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OnTheMarket (OTM) has named the replacements for its outgoing chief financial officer (CFO) Clive Beattie. Beattie, who has worked for the portal...

A lack of training and a laissez-faire attitude to leads and listings is preventing agents charging higher fees, industry leaders have...

Conveyancers have outlined ways they believe the property transaction process could be improved including shutting down or improving “dabblers” and getting...

Making homes more energy efficient or moving to properties that have already been improved is becoming a key focus for homeowners,...

Hundreds of agents have already registered to attend the landmark Propertymark One conference at Wembley Arena on 27 June. Agency trade body...

The UK Sotheby’s property business has been acquired by the brand’s Dubai arm. Its former owner Robin Paterson has sold UK Sotheby’s...

Mary Beeton, head of residential sales and residential development at Hamptons is celebrating her twentieth year at Hamptons. She is part of the...

The Relocation Agent Network (RAN) has been sold to a company featuring respected estate agency industry figures. RAN’s owner Dwellworks has completed...

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology could change the way buyers search for property and alter the way portals operate, a proptech boss...

Agency brand Knight Frank has pledged to be one of the first adopters if minimum standards and qualifications are introduced in...

The South East of England has been the dominant region across the board this month for instructions, sales agreed and exchanges...

The return of commuters and international buyers has seen buyer demand return to 2019 levels, a major London agent claims. Dominic Agace,...

Industry leaders have hit out at the media for “stifling sentiment” as they urge agents to help vendors make an informed...

Agency software provider Reapit has achieved ISO 27001 certification for information security management. The certification means that Reapit has implemented one of...

Estate agents have seen a more muted start to the year for seller and buyer activity but there is concern about...

One million homes have lost all their pandemic gains amid the financial turmoil at the end of last year, Zoopla claims. Each...

A former minister has questioned whether the Government has a long-term commitment to reform Stamp Duty to boost transactions and has...

Agents and property professionals have kicked off the year by supporting a range of causes. Whatever the cause you are working for,...

Independent estate agent DM & Co. Homes has launched a weekly update on the regional housing market presented by managing director...

Connells Group is marking milestone anniversaries for four of its estate agency brands this year.  Four of its brands are celebrating a...

New Land Registry data is set to kick-off the debate about whether house prices have started to fall. Plenty of commentators are...

The level of new listings coming to market is at its weakest since the end of the 2021 Stamp Duty holiday,...

The top-end of the prime London market was a key driver for sales and new listings last year, LonRes figures suggest. Analysis...

Agents are being urged to keep an eye on their HMRC Government Gateway Account to ensure they don’t miss messages and...

Estate agency brand Beresfords is offering to pay one Essex-based resident’s utility bills for one year. The family-owned independent brand has launched...

Homes in Birmingham and East London are among the slowest in the UK to sell from listing to completion, analysis suggests. Property...

The property market is still active for ‘realistic’ sellers and serious buyers, OnTheMarket (OTM’s) claims. Jason Tebb, chief executive of the portal,...

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are making their way into the estate agency sector. Many people will be aware of the ChatGPT AI...

The average anti-money laundering (AML) fine issued to the estate agency sector for non-compliance has started to climb, reversing the previous...

New research has uncovered the most densely populated areas for estate agency branches. Agency comparison website GetAgent’s internal data tracks the number...

It’s been a busy week for agency branch openings. Dexters is the latest to unveil new offices in London, opening nine across Blackheath,...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss estate agency in 2023. Who is embracing technology, and how...

Fine & Country is holding a recruitment open evening in its flagship office on Park Lane in Mayfair, London.  The event will...

Conservative MPs are continuing to question when new estate agency regulations will come in as the Government sticks to its stock...

The level of new property listings and completions among agents were only slightly below 2019 activity during the fourth quarter but...

The estate agency job market remains buoyant despite talk of a property market slowdown, an industry recruiter claims. Agency recruitment firm Rayner...

Buyers should be mindful about the rise of so called ‘Insta-agents,’ a property body has warned. The National Association of Property Buyers...

London agency Martyn Gerrard opened its latest new office last weekend. It is based in Winchmore Hill, expanding the agency’s established service...

FCS Compliance and the National Crime Agency (NCA) have joined forces to present the first Rightmove anti-money laundering (AML) webinar of...

Sellers are set to become more selective about their estate agent this year, which could hit online brands such as Purplebricks,...

Agents have seen a bigger than usual New Year bounce in buyer demand, Rightmove claims. The number of prospective buyers contacting agents...

Agents have expressed disappointment at the lack of support for homeowners and landlords to make their homes more energy efficient. It comes...

Portico Estate Agents is set to unveil a new sustainable office at its Fulham branch in London next week. It forms part...

Fewer first-time buyers got on the property ladder last year but there was an increase in people buying for business purposes,...

Agency brand LSL has announced the sale of its new build mortgage and protection brokerage firms, Group First, which operates under...

The “red tape ridden” system of buying a home is to blame for transaction delays more than individual conveyancers, agents or...

Staff at the Land Registry and its Scottish equivalent are among Government departments and civil servants who will take part in...

The proportion of take-home pay that first-time buyers are having to put towards mortgage repayments is returning to levels last seen...

The first half of 2023 will be more challenging than last year but the performance of the prime residential markets should...

Agents are marking a record breaking 2022 for fundraising and are hoping to attract more funds for charitable causes during the...

Higher mortgage rates and the end of Help to Buy has had a “sharp impact” on sales rates, Persimmon has warned. A...

Forget the ‘race for space,’ buyers are now facing a race for mortgage rates. Comparison website Moneyfacts has revealed that the average...

Winkworth agents ranked second when it came to property exchanges in London last year, the franchise agency brand claims. A trading update...

Housebuilder Barratt Developments has implemented a hiring freeze and reduced land approvals as it warns of uncertain buyer confidence. A half-year trading...

High-profile agency self-employed agency owner Sean Newman has unveiled a rebrand of his offering. He has changed the name of his self-employed...

The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) has formed a new member panel that will be chaired by senior industry figure Eric Walker. The...

Challenger portal and homebuying support platform OneDome has acquired broker CMME Mortgage and Protection from the private equity-backed CMME Group. CMME Mortgage...

A Keller Williams agent has revealed how he gets clients to happily pay 2% and he is calling on others to...

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and ex-Home Secretary Priti Patel had around three years in Government to sort out housing but...

It’s been a year since Housing Secretary Michael Gove declared that was “morally wrong” that leaseholders should pay to fix unsafe...

Historic estate agency brand Humberts has expanded into the Oxford area with a tenth franchised office. It is led by experienced local...

Agents at haart in Lincoln are celebrating after receiving their 1,000th online review on Google. The branch, which offers both residential sales...

Housebuilder Persimmon has signed a multi-year software contract with Zoopla. It follows the launch of Zoopla for Housebuilders in July, a new...

Conveyancers are being urged to conduct better “quality control” on documents filed to the Land Registry after the body revealed ‘basic...

Tracking mortgage rates may be more fruitful for buyers than following house price data, a property expert claims. Tom Bill, head of...

The ‘race for space’ is over and the property market is returning to pre-pandemic levels, Nicky Stevenson claims. Stevenson, managing director of...

The level of new housing sale stock has almost halved when compared to the closing stages of 2022, research suggests. Estate agent...

An estate agency has gone back to school to design new for sale boards. Three Sixty Living, the sales and lettings agency...

Agents are being urged to avoid “too much enthusiasm” when conducting market appraisals amid warnings of a house price slowdown. Hybrid agency...

Homeowners who purchased a property over the past 20 years and sold in 2022 typically made a gross profit of more...

Average house prices fell for the fifth month in a row during December, Halifax has revealed, as it warns of more...

Trade and representative bodies covering the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors, including the Conveyancing Association (CA), have launched...

Homebuyers have highlighted the most stressful aspects of a property purchase, and agents appear to be off the hook. Analysis by conveyancing...

Estate agency veteran Paul Vickerstaff has found a new job with Heatable following the collapse of Boomin. Vickerstaff had joined the challenger...

Winkworth has expanded further in the South West of England with a new office opening in the Bishopston area of Bristol. The...

Agents in the North East recorded the largest increase in asking prices on listings last year, Rightmove has revealed. It comes as...

Sellers who switch estate agent are 34% more likely to sell than those who reduce their price, research suggests. The estate agent...

An eXp UK agent has highlighted the importance of personal branding and his own beard in securing property sales. Ben Moore, who...

Plenty of inspirational examples of fundraising activities by agents and property professionals have been coming in from the end of 2022. Whatever...

Sanctions against Russian oligarchs are working but agents and property professionals are being warned against getting complacent when checking international buyer...

Fintech firm Twenty7tec has acquired mortgage affordability platform Broker Sense for an undisclosed sum. Broker Sense, founded by Stuart Phillips and Mark...

A record number of new sellers put their property up for sale on Rightmove on Boxing Day, Rightmove claims. The portal said...

Agents should be using social media and their own US-style personal brand to promote listings regardless of the value of the...

Mortgage approvals for home purchase hit their lowest level since June 2020 during November, the latest Bank of England data has...

The pandemic-inspired property demand boom is well and truly over, GetAgent claims. It comes as the agent comparison website’s latest Hotspot Demand...

The number of fall-throughs hit a five-year high during the third quarter of 2022, research suggests. Analysis of TwentyCi fall through data...

Agency brand eXp UK has launched a new network referral programme for its self-employed agents to earn extra commission by sending...

Happy New Year! I hope you’ve recharged the batteries and have a shiny list of resolutions to make 2023 as successful...

Agents should increase their fees in 2023 so the average reaches at least 2%, a senior industry executive claims. Adam Day, founder...

Agents put 11,613 new listings live on Zoopla during Boxing Day, the portal has revealed. That is a 42% increase compared with...

Two thirds of economists expect house prices to fall by more than 4% this year while others are expecting a more...

Rich Americans will dominate ultra-premium property purchases in 2023, Beauchamp Estates claims. The luxury agent suggests that the strength of the dollar...

The Scottish housing market is at a serious crossroads, a major estate agency brand in the country has warned. Lomond Group-owned agent...

Agents are preparing to return for a full week of work as the festive period comes to an end, but was...

House prices fell for the fourth consecutive month in December, the worst run since 2008, according to Nationwide. The lender’s final House...

Scammers are “bombarding” homeowners with fraudulent offers on green energy or insulation to allegedly boost their property value and cash in...

The rush to complete property purchases continued throughout November but fewer sellers are now coming to market, a major estate agency...

The most successful agents will be those who spot and act quickly on opportunities such as staging properties properly amid the...

Property market analyst and chair of The Home Buying and Selling Group Kate Faulkner was given an OBE in the New...

Hatched founder Adam Day has drawn on his experiences of running the online agent during the 2008 financial crisis to advise...