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At last! Well, they say small is beautiful and, if you’re in the property sector right now, you’d better believe it! The...

The first councils are finally being signed up to a new logbook partnership between the Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) and the...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

You may not have realised, but yesterday, the new government’s housing policy was agreed. No, I’m not talking about the new ‘Freedom...

There was a long-awaited return to the House of Commons this week when the Renters (Reform) Bill finally rose to the...

The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) has arranged a new pilot scheme for a group of lawyers and conveyancers to...

A variety of charities have received support from the property industry this week. If there are charitable endeavours you think the rest...

Estate agency stock has hit the highest level since February 2021, new figures from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...

One of the UK’s largest mortgage lenders has reduced its upper age limit in a blow for home buyers . Halifax is...

As the world marches relentlessly forward to 2024, the government’s flagship legislation for the private rented sector (PRS) remains in limbo. This...

Welcome to this week’s Agents Do Charity, our chance to salute those who do so much to help others. If your agency...

Three members of the Association of Leasehold Enfranchisement Practitioners take a brief look at some of the trials and tribulations awaiting...

Property professionals remain negative about the prospects for the housing market over the coming months amid low buyer demand and fewer...

The Able Agent has added further modules to its Wellbeing in the Workplace course.  The training platform has collaborated with KILN Associates,...

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

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Graham Paterson. If I had a business card it would probably...

Estate agency has changed. No longer is it required to sit in a high street office working the old way. Provide a...

The Government’s First Homes Scheme is set to be the first state-backed initiative to use digital property logbooks. It comes after a...

Two new companies have joined the Residential Logbook Association’s (RLBA)integration programme. Home move tracking platform adoor has integrated with the RLBA register...

Kendal’s Arnold Greenwood Estate Agents has expanded with the launch of a new south Cumbria branch. Estate agency services at the new...

St. George in Bristol has been identified as the UK’s strongest sellers’ market. Analysis by Rightmove found eight in ten homes listed...

A QR code on a sales board can land agents multiple leads at around £1 each, says Agency Express managing director,...

PM Property Lawyers has launched a service to offer all its conveyancing clients a digital property logbook for their new homes.  Working...

The Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) has produced a first specification for a ‘Digital Deed Pack’ that can be used for any...

A new estate agency has now announced that its co-founder is a Savills head of office who has jumped ship. Sebastian Hipwood,...

It’s no secret – 2023 is a difficult year for the property industry. While rising rents should lead to increased income...

An agent who went viral with musical property marketing videos has taken her last bow in estate agency. Keller Williams agent Claire...

High borrowing costs and an uncertain economic outlook remaining the main challenges for homebuyers, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)...

The property market remains weak but there are long-term signs of stability, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) claims. The latest...

I was delighted to read recently about the creation of the first ever ‘register of logbooks’ in the UK, which offers...

The Residential Logbook Association (RLBA) has launched the first iteration of its register, which aims to speed-up transactions and stop property...

Agents have plenty of ways to market properties, from pictures to 3D tours and videos but few, thankfully, have tried their...

You don’t need me to tell you that buy to let has had a torrid time of it lately. For agents trying...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they preview Estate Agency X 8, 2023 Estate Agency X is back and better...

Do you have lots of hipsters on your books looking for a home? New analysis aims to identify the hotspots for hipster...

Consolidation and industry challenges are among the key themes to be tackled at The Conveyancing Association’s (CA) annual conference next month...

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology could change the way buyers search for property and alter the way portals operate, a proptech boss...

Some top tips for saving for a deposit If you’re a first-time buyer - or even if you’re taking the next step...

Estate agents have seen a more muted start to the year for seller and buyer activity but there is concern about...

Agents haven't let the festive season get in the way of supporting good causes, and there is a big focus on...

Buyer demand, new instructions and agreed sales all continued falling in November, according to a downbeat update from the Royal Institution...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will have a go at balancing the nation’s books today and the main thing agents seem to want...

Regional estate agent Miles & Barr is showing its support for the home nations at this month’s World Cup with free...

With reform of the home buying and selling process as crucial as it's ever been, and disrupters like Coadjute and PEXA...

The housing market is moving but sellers need to be more realistic about pricing, Propertymark claims. It comes as the agency trade...

Many experts are predicting that house price growth will slow for the remainder of the year as the cost of living...

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

Long-established Hampshire estate agent Clarke Mews has shut all three of its branches in West End, Botley and Netley, with its...

As the great sporting summer continues – with the Lionesses triumphant against Germany last Sunday, the ongoing Commonwealth Games, and the...

If there’s one thing that received a boost as a result of Covid and lockdowns, it’s podcasts – which reached whole...

There has been plenty of movement in the property jobs market this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took...

There have been many articles about ‘digitising upfront information’, following the publication of DLUHC’s Levelling-Up white paper and National Trading Standards...

If there’s not a book called ‘The Art of Collaboration’ then there should be. Update: a quick Google search shows there...

Buyers are being urged to ditch their laptops and hit the streets to find a property. The property market is currently hampered...

First off, here at EAT we hope everyone enjoyed the Easter celebrations and didn’t eat too much chocolate! Despite the Easter break,...

The supply shortage may be coming to an end. That is the view from the latest RICS Residential Market Survey. The research among...

More vendors are wanting to use property logbooks in a bid to speed their sales and reduce the risk of fall-throughs. That’s...

Sales agreed per Propertymark member branch are now running at eight per month - the highest figure since last October according...

Those aficionados of the Sound of Music will recognise the tag line above. It came to my mind when thinking about...

Peta Milne, founder of Instagram growth and PR service Monimo, and a content writer at Choices Estate Agents, recently sat down...

In the last two years digital Property Logbooks for our homes have moved from concept to reality with almost a quarter...

Agents have 21 per cent fewer homes on their books now than a year ago according to a quick buy company. In...

The coming annual conference of Fine & Country, being held next month, is to have Boris Johnson’s brother as a keynote...

Letting agency growth experts are set to take to the virtual stage and use the latest tech to share their insights...

The level of house price growth is at a 17 year high at 11.2 per cent according to the Nationwide. The annual...

Mark Meyer, CEO, Meyers Estate Agents: “We’re on a mission to revolutionise the traditional concept of estate agency.   We don’t have...

Despite the progress made in so many areas, particularly in terms of leasehold reform – although we are calling upon the...

Well it’s about time isn’t it? We mean winter - it’s here at last, with white, wintry weather that gets us...

There’s been a dramatic 48.4 per cent fall in the number of property sales between September and October, reflecting the end...

In this latest Natter piece zoning in on independent agents doing things differently, following on from the one I did with...

The average asking price across the UK is now £43,000 higher than it was in late 2019 according to data and...

There’s been a significant rise in buyer interest in the energy efficiency of properties - but so far it’s making no...

In the latest exclusive interview for our Weekend Features section, EAT's video reporter Chris Buckler - an agent himself with Keller...

In this guest editorial, experienced property solicitor Lorraine Richardson argues that reservation agreements - designed to reduce the number of fall-throughs in...

New figures from HM Treasury have revealed that businesses, including a number of major agencies, have returned £1.3 billion in furlough...

A surprise statement from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the stamp duty holiday, which goes on until the end...

We are living in the age of information. Our working and personal lives are underpinned by software, data and technology to...

The first house price index for August suggests they rose 2.1 per cent in just a month - despite forecasts that the...

Parts of Britain are so short of homes for sale they have only half the number of listings to be expected...

360 tour technology company Made Snappy has grown rapidly over the past 18 months and whilst many agents have grasped the...

The estate agents’ trade body has set out three ways conveyancers can further help the sales process. Propertymark has made the suggestions...

Propertymark says the supply of homes on the market has dwindled almost continuously since the start of the year, with 40...

In this week’s In Conversation Today, we have another industry big-hitter and one of the most high-profile female leaders in property...

A call has gone out for Property Logbooks to receive official recognition as “digital assets” by the Law Commission: the move...

Foxtons’ chairman and longest-serving board member is to stand down at the end of this year at the latest, after a...

I recently saw a fly-through video for a home on sale for well over £2m. The imagery was good (made better by...

The frantic growth in house prices is showing its first sign of slowing down, says Rightmove. In its latest monthly market snapshot,...

Books about property are, relatively speaking, commonplace - books by estate agents are far less so, hence the interest in The...

Two former directors of the prestigious Beauchamp Estates agency in central London have set up their own new company. They say their...

Property owners who play it cool when it comes to marketing their home find their frustration soon becomes overheated. The constant we...

Hello and if it’s the end of the week it’s time for Agents Do Charity -  your opportunity to respect all...

Another major agency group has agreed to repay substantial sums it claimed under the government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, introduced to...

It’s 12 years since we opened our doors with the Fine and Country estate agency in Drayton on April 1 2009. The...

Mental health – and the importance of good mental health – has become a vital thing for all of us in...

Welcome to Agents Do Charity, the weekly fund-raising catch up - as ever, even during challenging times, it’s great to see...

Rightmove says the excess of demand over supply right now is bigger than at any time over the past decade -...

Pressure is building on London agency Foxtons to repay its furlough funding. The company issued an upbeat trading statement on Wednesday; while...

Foxtons says it's set for radical new investment and further takeovers following the acquisition of rival London agency Douglas and Gordon. In...

Honesty is a concept that journalists will tell their readers is non-existent for estate agents. Yeah, right! But as the end...

Foxtons is in talks to takeover rival London agency Douglas & Gordon. A statement from Foxtons to shareholders this afternoon says: "Further to...