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As most of the regular readers of this column will know (and because I’m not shy about admitting it) – I’ve...
16 March 2024
From: Features
The Women in Estate Agency (WiEA) committee hosted its highly anticipated second annual conference last week. Held at The IET, Savoy Place...
13 March 2024
From: Breaking News
As the Group HR Director of LRG – an organisation of over 3,000 employees – and perhaps more importantly, as a...
09 March 2024
From: Features
In celebration of International Women's Day, Tunbridge Wells property services company Presence & Co. proudly spotlights the exceptional achievements of our...
09 March 2024
From: Features
Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
Much of the focus may have been on the Spring Budget this week but a variety of charities have received support from...
08 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A variety of charities have received support from the property industry over the past week. If there are charitable endeavours you think...
16 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Female representation at estate agency conferences and awards was a big theme of 2023 and now there is a chance to...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
The estate agency industry is being urged to do more to tackle the issue of gender jaws, it has been warned. The...
28 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
The Women in Estate Agency support group has unveiled details of its latest conference. The event will take place at The IET...
14 November 2023
From: Breaking News
You’ll know by now that I’m a fully signed up member of the PropTech fan club. And I’ve had an exciting...
28 October 2023
From: Features
The first Women in Estate Agency Award winners were announced at the ESTAS last week. The ESTAS Awards marked its 20th anniversary last...
23 October 2023
From: Breaking News
The Women in Estate Agency (WiEA) group is launching a webinar series. The first will go live on Friday 13 October at...
09 October 2023
From: Breaking News
Agents should take work safety more seriously, particularly self-employed agents, an industry podcast claims. The latest Agents MVMT Pass The Syrup podcast...
08 September 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...
25 August 2023
From: Breaking News
Andrews Lettings Director Angharad Trueman has identified two priorities for her forthcoming term as President of the Association of Lettings Agents. Known...
19 August 2023
From: Features
At a recent Women in Residential Property Group online coffee morning, I was given the opportunity to lead the session, gaining...
19 August 2023
From: Features
A lack of flexibility is causing recruitment issues in estate agency and could threaten the survival of firms, executives claim. Speaking on...
18 August 2023
From: Breaking News
OnTheMarket Group has been named among the top places to work in the UK. The property website was included in last weekend’s...
16 May 2023
From: Breaking News
The gender pay gap in estate agency has grown, new research suggests. Analysis of industry data from the Office for National Statistics...
11 May 2023
From: Breaking News
As Tennyson once observed…’.In the Spring, a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of love…’.but not really. At the moment the...
29 April 2023
From: Features
Just 8% of estate agencies launched last year were started by women, new research suggests. Companies House data analysed by Instant Offices...
25 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Agents Giving: Entries are now open for...
14 April 2023
From: Breaking News
Recent tragic deaths of women walking home alone, notably Sarah Everard, have highlighted the need to address gender inequality in the...
25 March 2023
From: Features
Female estate agents have shared the highs and lows of working in the property industry to mark International Women’s Day (IWD). The...
08 March 2023
From: Breaking News
Safety, support, health, wealth and happiness were the key firms of the inaugural Women in Estate Agency group conference last week. The...
07 March 2023
From: Breaking News
According to Women Count 2022, an Insights report from The Pipeline, women still face entrenched systemic barriers on their route to...
04 March 2023
From: Features
Surveying is traditionally a male-dominated profession, and many women who have worked in the profession for many years report that at...
23 December 2022
From: Sponsored Content
Customer review platform ESTAS has partnered with the Women in Estate Agency Group (WIEA) to promote the health, wealth, and empowerment...
20 December 2022
From: Breaking News
Details of the first Women In Estate Agency (WiEA) conference have been revealed. The group, founded by senior agency figures Liana Loporto-Browne...
14 December 2022
From: Breaking News
With reform of the home buying and selling process as crucial as it's ever been, and disrupters like Coadjute and PEXA...
22 October 2022
From: Features
Prime estate agent John D Wood & Co has introduced a range of new policies to support staff on a range...
18 October 2022
From: Breaking News
From bake sales to beach clean-ups, there have been plenty of ways that agents have been giving back for good causes...
14 October 2022
From: Breaking News
Zoopla is urging couples to tackle the “awkward but all-important financial and ‘what if’ questions” ahead of buying a property together...
31 August 2022
From: Breaking News
Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...
20 August 2022
From: Features
Double-think, for those who have not read George Orwell, is when people are expected to accept two conflicting beliefs as truth,...
06 August 2022
From: Features
Agents have been celebrating some of the top fundraising exploits of the past 12 months but the activity continues. Remember, if you...
22 July 2022
From: Breaking News
A network for women working in the residential property industry has signed up a trio of high-profile sponsors. Residential property industry suppliers...
18 July 2022
From: Breaking News
The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...
13 July 2022
From: Breaking News
Increasing numbers of women are being flagged during anti-money laundering (AML) compliance checks. AML platform Credas Technologies suggests the main reason for...
29 June 2022
From: Breaking News
Outgoing NAEA Propertymark president Liana Loporto has shared her regrets that she didn’t see the Regulation of Property Agents (ROPA) rules...
17 June 2022
From: Breaking News
In this latest ‘Women in Property’ edition of the Natter, I check in with Collette Allen, who was recently appointed as...
28 May 2022
From: Features
Two senior agency figures have suggested there is more work needed to level the playing field for women in the sector. The...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
Fundraising frolics by agents and property professionals this week include bike rides and triathlon challenges, plus the charity award season returns. Remember,...
06 May 2022
From: Breaking News
The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...
30 April 2022
From: Features
A new survey by interior experts Hammonds Furniture has outlined how important interior style is to potential buyers, with 40% of...
21 April 2022
From: Breaking News
The founder of an estate agency which began life operating from a kitchen table has now won two prestigious awards. Deborah Richards,...
17 March 2022
From: Breaking News
It may be blowing a gale outside but we’re safe and warm here reading about our industry’s great work for good...
18 February 2022
From: Breaking News
A franchise for two agency offices in west London has been acquired by property professionals Faith Cook and Georgia Everton-Wallach –...
17 January 2022
From: Breaking News
With the business model for self-employed agents hotly debated within the industry, new data has suggested that most freelance professionals are...
21 December 2021
From: Breaking News
A London agency has undergone what it calls a ‘genteel’ rebrand with a subtle change of name - but a major...
26 November 2021
From: Breaking News
The Women In Property group claims talented females are being lost to the industry due to the menopause. It says panic attacks,...
13 October 2021
From: Breaking News
Boris Johnson's sudden and unexpectedly ruthless Cabinet reshuffle, which drew comparisons with Margaret Thatcher's 'purge of the wets' in 1981, ended...
17 September 2021
From: Breaking News
Media reports suggest the government is considering offering grants to local authorities to purchase private family houses which are larger than...
25 August 2021
From: Breaking News
Thirty-five years after London estate agent Suzy Lamplugh disappeared, the trust that bears her name is calling for action to address...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News
In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...
27 May 2021
From: Breaking News
30 April 2021
From: Breaking News
In this week’s In Conversation Today, I chat with Fine & Country UK’s managing director Nicky Stevenson, one of the most...
29 April 2021
From: Breaking News
One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...
13 March 2021
From: Features
You could be forgiven for overlooking International Women’s Day on Monday. Well, almost. Focus was instead turned to the first day back...
13 March 2021
From: Features
Agencies and suppliers today mark International Women’s Day with events and declarations shining a light on the achievements of female colleagues and...
08 March 2021
From: Breaking News
Hello, welcome to our latest charity roundup, and as the weather improves and the vaccine roll-out lifts the spirits, so we...
26 February 2021
From: Breaking News
This week’s In Conversation Today interviewee needs no introduction. One of the property industry’s most recognisable names, she has been a...
18 February 2021
From: Breaking News
In this week's Natter, I focus on the inspiring story of Clare Hughes, who has bounced back in the last 12 months...
13 February 2021
From: Features
The New Year lull is well and truly over and this week’s Agents Do Charity show fundraising is back in business despite...
22 January 2021
From: Breaking News
As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...
21 November 2020
From: Features
A TV advert for Rightmove first screened in 2018 has been cleared of gender stereotyping. A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority...
18 November 2020
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to the weekend - if it’s Friday, it’s Agents Do Charity day as we pay tribute to fund-raisers...
21 August 2020
From: Breaking News
The networking organisation Women in Residential Property has grown to over 300 members - its highest ever total. Launched three years ago...
20 August 2020
From: Breaking News
A new study of British agents suggests that buyers with accents from most of the rest of the world receive less...
08 July 2020
From: Breaking News
If it’s Friday it’s our regular round-up of fund-raising by and involving the property industry, and it’s remarkable how much is...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Savills is donating over £800,000 to nominated charities across the UK. Following a commitment to Land Aid’s Covid-19 campaign for youth homelessness,...
07 May 2020
From: Breaking News
Estate Agent Today understands that the Knight Frank agency has been hit by a large number of branch office heads quitting...
16 March 2020
From: Breaking News
Hunters has become one of the first major agencies to reveal the gender balance of its staff - and 60 per...
04 March 2020
From: Breaking News
More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...
29 February 2020
From: Features
The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....
29 February 2020
From: Features
Hello and welcome to the end of the week, which always means a round-up of our industry’s good work for charity....
07 February 2020
From: Breaking News
The phrase ‘death of the high street’ can be found in nearly any publication in any given week. And for fair...
02 November 2019
From: Features
Almost inevitably on Halloween, there’s a report today on the horror stories that deter buyers - but it may well be...
31 October 2019
From: Breaking News
A fraudster who claimed to be an estate agent has been jailed for four years after conning vulnerable women into giving...
10 September 2019
From: Breaking News
It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...
02 September 2019
From: Breaking News
What a credit to the industry so many agents, surveyors and suppliers are: this week’s ADC shows the diverse range of...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Rising house prices and the gender pay gap means that there is no English region where a single woman on median...
06 August 2019
From: Breaking News
Nicky Stevenson has had a very varied and interesting career in property. She started out as a lettings negotiator for Nicholas...
27 July 2019
From: Features
The chief executive of Hunters franchise operation, Glynis Frew, says online estate agencies have given the industry two ‘positives’ - but...
23 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Friday is Agents Do Charity day and as the country enjoys the delights of Wimbledon and rues the Lionesses' departure from...
05 July 2019
From: Breaking News
New research by comparison website GoCompare suggests almost a million house sales have been lost because of Brexit. The study claims that...
13 June 2019
From: Breaking News
In the first Q&A Natter for a while, I catch up with Angelica Donati - CEO of Donati Immobiliare Group, PropTech...
01 June 2019
From: Features
Hello - it’s that time of the week again when we celebrate the agency industry’s fantastic fund-raising. We were delighted that our...
31 May 2019
From: Breaking News
New figures released to Estate Agent Today show that a net total of 284 agents’ offices closed down in 2018. This number -...
29 May 2019
From: Breaking News
It was long awaited, much anticipated and, thankfully, incredibly well attended. FUTURE PropTech 2019 was a big hit and a truly global affair. For...
15 May 2019
From: Breaking News
The property industry is making “important strides” towards gender balance according to a new report - and it says more respect...
26 March 2019
From: Breaking News
Few can deny that with announcements from MPs and an announcement from Purplebricks, that it’s been an extraordinary week. While it may...
22 February 2019
From: Breaking News
New figures from the British Independent Retailers Association suggest that there are now 135 fewer independent estate agency branches than at...
22 November 2018
From: Breaking News
Hello and welcome to another Agents Do Charity, our round-up of great work done by our industry to raise funds for...
09 November 2018
From: Breaking News
We all get an extra hour in bed this weekend, giving us more energy to fund-raise for good causes, right? That seems...