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A group representing 600 tax experts working in UK legal and accounting firms is warning buyers not to purchase a new...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick - accused by some of breaking the lockdown some weeks ago - is now in more hot...

Letting agents up and down the country have undoubtedly felt the financial strain added by the outbreak of COVID19. Whilst this will continue,...

Housing Minister Chris Pincher and Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick stayed well clear of the Dominic Cummings row over the weekend -...

The surge in consumer activity encouraged by the government's decision to reopen the property market last week led to two portals...

A free to list portal has blasted Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket for using agents' data to boost their profits.  Christopher May, chief...

The UK operation of the US-led estate agency Keller Williams is to hold two free online sessions tomorrow aimed at explaining...

With a lengthy lockdown already behind us one might think that fund-raising was a step too far - but not for...

The last five years have seen unprecedented changes to the property market and agents and their clients have never faced such...

Zoopla has confirmed that it’s to extend its ‘three months free’ plan to five months of free portal usage for agents...

The Police and Crime Commissioner for an area with thousands of holiday homes wants their owners to make them available to...

One of the industry’s leading automated valuation services says it’s running at approaching 1,000 leads a day for agents even during...

Countrywide has strongly denied claims made to Estate Agent Today that some people have felt obliged to work at an admin...

The boss of controversial estate agency Dexters has hit out at social media reports and press articles about company staff working...

Where else to start? Since my last Natter two weeks ago, all our lives have changed more than we could ever...

Hello: so much has happened since the last Conquering Corona column . Before we get on with it, a reminder to...

The head of the longest-established agency personnel consultancy in the UK says caution should be exercised over the use of Artificial...

There’s been widespread outrage amongst agents at Rightmove’s offer to allow some agents a deferred payment scheme operating for just three...

The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted once again how fragile and interconnected our societies have become. We don’t know yet how dangerous Covid-19...

Purplebricks banked more than £18m in fees for thousands of homes it did not sell last year according to this morning’s...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - a sure sign that it’s the end of the week and time to...

A woman claims she had no idea that her husband stole almost £1.5m from two high-profile employers - one of them...

The property management industry is evolving at a rapid pace, thanks almost entirely to the rise in PropTech. Hundreds, if not thousands...

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...

As residential sales and lettings professionals we are conditioned to adapt to change, it’s the nature of the profession. However, developments...

The new housing minister is Christopher Pincher, who for the past decade has been Conservative MP for Tamworth having had a...

Another weekend, another storm: it’s hard to put a smile on your face when winter goes on this long but the...

The government has announced its First Homes scheme - a policy under which it says some new homes will see their...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

The war of words between estate agency review website allAgents and consumer review service Trustpilot continues apace. Trustpilot has hit back, describing allAgents’...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

A BBC Radio probe into quick-sale firms claims some of them can lose sellers many thousands of pounds. It says Trading Standards...

Welcome to this week’s charity round-up, where we include a possible kick-start to your fund-raising efforts for 2020. Whatever you’re doing this...

A leasehold reform campaigner claims estate agents face “growing calls to be held accountable for mis-selling leasehold properties.” Louie Burns, managing director...

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...

Six common ‘crimes of modern-day call handling’ are blighting UK estate and letting agencies and hampering their growth, reputation and profitability. These...

An online estate agent is awaiting sentence after being found guilty of a £5,000 fraud  Claire Ainsworth, who worked for the agency...

Hello and welcome to the first Property Jobs Today of 2020 - and we’ve plenty to report even with the New...

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

An unknown website called EA League Tables has issued a list of agencies and agency-groups which it claims shows their order by...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today before Christmas - and yes, there are still plenty of people moving...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

When we launched Reapit’s Foundations Platform as a Service (PaaS) in November, it may have seemed like a recent development in...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that as of December 2, over 3,000 more offices had been signed under new paying contracts...

With Brexit still unresolved, the domestic agenda has been pushed from the headlines by the seemingly overwhelming public and political discord...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? My name is Mark Hinkins and I’m a Sales Consultant...

No one would argue that unfair fees and practices by rogue landlords is a problem that should be ignored, but the...

It’s beginning to look a lot like…we’re running a very popular service for agents, as we’ve been inundated with more fund-raising...

There’s bad news peak-time TV shows this evening like DIY SOS and Coronation Street - it looks likely that viewers will...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today for November - the festive month of December is just around the...

A PropTech firm has calculated the different delays that lead to transactions taking an average 120 days (and often much longer)...

Rightmove is this morning reporting a huge fall in the number of new sellers coming to the market - a drop...

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

Well there’s little doubt that after this week’s weather winter is well on the way - the perfect time for fund-raising...

The Property Ombudsman scheme is increasing its fees in January for the first time in six years - and it’s implementing...

An estate agency has been fined £30,000 for waiting until minutes after the sale of a flat was completed to tell...

Until now General Election pledges of stamp duty reforms were restricted to the Conservatives - but now a tax consultancy says...

The phrase ‘death of the high street’ can be found in nearly any publication in any given week. And for fair...

Reservation Agreements may require bigger financial penalties than the £500 to £1,000 currently envisaged if they are to work. That’s the view...

Countrywide has this afternoon released a statement suggesting it has, in its eyes, settled the controversy over unclaimed lettings funds being...

It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...

The latest Rightmove asking price index indicates a smaller than usual autumn bounce - that’s a sign, the portal says, of...

The police are looking for witnesses or anyone who can help identify the burglars accused of an extensive spray-paint attack on...

As the country nears a Brexit deal (maybe… perhaps… possibly) there’s time to reflect on a quite contrasting process - the no-nonsense...

A few weeks ago, I came across a couple of really interesting articles which I immediately thought worth writing a piece...

We know that the tenant fee ban has cost letting agents dearly, with an estimated loss of £300 million paid to...

A sales and lettings agency which has entered insolvency is reported by a local newspaper to have offered vendors cut-price fees...

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

‘Workers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains’. So is written on the tombstone of the father...

A free-to-list portal says it’s an ideal way to capture potential leads so as to augment agents’ client databases that have...

A fraudster who claimed to be an estate agent has been jailed for four years after conning vulnerable women into giving...

An estate agent in Cardiff has come up with a marketing wheeze in a bid to win more instructions - but...

Former Purplebricks US chief executive officer Eric Eckardt is seeking some £6m in funding from across the world for his latest...

Technology will drive the lettings and property management industry in the future. There is already a plethora of various software and other...

Residential property transactions totalled 86,630 in July, representing a monthly drop of 8.5 per cent and an annual fall of 12.4...

A property company chief has been banned from being involved in any company for five years following a case involving over...

The Guild of Property Professionals is launching its second tour of 2019 with an added bonus - a free training session...

Advertising on Zoopla is a must-have for most sellers but for Susan Tate in Anglesey it meant she ended up in...

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

As the founder of Jupix, I worked in the property industry between 2008 - 2014. I had the privilege to lead...

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

A leading figure in urban design is urging new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stand up for the pioneering space standards...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Lino Goncalves – Area Sales Manager What is Lets bid property...

Former Countrywide employees who take to social media or the mainstream press to criticise the company are betraying those who remained...

A note sent out by OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has suggested that the way estate agents work may directly lead...

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

Friday is Agents Do Charity day and as the country enjoys the delights of Wimbledon and rues the Lionesses' departure from...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

A leasehold reform campaigner says government proposals risk creating a two-tier market and do nothing to assist leaseholders already hit by...

 – use technology to build a trusted brand as a people-focused custodian of client money Non-stop regulatory changes in the industry are...

Gazumping is alive and well in much of the country, despite the slowdown in the property market, according to new research...

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

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

When employing a new member of staff there are a lot of checks and balances put in place by any business...

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

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...

It’s easy to understand why people are hesitant towards processes becoming digital. It is the fear that the digital world is...

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

Rightmove says its data quality team is to conduct “a full review of the current customer” after an allegation about a...

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

Traditional High Street estate agents have been given the thumbs up by sellers in a new survey of over 5,000 vendors...

Countrywide’s shares took another battering yesterday as they plummeted below the psychologically-painful 5p mark - reflecting a 95 per cent loss of...

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...

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

Zoopla is today unveiling what it calls “a new direction” for its software division and the creation of “market-leading agency CRM...

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

The National Association of Estate Agents has welcomed the commitment by the Competition and Markets Authority to investigate the mis-selling of...

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

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

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

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

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

Having a responsive website - one which is designed to automatically resize to fit the size of the screen of 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...

The failure of online agencies to significantly disrupt the industry is down to their being too cheap and creating a perception...

An ex-housing minister and ex-Brexit secretary says he wants to radically change taxes on buy to let capital appreciation to help...

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...

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

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

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

Many estate and letting agents are receiving more leads through OnTheMarket than through Rightmove, the challenger portal claims - and it...

Virtual tours are a compelling way of enhancing a property’s potential through online marketing, increased transparency and efficiency for agents, and...

A large-scale survey by a consumer group has revealed that over half of home owners regard stamp duty as a growing...

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

In another bid to take on Rightmove, OnTheMarket is introducing a new range of advertising products which will enable agents to...

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

I don’t believe it’s unfair to state that our government, indeed, the entire political establishment is in some turmoil at the...

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

An analysis of thousands of transactions shows that homes with ‘street’ in their address produce sale prices which are almost exactly...

An interesting debate has been sparked in PropTech this week. It started with an interview, published on YouTube, in which Kristjan Byfield...

The proliferation of big data is paving the way to improving our economy on almost every front as entrepreneurial digital companies...

A slew of allegations have been made against agents and sometimes even by agents, over alleged misdemeanours over property listings as...

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

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

The head of an online agency has accused the National Association of Estate Agents’ conference of being “a sea of old...

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

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

Mystery surrounds the details of an apparent theft of thousands of pounds by three men who walked into an estate agency...

BAD PHOTOS – 6 BIG MISTAKES YOU MIGHT BE MAKING! In our last article, we highlighted some really important and shocking stats...

A review website has launched that describes itself as “a new and powerful research and marketing tool in the residential property...

Customer experience (CX) will largely determine the future of estate agency in the UK. This is now a key battleground for...

There has been a nine per cent rise over the past year in estate agency and property industry firms in so-called...

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency team has issued new guidance for those seeking redress over leasehold disputes.  This guidance contains a...

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

A review of the housing market at present, particularly when it comes to purchase transactions, might not necessarily feel overly positive.  The...

Every day thousands of estate agency boards are erected across the UK. Even in the digital age the board remains one...

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

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

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

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

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

If your New Year’s resolution is to move to a four bedroom home in London or the south of England, you...

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

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

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

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

The demise of Emoov, Tepilo and lettings platform Urban raises question marks over the long-term viability of online agencies according to...

The Guardian is this morning reporting that “a major estate agent” has been accused of involvement in corruption with the house...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Just under one in five buyers in the past two years have suffered moving day delays, either because funds have been...

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

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

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...

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

Reapit’s popular former sales manager Peter Fenwick is today formally launching as an independent PropTech consultant. Fenwick, whose departure from Reapit was...

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

A government minister has made a pointed jibe at estate agents who appear not to regard cash purchases of high-value properties...

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

Almost all buyers of new build houses who purchased a leasehold regret doing so, and the vast majority say they definitely wouldn't...

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

There’s little doubt that downsizing is less of a factor in the housing market than it used to be - so...

Why do we choose to engage with one application more than another, or find ourselves returning to the same piece of...

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

One of the country’s largest regional agencies is moving into the sale of homes overseas despite Brexit uncertainty and concern over...

The former head of Rightmove’s lettings division has blasted High Street estate agencies for “living in the past, charging exorbitant fees...

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

A Labour MP has used Parliamentary privilege to name a quick buy company and to make accusations about its practices. During Prime...

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

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

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

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

Over 15,000 households have exchanged after listing with an online agent in the second quarter of 2018 - that’s eight per...

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...

The creative agency behind the new round of Purplebricks Commisery TV advertisements have been explaining the philosophy they brought to the...

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...

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

We’re lucky enough to interact with thousands of landlords and tenants every month. As a result, we get the chance to...

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

The Money editor of The Mirror newspaper has finally sold a home he first put on the market in late 2016...

The managing director of independent agency network Spicerhaart says shop workers who are unemployed because of the latest round of retail...

It’s not just Purplebricks that makes much of its apparently- favourable online reviews - now EweMove has issued a statement expressing...

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

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

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

One in five sellers suffer a fall-through costing them an average £2,700 - but many lose £5,000 or more. These are the...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

OnTheMarket has this morning issued a statement claiming that its portal traffic reached circa 12m visits during March - more than...

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

TV property expert Phil Spencer is launching an online advice service for buyers and tenants, including offering guidance on the specific...

The provider of an automated valuation system has introduced a new feature to allow agents to amend the valuation if there...

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

We think about technology all the time. At least, I do. And there’s nothing left in property that technology hasn’t touched...

One of the industry’s largest sign makers has been spelling out its environmental credentials on the back of increased concern about...

Having built over 1,800 websites for estate and lettings agents in the last 20 years, it will come as no surprise...

A new PropTech platform is providing a service to help agents market their new listings instantly across portals and social media. BestAgent...

The government has launched a surprise consultation on the creation of a new redress system for customers of agents and others...

Why I won’t buy Purplebricks shares and why if I had any, I’d sell fast… In its latest adverts, Purplebricks attempts to...

All eyes are on Agents’ Mutual’s first day of trading on the London stock exchange - just over five years after...

MPs will next month debate a Bill which aims to have the energy efficiency of all UK homes brought up to...

The printing industry is in the midst of a decline as digital products and services displace printed materials, which is why...

Here’s how the LetsBid Property team is helping them do it. A new property platform called LetsBid has launched in the...

What do you need to know if you are considering selling your sales or lettings business?  Here’s ten top tips to think...

London’s prime central market is turning around at last according to the chief executive of Belgravia estate agency Henry & James. James...

Estate agents have been hit with six- and seven-figure fines under new anti-money laundering and anti-tax evasion regulations according to the...

  A new league table showing how long it takes homes to sell on average in different postcodes across England and Wales...

Mystery surrounds a claim made by Prime Minister Theresa May that the stamp duty changes for first time buyers made in...

Another new year is nearly upon us and, once we’ve got the season of mince pies, mulled wine, pigs in blankets,...

Estate Agent Today understands that a high-profile online estate agency in the UK has approached Facebook with a view to operating...

HMRC has refunded £185m to some 15,000 house buyers since the introduction of the stamp duty surcharge in April of last...

A roadshow is being launched to help the industry tackle what is being described as “the biggest change to affect estate...

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...

There has been a wide range of views from trade bodies and individual agents on the government’s surprise ‘call for evidence’...

It’s been a big week for property news - controversies surrounding Purplebricks, merger discussions between big franchise operators, and another government...

Purplebricks has told Estate Agent Today it is more open about its business than almost any other agency and stridently rejects criticism about...

The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that two TV advertisements for Purplebricks cannot be shown again in their current form because...

They say presentation is key (something that Theresa May now knows all too well after her calamitous conference speech). But equally...

Employment tribunal fees could soon become extinct, after the Supreme Court ruled they were an obstacle to the ‘access of justice’.  Once...

The Competition and Markets Authority has set out precisely what agents and other companies can and cannot do in the event...

The Competition and Markets Authority has for the first time published details of the findings against a group of six estate...

How has the world of estate agency changed in the last few decades? That’s the question this week’s Natter is going...

The Daily Telegraph claims that what it calls “dodgy practices” are leaving customers “thousands of pounds out of pocket.” The article quotes...

Over the past few months, hundreds of agents across the UK have been improving their photography skills by taking part in...

Savills is remaining silent on the issues surrounding the apparent filing of a High Court order that may oblige the agency...

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...

Now we hate to spoil a long weekend but for much of the UK this is the final Bank Holiday before......

Stamp duty has become the latest weapon in the ongoing war of words between different wings of the Conservative party, as...

Once upon a time there were estate agents. That was it. Nice and simple. If you marketed and sold residential property,...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

Agents’ Mutual has confirmed that it proposes to form a new company, OnTheMarket plc, to list on the AIM market of...

You saw it, right? This article from Monday’s Guardian? It says that one in five estate agents are at risk of...

Let’s start with a quick fire quiz. How many more leads do you think you’d get with photos that have been...

Without wishing to blow our own trumpet at this time, we did say at the start of the year that 2017...

A leasehold enfranchisement expert wants government action over what he calls the "forgotten casualties" of the recent ground rent scandal.    Louie Burns,...

A traditional estate agency has launched a new online package to give vendors the opportunity “to save thousands.” FranKeys in Lincoln has...

Supporting the adoption of technology does not mean we have to stop protecting the core values of the property industry. In...

**The free photography course for estate agents (part one) offer has now expired. It is still available in special circumstances so...

Whether it is a small or large business you run, one of the most important tasks a business can undertake is...

The group seeking to represent independent agents says a recruitment meeting scheduled for tomorrow is carrying on despite growing doubts about...

The fledgling and highly vocal CIELA group says it is possible it may not launch this autumn after all despite months of...

A telephone number is more than just a number. To consumers, it gives useful information about the company it belongs to....

Analysis of over 120,000 sales valuations has revealed some of the UK's most expensive and cheapest property regions. Central London's 'W' postcode...

Theresa May’s call for a snap general election on June 8 took many by surprise. But estate agents have been broadly...

A website now marketing 380,000 homes from 900 agents across the world has struck a deal with an international property referral...

Viewber, the outsourced property viewing service and brainchild of high-profile former estate agent Ed Mead, says its network of 'Viewbers' now...

On the day when hundreds of agents descend on the capital to celebrate the great and good of the industry at...

Two friends have launched a new estate agency with a High Street office but charging vendors flat fees instead of a...

Many agents will be working hard all weekend but much of the country will be enjoying another long weekend - time,...

News was released this week of a new PropTech partnership: banking disrupter Revolut has joined up with mortgage brokerage, Trussle, to offer...

Walk in your customers’ shoes Experiencing your business as your customers do would be our number one rule. How often do you...

A survey of 1,000 parents has apparently revealed just how much they pay when their offspring first leaves home to live...

New research by business information firm Bloomberg suggests many thousands of London’s financial services jobs are under threat thanks to Brexit...

In recent years the mortgage industry has gone through some testing times. Recession and regulation have led to more stringent lending...

In this Natter we have an exclusive interview with David Cox, CEO of ARLA Propertymark and one of the best-known figures...

Ten years ago this month (April 2007) tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales.  You need to go a...

“I predict that within a few years, folks advertising properties for rent or to buy will start to show if their property is a...