Archive

Countrywide is to hold a special general meeting on November 18 to consider its future ownership and structure. Last month Countrywide group...

Purplebricks has issued a statement to its shareholders saying it’s ‘never been more relevant’. However, the expected radical change to its fees structure appears...

We can all agree that the recovery of the property market since May has been outstanding. The latest data from Zoopla...

Figures just released from HM Revenue & Customs show just how much stamp duty buyers pay, at least before the current holiday...

A leading market analyst says the widespread belief that we are ‘safe’ in our homes may indirectly lead to the recent...

The ESTAS awards service and the Agents Together foundation are entering into a partnership. That means all ESTAS customer agents will be...

The housing market is to remain open in the four week lockdown in England. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government...

The housing market boom looks set to continue for some months yet as mortgage approvals for home purchases hit their highest...

OnTheMarket has handed out more shares to agencies signing long-term agreements with the portal. It was almost three years ago that OTM, then...

The housing market’s recovery will be threatened with drastic consequences for buyers and sellers if the stamp duty holiday isn’t extended beyond...

A London agency says it's discovered the five key priorities that buyers want, following a survey of its own database. “Lockdown and...

It’s Halloween time, and while this year’s festivities may be muted there’s plenty to celebrate as far as agents’ good deeds...

The mandatory qualifications expected of agents have not been forgotten and will come into effect in two or three years. That’s the...

An extensive culling of branches and staff continues apace at Countrywide as it significantly reduces the size of both its office...

A trading statement from Foxtons this morning provides a rare piece of good news for the troubled London agency. It says business...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been told to avoid a stamp duty holiday cliff-edge next March at any price - because it...

The so-called hub model of estate agency adopted by a growing number of firms appears to be part of a wider...

The rise and rise of £1m-plus homes continues apace with new research from Rightmove showing the biggest growth areas. Data released this...

David Cox is joining Rightmove next week in a dramatic return to the industry. Cox left the ARLA Propertymark in late July after...

A conveyancing firm is blaming councils for delays in transactions. Conveyancers have themselves been sharply criticised in recent weeks as the sharp...

There are 140,000 more buyers waiting to complete on their properties right now than there were this time last year. The claim, by...

One of Britain’s most respected agents is suggesting Chancellor Rishi Sunak could ‘taper’ the stamp duty holiday to avoid a cliff-edge...

A progress report on the Regulation of Property Agents recommendations will be made today by a key RoPA committee member, Mark...

A developer operating in prime central London is offering buyers a deferred-payment scheme. K10 Group says it’s doing this because of the...

A new tool which identifies preferences of Facebook users and then targets them with ads for appropriate homes on sale, is...

An agency recruitment firm says there’s been a big rise in short-term vacancies being offered since lockdown restrictions were lifted in the...

A new property portal that operates a Tinder-style ‘swipe’ app is offering agents 12 months free listings. MoveStreets operates like the dating...

Yet-to-launch portal Boomin has secured the support of 10 more estate agencies, one of them the national chain Humberts. In its third...

The new two per cent stamp duty surcharge applying to non-resident buyers may cause a wide range of properties to be...

A new survey reveals the uphill struggle first time buyers appear to be having in securing a mortgage. A study of 1,000...

Estate Agent Today can reveal that a string of Countrywide offices across the country have been closed in recent weeks - but...

The outgoing chief executive of the National Association of Estate Agents is warning that the sales system continues to struggle with...

Hello and welcome to a new week - and evenings that get darker earlier.  As winter approaches we’re continuing to bring you...

Another attempt is being made to introduce property logbooks to the selling and buying process, and agents are invited to play a...

They’ve got it covered - the charitable arm of Propertymark is offering free face coverings to member agents. The Arbon Trust is...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is taking credit for saving thousands of agency jobs through increased transactions prompted by the stamp duty holiday. A...

At least two branches of a Countrywide agency have been closed, shortly before news broke of a proposal for a large...

Knight Frank has launched a new radio advert for the first time. The rollout marks the firm’s fourth phase of its “partners...

A reassessment of an independent agency’s activities during the Coronavirus crisis has led to it merging with a local franchise operation. Maison...

Shorter days and darker nights deflate the spirits, especially in today’s challenging circumstances, but there’s some bright news - a large...

One of Countrywide’s largest shareholders has come out against a £90m investment package in the company proposed by a private equity...

The troubled Countrywide group has announced a £90m investment by Alchemy Partners, a private equity company that specialises in investing in...

Purplebricks is the first estate agency in the country to launch a meditation service to ease “the emotional rollercoaster felt by...

Savills says the shape and size of the housing market in the coming months will be determined by the capacity of conveyancers...

One of the latest 10 agents joining the still-to-launch Boomin portal says it could be the go-to website for all property...

A tax expert says his research suggests some buyers of homes with annexes may have paid too much stamp duty on...

A new analysis of searches and leads to agents by Rightmove suggests buyers in London are deserting central locations in favour of...

One of the industry's senior agency leaders says it would be a mistake for agents to be stopped from working in...

Boomin, the still-to-launch portal created by the founders of Purplebricks, has named another 10 founding member agencies. Like the initial 10 they...

I had a wry smile when I read the article on Monday from the conveyancers complaining about people getting off their...

Delays across the house buying sector mean those wanting to benefit from the stamp duty holiday need to begin the buying...

Agents in some parts of the country may be able to make use of data from utilities comparison service uSwitch, which...

Online auction service Iamsold secured £52.7m in total for vendors in September, an increase of 16 per cent on the same period last...

Some 713 estate agency branches have failed to reopen following the spring lockdown according to a business consultancy. TwentyCi says that is the...

Another new property portal has been launched, this one - Mutual - describing itself as the ‘Pre-Portal Property Platform for estate...

The country producing the largest number of buyers of prime London properties is not China, nor from north America or the...

Sales of £1m-plus homes have surged since lockdown as affluent buyers seek more space and lifestyle changes.  An average of 868 £1m-plus...

The National Association of Estate Agents wants the government to initiate a mortgage guarantee scheme to encourage more 95 per cent...

Most agents' branches in Wales are expected to close for just over two weeks from 6pm this Friday, October 23 - moving...

Foxtons is alleged by a newspaper to have suffered a malware attack and data breach which closed its MyFoxtons client website. The...

A mortgage service claims 46 per cent of buyers have had their prospective property down-valued by lenders - often forcing them...

Conveyancers are sending a blunt message to estate agents: transactions will take longer than usual and don’t chase us with queries and...

Hello and welcome to the start of a new week and a new edition of Property Jobs Today, your chance to...

The senior management from four of the agencies announced as founding members of Boomin have spoken out in favour of the...

The latest Rightmove asking price index shows the extraordinary market and amazing times we are living through. The average price of property coming...

The new Boomin portal being launched shortly has named 10 high profile agency chains as founding members. The 10 give the new portal...

Zoopla has linked with a PropTech company led by the former boss of Purplebricks to offer agents free virtual viewings services. The...

Agents Together, the wellbeing and mentorship service which came into existence earlier this year, is launching what it calls a Redundancy...

A Bank of England survey suggests it may be more difficult for prospective buyers to get a mortgage later this year. In...

An estate agency in Lancashire has been taken over by a hotel group, which pledges to expand and create more jobs. Mikhail...

Let’s be honest: things are getting just a little tougher aren’t they?  We’re delighted to say that the spirit of the industry...

The government has issued new guidance to estate and lettings agencies on their obligations regarding money laundering issues - and online...

The latest agency recruits for online firm easyProperty are batting for the company in more ways than one - they are...

Online agency Purplebricks says an absence of technology in property details is one of the biggest turn-offs for potential buyers. A survey...

A health business is offering a free support package to estate agencies with between three and 100 employees, to help staff...

New instructions almost doubled across prime areas of London in September compared to the same period a year ago, while the...

A prominent housing market analyst is warning that in 14 years of studying prices and transactions he has never seen the...

OnTheMarket’s acting chief executive says the portal will embrace more social media and innovative marketing strategies in the coming period. Yesterday the...

One of the country's largest group of independent agencies has named its new chief executive officer - and says it’s a...

With many transactions now delayed by up to three weeks by slow searches, a body representing local search providers is urging...

There’s to be a new Marsh & Parsons office in London as the LSL-owned brand expands its network to Acton in...

The south of England is not the only region to benefit as city-dwellers search for more greenery and outdoor space, says...

Lifesycle, the platform built by Iceberg Digital to help estate and letting agents work smarter, continues to launch new features and...

OnTheMarket’s latest trading update shows a significant rise in revenue but agency branch membership numbers stalling. Revenue was up 28 per cent...

A platform which signs up vendors and allocates their sale to a high-performing local agent says it sells property two months...

Two agencies have announced the opening of offices in out-of-town-centre locations with easy parking. In Loughborough, well-known local agency Andrew Granger &...

A new Proptech platform is launching next month with claims it will “up-end the way agents do business” and that it will...

It’s not a big rise, but price growth has returned to the Prime Central London sales market for the first time...

A new portal-style PropTech product has launched and wants to recruit estate agents to its fold - despite describing the way...

An estate agency in the south of England has abandoned its online-only strategy and has decided to open a physical office...

A PropTech platform wants to find out agents’ views on a range of industry issues - and that includes whether they...

Countrywide’s high-end brand John D Wood and Co has launched a new country house department, to take advantage of growing demand...

Hello and welcome to PJT, our Monday feature giving you the inside track on major moves in and across our industry. Let...

One of the founders of Purplebricks, and now a founder of the portal Boomin, has been awarded an MBE in today’s...

A right wing magazine once edited by Boris Johnson has called estate agents “spivs with tape measures” who conceal information from...

The total Sales Agreed in 2020 so far has overtaken Sales Agreed up to this point in 2019, despite the Coronavirus...

A security company says it is “disappointing” the estate agency industry is only around 55 per cent through preparations to cope...

Gary Keller is stepping down from his post as chief executive of the global Keller Williams estate agency empire. Although operating chiefly...

Hello again - the good news is it’s Friday and even better news is it’s Agents Do Charity, celebrating the industry’s great...

The Say No To Rightmove campaign has admitted that getting the number one portal to change its fee structure “may take...