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It’s been revealed that some far reaching changes to property taxes may not be unveiled at Wednesday’s Budget and may wait...

Zoopla says it has so far delivered almost £80,000 in agent fees through its access to the Modern Method of Auction. MMA...

A report drawn up by a software firm analyses sales, lettings and valuation leads from agents listing on Rightmove, Zoopla and...

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

It’s now more than a year since the government offered an additional £4 million to councils to combat rogue landlords. At the...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

There is little doubt that the last year was one which none of us will easily forget both personally and professionally....

Propertymark, combining both the National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents, claims to speak for the...

There’s been a flurry of recent activity involving agencies quoted on the London Stock Exchange: Hunters, The Property Franchise Group and...

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

Countrywide and Foxtons have thrown their weight behind an idea to identify every single UK residential property with a unique number. The...

The ‘future of residential’ is a huge term to contend with but one that was addressed last week through our RE:Connect...

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

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

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

As we approach the end of the year, there is no doubt that it has been a turbulent 12 months for...

An auction house that's made a transition from ballroom operations to online streaming is to publish all fees for all lots -...

Ever since the initial ripples of innovation in the 1990s, PropTech has proceeded to reshape our market beyond recognition; going on...

The launch of much-hyped new portal Boomin, originally scheduled for this month, has now been pushed back until early next year. A lengthy letter sent...

Buyer feedback is a key resource for agents who want to keep on top of market changes and so handle vendors’...

A scathing document produced by MPs slams the government for its “deplorable” housing policies which are "invented, abandoned and reinvented" -...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

The Property Ombudsman has joined calls for greater disclosure of referral fees by agents.  The issue has become a hot topic in...

Property sales take a seriously long time to complete. There are a number of reasons for this, although often delays are...

The Boomin portal, which incentivises agents to cross-sell and benefit from referral fees, is to receive advice on fee disclosure from...

The founder of OneDome says a likely housing market slowdown is the perfect time for agents to optimise revenue by investing in PropTech. Babek Ismayil believes...

Estate agents can stand out from the crowd and help consumers through lockdown by providing a more secure sales process, a...

The advertising watchdog has told the agency industry to clean up its act on four issues, with clarity over fees being...

As we embark on another nationwide lockdown, the team at SDL Auctions are keen to help agents ride the storm, beat...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says its new Home Survey Standard will be implemented from March and will represent a...

I remember so clearly in my Foxtons days, working as a lettings manager in Putney, that lettings, though less sexy than...

“I’ve got 47 years of experience as an agent. Do I still have to get a qualification?” asked one attendee at...

The proliferation of free and accessible digital services has - at face value - brought us many great things: same-day deliveries,...

Another attempt is being made to introduce property logbooks to the selling and buying process, and agents are invited to play a...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I am James D. Marshall, Founder and CEO of Pupil. What...

I had a wry smile when I read the article on Monday from the conveyancers complaining about people getting off their...

The latest review by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team into referral fees places the outdated practice of...

In early September, mio achieved an industry first with the release of the mio chain view API. Now, all the parties...

A security company says it is “disappointing” the estate agency industry is only around 55 per cent through preparations to cope...

The National Association of Estate Agents has thrown its weight behind the recommendation of Trading Standards that agents must by law be...

Customers must be told about third party referral fees when buying or selling a home says the National Trading Standards Estate...

A veteran agent with 38 years experience of the industry - much of it at Countrywide - has become the head...

The cross-sector group looking at reforming the sales process has agreed a new pledge which it says introduces greater transparency for...

One of the many new portals recently launched has made a pitch for agents to join because of its referral fees...

New PropTech products continue to appear, many aimed at enhancing transparency in buying and selling, or helping agents adopt new ways of...

A buying agency targeting what it calls the “prime and super-prime” London market is offering clients not only a sourcing service, but also...

It’s fair to say that UK estate agents don’t have the best of reputations, often featuring in the lists of the...

Hindsight is 20-20 vision, of course, and we can all see things we did ‘then’ that we would not do ‘now’....

A PropTech platform that claims to halve the time a transaction takes has received a huge cash injection from investors for...

Agents have long been the victim of a poor public reputation, from scoring highly in most disliked profession polls to being...

“Many hands make light work” – Does John Heywood’s old English proverb from the 1300s apply to modern approaches on how...

Earlier this month, it was revealed that property industry bodies have joined a new Code of Practice Steering Group to enact...

The new code of conduct for estate agents has been dismissed as “a waste of time” - and the senior industry...

Agents now have a chance to say what they think should be in a new Code of Conduct being discussed following...

Zoopla has entered into a partnership with an online platform to promote the so-called Modern Method of Auction option to estate...

Let’s face it sales progression is difficult and frustrating: 1)The process has never been properly joined up - the average chain has...

It may be that by the time you read this it’s all over for Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for...

With three months of lockdown behind us, commission income is vital, and sales progression is more important than ever. Emma Vigus, Managing...

The chief executive of a property information platform says now is a “dangerous time” to buy or sell homes because of...

As we emerge from lockdown, quickly progressing sales to completion is vital to replace lost commission income.  What role can mio...

A working party of property professionals is being set up to look at whether and how property logbooks could help speed...

To most people, purchasing a home is the single most significant financial commitment made across a lifetime. Given the impact and...

Covid-19 has placed a spotlight on the impressive variety of fundraising platforms and technologies available – and not often in places...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

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

Who are you? I’m Craig Fenner, a Customer Success Director at Feefo.  I work directly with Feefo’s Enterprise clients to ensure they...

The National Association of Estate Agents is urging its members to use the lockdown as an opportunity to train on its...

The last five years have seen unprecedented changes to the property market and agents and their clients have never faced such...

Much like PropTech, Open Banking has been used as a buzzword in recent years. However, when it comes to the rental...

For complete transparency, I write this column first thing on a Tuesday morning and have done for a couple of years...

A PropTech start-up led by a prominent commentator has become the latest part of the industry to take a pop at...

Hello and as it’s Monday it’s PJT Day - and there are plenty of people moving jobs in our industry even...

There is no doubt that the BBC News article in early February caused something of a stir within the Deposit Free...

Training operator The Able Agent is to include a module on the Modern Method of Auction in its future programme.  Charlotte Jeffry-Campbell,...

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

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

The Trading Standards report on the future of referral fees is almost completed and will be sent to government next week. However, James...

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...

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

The chief executive of Purplebricks says agents are “miles behind” in using digital information to provide a personalised service.  Vic Darvey has given...

Agents now have only seven days to complete a referral fees survey, announced late on Friday by Trading Standards and The...

Now we’re well into the second month of the year, we have reached a crucial point in the ongoing plans to...

The National Trading Standards Estate & Letting Agency Team and The Property Ombudsman have launched an urgent survey to assess awareness...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

Quite a few years ago, I spoke at a conference for auctioneers. It was a traditional affair. Rural location. Nice hotel....

Logbooks about properties must be made available up-front at the point of marketing and not later in the buying process if...

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

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

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...

Estate agents and others in the property industry have much more to do to deter money laundering. That’s the view of a security...

The Law Commission has set out three ways to cut the cost that leaseholders have to pay to buy the freehold...

A digital platform claims its taken “a massive step” towards speeding up property sales with what it says is the first...

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

An unknown website called EA League Tables has issued a list of agencies and agency-groups which it claims shows their order by...

In the firmest sign yet that PropTech has entered the mainstream, Housing Minister Esther McVey recently launched an expert advisory council...

A new tie-up between Coadjute, a network for decentralised workflow and data sharing within the property industry, and banks including NatWest...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Emma Vigus, Managing Director of mio What is mio and what...

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...

The Fifth Money Laundering Directive becomes law in the UK on January 10 2020, strengthening the responsibilities placed on private companies...

Here at sales progression and communication tool mio, we recently caught up with Sarah Edmundson, co-director of The AllStars Group, the...

I got an overnight flight to Nigeria yesterday. I landed at 5am local time and am only just now getting sensation...

A conveyancing company has thrown its weight behind reforms to surveys outlined by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. As Estate Agent Today...

Humberts is the latest estate agency to announce that it’s going to offer customers the controversial Modern Method of Auction option. The...

A PropTech firm has calculated the different delays that lead to transactions taking an average 120 days (and often much longer)...

A new Home Survey Standard is being launched today in a bid to improve and speed up the house moving process. The...

The Property Ombudsman scheme is increasing its fees in January for the first time in six years - and it’s implementing...

Reservation Agreements are the subject of the moment in the agency industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is to...

An online agent claims to have the answer to why fewer people are buying and selling these days. It’s not Brexit, stamp...

Since I started working with Zero Deposit for me the market leader in deposit replacement alternatives, the most common question I am...

A trade body has sharply criticised HM Land Registry for its slow progress on digitising local searches after a promising start...

A leading agent and property management expert says the shock closure of online agency Upad is a sign that technology alone...

A new online auction service has launched this week, pledging a fairer service for agent partners, as well as buyers and...

Three key industry organisations have endorsed a best practice guide for the controversial Modern Method of Auction. The iamsold guide is aimed at...

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

The government has issued a revised version of its official How To Buy and How To Sell documents, aimed at consumers...

I suspect that at some time we have all rented an Airbnb (I am sitting on the couch of one as...

A new online estate agency has attacked the industry for being “largely cloaked and ambiguous” - and says that of all...

A company operating the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it is trying to improve the sector’s image after a series...

New compulsory qualifications for estate agents will not only offer more transparency for customers but will help recruit better staff into...

iamproperty, parent company of IAMsold, says it now works with 2,500 estate agency branches nationwide and has sold over 16,500 properties...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

Matt Nicholson, Sales Progressor at Edwards & Co in Rhiwbina, Cardiff, explains how adopting sales progression and communication tool, mio, has...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Eric Woodhams F.N.A.E.A. mio Account Manager What is mio and what...

Trade bodies and property firms have strongly welcomed the recommendations for root and branch reform of the agency industry - and...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

Improved communication and increased transparency throughout the buying process can manage vendors’ expectations, improve satisfaction scores and create long-term clients. That’s the...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card?             Becky Howes, mio Account Manager What...

In the second part of my exploration of startups, I talk to a number of people with lived experience of creating...

The modern method of auction is proving to revolutionise the way properties are bought and sold across the UK.  By putting the...

MyBid4It is an online auction platform which has been developed to partner with Estate Agents and revolutionise the way properties are...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

The founder of Zoopla has explained how the portal got its name and branding, and the philosophy behind it when it...

It’s London Tech Week, everybody! The sprawling city-wide event taking in dozens of conferences, events, workshops, panel debates and so on,...

Fine & Country has a new office in Hampshire as a result of an independent which has joined its network. Hampshirewide is...

The Property Ombudsman says its members must in future disclose referral fees in a bid to make previously-hidden costs open and...

A Parliamentary committee has claimed that 160 properties in the UK are owned by “high corruption-risk individuals” and wants more to...

With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...

The new Federation of Independent Agents - scheduled to launch this week - has revealed a partnership with reviews platform Feefo. The...

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

Q: What does it say on your business card? Charlie Lancaster,  Managing Director, m: 07976 507107 e:charlie.lancaster@mybid4it.com,  Blake House, 18 Blake...

It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...

There was a time when the mere mention of the financial services industry brought with it scorn and mistrust. The issues arising...

Mortgage brokers are claiming that “a big number” of buyers are being cajoled into using estate agents’ in-house brokers. The Financial Conduct...

More than 800 property transactions fall through daily, which can have repercussions both practically and financially, as agents fail to get...

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...

A quick-buy firm that buys homes at around 85 per cent of market value claims the industry is concealing how slow...

This article was originally written for City AM in response to an article it published attacking letting agents. See more here.  A...

The Law Society claims that the unforeseen charges faced by some purchasers of leasehold properties could be addressed “if developers and...

Estate agents have been warned that if new guidance over referral fees is not taken seriously, they could be faced with...

An industry provider of reservation agreements says its services can “entirely eliminate” fall throughs and reduce failed transactions “to almost zero.” PropTech...

Another new online auction company has launched and is bidding to woo traditional estate agents with the controversial ‘modern method of...

The online estate agency platform Love2Move has scrapped its bid for investment via a controversial crowdfunding platform. The platform - which allows...

The director of strategy at the Council for Licensed Conveyancers says “the onus is very much on estate agents” to respond...

HM Revenue & Customs has issued more details of its bid to encourage estate agents to combat money laundering in the...

A working party of NAEA Propertymark is to conduct a pilot of a new Property Information Questionnaire - part of a...

The National Association of Estate Agents has led the support for stricter new guidelines on transparency for referral fees. The clampdown means agents...

Nobody likes change. It makes people feel threatened, undermines their confidence, and makes them worry about the future. But regardless of...

The dust may have settled on the government’s recent announcement regarding housing and property complaints, but opinion is still split on...

Customer experience (CX) will largely determine the future of estate agency in the UK. This is now a key battleground for...

Purchasing a property. It’s a key life goal that so many Millennials aspire to - yet one that has become frustratingly...

The Property Ombudsman is to give agents new guidance on dual fees, following a surge in complaints from the public. In 2017, TPO received...

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

HM Land Registry’s ambitious digitisation plans continue apace with news that it is to consider Blockchain in a bid to speed...

It’s been revealed that the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team is to deliver new guidelines to agents for referral fees...

When it comes to building online reputation, Google is king. It is estimated that over 90% of consumers Google a business before...

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

A survey of 6,000 members of the public and 660 estate and letting agents has revealed some striking findings about how...

The government has moved to crack down on money laundering in the UK with a new campaign focusing on the accountancy,...

With the speed of property sales continuing to slow and no end to the sluggishness in sight, it’s time to take...

It’s been revealed that 37 regulated conveyancing firms have repelled attempted frauds in the past year. But 11 conveyancing firms have actually...

When was the last time you looked at your business and really thought about what you could do to improve? Yesterday? Last...

The debate about online auction charges levied on buyers continues this morning with the release of figures showing that one company...

Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...

Estate agents are missing around half of the conveyancing referral opportunities they could take, according to a new report.  PropTech firm OneDome...

An online auction platform which works with estate agents says this method of selling homes works, with four sales in one...

A digital conveyancing platform says a lack of transparency in the house moving process - particularly regarding legal costs - is...

It’s the most obvious visual medium high street agents have at their disposal, and for many decades has been absolutely pivotal...

A firm which links with agents to operate online auctions has hit back at a consumer group's allegations that this growing sector...

I am currently in the back of a taxi. The deadline for this piece is looming and I am desperate to...

The government says mobile home residents are to receive greater protection from dishonest site owners seeking to make a profit at...

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...

A government minister has told the estate agency industry that it must be more transparent over the issue of referral fees. In...

From where I’m standing there’s a lot in common between the debate between online and traditional agents, and the argument over...

You will perhaps have seen recently that the Government has decided to boost funding to the regulator, the National Trading Standards...

A London estate agent who works closely with High Net Worth overseas buyers has hit out a proposed law which he...

Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to vendors. An announcement from PropTech property auction company Bamboo...

Fresh data from a PropTech firm suggests that 'conveyancer absenteeism' is causing severe delays to property transactions. When You Move reports that...

In our previous 2 blogs we have covered the definitions of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPRs) and what the practical...

In 2014 The Properties Misdescriptions Act was repealed and replaced with the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations, otherwise known as...

Oakwood Homes, a four-branch sales and lettings agency operating across East Kent, has acquired Parkland Estates, a single-branch firm based in...

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,...

The Council for Licensed Conveyancers says it wants legal practice websites to list cost information, including whether they have referral arrangements. The...

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

You will notice that there is a new author for this regular column for Estate Agent Today. Last month I was...

First things first, I have to mention the World Cup. The dream is over, football’s not quite coming home (not until...

The dream goes on, and as England eases into the World Cup semi-finals, our agents’ reviews of their games continue -...

National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team and two of the three industry redress organisations have launched a survey to measure the...

A property portal that describes itself as free-to-list has launched today, taking the industry by surprise - however, at least one...

As the process of making buying and selling more transparent continues to gather pace, the body that regulates conveyancers says it...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

A PropTech startup which claims to revolutionise the speed at which property transactions can be processed has officially launched this week. When...

Respected industry spokesperson Kristjan Byfield is continuing his fightback against the negative coverage of the agency industry in the mainstream press...

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

Estate Agent Today understands several major national agencies and some smaller operators are involved in a project to understand why transaction...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

Today is the day. 1,600 people will gather in London for FUTURE: PropTech, an event I have supported when there were...

I have total transparency. I love that.  I know how the portals are doing, I know how many people are clicking on...

As the estate agency business in England moves towards being more robust with professional qualifications and higher standards being introduced, there...

Purplebricks has returned to the fray after recent controversies with a claim that home owners saved themselves over £140m in commission...

‘Respect’ is the new mantra for politicians: whether it’s about street gang leaders, social media trolls or those on either side...

The announcement that MPs will set up a Select Committee to probe the scale of money laundering in the UK property...

Purplebricks has issued a provocative response to the government’s new measures to promote a more professional and transparent house buying process.  The...

  More details have emerged of the government’s proposals to enhance estate agency regulation, regulate referral fees, offer guides for buyers and...

Floor plans are an essential marketing tool, which play an important part in helping an estate agent sell a home.  A floor...

A technology company says that despite government attempts to eradicate money laundering in property transactions, agents and other industry professionals have been left...

A US TV company is considering making a news programme about Russian involvement in property transactions in the UK and particularly London. The...

  An assessment of nine online agencies undertaken by a property website has seen Emoov come out on top after being analysed...

Three weeks has flown by (I missed an early deadline last week - apologies) and I find myself writing the next...

Conveyancing services firm My Home Move has launched a portal which it claims gives users complete transparency checking their conveyancing progress.  eWay, which is...

Your buy-to-let investment is an extremely valuable asset and you need to know the income generated from it will be safely...

The UK property sector has been a hotbed for financial crime in recent years, with many criminals seeing it as an...

A range of factors - including fierce competition under the supplied housing market, rising property prices and political uncertainty – have...

Hello and welcome to our first Property Jobs Today, a weekly round-up of key job moves within estate and letting agencies...

Here’s how the LetsBid Property team is helping them do it. A new property platform called LetsBid has launched in the...

It is now an industry truism to say that Alison Platt has transformed Countrywide - but recent evidence, and now doubt...

Fall-through rates have long been a problem for the UK residential property market, the issue is nothing new. Today, however, the...

A conveyancers’ trade body has told the government that it wants the house buying process to be modernised by having estate...

allAgents, the specialist review website which has had a bitter dispute with Purplebricks, has poured cold water on the hybrid agency’s...

Purplebricks is to work with respected review website Feefo - in addition to keeping its controversial existing link with Trustpilot which...

Online estate agent eMoov recently set itself apart by directly addressing the issues of openness and transparency that have long dogged the online business...

Conveyancers and the speed of local council searches have come in for criticism as details have emerged of the government’s consultation...

Purplebricks has told Estate Agent Today it is more open about its business than almost any other agency and stridently rejects criticism about...

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that two TV advertisements for Purplebricks cannot be shown again in their current form because...

Last week was MIPIM PropTech Summit 2017 in New York, and it was the most oversubscribed to date - proof of the...

In his PropTech 3.0 report, Andrew Baum dedicated an entire section to blockchain; it was titled: ‘Blockchain is coming – get...

Having launched 13 years ago, PayProp, part of Humanstate Group, an international private technology services group, has grown into a leading...

One of the world’s leading property technology experts, who at one time was head of strategy at a property portal, says investing...

A leading business consultancy which advises clients on investments has refuted a claim by a prominent media analyst that it is...

Even if you didn’t watch it, you’ve almost certainly heard about it by now.  The recent BBC Watchdog exposé of Purplebricks has...

After a roller-coaster day on the Stock Exchange yesterday, Purplebricks has sought to defend itself against further possible share price losses...

Without wishing to blow our own trumpet at this time, we did say at the start of the year that 2017...

Purplebricks’ well-publicised attempt to break into the Australian market with a similar model to the one being used here has come...

Purplebricks has landed a deal to sell new-build homes, an activity previously done usually directly by developers or traditional high street estate...

Mark Goddard was the founder and CEO of The Property Software Group (PSG), a property software solutions firm established in 2007,...

The political ebb and flow continues - seemingly with all the subtlety of a Boris Johnson rugby tackle on a 10-year...

The popularity of property auctions in the UK has increased enormously in recent years, supported by popular TV shows such as...

The industry’s three government-approved redress schemes have this week issued an updated version of their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU is...

In November 2016 when the Autumn Statement was delivered by Chancellor Philip Hammond, the announcement was made to ban letting agent...

Last week’s acquisition of high-end agency Cluttons from pre-pack administration is to be investigated by the Pension Protection Fund. We reported on...

Our recent roundtable on the government’s proposed ban on tenant fees generated a range of tips for growing your business.   We recently...

The National Association of Estate Agents has thrown its weight behind a government move to create a register of overseas companies...

A group campaigning for the reform of money laundering and other accountability laws claims that billions of pounds worth of investment...

The Office for Budget Responsibility, which released its latest economic forecasts on Wednesday, has adjusted its prediction for UK house prices…again.  It...

A London property investment firm says the government has enjoyed a tax take of £394m since introducing the Annual Tax for...

Housing minister Gavin Barwell says the government will provide “substantial investment” to ensure more transparency in leasehold tenure. “We are determined to...

The flexibility of Foxtons’ business model - especially its ability to control headcount, including the number of agents it employs -...

Let me set out my stall from the beginning. Firstly with two buy to lets managed by an agency, I understand and...

Agency review website RaterAgent has listed its top 50 agents for 2016 based on customer reviews posted in the year to...

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

The government has published details of the Criminal Finances Bill with prime central London property used for purposes of money laundering...

In recent weeks I have been carrying out question and answer sessions with some of the key figures in the property...

Conveyancing is the most complained about area of law in England and Wales – accounting, on average, for nearly a quarter...

The ESTAS Group, which runs the national customer feedback scheme and produces the largest annual awards event for the residential agency...

As with finance broking, there can be many frustrations that come with being an estate agent – I perhaps don’t need...

Who are you? Nick Dyoss, Group Business Development Director, SearchFlow, property intelligence specialists You have a high profile within the conveyancing search industry,...

I write this during the week that David Cameron resigned as an MP – it is quite startling how quickly politics...

The Conveyancing Association says it is continuing to campaign to reform the leasehold transaction process, despite the government saying there is...

With almost a fifth of house sales in Britain collapsing every year, it’s now more vital than ever that we –...

The Conveyancing Association has set out recommendations to end what it claims are significant delays and overcharging taking place within the...

An estate agency owned by Countrywide has relaunched with what it calls “an innovative, premises-free business model that seeks to redefine...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have asked new housing minister Gavin Barwell to...

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

Nearly three quarters of people who have sold or bought a property deem it more stressful than having a child or...

The plummetting pound following the UK’s shock vote to leave the European Union risks creating more money-laundering operations through this country’s...

As a service provider to both Estate Agents and Conveyancing Solicitors from one platform, ETSOS sits in a fairly unique position...

The controversy over whether the Land Registry should be sold off will now not be resolved until a new Prime Minister...

The Conveyancing Association is setting up a working group to consider how to increase transparency, cut unnecessary delays and costs, and...

The agency which describes itself as the UK’s first hybrid - EweMove - is claiming a record quarter of property sales...

The old and eternal debate over whether or not tenant fees should be banned continues to rumble on. It’s a major concern...

Running a business is not easy, but sometimes it becomes harder because we are expected to modify our behaviour due to...

Straightforward money laundering customer due diligence (CDD) is a worry for agents, but then also having to identify beneficial owners and...

Subletting of prime London lettings properties is a lucrative business.  What began as a rogue trade over the course of several years,...

The Competitions and Markets Authority has sent two open letters - one to online publishers and one to marketeers - warning...

This website recently published a piece ahead of the nationwide launch of our new property platform, Be Street Smart.  It explained how...

The Competition and Markets Authority has ordered a company to stop writing fake reviews for small businesses and to try to...

Software. You might not give it much thought a lot of the time, but it’s an absolutely crucial part of how...

Estate agents with a difference, a twist, a unique selling point, whatever you want to call it, seem to be becoming...

The amount of column inches taken up by ‘property’ is at an all-time high.  In my mind there are two major contributing...

The Competition and Markets Authority has updated its advice to all online review sites - including those for estate agencies and...