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So we’ve been sent the ‘Save The Date’ card - it’s July 4. Now all we need is the invitation to the...

It’s tempting to think that Michael Gove’s proposed clampdown on Airbnb-style short lets is a uniquely British form of small-mindedness, part...

If you want to hear of a tale for our industry’s times - featuring housing shortages, planning disputes, rampant  inflation and...

Happy New Year and welcome to what’s looking like a busy - perhaps even hectic - 2024! I thought it worth running...

Is it really just a year ago that we were nervously wondering whether yet another Christmas would be Covid-affected? Little did we...

Some people will say: What problem? But they are getting fewer as the detrimental effect of increasing numbers of short lets on...

Cash buyers may no longer be king in the property market. The level of demand and lack of supply in the current...

We know from our customer research that being able to showcase property that looks the best it can online is the...

Timothy Douglas, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Propertymark, analyses the impact that the lack of available data is having on...

A campaigning MP is to meet with a government minister to discuss controls and disincentives for second homes. Former Liberal Democrat MP...

Work patterns and the employee experience have changed dramatically because of Covid, with a substantial rise in home, flexible and hybrid...

A pilot scheme has been announced to test ways of limiting second home ownership and reducing the impact additional properties have...

There are plenty in the estate agency and lettings world who don’t like the concept of Airbnb and similar enterprises. But they...

A government report suggests that house prices are rising at three times the national rate in some rural and coastal areas...

Media reports over the weekend suggest the government is preparing a triple whammy - three measures which may reduce the number...

The former leader of the Liberal Democrats is calling for a ban on family homes being used for holiday lets and...

Licensing of the short-term lets sector in Scotland was due to be introduced next month. However, it was recently announced that...

First off, hello and welcome to this new series – appearing in Estate Agent Today’s Breaking News section each month –...

A new portal-style PropTech product has launched and wants to recruit estate agents to its fold - despite describing the way...

What do General Electric, IBM, Microsoft, and WhatsApp have in common? Yes, they are American companies that boasted revenues of $50...

Can technology bring about the lasting change needed to the property industry? The industry has felt the effect of lockdown and...

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

There’s something of a conspiracy of silence over the problem of short lets. That is a stark claim but many siren voices...

The 2010s were a good decade for disrupters. Early on, Airbnb and Uber shook up the holiday lettings/hospitality and traditional black...

After a challenging period for the UK property market, recovery is very much on the cards and the end to uncertainty...

Over the past decade, the short-term rental industry, now eponymised by Airbnb, has experienced meteoric growth. This has been driven by the...

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

As we know, the world’s moving very fast and how we communicate now is drastically different to even 10 years ago....

I want to take the time this week to talk about PropTech startups and how they can often be seen to...

I suspect that at some time we have all rented an Airbnb (I am sitting on the couch of one as...

The government has published proposals for far-reaching changes to the way estate and letting agents are regulated, trained and licensed. The proposals...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

I hope you had another wonderful Bank Holiday weekend; only three weeks to hold on until the next one. Personally, it...

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

A former senior management figure at Rightmove and online estate agency Doorsteps is going it alone for a new holiday property...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? It just says “Agent” for, at the end of the...

London agency chain Portico has signed up to OnTheMarket.  The 17 branch firm, which handles both sales and lettings, has offices in...

Stamp duty relief for first time buyers of full-priced houses and apartments is to be extended to first time buyers of...

Perhaps it’s been our pre-occupation with Brexit, or on the other hand maybe we’re bored with politics, but this year’s Budget...

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

Some 45 per cent of so-called Empty Nesters - older owners whose children have left home permanently - say they are...

The death of traditional TV – where viewers sit down together to watch shows at defined times – has been much...

Hunters is partnering with a PropTech firm to allow homes on the market and still awaiting buyers to be short-let for...

The short let management company Lavanda - backed by Harry Hill, former chief of Rightmove and Countrywide - has launched software...

The rise of Airbnb has been majestic, going all the way from conception to becoming a common noun in less than...

The Savills-backed online estate agency YOPA has found itself in glittering company amongst 25 firms listed by business media site LinkedIn...

Historically, short-term rentals have been an unattractive business for the majority of estate agents and property managers. Scarcity of demand from tenants...

You may have heard that Airbnb and property management company, Lavanda has closed a £1 million angel investment round.  Backers include Purplebricks...

Former housing minister Gavin Barwell has been appointed as Theresa May's chief of staff. Barwell lost his Croydon Central seat – and...

East London estate agency Spencers is today being rebranded as Portico. The seven-branch network - which also trades as Phillip Leigh -...

I was recently contributing to whitepaper by a major bank about the future of the property industry and, as I was...

One of the biggest stories post-Brexit is how the housing market has proven to be more resilient than anyone could have...

As Trussle and Placester add to 2017s bonkers tally of PropTech investment, isn’t it time we end the conflict between Tech...

We’re used to stories on how the buying and renting of ‘formal’ accommodation - flats and houses - has become increasingly...

London based property management startup Airsorted has raised £1.5m in a funding round led by Concetric and the ever present PiLabs.  What...

The south’s seaside resorts are stealing the headlines for all the wrong reasons and at the heart of the troublesome issue...

Barely a week goes by without news of the latest disastrous AirBnB experience suffered by an unsuspecting landlord.   Whether it’s damage...

A firm says it wants to help agents and sellers frustrated by a stagnating housing market to short-let homes using controversial...

We’re all talking about second home stamp duty, changes to tax relief and the Prudential Regulation Authority’s suggestion that banks should...

In today's budget, the Chancellor, George Osborne, has announced a number of measures which will impact the property industry.  The Chancellor confirmed...

An international portal consultancy not previously known for its outspoken comments has sharply criticised OnTheMarket for its “protection of the status...

The controversial description of online agency eMoov as being valued at £20m - even though it currently does not even make...

Two interesting developments in the past week have shown how established parts of the agency industry - on either side of...