Archive

Sentiment about sales volumes among surveyors and estate agents is at its most upbeat level for more than two years and...

London agency chain Dexters has reported a huge 23% rise in revenue to £181m in a statement released this morning. Profit soared...

The property market appears to be benefiting from the much-hoped for spring bounce, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors...

Homebuyer and seller activity has finally started to turn positive, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) suggests. The latest...

The Guild of Property Professionals has set a date for its Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony on 22 March 2024. It will...

Negative outlooks appear to be reducing amid property professionals as falling mortgage rates filter through to the housing market, according to...

Manchester-based premium agency Settio Property Experience has unveiled expansion plans including appointing its first managing director as well as launching an...

A former director of Southampton-based property brand White & Guard has launched his own estate agency in Hampshire. Rob Rowe has unveiled Rowe...

Three men who set fire to an estate agency branch in Luton while residents of upstairs flat were home have been...

Dexters has entered the Asian property market with the acquisition of LiFE Residential. The deal strengthens Dexters position in London and also...

Fisher German has promoted 39 colleagues across all areas of its business, include making three partners. Ed Moore, part of the agency...

The managing director of an estate agency has pleaded not guilty to a charge of assault by beating but did not...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. If you have a charitable event or...

Agency brand Hat and Home has launched a new branch in Ascot that will be led by Paul Price. He joins the...

Chestertons has announced its second acquisition in six weeks and third of the year. The London agent has acquired boutique Chelsea agency...

Dexters has hinted at more acquisitions, particularly around greater London. Andy Shepherd, chief executive of the London agent, suggested the brand is...

Two sets of housing data have suggested a declining property market, with further price drops on the horizon. Halifax has recorded the...

LSL Property Services’ share price hit a six-month high during trading yesterday after it announced its entire estate agency network would...

A more stable picture of the housing market may be emerging, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has suggested. It comes...

A property business acquisition expert has highlighted the challenges Dexters could face in its recent takeover of Marsh & Parsons. Dexters acquired...

There are plenty of inspiring examples of charity partnerships with property brands this week, from foodbanks to hospitals. If there are charitable endeavours...

Dexters has acquired rival London estate agent Marsh & Parsons from LSL Property Services. The move creates an agency operating 150 offices across London,...

A high-profile London estate agency has been chided by iconic Hollywood actor Sir Michael Caine for using his image and one...

Agents have been putting their hands in their pockets and getting active for plenty of good causes over the past week. If...

Agency stock has hit a new low as surveyors report falling instructions and a drop in demand. The latest RICS Residential Market...

Knight Frank has recruited two former Savills executives to launch and run its new homes team in Cheltenham. The property consultancy and...

Foxtons had become ‘flabby’ and lost its sense of business, its interim chief executive Peter Rollings claims. Speaking on The Guild of...

Better LGBT representation is needed among property professionals, both in the workplace and in marketing, campaigners claim. LGBT property networking group Freehold...

Agents using Boomin have managed to convert more than 20% of SmartVal valuation requests into instructions. The challenger portal and lead generation...

The limited amount of property stock continues to push up house prices despite cost of living concerns, surveyors claim. The latest RICS...

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

A high profile London estate agency has appointed two so-called Wellness Ambassadors to look after the mental health and wellbeing of...

Some 86 Bronze, Silver, Gold and Special Awards have been presented to agents in the Guild off Property Professionals at its...

A London estate agency has won a rarely-awarded gong from the Feefo reviews service - and the company says it’s testimony...

No matter how dark the news, there’s light in our industry thanks to so many agents and suppliers doing good deeds....

A franchise for two agency offices in west London has been acquired by property professionals Faith Cook and Georgia Everton-Wallach –...

Foxtons has this morning announced that former managing director Peter Rollings is rejoining the agency 16 years after his departure. Rollings was...

One of the first companies to promote the self-employed ‘broker’ business model has announced its first franchise agreement - and says...

An independent estate agency with an eye to fashion has launched a second office in the Home Counties, just nine months...

The push for greater sustainability, energy efficiency and generally being ‘green’ has existed in the agency world for several years -...

Hello and welcome to a new week - and even as Christmas approaches there remains plenty to report about people moving...

A business once called “the UK’s poshest estate agent” has revealed that it’s under new management. Bective - formerly called Bective Leslie...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your chance to catch up with who’s moving where in our industry. If you have...

The man who admits he was “the acceptable face of Foxtons” in its golden period says he finally left because it...

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and Marsh & Parsons - has reported record figures as...

Two of Britain's largest agency groups have sold their stakes in a property search firm. Both LSL and Connells have announced the sale...

Welcome to the start of another week and as the housing market continues at full pelt, so does the movement of...

Welcome to another working week and with it, our regular update on appointments and moves within our industry. Please let us know...

The end of the week is always charity day here on EAT, and this week we have a typical cross section...

Propertymark Qualifications is reporting a surge in exams being taken and booked as restrictions ease allowing test centres to reopen. Since they...

Britain’s second largest estate agency has outlined radical new plans to shift direction, making financial services and not sales or rentals...

A hybrid agency which until now has been active only in London is launching new hubs in Manchester and Brighton. Agent &...

One of the industry’s leading consultants has calculated staff turnover rates at the country’s leading estate agencies. Christopher Watkin, the consultant who...

Hello and welcome to this edition of Property Jobs Today, a chance to catch up with who’s moving where in the...

Much of the agency industry has reacted with delight at the extension of the stamp duty holiday deadline until June. Rightmove estimates...

The acquisition of Countrywide by Connells might just be the deal of the century in the British estate agency industry. That’s the...

A leading enthusiast of the self-employed agency business model says even in these challenging times people can make a success of...

Countrywide shares soared yesterday, rising 47 per cent on the previous close at one point as investors relished the prospect of...

Shorter days and darker nights deflate the spirits, especially in today’s challenging circumstances, but there’s some bright news - a large...

There’s to be a new Marsh & Parsons office in London as the LSL-owned brand expands its network to Acton in...

Hello and welcome to PJT, our Monday feature giving you the inside track on major moves in and across our industry. Let...

Recent Natters have explored the differences between the UK and American models of agency, and why Purplebricks failed to make a...

The chairman of LSL Property Services - Simon Embley - says he is “increasingly optimistic” about the outlook for the market,...

Hello and welcome to the end of the week and the prospect of a sunny weekend. We appreciate fund-raising is difficult with...

The chief executive of a hybrid agency in London has revealed why he deserted big corporates to create his own company. Rollo...

LSL Property Services has this morning released details of its response to the Coronavirus crisis. All members of its board have taken...

You wouldn’t expect the good folk at Strutt & Parker to have anything less than a superlative set of home offices...

A leading estate agency says it has observed that some banks previously opposed to accepting remote and desktop valuations have started...

An estate agent who has himself made the move from the High Street to a hybrid operation has urged anyone in...

Some of the biggest figures in the industry have given Estate Agent Today their reaction to the news - broken yesterday...

Welcome to the first February PJT. As the year progresses the industry embarks on more appointments, especially with a market that’s...

LSL Property Services, which embarked on a significant branch closure programme last year, has reported a 16 per cent slump in...

Following on from the second half of the last decade, the first few weeks of 2020 have been a bit mad...

After a year dogged by Brexit deadlock, political turmoil, and slow growth, estate agents’ confidence in the property market hit a...

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

A trading statement this morning by LSL Property Services - owners of Reeds Rains, Your Move and Marsh & Parsons -...

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

Savills, Knight Frank, Cushman & Wakefield and JLL are the main estate agencies now working with a review website allowing buyers...

One of the first so-called ‘hub’ hybrid estate agencies using self-employed freelances instead of staff says it’s moving to bigger premises...

Tim Hyatt, currently in charge of Knight Frank’s London residential operation, is to take over as the firm’s residential work across...

In a previous Natter, I promised to talk more about CRMs – and here I stick to that promise. Following on from...

‘Workers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains’. So is written on the tombstone of the father...

LSL Property Services, parent firm of Your Move and Reeds Rains, says the company’s branch closure programme was a success with profits...

A review website set up by a former estate agent says £1m of new funding will allow it to roll out...

Sharp-witted marketing advisers for Marsh & Parsons have done it again with a clever poster and social media campaign to mark...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, the destination where you can catch up with the key moves announced in the...

One of the capital's best-known agents, Marsh & Parsons, has expanded its network with a new office in Streatham Hill, South...

Hello and welcome to Property Jobs Today - your final chance before the Easter break to catch up with the key...

Hello - here we are once again with the weekly round-up of key moves in the agency and related industries. We’re letting...

Family-run Chelsea agency Russell Simpson is marking 40 years of business by expanding for the first time in its history, opening...

The Met Office says today, March 1, is the first official day of spring - perfect timing to coincide with the...

The two men behind a low-profile hybrid estate agency say their company is flourishing after two years in business, during which they...

The end of the snow has given way to warmer weather, and while it’s a little early to speak of spring...

A review website has launched that describes itself as “a new and powerful research and marketing tool in the residential property...

Formal consultations have started concerning the job losses and branch closures for Your Move and Reeds Rains, revealed yesterday by their...

A major restructuring of LSL Property Services has just been announced to shareholders, with substantial numbers of branch closures. The statement says...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT.  Everyone here let us know about their jobs news by emailing press@estateagenttoday.co.uk - please do...

The seemingly-endless debate surrounding Brexit may be punishing for estate agents in London in particular but one, at least, is making...

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and London agency Marsh & Parsons - has given a...

A hybrid estate agency which uses freelance agents operating from a central hub is now expanding from London into the Home...