Archive

A think tank is suggesting that micro-homes could be the answer to London’s shortage of available homes for first time buyers. The...

There’s been another raft of movers and shakers in the industry in recent days, so this is a busy Property Jobs...

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

I often speak of my wish to see property taken out of the hands of politicians. Indeed, this is likely to...

Another housing market snapshot is showing a pessimistic start to 2019 as the property platform Home reports that four regions of...

The weather suggests that at long last winter has truly kicked in - so what better time to celebrate, amongst other...

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

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the housing market outlook over the next three months is the worst for 20...

The auction firm that purchased the property listings left stranded by the collapse of Emoov is now offering partnership opportunities to...

While even agents of the calibre of Savills struggle in today’s market - see the agency’s figures here - it’s a...

Our latest case study come from a recent news item to have hit the industry and national press. A disgruntled tenant is claiming...

The new management at Emoov says that following its acquisition out of administration it will relaunch as an online estate agency later...

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

A maverick estate agent pictured wearing a yellow vest has threatened to mount what he calls a “civil protest” if Brexit...

“Estate Agents must be suffering from supplier fatigue. Where do you even begin? Most agents haven’t got the time.” So started the...

Savills’ residential business grew market share last year in the UK despite what it calls “challenging conditions.” In a trading statement to...

The National Association of Estate Agents has met with other members of a high-level government board to look at ways of...

The high-end New York based estate agency Corcoran has issued franchise documents for ‘global markets’ prompting speculation that it could spread...

One of Britain’s foremost property consultancies has given a relatively upbeat prediction for the UK housing market over the next five...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Beccy Moore. Office Manager for Nicholas Humphreys Tell us more about Nicholas...

The Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries, Margot James, has used social media to say she is “thrilled to see...

Hello and welcome to another PJT, your regular Monday update on who’s moving where within our industry. Please keep us informed of...

There’s been a warm welcome from the property and consumer sectors for a suggestion that the Financial Conduct Authority may be...

There may be a cloud over the economy right now but growth of 2.7 per cent in house prices last year...

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

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

Still recovering from Christmas and New Year? There’s no shame in that - the agents’ fund-raising season resumes in earnest in...

Recent years have seen tighter regulation and new legislation hit the lettings industry. Combined with the fee ban, there is no...

Customers are still trying to get hold of Emoov, Tepilo and Hatched months after they closed down. Estate Agent Today has seen...

Estate Agent Today understands from a respected source that the remains of the Emoov and Tepilo online agencies have been acquired...

How do you remove an estate agent from an oven? How would you remove an Estate Agent from an oven? Sounds...

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

The former boss of Emoov, the controversial Russell Quirk, has resuscitated his career as a public relations man and pro-Brexit commentator. Just...

One of the world’s leading PropTech analysts says Purplebricks has turned the UK online/hybrid estate agency business into “a one horse...

It’s time to think about planning the 2019 events calendar. This year, there are more PropTech conferences scheduled than ever before,...

A new portal which had branded itself as “the UK’s first decentralised property listing database” appears to have had a setback...

Century 21 UK appears to have bucked the trend of closing offices and reduced footfall by marking the opening of 16...

The man who is leading the government’s efforts to reform the house buying process will be one of the speaker at...

Zoopla is claiming a big surge in leads provided to agents and a new high in the number of visits to...

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

Today sees the launch of Unissu, a platform which has classified over 6,000 PropTech businesses in a bid to offer estate...

Hello and welcome to this year’s first edition of Property Jobs Today, reporting on the first industry moves of 2019. We’re told...

Hamptons International - at one time tipped to be sold off or even shut during the recent problems afflicting parent company...

A new analysis claims transaction numbers fell in 241 of 374 local authority areas of the UK last year. Analysis of Land...

We’re back with the first edition of Agents Do Charity for 2019 - and despite the uncertainty everywhere else, one thing...

A new portal called YourMoov and describing itself as “the UK’s first decentralised property listing database” is to launch shortly. In an...

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

The housing minister has made it clear that his government - and the property industry as a whole - must deliver...

It’s safe to say that the majority of agents will be glad to see the end of the past two years....

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

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

A major UK city which previously appeared to have avoided Brexit-induced problems is now showing signs of being affected by political...

House price inflation across the UK has slowed to a six-year low of 2.6 per cent thanks to falls in London...

Londoners paid some £30 billion on homes elsewhere in the UK this year - the highest amount since 2007. A report from...

One of the west country’s best known estate agencies is about to enter a new era – led by a managing...

Purplebricks’ global chief executive Michael Bruce has taken a swipe at the property and mainstream media for being too London-centric in...

If you thought Christmas Eve meant no more news in terms of industry movers and shakers…well, think again - we’ve one...

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

With a new year nearly upon us, it’s always a good idea to be aware of the major events that are...

Zoopla is launching its latest advertising campaign from Boxing Day with ideas from the creative minds behind Wallace & Gromit.  From Wednesday...

In the past year it seems every other story has been about PropTech - the big stuff like Purplebricks and the...

Well here we are, at the last Agents Do Charity of the year. It’s been a record haul of good works, as...

New figures show that online agencies’ share of listings of homes for sale has plummeted to 4.6 per cent. This is well...

Uncertainty will be a key characteristic of the housing market for “the next few years” warns Countrywide - and not just...

A new website is offering to contact owners of homes that are not for sale, on behalf of people who would...

Audioagent and KeyAGENT have merged to create the UK’s largest property marketing group. Together they provide property marketing services to the UK’s...

For my final EAT contribution of 2018, I’ve put together a list of Christmas gifts that you could buy your PropTech-loving...

A top PropTech analyst says Purplebricks is as much an advertising firm as an estate agency but is nonetheless a huge success...

There are only a few days left for agents, brokers and suppliers to enter the ESTAS 2019 - closing date is...

Asking prices of homes coming to the market have fallen for the second month in a row - and Rightmove says...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT - and while it may be just days to Christmas, there’s still plenty of...

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

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

It’s that time of year when we gaze to the future, when we ponder what the coming year will bring, and...

Over the past year I've had so many conversations with agents telling me how they feel that offering a premium customer...

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...

The auction company that has acquired some 5,000 vendor listings from the failed Emoov and Tepilo agencies says it wants more agents...

Savills has snapped up an independent London estate agency in what is likely to be one of the last deals of...

With only 10 days to go before Christmas, surely everyone’s decorations are up by now? It seems that way in the agency...

So this is (almost) it. Next week may be a quiet one for business as vendors and landlords alike begin to...

A Newcastle-based property company says it has acquired the listings of Emoov and Tepilo. It has emailed and texted vendors to say...

Purplebricks says it has £100m net cash to exercise “relentless innovation” and benefit from an industry shake-out that will ”expose undercapitalised traditional...

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

Research by comparison website Netanagent claims the commission paid to estate agents in London could be over £70,000 depending on where...

The world may be going crazy outside but we’re delighted to tell you that in the estate agency industry it’s still...

There is a perfect storm brewing in the lettings market, and as the saying goes, “you can’t change the direction of...

Vesta, which describes itself as “the new online marketplace for buying and selling rental property” has launched a bid to raise...

Estate agency Strutt & Parker says that despite Brexit and the economic and political uncertainty accompanying it, house prices in the...

It’s that time of year again where we start saying goodbye to 12 months of hard work and start looking forward...

Maybe it’s the Brexit Blues but something is making the industry excel itself this year when it comes to celebrating Christmas....

There’s been a four per cent rise in the number of estate agencies becoming insolvent according to a new report. In the...

Two reports have suggested London’s residential market may be damaged by Brexit - both the past two and a half years...

Your terrific festive photographs keep on rolling in and we’re delighted to share them with the industry - and we’d like...

One of the country’s most influential bodies says house price rises over 2019 will be limited to around two per cent...

Zoopla claims a new Property Valuation Report being trialled in nine areas will win more leads for agents.  The PVR will use...

Two weeks to Christmas but no sign of our industry slowing down with more job moves announced in recent days.  Please let...

It’s the start of a new week and many agents may well be having their office parties this week - if...

House price rises are now the slowest they have been for six years according to the Halifax. Across the UK, property values...

The chief executive of online agency HouseSimple says “sellers need to be prepared and willing to lower their expectations” in the current...

A leading digital analyst says Purplebricks’ success in the US market is not assured and has expressed concern over whether it...

The chief executive of failed online agency Emoov has been named this week as one of the 500 top “tech influencers”...

Hello again and welcome to the latest display of agents’ Christmas decorations. We’d love to share your windows, trees, lights and even...

It’s that time of the week again when we focus on the great work done by the industry, usually without much...

Countrywide, which was hit by a row over executive pay during the summer, is now on the look out for a...

Thanks so much for cheering us up in these challenging times with your terrific pictures of this year’s Christmas decorations.  We have...

The UK renting demographic is diversifying at a rapid pace. While the current market poses many challenges for traditional letting agents,...

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

A statement by the administrators appointed by Emoov says there are prospective buyers for the listings on the online agency and...

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...

Hello and welcome to the Wednesday edition of your Christmas agency branch decorations - and what a festive lot you are.  Before...

With portal rivalry hotting up again, Zoopla has announced that with immediate effect it’s removing all non-property related adverts from all...

We’re delighted to say we’ve had a fantastic response to our call for pictures and videos of your decorated offices -...

A new portal is launching next year with Countrywide and some 30 other estate agency groups signed up, as well as...

Has no one told the industry that it’s December and things are supposed to be slowing down? This week’s Property Jobs...

December is here and we’re delighted to start our annual displays of agents’ Christmas windows, decorations and even those dodgy jumpers. Our...

Figures released by the government over the weekend show that 14,867 Help To Buy equity loans were taken out in the...

Every other advert on the TV is featuring Santa Claus, snowmen or reindeer, the tinsel, trees and decorations are out in...

PropTech has been mainstream for a few years now, and as more agents are familiar with the range of products and...

A high-end estate agency selling some of the country’s most expensive homes says the possible currency falls resulting from Brexit chaos...

It’s that time of year again - many offices will mark the start of December (that’s tomorrow) by putting up decorations....

With Christmas less than four weeks away (yes, really) the countdown to the festive season begins tomorrow when December begins. Charity...

The global chief executive of Purplebricks, Michael Bruce, has warned mortgage lenders against offering so-called ‘super-sized’ home loans to borrowers.  Bruce is...

Data from the National Association of Estate Agents suggests that the number of registered buyers per member branch has slumped to...

I’m spending a lot of time in airport terminals waiting for flights. They’re not the most comfortable of surroundings, but at...

The closure of Foxtons’ Park Lane office and five other branches in the capital are merely the start of things to come...

East Midlands estate and lettings agency Jackson Grundy has signed up to OnTheMarket. The firm, with its Northampton headquarters, has 10 sales...

Mainstream bank lending for house purchases grew by 3.6 per cent in October compared to the same month last year. However the...

The debate about online auction charges levied on buyers continues this morning with the release of figures showing that one company...

The town of Blackpool has become the fourth part of the UK to switch from council Local Land Charges to digital...

Hello and welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - the last one in November. Career moves tend to slow this time...

To say legendary ZPG founder and CEO Alex Chesterman left big boots to fill when he stepped back from day-to-day operations...

The title may be unfamiliar but most agents know by now that in the corridors of Whitehall a working party exists...

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...

It’s Friday and what better way to kick off the weekend than winning two completely FREE tickets for the industry event...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - it’s our weekly round-up of good work done by the industry. Everyone...

Photos and floor plans remain an essential tool in property marketing. Despite a wealth of choice from aspiring UK PropTech start-ups the...

The latest research from online estate agency Emoov shows at least one silver lining to the current Brexit-hit housing market -...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing an increasingly important role in our lives – from virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa and...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has launched a new guide in a bid to end what it calls inconsistencies and...

We are delighted to have two completely FREE tickets available for the industry event of the season - the Charity Christmas...

A leading buying agent says the first quarter of 2019 may be crucial in determining the future of the current stamp...

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

It’s not just the Cabinet and the government where jobs are in flux - there are plenty of moves to announce...

Every cloud has a silver lining, and a high end prime central London estate agent appears to have found one from...

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

How will things be done in the future? There’s no knowing, of course, given the many variables at play, but it’s...

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

Amidst all the Brexit chaos let’s remember that it’s Children In Need day...always a time when Britons’ generosity raises the spirits,...

Winkworth’s Bath franchise has been acquired by new franchisees Lucy McIlroy and Matthew Leonard - the latter having been a partner...

Price growth in the housing market is slow across the UK but London is again the most troubled region, seeing an...

Hard-pressed buyers who try to minimise house moving costs by doing their own conveyancing have been warned of the disastrous consequences...

The market is now over-supplied with homes to sell while at the same time demand is dipping and there are widespread...

A leading property consultancy has called out Manchester as the location which has seen the highest urban price growth of anywhere...

An online agency launched by a traditional high street agent to ward off competition says the online business model might have...

The man responsible for defining John Lewis’ legendary customer service, and preserving its Never Knowingly Undersold pledge, is to address the...

Hello and welcome to our latest edition of Property Jobs Today, a weekly run-through of the key job moves within our...

It’s Children In Need in just a few days’ time on Friday, November 16 - it’s one of the biggest fund-raising...

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

There was a drop in the number of new listings across the UK last month, suggesting that the usual autumn rush to...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, our round-up of great work done by our industry to raise funds for...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...

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

A first-time agent who has previously owned a retail franchise and some buy to let units, has bought the Century 21 franchise...

Rather like doctors, estate agents are present at critical points in our lives – moving in together, bidding farewell to a...

The high profile financial difficulties faced by Emoov and the recent fall in the share value of Purplebricks do not mean...

New data from Barclays Mortgages suggests Britons are now likely to stay in their homes for almost 19 years between house...

1.             Who are you and what do you do? HeyJuno Property is a business dedicated to empowering estate and letting agents throughout...

Purplebricks says it has seen year-on-year revenue growth of about 20 per cent despite what its chairman calls “a challenging UK...

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

Latest figures on the central London market from franchise giant Winkworth show that viewings dropped 20 per cent in the third...

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

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

On the face of it, this year’s Budget was not what you could describe as ‘housing heavy’ in terms of the...

Raffles are in the news as a way of ‘selling’ homes, and not just because an Irish club has won a...

Savills has issued its forecast for the housing market for the next five years, and while it highlights some bright spots...

You don’t need EAT to remind you that Christmas is now just next month.  Many agents are gearing their fund-raising to that...

What questions keep you awake at night? Do you know if you’re losing new instructions by undervaluing, or whether you could...

It’s November so forecasts for next year are beginning to emerge from high-end agencies with research departments - and the first one...

Agents may sometimes have a tense relationship with conveyancers but admit it - when our legal colleagues are good, they are...

Sky News says Emoov is to be sold, just months after the controversial online agency merged with Sarah Beeny's Tepilo and the...

For any business, regardless of size, age or industry, operating efficiently is fundamental to your success. When faced with challenges like we...

A recent 'red flag alert' report from an insolvency firm warned that the number of real estate businesses defined as being...

A firm which links with agents to operate online auctions has hit back at a consumer group's allegations that this growing sector...

A hybrid estate agency with ambitions to rival Purplebricks has revealed that it has significantly expanded its current footprint, with ambitions...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

Millennials aged 18 to 34 are putting plans for romance, children and even hobbies on ice as they make huge sacrifices...

It’s Budget day and the government is once again on the receiving end of a blast from one of the country’s...

Strutt & Parker is bucking the trend on High Street offices by opening a new one - and in this case,...

Hello and welcome to a bumper edition of Property Jobs Today, your weekly insight into the key moves within our industry. Everyone...

It’s now almost a month since the government introduced new rules on Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO), as part of its...

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

An insolvency firm is warning that the real estate sector of the economy is showing a growing number of businesses defined...

Traditional estate agent fees average just 1.1 per cent across the UK according to research from an agency comparison website -...

Fewer than 15 per cent of owners go on to sell their home with the same agency they bought it through,...

We all get an extra hour in bed this weekend, giving us more energy to fund-raise for good causes, right? That seems...

Mortgage approvals fell again in September - this means that every month of 2018 so far has seen a drop against...

Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...

The Competition and Markets Authority is stepping up its campaign to identify and prosecute companies behind cartels - and it’s offering...

Not so long ago, the best estate agents were those who did the best work for their clients and therefore built...

One of London’s most prominent buying agencies says post-Brexit the interest in buying in the capital will return - whether there...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows some 98,400 homes were sold across the UK in September - that’s slightly lower...

A new online agency says it is currently focussing on one large city but will expand to cover the whole of...

New research by TheAdvisory consultancy, shared exclusively with Estate Agent Today, reveals exactly how fees have fallen for traditional agents in...

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

If it’s Monday it must be Property Jobs Today, your round up of the industry’s key moves. Are you changing jobs yourself?...

No, I haven’t lost the plot. Such a thing exists – and if you’re familiar with North London, there is a...

It’s been nine years since we created a dedicated team of property receptionists to answer telephone calls on behalf of agents,...

Another high profile estate agency office in London has closed - this time a branch of Winkworth.  The Richmond branch has been...

Few things anger the industry more than the effect of stamp duty and other costs on property transactions (well, maybe Purplebricks...

What may just be the UK’s ultimate property domain names have come up for sale - property.co.uk and realestate.co.uk. Both domains, which...

Bored with Brexit? Baffled by the backstop? Troubled by the transition period?  Well here’s a promise - there’s no mention of the...

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

Akshay Ruparelia, the young founder and head of the online agency Doorsteps, has been shortlisted for one of the most prestigious...

A leading London estate agency is reporting a surge in overseas buyers sealing deals ahead of the government’s new stamp duty...

An insurer claims there is a huge gulf between the cost of rebuilding a house and its market value because around...

The culture of impatience and instant gratification has a lot to answer for. It has forced the hand of the property...

The number of house sales falling through before completion is on the increase according to data collated by a home buying...

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

Figures from the mortgage lenders’ umbrella group, UK Finance, suggest the government desire to see more first time buyers and fewer...

A city’s housing market that suffered badly because of the collapse in North Sea oil prices is now likely to rebound...

Purplebricks says its performance in the UK “is currently showing double-digit growth year-on-year in monthly instructions.” In a brief UK trading update...

Doorsteps, the online agency founded by a teenager, has raised over £700,000 - that’s 175 per cent of its original £400,000 target,...

Hello and welcome to PJT, our weekly round up of key moves within the industry. Let us know what’s going on with...

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the government’s move to ensure most future new-build houses are sold as freehold...

It’s time to sort the wheat from the chaff when it comes to overseas buyers of property. If you listen to Theresa...

I’ve spoken many times before of my desire to see government take property more seriously. For more than just lip service...

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

Savills is warning that heightened uncertainty around Brexit negotiations will delay recovery in the prime central London housing market for up...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity - your opportunity to salute those in our industry working hard for great...

OnTheMarket’s trading figures for the six months to the end of July show, as predicted, losses while the company is building...

Purplebricks’ share price dropped yesterday to barely over 200p - its lowest level for some 18 months and reflecting a near...

Foxtons says its use of technology allows it to increase the reach of its branches - and claims this is behind...

When Professor Andrew Baum’s PropTech 3.0 report was first published, a small event was held to celebrate the very first academic...

OnTheMarket plc, the company which operates the OTM portal, gives its first formal stock market figures tomorrow morning, for the six...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that Foxtons has closed another London agency office - this time at Barnes in the borough...

Knight Frank appears to have shrugged off the problems hitting the high end of the housing market, reporting a 14 per...

The Competitions and Markets Authority says the result of its latest probe into estate agencies’ possible infringement of the Competition Act...

One estate agent has described the latest price fall announced by the Halifax as “quite a retreat” for the housing market...

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

“Do we really need another tax?” - that’s the question from a new buying agency, querying why the government wants to...

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

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...

When Facebook first announced it would be entering the property listings market a few weeks ago it sent shockwaves across the...

The head of a leading Chinese property portal has taken the unusual step of commenting on a British tax policy -...

It seems a lifetime ago but in fact we’re approaching just the first anniversary since the government triggered its Call for...

The latest assessment of supply across the housing market undertaken by online agency HouseSimple claims that the number of new properties...

Hello and welcome to another weekly update on the industry’s good work - and a chance for us to show that...

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

Transactions in prime central London have dropped nine per cent in the year to the end of August according to Knight...

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

One of the industry’s best respected trainers and consultants has outlined six key reasons why agents should keep offices on the...

Purplebricks has been the subject of another complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority - and the issue has again been categorised...

Last week, the first of a new kind of industry event took place; an open debate between agents and PropTech suppliers. Strong...

One of London’s highest profile and most outspoken estate agent chiefs has scolded ‘Maybot’ Theresa May on the day she is to...

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

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

Hello and welcome to our weekly catch-up on the major moves within our industry. Remember, you can let the rest of the...

The government has used this week’s Conservative party conference to announce a new stamp duty tax of one per cent to three...

From where I’m standing there’s a lot in common between the debate between online and traditional agents, and the argument over...

Increasingly cash-strapped traditional estate agencies should consider abandoning their High Street offices and work from serviced offices or similar lower-profile and...

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

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

Hello and welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity - another chance to hear about the remarkable fund-raising done by our...

The latest figures from Purplebricks, contained within the agency’s annual report released this week, claim that 81 per cent of its...

Zoopla has once again released its list of the costliest streets in the UK - but for the second year running...

The income first-time buyers need to purchase a home in the UK’s largest cities has shot up by 18 per cent...

Today’s long-awaited debate staged by fledgling PropTech platform Best Agent will address the issue of how the agency industry can most...

The perils of property competitions and raffles have once again been demonstrated, this time with the Advertising Standards Authority upholding three...

I am a patient man; a pacifist. Yet there is little in life right now that would satisfy me more than...

We’ve all heard the comments - the countryside is being covered in concrete, new houses are springing up everywhere, our green...

The rise and rise of Equity Release continues with a more-than-doubling of the number of product options on the market in...

An estate agency comparison website claims the rise of online and hybrid estate agencies has obliged traditional agents to be more...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, the latest weekly catch-up with moves within and across our industry. A quick...

Landlords and letting agents might feel they’ve taken a bit of a battering from the government in recent years – and...

The shock immediate closure of Hatched, the online agency heavily invested in by Connells, has raised question marks over the online...

We’re well and truly back from summer with a flurry of fund-raising to report on this week: thanks to each and...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that it’s signed up the north east of England regional agency Pattinson, which has 27 branches...

Shareholders in the ailing Countrywide agency group appeared to remain largely indifferent to the news that their executive chairman Peter Long...

The Land & New Homes Network has announced a part exchange and assisted move collaboration with Relocation Agent Network in a...

Estate agents say the continuing gentle slowdown reflected in the latest government house price figures will be the story of the...

Over the last 10 years, so much has changed within the marketing sector, including the surge of mobile use, the way...

HM Land Registry says the full roll-out of its Local Land Charges digital register could take up to seven years, with...

Those of you who receive (and read) my Sunday PropTech Review will know that, by far and away, the most shared...

A buying agency says it has secured a prime London property for one of its clients at almost 40 per cent...

The old cliche about statistics may be cruel but the government has perhaps left itself open to its use after announcing...

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

Purplebricks has introduced its second price rise of the year so far in Australia, and is pioneering a model under which...

A London estate agent who works closely with High Net Worth overseas buyers has hit out a proposed law which he...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your chance to catch up on the major moves in the agency industry over...

This may not be a great way to start the week but a survey suggests that estate agents are Britain’s least...

“Baton down the hatches. Stockpile the food cupboard. Brexit is coming and it’s little more than six months away!” I jest, but there is...