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New calls have emerged to give pensioners stamp duty tax breaks to downsize their homes. The National Association of Property Buyers (NAPB)...

Property firms are still failing to make basic anti-money laundering checks (AML), and some may even unwittingly be helping politically exposed...

An estate agent is marking two years of running her own business through eXp and claims it has been better for...

Spicerhaart has promoted its group managing director for land and new homes to the board. Tim Wardley will join the Spicerhaat board...

A reluctance by property firms to hire individuals to focus on innovation is leaving the sector behind when it comes to...

Agents have shown their support for helping junior staff with the cost of living crisis. The rate of inflation hit 9.4% during...

Independent London agent Dexters has unveiled its latest acquisition. The brand has purchased south east London firm Conran Estates, taking on its...

OnTheMarket chief executive Jason Tebb has set out plans to be “more than just a portal." Tebb provided an update to industry...

Asking prices for typical first-time buyer homes and equivalent rents have risen three times faster compared with the pre-pandemic years, Rightmove...

Zoopla has launched a Progression Portal for agents, promising real-time updates for 15 key milestones during the sales transaction process. Agents can...

Industry comparison website allAgents has announced a change of event date for their 2022 Customer Experience Awards Ceremony. It will now be...

House price indices may be reporting record rises but sales seem to be slowing. The latest HMRC property transactions data for June...

Agents have been celebrating some of the top fundraising exploits of the past 12 months but the activity continues. Remember, if you...

Knight Frank is entering the sixth year in the lineup of the Premier Sports Network’s (PSN) suppliers to provide services and...

Estate agents in Scotland are bucking the sales slowdown trend, Homesearch claims. The property data and prospecting platform, which recently launched north...

Hybrid agency brand eXp UK has launched a new incentive programme for its top-selling agents involving £16,000 in stocks. The ICON scheme...

Purplebricks backer Axel Springer has replaced its representative on the board of the beleaguered online estate agent. A stockmarket update yesterday said...

The market share of hybrid and online agents has increased slightly but they are still struggling to break into the higher...

The housing market continues to defy expectations after the latest Land Registry figures show annual price growth in May hit its...

Agents have begun experience a ‘more traditional’ market with demand dropping and offers coming in slightly under asking price, research claims. The...

Agents are currently achieving 99.4% of the asking price on listings, research shows.  The figure, calculated by agency comparison website GetAgent based...

Connells agents are to start using an app that will boost the safety of lone staff at viewings. The agent has partnered...

Agents using Zoopla have already seen an increase in valuation leads just a month after the portal launched a new marketing...

An anti-money laundering (AML) has queried why there are so few checks on UK property buyers compared with those from overseas. Tim...

Agents have a “clear opportunity” to nudge high-value homeowners who are considering listing their properties for sale, Zoopla claims. It comes as...

To be fair, there aren't a lot of things that scare me. That's not because I think I'm particularly brave, it's...

A mortgage broker has hit out at estate agents for forcing prospective buyers to visit their branches to sell financial services...

Homes with electric car charging points are commanding a 5% premium, research claims. Motoring website RegCarCheck compared average house prices using data...

Estate agency network the Experts in Property has expanded its geographical spread. The group of more than 65 independent estate agencies across...

More than a third of England’s regions have seen buyer demand fall over the previous quarter, research claims in the latest...

Being an estate agent can be sweat-inducing at the best of times but property professionals intend to keep going through the...

Cybersecurity and cryptocurrencies have been identified among the main risks facing conveyancers. The latest Risk Agenda report from the Council for Licensed...

A typical comment accompanying news of the UK heatwave is that our homes are not built for 40-degree heat. Many residential homes...

Fine & Country has launched a radio advertising drive to push awareness of its upmarket agency offering. Its 30-second adverts can be...

High profile agents and industry executives are due to appear in a new video series to share best practice ideas online. The...

Foxtons has agreed to start listings its sales and lettings properties with OnTheMarket. The portal revealed in a stockmarket update this morning...

Rightmove has upped its house price forecasts for this year as new stock supply fails to keep up with demand. The portal...

More properties went under offer in June 2022 than during the same month of the stamp duty holiday rush of last year,...

The Tory leadership candidates have been urged to not forget about housing as the race to be the new Prime Minister...

Relocation Agent Network (RAN) has unveiled details of its much-anticipated conference, and you don’t have to be a member (yet) to...

Proptech firm iamproperty has surpassed £1bn of sales using the Modern Method of Auction (MMoA) in the past 12 months. Its iamsold...

A network for women working in the residential property industry has signed up a trio of high-profile sponsors. Residential property industry suppliers...

The number of transactions progressing to completion is being hit by the cost of living crisis and rising interest rates, new...

Anti-money laundering (AML) software provider SmartSearch is warning of a rise in financial crime, particularly targeting smaller property firms. A survey of...

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

The other day I read a story here on Estate Agent Today, which was both depressing and inspiring. It reported a study...

From bike rides to boxing, agents and property professionals have been turning up the heat with their fundraising exploits. Remember, if you...

Regional agent Dacre, Son & Hartley is expanding into York and has appointed experienced estate agent, Nick Udovicic, to head up...

New instructions and buyer demand have stumbled again but agents are still managing to sell existing stock above asking price, the...

Online searches for property portals have declined, in another suggested sign of the slowing market. Analysis of data from AdWords and Google Trends...

Agency bosses are being urged to do more to help staff with the cost of living crisis if they want to...

Winkworth remains confident about its sales pipeline for the rest of the year, with transactions agreed in the first six months...

Homesearch has partnered with professional body Propertymark, to provide increased support to its estate agent members and boost innovation across the...

London estate agency Alan Goldin Estates is celebrating 30 years in the business. To mark this milestone, the Temple Fortune-based estate agent...

Trading Standards has indicated that non-compliant listings will eventually be rejected from portals as it urges agents to use their “professional...

Almost a third of property sales that collapsed during the second quarter of this year were hit by lenders toughening their...

Prime London sales activity remains above pre-pandemic levels despite an annual drop, figures suggests. Analysis of the prime London market for the...

The last week has been dramatic even by the standards of UK politics, with a Cabinet and junior minister rebellion bringing...

Online agent Griffin Property Co has become the latest brand to partner with Help to Buy-style equity loan provider Proportunity. The partnership...

Agents are being given the chance to learn how to improve their anti-money laundering (AML) processes from a veteran police investigator. Rightmove...

In this piece, the Iceberg Digital team set out the launch of the latest version of Lifesycle - Lifesycle 3. Iceberg Digital...

Agents are being reminded that they still have an obligation to provide all material information as the sector awaits Part B...

Auctioneers have a better chance than agents of getting homes sold by Christmas, an industry figure claims. Jeremy Prior, managing director of...

Purplebricks’ share price hit a record low during trading yesterday after an activist investor upped its stake and called for the...

The government is being urged to not just treat housebuilding as a numbers game. It comes as the Department for Levelling Up,...

Off-market property platform Invisible Homes has accelerated its expansion by moving into three London boroughs earlier than expected. Originally launched in 2018...

The Property Redress Scheme (PRS) is putting together an advisory panel to improve governance, accountability and sector representation when formulating policies. It...

Former Fine & Country chief executive David Lindley has teamed up with other industry heavyweights to launch a network of independent...

Simon Leadbetter has stepped down as global chief executive of Fine & Country. Leadbetter’s LinkedIn profile shows he stopped working for the...

A senior member of the Home Buying and Selling Group has insisted work on reforms is ongoing despite the ministerial merry-go-round...

More than half of agents disagree that mobile phone signal should be treated as material information in listings. James Munro, head of...

Damian Wanstall is a relative newcomer to estate agency. He entered the sector in April 2021 when he was made redundant after...

Estate agents are being urged to be supportive after a LinkedIn post highlighted the current pressures that conveyancers are under to...

Knight Frank is predicting a post-summer slump in the prime London property market. It comes despite its data for the second quarter...

The Sustainable Agent eco-scheme has launched as carbon footprint calculator to help prospective members find out what their carbon emissions are...

Marcus Jones has been appointed as housing minister. The appointment came late last night after a tumultuous day in Westminster that saw...

Estate agency trade body Propertymark is hoping to “maintain momentum” with newly appointed Housing Secretary Greg Clark. He replaces Michael Gove, who...

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

Agents and property professionals have been in boats, on bikes and even used football stars to help raise funds for charity...

Agency network Mr and Mrs Clarke has launched a new loan product to help aspiring self-employed business owners launch their own...

Spicerhaart has held its first agent reward trip since the pandemic. The top performers at the independent agency group have enjoyed an...

Essex-based estate agent Beresford Group has celebrated and thanked sales director Mike Sayers who is retiring from the company after 35...

Greg Clark has been named as the new Housing Secretary. Clark will replace Michael Gove who was sacked by Prime Minister Boris...

Independent agent Barrows and Forrester has called for the appointment of a housing tsar for a fixed term as yet another...

Former Countrywide boss Bob Scarff has warned that estate agents have become too reliant on alerts, emails and text messages for...

Fine & Country is predicting the impending housing market slowdown will be gradual. Nicky Stevenson, managing director of Fine & Country UK...

Propertymark has rebranded its charitable arm. Its members charity Arbon Trust unveiled a new identity and vision at the trade body’s national...

Property portals remain the predominant route for finding a home among buyers but many are still following traditional methods, research suggests. A...

New research suggests agents can win more business by making better use of video content. A survey of 2,000 home sellers by...

Michael Gove has been sacked as Housing Secretary as Prime Minister Boris Johnson continues to reject calls to resign. Johnson was hit...

Housing minister Stuart Andrew has become the latest minister to resign from the government. More than 15 government ministers and officials have...

The number of prospective sellers contacting estate agents to have their home valued has hit its highest level since January, Rightmove...

Industry veteran Bryan Mansell has questioned why the property sector has allowed transaction times to slow to record levels. It comes as...

Propertymark is considering creating a membership category for estate agency businesses.  The agency trade body already has 18,000 individual members but is...

Knight Frank agents can now donate to charity as they spend with a new company benefit. The agency brand has partnered with...

Nest Seekers International is returning to UK TV screens with the announcement of a new BBC Two series. The show, which has...

An estate agency in Snodland, Kent, has been honoured with an award for services to the local community. Independent agency was presented...

Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid sensationally quit as Chancellor and Health Secretary respectively this evening but Housing Secretary Michael Gove is...

Legal experts are warning that the rush to beat interest rate rises could lead to “ill conceived” and “rushed transactions.” The Bank...

OnTheMarket has partnered with flexible workspace platform Instant Offices to boost commercial listings. The deal will increase the flexible office space listings being...