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29 June 2024
From: Features
![Industry Views - Keir! Rishi! - What About Housing?](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Keir%20Rishi%20-%20what%20about%20housing%20industry%20views.png)
And so we wait. The election, still only a week old and with almost five left to go, has served up main...
01 June 2024
From: Features
![Agents Do Charity - strong support](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/AgentsDoCharity.png)
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...
15 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonathan Rolande: 'Whatever makes you and your business unique – aim to maximise it this year'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/AgentsWorking-400x310.png)
After a difficult 2023, the property market has been buoyed by a triple-boost in the early days of 2024. According to the...
12 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Jonatha Rolande: A New Year and early signs of optimism](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Help%20to%20buy%20equity%20loan.jpg)
There will be many of us working in the property sector who will have raised a glass and toasted seeing the...
05 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![What market crash? Super-prime sales hit record high](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
Home sales and house prices may have struggled in 2023 but more affluent buyers and sellers may not have noticed. Analysis by...
29 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Record numbers of first-time buyers leave London to get on property ladder](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
The number of Londoners leaving the capital to move elsewhere in Great Britain has fallen back this year but first-time buyers...
27 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Rightmove urges agents to prepare for Boxing Day bounce](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews3-400x310.png)
Rightmove is forecasting a Boxing Day bounce this festive period. Analysis by the portal suggests that the number of new properties coming...
14 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Are passive houses the future of sustainable homes?](/upload/images/__thumbs/5%20shutterstock_1585307950.jpg/5%20shutterstock_1585307950__400x267.jpg)
By Alan Siggins, indoor ventilation expert and Managing Director of Airflow. Whilst the UK’s focus on Net Zero and green efforts may...
28 October 2023
From: Features
![SmartSearch launches innovative new solution to help estate agents and conveyancers detect dirty money](/upload/images/3%20Source%20of%20Funds%20Article%20by%20SmartSearch(1).jpg)
Leading digital compliance firm SmartSearch has launched an innovative new solution to help professionals working within the UK property sector to...
30 September 2023
From: Features
![The evolution of BTR: from city blocks to suburban communities](/upload/images/3%20The%20evolution%20of%20BTR%20from%20city%20blocks%20to%20suburban%20communities%20by%20Andy%20Jones.png)
Build to Rent (BTR) is the UK’s fastest-growing sector and this trend looks set to continue throughout 2023 and beyond. The...
23 September 2023
From: Features
![Property Natter - Ready, steady, go?](/upload/images/Property%20Natter.jpg)
Funny how time flies faster as you get older and I’m reminded that next week, (23rd September, to be precise) it...
16 September 2023
From: Features
![OneDome on the lookout for more mortgage acquisitions](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
OneDome has signalled an intention to acquire more mortgage brokers as it reveals its HomeBuyer service has helped return triple-digit year-on-year...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Buyers willing to pay 6% premium for greener homes - claim](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/_EcoHome-400x310.png)
Almost half of home buyers would pay a premium for more energy efficient properties, research suggests. Analysis by Barclays found 47% of...
06 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Singing estate agent goes viral with musical marketing](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_1208701588.jpg)
Agents have plenty of ways to market properties, from pictures to 3D tours and videos but few, thankfully, have tried their...
27 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![International buyers returning to prime markets but remain below pre-Covid levels](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/London1-400x310.png)
International buyers appear to slowly be returning to the prime central London (PCL) market, according to Hamptons data. Figures released by the...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agent slams Scottish Labour’s £1 homes scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/House-pounds_400x310.png)
A promise to sell homes for £1 by Scottish Labour has been labelled as a “politically led housing gimmick” by estate...
23 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Domestic prime buyers are acting ‘before foreign investors return’](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Flags%20%26%20Locations/London1-400x310.png)
The flat market in prime central London (PCL) is undergoing a resurgence, a buying agent claims. Residential and investment buying agency London...
23 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![Interest rate rise: Property market braced for sales drop](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BankofEngland_4-400x310.png)
The property market has been warned to expect fewer sales and more expensive mortgages after interest rates were raised for the...
03 February 2023
From: Breaking News
![The Agency UK plans industry exhibition](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/BusinessTeam-400x310.png)
Self-employed estate partnership brand The Agency UK (TAUK) is to host its first industry exhibition. Titled Grow your Agency in 23, the...
21 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Barclays launches reward scheme for green home improvements](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/EcoHomes-2-400x310.png)
Barclays is piloting a new reward scheme for homeowners who are keen to make green improvements to their home but are...
15 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Home hunters may pay 25% more for a ‘green property’ – claim](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenHomesGrant-400x310-min.jpeg)
Forget the ‘race for space’ or room for an extension, should agents start highlighting the green features of a vendor’s property...
15 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Searches for air-con rise as agents highlight more ‘cool’ home features](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/aircon%20400x310.jpg)
Forget large driveways and gardens, it turns out agents need to advise their sellers to add air conditioning units to their...
26 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![10 Simple Tips To Keep Your Home Cool During The Heatwave](/upload/images/Developments%20%26%20Projects/Construction%20and%20Maintenance/AdobeStock_123850922.jpeg)
Temperatures are soaring and it’s only going to get hotter this week. Electric fans will be on full blast and cold...
19 July 2022
From: PropTech & Innovation
![Housebuilder prepares eco-friendly homes ready for extreme temperatures](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
A typical comment accompanying news of the UK heatwave is that our homes are not built for 40-degree heat. Many residential homes...
19 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide in major reviews deal for 49 agency brands](/upload/images/library/ESTAS-Logo-2020-400x310.jpg)
Connells-owned Countrywide has announced a major deal in which 49 of its brands will use the ESTAS customer review platform. The deal...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Buyers want agents to become eco-experts about their stock](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/Energyefficiency400x310.jpg)
A new survey by Leaders Romans Group shows a significant majority of buyers wanting homes to be more energy efficient -...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
![Boomin’s SmartVal service has over 10,000 requests since launch](/upload/images/Logos/Boomin-Logo-400x310.jpg)
Fledgling portal Boomin says its new SmartVal tool has received over 10,000 requests since launching in early September. SmartVal is powered in part by...
07 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![This is how much house prices have risen EVERY DAY since Covid began](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyDataGraphic-400x310.jpg)
Zoopla has calculated how much the average house price has risen every single day since the start of the pandemic in...
28 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Second Homes Targeted - government ‘preparing triple whammy blow’](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RobertJenrick-400x310.jpg)
Media reports over the weekend suggest the government is preparing a triple whammy - three measures which may reduce the number...
06 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![£100m price tag as London agency chain put up for sale](/upload/images/Logos/Chestertons-logo400x310.png)
Chestertons, the London high-end estate agency chain, is reported to be looking for a buyer. Sky News says it’s hired Deloitte, the...
02 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Capital Gains Tax threat returns - property “disposals” warning](/upload/images/library/House-Tax-400x310.jpg)
A leading tax expert is advising investors to “plan your disposals” after new Capital Gains Tax figures have raised speculation of...
06 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![London agency enjoys strongest-ever half-year business](/img/default/eat.png)
A leading agency in the capital says it’s seen its strongest ever half year of trading. According to Chestertons’ latest market analysis,...
07 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![Home ownership ‘cause of inter-generational strife’ - claim](/img/default/eat.png)
The distribution of home ownership across different generations has been a cause of strife according to a think-tank. The Resolution Foundation’s latest...
29 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Stamp Duty Holiday - first time buyers are the big losers](/img/default/eat.png)
An authoritative study on the housing market has shown that the big losers from the pandemic have been first time buyers. The...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Leaving the EU does not mean leaving Anti-Money Laundering Laws behind](/img/default/eat.png)
Brexit means that the UK’s anti-money laundering laws are no longer governed by the European Union (EU), but any estate agents...
10 May 2021
From: Sponsored Content
![Zoopla takes on Rightmove with new look, features and functionality](/img/default/eat.png)
Zoopla has unveiled a subtle rebranding plus new features and functionality - and says it wants to be number one, not...
15 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![What can estate agents learn from retailers?](/img/default/eat.png)
If your house is anything like mine, the postman has a path beaten to your door over the last nine months. In...
23 January 2021
From: Features
![How can PropTech adapt within an uncertain market?](/img/default/eat.png)
Ever since the initial ripples of innovation in the 1990s, PropTech has proceeded to reshape our market beyond recognition; going on...
19 December 2020
From: Features
The caveat emptor of buying a new house is ‘Let The Buyer Beware.’ This is especially the case for homes that have an ageing boiler. Before...
29 October 2020
From: Sponsored Content
![AML checks for estate agents who don’t have time for compliance](/img/default/eat.png)
The last few months have been tough for the property sector, and the pressure will continue as estate agents across the...
19 August 2020
From: Features
![Boom for mortgage searches indicates strong housing market](/img/default/eat.png)
Tuesday of this week was the busiest day of the year so far for searches for mortgages - widely seen as...
16 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![London-based hub agency triples in size during lockdown](/img/default/eat.png)
A London agency says it’s seen over 30 new agents join its hub franchise operation during the lockdown, taking the total...
06 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks' latest TV advertising campaign starts today](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks is starting a new wave of TV advertisements today, continuing its theme from earlier this year as a sponsor of...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![How’s the housing market? Ask again in September…](/img/default/eat.png)
Rightmove has taken the unusual step this weekend of issuing its usual monthly asking price index on a Saturday instead of...
16 May 2020
From: Features
![Mortgage holidays could be extended to up to a year](/img/default/eat.png)
The Financial Conduct Authority is reported to be considering offering homeowners up to 12 month’s mortgage holidays. Currently 1.2m mortgage payment holidays...
12 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![A close shave for Viewber chief as he raises £1,600 for the NHS](/img/default/eat.png)
Ed Mead, co-founder of outsourced viewing service Viewber and a high profile agent for over 30 years, has had his closest...
20 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![One in nine mortgages in the UK enjoying payment holidays](/img/default/eat.png)
Over 1.2m mortgage payment holidays have been offered by lenders to customers impacted by the Coronavirus crisis - that’s equivalent to...
15 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Purplebricks goes for Gold with massive marketing campaign](/img/default/eat.png)
Purplebricks today launches its media campaign as ‘The Official Estate Agent of Team GB’ for this summer’s Olympic Games. Today’s PR onslaught...
22 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![OnTheMarket renews onslaught on Rightmove and quality of leads](/img/default/eat.png)
OnTheMarket has started 2020 as it ended 2019 - with an attack on Rightmove via an agency which urges others to...
07 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Labour’s housing energy efficiency plan to cost £60 billion](/img/default/eat.png)
A Labour proposal to dramatically improve energy efficiency in almost every British home would cost an estimated £60 billion. The upgrades would...
04 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - on a big title-deciding weekend…](/img/default/eat.png)
There may be lots of agents giving time this weekend to see England at the Rugby World Cup final and Lewis...
01 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Help To Buy housebuilders get another government bung](/img/default/eat.png)
It’s been quite a week for news so you might have missed this story - there is yet another boost for...
31 August 2019
From: Features
![Property Natter - homes of the future](/img/default/eat.png)
During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...
04 May 2019
From: Features
![It's true: buying a home now is much MORE affordable than a decade ago](/img/default/eat.png)
Monthly mortgage payments as a proportion of income have dropped to 31 per cent now from 43 per cent a decade...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Property Jobs Today - the latest moves in and around our industry](/img/default/eat.png)
Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT. Everyone here let us know about their jobs news by emailing press@estateagenttoday.co.uk - please do...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![What are the biggest challenges facing letting agents in 2019?](/img/default/eat.png)
There is a perfect storm brewing in the lettings market, and as the saying goes, “you can’t change the direction of...
12 December 2018
From: Features
![Amazing but true - homes are larger (not smaller) than years ago...](/img/default/eat.png)
A housing academic claims that while popular belief has it that homes are getting smaller, the typical living space in England...
12 September 2018
From: Breaking News
![Big tax rise on empty homes as government clamps down](/img/default/eat.png)
Councils across England will have new powers to charge dramatically more council tax on homes left empty for many years following...
23 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Move over Alexa! New free-to-list 'voice leads' portal to be launched](/img/default/eat.png)
A new free-to-list portal is to be launched - and it is to be ‘voice led’. The PropTech firm Triplerr says it...
10 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![Agents Do Charity - end-to-end stuff for good causes...](/img/default/eat.png)
The World Cup may be entertaining us for the next few weeks but whatever England’s fate may be, one thing is...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Buying agency turnover triples as focus shifts to owner-occupiers](/img/default/eat.png)
Black Brick says its turnover in 2016 tripled to £3m with new business so far this year focussing increasingly on owner-occupier...
15 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Online reviews: New report sheds light on how they drive leads](/img/default/eat.png)
A new report reveals how clients’ reviews and star ratings - used by many online estate agents in particular - are...
17 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Analyst heaps praise on only UK property stock I'd ever buy...](/img/default/eat.png)
An American investment analyst has used the Motley Fool online city column to give a glowing endorsement to one of the...
19 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![The winner is... Review website reveals 50 top performing agencies](/img/default/eat.png)
Agency review website RaterAgent has listed its top 50 agents for 2016 based on customer reviews posted in the year to...
28 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![Hold the front page? Don’t bother – no one reads it any more](/img/default/eat.png)
I wish it were otherwise, but there’s a crisis just beginning to sweep over newspapers – with, a bit beneath the...
06 May 2016
From: Features
![Agency rating website to use auto-emails to gather more reviews](/img/default/eat.png)
The raterAgent website is to use an automatic email generating service to encourage more reviews. raterAgent has teamed up with Reapit to...
18 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![£1m-plus homes to triple by 2030 - in London it'll be one-in-four](/img/default/eat.png)
The number of UK properties worth at least £1m is expected to more than triple between now and 2030. A report from...
18 February 2016
From: Breaking News
![Do you have a vision?](/img/default/eat.png)
Unbelievable transformation from start to finish Harper & Woods Estate Agents approached Fairfield Displays with an idea of creating a stylish and...
07 September 2015
From: Sponsored Content
![House price rise forecast for 2015 is tripled](/img/default/eat.png)
The Centre for Economics and Business Research, a leading consultancy, says the drought in properties on the market is pushing up...
22 July 2015
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: The rise of agent-rating websites](/img/default/eat.png)
The rising phenomenon of agent-rating and review websites is a topic that seems to have caused considerable division and controversy among...
10 July 2015
From: Features
![Green Upgrades Could Increase Property Values](/img/default/eat.png)
Search the internet and you will find a multitude of articles claiming that upgrading a property with green improvements can add...