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Research based on questioning almost 1,000 estate agents suggests that around 70 per cent are set to expand their business this...

The PropTech platform Coadjute, which says it will ultimately slash the time it takes to move house by as much as...

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says that there is now clear evidence of the impact the pandemic has had on the...

The average age at which someone buys their first home has risen to 32, up from 29 in 2011 and is...

Bowmark Capital is selling its Leaders Romans Group, one of the UK’s largest property services groups, to another private equity operator, Platinum...

Purplebricks’ decision to de-list a property after the Christian vendors made anti-gay comments has won widespread support from industry figures, including...

Inflation could deal a double blow to the housing market, an agency expert warns. Last week it was revealed that UK inflation...

This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...

The market share of hybrid and online agents has fallen again, this time to 6.7 per cent. That figure - taken at...

The lettings sector looks set to steam ahead in 2022 after a record-breaking 2021, despite the financial and mobility challenges of...

In this guest feature, James Dilgul, Head of Marketing at Fixflo, the market-leading repairs and maintenance management software provider, looks at how...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

Purplebricks is reported to have removed a property listing from its website when it discovered the vendors - a Christian couple...

The Nationwide has released data listing the most and least affordable locations in Britain - background information for agents. Some entries are...

Propertymark has appointed an insider to the key role of policy adviser - effectively the position vacated last month by industry...

PropTech firm CoreLogic UK has acquired the property search and marketing platform Rummage4. Rummage4 was founded in 2015 by agent Robert May...

Barely three weeks into the new year and we’re already talking about plans to raise tens, perhaps hundreds, of thousands of...

Buyers typically pay 10.8 per cent extra for chain-free properties than for similar homes with chains, according to new research. Website GetAgent...

Government data shows the average UK house price increasing by 10 per cent on an annual basis in November. On a monthly...

Fears that the housing market may be seriously damaged by the worsening economy led to share price falls for Rightmove and others...

House prices are up by as much as £100,000 on this time last year according to a mortgage company. Research by the...

The name of Purplebricks - which once claimed its business model was a global success - has now been removed in...

London’s super-prime residential market has recorded its strongest year since 2013, according to high end agency Savills. In total, there were 522...

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

Vote? Well, whether we have a change of Prime Minister or not, there’s an important vote today - for great charitable...

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...

A wealth tax on overseas owners of UK homes could raise £5 billion a year to help local people buy their...

The ValPal Network has announced the release of its MovePal app on the Apple App and Google Play stores. The app is...

When we all thought that the Covid-19 pandemic was coming to an end, the virus decided to throw another curveball and...

Propertymark is reiterating its view that energy efficiency and EPC changes being considered by government must take account of property age...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for estate and letting agents in...

Blockchain PropTech operator Coadjute is to continue as Headline Partner for The ESTAS for 2022 and 2023.  Coadjute - which took over...

Mortgage lenders serving the housing market are set for a quieter 2022 after the unprecedented levels of activity seen in 2021,...

Another day, another house price index record. The latest, from the Halifax, shows that typical house prices increased by over £24,500 in...

At the risk of mixing my metaphors, any mention of energy has become something of a blue touch paper in the...

The past two years have been a whirlwind of change, challenges and chance. The main catalyst has clearly been the pandemic...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

Adam Day will be a well-known figure to many in the industry, having been the founder of Hatched (the online agency...

A hybrid agency that charges no fees to vendors but instead relies on referral fees for income has officially rolled out...

An extensive online training programme has been devised to help properly professionals identify and treat Japanese Knotweed. A programme of 15 videos...

Welcome to 2022 and the first Agents Do Charity of the New Year. We’re all learning to live with Covid a little...

If UK agents were paid higher fees they could perform a better service to the public. That’s the view of Mark Hayward,...

A new survey suggests two thirds of current or potential home owners would accept the idea of a mortgage interest rate...

Hybrid agency eXp UK is the latest to include the Modern Method of Auction as a sales possibility for its remote...

Prime Central London’s attraction to multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers appears to have soared during the pandemic. High end agency Beauchamp Estates says...

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...

Planning delays, labour shortages and the surging price of building materials are combining to sharply cut the number of new homes...

Purplebricks has this morning said that a newspaper report over the weekend, claiming part of the business is to be sold...

The surge in Omicron cases and possible future restrictions are set to hit the housing market in 2022 - and may...

The UK is reported to have dropped down the league table of governments that secure vast amounts of income from property...

House prices in the UK have ended the year of yet another record high. The Nationwide says annual house price growth increased...

Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...

Zoopla’s chief operating officer says the portal has made progress for agents in 2021 but recognises there’s more to do next...

We’re here - it’s Christmas. And as agents clock off for a well earned break, they can do so with a...

As we slide into Christmas, with the busiest levels of house buying since 2006 and activity still buoyant, I don’t think...

Halifax has revealed the UK’s most expensive streets in 2021 - and it’s no surprise that the very dearest examples are...

Boomin is launching a new ad campaign from Boxing Day, December 26 - the date previously associated with record visits to...

Only one in eight sellers use the estate agent through which they purchased their home to begin with. That’s a staggering loss of...

UK house prices have reached an all time high - but 2022 will see a more normalised housing market thanks to...

The Lomond Group, reported over the weekend to be in talks to buy high-end London agency Chestertons, has this morning announced it’s...

Rightmove has revealed the UK’s property hotspot of 2021 - where prices have risen 31 per cent in just a year. The...

Welcome to Christmas week! We have a real cracker of a video for you today thanks to Jodene Schofield, a director at...

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas – just a week to go now. Presents all wrapped and...

As 2021 draws to a swift close, there is much speculation about what 2022 will have to offer. Despite the emergence of...

There’s lots of talk of people moving over within estate agency to be self-employed so they can chase the dream of...

With barely more than a week before Christmas, we’re delighted to bring you more heartwarming stories from agents. Despite the difficulties of...

A big thank you for today’s fun entry goes to Madi Kerridge, sales and lettings negotiator at the Matthew Anthony agency...

A regional estate agency that markets homes without charging the vendor is set to expand next year. Midlands-based Chosen Home explains its...

Rightmove has identified the UK’s strongest sellers’ market - and it’s in Easton, Bristol. Four of the top 10 sellers’ markets are...

Hello and welcome to our latest fantastic festive display from an agency - this time, Dawsons. The agency’s senior partner Chris Hope...

Lenders’ umbrella group UK Finance has given its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2022 and 2023 together, plus a year-end report for 2021. It estimates...

One part of the UK is to get a taste of the mandatory estate agent regulation that many want to see...

Let no one say agents aren't imaginative, creative and entertaining - or at least no one can say that about Maxine...

EAT readers may have seen a piece in Friday’s property section of The Times about the long-running Simplify saga, which has...

Mortgage lenders have announced a voluntary moratorium on possessions from today, December 13, until Tuesday January 4.  A statement from the umbrella...

We have some beautiful agency branch windows to show at the start of this week. Many thanks to Faye Hamer from Choice...

As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....

You’ve heard me bang on about the wonder of reservation agreements for some time now, but it’s definitely the case that...

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on all aspects of our lives, but undoubtedly one major negative side effect...

Three quarters of estate agents work more than an eight hour day at least once a week - and over half...

The company selling new homes in a London development has added a new twist to our celebration of Christmas 2021 -...

Hello again and with just two weeks to go before the festivities begin, there’s a definite ramping up of fund-raising for...

The Relocation Agent Network has given awards to its winning agents, at a black tie dinner at its annual conference in...

We have a charming Christmas video for readers today, courtesy of Paul Higglesden of the Chatham agency Garratt Anderson & Partners. Thanks...

Increasing numbers of commentators are forecasting that the Bank of England will not, after all, raise the base rate next week. It...

Property fraud is on the rise and early in 2022 agents will have an opportunity to attend a webinar featuring a...

There’s good news for people in Newbury, Berkshire - the Christmas windows at Hillier & Wilson estate agency have now been...

A survey of sellers shows that 61 per cent of them visit the agent’s website before instructing them. According to respondents the...

A leading agency has admitted that the uncertainty over the effects of the Omicron Covid variant has thrown forecasts for the...

Today we have photographs from another office that’s been persistent - or should that be puss-insistent - in celebrating the festive...

Purplebricks chief marketing officer Ben Carter is quitting the company; he was appointed late last year. Carter tweeted this afternoon: “Some personal...

Welcome to the new week - and we’re just 19 days from Christmas Day!  We continue our parade of photos and videos...

In a first for the Natter, this week's interview is a video affair, with me posing the questions to Stephen Brown,...

The last 18 months have been full of ups and downs, but the property market has coped remarkably well during the...

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency.   We don’t have...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I can’t remember the last time I had a business...

The agency that last year was showcased in the one-off Channel 4 show Britain's Most Expensive Houses is now to star...

The Dispute Service has been selected to operate the New Homes Ombudsman scheme, following what has been called ”a fiercely competitive...

Decorating a branch isn’t the only way an agency can celebrate Christmas, as the ingenious folk at Stonefield Agents in Ayr...

Purplebricks insists there is no basis for a class action legal case over its employment practices which may start this month. A pressure group, Contractors...

Annual house price growth hit 10.0 per cent last month - and is now tracking close to the level seen before...

A record number of conveyancers have been trained in the last 18 months, despite the challenges of the pandemic and extended...

We’re already on December 2 - and what better way to celebrate the countdown to Christmas than by showing off a...

Propertymark has criticised the government over poor house building figures. New figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show...

We have a day and night version of today’s beautifully-decorated Christmas estate agent branch, courtesy of the good people at RH...

Face masks are legally required in estate and letting agents from today according to new government guidance released overnight. The guidance makes...

Here’s a super way to get into the Christmas mood - checking the window displays at Diggins & Co, an agency...

The price of new build homes could soar if developers are expected to pay for additional energy efficiency measures not necessarily...

An agency that operates across and around Bristol is the latest to declare its commitment to go carbon neutral. The associate director...

The perception of the housing market, especially in London, being awash with ‘dirty’ money is a problem that needs to be...

With December just days away we’re receiving more videos and images to entertain the industry in the countdown to Christmas. Today’s is from...

Let’s begin with total transparency from this author: I believe there’s a place for Build To Rent in the wider portfolio...

I am often guilty of this myself, where I think I am the bees’ knees in all walks of life; whether I...

Relocation Agent Network, the network of primarily independent agencies, says it’s looking at global options for growth thanks to its relationship...

Well it’s about time isn’t it? We mean winter - it’s here at last, with white, wintry weather that gets us...

One of the first companies to promote the self-employed ‘broker’ business model has announced its first franchise agreement - and says...

High house prices relative to average earnings make raising a deposit a big barrier for first time buyers, a new study...

Rightmove claims to have found the happiest place in the UK - and it’s in Northumberland. The market town of Hexham has...

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

We’re delighted to have received images of another agency’s fantastic - should that be Santa-stic? - Christmas decorations.  These images are from...

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

The police have been called in to investigate the ongoing cyber-security incident which has led to many firms in the Simplify...

The scaling back of HS2 in the north of England, contained in the government's new Integrated Rail Plan, means hundreds of homes...

Yes we know it’s only November 22 but…we’ve already received our first image of an agency’s Christmas decorations. The festive countdown...

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

Just as city centre traffic is reminiscent of life before the pandemic, the rental market in central zones of UK’s largest...

Guy Leaning, a former high street agent who has now moved into working in the hybrid model of agency, outlines why...

Trust has always been vital for building and nurturing good relations between an agent and their customer. Maintaining trust will keep...

With the conveyancing crisis at the Simplify Group now approaching two weeks old, it appears Purplebricks has been the worst affected...

Hello and welcome to the latest Agents Do Charity, your weekly opportunity to salute those in our industry doing so much...

A new league table of earnings by estate agents, based on basic salary and commission combined, suggests that UK agents earn...

The prospect of higher mortgage interest rates mean the housing market may get tougher soon despite another set of upbeat house...

It’s been a busy and arguably fruitful year for the property market, with an eager consumer base pushing forwards with their...

The phrase ‘time is money’ is particularly pertinent for estate agents. Since the stamp duty holiday ended, the forecast drop in...

The average asking price across the UK is now £43,000 higher than it was in late 2019 according to data and...

TV property celebrity Amanda Lamb has revealed the winners of the 2021 allAgents customer experience awards. They were announced at the awards’...

An independent estate agency with an eye to fashion has launched a second office in the Home Counties, just nine months...

Hello and welcome to a new week - and even as Christmas approaches there remains plenty to report about people moving...

A new membership scheme aiming to increase the industry’s energy efficiency credentials is being launched next year by allAgents. The Sustainable Agent...

The latest update on the prime central London market from agency Knight Frank warns that it’s still not business as usual,...

I’ve never written the three letters ‘EPC’ more often than I have in the past week. Law changes for the private rental...

PropTech has seen a surge in uptake over the last few years for several reasons – be it the Covid-19 pandemic...

It’s Remembrance weekend, and on Sunday at least we fall silent to honour those who gave so much for many generations. When...

Fears are growing that large estate agency groups may have to pay a mandatory levy towards the cost of anti-money laundering...

There’s been a significant rise in buyer interest in the energy efficiency of properties - but so far it’s making no...

The scheme behind two of this country’s most successful PropTech start-ups is marking what it calls a successful first year.  REACH UK...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...

A comparison website dealing with estate agency charges says commission varies hugely across 20 major cities of the UK.  GetAgent looked at...

OnTheMarket says it delivered a record number of instant valuation enquiries last month, beating its previous best period in June of...

PropertyHeads, a platform describing itself as a social network for house buyers and sellers, has a new PropTech partnership. It’s linked with...

Strutt & Parker has revealed where it believes the housing market will see the largest demand in 2022, outside of London. The...

A leading estate agency says the government may have to use stamp duty and council tax as incentives to persuade owners...

A torrid period for Purplebricks' share value means it opens stock market trading today with a price of just 33p.  This is less...

Annual house price growth increased to 8.1 per cent in October according to the Halifax.  The average UK property price is now...

The head of research at a leading agency is warning that although the housing market remains buoyant, there may be macro-economic...

The concept of the High Street estate agency branch has been given an endorsement by two companies announcing new offices. Fine &...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

In this article, the team at The Lettings Hub - which aims to offer tech-driven solutions for the rental market - outline...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

The clocks have fallen back, the nights are longer and the temperature has definitely dropped - winter is here and with...

Purplebricks' share price tumbled a remarkable 34 per cent this morning when trading opened on the London Stock Exchange. The price crashed...

There’s been a huge rise in references to electric car charging within property listings submitted to Rightmove. The number of homes listed...

Analysts suggest there is a 50:50 chance of a base rate rise being announced by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy...

The average price of a house in the UK has hit £250,000 for the first time as the  market shows no...

Virtual tours are becoming an increasing necessity for agents when listing properties for sale or let. Covid has of course accelerated this...

With quality built into every stage of the production process of Bosch, NEFF and Siemens appliances. From the initial design phase, through...

Despite the roaring housing market, a new report says that no fewer than 70,500 real estate and property businesses are showing...

Estate agency business platform Reapit is launching AgentPoint services in the UK - just seven months after it acquired AgentPoint in...

New research suggests estate agents earn some of the lowest basic salaries of all sales professions.  Nested, an online agency promoting the...

Agents are being offered a theoretical £300,000 if they introduce a buyer willing to pay £30m for a mansion on sale in...

A PropTech chief says agents are now competing with each other for substantially less stock on the market - meaning their...

Knight Frank has reported a record pre-tax profit and has reimbursed staff who sacrificed some salaries during the pandemic. The agency - which has...

An online intelligence platform has started ranking agencies in terms of their SEO and Google searches. The platform - Industry Alerts, which...

A petition calling on the government to set up an independent enquiry into the cladding crisis has reached a key 10,000...

At first glance, Rishi Sunak’s Budget speech earlier this week didn’t offer much from a property perspective. But digging down a little...

We have all heard the terrible forecasts and listened to Sir David Attenborough’s speeches on the environment and the “we still...

The Pandora Papers - the biggest ever leak of offshore data - has revealed that the UK’s property market is being...

The Nested online agency, which recently revamped its business model to attract more self-employed agents, is expanding outside London for the...

With a Budget, mild weather and the continuing uncertainty over the pandemic, you might be forgiven for forgetting that we get...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget did not ignore Capital Gains Tax after all.   For those selling UK residential property the deadline to file...

As you are no doubt aware, building mutually beneficial relationships with conveyancers in your local area can not only make your...

In the UK, 3.5 million households — which is over one-third of UK households — are either privately or socially rented,...

The Budget has proven more generous than many expected - and with most property taxation left unchanged. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has made...

Many thanks (or should that be big fangs?) go to Alexis at west country agency Wilson Tominey for today’s images getting...

PropTech is booming, and its rise was only accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the real estate industry – as...

A new survey by property consultancy TwentyCi shows that the market share of online and hybrid agents in the third quarter...

New research shows that despite media attention and new government policies, better energy efficiency is not a key issue for the...

The housing market is on track to record its strongest year since 2007 for transactions and house price inflation says Zoopla.  The...

Leeds estate agency Adair Paxton is enhancing its sustainability credentials and helping to tackle climate change by planting two trees for...

An agent is warning the government it must manage Covid and not simply react ‘too late and too little’. He’s suggesting some...

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

As a character from a fairly well-known TV show once said, winter is coming and we’re all contemplating where 2021 has...

I’m going to declare upfront that, as an investor, I have a financial interest in the success of MovePal but I also need...

Disclaimer: This article is intended for information only and does not constitute legal advice. As part of its 2020 budget, the UK...

With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - an opportunity for you to catch up with charity news from...

The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...

House price inflation accelerated to 10.6 per cent in August, up from 8.5 per cent in July as buyers rushed to...

Some 1,100 guests are expected to attend the ESTAS awards tomorrow - the first time agents, conveyancers and brokers will gather...

There is no denying that managing properties is labour intensive. As real estate agents you are responsible for administering and addressing...

If there is one thing that modern consumers have come to expect, it’s convenience. As a nation, we’re driven by on-demand...

A business once called “the UK’s poshest estate agent” has revealed that it’s under new management. Bective - formerly called Bective Leslie...

Knight Frank has beaten a string of prestigious household name companies to take the Overall Winner award at the 2021 Customer...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...

A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...

In this thought leadership article, Videosign CEO Steven Tallant looks at electronic signatures and conveyancing and whether the time is nigh for the...

Despite increasing public debate and media spotlight on energy efficiency, the issue appears relatively unimportant to seven out of eight buyers according to...

Howl you doing? Yes, it’s just a fortnight until Halloween and time to wheel out unspeakably awful puns and the occasional...

We’re building up towards both Christmas and the Awards season right now, and that gives plenty of opportunities for fund raising,...

Propertymark’s chief executive - officially still in post on just an interim basis - is to face questions from a past...

2021 redefined what it meant to offer exceptional customer experiences for consumers across multiple industries, but particularly for the residential property...

The Modern Method of Auction (MMoA), also known as Conditional auction, can sometimes get a bad rap. However, much of the...

Remarkably, just 11 per cent of property sales fell through in the third quarter of this year as buyers raced to beat...

The  housing market is not immune from the supply shortage hitting the economy, according to Knight Frank - with London the...

TV property personality Amanda Lamb has been named as the presenter of the first ever allAgents Annual Customer Experience Awards in...

There were 13 new buyers for every property listed for sale in the UK in September according to Knight Frank.  Over the...

High-profile outsourced communications provider Moneypenny has joined the industry PropTech hub known as the Innovation Collaboration Group. There are around 40 companies...

Agent wages have been in the news this week, with boastful claims from a number of self-employed businesses about the sums...

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

A leading business consultancy is warning that supply chain shortages as a result of Brexit and the pandemic will push up...

A property company is offering its employees in the UK and overseas a day’s leave later this month to mark World...

Fund-raising takes all sorts of shapes and sizes and this week we have a splendid selection proving that point. Don’t miss out...

The telecoms solutions company behind "Phone-in-a-Phone" (PiP) now brings property professionals the UK's first mobile-only business phone system in an app...

An agency says individual agents operating as self-employed can earn up to £64,000 more per year than fully-employed counterparts. Nested says the average UK...

I recently took part in a webinar hosted by ICG (The Innovation Collaboration Group) – titled ‘New estate agency revenue streams...

Like most industries, estate agency is changing. A general trend to a more hybrid model, accelerated by the pandemic has resulted...

An interesting demand has been made of Chancellor Rishi Sunak - to consider reforming stamp duty with thresholds revised to reflect...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says HM Revenue & Customs will probe any alleged wrongdoing in property purchases included in the so-called Pandora...

Propertymark has spoken out over the Pandora Papers leak scandal, which reveals many elite and super-rich buyers of properties in London...

A new Rich List of the most expensive streets has been revealed by Zoopla.  Kensington Palace Gardens in London holds the title...

The Portico agency - set up in 1818 - has become part of the Leaders Romans Group, which has bought it...

Luke Thirkettle heads up the lettings division at Stratfords, a single-branch lettings and sales agency based in Milton Keynes. Here, he speaks to...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? As Chief Business Development Officer I am responsible for Simplify’s...

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

We’re not sure if agents will agree with this but a high profile consumer group has come up with the final...

One of the UK’s oldest estate agency firms has expanded into two new territories.  Nock Deighton was established in Shropshire in 1831...

House prices rose by just 0.1 per cent in September - but they are still increasing by 10 per cent a...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week - another opportunity to see how our industry is doing great work...

An online operator called Nested is to spend £5m to promote the self-employed estate agency concept in 100 parts of the...

ESTAS has announced that FocalAgent, a visual content supplier to estate agents, has signed up as an executive partner for the...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

A government report suggests that house prices are rising at three times the national rate in some rural and coastal areas...

Foxtons has given details of the PropTech it uses to help improve leads and business decisions.  The agency, which has some 50 offices...

The stamp duty holiday which finally ends later this week might have a lasting legacy - encouraging more agents to use...

The self-employed partnership known as The Agency UK - founded by three refugees from Purplebricks - has announced a major expansion. The...

Zoopla has calculated how much the average house price has risen every single day since the start of the pandemic in...

Hello and welcome to the first PJT of autumn - an update on who’s moving where right now. Please let us know...

The Halifax claims that homes with the highest energy ratings are worth up to £40,000 more on average compared to less...

As we motor towards the next major global climate change conference – the UN’s COP26 being held in Glasgow from 31...

The recent stamp duty holiday and the subsequent conveyancing logjam this triggered has acted as a wakeup call for the industry....

In this latest exclusive video interview, EAT’s video reporter Chris Buckler – an agent himself – chats with Peter Grant, chairman of the board at...

In this guest editorial, experienced property solicitor Lorraine Richardson argues that reservation agreements - designed to reduce the number of fall-throughs in...

We may be getting an extended summer but agents haven’t just been basking in the heatwave. There has been plenty of goodwill...

Strike, the digital-first estate agent previously known as Housesimple, has been selected to join Tech Nation’s Future Fifty programme. The online agent, which...

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

Photography has become an increasingly important weapon in an agent’s armoury in recent years as listings compete for space on portals,...

The UK’s largest review website for the property industry has announced that its first ever in-person awards event will be held...

Affordability has always been a hot topic when it comes to the property market, and this is doubly true for first-time...

It’s certainly the case that awareness of part exchange isn’t very high in the property and agency world, despite the potential...

Our story yesterday on whether agents should continue to dress formally post-pandemic seemed to relight the fire on a long-time debate...

New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...

A Hertfordshire-based hybrid agency has released a surprising and some might argue refreshing message, saying it’s not interested in size as...

The government has been warned that its much-talked about levelling up agenda is ‘doomed to fail’ without major reform of the...

The pandemic has led to many people ditching more formal wear as they work from home on a more regular basis,...

In a 'coup' for property data firm Homesearch, Keller Williams UK, which has some 400 agents under its banner across the UK,...

Forget en-suites and garden rooms, could you boost viewings with the postcode of a property? Research by comparison website Money.co.uk has identified...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has changed its name to reflect the government’s levelling up agenda. The department’s...

New Housing Secretary Michael Gove is reported to be set to press ahead with plans to pause controversial planning reforms.  It came...

As virtual tours start to get even more popular, and in some cases become the norm for the majority of letting...

With the competition for new listings between agents as fierce as ever, it can sometimes feel like a race to the...

Following speculation overnight, Foxtons - one of London's leading and most high-profile agencies - has this morning announced the appointment of Nigel Rich CBE...

Boris Johnson's sudden and unexpectedly ruthless Cabinet reshuffle, which drew comparisons with Margaret Thatcher's 'purge of the wets' in 1981, ended...

One of the property market's leading names has welcomed young people into its company for work experience through a partnership with...

A cloud-based software provider has claimed that agents need to prepare for the future – and a very different working day...

The Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners (ALEP) has become the latest body to welcome the decision by Countryside Properties to scrap the requirement to pay...

It’s been a dramatic week in the world of politics – and this has led to another new Housing Secretary, in...

In a day of unexpected drama, Boris Johnson carried out a surprisingly brutal and widespread Cabinet reshuffle which saw a number...

Industry-wide adoption of Unique Property Reference Numbers could be one step closer after an announcement by a major trade body. The Conveyancing...

One of the biggest campaign groups calling for leasehold reform has welcomed the action taken by the Competition and Markets Authority...

First-time buyers are £25,000 worse off thanks to the stamp duty holiday, according to estate agent comparison site GetAgent. The website revealed...

The worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be firmly in the rear-view mirror as we move into the last quarter...

Almost a million tenants have built up rent arrears since March 2020, according to research by National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA)....

Drone technology has come on a long way in recent years, with different use cases across various industries. New developments in...

In what will be seen as the latest win for leaseholders across the UK, it’s been revealed that – following action...

Buyers are getting less square foot for their money when buying a property. Research by insurer Churchill has found that the average...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) – the umbrella property brand which incorporates well-known names such as EweMove, Ellis & Co, Martin...

Veteran retail chief executive John Browett is joining home setup service Just Move In as chairman. Browett has been chief executive of...

Property values may seem high in the UK but spare a thought for buyers in other countries such as Israel, Switzerland...

Demand from buyers is set to be strong for the rest of 2021 as the stamp duty holiday unwinds but uncertainty...