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The recent dip in inflation to 2% for the first time in three years brings a glimmer of optimism in the...

Borrowers are currently rolling off relatively favourable two-year fixed-rate deals agreed at the start of 2022, but the pain from higher...

The property market is awash with data. A quick Google search and any prospective buyer can find property prices, listing history,...

The emergence of the Digital property market represents the most profound shift for the industry itself since the advent of the...

More than half of agents have cited 2023 as a difficult financial year, research has revealed. Analysis by data firm Landmark Estate...

Go back a hundred years and property transactions were a much simpler affair. A group of people could get together in...

Large language models, machine learning, artificial intelligence, artificial general intelligence, and 'the singularity' change everything, but there again, they change literally...

In the property industry, technology must work in a way that is right for agents, helping to free them up to...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

I'll start with a confession. I am not an estate agent - I'm a marketer. But since I joined the industry...

An industry marketing expert has questioned the strategies of ‘house of brand’ agencies. Writing exclusively for Estate Agent Today, Simon Leadbetter, former...

The term mixed-tenure development usually refers to residential developments where different residential tenures are provided on the same site. Typically, tenure was...

Success with your chosen CRM solution should not be a one-and-done package. Once you team up with a stellar CRM provider,...

CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...

By adopting a top-notch Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution, you're not only opening doors to acquiring new customers and nurturing existing...

Two major agency brands used their annual general meetings (AGM) yesterday to outline a positive view of the property market, with...

LSL Property Services has recruited David Barral to its board and as chair designate to replace Bill Shannon. Barral, formerly chief executive...

Recent tragic deaths of women walking home alone, notably Sarah Everard, have highlighted the need to address gender inequality in the...

Black mould associated with condensation is becoming an increasing problem for homes in the UK and following the tragic death of...

Lies, damned lies, and statistics this week. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though I’m being bombarded...

Two Foxtons directors have vowed to stand down from the agent’s board following opposition to their re-election at the company’s annual...

What’s the difference between Centralised Ledger Technology and Decentralised Ledger Technology? Repeat after me; centralised and decentralised ledgers and Distributed Ledger Technology...

Estate Agent Today has been told that Lecram Holdings – the investment vehicle of Adam Smith which last week increased its...

A recent study conducted by the Technical University of Denmark reported that the attention span of people around the world is...

One of the biggest frustrations people have with the home buying and selling process is the amount of time it takes...

The worst cost-of-living crisis in generations is everywhere we look and agents – and the property industry more widely – are...

Purplebricks is set for its annual general meeting amid shareholder pressure over its performance and position of its chairman. The beleaguered online...

As uncertainty, apprehension and anxiety increasingly infiltrates every aspect of our professional and personal lives, to ‘keep calm and carry on’...

First-time buyers have been urged to manage their expectations after it revealed that 79% believe their first home will meet all...

Purplebricks’ non-executive chairman has upped his stake in the beleaguered online agent ahead of the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) next month. A...

As temperatures rise and the holidays begin many of us will be looking to enjoy our gardens and make improvements to...

It may be cliche to say, but technology is advancing at such a fast pace. So fast, in fact, that according...

The current challenges facing the conveyancing sector have put the industry in the spotlight. Here, property expert Colum Smith, Chief Vision...

The government is being urged to tailor its housing market reforms beyond solely focusing on first-time buyers. It comes as new analysis...

Fundraising frolics by agents and property professionals this week include bike rides and triathlon challenges, plus the charity award season returns. Remember,...

In this Q&A, I catch up with Jesper With-Fogstrup, chief executive officer of Smoove (formerly ULS Technology until a very recent...

One of estate agency’s biggest groups yesterday announced the start of a share buyback programme for a tranche of up to...

PropTech solutions have continued to ingratiate themselves in both the forefront of an agency within advertising mediums and in the backend...

Imagine a world where you, as an agent, could focus on what you do best. Building and managing relationships, showing properties,...

The Lomond Group, reported over the weekend to be in talks to buy high-end London agency Chestertons, has this morning announced it’s...

The existence of online agencies means some consumers believe real life estate agents are unnecessary in a deal - but the rest of...

By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...

Controversial London agency Foxtons is to review its policy on top management bonuses. This follows a shareholder revolt at the agency's AGM...

Shareholders in Purplebricks have given overwhelming backing to the company’s remuneration policy - including substantial bonuses for senior executives which had...

In this guest editorial, experienced property solicitor Lorraine Richardson argues that reservation agreements - designed to reduce the number of fall-throughs in...

A date has been set for Purplebricks’ shareholders to give their verdict on a controversial remuneration package given to the agency’s...

Apart from a buoyant market, high transaction levels, and consumer confidence in the property market, one considerable additional benefit which has...

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

The race to complete home sales before the stamp duty holiday came to an end on June 30 has created what...

By any measure, the housing market has been unprecedently busy in recent months, fuelled not just by the stamp duty holiday...

OnTheMarket’s annual general meeting date has been set for later this month - and it’s likely to be virtual despite expected...

So, who would have thought it? England finally beat Germany in a knockout game at a major competition - and it...

EweMove, the high profile hybrid estate agency owned by The Property Franchise Group, says it has recruited a record 30 new...

The private treaty process has been in need of modernisation for a long time. When we open an account with a...

Controversial Foxtons chief executive Nic Budden is to pocket a bonus package of around £1m - despite a huge shareholder rebellion at...

Foxtons is facing another shareholder revolt over the bonus being given to its chief executive despite taking £7m in state Covid...

As an indication of the frenzied property market, this may take some beating - an agent has had 18 viewings on...

Countrywide shareholders have overwhelmingly backed the offer by Connells to buy the company. At a special virtual AGM today 99.58 per cent...

At the back-end of last year and the start of this, the biggest news stories in town – besides debates over...

Countrywide shareholders will next month have the opportunity to vote on the Connells bid to purchase the troubled estate agency group. The...

Propertymark, the overarching body aiming to bring five different associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) into a single brand, was...

With the Government announcement this week of another national lockdown across England amid the surging coronavirus infections, it once again puts...

Recent debate about urgent need for reform and better collaboration within the property industry, has once again come under the spotlight...

Foxtons has announced that its remuneration policy for senior management is to stay unchanged - and it says a voting problem...

It’s been an unexpected year for the property market, shaped by the effects of the pandemic. We didn’t quite anticipate the...

The only certainty at the moment is ongoing uncertainty. It’s something we’ve got used to in 2020, but it’s still not...

The latest review by the National Trading Standards Estate and Letting Agency Team into referral fees places the outdated practice of...

The pandemic and the way the government has reacted to the private rental sector (PRS) has got me thinking about the...

Businesses across all sectors have struggled to adapt to the changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. One group that have bucked...

There appears to have been a small shareholder rebellion at Countrywide’s annual general meeting over the company’s remuneration of senior management. No...

A working party of property professionals is being set up to look at whether and how property logbooks could help speed...

The Property Franchise Group - parent company of six agency brands including EweMove and Martin & Co - says all of...

Troubled estate agency group Countrywide has invited shareholders to submit questions to the company ahead of its AGM later this month. Countrywide...

Foxtons - which has recently closed branches and furloughed staff - has described a shareholder rebellion over senior management bonuses and pay...

There's widespread expectation that Foxtons’ senior management will face sharp criticism at the company’s Annual General Meeting today. The hottest issue at...

Rightmove’s shareholders appear to have been generally unmoved by the string of protests against the portal in recent weeks. At the portal’s...

If there are agents still uncertain as to whether their company or themselves as individuals are claiming the maximum business support,...

The peak of the 2020 sales market is likely to be September instead of the usual early summer - but that...

Foxtons' Annual General Meeting next month is to be held virtually, meaning voting will be electronic. A feature of last year’s AGM...

Foxtons says it’s furloughed 750 staff and asked high paid staff earning over £40,000 to take a 20 per cent pay...

Much like PropTech, Open Banking has been used as a buzzword in recent years. However, when it comes to the rental...

Savills has withdrawn its planned dividend to shareholders but says it could declare an "enhanced" payout at an unspecified later date. Only...

Former housing minister Alok Sharma has revealed new measures to allow agencies and other businesses to avoid insolvency during the virus...

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

The Atlantic Ocean is a vast space – some 4,000 miles eastwards across from the USA until land is met again....

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

Foxtons has revealed that the chair of the troubled agency’s remuneration committee has stood down with immediate effect. This are also unconfirmed...

Troubled London estate agency Foxtons says it has rewritten its remuneration policy for its senior management following a shareholder revolt at...

Purplebricks' senior management avoided a shareholder revolt yesterday during the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM). Last weekend, it emerged via the Sunday...

The Purplebricks share price dropped by 1% to 108p yesterday as investors prepare for today's Annual General Meeting. The hybrid agency's market...

Purplebricks is reported to be facing a shareholder revolt this coming week at its annual general meeting because of bonuses paid...

London agency Foxtons has announced some management changes - the first since a shareholder revolt at the firm’s annual general meeting...

A banking company used by OnTheMarket has issued a note to its investor clients claiming the portal “arguably beats its peers...

Hunters chairman Kevin Hollinrake, who is also a Conservative MP, has given notice that he would resign the party whip if...

The typical new real estate agency forms when an entrepreneurial high performer quits their job at a leading chain and sets...

Shareholders at today’s annual general meeting of OnTheMarket will hear the latest conversion figures showing how many agents on free or...

Gazumping is alive and well in much of the country, despite the slowdown in the property market, according to new research...

Four years ago, as we approached the general election, Andrews Property Group held a roundtable debateon the impact the election might have...

Countrywide has named a senior businesswoman as chair of its controversial remuneration committee which was at the centre of a row...

The influential Treasury Select Committee says estate agents should be more closely monitored to ensure they abide by anti-money laundering regulations. In...