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

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

The number of cash buyers in London has recently plummeted by very nearly a fifth - and every other part of...

I want to take the time this week to look at an area of PropTech and real estate which is seeing...

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

The free-to-list property portal Residential People says it now has over 740 independent agents in the UK on board - and...

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

A national newspaper claims that the 20 millionth domestic EPC in the UK is set to be issued in the next...

The weekend is over all-too-quickly but at least if it’s Monday, it’s Property Jobs Today - your weekly catch up with...

Britain lives in fundamentalist black-and-white times - all the more surprising when the country's most divisive point of contention sits on...

Recent figures from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have revealed a rather worrying landscape for small business owners across the...

An online auction service which only came into existence in September last year claims to have 150 partner estate agents already,...

Purplebricks has hired the Weber Shandwick PR firm to handle much of its non-investment related public relations. Weber Shandwick has its global...

If it’s Friday it’s Agents Do Charity day - and we’ve got another bundle of good work for you this week,...

Purplebricks is the “Official Estate Agent Of Team GB” for the build-up to and completion of next summer’s Olympics in Tokyo. It is going...

An interesting analysis of Rightmove’s performance on the stock market has led to questions about the long-term profitability and viability of...

Too many sellers are wedded to the idea that prices will rise after a Brexit deal is resolved, says one of the...

Facebook is set to enter the cryptocurrency business with the big reveal of its formal plans scheduled for some point this...

Research from OnTheMarket shows that 40 per cent of London homes costing around £1m have only two bedrooms or fewer. And only...

LSL Property Services’ Land & New Homes division says it’s set a record by selling 50 per cent of the units...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today - the Monday slot where you can catch up with...

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...

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

Sorry about the weather everyone…miserable isn’t it, and the summer is supposed to be well underway? But we’re not allowing our fund-raising...

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

Knight Frank says Brexit-related uncertainty has curbed trading activity across all UK residential markets over the last 12 months - and...

Zoopla has taken a swipe at OnTheMarket by conducting a poll of sellers’ views about having properties listed exclusively on just...

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

Instant online valuation service The ValPal Network has revealed a conveyancing partner which it says will help agents boost referral fees.  The...

Sellers are back with a vengeance according to figures from online agency HouseSimple.  It claims the Brexit date extension has given sellers...

A PropTech firm has repeated claims it first made in March about allegedly inaccurate floorpan measurement and says a new initiative...

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

There seems no end in sight for the share turmoil going on at Purplebricks, with several new developments on Friday before...

Hello and here’s another PJT to start the week: we hope it’s your first port of call when you want to...

Average UK house prices rose 0.5 per cent in May according to the latest Halifax house price index as the long...

Four years ago, as we approached the general election, Andrews Property Group held a roundtable debateon the impact the election might have...

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...

My experience in marketing over the last 10 years has been an interesting journey, however I don’t want to bore you...

OnTheMarket claims monthly visits to its website hit a record 25.4m in May - but the portal’s latest update gives no...

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

A review website set up by a former estate agent says £1m of new funding will allow it to roll out...

With summer in full swing (will someone tell the weather?) we’re having bumper editions of Agents Do Charity, and this weekend’s is...

A recent survey conducted by comparison website GetAgent found that traditional high street agents have been given a firm thumbs up...

A new service which aims to provide estate and letting agents with what it calls “game changing” access to property data...

The estate agency industry is at a crossroads. A turbulent market, unstable political situation and a chronic lack of public confidence has...

Purplebricks has announced that it is to give a trading update and the result of its review of its US activities on...

“You say tomato, I say tomato” is a line in a famous film score way back in the 1937 film Shall...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is running a Certified Property Measurer course aimed at training agents and others in the...

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

Sharp-witted marketing advisers for Marsh & Parsons have done it again with a clever poster and social media campaign to mark...

Purplebricks’ most influential investor says there is “opportunity aplenty” for the company but says it would back the closure of the US...

Welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - because last week there was a Bank Holiday, we have a bumper edition...

In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...

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

Three ultra-high-value London properties cannot be sold while a money laundering investigation continues. The houses have not been identified but were most...

Hello - it’s that time of the week again when we celebrate the agency industry’s fantastic fund-raising. We were delighted that our...

A recently-launched free-to-list portal says it’s uniquely positioned to attract overseas buyers and investors interested in purchasing in major UK cities. Residential...

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

In today’s crowded property marketplace, the needs of tenants have changed. With a greater emphasis on quality of living, tenants are increasingly...

New figures released to Estate Agent Today show that a net total of 284 agents’ offices closed down in 2018. This number -...

NAEA and ARLA Propertymark have launched an initiative called Propertymark Inspire to promote training and compliance awareness amongst agents.  A statement says the...

One of my biggest concerns in all of my writing, speaking and influencing around PropTech is that for the people we...

The number of mortgages approved by High Street banks increased 5.4 per cent to 44,000 in April. Data from trade body UK...

The gap between average asking prices and average selling prices has increased in recent months according to Zoopla. Its latest study of...

New research suggests it takes, on average, six months and 24 days to buy a home. The study, for PropTech virtual tours...

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...

Earlier this month we celebrated the 16th annual ESTAS Awards, once again hosted by TV property expert Phil Spencer.  The glittering ceremony...

What a great time to be a letting agent. In decades, never has there been so much change. As you’re well aware,...

In recent years click & collect has become a popular way for retailers, supermarkets and online shopping sites such as Amazon...

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

A firm supporting leaseholders across the UK says the ongoing Competition and Markets Authority probe should “punish” what it calls “rip off...

Ultra slow broadband speeds could knock a quarter off the value of a property according to research undertaken by online agency...

Hello there and we’re at the start of another Bank Holiday weekend - but no rest for you lot, working hard...

House prices have remained roughly stagnant according to the latest figures produced by the Office for National Statistics and HM Land...

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...

Purplebricks’ share price yesterday plunged to 90.5p at one point - well below the 100p level at which the company originally...

A homeowner in London has won a legal case against a chartered surveyor who failed to identify Japanese knotweed during a...

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;...

A new sales progression tool that claims to have been hugely successful over an 18-month pilot is being rolled out across...

The number of residential property transactions across the UK fell very slightly last month according to new figures from HM Revenue...

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the destination where you can catch up with the key moves announced in the...

So far in our contribution to the campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold we have outlined the stories of some of...

The UK property market can be seen by criminals as an effective vehicle to conceal the proceeds of economic crime. Criminally...

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

A survey undertaken by the respected Economist Intelligence Unit and a risk solutions company suggests that estate agency may be one...

The founder of franchise giant Belvoir, Mike Goddard, has now stepped down as chair of the company, two years after quitting...

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - yet more examples of stupendous fund-raising by our industry (and a lot of...

With the Tenant Fee Ban obliterating a key income stream, letting agents should be looking at ways they can increase the...

The average time on the market for a property is soaring across the UK thanks to Brexit uncertainty, according to the...

“I’m Russell Quirk, and I’ve failed” - with those words, the former chief executive of Emoov has begun to explain how...

New free-to-list portals Residential People and Commercial People are aiming to secure one million property listings by Q4 2019. The portals -...

Home movers from the European Union have become less interested in moving to the UK, according to new research. Analysis of over...

Further details of Countrywide's closure and consolidation programme, first revealed by Estate Agent Today on Friday, have emerged over the weekend. A...

The scores have been counted and the results are in for the 2019 ESTAS Awards, sponsored by Zoopla. On Friday, over 1,000...

Welcome back to the latest edition of Property Jobs Today (PJT) after a Bank Holiday break. Each week, we round up...

With a mere matter of weeks until the Tenant Fees Act comes in to effect, I can’t help but wonder just...

London agency Chestertons is launching a franchise offering which will allow businesses outside of the capital to operate under the Chestertons...

Thousands of homeowners listed their properties for sale in the days following the latest Brexit delay on April 12, new research...

For the industry's football lovers, the notable achievements and never-say-die attitude of both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur on the European stage...

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

Fresh analysis by Zoopla has revealed Britain's fastest moving property markets with the lowest number of average days for a seller...

Two PropTech suppliers have this week announced new partnerships and products with the aim of helping estate agents.  Firstly, sales progression and...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jake Gready Managing Director NEXA Bristol What services do you provide? buying - selling...

In a world where people want instant gratification, it’s important to find ways to connect and engage with customers when they...

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

I hope you had another wonderful Bank Holiday weekend; only three weeks to hold on until the next one. Personally, it...

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

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) has launched its long-awaited ‘How to sell a home’ and ‘How to...

Landmark Information’s online valuation tool SmartVal is being retired by the company, with agents who use it being advised to switch to...

The UK PropTech Association, set up in early 2017 with the objective of promoting engagement between tech business and the property...

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

1989 was a significant time for the property industry: it marked the beginning of the end of a period of unprecedented...

Trading in OnTheMarket’s shares was subject to two so-called Price Monitoring Extensions - temporary freezing of transactions because of erratic movements. The...

Hello and welcome to another one of those great long weekends that come along often at this time of year -...

A new and comprehensive analysis of the housing market shows a jaw-dropping collapse in stamp duty revenue going to the Treasury...

A new analysis suggests that sales of more than four out of five homes in the UK are taking at least...

In recent weeks our campaign to replace leasehold with commonhold has continued to gather momentum both in the press and across...

There’s a silver lining to another set of stodgy housing market figures - at least one sector, for those buying their...

The organisers of next week’s ESTAS Estate & Letting Agent Awards, the biggest and glitziest event on the industry calendar, have...

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

Countrywide has named a senior businesswoman as chair of its controversial remuneration committee which was at the centre of a row...

It’s an eye-catching combination - former professional rugby players turn estate agents, set up in converted shipping containers, and promise in time-honoured fashion...

My article last week has sparked some really great engagement, which I’m delighted about!  Thank you to everyone who commented or dropped...

Proceedings against an estate agent at the centre of a fees cartel case have been dropped following his agreement not to stand as...

OnTheMarket has applied to the London Stock Exchange for the release of over 528,000 new shares to agents who have signed...

Respected investment consultancy London Central Portfolio is warning that “sales go on falling and falling” across the capital, fuelled by Brexit...

Mark Witherspoon, well known in the agency industry as the former data services director of Zoopla, has joined the TwentyCi company.  TwentyCi...

A property listings platform has revealed what it describes as ‘the best places to sell a home’ in England and Wales. The...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - because of the flurry of Bank Holidays at this time of year, it’s...

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

The trade body for ‘home stagers’ says that properties that have been dressed sell three times faster than those that have...

The London Marathon may be just one of literally thousands of fund-raising events but we know it’s a favourite with many...

House prices in 20 UK cities analysed by Zoopla show an average 1.7 per cent increase over the 12 months to...

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

For the second day in a row Countrywide was subject to two so-called Price Monitoring Extensions - temporary freezing of trading...

Research  by HouseSimple suggests that over 31 per cent of homes currently on sale in major UK towns and cities have...

It’s not often we can enjoy beautiful sunshine on bank holidays, but I suppose this one was a particularly blessed weekend,...

The soon-to-launch Federation of Independent Agents has announced that its latest supplier partner is to be outsourced viewing service Viewber. Graham Lock,...

We’re accustomed to tech firms promising disruption in how homes are bought, let, sold and rented: now one is pledging to...

A PropTech analyst insists that the tumbling share price of Purplebricks on the London Stock Exchange does not indicate that the...

It’s London Marathon week, always a great event in the calendar and - we’re sure - an event that attracts a...

A solicitor handling cases involving Japanese Knotweed say the problem could devalue the prices of affected houses by as much as...

With Easter now upon us (happy Easter, by the way, and hope you’re enjoying the long weekend, the Easter eggs and...

The leasehold scandal continues to generate plenty of column inches, with fresh stories emerging almost daily of people living in unsellable...

The jury appears to be out on whether the new enforcement body for estate and lettings agents will be resourced sufficiently...

The fledgling trade body the Federation of Independent Agents has revealed another new partner - this one dealing with housing and...

A quick buy company that describes itself as an “express estate agency” is making a pitch for vendors who may be...

A new team has been set up to police all estate and letting agency legislation including the upcoming tenants' fees ban. The...

Low risk letting is everyone’s aim, but unless legitimate guidelines are followed it’s difficult to know if a tenant will prove...

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...

Two of the PropTech sector's highest profile digital marketing suppliers are integrating in a bid to help agents nurture the leads...

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

The estate agency industry is in a staffing dilemma because of the continuing uncertainty over Brexit and its effect on the...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...

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

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

The recent ARLA Propertymark conference featured a hugely interesting line-up of speaks and session during a watershed time for the lettings...

A ‘property potential’ portal which claims to be highly successful across the south east of England is now going to launch...

Savills has been named the winner of the real estate agents/advisor league table in the UK Business Superbrand list for the...

With next Friday being Easter, this is the last ADC for a fortnight - so it’s our chance to honour those...

Experienced sales trainer Boyd Mayover, co-founder of Sales Doctors, explains how agents can overcome price objectives, impress prospective clients and offer...

By the time you read this article, I’ll be in Nigeria. My first ever visit to the continent of Africa. Sitting here...

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission out of any nation in the European Union, according to a recent study by...

Online estate agents have seized on the recent national newspaper article accusing estate agents of over-valuing properties to earn higher fees. The...

At the end of a week consisting of largely depressing market reports, new data from Knight Frank suggests that the bad...

Of the hundreds of headaches that come with agent territory, worrying about what’s happening to your calls shouldn’t be one of...

Hello, it’s that time of the week again when we look at the latest recruitment and appointment news in the industry. Just...

House prices rose slightly more rapidly in the first three months of the year but growth is likely to remain subdued...

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...

When you think of the best ad campaigns – from moustachioed opera singers and talking meerkats to millions of bouncing balls...

Analysts at Berenberg Bank have sharply reduced their price target for Purplebricks by over 80 per cent from 470p to 80p, accusing...

Two new free-to-list portals say they have now attracted 100,000 listings from 1,600 agents. The portals - Residential People and Commercial People...

Welcome to another ADC, the weekly round-up each Friday of agents’ great fund-raising work.  This week we show the diversity of charitable...

At PayProp we recognise that it’s the hard-working agents and other staff that make the industry a success, so training should...

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...

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

New figures from the Equity Release Council suggest more growth in this sector, alarming those agents who see this as a...

An anonymous estate agent has renewed his attack on Purplebricks after an article in The Times at the weekend. Estate Agent Today...

Hello, welcome to a new week and to PJT, your regular Monday round-up of jobs news in the industry. Do please let...

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

It’s no secret that the UK’s housing sector is in crisis. Headlines scream about the shortage of new-build homes. TV pundits...

When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and lettings agents were predicted to swiftly spell the end for traditional...

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

One thing’s clear in the ongoing mess surrounding Brexit - a lot of people are simply putting their head down and...

UK estate agents charge the lowest commission in the European Union according to new research from a comparison website. Despite high levels...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the referral service Relocation Agent Network have announced a link-up. Under it, selected NAEA members...

Four high-profile industry figures have sent an open letter urging agents to think about what they call “smarter marketing” in a...

Whether it is legacy providers with new, young businesses, or large banks with PropTech startups, all types of cross-collaboration are vital. It’s...

Zoopla’s Hometrack index of 20 major UK cities shows that London property prices are starting to stabilise after a three year...

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

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday edition of Property Jobs Today. Everyone here contacted us on press@estateagenttoday.co.uk to espresso the word;...

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...

A high profile agent has written a robust defence of the industry following a critical article in a business newspaper - but...

Fine & Country is opening a new office in York, joining some 300 similarly branded outlets worldwide.  Frances Bowling, manager of Fine...

As the clock ticks down and Britain’s future gets ever more difficult to predict, one of the few certainties to cling...

Average house prices in the UK increased by 1.7 per cent in the year to the end of January according to...

Thinking about the state of communication across residential property chains is enough to induce a severe migraine. We work in a world...

Many of the industry’s best known and widely respected suppliers have set up a new group which they say offers agents...

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

Zoopla says the number of its leads delivered to member agents in the period March 2018 to February 2019 was 36...

To get the absolute most from your estate or letting agency business, it’s vital that you partner with the right software...

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

Over 50 per cent of all mortgage products available to home buyers in the UK currently have a standard maximum term...

Nested, an innovative online agency that offers vendors a form of guaranteed sale, has laid off 20 per cent of its workforce...

Hello - here we are once again with the weekly round-up of key moves in the agency and related industries. We’re letting...

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...

A survey by the Centre for Ageing Better recently showed that 72% of people want to see every new home built...

Two 'challenger portals' have revealed major new services this morning as they fight to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. OneDome, the new...

A report claims that the hybrid agency EweMove performs above average across a number of measurements. The study comes from TwentyCi, a...

The latest RICS survey has one key message - 77 per cent of surveyors participating in the study say Brexit uncertainty...

You can tell it’s the onset of spring by the fact that this weekend sees the start of the Formula 1...

A former senior management figure at Rightmove and online estate agency Doorsteps is going it alone for a new holiday property...

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...

Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...

Estate agent anti-money laundering (AML) compliance is under scrutiny again following the publication of figures detailing the fines levied for AML...

The end of 2018 was a bit of a rocky time for online estate agents. Yet only a few years ago...

Latest data from property platform Home suggests that instruction numbers across the UK as a whole are down four per cent...

Two free-to-list portals launched last month in the UK say they have 1,200 agents and 50,000 listed properties on board in...

Figures released this morning show a surge in first time buyers securing mortgages in recent months, despite the market showing continued signs...

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

Maverick Cornish estate agent Chris Wood has quit the industry with a stinging attack on those who have “taken their toll”...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your weekly chance to catch up on major moves in our industry. Everyone here has...

The influential Treasury Select Committee says estate agents should be more closely monitored to ensure they abide by anti-money laundering regulations. In...

Countrywide’s senior executives have set out reasons why investors should put their money into the group, despite its troubled recent years. Yesterday...

Just when you thought it was all Brexit doom and gloom, a major index shows that house prices in February grew...

The ESTAS has released details of those agents and suppliers to the industry who have been shortlisted for the most prestigious...

Hello and here we go with yet another Agents Do Charity, the weekly opportunity to herald the unsung efforts of our...

Countrywide's report to shareholders this morning warns that the residential market is heading for a difficult 2019 which may hit the...

We all make mistakes, and when it comes to typos Estate Agent Today is as guilty as anyone. But there’s a...

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

The huge £215,000 fine levied on Countrywide for failing to abide by anti-money laundering procedures is a demonstration that estate agents...

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...

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

It’s been revealed that Countrywide has been hit with a £215,000 fine as part of a swoop by HMRC cracking down...

The long-running stand off between website AllAgents and Purplebricks appears to be over, with the online agency being ‘readmitted’ by the...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - the every-Monday round-up of key moves within the industry. Let us know...

Instagram (or, as the younger generation would have it, Insta) is, by any measure, massive.  Only launched in October 2010, it’s a...

When you recruit a new member of staff, training should be one of your main priorities.  After initial training, ongoing training and...

The demand for rural properties is high, and with 20.7% of England’s population in countryside areas, estate agents have a large...

Rightmove has this morning given its 2018 report to shareholders, laying bare the huge financial wealth of the company which dominates...

The Met Office says today, March 1, is the first official day of spring - perfect timing to coincide with the...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team has this afternoon revealed new industry guidance to make referral fees more transparent to...

A new sales portal has launched with a radically different business model, aiming to pay agents to list on it. It’s the brainchild of...

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

An estate and lettings agency that has been trading in the centre of Exeter for 12 years has ceased trading and...

Connells Group says investment in PropTech will be the way to safeguard its almost-600 High Street branches - and it’s repeated...

The Competition and Markets Authority has this afternoon taken the latest step in the lengthy case of an estate agency cartel. This revolves...

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

No doubt we’ve all seen the recent Purplebricks news - shares have, according to the BBC, ‘plunged after it slashed its...

The chief executive and founder of a developer and property investment group says Purplebricks is “an excellent business” but its recent...

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

The controversial property portal Propertyheads has compiled a blacklist of tradesmen who have a criminal record. The website says this is the...

The UK’s two leading conveyancing groups have merged to form what they call a “powerhouse” to be called Simplify. My Home Move...

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

The former chief executive of online agency Emoov has complained to the Mail on Sunday about an article concerning the firm’s...

Welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up with the latest key job moves. Keep in touch with us on...

The government’s anti-money laundering campaign Flag It Up has published an A to Z which it claims will help agents understand...

Online estate agent Emoov failed to tell crowdfunding investors it was losing £3m a month before its collapse, a Sunday paper claims. The...

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...

Cast your minds back to the summer of 2014. It’s 9.55 am somewhere in east London ‘Sorry I’m late’ offers the...

Purplebricks’ eye-watering share price fall yesterday was greeted with widespread satisfaction by property professionals outside the online sector. The agency’s share price...

Few can deny that with announcements from MPs and an announcement from Purplebricks, that it’s been an extraordinary week.  While it may...

Purplebricks has this morning warned investors its foreign activities are not going as well as predicted - although it insists it is...

In these tougher times, we recognise that helping agents win new inventory is the key to their businesses.  There were more than...

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

After several days of gloomy market news, here's something more optimistic - there were 370,000 new first time buyer mortgages completed in...

Interesting news this week from South Africa where the PropTech startup, Flow, has raised R20m in the country’s 'biggest PropTech seed...

The number of movers has declined by around 50 per cent since the halcyon days of 2006, before the global financial...

A 36 per cent collapse in sales between November and January has created an “unprecedented” five year low in the number...

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

A new survey claims the market is at its worst for eight years. The latest market snapshot from property platform Home says...

Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...

The latest Rightmove price index suggests that homes are at their most affordable level for some years thanks to wage growth...

Property consultancy JLL has launched a specialised Help to Buy team in response to what it calls “the increasing demand for...

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

Barely a day goes by when we don’t read a new report on the unscrupulous practices of landlords; of the sub-standard...

The Daily Telegraph has gone public with City speculation that Chicago-based real estate consultancy JLL may be interested in buying Savills. Both...

Hello and welcome to yet another Agents Do Charity - our tribute to the great work done by our industry in...