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Increasing numbers of mortgage lenders are pulling decent deals as swap rates rise. Santander has become the latest high street lender to...

Let’s start at the very beginning - Happy New Year. Now, let’s give thanks to the guy who made January 1st...

There will be many of us working in the property sector who will have raised a glass and toasted seeing the...

Buyer demand across England crept up during the final months of 2023 but remains down annually, research has revealed. Analysis has revealed...

After months of doom and gloom about the property market, it finally feels like there are green shoots on the horizon. I’m...

Agents are feeling more positive about the next 12 months after reporting higher prices and fewer abortive sales. The Federation of Independent...

A few weeks ago I asked an estate agent friend how the market was treating him. "I feel like I’ve had a...

A cost-of-living crisis, higher interest rates and an increase in bureaucratic regulation might point to a bleak future for the lettings...

The UK is on its rear - fact. Whilst many were breathing a sigh of relief after surviving a global pandemic,...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

The latest measures for property the Chancellor included in his Autumn Statement may not have been dramatic, but has it given...

Recent political changes – and there have been quite a few in recent weeks – have brought about something of a...

Rising stars in the property world gathered with seasoned professionals at the British Museum this week for the Propertymark Qualifications’ annual...

Issues with property titles and borrower affordability have been revealed among the main reasons why mortgage offers have been withdrawn. The results...

The Connells-owned high end agency Hamptons is to sponsor what it calls a “garden sanctuary” at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show...

The Federation of Independent Agents is to hold its third ‘in person’ conference - called FIACON - this coming Friday in...

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

It was never going to be easy for Scotland - and there was no sense of jeopardy for an already-through England. Yet...

The end of the week is always charity day here on EAT, and this week we have a typical cross section...

There’s now more choice in the mortgage market than at any time since last March, before the pandemic reached a peak. The...

As we approach the most unusual of festive periods, many property professionals will already be thinking about the January market and...

The second England-wide lockdown is here. The good news is that this time round, the property market remains open for business,...

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...

We all know what the problem is, but what’s the solution? The problem is that landlords, thinking they offer a valuable service...

  On Estate Agent Today this Bank Holiday weekend we’re celebrating the great work agents are doing to keep morale high and...

Agents and senior industry figures fear Coronavirus may derail the strong start to the  2020 housing market. One of the country’s leading...

House prices dipped a tiny 0.1 per cent in October - but this led to the annual rate coming in at...

I think I speak for most people when I say that we are not currently where we thought we would be...

I often speak of my wish to see property taken out of the hands of politicians. Indeed, this is likely to...

Even with 2019 well underway, letting agents need to keep refining their long-term goals and business targets. For agencies with a...

The political ebb and flow continues - seemingly with all the subtlety of a Boris Johnson rugby tackle on a 10-year...

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

Graham Norwood recently wrote that it’s going to be harder than ever to predict the shape of the property market in...

We are now less than a month away from Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement to the nation, depending of course on...

By Iain C. White, Agency Mentors One of the best pieces of advice I have been given over the years is to...

When updating you window displays it is important to ask yourself what would make you stop and take the time to...

A little over four weeks ago I was here musing what impact the impending general election might have on the property...