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With a combined value surpassing £7.4 trillion, the UK’s 29 million residential properties represent a vital national asset, and for homeowners,...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

A developer has converted a 1979s office block into flats which are now being sold as £180,000 to £215,000 work from...

Hunters has tweaked its earlier version of hybrid franchising in a bid to attract self-employed agents. Hunters Personal was launched with a...

The last two years have been dramatic and decisive for many people and many businesses. Both have reassessed their work approaches...

This year, Londoners purchased 112,780 homes outside the capital, the highest number since 2007. New data, from Connells-owned agency Hamptons, shows that...

A leading conveyancing expert says the traditional rivalry between his profession and estate agents has abated in 2021. Lloyd Davies - managing director and...

As the UK housing market faces an ongoing boom, there’s one profession that’s certainly rushed off its feet — estate agents....

Estate agents and other workers in Northern Ireland are being urged to work from home "where possible" in a bid to...

The latest update on the prime central London market from agency Knight Frank warns that it’s still not business as usual,...

A few weeks ago the ESTAS took place at the Grosvenor House hotel in London - the first chance for many...

An estate agent who has now gone self-employed after working on the staff of Connells and Spicerhaart says her move is...

Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...

The property industry and its many stakeholders are key participants in a global digital transformation that has been underway for quite...

In this piece, Tom Davis, press officer at Propertymark, explores the debate surrounding a locked or open-door policy, and whether the...

A leading agency says the new normal likely to establish itself in the housing market after the end of the stamp...

The pandemic has led to many people ditching more formal wear as they work from home on a more regular basis,...

Buyers are getting less square foot for their money when buying a property. Research by insurer Churchill has found that the average...

What estate agency is going to look like in the post-pandemic world, and what the role of the physical branch will...

2020 gave rise to an exodus from the city as work from home became the mandated norm for large swaths of...

There’s a lot being said about how the workforce will operate in the post-pandemic world. We’re still largely remote at Homesearch but as...

Last month it was reported that up to 500,000 people had been ‘pinged’ by the NHS in a week. While the...

Recent research shows that when asked what their ideal working set up would be, most agents said ‘hybrid’* and with proposals...

A deep dive into Rightmove’s data by the portal itself has discovered that there’s one sector where homes sell 20 days...

HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...

New guidance has been issued to agents as the government confirms that most remaining Coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted from...

From July 19 it is likely that business owners, including agencies and industry suppliers, will no longer have to ask staff...

Agency staff who worked from home at any point during the pandemic - even for just one day - can still...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Thom Hudson, photographer at Meyers Estate Agents What is Meyers...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Jack Reid Founding Director of Orlando Reid  In your experience,...

An agent has contacted Estate Agent Today to issue what he calls “an urgent alert” about the risk of Capital Gains...

One of the biggest trends in recent times, as a direct result of the pandemic, is the concept of working from...

Every estate agency can now sign up for the government’s free Coronavirus workplace testing programme - the deadline is March 31. The...

  Who are you and what does it say on your business card?  Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Franchising What is Meyers and what...

Some 12 per cent of buyers will pull out of their transaction if it does not complete in time for their stamp...

This time out, I’m in conversation with one of the big three established portals. Since it was founded in 2007, Zoopla...

We’re now in Lockdown 3.0 and most of us have become used to juggling home-working, home schooling and a million and...

Almost a year ago the government announced that estate and lettings agencies were to be included in the business rates relief...

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

Estate agency offices in Wales with five or more staff will have to carry out a Coronavirus risk assessment under new...

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

An online petition wants all agents’ offices to close during the pandemic. Keeping them open means agents feel "forced and pressured" to conduct...

A leading business consultancy says the level of working-from-home in the UK by 2025 will be five times that before the pandemic. Estate...

Property expert Phil Spencer is warning that “chaos” and “mayhem” looms in the housing market if the stamp duty holiday is...

Just a week ago, I thought it was all over. Christmas and New Year had gone, as had the passionate calls...

There’s a call this morning for estate and letting agents to regard the physical viewing of any property on sale or...

Agents are sharply split over how they should operate during the current phase of the Coronavirus crisis.  In a poll of almost...

Agents and the housing market in England are still in business even during the third national lockdown which begins on Wednesday and...

An estate agency group has launched new franchise business models to help those in the industry impacted by Covid-19. Century 21 UK...

Well, what a year it has been for everyone, including the property market. I don’t think there’s anyone out there who...

A new family-run estate agency in Cornwall claims to be the first in the county to focus on green thinking, championing...

Welcome to part three of our ongoing series on local independent agents, as we seek to give this all-important part of...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

While England’s national lockdown exempts the housing market and allows agents to operate normally, it’s not been the same in Wales...

The so-called hub model of estate agency adopted by a growing number of firms appears to be part of a wider...

It’s no surprise to hear that the property market has seen a lot of change across 2020, with ups and downs...

One of the industry's senior agency leaders says it would be a mistake for agents to be stopped from working in...

Agents in some parts of the country may be able to make use of data from utilities comparison service uSwitch, which...

2020 has definitely been a year of change. With little warning, the pandemic disrupted the day-to-day operations of almost every industry...

Gary Keller is stepping down from his post as chief executive of the global Keller Williams estate agency empire. Although operating chiefly...

The so-called ‘trade up gap’ for people buying for the second time has grown to a record £67,761 according to Rightmove. The...

The latest government rules combined with the Prime Minister’s recent address to the nation is clear – tougher measures are required...

With no clear end in sight and conflicting Government advice as to whether we should work from home or go to...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that all retail staff will be obliged to wear masks when working - and it's now...

Logjams in the mortgage, conveyancing and removal stages of house moving mean sales are taking much longer than usual, according to...

With the high street open again, and the Chancellor’s temporary stamp duty holiday helping to stimulate the market, estate and letting...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT, the industry’s summary of new movers. Of course many agencies are reassessing their...

A home office set up in a dedicated room apparently adds £17,500 to the value of a property. Direct Line Insurance has...

A new study confirms the growing trend of buyers wanting good broadband links - and the possibility that homes without them...

Butters John Bee, one of the oldest agency brands in the UK, is the latest part of the Spicerhaart group to...

The chief executive of the UK operation of a US-owned brand says his agency its the fastest growing in this country...

Emma Vigus, managing director of sales progression platform mio, in discussion with key suppliers in the residential property industry on operating...

The property market has been reopen for almost eight weeks now and during that time demand from prospective buyers has soared. Rightmove...

A London agency says it’s seen over 30 new agents join its hub franchise operation during the lockdown, taking the total...

Haart - one of the brands owned by Spicerhaart, which laid off staff in the first hours of the pandemic -...

A survey of 2,000 prospective movers by Zoopla shows the vast majority still intent on buying - but younger purchasers’ plans...

The return of non-essential businesses to lockdown in Leicester as a result of a localised spike in Coronavirus cases is a...

One of the leading ‘new breed’ of hybrids relying on self-employed agents is opening a share offer to investors in a...

A former chief executive of Countrywide has issued a string of extravagant claims about the lockdown success of the online agency...

If you are an established UK estate agent, the status quo dictates that you will most likely work for ‘the man.’ Corporate...

New figures released by Foxtons this morning show a collapse in commission income to the agency during the Coronavirus period. Sales commissions...

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

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

A survey of agents’ attitudes which two weeks ago showed a big majority of agents wanting to work as self employed...

There’s been a surge in buyers wanting to view properties - but agents must sit on their hands and wait for...

EweMove is this week hosting a webinar in a bid to win recruits to its hybrid model from agents who may...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

There’s been a furious response to the agent who appears to have breached government rules by opening his branch to the...

A third of agencies say at least some of their staff will be working from home permanently when the Coronavirus pandemic...

“A lot of people have learned that they can work at home, or that there’s other methods of conducting their business......

Savills has given the industry an insight into how buyers’ and sellers’ priorities may change as the industry returns to work...

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

The scandal over Business Interruption Insurance policies is hotting up, with class actions being discussed against insurance firms and the Financial Conduct Authority announcing...

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...

Just a month ago our homes felt, for many of us, to be a mere pitstop on a centrifuge of work,...

Working from home is something of a leveller right now, applying to people in the capital and in the sticks, but...

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

The government has at last issued extensive advice on home moving and the activities of estate agents during the continuing Coronavirus crisis. This...

A hybrid agency says the Coronavirus is a “disrupter and game changer” for the industry and is wanting agents keen to...

There’s been national newspaper publicity and widespread social media criticism of the Dexters estate agency which asked its staff to report...