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Gaps between buyer and seller expectations have spread into the auction sector. The issue has become common among estate agents dealing with...

Propertymark is encouraging auctioneers to attend its upcoming open forum on the 2018 Ivory Act to make sure they are complying with this important law.   The Ivory...

As much of the country battened down the hatches for the first storm of the season, there may have been a...

A major auctioneering service is gearing up for its 10th anniversary and 75th in-room property sale later this week.   Auction House...

Auctions are increasingly moving online but firms are becoming concerned about chasing payments from buyers after the hammer falls. Research among members...

A popular estate agency is set to close after well over half a century in business. T Patterson Stewart Auctioneers and Estate Agency...

Broadcast personality and presenter Jenni Falconer has been named as the host of the Propertymark One Conference. Taglined ‘Raise Your Game’, Propertymark, will...

Hundreds of agents have already registered to attend the landmark Propertymark One conference at Wembley Arena on 27 June. Agency trade body...

Agency trade body Propertymark has secured Wembley Stadium for a new event that is bringing together sales, lettings, auctioneers, inventories, and...

Auctioneers claim they are benefiting from a sales market slowdown as buyers rush to make use of mortgage offers and sellers...

The auction industry could end up taking advantage of the upcoming downturn in the property market, because it provides the quickest...

Auctioneers have a better chance than agents of getting homes sold by Christmas, an industry figure claims. Jeremy Prior, managing director of...

An online auction company executive has been appointed to the National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers committee for Propertymark. Stuart Collar-Brown, co-founder...

Propertymark says more buyers are now looking at online auctions, making this a more viable route to sale than before. The latest...

Too few lorry drivers, hospitality staff and care home assistants - and now too few auctioneers, too. Propertymark says a surge in...

Whilst it was once seen as a way to sell niche or run-down properties, auction is now a mainstream method of...

A prominent estate agent has warned buyers and sellers about the perils of the controversial Modern Method of Auction. MMA is now...

One of the country’s top auctioneers is not going to stage any ballroom auctions this year - and it’s keeping its 2022...

A new PropTech startup is giving prospective buyers the opportunity to receive due diligence at a fraction of the time and...

Savills has held its fourth remote auction, raising some £32m with an 82 per cent success rate - making it the...

They are the names we hear about often, pushing for this or seeking clarifications on that. They are the representatives of...

National property auctioneer Pugh & Co is launching an initiative to partner with estate agents across the UK. Via a new network...

Lets Bid works in partnership with a variety of Estate Agents across the Uk from big franchise brands like Winkworth /...

Allsop has staged its first principal residential auction entirely online, and has raised £28m. Some 76 per cent of all lots offered...

Auction houses are the latest part of the residential sector to seek PropTech help to attract business during the Coronavirus crisis. For...

Hello and welcome to this week’s ADC - a sure sign that it’s the end of the week and time to...

Property auctions – online or otherwise – can be hugely helpful to sellers, buyers and estate agents. Online auctions, in particular, are...

Quite a few years ago, I spoke at a conference for auctioneers. It was a traditional affair. Rural location. Nice hotel....

Hello and welcome to PJT: even with little more than a fortnight before Christmas it seems there are still plenty of...

A new online auction service has launched this week, pledging a fairer service for agent partners, as well as buyers and...

A company operating the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it is trying to improve the sector’s image after a series...

iamproperty, parent company of IAMsold, says it now works with 2,500 estate agency branches nationwide and has sold over 16,500 properties...

Outsourced viewings firm Viewber now handles viewings for more than 50 per cent of all UK auctioneers. The claim is from Essential...

Estate agents are amongst the workers to suffer the worst fall in wages over the past 10 years according to shock...

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

Petty Estate Agents has acquired the real estate division of Cheshire-based Wright Marshall out of administration. The deal safeguards the company after...

The Property Ombudsman says its members must in future disclose referral fees in a bid to make previously-hidden costs open and...

A quick buy company that describes itself as an “express estate agency” is making a pitch for vendors who may be...

Outsourced auction provider IAMSold says it is the top independent auctioneer for residential property lots sold in 2018, according to the...

Cambridge-based agency and auctioneers Cheffins is celebrating the approach of 200 years in business with a very 21st century event -...

One of the country’s leading property auctioneers is back to the job he loves today after an absence of 12 months...

The debate about online auction charges levied on buyers continues this morning with the release of figures showing that one company...

The introduction of the Propertymark brand as a ‘consumer friendly’ umbrella name for a series of trade bodies has been a...

A consumer group which has already expressed alarm at some aspects of the so-called ‘Modern Method of Auction’ says it has...

A firm which links with agents to operate online auctions has hit back at a consumer group's allegations that this growing sector...

A consumer group says agents are securing increasing income from online auctions, but it warns that for buyers there are pitfalls...

One of the country’s largest auction houses has had to amend an advertisement on its website after an intervention by the...

An auction house says it was “scoffed at” four years ago when it began offering online options to customers - but...

Recent figures from the mainstream housing market may suggest a disappointing performance so far this year but Auction House, the UK’s...

Hello and welcome to our first Property Jobs Today, a weekly round-up of key job moves within estate and letting agencies...

Auction House says it has maintained its number one industry ranking, selling 3,485 lots last year – four per cent up...

Today’s the big day when we make our draw for two lucky Estate Agent Today readers to attend the prestigious Agents’...

Property has been changing hands for centuries, but when did estate agents as we know them today – with their branches,...

With several agent partner programmes available across the country, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, with...

Given the shift change in the estate agent world at the moment, with online models becoming more prevalent (think easyProperty’s £60...

The new anti-money laundering regulations introduced this week will delay the routine buying and selling of homes, a lawyer warns -...

The Advertising Standards Authority says it has “partly upheld” a complaint regarding a claim that a leasehold property was Sold STC. Greenslade...

The popularity of property auctions in the UK has increased enormously in recent years, supported by popular TV shows such as...

Auctions are a great way to sell property competitively, with a wide range of homes often selling under the hammer, and...

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

No longer just a domain for investors, developers and property traders, the auction room is now the preferred option of buying...

An online tool created by the Government Equalities Office reveals that women working in estate agency and auctioneering in the UK...

Auction rooms across the UK are filled with people looking to buy property, from bargain hunters to seasoned investors, ensuring that...

Auction house Clive Emson has launched a digital service through which vendors can sell land and property via an online auction. Clive...

An estate agency has been fined after a trading standards team accused it of making misleading statements on its website. Warwickshire county...

With a number of agent partner programmes available nationwide, estate agents can often increase business by offering sales by auction, especially...

Despite each day bringing remarkable headlines - not necessarily good news for a market wanting stability - estate agents are nonetheless...

Political and economic uncertainty caused by the upcoming EU referendum is beginning to hit the housing market according to two different...

London-based Auction House says the new stamp duty surcharge rules will encourage more sellers to use auctioneers. The additional homes three per...

The Arbon Trust is allocating £10,000 to help past and present NFOPP members in financial difficulties as a result of flooding...

The National Association of Valuers and Auctioneers has presented Katie Semmens of land and property firm Clive Emson with its prestigious...

Andrews & Robertson, one of the UK’s best known independent property auctioneers, has unveiled a new logo.  The launch completes the recent...