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Amid the frenetic news agenda of recent weeks, a story broke that may have easily passed you by. It revealed how tenant...

GetAgent has been ordered to make its marketing claims clearer following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The advertising watchdog...

The Women in Estate Agency support group has unveiled details of its latest conference. The event will take place at The IET...

An agent with two decades of experience in the industry has returned to the town where it all began. David Bruckert, the...

OnTheMarket has become the first major UK portal to allow agents to promote their own revenue generating partnerships on listing pages. Agents who...

Hybrid self-employed agency brand eXp UK has revealed the first three recipients of its new ICON Awards programme. The ICON scheme offers...

A co-founder of new free-to-list portal Jangle has outlined how the new business aims to disrupt the property listings market. Prime property...

The self-employed model, after years of not really catching on fully, was given a major boost by the pandemic and the...

The chief executive of Boomin says agents have asked him to do something about rival portals “pocketing income from mortgage referral...

A national newspaper has lifted the lid on what it alleges to be the backgrounds of high-end self-employed agents who feature...

The latest easyProperty franchise has landed in Luton, the spiritual home of the easy brand as it’s the place where budget...

In a 'coup' for property data firm Homesearch, Keller Williams UK, which has some 400 agents under its banner across the UK,...

One of the biggest trends since Covid, in the property world and elsewhere, has been a shift towards more hybrid, flexible...

The son of an Oscar winner has been named as the latest estate agent working under the easyProperty banner. Damian Wanstall is...

eXp UK - an agency brand with roots in the US - says it now has 200 self-employed agents operating under its...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, I am delighted to chat with Lucy Morton, Head of Residential Agency at JLL, about...

Hello and welcome to Agents Do Charity as we are on the threshold of May why not get on to the...

The largest company involved in the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it’s producing a “disruptive digital market campaign to address...

Countrywide, which is thought to have closed over a fifth of its branches in recent years, has opened a new office...

A former London estate agency owner and finalist on The Apprentice says he’s now returning to the sector to sell new-builds. Jamie...

The frenzied housing market and the uncertain wider economic outlook during the pandemic have combined to lead to a surge in...

When it comes to the future of the property market in the wake of Covid-19, there are two main schools of...

An American realtor who once predicted his company would have 5,000 UK estate agents working under its banner is now saying...

Some 275,000 subscribers have signed up for the latest Zoopla email education programme under the Zooploma banner. This one is aimed at...

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of PJT, the industry’s summary of new movers. Of course many agencies are reassessing their...

The only story that has come remotely close to pushing coronavirus – and its various knock-on effects – off the top...

Social distancing will be part of our daily routine moving forward for the foreseeable future and if you run an estate...

There has been much speculation about when agents will be allowed back to work, and what the new office working environment...

The Kremer Signs company has unveiled a package of products for agents to use in the new era of social distancing.  These...

Individual franchisees operating under the Winkworth banner are receiving what the company calls “comprehensive help” on a range of issues, including...

Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, we are all being told to stay at home as much as possible to contain...

The landscape of the estate agency market in the UK is evolving to reflect changes in the way we live our...

'It's a recipe, not a menu' is a mantra championed by a host of Keller Williams' millionaire estate agents. But what are...

A property portal says that it’s going to remain free to list for estate and letting agents - and that pledge...

Yes, believe it or not, we’ve nearly reached the end of a whole decade. And what an eventful decade it’s been. We’ve...

The Australian agent is a very different beast to his or her British counterpart - and it’s not just because we...

Property voyeurism and the festive season have long been bedfellows for many Brits. The heady combination of over-indulgence and regret, close proximity...

There has been a real wind of change in estate agency and over the last 18 months we have seen the...

A high-end estate agency which describes itself as 'the world's only global lifestyle real estate company' is recruiting new partner agents. Quintessentially...

Connells Group has announced its acquisition of an independent Cambridgeshire agency - and it says it’s on the look out for...

Three former online estate agency founders - including the controversial Russell Quirk - are going into mainstream full fee agency. They are...

Purplebricks is the “Official Estate Agent Of Team GB” for the build-up to and completion of next summer’s Olympics in Tokyo. It is going...

West Sussex estate agency Robert Luff and Co has merged with the long established company Sawyers Estate Agents. This creates a new...

An online estate agency insists the online/hybrid sector will take a 50 per cent market share in the future - despite...

Many of the industry’s best known and widely respected suppliers have set up a new group which they say offers agents...

In another bid to take on Rightmove, OnTheMarket is introducing a new range of advertising products which will enable agents to...

The monthly index of house price changes in Britain’s major cities, for many years operated under the Hometrack banner, has been...

Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...

Fine & Country has opened its latest office in the Lancashire town of Rossendale, specialising in high-end properties across the county. The...

Over the last 10 years, so much has changed within the marketing sector, including the surge of mobile use, the way...

OnTheMarket today launches a new TV advertising campaign which aims to highlight its 'New & Exclusive' marketing feature. Agents listing with the...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld one of two complaints made against OnTheMarket's TV and print advertising. The complaints refer to...

Highly regarded industry figure Simon Whale, who quit his role as head of sales at Reapit on Friday, took to the...

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...

An estate agency has been threatened with legal action by its local council for displaying fundraising event banners above its office. Country...

London estate agency chain Dexters is expanding its brand once again thanks to a new partnership with Stirling Ackroyd New Homes.  Dexters...

Complaints about a Purplebricks claim concerning its Local Property Experts have been rejected by the Advertising Standards Authority. Complaints came from PDQ...

In his PropTech 3.0 report, Andrew Baum dedicated an entire section to blockchain; it was titled: ‘Blockchain is coming – get...

Giving clients reliable advice when they are buying, selling or letting a home lies at the core of every successful estate...

Humberts, a member of Agents’ Mutual, is today launching an online-only option and claims it can list online-only properties on OnTheMarket. Such...

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

For my latest Property Natter I have sought the opinions of two well-known property consultants - Michael Day, managing director of...

The Advertising Standards Authority has intervened after a series of complaints about adverts placed by estate agents and other property industry...

Your terrific Christmas pictures continue to drop like snowflakes - thanks very much to everyone who has contributed to our daily...

The Property Professionals Support Centre, set up earlier this year to provide compliance advice and training, has launched a free compliance...

With more house-hunters than ever now starting their search for a new home by typically looking online on one of the major...

An estate agency is defending itself after sharp criticisms from local groups following the display of the firm’s banners on lampposts. Greene...

On Tuesday we managed hail, snow, rain, sun and a chilly wind all in one day. Whatever you want to say...

Chief executive Alison Platt says Countrywide Group will always remain a “house of brands” but will nonetheless move to “fewer, stronger...

Zoopla Property Group, which earlier this year snapped up comparison website uSwitch, is launching a new marketing scheme allowing agents to...

Marsh & Parsons has expanded its residential development and investment department with the appointment of David Duke as Director of Residential...

We've caught the apparent death of the high street estate agent on video - or at least that's what online estate...

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an advertisement by estate agency Redman Casey accusing it of misleading statements over customer recommendations...