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The Spring Budget last Wednesday rounded out to be mostly a disappointment for the property industry, but it was also perhaps...

Land is our greatest resource: one that has considerable potential to address society’s challenges. So, determining how land is used is...

Five years ago, Lettings expert, Tim Lawler, wrote an article for Estate Agent Today charting his early experiences of setting up...

There’s no question that trust is the bedrock of any longstanding client relationship. It is built on delivering on your promises...

The government should reverse some of its latest energy efficiency policies so owners, landlords and tenants can enjoy cheaper fuel bills The...

For most people, buying a house or flat is the largest financial commitment they will ever make. Which is why many...

Recent research estimated that up to £100 billion is being stolen in the UK each year, with much of it due...

A financial adviser has hit out at the Bank of England, claiming homeowners and business should be furious about its interest...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

SmartSearch, the UK’s leading provider of digital compliance, has published an agenda-setting whitepaper to highlight the anti-money laundering shortcomings and sanctions...

Thousands of foreign companies with property in the UK have failed to declare their true owners. It comes as new anti-money laundering (AML)...

Sanctions against Russian oligarchs are working but agents and property professionals are being warned against getting complacent when checking international buyer...

As we get ever closer to 2023, this final Natter of the year is dedicated to the five biggest property moments of...

Northern Ireland has been named as a potential hotspot for money laundering. New data from anti-money laundering software provider SmartSearch has identified...

A West Midlands estate agent has backed Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s plans to reverse cuts to Stamp Duty, claiming they should never...

I can’t really write about anything else this week, can I? Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have...

Liz Truss became the shortest serving UK Prime Minister yesterday, resigning after just 45 days and prompting a new Conservative Party...

The Government’s mini budget on September 23 was anything but ‘mini’ with several major announcements one of the most significant of...

If recent headlines are anything to go by, estate agents and the wider property industry are not just feeling the heavy...

In tougher times – as is the case now, post-Covid, post-Brexit, cost-of-living crisis, war in Ukraine, etc – reputation and consumer...

With the Treasury and the Bank of England stepping in to try and calm the markets, talk of an emergency interest...

The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...

From sky dives to golf days, here is how agents have been raising money for charity this week. If there are charitable...

As uncertainty, apprehension and anxiety increasingly infiltrates every aspect of our professional and personal lives, to ‘keep calm and carry on’...

It’s taken Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for the UK to finally take a much-needed step in the right direction to stop...

High-end estate agency Savills has posted a mixed set of half-year results, with revenue up to over £1 billion but the property...

A property expert has claimed that it remains to be seen where housing will feature in the upcoming political agenda. Nicky Stevenson,...

Connells Group - the largest agency group in the UK after its purchase of Countrywide - has today announced its financial results for...

Savills has released a revised five-year forecast for the UK’s prime housing markets, to reflect the strong levels of activity in...

Recent months have seen interest rates rise from historic lows back closer to pre-financial crisis levels as the Bank of England...

The cost-of-living crisis has been dominating the news headlines for some months now, but new research has revealed the extent to...

Agents have been celebrating some of the top fundraising exploits of the past 12 months but the activity continues. Remember, if you...

The recovery of the prime central London property market is being hampered by a lack of international buyers and Russia’s invasion...

Up to 70% of property firms have not changed their approach to onboarding new customers since sanctions were imposed on Russia...

The Bank of England’s continued rise in interest rates – the latest being a shift up to 1.25% - is, in...

Annual house price growth figures returned to double digits in April but there are warnings that this could be as good...

As another round of property firms is fined, named and shamed for breaching anti-money laundering rules, it feels like the road...

There are some inspiring examples of agents and property professionals raising money for all-important children's charities this week. Remember, if you have...

Fewer sellers have cut prices over the past months but agency instructions have dropped, figures suggest. Analysis by property data and estate...

Anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has reached 1,000 clients in the property industry. It comes amid increased scrutiny of money laundering amid sanctions...

In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...

Agents and property professionals are travelling far and wide to raise money for charity, plus there is a new way to...

Agents have been getting active in recent weeks to raise money for Ukrainian refugees. Fundraising activities range from office-based collections and referencing challenges...

You can tell that spring is in the air as this week's Agents Do Charity is full of outdoor fundraising pursuits...

It’s easy to overestimate the importance of something in one’s own industry or work, but there seems good reason for believing...

Although Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s Spring Statement did not include many announcements regarding housing, it did provide a good...

First off, here at EAT we hope everyone enjoyed the Easter celebrations and didn’t eat too much chocolate! Despite the Easter break,...

Former Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is believed to have become the first MP to take in Ukrainian refugees under the government’s...

A property expert has predicted that mortgage applicants are likely to find it 'much harder' to be approved for loans as...

The Ukraine conflict and cost of living crisis is likely to but a dent in the spring market for agents, an...

Spring may be struggling to break through the clouds but agents are continuing to step up for good causes. The humanitarian crisis...

The property sector has continuously been showing its generosity Ukrainian refugees amid the ongoing Russian invasion. Support ranges from financial donations to...

Savills suggests that London is returning to its role as the dominant element in the high end housing market in the...

One of the country’s leading estate agents has played down the significance of the latest house price index which at first...

The humanitarian crisis in Ukraine continues to dominate the thoughts of our industry as this week’s ADC shows - a wonderful...

An estate agency which has already donated £50,000 to help the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, is now calling on other firms...

Demand in prime areas of London has fallen in the first quarter of the year, says estate agency Benham and Reeves. The...

It’s not an easy time for many renters (and homeowners). The cost of living is going up across the board for...

Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, the weekly round up of fund-raising in our industry. Once more our thoughts are...

A Russian billionaire says he no longer owns many of his former properties in the UK, raising question marks over the...

The jury is still out on whether the Ukraine crisis will damage public confidence in the UK housing market. Rightmove’s property data...

If you want to sex-up the Chancellor’s financial statement scheduled for lunchtime on Wednesday, you’d call it a Budget or a...

A new service has been set up by Agents Giving to highlight how the industry can help the humanitarian effort in...

The Building Societies Association’s regular confidence tracker about the housing market shows rising pessimism over interest rates, the escalating cost of...

Hello and welcome to the weekend, and another ADC - our chance to pay tribute to fundraisers throughout our industry. Want to...

The Bank of England has confirmed that base rate is to rise again, for the third time in three months, to a...

A legal expert has warned that everyone is theoretically at risk of committing a breach of sanctions against Russia - but...

The government has now formally launched the Homes For Ukraine scheme, heavily leaked in recent days. The Secretary of State for Levelling...

Storm clouds continue to gather over the UK economy with growing inflation, another likely interest rate rise, and a warning from...

This probably isn’t what wealthy buyers in one of the UK’s most expensive areas expected to hear, but a plea has...

As regular readers will know, I like to use this column to shout out about the independent agents who are the...

High end estate agency Savills says the imposition of sanctions on Russians, amid new measures obliging overseas buyers to be more...

Despite a backdrop of the Ukraine crisis, soaring fuel bills, rising interest rates and high inflation, buyer sentiment remains strong according...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC, an opportunity for see how selfless our industry can be at times of hardship...

An analysis of anti-money laundering compliance shows the estate agency industry as one of the UK’s worst performing sectors. And the expert...

The UK government appears to have given sanctioned Russian property owners a get-out-of-jail card valid for six months.  It’s been confirmed that...

Moments of major international uncertainty such as the Ukraine crisis lead to property being regarded as a safe investment. That’s according to...

A prominent estate agency figure is urging the industry to dig deep to help the Ukrainian humanitarian effort. Arun Group managing director...

Despite the latest Halifax house price index showing a 10.8 per cent annual rise, a leading housing market analyst is warning...

The Mayor of London is demanding ministers take sanctioning Russian oligarchs seriously by moving immediately to seize assets that can then...

The market boom goes on, for now at least. In February, house prices rose at their fastest since June 2007 according to...

A leading London agency has launched an urgent appeal for goods and equipment to be handed in to its offices today...

Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...

A well known UK estate agency has pledged £50,000 to help the growing Ukrainian refugee crisis. Brown & Co - the 13-branch...

Momentum is building up in support of the government’s probe into whether the London homes of oligarchs on the sanctions list...

A new housing market snapshot from Zoopla suggests that in the supply of homes coming to the market has triggered a...

These are undeniably darker days as news comes through of a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine - we have the first agency...

An analyst is warning that the latest buoyant house price figures could be the last hurrah before a significant depression. The Nationwide’s...

The government is considering seizing British property owned by Russian oligarchs on the sanctions list without paying compensation. The Financial Times says Housing...

A new analysis has revealed those areas of England and Wales with the largest numbers of Russian-owned homes. Credas Technologies analysed Land...

The founder of fledgling portal Boomin says the latest Nationwide house price index findings demonstrate that there’s no sign yet of...

Estate agents and other property businesses need to ensure their customer screening processes are robust and up to date following extensive...

It is claimed by Propertymark that the government’s Economic Crime Bill - to be debated in the House of Commons today -...

London mayor Sadiq Khan says he supports the seizure of property assets connected to the allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin.  The...

One of the UK’s leading economic experts is to be the speaker at a Rightmove seminar this week, considering whether events...

The outcome of the Ukraine crisis is far from certain, but one thing has become abundantly clear. The long-overdue Economic Crime...

Share prices of estate agencies and property companies plummeted yesterday as tensions continued to rise following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Purplebricks...

An estate agency says retrospective investigations into Russian ownership of London properties could lead to substantial amounts of wealth moving out...

It appears that new controls on property ownership may feature in future sanctions against Russia in response to its aggression in Ukraine. Prime...

If the UK and its allies have been played by Russia over the Ukraine ‘invasion’, and it’s beginning to look that...