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Kevin Thomas, the long time director at Thomas Morris Sales & Lettings, is retiring from the industry after more than 40...

A much higher than usual proportion of homes on sale in the current market have successfully found a buyer, according to...

One of the best known faces in estate agency has launched his own podcast - and is giving Estate Agent Today...

A prominent advocate of a reformed transaction process says more secure moving systems can help agents maintain high business levels when...

Rightmove has reported a dramatic bounce back in its fortunes - and it’s making more money from agents even than before...

With stock remaining perilously short for most agents, the industry has been advised to use data to identify those existing owners...

Available residential property listings across the country are at historic lows according to property data firm Homesearch. The company, which focuses its...

Hybrid agency EweMove has continued growing with the sale of 37 new territories in the first six months of the year...

Students at a high school have been given an insight into the career opportunities in the property sector. The sixth formers from...

We’re about to enter August and second half of the Olympic Games - and fund-raising is happening at a Gold medal...

Boomin has announced the appointment of six agents, described as independent representatives, who are now on the new portal’s strategic board. The...

The platform behind a controversial proposal to charge prospective buyers and renters £30 or more to view a property on the...

Annual house price growth remains above 10 per cent despite a small monthly dip in July according to the Nationwide. A 0.5...

Propertymark has worked with one of the UK governments to create an information sheet which, in virtual or hard copy firm,...

An estate agency which at one time hoped to be operating nationwide this year has now revised its target. Hortons says it...

New research shows that the surge in house prices this year has taken homes in at least 25 areas of England...

Boomin has given its member agents more details of its new valuation tool being launched next month. Called SmartVal, it is described...

A young estate agent is being praised because of his heroic actions to save a woman from drowning.  Austin Mellor - just...

Purplebricks’ annual report has revealed that a short term bonus scheme to provide incentives for executive directors to meet financial and...

One of the leading housing market analysts says some of the extreme house price rises seen this year could unwind during...

Two companies are to merge to create one of the Home Counties’ largest land and new homes businesses. Ashtons and Putterills Land...

The already-high fall-through rate for transactions is likely to be supercharged by the impending end of the tapered stamp duty holiday...

The controversial ViewRabbit service, which proposes to charge prospective buyers and tenants for viewing properties, may seek international investment. The site has...

OnTheMarket, which is holding its shareholders’ annual general meeting today, says early figures show the success of initiatives introduced by chief...

Demand for all types of houses, from terraced to detached, has more than doubled in the current housing market - creating...

“There is an average of 19 buyers for every available property on the market” according to Propertymark’s latest market snapshot for...

One of the country’s longest-standing independent buying agencies has rebranded. Haringtons, established in 2004 and covering both London and the country, has...

A surge in activity ahead of June’s stamp duty deadline and tight supply saw price growth in the country house market...

Propertymark has welcomed the move by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to help make certain leasehold flats more attractive to would-be buyers...

A new service launched over the weekend, proposing to charge buyers £30 for a “guaranteed” viewing, has split opinions amongst estate...

Propertymark says a new pay-per-viewing service is “interesting” but warns agents to protect themselves by abiding by consumer protection regulations. The warning has come following...

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Agents have been told in new government guidance that the liftings of some Covid restraints in wider society “does not mark...

LSL Property Services has told Estate Agent Today that the company did not agree to a potential sale of its mortgage arm at...

London’s super prime residential market has recorded its strongest half year in volume and value terms since the rush to beat...

A number of estate agencies have signed up to a service which charges £30 to view a property. The online service, called...

The post-lockdown housing market boom is showing signs of a significant slowdown according to a new forecast. The prediction, from the quote...

Keller Williams - which says it’s the UK’s leading business-owner or ‘self-employed’ firm with twice the agents of any direct rival -...

Regional hybrid agency Hortons says its repaid its £50,000 bounce back loan at the earliest opportunity - because the industry has...

Knight Frank’s network of residential sales offices in London had a record month in June as the end of the main...

New research from Zoopla appears to show that buyers typically move further away for larger homes rather than smaller or same-size...

Boy it’s been hot out there - yet even 30 degrees or more have failed to stifle the enthusiasm of our...

The publication of a report following a controversial RICS investigation has been pushed back another month. Last month it was announced that...

HM Revenue & Customs has warned of what it calls the “negative impacts” of the pandemic on the latest property transactions...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...

A new online forum wants to unite estate agents and conveyancers, and ditch the traditional rivalry between the two professional disciplines. It’s...

Board company Agency Express has become a carbon neutral business - and that’s official. Working with Carbon Neutral Britain, which advises businesses...

A new Home Buyer App has been launched by the Mortgage Advice Bureau in a bid to educate first time buyers...

A property quango wants industry experts to join its board - and will pay £25,000 a year for what it calls...

Almost a million shares in Purplebricks have been ‘awarded’ to the two most senior men in the organisation. The golden handcuff deal...

An announcement by Foxtons this morning says it is considering future options for its mortgage business, Alexander Hall. The announcement - made...

The biggest challenge facing many agents in the current climate is the general shortage of stock, both for sales & lettings. Let’s...

An agent support service set up in the early days of the pandemic has closed down with its architect saying “If...

A leading industry personnel expert says agencies must do more to attract new staff, including adapting how they work to compete...

Creating a New Homes division could be a good way of expanding an agency business according to the head of a...

A young Conservative says “the rich are getting a free pass” thanks to the current council tax system, and there should...

A group of MPs has suggested the government consider a “proportional property tax” to replace the current council tax, in a...

Boots is the latest company to dip its toe into the water of the property sector.  Modular housing company ilke Homes has...

Fledgling portal Boomin is launching what it claims to be the most interactive and accurate online valuation tool on the market.  It...

New research suggests that the number of owners enquiring to sell across Greater London has increased by 68 per cent since...

Property consultancy LonRes says June was a record-breaking month for property sales in the capital, with exchanges up 140 per cent...

A bank’s latest study suggests that self employed people are increasingly pessimistic about the chance of them being able to get on...

It may be ‘Freedom Day’ but it looks certain that many estate agents will still wear masks in offices today and...

Spicerhaart - which is increasingly shifting its activities towards agents operating away from traditional branches - has redesigned its boards in...

The busiest first half of a year ever recorded by Rightmove has led to a raft of new records for the...

New guidance has been issued by the Competitions and Markets Authority for whistleblowers who want to report anti-competitive practices by their...

Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond and strategist Sir Lynton Crosby - the architect of many Conservative election campaigns -...

A new analysis off the housing market suggests that the current frenzy is down partly to activity in the most expensive...

Properties with professional marketing packs sell up to 48 per cent quicker than those without, according to an experiment conducted by...

Initiatives by property portal Residential People and mortgage lenders Paragon Bank and Foundation Home Loans help people to find, buy or...

A call has gone out for Property Logbooks to receive official recognition as “digital assets” by the Law Commission: the move...

Over a fifth of properties have risen in value by more than the average salary according to a calculation made by...

The largest player in the Modern Method of Auction sector says there is growing consumer confidence in the way the system...

It’s British Grand Prix weekend, one of the big events on the sporting calendar and this year back with a full...

The end of a largely-forgotten mortgage initiative connected with the pandemic could end up derailing the current strong housing market, agents...

The market share of the online and hybrid agencies combined has risen to 8.1 per cent in the second quarter of...

The housing market across the country shows little or no sign of cooling despite the end of the main stamp duty...

The reviews element of the ESTAS Group has signed a two year deal with Hunters. The agreement means Hunters - now part...

Property auctioneer Auction House has recorded its best first half results in its 14-year history, and says it’s going to continue...

London agency Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward is opening four new branches this year. KFH recently opened new lettings offices in Brook Green...

A supplier of virtual viewings claims physical viewings cost £233 of an agent’s time on average - and that’s without fuel...

Greater Manchester Police have arrested the Savills estate agent who allegedly posted a racist tweet about black England football stars after...

A prominent London estate agency owner wants an industry anti-racism campaign to counter what she describes as the “discrimination and prejudice...

An online estate agency is launching a quasi franchise operation it calls Agency In A Box and claims applicants will “effectively”...

A commercial property agency in London says it will open a residential sales and lettings operation this year. Bermondsey-based Henshall & Partners...

A new team of managers at one of the country’s best known franchise brands hopes to promote the concept amongst agents. Hunters...

The signs are that even with the stamp duty holiday tapering to a close at the end of the summer, the...

The Covid-19 crisis has been marked by so-called high-wealth households amassing savings and benefitting from rising house prices far more than...

There is growing criticism of Savills on social media following the controversy over a racist tweet apparently sent from the personal...

One of the most senior politicians involved in the property industry is embroiled in a row over her anti-Marcus Rashford social...

New guidance has been issued to agents as the government confirms that most remaining Coronavirus restrictions are to be lifted from...

OnTheMarket, which until now has lagged behind the leading two portals in terms of consumer-facing housing market information, has today launched...

RVU - the ZPG-owned company that already owns Zoopla and independently-run price comparison and financial services - has acquired online mortgage broker Mojo...

A property that used to house one of London’s best known prostitutes - and which carries a blue plaque celebrating her...

The police have now received complaints about the tweet believed to have been sent from a personal account of a Savills...

High end agency Savills is conducting “a full investigation” into a racist tweet posted overnight. A Savills statement posted on Twitter this...

Purplebricks is to launch an extensive marketing campaign after this summer’s Olympics to emphasise the local knowledge of its 600 agents...

Strike - which over the weekend announced a new £11m investment package - has now revealed it has a new chief...

An estate agency is opening a large new office in London which it claims will be “very different” to the traditional...

A 3-2 loss on penalties. It’s sad and disappointing - desperately. Yet that gives way to pride when England’s performance across the whole...