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The Property Ombudsman scheme is increasing its fees in January for the first time in six years - and it’s implementing...

OnTheMarket’s share price slumped to an all-time low just before the end of trading last week. The price fell to 69.0p during trading on...

The controversial former Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, is to be the keynote speaker at a property industry...

Hello, we hope you had a good weekend, and welcome to Monday - as ever, Property Jobs Today time, bringing you...

The latest market snapshot of prime central London suggests that homes there are now 15.2 per cent cheaper than five years...

Zoopla says it now offers the fastest listings search of all three leading UK property portals on mobile devices. In turn, it...

Belvoir has struck an innovative eight-year exclusivity agreement with Dacres, the 20 office estate agency network based in Yorkshire, to deliver...

House prices dipped a tiny 0.1 per cent in October - but this led to the annual rate coming in at...

It’s not-so-unlucky 13 for national property consultancy Bruton Knowles which has opened its 13th office in the country. The new office is...

If you haven’t noticed, it’s November already - a month where it’s increasingly popular for men to grow moustaches for charity....

Purplebricks has this morning released a brief and relatively downbeat trading statement to the City and its shareholders. The statement applies to the...

An estate agency has been fined £30,000 for waiting until minutes after the sale of a flat was completed to tell...

A London estate agency says a new scheme of apartments being launched for sale this weekend will be the first ever...

A stridently anti-Labour estate agent has launched a stinging attack on the Opposition’s policies and has issued a stark warning of...

Reapit has launched a platform, cloud infrastructure and marketplace called Foundations which aims to provide “all the PropTech solutions” for agencies’...

An online agent claims to have the answer to why fewer people are buying and selling these days. It’s not Brexit, stamp...

One of London’s leading estate and lettings agents has criticised the government over what he calls its “pitiful” record on affordable...

A London council wants government backing for a borough-wide Section 7 direction - effectively banning all agents’ boards being erected without...

Housing Minister Esther McVey has launched an expert advisory council that the government says is “dedicated to the digital transformation of...

Until now General Election pledges of stamp duty reforms were restricted to the Conservatives - but now a tax consultancy says...

This line is one that I use a lot in my speeches and presentations, often as part of the final slide. I...

A 10 point manifesto to drive forward leasehold reform has been published by prominent campaigner Louie Burns, of The Leasehold Solutions Group. The 10...

The National Association of Estate Agents and the Association of Residential Letting Agents have issued their manifesto for next month’s General...

Buyers and sellers changing their minds lie behind almost a third of fall-throughs - the single biggest reason why transactions collapse,...

A new study by the London School of Economics suggests that a high profile ban on the sale of new homes...

Relocation Agent Network has revealed a new competition in which member agents can win tip to £5,000. RAN currently offers four customer...

The National Audit Office, a spending watchdog, has exposed the government’s Starter Homes policy with a damning critique of its failure The...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has today published the paperwork behind the recent Countrywide £10m accounting controversy. Published on the RICS...

OnTheMarket will on Wednesday of this week issue over a million shares to agents who have signed new long-term listing agreements...

A survey undertaken for estate agency Jackson-Stops reveals that 55 per cent of people do not believe housing is a priority...

Zoopla is continuing its aggressive expansion of listings and services to agents with news this morning that it has added a...

Hello there and welcome along to the latest PJT, your weekly catch-up on who’s moving where in agency, amongst suppliers and...

A Labour proposal to dramatically improve energy efficiency in almost every British home would cost an estimated £60 billion. The upgrades would...

Reservation Agreements may require bigger financial penalties than the £500 to £1,000 currently envisaged if they are to work. That’s the view...

It’s on - although judging by the early lack of enthusiasm amongst the British public, you might be forgiven for thinking...

Two very different views on Brexit have come forward in the past 24 hours from different players in the industry. First off,...

A London estate agency is attempting to help leaseholders with short leases who may be finding it hard to raise funds...

There may be lots of agents giving time this weekend to see England at the Rugby World Cup final and Lewis...

Just because Halloween has officially been and gone for another year, doesn’t mean we would give up a chance to celebrate...

Foxtons' latest trading statement shows another fall in sales revenue - but this time lettings income is down too. In an announcement...

Countrywide’s ever-patient investors appear to have been unfazed by the company’s latest compliance issue, which has led to a £100,000 fine...

Agents and property industry figures have given a clear message to the government six weeks ahead of the General Election -...

Almost inevitably on Halloween, there’s a report today on the horror stories that deter buyers - but it may well be...

A tax expert is urging owners of second homes, as well as property investors and existing landlords, to seek independent financial...

The big day is here and thanks so much to all the agents who have this year sent in their Halloween...

London Central Portfolio, the investment consultancy which  saw signs of an upturn in the prime market in the capital this autumn,...

It’s now emerged that Countrywide has to pay a £100,000 fine to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors after breaching guidelines...

Countrywide has this afternoon released a statement suggesting it has, in its eyes, settled the controversy over unclaimed lettings funds being...

The former chief of an online estate agency says the top three surviving firms in the sector must merge if they...

Countrywide has declined to comment on circumstances surrounding today’s Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors disciplinary meeting about diverted funds. One of RICS’...

I was shocked, not so long ago, by an out of office reply I received upon sending an email to a...

Agents have interpreted the latest house price figures as evidence that the market is in limbo waiting for the Brexit -...

Thanks a lot - or should that be fangs so much? - for sending in photographs of your brilliantly decorated offices...

The Advertising Standards Authority has clamped down on misleading claims made by the organisers of a property raffle. The controversy surrounds an...

A small online agency which in six months of trading has secured around 140 sales says it’s on course to be...

An estate agency will pay out over £40,000 after being found to have misled customers and allowing one of its own...

Another estate agency has come out in favour of reservation agreements. High-end agency Chestertons says transactions currently fall through too frequently and the...

We’ve had a particularly scary entry for our Halloween videos and photographs - and our sympathy goes out to the innocent...

A former 10 Downing Street adviser says stamp duty on house sales should be scrapped or at least slashed in order...

Countrywide’s upmarket brand Hamptons International is urging all owners of homes with septic tanks to prepare for new regulations that kick...

Troubled online agency Yopa has launched an in-house subsidiary to sell mortgages and other financial services - and not just to Yopa...

A new league table of High Street agents’ charges published over the weekend reveals the locations where agents charge an average...

The founder of Rightmove and former Countrywide chief executive Harry Hill is one of a number of investors behind a new...

The number of prime residential housing transactions has increased rapidly in the past two decades and even in the past five...

Hello and welcome to a new week - one with darker evenings and colder days. But there is still plenty of activity...

A few days to go before Halloween and it’s great to see agents getting into the swing of the event. Today’s shout...

OnTheMarket is being accused by an agent of charging a monthly fee for a branch it knows to be shut. Ian King...

One of the most high profile estate agencies in the Republic of Ireland says it may re-enter the UK market after...

Thanks so much for the first pictures that you have sent of your fiendishly decorated offices for Halloween. It’s less than a...

The number of new mortgages approved by banks fell to a six-month low in September - but the annual figure shows...

It’s that time again, with the clocks going back an hour to mark the start of slightly brighter mornings and significantly...

A controversial estate agent and former head of an online agency is urging agents to knock on the doors of vendors...

One of the earliest British estate agencies to adopt the model of using self-employed or freelance agents operating under the same...

New figures released this morning by the National House Building Council show the number of new homes registered to be built...

A survey suggests that 15 per cent of people who work in the real estate sector feel unsafe at work. This figure...

It’s only a week to the Big Day when gore-splattered figures wreak havoc on an unsuspecting industry and nation. But enough about...

A London agency has told Estate Agent Today that it makes some of its buyers pay upwards of £5,000 in Reservation...

London agency Benjamin Stevens has made a lifestyle-focused viral ‘TV show’ for YouTube viewers. The agency has called it North London TV...

It was in this very column, back in July, when I wrote about how the British government was starting to take...

Young homebuyers want tech-savvy, astute and attentive estate agents who are able to handle their complex requirements via a range of...

Hunters has announced a new branch being opened in Ickenham, part of Hillingdon in north London.  It’s to be the third branch...

There’s been an encouraging increase in property transaction volumes according to new figures from HM Revenue & Customs. The total number of...

One of the industry’s leading consultants says Rightmove is in a form of abusive relationship with agents, who should consider legal...

An estate agency says it has produced technology allowing clients to track the precise whereabouts of their estate agent when he...

Knight Frank - which a year ago loudly announced a 14 per cent profits leap - has now reported an 11...

One of the country’s most prominent estate agents has given renewed backing to a pilot project on reservation agreements, being tested...

Independent family-run agency Kalmars, which currently has just one office in the capital, has revealed the first of four new branches...

Housing minister Esther McVey says Compulsory Purchase Orders and brownfield land registers are to be made digitally transparent.  This will allow CPO...

First details have emerged of the information vendors may have to provide up-front In future transactions if government house buying reforms...

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has given more details of the trial of reservation agreements likely to take...

The latest Rightmove asking price index indicates a smaller than usual autumn bounce - that’s a sign, the portal says, of...

The chief executive of Purplebricks UK says the struggling hybrid agency is definitely not for sale, despite recent sales of stakes...

Hello, welcome to another Monday and the latest PJT. As ever, a brief reminder to please let us know your appointments new...

Zoopla has unveiled new functionality that it claims will make searching for new homes easier for consumers - and resumes the...

A London estate agency chain says It’s seen a 59 per cent surge in the number of its clients who have...

A new national agency concept - eXp UK - has told Estate Agent Today that its recruitment schedule is running “well...

Controversy and Purplebricks have gone hand in hand since the agency was first launched in 2012, through its float on the...

The police are looking for witnesses or anyone who can help identify the burglars accused of an extensive spray-paint attack on...

The latest housing market snapshot from the listings website Home suggests more regional markets are heading for price corrections. Home says that...

As the country nears a Brexit deal (maybe… perhaps… possibly) there’s time to reflect on a quite contrasting process - the no-nonsense...