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As the Group HR Director of LRG – an organisation of over 3,000 employees – and perhaps more importantly, as a...

Viewber has been named among the most loved workplaces in the UK. It ranked number 48 in Newsweek’s Top 100 Most Loved...

OnTheMarket Group has been named among the top places to work in the UK. The property website was included in last weekend’s...

THE grounding of foreign travel during successive lockdowns meant many employers were saved from the stress of dealing with holiday requests...

Details of the first Women In Estate Agency (WiEA) conference have been revealed. The group, founded by senior agency figures Liana Loporto-Browne...

The Land Registry has said it anticipates ‘minimal disruption’ if a civil service strike goes ahead. Civil servants across 126 public sector...

A key minister in the Scottish Government has warned that the country faces a ‘monumental but essential task’ if it is to...

Yesterday we reported on how the Chartered Institute of Taxation was warning of problems with new HMRC stamp duty rules to...

HM Revenue & Customs has been warned by financial experts that its latest crackdown on stamp duty abuse could make the...

Rightmove - which issues its annual figures to shareholders later this week - has released a bullish snapshot of the housing...

With the drastic changes enacted on the industry over the past two years thanks to the pandemic and political events such...

It’s often said that agency is a people business, and I can see no reason to disagree - agents dealing face-to-face...

As we move into the autumn of 2021, what the coming year has in store for estate agents is something we...

Following a month in which the number of property transactions was the highest since records began, it might seem a little...

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

Agents are to be told this week that employees can drop face masks, social distancing and other workplace measures put in...

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

The number of transactions is scheduled to reach 1.52 million this year - way above the norm of between 1.0 and...

Mental health – and the importance of good mental health – has become a vital thing for all of us in...

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

The Westminster government has published extensive guidance on the operation of the new Tier 4 Coronavirus restrictions in England. This includes a...

An agency in London which was stung by fierce criticism in the spring lockdown has announced its policy for branch activity...

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

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has encouraged people to complain if they are unhappy about working conditions and thousands of complaints...

The agency at the heart of a fierce row over staff safety in the lockdown says it's now insisting local managers...

First details of the government’s programme to allow businesses to reopen have begun to emerge - with little comfort for estate...

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

PropTech has been mainstream for a few years now, and as more agents are familiar with the range of products and...

With the continued indecision surrounding Brexit and the final divorce settlement still months away, it seems property buyers are choosing to...