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Prime London subscription-based property platform LonRes has launched an off-market service for its subscribers. It says that as transactions across prime London...

A newspaper claims that a crowdfunding site used by some estate agencies and other property industry companies has suspended trading on...

Yes it’s Monday, so it’s another edition of PJT, your guide to the key moves and changes in the agency and...

With the often negative portrayal of agents in the media and popular culture, you might ask yourself why anyone would want...

Speculation surrounding whether Boris Johnson will honour his pledge to reduce stamp duty risks bringing the housing market “to a grinding...

Despite optimistic reports on prime London’s housing performance from some sources in recent weeks, figures from subscription service LonRes paint a...

Traditionally speaking, users who are looking to buy, rent, or sell their property to customers on an international basis have been...

Countrywide has thrown its weight behind the proposals for a new single industry-wide regulator taking on the roles of Trading Standards...

I missed the biggest property story of the week and it’s only scant consolation that almost everyone else seemed to miss it...

When an industry disruptor enters a marketplace the impact on existing operators can be significant. It has been seen most notably...

OnTheMarket has applied to the London Stock Exchange for the release of over a million new shares to agents who have...

LSL Property Services, parent firm of Your Move and Reeds Rains, says the company’s branch closure programme was a success with profits...

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...

Rightmove’s half year figures this morning continue to show strong growth in profits and revenue - but there are the first...

Welcome to this week’s ADC…and what a week it’s been. Politics? No, hot air of a different kind - the weather.  Yet...

I feel I am in a fortunate position. I have been central to the PropTech movement for a number of years,...

A bid to ban the building of new homes for out-of-town buyers has backfired on a Cornish community - and now...

‘Property ghosting’ is a problem that nearly all estate and letting agencies will face at one time or another. Ghosting, which is...

High end London estate agency Aston Chase says there’s already been a surge in interest in property in the UK capital...

A leading figure in the PropTech sector says clarity and speed are vital to ensure agencies can adequately prepare for a...

The industry press has given substantial space to recommendations from the Regulation of Property Agents, the government’s working party which has...

The trade headlines may be dominated by a revolution proposed for how agents are regulated, licensed and trained but one thing...

Trade organisations including the National Association of Estate Agents have welcomed today’s publication of the report of the Regulation of Property...

The recent announcement of a clicktopurchase partnership demonstrates some much-needed progression from Rightmove. In doing so, however, it could be said it...

Online estate agency Yopa is warning of price falls ahead in London and south east England - although price rises elsewhere...

Shareholders at today’s annual general meeting of OnTheMarket will hear the latest conversion figures showing how many agents on free or...

Some of the most radical reforms ever proposed for estate and letting agents are expected to be signed off today by...

A leading agent has suggested that some parts of the UK would face “a property exodus” if Boris Johnson’s proposals for...

The next key date to measure the progress of Countrywide’s controversial Back To Basics programme is at the end of this...

Two Countrywide brands have joined forces to launch Airspace Exchange – a service to push the idea of constructing homes and...

The PropTech era is changing the way in which employees decide where they are going to work. As CBRE has discovered in...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

It’s unlikely to bring out the violins but the number of properties sold for £1m or more in Britain rose only...

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

The former chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the agency completes on over 80 per cent of the homes it lists...

London Central Portfolio, a respected property consultancy that has been pessimistic about the market in prime areas of the capital, says...

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

Property developing is an incredibly diverse and exciting career choice, and something that many people aspire to do in the UK.  I...

Figures released from OnTheMarket this morning suggest that its conversion programme for agents shifting from free deals to paid membership is...

A buying agent has revealed how she advises potential clients to use portals when looking for a property to buy -...

Emoov and Countrywide: what a pair, observers might say. They present a tale of two failures - although, in the case of...

A veteran of three online estate agencies has been named as the first UK head of a US real estate operation...

It's been another busy 24 hours for publicly-quoted estate agencies. Swiss investment bank UBS has increased its stake in the troubled London...

Subscription-based business-to-business prime London platform LonRes has launched a new service for retained agents.   The Retained Agent Buyer Alert enables buying agents...

A TV production company is looking for family-run estate agencies to be considered for a possible reality TV show. Curve Media -...

It may well seem that the government is pre-occupied with one issue, and one issue alone. While preparations for Brexit take up a...

In recent years, estate and letting agents have been faced with a series of tough challenges to absorb and react to. There...

Like many good agencies, Savills understands that selling a long-loved family home can be tough for a vendor. So it was with...

There’s been a mixed response to the government’s surprise announcement that it would make permanent the right of home owners to...

While media attention has been on Theresa May, Brexit and the Tories, chatter in the agency industry has been about what...

An agent with over 29 years of experience has taken over as  chief executive officer at Humberts - just as the...

As we move closer to the halfway point of 2019, property market conditions for agents and their clients remain challenging. Brexit may...

We’ve reached the final instalment of my market transformation do’s and don’ts.  In previous articles, we’ve looked at: Do encourage, don’t deter;...

An IT firm says small and medium-sized estate agencies without the infrastructure of large corporates are putting themselves and their customers...

Might the central London market gloom be broken by just a sliver of light? London Central Portfolio, an investment consultancy, has recently...

Whether you love or hate it, Purplebricks has undoubtedly left its mark since arriving on the scene in 2015 – much...

Agents have reacted gloomily to the release of figures showing that the number of new mortgages offered to both movers and...

An industry veteran is launching a new hub-based hybrid agency and is offering to sell 50 homes for free to raise the...

Major regional agency Humberts, which was bought out of administration last year, has announced the first acquisition since its new owners...

Following yesterday's surprise news that founder Michael Bruce is leaving the business and its Australian operation is closing down, Purplebricks encountered...

OnTheMarket has revealed several agents have signed up to the portal on long-term contracts and stopped listing properties on Rightmove. The agencies...

A London sales and lettings agent has revealed to Estate Agent Today some of the tactics used by his rivals in...

During our school days, most of us did that task where we imagined and drew the homes of the future, but...

Another bank has slashed its forecast for Purplebricks, citing concerns over its the long-term viability of its international activities in particular. As...

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

The head of the new Trading Standards authority regulating estate agents says Online firms are treated exactly the same as High...

Humberts, the agency which was one of the first to ditch High Street offices in favour of fewer larger hubs, has...

New figures from HM Revenue and Customs suggest that stamp duty receipts have fallen by no less than £1 billion. The drop...

Another property raffle - this time with what appeared to be a castle as its main prize - has hit trouble...

A new snapshot of market share claims that online agents accounted for 7.0 per cent of all exchanges in the first...

A millionaire who has not previously invested in the property industry has taken the plunge by funding an online agency network. The...

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

The owner of a home for sale has complained to the Advertising Standards Authority after seeing it marketed on Zoopla -...

As many as one transaction in three is now undertaken by a so-called Last Time Buyer - twice as many as...

There’s anger in the industry over an article in The Times which accused agents of overvaluing properties - although why this was happening...

PropTech players behind a recent trial claim that use of Blockchain can cut a transaction time from a typical three months...

The US estate agency Keller Williams says it is on course to have 10 hubs, called market centres, across the UK...

Foxtons and Quintain have both recently made an important decision about their technological innovation, the same decision must also be made...

A statement this morning from the government says that property details must use Imperial Measurements after Britain leaves the EU. The Imperial...

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

Foxtons has revealed that its six branch closures announced towards the end of last year will save the company £3m in...

A new emission zone becomes effective in central London in 10 days time and could cost residents who use their car...

Controversial reviews service Trustpilot insists Purplebricks and Foxtons are not gaming its platform and accuses The Times of “misrepresenting” how it operates. Over...

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

Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...

Purplebricks’ and Foxtons’ apparent success on Trustpilot have come under scrutiny in a Times newspaper analysis of the review platform. The Times’...

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

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

For many years, the majority of agents have stuck to the tried-and-tested 9am-6pm opening hours framework. But is this now changing,...

The topic of introducing rent controls in London crops up time and time again in our industry. But it’s been hitting...

Savills has this morning talked up its investment in onliner Yopa, which it claims is the sixth largest estate agency in...

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

Half of first time buyers say they made expensive mistakes during their process of purchasing their home, with mortgage brokers, removal...

The Property Ombudsman has issued new guidance over what it calls “a growing issue” - that is, disputes over dual fees. TPO...

Savills has declined to comment on whether it will follow in the footsteps of LSL Property Services and write down its...

Competition for landlords will be fiercer than ever this year. Landlords are facing a raft of changes and will likely be...

A couple of weeks ago, SoftBank’s Vision Fund led a whopping $200 million investment injection into Clutter, the US-based on-demand storage...

Who are you? Mikus Opelts, CEO of Giraffe360 What is Giraffe360 and what does it do? Giraffe360 is a unique digital photography subscription service...

LSL Property Services, the parent company of Your Move and Reeds Rains, has substantially 'written down' its investment in online estate...

OnTheMarket has stepped up its attack on Rightmove with a stridently-worded email to agents explaining how a drop in leads from...

Chancellors says it has over 10,000 reviews on Trustpilot, making it the most reviewed High Street agency on the platform.  In a statement...

A member of a prominent legal network is warning buyers and their conveyancers to be ”wary” of the Modern Method of...

Both major portals have this morning revealed more evidence of a gently slowing housing market. The average time to sell a property...

One of the world’s leading digital analysts has given his latest verdict on the UK portal market and offers a major...

A new group called the Federation of Independent Agents has been set up as a network of like-minded independent agents who...

The radically-restructured Humberts estate agency claims the risks it took last year in scrapping branches and moving to ‘hubs’ has paid...

A design and renovation business has set up a property sourcing business which will find homes requiring renovation. What’s more, it claims...

A London estate agent says his system of ‘moral agreements’ between sellers and buyers prevents chains collapsing and means his company has...

The review website Trustpilot is to make it easier for the public to see whether companies have tried to stop complaints...

New figures released this morning from OnTheMarket claim its listing inventory bis now over 80 per cent of the size of...

A major restructuring of LSL Property Services has just been announced to shareholders, with substantial numbers of branch closures. The statement says...

Purplebricks might have the last laugh - its biggest critic is ditching his High Street office and making his own agency online. Controversial...

OnTheMarket is to continue its TV advertising campaign throughout February - and this time it’s ad is also going to be...

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

The online publication aimed at London’s high-rolling property professionals, Prime Resi, has named what it believes to be the capital’s 10...

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

Connells’ brand Gascoigne Halman has lost its appeal against OnTheMarket. Gascoigne Halman challenged OTM’s old ‘one other portal’ rule at the Competition...

I don’t think I can add anything more to the excellent 2019 pieces we’ve seen on EAT in recent weeks –...

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

The share of the market taken by online agencies in the final quarter of 2018 slipped from last summer’s high of...

A firm which recently joined the ‘hub club’ of agencies using centralised services offices says its won a major new build...

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

A Scottish estate agency has changed its website following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority. The complaint relates to West Property...

Former Emoov chief executive Russell Quirk has made his first on-the-record comments about the factors behind the dramatic collapse of his...

‘I need more power’ - it’s a common request experienced by landlords, letting agents and commercial estate agents across the country. Be...

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

Are you a real Doctor? Not in the conventional sense no, sorry to disappoint! I’m Tom Durrant and I’m the Creative Director...

A slew of property experts and commentators have put the blame on Brexit for a surprise drop in house price growth...

A hybrid estate agency which uses freelance agents operating from a central hub is now expanding from London into the Home...

UBS, a Swiss multinational investment bank and financial services company based in Zurich and Basel, now owns approaching 10 per cent...

The online sales and lettings platform TheHouseShop has scrapped its £500,000 crowdfunding pitch - and it’s blaming the collapse of online...

Keller Williams, which yesterday revealed two new market centres in the south of England, says up to 25 agents in the...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that US-owned franchise agency Keller Williams has ‘soft-opened’ two new market centres in the south of...

Rightmove has revealed which day was its busiest in 2018 in terms of page views. It says February 19 was the date,...

Hello and welcome to 2019. These are less predictions and more expectations - developments following on from what’s happened in the past...

Developers have continued to sell thousands of new-build houses with leaseholds, despite a government pledge to ban the “unscrupulous” practice a...

Another year is nearly done – and what an eventful year it’s been. We’ve had more than our fair share of breaking...

A new analysis of the online estate agency business model claims that it ‘could be described as a Ponzi scheme’. The accusation...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Hard not to mention two major breaking news stories of recent days; one directly affecting the property market and one which...

Agents should be on the alert after what appears to be the hacking of the email account of the consumer group...

A crowdfunding bid to Emoov’s staff to win financial help over the Christmas period has flopped badly with a paltry £30...

The head of the portal PropertyMutual has accused Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket of being “corporate dinosaurs” and has called on agents...

Whatever one thinks about online estate agencies, it’s a cause of genuine sadness when people lose their jobs - close proximity...

A tweet from Purplebricks’ chief executive Michael Bruce suggests that the agency may be about to play a role in the Emoov...

The circus surrounding the fate of online agency Emoov has taken an unexpected turn. Yesterday Sky News revealed that the company was...

Last year it was ‘disruptor’ and before that came ‘exclusive’ - now, according to one estate agency at least, the over-used...

One of the country’s top buying agents says he expects 2019 to be a much better year than 2018 as Brexit...

Yet another estate agency has announced that it’s shutting branches and opening a centralised hub. This time it’s Newman Property Experts, a...

Belvoir has this morning announced that it has acquired MAB Glos, part of the Mortgage Advice Bureau.  The £3.6m deal, done through...

Orchards of London is abandoning its current branch network and instead opening a single Hub from the middle of next month. Orchards,...

A senior figure in the Knight Frank agency says those buyers who may be expecting Brexit-inspired bargains in the so-called ‘super...

Humberts’ revolution continues apace as it opens its first controversial hub in Dorset and accompanies it with a brand new vocabulary...

Time appears to be running short for the sale of troubled online agency Emoov. An Emoov insider has told Estate Agent Today...

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

New research shows 35 per cent of deals fall through within three weeks of a seller receiving an offer and a...

OnTheMarket has issued an upbeat statement about the Court of Appeal setting a date to hear Connells-owned Gascoigne Halman's challenge to a ruling...

Here we go again - the Court of Appeal is to hear Connells-owned Gascoigne Halman's challenge to a ruling that cleared...

However mild the weather may have been for most of us, it’s a cold autumn for the online estate agency market...

Keller Williams, the US agency which allows agents to work from hub-like ‘market centres’, says it now has 130 freelance agents in this...

The troubled Emoov hybrid estate agency, currently up for sale, has removed an advertisement after a complaint to a watchdog over...

One of Emoov’s agents in the field has contacted Estate Agent Today to give an insight into how the agency has...

The first signs of a seasonal slowdown are appearing according to some agents in touch with EAT, but there are still...

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

Countrywide has given Estate Agent Today exclusive details of progress on its Back To Basics programme as it seeks to recover...

You know the shiver you get when the portal reps call you out of the blue? That cold sweat in the...

A consumer group says agents are securing increasing income from online auctions, but it warns that for buyers there are pitfalls...

An open rental market, where neither landlord nor tenant is in a dominant position, enables rents to rise and fall, which...

One of the founders of Purplebricks is on course to create what the BBC calls “one of the biggest game-changers in...

Outspoken online estate agency chief Russell Quirk says the estate agency industry is “really p****d off” with Rightmove trying to ride...

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

Almost one in five online sales valuations generated by The ValPal Network over a two-year period resulted in a completion with...

The estate agency group Humberts, which narrowly avoided collapse early this year, now claims to have turned around its fortunes thanks...

The last couple of weeks’ articles were penned very much for a specific agent readership, something I am trying to be...

One of the brokers working with OnTheMarket says the portal will not be profitable until 2021, but predicts that its target...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement for a new development in London after complaints over claims about the yields...

Even the cheapest local homes are out of reach for at least 40 per cent of young adults according to a...

Hello and welcome to a new working week, which means your chance to catch up on the key moves in our...

Several agents have asked me whether they should consider ditching their high street offices and move to an out of town...

An accountancy trade body has revealed that last year it briefed MPs - including the Prime Minister and Housing Minister of...

Countrywide has announced the appointment of a new board member with “substantial restructuring and turnaround expertise.” Mark Shuttleworth became a non-executive director...

An insurance company is launching a policy which it says will protect consumers with comprehensive cover in the event of a...

New build house prices rose 5.1 per cent in the year to the end of August - substantially more than the...

A website has officially launched this morning, aiming to push the concept of US-style For Sale By Owner online property marketing...

Agents have continued to express their shock and opposition to the announcement by the government that it wants a stamp duty...

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

London has been identified as one of a number of ‘bubble risk cities’ in a report by Swiss bank UBS. In a...

Emoov has agreed to change the wording of a Google search advertisement after a complaint was made to the Advertising Standards...

An estate agency trading under two different names has been expelled by The Property Ombudsman after refusing to refund a £2,000...

Peter Long, the chairman of the troubled Royal Mail organisation, has stepped down from that role to focus full time on...

With the news that Hunters and Fisher German are the latest agencies to offer online auctions to sellers, is this something...

Rightmove is reporting a mini-boom as the autumn market gets into gear, with a surge in buyers and a one-month rise...

The number of new franchise applicants reported by Winkworth in the first half of the year rocketed 135 per cent -...

Humberts - which when it was operating jointly with Chestertons was a prominent supporter of Agents’ Mutual and OnTheMarket - has...

A former star of Emmerdale and I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here has switched career for the (more glamorous?) world...

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

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld one of two complaints made against OnTheMarket's TV and print advertising. The complaints refer to...

An estate agency which operates nationally has agreed to amend its website following a complaint made to the Advertising Standards Authority...

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...

Over a fifth of pensioners say they would be encouraged to downsize if there was a stamp duty incentive - particularly...

An online estate agency run by one of the country’s youngest entrepreneurs has agreed to change a reference about savings on...

A property management company is warning that some areas of the UK could be in line for a price correction this...

Out and about recently, I got to thinking: how often do I actually have the call for cash anymore? Or, for...

The former head of Humberts’ country house department, who has spent 30 years selling homes, has switched to buying. Jeremy Campbell-Harris was...

In yet another statement to the London Stock Exchange and shareholders, Countrywide says its last-gasp £140m fund-raising is likely to be...

Rightmove says the housing market is now into a ‘summer sale’ as newly-marketed property shows an average asking price fall of...

A PropTech firm has adopted the unusual position of claiming some agencies deliberately over-value properties in a bid to win instructions. Agent...

When you are starting up a new business, it is unlikely that you will already have enough capital to invest. Taking...

LonRes says transactions in prime locations in London dropped another six per cent when the second quarter of 2018 is compared...

The new owner of Humberts says he would consider acquiring or working alongside existing agencies who want to be part of...

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

Does your company apply adequate customer due diligence measures when carrying out estate agency work?  Does it establish and maintain appropriate policies...

‘Up’ is the key word in Rightmove’s figures for the first half of 2018, released to the City and to shareholders...

A businessman who’s just entered the estate agency industry says he’s got the secret behind Purplebricks’ success - even though he...

The new owner of Humberts is to ultimately close many of the traditional branches and move to what he is calling...

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

Japanese Knotweed remains a major problem for a property sale - and that’s despite a recent study suggesting that the growth...

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

The Advertising Standards Authority has today issued a three-point guidance note for estate agents, including controversial interpretations of what constitutes a...

A new market snapshot shows how there’s now a two-tier market with homes in London taking substantially longer to sell than...

One of the top PropTech analysts in the world, Mike DelPrete, says Purplebricks deserves more credit for its performance in the...

An article in Investors’ Chronicle says the dominance of Rightmove and ZPG in the portal market could be under threat from...

An agent from Cornwall who has waged a long-running campaign against online agencies in general and Purplebricks in particular has been...

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

The Money Laundering Regulations 2017 require estate agents to risk assess their business relationships and apply an appropriate level of investigation...

The German publishing company Axel Springer has increased its stake in Purplebricks to 12.5 per cent - and says it may...

Hello, and welcome to this week’s regular Monday summary of all the major jobs moves in our industry.  The industry is still...

Purplebricks is reported to be set to reveal increasing losses when it issues its full-year financial results to the London Stock...

Cast your mind back to July 2008 – Gordon Brown was Prime Minister, the Euros were in full swing in Austria/Switzerland...

So here’s the thing. It’s summer - not much going on, school holidays about to start, industry publications filling out space...

A leading digital analyst says online agency Yopa has doubled its listings this year and is fighting the merged Emoov-Tepilo operation...

The UK arm of the US-based estate agency Keller Williams says it is making a specific bid to recruit more women...

Chestertons has announced two changes to its management team in order to, in its own words, “help lead the business into...

Countrywide says its Back To Basics strategy has seen a nine per cent increase in properties for sale with the group...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that Keller Williams, the US-led firm that has 170,000 agents worldwide, is to open its fourth...

The famed fund manager Neil Woodford has increased his stake in hybrid agency Purplebricks, which last week announced an expansion of...

The average asking price of newly marketed property continues to rise according to Rightmove - and this is despite a dip...

Purplebricks is expanding its US activities by entering the markets of Las Vegas, Nevada and Phoenix, in the state of Arizona. A...

Major online agencies appear to be unaffected by yesterday’s Supreme Court decision over workers' rights in the so-called 'gig economy'.  Yesterday’s case concerned...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, and although we’re well into the summer season now there are still plenty of...

The entrepreneur behind a free-to-list property portal claiming support from 17 estate agencies has defended the description of them as ‘partners’ -...

The online agency shake-out and consolidation continues apace. Former YOPA director Russell Humphrey has been named as the managing director of estate...

Many agents are missing out on significant time saving opportunities when it comes to their floor plans say Landmark, parent of the Metropix...

Firstly, my sincere apologies - it has now been over a month since my last PropTech blog, doesn’t time fly!  In the...

100 years ago, 90% of the UK population rented a home. Today, that figure has flipped, and over two thirds are...

High-end London chain Marsh & Parsons, part of the LSL Property Services empire, has opened in 30th office in Chiswick.  “Chiswick’s wonderful...

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

It went largely unreported when news broke last week but now the suggestion that home owners should pay a surcharge if...

The rise and fall - and perhaps rise again - of Countrywide has been of enduring interest to the agency industry...

ZPG shares have rocketed up in value by 30 per cent this morning on the back of a £2.2 billion bid...

There's been a shock announcement that ZPG - operator of Zoopla, PrimeLocation and Hometrack, as well as uSwitch - has accepted a £2.2...

GetAgent, an estate agent comparison website, has won investment from a growth fund that also provides a 10 month advertising campaign on...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the base rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent this month. The...

An online question-and-answer article with OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has suggested that its focus of criticism may be shifting from...

Countrywide’s Group Operations Director Paul Creffield - one of three figures now at the top of the organisation - says he...

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

Ever wondered what it’s like to be on the frontline of property journalism? Well, wonder no more, as our very own...

OnTheMarket has announced that industry software company Reapit is introducing a real time data feed for its clients to upload their properties...

Floor plan software provider Metropix celebrated their win at The ESTAS on Friday by announcing an upcoming landmark. Having scooped the “Best...

The estate agency sector “is experiencing the worst staff shortages in a generation at a point when the property market is...

There has been a big rise in activity in the equity release market based on data from the first quarter of...

Purplebricks has issued a statement saying that 99.98 per cent of its shareholders have backed the new investment to expand its...

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

The latest mortgage snapshot from e.surv has reinforced recent claims from other sources that London’s housing market remains the most difficult...

Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - it’s a bumper edition with plenty of fantastic fund-raising going...

The proportion of first time buyers in the market is still 11 per cent below the level seen before the 2008...

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

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone mentioned here...

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

Just like that, the Easter Bank Holiday has come and gone and I find myself now looking ahead to the Summer.  The...

Average prices dropped another 1.1 per cent in prime central London in the year to March according to new figures released...

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

At any given moment it’s difficult to say which issue dominates our marketplace, but I think it’s fair to acknowledge during...

Last week, a story was published by CNBC about a couple who sold their home, for above the asking price, without...

Purplebricks has announced what it describes as “a strategic investment from Axel Springer, Europe’s leading digital publisher” - but this comes...

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

A property technology analyst has floated the idea that portals could become eclipsed by powerful alternatives such as Google, triggered by...

It’s spring at last! Although we’ve only just finished wiping the snow off our boots, it’s great news that the clocks...

A magazine claims its investigations into the sales tactics of Countrywide and Connells suggest the two agency are “harming consumers, stopping them from...

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

Market analysts at Swiss bank UBS are warning that Purplebricks’ meteoric growth in the UK may be slowing. The bank has cut...

High-end international estate agency company Savills claims Yopa, in which it has invested substantial sums, is now the UK’s 10th largest...

OnTheMarket says estate agencies with some 1,000 offices have joined the portal in the five weeks since it floated on the...

Online agency Emoov has amended its website following the intervention of the Advertising Standards Authority.  The authority says the agency’s site included...

The troubled Countrywide group has this morning revealed its recovery plan to get - in its words - ‘back to basics’...

The magazine Mortgage Strategy says Countrywide is investigating reports that one of its estate agent branches pressured buyers to use in-house...

The operation of ‘online estate agencies’ has changed substantially in the relatively short few years of their existence: I have spotted...

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

The fast-diversifying Humberts has set up regional hubs to handle its new homes and land division, in addition to taking on...