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Only realistic sellers willing to negotiate prices are successful in the current market, says one of the country’s leading estate agents. The...

Finders Keepers has acquired Flowers Estate Agents in Woodstock bringing the brand’s total number of branches to nine.  The lettings team at...

The rate of inflation slowed from 6.8% to 6.7% in August, providing hope for homebuyers when it comes to high mortgage...

The artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Bard, correctly guessed what the UK’s average house price would be in the Land Registry’s monthly...

Properties need to be listed for at least nine to 14 days to achieve their optimum selling price, new research claims. The...

Agents have been spreading plenty of festive cheer as the year comes to an end, supporting foodbanks and a variety of...

There have been plenty of heart-warming examples of agents supporting their local communities and charities this week, from sleep-outs to donations. Whatever...

A buyers’ market, and a more challenging time for buyers and sellers, could be on the cards as a result of...

Around one-third of properties on the portals are ‘fake listings,’ it has been claimed. Industry analyst Charlie Lamdin, founder of estate agency...

Agents have been warned that they risk letting down their clients by denying the prospect of a housing market correction. Charlie Lamdin,...

The housing market appears almost as stubborn as now caretaker Prime Minister Boris Johnson as it continues to defy predictions of...

The property industry is fortunate in including many great people, doing great work across a range of businesses – from traditional agency...

No matter how dark the news, there’s light in our industry thanks to so many agents and suppliers doing good deeds....

A PropTech platform claims its “unique” features will help its subscribers get a 1,500 per cent return on investment by the...

Buying agents level the playing field with estate agents according to Phil Spencer - the TV property expert who started his...

One of the biggest TV hits of lockdown has been the Netflix show Call My Agent! It’s a surprise success, perhaps, because...

Zoopla has revealed a multi-million-pound programme of future developments which have taken 18 months to finalise. Chief executive Charlie Bryant has told...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your opportunity to catch up on who’s moving where in the agency and supplier...

Hello and welcome to a new week - and evenings that get darker earlier.  As winter approaches we’re continuing to bring you...

A brand and marketing strategic who also ran one of the country’s most successful lettings agencies for a decade has said...

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

If there are agents still uncertain as to whether their company or themselves as individuals are claiming the maximum business support,...

With confirmation that Section 21 will be scrapped, how can agents get ready for life after no-fault evictions? The short answer is...

We all use postcodes in our daily life but we rarely pay attention to them. It has become a regular part...

The government is being urged to make commonhold ownership compulsory on all new apartments - and the move could even begin a...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

It’s one of the most crucial aspects of the homebuying and selling process but is too often bogged down by frustrating...

The head of a new property portal is urging agents to forget about spending money on For Sale and To Let...

A former Foxtons estate agent has set up a property finding service which is exclusively for first time buyers - believed...

Fine & Country, the international network of prime estate agencies, has this week announced the opening of two new offices. The first...

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...

Average UK house prices rose 0.5 per cent in May according to the latest Halifax house price index as the long...

With the UK population spending longer in rental accommodation, due to the upfront expense of buying a home, their time and...

A survey of 3,000 people by Zoopla suggests that 47 per cent of vendors believe the success of their sale was...

In these tougher times, we recognise that helping agents win new inventory is the key to their businesses.  There were more than...

With the home buying and selling process firmly on the news agenda of late – everything from a possible ban on...

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

As 2018 draws to a close, it is fair to say that stretched affordability and uncertainty over the Brexit negotiations has...

Google celebrated its 20th birthday last month. Yes, it might be hard to recall a time when it wasn’t integral in...

Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - and as ever we have a breakdown of key moves within our industry. To...

Here’s some good news to take into the Bank Holiday weekend.  Research undertaken by Estate Agent Today suggests that fees charged by...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today - our regular Monday look at who’s moving where within our industry. You...

A 15-month research project says HMRC should do more to engage estate agents in recognising the importance of complying with anti-money...

Agents and representatives from other property sectors have reacted enthusiastically to proposals to professionalise the industry. As we reported yesterday, the government...

Welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular look at key moves inside our industry. Next week there’s no PJT as...

TV property expert Phil Spencer is launching an online advice service for buyers and tenants, including offering guidance on the specific...

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...

The co-founder of online agency Estates Direct, who also previously worked for Propertyfinder, has become head of a property crowdfunding service. Ben...

Garrington Property Finders says some two-thirds of homes in two high-value parts of prime central London have been on sale for...

Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) has announced it has become a 1% shareholder in international property portal business Propertyfinder Group (PFG). The organisation,...

The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...

Looking ahead to the Spring Budget this week, the Chancellor Philip Hammond will be obliged to face up to the implications...

A post-Christmas treat this week, as I carry out a Q & A with one of the leading figures in property,...

It may still be too early to start compiling a Christmas wish list, but it is the right time to provide...

The morning after the EU referendum, and Westminster, Britain, Europe and the world were left in shock at the news that...

Countrywide says there will “almost certainly” be no more acquisitions of agencies or other firms for the group over the rest...

Agents have been giving their reaction to the shock Brexit referendum result - and their comments have ranged from the gloomy...

A new portal, New Home Finder, has agreed a contract with Redrow to market its entire UK portfolio, including forthcoming developments,...

It’s Halloween weekend but the spirit that burns in many estate agents is a force for good not evil - as...

House builders say portals are vital generators of leads, especially for drawing in buyers who are not ‘brand loyal’ to one...

With one eye on this month's Halloween celebrations and another eye on getting publicity, online estate agency House Network has launched a...

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

So this is autumn - nights drawing in, temperatures falling, clients getting more demanding to move in by the end of...

OnTheMarket has achieved 5.2m visits in July – an increase of 18 per cent on the previous month and ahead of...

Jonathan Hopper, the managing director of Garrington Property Finders - the search agency originally founded by Phil Spencer - has joined...

A firm that buys derelict homes in London, refurbishes them and then sells them on the open market is rewarding individuals...

We knew it - a good looking estate agent can increase the value of a property. And now we have proof,...

It’s over at last. But while the property market has been awaiting the outcome of the closest poll in years, many...