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Nested is the latest online agency to base a marketing campaign around criticism of established estate agents.  In three 30-second TV ads...

Countrywide’s share price fell by as much as 17 per cent at one point yesterday afternoon as investors assessed the latest...

Savills is the latest agency to warn about the possible threat of Coronavirus to its business activities and success this year. In...

Training operator The Able Agent is to include a module on the Modern Method of Auction in its future programme.  Charlotte Jeffry-Campbell,...

The stamp duty surcharge for non-resident investment buyers announced in yesterday’s Budget is dwarfed by discounts they receive thanks to the...

Sales in February grew, for the third consecutive month, according to the latest market snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered...

There will be a two per cent stamp duty surcharge on the purchase of UK investment properties by non-resident overseas buyers...

Countrywide has revealed a major hold-up in its supposedly "vital" sale of its commercial arm - and it is now seeking...

The Bank of England has announced an emergency cut in the base interest rate to shore up the economy during the Coronavirus...

There has been broad support and relief amongst property industry players following announcements from several lenders that they would grant mortgage...

We live in uncertain times. That I do not need to say to anybody. I am writing this piece aboard my...

There’s been another shortlist announced for The ESTAS 2020 - this time for the best suppliers to the estate and letting...

Sellers in the past 12 months accepted an average of 96 per cent of their asking price according to new research. Comparison...

A property portal is making the controversial claim that the Coronavirus has led to an increase in online interest in UK...

Monthly webinars via Facebook are being set up to discuss compliance issues with member agents of the Guild of Property Professionals. “Because...

LSL Property Services says the Coronavirus crisis has led to a softening of "lead sales indicators" - and it warns of...

Rightmove’s growth rate is at an all-time low, despite what some consider to be an unbeatable lead amongst portals in the...

Prominent agency industry analyst Anthony Codling is asking agents whether the board of OnTheMarket did the right thing by firing Ian...

The National Association of Estate Agents has announced that it’s to offer US PropTech solutions to UK agents. The REACH programme has...

OnTheMarket is not responding to requests to reveal details of any pay-off for its chief executive Ian Springett, who was sacked...

Housing minister Christopher Pincher, who has been in the role for less than a month, has revealed that his home is...

OnTheMarket has announced this morning that it has given notice to its chief executive, Ian Springett, with immediate effect. The troubled portal's...

An agency has repaid a £6,000 reservation fee to someone who thought they had purchased a property for £83,000 but was later...

The author of dramatic reform proposals for estate agents has given a clear message to ministers - Get On With It!  Lord...

The agency behind a poll showing one in six buyers putting plans on hold because of Coronavirus is warning that if...

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry. You know the drill by now: if...

Analysis by an online valuation and lead generation service shows that requests from prospective sellers and landlords are increasingly happening in...

Estate Agent Today understands that three senior figures have departed from a key central London branch of Knight Frank. Each of them was...

Almost eight in 10 sellers have instructed High Street agents in the past year - a significantly higher figure than 12...

Rightmove has seen one of the best returns on investment of any company in the FTSE indices according to an investment...

The head of a firm that has been creating digital property log books for well over a decade says the house-moving...

Hello and because it’s Friday there are two pieces of good news: it’s nearly the weekend and it’s the day for...

Any bid by Zoopla and OnTheMarket to displace Rightmove as the number one portal in the UK is at best expensive...

A survey shows over a sixth of buyers and sellers have already been deterred because of Coronavirus - and that figure...

Keller Williams has announced another new market centre, and this time its operating principal is a former Purplebricks territory owner.  JP Downes...

Increasing numbers of reports suggest that the government will use next week’s Budget to confirm a three per cent stamp duty...

There’s been a surge in UK enquiries to global free-to-list portal Residential People, and a comparable rise in interest from Chinese...

There’s a growing trend for estate agents to quit big-name corporates and either go independent or join US-style brokerages, a top...

The ESTAS today reveals its shortlist for the 2020 Awards which includes the Zoopla Xcellence Award - a special category that celebrates...

A PropTech firm claims it will improve the security of estate agents and other lone workers through a new app and location...

Hunters has become one of the first major agencies to reveal the gender balance of its staff - and 60 per...

There are fears that the so-called Boris Bounce which saw a surge in activity after the General Election may be hitting...

A survey suggests that 77 per cent of first time buyers do not purchase their initial property in the same town...

A new hybrid set up by ex-Purplebricks territory owners says it wants to "redefine estate agency in the customer's favour." Knock Knock...

A second prominent agent has broken cover to say Coronavirus is slowing the market. Jess Simpson - an ex-Savills and ex-Strutt and...

The right wing political magazine that Boris Johnson used to edit has called on him to cut stamp duty. The Spectator says...

Trading Standards says agents must include more “material information” in property details even if this may not be a wholly positive...

Mortgage lenders approved the highest number of loans for house purchase in nearly four years in January, according to Bank of...

The government has launched a competition to attract what it calls “the best and brightest talents of the housing industry” to...

Purplebricks banked more than £18m in fees for thousands of homes it did not sell last year according to this morning’s...

Agents are consistently being told that they need to get on board with change. And one could quite easily make the...

Agents and senior industry figures fear Coronavirus may derail the strong start to the  2020 housing market. One of the country’s leading...

An estate agent who swindled a 69 year old woman out of £5,000 has escaped jail - and has been ordered...

House prices have risen 2.3 per cent in the past year - the strongest rate of inflation for property since July...

Hello and another Monday means PJT Day, your regular update on movers in the industry - and it’s March already. If there...

There’s been a broad welcome from agents and other industry organisations for the latest report from the Competition and Markets Authority...

Rightmove has released another stonking set of results - but there are signs that some agents are defecting from the ever-more-expensive...

The National Association of Estate Agents has launched its Sales Protocol Toolkit, in a bid to reduce fall-throughs and dramatically improve...

The Trading Standards report on the future of referral fees is almost completed and will be sent to government next week. However, James...

Foxtons is warning that 2020 will be yet another difficult year for the agency despite the so-called Boris Bounce helping the...

Trials of reservation agreements for buyers and sellers have been delayed until the late spring. Statements last year from the Ministry of Housing, Communities...

Future complaints about property raffles by individual home owners seeking to avoid estate agency fees will in future be handled by...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - a sure sign that it’s the end of the week and time to...

The threat of Coronavirus is beginning to make an impact in the world of property. The Cushman & Wakefield agency announced overnight that...

Purplebricks and Countrywide have each recently claimed to be the biggest agency group in the UK but now Connells says that...

Rupert Sebag-Montefiore has this morning been named as a non-executive director of OnTheMarket. He will also serve as chairman of the portal’s...

A woman claims she had no idea that her husband stole almost £1.5m from two high-profile employers - one of them...

New figures from the National Association of Estate Agents show a big surge in demand despite the winter weather since the...

Regional estate agency chain Ashtons has been listed in the Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work for, for the...

A PropTech website has broken down the sales recorded by HM Land Registry in 2019 into property types - and apartments...

Buyers and sellers using online estate agencies could inadvertently sign contracts if they carelessly use email signature blocks. Blocks are the ‘auto-signatures’...

Both Countrywide and LSL Property Services have submitted early online paperwork to The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, an independent body...

Forget the Boris Bounce - this might be the Rightmove Retreat. A new tool produced by the portal measures price per...

The share price of challenger portal OnTheMarket has fallen to its equal lowest-ever level after a drop of over five per cent...

What an interesting few days it’s been. I don’t think the topic of this week’s column is doing anything good for our...

Another westcountry town may ban new-build homes being sold as holiday properties, even though the idea has backfired elsewhere. Fowey in Cornwall -...

A new call has been issued this morning by the Competition and Markets Authority for estate agents to confess if their...

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...

An estate agent has sold a home off-market by posting teaser photographs on Instagram.  The buyer - who was in the French...

It’s been revealed that under takeover rules, LSL Property Services and Countrywide have until March 23 to make merger or takeover...

Two agencies are looking to the future with optimism, and striking new deals for their own premises. Vickers & Barrass is reported...

The government has - once again - announced the introduction of a New Homes Ombudsman.  The news came yesterday when Housing Secretary...

Countrywide and LSL Property Services have this morning confirmed that talks are underway about a possible mega-merger. This confirms the speculation yesterday that...

Some of the biggest figures in the industry have given Estate Agent Today their reaction to the news - broken yesterday...

Sellers who failed to mention a motel and diner being constructed nearby have been ordered by a court to pay £285,000...

There’s been a significant rise in the number of transactions recorded in January - another sign of an improving housing market...

Boydens, a seven branch family-owned business that dates back to 1852, has become the latest agency to join Zoopla. It will list...

Hello - it’s Monday and so it’s PJT, where you can catch up on the industry major moves of recent days. Please...

Sky News claims that Countrywide and LSL Property Services are discussing a merger to become a £500m super-agency.  In an exclusive it...

A free-to-list portal says the costs of listing on the established sites - especially Rightmove - are contributing to estate agencies...

A conveyancing firm has launched what it claims to be one of the first ever apps for vendors and buyers in...

Buying agents are making waves about the hit on asking prices suffered by properties that have been flooded or are at...

The government is being urged to make commonhold ownership compulsory on all new apartments - and the move could even begin a...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week…which must mean Agents Do Charity. There’s plenty to admire in this week’s entries;...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has revealed that it has recruited over 50 agents in its first...

Estate agency Chestertons has named the new chief operating officer for the roll out of its UK and Europe franchising operation. Some...

Foxtons has this morning announced that chairman Garry Watts is to retire from his position on March 1. He is also quitting...

It’s been revealed that the branch closure programme by Your Move and Reeds Rains last year resulted in 460 lost jobs...

A legal challenge by HM Revenue and Customs has stopped a bid to secure a stamp duty discount on a property. The...

In another positive sign for the housing market, every region of the UK has seen a price rise according to the...