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Rightmove has announced the start of a two-month share repurchase programme - a way of buying its own stock back from...

Hello - HNY and all that from the team at Agents Do Charity. We’re delighted to be back with three great stories...

The scores are in….and it looks like house prices are going to rise gently in 2020 according to forecasts from almost...

Barclays claims that property size and measurements are confusing home owners - and especially those considering going to the market this...

Alex Chesterman, the entrepreneur who founded Zoopla, has given vocal backing to a new conveyancing app called Thirdfort. The app allows conveyancers’...

Analysts are putting a surprise surge in mortgage approvals from banks down to a spike in applications ahead of the General...

Countrywide’s share price yesterday went from little over 7p to 360p in one fell swoop. Is it the end of uncertainty about...

Bristol is the location outside London most searched for on Rightmove this year, by both buyers and renters. The average asking price...

Here it is - the start of a new decade, a moment for resolutions and remembrance, and the last Bank Holiday...

The year just ending was when the North-South divide in house prices and capital appreciation slammed into reverse gear according to...

For the stock market generally, 2019 has been a positive year - but a few high profile agencies and associated companies...

The government introduced the Fifth EU Money Laundering Directive into UK law just before Christmas - and it has a significant implication for...

A senior regional estate agent says the appliance of PropTech has helped his company streamline communications, reduce sales times, and generate...

A high end estate agency says prices in Prime Central London are poised to rise 18 per cent by 2024 despite...

Countrywide's senior management has won overwhelming backing from shareholders for its strategy of selling its commercial arm and consoliating its shares. Today's...

Countrywide's senior management has won overwhelming backing from shareholders for its strategy of selling its commercial arm and consoliating its shares.         Earlier...

NAEA member agents have delivered a relatively downbeat forecast for 2020 - but the organisation says an injection of digital technology...

The number of residential sales rose 1.9 per cent to 102,050  in November compared to the same month last year, the...

Prices in Prime Central London dipped again in November according to the property investment consultancy London Central Portfolio. Monthly average prices fell...

Century 21 UK, the British arm of the US-based franchising agency, is to open three new offices in the New Year.  The...

The financial consultancy advising OnTheMarket says the portal company will be in profit by Easter next year. “We now expect OnTheMarket to...

The next 12 months will be an opportunity to reassess the housing market according to property consultancy JLL. It says price growth...

An agency in Leeds is next month launching a service which it claims is unique in the area, partnering with a...

This is our last edition of Estate Agent Today until Friday December 27 and everyone at Angels Media, EAT and the...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced it has raised £3.4m through a placing of shares. It has placed 4,857,143 new ordinary shares at a...

Zoopla is launching a new eight week marketing campaign on Boxing Day - and Estate Agent Today has an exclusive look at...

A website has slammed the idea that there is a surge of interest in buying homes on Boxing Day, describing the...

The new mood of apparent political stability promoted by supporters of Boris Johnson and Brexit appears to have failed to win...

Major UK cities have seen average house price rises of 54 per cent in the past decade - an increase of...

Today, with the festive break around the corner, we have another video from an agent - but this one is distinctly...

A former residential chairman of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has posed key questions for the government to answer over...

Connells has confirmed that it has closed two branches in Dorset in the south west of England, in addition to the...

The European Union’s highest court has ruled that Airbnb is not subject to strict rules governing estate and lettings agents in...

Police are advising estate agents on how to spot the signs of domestic abuse. The Safer Lincolnshire Partnership’s #cutitout campaign will include an...

Hello again and welcome to more festive fun from agents who have kindly shared their office decorations and parties with our...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity’s final edition before this Christmas and the New Year. It’s been a terrific year for...

The government has given details of a scheme allowing 30 per cent reductions for what it calls ‘local first time buyers’...

We’re nearing the end of another year in which many agents have faced challenging times and a frustrating market hit by...

An unknown website called EA League Tables has issued a list of agencies and agency-groups which it claims shows their order by...

Government figures from the Office for National Statistics show that house prices across the UK rose by a mere 0.7 per...

A  husband and wife team have bought the franchise for EweMove in York. Local media in the area say Jonathan and Elly...

The ESTAS, the national customer service awards recognising the best agents, brokers and suppliers, closes for entry at the end of...

Hello, and with the countdown to Christmas well and truly on we’re delighted to bring you two more festive fun displays...

The public are being asked to inform the authorities if they know of agents operating fee-fixing cartels. The request - from the...

A major regional estate agency is expanding with another physical office because it says the traditional High Street business model delivers...

“There won’t be a single home but millions of different homes”, is one quote.  “There will be an end to gadgets”, is...

Zoopla has repelled a cyber attack on its Alto property software - with no breach of customer agents’ personal data. It has...

The National Association of Estate Agents has given its analysis of 2019 - and it may have been a better year...

Hello, and with exactly one week before Christmas Day we’re delighted to bring you yet more agents’ festivities. We have two for...

A law firm has spoken out about two possible problems in the government’s much-publicised idea of considering Reservation Agreements as a...

The troubled London agency Foxtons says its fleet of branded Minis will go electric - but it has generously set itself...

love2move, the digital platform that allows High Street agents to operate parallel online agencies alongside their traditional offerings, is holding a...

A free to list property portal has announced its integration with two leading property management solutions. Estate agents using either Reapit or...

Here we go again with another brilliant Christmas pic - this time it’s from Under The Hammer, an online auction service...

An estate agent in London claims he did £53m of property deals within hours of the Conservative victory in the General...

Rightmove predicts that the price of property coming to market in Britain will rise by two per cent next year. The portal...

Connells has confirmed that it’s closing one of its branches on Wednesday with some but not all staff being redeployed. And the...

Hello and welcome to the final Property Jobs Today before Christmas - and yes, there are still plenty of people moving...

Home owners on Corbyn Road in a Midlands town are seeking a name change because they fear house prices will plummet. The...

We’re back to our Christmas celebration photographs, and with the holiday break just over a week away here’s a reminder that...

The Council of Property Search Organisations has named three industry figures as members of its newly-formed compliance committee, set to regulate...

A statement made by Purplebricks in its trading statement yesterday appears to fly in the face of statements it has made...

A high-profile investment advice service says as OnTheMarket nears two years listed on the stock market it “has yet to deliver...

It’s a substantial Tory government for the next five years: what does this mean for estate agents, property and the market? We have...

House prices in England and Wales are set to fall over the next three months according to a price index produced...

Zoopla has this afternoon announced a massive growth programme for 2020 with 120 new staff and expansion in most of its...

Your Move is to become an Official Supporter of the English Football League.  The announcement will see Your Move benefit from digital...

The election is over and there’s nothing on the agenda except the run-up to Christmas - although there’s still time for...

Purplebricks says it’s put four different pricing strategies into the market with a view to testing them in 2020. In a trading...

Here’s the final part of our questioning of the three portals based on comments and queries from our readers - thanks...

An unlicensed landlord who let out rooms with dangerous electrics and refused to pay a civil fine, has been told he...

The latest snapshot from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows that the UK housing market is still on hold, pending...

It’s polling day, and not just to decide whether Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn will become Prime Minister. Our latest estate agency...

Online estate agency Housesimple is extending its offer to sell homes for free to some postcodes in the Midlands.  The offer is...

Foxtons is reported to have closed four more branches across London, backing up widespread industry speculation that the agency is retrenching further in...

OnTheMarket’s TV advert, promoting its ‘New & exclusive’ feature, will be back on screens from Boxing Day ahead of what it calls a...

Agents who join the fast-growing Federation of Independent Agents will have full access to the new Homesearch mine of data. Homesearch debuted...

Yes, you can promise yourself that you won't eat all the mince pies, or yet another roast potato, nor drink as...

Hello and welcome to another day of our estate agency decoration pictures and videos. Every one that we have shown so far...

Century 21 UK has made what it claims to be the largest acquisition in its history, snapping up an independent agency...

A leading estate agent has urged others in the industry to follow his example and make local TV programmes to build...

Humberts has signed off in bizarre style leaving only false contact details on its website. The historic agency - which closed several...

OnTheMarket has this morning announced that as of December 2, over 3,000 more offices had been signed under new paying contracts...

It’s been revealed that Countrywide is involved in a pilot exercise to help the creation of a so-called ‘affordability hub’ for...

The portals say they are ready and willing to play their part in changes approaching the industry, ranging from new agency...

Christmas gets ever closer and we’re delighted that you’re sending in those splendid festive videos and still photographs. Everyone today got in...

We recently asked readers for their questions to the portals - the questions they couldn’t really ask their local reps, but...

The relaunched easyProperty hybrid agency is to rely exclusively on local marketing to drive awareness and customers, and not follow the...

Agents have welcomed the surprise news from the Halifax that house prices last month saw their largest rise since the start...

PropTech services The ValPal Network and Loop Software have launched an integration which they say will reduce admin and maximise valuation opportunities...

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...

Humberts' experiment rejecting branches and promoting a supposedly one-stop-shop for property related services has failed with reports that the firm is likely...

We have two more terrific agents’ offices today in the latest of our gallery of Christmas decorations. You can be here too...

Data scientists have released a study into the characteristics of homes and how they give away the likely voting intentions of...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...

[Estate Agent Today was ‘off air’ for some of Wednesday and most of Thursday thanks to technical problems - we apologise...