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Chestertons has continued its London expansion with the acquisition of James Pendleton. With branches across Wandsworth, Battersea and Clapham, James Pendleton will...

Winkworth has revealed that it has not renewed franchises on offices “where our standards were not being met and results were...

Martin & Co in South West London’s long-standing franchisee Michael van de Vyver has added a fifth branch to his growing...

Savills has recruited Cory Askew to head up its newly established South West London Parks region. Askew joins from Chestertons having worked throughout...

A London-focussed agency is today launching a recruitment drive for 12 new team members as part of what it calls ”an...

Supply and demand is rising but there is still a shortage of larger properties for buyers, Chestertons claims. An update from the...

The acquisition will boost the group’s presence in South London, and both branches will be re-branded to Portico. John Chase, director at...

From carols to Christmas lights and jumpers, prime estate agent John D Wood & Co has been getting into the festive...

Images can have the ability to paint a vivid image, but video content can take this to the next level if...

Demand in prime areas of London has fallen in the first quarter of the year, says estate agency Benham and Reeves. The...

This is our first Property Jobs Today column of 2022 and it’s testimony to how busy our industry is right now...

An agency says two thirds of its sales valuations in London in the first quarter of the year have been conducted...

A company in the German Axel Springer publishing empire - which also invested in Purplebricks in the past - has put...

If it’s Monday, it’s jobs news day on EAT - welcome to the latest update. Want to be featured in our next...

Welcome to the start of another week and this catch up on the latest moves within the agency world. Everyone featured here...

We are on the threshold in December with the pandemic still dominating but we’re delighted there is still positive jobs news...

Aspire, the six-branch south west London agency, has dropped its previous franchise structure and reverted to being owned outright by its...

Steve, his name was. Steve, the board man. A rather frightening man, if truth be told. When I started at Foxtons, he used...

How prime London has changed. In 2002 work began on The Knightsbridge. Located within a stone’s throw of Harrods and a near-neighbour...

The popular and well respected ex-Knight Frank partner Tom Tangney has joined Rose & Partners, a boutique property firm serving prime...

Estate Agent Today understands that the Knight Frank agency has been hit by a large number of branch office heads quitting...

A hub-style agency says it’s achieved what it calls a mega-sale - and claims it’s the largest ever by a hub...

Bristol is the location outside London most searched for on Rightmove this year, by both buyers and renters. The average asking price...

Hello and welcome to the latest PJT, your weekly opportunity to catch up on key moves within the industry. Everyone mentioned here...

Hello there and we’re at the start of another Bank Holiday weekend - but no rest for you lot, working hard...

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

A think tank is suggesting that micro-homes could be the answer to London’s shortage of available homes for first time buyers. The...

It’s that time of the week again when we focus on the great work done by the industry, usually without much...

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

One of London’s best known estate agencies marks its 25th anniversary this month, having started with just two branches in one...

A website claim by the London estate agency Moveli has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority after a complaint from...

I loved my Foxtons office. I started in the Battersea branch. It was the old-style office; traditional carpets, actual properties in...

Four estate agencies have opened new branches, either as a result of expansion or because of acquisitions. Homes4u has opened a futuristic...

The bank Morgan Stanley says OnTheMarket’s listings have fallen 19 per cent in the past year. In a note to investors issued...

More price falls have been recorded across areas of prime London according to Savills.  The pattern is not uniform - the agency...

An estate agency has used the experiences of Cambridge, Oxford and other cities to forecast that pockets of central London's housing...

In their election rhetoric all the political parties informed us that the UK is experiencing a ‘housing crisis’, with all promising...

Estate Agent Today understands that the fledgling trade group CIELA - the Charter for Independent Estate and Letting Agents - has...

Following the election of Donald Trump, there has been a rise in the number of United States investors searching for property...

Forecasts are so last year: who anticipated Bowie, Brexit or Balls for example? Quotes, on the other hand, really ARE last year...

One of the key factors associated with an active private rental market in the UK, as detailed in the Dataloft PRS...

Another agency has opened an office in the troubled Nine Elms scheme in central London - this time the new entrant...

Some of London’s ailing new homes schemes may have been thrown a lifeline by the decision of technology giant Apple to occupy...

Square foot prices at one of central London’s most controversial new developments - Nine Elms - are down eight per cent...

Here are the top letting agents in Britain who go above and beyond to help their customers, as voted for by...

Research by data company Propcision claims that portal juggling - the listing and re-listing of the same properties - risks inflating...

The developer of Battersea Power Station is holding back around 150 apartments in phase three of the landmark scheme. In an interview...

A newspaper article claims that Rightmove and Zoopla are “awash” with what it calls “the unofficial resales of flats in developments...

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

Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward has opened two new offices, taking its London-wide network to well over 50 branches. The new offices are...

Cluttons claims homes for sale on the River Thames or with Thames views can command premiums of up to 67 per...

Prime Central London’s housing market will stagnate with no price growth at all next year, warns Savills. Even in 2017 price growth...

JLL today opens its eighth residential office in London, this one at at the Riverlight development in Nine Elms.  The office, which...

Research by the Financial Times shows that large numbers of flats at exclusive new London developments - led by Nine Elms...

Hamptons International is opening an Earlsfield & Southfield branch in south-west London, taking its network to 86 offices in the capital...

There has been much debate in recent years about Britain’s desperate need for more housing stock. Demand has been outstripping supply...

 Telephone answering specialist Moneypenny has topped off a remarkable week by scooping 4th position in the Sunday Times' list of the...