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High interest rates, slow price growth and more stringent tax rules have eroded Buy-to-Let’s (BTL) charm for a number of landlords,...

Why professional indemnity claims are on the rise In today's volatile economic landscape, the uncertainty faced by landlords and tenants has reached...

Agents are being urged to take extra care when dealing with sales on behalf of someone who lacks mental capacity. Kate Stockdale,...

Following publication of the Renter’s Reform Bill and the media coverage surrounding it, many agents and their landlords will understandably have...

Agents are being reminded to conduct health and safety checks on their listings as well as in the office. This is according...

Vaboo is a Customer Engagement and Reward Platform enabling Tenants and Landlords to give their insights into the relationships that matter...

Winkworth agents ranked second when it came to property exchanges in London last year, the franchise agency brand claims. A trading update...

Most agents are falling foul of anti-money laundering (AML) rules by accident but the sector could face more compliance-related fines by...

Are landlords following the law? To answer this question, the Government grouped answers from its English Private Landlords Survey 2022 according...

A fundraising page setup to encourage donations for a sales negotiator who suffered a life threatening accident while on a family...

The managing director of an Essex-based estate agency has set up a GoFundMe page to encourage donations for a stricken colleague...

For some time, LinkedIn was seen – fairly or unfairly – as stodgy, dull, corporate and formal. The uncool uncle to...

As Britain’s housing boom continues,  SDL Property Auctions has warned of ten ways new homeowners could be fined up to £5,000...

Rising property prices in the UK mean that occupiers are renting long past their forties. According to the government’s last English...

I attended a forum in London a couple of weeks ago, which for the first time brought estate agents and conveyancers...

Rightmove is set to launch a new marketing campaign next week that encourages people to consider the different life they could...

A coroner says there is insufficient evidence to determine the cause of death of a 23-year-old estate agent found on a...

A veteran estate agent who set up his own business in one of Britain’s most popular locations is being mourned after...

Property checks can be the bane of a letting agent’s life if left unchecked. Throw in the winter weather, and you’ve...

A coroner says there is no explanation how an estate agent suffered a cut to his wrist, which led to his...

An estate agent in a branch of Hunters says he’s lucky to be alive after a car containing an elderly couple...

Some two thirds of agents and other property professionals who have worked alone have suffered an incident endangering their safety, according to...

As virtual tours start to get even more popular, and in some cases become the norm for the majority of letting...

A recent survey run by mio revealed that almost 50% of home movers selected their estate agent because they liked them....

Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...

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

As you’ll know by now, I like to use the Natter to shine a light on independent agents doing things a...

Being a letting agent today means keeping up to date with the long list of rules and regulations governing how a...

As regular readers will know, the Natter kickstarted a series last time out zoning in on local independent agents – the...

A young estate agent who set up his own online auction service took his own life after a long period suffering...

What are the best ways for a letting agency to generate additional revenue and stay ahead of the competition? Management fees are...

Putting fingers to keyboard to create blogs and articles isn’t always the easiest job for agents, particularly when meetings, viewings and...

We all know that people can’t move to a new house without going through the Conveyancing process. However, with that said,...

Most letting agents don’t set up a business to become accountants but losing control of client money poses serious risks for...

All my recent Natters have been focused on one particular topic, the coronavirus crisis, for obvious reasons. But there has been...

Let me start by wishing everyone well in these uncertain and precarious times. I truly hope you, your families, friends and...

The founder of an online agency has spoken publicly for the first time about how his near-death experience led him to...

Estate agents who deliberately over-value properties in order to win instructions are effectively committing fraud according to a prominent industry figure. Russell...

News broke last weekend of a further online estate agency casualty as letting agent Upad announced on its website that it...

There are fewer ‘accidental landlords’ - vendors who resort to letting out their homes because the sales market is difficult. That’s the...

There's good news for the market in at least one sector - mortgages offered to first time buyers. Latest figures from the...

It’s been two weeks since our last PJT, thanks to the Bank Holiday, so there’s plenty of news in today’s edition. If...

Innovate or Die. But What is Innovation? It Isn’t just PropTech A certain Mr Dick Whittington Esquire was once convinced that the...

The leasehold scandal has received plenty of press coverage, with horror stories of people living in homes that are impossible to...

When they first came onto the scene, online-only estate and lettings agents were predicted to swiftly spell the end for traditional...

Estate agents have responded cynically to the small-fry property sector announcements made by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in yesterday’s spring statement mini-Budget. Overshadowed...

Nobody likes change. It makes people feel threatened, undermines their confidence, and makes them worry about the future. But regardless of...

One of the west country’s best known estate agencies is about to enter a new era – led by a managing...

Over the past year I've had so many conversations with agents telling me how they feel that offering a premium customer...

In his keynote speech at the recent Negotiator Conference, Professor Andrew Baum sparked debate throughout the property industry. Baum’s speech, which began...

There’s been another call for the government to reform stamp duty - and this time the request is that the duty...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - which replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 - has now become effective and is...

I’m writing this a week into my instruction decision. It has been a fascinating journey to date. As I discussed last week,...

An estate agency has started a petition to get bollards erected outside its branch after two accidents, in each of which...

Data from a firm specialising in lone-worker protection suggests that there has been a 27 per cent increase in the number...

It’s been a big week for property news - controversies surrounding Purplebricks, merger discussions between big franchise operators, and another government...

Some good news is here for landlords and letting agents worried about the energy efficiency rating of their property – the...

Let’s be honest - few people saw this coming. The 89 to 11 per cent majority amongst Agents’ Mutual members for...

Savills has apologised to a potential client who accidentally received emails between agents saying one was “lumbered” with an enquiry about...

The agent working as both managing director and chairman of the Halls regional chain covering mid-Wales, the West Midlands and neighbouring...

Purplebricks’ advertising is very negative and critical of the competition. They talk about 'commisery', trying to make potential sellers feel ripped...

The estate agency which was fined £200,000 after a prospective house buyer fell 30 feet into a well during a viewing...

An inquest has ruled that the death of an estate agent was caused by shock or dry-drowning. Twenty-eight-year-old Daniel Hutton died last...

A hit-and-run driver has been jailed for three years and four months after a crash near Newmarket which left an estate...

Stansted estate agent Shaun Whiter says he wants to train to be a para-athlete after losing both legs in a horrific...

The head of Oasis estate agency in Staines has become a hero after saving a man from drowning after a pair...

An agent has expressed his anger and frustration at being the subject of an apparent cyber-attack which involved his office telephone...

An estate agent selling a home says he has been shocked by an incident in which a female prospective buyer fell...

By accident or design, the PR machine at OnTheMarket was beefed up last week.  Just as well. With the portal still reeling...

A body that regulates property searches has criticised some councils for providing “very poor service” which delays transactions. The Property Codes Compliance...

We’ve been facing some pretty adverse weather recently. Gales, storms and terrible flooding in parts of the country have upturned the...

In January readers of Estate Agent Today and Letting Agent Today were given the opportunity to give their views on proposed...

A Plymouth estate agency owner who suffered a ski accident which left him unable to walk or talk is to run...

You can't help but notice that it's back to school time – the shops are full of school uniforms and pencil...

Zoopla says a Labour victory would be “likely” to lead to falling house prices and rising interest rates and suggests “a...