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

With the shelf life of recent housing ministers being on a par with football managers, it's perhaps little surprise that we're...

As you probably know, I have been no fan of OnTheMarket (OTM) over the years. You may see this admission as...

If you’re an estate agent and have a property that is difficult to sell or the homeowner simply needs a fast...

A disciplinary investigation by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has blown the lid on the infamous fee-fixing cartel scandal involving estate...

HM Land Registry calculates that 125,000 buyers will benefit from just the first phase of its digitisation programme for Local Land...

It’s holiday season shortly and we’ve got just the weather for it - good news for some, perhaps less so for...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team has this morning issued a warning to agents that they must be signed up to...

Foxtons share price hit a new low yesterday, dropping to only 46p early in the afternoon: it eventually closed narrowly up...

Agents appear to be getting more pessimistic over the housing market as the latest government figures show prices still growing - but...

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

Peter Long, executive chairman of Countrywide, has resigned from another boardroom to focus on saving the troubled estate agency. Long has chosen...

Emoov’s latest crowdfunding campaign has now gone well over £1.5m, making it already 50 per cent over-funded already from its original...

One of three schemes with government backing to offer redress for complaints about estate and letting agents has reignited the debate...

Before I get into the nitty gritty of the government (well, one of its startup accelerator schemes) giving away £20,000, let...

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

Carter Jonas has doubled the footprint of its UK headquarters in prime central London. It’s added a further 6,760 square feet of...

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

The UK division of Keller Williams, the world's largest estate agency, says it can help entrepreneurial agents to set up their...

Humberts’ new owner has issued a statement saying he is on “a personal mission to revolutionise the industry and become the...

House prices in London are projected to fall in the short-term, down by two per cent by the end of 2018...

There’s a new twist in the row between a Cornish agent and the Advertising Standards Authority. The row revolves around a tweet...

A new digital product claims to help agents estimate which of their past customers are statistically most likely to move again...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - a slim edition given how quiet the industry is at the...

It may not be a good idea for a journalist to be personal about a politician, so I write about our...

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

Amid the headline-grabbing political manoeuvring over Brexit, a policy proposal which could have serious ramifications for private landlords, and those who...

A property software guru says he wants PropTech firms to join with him in an ‘open platform’ which would allow smaller...

There’s more gloomy reading for vendors from a new report by website Home, which says the volume of properties slashing their...

The battered prime central London market is now suffering from the UK’s wider political volatility, the lack of stability of the...

The dream may be over but the return to reality can at least be staged in the spirit of an England...

The Advertising Standards Authority says its compliance team is considering its next steps following the refusal of estate agency PDQ Estates...

“They think it’s all over ... it is now.” The refrain that haunts England fans returned last night, not in a good...

Automated search companies have heaped praise on HM Land Registry following the digitisation of local land charge data - the LLC1...

As any agent will know, the task of ordering, erecting and maintaining boards can be time- consuming and cumbersome. While ultimately working...

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

Locations in the capital dominate a league table of locations where the largest numbers of so-called ‘high risk’ mortgages are taken...

A leading agency chief says the frequent churn of housing ministers means there is only one answer if our industry wants...

A left-leaning think tank is urging the Bank of England to manipulate the housing market to ensure house prices don’t rise...

A new free-to-list portal is to be launched - and it is to be ‘voice led’.  The PropTech firm Triplerr says it...

A hybrid estate agency has launched in Bury, one of the first of its kind to operate in the UK on...

Leading PropTech guru Mike DelPrete has revealed that he was involved in Purplebricks’ latest expansion, entering the Canadian agency market via the...

Industry groups have welcomed Kit Malthouse as housing minister - but make little effort to hide their frustrations, disappointment and disillusionment. Malthouse was announced...

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

A PropTech company boss says evidence given to MPs confirms the need to improve anti-money laundering processes through greater automation and...

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

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

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

One of the UK’s leading group of economic experts has repeated its warning that housing market is not going to see...

The stock market and at least one City analyst have shrugged their shoulders at the claim by Purplebricks that it is...

Hello and welcome to this week’s hat-tip towards those in our industry doing so much to help others in need. Summer fund-raising...

  Purplebricks says it enjoyed an 81 per cent growth in revenue in the UK the year to the end of April and...

Part of the South Hams area, a popular tourist hotspot in south Devon, has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a ban...

Another update from OnTheMarket this morning claims the portal is now listing over 550,000 UK residential property listings, in excess of...

Any fingernails left after last night’s thriller? It was a cracker of a game, particularly the last 45 minutes...and then the...

By now we’ve all seen news about the long-term decline in property sales and competition from online alternatives leading to ‘more...

If agents want to get into what looks like a guaranteed growth sector, retirement properties might just be the one if...

A new website has been set up specifically to help leasehold flat owners who have been served a Section 5 Notice...

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

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

PayProp clients power through their monthly invoicing, collections, settlements and payouts in just a few clicks – whether they're managing 1...

An insolvency firm claims 153 estate agencies have gone bust in the past year with more than 7,000 “showing signs of...

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...

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

We all need to lighten up from time to time, especially at the start of another working week at the height...

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

Estate Agent Today is 10 years old this weekend. We hope you’ll agree that’s a cause for celebration and a great...

One of the country’s best know estate agents, Marc Goldberg, has joined London agency Dexters. Goldberg spent some 30 years at Countrywide’s...

Hometrack says other cities are now closing the gap on London in terms of house prices and market value. The latest Hometrack UK...

Boy it‘s hot out there, with little end in sight yet. That’s the good news. Now the even better news -...

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...

The vast majority of estate agents say dressing a property for sale improves its chances of a sale by leaving a...

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

House prices rose at their slowest annual rate in five years in June according to the latest indicator of this summer’s...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Tom Cummuskey Sales & Marketing Manager … Fast approaching double...

Total mortgage approvals by the main High Street banks increased three per cent in May over the same month last year...

Senior management at Countrywide came in for a pasting on Twitter yesterday as TV market commentator and buying agent Henry Pryor...

Purplebricks says it completely rejects any claim of bullying its representatives in Australia. The Australian Financial Review, which last week reported the...

Transactions across Greater London have plummeted - they were down 7.9 per cent over the past three months and a whopping...

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

The head of London’s largest estate agency brand has hit back at a council in the capital which wants enhanced powers...

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

What a weekend for British sport! In F1 there was Lewis Hamilton’s dominant win at the French Grand Prix, and the big...

The three per cent stamp duty additional properties surcharge is to blame for tumbling house prices in some of Britain’s holiday...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today, the regular Monday round-up of moves and changes in our industry. Do please let us...

To say this is a turbulent time for UK politics would be something of an understatement. As I write, the Brexit...

It’s no secret that technology has changed the way businesses operate, in all sectors. With that has come changes to the...

In recent weeks, you could have been forgiven for thinking that you’re not actually in the UK.  Flash floods aside, the...

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

If World Cup 2018 appeared to be low profile at the start, it didn’t last long. Following this week’s Harry Kane goals...

A major hybrid agency says there is a huge ‘reality gap’ between the typical asking price of homes on sale and the...

Potential first-time buyers in every area of the UK would have lower monthly outgoings if they bought a property rather than...

What a big week for PropTech! With the very first MIPIM PropTech conference, taking place in Paris today and tomorrow, comes...

The housing market “is clearly currently struggling to gain traction” and any real upturn ”will remain elusive over the coming months”...

One of the country’s largest auction houses has had to amend an advertisement on its website after an intervention by the...

Summer is traditionally the time of the year when the property market slows down, with people going away on their holidays...

So what did you think of the match? A deserved 2-1 win or a lucky victory snatched from the jaws of...

Hello - if it’s Monday, it must be Property Jobs Today, your chance to see a snapshot of the key moves...

Peter Rollings is one of the most respected and best-known figures in property, having helped to rapidly grow Foxtons (where he...

Location, Location, Location: it’s no coincidence the TV show seized on that title because the importance of a property’s position is...

A new digital search service is being launched next month by HM Land Registry, marking the latest phase in its attempt...

Chestertons has again been recognised for its success in engaging employees with the Payroll Giving fundraising initiative. The Payroll Giving Quality Mark...

The World Cup may be entertaining us for the next few weeks but whatever England’s fate may be, one thing is...

The young entrepreneur behind Doorsteps, the estate agency that deliberately avoids the huge marketing razzamatazz of other online companies, says his...

Government figures are the latest to show that house prices are still going up - but with a reduced rate of...

The For Sale board is one of the oldest marketing tools available to agents, but it is still considered one of...

More stock and longer times on the market are combining to create a surge in asking price reductions according to a...

The pace of change is extraordinary. As we reach the middle of one conversation, rumblings of the next already begin. I think...

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

Clients of software provider Reapit can now integrate with leading sharing and online valuation service The ValPal Network. The objective is to help Reapit...

What is the biggest challenge in estate agency today? At the risk of sounding flippant, selling houses! It’s a unique industry...

News media in Australia say Purplebricks is the subject of an investigation by a consumer watchdog in the province of Western...

Here’s your chance to release the inner John Motson - write your interpretation of how England performs in each match of...

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

Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help compensate for the introduction of...

Having recently attended FUTURE: PropTech in London, it struck me just how far the integration of property and technology has progressed...

A leading property industry analysts says Rightmove may be amongst the top portals in the industry worldwide, but it is facing...

Russell Quirk, chief executive of Emoov, says his agency is now one of the top seven in the UK following its...

We have the presidential seal of approval for our Agents Do Charity this week - well, sort of, but we don’t mean...

May saw the highest number of new sellers list their properties in any single month for at least 18 months, claims...

London estate agency Kay & Co says it is targeting Chinese buyers following research data produced by a portal. The China property...

A poll of housing market experts suggests London house prices are likely to fall this year as a result of Brexit...

The head of eProp Services, parent company of easyProperty, says growth in the online sector is slower than expected - but that...

Is there really any true value to an estate agent in our current climate? Will there be a role for traditional agents...

TV property expert Sarah Beeny says she expects online agencies to take 70 per cent market share in the future -...

The Federal Trade Commission - the US equivalent of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority - will today discuss how the...

Cluttons - which a year ago was bought out of pre-pack administration by a so-called ‘turnaround’ business, RCapital - has now...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that a new property firm is being launched specialising solely in the sale of off-market homes...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - this is the first edition for a fortnight as last Monday was a...

A Labour MP who has in the past been fiercely critical of estate and lettings agents now says that property is...

Last time out I looked at the growing importance of content, social media and design – but these should only form...

A recent holiday in the US gave me an opportunity to catch up with property news over there - and surprisingly,...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - and just because it’s half term, don’t think the industry has...

A new online platform claims agents can now offer people a chance to buy a property with, literally, just one click...

One of London’s best known high-end estate agents, Gary Hersham, says corruption crackdowns in this country and overseas may be deterring...

The long-awaited merger of Tepilo and Emoov is reported to have been confirmed this afternoon and in with them goes online lettings...

Any letting agent appreciates the effort, dedication, and sometimes heartache, that comes with running a business yet equally knows that when...

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

Property portal OnTheMarket has announced that it now has listing agreements with over 8,500 estate and letting agency branches.  It says that...

The new owner of Humberts has announced the new management structure of the rural estate agency which he bought out of...

Property sellers in the South of England are having to accept asking reductions in order to achieve a sale.  Data from Hometrack...

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

A leading agent has urged major portals Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket to feature virtual viewings content more prominently on their platforms. Writing...

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...

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

A study of house price affordability has revealed that train drivers can afford a greater proportion of homes in the UK's...

As we move towards another Bank Holiday Weekend, there is no shortage of phenomenal fundraising efforts from those in our industry.  If...

In an era when we are never far away from our phones, tablets or laptops, buying and selling property is benefitting...

Average property prices fell in all but one English region during March, according to the latest official UK House Price Index. Overall,...

Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) has confirmed that it expects its sale to Silver Lake to complete in Q3 2018. As part of...

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

Average first-time buyers in London spend double the amount paid by those across the rest of Britain. A typical London buyer now...

Well last week was interesting. The column about my decision to put the property on with a letting agent went viral.  This was...

Research by Zoopla suggests that homeowners' confidence in the property market is on the rise.  The property website's latest Housing Market Sentiment...

It will be 'business as usual' for Humberts following the announcement of its sale to Natural Retreats, says the agency's new...

Two online agents and a number of PropTech companies have been named in startups.co.uk's Startups 100 index. Coming in at number 64...

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

It has today been announced that the Natural Retreats group has purchased Humberts. The entirety of Humberts has been included in the...

How can you use data to benefit and better your business? It’s something you’ll no doubt have asked yourself down the...

Two high street estate agents have used the medium of the local press to come out fighting against the threat of...

Welcome back to Property Jobs Today - EAT's weekly roundup of all the big moves going on in our industry. If you...

As promised a few weeks ago, this week’s Natter concentrates on the importance of content, design and social media, three easily...

There is a common misconception that the private rented sector (PRS) is entirely made up of young professionals and students. While...

A study of estate agencies and portals floated on the London Stock Exchange suggests that digital companies have shown much better...

Century 21 UK is slashing the cost of becoming a franchisee for a six week period, cutting the price from £23,500...

Our industry does great work for good causes not just in this country but around the world, as this week’s Agents...

Akshay Ruparelia, the teenager who set up the Doorsteps online estate agency only 18 months ago, is now reported to be...

A new report suggests Capital Gains Tax changes coming into effect next year are worrying a large majority of wealthy overseas...

Gone are the days of having to rush back to your office every time you win an instruction to market the...

Outsourced viewing operator Viewber is expanding its offer to agents by forming what it calls “a close technical cooperation” with keyholding...

The chief of the UK’s longest-established estate agency recruitment consultancy has described the inflexibility of the industry towards people returning to...

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

Online estate agencies are the centre of attention right now - but one of them seems to be seeking publicity in...

The prospect of technology transforming the selling and buying process, including more power for portals and especially online agents, dominated parts...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our weekly feature on who’s moving where throughout our industry. And it’s...

New data from Haart estate agency suggests that despite many homes sticking on the market, apparently would be buyers are locked...

Purplebricks is reported to have hired a new advertising agency to handle a “multi million pound” media campaign. The advertising industry weekly...

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

 Humberts says it has settled on a buyer after receiving several offers for the troubled agency - although it has delayed identifying...

The housing market may have seen some depressing figures of late but there’s good news about mortgage arrears - they’re at...

Hello and welcome to this week’s celebration of the industry’s fund-raising activities. Remember it’s easy to get publicity and additional support for...

Strutt & Parker has repeated its warning that the market in prime central London could see a typical house price fall...

Countrywide is in no rush to appoint a new chief executive, following the experience of having Alison Platt in the post...

Trussle, which describes itself as the UK’s first online mortgage broker, has won £13.6m in financing from international investors led by...

Recent figures from the mainstream housing market may suggest a disappointing performance so far this year but Auction House, the UK’s...

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

House prices in the three months to the end of April were 2.2 per cent higher than in the same period...

There is a lull in my imminent flat sale. Just no activity at all, despite a price reduction!  So, I am forced...

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

One of the world’s leading agency and PropTech analysts says the race is on for who comes second in the UK’s...

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...

Recent void statistics have had me wondering how agents can juggle client and consumer demands in the face of the impending...

Here’s some good news to take into the Bank Holiday weekend.  Research undertaken by Estate Agent Today suggests that fees charged by...

Emoov founder Russell Quirk says that in some cases social media might give a more accurate picture of an estate agency’s...

Hello and welcome to our latest chronicle of fund-raising exploits by our industry: the onset of fine weather and the Bank...

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

How much more of it would you have if you could do all your month-end payments and reconciliations in a couple...

The UK chief executive of Purplebricks says his company has ambitions to roll out its business model all over the world. Lee...

Review service allAgents has relaunched its property portal, saying it may become an agent-owned service and pledging to turn it into...

New online auction house BidX1 says it has raised £2,087,000 from its second UK auction, posting a 70 per cent success...

I have sold hundreds of lettings businesses over the last twenty-five years. Based on this experience, these are the mistakes that you...

The managing director of troubled estate agency Humberts says he has been “inundated” with prospective buyers since news broke over last...

One of the three official redress bodies serving the estate and lettings agency industry has conducted a survey of complaints across...

The massive wealth of owners over 55 has been revealed by a new survey. They own £938 billion of UK housing, a figure...

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

Theresa May has appointed a controversial former Shelter executive as her new housing policy adviser working in Whitehall. Toby Lloyd was until...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, our regular Monday round-up of moves around our industry. Please let us know what’s happening...

Given the level of resource and energy being put behind upping the number of first-time buyers in the UK, you might...

Fewer mortgages were approved for home buyers last month than in the same month a year ago according to figures from...

The London Marathon may have been and gone but there are plenty of agents and others in our industry still prepared...

LSL Property Services has issued a warning that market conditions are softer than expected so far in 2018 and that transaction...

The UK’s real estate sector, embracing estate agencies as well as other aspects of the property industry, has been facing “increased...

The final winners’ list for this year’s ESTAS Awards has just been published with the  ‘Best In County’ agents named -...

New figures from Hometrack show that a typical home in Greater London now takes 17 weeks to find a buyer -...

A new survey suggests that despite many lenders increasing their rates, most mainstream mortgages are down compared to the start of...

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Let us know what’s...

Scottish high-end agency Galbraith has revealed how one of the smallest and most exclusive property sectors in Britain - Scottish country...

The sun has finally returned to ours skies and you’re on the lookout for a little bit of summer reading. As...

The assessment by an investment consultancy that Purplebricks sells some 76 per cent of the homes it lists may have made...

The average number of viewings received by properties before a sale is agreed has risen from 11 in 2015 to 19...

The Future: PropTech conference takes place in under a fortnight’s time on May 2 and over 1,200 delegates have now been...

It’s London Marathon weekend and it’s set to be hot, hot, hot for those agents and other brave industry folk running...

Average house prices in the UK have increased 4.4 per cent in the year to February according to the latest official...

Stubbornly high house prices and concerns over leasehold-related charges top the list of worries amongst the public about the housing market. That’s...

The UK’s largest property auctioneer says its first quarter’s sales figures for 2018 are ahead of those for the same period...

In recent months, there’s been a notable move in the rental market towards deposit replacement products in place of traditional security...

Estate agent licensing will reduce competition, make buying and selling homes more expensive, and add another layer of red tape to...

I’m writing this a week into my instruction decision. It has been a fascinating journey to date. As I discussed last week,...

Property purchases for buyers requiring mortgages reached 50,000 in February, the highest level for the month since 2007.  The data, from mortgage...

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

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

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - our regular Monday look at who’s moving where within our industry. You...

A website that monitors house prices says “red warning lights are flashing as market conditions in London and the South East...

The government has published data related to a claim by housing minister Dominic Raab, who prompted controversy last week by suggesting...

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

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...

Demand is down for the 12th successive month according to the latest market survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. New...

The Conveyancing Association has backed the government’s calls for extensive reform of the buying and selling process, announced at the weekend. The...

There were 43 per cent more new properties listed for sale than in the same month last year according to online...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Awais Ahmad - Founder and CEO of Hystreet (I don’t...

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

To say I had a lot of reaction to last week's column about selling my flat would be an understatement. I've never...

Two estate agency directors have been disqualified over a cartel scandal which resulted in five agencies being fined over £370,000 for...

The number of house sales falling through pre-completion during the first quarter of 2018 reached its highest level for this time...

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

The latest house price index figures from the Halifax gives just the spur the market may need as the spring sales...

Agents and representatives from other property sectors have reacted enthusiastically to proposals to professionalise the industry. As we reported yesterday, the government...

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

The Property Ombudsman, Katrine Sporle, is to hold a briefing on the government’s redress reform on Wednesday - five days before...

It’s under two weeks to The ESTAS 2018 held in London on Friday April 20. It’s the biggest and best bash in...

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...

In the modern marketplace – where people live their lives on their smartphones and tablets, social media has a bigger influence...

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

Barclays is next week launching a so-called ‘green mortgage’ which links the loan to the Energy Performance Certificate rating of the...

Welcome to another edition of Agents Do Charity, the weekly round-up of fund-raising from across our industry. With spring looking like it’s...

The first-ever ‘digital mortgage’ deed has been lodged at HM Land Registry, for a property at Rotherhithe in London.  Coventry Building Society...

Hybrid agency EweMove says it has seen four portfolio acquisitions and 29 new areas ‘purchased’ by franchisees since June 2017, taking...

A survey suggests that the average fine incurred by estate agents for apparent non-compliance with anti-money laundering regulations is £11,842. Research by...

A leading buying agency says the Brexit transition deal will help central London’s fragile sales market. Caspar Harvard-Walls, a partner in the...

Countrywide is not quite finished with online experimentation yet, for today sees the launch of an online mortgage service, backed by...

The Treasury Select Committee of MPs has announced an inquiry into ‘economic crime’ - including the possibility that overseas-owned UK homes could be...

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

A leading estate agent says his findings confirm those of the latest house price index in suggesting that prices are turning...

As always seems to be the case with Purplebricks, the hybrid agency has had a good week...and a bad one. Undeniably impressive...

With reports continuing to focus on a slowing property market and an understanding that not enough properties are being marketed for...

Gross mortgage lending is set to reach its highest level since 2007 despite Brexit, says the Intermediary Mortgage Lenders Association. But its...

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

The boss of an electrical company has set up a new estate and letting agency with the help of six-figure funding...

As noted in Estate Agent Today’s news pages, OnTheMarket’s (OTM) recent dire share performance (at time of writing the price is...

Purplebricks has given details of how it intends to use some of its new investment, and in particular is spelling out...

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

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

Countrywide’s attempt to rebuild its expertise pool following the Alison Platt era continues apace with the announcement today that John Hards...

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

Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular look at key moves inside our industry. Next week there’s no PJT as...

The Future:PropTech event on May 2 is now under six weeks away and more details have been released about speakers and...

For part two of the 'Day in the life of' series, I spoke to Peter Kavanagh, who first joined Romans in...

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

One day, I’ll sit down to write for Estate Agent Today and I won’t express my dismay at the lack of...

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...

Countrywide has revealed precisely how many brands, branches and staff it has following the extensive and multiple restructurings of recent years. In...

The Haart agency group has given an upbeat picture of the housing market in its latest figures with instructions up 15...

One of the most important aspects of running a successful estate or letting agency is being able to generate new business...