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The ESTAS Forum scheduled for March says its aim is to encourage agents and conveyancers to work more closely together.  “There doesn’t...

The Guild of Property Professionals is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a pledge to work hard this year to stand out...

As this is the first Natter back since the Christmas break, I should like to first wish all our readers a...

Estate Agent Today understands that the civil servant who has been at the heart of plans to reform the house buying...

A warning has gone out to estate agents that “more and more” reports are being filed about cyber attacks on agencies...

Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...

An estate agency owner who is also a qualified independent mortgage adviser has hit out against the suggestion that lenders may...

Agents are being advised to wear face masks at work - even if no member of the public is present.  Paul Offley,...

Estate agents and other workers in Northern Ireland are being urged to work from home "where possible" in a bid to...

Agents must have a robust plan in place in case they are subjected to a ransomware cyber attack, says the Guild...

The Guild of Property Professionals launches its Autumn/Winter 2021 Tour this week - the first time its members have met in person...

Agents are being advised to go above and beyond the legal requirements for anti-money laundering requirements.  Paul Offley, compliance officer for The...

PropTech industry giant epropservices has acquired Property Technology Ltd, better known to agents as marketing platform LeadPro. epropservices is the parent company of...

The stamp duty holiday concluded at midnight, marking the end of the busiest period for the industry - all parts of...

Agents are being warned about removing personal data and information from marketing material. Paul Offley, compliance officer at The Guild of Property...

Agents are being contacted by local council officers to check how Covid-safe their operations are.  Paul Offley, compliance officer for The Guild,...

The Guild of Property Professionals’ formal qualifications platform is set for launch this month. Agents will be able to access the platform...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another edition of good will and cheer generated by the industry’s fund-raising heroes. It’s...

Referral revenues shared between agents in a major industry trade group has hit over £1.35m.  Daniel Pepperell, regional director at The Guild...

With stock remaining perilously short for most agents, the industry has been advised to use data to identify those existing owners...

It may be ‘Freedom Day’ but it looks certain that many estate agents will still wear masks in offices today and...

The industry’s two leading trade bodies have spoken out about the incident in which an agent accosted England’s chief medical officer,...

There’s no need for excuses if you’re not fund raising for good causes on Saturday evening - tens of millions will...

Iain McKenzie, chief executive of the Guild of Property Professionals, has given Estate Agent Today readers four exclusive marketing tips. In a...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to give its members a tool which, it claims, will show existing owners’ propensity to...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching a new PropTech platform called Fee Street, which is in its own words “dedicated...

It’s great to enjoy hospitality inside now...but it’s even better to fundraise, perhaps outside in the spring and summer weather. It’ll...

A leading industry trade body is warning that remote-working agents and smaller independent agencies are particularly vulnerable to the growing threat...

Agents are being advised on what course of action they should take to safeguard their right to fees should they be dis-instructed...

International investment bank UBS has double-downgraded Purplebricks from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’ - and that could be good for independent agents, a...

An analysis of the average time taken for properties from 10 leading estate agency brands to complete shows a significant increase...

Our recent state of the property nation survey, which yielded nearly 350 responses from directors to junior negotiators, and many others...

Another property company has announced its participation in the Kickstart scheme. The initiative is aimed at young people aged 16 to 24...

The last property event I attended in person – and I think the last physical property event held all told –...

Agents have contacted Estate Agent Today to say they fear the new MatchMaker service on the Boomin portal could be used...

The launch of Boomin has been and gone with, perhaps, something less than its expected fanfare of publicity. Of course there are...

The Guild of Property Professionals says it’s had a strong response to the launch of its Ofqual-accredited Level Three Agency Qualification. It...

PropTech firm Sprift has entered into a deal with The Guild of Property Professionals. The partnership means that Guild member agents have...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to offer a formal agency qualification as it goes increasingly on the offensive in a...

Digital channels are essential for agents’ promotion of properties but there is still a key place for print and direct mail...

epropservices - parent company of The Guild and Fine & Country - has made another significant PropTech acquisition, its second in three...

Rarely do Budgets produce positive sentiments from the agency industry but Chancellor Rishi Sunak appears to have won widespread support for...

epropservices, parent company of The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country, has acquired estate agency website supplier Starberry. The firm is...

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...

Transaction totals took a tumble last month for the first time since last summer as HMRC figures suggest the stamp duty...

A trade body says it’s been contacted by the government explaining how agencies can get Coronavirus asymptomatic testing for staff. The Guild of...

When it comes to communications, Propertymark could do with a lot fewer confidentiality agreements and a lot more transparency. And I...

Agents will soon have a chance to hear a US motivational speaker described as one of the world’s most influential sales...

Boomin has denied that it will ever allow direct property sales, cutting out estate agents. Founder Michael Bruce says the new service...

It’s been some time since online agencies have ventured into crowdfunding to raise investment, but easyProperty has now done so -...

Just as the new chief executive of Propertymark holds interviews across the industry, so The Guild of Property Professionals is coming out...

A new estate agency listing historic houses is to have “a select group of creatives and thinkers” that will assist in the...

A trade body is warning that increased home working triggered by Coronavirus makes the agency industry more vulnerable than ever to...

A PropTech company has won a grant for a project to improve ID verification in the buying and selling process, via...

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

Estate agencies have been named by HM Revenue & Customs for breaching anti-money laundering regulations. The list of those breaching the rules...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

There’s a call this morning for estate and letting agents to regard the physical viewing of any property on sale or...

Pressure is building on the government to agree a tapered end to the stamp duty holiday, even if a full-blown extension now...

MPs lobbied by agents to extend the stamp duty holiday are staying firmly on the fence with standard answers and no...

The Guild of Property Professionals is urging the industry - all agents, not just its own members - to lobby MPs...

According to the annual Property Week PropTech survey, almost 48% of property businesses had tested new technology because of the COVID-19...

An unidentified estate agency has been threatened with prosecution by a local council after opening its office to the public during...

As you may have seen over the weekend, the long-running Property Natter column – penned by Angels Media chief executive, Nat...

While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been told to avoid a stamp duty holiday cliff-edge next March at any price - because it...

A progress report on the Regulation of Property Agents recommendations will be made today by a key RoPA committee member, Mark...

A new tool which identifies preferences of Facebook users and then targets them with ads for appropriate homes on sale, is...

Recently, when giving speeches, I have discussed investment trends and industry trends that the built environment is experiencing. They are quite...

Ahead of the launch of a new iBuyer platform later this year, agents are being invited to attend two webinars hosted...

Independent agents are busier than they have ever been thanks to the post-lockdown surge but larger corporates are actually losing market...

A new customer service award category at The ESTAS will see agency networks competing against each other for the first time.  Networks...

The Guild of Property Professionals says that in the past quarter it has had its highest number of new joiners on...

Agents are being advised to operate an appointments-only system if they have offices with only one person on duty during the...

The government’s new Kickstart scheme is the ideal way for agents to encourage new talent without incurring any cost. That’s the view of The...

Agents should check where buyers and sellers have been on holiday as part of their approach to safety during the Coronavirus...

Reviews and awards platform ESTAS has announced that it’s now the preferred partner of the Guild of Property Professionals.  “Over the past...

The Guild of Property Professionals is relaunching its online auction brand - Guild Auctions - even though it has already successfully...

An agent in Hertfordshire says he routinely secures 5,000 visits to ‘live open houses’ on Facebook Live, and have on one...

Conferences, events and awards dinners are a hugely important part of the property calendar, bringing the great and the good of...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week and the prospect of a sunny weekend. We appreciate fund-raising is difficult with...

An estate agency is warning that the likely rush of transactions when the new stamp duty holiday ends next spring will...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

The return of non-essential businesses to lockdown in Leicester as a result of a localised spike in Coronavirus cases is a...

The recommendations to regulate and train the estate agency industry put forward a year ago remain on the Housing Secretary’s desk...

The Guild of Property Professionals says “a remarkable number” of agencies has joined it during the lockdown. Some 27 agencies signed up...

The combined market share of agencies in the Guild of Property Professionals is now higher even than it was at the...

Many of the leading advocates of the self-employed estate agent business model have talked about why many want new recruits with...

The industry should continue to prepare for large-scale reforms such as mandatory agency training, the licensing of agents and a new...

An estate agency is running a series of five webinars aimed at helping agent discover new business strategies for the post-Covid...

It’s back to work today for England’s estate agents and the housing market - but it’s the start of a new...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

There’s been a furious response to the agent who appears to have breached government rules by opening his branch to the...

A third of agencies say at least some of their staff will be working from home permanently when the Coronavirus pandemic...

Industry supplier epropservices has created a new virtual valuation platform to help the industry operate during the lockdown and social distancing...

A six-point guide is to be issued today to agents reopening offices when the government gives the go ahead, possibly in...

A regional agency has thrown its weight behind an independent report which says estate and lettings agents could lead the economy...

The government is being urged to allow estate and lettings agents to return to work as soon as possible when the...

A high number of agents across the country have been furloughed in recent weeks and are now at risk of losing...

Some estate agents are now receiving small business grants from the government, according to the Guild of Property Professionals. Guild chief executive...

Hello and welcome to Wednesday’s update on what offers and advice are available to agents at this most difficult and challenging...

Hello and welcome to today’s Conquering Corona, our guide to the latest information to help agents and the rest of the...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column . Before we get on with it, a reminder to...

Estate Agent Today is launching a daily service to help agents facing the Coronavirus threat. This is where you’ll find news, advice...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to give guidance to agents on how to run their businesses remotely.  Chief executive Iain McKenzie...

Monthly webinars via Facebook are being set up to discuss compliance issues with member agents of the Guild of Property Professionals. “Because...

The author of dramatic reform proposals for estate agents has given a clear message to ministers - Get On With It!  Lord...

House prices have risen 2.3 per cent in the past year - the strongest rate of inflation for property since July...

In the last few Natters I’ve focused on the slow death of local newspaper advertising, and how many agents are now...

This week I fly to Spain to present at a conference called Immotechnia. I am opening the conference with a 45-minute...

As competition hots up between affinity groups and associations in the industry, the Guild of Property Professionals has come out fighting. It...

It is possible that agents and their business partners in the conveyancing, mortgage and survey industries could be obliged to have...

The annual conference of the National Association of Estate Agents takes place on February 27 - the date when the future...

The relaunched easyProperty hybrid agency is to rely exclusively on local marketing to drive awareness and customers, and not follow the...

There’s been a new warning to estate agents to check they are fully compliant with GDPR regulations following a European case...

House prices increased 0.5 per cent in November, which was the strongest monthly rise since April according to the Nationwide.  However, annual...

Hello there and welcome along to the latest PJT, your weekly catch-up on who’s moving where in agency, amongst suppliers and...

The reform of the buying process is to take centre stage at a special conference called Bold Legal LIVE! taking place...

The Guild of Property Professionals has welcomed government steps to provide buyers and sellers with greater transparency in transactions - and...

A £3.6 billion Towns Fund to support towns across England to build prosperous futures through innovative regeneration is a perfect chance...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching its second tour of 2019 with an added bonus - a free training session...

Online estate agency EasyProperty has been acquired by a firm with the backing of Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou. easyProperty has been sold by the eProp...

The Guild of Property Professionals' regional roadshow for existing and potential members, resumes its activities next week with a visit to...

Agents appear to be speaking with one voice in response to the latest house price index, saying that once Brexit is...

The Guild of Property Professionals says its network of over 800 independent estate agents across the UK has, collectively, the highest...

It’s not just the high-end market for homes in the south east that’s hit by Brexit according to the Guild of...

The Guild of Property Professionals is seeking views from member agents on the government’s reform agenda.  The Regulation of Property Agents working...

Agents have suggested that the latest price figures from the Halifax may be masking increased activity in the market in recent...

Kit Malthouse has been making headlines this week, but – in keeping with his tenure as Housing Minister so far -...

When it comes to letting a property, it is important that landlords and renters have faith in their agent. The more...

Alongside hundreds of agents and suppliers, I recently attended the Guild of Property Professionals’ annual conference. As ever, it was a great...

  The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Lettings Agents have thrown their weight behind the government’s latest...

Former City analyst Anthony Codling - who is now the front-man for a new property portal - has set out why...

The civil servant leading work to reform the house buying has revealed key areas of government thinking - with a ban on...

It’s the word on everyone’s lips: after two and a half years of debate, and months before that leading up to...

The man who is leading the government’s efforts to reform the house buying process will be one of the speaker at...

The shortlist has been announced for the annual Guild of Property Professionals Awards to be held on January 17 in London.  The...

“I’ll have a vowel please Rachel….then an award.” The puns are likely to be much in evidence in the New Year when...

An agent in the Guild is launching a ‘hub’ style operation from December 1 and says the concept of traditional estate...

Last week, the first of a new kind of industry event took place; an open debate between agents and PropTech suppliers. Strong...

A statement to the London Stock Exchange by eProp Services has cemented its role primarily as a PropTech firm. This is in...

Today’s long-awaited debate staged by fledgling PropTech platform Best Agent will address the issue of how the agency industry can most...

The six-figure refurb of the office on London’s Park Lane occupied by The Guild and Fine & Country is officially launching...

The Guild of Property Professionals is set to launch in Northern Ireland later this month. The 800-strong network of independent estate agents...

An upcoming event will see a panel of well-known agents and suppliers appeal for better collaboration between industry stakeholders, particularly CRM...

Following a break for last week's final Bank Holiday before Christmas, we're back with a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today. We're...

The team behind a new ‘open platform’ targetting smaller agencies in need of Proptech support have revealed a heavyweight line up...

Making my way to our London office on a busy commuter train, my mind got busy thinking about the new do-it-yourself...

We are currently engaged in consultations with our members to help to find a practical solution to the concern of the...

Fine & Country and The Guild of Property Professionals are refurbishing the Park Lane showroom they share - and it’s going...

The head of eProp Services, parent company of easyProperty, says growth in the online sector is slower than expected - but that...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a series of regional roadshows with a target of enhancing the success of independent...

The Guild of Property Professionals has given details of a strong field of potential winners in this week’s ESTAS awards.  This year...

The Guild is offering member agents a service which will allow them to verify the legitimacy of their clients to conform...

For many estate agents seeking to become entrepreneurs, the idea of starting their own business is undoubtedly daunting, especially when going...

The Guild of Property Professionals has won a major award from reviews platform Feefo. The Feefo Gold Service award is described by...

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...

Coming into force on May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 -...

The story of this week - the ousting of Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt - prompts two key questions. Firstly, who takes...

According to The Branding Journal, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's...

LSL Property Services - which includes Your Move, Reeds Rains and other high street estate agencies - batted away any housing...

As we hurtle towards the end of 2017, it’s time to reflect on the year that’s just been.   Even better, this property-based...

The Guild of Property Professionals is partnering with the ESTAS to introduce greater customer service elements into its 2018 awards. Gold and...

Fine & Country is to offer auction sales options to vendors in its 200 offices from next year. “The modern method of...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching a marketing campaign to promote the benefits of the No Sale, No Fee estate...

The Guild of Property Professionals is to allow its associate members to have ID cards showing clients that they have passed...

The Guild and Fine & Country are launching what they call “an automated prospecting service” to enable members to target sellers...

As those of us in the industry know, there is a fine balance to strike between disruptive technology – and the...

The Guild of Property Professionals has launched a partnership with the ESTAS Group, which runs the customer feedback platform and customer...

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...

Fine & Country and the Guild of Property Professionals are to keep their current Mayfair office on London’s Park Lane -...

No one can say Agents’ Mutual has failed to provoke debate within the industry. The project was the centre of fierce argument...

The Guild of Property Professionals says the first sale through its white-labelled Guild Auctions operations has produced over £18,000 in commissions...

The Guild of Professional Estate Agents and Fine & Country are offering agent members the option to have in-person reviews and...

LSL Property Services - owners of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons amongst estate agency brands - has enjoyed...

Adam Day, the founder of Connells-owned online estate agency Hatched, has been announced as head of operations at easyProperty.    In a statement...

More than 270 easyProperty licences have been secured by independent estate agents belonging to The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine...

Given the shift change in the estate agent world at the moment, with online models becoming more prevalent (think easyProperty’s £60...

We’re already more than halfway through 2017 and, against all the odds, it’s pushing 2016 close in terms of eventfulness and...

The Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country have launched a new referral system app which allows its members to...

Few things provoke argument within the industry more than the online v traditional agency debate - and within that debate, nothing...

Over 500 members of the Guild of Property Professionals have requested an easyProperty licence following the merger between the two organisations.   The...

Two leading property analysts have written a fiercely critical assessment of the merger between easyProperty and the Guild of Property Professionals.   The...

Today we’re publishing what we think is our longest-ever list of charitable activities being conducted by agents and their supporters -...

The Guild of Property Professionals, which earlier this month merged with easyProperty, has now announced a new link up, this time...

Industry trade bodies NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have announced the appointment of their new presidents. At an AGM on Friday, Katie Griffin...

A regional estate agency has urged the Government and the new housing minister to implement the policies outlined in the housing...

The chief executive of eProp Services Ltd - the company formed by a merger between easyProperty and GPEA Ltd (the parent...

Independent estate agency network The Guild of Property Professionals has announced that its training scheme has been given formal approval. The Associate...

GPEA Ltd - the parent company of the Guild of Property Professionals and Fine & Country - has announced it has...

Since we last spoke, the ESTAS – the biggest and best property awards ceremony in the UK – has been and...

The Guild of Property Professionals, which has over 800 agent members across the country, has this week launched a new website.  The...

The Guild of Property Professionals is holding its annual regional meetings next month at 10 sporting venues across the UK under...

The new chief executive of the Guild of Property Professionals has accused some online agents of carrying out “aggressive” marketing campaigns...

A debate on customer service in the agency industry has been arranged for later this month between leading lights from both...

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

Former Countrywide director Iain McKenzie is the new chief executive of The Guild of Property Professionals. He replaces Marcus Whewell who has...

Excuse the puntastic (or not) title, but as you’ve no doubt already deciphered I took a trip northwards a couple of...

London multi-office estate agency Victorstone Property Consultants has won the ‘Best National Guild Member’ accolade at the annual awards of the...

The Guild of Professional Estate Agents has followed in the steps on the ESTAS awards by linking up with a reviews and...

Three decades after 25-year-old Suzy Lamplugh disappeared on a house viewing, the charity set up in her name is calling on...

The Guild of Professional Estate Agents is currently undertaking its latest roadshow, consisting of 25 regional meetings.  At the events, the network's...

With an anticipated “Call for Evidence” from the Dept of Business Innovation & Skills looking into the home-buying experience ETSOS is...

The Guild of Professional Estate Agents has launched a new tool to analyse members’ own performance by analysing data from the...

How do you want your agency to be perceived? Do your processes reflect both the quality and speed of service you...

CRM software provider Reapit, has teamed up with Agency Mentors to provide training programmes for agents.  Reapit says its agent customers who...

At the end of January I was one of the many people stood listening to the presentation that our co-founder Rachel...

Gerry Fitzjohn, currently vice chairman of the board of The Property Ombudsman, has been appointed as chairman.  He takes over from Bill...

Well, the hosts have left the party early. England have crashed out of their own Rugby World Cup after a demoralising...