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Features often overlooked by agents and buyers now, such as double glazing and insulation, are likely to become high up on...

For an unregulated industry, agents have an awful lot of regulations to deal with. For example, there’s the mandatory membership of a...

Property checks can be the bane of a letting agent’s life if left unchecked. Throw in the winter weather, and you’ve...

Could estate and letting agents sell their branch office window space for third party advertising, above and beyond promoting the properties...

Prospect Estate Agents in the south east of England have pulled out all the stops this festive season with a wonderful...

Hello and welcome to our latest fantastic festive display from an agency - this time, Dawsons. The agency’s senior partner Chris Hope...

We have some beautiful agency branch windows to show at the start of this week. Many thanks to Faye Hamer from Choice...

There’s good news for people in Newbury, Berkshire - the Christmas windows at Hillier & Wilson estate agency have now been...

Today we have photographs from another office that’s been persistent - or should that be puss-insistent - in celebrating the festive...

Welcome to the new week - and we’re just 19 days from Christmas Day!  We continue our parade of photos and videos...

While the Christmas season is usually heralded by an influx of terrible Christmas adverts, the launch of Starbucks’ gingerbread lattes, Adam...

We have a day and night version of today’s beautifully-decorated Christmas estate agent branch, courtesy of the good people at RH...

Here’s a super way to get into the Christmas mood - checking the window displays at Diggins & Co, an agency...

Well it’s about time isn’t it? We mean winter - it’s here at last, with white, wintry weather that gets us...

Yes we know it’s only November 22 but…we’ve already received our first image of an agency’s Christmas decorations. The festive countdown...

With Remembrance Sunday this weekend, the nation and our industry will remember those who fell. Yesterday on Estate Agent Today we featured one...

Today is the 11th day of the 11th month - the traditional annual Armistice Day, commemorating the signing of the armistice...

Fledgling portal Boomin has published figures - but not the long-awaited ones about its users or agents.   Instead, it’s released data...

So with only hours to go before Halloween, here are our final three entries from agents who've entered into the ......

Many thanks (or should that be big fangs?) go to Alexis at west country agency Wilson Tominey for today’s images getting...

A Borders estate agency business, Hastings Legal and Property, has invested in Halo Digital Signage – hailed as ‘the new generation...

A new survey suggests the majority of vendors remain wary of allowing too many unknown people into their home during viewings. Some...

International investment bank UBS has double-downgraded Purplebricks from ‘buy’ to ‘sell’ - and that could be good for independent agents, a...

Have you found yourself asking the question: “what is the difference between an API and an App?” No doubt we are all...

Today is the day that non-essential retail reopens as part of the government's roadmap out of lockdown. For the majority of the...

An agency has made a fabulous Mother’s Day display in its branch window - and it’s definitely not keeping Mum about...

An agent is challenging the insurer Hiscox over its interpretation of whether to honour a Business Interruption Insurance policy. A standard letter...

An estate agent has shut both branches of his business for safety reasons and wants tighter Coronavirus restrictions on the industry.  ITV...

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

Over the last 20 years, the growth of online property portals – including Zoopla, Rightmove and PrimeLocation – has transformed the...

Hello and a final ‘send your pictures and videos’ message from us to you. There’s still time to email images to press@estateagenttoday.co.uk...

Here at Giraffe360, the PropTech startup, we have raised a £3.5 million funding round to further accelerate our product development and...

It’s already a cliche to say that Christmas will be a little different this year - and in reality it will...

A London agency says it's discovered the five key priorities that buyers want, following a survey of its own database. “Lockdown and...

The caveat emptor of buying a new house is ‘Let The Buyer Beware.’ This is especially the case for homes that have an ageing boiler.  Before...

When it comes to the future of the property market in the wake of Covid-19, there are two main schools of...

One of Countrywide’s biggest shareholders has written a second letter to the company to demand bold action to save the agency...

A branch of London agency Foxtons has been targeted by a group of political agitators called Beyond Politics, which says it’s...

Buyer registrations and sales enquiries are reportedly back to pre-Covid levels. Completions, however, are lagging behind. This is probably down to...

“Let’s Zoom later”, “are we Zooming in the morning or afternoon?” “Yeah, I zoomed the client earlier” – variations on these...

** This Bank Holiday Monday both Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today look at how agencies have modified offices and protocols...

Domestic cleaners can now re-enter private homes under new Coronavirus return-to-work guidelines - the very guidelines which appear to stop estate...

The coming week’s stories in the mainstream media - inevitably focused on Coronavirus - will be dominated by two things. Firstly there...

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

We are still living in highly extraordinary times, perhaps evidenced best by the fact that the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, was...

It’s Valentine’s Day and everyone at Estate Agent Today hopes there is love in the air where you are…at least after...

Thanks so much for your responses to our request for Valentines office window displays - we didn’t realise February 14 was...

We’re delighted to be able to show another very charming Valentine’s Day window display - this one from Emma’s Estate Agents...

It’s just over a week to Valentine’s Day and we’re delighted to see that at least one agent is in an...

Suddenly Brexit Day is nearly here. It may have taken three and a half years from the Referendum but the UK will,...

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

Hello, and with the countdown to Christmas well and truly on we’re delighted to bring you two more festive fun displays...

We’re now into December and many offices are already decorated for the festive season - and we have our first pictures...

Don’t even think how quickly Christmas has come around again: it’s December 1 on Sunday, so we imagine many offices will...

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

A Labour proposal to dramatically improve energy efficiency in almost every British home would cost an estimated £60 billion. The upgrades would...

Halloween is just over three weeks away and while the government prepares for the planned departure from the EU on the...

There’s a clear change of mood music in the country now regarding environmental issues. You don’t need to be old to remember...

A well known regional agent has closed one of its offices saying “the old shop window of an estate agency is...

The Nationwide building society is to go into house building. It has received planning permission to build 239 new homes for sale...

Facebook is set to enter the cryptocurrency business with the big reveal of its formal plans scheduled for some point this...

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

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

An estate agency which was set up in south Wales late last year is opening a new branch that it describes...

The road to opening up your own business can be a long one. If you’ve never done it before, there are...

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

There’s no end to the PropTech and photography solutions available to estate agents these days to help them sell good, old-fashioned...

It’s been reported that an estate agency in Burgess Hill, West Sussex, has had its windows smashed, causing £1,500 of damage. Arlington...

It is something of an understatement to say that we are in challenging times. BREXIT is unresolved and we wait with...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In the past decade or so there has been a movement towards the use of digital signage screens within a number...

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...

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

You don’t have to look far to see an abundance of photo failures, just head to any property portal and they’ll pop...

Greetings from Cannes, where the sun is finally shining over MIPIM. I’m sure many of you are out here, too, and...

We're almost a week into December and still images of agents’ offices arrive. We're grateful to all those who have sent...

Landlords are being urged to step up and ensure that all rented properties and accommodation meet recent laws relating to carbon...

You may think there are enough horror stories going around the agency industry and Britain as a whole right now -...

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

If an industry, which is going through a major change is going to truly implement change at every level, it must...

A third of small building firms say that soaring material prices are squeezing their margins and almost a quarter have had...

MPL Interiors has not one but two brilliant things to give away this summer. We want to encourage as many estate...

House hunters in the UK are the global leaders in online property research according to a new study from HSBC.    The bank...

A consumer group says it is giving what it calls “the top 1,000 estate agents in England and Wales” badges to...

MPL Interiors was brought in to execute an office fit-out in a former paint shop in Wantage, Oxfordshire, for estate agent...

New research has identified homebuyers' top 20 'must-have' features that would encourage them to purchase a seller's property. According to the survey...

It’s never more obvious how important good communication is for letting agents than in times of bad weather. Havoc caused by...

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

The chronic shortage of housing supply in the UK relative to demand has been a national issue for decades. The Government...

The Middle Eastern property development company Emaar - at one time the owner of Hamptons International estate agency - is using...

The police are appealing for information after an estate agency branch in London had a window smashed on four occasions last...

Devon & Cornwall police are appealing for information after an estate agents in the small town of Ashburton had its windows...

As the Christmas break begins to loom larger, there’s no let-up with pics from your offices - and those amazing Christmas...

Today we mark the start of Christmas week with a fabulously festive Mannequin Challenge (that’s how it starts off, anyway) and a...

We’re taking a temporary break from showing images of your terrific agency windows and decorations - and instead, we’re concentrating on...

Thanks so much for your enthusiastic response to our request for pictures of your fabulous office windows and decorations - they’re...

Thanks to agencies who have already responded to our request for photographs of their Christmas windows and office decorations - it’s...

In the world of property and estate agency, competition is always fierce. It’s the same when it comes to your website....

Mid West Displays has established a reputation as a leading manufacturer of window & interior display solutions and products. The LEDMAG...

A survey by the Nottingham Building Society - owner of Harrison Murray estate agency - reveals the reliance of buyers on...

Who are you? Michelle Farnsworth – Senior Account Manager at LED interior & windows display specialists Mid West Displays.   Where can we see...

  The chief marketing officer of Purplebricks, Joby Russell - who in the recent past has described the hybrid as “the UK’s...

A residential property consultancy has opened one of the first estate agency coffee shops in the UK.  Go Holdings, which works with...

It’s official; the estate agency business is tougher than ever. Contrary to perceptions that may exist amongst observers and even clients, the...

One of the UK’s leading manufacturer of LED light frames has introduced a new range that promises ‘a little bit more’....

Who are you? Sarah Neate, Design and Marketing Manager     Who Are Mid West Displays? We make, supply and install window and interior display panels. ...

Two graffiti attacks on a London estate agency office in just one week have involved the slogans “F*** gentrification” and “Kill gentrifiers”...

Vandals are reported to have smashed the windows of an estate agency with sledgehammers before destroying computers and stealing cash. The Manchester Evening...

It’s a particularly busy spring season this year - we hope that’s because of plenty of business coming to your agency,...

Estate agents with a difference, a twist, a unique selling point, whatever you want to call it, seem to be becoming...

An agent has broken new ground by creating an open-plan shop which includes an agency office, a cafe and an interiors...

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

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

Clearly no one has told George Osborne’s stamp duty officials but as far as estate and letting agents are concerned, it’s...

Agents in Douglas on the Isle of Man have agreed to a voluntary code governing the size of their For Sale...

A protest march in London's fashionable Shoreditch area turned nasty when the windows of a Marsh & Parsons estate agency branch...

There is controversy in the London suburb of Brixton over an estate agent which has allegedly 'spammed' the area with publicity...

Despite seeing the word in many industry pieces, using ‘crisis’ to describe anything related to the UK housing market at present...

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

It’s become almost obligatory for start-ups in many industries – frequently online agents in the selling and letting business – to...

An estate agent who co-presented BBC programme Living in the Sun has opened a hybrid estate agency with what he calls...

Tips on using digital signage in your window 1. Why digital signage is an asset to your business - Raise the profile of...

A house is pretty much the largest investment a person will make in their lifetime, and it’s natural to want the...

When updating you window displays it is important to ask yourself what would make you stop and take the time to...

Search the internet and you will find a multitude of articles claiming that upgrading a property with green improvements can add...

An estate agent whose office window had displayed Labour posters says he is devastated at an arson and vandalism attack which...

Vandals seeking to ‘reclaim Brixton’ have used a road sign to smash the windows of a Foxtons branch on the high...

About ten years ago, I was working as the branch manager of an estate agency based in an affluent part of...

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