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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...

Finally! Spring has arrived so your property photos should look brighter and more cheerful shouldn’t they? I say, ‘should’ advisedly, because...

A Cincinatti-based international property agency, Barnes, has acquired a majority stake in the high end consultancy Hanover Private Office. “We believe there...

Finally! Spring has arrived so your property photos should look brighter and more cheerful shouldn’t they? I say, ‘should’ advisedly, because...

A two year investigation by the Law Commission has ended with a claim that some owners of leasehold retirement properties, and...

For my latest Property Natter I have sought the opinions of two well-known property consultants - Michael Day, managing director of...

The property market in northern England, supported in part by the Northern Powerhouse concept, has attracted a lot of media attention,...

The fledgling group claiming to represent independent estate and letting agents, CIELA, says it has lodged a complaint against Purplebricks with...

Women may make better estate agents than men even though males dominate the sales sector, explains one of the industry’s most...

Earlier this week it was Dads4Daughters Day – a campaign that strives to promote gender equality in the workplace.  I have three...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

An estate agent will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to 76 fraud offences.   The Get Surrey website reports that Ayodele...

Which Money? - part of the Which? consumer organisation - says its analysis of thousands of properties for sale suggests that...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

The fledgling Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents has released to the media the text of a complaint letter it...

The guys at Which? are at it again, all over estate agents like a rash for “over valuing” properties so they...

A survey of 5,000 people by agency chain Your Move reveals that 80 per cent of buyers view three or more...

The consumer body Which? claims that 19 per cent of properties sold in the year to September went for prices five...

HomeXperts says it has recruited new franchisees covering Dorset, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. Some 18 months ago the chain - which then had...

Excuse the puntastic (or not) title, but as you’ve no doubt already deciphered I took a trip northwards a couple of...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

Over 168,000 new homes were completed in the year to March 2016, according to data released by the government, over 15,500...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

Sawyer & Co., an agency operating sales and lettings in Brighton and Hove, is the latest firm to be chosen to...

The average fee paid by sellers to high street estate agents in the past year is £4,055 claims Purplebricks - an...

As the wait goes on for the government’s White Paper on Housing, due this month, one funding organisation has suggested that...

I have a confession to make. In 1988 I became a Seekers franchisee. For those of you who don't know who...

If you provide a service, you expect to be paid for it. Sound fair? But with the forthcoming ban on tenant...

The government’s blizzard of New Year announcements about new homes has received a distinctly frosty welcome from many within the property...

An insolvency firm active in the property sector says that after a year of major taxation, legislative and economic volatility, many...

I recently came across a consumer comment expressing frustration at the length and complexity of UK conveyancing and raising the question...

One of Britain’s best known housing innovators says he may just have found one way of helping overcome the UK’s shortage...

Carpe diem, seize the day – whatever you call it, it’s something all of us in the property industry should be looking...

One of the key factors associated with an active private rental market in the UK, as detailed in the Dataloft PRS...

Listening to all the coverage of the tenant fee ban, all I hear is consumer groups talking about how some agents...

Chancellor Philip Hammond caught the lettings industry unaware with an incredulous Autumn Statement.  The buy-to-let sector took a bashing earlier in 2015...

Countrywide’s marketing chief says the estate agency group’s controversial hybrid sales model - to be rolled out to a quarter of...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

It is fair to say that 2016 is a year full of surprises. Anyone who had the foresight to predict Britain...

The award-winning online agency HouseSimple has had one of its advertisements banned by the Advertising Standards Authority. The advert was a poster for...

As many northern cities struggled to recover from the 2008 global financial crisis, the north-south divide returned to plague the British...

The ESTAS Group, which already runs the largest award scheme for the estate agency industry, has launched new awards for the...

Online reviews play an increasingly vital role in shaping the decisions of customers. Practically everyone using the internet to compare estate...

Conveyancing is the most complained about area of law in England and Wales – accounting, on average, for nearly a quarter...

After two long years, Moneypenny finally moved into its new headquarters over the summer.  It was a milestone we had all been...

One of the great events of the agency year is the Agents Giving Ball, hosted a few days ago at The Lancaster...

A new portal has launched listing off-market properties at the very highest end of the market, and says it does not...

This week we have the Head Shepherd of EweMove, Glenn Ackroyd, in the hotseat. He’s been co-owner of EweMove Sales and Lettings,...

When marketing a property for sale, there are a number of attributes that buyers and sellers today expect ‘as standard’, but...

As we approach another autumn weekend, the country's estate agents and property professionals have not taken their foot off the pedal...

With the number of new homes being built across the UK still significantly below the level needed to meet demand, housebuilders...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

Later on, the title of this piece should become clearer (at least I hope so). First, though, a few bits and...

A campaign has been launched to make Bristol the colour capital of the UK by ensuring that more homes are painted...

For many people buy-to-let continues to look an attractive income investment at a time of low saving rates and stock market...

What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...

Paying too much every month for your website? Move your website to us and we guarantee to halve your monthly bill I want...

Jackson-Stops & Staff says the housing market has weakened a little since the EU referendum but prices have not suffered and...

The results of some interesting research have been revealed - applying to the United States but possibly indicative of how property...

Plans for the Northern Powerhouse scheme, designed to rival London and the South East as the main driver of economic growth...

The 177 year old agency and consultancy Bidwells has a new brand identity - and an ambitious pledge to grow market...

Sheffield in South Yorkshire, which was once one of the leading industrial cities in Britain and is still recognised for its...

With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...

With the new Formula One season now well underway, we delve into the fast lane to take you on a whirlwind...

nu-move online estate agents -The Future of Property Nu-move is an online venture that has been created to meet the demand...

It’s been a remarkable week for Britain and a challenging week for the agency industry - with possibly many more to...

Members of the property industry join the rest of the country in going to the polls today to decide whether the...

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...

Sarah Beeny’s Tepilo agency says it intends to more than double its size in the next six months and cites Purplebricks...

The old and eternal debate over whether or not tenant fees should be banned continues to rumble on. It’s a major concern...

Cost-effective marketing will always be an important part of growing an estate agency business. I'm often asked about the ways in which...

Sales skills, and the ability to negotiate in particular, have always been a core ingredient for any estate agent – and...

As we approach another Bank Holiday weekend, estate and letting agents across the country have again been raising thousands of pounds...

The National Association of Estate Agents and Association of Residential Letting Agents say that although there are no conclusive ‘leave’ or...

In this business you get used to dealing with regular customer and third-party feedback, input, and (occasionally) complaints.  Much like the agency market...

Tepilo, the online agency set up by Sarah Beeny, has come out fighting after The Times newspaper accused it of ‘hiding’...

We seem to have skipped spring completely and moved from winter to summer in just one week - so what better...

When a potential buyer comes into the office and says they want to view a property on your books, the natural...

The race to replace London Mayor Boris Johnson has entered its final few days, and like never before, housing is the...

It’s the Bank Holiday and an extra-long weekend - although many agents will be making the most of sales, lets, open...

A London agent says he has quit OnTheMarket and Agents’ Mutual as a result of the intervention of the Competitions and Markets...

A London estate agency has been ordered by a court to pay £3,600 to a recruitment firm after a dispute over...

In 2014 there were 19,000 estate agent branches in the UK. Of which 18,000 were registered to list properties on the...

We’re used to agents in the provinces having to initiate incentives to attract vendors but the state of the high-end London...

Unlock the power of your emails “You would never send thousands of canvass letters that did nothing, but most agents send emails...

The Competitions and Markets Authority has sent two open letters - one to online publishers and one to marketeers - warning...

What Countrywide are getting at is that they want to think more like retailers to engage better with customers.  If this is...

Government figures claim almost 50,000 households in council and other forms of social housing have taken up their Right To Buy...

The days are getting longer, the sun is starting to appear on a more regular basis, Easter is just around the...

With less than a month to go before the new rate of stamp duty kicks in for second property purchasers, we’re...

Zoopla Property Group says it has recorded a 61 per cent leap in appraisal leads in February compared to the same...

Later today chancellor George Osborne will make his latest budget speech. The announcement is expected to confirm the details of the 3%...

OnTheMarket, the property portal founded by Agents' Mutual, has announced its launch in Northern Ireland. The website is aiming to go head-to-head...

The property market is racing ahead, but not everyone who wants to be part of it appears to want to keep...

Leaders has acquired another agency just weeks after absorbing another agency in the same region.  Tudor Estates was founded in 1959 and...

What are we going to do about Generation Rent? Only as recently as February 2016 did tenants steal the headline away...

As we know, the property market in London is notorious for sitting a long way outside the conventions of the wider UK...

Another online petition has been launched against one of Chancellor George Osborne’s fiscal measures seen as an attack on the private...

Miller Metcalfe Surveyors is a centre of excellence, with accreditation from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors for residential surveys and...

A letting agency that has been the subject of a BBC investigation and has gone into liquidation in controversial circumstances has...

In January readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given the opportunity to give their views on proposed...

Let Mid West Displays get your window in shape! Never underestimate the power of high street presence. Image is everything, and what...

A riposte to Rob Hailstone's article: 'C'mon CHAPS, Don't be faized'. Good Day, and a late Merry Christmas. Sorry for the delay in...

Who are you? I’m the Head of Redress at the Property Redress Scheme. I previously worked for Legal & General PLC dealing...

This week, Storm Desmond has left devastation in its wake. Once again, the nation’s attention is drawn to the threat flooding...

It was an end of an era in the property world this week. Christopher Hamer stepped down as the Property Ombudsman...

More than half of the new homes being built today are not big enough to meet the needs of the people...

After visiting the Fairfield showroom in the Fleet office, Simon Silby at James Griffin Estate Agents decided to meet with a...

The Hamburg-based Berenberg Bank is the latest to send a briefing to investors on the so-called portal wars - and while...

The new Propcision website says it now has a tool which allows users to see the marketing histories of London properties...

With a raft of new legislation introduced recently now will be the ideal time to think about whether staff are up...

OnTheMarket has written to a number of members of the Independent Network of Estate Agents, saying they should remove properties from...

Stephen Moss, CEO of Pring.co.uk the UK’s leading property investment search engine, takes a look at the impact of ‘Corbynmania’ on...

YourLocalAgent.com Some 91% of the public use search engines to find information every day and 91% of these always or most of...

The Resort Group, the developer of the all-suite Llana Beach Hotel and Spa, which is due to open in 2016, has...

Challenger portal OnTheMarket is “not attracting a meaningful audience or engaging with its users” and so is likely to fail according...

Over the past few years Rightmove and Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) have each been spending massive sums on marketing and product...

Well, the hosts have left the party early. England have crashed out of their own Rugby World Cup after a demoralising...

So housing made itself top of the list of questions by the new Leader of the Opposition’s first PMQs on Wednesday...

eMoov, arguably Britain’s highest-profile online estate agency, says it is “inevitable” that it will enter the US sales market in the...

Readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given an exclusive opportunity to pose questions to Zoopla Property Group...

Another online estate agency has launched, claiming to save vendors thousands of pounds by “getting rid of all the unnecessary stuff...

Unbelievable transformation from start to finish Harper & Woods Estate Agents approached Fairfield Displays with an idea of creating a stylish and...

A sales director of a branch of Humberts has resigned after being found guilty of stealing £2,500 from a charity. Jane Hale...

Rightmove is to relaunch its portal with a design to emphasise what it claims is increasing consumer-friendliness and ever-higher volumes of...

Yesterday we reported Rightmove’s new TV advertisement - today, Zoopla announces the launch of a new national marketing campaign which includes...

Introduce your properties to over 500,000 investors, increase sales and management stock... WHAT IS PRING Pring.co.uk is the largest investment property portal...

Zoopla Property Group has launched a new service across Zoopla and PrimeLocation to provide users with access to thousands of professionals and...

CHAPS has confirmed that its operational hours will be extended from summer 2016, enabling high-value payments to be made until 6pm. The...

It’s been a tough week for the reputation of some estate agents but across the country the industry continues to do...

A London agent wants a change of emphasis at OnTheMarket, claiming the new portal damages estate agents’ reputations, is low profile...

Estate Agent Today has seen a copy of an email sent by an OnTheMarket representative to an agent stating there may...

There has been a strong reaction against proposals to reform the ownership of estates and other substantial land holdings in Scotland. The...

OK, you’re being spoilt. This column is now going to be on a bi-weekly rather than monthly basis. You lucky people,...

A new portal aimed at investors looking to purchase buy-to-let property has reported that it has thousands of listings from agents...

Hello and welcome to my brand new blog! Every month I’ll be giving you an insight into the varied, exciting and...

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on the CMA's...

Watch the latest weekly video roundup of news from Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today, featuring stories on the CMA's...

The largely unpredictable June weather is yet to dampen the UK’s agents’ spirits when it comes to charity as thousands more...

Moving abroad is a dream for many Britons. There are thousands of us who sit in our offices, day after dreary...

This publication recently reported on Russell Quirk's latest attempt to upset the establishment, this time by attacking the hallowed ground of...

Roy Fuller, owner at Everything Lettings’, says:  for just £25 per week you can have in place our emergency helpline 365...

The Conservatives’ election victory came as a surprise, so much so that television pundits spent all night after the vote rubbishing...

I write this article on the day of the General Election so you’ll forgive the political analogies. In particular, how any...

ESTATE AGENTS are still missing too many tricks when it comes to one of the most important elements of their business...

Environmental group Greenpeace claims that a survey of 60 estate agents operating close to potential fracking sites suggests tens of thousands...

Thanks to everyone for keeping our readers updated on what’s happening in the world of estate agency charity fund-raising. If you want...

There is one common denominator amongst the majority of those who dominate the latest Sunday Times Rich List, regarded as the...

HAVING revolutionised the face of telephone answering and outsourced switchboards in the UK, Moneypenny has launched its pioneering service in the...

Mike Poole was keen to update the window display of his Middlesbrough branch and decided that LED Light Pockets™ were the...

Regents Estate Agents and Mortgages (REM) contacted Fairfield with the intentions of updating their old displays with bright LED Light Pockets™....

Around 120,000 home owners will have to spend around £110m to revalue their homes if Labour’s mansion tax policies come into...