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A former senior partner of the Fenn Wright agency has died at the age of 82. Roger Dennis, who died on Boxing Day,...

A former estate agent described by a judge as being “cruel and manipulative” has been jailed after attacking and attempting to...

Leaseholders in lower-rise blocks of flats will not have to take out loans to remove dangerous cladding under new government rules...

The government is clamping down - at least a little - on unvaccinated buyers and tenants in some specific circumstances.  New guidelines...

Could estate and letting agents sell their branch office window space for third party advertising, above and beyond promoting the properties...

A hybrid agency that charges no fees to vendors but instead relies on referral fees for income has officially rolled out...

The housing market boom of 2021 has given rise to an increasing number of £1m-plus deals.  Government statistics analysed by mortgage firm...

A survey of agents suggests the majority believe the process of buying and selling residential properties will be fully digital or...

An extensive online training programme has been devised to help properly professionals identify and treat Japanese Knotweed. A programme of 15 videos...

Welcome to 2022 and the first Agents Do Charity of the New Year. We’re all learning to live with Covid a little...

If UK agents were paid higher fees they could perform a better service to the public. That’s the view of Mark Hayward,...

A leading PropTech entrepreneur with a lengthy pedigree as an estate agent says agents should use more technology in a bid...

The number of locations where average house prices still stand at below £150,000 has shrunk by 28 per cent in recent...

For the first time since before the global financial crisis of 2008, the number of first-time buyers is estimated to have...

Mark Newton, founder of the Newton Fallowell agency, is retiring. The news came from a statement from the Belvoir franchise giant which...

High-value properties were the top-performers in the country house market in 2021, according to an agency that majors in this sector.  In...

Rightmove claims its visits over the Christmas period were its busiest ever with what it calls ‘buyer demand’ up 23 per...

A new survey suggests two thirds of current or potential home owners would accept the idea of a mortgage interest rate...

Hybrid agency eXp UK is the latest to include the Modern Method of Auction as a sales possibility for its remote...

Prime Central London’s attraction to multi-millionaire and billionaire buyers appears to have soared during the pandemic. High end agency Beauchamp Estates says...

A regional agency has this week opened a new 8,500 square feet office with a pledge to expand and employ 100...

The latest figures for mortgage approvals show demand as being relatively unchanged - a development welcomed by agents. House purchase mortgage approvals...

Planning delays, labour shortages and the surging price of building materials are combining to sharply cut the number of new homes...

Purplebricks has this morning said that a newspaper report over the weekend, claiming part of the business is to be sold...

A conveyancer has contacted Estate Agent Today suggesting that the Simplify Group IT data crisis could be the death knell for the company...

Propertymark’s chief executive has rejected claims that his organisation’s housing market data inaccurately states the numbers of prospective buyers for each...

A well known westcountry estate agent has died just ahead of what would have been his 50th year with the same...

The surge in Omicron cases and possible future restrictions are set to hit the housing market in 2022 - and may...

The UK is reported to have dropped down the league table of governments that secure vast amounts of income from property...

House prices in the UK have ended the year of yet another record high. The Nationwide says annual house price growth increased...

Almost exactly two thirds of buyers questioned by Savills say their choice of home to purchase was a case of ‘love...

As agents return to work after the Christmas break, here’s an insight into possible new instructions. A quarter of owners apparently think...

The team at Estate Agent Today and our publisher, Angels Media, wish all agents a very prosperous New Year.  Thank you for your...

Government regulation and reform of house buying should see the process made faster and easier in 2022, it’s been predicted. Lloyd Davies - managing...

A webinar in mid-January will help agents get an edge on securing leads and ensuring transactions are not lost. That’s the claim...

Areas with the biggest house price growth of 2021 have seen the value of homes rise by three times the national...

Dog facilities - even separate rooms for them - are now a major factor on the ‘want list’ for growing numbers...

The online agency Strike - which has a business model selling homes for free and relying on referral fees for revenue...

A British estate agent working in Florida has been shot dead while preparing to show a property. Sara Trost, 40, was from...

Zoopla’s chief operating officer says the portal has made progress for agents in 2021 but recognises there’s more to do next...

This year, Londoners purchased 112,780 homes outside the capital, the highest number since 2007. New data, from Connells-owned agency Hamptons, shows that...

A leading conveyancing expert says the traditional rivalry between his profession and estate agents has abated in 2021. Lloyd Davies - managing director and...

House and apartment sales are still being hit by confusion and worry over ground rents on existing second-hand leasehold properties. This is...

One of the founders and leading figures in the Agents Together industry charity says one silver lining of the pandemic has...

We’ve had a terrific display of agency and supplier videos running every weekday since late November - a wonderful lead-in to...

We’re here - it’s Christmas. And as agents clock off for a well earned break, they can do so with a...

The head of a hybrid agency has made a blistering attack on the corporate agent business model, accusing it of being...

A housing market forecast based on conveyancing instructions says average prices will dip this month. Average prices will fall by 1.1 per...

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

A probe by the Competition and Markets Authority has led housebuilder Taylor Wimpey to make changes for the benefit of leaseholders.  Taylor...

Hello, and with Christmas around the corner we have perhaps the most charming and well-produced festive video we’ve seen from an...

A property finance expert is telling buyers to sit on their hands and not commit to purchases - as he believes...

Savills has announced a major new advertising campaign that will run across all media channels, breaking with a 60 second TV...

Halifax has revealed the UK’s most expensive streets in 2021 - and it’s no surprise that the very dearest examples are...

The last Propertymark housing market snapshot for 2021, based on date from the end of November, finds that there is an...

The chair of the strategic board of fledgling Boomin says most existing portals are merely operating like digital newspapers with listings,...

Prospect Estate Agents in the south east of England have pulled out all the stops this festive season with a wonderful...

Boomin is launching a new ad campaign from Boxing Day, December 26 - the date previously associated with record visits to...

A surveyors’ trade body claims as many as 250,000 homes could find themselves impossible to sell or secure a mortgage on...

Only one in eight sellers use the estate agent through which they purchased their home to begin with. That’s a staggering loss of...

Top Scottish agency Galbraith says key parts of the country saw some buyers snapping up properties this year without even visiting...

UK house prices have reached an all time high - but 2022 will see a more normalised housing market thanks to...

With the business model for self-employed agents hotly debated within the industry, new data has suggested that most freelance professionals are...

We doff our caps to the brilliant folk at Haslams agency in Reading for their extremely attractive and clever Christmas decorations...

The Lomond Group, reported over the weekend to be in talks to buy high-end London agency Chestertons, has this morning announced it’s...

A consultancy specialising in data protection issues has sharply criticised the Simplify Group for its ongoing lack of communications over its...

Christmas - time for a much-needed rest for our industry after getting through a workload which reached almost unprecedented levels in...

Propertymark has come out in support of the Scottish government’s demand that buyers take lateral flow tests before viewings. The measure is...

A company linked to the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower is being excluded from the government’s Help to Buy scheme, pending the outcome...

Rightmove has revealed the UK’s property hotspot of 2021 - where prices have risen 31 per cent in just a year. The...

Welcome to Christmas week! We have a real cracker of a video for you today thanks to Jodene Schofield, a director at...

Sky News reports that the little-known Lomond Group - backed by private equity money - is in exclusive talks to buy one...

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

An agency has won one of the most prestigious ‘gongs’ of the season - it’s been named Employer of the Year...

The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years, in response to surging...

The chief executive of Propertymark says agents should be trained - but it’s then vital they use their training as a...

With barely more than a week before Christmas, we’re delighted to bring you more heartwarming stories from agents. Despite the difficulties of...

A big thank you for today’s fun entry goes to Madi Kerridge, sales and lettings negotiator at the Matthew Anthony agency...

A regional estate agency that markets homes without charging the vendor is set to expand next year. Midlands-based Chosen Home explains its...

Around a quarter of mortgage lenders currently have ‘green’ products promoting improved EPCs - and the vast majority of the rest...

Rightmove has identified the UK’s strongest sellers’ market - and it’s in Easton, Bristol. Four of the top 10 sellers’ markets are...

Demand will continue to outpace supply well into next year.  That’s the view of the Reallymoving House Price Forecast, based on an...

The average first-time buyer’s home across Britain has increased in price by approaching £9,000 a year for the past decade. FTBs are...

Hello and welcome to our latest fantastic festive display from an agency - this time, Dawsons. The agency’s senior partner Chris Hope...

Propertymark conducts spot checks on agents to ensure they are compliant - but perhaps gives too little publicity to its role. The...

A massive multi-million pound marketing blitz by Zoopla starts on Monday. The portal says the campaign will capitalise on what it says...

A new guide to help avoid property title fraud, where home ownership can be stolen, has been released by the Fraud...

Phil Spencer’s new series of Move iQ podcasts is to be sponsored by Propertymark. During the nine part series, Spencer will talk...

Every year we at EAT are impressed by the pleasingly political festive cards sent out by the STANLEY Chelsea agency -...

Lenders’ umbrella group UK Finance has given its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2022 and 2023 together, plus a year-end report for 2021. It estimates...

Hertfordshire agency Sewell & Gardner has cut the ribbon on a refurbished and extended office, which will incorporate two previously-separate branches...

In this article, the team at Lifesycle outline why agents are increasingly turning to their CRM. Unless you have been living under...

Propertymark is to probe Purplebricks over its lettings fiasco - and as the agency becomes a subject of ridicule in the...

One of the country’s leading estate agents has shared his top tips for using PropTech. Simon Bradbury is managing director at Thomas...

One part of the UK is to get a taste of the mandatory estate agent regulation that many want to see...

Purplebricks’ share price has hit its lowest-ever level following the postponement of a trading statement after the company admitted a blunder...

Midlands-based estate agency franchise Newton Fallowell, which is part of the Belvoir Group, has rebranded.  The new look is being rolled out...

Let no one say agents aren't imaginative, creative and entertaining - or at least no one can say that about Maxine...

Purplebricks is delaying release of its half-year figures which were scheduled to be given to shareholders tomorrow. This follows revelations in the Daily...

Data out today from Rightmove shows the predictable seasonal effect of around 0.7 per cent knocked off the typical asking price. The...