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Countrywide Land & New Homes has been appointed by Harcourt to market Tobacco Warehouse, a major redevelopment of the world’s largest...

Estate agents working with international individuals can face a significant risk of encountering money laundering activities. The complex nature of cross-border...

Spicerhaart is reigniting its acquisition strategy with a multi-million pound investment in its estate agency and lettings businesses after posting a...

Hamptons has appointed Chris Randall as regional sales director, overseeing the businesses South West and West London regions.  He takes over from...

Industry figure Charlie Lamdin is set to launch a new crowd-sourced Public House Price Index as he declares war against property...

More than 20 property organisations and professionals have been named as finalists in the upcoming 2024 Variety North West PROPs awards. The...

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

Councils are warning agents to abide by the rules following complaints from residents and businesses about the positions of For Sale...

Google estimates that 70% of a customer’s buying decision is made online before they contact you for the first time. And who...

The UK’s largest multi-brand property franchise business, TPFG, says a brace of acquisitions in the past six months have been “transformational”. Since...

New figures from Connells suggest the company remains Britain’s biggest estate agent, handling one in 10 transactions. And in its latest report...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Paul Halliwell and my VMC business card says “Executive...

Further consumer education is needed to remove the stigma of auction property sales, iamproperty co-founder Jamie Cooke claims. Cooke has suggested TV...

The total value of the UK residential housing market is now worth £8.67 trillion, according to Savills, with the value of...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they uncover the common challenges faced by Estate Agency owners at...

B-hive Block Management Partners Celebrates Major Milestone With Over 100 Businesses Onboard! B-hive Block Management Partners, part of the Vegner Group, who...

Proptech firm iamproperty has welcomed Vicky Judson as its new director of people.  She will lead businesses’ people strategy, which supports more than 600...

The Guild of Property Professionals is trying to encourage more networking between its members.  A series of local meetings are being hosted...

Letting agents are more confident in technology than ever before and a large majority believe that investing in automation is more...

LSL’s businesses remain in “good shape” and are trading better than expected so far this year, the property brand claims. A trading...

Landmark Information Group has launched a strategic partnership with carbon action specialists Net Zero Now to support businesses across the property. This...

Zoopla owner Houseful has launched Movemnt, described as a national home transaction infrastructure for all property professionals.  Movemnt joins the Houseful family...

Agents working for themselves, supported by a ‘broker’ organisation are on the increase in the UK after becoming almost the norm...

THE news that an NHS trust was hit by a cyber-attack earlier this month naturally attracted a lot of headlines. Even though...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? I’m Lee O’Brien, Managing Director of iad UK. In your experience,...

The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) has described the first five months of this year as ‘transformational.” It comes after the brand has...

In the second of their Election Wishlist series, Leaders Romans Group turn the spotlight on the Private Rented Sector (PRS). Here, National...

Fine & Country and The Guild of Property Professionals have been revealed as the next acquisition for The Property Franchise Group...

Pattinson Estate Agency is on the lookout for more acquisitions. The family-owned North East agency said it wants to acquire businesses that...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak yesterday confirmed a date for the General Election. Voters will go the polls on 4 July, meaning the...

Estate agents were fined a total of more than £3m in the nine months to September 2023 for failing to register...

Another week and more good news for Rightmove. The company which  estate agents love to hate has just announced it has...

Rightmove has revealed details of its latest anti-money laundering (AML) webinar. The next event, in partnership with FCS Compliance, is titled 10...

If you’re thinking about becoming an Estate Agency franchise or converting your existing estate agency business to a franchise, here we...

In the fast-paced world of property, staying top-of-mind with your clients is crucial. And what better way to do this than...

THE property sector has embraced technology and the enormous benefits that it can bring. Never was this more accurately demonstrated than during...

We were delighted to hold our first ESTAS Postcode Awards last Friday as part of our commitment to recognising service standards...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has named a second wave of estate agencies to adopt its new business model. The brand’s ‘brokerage’...

The ESTAS, the customer review and awards platform, has unveiled new headline partners for 2024. Reapit and PayProp will become the Headline...

Knight Frank says it’s opened six new offices over the past two years, and hired 14 new partners, as part of...

The fast-growing high profile Hat and Home agency has joined the Guild of Property Professionals. Founded in December 2020, Hat and Home...

Thousands of people will be invited to take part in new research to help provide information on why one particularly badly...

Regional agency Mundys has snapped up a sales business, taking its branch total to five. It currently has two offices in Lincoln...

Martin & Co’s Tonbridge office has a new owner. Chatham-born Stephen Castellani has taken the reins from Robert Gordon-James and his wife...

Businesses in the real estate sector have seen one of the biggest rises in sick leave over the past year, research...

Leaders has launched its upgraded sustainable office in Guildford, Surrey, with an event for local clients, media, local businesses and Leaders staff. The Leaders Romans...

The European real estate market is the most distressed sector across Europe, research suggest. The latest Weil European Distress Index suggests the...

Southwark, Barnet, Camden, Croydon and Newham are the top five London boroughs with the highest number of vacant properties amid a...

An anti-money laundering (AML) expert has queried why there is a reluctance among estate agents to accept and follow AML responsibilities. It...

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

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

In the first of a short series of articles, David Beaumont, managing director of Compliance Matters, casts a professional eye over...

Financial crime within the property sector is on the rise and the stats are alarming. According to data from Apex Bridging,...

Regulated firms, particularly estate agents, who take on new business clients are leaving themselves exposed to serious red flags by not...

North Berwick in East Lothian, has been named the best place to live in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live...

Any estate agency will have noticed the rise of the “personal agent” in the industry, with interesting propositions from eXp, The...

Savills has claimed most of the property markets It operates in are past “peak uncertainty” after posting lower revenues and profits...

The landmark deal between The Property Franchise Group (TPFG) and Belvoir was ‘inevitable’ and more acquisitions could be on the card,...

Female agents have shared their view on representation and opportunities in the sector to mark International Women’s Day. Industry data shows while...

A former pub landlord has been appointed a new franchisee to take over Winkworth’s Worthing office on the South Coast. Nathan Wright...

Renting a flat or house in the UK has never been more difficult. The market is tight, supply is limited and...

If you saw our recent article, you’ll know that one in five (19.24%) ValPal leads generated via Facebook ads actually went...

Referrals within the Relocation Agent Network (RAN) reached a four-year high for both the months of December and January, the brand...

When is a landlord a business, and when is (s)he not a business? I’m not referring to landlords who have gone down...

Digital compliance specialist SmartSearch can help estate agents comply quickly and efficiently Around one in five estate agents are not registered for...

Fine & Country is gearing up to host its International Annual Conference and Awards Gala titled ‘Dare to be Iconic’.  The event...

Last weekend, Levelling Up and Housing Secretary, Michael Gove wrote in the Sunday Times that the nation’s housing crisis was so...

On the 24th of January, Adam Walker wrote a very interesting piece about the consolidation of the lettings industry where he...

An independent agency brand has become the latest firm to sign a listings agreement with CoStar-backed OnTheMarket. Edward Mellor, one of the...

The European property market is the most distressed sector, new research suggests. The latest Distress Index, from restructuring firm Weil, has warned...

Five years ago, Lettings expert, Tim Lawler, wrote an article for Estate Agent Today charting his early experiences of setting up...

The benefits for letting agents to outsource their client accounting is well documented, however with an increasing number of options available,...

The emergence of the Digital property market represents the most profound shift for the industry itself since the advent of the...

The most successful agents are typically those who invest in self-improvement. Whether it's staying abreast of changes in social media, experimenting...

Branches may be closing but the number of estate agency businesses has increased by 2% across the UK over the past...

Leaders Romans Group (LRG) has acquired Stirling Ackroyd, Alexander & Co and Peter Ball in the latest high profile industry acquisition. All...

More than 60,000 property and real estate businesses have started the year in ‘financial distress,’ a professional services and insolvency firm...

Like millions of others, I watched in open-mouthed astonishment as details emerged about the Post Office scandal. I knew a little bit about...

The property industry is no stranger to shifts in the technology landscape. The past year in particular saw rapid growth in technology...

Two estate agency businesses have already signed up to self-employed agency brand eXp’s new brokerage model just weeks after launch. Mackays, a...

The Good Estate Agent has attracted 16 franchisees to its new travel brand, with almost half even combining it with their existing...

A shift towards self-employed estate agency models has contributed to a decline in estate agency branches, research suggests. Analysis by property data...

As Conveyancers we operate in such a volatile market, where government economic policy can and has repeatedly made our professional lives...

Most markets appear to be either at, or past, the moment of peak uncertainty, Savills claims. A trading update from the agency...

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

As 2024 progresses, I expect to see an increase in the role that estate agents play in local communities. Once perceived...

The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice...

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

Self-employed agency brand eXp has launched a brokerage model for the UK market. Such a system is already common in the US...

Business plans will be key for agents looking to successfully navigate 2024, an industry consultant and trainer has said. Michael Day, a...

As the landscape of the property industry changes, as it has done in line with all new technologies over the decades,...

Despite the somewhat challenging year, we have seen many agents we work with continuing to flourish. We support hundreds of agents...

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

Self-employed agency models are helping drive growth in the estate agency sector, while larger firms struggle to maintain positive momentum, research...

In this latest article from the team at Iceberg Digital, they discuss their series of ground-breaking innovations announced at their annual...

OnTheMarket (OTM) can still pursue its original aims of challenging the duopoly in the property portal market, its chief executive Jason...

Go back a hundred years and property transactions were a much simpler affair. A group of people could get together in...

One of the most heart-warming parts of my job is having the privilege to be the patron of Agents Giving, the...

OnTheMarket (OTM) chief executive Jason Tebb has declared “our time is now” after shareholders backed a takeover of the portal by...

This week saw around 80 conveyancing firms across the UK paralysed by a service outage caused by a ‘cyber incident’ on...