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A best-selling author and ex-military wellness culture revolutionary have been named as headliners for this year’s NAEA Propertymark conference. Dr Andy Cope...

Rising house prices boosted HMRC’s coffers during the previous tax year. Analysts suggest the booming housing market has meant HMRC has attracted...

Estate agents are being urged to ensure clients have instructed a solicitor from “day dot.” Speaking in an exclusive video interview with...

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...

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

When was the time you actively learned something new from your clients or competitors? If it’s a difficult question to answer quickly,...

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

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...

An estate agency has announced what it calls a ‘Global Citizenship Division’ to take advantage of a surge in interest for...

The most senior Trading Standards officer policing the agency industry says he hopes the public will ask about referral fees in...

Propertymark, the main industry trade body, has this evening updated its guidance on Covid safety for estate and letting agents in...

Fine & Country says it’s celebrating the launch of offices in 12 new locations across Spain this year. The brand says that...

A conveyancing company is asking clients to set their own fee - with some strings. Zen Move Solicitors is a year-old digital...

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

Trust has always been vital for building and nurturing good relations between an agent and their customer. Maintaining trust will keep...

In the Autumn Budget on Wednesday 27 October, very few impending tax hikes were revealed by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak –...

The ESTAS – often known as the property world’s version of the Oscars – returns as an in-person event this Friday...

By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...

OnTheMarket’s new market appraisal guides - first announced some months ago - have this morning gone live.  In June OTM announced a...

A leading tax expert is advising investors to “plan your disposals” after new Capital Gains Tax figures have raised speculation of...

There are just three working days until the end of the stamp duty holiday for most buyers. That’s not even enough time...

You could make about 65 more cold calls, or hold 13 more viewings, or you could take a power-nap every day...

Normal life still seems far away so there hasn’t been the usual spotlight on a good-news-feeling that comes every year on...

Honesty is a concept that journalists will tell their readers is non-existent for estate agents. Yeah, right! But as the end...

In this tips article, the experts at GoodMove provide expert insight into the remortgage process. Remortgaging is the process of changing your...

Labour and Conservative MPs have expressed a unanimous view on their desire to see an extension of the stamp duty holiday...

The Northern Research Group, which has the backing of over 50 Conservative MPs in the north of England, wants the Chancellor...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Firstly, Happy New Year – here’s to 2021 being less chaotic than the last! In the final part of our series on...

House prices surged in December to post their fastest growth in six years, according to the Nationwide.  Prices rose 7.3 per cent...

The Bruce brothers’ portal Boomin has signed two high profile regional agencies from the north of England. Manning Stainton and Farrell Heyworth...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

Agents spend their whole careers telling vendors and landlords why they will be able to achieve a better sale price or...

Lawyers, politicians, bankers, insurance sellers – no matter where you go, there are some professions that are just always going to...

Survivors and bereaved family members from the Grenfell Tower fire have joined forces with residents trapped in allegedly dangerous flats in...

Hello and welcome to the new working week. Here’s the latest information on key hires across our industry: if you have similar...

From December, the new RICS Home Survey Standard will become mandatory for all RICS professionals undertaking home surveys. The below article explains...

The stamp duty holiday running until March next year has triggered a surge in interest in UK property from Hong Kong...

Government leaks to mainstream and building trade media suggest the controversial Help To Buy scheme will be extended beyond its end-of-2020 deadline. An...

The number of Hong Kong buyers looking at property in London has doubled in just five weeks according to an agency...

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

Government figures show the 218,975 properties within Greater London have Chinese owners - and two agents say there will be more...

A specialist legal advisory service is urging conveyancers to use the reopening of the housing market as an opportunity to increase...

There’s been an explosion of anger about Rightmove’s pledge to undertake its biggest-ever marketing campaign - while at the same time...

The government has temporarily suspended its official house price index as a result of the Coronavirus crisis. In a long and far-reaching announcement...

Business consultancy TwentyCi is the latest to try to put a value on the potential losses to the property industry and...

In response to the current coronavirus pandemic, which is having such an impact on all parts of life, including the property...

It’s been reported that the government is talking with banks and building societies about putting the housing market ‘on ice’ during the...

*** Please see this story for the latest news on house moving, updated 12 noon on Tuesday March 24 *** The property...

Good morning and welcome to the industry’s daily update on how we cope with the challenge of social distancing and self-isolation...

More than 18 months on from the acquisition of ZPG for £2.2 billion by Silver Lake Partners, a US private equity...

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

A BBC Radio probe into quick-sale firms claims some of them can lose sellers many thousands of pounds. It says Trading Standards...

Yesterday (January 10 2020), the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) became law. It forms part of ongoing international efforts to tackle...

A digital platform claims its taken “a massive step” towards speeding up property sales with what it says is the first...

Zoopla has this afternoon announced a massive growth programme for 2020 with 120 new staff and expansion in most of its...

Mark Bentley, the immediate past president of the National Association of Estate Agents, has become the highest profile agent yet to...

A few weeks ago, I came across a couple of really interesting articles which I immediately thought worth writing a piece...

News this week tells of Zehomes, the German property management company, raising €13 million in Series-A funding, bringing its all-time total...

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

It’s another Friday so it’s another Agents Do Charity - of course! It’s August and the height of the holidays but as...

Countrywide is now “beyond salvation” according to former chief executive Harry Hill. The industry veteran, who also founded Rightmove, made the remark...

The fledgling Federation of Independent Agents has revealed a list of agents which have joined the scheme.  The very latest is Oakwood...

The trade headlines may be dominated by a revolution proposed for how agents are regulated, licensed and trained but one thing...

It’s now more than three years since the EU referendum result in June 2016, and we’re still no clearer on when...

Theresa May arrived in Downing Street some three years ago - but her premiership has not been a smooth ride. As she...

Friday is Agents Do Charity day and as the country enjoys the delights of Wimbledon and rues the Lionesses' departure from...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? That depends on which business card. One says ‘Properganda PR,...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

The founder of Zoopla has explained how the portal got its name and branding, and the philosophy behind it when it...

Countrywide is declining to comment on speculation that it is making 36 of its sales progression staff redundant. Estate Agent Today, which...

It’s London Tech Week, everybody! The sprawling city-wide event taking in dozens of conferences, events, workshops, panel debates and so on,...

Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policy that was implemented in 2012 was designed to make staying and residing in the UK as...

With summer in full swing (will someone tell the weather?) we’re having bumper editions of Agents Do Charity, and this weekend’s is...

An outspoken building society chief has taken the unusual step of calling for stamp duty to be replaced by capital gains...

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...

I hope you had another wonderful Bank Holiday weekend; only three weeks to hold on until the next one. Personally, it...

A London sales and lettings agent has revealed to Estate Agent Today some of the tactics used by his rivals in...

Trading in OnTheMarket’s shares was subject to two so-called Price Monitoring Extensions - temporary freezing of transactions because of erratic movements. The...

For the second day in a row Countrywide was subject to two so-called Price Monitoring Extensions - temporary freezing of trading...

The London Stock Exchange twice froze trading in Countrywide’s shares yesterday after volatile movements - and a new record low price. The...

The jury appears to be out on whether the new enforcement body for estate and lettings agents will be resourced sufficiently...

I am writing this as I reflect on a recent trip to Nigeria. I was asked to speak at the country’s...

PropTech players behind a recent trial claim that use of Blockchain can cut a transaction time from a typical three months...

One thing’s clear in the ongoing mess surrounding Brexit - a lot of people are simply putting their head down and...

Purplebricks’ and Foxtons’ apparent success on Trustpilot have come under scrutiny in a Times newspaper analysis of the review platform. The Times’...

Interesting news this week from South Africa where the PropTech startup, Flow, has raised R20m in the country’s 'biggest PropTech seed...

The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS) keeps deposit money safe for letting agents, landlords and renters during the course a tenancy....

I don’t think I can add anything more to the excellent 2019 pieces we’ve seen on EAT in recent weeks –...

The National Association of Estate Agents has met with other members of a high-level government board to look at ways of...

So this is (almost) it. Next week may be a quiet one for business as vendors and landlords alike begin to...

A leading digital analyst says Purplebricks’ success in the US market is not assured and has expressed concern over whether it...

Few things anger the industry more than the effect of stamp duty and other costs on property transactions (well, maybe Purplebricks...

The government has unveiled a new body which, it claims, will raise agency standards. There is a long-standing commitment from the government...

Propteq Global Property Technology and Innovation summit takes place in London on 26 - 27 Sep. 75 of the world's leading...

The raison d'être for estate agents everywhere is to get their properties noticed! It’s as simple as that. These days you’re likely...

Zoopla Property Group's founder and chief executive, Alex Chesterman, is to step back from day to day operations at the end...

I received a press release yesterday - one of many that get sent my way - and, as I always do,...

Next week ludlowthompson celebrates its 25th anniversary. Here, I catch up with Stephen Ludlow, co-founder and now executive director of the...

Hello and welcome to the regular Monday feature, Property Jobs Today. There’s plenty going on despite the summer holidays beginning for many...

One of London’s best known high-end estate agents, Gary Hersham, says corruption crackdowns in this country and overseas may be deterring...

I have sold hundreds of lettings businesses over the last twenty-five years. Based on this experience, these are the mistakes that you...

A leading buying agency says the Brexit transition deal will help central London’s fragile sales market. Caspar Harvard-Walls, a partner in the...

At any given moment it’s difficult to say which issue dominates our marketplace, but I think it’s fair to acknowledge during...

A magazine claims its investigations into the sales tactics of Countrywide and Connells suggest the two agency are “harming consumers, stopping them from...

The Putney office of estate agency Century 21 has been targeted by two thieves, one on a moped the other in...

I had an interesting meeting last week with a VR company called Garou. Based in New York, they claim to have...

In recent years January has become the month of detoxes, fad diets, health kicks such as Dry January and Veganuary, and...

Labour MP Chris Williamson, regarded as an ally of party leader Jeremy Corbyn, is suggesting that high-value homes in England should...

HM Land Registry says it’s consulting with the legal industry on a proposal to publish a league table of conveyancers who...

So here it is … a very Merry Christmas from Estate Agent Today and Angels Media, with our very best wishes...

It’s one of the biggest days of the year for fund-raising in the UK, and we know many across our industry...

The rise of Airbnb has been majestic, going all the way from conception to becoming a common noun in less than...

Another week, yet more consultations - the agency industry can’t complain about not being asked for its views recently. The latest were on...

UBS says London's housing market still faces the risk of becoming a bubble - although that risk has marginally eased over...

Every week we carry reports of how great causes are helped by individual agents and other property professionals - this week...

It’s been an undeniably tough year for agents so far and no one can say the industry doesn’t deserve a summer...

Housing minister Alok Sharma has blocked some of his Twitter followers, accusing them of “abusive language”.   Sharma has a relatively modest 9,169 followers...

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint over a Purplebricks website statement featuring testimonials from clients; the complaint was made...

The start of Wimbledon means we’re reaching peak summer - even if the weather suggests otherwise. But distractions like sporting events...

Great Expectations was a fantastic novel-cum-social-history written by Charles Dickens, who once lived in my adopted home city of Portsmouth. But these...

An audit and tax consultancy is urging estate agencies across the UK to prepare for new EU General Data Protection Regulation...

By Wednesday April 19th, a UK citizen, on an average income, had earned £7,789 from their day job so far this...

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

Ten years ago this month (April 2007) tenancy deposit schemes were first introduced in England and Wales.  You need to go a...

Peter Robinson, CEO of AIPP – Association of International Property Professionals – shines a light onto the international property market. Some UK...

It seems prop-tech is exploding at a scary rate, and the latest brands are all trying to grab our attention by...

Former Conservative minister Michael Portillo has made an outspoken attack on his former party over its switch of housing policy emphasis from...

I had a very interesting chat with the man behind a new portal the other day. He was John Dixon, the portal...

A leading buying agency says there might be at least one upside to having The Donald in the White House -...

Annoying isn’t it. You take on a stunning property, agree a compelling asking price and your Vendor is desperate to get the...

The East of England, which takes in areas from Hertfordshire to Norfolk, has recorded the biggest hike in property prices over...

Following the election of Donald Trump, there has been a rise in the number of United States investors searching for property...

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

Online estate agents have been accused to “the callous exploitation of naive sellers” by the software executive behind the idea to...

Next year is likely to be a challenging time for letting agents, following a raft of changes introduced by the government...

Let me set out my stall from the beginning. Firstly with two buy to lets managed by an agency, I understand and...

The industry has reacted angrily to the Chancellor declining to change stamp duty despite pleas from agents and suppliers ahead of the Autumn...

Auction House London claims it has sold a £1m property for its full asking price within seven hours of receiving the...

Foreign exchange giant Moneycorp says the number of Britons buying homes abroad has slumped 25 per cent since the EU referendum. In...

There is really only one topic of debate and forensic analysis at the moment and that’s the ascendency of Donald Trump...

Estate agents and market analysts have spent 24 hours expressing their nervousness over the repercussions of Donald Trump's victory in the...

Some sectors of the industry have been giving their initial reactions to the shock Donald Trump victory in the US presidential election.  Camilla...

When a tenant paid his initial one month’s rent in addition to a tenancy deposit in exchange for the keys to...

Facebook is a difficult beast to tame. You have 2,000 followers, but your most recent post was only seen by 200 people....

The National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team has followed up the recent announcement by The Property Ombudsman to counteract portal juggling by...

The Labour Party claims there has been a strikingly large reduction in the number of under-45s who own a home -...

The key lies in improving your customer experience through technology For Agents, the tremendous growth in online estate agents highlights a strong...

What is Properstar? Properstar helps UK estate agents cross the chasm from local to global in respect of advertising their properties. Using...

The results of some interesting research have been revealed - applying to the United States but possibly indicative of how property...

One of the western world’s ‘hottest’ city residential markets has introduced a near-instant 15 per cent price surcharge on properties purchased...

With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...

In case you were wondering, it appears that the Labour party has still to find someone to replace John Healey as...

The haemorrhage of Labour spokespeople now includes the party’s respected shadow housing minister John Healey. His letter to party leader Jeremy Corbyn...

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...

Estates Gazette has published a candid article suggesting the explicit hiring of prostitutes by delegates to the annual MIPIM conference may...

I started work in 1966 in Exeter with Fox & Sons then moved to a local company in Honiton soon after....

Both Zoopla and OnTheMarket have ramped up their long-standing rivalry. As we reported yesterday afternoon, Zoopla has revealed what it calls a...

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

The party's over. It's probably the best double entendre in the world of politics right now. For centre or right-leaning Labour...

Readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given an exclusive opportunity to pose questions to Zoopla Property Group...

Online estate agency eMoov has is close to reaching two thirds of its target £1m in crowdfunding but after a spectacular...

Yesterday we reported Rightmove’s new TV advertisement - today, Zoopla announces the launch of a new national marketing campaign which includes...

This month has marked a real change in the way the private lettings sector is perceived - and it’s a perception...

A journalist has described the estate agents she has recently dealt with as 'borderline trustworthy' and 'downright agreeable', much to her...

Zoopla remains unbowed by its loss of 23 per cent of its UK agents and says it has new statistics proving...

So, a sigh of relief.  Most agents will be pleased with the election result - even if they are not Tory supporters...

London house prices rose year-on-year at a figure of more than 18% in 2014, with the Metropolitan area experiencing similarly huge...