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The expected dip in mortgage rates following the Bank of England’s base rate cut continued this week with NatWest’s lowest price...

The Competition and Markets Authority has raised an unusual issue concerning Barratt’s £2.5 billion deal to buy rival house builder Redrow...

Winkworth has extended its North London presence with the opening of a new office in fashionable Stoke Newington. This will be the...

An analysis of Rightmove data shows that sale stock levels were up 9.2% across England during the first quarter of 2024,...

Would-be home-buyers are enjoying the highest level of spring-time choice of homes in five years says Zoopla. The portal claims that there...

Forget the Oscars, the biggest even in town last week was the Fine & Country International Annual Conference and Awards Gala. The...

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

Nottinghamshire estate agency Gascoines is marking 70 years of serving the property market in Southwell and surrounding areas. Founded by Doug Gascoine...

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

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

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

A London agent is looking to make Halloween unforgettable with a captivating window display that's sending shivers down spines. Location Location has...

The process from a Local Plan allocation to a digger on site typically stretches beyond the length of a five-year political...

Chestertons has announced its second acquisition in six weeks and third of the year. The London agent has acquired boutique Chelsea agency...

An agency brand has partnered with Sticklepath Parish Council to promote safer driving and lower speed limits. Stevens Estate Agents in Okehampton...

An award-winning charity will cut the cost of homeownership in Wigan by up to £10,000, by offering buyers the chance to...

It has been a busy start to the year for job moves. If you want your jobs or appointments news to feature...

Should commercial properties be converted into homes? I think so. I don’t mean the upscale barns becoming large houses, or the fashionable...

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

The directors of London agent Churchill and Mathesons have taken on a Fine & Country license to cater for the upper...

In this guest piece, Andy Jones, Corporate & Build To Rent Director at LRG, looks at whether commercial property can help solve...

There have been plenty of new jobs being started outside of Wesminster this month. Here are some of the latest moves that...

The property jobs market hasn't taken a summer holiday this month. Here are some of the latest moves that took place during...

A regional independent agent has shifted its focus to sales after offloading its lettings business to The Lomond Group. Warwickshire and Worcestershire-based...

Cardiff estate agent Thomas H Wood has become the lead sponsor for Whitchurch Heath Cricket Club for its 2022 season. The established...

The property sector has continuously been showing its generosity Ukrainian refugees amid the ongoing Russian invasion. Support ranges from financial donations to...

This probably isn’t what wealthy buyers in one of the UK’s most expensive areas expected to hear, but a plea has...

We’re here - it’s Christmas. And as agents clock off for a well earned break, they can do so with a...

Hello again and with just two weeks to go before the festivities begin, there’s a definite ramping up of fund-raising for...

With a Budget, mild weather and the continuing uncertainty over the pandemic, you might be forgiven for forgetting that we get...

Buyers are getting less square foot for their money when buying a property. Research by insurer Churchill has found that the average...

The Federation of Independent Agents has passed the key milestone of 50 member branches covering in excess of 200 exclusive postcode...

There are an estimated 2.7 million landlords in the private rented sector (PRS) providing rental accommodation to multiple generations of tenant,...

Boomin says it’s going to “reinvent the YouTube channel for property.” The portal’s new YouTube channel has gone live with five unique...

Hello and welcome to another working week, and the latest on jobs and staff movement across our industry. You can be part...

Boutique estate agency D S Churchill is to open a countryside office serving the Cotwolds, Oxfordshire and surrounding counties. D S Churchill...

London still dominated the league table of locations with the highest volumes of sales by value in 2020, despite the apparent...

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

Zoopla has revealed precisely how much house prices have risen over the course of 2020. Across the UK as a whole prices...

At the start of December 2020, a select handful of agents attended a private online event to see the latest news...

New research attempts for the first time to identify the most lucrative property markets in the country - with surprising results...

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

With a lengthy lockdown already behind us one might think that fund-raising was a step too far - but not for...

Hello and welcome to this week’s list of good work - yes, despite the virus lockdown.  Earlier this week we featured many...

Hello and welcome to the last day of January, Brexit Day and - perhaps most importantly - the latest edition of...

Barbers Estate & Letting Agents in Shropshire doing more than most on the industry to go green. It’s teamed up with TerraCycle,...

The tussle for New Build listings between Zoopla and OnTheMarket has swung in favour of the former this morning with the...

Connells has confirmed that it has closed two branches in Dorset in the south west of England, in addition to the...

The competition is hotting up between Zoopla and OnTheMarket for new homes listings. Today Zoopla has revealed that it has seen a...

A high profile estate agency selling some of the most expensive homes in the west of England has shut two of...

We daren’t mention it but this is the final Bank Holiday before…well, Christmas.  Let’s hope agents and suppliers have an opportunity to...

The trade headlines may be dominated by a revolution proposed for how agents are regulated, licensed and trained but one thing...

The average British homeowner stays in their property for 20.8 years, according to new research by Zoopla. The property portal analysed the...

An estate agency accused of “taking the mickey” over the number of boards it has erected has fought back. The mayor of...

An insurance company claims that over 29,000 property deals fall through in a year because buyers get cold feet over their...

One thing’s clear in the ongoing mess surrounding Brexit - a lot of people are simply putting their head down and...

The chief executive and founder of a developer and property investment group says Purplebricks is “an excellent business” but its recent...

Another estate agency has closed one of its prime London offices as the capital’s most exclusive areas continue to be hit...

Hello and welcome to this half-term week’s PJT, your regular Monday opportunity to catch up with the key personnel changes in...

We all get an extra hour in bed this weekend, giving us more energy to fund-raise for good causes, right? That seems...

The World Cup may be entertaining us for the next few weeks but whatever England’s fate may be, one thing is...

Hello and welcome to this week’s celebration of the industry’s fund-raising activities. Remember it’s easy to get publicity and additional support for...

It’s spring at last! Although we’ve only just finished wiping the snow off our boots, it’s great news that the clocks...

Howard Quirk, a prominent estate agent in the 60s, 70s and 80s, has passed away, aged 71. He was the senior partner...

Earlier this month Fine & Country announced it was to offer an auction option to vendors - now the Surrey agency...

Analysts believe a rise in the Bank of England base rate is on the cards next month as a result of the...

Jackson-Stops & Staff has revealed what it believes to be the main noise problems that deter buyers and distress existing owners. A...

Let’s face it - summer seems to be on holiday itself, if the weather in the UK is anything to go...

Purplebricks has landed a deal to sell new-build homes, an activity previously done usually directly by developers or traditional high street estate...

Dear Sales Doctor, The biggest challenge I’m facing right now is winning more instructions. What advice do you have for my listers...

The recent rise in consumer complaints against sales and letting agents suggests that there is a general lack of trust and...

There’s no sign yet that the snap General Election is distracting our industry from continuing its fine record of doing good...

Zoopla has launched a new advertising campaign to promote its usefulness to house movers as told through the eyes of hermit...

New analysis shows what appears to be the correlation between rising house prices and falling burglary rates across the country.  The research,...

Only a week to the Christmas break and still our industry goes above and beyond the call of duty to raise...

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

It’s been another very busy week for the excellent fund-raising champions of our industry - and the good causes are encouraging...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors says the controversial findings of an insurance firm’s research shows that millions of homeowners may...

Over seven million owners have chosen not to have a survey completed on their current property - with half of them...

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

Let’s face it - the biggest distraction for many estate agents in the coming weeks may well be the Euro 2016...

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

It’s the Bank Holiday and an extra-long weekend - although many agents will be making the most of sales, lets, open...

Winners’ reactions and views from a fantastic day of celebration! The Kings Group scooped the gold award for Best Estate Agent in...

The traditional festive spirit of estate agency does not extend simply to decorating offices - it’s about doing good work, too. This...

I make no apologies for returning to Build To Rent, the institutional investment in building and managing blocks of flats to...

An insurance company claims that around 60 per cent of estate agents do not check with their vendor clients about disputes...

The answer to the question is that we all should; both in terms of the contribution we can make to the...

There’s no stopping our industry’s good works, which this week range from sleeping out in aid of the homeless to running...

Detectives investigating the burglary which ultimately led to the death of PC David Phillips on October 5 have released pictures of...

Two men have been arrested following the break-in at a Merseyside estate and letting agency which ended with a police officer...

Three agents have been announced as winners of The ESTAS Agent of the Month competition for June.   The Tring branch of...

Zoopla Property Group has appointed Vin Murria as an independent non-executive director. Murria, who left her role as chief executive of AIM-listed...

Q: What does it say on your business card?   The support network for quality agents Q: Who is Agent Tracker?   Agent Tracker...

Poldark, a period drama recently on the BBC, has inspired a new trend dubbed the 'Poldark Effect'.  Rather than an increase in...