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More homeowners are preparing to put their property on the market in the autumn, Chestertons claims. The estate agency said it registered...

Estate agents have more work to do when it comes to customer service and securing leads, a mystery shopping exercise has...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has acquired Milton Keynes brand Alan Francis Estate Agents. The estate agency was founded in 1999 by Jeremy...

One of Spicerhaart’s top performers has been rewarded with promotion to the estate agency director role covering Essex. Dan Augustin had previously...

Rightmove’s decision to return £100m to its shareholders has been called into question. The property portal giant announced in its recent half-year...

Small and medium-sized housebuilders are the key to delivering more new homes, according to Winkworth. Adam Stackhouse, head of developments and commercial investments...

LSL Estate Agency Franchising is home to one of the UK’s best-known estate agent brands - Your Move. There are several...

Chestertons Global has revealed an expansion strategy as the business continues to grow its presence in key international markets. The estate agency...

Proper implementation of material Information across the estate agency sector could reduce the amount of lost or delayed commission due to...

Lomond announced its second acquisition this week, boosting its presence in the South of England.  The deal will see Lomond acquire the...

A well-known industry dinner hosted by agency owners and consultants the Baldock brothers has rebranded. Previously known as the EA Directors Club...

LSL Property Services has appointed Michael Stoop to its board as a non-executive director. He brings significant experience in estate agency and...

A prominent south west estate agency trading for 50 years is making five redundancies as part of a restructuring.  Local media report...

A new house price forecast by peer-to-peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, reveals that recent optimism in the UK property market could...

The Conservative Party’s General Election manifesto has committed to resurrecting the Help to Buy Equity Loan Scheme and temporarily removing Capital...

Homebuyers are spending an average of £51,784 to move home in the current market, although this climbs as high as £86,000...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss how the digital realm is transforming Estate Agency.   The...

Gender-based discrimination remains an issue with the estate agency sector and many female victims are choosing not to report issues, an...

The Keller Williams UK (KWUK) brand is facing yet another restructure with its leadership in the country effectively removed. KWUK spent much...

Seller search interest for high street agents has dropped, while there has been a significant spike in searches for cheap fee...

“I like finance. I find it intellectually interesting – there’s lots of numbers and that’s great.” That sentence coming out of the...

LSL non-executive chairman David Barral has left the estate agency and property brand’s board after just 11 months in the role. Barral...

Nat Daniels, chief executive of Estate Agent Today publisher Angels Media is among guests to appear on a new industry podcast...

Propertymark has launched a project to boost LGBTQ+ inclusion in the estate agency sector. The trade body conducted a series of workshops...

The most successful agents are typically those who invest in self-improvement. Whether it's staying abreast of changes in social media, experimenting...

Branches may be closing but the number of estate agency businesses has increased by 2% across the UK over the past...

"Property is in the blood," my dad frequently reminds me, albeit for two generations—his and mine. During the property boom of...

Savills has recruited Cory Askew to head up its newly established South West London Parks region. Askew joins from Chestertons having worked throughout...

The estate agency industry is being urged to do more to tackle the issue of gender jaws, it has been warned. The...

Self-employed agency models are helping drive growth in the estate agency sector, while larger firms struggle to maintain positive momentum, research...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss their series of ground-breaking innovations announced at their annual...

Foxtons has reopened its doors on the King’s Road, with the launch of its flagship Sloane Square office. It is the first...

The Women in Estate Agency support group has unveiled details of its latest conference. The event will take place at The IET...

You’ll know by now that I’m a fully signed up member of the PropTech fan club. And I’ve had an exciting...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities are constantly developing, helping to improve efficiencies across all sectors and disciplines. Recent data* highlights that the...

Dexters has become the first estate agent in the UK to gain an Ofsted accreditation for its academy. The agency’s academy invests...

Comedian Rob Beckett is joining eXp UK, for one night only. He hasn’t decided to segway into the estate agency profession but...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the valuable guidance and innovation offered by Estate Agency...

Purplebricks co-founder Kenny Bruce has returned to the estate agency world. Bruce, who helped launch Purplebricks with his brother Michael as well...

Fine & Country has launched a marketing campaign centred around becoming the most recommended national estate agency brand among consumers. The campaign...

For most people, buying a house or flat is the largest financial commitment they will ever make. Which is why many...

Former Homesearch head of training and development Simon Gates has been appointed as a non executive director of Chris Buckler’s new...

Kendal’s Arnold Greenwood Estate Agents has expanded with the launch of a new south Cumbria branch. Estate agency services at the new...

Over 20,000 UK agency branches have now registered with HMRC for anti-money laundering supervision. A new analysis from risk management platform Thirdfort...

Property Webmasters is seeking international expansion that it says will further support its UK growth. The estate agency website and marketing provider...

Have you heard of the Pareto Principle…? Named after economist Vilfredo Pareto, it describes the imbalance of most work-related events -...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

In the fiercely competitive property industry, staying ahead of the game is essential for thriving and achieving success. That's where the...

Whether you know them as sold-in-your-area campaigns, sold-on-your-road postcards or 20:20s, the practice of prospecting 20 doors up and 20 doors...

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

The team behind the Best Estate Agent Guide is set to host an inaugural series of roadshows. The EA Masters team is...

With rising mortgage rates and the cost of living expected to be the biggest cause of a slowdown in the housing...

Recent research estimated that up to £100 billion is being stolen in the UK each year, with much of it due...

LSL has sold its mortgage, protection, and general insurance brokerage firms Embrace and First2Protect. The brands have been sold to Pivotal Growth,...

THE grounding of foreign travel during successive lockdowns meant many employers were saved from the stress of dealing with holiday requests...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings: Last week...

Industry charity Agents Together is celebrating reaching new mentorship and volunteering milestone. It has revealed that 800 free mentorships have now been...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they review the recent Estate Agency X 8, 2023 On 23rd March, the...

A trio of estate agents have setup an LGBTQ+-focused mentoring, learning and networking group. Founded by James Hummerstone-Pope, Danielle Andrews and Caren...

Hundreds of property professionals from international premium estate agency Fine & Country gathered in London for the brand’s annual conference and...

Female estate agents have shared the highs and lows of working in the property industry to mark International Women’s Day (IWD). The...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they preview Estate Agency X 8, 2023 Estate Agency X is back and better...

Agency website designer and marketing provider is starting to use artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT in the products it provides agents. ChatGPT AI...

A father and his two sons have joined forces to become the new owners of Martin & Co’s St Albans branch. Kevin...

Two of the biggest challenges facing the property industry right now are fraud and money laundering. The scale of these activities is...

A new estate agency called WS Residential has been launched in Yorkshire, following a merger between a consultancy and an existing...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has attracted a trio of former Purplebricks agents as it continues its expansion into Scotland and...

Industry executives have blamed low fees, budgets and a lack of training for a lack of leadership in the estate agency...

One of the nice things about this time of year is that slowly, ever so slowly, we begin to emerge from...

Agents are being urged to keep an eye on their HMRC Government Gateway Account to ensure they don’t miss messages and...

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are making their way into the estate agency sector. Many people will be aware of the ChatGPT AI...

The average anti-money laundering (AML) fine issued to the estate agency sector for non-compliance has started to climb, reversing the previous...

The estate agency job market remains buoyant despite talk of a property market slowdown, an industry recruiter claims. Agency recruitment firm Rayner...

The estate agency sector is close to being hit by a fall-through per minute as an industry veteran warns that the...

It has been another busy month for job moves in the estate agency sector. Here are some of the latest moves that...

Property consultancy Walker Singleton has acquired Brighouse-based estate agency Daniel & Hirst as the firm further expands its residential property operations...

Online and Americanised models of self-employed agency have deterred new agents from entering the sector amid a wider decline of professionals...

Agents have been showing there is more to being charitable than just donating money. This weeks charitable exploits have a big focus...

Most agents are falling foul of anti-money laundering (AML) rules by accident but the sector could face more compliance-related fines by...

Dozens of estate agents have been fined a combined total of £519,645 for failing to meet their obligations under anti-money laundering...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, the firm's CEO sets out what Lifesycle actually is. Is it...

Property data company Sprift has been confirmed as one of the Principal Partners for this year’s ESTAS Awards, which take place...

In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...

Yorkshire estate agent Dacre Son & Hartley is aiming to offset more than 100 tons of carbon dioxide emissions. The brand is...

With sustainability and eco-friendliness becoming more important by the minute, new research has suggested significant amounts of carbon could be saved...

The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...

Bristol-based Alexander May claims to have become the city’s first estate agency business to go carbon neutral and is looking to...

A regional independent agent has shifted its focus to sales after offloading its lettings business to The Lomond Group. Warwickshire and Worcestershire-based...

Following a rigorous process, Lifesycle has been chosen as the software provider for By Design, a new high-end network brand for independent...

For years now estate agents have been on a journey from digital infancy to digital maturity. But what does the future...

The digital transformation of the property industry is not a new chapter, but an ongoing journey in which the winners are...

The executive director of LSL’s estate agency business has retired. Helen Buck joined the listed agency brand’s board as a non executive...

LSL has reported a 16% drop in estate agency residential exchange income but says it is sales pipeline is at record...

The pool of candidates for jobs in the estate agency sector appears to be shrinking. It comes after official figures showed overall...

The estate agency sector is now paying almost £6m for anti-money laundering (AML) supervision. Businesses are legally required to register for AML...

A ‘frightening’ number of respondents to a Rightmove online poll appear to be unaware of their anti-money laundering reporting requirements. The portal...

I attended a forum in London a couple of weeks ago, which for the first time brought estate agents and conveyancers...

Technology developed for the estate agency industry has advanced and expanded seismically over the past decade as software vendors develop their...