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With Labour’s election victory, a new EPC target has been announced. In mid-July, the new Secretary of State for Energy Security and...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has appointed Victor Olowe as the chair of its new Valuation Assurance Committee (VAC).  Olowe...

Moving further away from family, friends and familiar places to get onto the property ladder is becoming more common for first-time...

Estate agents remain largely split on whether Labour’s General Election win will be positive for the housing market.  A survey of almost...

NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...

Leaders has launched its upgraded sustainable office in Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne. The agency brand commissioned green office and retail design consultants Jackson...

Proper implementation of material Information across the estate agency sector could reduce the amount of lost or delayed commission due to...

Former senior Savills director Trevor Kearney has unveiled his own luxury agency venture called The Private Office: Real Estate, aiming to...

Vendors are now paying up to 21% more in estate agency fees than five years ago but it’s not because agents...

Lomond has announced yet another acquisition, expanding its presence across the south coast with the acquisition of Mishon Mackay. The five branch...

Three quarters of home movers experienced increased levels of stress as a direct result of their last home move, ranking it...

A large proportion of estate agents are managing to get more deals over the line thanks to longer daylight hours, research...

Homebuyers are being gazumped due to lengthy property chains and delays in securing a mortgage, it’s been claimed. Research from Market Financial...

Around a fifth of estate agents have seen a drop in buyer activity and almost a third claim sellers have gone...

The majority of estate agents expect a summer interest rate cut to help revitalise buyer market activity, however, they remain split...

To put it simply – letting agents are our business. When they overwhelmingly voice a concern about something, we take that...

In what are some of the biggest changes to the residential leasehold sector in the last 21 years since the Commonhold...

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

The Labour Party has committed to building 1.5m new homes across the country over the next parliament. Shadow Housing Secretary Angela Rayner...

Sky News is reporting that up to 30 Conservative MPs are threatening to rebel against the government’s approach to ground rents...

Industry partner the Estate Agent Content Club (EACC) has announced a new chief executive, replacing high profile founder Jerry Lyons. Amanda Bower...

We all know that first-time buyers have had a tough time of it lately. Mad mini-budgets resulting in higher interest rates...

An agent with 15 years experience at high end agencies Hamptons and Knight Frank has joined a self-employed brokerage brand. Sally Jane...

Some 83% of estate agents are proud of their profession, says a new survey. The poll of 1,728 estate agents, commissioned by...

You don’t have to simply accept things as they are when it comes to managing your client accounts. If your bank...

A US real estate brokerage is heading to the UK, with plans to target those looking for a holiday home across...

Estate agent earnings remain behind other salary and incentive based professions despite helping with sales of such an expensive asset when...

Spicerhaart's top performers have been honoured at an awards ceremony showcasing the agency brand’s culture. The 2024 Elevate Awards were hosted by...

Waiting for a General Election is risky for sellers after the so-called Boris bounce in the property market failed to deliver...

One of the founders of self-employed brand The Agency UK (TAUK) has set out hopes for the business to dominate the...

Agents faced more complaints and paid out higher levels of redress last year, industry data shows. Annual figures from the Property Redress...

The Spring Budget missed the mark when it comes to boosting current market conditions, agents have claimed. A survey of 833 UK...

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

The Residential Property Surveyors Association (RPSA) has announced an investigation to uncover the tensions between developers and surveyors on snagging. The trade...

Home-moving platform the GoTo Group has been announced as a key partner of the Relocation Agent Network (RAN). RAN agents will gain...

A network uniting ethical estate agents has officially launched today with 25 members. The Ethical Agent Network (EAN) is led by industry...

The complexities of the government’s leasehold reform proposals affecting millions of homeowners came under the spotlight at a seminar organised by...

Around half of agents remain confident about the housing market’s prospects this year, research suggests. A survey of almost 600 estate agents,...

Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...

From medieval castles to Elizabethan manor houses, Georgian townhouses and Victorian terraces, the UK’s historic buildings are central to our country’s...

Compared with a decade ago, today's first-time buyers are older, more likely to buy with a partner and more likely to...

While our own Government continues to tentatively encourage homeowners to carry out energy-efficient measures, they will no doubt be eagerly watching...

Fall-throughs are costing estate agents an estimated £63m purely based on the cost of having to remarket a property and host...

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

Housing policy should focus on making better use of existing stock as well building more homes, a new report claims. A report...

Estate and letting agents are being urged to take data protection rules more seriously. It comes as the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)...

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

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 estate agency brand iad UK has launched a consumer app that lets anyone earn money through word-of-mouth referrals. Propertips is an...

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

Campaigners and commentators have reacted cautiously to leasehold reform proposals put forward in the King’s Speech. The King took part in his...

For almost as long as any of us can remember, we’ve had an unpaid colleague getting sales over the line for...

A client account is essential to your lettings business, but the rules and regulations you need to follow to keep this...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has published an updated UK supplement of its ‘Red Book’ – its master document...

A new self-employed estate agency says it’s signed-up 30 new recruits in four months. iad - which had 20 recruits until recently...

TV property guru Phil Spencer has backed the latest hip hop track commissioned by Made Snappy 360 to celebrate the 20th...

UK estate agents receive the lowest sales commission across eight of the world’s biggest property markets, new research suggests. The analysis suggests...

A few weeks ago I asked an estate agent friend how the market was treating him. "I feel like I’ve had a...

UK estate agents are paid one of the lowest commission rates in the world, according to a spokesperson for a leading...

Comedian Rob Beckett is joining eXp UK, for one night only. He hasn’t decided to segway into the estate agency profession but...

Referral fees for estate agents could be back in the sights of industry regulators. It was reported last week that the National...

Self-employed agency brand eXp UK has launched a ‘Teams’ initiative designed to help its top performing agents expand their business. It is...

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

A third of agents are expecting the self-employed model to make up 50% of the market in the next decade but...

I'll start with a confession. I am not an estate agent - I'm a marketer. But since I joined the industry...

The roll out of ULEZ has been one of the big stories of the week. The new zones will have implications...

I recently wrote that the long-gestating Renters Reform Bill, finally introduced in Parliament back in May, could be poorly timed, both...

New research from an estate agency attempts to quantify what most of the industry already knows - that prospective buyers won’t...

Agents are being urged to place more value on their work and to charge higher fees. Richard Palfreeman, advisor at training provider...

In his latest column, Jonathan Rolande, founder of House Buy Fast, explains how those working in the sector can beat the...

The majority of UK property professionals are confident that their job will not be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI). A survey by...

Homeowners who sell a property with Japanese knotweed and fail to declare it to the buyer are likely to face legal...

Almost two-thirds of home sellers who have sold a home within the past year experienced delays when doing so, research reveals. A...

New laws are set to give more estate agents the chance to sell charity land – as long as you are...

Propertymark has named its new chairperson and board members during its annual general meeting. Succeeding Propertymark’s, Nicky Heathcote, Bill Butler has been...

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

Self-employed agency network eXp UK’s Adam Day has admitted he shoulders some blame for low fees in the sector. Speaking on the...

Homeowners are unaware of the risks posed by encroachment of bamboo from adjoining properties and the costs of repairing the serious...

Prestige and Village, the premium property agency firm, are continuing their drive to recruit more estate agents as part of their...

Only a fifth of agents have reported being busier than last year as higher mortgage rates and inflation weigh on the...

The cost of moving home has soared in the past year, new figures reveal. According to new data compiled by insurers Admiral...

Cooling house prices are resulting in the average estate agent losing around £441 of per month, research suggests. Hybrid agent Nested has...

With rising mortgage rates and the cost of living expected to be the biggest cause of a slowdown in the housing...

Upfront material information is now firmly on the property industry’s radar, with Trading Standards CPR regulations expected to move towards disclosing...

All landlords need to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPG), with few exemptions. As a property writer, landlord and Domestic Energy...

Property Webmasters has launched an overseas property opportunity for its estate agency clients to earn ‘passive income.’ The website and marketing tools...

The majority of estate agents are in the dark about the Government’s Economic Crime Levy (ECL), when it was implemented or...

Self-employed agency network eXp UK has passed the 400 agent mark and beyond. The brand has announced that it now has 401...

Check out some of the latest charitable endeavours from agency and property brands this week. Agents Giving: Entries are now open for...

Annual staff turnover in the property industry sits at almost 30%, with the most common reason given for leaving a job...

Leaders’ Lettings Agents has launched its new sustainable office in Aylesbury as part of plans to make the whole brand carbon...

Estate agents could be putting their clients’ personal details at risk by taking information such as addresses, bank account or passport details...

UK estate agents are split when it comes to their opinion on last week’s Budget, with half concerned about a lack...

Agents may hate portal fees but have ranked property websites such as Rightmove and Zoopla as their most important digital asset. A...

I’ve found myself in contemplative mode this week, looking forward to the future and remembering times past. In the immediate future –...

A claims management company (CMC) is in the process of helping with more than 500 claims from homeowners to get refunds...

Almost a third of UK home sellers are being gazundered by their buyers, many of whom are seeing their potential buyer...

Residential estate agents are the lowest-paid professionals in the real estate industry, new research claims. Analysis of real estate salary data from...

The growth of the short term rentals sector has helped to create an economy featuring several new types of jobs that...

More than half of Estate Agent Today readers have indicated they will raise their fees this year. Several industry executives have suggested...