London are splitting their purchases to reduce...

Labour’s housing spokesperson on the London Assembly wants estate agents and mayor Boris Johnson to take money laundering in property more...

OK, you’re being spoilt. This column is now going to be on a bi-weekly rather than monthly basis. You lucky people,...

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